ABERDEENSHIRE NAME TEAM FOR NORTH DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP AT MONIFIETH

Two former county champions, Sammy Leslie (Aberdeen Ladies) and Donna Pocock (Murcar Links), return to the Aberdeenshire team for the North Division women's inter-county team championship against Angus, Northern Counties and Perth and Kinross at Monifieth Links from June 16 to 18. Both were injured and unable to play in last year's jamboree at Inchmarlo where Aberdeenshire, whose only win was against Northern Counties, finished third behind winners Perth and Kinross and runners-up Angus. Leslie and Pocock replace Claire Prouse (Hazlehead) and Fiona Hay (Deeside). The Aberdeenshire team includes new Scottish champion Laura Murray (Alford). Aberdeenshire team is: Kimberley Beveridge (Aboyne) Sammy Leslie (Aberdeen Ladies) Sara Mathieson (Murcar Links) Laura Murray (Alford) Donna Pocock (Murcar Links) Rachel Polson (Peterculter) Carol Wilson (Murcar Links) Sheena Wood (Aberdeen Ladies), capt. Reserves: Tegan Seivwright (Deeside) Fiona Hay (Deeside). The winners of the North Division title go forward to the four-corner Scottish women's county championship finals, to be held this year, at Montrose Links from September 21-23. ends

NORTHERN COUNTIES LGA OPEN MEETING AT BOAT OF GARTEN

PRIZEWINNERS
SSS 71. CSS 72

 

Scratch

82 Susan McVicar (Gairloch)

Handicap

Silver

Marlyn Sharp (Boat of Garten) (13) 72

Margaret Thompson (Boat of Garten) (19) 72

Ellen Spence (Rothes) (20) 72

Sandra Hooker (Muir of Ord) (14) 72

Bronze

Pauline Cronin (Forres) (27) 74

Janette Cowie (Elgin) (31) 75

 

AYRSHIRE STUDENT JUST OUTSIDE TOP 10 AT NJCAA DIV 2 CH/SHIP

Colin Robinson, from Ayrshire, a sophomore student at John A Logan College, Illinois, finished joint 22nd in a field of 128 players at the NJCAA Division 2 men's championship at Swan Lake Resort, Plymouth in the state of Indiana.
Robinson, pictured, shot 76, 74, 79 and 74 for a 15-over-par total of 303 over a longish course of 7,112yd (par 72).
Winner by three shots was Ryan Mulvany (Tyler JC) with scores of 69, 72, 74 and 68.
South Mountain (1163) won the team title ahead of joint runners-up John A Logan and Tyler JC, both on 1194, in a field of 19 teams.l

STREET PARTY AT CURTIS CUP VENUE

The Ladies Golf Union and women members of the host golf club are combining forces to stage a Queen's Diamond Jubilee Street Party next Tuesday (June 5) from 3.30pm in the Curtis Cup tented village at The Nairn Golf Club.

"Tickets are not required and the party is open to all," said Susan Simpson, the LGU Head of Golf Operations.

 "The GB and I Team will joining the celebrations at some stage in proceedings."

The 37th Curtis Cup match will be held from Friday to Sunday, June 8 to 10 at The Nairn Golf Club. The GB and Ireland, and United States teams will be arriving at Nairn at the weekend.

The teams will practise over the course each morning and afternoon  from Monday onwards and members of the public are welcome to watch.

The opening ceremony - which Susan Simpson promises will be "spectacular" - starts at 6pm on the Thursday. 

GB and I have not won the biennial match against the Americans since Killarney in 1996.

DRUH BELTS & BUCKLES SIGN UP KRAFT NABISCO MAJOR CHAMPION

NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY HEADY PUBLIC RELATIONS

Just as Druh Belts&Buckles has signed up major champion Sun Young Yoo as another member of its stable of brand ambassadors, the number one belt brand on tour is celebrating another major win following Roger Chapman’s victory on Sunday (May 27) at the first Senior major of the year, the US Senior PGA Championship at Harbor Shores.

South Korean professional Yoo secured at the Kraft Nabisco Championship in California back in April with an 18-foot birdie putt at the first play-off hole in the LPGA Tour's first major of the season. Yoo overcame compatriot I K Kim to win her first major title and only her second tournament on the LPGA Tour.

“We are delighted to have Yoo in our stable of brand ambassadors as we have been looking for a lady pro to join the exalted company of ambassadors that we already have at Druh,” commented Simon Hurd, founder of Druh Belts&Buckles, which are already extremely popular in South Korea.

“Druh’s current ambassadors include the likes of English superstar Lee Westwood, former Ryder Cup star Paul McGinley, Sweden’s Robert Karlsson, Thomas Bjorn of Denmark and Thailand’s hottest golfer, Thongchai Jaidee so Yoo is in good company.”

Chapman, a long-time fan and wearer of Druh Belts&Buckles, has written himself into the history books as the first Englishman to win the Senior PGA Championship, the first European to capture the title since Jock Hutchinson in 1947, and only the seventh international player to have his name inscribed on to this particularly fine piece of golfing silverware.

A closing 72 for a 13-under-par 271 total gave the 53-year-old Chapman a two-stroke victory over American John Cook.

Chapman is a regular wearer of Druh’s popular range of leather belts, recognised the world over their instantly-recognisable ‘db’ buckles. Numerous other professional golfers on both the men’s and ladies circuits favour Druh Belts both on and off the course, making the brand the number one belt on tour.

For more on Druh Belts&Buckles, go to http://www.druhbeltsandbuckles.com/  or follow Druh Belts on Twitter @druhbelts

Paul Lawrie Foundation competition prizewinners at Turrff on Sunday

FROM IAIN POWELL

Paul Lawrie Foundation organiser 

U15 Stableford, Turriff, Sunday, May 27

The tour headed to a hot and sunny Turriff this week and in perfect scoring conditions Duff House Royal's Callum Bruce was the only person to break their handicap. Some tough pin positions and fast, hard greens ensured nobody burned the course up.

Callum won by two shots from Fraserburgh's Blair Fraser.

Many thanks to Turriff for hosting the event and providing the scorching weather.

Boys CSS - 69

Girls CSS - 71

Callum Bruce (Duff House) (9) - 38 Points

Blair Fraser (Fraserburgh) (16) - 36 points

Abbie Rollo (Fraserburgh) (36) - 35 points

Aiden Smith (Edzell) (10) - 35 points

Kiran Nolan (Kemnay) (7) - 34 points

Chris Sommers (Murcar Links) (5) - 34 points

Emma Logie (Keith) (27) - 33 points

U10 and U12 Flag Event

A great day was had by all at Turriff with perfect weather everybody had fun and the putting green was nearly worn out with the kids practising..

Well done to all the medal winner who also qualify for the final day at Deeside.

Boys Under 10

1st - Evan Orr

2nd - Michael Black

3rd - Joshua Mitchell

Boys Under 12

1st - Charlie MacDonald

2nd - Shaun Jappy

3rd - Scott Mathieson

Girls Under 10

1st - Caitlin Fraser

2nd - Rachel mathieson

3rd - Kirsty Duncan

Girls Under 12

1st - Lucy George

Iain Powell

Paul Lawrie Foundation

07919 330130

www.paullawriefoundation.co.uk

ALASDAIR DALGLIESH NAMED TO ALL-AMERICAN FIRST TEAM

NEWS RELEASE

SALEM, Oregon – Oklahoma Christian golfers Vilhelm Bogstrand and Alasdair Dalgliesh (pictured) have been named to the PING NAIA All-America first-team list, the Golf Coaches Association of America announced Friday.

The PING NAIA 11-man first-team honor list was announced at the end of the NAIA Men’s Golf Championships at Creekside Golf Club. Oklahoma Christian finished second in the tournament, extending its streak of top-four national-tournament finishes to 13 straight years.
Bogstrand, a junior from Oslo, Norway, finished third at the NAIA Championships and made the all-tournament team. He posted one tournament win during the 2011-12 season, capturing the Texoma Championship in October in Kingston, Okla. He ranked 12th in stroke average (72.40) in the NAIA in the latest standings.
Anglo-Scot Dalgliesh, a sophomore from West Sussex but with lots of relations in Scotland, won two tournaments – OC’s River Oaks Invitational last November and the Battle at Primm in Primm, Nevada, in March. After the latter win, he was named as the NAIA men’s golfer of the week. In the latest standings, he was tied for fourth in the NAIA in stroke average at 71.89.
The second- and third-team PING NAIA All-America lists will be announced at a later date. The PING teams are separate from the NAIA All-America teams, which should be announced early next week.

NORTH OF SCOTLAND LADIES CHAMPIONSHIP 2012

For the GIFFORD TROPHY and ANGUS TROPHY

          at

BLAIRGOWRIE GOLF CLUB, Rosemount Course

(by kind permission)

on

Monday 2^nd, Tuesday 3rd and Wednesday 4^th July

Open to members of Aberdeenshire, Angus, Northern Counties and

Perth and Kinross County Golf Associations

The Winner will hold the title “North of Scotland Ladies Champion” and will retain the Gifford Trophy for one year

The winner of the Handicap Section will retain the Angus Trophy for one year

CONDITIONS OF PLAY

Entries stating handicap and telephone number to Miss Pat Colquhoun, 13 Livingstone Avenue, Callander, Perthshire, FK17 8EP, enclosing remittance of £20 to arrive no later than

1^st June 2012.  Cheques should be made payable to “North of Scotland Ladies' Golf Championship”.  Please enclose a stamped addressed envelope if start list is required.

1.                   The Committee reserves the right to limit entry by handicap if necessary. Congu

            Congu Handicap Certificates must be shown.

2.                   One qualifying round of stroke play on Monday 2^nd July.

3.                   Sixteen best scratch scores and best handicap scores qualify for match play. Ties for

                        16^th place will be decided as recommended in the LGU Handbook.           

           4.          Automatic draw for match play

           5.          First and second round match play rounds on Tuesday 3rd July and Semi-Final and

                        Final rounds on Wednesday 4th July. In the event of a tie, competitors will continue

                        To play until one or other shall have gained a hole.

           6.          Prizes shall be awarded to the winner, runner-up and semi-finalists in each section

                        and for the best two scratch and handicap scores in the qualifying round.(Any single

                        competitor may win only one prize in the qualifying round, scratch taking precedence.

           7.          There will be a consolation stroke play round for those not playing in the match play

                        on Tuesday 3rd July.

           8.          Arrangements have been made for competitors to take advantage of a practice round

                        during the week prior to the tournament and times should be booked by contacting

                        Blairgowrie Golf Club, telephone 01250 872622. Blairgowrie have very generously

                        offered one practice round free of charge for each competitor and any further rounds

                        will be charged.

COMMITTEE'S DECISION WILL BE FINAL

The draw will be published in the Aberdeen Press and Journal, The Dundee Courier

and The Perthshire Advertiser. Also to be displayed on http://www.kirkwoodgolf.co.uk/


ENTRY FORM

NORTH OF SCOTLAND LADIES' GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP 2012

BLAIRGOWRIE  GOLF CLUB

MONDAY 2ND, TUESDAY3RD, WEDNESDAY 4TH  JULY 2012

Open to members of  Aberdeenshire, Angus, Northern Counties and Perth and Kinross

County Golf Associations

Entrants MUST bring current CONGU Handicap Certificates

Name	Telephone No.
Address	CONGU Handicap
	Home Club
CDH No.	County

Completed entry forms to-gether with entry fee of £20 to be sent to:-

Miss Pat Colquhoun,

13 Livingstone Avenue

, Callander, Perthshire, FK17 8EP

(Please make cheques payable to ‘North of Scotland Ladies’ Golf Championship)

By 1^st June 2012

                       

East Girls beat West Girls at Longniddry

Before the match...  West Girls in pink,  East Girls in red/white

East of Scotland Girls won the annual match against the West Girls by 6 games to 2 at Longniddry G C to retain the Mhairi McKay Trophy. The match was played in sunny conditions with a slight breeze which helped keep temperatures bearable. The girls played some excellent golf and all the games were played in a friendly sporting manner with the girls from both teams enjoying their annual get together.

Results (East names first)
Alexandra Tait beat Katie McGarva 3&2
Emily Dalgetty halved with Hazel McGarvie
Jessica Dalgetty halved with Ellie Bryce
Catherine Goodwin beat Mairi Gray 5&4
Charlotte Munro beat Emily Glencorse 4&3
Andrea Walker beat Heather Neilson 4&2
Jennifer Allan beat Alexandra Duffy 3&2

East Girls 6 West Girls 2

Winning East Team
Back row: Megan Brown, Alexandra Tait, Jessica Dalgetty, Emily Dalgetty, Catherine Goodwin
Front row: Jennifer Allan, Andrea Walker, Charlotte Munro

Ethel Jack Funeral

Ethel's Funeral is on Friday 1st June at 11:00am at Mortonhall Crematorium, Edinburgh
She specifically asked that bright colours should be worn.

I'm going to write a more comprehensive obituary ....   if any of you have any anecdotes about Ethel that you would like to share,  could you send them to me before Wednesday.

Thanks
Gillian
gill@gilliankirkwood.com