REPORT FROM ANNE BROWNIE, CHAIRPERSON, GIBSON CUP COMMITTEE
2014 Gibson
Cup will complete in 2015!
Heavy overnight rain on Friday 3rd October
forced the Braids Golf Course, along
with many other courses in the Edinburgh area, to be closed on Saturday morning
due to flooding. Over 90 ladies had entered the annual Gibson Cup (sponsored by
www.golfing-lady.com)
which should have taken place over both days of the weekend of 4th/5th
October at the Braids.
However, the severe weather meant that Saturday’s foursomes
strokeplay round had to be rescheduled to Sunday in order to determine who
would progress to the matchplay stages (now to be held next April) and who
would win Consolation prizes in the revised format for the rain affected
tournament.
Fortunately, the course dried up remarkably well and some good scores were returned on the
Sunday. Leading qualifiers for the
Gibson Cup matchplay were Adrienne Turner and Laura Reekie of Baberton with a
net 71 (one below the par of 72). Adrienne
and Laura will play Mhairi Hall and Margaret Logan of Bathgate (net 73.5) in
the first semi-final.
The other semi-final
is an all-Harburn affair! Fiona Smith
and Aileen Kennedy (net 73.5) will take on
Dorothy Wilson and Linda Boyle who scored net 73 and are second seeds in the contest to
win the Gibson Cup
In the second flight matchplay former winners of the Gibson Cup, Karina
Matson (Carrickvale) and Gillian Lithgow (Torwoodlee) who scored net 74, will take on fellow former winners Janet
Begrie and Catherine Stewart of Mortonhall who had a net 76.
In the other semi-final Hazel Saunders and Mary
Lou Watkins (Gullane Ladies) with a net 75
will play Margaret Fergusson and Lynn Wilson (Murrayfield) who scored net 74.5. The winners of the second flight matchplay
will receive the former Herald and Post
Trophy. The semi-finals and finals for
both flights of matchplay will now take place on Sunday 19th April
2015.
As a result of losing Saturday’s play, it was decided to
award the Consolation prizes based on the next best scores after the matchplay
qualifiers had been decided. This meant
that the Winners of the Consolation Trophy with a net 76.5 were Sal
Shepherd and Mary Brennan, both of Craigmillar Park GC.
Sal is on the left and Mary on right of picture on the right.
Sal is on the left and Mary on right of picture on the right.
Sal and Mary had narrowly missed out on
qualification to the matchplay by just one-half stroke so the Consolation
Trophy lived up to its name in being some consolation for coming so close to
qualifying! Other prizewinners in the Consolation were Sue Tait and Sue Dunlop
(Broomieknowe) with a net 78, Rhona
Archibald and Eileen Stevenson (Turnhouse) with net 78.5 and Sandra Kempston
(Craigmillar Park) and Zandra Mathieson (Broomieknowe) with a net 79.5 (on
countback from two other pairs).
It was a great shame
that the usual two full days of competition could not take place but readers of
Kirkwood Golf will know that other tournaments had rain-shortened formats due
to adverse conditions on the 4th October.
The main objective of
determining the matchplay qualifiers was
achieved and a Prizegiving was held to present
Consolation prizes. In addition,
as we are in October which is breast cancer awareness month, fundraising at the
Gibson Cup resulted in a fantastic £355 for Breakthrough Breast Cancer. Thanks to all who donated to this total.
Scores Summary
Gibson Cup Flight of
matchplay
1.
Adrienne Turner and Laura Reekie 85 (14) 71
2.
Dorothy Wilson and Linda Boyle 86 (13) 73
3.
Fiona Smith and Aileen Kennedy 86 (12.5)
73.5 (bih)
4.
Mhairi Hall and Margaret Logan 84 (10.5) 73.5
Second flight
matchplay
1.
Karina Matson and Gillian Lithgpw 85 (11) 74
2.
Margaret Fergusson and Lynn Wilson 86
(11.5) 74.5
3.
Mary Lou Watkins and Hazel Saunders 81
(6) 75
4.
Catherine Stewart and Janet Begrie 86
(10) 76
Consolation prizes
1.
Sal
Shepherd and Mary Brennan
88 (11.5) 76.5
2.
Sue Tait and Sue Dunlop 103 (25) 78
3.
Rhona Archibald and Eileen Stevenson 99
(20.5) 78.5
4.
Sandra Kempston and Zandra Mathieson 95
(15.5) 79.5(bih)
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