SECOND-ROUND TEE TIMES FOR SENIOR BRITISH LADIES OPEN AT ROYAL PORTRUSH

8:00
Gunilla Ekman     Sweden    
Gabriele Neubauer     Germany    
Sigrid Johannesen     Denmark    
 8:11    
Cornelia Fischer     Germany    
Carolyn Kirk     Ganton    
Denise Goodacre     Lambourne Club    
8:22    
Phyllis Laschuk     Canada    
Anki Hermanson     Sweden    
Chris Utermarck     Germany    
8:33
Helen Castonguay     Canada    
Dominique Pelzer     Belgium    
Casilda Castillejo     Spain    
8:44
Annie Gowing     Frilford Heath    
Anette Djup     Sweden    
Susan Pearl     Canada    
8:55
Viveca Hoff     Sweden    
Ruth Lindley     Hartlepool    
Teri Deluis     Canada    
9:06
Sheree Dove-Wilde     Chobham
Vivien Saunders     Cambridge Meridian
Alison Bartlett     Royal Dornoch    
9:17    
Elisabeth Wilander     Sweden    
Louise Idestal     Sweden
Ann Stahle     Sweden    
9:28    
Anne Ryan     Tain    
Pamela Williamson     Baberton
Carole Weir     Beaconsfield    
9:39    
Karin Gumpert     Germany    
Marion Kaufmann     Germany
May Hughes     Lanark    
9:50    
Carol Wild     Notts    
Heather Anderson     Blairgowrie    
Edeltraud Jacob     Germany
10:01
Diane Dolan     Canada    
Mette Meyer     Denmark    
Marilyn Henderson     Royal Belfast
10:12
Siene Dresselhuys     Netherlands    
Josee Deslauriers     Canada    
Gertie Mcmullen     The Island    
10:23    
Laurence Nolte     Netherlands
Mary Maclaren     Wellingborough    
Catalina Castillejo     Spain    
10:34
Rocio Ruiz de Velasco      Spain
Connie Donsager Jessen  Denmark
Melanie Grant            Canada
10:45
Debbie McDonald           Canada
Elke Neumann-Drope     Germany
Alex Glennie           Kilmarnock Barassie
11:00
Mary Kay Thanos-Zordani     USA
Janet Melville     Sherwood Forest    
Julie Green     Canada    
11:11
Kate Evans     Frilford Heath
Cornelia Schmidt-Stuetzle Germany
Helen Lowe     Scraptoft    
11:22    
Susan Dye     Delamere Forest    
Geraldine Bray     Littlestone    
Else Kalstad     Denmark    
11:33
Lauraine Letarte     Canada    
Gillian Mellor     Prestbury    
Isabelle Dumont     Belgium    
11:44
Liesbeth Van Dommelen Netherlands
Mimmi Guglielmone       Switzerland
Marleen Nijhof     Netherlands
11:55
Marie Christine De Werra Switzerland
Sheena Wood      Aberdeen Ladies
Kathleen Sutherland Royal Montrose
12:06 
Cornelie Van Zuuren     Netherlands
Vicki Thomas     Carmarthen
Lena Tornros     Sweden    
12:17
Sally Krueger     USA 
Lindsey Shaw     Chevin     
Mary Smith     Tain     
12:28
Ivy Steinberg     Canada  
Karen Pultz     Canada    
Alison Murdoch     Canada    
12:39
Diane Williams     Canada   
Laura Webb     East Berkshire 
Kathy Pilkey     Canada   
12:50     Felicity Christine     Woking  
Catherine Rawthore     Sale     
Pat Doran                    Donabate
01.01
Jane Rees                            Hendon
Katherine Russell                Royal Ashdown Forest   
Elisabet Wahlquist-Levy     Sweden
13:12Holly Horwood     Canada 
Fiona de Vries     St Rule    
Helen Jones     Royal Portrush 
13:23
Amanda Mayne     Saltford 
Christina Birke     Sweden    
Jackie Little     Canada     
13:34
Rozalyn Adams     Addington Court Ladies 
Nan Croockewit     Netherlands   
Ann Lewis              Royal St Davids  
13:45
Caroline Berry     Bromborough   
Sheena McElroy     Grange     
Minna Kaarnalahti     Finland

+The leading 40 and ties at the end of Round 2 will qualify
for Thursday's final 18 holes

PING GRAND FINAL GLORY FOR DENISE AND SARAH

Yorkshire golfers Denise Page and Sarah Dawson kept a promise to themselves when they won today’s Grand Final of the PING Fourball Betterball Tournament at Gainsborough in Lincolnshire. Last year the pair from Willow Valley finished sixth at the Grand Final and vowed that they would return and do better. “We came back with the intention of trying to do better – and shocked ourselves!” they laughed.    They opened their account with a birdie on the first and scored 43 stableford points. They were two points clear of their closest challengers, Cheryl Shepperson and Pat Holloway of Derbyshire and another Yorkshire pair, Val Swales and Pauline Bramley. They came through an initial entry of around 17,500 women from 825 clubs who entered this year’s competition, which is run by England Golf. The top 60 pairs in the country qualified for the Grand Final while the next 72 pairs went through to yesterday’s Plate Final. “It hasn’t sunk in,” said Denise, who has cut her handicap four shots this year to 15. “It’s a great achievement and one which will last for a long time,” added Sarah, a six-handicapper who played for Yorkshire and England as a girl. She took a break from golf for eight years to bring up her family, before returning to the game two years ago.   All Grand Finalists received a PING golf bag, a pair of ECCO shoes and a PING Collection voucher while the winners will received prizes to the retail value of £400, the second placed players to the value of £200, third placed players £100, fourth placed players £75, fifth placed players £50 and sixth placed players to the value of £30. “The prizes are very generous,” said Denise. “But even if you don’t win you have a wonderful day and receive great gifts.” Caption: Denise Page (left) and Sarah Dawson (Image © Leaderboard Photography) Prize winners 43 Denise Page and Sarah Dawson (Willow Valley) 41 Cheryl Shepperson and Pat Holloway (Ormonde Fields), Val Swales and Pauline Bramley (Hallamshire) 39 Karen Lindsey and Beverley Dolman (Gorstyhill) 38 Kathy Donohoe and Sang Porter (Chichester), Lynda Thorpe and Carole-Ann Lennon (Richmond, Yorkshire) For full scores visit www.pingchampionship.com -

AMATEUR ENTRIES NEEDED FOR HAGGS CASTLE, DRUMPELLIER PAUL LAWRIE TOUR EVENTS

By COLIN FARQUHARSON 
Colin@scottishgolfview.com
Calling all girl and lady and senior lady amateur golfers within playing distance of Haggs Castle and Drumpellier golf clubs.
We really need you to enter the Paul Lawrie Scottish Ladies Open tour events at the two venues named above - Haggs Castle on Monday, September 23, and Drumpellier on Tuesday, September 24.
Not to put too fine a point on it, so many of the tour professionals have dropped out of these events because of a clash with LETAS tournaments that the handful of players left are playing for a lot of sponsorship money/prize vouchers.
You can see the entry lists for yourself by logging on to www.scottishladiestour.co.uk
If you cannot manage to play in both, but might be able to enter one of the events, please do so.
It is important for the future of the Paul Lawrie Scottish Ladies Open Tour that the fields at events are of a respectable size. We lose our credibility and our ability to attract future sponsors if the fields barely make it to double figures.
So, please, if you can get the afternoon off - both 18-hole events have post lunchtime starting times - enter one or both of the events through the website.
You can enter online at www.scottishladiestour.co.uk
We have never had any senior ladies play on the PLGC SLOT but there is no reason why they should not compete for prizes up to the value of a £500 voucher. As long as they have a single-figure handicap.
We need your help. Please come to our aid.

YORKSHIRE TAKE LEAD AT ENGLISH WOMEN'S COUNTY FINALS

Yorkshire have taken a narrow lead at Women’s County Finals at Wilmslow, Cheshire, after beating a battling Warwickshire side 5-4 on a topsy turvy day. They now have two wins from their two matches so far, while Lincolnshire and Gloucestershire – who halved today – have 1½ points apiece. Hertfordshire are just behind them, having beaten Kent 5½-3½ to get their first point. The playing order for the day was reversed when the weather forecast predicted atrocious weather, with the six singles taking place in the morning, followed by foursomes in the afternoon. Although the threatened downpour failed to materialise, the players faced another dreary day of intermittent rain. But, once again, they ignored the conditions and got locked into a series of tight matches. Yorkshire looked to be firmly in the driving seat after they won four of the six singles and needed to take just one more game to secure their point. But Warwickshire put up a terrific fight and at the halfway stage of the afternoon were up in two and all square in the third. “I’ve got a great team and they never give up,” said Warwickshire captain Bobbi Waugh. All three matches went to the last hole, but Warwickshire’s challenge ended when first, Yorkshire’s Ellie Goodall rammed home a long putt for a birdie to win the 18th, halve her game and halve the overall match. Ellie (left) is pictured with foursomes partner Megan Lockett (image © Leaderboard Photography) Then, Charlotte Austwick and Holly Morgan completed Yorkshire’s victory when they came from two down with five to play to win the 14th and 17th and secure a half point.   “It was a testing afternoon,” said Yorkshire captain Carole Waights. “But everyone played very well and this was a very good win.”   The Gloucestershire/Lincolnshire clash was incredibly close all day and both captains declared the final, halved scoreline as a fair result. They shared the single points with three wins apiece, before each side claimed  one of the foursomes. The decider came down to the final match, with Shelby Smart and South West champion Bethan Popel representing Gloucestershire and Emma Tipping and Jess Wilcox playing for Lincolnshire – and they kept the spectators’ hearts in their mouths as they played out the final holes. Emma put Lincolnshire one ahead when she slotted home a 10-footer on the 16th  and the pairing looked odds on to win the short 17th, when Gloucestershire’s tee shot missed the green. But the South West pair saved par – and halved the hole - with a great up and down.   Gloucestershire also managed a solid par five to win the 18th and halve both their game and the overall result. “It was a fantastic match,” said Lincolnshire captain Cindy Ireland, while Gloucestershire captain Jan Pickersgill said: “At the end of the day a half was a fair result.” In the final match Hertfordshire established a one-point lead over Kent after the singles and went on to win two of the three foursomes. Charlie Field was a key figure in the victory, winning both her singles and her foursomes on the 13th. Meanwhile, Steph McEvoy and Ella Ofstedahl fought back to win their foursomes on the 18th and give their team an outright victory. County captain Cathy Shand commented: “We’ve had a super win today, a very good day – and Charlie was fantastic.” Tomorrow, Warwickshire play Hertfordshire, Kent play Lincolnshire and Gloucestershire play Yorkshire. Today’s results Gloucestershire 4½ Lincolnshire 4½ Foursomes Jemima Gregson and Lucy Padley bt Helen Hewlett and Emilee Taylor 3 and 2. Alexandra Saunders and Sue Elliott lost to India Clyburn and Emily Slater Woodhall 5 and 3 Shelby Smart and Bethan Popel halved with Jessica Wilcox and Emma Tipping Singles Popel bt Hewlett 4 and 2 Padley lost to Taylor 4 and 3   Gregson lost to Wilcox 3 and 2. Saunders bt Sophie Beardsall 1 hole Alison Kelly lost to Clyburn 3 and 1. Smart bt Slater 5 and 3 Yorkshire 5 Warwickshire 4 Foursomes Megan Lockett and Ellie Goodall halved with Abbey Gittings and Melissa Nicol Charlotte Austwick & Holly Morgan halved with Katrina Gani and Rachel Rusted   Kirsty Beckwith and Rochelle Morris lost to Lisa Barton and Claire Howells 1 hole Singles Emma Brown bt Gittings 1 hole Becca Wood lost to Nicol 2 holes Austwick bt Charlotte Dalton 2 holes Morgan lost to Gani 4 and 3. Beckwith bt Rusted 2 and 1. Morris bt Lisa Barton 6 and 4. Hertfordshire 5½ Kent 3½   Foursomes Alison Franklin and Charlie Field bt Marnie Barber and Fiona McCann 6 and 5. Steph McEvoy and Ella Ofstedahl bt Jerri Sewell and Mollie Lawrence 1 hole Nicola Callander and Lucy Goddard lost to Emily Royer and Cloe Frankish 5 and 4. Singles Franklin lost to Royer 3/2 Callander lost to Jerri Sewell 3/2 McEvoy halved with Tita McCart Ofstedahl beat Frankish 5/4 Field beat Ainee O'Connor 7/5 Goddard beat Sandy Catford 5/3

Web: www.englandgolf.org

FIONA TOP SCOT AFTER A TESTING DAY AT ROYAL PORTRUSH

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@scottishgolfview.co

REPORTING FROM ROYAL PORTRUSH

St Andrews hotelier Fiona De Vries, pictured, was the best of the 10 Scots in the international-class field at the end of a long, wet and tiring first day in the Senior British Women's Open amateur stroke-play golf championship over the Royal Portrush links in Northern Ireland today.
Over a par-75 course playing very long because of recent rain - and with lots more rain falling during the round - only a handful of players broke 80 and the lead was snatched by Flying Finn Minna Kaaarnalahti who had six birdies in posting a late-in-the-day par 75 to take the lead.
But the Finn was the exception. For the majority of the field the Royal Portrush was too long and the conditions too tough.
So, with that in mind, full marks to Fiona De Vries for ending the first round in joint 10th place with an 82, despite a double bogey 7 at the long seventh in halves of 39-43.
Mary Smith from Tain is in joint 23rd place with an 85 (42-43).
Rookie senior Sheena Wood (Aberdeen Ladies) was up on the leaderboard with an outward half of 39 but the cold and the wet got to her over the second nine which cost her 47 blows for an 86.
But she is well placed to survive the halfway cut to the leading 40 and ties in this 54-hole event.
Also on 86 is Royal Montrose's Kathleen Sutherland with halves of 42-44
Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie) had an 87 (44-43) and Blairgowrie's Heather Anderson an 89 (45-44) and she had to birdie the long 18th to break 90!
May Hughes (Lanark) had a 90 (45-45) and on 91 were Anne Ryan (Tain), Pamela Williamson (Baberton) and Alison Bartlett (Royal Dornoch).

FIRST ROUND LEADERBOARD
Par 75 SSS 76 CSS 79 (reduction only)
75 M Kaarnalahti (Fin)
76 S McElroy (Ire)
78 C Berry (Eng), A Lewis (Wal)
79 N Crookewit (Net).
80 R Adams (Addington Court), J Little (Can)
81 C Birke (Swe), A Mayne (Saltford).
82 H Jones (Royal Portrush), F De Vries (St Rule).
83 H Horwood (Can). E Wahlqvist-Levy (Swe)
84 K Russell (Royal Ashdown Forest), J Rees (Hendon), P Doran (Donabate), C Rawthore (Sale), D Williams, Can), A Murdoch (Can), K Pilkey (Can), F Christine (Woking), L Wabb (East Berkshire).

OTHER SCOTS' SCORES
85 M Smith (Tain)
85 S Wood (Aberdeen Ladies), K Sutherland (Royal Montrose)
87 A Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie).
89 H Anderson (Blairgowrie)
90 M Hughes (Lanark)
91 A Ryan (Tain), P Williamson (Baberton), A Bartlett (Royal Dornoch).

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ALEX PETERS IS ENGLAND'S TOP WOMAN GOLFER FOR 2013 SEASON

International Alex Peters has won a nip-and-tuck race to top the England Golf ladies’ order of merit, sponsored by the golf tour operator Lorrin Golf. Alex, from Notts Ladies’, (image © Leaderboard Photography) has claimed the title of England’s top woman golfer by a tiny margin from fellow international, Sarah-Jane Boyd of Cornwall. The two players were neck-and-neck over the closing stages of the competition. Sarah-Jane took the advantage after the British stroke play championship – where she tied seventh – but Alex snatched back the top spot when she tied third in the Royal Birkdale scratch trophy. Third place went to Meghan MacLaren of Northamptonshire, while Georgia Hall, the British amateur champion from Dorset, was fourth.  “I’ve had a good year and I’m really pleased to have won the order of merit,” said Alex, 19, who thanked Lorrin Golf for their support. “It’s a big thing to win because it shows that all my hard work has paid off. I’ve been steady throughout the year and it proves that you don’t need to win, but you do need to be consistent to get to the top.” David Kelly, the managing director of Lorrin Golf, commented: "Lorrin Golf would like to congratulate Alex Peters on her fantastic golf throughout 2013. As winner of the England Golf order of merit we wish Alex all the very best for her new challenges in 2014." Alex, who has represented England since she was 14, was runner-up in both the English amateur and Welsh stroke play championships. She also reached the last 16 in the British amateur championship. Other highlights of her year included representing GB&I in the Vagliano Trophy match against the Continent of Europe. She was the only GB&I player to win her singles on the second day. Now she plans another year in amateur ranks and will be targeting a place in the 2014 Curtis Cup team. Women’s Order of Merit, sponsored by Lorrin Golf Leading final places: 1 Alexandra Peters (Notts Ladies) 2 Sarah Jane Boyd (Truro)      3 Meghan MacLaren (Wellingborough)      4 Georgia Hall (Remedy Oak) 5 Gabriella Cowley (Brocket Hall)      6 Rachael Goodall (Heswall)      7 Charlotte Thomas (Singapore)      8 Emma Tayler (Saunton)      9 Samantha Fuller (Roehampton) 10 Charlotte Thompson (Channels) For full results visit www.englandgolf.org/ladiesorderofmerit Lyndsey Hewison Press Officer

MyGolfRanking, Perth & Kinross Ladies, 17 September 2013

1 Emily Aird (Blairgowrie) 1010 pts

2 Carol Muir (Craigie Hill) 925

3 Fiona Johnston (Blairgowrie) 902

4 Judy Proudfoot (Taymouth Castle) 886

5 Gwen Lambie (Dunkeld and Birnam) 838

6 Janice Long (Blairgowrie) 838

7 Margaret Ewen (Craigie Hill) 817

8 Brenda Clough (Blairgowrie) 789

 9 Hilary Cunningham (Dunkeld and Birnam) 738

10 Maureen Reid (Blairgowrie) 736

11= Irene Moncur (Dunkeld and Birnam) 700, Catherine McGregor (Taymouth Castle) 700, 13 Margaret Hunter (Blairgowrie) 696, 14 Joyce Ewing (Craigie Hill) 692, 15 Heddie Straw (Taymouth Castle) 686. For up-to-date ranking lists of participating clubs, the full Regional, National and International Rankings and how it works, visit www.mygolfranking.net

MELTHAM PAIR WIN LGU PEUGEOT CORONATION FOURSOMES GRAND FINAL AT ST ANDREWS

  Meltham's Mary Shawley and Kate Helm, winners of the 2013 LGU Peugeot Cornonation Foursomes Grand Final at St Andrew, pictured on the Swilken Bridge.

                                              ALL THE COMPETITORS

Mary Shawley and Kate Helm won the 2013 Peugeot 208 LGU Coronation Foursomes on Monday afternoon on the Eden Course in St Andrews.  The Meltham Golf Club, Huddersfield pairing amassed a super total of 40 Stableford points with Mary playing off 30 and Kate 27.
The winners received prize vouchers, a quaich and a place in the Ricoh Women's British Open pro-am at Royal Birkdale GC, Lancashire next July.

The Yorkshire duo finished seven points ahead of runners-up Jan Cherry and Cathy Bennett from Grim's Dyke Golf Club, Pinner in Middlesex. Jan's handicap is 27 and Cathy's 33

Lema Townsend and Sam Collard from Overstone Park GC, Northampton finished third with 32 pt. Lema played off 16 and Sam 24.

Joanne Crosswell (32) and Maureen Duckett (30) of Gorleston GC, Great Yarmouth also had 32pt but were pipped for third place on a countback.

LGU CEO Shona Malcolm commented: 

"It was an excellent day – tough weather conditions with wind but no rain, but everyone was happy and excited about being here and overall it was probably one of the best we’ve had."

 

FINAL STABLEFORD POINTS TOTALS

40 Mary Shawley (30) and Kate Helm (27) (Meltham Golf Club).

33 Jan Cherry (27) and Cathy Bennett (33) (Grim's Dyke GC)

32 Lema Townsend (16) and Sam Collard (24) (Overstone Park GC) (bih); Joanne Crosswell (32) and Maureen Duckett (30) (Gorleston).

31 Carole Stratford (9) and Ann Parker (24) (The Hallamshire GC).

30 Hilary Good (7) and Gloria Sandow (9) (Tehidy Park GC); Beth Cullen (35) and Christine O'Toole (35) (Craddockstown GC); Jane Stevenson (24) and Amy Stevenson (18) (Lauder GC).

29 Elenoa Lyons (20) and Arlette Quinn (20) (North Hants GC).
27 Shirley Sivil (2) and Ali Wilkinson (26) (The Hallamshire).

25 Susan Hunt (31) and Mandy Creed (26) (Hurst Ladies); Joanne Forbes (16) and Mary Morrison (36) (Torphins GC)

23 Joyce Atkinson (24) and Dorothy Davidson (16) (Brampton GC).

20 Susan Cashman (13) and Joan McVeigh (12) (Belvoir Park).

19 Kate Rowan (14) and Anne Caldwell (27) (Colville Park).

18 Pauline Luccock (12) and Jane Pearson (25) (Keighley).