SCOTTISH VETS' DISAPPOINTING START TO VETS JAMBOREE

Scotland vets team. Back Row - L to R Fiona de Vries, Lorna Bennett, Kathleen Sutherland, Alison Bartlett,May Hughes, Sheena Wood, Mary Smith 
Front Row - Sally Coster (President)  Noreen Fenton (Vice Captain) and Anna Telfer -- (Photo courtesy of Anna Telfer)

Scotland got off to a disappointing start in the Veteran Ladies Jamboree three-day tournament at North Hants Golf Club today.
They lost 7 1/2-1 1/2 to South of England in their opening match, losing the foursomes 2 1/2-1/2 and the singles 5-1.
In the other match, North of England beat English Midlans 6-3 


Details, courtesy of Carol Fell:
SOUTH 7 1/2, SCOTLAND 1 1/2

Morning Foursomes (South Names First)

A. Mayne and D. Richards halved with S.Wood and K. Sutherland

C. Quinn and J. O’Keefe beat M. Smith and A. Telfer 3 and 2

F. Christine and K. Russell beat L. Bennett and F. de Vries 6 and 4

Foursomes : South 2.5 Scotland 0.5

Singles:

A. Mayne beat M. Hughes 4 and 2

J. Rees halved S. Wood 

F. Christine beat A. Bartlett 7 and 5

J. Ballard beat L. Bennett 2 holes

K. Russell halved M. Smith

C. Quinn beat K. Sutherland 6 and 5

Singles : South 5 Scotland 1

Total South 7.5 Scotland 1.5

Other Result:

English Midlands 3 North of England 6

DUTCH VISITOR CLEAR NO 1 QUALIFIER AT STRATHTYRUM TOURNAMENT

Baberton's Karen Marshall will have her work cut out if she is to add to her victories in the Strathtyrum Tournament at St Andrews, judging by the form of the No 1 qualifier for the match-play stages, Marit Harryvan from the Netherlands.
The Dutch player shot 68 76 for 144 over the Eden and New Courses - five shots ahead of No 2 seed Karen who had rounds of 76 and 73.
Broomieknowe youngster Kate McIntosh is the third best qualifier on 150 with scores of 72 and 78.

LEADING QUALIFIERS
144 Marit Harryvan (Ned) 68 76
149 Karen Marshall (Baberton) 76 73
150 Kate Mcintosh (Broomieknowe) 72 78
154 Susanna Mitterer (Woburn) 76 78, Ann Ramsay (Kirriemuir) 73 81
157 Charlotte Redin (Swe) 73 83 Margaret McAuliffe Ballybunion) 74 82
157 Linsey Stevenson (Elie and Earlsferry) 79 78, Chris Appleby (St Annes Old Links) 81 76.
158 Louise Fraser (Kingsknowe) 74 85, Wendy Nicholson (Broomieknowe) 76 82.

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THREE SCOTS QUALIFY FOR BRITISH MATCH-PLAY

Three Scots - Under-18s champion Connie Jaffrey (Troon Ladies), Tara Mactaggart (Minto) and Heather Munro (Monifieth) - are through to the match-play stages of the British girls golf championship at Fairhaven Golf Club, Lytham St Annes in Lancashire.
They made it by the skin of their teeth. All three were on the limit mark of 159 after the 36-hole stroke-play eliminator.
Jaffrey added a 76 to her first-day 83 while Mactaggart and Munro both added 82s to first round 77s.
Mactaggart's "reward" is a first-round tie against the leading qualifier, Bethan Popel from Brimstol. She shot 72 and 73 for three-under 145 over the par-74 layout.
Jaffrey plays Clara Aveling (Belgium), a top 10 qualifier with 78 and 73 for 151.
Munro plays the No 2 seed Rochelle Morris from Huddersfield. She was at the top of the leaderboard for most of the day with 70 and 76 for 146 until Popel came in late to take the pole position.

Of the Scots who failed there were no real hard luck stories. Lesley Atkins (Gullane) missed out by three shots with 82 and 80 for 162, the same aggregate as Emma Hale (Troon Ladies with scores of 83 and 79.
Germany-based Rebecca McGeehan and Fiona Liddell failed by five and seven shots respecively. McGeehan shot 84-80 for 164, Liddell 86-80 for 166.
Clara Young (North Berwick) and Lauren Whyte (St Regulus) were the two biggest Scots disappointments. Neither played anywhere near their true form. Young shot 86-81 for 167 and Whyte 87-82 for 169.

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HOLE IN ON-E BY LOCKETT AS BRITISH GIRLS SCORING IMPROVES WITH WEATHER

        MEGAN LOCKETT .... Hole in one at 10th

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@cottishgolfview
Reporting from Fairhaven

The CSS for yesterday's first round, played in windy conditions, was four-over-par 78 but with no wind at Fairhaven Golf Club, Lytham St Annes for the second qualifying round of the British girls open amateur championship today, the scores were set to improve considerably.

Carrying that to its extreme, Megan Lockett from Huddersfield, who played for Wales in last week's Girls Home Internationals at St Annes Old Links, had a hole in one at the 10th (177yd). 

In the first round late finisher Rochelle Morris (Woodsome Hall) led by two shots with a 70 and Bethan Popel (Long Ashton), with a 72, was the only other player in the field of 144 to get under the par of 74.

But, after early rain today, the sun came out and playing conditions were pleasant.

There were a couple of early 72s by Ana Pelaez (Spain) and Emma Broze (France), and two 73s, by Malene Kroelboell Hansen (Denmark) and Emma Allen (Meon Valley).

Later Irish girl internatinal left hander Mary Doyle (The Heath) had a 72 also.

Scores under 80 were commonplace, in contrast to the first round.

Difficult to predict what the qualifying cut-off aggregate will be because the players are capable of shaving several shots off their first-day efforts.

But two players who figured in last week's Girls Home Internationals at St Annes Old Links faced a long and anxious wait to see if their totals would be low enough to get through among the top 64 to the match-play stages.

Ireland's Olivia Mehaffey is on 165 after rounds of 81 and 84 while Lauren Whyte, last year's Scottish U18 girls champion, is on 169 (87-82).

Lauren's international team-mate Heather Munro (Monifieth) should be "safe" on 159 after rounds of 77 and 82 while a third member of the Scotland team, Lesley Atkins (Gullane Ladies) is on 162 with rounds of 82 and 80.

SECOND-ROUND TOTALS

Par 148 (2x74) CSS for Round 1: 78
145 B Popel (Long Ashton) 72 73.
146 R Morris (Woodsome Hall) 70 76

148 A Pelaez (Spa) 76 72, M K Hansen (Den) 75 73.
150 C Williams (Wrexham) 76 74, S Lamb (Clitheroe) 76 74.
151 E Goodall (Selby) 78 73, M Wold (Nor) 77 74, C Aveling (Bel) 78 73.
152 J Yang (China) 76 76
153 E Allen (Meon Valley) 80 73, A Dimmock (Wentworth) 74 79, E Healey (West Lancs) 74 79.
154 O Cowan (Ger) 79 75, C De Corte (Bel) 79 75, Morgane Metraux (Bel) 80 74, F Schmale (Ger) 82 72, I Clyburn (Woodhall Spa) 7678
155 E Van Dievoet (Bel) 81 74, M Doyle (The Heath) 83 72, C Barquin (Spa) 78 77, H Muse (West Lancs) 77 78, S Keech (Parkstone) 76 79, L Bailey (Notts Ladies) 80 75

156 P Zabarte (Spa) 79 77, E Broze (Fra) 84 72, A Dieguez (Spa) 7, L S Trocel (Ger) 81 75, C Ricolfi (Ita) 79 77, A Pasarin (Spa) 77 79, P L Thomsen (Den) 82 74,  Y Sari (Ger) 81 75, D Baillieux (Bel) 77 79, M Lockett (Huddersfield) 80 76, C Mazzola (Ita) 82 74, C Leathem (Styal) 89 71.
157 A Wolf (Ger) 79 78, S Sanchez (Spa) 79 78, S Nordaas (Nor) 79 78, M P Samartin (Spa) 82 75, M Alzueta (Spa) 81 76, M Martin (Spa) 78 79, O Winning (Rotherham) 81 76, A Coyle Diez (Elm Park) 77 80, M Hedlund (Swe) 80 77.

158 S Zeeb (Ger) 83 75, E Bridenne (Fra) 76 82, A Greenham (West Essex) 80 78, A Ponte (Royal Guernsey) 79 79, M Finn (Swe) 81 77, F Freidrich (Ger) 81 77, S Knebel (Ger) 85 73, R Liti (Ita) 74 84

159 Y-B Reymond (Swi) 84 75, L M Gomez Ruiz (Spa) 83 76, H Munro (Monifieth) 77 82, E Prior (Burhill) 83 76, G Carpinelli (Swi) 84 75, Clarisse Louis (Bel) 81 78, A Bailey (Notts Ladies) 78 80, J Tournant (Fra) 84 75, A Hewson (Berkhamsted) 82 77, C Jaffrey (Troon Ladies) 83 76, T Mactaggart (Minto) 77 82.




 
MISSED THE CUT


160 C S Delgado (Spa) 82 78, E Royer (Chart Hills) 81 79, A Valenzuela (Swi) 82 78, C Mertens (Ger) 82 78, A Olarra (Sp) 81 79, B Theron (SAf) 82 78, S Fuller (Roehampton) 79 81, E Genoux (Fra) 78 82, J Gregson (Knowle) 77 83

161 A Dieguez (Spa) 77 84, E-M Hall (Notts Ladies) 78 83, A-L Eberhard (Ger) 83 78, J Finne-Ipsen (Den) 82  79, K Metraux (Swi) 78 83, L C Rosso (Ita) 83 78, C Danielsson (Fra) 83 78

162 M Veysseyre (Fra) 82 80, L Atkins (Gullane Ladies) 82 80, G I Voelker (Ger) 79 83, E Coleman (Trentham) 82 80, P Finlay (Vicars Cross) 84 78, C Finne-Ipsen (Den) 84 78, C Pilkington (Southport and Ainsdale) 82 80, V Mallett (Sutton Coldfield) 78 84, C Caron (Fra) 82 80, E Slater (Woodhall Spa) 79 83, L Kowohl (Ger) 86 76. E Hale (Troon Ladies) 83 79.
163 K Warren (Wrag Barn) 77 86, A Hamm (Fra) 85 78, A Laisne (Fra) 86 77, C Schart (Ger) 80 83, J Farrando (Fra) 82 81, I B Marcuelo (Spa) 82 81, S Hausmann (Ger) 82 81
164 C West  (Harewood Downs) 85 79, C Vidau (Spa) 79 85, R McGeehan (Ger) 84 80.

165 O Mehaffey (Royal Co Down Ladies) 81 84, A Rottluff (Ger) 84 81, M Schlender (Ger) 85 80, E Harris (Peel) 83 82, M Herraez (Spa) 80 85, E Suarez (Spa) 78 87, N Iturrios (Spa) 79 86.

166 O Jackson (Pannal) 82 84, S Tufail (Abu Dhabi) 84 82, F Liddell (Schloss Vornholz) 86 80, M Lauralie (Fra) 82 84, D Andersson (Swe) 85 81

167 J Soo (Aus) 88 79, J Lauer (Fra) 82 85, C Young (North Berwick) 86 81, C Pietri (Swi) 80 87, S Madden (West Essex) 80 87, C Manche (Bel) 84 83
168 C Diez (Spa) 83 85, I Mehmet (Wentworth) 85 83, C Mortigliengo (Ita) 84 84
169 L Whyte (St Regulus) 87 82, P Marfa (Spa) 83 86

170 F Kietzke (Ger) 87 83, S Vik (Nor) 86 84, L Farine (Ita) 87 83, C P Iguaran (Spa) 79 91.

171 S Nilsson (SAf) 87 84, Q Eijkenboom (Ger) 86 85.
172 J Sewell (Shooters Hill) 90 82
173 K Kohoutova (Cze) 87 86, M Kruger (SAf) 84 89.

174 N Haynes (Gosforth Park) 84 90
175 P Jaeger (Ger) 85 90
177 K Sehmi (Emirates) 96 81
180 K Horlock (Broadstone) 90 90
182 C Chemin (Fra) 92 90. 

GAVIN DEAR LAUNCHES NEW GOLF SCHOLARSHIP WEBSITE

       Gavin Dear, pictured at the British girls championship this week at Fairhaven

Golf Scholars Press Release

Ex Walker Cup player and Eisenhower Trophy winner Gavin Dear has just launched a new golf scholarship website with business partner and ex PGA Professional Liam Barn.

Golf Scholars has been designed with the input of US college coaches and ex scholarship athletes to assist with scholarship recruitment process.

‘I won the 2008 Eisenhower Trophy and 2009 European Team championship with Scotland, then went on to represent GB and I in the 2009 Walker Cup.’ said Gavin. ‘I could only have achieved this through the improvements made to my game during my time at Lynn University in Florida.’

He added ‘I spent a lot of time in America practicing and feel it is a great place to improve your game. For me, the U.S College system provides an excellent route to help reach your potential.’

The process can be difficult as individuals have countless criteria they need to fulfil to successfully obtain a place.

‘Gaining a scholarship can be a bit of a minefield for many young golfers and their parents, so business partner Liam Barn and I have designed an affordable and informative website which provides a secure platform where players can connect with College Coaches.’ 

‘The website is essentially a marketing platform where players and coaches can build relationships in a controlled environment. To help support that relationship we have put in place a comprehensive program to ensure players have a better opportunity of finding the college that is right for them.’

Golf Scholars allows players to take control of their own unique scholarship journey, by providing each with their own profile where they can upload extensive academic and golfing stats and build relationships with coaches at colleges they are interested in attending.

Gavin is continuing to play on The Challenge Tour and Europro Tour in preparation for European Tour Qualifying School in November. ‘I’ve been playing well for the last couple of months, but just not getting the breaks.’ ‘It’s just a case of continuing to work hard on my game and I know things will change.’

Find out more at www.golfscholars.com

Colin Farquharson writes: I had a long chat with Gavin Dear when he looked in past the British girls championship at Fairhaven this week. Two of the most interesting points he made to me were that (a) It doesn't have to cost a four-figure fee to be put in touch with an American college coach, Golf Scholars' membership for lack of a better word will work out at considerably less than £100 a year to be on their books.
(b) If they have the brains to get good marks at studies, US colleges will take golfing girls with handicaps as high as eight.

I have know Gavin for a few years now. You can trust him. He has been through the US college mill. He know what it's all about. He is not out to make a fast buck.