Curtis Cup 15-year-old twins Leona (left) and Lisa Maguire out of bounds ... in the locker room at Essex County Club, Massachusetts. Great picture by Susan Simpson, the LGU's Head of Golf Operations.

The course that Dornoch's Donald Ross expanded is

perfect stage for Curtis Cup

FROM THE GOLFWEEK WEBSITE

By Bradley S. Klein

MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA, Massachusetts. – One of amateur golf’s most prestigious events returns to its ancestral homeland this month. The Curtis Cup sets up shop June 11-13 at the venerable Essex County Club, 30 miles northeast of Boston.

Essex County Club, founded in 1893, was home to Donald Ross from 1910 to 1916, when he served as golf professional, expanded the course to its current routing and walked to work from a house that sits behind the 14th green.

The club, rated No. 63 on the Golfweek’s Best Classic Course list, has a glorious championship history, having served as host of the U.S. Women’s Amateur (1897, 1912) and the U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur (1995). Two of the club’s greatest golfers, sisters Harriot and Margaret Curtis, with four Women’s Amateur titles between them, donated the namesake silver cup for the matches that have been held biennially since 1932 – including at Essex in 1938.
The course is an iconic New England landscape. Native fescues abound, small ponds and wetlands dot the site, three brooks come into play, and there’s granite ledge outcrop everywhere.
The front nine has a softer feel, while the back nine laps and then finally plays up and over a 150-foot hill. Stands of deciduous hardwoods have been peeled back to provide room for fairways that average 50 yards across. The occasional specimen tree comes into play or, like the dramatic sentinel oak in view on Nos. 10-12, simply helps give shape to the playing ground.
Ross’ routing has stayed intact over the years, with the exception of the par-3 14th green having recently been moved to the right for safety reasons – to keep wayward shots from escaping club property.
The beauty of this course resides in its intriguing fairway contours and in the variety of green settings. About half of the putting surfaces sit on slightly elevated fill pads; others nestle in at grade level and accommodate running approaches. Shift the hole location from one side to another and the angle of attack can vary. Architect Bruce Hepner, working closely with superintendent Eric Richardson, has created ideally firm and fast conditions and a course that rewards strategic play off the tee.
Practice rounds will be crucial for the 2010 Curtis Cup because there are four blind/semi-blind tee shots. And the wind can be fickle, even when it prevails out of the east from Massachusetts Bay. It swirls around the site thanks to the tree corridors and that big hill in the middle of the back nine.
For the Curtis Cup, the course will play as a 6,326-yard par 70. That’s the men’s back tees on all but one hole – the par-5 third, which has been shortened 75 yards to 548 so that it is reachable in two for long hitters if the normal wind is in place. The green there dates to the original 1893 routing and is the oldest continually played putting surface in the country.
Two holes that could prove crucial involve blind tee shots.
The 422-yard, par-4 eighth offers a split fairway where the advantageous downhill speed slot on the left side leaves a much easier approach but brings out-of-bounds into play.
On the 328-yard, par-4 17th, the hole climbs uphill some 130 feet to a green that seems suspended in the sky. The landing area for the drive is divided by a big knoll. While the left side is more receptive and provides a better line to the green, that line off the tee is awkward and demands stern commitment.
Television coverage of the matches should allow the audience to discover what a few privileged New Englanders have known for decades: Essex is a museum-quality gem.

+Pictured above is an early image of Donald Ross who was born at St Gilbert Street, Dornoch in 1872.
He was the club professional/greenkeeper - a customary doubling up of jobs - before an American acquaintance persuaded him to emigrate to the United States (Oakley Country Club, Waterton, Massachusetts) in March 1899, predicting that he would triple the wage he was receiving in Scotland.It was the best move Ross ever made. He became one of America's most prolific and leading golf course designers.
He died in the States in 1949. 

JAMES WHITE, KELSEY MACDONALD MAKE SCORES

COUNT IN WORLD UNIVERSITY TEAM EVENT

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Stirling students James White (Lundin) and Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) both had counting scores when the world university golf team championships teed off in Spain today (Tuesday)
White had the best score of 76 in the Great Britain men’s team of four whose best three scores totalled 233 – 18 shots behind first-round leaders Taipei at Antequera Golf Club, Malaga.
In the women’s team event, with only two from three scores to count, Kelsey MacDonald had a 76 and England’s Lucy Williams a 77, giving Great Britain a team score of 153. Robert Gordon University student Jane Turner (Craigielaw) had a non-counting 79.
Great Britain are nine strokes behind leaders Italy in the women’s event.
FIRST-ROUND SCORES
MEN'S TEAM
(best three from four to count)
215 Taipei.
216 Canada, Spain.
218 Italy.
223 Thailand, Japan.
224 Switzerland.
226 France.
229 South Africa.
231 United States, Ireland (Kevin Stack 74, Richard Bridges 78, Gerry Kelly 79, Tommy McGowan 83).
233 Great Britain (James White 76, Kevin Garwood 77, Nicky Maddison 80, Ian Winstanley 80), China.
243 South Korea, Poland.

WOMEN’S TEAM
(best two from three scores to count)
144 Italy.
145 Taipei.
146 France.
150 United States.
151 Japan.
152 Spain.
153 Great Britain (Kelsey MacDonald 76, Lucy Williams 77, Jane Turner 79), Canada.
155 South Africa.
157 Ireland (Niamh Kitching 78, Ciara Butler 79, Sarah Cunningham 81).
158 Australia.
159 China.
161 Thailand.
162 Czech Republic.

MEN'S INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS
1 RANK, GARRETT CANADA * 0 0 M 0 68 68
2 HUNG, CHUN - KANG TAIPEI * 0 0 M 0 71 71
3 HUANG, TAO TAIPEI * 0 0 M 0 71 71
4 FOURQUET, AMBROISE FRANCE * 0 0 M 0 71 71
5 FUJIMOTO, YOSHINORI JAPAN * 0 0 M 0 71 71
6 SONG, YOUNG - HAN KOREA 0 0 M 0 71 71
7 SARASTI BERNARAS, JUAN FRANCISCO SPAIN * 0 0 M 0 71 71
8 DALL’ARCHE, VALENTINO ITALY * 0 0 M 0 72 72
9 PIGEM XAMMAR, CARLOS SPAIN * 0 0 M 0 72 72
10 PIRIS MATEU, GERARD SPAIN 0 0 M 0 72 72
11 D’INCAU, NICOLAS SWITZERLAND * 0 0 M 0 72 72
12 LOWER, JUSTIN USA * 0 0 M 0 72 72
13 EVANECZ, MITCHELL CANADA * 0 0 M 0 73 73
14 KLESZCZ, ALEXANDER AUSTRIA 0 0 M 0 73 73
15 HSIEH, CHI - HSIEH TAIPEI * 0 0 M 0 73 73
16 CHIAPUZZO, ANDREA ITALY * 0 0 M 0 73 73
17 TESTA, FRANCESCO ITALY * 0 0 M 0 73 73
18 JORI, JACOPO ITALY * 0 0 M 0 73 73
19 PUIG GINER, XAVIER SPAIN * 0 0 M 0 73 73
20 BONDÍA GIL, JOSÉ SPAIN 0 0 M 0 73 73
21 AUPATCHA, TANIT THAILAND * 0 0 M 0 73 73
22 BALDWIN, SPENCER USA 0 0 M 0 73 73
23 SLATTERY, KURT USA 0 0 M 0 73 73
24 BYUN, JIN-JAE KOREA * 0 0 M 0 74 74
25 LIU, YU - JUI TAIPEI * 0 0 M 0 74 74
26 STACK, KEVIN IRELAND * 0 0 M 0 74 74
27 PARK, SUNG-HEAK KOREA * 0 0 M 0 74 74
28 OUPUN, WARUTH THAILAND * 0 0 M 0 74 74
29 GINGRAS, MATHIEU CANADA * 0 0 M 0 75 75
30 PERROT, CHARLIE FRANCE * 0 0 M 0 75 75
31 KIM, HUI - SOO KOREA 0 0 M 0 75 75
32 VAN TONDER, JACQUES SOUTH AFRICA * 0 0 M 0 75 75
33 HESS, JACQUIN SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 M 0 75 75
34 DOBIAS, MARC SWITZERLAND * 0 0 M 0 75 75
35 LUO, QING CHINA * 0 0 M 0 76 76
36 WHITE, JAMES GREAT BRITAIN * 0 0 M 0 76 76
37 TOMIMURA, SHINJI JAPAN * 0 0 M 0 76 76
38 MATSUYAMA, HIDEKI JAPAN * 0 0 M 0 76 76
39 HORTAL OCHOA, ANTONIO SPAIN * 0 0 M 0 76 76
40 SUNGNARK, PATHOMPORN THAILAND * 0 0 M 0 76 76
41 XIAO, SE CHINA * 0 0 M 0 77 77
42 JANOŠÍK, VIKTOR CHECK REP. 0 0 M 0 77 77
43 GARWOOD, KEVIN GREAT BRITAIN * 0 0 M 0 77 77
44 OTAWA, KEISUKE JAPAN * 0 0 M 0 77 77
45 BESTER, COENIE SOUTH AFRICA * 0 0 M 0 77 77
46 LLOYD, MARK SOUTH AFRICA * 0 0 M 0 77 77
47 ROOI, CEDRIC SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 M 0 77 77
48 ITEN, MARCO SWITZERLAND * 0 0 M 0 77 77
49 WILLOUGHBY, RYAN CANADA 0 0 M 0 78 78
50 BRIDGES, RICHARD IRELAND * 0 0 M 0 78 78
51 PALENIK, STEFAN SLOVAKIA 0 0 M 0 78 78
52 DRENTH, DUSTIN USA * 0 0 M 0 78 78
53 PATON, DANIEL AUSTRALIA 0 0 M 0 79 79
54 BANNON, PHILIPPE- ANDRÉ CANADA * 0 0 M 0 79 79
55 KELLY, GERARD IRELAND * 0 0 M 0 79 79
56 OWENS, JOHN IRELAND 0 0 M 0 79 79

WOMEN'S INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS
1 BAZIN DE JESSEY, MORGANE FRANCE * 0 0 F 0 71 71
2 MOLINARO, GIULIA ITALY * 0 0 F 0 71 71
3 CHANG, LI-CHEN TAIPEI * 0 0 F 0 72 72
4 ALFORD, JOCELYN CANADA * 0 0 F 0 73 73
5 HSU, KE-HUI TAIPEI * 0 0 F 0 73 73
6 ROSCIO, ANNA ITALY * 0 0 F 0 73 73
7 ANDERSON, LAURA USA 0 0 F 0 73 73
8 COULAUD IVANOFF, MARGOT FRANCE * 0 0 F 0 75 75
9 SHIGA, TOMOKA JAPAN * 0 0 F 0 75 75
10 SWITALA, GINA SOUTH AFRICA * 0 0 F 0 75 75
11 BAUER, ASHLEY USA * 0 0 F 0 75 75
12 KENOYER, STEFANIE USA * 0 0 F 0 75 75
13 O’DONNELL, CATHERINE USA 0 0 F 0 75 75
14 MACDONALD, KELSEY GREAT BRITAIN * 0 0 F 0 76 76
15 IWACHIKA, RISA JAPAN * 0 0 F 0 76 76
16 BUENDÍA GÓMEZ, BELÉN SPAIN * 0 0 F 0 76 76
17 FERNÁNDEZ DE MESA SILONIZ, ANA SPAIN * 0 0 F 0 76 76
18 KENDLER, ALIZAH AUSTRALIA * 0 0 F 0 77 77
19 KVIDOVÁ, PETRA CHECK REP. 0 0 F 0 77 77
20 RICORDEAU, MARION FRANCE * 0 0 F 0 77 77
21 WILLIAMS, LUCY GREAT BRITAIN * 0 0 F 0 77 77
22 PALACIOS SIEGENTHALER, MARÍA SPAIN 0 0 F 0 77 77
23 CHAMCHOI, SARAPORN THAILAND * 0 0 F 0 77 77
24 KITCHING, NIAMH IRELAND * 0 0 F 0 78 78
25 CORÉ, MELISSA CANADA 0 0 F 0 79 79
26 QIN, QIANHUI CHINA * 0 0 F 0 79 79
27 TURNER, JANE GREAT BRITAIN * 0 0 F 0 79 79
28 BUTLER, CIARA IRELAND * 0 0 F 0 79 79
29 GREENE, DANIELLE CANADA * 0 0 F 0 80 80
30 TERRIER, TIFFANY CANADA 0 0 F 0 80 80
31 XIA, XIN CHINA * 0 0 F 0 80 80
32 GARCIA, NICOLE SOUTH AFRICA * 0 0 F 0 80 80
33 URCHEGUI GARCIA, ANE SPAIN * 0 0 F 0 80 80
34 SHANAHAN, STACEY AUSTRALIA * 0 0 F 0 81 81
35 DITTERTOVÁ, SILVIE CHECK REP. * 0 0 F 0 81 81
36 VAVRUŠKOVÁ, TEREZA CHECK REP. * 0 0 F 0 81 81
37 CUNNINGHAM, SARAH IRELAND * 0 0 F 0 81 81
38 BALSER, ANNE CANADA * 0 0 F 0 82 82
39 INGE, NICOLA JANE WAN-YEE HONG KONG 0 0 F 0 82 82
40 CLACK, EUGENIE SOUTH AFRICA * 0 0 F 0 82 82
41 CAI, WENFEI CHINA * 0 0 F 0 83 83
42 PATUSSI, CAMILLA ITALY * 0 0 F 0 83 83
43 AZUMA, KAORI JAPAN * 0 0 F 0 83 83
44 HOLIŠOVÁ, VERONIKA CHECK REP. * 0 0 F 0 84 84
45 PHUDTHIPINIJ, DOLNAPA THAILAND * 0 0 F 0 84 84
46 KUENY, LAURA USA * 0 0 F 0 84 84
47 NDJOBOUELA, LEA GABON 0 0 F 0 85 85
48 CHIEN, PEI-YUN TAIPEI * 0 0 F 0 85 85
49 SIRIPRAKOB, CHATPRAPA THAILAND * 0 0 F 0 85 85
50 SIMPSON, LUCY IRELAND 0 0 F 0 86 86
51 DUMA, YOLANDA SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 F 0 86 86
52 GOYOS BALL, AMANDA SPAIN 0 0 F 0 86 86
53 GILMORE, EMMA IRELAND 0 0 F 0 91 91

FROM GORDON MURRAY

Guide Dogs for the Blind Mixed Foursomes
Hazlehead No 1 course, Aberdeen
Friday 25th June
Tee times 15.30 to 18.30
Mixed foursomes entry fee £10 per couple.
Contact the Secretary or the bar for a tee time.
Hazlehead GC Telephone No. 01224 310711

Hayley Davis leads Dorset to winning start

NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE ENGLISH WOMEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION
English champion Hayley Davis (pictured) led Dorset to a comprehensive victory over Devon as three EWGA regions launched their County Match Weeks.

These are the first of the regional rounds of the English Counties’ Championship, which is supported by Virgin Atlantic. The winner of each of the six weeks will go forward to the County Finals at Kedleston Park, Derbyshire, in September.
Hayley won both her matches as Dorset beat Devon 7½-1½ on the opening day of the South West region event, which is being hosted by Somerset at Saltford.
The hosts lost their opening day match 4-5 to Gloucestershire, who represented the region in last year’s County Finals. In the day’s other match Cornwall beat Wiltshire 5-4.
In the Midlands North region on a wet day at Kenwick Park, the hosts Lincolnshire beat Staffordshire 5-4. Leicestershire & Rutland defeated Shropshire 6½-2½, while Nottinghamshire beat Derbyshire 6-3.
The South regional matches at East Sussex National brought an emphatic 8½-½ victory for the hosts, Sussex, over Middlesex. In the day’s other fixture, Surrey beat Kent 5-4.
EWGA’s three other regions will play their County Match Weeks later this month.

Sparkling Golf Graces U.S. Kids Golf

 European Championship

NEWS RELEASE

Sparkling golf matched the sunshine conditions as the cream of the world’s young golfing talent dazzled in the prestigious U.S. Kids Golf European Championship (over Lothians courses last week).

Competitors from no less than eight different countries - including the small central American nation of Guatemala - scooped European Championship titles, reflecting both the growth and spread of junior golf throughout the world.
Best round of the tournament was the last round, seven under par 65 carded by Philipp Matlari from Germany in the boys 12 age group while Liverpool’s Eloise Healey, Samantha Fuller from Kingston-upon-Thames and Monet Flores (Guatemala) each won their third European title in a row. Frank Olav Garber (USA) also retained his European Championship crown.
But the highlight of the championships was the three holes-in-one scored by Kristjan Vojteh Berkelca, Lucy Walton and Lewis Reid over three different courses.
The competition – played over Gullane No. 2, Gullane No. 3, Craigielaw Golf Club and Longniddry Golf Club - was organised by the U.S. Kids Golf Foundation, which aims to promote the game of golf to young players and their families around the world.
Dan Van Horn, president of the U.S. Kids Golf Foundation, said: “This has been a great event which has showcased the very best junior golf from around the world.
“Typically, the weather conditions changed frequently during the week but for the most part the players basked in excellent sunshine – with some dazzling golf being played to match.
“We seen some superb scoring, with a number of sub-par rounds, but the undoubted highlights have been the three holes-in-one. There will be many golfers who will go a lifetime without getting anywhere near a hole-in-one, but three kids have shown them how to do it. It just really reflects the quality and emerging talent that exists among the young golfing stars of the future.
“The U.S. Kids Golf European Championship was designed to help young players bond and enjoy their time together on and off the course. Although they’re competing against each other, it has been wonderful to see so many young players form new friendships during their time in East Lothian.”
The three holes-in-one were recorded Lucy Walton – Girls 10, Gullane No. 3, Hole No 2 - 106 yards; Kristjan Vojteh Berkelca - Boys seven and under
Longniddry, Hole No13 - 91 yards; and Lewis Reid - Boys 12
Craigielaw, Hole No10 - 133 yards
Overall, the UK recorded the highest number of individual winners with strong performances from Italy and Germany.
Robert Prior, from Weybridge, Surrey, and Italy’s Marisol Doglioli won the boys and girls oldest age groups. Prior closed with two under par 69 on Gullane No 2 to take the 15-18 years title with a 54-hole aggregate of 214, beating fellow Brit Tom Bayliss, the overnight leader, by three shots It was a British 1-2-3 as Jamie Savage trailed in third spot by one shot.
Doglioli, also playing on Gullane no 2, won by six shots from French girl Alexandra Noeuveglise – her closing 77 giving her a total of 226.
The other boys' winners were: seven and under: Wolfgang Glawe (Germany); Boys 8: Digraj Gill (USA); Boys 9: David Larvaron (France); Boys 10: Matyáš Zapletal (Czech Republic); Boys 11: Stefan Gnyla (UK); Boys 12: Dominic Philipp Foos (Germany); Boys 13: Robert Macintyre (UK); Boys 14: Frank Olav Garber (USA).
The other girls winners were: eight and under: Emilie Alba Paltrinieri (Italy); Girls 9: Woo-ju Son (South Africa); Girls 10: Samantha Fuller (UK); Girls 11: Monet Flores (Guatemala); Girls 12: Eloise Healey (UK); Girls 13: Annabel Dimmock (UK); Girls 14: Maria Vittora Cantarini (Italy).
The top finishers in each category competed in the Van Horn Cup over Gullane No 1 – a showpiece event, modelled on the Ryder Cup, where the best European players are pitted against the top non-Europe golfers. The European team won 13-0, winning the trophy for the third year in a row.
The tournament’s courses are modified for each age group in order to provide the same level challenge, meaning holes are progressively shorter as the age groups get younger. It ultimately allows the players to reach the greens in the same number of strokes as the top pros on the PGA tour.
The Championship, which is now in its third year, is one of the highlights of the world’s junior golf calendar – with the event also outstripping the Open at St Andrews as the largest tournament being held in the UK in 2010.
Around 500 players - up more than 100 from last year - from around the world, including Venezuela, India, Panama and Thailand, competed in East Lothian for the individual European Champion titles as well as for places at the U.S. Kids Golf World Championship in Pinehurst later this year.
The event is expected to bring in an additional £3 million economic boost to Scotland, due to many of the international players bringing their entire families overseas to watch them participate in the competition.
Alasdair Good, tournament co-ordinator and head PGA professional at Gullane Golf Course, said: “The standard has been excellent this year and we’ve been very impressed with the way that these young players have performed.
“It’s always very pleasing to see the excellent golf offering in East Lothian take centre stage in such a major tournament like this and judging by the comments we have received from children and parents it’s clear the region has given a very good account of itself.”
The U.S. Kids Golf Foundation was launched in 2001 to provide opportunities for kids to play and learn the game through local tours and tournaments. Since holding its first tournament in 2000, the U.S. Kids Golf Foundation now runs some 400 events each year with 2009 World Championships - the largest and most prestigious golf tournament for kids in the world - attracting more than 1,200 players for the second year in a row. A Teen World Championship for golfers ages 13-18 is also now being staged, attracting an additional 450 golfers.
A full list of all scores is available on this link: http://www.uskidsgolf.com/eng/europeanChampionship/redirect.cfm?sectionID=b2c/tournaments/tournamentResults.cfm&age_group_id=25&type=EC&location_id=3522&tournament_id=779
For more information on the U.S. Kids Golf European Championships, visit www.uskidsgolf.com

Image of Julie Yang and Scott Gibson with their trophies by Cal Carson Golf Agency.

Record-slashing Julie Yang and Scott Gibson are the Paul

Lawrie Scottish schools champions of 2010

By COLIN FARQUHARSON

Fourteen-year-old Loretto School, Musselburgh pupil Julie Yang lived up to her billing as a world golf star in the making with an incredible record-slashing round at Murrayshall, near Perth today.

Competing in the Paul Lawrie Scottish schools golf championships, South Korean-born Julie returned a nine-under-par 64 over the Murrayshall No 1 course, SEVEN strokes better than the previous women’s course record of 71.

She required only 24 putts as she marked up one eagle (at the ninth), nine birdies (first, third, sixth, eighth, 12th, 13th, 15th, 16th and 18th), and two bogeys (at the seventh and 10th).

“My putting has not been very good since I won the Welsh women’s open title last month but I think these Murrayshall greens were made for me. The speed of them was just perfect,” said Julie who did not have any putts at all at the 16th where she holed a 40ft chip from off the green. Her halves of 32 were five under for the outward journey and four under for the inward half.

Yet the so talented youngster did not get back home from finishing joint fifth in the Irish women’s open amateur stroke-play championship at Dublin at the weekend until midnight on Sunday night and was on the tee at Murrayshall just a few hours later at 8am Monday morning.

Julie had a par-matching round of 69 over the shorter Lynedoch course to give her a nine-under-par total of 133.

“I like Scotland and the golf courses – but not the weather,” said Julie who was transferred from her previous Phoenix, Arizona base to Loretto School by her parents last September so that she could gain valuable experience of European conditions courses with a view to becoming a tour professional as soon as she completes her education.

Although Yang, pictured left by Cal Carson Golf Agency, will not be able to play for the Scotland girls team during her four years at Loretto, she is eligible to play for the Scottish schools against the English schools in the annual international at Fairhaven Golf Club, Lancashire in September. She won the Paul Lawrie Scottish schoolgirls title at the first attempt by 12 shots from Hannah McCook ( Highland ) who had rounds of 75 and 70 for 145.
Alyson McKechin pipped her Renfrewshire team-mate and county champion Eilidh Briggs for third place. Eilidh had a definite edge with a first-round 70 over the shorter course but she drifted to an 80 over Murrayshall for 150 to finish fourth. Alyson, with a morning 77 and a second-round 71, slipped past into third place on 148.
Scott Gibson (Dumfries and Galloway ) repeated his Carnoustie win in the boys’ championship last year with rounds of 70 (Murrayshall) and 66 (Lynedoch) for a total of six-under-par 136.
It was a Dumfries and Galloway 1-2 with Scott’s team-mate, Liam Johnston, finishing runner-up with 73 and 66 for 139.
Ewan Scott ( Fife ) and Simon Fairburn both totalled 141 with identical rounds of 73 over Murrayshall and 66 over Lyndoch. The tie-breaking countback to decide who received third prize went to the last three holes of the inward half of the second round before Fairburn got the nod.
Not surprisingly, Dumfries and Galloway won the boys’ team event through the efforts of the aforementioned Scott Gibson and Liam Johnston, backed up by the third team member Scott Wightman. They won comfortably from the Borders’ trio of Simon Fairburn, Craig Howie and Daniel Flannery.
Third were the Perth and Kinross team of Jamie Arthur, Paul McPhee and Conor Neil.
Only two girls were required to make up a team in their category and Julie Yang and Lesley Atkins, both pupils at Loretto School ’s Golf Academy and representing East Lothian schools , won that trophy by 14 shots from runners-up Renfrewshire (Alyson McKechin and Natasha Qayum.
Forth Valley’s Eilidh Watson and Alison Goodwin, both pupils of Dollar Academy and both members of the Scottish Golf Academy, finished third.
The girls’ section also had a Paul Lawrie Salver handicap prize for the best net 36-hole aggregate. It was won by Tegan Seivwright ( Aberdeen City ) with a net total of 134 (65-69) off 11 of a handicap.
Second was Natasha Qayum (Renfrewshire) on 137 (63-74) off seven.
Hannah Scott (City of Edinburgh ) came third, after a countback, with 138 (69-69) off seven.
The Scottish schools team of 12 boys and six girls for the match against the English schools at Fairhaven on Monday, September 13 will be finalised by the Scottish Schools Golf Association once they know who is available for selection and who is not. It is roughly based on the leading finishers in the championship at Murrayshall.

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BOYS’ TOTALS (Par 142)
Murrayshall (par 73) course first; Lynedoch (par 69) course second
CSS 72 69.
136 Scott Gibson (Dumfries and Galloway ) 70 66.
139 Liam Johnston (Dumfries and Galloway ) 73 66.
141 Ewan Scott ( Fife ) 73 68, Simon Fairburn (Borders) 73 68..
143 Grant Forrest (City of Edinburgh ) 67 76, Paul McPhee (Perth and Kinross) 77 66, Charlie MacNeal (South Ayrshire) 69 74.
144 Neil Beattie (Fife) 73 71.
146 Jamie Arthur (Perth and Kinross) 74 72, Graeme Duncan (North Lanarkshire) 72 74.
147 Glenn Fotheringham (Falkirk) 78 69, Daniel Thompsett (South Aberdeenshire) 77 70, Ross Proctor (Moray) 73 74.
148 Scott Wightman (Dumfries and Galloway) 75 73, Lawrence Allan (Clackmannan) 70 78, Jamie Savage (East Dunbartonshire) 78 76, Craig Howie (Borders) 73 75, Daniel Flannery (Borders) 78 70, Scott Costello (South Lanarkshire) 70 78, Jamie Reid ( North Aberdeenshire ) 73 75.
149 Conor Neil ( Perth and Kinross) 77 72, Greig Nicoll (Falkirk) 76 73, Lee Morgan (Midlothian) 73 76, Ewen Ferguson (East Dunbartonshire) 77 72, Lewis Mutch ( North Aberdeenshire ) 74 75
150 Steven Smith ( Aberdeen City ) 74 76, Cameron Farrell (West Dunbartonshire) 81 69, Ross McEwan ( West Dunbartonshire ) 74 76.
151 Ritchie Manson (South Aberdeenshire) 73 78, Euan Douglas (Stirling) 82 69, Ross Gordon ( North Aberdeenshire ) 76 75, Gareth Caldwell (Inverclyde) 80 71..
152 Cameron MacLean (North Ayrshire) 76 76, Kevin Ross (Clackmannan) 75 77, Andrew Pender (Stirling) 76 76, Michael Bacigalupo (East Lothian) 79 73, Jeff Wright (Moray) 81 71, Louis Gaughan (West Lothian ) 73 79.
153 Scott Baird (Clackmannan) 78 75, Jordan Milne (Moray) 77 76, Glenn Ramsay ( West Lothian ) 75 78.
154 Angus Carrick (Glasgow) 80 74, William Kerr (City of Edinburgh ) 81 73, Ian Douglas ( Dundee City ) 74 80, Ryan Boyle (West Lothian) 80 74, Ross Gillan (South Lanarkshire) 75 79, Scott Speakman (East Lothian) 79 75, Euan Walker ( South Ayshire ) 78 76, Robbie Wilkie (Inverclyde) 78 76.
155 Ben Murray (South Aberdeenshire) 80 75.
156 Blair Carnegie ( Stirling ) 81 75.
158 Cameron West ( Fife ) 86 72.
159 Danny Muir ( North Lanarkshire) 81 78.
160 Ross Dallas (Angus) 81 79, Cio Borciani (South Ayrshire) 79 81.
161 Calum Smith (West Dunbartonshire) 81 80, Blair Shearer (East Lothian) 84 77.
162 Jak Muir (Glasgow) 77 85, George Duncan ( East Dunbartonshire) 84 78.
163 Calum Stewart ( Highland) 81 82.
164 Ross Munro (Dundee City) 78 86, Euan Glen (Midlothian) 85 79.
166 Cameron Johnstone (Aberdeen City) 82 84, Calum McLean (Glasgow) 84 82, Scott Grant ( Dundee City ) 90 76.
168 John Millar (Angus) 75 93.
170 Zac Wood ( Aberdeen City ) 84 86.
171 Josh Nordbro (North Ayrshire) 90 81.
174 Scott McLeod (City of Edinburgh ) 85 89.

GIRLS’ TOTALS (Par 142)
Lynedoch (par 69) first, Murrayshall (par 73) second.
CSS 68 73.
133 Julie Yang ( East Lothian ) 69 64.
145 Hannah McCook ( Highland ) 75 70.
148 Alyson McKechin (Renfrewshire) 77 71.
150 Eilidh Briggs (Renfrewshire) 70 80.
151 Lesley Atkins (East Lothian) 74 77, Gabrielle MacDonald (City of Edinburgh ) 73 78, Natasha Qayum (Renfrewshire) 70 81.
152 Rachael Watton (City of Edinburgh ) 76 76, Hannah Scott (City of Edinburgh ) 76 76, Claire Prouse (Aberdeen City ) 72 80, Kimberley Beveridge (South Aberdeenshire) 78 74, Gillian Scanlan ( South Lanarkshire) 75 77.
153 Kate McIntosh (Midlothian) 78 75, Megan Clyne (Aberdeen City ) 78 75, Alison Goodwin (Forth Valley) 73 80.
154 Mhairi McKay (North Ayrshire) 73 81, Eilidh Watson (Forth Valley) 75 79.
155 Ailsa Summers ( Dundee City ) 77 78, Jessica Meek (Angus) 76 79.
156 Lauren Whyte (Fife) 78 78, Rachel Walker (Dumfries and Galloway) 77 79, Tegan Seivwright (Aberdeen City) 76 80, Rachel Polson (Aberdeen City) 78 78.
158 Linsey Stevenson (Glasgow) 80 78.
159 Shannen McGuire (Fife) 79 80, Katie Reid (Dundee City) 77 82.
163 Tara MacTaggart (Borders) 82 81, Clara Young (East Lothian) 81 82.
164 Connie Jaffrey (North Ayrshire) 83 81, Nicola Robertson (Forth Valley) 84 80.
165 Keren Ward (East Lothian) 80 85.
166 Louise McGillivray (South Aberdeenshire) 85 81.
167 Gillian Simpson (City of Edinburgh) 84 83, Emma Hale (South Ayrshire) 80 87, Alexandra Tait (Fife ) 85 82.
168 Kirsten MacCallum (North Abedeenshire) 85 83.
169 Katie McCracken (Dumfries and Galloway) 82 87, Nikki Benson ( North Lanarkshire ) 89 80.
170 Katie McGarva (South Ayrshire) 80 90, Sophie Maguire ( Fife ) 85 85.
171 Emma Greenlees (Dumfries and Galloway ) 82 89.
173 Eleanor Tunn ( Highland ) 87 86, Lauren D’Ambrosio (South Lanarkshire) 77 96.
174 Vicky Wright (Dumfries and Galloway) 85 89, Katie Wright (Dumfries and Galloway) 85 89.
175 Annabel Niven ( Perth and Kinross) 85 90.
176 Hannah Robb ( Dundee City) 93 83.
177 Rachel Irvine (North Ayrshire) 87 90, Amanda MacLeod ( Glasgow ) 87 90.
178 Heather Munro ( Dundee City) 84 94, Claire Gadsby ( Perth and Kinross) 84 94.
182 Julie Vass ( Highland ) 90 92, Jorden Ferrie ( East Dunbartonshire ) 93 89.
183 Chloe Goadby (Fife) 90 93.
184 Tiffiny Wood (Forth Valley ) 91 93.
191 Kirstie McLeod (South Lanarkshire) 94 97, Hannah Bycroft ( South Aberdeenshire ) 94 97.
195 Zoe Marr ( North Aberdeenshire ) 98 97.
197 Megan Brown ( Fife ) 99 98.
199 Vikki Sutherland ( North Aberdeenshire ) 98 101.

TEAM EVENTS
BOYS
423 Dumfries and Galloway .
437 Borders.
438 Perth and Kinross.
443 Fife .
448 Aberdeenshire North.
452 Moray.
453 Aberdeenshire South, Clackmannan.
457 Ayrshire South.
459 Stirling, West Lothian, East Dunbartonshire ..
461 Dunbartonshire West.
467 East Lothian.
471 City of Edinburgh .
479 Angus.
482 Glasgow .
484 Dundee City.
486 Aberdeen City.
GIRLS
284 East Lothian.
298 Renfrewshire.
307 Forth Valley.
308 Aberdeen City.
315 Fife .
318 Aberdeenshire South, Ayrshire North.
319 City of Edinburgh .
325 Dumfries and Galloway , Lanarkshire South.
327 Highland .

335 Glasgow .

337 Ayrshire South, Dundee City .

353 Perth and Kinross.

367 Aberdeenshire North.

All the leading prizewinnes at the Paul Lawrie Scottish schools championship at Murrayshall. Image by Cal Carson Golf Agency. Click on it to enlarge.

Lesley Atkins and Julie Yang, both pupils at Loretto Golf Academy, with the girls' team trophy. They were representing East Lothian Schools. Image by Cal Carson Golf Agency.

Dumfries and Galloway schools' winning team of Scott Gibson (centre), Liam Johnston and Scott Wightman. Image by Cal Carson Golf Agency. Click on it to enlarge.