Sheena Wood retains North Vets' championship

Sheena Wood (Aberdeen Ladies) successfully defended her title in extremely windy conditions  at Panmure Golf Club, Barry today (Tuesday).

After beating Jill Harrison (Cruden Bay) 3 and 2 in the morning semi-finals, Sheena, pictured, had a 6 and 5 win over Susan Arbuckle (Ladies Panmure Barry) in the final.

Lynne Terry (Cruden Bay) won the silver handicap championship. She beat Agnes Freeman (Ladies Panmure Barry) by one hole in the final.

Olive Robb (Murcar Links) won the bronze handicap championship

Results:

CHAMPIONSHIP

Semi-finals

Sheena Wood (Aberdeen Ladies) bt Jill Harrison (Cruden Bay) 3 and  2 4
Susan Arbuckle (Ladies Panmure Barry) bt Kathleen Sutherland (Royal Montrose) 5 and 4.
Final
Wood bt Susan Arbuckle 6 and 5

SILVER DIVISION HANDICAP CHAMPIONSHIP

Semi-finals
Lynne Terry (Cruden Bay) bt Jean Clarke (Ladies Panmure Barry) 3 and 2
Agnes Freeman (Ladies Panmure Barry) bt Frances Martin (Kirriemuir) 5 and 4

Final

Terry bt Freeman 1 hole

BRONZE DIVISION

Semi-finals
Sue Baxby (Ladies Panmure Barry) bt Meg Beaton (Inverurie) 3 and  2
Olive Robb (Murcar Links) bt Margaret Reid (Aberdeen Ladies) 6 and 4
Final
Robb beat Baxby 3 and 1

  Left to right: Lynne Terry (silver handicap champion), Sheena Wood (scratch champion) and Olive Robb (bronze handicap champion).

East beat West 6-3 in vets' match for Elise Duncan Trophy at Mortonhall

Report from Anne Brownie

Captain of East Division, SVLGA

The annual scratch match between the East and West Divisions of the SVLGA (Scottish Veteran Ladies’  Golf  Association) took place today at Mortonhall Golf Club, Edinburgh.    

The result was a 6 to 3 win for the East whose team members  are seen pictured with the Elise Duncan Trophy

On a “blustery” (i.e. strong to gale-force winds) day, the sun at least shone at Mortonhall and some sparkling golf was on show despite the unseasonable weather. 

Players on both sides complimented the condition of the course; iron shots were played in close and putts (long and short) were holed on both sides. 

There were four halved matches, one win for the West and four wins for the East.   In fact, after the first six matches, it was evenly poised at three points apiece  but the East won the last three games to close out the 6-3 win.  

 A very competitive and enjoyable day’s golf was rounded off with a lovely meal in the Mortonhall  clubhouse where Marion Stewart, West Vets Captain,  presented Anne Brownie, on right with the Elise Duncan Trophy.

RESULTS 

(East players first)

Anne Hanson ( Glencorse) lost to Lesley Lloyd  (Hayston) 3  and 2

Noreen Fenton (Dunbar) halved with Gillian Kyle (East Renfrewshire)

Lesley Johnstone (Gullane Ladies) halved with Liz Stewart

 (Greenburn)

Jennifer Bryans (Harburn) halved with Carol Whyte (Milngavie)

Pamela Williamson (Baberton) bt May Hughes (Lanark) 4 and 2.

Hazel Saunders ( Gullane Ladies) halved with Jane Finnie (Troon)

Anne Brownie (Gullane Ladies) bt Sheena McDonald (Milngavie) 6 and 5.

Jane Herd (Musselburgh)  bt Anna Telfer (Milngavie) 1 hole.

Ruth Brown (Mortonhall) bt Lorraine Campbell (Cardross) 2 and 1.

                                            The West Vets team at Mortonhall GC today

Louisiana State, Georgia, Illinois and Southern
 Califnornia are  NCAA last match-play four
 
The semi-finals of the NCAA men's team championship are being contested this afternoon (Bradenton, Florida local time).
It's Louisiana State versus Georgia
and
Illinois v Southern California.
In the earlier quarter-finals today, the final results were:

Louisiana State 3.5, Vanderbilt 1.5
Georgia 4, Southern Florida 1
Illinois 3, UCLA 2
Southern California 3.5, Texas 1.5

        Stirling and Clackmannan County Ladies’ Golf Association

East Division   Inter - County Championships

At

SCOTSCRAIG GOLF CLUB   (Fife)

     June  22-24

Stirling and Clackmannan Team:

Jennifer Allan (Glenbervie)

Linda Allan (Falkirk Tryst)

Elaine Allison (Stirling)

Laura Bissett (Braehead)

Claire Capocci (Bridge of Allan)

Mhairi Hall (Bathgate)

Margo Gardner (Linlithgow)

Louise MacGregor (Falkirk)

        Reserve: Tricia Chillas (Stirling)

Editor: We invite all the counties who have not done so yet to send their team selections for forthcoming divisional championships to Colin@scottishgolfview.com so that we can display them on this website.

Ladies Tartan Tour scoreboard

Laura Murray leads with par 72 at Deer Park

Laura Murray (Paul Lawrie Golf Centre) is halfway towards adding to her number of victories on the Ladies Tartan Tour, writes Colin Farquharson .

The player from Alford leads after a first-round par 72 at Deer Park Golf and Country Club, Livingston. Laura, pictured, has a one-shot lead over Jane Turner (West Linton) and a two-stroke advantage over Stacey Keating (Australia) and Kylie Walker (Mar Hall).
Murray, who gained her Ladies European Tour players' card at the last Qualifying School, has always been one of the longer hitters in female golf but in the last year two she has added a consistency to her scoring.
She birdied the sixth, long eighth, short 10th, long 12th and 18th in halves of 36, good figures in very windy conditions after heavy overnight rain. A double-bogey 6 at the 13th did not faze her. Laura also had bogeys at the first, ninth and 11th 
Turner, who lost to Murray by two holes in the 2012 Scottish women's amateur championship final at Tain, also had five birdies - at the sixth, eighth, 11th, 15th and 17th - but the West Linton player had bogeys, six in all, at regular intervals in halves of 38 and 35.
Kylie Walker, out in 36, was on course for the lead until she bogeyed the 13th, 15th and 17th in an inward 38.


FIRST-ROUND SCORES
Par 72 (36-36)
72 Laura Murray (Paul Lawrie GC) 36-36.
73 Jane Turner (West Linton) 38-35
74 Stacey Keating (Australia) 38-36, Kylie Walker (Mar Hall) 36-38.
75 Chloe Rogers (Celtic Manor) 39-36, Gabriella Cowley (Hanbury Manor) 39-35.
76 Lucy Goddard (Hanbury Manor) 40-36
77 Alyson McKechin (Elderslie) 36-41
78 Laura Harvey (Cleveland Golf) 40-38, Vikki Laing (Kings Acre) 38-40
79 Kiran Matharu (Cookridge Hall) 40-39, Gillian Paton (Royal Montrose) (am),38-41, Nikki  Dunn (Dinsdale Spa) 37-42
80 Lisa Shervill (unatt) 40-40
81 Beth Allen (Falkirk) 43-38, Maria Tulley (Eastbourne Downs) 41-40
82 Rebecca Tulley (Carnoustie Links) 4-41
84 Jorden Ferrie (Hilton Park) 38-46, Fiona Wait (Bathgate) (am) 41-43
85 Helen Searle (Gailes GandL) 47-38
89 Kirstin Scott (Gleneagles_ 45-44
90 Nastja Banoven (Slovenia) (am) 46-44
92 Nichola Ferguson (American Golf) 51-41, Jo-Jo Hamer-Philip (PGA HQ) 42-50

PRIZEMONEY
1 - £1,575; 2 £700; 3 £454; 4 £227; 5 £158; 6 £126; 7 £88
8 £66'; 9 £56; 10 £49.

 TEE TIMES FOR FINAL ROUND

 8:40 Jo-Jo Hamer-Philip
      Nichola Ferguson

 8:50 Nastja Banovec (a)
      Kirstin Scott

 9:00 Jennifer Potter
      Helen Searle
      Fiona Wait (am)

  9:10 Jorden Ferrie
      Rebecca Tully
      Maria Tulley

9:20 Beth Allen
     Lisa Shervill
     Nikki Dunn

9:30 Gillian Paton (am)
     Kiran Matharu
     Vikki Laing

9:40 Laura Harvey
     Alyson McKechin
     Lucy Goddard

9:50 Gabriella Cowley
     Chloe Rogers
     Kylie Walker

10:00 Stacey Keating
      Jane Turner
      Laura Murray

LOUDOUN GOWF CLUB RAISE £9,400 FOR 

AYRSHIRE CANCER SUPPORT

West of Scotland's Liz Keohone has been part of a fantastic group of golfers at Loudoun Gowf Club who have held a charity day over the past years at their golf club in Ayrshire. It has been a lot of hard work but she and all the members are very proud of the work they have done -- as they should be.
Top winner of the raffle on May 31 was Ayrshire County team player Debbie Watt (Belleisle)  who won £500!

Message back to the club from Ayrshire Cancer Support --

Huge thanks to everyone (the organisers, golfers, bar/catering staff, the gorgeous girls selling the raffle tickets, the photographer and to those who donated prizes, our apologises if we have missed anyone out) at Loudoun Gowf Club for once again delivering a first class Gowf competition on Sunday 31 May and for donating over £9,400. to ACS. 
Over the past 10 years Loudoun Gowf Club has donated over £100,000 from this annual event to Ayrshire Cancer Support, with added support from the Diageo Foundation who have fund-matched most of the donations made by Loudoun Gowf Club.
Words cannot express our gratitude not only to Loudoun Gowf Club and the Diageo Foundation but to everyone who has supported this event through the years. Your donation has helped hundreds of cancer patients, and we thank you sincerely on their behalf.

Freshman Leona Maguire Wins GolfStat Cup

NEWS RELEASE FROM DUKE UNIVERSITY

DURHAM, North Carolina – For the seventh time in school history, a Duke women’s golfer has won the GolfStat Cup, which is given to the golfer who has the best scoring average versus par with at least 20 full rounds played during a season, as Blue Devil freshman Leona Maguire was presented with the award. 

Maguire, pictured, joins the likes of Jenny Chuasiriporn (1997-98), Liz Janangelo (2003-04), Amanda Blumenherst (2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08) and Lindy Duncan (2001-12) as former Duke golfers presented with the prestigious award. 

A product of Cavan, Ireland, Maguire, ranked No 1 in WAGR, collected a 70.78 stroke average on the season, which is the second-lowest score in the previous 19 years since the GolfStat award was given out.  It was only behind LPGA great Lorena Ochoa of Arizona (70.13).  Maguire and Ochoa are the only two golfers to post and average ledger before 71.00. 

Maguire, the 2014-15 PING WGCA National Player and Rookie of the Year, collected eight top five and 10 top 10 placements out of 11 tournaments during her rookie campaign. 

The ACC Player and Rookie of the Year totalled three victories on the season .  Her 70.78 stroke average was a school record, which beat out Blumenherst’s mark of 71.00 from 2006-07 and 2007-08.

Maguire equaled Blumenherst’s Blue Devil record of 24 rounds of even or under par as well from the 2005-06 season, while her nine top five finishes this season ranked tied third.

Maguire netted a team-best 10 rounds in the 60s and counted all 32 rounds during the 2014-15 campaign.  She registered a head-to-head mark of 894-54-13 on the year.   Maguire currently ranks No. 1 nationally in both the Golfweek/Sagarin Rankings and the Golfstat Cup.

In the Duke freshman record books, Maguire closed the season ranking tied second in top five finishes (9), tied second in top 10 finishes (10), tied third in top 20 finishes (10), tied first in victories (3), first in stroke average (70.68) and tied first in even or under par rounds (24). 

She helped lead Duke to three team titles, including the NCAA South Bend Regional along with a second place finish in stroke play competition at the NCAA Championship.   The Blue Devils went on to advance to the match play semi-finals before falling to Baylor, 3-2. Baylor lost to Stanford in the final.

 
McNealy wins Fred Haskins Award
 Stanford sophomore Maverick McNealy won the Fred Haskins Award at the NCAA Championship on Monday, making it the second consecutive year someone from the university collected the coveted trophy.
Patrick Rodgers won last year. Tiger Woods, another Stanford alum, took home the honor in 1996. The award goes to the nation’s most outstanding golfer as selected by peers, coaches and media.
“It is pretty cool to be the third Stanford guy to win the award,” McNealy said. “It is a humbling list of names to be on the trophy with. It is really cool to be in the same conversation with those people.”
McNealy racked up nine top-10 finishes and won six times, including the Pac-12 Championship and the NCAA Regional. He will receive an exemption to The Greenbrier Classic, July 2-5, for winning the award.

De Chambeau wins NCAA individual stroke title, 
Walker Cup contender Paul Dunne finishes fifth

BRADENTON, Florida  -- Southern Methodist University's Bryson DeChambeau won the NCAA individual golf title Monday, and Illinois topped the eight team match-play qualifiers.
DeChambeau closed with a 1-under 71 for a one-stroke victory over Washington's Pan Cheng-Tsung at The Concession Golf Club. DeChambeau finished at 8-under 280.
"I always felt like I could contend for a national championship, but I never believed in myself that I could," DeChambeau said. "From this year to last year, it was about trusting myself and my game. That allowed me to get here."
Pan had a 67. Vanderbilt's Hunter Stewart and Illinois' Thomas Detry tied for third at 6 under. Steward shot a 68, and Detry had a 70.
Illinois finished at 3-under 1,155. Vanderbilt qualified second at 5 over, followed by Georgia and Texas at 6 over, Southern California at 9 over, South Florida at 16 over, LSU at 17 over, and UCLA at 20 over.
In the quarter-finals on Tuesday morning (Florida time), Illinois will face UCLA, Vanderbilt will play LSU, Georgia will meet South Florida and Texas will face Southern California. 
The semi-finals are Tuesday afternoon, and the championship match is Wednesday.
DeChambeau watched on TV for nearly an hour and a half as Pan birdied Nos. 13, 14 and 17 to get to 7 under. When Pan closed within a stroke, DeChambeau headed to the driving range to warm up in case of a playoff.
"I was sick to my stomach, that's for sure," DeChambeau said. "Once I saw him birdie 17, that's when I went out to hit balls. I didn't even want to watch it, anyway."
Pan's approach shot on 18 landed in a front-side bunker. He nearly holed the sand shot, missing it by mere inches.
"That was a tough bunker shot," Pan said. "You'd have to be kind of lucky to get it, get a good bounce, but I gave it a good try. It's really not an easy shot.

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Irishman Paul Dunne, a student at the University of Alabama-Birmingham and a contender for a place in the GB and I Walker Cup team, finished fifth in the 72-hole stroke-play.
He had rounds of 72, 69, 69 and 73 for a total fo 283.

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