EUROPEAN SENIOR'S TEAM IS ANNOUNCED FOR SWITZERLAND

The team to represent Scotland in the European Senior Ladies' Team Championship at Lugano, Switzerland, from September 4-8, under the captaincy of Helen Faulds (Douglas Park), is:

Heather Anderson (Blairgowrie)
Lorna Bennett (Ladybank)
Alison Bartlett (Royal Dornoch)
Fiona de Vries (St Rule)
Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie)
Mary Smith (Tain).

THE SCOTTISH VETS TEAM IS ANNOUNCED

The team to represent the Scottish Vets in their annual Jamboree against the English regions - this year hosted by Scotland at the Hirsel from the 7th - 9th August - has been announced by the Captain Helen Faulds (West).

Team
Heather Anderson (Midlands)
Alison Bartlett (Highland)
Lorna Bennett (Midlands)
Fiona de Vries (Midlands)
Alex Glennie (West)
Janice Paterson (West)
Mary Smith (Highland)
Linda Urquhart (North)

Reserves
Kathleen Sutherland (North)
May Hughes (West)
Anne Ryan (Highland)
Jill Harrison (North)

Captain; Helen Faulds (West)
Vice-Captain: Noreen Fenton (East)

We wish the team the very best of luck and good golf

WEST VETS WIN THE ELISE DUNCAN TROPHY

The West  Vets and East Vets Team -- Courtesy of Noreen Fenton (East Vets Captain)

What a magnificient day we had at Troon Portland for our match against the East Vets yesterday.  On Tuesday evening the match was in doubt as seriously heavy rain was forecast for most of the country.  Noreen, the East Captain rang me to say that she was concerned that her team would find travelling conditions awful and wondered if they would not be happy to make their way West to Troon.  I tried to assure her that the weather at Troon would be good enough to play our match, but she did sound hesitant.  I left the decision in her capable hands and no further communication came my way!  I left Glasgow in heavy rain yesterday morning hoping that my reading of the forecast was correct and in would indeed not be wet at Troon.  Why did I ever doubt myself!  We had the most wonderful day of sunshine, blue skies and a very pleasant breeze. As the two teams arrived the laughter and happy faces in the car park were a joy to see!  No one could believe it.
We started the day with coffee and bacon rolls followed by what is always a very competitive match played in the usual friendly and happy atmosphere and for the first time since 2006 the West team managed to wrestle back the Elise Duncan Trophy by the very narrowest of margins - 5 matches to 4. Drinks after the match followed by a lovely late lunch with a lot of chat and laughter.  A wonderful end to a wonderful day!
Many thanks to Troon Portland for looking after us so well and thank you to the East team for a very happy day. We look forward in anticipation to our match, next year, in the East where we will be determined to hold on to the Trophy!

Results:
Alex Glennie  beat  Noreen Fenton  5&3
May Hughes  lost to Anne Hanson  1hole
Helen Faulds  lost to  Fiona Hunter  4&3
Suzanne Cadden  beat  Pamela Williamson  1hole
Jane Finnie  beat  Karen Ballantyne  3&2
Janice Paterson  beat  Sue Penman  2&1
Pat Hutton  lost to  Lesley Johnstone  2&1
Jennifer Mack  beat  Linda Grieve  6&5
Anne Robinson  lost to  Ruth Brown  5&3

PHOTOGRAPHS AND VIDEOS FROM KEMNAY

West Vets Jen Mack, Carol Fell and Anna Telfer at the Scottish Senior Supper

You will find a link on the RHS of the website for some photos and videos taken at the Scottish Seniors at Kemnay -- or  CLICK HERE

HEATHER ANDERSON WINS AGAINST JANICE PATERSON IN THE SCOTTISH MATCHPLAY CHAMPIONSHIP

Janice Paterson and Heather Anderson

Blairgowrie's Heather Anderson, playing in the final for the fourth successive year, beat first-time finalist West Vet Janice Paterson (Drumpellier) by 4 and 3 to win the Scottish senior women's amateur match-play golf championship at Kemnay Golf Club, Aberdeenshire this afternoon.
Heather last won the match-play title at Kinross in 2009 and was runner up in 2010 and 2011.
Anderson got off to a good start and was two up after three holes.
Janice fought back to all square after six.
Heather birdied the eighth and parred the ninth to be two up at the turn.
Heather increased her lead to three holes with a par at the 10th. Janice got one back by winning the 11th with a par but her opponent won the 12th and 13th with pars to go four up. Janice had a good par 3 to win the short 14th but she was running out of holes. Heather Anderson's par at the long 15th was enough to win the tie.
In the morning semi-finals, Janice had a good one-hole win over Linda Urquhart (Banchory) who had earlier beaten top seed Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie) and former champion Pamela Williamson (Baberton).
Heather beat Karen Burns (Bathgate) 5 and 3 in the other semi-final.
The handicap championship was won by Karen Ballantyne (Craigmillar Park) who must like the air in the north-east. She won the scratch title a few years back when the tournament was played at Ballater GC.
In this week's handicap final Karen beat Leigh Duff (Cathkin Braes) by 3 and 2. Karen plays off five and Leigh 12.
MATCHPLAY CHAMPIONSHIP
SEMI-FINALS
Janice Paterson (Drumpellier) beat Linda Urquhart (Banchory) 1 hole.

Heather Anderson (Blairgowrie) beat Karen Burns (Bathgate) 5 and 3

FINAL

Heather Anderson beat Janice Paterson 4 and 3.
HANDICAP
SEMI-FINALS
Karen Ballantyne (Craigmillar Park) (5) beat Sandra Littlejohn (Erskine) (11) 5 and 3.
Leigh Duff (Cathkin Braes) (12) beat Gillian Wallace (Blairgowrie) (6) at 19th.
FINAL
Karen Ballantyne beat Leigh Duff 3 and 2.

JANICE PATERSON IN THE SCOTTISH SENIORS FINAL

CLICK HERE FOR LIVE SCORING FROM KEMNAY

Results of this morning's scratch semi-finals in the Scottish senior women's amateur (close) match-play championship at Kemnay Golf Club
Janice Paterson (Drumpellier) beat Linda Urquhart (Banchory) 1 hole.
Heather Anderson (Blairgowrie) beat Karen Burns (Bathgate) 5 and 3
Great first match. Linda was one up at the turn. Janice won the the par 3 14th to square match.
Janice then won 15th to go one up.
Linda squared at 17th.
Then Janice hit a super drive, five-wood to six feet at 18th to win match by one hole.
It's the first time Janice Paterson has reached the match-play final.

West Vets Janice Paterson reaches the Scottish Senior Championship Semi Finals

West Vet - Janice Paterson with Caddy Barbara Biggart

Banchory's Linda Urquhart, last of the 16 match-play qualifiers, claimed the scalp of top seed and new Scottish senior women's amateur stroke-play champion Alison Bartlett (Royal Dornoch) in the first round of the over-50s match-play championship at Kemnay Golf Club, near Aberdeen today (Thursday).
Linda Urquhart, Aberdeenshire champion in 1988-98-99, was a 2 and 1 morning winner over Alison Bartlett and then reached the semi-finals by beating Baberton's Pamela Williamson, several times winner of both the stroke-play and match-play titles, by two holes.
In Friday morning's semi-finals (9am and 9.10), Linda will play Janice Paterson (Drumpellier), and Karen Burns (Bathgate), who knocked out the No 5 seed Anne Ryan (Tain) by 3 and 2, will play Heather Anderson (Blairgowrie), a one-hole winner against No 2 seed Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie),
The final tees off at 1.20pm.
FIRST ROUND
Linda Urquhart (Banchory) beat Alison Bartlett (Royal Dornoch) 2 and 1
Pamela Williamson (Baberton) beat Anna Telfer (Milngavie) 3 and 2
Anne Ryan (Tain) beat Jill Harrison (Cruden Bay) 2 holes
Janice Paterson (Drumpellier) beat Elaine Allison (Stirling) at 19th.
Karen Burns (Bathgate) beat Mary Smith (Tain) 2 and 1
Fiona Hunter (Baberton) beat Helen Faulds (Douglas Park) 6 and 5
Heather Anderson (Blairgowrie) beat Kathleen Sutherland (Royal Montrose) 1 hole
Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie) beat Margaret Tough (Falkirk) at 19th.
QUARTER-FINALS
Urquhart beat Williamson 2 holes
Paterson beat Ryan 3 and 2
Burns beat Hunter 1 hole
Anderson beat Glennie 1 hole.
HANDICAP MATCH-PLAY
FIRST ROUND
Sandra Littlejohn (Erskine) (11) beat Morag Wardrop (Turnhouse) (9) 4 and 2.
Pamela Cran (Kemnay) (14) beat Yvonne Moir(Kemnay) (10) 1 hole.
Karen Maxwell (Milngavie) (10) beat Caroline King (Clover) (11) 3 and 3.
Karen Ballantyne (Craigmillar Park) (5) beat Barbara Biggart (North Berwick) (8) 3 and 1.
Mary Miller (Cruden Bay) (13) beat Pauline Warlow (Cathkin Braes) (8) 3 and 1.
Gillian Wallace (Blairgowrie) (6) beat Mairi Pollock (Craigmillar Park) (10) 4 and 3.
Leigh Duff (Cathkin Braes) (12) beat Lorraine Campbell (Cardross) (6) at 19th
Sheena McDonald (Buchanan Castle) (6) beat Fiona Farquharson (King James VI) (10) 1 hole.

QUARTER-FINALS
Littlejohn beat Cran 2 and 1.
Ballantyne beat Maxwell 8 and 7.
Wallace beat Miller 3 and 2.
Duff beat McDonald at 20th.

SENIOR MATCHPLAY RESULTS

SENIORS MATCHPLAY RESULTS - CLICK HERE


- Carol -- Posted using her iPad

West Vets do well at the Scottish Seniors- Past Captain Helen is a Winner

Helen Faulds and Alison Bartlett

Many congratulations go to West Vets Past Captain Helen Faulds who won the Over 60's scratch award at the Scottish Seniors' Strokeplay at Kemnay and has qualified for the Matchplay stages.
Also qualified for the matchplay are Vice Captain, Anna Telfer, Alex Glennie and Janice Paterson.

West Vets Alex Glennie just misses out retaining the Scottish Senior's Strokeplay Championship

Royal Dornoch's Alison Bartlett is the new Scottish senior women's amateur stroke-play golf champion.
She won the title at Kemnay Golf Club, Aberdeenshire today after long-time leader Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie) dropped four shots to par over the last four holes.
Glennie, well clear of the field, had a double bogey 7 at the 15th and bogeys at the 16th and 17th for a six-over-par round of 79 (39-40) which gave her a two-round final total of eight-over 154.
Bartlett matched that aggregate by birdieing the 17th on her way to a one-under 72 (37-35).
Glennie's downward spiral continued when she lost the sudden-death play-off to Bartlett at the first extra hole.
Tain sisters Mary Smith (81 for 158) and Anne Ryan (80 for 161) finished third and joint fifth to give the far North three players in the top six - a grand performance.
The leading 16 players go on to contest the seniors' match-play championship over the next two days.
Linda Urquhart (Banchory) was the 16th qualifier with an 85 for 168 - pipping former Scottish seniors champion Karen Ballantyne (Craigmillar Park) (83 for 169) for the final place.
SCOTTISH SENIOR WOMEN'S AMATEUR STROKE-PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP
Kemnay GC, Aberdeenshire
MATCH-PLAY QUALIFIERS
Par 146 (2x73)
154 Alison Bartlett (Royal Dornoch) 82 72, Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie) (Bartlett won sudden-death play-off at first extra hole).
158 Mary Smith (Tain) 77 81.
160 Elaine Allison (Stirling) 82 78.
161 Anne Ryan (Tain) 81 80, Helen Faulds (Douglas Park) 80 81.
163 Kathleen Sutherland (Royal Montrose) 80 83.
164 Anne Telfer (Milngavie) 83 81, Pamela Williamson (Baberton) 82 82, Heather Anderson (Blairgowrie) 81 83
165 Fiona Hunter (Baberton) 84 81, Jill Harrison (Cruden Bay) 77 88
166 Janice Paterson (Drumpellier) 81 85.
167 Karen Burns (Bathgate) 87 80, Margaret Tough (Falkirk) 87 80.
168 Linda Urquhart (Banchory) 83 85.
DID NOT QUALIFY
169 Karen Ballantyne (Craigmillar Park) 86 83.
170 Lorraine Campbell (Cardross) 87 83, Sue Penman (Gullane Ladies) 84 86, Gillian Wallace (Blairgowrie) 84 86, May Hughes (Lanark) 83 87
172 Anne Brownie (Gullane Ladies) 87 85m Barbara Biggart (North Berwick) 86 86, Lynne Terry (Cruden Bay) 83 89.

To see all the final scores --- CLICK HERE



CHAMPIONSHIP DRAW

LIVE SCORING FROM KEMNAY AT THE SCOTTISH SENIORS

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SOME PHOTOS FROM THE SENIOR SUPPER

Here is a link to some photos from the Scottish Seniors Supper at Kemnay Golf Club last night --- CLICK HERE

ALEX GLENNIE HAS AN EXCELLENT FIRST ROUND AT KEMNAY

Alex Glennie 2011 Scottish Seniors Strokeplay Champion

West Vet and Ayrshire's Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie) made an excellent start to the defence of her Scottish senior women's amateur stroke-play championship in the first national golf event to be played at the Kemnay course in Aberdeenshire.
Like every golf course in the country, Kemnay is very, very wet after days, even weeks of rain and was playing every inch of its length today.
Alex Glennie (pictured above), Ayrshire county champion in 2004 and the 2011 Scottish Seniors Strokeplay champion did not have a birdie on her card but 16 pars and bogeys at two long holes, the 15th and 16th, represented a very good day's "work" for a two-over-par 73 (37-38).
She will start Wednesday's second and final round with a two-shot lead from Jill Harrison (Cruden Bay) and Mary Smith (Tain).
East Vet Captain Noreen Fenton (Dunbar), who had an 81 today, is the defending champion but is now a selector and will not take part in the 2nd qualifying round.
LEADING FIRST-ROUND SCORES
Par 73, SSS 73, CSS
75 Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie).
77 Jill Harrison (Cruden Bay), Mary Smith (Tain)
80 Helen Faulds (Douglas Park), Kathleen Sutherland (Royal Montrose).
81 Janice Paterson (Drumpellier), Anne Ryan (Tain), Noreen Fenton (Dunbar), Heather Anderson (Blairgowrie).
82 Pamela Williamson (Baberton), Alison Bartlett (Royal Dornoch).
83 Anna Telfer (Milngavie), Sheena McDonald (Buchanan Castle), Linda Urquhart (Banchory), Lynne Terry (Cruden Bay), Frances Neish (Moray), May Hughes (Lanark).
84 Gillian Wallace (Blairgowrie), Sue Penman (Gullane), Pauline Warlow (Cathkin Braes), Fiona Hunter (Baberton).
85 Sandra Littlejohn (Erskine).
86 Ruth Brown (Lothianburn), Joanne Watt (Gullane), Barbara Biggart (North Berwick), Karen Ballantyne (Craigmillar Park), Karen Maxwell (Milngavie), Morag Clapperton (Banchory).
87 Karen Burns (Bathgate), Anne Brownie (Gullane), Lorraine Campbell (Cardross), Ann Smart (Banchory), Margaret Tough (Falkirk), Caroline King (Clober).
88 Marion Quigley (Craigmillar Park), Pat Hutton (Lanark), Jennifer Mack (Haggs Castle).
89 Joanna Scott (Cathkin Braes), Rita Dee (Kingsknowe), Fiona Farquharson (King James VI).


Thanks go to Colin Farquharson for the report

SCOTTISH SENIORS CHAMPIONSHIP DRAW AT KEMNAY

The Scottish Seniors (Closed) Seniors Championship begins tomorrow at Kemnay Golf Course .
To see who is playing then ---  CLICK HERE TO SEE THE 1ST ROUND TIMES

WEST V EAST TEAM AT TROON PORTLAND AND SCOTTISH SENIORS 2012

WEST V EAST  AT TROON PORTLAND
The West are very much looking forward to our annual match against the East for the Elise Duncan Trophy, to be played this year at Troon Portland on Wednesday, July 11th.  Each team consists of 9 players, and all 9 matches will be played off scratch.  Last year, played at Gullane, we were very close to bringing the Trophy to the West but unfortunately we were pipped at the post. This year we hope overcome the power of the East on home territory!  One thing we can be certain of, is that we will have a competitive, friendly match. What we can't be certain of is the weather conditions we will encounter! Hopefully with the arrival of the month of July we shall at last see some blue skies and a bit of warmth to contend with.

Team:
Suzanne Cadden  (Cardross)
Helen Faulds  (Douglas Park)
Jane Finnie  (Ladies Club Troon)
Alison Gemmill  (Kilmarnock Barassie)
Alex Glennie  (Kilmarnock Barassie)
May Hughes  (Lanark)
Pat Hutton  (Lanark)
Jennifer Mack  (Haggs Castle)
Janice Paterson  (Drumpellier)

SCOTTISH SENIORS 2012
The Scottish Seniors (Close) Amateur Championship is this year being played at Kemnay Golf Club situated west of Aberdeen, from July 3rd - 6th July.

Seven of the above team along with seven others, including your Captain and Vice-Captain, will all be taking part.  Monday 2nd July will be a practice day followed by two days of stroke play, the Scottish Senior Stroke Play Champion being the competitor with the lowest aggregate gross for the two rounds   From that stroke play championship, 16 players returning the lowest gross scores over the 36 holes will then qualify for the Match Play Championship to be played the following two days.

To all those taking part, play good and golf and have a fun week.  Hopefully some of the honours will be brought back to the West!

Fiona

CURTIS CUP PHOTOS AND VIDEOS -- WHAT A FANTASTIC WIN BY GB&I

West Vets - Helen Faulds (Past Captain) , Fiona Roger (Captain) , Evi Park and Patricia Richmond at Nairn

The West Vets congratulate Tegwen Mathews and her Curtis Cup Team on their fantastic win against the USA at the weekend.
To see some Curtis Cup Photographs by West Vets' Webmaster Carol Fell (Renfrewshire County Ambassador):--- Click on the following links

Curtis Cup Opening Ceremony Photographs
Day 1 Curtis Cup Photographs
Day 2 Curtis Cup Photographs
Day 3 Curtis Cup Photographs

Videos from the Curtis Cup at Nairn

West Vets draw with Midland Vets to retain the Mid-West Trophy at Ranfurly Castle Golf Club

West Vets Team

Midland Vets Team

The West Vets (10 to 15 h'cap) team played the Midlands Vets team for The Mid West Trophy yesterday at Ranfurly Castle.  This is always a good day and all the matches were played in great spirit but as always were very competitive.

We all met for coffee and bacon rolls before the first pairing teed off at 11am.

There are seven singles matches played off scratch.  This match has been played for many years, but we now have a Trophy to play for which was donated by our current Secretary Sheila Shaw.  The first 4 years the Trophy was won by Midlands the next 2 years by the West and this year's match was tied at 3.5 matches each and as such, the West, as current holders of the Trophy, retain it for another year.  The course was in excellent condition and the weather was perfect. A good day was enjoyed by all.

RESULTS: (West Vets named first)

Carol Fell  beat  Moira Begbie  1 up

Enid Young  beat  Bev Brown  4&2

Sandra Gilchrist  half  with Janice Lang

Cathy Morton  lost  to Elma Leask  5&4

Anne Aitken  lost to Liz Fertacz  1 down

Maureen Cook  beat  Joyce Mulgrew  6&5

Rena Simpson  lost to  Rose Graham  6&4

CLICK HERE TO SEE SOME PHOTOGRAPHS 

Ethel Jack - A FEW MEMORIES

The Funeral of Ethel Jack took place today at Mortonhall Crematorium in Edinburgh.
About 400 - 500 people attended the funeral. The West Vets were well represented.

 Click on this link to the East Vets Website for a few memories from East Vet's Captain Noreen Fenton.
 Click on the following link for --- The  Obituary: From the Scotsman Newspaper by Gillian Kirkwood

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