OLIVIA MEHAFFEY LEADING QUALIFIER FOR IRISH GIRLS' MATCH PLAY

Junior Vagliano Trophy player Olivia Mehaffey (Royal County Down Ladies) won the Muwick Cup as leading qualifier for the match play stages at the Irish Girls Close Championship at Ballyliffin Golf Club today.  

In perfect conditions, Olivia was a level of consistency with two rounds of 70 for a four-under-par total of 140 which included nine birdies and an eagle.  

Mary Doyle (The Heath) finished runner up with a level par total of 144 which included eight birdies.
MATCH-PLAY QUALIFIERS

Par 144 (2x72) CSS 73 73
140 Olivia Mehaffey (RCD Ladies) 70 70
144 Mary Doyle (The Heath) 73 71
150 Julie McCarthy (Forrest Little) 73 77
151 Hannah Henderson (Ballyclare) 74 77
153 Niamh McSherry (Lurgan) 78 75
154 Rachael McDonnell (Elm Park) 78 76 Meadhbh Doyle (Portarlington) 77 77
155 Chloe Weir (Shandon Park) 80 75 Laura Doherty (Howth) 77 78
157 Gemma McCarthy (Clonmel) 82 75 Kate Whyte (Lucan) 75 82 158 Shannon Burke (Ballinrobe) 80 78 Tara Whelan (East Clare) 79 79 Eleanor Metcalfe (Laytown and Bettystown) 79 79 Rachel Taylor (Laytown and Bettystown) 77 81 Shannon Heerey (Headfort) 76 82

Championship Draw
08:30 Mehaffey v Heerey.
08:48 McSherry v Burke    
08:57 Whelan v Henderson    
09:06 McCarthy v Metcalfe    
09:15 Whyte v McDonnell    
09:24 Doyle v McCarthy    
09:33 Taylor v Doyle  

 PLATE QUALIFIERS
159 Ariana Coyle Diez (Elm Park) 80 79, Maeve Kelly (Castle Dargan) 75 84
160 Niamh Ward (Lurgan) 84 76 (not available for match play)
163 Ciara Magill (East Clare) 80 83
166 Mairead Martin (Killarney) 84 82, Caitriona Griffin (Killarney) 84 82 Judithe Allen (Ballyclare) 84 82, Annabel Wilson (Lurgan) 82 84
167 Katie Aherne (Waterford Castle) 83 84, Blaithin O'Brien (Roscommon) 81 86
168 Clare Calvert (RCD Ladies) 83 85, Clodagh Jones (Roscrea) 82 86 Ciara Casey (Hermitage) 79 89
169 Zoe Collins (Caversham Heath) 82 87
171 Valerie Clancy (Killarney) 87 84
172 Rachel Thompson (Cork) 87 85, Noreen Maloney (Oughterard) 86 86 
PLATE DRAW

09:42 Coyle Diez v Maloney
09:51 O'Brien v Aherne
10:00 Griffin v Casey
10:09 Collins v Martin
10:18 Magill v Clancy
10:27 Jones v Allen
10:36 Wilson v Calvert
10:45 Thompson v Kelly

A Stableford competition will commence for the non qualifiers at 11am

Non-qualifers
174 Victoria Craig (Royal Belfast) 90 84, Lisa O'Shea (Shannon) 85 89
175 Maeve Rooney (Co. Sligo) 92 83 Nicola Rainsford (Killarney) 87 88
176 Molly Dowling (Lucan) 90 86
178 Karen McLaughlin (Ballyliffin) 91 87, Elisa Corcoran (Grange) 89 89 Niamh Cronin (Co. Sligo) 88 90, Laura McCaw (Royal Belfast) 85 93
179 Hilary O'Driscoll (Muskerry) 89 90
182 Maeve Cummins (Lurgan) 89 93, Alice Hutchinson (St. Anne's) 88 94
183 Ellen O'Gorman (Milltown) 94 89, Jenny McCooke (Galgorm Castle) 94 89, Megan Evans (Porters Park) 93 90, Sophie Harrison (Killeen Castle) 82 101
184 Jill Jennings (Carlow) 95 89, Lauren Walsh (Castlewarden) 95 89 Bethany Thornbury (Tandragee) 91 93, Clodagh Walsh (Castlewarden) 85 99
185 Louise Bickerstaffe (Scrabo) 90 95
186 Elizabeth Kinsella-Kent (Faithlegg) 88 98
187 Sara Browne (Kilkenny) 96 91
188 Laura Ryan (Dun Laoghaire) 96 92
189 Emma McTernan (Co. Sligo) 96 93
190 Sarah O'Reilly (Milltown) 100 90
192 Emma Elliott (Faithlegg) 96 96
194 Eibhlin McCarthy (Killorglin) 102 92
196 Amy O'Donnell (Royal Portrush) 104 92
198 Jenna Coleman (Tramore) 97 101 Nicole Dawson (Milltown) 93 105
203 Caoilainn Bushell (Co. Longford) 106 97

Sandra Barnett

Irish Ladies Golf Union

EMILY DALGETTY EARNS TOP SEEDING FOR SCOTTISH GIRLS' MATCH PLAY

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@scottishgolfview.com
Defending champion Lauren Whyte from St Andrews was fourth of the 32 qualifiers for the match play stages of the Scottish Under-18 girls' golf championship at Ranfurly Castle Golf Club, Bridge of Weir today (Wednesday).
St Regulus Club member Whyte had a pair of 77s for a six-over-par aggregate of 154. After taking 41 to the turn, the Fife girl got into her stride with an inward half of 36 although she did bogey the testing last two holes. She was not alone in that.
Emily Dalgetty (Glencorse) retained her overnight pole position to be the leading qualifier even though she dipped from an opening 74 to a 78 for 152.
Like many of the field, Dalgetty, who had her 16th birthday only a week ago, found the closing holes tough. She bogeyed the short 14th, 16th and 18th for 39 home.
Second seed is Borderer Tara MacTaggart (Minto) with 76-77 for 153. Tara had an eagle 3 at the long sixth and a birdie at the eighth in second-round halves of 37-40.
Heather Munro (Monifieth) birdied four of the first 14 but bogeyed 15th, 17th and 18th for a 75 and 154. Her second round did give her third seeding ahead of the two others on that mark, Lauren Whyte and Connie Jaffrey (Troon Ladies) (76-78).
Munro's 75 was the joint best second round alongside that of Clara Young (North Berwick), beaten finalist in the Scottish women's amateur championship at Longniddry in May.
Young had a double bogey 6 at the seventh but covered the last 11 holes in two-under par with contrasting halves of 41-34.
Players with totals of 170 and better qualified for the scratch championship match-play. Surprise non-qualifiers included Deeside's Tegan Seivwright, a semi-finalist in this event last year and a qualifier for the match-play of the Scottish women's championship this year. She had rounds of 89 and 83 for 172.

CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIERS
Par 148 (2x74)
152 Emily Dalgetty (Glencorse) 74 78.
153 Tara MacTaggart (Minto) 76 77
154 Heather Munro (Monifieth) 79 75, Lauren Whyte (St Regulus) 77 77, Connie Jaffrey (Troon Ladies) 76 78.
155 Danielle Ker (Roxburghe) 76 79.
157 Eilidh Watson (Muckhart) 77 80, Nicola Robertson (Dunblane New) 75 82.
159 Clara Young (North Berwick) 84 75, Hazel McGarvie (Troon Ladies) 83 76.
160 Claire Robertson (Carnoustie Ladies) 84 76, Laura Alexandr (Eaglescliffe) 82 78
161 Emily Aird (Blairgowrie) 78 83, Nicola Callander (Mill Green) 77 84
162 Ellie Bryce (Strathaven) 81 81
163 Kirsten Brown (Strathaven) 86 77, Lesley Atkins (Gullane) 80 83
164 Katie McGarva (Troon Ladies) 83 81, Lauren Watson (Deeside) 82 82, Fiona Liddell (Schloss Vornholz) 78 86.
165 Shannon McWilliam (Aboyne) 84 81
166 Eva O'Connor (Bothwell Castle) 85 81, Eilidh Crawford (Harburn) 82 84, Joanne Free (Gullane) 78 88
167 Kirsty Brodie (Strathmore) 85 82, Leanne Wilson (Kelso) 84 83, Emma Hale (Troon Ladies) 83 84.
168 Charlotte Munro (Gullane) 79 89.
169 Alexandra Qayum (Ranfurly Castle) 83 86
170 Jasmine Mackintosh (Hazlehead) 88 82, Emma Kennedy (Dumfries and Gallloway) 84 86, Andrea Walker (Falkirk) 84 86.




MATCH-PLAY DRAW

8.30 Dalgetty v Kemp
8.37 McGarva v Atkins

8.44 Young v Brodie
8.51 Wilson v Nicola Robertson

8.58 Jaffrey v Qayum
9.05 O'Connor v Aird

9.12 Callander v McWilliam
9.19 Mackintosh v Whyte

9.26 Munro v Kennedy
9.33 Liddell v Bryce

9.40 Claire Robertson v Crawford
9.48 Munro v Ker

9.54 Eilidh Watson v Hale
10.01 Free v MacGarvie

10.08 Brown v Lauren Watson
10.15 Walker v MacTaggart


OTHER TOTALS
171 Paige Kemp (Rochford Hundred) 84 87
172 Tegan Seivwright (Deeside) 89 83, Katie Wright (Stranraer) 85 87, Jillian Farrell (Cardross) 85 87.
173 Katie Scott (Strathaven) 87 86, Emma Greenlees (Dumfries and Co) 85 88
174 Kimberley Beveridge (Aboyne) 88 86
175 Olivia Borwick (McDonald £llon) 89 86.
176 Heather McKimmie (Balmore) 87 89.
177 Lauren Gilbert (Largs) 89 88, Lori MacDonald (Cardross) 88 80, Jennifer Allan (Glenbervie) 78 99.
179 Alexandra Duffy (Cathkin Braes) 91 88, Jessica Dalgetty (Glencorse) 88 91.
180 Emma Morrison (Craigmillar Park) 95 85
181 Catherine Goodwin (Glenbervie) 88 93
182 Jennifer Duncan (Auchterarder) 89 93, Emily Glencorse (Millport) 87 95.
183 Rachel Irvine (Largs) 87 96
186 Jennifer Rankine (Haggs Castle) 93 93, Erin Johnston (Lanasrk) 92 94
191 Heather Neilson (GHreenburn) 97 94
202 Zara Alexander (Eaglescliffe) 101 101, Charlotte McCluskey (Whitecraigs) 101 101
204 Heather Mushet (Elderslie) 101 103
226 Megan Gall (Cardross) 116 110.


ANSLEY REID SALVER 
10.29 Seivwright v Duncan
10.36 Gilbert v McKimmie

10.43 Greenlees v Duffy
10.50 Jessica Dalgetty v Scott

10.57 Farrell v Morrison
11.04 Allan v Beveridge

11.11 Borwick v Macdonald
11.18 Goodwin v Wright.

JUNIOR SOLHEIM CUP SELECTION HAS ITS DOWN SIDE FOR HALL, LAW AND RATCLIFFE

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@scottishgolfview.com
Georgia Hall, Bronte Law and Amber Ratcliffe are in the Europe team, announced an hour or two ago, to play the United States in the Junior Solheim Cup match at Inverness Golf Club, Colorado on Tuesday and Wednesday, August 13 and 14.
Hooray? Well, not really in terms of diminishing one, maybe two, maybe three events on the Ladies Golf Union Calendar.
All three will definitely miss the British girls championship, which is on that same week at Fairhaven GC, Lytham St Annes.
That is a great pity for Georgia Hall who would have been the defending champion. She currently holds the British women's and girls' title .. and no-one has ever done that before.
Depending on when Hall, Law and Ratcliffe have to make the trip with the Europe team to Colorado, they could also be unavailable  to play for defending champions England in the Girls' Home Internationals the previous week - Wednesday to Friday, August 7-8-9 at St Anne's Old Links, Lytham St Annes.
Traditionally, the Junior Solheim Cup teams go on to the Solheim Cup match itself as guests and spectators later in the week.
If that is the case in Colorado next month, then Hall, Law and Ratcliffe might even miss the British women's stroke-play at Prestwick Golf Club the week AFTER the Solheim Cup - Wednesday to Friday, August 21 to 23.
As Georgia Hall's father said to me, in an E-mail, "It could be an awful rush to get to Prestwick from the United States" ... especially if the European Junior Solheim Cup team don't fly back until the Monday, two days before the "British" stroke-play starts at the Ayrshire venue.
Junior Solheim Cup? Selection undoubtedly means a lot to the girls themselves but it's a hybrid tournament for amateur girls understudying what is a match for lady professionals.
Same goes for the Junior Ryder Cup which includes girls.
That's my view, anyway