LET PLAYERS IN FIELD FOR LPGA TOUR Q SCHOOL STAGE 2 EVENT THIS WEEK

SEE WHICH LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR PLAYERS ARE IN THE FIELD FOR THIS WEEK'S LPGA QUALIFYING SCHOOL STAGE 2 EVENT AT THE PLANTATION

CLICK HERE

JANE TURNER WINS EAST OF SCOTLAND TITLE - FULL STORY TOMORROW

JANE TURNER (Craigielaw) HAS WON THE EAST OF SCOTLAND CHAMPIONSHIP FOR A SECOND TIME.
WE'LL HAVE THE FULL STORY AND AS MANY SCORES AS WE CAN GET, PLUS PICTURES, ON KIRKWOODGOLF TOMORROW

AZORE LADIES OPEN DECIDED ON TWO ROUNDS

Hamilton's Pamela Pretswell finished runner-up on 149, beaten by two shot sby Italy's Anna Rossi, and Katy McNicoll (Carnoustie) tied for sixth place on 154, after the Azores Ladies Open third round was started, then abandoned because of bad weather today (Sunday). Saturday's second-round aggregates then became the final totals for prize list purposes. LEADING FINAL TOTALS 147 Anna Rossi (Ita) 73 74 149 Pamela Pretswell (Sco) 73 74 151 Benedicte Toumpsin (Bel) 77 74 SELECTED TOTAL 154 Katy McNicoll (Sco) 73 81 (T6). SCROLL DOWN TO SATURDAY'S UPDATES TO RECAP ON THE SECOND-ROUND TOTALS WHICH BECAME THE FINAL TOTALS

STEPH PEARETH WINS AGAIN .. IT MUST BE THE CHANGE OF AIR

 

US COLLEGE GOLF UPDATE FROM KEN CONDON

Durham’s Steph Peareth (pictured), playing in her third tournament for Concord University after transferring from Pfeiffer, won the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Northern Regional last Monday. Steph’s score of 149 (77-72) on the par 71, 5855 yards course at Moundsville, West Virginia, gave her a one shot victory over Wheeling Jesuit’s Whitney Young, and helped Concord to a team score of 639, to finish 2^nd placed team, 14  shots back from Whitney’s teammates at WJ. 

Steph's stats for the Fall season of 1^st-2^nd-1^st are not far off the best recorded by any of our British Students and she’d also been a winner at Pfeiffer.

Her season scoring stats of 74.6 average round, compared to previous 79.25 tell its own story! 

The change of air and country music in West Virginia has obviously worked wonders!

 

 

 

ken

ANGUS WIN TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL BOYS' TITLES AT MCDONALD ELLON

Angus won the team title and filled three of the first four places in the North/North-east/Angus boys' 18-hole tournament at McDonald Ellon Golf Club today.
After highest individual scores had been discarded, Angus totalled 794, North-east 800 and North 814.
Scott Grant (Downfield) had an excellent score of one-under-par 69, winning the top individual prize by one stroke from Caird Park team-mate Connor Cook.
Kieran Mackay (Inverness) was third with a 73.
Ross Dallas (Kirriemuir) and Jamie Pryde (Deeside) both returned 74s. Dallas was placed fourth with a better inward half.
Ryder Cup star Paul Lawrie presented the prizes and delighted the juniors by signing autographs and having his picture taken with them. 

 

NORTH/NORTH-EAST/ANGUS BOYS' TOURNAMENT

McDonald Golf Club, Ellon.

TOTALS

794 ANGUS: S Grant (Downfield) 69; C Cook (Caird Park) 70; R Dallas (Kirriemuir) 74; D Grant (Downfield) 76; G Petrie (Forfar) 79; C McKay (Monifieth) 82; H Ogilvie (Monifieth) 83; Aiden Smith (Edzell) 85; John McKenna (Downfield) 87; L George (Downfield), Josh McKenna (Downfield) 89. NR J Beedie (Montrose).

800 NORTH-EAST: J Pryde (Deeside) 74; M Lawrie (Deeside) 77; S Roger (Cruden Bay), B Henderson (Deeside) 78; A Carrell (Royal Aberdeen) 79; L McWilliam (Aboyne), B Murray (Portlethen) 80; R McKinnon (Inchmarlo) 82; R Powell (Deeside) 84; G Morrison (Northern), C Somers (Murcar Links) 88; E Roberts (Cruden Bay) 92.

814 NORTH: K Mackay (Inverness) 73; A Burgess (The Nairn) 76; S Hogg (Alness), J Whittet (Muir of Ord) 81; R Proctor (Forres) 82; M Dingwall (Forres), C Black (Inverness) 83; J Keith (Inverness), S Scott (The Nairn) 84; C Milne (Elgin) 87; M Schinkel (Orkney) 88; A Kenyon (Inverness) 89.  

STRATHMORE GIRL'S REPEAT GLENEAGLES WIN

Linlithgow's Cameron McAndrew and Kirsty Brodie (Strathmore) won the respective boys' and girls' titles at the Highland Spring Junior Masters Grand Final over the Queen's Course, Gleneagles. For 12-year-old Kirsty it was a repeat of last year's success when, playing off 13, she scored 40 Stableford points. Twelve months later, Kirsty, with her handicap down to 10, won the girls' top award with 39pt - three more than joint runners-up Julie Smith (Murrayfield), Eva O'Connor (Bothwell Castle) and Andrea Walker (Falkirk). Cameron McAndrew, playing off 12, totalled 42pt in the boys' section, winning by two clear points from Samuel Yule (Ballater) and Michael Baber (Hopeman. Finlay McPherson (Royal Aberdeen) came fourth with 37pt. HIGHLAND SPRING JUNIOR MASTERS Queen's Course, Gleneagles. LEADING STABLEFORD POINTS TOTALS BOYS 42 Cameron McAndrew (Linthgow) (handicap 12). 40 Samuel Yule (Ballater) (15), Michael Baber (Hopeman) (13). 37 Finlay McPherson (Royal Aberdeen) (5) 36 Brad Bannerman (Strathmore) (5), Greg Brown (Playsport) (7), David Lamont (Bruntsfield Links) (9). 35 Lewis Breslin (Fereneze) (6), John Gilmour (Vale of Leven) (8), Oliver Ladbrooke (Gullane) (6), Cameron Frannsen (Inverness) (2), Liam Walker (Hilton Park) (8). GIRLS 39 Kirsty Brodie (Strathmore) (10). 36 Julia Smith (Murrayfield) (24), Eva O'Connor (Bothwell Castle) (8), Andrea Walker (Falkirk) (9) 35 Alexandra Quayum (Ranfurly Castle) (11), Hazel MacGarvie (Troon Ladies) (5), Alexandra Mennie (Elie and Earlsferry) (13). 34 Joanne Free (Gullane) (12) 32 Jennifer Allan (Glenbervie) (11), Jillian Farrell (Cardross) (15), Shannon McWilliam (Aboyne) (9). TO VIEW ALL THE BOYS AND GIRLS' POINTS TOTALS ON THE SGU WEBSITE CLICK HERE

JAMIE REDKNAPP PR3ESENTS SCHOOLS CHALLENGE TROPHY TO JORDAN AND CLAIRE

 Jamie Redknapp with Claire Robertson and   Jordan Halley at St Andrews today

By BILL SHAW
Former Liverpool FC midfielder Jamie Redknapp today presented the Alfred Dunhill Schools Golf Challenge trophy to the junior winners of the competition, Jordan Halley and Claire Robertson.

The pair took the honours in their respective categories at the tournament last month, which was staged over the Kittocks Course at The Fairmont, St Andrews. 
The competition featured a strong field of young golfers, representing a number of schools from across Tayside and Fife. Second year Carnoustie High School student, Jordan, shot a net 68 off a handicap of 18 to take the Junior Boys title while his fellow third year pupil, Claire, won the Junior Girls category with a net score of 75.

Grove Academy pupil David Hutton won the Senior Boys category of the competition with a net 74 off a handicap of eight while the overall scratch prize was won by Niall McMullan of Lochgelly High School. 
The 14 year old, single handicap player was unable to attend today’s prize-giving as he was called up for a Scotland U16s team match. 

Redknapp, who was in St Andrews to take part in this year’s Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, congratulated the young golfers and shared some advice about how they can continue to excel in the sport. 
“I think it’s the same for all sports. If you don’t practise and you’re not willing to put the hours in, it just won’t happen,” he said.  “As a kid all I wanted to do was play football so I worked hard at it because that’s what it’s all about. I think it was Gary Player who said ‘the harder you work, the luckier you get.’”

A five handicap golfer, Redknapp’s father Harry introduced him to the sport as a youngster although he only took it up seriously after retiring from football. 

To access the live scoring for the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, please direct your web browser to: http://www.alfreddunhilllinks.com and click on LIVE SCORING.

 

STACEY KEATING WINS AGAIN ON LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR

     Stacey Keating with the trophy. Image by Tristan

                  Jones of the LET staff

NEWS RELEASE FROM LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR

REPORT BY BETHAN CUTLER, LET Media Manager

Australian Stacey Keating came from three shots behind overnight leader Diana Luna of Italy to capture the Lacoste Ladies Open de France at Chantaco Golf Club today

The 26-year-old from Cressy, Victoria, recorded her second straight win on the Ladies European Tour after she earned her maiden title at the Tenerife Ladies Open de Espana a fortnight previously.

Playing in the penultimate group, Keating was quick out of the blocks with four birdies in a row from the second to catch Luna.

The Italian then made four straight birdies from the fifth to get to 15 under but dropped a shot on 10, opening the door again. 

After Keating bogeyed the 13^th, Luna was two clear of the Australian but Keating birdied 14, 16 and 17 to move one ahead with a hole to play.

Keating thought she’d blown it when she bogeyed 18, but then watched Luna do the same, missing a five foot par putt which would have forced a play-off.

Heartbroken Luna was forced to settle for her third straight second place finish in three years at the same tournament. Meanwhile, Keating described the feeling as ‘surreal.’

She was handed the trophy by Sophie Lacoste, President of Lacoste SA in the presence of the recent victorious European Ryder Cup Captain José María Olazábal and former women’s world number one Lorena Ochoa.

“Ten years ago my dream was to meet Lorena Ochoa so standing here is unbelievable so thank you to Lorena for playing in this event,” said Keating. “I think Europe’s win in the Ryder Cup also deserves a round of applause!”

Keating thanked her caddie and boyfriend Darren Peters, who has been at her side since she joined the tour in 2011 and through the disappointment of being disqualified from the Ricoh Women’s British Open a month ago, due her to signing for an incorrect score, to the joy of the last three weeks.

“After the disappointment of the British I was really low in confidence, but obviously not now, so I’m very happy. I’ve been playing well leading up to the British as well so it was just how I was going to handle it mentally as well I guess,” Keating said.

“I had no expectations because I was so disappointed and that hurt me a lot. Nothing on the golf course can hurt me like that now.”

She said that she enjoyed competing under pressure: “I just enjoy it. I practice so I can be contending. As long as I’m contending I’m happy. Anything can happen in a golf tournament like we saw there. We were both disappointed to bogey the last but you know, that’s golf and I’ll take that.”

A stroke ahead with a hole to play, Keating missed the green with her second shot on 18 and played a skilful chip from a difficult downhill lie to three feet but missed the putt after a loud fire-engine siren went off.

Her final round of six under par 64 left her at 14 under, which proved just enough for the win, after Luna pulled her drive left into a bunker, hit up short of the green and despite playing a terrific chip which hit the hole, missed the returning putt.

Two strokes back in a tie for third place on 11 under par were Hannah Jun of the United States and Spain’s Azahara Munoz, while fifth place was shared by former champion Trish Johnson, local player Anne-Lise Caudal and Carlota Ciganda, who moved into first place on the Ladies European Tour’s ISPS Handa Order of Merit.

Lorena Ochoa, making a limited return from retirement, finished in a tie for 22^nd place on one under par after a final round 70 and said: 
“I am happy. It was really a good week. I did make a few mistakes and had trouble a little bit on the greens. I was frustrated today, you know, I have to say that, but at the same time, I need to be happy. I am here just to enjoy it. This is more like an exhibition for me.

“I love to see that the European Tour is growing so much. You can see that now it’s a really global tour, they play in so many different countries and travel so much and they have players from so many different countries and that’s really positive for the game.

“You get fans and sponsors and TV from many different parts of the world and I think you can see the scores are really good. Finishing 13, 14, 15 under, all of those scores are amazing because today, we didn’t play an easy course.
"So I am sure they are going in the right direction and congratulations to them and also it’s nice to see that the players get along really good. They travel together, they spend time together. 
"It’s important to have friends and enjoy what you do for a living so I want to say that I’ve been very impressed in a positive way of how well the tour is running and I wish them the best.”

This was the last tournament in Europe for the 2012 LET season and the next event is the China Suzhou Taihu Open from October 26-28.

FINAL TOTALS 
Par 280 (4x70)

266 Stacey Keating (AUS)  62 71 69 64

267 Diana Luna (ITA)  67 64 68 68

269 Azahara Munoz (ESP)  66 71 66 66, Hannah Jun (US)  68 68 67 66

270 Anne-Lise Caudal (FRA)  70 65 67 68, Carlota Ciganda (ESP)  68 67 67 68, Trish Johnson (ENG)  69 69 69 63

271 Nontaya Srisawang (THA)  71 66 69 65

272 Titiya Plucksataporn (THA)  69 68 66 69

274 Julie Greciet (FRA)  73 68 66 67

275 Lee-Anne Pace (ZAF) 71 66 70 68, Anja Monke (DEU) 72 63 72 68, Rebecca Hudson (ENG)  69 68 68 70, Jade Schaeffer (FRA)  68 74 71 62

276 Florentyna Parker (ENG)  67 71 70 68, Maria Hjorth (SWE)  70 74 67 65

277 Maria Hernandez (ESP) 71 71 67 68, Sarah Kemp (AUS)  71 66 73 67

278 Anais Maggetti (CHE) 67 73 69 69, Valentine Derrey (FRA)70 66 72 70, Sophie Giquel-bettan (FRA)  66 71 72 69

279 Lorena Ochoa (MEX)  69 72 68 70, Bree Arthur (AUS) 72 69 69 69, Laura Davies (ENG)  72 69 67 71, Holly Aitchison (ENG)  73 68 66 72

280 Veronica Zorzi (ITA)  71 71 70 68, Laura Diaz (USA) 68 75 70 67, Henni Zuel (ENG)  69 73 71 67, Danielle Montgomery (ENG)  69 67 75 69

281 Beth Allen (USA)  72 67 71 71, Tania Elosegui (ESP) 72 67 73 69, Kym Larratt (ENG)  72 72 68 69, Rebecca Codd (IRL)  71 72 69 69, Elizabeth Bennett (ENG) 73 71 70 67

282 Caroline Afonso (FRA)  75 69 73 65, Nikki Garrett (AUS)  71 70 69 72, Louise Larsson (SWE)  72 70 72 68, Stefania Croce (ITA)  74 68 66 74

283 Gwladys Nocera (FRA)  70 69 73 71, Marianne Skarpnord (NOR)  70 73 73 67, Julie Maisongrosse (FRA) 69 74 70 70

284 Linda Wessberg (SWE)  73 70 70 71

285 Cassandra Kirkland (FRA)  72 71 67 75, Alexndra Vilatte (FRA) 67 74 73 71, Mikaela Parmlid (SWE)  68 76 72 69, Rebecca Artis (AUS)  70 74 74 67, Lucie Andre (FRA)  70 72 71 72

286 Virginie Lagoutte-clement (FRA)  66 74 78 68, Pernilla Lindberg (SWE)  68 71 71 76, Lydia Hall (WAL)  66 75 72 73

287 Margherita Rigon (ITA)  74 66 73 74

288 Barbara Genuini (FRA)  68 74 71 75, Laurette Maritz (ZAF)  71 71 76 70, Connie Chen (ZAF)  75 68 73 72

289 Malene Jorgensen (DNK)  70 72 71 76

294 Melodie Bourdy (FRA)  72 72 77 73

ADAM FISHER REGAINS SPENCE TROPHY AT AUCHMILL

Adam Fisher (Inchmarlo) beat Jack Harling (Banchory) by one hole in the Spence Trophy junior final at Auchmill GC today.

He also won the tournament in 2010.

The Spence Trophy features the junior champions of golf clubs whose teams compete in the Aberdeen and District Junior Pennant League.

Sam Kiloh (Portlethen) beat Ray Gordon (Alford) by one hole in 3rd/4th place play-off.

In the morning semi-finals, Harling beat Kiloh 2 and 1 while Fisher bt Gordon one hole.

 

SPENCE TROPHY TOURNAMENT

Auchmill GC

Semi-finals - Adam Fisher (Inchmarlo) bt Ray Gordon (Alford) 1 hole, Jack Harling (Banchory) bt Sam Kiloh (Portlethen) 2 and 1.

Final - Fisher bt Harling 1 hole. 

JESS MEEK WINS GIRLS' EVENT AT ELLON

 

  Left to rigtht: Molly Stewart, Eleanor Tunn, Jess Meek, Kimberley Beveridge, Sarah Black, Lauren Watson, Kirsten Watson, Sophie Alexander.

KIMBERLEY BEVERIDGE PLAYS WRONG BALL AT

 LAST HOLE AND LOSES BY ONE STROKE

By COLIN FARQUHARSON Colin@scottishgolfview.com Scotland girl international Jess Meek (Carnoustie Ladies), an 18-year-old +1 player, won the North-east/North/Angus girls' one-round golf competition at sunny Ellon Golf Club today (Sunday). Jess, pictured right, a member of the Angus team who recently won the Scottish women's county team championship, was  playing in one of her last events as a junior. She shot an 82 on a wet course with nine hollow-tined greens, to win the top award by one shot from Kimberley Beveridge (Aboyne). Kimberley was leading until she incurred a two-shot penalty by playing a wrong ball) to run up a triple bogey 7 at the very last hole. She finished second on 83. Sophie Alexander (Deeside) had the third best gross score of 84 but won the leading handicap prize for a net 78, one ahead of Molly Stewart (Murcar Links) who plays off six. Eleanor Tunn, made the 500-mile round trip from Reay to play and shot an 88 NORTH-EAST/NORTH/ANGUS GIRLS TOURNAMENT McDonald Ellon GC Leading scratch Par 73 82 J Meek (Carnoustie Ladies) 83 K Beverdige (Aboyne). 84 S Alexander (Deeside) 85 M Stewart (Murcar Links) 88 E Tunn (Reay) 90 L Watson (Deeside) 98 S Black (Deeside) 118 K Watson (Deeside). Leading handicap S Alexander (Deeside) (6) 78; M Stewart (Murcar Links) (6) 79; S Black (Deeside) (16), K Beveridge (2) 81; J Meek (Carnoustie Ladies) (+1), L Watson (Deeside) (7) 83; E Tunn (Reay) (3) 85; K Watson (Deeside) (29) 89.