KirkwoodGolf: 30 May 2017

Tuesday, May 30, 2017

TEE TIMES FOR SCOTTISH WOMEN'S AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP AT BALGOWNIE

2016 Scottish Champion - Ailsa Summers


Ailsa Summers and Gabrielle MacDonald



SCOTTISH WOMEN'S AMATEUR GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP DRAW
ROYAL ABERDEEN GOLF CLUB, JUNE 6 TO 10.
AILSA SUMMERS DEFENDS SCOTTISH TITLE
AT BALGOWNIE NEXT WEEK
There is a field of 74 players for the 103rd Scottish women's amateur golf championship at Royal Aberdeen Golf Club from Tuesday to Saturday, June 6 to 10.
Ailsa Summers (Carnoustie Ladies) is defending the title she won at West Kilbride 12 months ago when she beat Gabrielle MacDonald (Craigielaw) in the final.
There are two stroke-play qualifying rounds on the Tuesday and Wednesday with the 32 lowest scratch scores qualifying for the championship match-play with the next 16 playing match-play for the Clark Rosebowl.
The draw for the second qualifying round will be based on the first round scores with the leaders going out last.
TUESDAY, JUNE 6
FIRST QUALIFYING ROUND

08:30 - C Taylor  (Nairn), S Robertson (Fraserburgh).
08:40 - L Duncan (West Kilbride), J Linklater (Largs), S Leslie (Aberdeen Ladies).
08:50 - H McCook (Grantown-on-Spey), K Blackwood (Glencorse), D Young (North Berwick).
09:00 - E Watson (Muckhart), S Stichbury (Gullane), C Goadby (St Regulus Ladies).
09:10 - J MacKintosh (Hazlehead), J Farrell (Cardross), C Young (North Berwick).
09:20 - F Seedhouse (Aberdeen Ladies), Megan Robb (Peterculter), A Ford (Ullapool).
09:30 - S Wood (Drumpellier), A McKay (Crail GS), R Polson (Kemnay).
09:40 - E Kennedy (Paisley), C Macdonald (Aberdeen Ladies), J Grubb (Montrose Mercantile).
09:50 - J Saxton (Muckhart), A Summers (Carnoustie Ladies), S McWilliam (Aboyne).
10:00 - E Docherty (Moray), K Marshall (Baberton), E Moffat (St Regulus Ladies).
10:10 - M McInnes (Bearsden), E Logie (Buckpool), P Wilson (Burntisland).
10:20 - S Wood (Aberdeen Ladies), L Fraser (Kingsknowe), J Cameron (Blairgowrie).
10:30 - L McClymont (Milngavie), L Watson (Deeside), J Taylor (Downfield)
11:00 - R Hunter (Lanark), A Joss (Alford), G McGinlay (Troon Ladies).
11:10 - C Wilson (Murcar Links), C Johnstone (Murrayfield), L Terry (Cruden Bay).
11:20 - L Anderson (Duff House Royal), K Wright (Stranraer), C Jaffrey (Troon Ladies).
11:30 - M Sievwright (Maverston), T Mactaggart (Minto), G Paton (Royal Montrose).
11:40 - M Richmond (Strathaven), E Hale (Troon Ladies), G MacDonald (Craigielaw).
11:50 - H Bycroft (Alford), M Finnie (Aberdeen Ladies), M Adam (Hazlehead).
12:00 - J Brown (Monifieth), L Wilson (Kelso), M Gardner (Linlithgow).
12:10 - M Stewart (Murcar Links), A Bartlett (Royal Dornoch), H Scott (Broomieknowe).
12:20 - C Thompson (Royal Dornoch), W Nicholson (Baberton), H Munro (Monifieth).
12.30 - C M Boa (Royal Dornoch), K Beveridge (Aboyne), S Cameron (Gullane).
12:40 - F De Vries (St Rule), K Brodie (Strathmore), K Ferguson-Snedden (Duddingston).
12:50 - D Brown (Renaissance Club), J Rankine (Haggs Castle), H MacGarvie (Troon Ladies).

Note: There are no tee times between 10.30 and 11.00.

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Lydia Ko Relishes Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open Return

Gemma Dryburgh with Paul Laurie

Lydia Ko 



 
Ko Relishes Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open Return
 

Local talent, Gemma Dryburgh, up for the challenge

 
Dundonald, Tuesday 30th May, 2017World No. 1, Lydia Ko, looking ahead to ground-breaking Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open at Dundonald Links from the 27th - 30th July.
 
Speaking ahead of her second appearance at the Championship this summer, which will be played at the same venue as the Men's Scottish open for the first time for an increased prize fund of US$1.5m Ko, said, 'I'm really excited to be coming back to the Scotland, 'The Home of Golf' to compete against the best players from both the LPGA and LET and play at Dundonald Links. The course is extremely different to what we play week-in-week-out in the US and it'll be interesting to see how the men play the course a few weeks before us. I'll be keeping my eye on the coverage to see if I can learn anything from them.'
 
Looking back to her past links' experience 20-year-old Ko, said, 'I love that you have to be creative at a links course and there's so many factors that can affect your game. The last time that I played this event I went on to record my best finish in the Ricoh Women's British Open so I'm hoping that it will help prepare me for this year's Championship.'
 
Ko spoke to media as part of a joint-promotion of the Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open and the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open, which will both be played at Dundonald over the coming weeks.
 
Joining her in support of the championship was Scottish Ladies European Tour player, Gemma Dryburgh, who is looking to qualify for her second appearance in the event, and former Open Champion Paul Lawrie, with both professionals hosting a clinic at for Scottish sports stars Steven Naismith and Eve Muirhead.
 
Talking about the co-sanctioning agreement between the LET and LPGA, Dryburgh said, 'It's amazing to have the chance to play such a big tournament in my home country and It's exciting to have the opportunity to play against some of the best players in the world. I played my first Scottish Open here last year and had three steady rounds but I hope I can put on a good show for the locals and I'm up for the challenge.'
 
Dryburgh will be joined by confirmed global stars including world no. 2 Ariya Jutanugarn, Major champions Michelle Wie, Suzann Pettersen and Catriona Matthew, 2016 Ladies European Tour No. 1, Beth Allen, English sensation, Charley Hull, and of course 2016 champion, Isabelle Boineau, who looks to defend her title.
 
Taking place the week before the Ricoh Women's British Open at Kingsbarns in 2017, the Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open will kick off a superb two weeks of women's links golf in Scotland. The back-to-back stretch of events echoes the successful strategy employed by the Men's Scottish Open taking place the week before The Open – an approach proven to be a competitive advantage for those players competing in both Championships. The Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open is also a key element of Scotland's commitments to the staging of The 2019 Solheim Cup at Gleneagles.
 
For further championship and ticket information please visit: https://ladiesscottishopen.com/
or follow us at @AberdeenLSO 

About Gemma Dryburgh

 
This year Gemma has played three LET events, making the cut in two, whilst she was the first round leader at the Lalla Meryem Cup after a round of 68.
In 2016, her Rookie year on the LET, Gemma started in style with a T10th finish in New Zealand, which was her best result from nine appearances.
In 2015 as an amateur, Gemma finished 7th at Lalla Aicha Tour School, earning LET Membership in Category 8a. She was runner-up in the South American Amateur and equalled her own 54 hole record for Tulane with a 8 under par total in the UCF Challenge. In 2014, Gemma was a member of the Great Britain and Ireland Curtis Cup team, she played for Scotland in the World Amateur Team Championship and Ladies' European Team Championship and was runner-up in the 2014 South American Amateur.

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FIRST P AND K COUNTY CAP FOR MEGAN ASHLEY


MEGAN (16) MAKES COUNTY DEBUT FOR P AND K
Megan Ashley, 16-year-old Strathmore Golf Club member, is the only new county cap in the Perth and Kinross team to play Aberdeenshire, Angus and NorthernCounties in the Northern Division women's inter-county team championship at Nairn Golf Club from June 17 to 19.
Megan, who has a handicap of five, won the handicap trophy at Pitlochry on Sunday at the P and K girls championship
The team, which includes four Muckhart GC members, is:
 
Megan Ashley (Strathmore)
Kirsty Brodie  (Strathmore)
Laura Campbell  (Pitlochry)
Isla Moncrieff  (Pitlochry)
Emily Ogilvy  (Muckhart)
Jen Saxton  (Muckhart)
Laura Walker  (Muckhart)
Eilidh  Watson (Muckhart)
 
Reserves
Katy Alexander  (Blairgowrie)
Amy Mitchell  (Strathmore)
 

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P&K COUNTY GIRLS' CHAMPIONSHIP

Kirsty Brodie and Megan Ashley 

P&K County Girls held their championship at Pitlochry GC on Sunday the 28th of May.

On a windy afternoon the scratch winner was Kirsty Brodie (Strathmore) with a gross 74.
Her clubmate, Megan Ashley, won the handicap trophy with a 79 gross, 74 net.

CSS for the day was 72, PAR 72

Thanks go to Laura Walker (County Junior Organiser) for the photo and results

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