May Hughes is the 2012 West Vets Champion

The West Vets Championship Final was held today at Renfrew Golf Club. May Hughes (Lanark) the 2010 Champion beat first time finalist Lorraine Campbell (Cardross) by 5 and 3 to win the title.
The Bronze Championship was won by Moira Hogg (Old Ranfurly) who beat Anna MacDougall (Old Ranfurly) by the same margin

Championship Finalists May Hughes and Lorraine Campbell

May tees off

Bronze Championship Finalists Anna and Moira

Moira sinks another putt

Thanks go to Vice Captain Anna Telfer for the photographs

WEST VETS DIVISIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP 2012

The quarter finals and semis finals of the Divisional Championship took place today at Renfrew Golf Club.  The course was in very good condition and the greens were excellent.  After last week's searing heat it was a pleasant change to play in slightly cooler conditions, sadly no sunshine, but no wind and only a very few drops of rain later on in the day.  The Championship matches started at 9.30 and we all had a break for lunch before the semi-finals started at 2.  The semi final of the bronze championship was also played this afternoon, with both finals scheduled to start tomorrow at 11am.The matches as always, were very competitive, some matches closer than others, both in the morning and the afternoon.

Championship Results
Quarter Finals
Lorraine Campbell (Cardross)  beat  Linda McDougall (Greenock)  6&5
Janice Paterson (Drumpellier)  beat  Sheena McDonald (Buchanan Castle)  2&1
May Hughes (Lanark)  beat  Janette McCartney (Erskine) 2&1
Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie)  beat  Alison Gemmill (Kilmarnock)  4&3 Barassie)

Semi Finals
Lorraine Campbell  beat  Janice Paterson  at the 19th
May Hughes  beat  Alex Glennie  1up

Bronze Championship
Semi Final
Moira Hogg (Old Ranfurly)  beat  Maimie Robin (Elderslie)
Anna McDougall (Old Ranfurly)  beat  Maureen Rennie (Douglas Park)

Championship Final
11am - Thursday 31st May
Lorraine Campbell  v  May Hughes

Bronze Final
11.10 - Thursday May 31st
Moira Hogg  v  Anna MacDougall

Linda McDougall and Lorraine Campbell

Sheena McDonald and Janice Paterson

Alison Gemmill and Alex Glennie

May Hughes and Janette McCartney

Moira Hogg and Mamie Robin

Maureen Rennie and Anna MacDougall

WEST VETS DIVISIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP 2012

Below is the draw for the West Vets Divisional Championship to be held at Renfrew Golf Club on Wednesday 30th and Thursday 31st May.

	Time	Semi Final	Final
	WEDNESDAY  9.30am	WEDNESDAY 2pm	THURSDAY  11am
	Linda MacDougall  (Greenock)	.	.
	Lorraine Campbell  (Cardross)
	Janice Paterson  (Drumpellier)	.
	Sheena McDonald (Buchanan Castle)
	May Hughes  (Lanark)	.	.
	Janette McCartney  (Erskine)
	Alison Gemmill  (Kil Barassie)	.
	Alex Glennie  (Kil Barassie)

We look forward to good golf and continued good weather and hope that you might have time to come along and support the matches even if it is just for a short time.  I am sure all those taking part would appreciate it.

SUMMER MEETING OVER KILMACOLM

Linda McDougall (Greenock), Jane Finnie (Troon), and Alison Gemmill (Kilmarnock Barassie)  had the best rounds of the day all having  gross 79's  in the Summer Meeting played over Kilmacolm Golf course today in very hot and humid conditions.

Linda was the winner of the top award by virtue of the better inward half.


Jane Finnie, however, had the consolation of winning the Silver Division with a net 73 to win from Anita McMillan (Erskine) by the bih and Janette McCartney (Erskine) who also had a net 73

Putting seemed to be the problem for many players, which caused the CSS to go up by to 2 to a 74

 Scratch : Linda McDougall (Greenock) 79 (bih)

 Silver:

1st: Jane Finnie (Troon Ladies) 79 (6) 73 (bih)

2nd: Anita McMillan (Erskine) 89 (16) 73 best last 6 holes

3rd: Janette McCartney (Erskine) 81 (8) 73

Bronze:

1st: Janet Dow (Douglas Park) 102 (25) 77

2nd: Christine Baird (Douglas Park) 104 (24) 80

Super Vet:  Moira Cameron (Whitecraigs) 94 (19) 75

CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING LINKS  FOR THE FULL RESULTS

GROSS SCORES

NET SCORES

 SSS 72, CSS 74 


HANDICAP EXCHANGE LETTERS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE RHS OF THE WEBPAGE

SLGA PAST PRESIDENT ETHEL JACK HAS DIED

Ethel Jack (nee Philip) 1939-2012

Scottish Ladies' Golf will be a sadder place today with the announcement of  the death of  Ethel Jack.

Ethel had been suffering from lung cancer since last summer,  and despite chemo and radio treatments, she finally succumbed at the Eddington Hospital, North Berwick, this afternoon. The end was quick and peaceful, just as we all wanted it to be.

Ethel's sense of fun was infectious.  She could not suppress it at times,  and her outbursts always cracked the ice on any occasion where the proceedings were getting just a little too staid and boring.   Her wit was renown,  but her repartee even more so!

Ethel started her golf at Prestonfield, encouraged by her father, who was a member of Duddingston.  Ethel played for Scotland at all levels.  In 1955 she played in a Girls' Home International match along side Connie Lugton and Marjorie Ferguson,  who were to become life-long friends, and encouraged her to join Gullane Ladies' Golf Club in 1957.  She played for GB&I against France in an Under 21 team,  and for Scotland at adult level in 1965, 66 and 67 and then later as a Senior in the Scottish Veterans' Ladies team.  She was a stalwart of the Midlothian County Team, winning the County Championship five times between 1959 and 1990.

But it was in administration that Ethel excelled.  Captain of Midlothian County in her early thirties, she went on to be Secretary of Scottish Girls' Golf in the days when there was a separate committee, and later served on the Executive Council of the SLGA, becoming Chairman from 1979 to 1981.  During her term of office Scotland hosted the European Ladies' Team Championships at Turnberry,  and Ethel ran the show.  The SLGA made her a Vice President in her early forties as an acknowledgement of the work she had put in.

A born leader and organiser, Ethel was a Handicap Advisor and Scratch Score Assessor for Scotland.  Even when the SLGA adopted the USGA Scratch Score method,  a perfect time to step down,  Ethel continued to lead the East Lothian team in their re-assessment task.

Ethel was Captain and often later President of numerous teams and clubs, including Prestonfield, Longniddry, Gullane Ladies', Midlothian County and Scottish Vets, but probably her proudest achievement was to take on the Presidency of the Scottish Ladies' Golfing Association from 2007 to 2010.

Ethel was pre-deceased by her husband, Philip,  and leaves behind her sister Doris, her nieces Catriona and Suzie, and nephew Graham.  Funeral arrangements will be announced later.

Ethel Jack, fourth from left, with some of her Saturday Girls

On a personal note, and speaking as one of Ethel's Saturday Girls, we are all going to miss her.

Thanks go to Gillian Kirkwood for the obituary

YOUR WEBMASTER AND PAST CAPTAIN TRY TO GIVE THE CURTIS CUP TEAM SOME SUPPORT

Renfrewshire County Curtis Cup Ambassador Carol Fell has teamed up with West Vets Past Captain and current Scottish Seniors  and Vets Captain Helen Faulds to add some support to Tegwen Mathews GB&I team at Nairn on the 8th - 10th June. Thanks go to Irene  McLellan from Bearsden Golf Club for writing the words and playing the piano -- CLICK HERE FOR A PRINTOUT OF THE WORDS

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SUMMER MEETING - Kilmacolm Thursday May 24th


The weather forecast looks a little more promising for the coming week, good news for all those participating in the Summer Meeting at Kilmacolm on Thursday 24th May.  As you will know, the best 8 scratch scores from the Summer Meeting, qualify for the West Division Vets Championship, match play, to be played at Renfrew Golf Club on 30th and 31st May. The winner of this match play Championship heads for Blairgowrie in September to represent the West Division in the Scottish Vets Championship.  It is always nice for those who qualify for the match play stages, to have support at Renfrew, and I hope that any of you who may have a morning or an afternoon free on 30/31st May might think of coming along to give them your support.

The first of our three annual matches takes place at Ranfurly Castle on 5th June against the Midlands Vets.  This is a singles match, played off scratch, 7 games, handicaps of between 10 and 15. It is always a competitive but fun day and the team chosen to do battle is:

Anne Aitken  (Eastwood)
Carol Fell  (Ranfurly Castle)
Sandra Gilchrist  (Whitecraigs)
Jennifer Graham  (Haggs Castle)
Cathy Morton  (Eastwood)
Rena Simpson  (Kilmacolm)
Enid Young  (Balmore)
Reserve:  Maureen Cook  (Ranfurly Castle)

I look forward to seeing everyone on Thursday at Kilmacolm and wish you a good day's golf, hopefully in warm sunshine!

Fiona

SUMMER MEETING DRAW FOR KILMACOLM

The draw for the West Vets Summer Meeting at Kilmacolm  -- There have a been a few alterations
CLICK HERE to get your time.

The hazards of getting older !

Inter Division Match -- North wins against Midlands

Scottish Veteran Ladies Golf Assocation's Northern Division, holders of the Patrick Rose Bowl, halved their annual match 3 1/2-3 1/2 against Midland Division at Glenisla yesterday - (Thursday 10th May).
To read the full report go to the Gillian Kirkwood Website