STILL TIME TO ENTER GLENBERVIE LADIES OPEN - SUNDAY, JUNE 5

There are still some spaces available for the Glenbervie Ladies Open on Sunday, June 5. The entry fee is £10 and the handicap limit is 35. Anyone wishing to enter should contact Lyn Fleming on 01324 715648 or by E-mail at gordonrfleming@btinternet.com

OKLAHOMA CITY WOMEN'S GOLF TEAM WILL MISS LAURA JONES

LAURA JONES, end of outstanding four years at Oklahoma City University, six times a winner on US women's golf golf circuit.

FROM THE OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY WEBSITE
Oklahoma City University's Laura Jones and Paige Martin were both honoured as repeat selections to the NAIA all-American women's golf team, announced Monday.
Jones, a senior-year student from Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, was named a four-time all-American after a stellar senior season. She capped her time for the Stars with a tie for fourth and an all-tournament nod at the weekend's NAIA championship at Link Hills Golf and Country Club, Greenville, Tennessee,  with rounds of 77-77-76-73 for a total of 303 over three testing par-73 courses.
Her round of 73 - her last on the US women's college circuit - was the lowest fourth-round score of all the top-10 finishers and only one shot above the lowest final round score by any player in the big field.
Jones posted three tournament wins and had seven top-10 finishes in her final college year (2010-2011) at Oklahoma City. In all, she had six wins and umpteen top-10, top-20 finishes over the fours at OCU.

“For Laura to be honoured as a four-time all-American is a very big honour for her,” OCU coach Marty McCauley said. “There is no doubt she meant a great deal to the OCU program and will be missed.”
A recent graduate with a degree in kinesiology, Jones, pictured on right, was honoured as the first-ever two-time NAIA women's golfer of the week. Her 76.52 stroke per round average in 23 rounds placed her second in the NAIA. Jones carded an NAIA-best 50 birdies on the year.
With Laura on the foster, the Stars - nickname for Oklahoma City University women's golf team = posted 19 tournament wins in the past four seasons, including two national titles, a runner-up finish and a fourth-place finish at the NAIA championships.
Chester-born Laura, a member of Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake, where she was women's club champion in 2009, will be 22 on July 29. Her ambition is to turn professional on the Ladies European Tour.

LEADING FINAL TOTALS IN THE NAIA WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP
Par 292 (4x73)
297 Kyle Barros (British Columbia) 73 74 74 75.
301 Danielle Bellet (Dakota Wesleyan) 77 74 75 75.
Selected total
303 Laura Jones (Oklahoma City) 77 77 76 73 (T4).
Field of 128 players.

Danielle McVeigh v Karen Delaney in Irish women's close amateur final

Danielle McVeigh in action, pictured by Cal Carson Golf Agency.

NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE IRISH LADIES GOLF UNION
Danielle McVeigh (Royal Co Down Ladies), in devastating form, has reached her first Lancome Irish women's close amateur championship final and will play Carlow's Karen Delaney, a former winner of the title, over her home course tomorrow (teeing off at 10am).
Summary of quarter-finals
Karen Delaney started well and was four p at the turn against Deirdre Smith who then reduced her deficit to two holes. Karen maintained her excellent form to win on the 17th. Karen was happy with her game and said the key to her game was par golf and putting well on tricky greens.
Patrice Delaney (Birr) got her quarter-final against Charlene Reid off to a great chip-in birdie start to go one up. Charlene got her own back on the par 4 10th where she holed her second. Patrice was one up throughout much of the back nine but Charlene levelled the match with a birdie on 17. Patrice answered with a birdie win on the 18th.
Danielle McVeigh (RCDL) made a blistering start against Louise Mernagh (Woodenbridge). She holed her second shot with a three-wood for an albatross 2 at the par-5 first hole. She went on to birdie the second, fourth, fifth and seventh to be seven under par after only seven holes.
Mernagh had no chance to reply as Danielle went on to birdie and close out the match on the 14th. Danielle admitted “golf was good today” and she had a great caddie with Gillian O’Leary on the bag.
Eileen Rose Power (Kilkenny), two down after 12, maintained her composure and eventually levelled her match against a well supported Aedin Murphy (Carlow) with a birdie on the 17th.
On the last, Aedin pulled her second shot into the trees to return a bogey which left Eileen Rose with a par to win the match.

Summary of the semi-finals
Karen Delaney, pictured right by Cal Carson Golf Agency, continued her impressive form and was four up after nine with birdies at the eighth and ninth against namesake Patrice Delaney who reduced the deficit to three  by winning the 10th hole.
Patrice then birdied the 14th to be only two adrift. Karen regained her composure and won the 15th and with both players having birdies on the 16th Karen secured her place in the final, much to the delight of the home crowd.
Danielle McVeigh, once again in devastating form, was two up on three times past champion Eileen Rose Power by the seventh and with a birdie 3 on the ninth she went three up.
Eileen Rose was unlucky to find water on the 10th and by the 14th Danielle was dormie five and won the match 5 and 4.


HANNAH HENDERSON RALLIES TO WIN ITA WALLACE TROPHY

The Ita Wallace Trophy plate final saw Hannah Henderson (Ballyclare) bt Tara Gribben (Warrenpoint) at the 19th.
Hannah Henderson once again came from behind to claim the Ita Wallace trophy. Tara Gribben had birdies at the fifth and ninth and was four up after 12 but Hannah, true to form, had birdies at 14, 16 and 17 and the match was level playing 18 which was halved in par. Hannah had the momentum and went to win the first extra hole.

TODAY'S CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS

QUARTER-FINALS
Karen Delaney (Carlow) bt Deirdre Smith (Co Louth) 2 and 1.
Patrice Delaney (Birr) bt Charlene Reid (Royal Portrush) 1 hole.
Danielle McVeigh (Royal Co Down Ladies) bt Louise Mernagh (Woodenbridge) 6 and 4.

Eileen Rose Power (Killarney) bt Aedin Murphy (Carlow) 1 hole.

SEMI-FINALS

Karen Delaney bt Patrice Delaney 3 and 2.

McVeigh bt Power 5 and 4.



LANCOME IRISH LADIES CLOSE CHAMPIONSHIP
Carlow Golf Club
21 - 25 May 2011


PRESS RELEASE


Danielle McVeigh (Royal Co. Down Ladies) in devastating form reaches her first Lancome Women's Close final and will play Carlow's Karen Delaney.....


The Lancome Irish Women's Close Championship final will start at 10am on Wednesday 25th May
10:00 Karen Delaney (Carlow) -v- Danielle McVeigh (Royal Co. Down Ladies)


Tues 24th May
Ita Wallace Trophy - Plate Final
Hannah Henderson (Ballyclare) bt Tara Gribben (Warrenpoint) on 19th


Hannah Henderson once again came from behind to claim the Ita Wallace trophy. Tara Gribben had birdies at the 5th and 9th and was 4up after 12 but Hannah true to form had birdies at 14, 16 and 17 and the match was level playing 18. Both players halved the 18th in pars but Hannah had the momentum and went to win the first tie hole.


Championship Quarter Final Draw
Tuesday 24th May 2011 at Carlow Golf Club
Semi Final
Karen Delaney (Carlow) bt Patrice Delaney (Birr) 3&2
Danielle McVeigh (RCDL) bt Eileen Rose Power (Kilkenny) 5&4
Quarter Finals
Karen Delaney (Carlow) bt Deirdre Smith (Co. Louth) 2&1
Charlene Reid (Royal Portrush) lost to Patrice Delaney (Birr) 1up
Louise Mernagh (Woodenbridge) lost to Danielle McVeigh (RCDL) 6&4
Aedin Murphy (Carlow) lost to Eileen Rose Power (Kilkenny) 1up


Semi Finals
Karen Delaney continued her impressive form and progressed into the final. Karen was 4up after 9 with birdies at the 8th and 9th. Patrice reduced the deficit to three by winning the 10th hole and then birdied the 14th to be only 2 adrift. Karen regained her composure and won the 15th and with both players having birdies on the 16th Karen secured her place in the final much to the delight of the home crowd.
Danielle once again in devastating form was 2up on three times past champion Eileen Rose Power by the 7th and with a birdie 3 on the 9th she went 3up. Eileen Rose was unlucky to find water on the 10th and by the 14th Danielle was dormie 5 and won the match 5&4.


Quarter Finals
Karen Delaney started well and was 4up at the turn. Deirdre Smith reduced the deficit to 2 holes but Karen maintained her excellent form to win on the 17th. Karen was happy with her game and said the key to her game was par golf and putting well on tricky greens.
Patrice Delaney (Birr) got her quarter final affair against Charlene Reid off to a great chip-in birdie start to go 1up. Charlene got her own back on the par 4 10th holing her 2nd shot. Patrice was 1up throughout much of the back nine but Charlene levelled the match with a birdie on 17. Patrice not to be outdone answered with a birdie win on the 18th and will take on Karen in this afternoons semi final.
Danielle McVeigh (RCDL) made a blistering start to her quarter final match against Louise Mernagh (Woodenbridge). An albatross at the par 5 first hole, holing her second shot with a 3 wood. She went on to birdie the 2nd, 4th, 5th and 7th to be 7 under after 7 holes. Mernagh had no chance to reply as Danielle went on to birdie and close out the match on the 14th. Danielle admitted “golf was good today” and she had a great caddie with O’Leary on the bag.
Eileen Rose Power (Kilkenny) although 2 down after 12 maintained her composure and eventually levelled her match against a well supported Aedin Murphy (Carlow) with a birdie on the 17th. On the last, Aedin pulled her 2nd shot into the trees to return a bogey which left Eileen Rose with a par to win the match and set up a semi final contest against Danielle McVeigh.


For further information contact
Sandra Barnett
Irish Ladies Golf Union
www.ilgu.ie
Tel: 087 2336248

ENGLAND NAME TRIO FOR ST RULE TROPHY TEAM EVENT

NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE ENGLISH WOMEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION
The trio of Holly Clyburn, Emily Taylor and Kelly Tidy will represent England in the Nations Cup event at this weekend’s St Rule Trophy at St Andrews.

The tournament will be contested by a high-class international field and takes place on the New Course on Saturday and moves to the Old Course on Sunday. Holly Clyburn (Woodhall Spa), 20, is a Curtis Cup player and England international and has been selected for the GB and I team for the Astor Trophy, formerly the Commonwealth Tournament, in June.

Emily Taylor (Royal Lytham and St Annes), 16, helped England win the girls’ Home internationals last season. She was also the 2010 Scottish U16 strokeplay champion.

Kelly Tidy (Royal Birkdale), 19, is the British champion, an England international and, like Holly, has been selected for the GB and I Astor Trophy team. She played in the 2010 Ricoh Women’s British Open


Lyndsey Hewison
Press and PR Officer
EWGA

PLAYERS NAMED BY SLGA TO REPRESENT SCOTLAND

FROM THE SLGA WEBSITE
Teams to represent Scotland at forthcoming events are:


St Rule Trophy, St Andrews, 28-29 May 28-29: Louise Kenney (Pitreavie), Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar), Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle)


Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship, Royal Portrush GC, June 7-11: Louise Kenney (Pitreavie), Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar), Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle)


Irish Ladies' Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship, Elm Park GC, June 18-19: Alyson McKechin (Elderslie), Jane Turner (Craigielaw), Rachael Watton (Mortonhall). Travelling Reserve - Jessica Meek (Carnoustie Ladies)


European Young Masters, Royal Balaton GC, Hungary, July 21-23: Lauren Whyte (St Regulus), Clara Young (North Berwick)

CURLING ACE BACK TO GOLF IN P AND K TEAM FOR INCHMARLO

Olympic-class curler and county-class golfer for Perth and Kinross - that's Eve Muirhead with the Scottish women's curling championship trophy a couple of years ago.

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@scottishgolfview.com
International curling star Eve Muirhead from Pitlochry is in the Perth and Kinross golf team for the North Division women's inter-county team championship at Inchmarlo Golf Club, near Banchory from June 25 to 27.
She was unable to play in the team last year due to curling commitments.
A three-handicap golfer, Eve has won the Highland Women's Open over her home course at Pitlochry in the past and reached the quarter-finals of the British girls championship at Monifieth in 2008.
It is acknowledged by many pundits that she could have been an international-class amateur golfer by now if she had not decided to devote so much of her time the sport of curling.
Eve said last night:

"I am absolutely delighted to have been selected for the Perth and Kinross county women's golf team. Two years ago my golf had to take a back seat as I was selected for the British Olympic curling team to compete in the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.
"To play for the P and K county golf team will allow a little variation to my ongoing curling programme as a full time athlete, and get me get back on the golf course. I have always, away from curling, enjoyed playing competitive golf and can't wait to play with the girls again this season"
Past county captain Dawn Butchart, a Scottish Ladies Golf Association management committee members, said:
"We at P and K are delighted to have Eve back on board. Her golf speaks for itself and her cool head and experience when competing at top level is obviously a great benefit to the team. The team as a whole has a great depth of experience and talent and we are extremely excited about the coming season."
The P and K team this year includes three "new" players, two of them juniors: new county champion Nicola Robertson (Dunblane) and Eilidh Watson (Muckhart), as well as Steph Crolla (Muckhart).
The North Division team championship at Inchmarlo will be contested by defending champions Angus, Aberdeenshire, Northern Counties and Perth and Kinross. The title-winners at the end of three days' of round-robin team match-play will be one of the four divisional qualifiers for the Scottish women's county team championship at Dumfries and County Golf Club from September 16 to 18.
Angus, winners of the jamboree at Blairgowrie last June, have junior international Rebecca Wilson (Grange) back in their line-up. She was unavailable to play last year. Shonagh Raitt (Forfar) is back in the team too and Fran Millar (Carnoustie Ladies) last played when the competition was held at Cruden Bay.
Ann Ramsay (Kirriemuir) could not be selected as she will not be available for the whole three days at Inchmalro and Katie Reid (Monifieth) will be in Florida at the end of June. Other person out of the Angus line-up this time round is Jackie Brown.
So, to sum up, out from last year's championship-winning line-up are Jackie Brown, Ann Ramsay and Fiona Gilbert. In are Rebecca Wilson, Shonagh Raitt and Fran Millar.
Hosts Aberdeenshire and Northern Counties will name their teams for Inchmarlo within the next week or two.

Teams named:
PERTH AND KINROSS - Steph Crolloa (Muckhart), Jill Milne (Craigiehill), Eve Muirhead (Pitlochry), Emily Ogilvy (Auchterarder), Fiona Ramsay (Crieff), Nicola Robertson (Dunblane), Laura Walker (Muckhart), Eilidh Watson (Muckhart).
Reserves: Gwen Lambie (Dunkeld and Birnam), Jane Yellowlees (Murrayshall).

ANGUS - Lynne Fenton (Carnoustie Ladies), Jessica Meek (Carnoustie Ladies), Fran Millar (Carnoustie Ladies), Claire Penman (Carnoustie Ladies), Shonagh Raitt (Forfar), Ashley Smith (Monifieth), Ailsa Summers (Carnoustie Ladies), Rebecca Wilson Grange
Reserves: Fiona Gilbert (Carnoustie Ladies), Jemma Chalmers (Monifieth), Heather Munro (Monifieth).

+County team officials are invited to send their selections for forthcoming divisional championships to Colin@scottishgolfview.com for display on Kirkwoodgolf.co.uk

E-mail from Mary Lou Renton, East Lothian county captain:

I am pleased to annouce that myself, together with Dawn Young (Vice Captain) and Lesley Nicholson (selector) have now selected the undernoted team to represent East Lothian in the forthcoming East Division Inter County Matches: -


Lesley Atkins (Gullane Ladies)
Morag Macpherson (Dunbar)
Lesley Nicholson (Haddington)
Susan Penman (Gullane Ladies)
Fiona Prior (Gullane Ladies)
Mary Lou Renton (Gifford)
Keren Ward (The GLen)
Clara Young (North Berwick)


Reserve:
Line Mortensen (Gullane Ladies)

EAST GIRLS WIN MHAIRI McKAY TROPHY FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 2007

EASTERN DELIGHT. Team members: Back row (left to right) Lauren Whyte, Hannah Scott, Kate McIntosh, Gabrielle Macdonald, Nikki Taylor. Front row: Clara Young, Shannen McGuire, Alexis Hutton.

East of Scotland girls beat their West of Scotland counterparts in the annual Mhairi McKay Trophy match at Bothwell Castle. A very strong East team won by 7 1/2-1/2 - their first win in the series since 2007.
Results (West girls' names first):
Connie Jaffrey (Troon) lost to Gabrielle MacDonald (Craigielaw) 4 and 3.

Emma Caddow (Strathaven) halved with Clara Young (North Berwick).


Mhairi McKay (West Kilbride) lost to Lauren Whyte (St Regulus) 5 and 4.

Emma Hale (Troon) lost to Kate McIntosh (Broomieknowe) 2 holes

Eva O’Connor (Bothwell Castle) lost to Nicola Taylor (Dunnikier Park) 7 and 6.
Rachel Irvine (Largs) lost to Hannah Scott (Broomieknowe) 1 hole.

Samantha Cowan (Cochrane Castle) lost to Shannen McGuire (Canmore) 7 and 6.

Mairi Gray (Williamwood) lost to Alexis Hutton (Falkirk Tryst) 3 and 1.

LANCOME IRISH WOMEN'S CLOSE CHAMPIONSHIP - CARLOW G C

Charlene Reid (Royal Portrush)

defeats holder Mary Dowling

NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY IRISH LADIES GOLF UNION
On a day of horrendous weather Carlow’s Karen Delaney made steady progress in the Lancôme Championship, defeating Ariana Coyle Diez (Elm Park) in their second round match.
Karen will take on Deirdre Smith (Co Louth), who herself won the Championship in The Island in 2004.
Charlene Reid (Royal Portrush), pictured by Cal Carson Golf Agency, caused the upset of the day in beating reigning champion Mary Dowling. On paper the match was likely to be a tight encounter and it was, but Charlene had a two-hole advantage at the turn and held on to win on the 17th green.
Danielle McVeigh has progressed steadily all week. Coming from Newcastle, Co Down, she is certainly used to windy conditions and crushed Louise Coffey by winning the first four holes.
In conditions where it was hard to judge club selection Danielle got it spot and earned a well deserved quarter final berth against Louise Mernagh. Louise, despite being four down after four, edged out Chloe Ryan, this time Chloe losing out on the first tie hole.
Aedin Murphy once again kept Carlow hopes of the title very much alive, in a match against another favourite on paper, Gillian O’Leary. There was a never more than a hole in it. Aedin eagled the 16th to go ahead and then had a super chip and putt on 17 to remain one up. She held out to win the match on the home green.
Eileen Rose Power's experience, course management and putting in tough conditions earned her a fine 6 and 5 win and a quarter final against Aedin Murphy.


RESULTS
Round 1
Karen Delaney (Carlow) bt Rebecca Tully (Holywood) 6 and 5.
Ariana Coyle Diez (Elm Park) bt Sheena McElroy (Grange) 1 hole.
Alison Taylor (Malahide) w.o. Victoria Craig (Clandeboye) scr. 
Deirdre Smith (Co. Louth) bt Jennifer Russell (Belvoir Park) 6 and 5.
Charlene Reid (Royal Portrush) bt Catherine Reilly (The Heath) 1 hole.
Mary Dowling (New Ross) bt Gertle McMullen (Island) 3 and 2.
Patrice Delaney (Birr) bt Ciara Butler (Newlands) 2 and 1.
Anne McCormack (Roscommon) lost to Helen Jones (Strabane) 1 hole. 
Louise Mernagh (Woodenbridge) bt Jill Pierse (Grange) 5 and 3.
Chloe Ryan (Castletroy) bt Pat Doran (Donabate) at 21st.
Danielle McVeigh (Royal Co Down Ladies) bt Victoria Bradshaw (Bangor) 2 and 1.
Louise Coffey (Malone) bt Sarah Helly (Enniscrone) 2 holes. 
Gillian O'Leary (Cork) bt Jean O'Driscoll (Muskerry) 4 and 2.
Aedin Murphy (Carlow) bt Karen O'Neill (Douglas) 1 hole.
Eileen Rose Power (Kilkenny) bt Lucy Simpson (Massereene) 1 hole. 
Sarah Murray (C. Louth) bt Sue Phillips (Woodbrook) 6 and 4.

ROUND 2
K Delaney bt Diez 5 and 4.
Smith bt Taylor 4 and 3.
Reid bt Dowling 2 and 1.
P Delaney bt Jones 1 hole.
Mernagh bt Ryan at 19th.
McVeigh bt Coffey 7 and 6.
Murphy bt O'Leary 1 hole.
Power bt Murray 6 and 5.

ITA WALLACE TROPHY (Second Flight match-play)
FIRST ROUND
Mary Leahy Browne (Kilkenny) lost to Nicola Coffey (Woodbrook) 2 and 1.
Louise Hanratty (Mannan Castle) lost to Doireann Carney (Galway) 2 and 1.
Tara Gribben (Warrenpoint) bt Lily Owens (Malahide) 5 and 3.
Niamh O'Connor (Woodbrook) lost to Kate Gallagher (Claremorris) 1 hole.
Eileen O'Brien (Clontarf) bt Shannen Brown (The Heath) 2 and 1.
Madeleine Brennan (Carlow) lost to Niamh Giblin (Dun Laoghaire) 3 and 2.
Emma Murphy (Rosslare) bt Niamh Ward (Lurgan) 3 and 2.
Orla Barry (Galway) lost to Hannah Henderson (Ballyclare) 2 and 1.

QUARTER-FINALS
Nicola Coffey (Woodbrook) bt Doireann Carney (Galway) 5 and 4.
Tara Gribben (Warrenpoint) bt Kate Gallagher (Claremorris) 8 and 6.
Eileen O'Brien (Clontarf) lost to Niamh Giblin (Dun Laoghaire) 2 and 1.
Emma Murphy (Rosslare) lost to Hannah Henderson (Ballyclare) 2 and 1

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A POWER CUT IN THE BIELDSIDE, ABERDEEN AREA FROM 3.15pm YESTERDAY UNTIL AFTER 8am THIS MORNING MEANT THAT WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO PUT UP ANY UPDATES.

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Colin Farquharson
Colin@Scottishgolfview.com