Megan Briggs in action at last year's women's home internationals at Irvine. Image by Cal Carson Golf Agency; click on it to enlarge.

Megan Briggs stays in the groove at Cowglen

CAROL FELL REPORTS

Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm) maintained her good form after winning the West of Scotland Championship over Cardross on Sunday with and excellent, one under par 70 over Cowglen today (two under the CSS) to win the best scratch award at the Renfrewshire county spring meeting today.

Lesley Cosh, playing over her home course, had the best net score of the day by virtue of the better inward half from Megan.

Jennifer Mack (Haggs Castle) was third by the better inward half from Alyson McKechin (Elderslie) who also had a net 72.

In the 13-28 handicap section Anita McMillan from Erskine was the winner by one shot from past captain Christeen Finlayson (Whitecraigs), followed by Anne Aitken from Eastwood.

PRIZEWINNERS

SSS 71. CSS 72. 48 Competitors

SCRATCH

Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm) 70.

HANDICAP

Scratch to 12

1st Lesley Cosh (Cowglen) (8) 70 acb

2nd: Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm) (scr) 70 acb

3rd: Jennifer Mack (Haggs Castle) (6) 72 acb

13 - 28

1st: Anita McMillan (Erskine) (18) 72

2nd: Christeen Finlayson (Whitecraigs) (19) 73

3rd: Anne Aitken (Eastwood) (13) 74.

Ladies European Tour Scoreboard
TURKISH LADIES OPEN PRO-AM
National Golf Club, Antalya
FINAL POINTS TOTALS

88pt Linda Wessberg (Delsjo Golf Klubb).
86pt Iben Tinning (Denmark)
85pt Kirsty Taylor (Minchinhampton Golf Club
84pt Rebecca Flood (Gary Edwin Golf).
84pt Vikki Laing (MAVRIK/ Kings Acre Academy).
83pt Kristie Smith (Australia)
83ptHolly Aitchison (Bedfordshire GC/Custom House)
81pt Lydia Hall (Machynys Peninsula G&CC)
80pt Anja Monke (buch.de)
80pt Stefanie Michl (GC Gut Murstätten).
80pt Georgina Simpson (Linear Capital Corp, Eurocontrol).
80pt Martina Eberl (GER) Honma, HVB, Eschenried).
78pt Rebecca Hudson (England).
77pt Carin Koch (Sweden)
76pt Krystle Caithness (Scotland)
76pt Florentyna Parker (Golf Lounge Hamburg).
76pt Bettina Hauert (Germany)
75pt Becky Brewerton (Wales)
75pt Emma Cabrera-Bello (Canary Islands,Vande Berge Golf).
74pt Virginie Lagoutte-Clement (Lacoste, Mizuno, Golf La Valdaine).
74pt Melissa Reid (England)
74pt Veronica Zorzi (Italy)
74pt Carly Booth (Scotland).
73pt Nicole Gergely (Golf Resort Kremstal),
72pt Ashleigh Simon (South Africa).
71pt Nikki Garrett (Oakley, Magenta Shores CC).
71pt Elizabeth Bennett (Brokenhurst Manor GC)
70pt Maria Verchenova (Russia).
70pt Laura Davies (England)
67pt Sophie Sandolo (NUNI, Royal Mougins GC)
64pt Henrietta Zuel (Callaway, Calvin Klein Golf)
63pt Emma Zackrisson (Sweden)
NR Christel Boeljon (Golf Team Holland)


*Official tour scoring and statistics provided by the Ladies European Tour

Rachael Taylor, winner of the Chervo Ladies Trophy at the Hartl Golf Resort in Germany, pictured with (right) Andreas Gerleigner, the resort's director of golf, and (left) Fritz Neumann, head of the Chervo company in Germany.

Rachael Taylor wins in Germany,

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now for her debut at Craigielaw

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Born in Glasgow and resident in Germany since 1992, Rachael Taylor

is aiming to come "home" to Scotland and make an impact on her debut in the Scottish women’s amateur (closed) championship at Craigielaw Golf Club, Aberlady from May 18 to 22.
Rachael was capped for Scotland in last year’s girls’ home internationals after reaching the quarter-finals of the Scottish Under-18 girls’ championship at Lanark.
“Both my parents grew up in Plains (North Lanarkshire). My dad played at Easter Moffat Golf Club and then did his training as a PGA assistant professional there before moving down to Royal Berkshire Golf Club for a couple of years,” says Rachael.
“My parents moved with my brother Matthew and me to Germany in 1992, just after I was born in Glasgow Royal Maternity Hospital. My sister Sophia and my brother Luke were both born here in Germany.
“I started playing golf in Germany with my dad at the age of eight and played my first adult tournament at the age of 11. Although I have lived almost of all my life in Germany, I feel as Scottish as any of the other girls.”
Rachael’s dad, Gerry Taylor, has the plum job of head professional at the Hartl Golf Resort, Bad Griesbach in south-east Bavaria, near the Austrian border and about a 1 1/2hr drive from Munich.
He is the man in charge of an international teaching staff of 36 professionals.
“The resort has five 18-hole golf courses as well as three nine-hole lay-outs and two six-hole courses. As a member I can play all of them, so you could say that I have five home courses.”
Rachael recently won the Chervo Ladies Trophy over the Resort’s Mercedes Benz course with a level par round. She also won the long-driving competition on the day. Chervo is an Italian clothing company which has many shops on the Hartl Resort.
“I am working very hard on my game and I played the ladies’ course at Brunnwies, designed by Bernhard Langer, in a record four-under-par recently. I am really looking forward to going over to Craigielaw for the Scottish championship,” said Rachael who, as you would expect, is a fluent Germany speaker.

But she claims that no-one listening to her speak English could doubt her Scottish roots.

So, all credit to her parents for keeping the mither tongue to the fore in the Taylor household, even though it is a long way away in south-east Germany.

SCOTT CRICHTON QUALIFIES

FOR NCAA Div 2 CHAMPIONSHIP

Aberdour Golf Club member Scott Crichton, in his last few weeks as a student at Western New Mexico College, finished joint fifth in a field of 108 players for the NCAA Division 2 Men's Central/West Super Regional Championship at Classic Club, Palm Desert, California this week.
The Fifer, from Dalgety Bay, and his college team thus qualified to play in the NCAA Division 2 championship at Sagamore Club, Noblesville, Indiana from May 18 to 21.
Crighton, a former pupil of Inverkeithing High School, had rounds of 73, 71 and 74 for a two-over-par total of 218 over the par-72, 7,100yd course.
Team-mate Steven Maxwell, a third-year student from Glasgow and a former pupil at Bearsden Academy, finished joint 39th on 225 with scores of 78, 74 and 73.
Janssen Todd (Sonoma State) was the individual winner by three strokes with scores of 72, 72 and 70 for 214.
Western New Mexico (886) were runners-up to Sonoma State University (863) in the team event, contested by 19 squads.

Tuesday-Wednesday, May 25 and 26

Entries now being accepted

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for Xltec Pro Tour event

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at Marriott Dalmahoy

FROM CHRIS TURNER, 110sport Group Ltd

We are now accepting entries for the 3rd Xltec Pro Golf Tour event at The Marriott Dalmahoy Hotel & Country Club, nr Edinburgh on Tuesday and Wednesday, May 25-26.

Entries close for this event at mid-day on Thursday, May 20. The draw and tournament conditions will also be sent out by the close of play on the same day. Please note that the first round will be played on the West Course with play commencing at 8 am and the second round will be over the Championship East Course with play commencing at 10am. As usual, the second day draw will be done in score order.
Marriott Dalmahoy Hotel can offer us accommodation on the Tuesday night (May 25) only as they have high volumes of residential business in that week.

Rooms are limited for the Tuesday night but are offered to Xltec Tour competitors at a room rate of £80 B&B, based on two sharing (£40 per person). To book any rooms or a practice round, please contact Director of Golf (and our own Xltec Tournament Director) Alan Tait, on either alan.tait@marriotthotels.com or golfprotait@btinternet.com
The leading lady professional at this event will receive a £400 bonus by means of sponsorship to Ladies Professional Golf.
I look forward to seeing you all at the fantastic Dalmahoy venue and please contact me to enter.
Chris Turner
Golf Projects Manager
110sport Group Ltd
mobile +44 (0) 7889 355856
email c.turner@110sport.com
web http://www.110sport.tv/