CURTIS CUP CENTENARIAN PHIL WYLIE DIES

 GOLF'S GRAND OLD LADY HAS PASSED AWAY


By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Golf's Grand Old Lady,
Troon-based Phyllis Wylie, the oldest surviving Curtis Cup player on either side of the Atlantic, died on Wednesday (October 3). She had her 101st birthday on August 12.
Essex-born Phyllis Wade Wylie, generally known as "Phil,"  was a star life-long amateur golfer in the pre-war days when playing in a Curtis Cup match n the United States entailed crossing the Atlantic by ship and a tour of Australia and New Zealand meant six months away from home.
She played for Great Britain and Ireland against the United States in the fourth Curtis Cup match at Essex County Club, Massachussets in 1938.
She had been first reserve in attendance for the 1936 Curtis Cup match (the third) at Gleneagles.

In 1939, Phyllis Wade married a Scot, Surgeon-Capt J I Wylie who was a naval officer. They settled in Troon where she lived for many years across the road from short 17th on the Royal Troon championship links.

During the 2008 Curtis Cup match at the Old Course, St Andrews, Phil fulfilled an ambition when she entered the  Royal and Ancent clubhouse to attend the Past Curtis Cup Players’ Dinner and was able to hold the Curtis Cup.
She was originally a member of Parkstone Golf Club, three miles west of Bournemouth.

Amongst her many golfing successes, she was English women’s amateur champion as Phl Wade in 1934 and lost to Wanda Morgan in the 1936 final (they were 36-hole finals in those days). 
Phil was Hampshire county champion in 1933, 1935, 1937 and 1938, playing regularly in international matches against France from 1934 until 1949.

On a tour of Australia and New Zealand with a Great Britain team in 1935, Phil teamed up with Mrs Greenlees to win the New Zealand women's foursomes (Phil was much sought after as a foursomes partner).

After settling in Scotland, Phil won the Ayrshire Ladies County Championship in 1954.

A keen supporter of golf at all levels, Phil Wylie was honoured by the Ayrshire Ladies a number of years ago, being elected the Honorary President of the Ayrshire Ladies County Golf Association.

She is survived by her only son Ian.

IRELAND ROMP TO 7-1 VICTORY OVER SCOTS ON WAY TO FIRST TITLE

The host club captains, Charlie Crummey and Susie Robertson join the victorious Ireland team with the Sue Johnson Trophy. Image by Cal   Carson Golf Agency. Click on it to enlarge. By COLIN FARQUHARSON Colin@scottishgolfview.com Scotland slumped to their heaviest ever 7-1 defeat at the hands of Ireland as the team from the Emerald Isle romped to their first ever title in the Senior Women's Home Internationals at Elie today. Ireland were the pre-tournament favourites for the title on the strength of their bronze medals performance in the European senior womens championships in Switzerland several weeks ago. And they lived up to their star billing. They were almost in a different league from defending champions England (beat them 6-2), Wales (beat them 5-3) and Scotland (beat them 7-1) with Ireland's Carol Wickham, the MVP of the tournament. She was the only player from any country to end up with six wins out of six. Scotland, a little bit unlucky to go down heavily to England on Wednesday, had no such excuses in crashing 5-0 in the singles against the rampant Irish. Scotland's top player over the three days was Fifer Lorna Bennett (Ladybank) with 3pt out of a possible six. It's been a bad year for Scottish female amateur golf. Our girls team finished last of four in the Girls Home Internationals at Radyr. Our women's team finished last of four in the Women's Home Internationals at Cork. Now our senior women's team are whipped by Ireland and overpowered by England in finishing third of four at Elie. So where do we go from here? You tell me! IF YOU HAVE A VIEWPOINT THAT YOU DON'T MIND BEING PUBLISHED, E-MAIL IT TO Colin@scottishgolfview.com  DAY 3 RESULTS AT ELIE WALES 2, ENGLAND 6 Foursomes - A Lewis and V Thomas lost to J Melville and F Christine 1 hole, O Davies and P Fernon lost to C Quinn and C Berry 4 and 3, J Rees and D Richards bt B Laird and R Adams 1 hole (1-2) Singles - Lewis lost to Quinn 3 and 2, Rees bt Melville 4 and 2, C Harries lost to A Mayne 1 hole, Thomas lost to Christine 4 and 2, Richards lost to Berry 3 and 2 (1-4) SCOTLAND 1, IRELAND 7 Foursomes - M Smith and A Ryan lost to H Jones and P Doran 1 hole, H Anderson and M Hughes lost to S McElroy and C Wickham 7 and 6, L Bennett and A Bartlett bt S Corcoran and K Evans 4 and 3 (1-2) Singles - Bartlett lost to McElroy 7 and 6, Smith lost to Wickham 3 and 2, Bennett lost to Corcoran 5 and 3, F De Vries lost to Jones 1 hole, Ryan lost to Doran 3 and 2 (0-5) HOW THEY FINISHED Ireland 3pt England 2pt Scotland 1pt Wales 0pt. THE TOP PLAYERS OVER THREE DAYS Carol Wickham (Ireland) Played 6 Won 6 Sheena McElroy (Ireland) Played 6 Won 5  Pat Doran (Ireland) Played 6 Won 5 Christine Felicity (England) Played 5 Won 4 Christine Berry (England) Played 5 Won 4 Chris Quinn (England) Played 6 Won 4  Suzanne Corcoran (Ireland) Played 5 Won 4 Helen Jones (Ireland) Played 6 Won 4  Jane Rees (Wales) Played 6 Won 4 + Next year's Senior Women's Home Internationals will be played at Llandudno (Maesdu) Golf Club along the North Wales coast from October 1 to 3.

NORTHERN COUNTIES LGA TEE TIMES FOR GRANTOWN ON SPEY

GRANTOWN ON SPEY

Northern Counties’ Ladies’ Golf Association – County Open Sunday 7 October 2012

                

Competitors will leave the tee in two’s at 7 minute intervals and are from the host club unless stated.

Abbreviations: BR, Brora, C, Carrbridge, E, Elgin; F, Forres; FA, Fort Augustus, FR, Fortrose & Rosemarkie,  G, Gairloch; GOL, Golspie, ,I, Inverness; MO, Muir of Ord;  N, Nairn; RD, Royal Dornoch;  T, Tain

1000- S Vickerman, F Williams (I), C Macdonald (C), S Rowan (I), A Oakes, J Cameron (FR), C Allan, P Davis (F)

1030 – J Cooper (F), E Hill, C Dingwall (MO), D McCaig (F), W Spencer (MO), I McIntosh (I), P Morrison (MO) E Coghill (RD)

1100 – M McLachlan, I Wright (RD), H Stuart (MO), S Duncan RD), A Clarke (BR), M Bagott (RD), P Ash (BR), F More (GOL)

1130 – D McBride (RD), C Boyd (F), V Wright (F), K Lawson (RD), B Grant (F), F MacDonald (RD),  M Rennie (RD), D Marshall (F)

1200 – W Murray (RD), S Macvicar (G), M Smith (T)

1215 – A Ryan (T), M Barr (G), I Wilson (F), J Buist (F)

1230 – M Hayden (T), Trish Weekes (RD), J Coulthard, L Faser (FR), M Blair (RD), M Mackay (FA), M Douglas (RD), C Mathieson

1300 – C Marshall (N), C Selwyn (FA), C Riddell (RD), R Miller (F), C Boa (RD), E Booker-Milburn (RD), R Riddell (RD), K Miller (F), C Taylor (E)

Jacqui Coulthard

Secretary

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Meghan MacLaren Named Sun Belt Golfer of the Month

MIAMI, FLA. (FIUSports.com) – Sun Belt Conference golf coaches have selected their initial men’s and women’s golfers of the month for the 2012-13 season, and FIU freshman Meghan MacLaren (Cambridge, U.K.) took home Sun Belt Conference Women’s Golfer of the Month honors after an impressive start to her collegiate career.
North Texas’ Rodolfo Cazaubon was named Sun Belt Conference Men’s Golfer of the Month.
MacLaren was part of a three-way tie for medalist honors, winning the Wolverine Invitational in her collegiate debut. The freshman scored a 14-over (227) to equal Eastern Michigan’s Alyssa Kwon and Michigan’s Alicia Weber for the individual title, and remained atop the leaderboard after all three rounds over the course of the event.
At the Sixth Annual Johnie Imes Invitational, MacLaren finished tied for third among 99 golfers with an even par score (216) after 54 holes. The stellar effort from MacLaren helped the Panthers finish in a tie for fourth in the team standings at 29-over, 893 (302-303-288). FIU’s final day score of 288 was the second-lowest team score of the tournament, to SMU’s second round 284. 
MacLaren and the Panthers will look to keep it going on Oct. 21-23 when they host the FIU Pat Bradley 35th Annual Tournament. FIU will then conclude its fall schedule the following weekend at the Rainbow Wahine Invitational in Oahu, Hawaii.
Check out www.sunbeltsports.org throughout the month for updated SBC golf news and information.
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TALENTED YOUNGSTERS WIN ENGLISH SKILLS CHALLENGE NATINAL FINAL

Eight talented youngsters have been crowned 2012 champions of England Golf’s National Skills Challenge, supported by FootJoy, the #1 Shoe and Glove in Golf.
They won their titles at the grand final at The National Golf Centre, Woodhalll Spa, on Saturday, 29 September 2012. The event was contested by 30 young golfers from all over the country who had won through regional finals. They demonstrated some fantastic skills and will no doubt continue to be great golfers in the future.
The National Skills Challenge is now in its seventh year and continues to progress with nearly 800 clubs registered and 6,200 juniors involved nationwide.  England Golf are delighted that FootJoy, the #1 Shoe and Glove in Golf, has continued to support the National Skills Challenge in 2012 and have kindly donated products and prizes to the qualifiers and winners.
The 2012 champions (image © John Thompson) are:
Rookie 8 years & under
Boys’ winner – Drew Mackinnon, Southampton Golf Club
Girls’ Winner – Rio Everitt, Stowmarket Golf Club
Rookie 9 to 11 years
Boys’ winner – Harry Fricker, Ufford Park Golf Club
Girls’ winner – Bethany Fletcher, Heysham Golf Club
Tour 12 to 14 years
Boys’ winner – James Swash, Ingleby Barwick Golf Academy
Girls’ winner – Georgina Hirst, Flamborough Head Golf Club
Tour 15 to 17 years
Boys’ winner- Josh McMahon, Bromsgrove Golf Centre
Girls’ winner – Megan Cullen, Heysham Golf Club
They were among the 30 finalists listed below, who had all won their respective age categories at regional finals around the country. They all demonstrated impressive putting, chipping, bunker, pitching and long game skills, with some great scores achieved on the particularly challenging set-up on the famous short game academy.
Richard Flint, England Golf Development Manager, said: “It is great to see youngsters with such golfing talent taking part in our Skills Challenge National Final and this can be credited to the coaching they receive from their home clubs.
“The Skills Challenge continues to grow each year and England Golf would like to see even more clubs represented, giving their juniors an opportunity to take part and potentially qualify for the regional and national final”.
Following this year’s final, England Golf ran a fun, Ryder Cup Challenge for the participants, over five holes at the short game academy with Team USA winning the event.
Russell Lawes, FootJoy’s European Marketing Manager, is delighted to have once again supported the initiative, “Grass roots golf is immensely important and we are committed to supporting the stars of tomorrow.
“This is a fantastic initiative that provides a fun and easy way for junior golfers to improve all aspects of their game in an enjoyable and relaxed environment.
“This year’s event has once again proved extremely successful and we at FootJoy would like to congratulate not only just the winners but all junior golfers who participated in this event. We look forward to continue to support this event further next year.”
The National Skills Challenge is an initiative provided by England Golf via the England Golf Partnership’s Whole Sport Plan for golf and is an integral part of the partnership’s vision to grow the game.  For more information on the National Skills Challenge visit www.getintogolf.org/skills 
The following players qualified for the 2012 National Final:
Rookie 8 yrs and under
Callum McManus, Cuddington Golf Club
Drew Mackinnon, Southampton Golf Club
Sam Haynes-Coote, Kilworth Springs Golf Club
CJ Linfoot, Blackpool Park Golf Club
Rio Everitt, Stowmarket Golf Club
Maisie Coward, Weymouth Golf Club
Georgia d’Araujo, Wharton Park Golf Club
Grace Worth, Blackpool Park Golf Club
Rookie 9 to 11 years
Harry Fricker, Ufford Park Golf Club
Sebastian James, North Wilts Golf Club
Hugo Kedzlie, Spalding Golf Club
Robert Hillier, Ingleby Barwick Golf Academy
Lily Rendell, Clacton on Sea Golf Club
Shannon Parfitt, Weymouth Golf Club
Charlotte Voysey, Wharton Park Golf Club
Bethany Fletcher, Heysham Golf Club
Tour 12 to 14 years
Ben Rendell, Clacton on Sea Golf Club
Sam Keyte, Royal North Devon Golf Club
James Weaver, Sherwood Forest Golf Club
James Swash, Ingleby Barwick Golf Club
Chloe Rose, Clacton on Sea Golf Club
Emma Anderson, Sherwood Forest Golf Club
Georgina Hirst, Flamborough Head Golf Club
Tour 15 to 17 years
Jonathan Hewett, Clacton on Sea Golf Club
Liam Walker, Southwick Park Golf Club
Josh McMahon, Bromsgrove Golf Club
Connor Marriott, Ingleby Barwick Golf Academy
Khadeejar Khan, Fairlop Waters Golf Club
Jasmine Skinner, Droitwich Golf Club
Megan Cullen, Heysham Golf Club

Lyndsey Hewison
Press Officer
England Golf
pr@englandgolf.org
07825 752 193

SUSSEX PAIR BREAK THREE=WAY TIE TO WIN IN SPAIN

Sussex golfers Jill Corbett and Jenny Davis emerged triumphant from a three-way tie to win the better-ball event at the England Golf Women’s Murcia Challenge in Spain.
Jill greeted the news with an ear-splitting shriek of delight and said: “I am ecstatic, this is brilliant, unbelievable.”
The pair, from West Hove, are playing in the Challenge for the first time and captured their prize by the narrowest of margins, on countback from two other partnerships.
At the end of the round at Mar Menor, they were tied on 40 Stableford points with  Frances Payne and Kay Bone of Essex and with Lancashire’s Lynne Perry and Irene Bowker. But Jill and Jenny came home in 21 points, compared to the 19 of the two other pairs.
“We were really steaming on the back nine,” said Jill, who contributed a four-pointer with a birdie three on the 11th. The pair, who have a regular Sunday morning game at their club, combined well with equal contribution to the score.
The competition was played in very hot sunshine, but there was plenty of good scoring. Lynne and Irene set the pace early on with their 40 points but were eventually pushed into third place after Kay and Frances also pipped them on countback.
“We played well,” said Frances, who contributed a four-pointer during the round. “We hit a similar ball and that helps us with clubbing.”

They were in the last group on the course, alongside birthday girl Belinda Martin of Cheshire. “I’ve had a fab day,” she said as she finished her round – and was greeted with a card signed by competitors, cupcakes and sparkling wine!
Caption: Jenny Davis (left) and Jill Corbett (Image © Geoff Cox Photography)
Scores
Mar Menor golf course, par 72
40 Jill Corbett and Jenny Davis (West Hove), ocb Kay Bone and Frances Payne (Upminster), ocb Irene Bowker and Lynne Perry (Morecambe).
39 Ann Hazelwood and Michelle Underwood (Fingle Glen)
38 Beryl Aubrey and Doreen Nicol (Henlle Park), Belinda Martin and Lesley Mifsud (Eaton), Gill James and Sue Howorth (Ringway), Nickie Clarke and Sue Heeles (Royal Norwich)
36 Janet Clare and Sadie Lines (Royal Norwich)
35 Marjorie Griffiths and Judith Wainwright (Ringway)
33 Kathy Hunt and Gay Mulvey (The Leicestershire), Sally Seboa and Anne Robertson (Shooters Hill/Bracken Ghyll), Janet Graham & Carolyn Lines (Abbey Hill), Polly Brettle and Sheila Petchey (Elsham/Holme Hall), Jan Redgment and Val Canham (Royal Norwich)
32 Diane Gouk and Lyn Edwards (Royal Belfast/Henlle Park)
31 Sue Evans and Kathy Evans (Henlle Park)
29 Helen James and Julie Macadam (Walmersley/West Hove)

Lyndsey Hewison
Press Officer
England Golf
pr@englandgolf.org
07825 752 193

SUNCOAST LADIES SERIES, FLORIDA

Reunion Resort – Watson Course
Round 2 Scoreboard
a- denotes amateur player
Par 144 (2x72) Yardage 6,340
1 Sandra Changkija Orlando, Fl 69-72--141 -3
2 Amelia Lewis Jacksonville Beach, FL 75-68--143 -1
T3 a-Cindy Feng Orlando, Fl 73-72--145 +1
T3 Emily Flanigan Reunion, FL 76-69--145 +1
5 KimberlyWong East Montpelier, VT 74-72--146 +2
6 Courtney Harter Clearwater, Fl. 76-71--147 +3
7 Briana Vega Reunion, FL 73-75--148 +4
8 Elena Robles Torrance, CA 74-75--149 +5
T9 Alexandra Casi East Palestine, OH 73-78--151 +7
T9 Ki-Shui Liao Windermere, FL 76-75--151 +7
11 Jenni Jenq Saratoga, CA 78-74--152 +8
12 Tatiana Kernen Gstaad, Switzerland 79-75--154 +10
13 Stephanie Simich Mississauga, Ontario CAN 76-79--155 +11
T14 a-Alice Barbieri Windermere, FL 80-77--157 +13
T14 Jillian Fraccola Ft. Myers, FL 76-81--157 +13
T14 Su-Ann Heng Singapore 77-80--157 +13
17 a-Kaitlin Troop Brandon, Manitoba, CAN 79-79--158 +14
18 Mackenzie Mack Las Vegas, NV 80-79--159 +15
19 a-Li-Ting Weng Taiwan 80-81--161 +17
20 a-Eva Baraschi Switzerland 82-83--165 +21
21 a-Tammy Lee Milpitas, CA 89-83--172 +28
22 a-Paige Pillar Monroe Township, NJ 89-84--173 +29
23 Anna Scott Consett, England WD-WD

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