ALISON AND HEATHER DEFENDING CHAMPIONS AT WEST LINTON

Heather Anderson (Blairgowrie) and Alison Bartlett (Royal Dornoch) are the defending champions at the Scottish Senior Ladies' Amateur Championship at West Linton from July 2-5.
 Bartlett defends the 36-hole strokeplay title played over 36 holes on the opening two days.
 The top 16 then go forward to the matchplay knockout and Anderson will be aiming to make it two in a row following her victory at Kemnay 12 months ago.
 The backmarker with a 1.8 handicap is the SLGA's representative to the Ladies' Golf Union - Lorna Bennett (Ladybank) - and two strong candidates are the Tain sisters, Mary Smith and Anne Ryan. The 2011 winners from Portpatrick are also in the field. Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie) was the strokeplay champion and Noreen Fenton (Dunbar) claimed the matchplay crown.
The Championship has attracted a strong field of 83 for the test over the picturesque Borders course.
There are numerous West Vets playing in the Championship including last years Matchplay Runner Up - Janice Paterson (Drumpellier) ---- We wish them every success.
CLICK HERE for the DRAW FOR ROUND 1

WEST VETS VICTORY AT LONGNIDDRY IN THE ELISE DUNCAN TROPHY

The annual match against East Vets for the Elise Duncan Trophy took place today, Wednesday June 12th at Longniddry Golf Club.
This as a Scratch match which is always very closely contested and today was no exception. The sun shone and the course was in great condition. Our hosts supplied a delicious meal after the match which allowed us to catch up with "old" friends and have a good chat. The Captain and her team then returned home tired, but very happy!
Results were as follows
Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie)  beat  Noreen Fenton
Jane Finnie (Troon Ladies)  beat  Pam Williamson
May Hughes (Lanark) beat Lesley Johnstone
Lorraine Campbell (Cardross)  lost to Linda Grieve
Anna Telfer (Milngavie) lost to Sue Penman
Jennifer Mack (Haggs Castle)  beat Ann Brownie
Pat Hutton (Lanark)  beat Hazel Saunders
Joanna Scott (Machrihanish)  halved with Sophia Spiewak
Liz Keohone (Loudoun Gowf) beat Ruth Brown

So that meant West Vets retained the trophy by 6.5 to 2.5.

 Profiteroles?

                                                           

Or Raspberry Roulade !!

                                                         

 Marjorie Lauder (Captain, East Vets) presents the trophy to Anna

                           

AMALGAMATION UPDATE

The Amalgamation Group wants to receive constructive feedback from everyone with the SLGA and SGU, inlcuding Directors, County committees, golf clubs and golf club members.  --- Click on the following link ----- Minutes 12 March
Please send your feedback to secretary@slga.co.uk or by post to the SLGA Office in Perth.

DEFEAT AT DUNBLANE AGAINST MIDLANDS VETS

A team representing West Vets travelled through to Dunblane today, Monday June 3rd to play against a team from Midland Vets. This is an annual match for players with handicaps from 10 - 15 who compete for the Mid West Trophy.
It was a beautiful, sunny day and despite being up in most of the matches in the front 9, Midlands proved too strong and finished worthy winners by a scoreline of 4.5 - 2.5.
Our hosts provided a delicious tea and all in all it was a most enjoyable day out - apart from the result!!!

Enid Young (Balmore)  lost to Sandy Bushby
Mo Neilson (Gourock) lost to Sheila Travers
Liz Hale (Caldwell)  beat Miriam Wilson
Marion Stewart (Kilmacolm) halved with Elma Leisk
Jennifer Graham (Haggs Castle) lost to Liz Fertacz
Morag Key (Ralston) beat Helen Campbell
June Lockhart (Gladdoch) lost to Joyce Mulgrew

The teams gather before play

                                                       

                  Back Row : Enid Young, Marion Stewart, June Lockhart 
                            Front row: Jennifer Graham, Mo Neilson Liz Hale, Morag Key

                                 

 The Captain (Anna Telfer) joins her team

                                               

Anna presents Captain Winnifred McCallum with the Mid West Trophy

                         

ALEX GLENNIE WINS THE 2013 WEST VETS CHAMPIONSHIP

Alex and Anna tee off in the Championship final

Pat  Robertson and Ann Colthart tee off in the Bronze Championship

Captain Anna presents Ann Colthart with the Bronze Championship Trophy

Captain Anna presents Alex Glennie with the West Vets Championship Trophy

The Final of both the West Vets Championship and the Bronze Championship  was played at Renfrew Golf Club this afternoon 
In the Championship West Vets Captain Anna Telfer (Milngavie) who had defeated Lorraine Campbell (Cardross) by 3 & 2 in the mornings semi final this was beaten by Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie) by 5 & 3. Alex had beaten Pat Hutton (Lanark)  2 Up in the other semi final.
In the Bronze Championship Ann Colthart (Dalmally) won 2 up at the 18th hole against Pat Robertson (Caldwell)

CLICK HERE for the full Championship Results
CLICK HERE for the Bronze Championship Results

Many thanks go to Lorraine Campbell for the photographs

CHAMPIONSHIPS AT RENFREW GC

We were blessed with beautiful weather today at Renfrew Golf Club.

The morning round provided some really close matches -

Jennifer Mack ( Haggs Castle) beat Helen Faulds (Douglas Park)  -   2 holes
Lorraine Campbell (Cardross)  beat Liz Hale  (Caldwell) -  2 and 1
May Hughes (Lanark) beat Sheena McDonald   (Buchanan Castle) - 1 up
Anna Telfer (Milngavie) beat Marion Stewart (Kilmacolm)  -  4 and 2  (Captain v Vice Captain !!!!)
Janice Paterson (Drumpellier) beat Linda McDougall  (Greenock)- 2 up
Alex Glennie (Kilmarcock Barassie) beat Jane Finnie (Troon Ladies)  - 2 and 1
Pat Hutton (Lanark) beat Nicky Henderson  (Haggs Castle) - 5 and 4
Anabel Kane (Kilmacolm) beat Anne Aitken (Eastwood)  -  5 and 4

The afternoon matches were even tighter..............

Lorraine beat Jennifer by 1 hole
Anna beat May by 3 and 1
Alex beat Janice by 1 hole (the last putt on the last green)
Pat beat Anabel by 2 and 1


Semi finals are tomorrow morning at 9:30 am with the final at 2:00pm

The Bronze Final between Ann Colthart and Pat Robertson will be at 2:10pm

All spectators and supporters would be most welcome.

SCOTTISH SENIOR LADIES CHAMPIONSHIP -- ENTRIES' CLOSING DATE RE,MINDER

REMINDER FROM THE SLGA
The closing date for the Scottish Senior Ladies' (Close) Amateur Championship 2013 at West Linton Golf Club is 12 noon Monday, June 3.
For an entry form please CLICK HERE

Toni Melvin-Ffinch
Championship Manager
Scottish Ladies Golfing Association Limited
01738 442357

SUMMER MEETING 2013 at DRUMPELLIER GC

Jen Mack

The cold and blustery wind made for difficult playing conditions today in the Summer Meeting at Drumpellier and so with only one lady managing to play to her handicap, everyone will be relieved to discover it was REDUCTION ONLY today. --- SSS 72, CSS 75 (Reduction Only)

Jennifer Mack (Haggs Castle) with a terrific 79, is the winner of the Heather Anderson Trophy for the best Scratch score

Anne Aitken (Eastwood) took 1st handicap prize in the Silver Division with a 72 and Sheena Niven (Hilton Park) was the Bronze winner with a nett 77.

Moira Cameron (Whitecraigs)  was our "Super Vet"

For all the results click on the following link --   Summer Meeting Link or on the link on the RHS of this webpage

Congratulations to the 16 ladies who qualified for the Championship. This will be held at Renfrew GC next Thursday and Friday (30th and 31st May) and spectators would be most welcome.
CLICK HERE for the Championship Draw. (Please note this draw order is correct under R&A rules)

The Bronze final will be held on Friday afternoon immediately after the final of the Championship. --- CLICK HERE for the Bronze Championship Draw

Next on the calendar is the Autumn Meeting on September 6th at Buchanan Castle. Please post your entries and cheques to Anna Telfer as soon as possible. Remember this is a postal ballot and we need 80 entries to make it financially viable. Please support this competition if you can.
If you have forgotten whether you have entered -- then CLICK HERE

MIDLANDS AND NORTHERN MATCH AT GLENISLA

Midland and Northern Vets

Midland Vets beat Northern Vets   -- CLICK HERE to read more

SUMMER MEETING DRAW AT DRUMPELLIER

The Draw for the Summer Meeting is now available.

 As it is the Championship Qualifier, the Draw has been done in strict handicap order so unfortunately any time requests could not be accommodated.
 I am sorry if anyone is disappointed but that is the rule for this Competition.

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE DRAWSHEET



I hope the weather will be kind to us on the day and I look forward to seeing you all there.

Morag Key (Secretary)

HAVE YOU GOT YOUR ENTRY IN FOR THE SUMMER MEETING

This is a  reminder that the closing date for the Summer Meeting at Drumpellier Golf Course is on Thursday, 2nd May, 2013.
We have had an excellent entry but there are still a few places left if anyone is interested. Obviously, if we overrun our limit then the “dreaded ballot” will be necessary!!
The Draw will be available on the Website a few days after the closing date.
Morag Key (Secretary)

PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE MARY MCKENNA TROPHY

To see some PHOTOGRAPHS of the event (courtesy of Fiona Cowan) --- CLICK HERE  AND THEN CLICK ON SLIDESHOW  -- Thank you Fiona

SPRING MEETING 2013 -- ROBINA GILBERTSON IS THE OVERALL WINNER

82 ladies played at Prestwick St Cuthbert's today in the annual Spring Meeting. There were a few blustery showers but at least it was warm when the sun shone. The scores ranged from very good to respectable to "at least that's my first card of the season" and there were five 2s.
SSS 71, CSS was 73.

RESULTS:
Scratch:  - Robina Gilbertson (Prestwick St. Nicholas)    76
1st Silver: - Robina Gilbertson                     70  (76-6)
2nd Silver: - Anita McMillan (Erskine)          71  (86-15)  bih
3rd Silver :- Janice Paterson (Drumpellier)   71 (77-6)
1st Bronze: - Sheena Niven (Hilton Park)      75 (99-24) bih
2nd Bronze:  - Jacky Sinclair (Hilton Park)     75 (101-26)
Super Vet - Elinor Grant (Douglas Park)      72 (87-15)

CLICK HERE for all the Net Scores including Stableford Adjustments and CLICK HERE for all the gross scores --
You will also find the results on the RHS of this webpage on both the West Vets Scoreboard Link and the Spring Meeting Link.
Hopefully if your club has registered for the CDH (Centralised Database of Handicaps) your result should return automatically to your Home Club.

PLEASE CHECK WITH YOUR HANDICAP SECRETARY THAT SHE HAS RECEIVED YOUR SCORE.

Anita McMillan -1st Silver

Janice Paterson 2nd Silver

Elinor Grant -Super Vet

IRISH SENIORS RETAIN THE MARY MCKENNA TROPHY

Irish Seniors and Scottish Vets

The Scotland Vets Team nearly had a “Ryder Cup” second day in their annual match against the Irish Seniors at West Kilbride today. They trailed 31/2 -1/2 after the 1st day fourballs but played great golf to win 5 of the 8 single matches and narrowly lost the match by 1 point. Congratulations to Ireland for retaining the Mary McKenna Perpetual Trophy.
Single Results:
Lorna Bennett beat Mary Dowling 2 and 1
May Hughes beat Carol Wickham 2 holes
Mary Smith beat Gertie McMullen 3 and 2
Fiona de Vries beat Suzanne Corcoran 4 and 3
Kathleen Sutherland lost to Pat Doran 2 and 1
Alex Glennie lost to Kate Evans 1 hole
Jane Finnie lost to Sheena McElroy 6 and 5
Alison Bartlett beat Helen Jones 2 holes
Final score Scotland 5.5; Ireland 6.5
To see some PHOTOGRAPHS of the event (courtesy of Fiona Cowan) --- CLICK HERE  

THE MARY MCKENNA TROPHY AT WEST KILBRIDE

Below is the draw for the singles matches in the Mary McKenna Trophy at West Kilbride Golf Club on Monday 15th

(Irish named first)
Mary Dowling (Mallow)  v  Lorna Bennett (Midlands)
Carol Wickham (Laytown and Bettystown)  v  May Hughes (West)
Gertie McMullen (The Island)  v  Mary Smith (Highland)
Suzanne Corcoran (Portumna)  v  Fiona de Vries (Midlands)
Par Doran (Donabate)  v  Kathleen Sutherland (North)
Kate Evans (Filford Heath)  v  Alex Glennie (West)
Sheena McElroy (Grange)  Jane Finnie (West)
Helen Jones (Royal Port Rush)  v  Alison Bartlett (Highland)

We wish them all good matches and hope for some reasonable weather.

IRISH WIN THE FOURBALL MATCHES ON DAY 1 OF THE MARY MCKENNA TROPHY AT WEST KILBRIDE

On the first day of the Mary McKenna the Irish Seniors Team won the fourball matches by 3.5 - 0.5
The matches started at 11:30 this morning in dry by very blustery conditions which as the afternoon progressed and the conditions deteriorated making it very difficult for all the players.
The Irish putting was better than the Scots and they now go into the singles tomorrow with a strong lead.
FOURBALL RESULTS: (Irish named first)
Sheena McElroy (Grange) and Carol Wickham (Laytown and Bettystown) beat Kathleen Sutherland (North) and Mary Smith (Highland) 5&4
Helen Jones (Royal Portrush) and Pat Doran (Donabate) beat May Hughes (West) and Jane Finnie (West) 2&1
Gertie McMullen (The Island) and Kate Evans (Frilford Heath) beat Alex Glennie (West) and Alison Bartlett ( Highland) 4&3
Suzanne Corcoran (Portumna) and Mary Dowling (Mallow) halved with Lorna Bennett (Midlands) and Fiona de Vries (Midlands)

SPRING MEETING DRAW IS NOW AVAILABLE

The Spring Meeting at Prestwick St Cuthbert Golf Club on Monday April 15th has been heavily over subscribed.
112 entries were received which means that unfortunately we have had to ballot out 17 ladies.
My apologies and commiserations to those unfortunate to miss out this time.
The draw is now available for viewing, but please keep checking that your time remains the same, because if we receive any cancellations, we may have to adjust the draw to accomodate ladies who are on the reserve list.
THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW CHANGES SO PLEASE CHECK OUT THE DRAW LIST BELOW
CLICK HERE TO SEE THE DRAW
Anyone who finds they are unable to play should please contact our secretary, Morag Key (Tel No. 07950 279733) , as soon as possible.
I look forward to meeting up with you all  tomorrow.
Let's hope the sun shines, the temperature rises and the scoring is good.

Anna Telfer (West Vets Captain)

MARY MCKENNA TROPHY AT WEST KILBRIDE GOLF CLUB

The Mary McKenna Trophy takes place at West Kilbride Golf Club on Sunday 14th and Monday 15th April.
Please go and support the Scottish Vets Team captained by Helen Faulds against the Irish Team

Lets hope the weather is ok .

This is what it was like in 2010 at the British Seniors !!

IRELAND NAME SENIORS TEAM FOR WEST KILBRIDE

FROM THE IRISH LADIES GOLF UNION WEBSITE
Ireland will look to capture their fourth consecutive victory for the Mary McKenna Trophy when their Seniors' side line up against a Scottish Veterans' Team at West Kilbride on April 14-15.
In last year's challenge, Ireland dominated the second day singles to record a 9½-2½ victory margin at Hilton Templepatrick Golf Club, April 15-16.
After the foursomes were shared 2-2 on day one, the Scots' hopes were high they could gain the edge in the eight singles but it wasn't to be as Ireland won seven and a half of the 8 matches on offer.

IRISH SENIORS
Captain: Terry Sextion (Dun Laoghaire)
Suzanne Corcoran (Portumna)
Pat Doran (Donabate)
Mary Dowling (Mallow)
Kate Evans (Frilford Heath)
Helen Jones (Royal Portrush)
Sheena McElroy (Grange)
Gertie McMullen (The Island)
Carol Wickham (Laytown and Bettystown)

The Scottish Vets Team for the Mary McKenna Trophy at West Kilbride has been named

The Irish Seniors Match for the Mary McKenna Trophy at West Kilbride Golf Club Club is on Sunday 14^{th /} Monday 15^th April 2013.
The team includes 3 West Vets, Jane Finnie (The Ladies Golf Club Troon), Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie) and Scottish and West Vet's Champion May Hughes (Lanark)

Scottish Vets Team:

Alison Bartlett ( Highland)

Lorna Bennett (Midlands)

Fiona de Vries (Midlands)

Jane Finnie (West)

Alex Glennie (West)

May Hughes (West)

Mary Smith (Highland)

Kathleen Sutherland (North)

Reserves

Linda Urquhart (North)

Jill Harrison (North)

Anne Ryan (Highland)

Captain:   Helen Faulds

Vice Captain:  Noreen Fenton.