DEESIDE TEENAGER'S FOUR-OVER 74 BEST AT MELDRUM HOUSE QUALIFIER

LAUREN WATSON (ONLY 16) IS SURPRISE TOP SEED IN ABERDEENSHIRE WOMEN'S COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP

        LAUREN WATSON IN ACTION. Picture by Cal Carson Golf Agency

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@scottishgolfview.com
Lauren Watson, a 16-year-old Deeside junior member, was the surprise leading qualifier for the match-play stages of the Aberdeenshire women's county golf championship at Meldrum House Golf Club, Oldmeldrum this evening

She returned a four-over-par 74, matching the CSS, to finish a shot ahead of defending champion Sammy Leslie (Aberdeen Ladies).

Next week Lauren is one of only two amateurs who has entered the Paul Lawrie Ladies Tartan Tour 36-hole event at Murcar Links so she does not lack confidence.

Meldrum House is a private members' course so, like all the competitors, Watson struggled at times to cope with an unaccustomed challenge. She bogeyed the first two holes but settled to run off a string of pars before dropping further shots at the 10th and 16th. Her only birdie came at the 17th before she bogeyed the last.

Sammy Leslie did not feel she played at all well for a 75 (39-36) and is looking forward to the start of the match-play on Saturday.
Mhairi Johnstone (Murcar Links), whose father Derek, runs Aberdeen schools golf competitions and is a leading official with Northern Golf Club, was the third best qualifier with a 76, a shot ahead of Kimberley Beveridge (Aboyne).

SCRATCH QUALIFIERS

Par 70 CSS 74

74 L Watson (Deeside)

75 S Leslie (Aberdeen Ladies)

76 M Johnstone (Murcar Links)

77 K Beveridge (Aboyne)

78 S McWilliam (Aboyne), D Pocock (Murcar Links), C Prouse (Hazlehead)

79 S Wood (Aberdeen Ladies)

80 K Stalker (Cruden Bay), T Seivwright (Murcar Links), J Whitehead (Kemnay), M Stewart (Murcar Links), S Robertson (Fraserburgh), F Hay (Deeside), L Coleman (Peterhead)

81 S Mathieson (Murcar Links).

MATCH-PLAY DRAW

SATURDAY
FIRST ROUND

10am Watson v Mathieson

10.08 Stewart v Wood

10.16 Pocock v Whitehead

10.24 Stalker v Beveridge

10.32 Johnstone v Coleman.

10.40 Seivwright v McWilliam

10.48 Prouse v Robertson

10.56 Hay v Leslie
QUARTER-FINALS
2.40 Watson or Mathieson v Stewart or Wood
2.48 Pocock or Whitehead v Stalker or Beveridge
2.56 Johnstone or Coleman v Seivwright or McWilliam
3.04 Prouse or Robertson v Hay or Leslie. 

HANDICAP DRAW
QUARTER-FINALS
11.04 Morven Adam (Hazlehead) (16) 74 v Lesley Watson (Deeside) (13) 78
11.12 Ellie Whyte (Aberdeen Ladies) (7) 75 v Lynne Terry (Cruden Bay) (8) 75
11.20 Jasmine Mackintosh (Hazlehead) (7) 75 v Kelly Guthrie (Inverurie) (7) 78.
11.26 Kim Watt (Aberdeen Ladies) (8) 78 v Lyn Park (Meldrum House) (12) 75.
SEMI-FINALS
3.12 Adam or Watson v Whyte or Terry
3.20 Mackintosh or Guthrie v Watt or Park.

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TITLE-HOLDER HANNAH SCOTT THROUGH TO LAST 4 AT MORTONHALL

MIDLOTHIAN TOP SEED KATE IS

BEATEN BY FORMER CHAMPION

REPORT BY SHEILA STUART

Midlothian county captain

Midlothian championship match-play stages got underway today at Mortonhall on a chilly but calm day in near perfect conditions. 

In the opening ties, leading qualifier Kate McIntosh (Broomieknowe)  played level par to close out her tie against Morag Wardrop (Turnhouse) at the 14th. 

Defending champion and No. 2 seed Hannah Scott (Broomieknowe) had to work hard to finally win against Caroline Steedman (Murrayfield) on the 18th by a two-hole margin.

The upset of the morning was produced by Craigmillar Park's Sal Shepherd who played great golf to beat Emily Dalgetty (Glencorse) on the18th. Sal's tenacious form continued in the afternoon when her tie against Wendy Nicholson went to the wire, Shepherd winning on the 18th. 

Former champion Karen Marshall (Baberton), pictured above, who was taken to the 19th in the morning by Linda Bain (Lochend), proved too steady in the quarter-finals for young Kate McIntosh, especially around the greens, and closed her match on the 16th with a birdie 2.

So the semi-finals will pit Marshall against Shepherd and Scott against Kirsten Blackwood (Glencorse), pictured left

The last-named had two big-margin wins to reach the last four.

 

RESULTS

First round 

Kate McIntosh (Broomieknowe) bt Morag Wardrop (Turnhouse) 5 and 4

Karen Marshall (Baberton) bt Linda Bain (Lochend) at 19^th

Wendy Nicholson (Broomieknowe) bt Jennifer Bryans (Harburn) 3 and 1

Sal Shepherd (Craigmillar Park ) bt Emily Dalgetty (Glencorse) 1 hole.

Hannah Scott (Broomieknowe) bt Caroline Steedman (Murrayfield) 2 holes

Rachael Livingstone (Craigmillar Park) bt Louise Fraser (Kingsknowe) 2 and 1

Karen Ferguson (Liberton) bt Eileen Gillespie (Lochend) 3 and 2

Kirsten Blackwood (Glencorse) bt Karina Matson (Carrickvale) 6 and 5.
 Quarter finals

Marshall bt McIntosh 3 and 1

Shepherd bt Nicholson 1 hole

Scott bt Livingstone 1 hole

Blackwood bt Ferguson 8 and 7

B Championship 

Quarter finals

Linda Boyle (Harburn) bt Sue Caton (Kingsknowe) 4 and 3

Gail Joughin (Merchants) bt Phyl Early (Glencorse) 5 and 4

Marion Glauch (Mortonhall) bt Jaci Moriarty (Lochend) 2 and 1

Carole Mason (Dalmahoy) bt Coleen Derighetti (Lochend) 6 and 4

Semi finals

Boyle bt Joughin 2 and 1

Glauch bt Mason at 20th

TESTING CONDITIONS FOR CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER AT DUNBAR

LIZ DUNN-BUTLER TOP SEED FOR EAST

LOTHIAN COUNTY MATCH-PLAY

Liz Dunn-Butler (Gullane) and Pam Hall (Royal Musselburgh) earned top seeding in the East Lothian women's county championship at Dunbar.
They both returned 83s (CSS 76 reduction only) on a cold day of rain, wind for the Spring Meeting and championship qualifying round..
Liz's better last six holes made her the No 1 seed with Pam No. 2

LEADING SCORES
CSS 76 (reduction only)

Silver Division

Scratch 

83 Liz Dunn-Butler (Gullane) (better last 6)

Handicap

Pam Hall (Royal Musselburgh) (8) 75.

Barbara Biggart (North Berwick) (9) 76

Wendy Fenwick (Castle Park) (17) 78 

Bronze Division

Scratch

100 Sue Murray (North Berwick) 

Handicap

Lesley Ross (North Berwick) (25) 77

Audrey Berg (Royal Musselburgh) (21) 80.

June Elliot (Glen) (25) 83.

CHAMPIONSHIP DRAW 

Round 1 at Dunbar GC, Monday, May 5
9.30am Liz Dunn-Butler (Gullane) v Christine Simpson (North Berwick).                  
9.39 Diane Huish (North Berwick) v Jenni Ray (North Berwick).
9.48 Charlotte Munro (Gullane) v Dawn Young (North Berwick)
9.57 Jane Herd (Musselburgh) v Mary Lou Watkins (Gullane)
10.06 Barbara Biggart (North Berwick) v Audrey Berg (Royal Musselburgh)
10.15 Ros Thoresen (North Berwick) v Elinor Blair (North Berwick)  
10.24 Catherine Small (North Berwick) v Gail McKill (Gullane)
10.33 Dianne Brown (Renaissance) v Pam Hall (Royal Musselburgh)
Quarter-finals at 2pm, 2.09, 2.18 and 2.17.

HANDICAP QUAICH DRAW
Monday, May 5
QUARTER-FINALS
10.42 Lesley Wood (Royal Musselburgh)) (5) v Elaine Finnegan (Royal Musselburgh) (4)
10.51 Pat Lockie (North Berwick) (3) v Sheila Herschell (Castle Park) (6)
+ Seline Stewart (Musselburgh) (1) and Fiona Hopkinson (Castle Park) (2) received byes into the afternoon semi-finals which will tee off at 2.36pm and 2.45.

ALISON DAVIDSON QUALIFIES IN SECOND PLACE AT HOME COURSE

LOUISE MACGREGOR TOP SEED FOR

STIRLING and CLACKMANNAN CH/SHIP

Title-holder Louise Macgregor (Glenbervie) is the top seed for the match-play stages of the Stirling and Clackmannan women's county golf championship at Stirling Golf Club.

The weather was wet and windy for the qualifying round which Louise headed with a 79..

No 2 seed is Alison Davidson (Stirling), the former Curtis Cup player, with an 80.

The first round of the match-play will be held on Sunday at 2pm; Round 2 on Monday at 5pm; semi-finals on Wednesday (5.30) and the final on Friday (5.30).

Match-play draw with players' qualifying scores in brackets:

Louise MacGregor (Glenbervie) 79 v Winifred MacCallum (Falkirk) 91.

Jennifer Allan (Glenbervie) 85 v Tricia Chillas (Stirling) 85.

Linda Allan (Falkirk Tryst) 84 v Sarah Walker
 (Braehead) 88.

Susan McLeod (Stirling) 89 v Laura Bisset (Braehead) 84.

Elaine Allison (Stirling) 83 v Helen Hunter
 (Linlithgow) 90.

Lynn Fleming (Glenbervie) 87 v Jill Harrison (Linlithgow) 85.

Margo Gardner (Linlithgow) 85 v Claire Capocci
 (Bridge of Allan) 87.

Margaret Tough (Glenbervie) 90 v Alison Davidson (Stirling) 80.

R AND A STUDENT TEAM IN COPA MANUEL PRADO

                                                             CRAIG CHALMERS

CRAIG CHALMERS FINISHES 5th IN LIMA

NEWS RELEASE

The R and A’s student team of Craig Chalmers (Strathclyde) and Ryan McKinstry (Queens Belfast) played well in the Copa Manuel Prado in Lima, Peru to finish in a creditable 5^th position out of 28 teams.  In the individual event Craig was positioned 5^th overall and Ryan 18^th.

Craig is a member of Cawder Golf Club and is studying Computer Science at Strathclyde University.  He has represented Glasgow in the SGU area team competition and in the West of Scotland League.

Ryan, pictured right, is a member of Cairndhu Golf Club and studies Pharmacy at Queens University, Belfast.  He is a member of the Irish Development Panel and was a quarter finalist in the Irish Amateur Close Championship last year.

 

Both students receive R and A Foundation Scholarships which are awarded each year as part of The R and A’s support for university golf.

 

SCOT FAILS TO MAKE TOP 20 IN USA COLLEGE GOLF

JAMES ROSS OUTSIDE TOP 20 IN 

AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP

Royal Burgess Society member James Ross, pictured, in his final weeks as a student at Houston University, finished joint 23rd in a field of 50 players at the American Championship college golf tournament at Innisbrook Golf Club, Palm Harbour, Florida (April 27-29).

Over a par-71 course of 7,125yd, Ross shot 74, 73 and 76 for 10-over 223, 17 shots

behind the winner by five, Bryson Dechambeau (Southern Methodist) (70-68-68 for seven-under 206).
Greg Eason (Central Florida), a final-year student from Leicester, finished joint ninth on 218 with rounds of 72, 71 and 73.
Southern Methodist (858) won the team title ahead of Central Florida 9863) with Houston (868) third of 10 teams. 
 

ABERDEEN STUDENT T30 IN GEORGIA

Former Robert Gordon's College pupil Neale Barnes, pictured left, a final-year student at Savannah College, Georgia, finished joint 30th in a field of 52 players at the Sun Conference Championship college golf tournament at Savannah Quarters Country Club, Pooler in Georgia.

Barnes shot rounds of 76, 75 and 76 for a total of 227 - 16 shots behind the winner by one stroke, Sam Jackson (Thomas University) (73-66-72 for 211)
 Stuart Winsley (Webber International), a Mancherster-born sophomore student from Northern Ireland, finished 12th on 219 with rounds of 76, 70 and 73.
Thomas University (868) won the team title by 10 shots from Northwood (878) with Johson and Wales, Florida (882) third.
Neal Barnes' college, Savannah finished ninth of 10 with a total of 900.

             PAUL DUNNE IN ACTION

OK FOR DUNNE: TOP-TEN FINISH

Irishman Paul Dunne (Alabama-Birmingham), a final-year student from Greystones, finished T10 in a field of 70 players at the Conference-USA Championship at Oak Tree Golf Club, Edmond in Oklahoma.
Over a par-70 course of 6,861yd, Paul shot 70, 69 and 78 for 217. He finished eight shots behind the winner, Matt Mabrey (Tulsa) (70-69-70 for one-under-par 209, one shot ahead of team-mate Logan McCracker (67-70-71)
Rice Univesity (861) won the team title from Alabama-Birmingham (862) with Tulsa (866) third of 14 teams.