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Fife are hosting the East of Scotland Championship (open to County Members in the East Division) this year at The Golf House Elie on Sunday 9th October 2016.
Entry Form is available on our web site fclga.blogspot.co.uk under 'Other events 2016'  or click on the links below

East of Scotland Championship
Sunday 9th October - Click on links below
Elie Golf Club Entry Form

We have spaces for a maximum of 60 entries and its just about half full.
Closing date is Monday 26th September

Christine  Steedman
President - FCLGA

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English Womens County Finals Day 2

Surrey 3.5, Yorkshire 5.5
Gloucester 4.5, Norfolk 4.5
Staffordshire 4.5, Buckinghamshire 4.5

HOW THEY STAND
Yorkshire 4pt
Gloucestershire 3pt
Surrey 2pt
Norfolk 1pt
Staffordshire 1pt
Buckinghamshire 1pt.

Scots trailing after first round of Duke of York Young Champions' tournament

By Colin Farquharson
Scotland's four representative have lost touch with the leaders after only one round of The Duke of York Young Champions' 54-hole tournament at Royal Birkdale Golf Club, Lancashire.
Norwegian Markus Braadlie (Norway), winner of last year's European Young Masters title, leads the international field by two strokes with an opening round of three-under-par 69.
Irish U18 girls champion Julie McCarthy held her own with the boys, returning a 71 to be joint second.
The best placed Scots are Jamie Stewart (Old Ranfurly) and Hazel MacGarvie on six-over 78, sharing 25th place in a field of 49.
Scottish U18 boys' champion Eric McIntosh (Bruntsfield Links) had a 79 for joint 28th place while Aboyne's Shannon McWilliam had a disappointing round of nine-over 81 for joint 34th place.

DUKE OF YORK YOUNG CHAMPIONS' TOURNAMENT
Royal Birkdale Golf Club, Lancashire

FIRST ROUND LEADERBOARD
Par 72
69 Markus Braadlie (Nor)
71 Maximilian Steinlechner (Aut), Julie McCarthy (Ire), Rasmus Hojgaard (Den), Chiara Tamburlini (Swi)
72 Sachin Kumar (T and T), Sami Valimaki (Fin)

SELECTED SCORES
74 Angus Flanagan (Eng) (T10)
76 Oliver Brown (Wales) (T20)
78 Hazel Macgarvie (Troon Ladies), Jamie Stewart (Old Ranfurly) (T25)
79 Eric McIntosh (Bruntsfield Links) (T28)
81 Shannon McWilliam (Aboyne) (T34)

England and Scotland boys draw but Scotland lose girls' match by one point

By Colin Farquharson
It could hardly have been any closer in the England versus Scotland schools golf international at Fairhaven Golf Club, Lytham St Annes, Lancshire.
The boys' match was a draw at 9pt apiece and England won the girls' match 5-4.
The Scottish boys took what could have been a decisive lunchtime lead by winning the foursomes 4-2. They led 9-5 overall with a 7 and 5 win by team captain Marc Watt (Fraserburgh Academy) in the top singles, backed up by a two-hole victory for Callum Bruce (Banff Academy), but England won the last four singles to snatch an honourable draw.
It was England who led, 2-1, after the girls' foursomes and the home team held on to that narrow advantage by sharing the singles honours 3-3.
Everything hinged on the final singles in which Jasmine Mackintosh (Hazlehead Academy) played England's Rebecca Earl.
A nip-and-tuck match ended with Earl the winner by the narrowest of margins, one hole.

Marc Watt (Fraserburgh Academy)

RESULTS
England names first
ENGLAND BOYS 9, SCOTLAND BOYS 9

Foursomes (2-4)
J Craddock and O Huggins bt M Watt (Fraserburgh) and D Howie (Peebles) 2 and 1.
J Hopkins and E Dimayuga lost to Craig Leith (Hazlehead) and Connor Wilson (Haddington) 3 and 2.
J Trewhitt and W Marshall lost to G Greer (Carluke) and G Dalziel (Airdrie) 2 and 1.
R James and M Freeman lost to C Bruce (Banff) and K Reid (Bearsden) 1 hole.
T Plumb and G Holmes lost to S Locke (Stonehaven) and R Watson (Dollar) 4 and 3.
W Hopkins and J Wilson bt A Moir (Elgin) and J Paterson (St Andrews) 1 hole.

SINGLES (7-5)
Craddock lost to Watt 7 and 5.
Huggins bt Greer 1 hole.
Hopkins bt Howie 6 and 4.
Dimayuga lost to Bruce 2 holes.
Trewhitt halved with Locke.
Marshall halved with Leith
James lost to Watson 5 and 4.
Freeman lost to Paterson 3 and 2.
Plumb bt Dalziel 2 and 1.
Holmes bt Moir 6 and 4.
Hopkins bt Wilson 3 and 2. 

ENGLAND GIRLS 5, SCOTLAND GIRLS 4

Foursomes (2-1)
L Watson and A Taylor lost to Jillian Farrell (Dumbarton) and Molly Richmond (Strathaven) 1 hole.
A Giles and M Thomas bt Louise Duncan (Largs) and Kirsty Brodie (Kirriemuir) 4 and 2.
Jessica Hall and Rebecca Earl bt Jennifer Rankine (Govan) and Jasmine Mackintosh (Hazlehead) 4 and 2.

Singles (3-3)
Walton lost to Farrell 5 and 3.
Taylor halved with Duncan.
Giles lost to Kirsty Brodie 2 and 1.
Thomas bt Richmond 5 and 3.
Hall halved with Rankine.
Earl bt Mackintosh 1 hole.

Gibson Cup 2016

This is your last chance to enter the Gibson Cup before entries close on Friday.

The Gibson Cup is a foursomes competition played over The Braid Hills in Edinburgh.   There is one round of stroke play on Saturday 8th with match play and/or the Consulation Stableford on Sunday 9th.   You are guaranteed two rounds.

Closing date is Friday 16th Sept so if you want to enter, please email Sal Shepherd at salsville@btinternet.com or send a form to Mandy McBain at Edinburgh Leisure.

Trish Johnson named Captain for The Queens presented by Kowa

Trish Johnson has been named as the playing captain of the Ladies European Tour’s team for The Queens presented by Kowa, the second edition of the exciting team match play competition, which will be played at Miyoshi Country Club in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, on December 2-4, 2016.

The 50-year-old Englishwoman will lead a team of nine players in the event, which will once again be contested between four of the world’s leading women’s golf tours: the LPGA of Japan (JLPGA), Korean LPGA (KLPGA), the Ladies European Tour (LET) and Australian Ladies’ Professional Golf (ALPG).

Johnson is relishing the opportunity to bring the trophy home and takes the reins from last year’s captain, fellow LET Life Member Dame Laura Davies.

“I’m extremely proud and honoured to be appointed as the captain for the Ladies European Tour Team in The Queens presented by Kowa and I look forward to the challenge. I have heard fantastic things about the inaugural edition of the innovative event and I can’t wait to get to Nagoya,” Johnson said.

No stranger to match play, Johnson made eight appearances for Europe in The Solheim Cup from 1990-2007 and played on two winning teams, at Dalmahoy in 1992 and Loch Lomond in 2000. Amongst the first of her 19 Ladies European Tour victories was the Woolmark Matchplay Championship, which she won as a rookie professional in 1987 and she also has three wins on the LPGA.

The 1990 LET Order of Merit winner, Johnson recently earned her first Legends Tour victory at The Legends Championship presented by Old National Bank in late August, edging Hall of Famer Juli Inkster in a marathon six-hole play-off, which was the longest in the history of the tour.

LET CEO Ivan Khodabakhsh said: “The Ladies European Tour is delighted that Life Member Trish Johnson has accepted the role of captain for The Queens presented by Kowa, as she has contributed enormously to the LET and will bring vast experience and a great deal of passion to the role.

“Following on from a successful Olympic Golf competition in Rio, the LET is looking forward to showcasing world class golf from a diverse mix of global stars in this unique event, with an innovative concept which is sure to attract new fans.”

The three-day event features 32 matches, with eight foursomes matches on day one, eight four ball matches on day two and 16 singles matches on day three.

For the first two days, all four teams will play each other. After the first two days, the top two teams will play each other in eight singles matches for first and second position while the third and fourth placed teams will play each other to determine third position overall in the event.

Team selection is based on the world rankings and LET order of merit following the Lacoste Ladies Open de France.

UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS 2016 LADIES INVITATIONAL - RENEE POWELL CUP

Prize-winners

Last weekend the University of St Andrews Ladies Golf Club hosted the 2016 Ladies Invitational. The new 2016/17 Club President, Annie Rickard, invited competitors to St Andrews to compete for the Renee Powell Cup and Carol Kaufman shield - formerly known as the St Andrews Invitational.

The 6th iteration of the tournament saw schoolgirls and university students from all across Europe travel to the famous home of golf to compete on the St Andrews Links. This year Club President Annie Rickard introduced an extra round to the second day, turning the tournament into a 54-hole stroke play event. This has allowed the Ladies Invitational to be submitted as a World Amateur Golf Ranking event, which will hopefully help to attract a wider and more international field in 2017.

Over the two days, competitors played the New, Eden, and Strathtyrum Courses, with tee-times very kindly supported by the Links Trust. Scotland’s Kirsty Brodie (from Webster’s High School, Angus) won the Gross Division following impressive rounds of 76, 71, and 73, which afforded her a three-day total of 4 over par and making her the first recipient of The Renee Powell Cup. Molly Richmond (from Strathaven Academy) was close behind, earning runner up of the Gross Division with 7 over par.

Katie Darling, a current student at the University of St Andrews, won the Net Division with a fantastic -23 total and was presented with the Carol Kaufman Shield. England’s Rachel Alford (from Aston University, Birmingham) was only 7 strokes behind as runner up of the Net Division.

The tournament was a fantastic opportunity for girls to experience playing the infamous Links courses, meet fellow golfers, and attend a tour of the University. We were very fortunate with the weather over the two days of competition and many of the girls commented on having enjoyed a fantastic weekend.

Special thanks goes to Renee Powell and Carol Kaufman for their continued support of the event, along with the Links Trust for hosting the tournament and the R&A for funding support.

It was a great pleasure to have the new principal of the University of St Andrews, Professor Sally Mapstone and Lady Angela Bonnallack join the competitors and the University’s Ladies Golf Club committee over lunch whilst the cut was being made.

The tournament finished with a prize giving ceremony, overseen by Vice Principal Professor Verity Brown and President of the Athletic Union, Ben Peddie.

Written by Alexa Hammer (Secretary) and Alice Watson (Handicap Secretary) both on the committee for the University of St Andrews Ladies Golf Club

LEADING SCRATCH SCOREBOARD
New Course par 75, CSS 75; Strathtyrum par 68, CSS 66; Eden par 73, CSS 71

220 Kirsty Brodie (Webster's High) 76 71 73

223 Molly Richmond (Strathaven Academy) 77 70 76

226 Katie Darling (St Andrews Univ) 75 73 78

235 Justine Fulton (St Ninian's High) 83 76 76.

236 Katie Scott (Strathaven Acad) 83 75 78, Rachael Alford (Aston Univ) 80 73 83

251 Claire McLaughlin (St Matthew's Acad) 91 81 79

254 Roseanne McSharry (Netherall School) 96 75 83
257 Molly Gerhardsson (Aberdeen Univ) 90 78 89

258 Charlotte Keel (Henley College) 90 82 86 

259 Katie Miller (St Andrews Univ) 91 79 89, Alison Malcolm (Prestwick Acad) 87 83 89