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Friday, August 18, 2017

PALTRINIERI’S TITLE DEFENCE COMES TO AN END IN GIRLS AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP


LGU and RandA Lockup

18 August 2017, Enville, England: Emilie Paltrinieri's defence of the Girls British Open Amateur Championship ended in defeat by Elena Moosmann in the third round of match play at Enville today.
The Italian, who won the championship last year by beating Isobel Wardle 4&3 in the final at Royal St David's, lost by one hole to the Swiss youngster during a compelling contest earlier this morning.
A bogey by the 15-year-old on the short par three 16th proved to be decisive moment as the pair went on halve the 17th and 18th holes.
Moosmann looked to be easing a path to the semi-finals this afternoon after she played the first eleven holes in four-under-par to be 3up against Clarisse Louis of Belgium. However, a bogey on the 13th returned a hole back to the Belgian and a birdie three by Louis two holes later reduced the gap to one hole.
The match dramatically returned to all square after Moosmann bogeyed the 16th but the Swiss Amateur champion bounced back to win the final two holes, which included a 20ft eagle putt to close out the match on the 18th.
Lily May Humphries battled back from being three holes down against Spain's Teresa Diez to eventually win 2&1 in the third round before the England under 18 international swept aside her compatriot Samantha Fuller 6&5.
Humphries will now face Paula Kirner in tomorrow morning's first semi-final after the German defeated Sweden's Ellen Hutchison-Kay 2&1 in the third round before advancing to deliver an impressive 7&5 victory over Mayke Hoogeboom of the Netherlands in their quarter final match-up.
Kirner was never behind in the contest and picked up five out of six holes from the 4th to take full control of the match. A birdie on the 11th increased her lead to six holes and the match was closed out on the 13th after Hoogeboom could only make bogey.
Norway's Emilie Overas produced a good performance against Italian Clara Manzalini to win 3&2 after she narrowly overcame French youngster Lucie Malchirand by one hole in the previous round. Overas will now play Moosmann in the second semi-final.
The semi-finals (8.30am) and final (1.00pm) of the Girls Amateur Championship will be played tomorrow with each match being played over 18 holes.

Key Quotes:
Lily May Humphries
"It feels great to get through to the semi-finals and it's an improvement from last year when I got to the quarter finals.
"This afternoon was the best I've played in the whole tournament so far. I didn't make any mistakes out there. The first hole was a real highlight, I drove it right down the middle of the fairway and holed a thirty-footer for eagle.
"I hope to get to the final and win it, I'm playing well."
Paula Kirner
"I can't believe it, it's so great to have made the semi-finals. I played well and my putting was very good. I had two great birdies on the sixth and seventh holes. I had a bit of luck as well, it was a difficult match. I hope to go out and have a lot of fun tomorrow."
Emilie Overas
"I'm almost shaking right now, I don't really understand it, but I'm happy. I played very solidly and consistently. Clara is a great player but I was patient out there and played a lot of good shots. I kept fighting and it's good to have won. Tomorrow I will just try to play my game like I have all week."
Elena Moosmann
"I feel really happy to have won today. The putt on the last hole was big but I wasn't nervous about it. Apart from a couple of holes, I played really well."

Scoring from the Girls Amateur Championship will be available at www.randa.org/Championships. Follow The R&A on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for updates on social media

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Tuesday, August 01, 2017

AUCHTARARDER PAIR WIN LGU FOURSOMES AREA FINAL IN BRECHIN TIGHT FINISH




Auchterarder Golf Club members Lindsay Gray (on left) and Anne Gray go forward to the Grand Final of the LGU Coronation Foursomes after winning the area final at Brechin Golf Club on Monday.

Auchterarder's Anne Allan and Lindsay Gray won the LGU Coronation Foursomes Area Final at Brechin Golf Club on Monday after one of the closest finishes at any of the 16 nationwide finals.
Three pairs - Ruth Mitchell and Joanne Davidson (Murcar Links) and Isobel Phillips and Helen Stewart (Peterhead) were the others - tied at the head of a huge field of 69 partnerships with 36 Stableford points.
Ann and Lindsay, with a combined handicap of 24, won the card play-off with the best inward half of 21pts. That narrowly beat 19pts by Ruth and Joanne (handicap 21) with Isobel and Helen, handicap 23, a close-up third best with inward half of 16pts.

The Auchterarder winners now go forward the Eden Course, St Andrews on September 18 for the Grand Final which will be contested by the 16 winning pairs at all the area finals.
Bonus prize for the overall winners will be a place in the 2018 Ricoh Women's British Open pro-am at Royal Lytham.

LEADING POINTS TOTALS
36pts A Allan and L Gray (Auchterarder) (24), R Mitchell and J Davidson (Murcar Links) (21), Isobel Phillips and Helen Stewart (Peterhead) (23).
35pts J Grubb and J Hulse (Montrose Mercantile) (14).
34pts L Park and L Whyte (Meldrum HJouse4) (16), J Johnston and C Simpson (Sherland) (26).
33pts W Williamson and E Hynd (Balbirnie Park) (13), L Moore and P Stalker (Deeside) (30), H Thomson and D Watson (Lundin Ladies) (9), C Steedman and R McConkey (Pitreavie) (11), R Gray and H Taylor (Tarland) (26).
32pts S Murray and M Wilson (Anstruther) (19), J Brown and R Smith (Brechin) (18), F Nicol and K Mollison (Fraserburgh) (28), E Stoddart and L Craik (Portlethen) (16), V Wade and J Taylor (Turriff) (19).
31pts L McNicoll and S Houston (Ballumbie Castle) (20), I Chapman and S Chapman (Forfar) (11) C More and A Munro (Kemnay) (25).
30pts C Kyle and G O'Donnell (Aberdeen Ladies) (14), V Souter and J McCloskey (Craibstone) (12), J Robertson and R McLean (Cruden Bay) (19), E Thomson and A MacIntosh (Edzell) (26), R Cameron and I Taylor (Forres) (11), J Douglas and M Noble (Stirling) (23).

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Tuesday, July 25, 2017

Elie and Earslferry pair win LGU Coronation Foursomes area final from a big field at Turnhouse


Alison Turnbull (left) and Linda Spence.
Picture by Gillian Kirkwood.
                     

The Elie and Earlsferry pairing of Alison Turnbull and Linda Spence won the LGU Coronation Foursomes area final at Turnhouse Golf Club today, heading a big field after a very tight finish.
Mags Cargill and Sue Martin of the Dunbar club matched the winners' Stableford points total of 42 but lost out on a comparison of the inward halves.
The LGU Coronation Foursomes Grand Final will be held over the Eden Course, St Andrews on Monday, September 18
1 Alison Turnbull and Linda Spence ((Elie and Earlsferry) 42 pts (better inward half)
2 Mags Cargill and Sue Martin (Dunbar) 42 pts
3 Caroline Johnstone and Vicky Gumley (Murrayfield)  40 pts

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Friday, December 23, 2016

Vagliano Squad at the Belfry

Vagliano Squad
India Clyburn, Alice Hewson, Lizzie Prior, Gemma Clews, Olivia Mehaffey, Lianna Bailey



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Monday, December 19, 2016

THE LADIES’ GOLF UNION AND THE R&A COMPLETE MERGER

19 December 2016, St Andrews, Scotland

The merger of the Ladies’ Golf Union (LGU) and The R&A has been finalised and will come into effect from 1 January 2017.
The heads of agreement between the two organisations was signed in June leading to the integration of the LGU’s business operations and its members of staff into The R&A group of companies. An agreed governance structure has also been implemented to give LGU Board members representation on relevant R&A Committees.
The R&A will assume responsibility for staging the LGU’s championships and international matches next year, offering leading women’s professional and elite amateur golfers opportunities to play in a world class series of events. The Ricoh Women’s British Open will continue to be managed by IMG in 2017 under the existing agreement with the LGU.

Trish Wilson, Chair of the LGU, said, “The completion of the merger is a progressive and important step for the development of women’s golf.
“Bringing the two organisations together creates a platform that will allow us to develop our aspirations for women’s golf on a global stage and encourage more girls and women to play golf and become members of clubs.
“The success of the Ricoh Women’s British Open and the Curtis Cup demonstrates the growing strength of women’s golf in both the professional and amateur game and we look forward to building on this with The R&A.”
 
Martin Slumbers, Chief Executive of The R&A, said, “The integration of the two organisations puts us in a better, stronger position to realise our collective vision for growing the game of golf around the world.
“Our combined resources and staff expertise will help us to achieve our shared aims for the development of golf, including increasing girls’ and women’s participation and encouraging more families to enjoy golf as a recreational activity.
“Both organisations have an excellent track record of successfully staging prestigious championships and international matches and we are looking forward to a great season of events next year.”

More information, including the 2017 Championship Schedule

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Monday, December 12, 2016

THE LADIES’ GOLF UNION NAMES VAGLIANO TEAM CAPTAINS


PRESS RELEASE FROM THE LADIES’ GOLF UNION

Issued 12th December 2016

Elaine Farquharson-Black
The Ladies’ Golf Union (LGU) has announced the GB&I Vagliano team will once again be captained by Aberdeen lawyer, Elaine Farquharson-Black, who led the GB&I side to a memorable 111⁄2-81⁄2 win over the USA in the Curtis Cup at Dun Laoghaire in June this year.

Elaine, a member of Deeside Golf Club said, “I am delighted to be continuing as captain of the GB&I team for the Vagliano Trophy. I look forward to working with another talented group of golfers to prepare for the challenge of winning the match against the Continent of Europe next year.”

Cork’s Claire Coughlan-Ryan, a former Curtis Cup player who also spent a period in the professional ranks, will continue as captain of the GB&I team for the Junior Vagliano Trophy. The Junior match will be played alongside the senior international match at the same venue.

Helen Hewlett will continue as the manager for both teams.
The Vagliano Trophies will be played at Circolo Golf Bogogno in Italy from 30 June – 1 July.

Ten players, who may be amongst those playing themselves into consideration for selection to the Great Britain and Ireland Vagliano team, have been invited to join Elaine and Helen at pre-Christmas session at The Belfry on 21st & 22nd December.

Emma Allen, England Lianna Bailey, England Gemma Clews, England India Clyburn, England Maria Dunne, Ireland Alice Hewson, England Sophie Lamb, England Leona Maguire, Ireland Olivia Mehaffey, Ireland Lizzie Prior, England

The GB & I Team of 8 players for the Vagliano Trophy will be announced on Thursday 18th May 2017. The team will comprise of;

a). The top 4 players from the World Amateur Golf Rankings @ 17th May 2017.
b). The No 1 & No 2 players from the LGU Order of Merit. - should a player have already qualified via a) the place will be deferred to method c).
c). 2 players or more depending on (b) above will be selected by the International Selection Panel.

The Junior Vagliano team of 6 players aged Under 16 on 1st January 2017 will be chosen by the International Selection Panel.

All players are encouraged to boost their chances of selection by playing in all LGU Order of Merit events prior to the team announcement.

Player Information

Emma Allen, 19, England – member of the England team that won the European Ladies’ Team Championship in Iceland this year. As a student at University of Missouri, recorded a career best second place finish in the Web.com Intercollegiate Championship. Runner-up in the English Girls' U18 Open Amateur Championship in 2015.

Lianna Bailey, 19, England – finished fourth in the Royal Birkdale Scratch Trophy and the Welsh Ladies Open Stroke Play Championship this year. Also reached quarter-finals of the Spanish International Ladies' Championship.

Gemma Clews, 22, England – finished fifth in the Royal Birkdale Scratch Trophy and the Welsh Ladies Open Stroke Play Championship, and sixth in the English Women's Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship in 2016. Played for England in the World Amateur Team Championships in Mexico. Represented GB&I in the Vagliano Trophy in 2015.

India Clyburn, 20, England – winner of Mercedes Collegiate with NC State University in 2016. Set record winning margin (12 strokes) at 2014 Scottish Girls U21 Championship. 2014 English Girls Champion. Winner of the 2014 English Girls Order of Merit.

Maria Dunne, 33, Ireland – finished third at the 2016 Scottish Ladies Open Championship and 9th and the 2016 Welsh Ladies Open Stroke Play Championship. Member of the winning GB&I Curtis Cup team in 2016.

Alice Hewson, 19, England – runner-up in The Schooner Fall Classic and tied fourth in the English Women’s Amateur in 2016. Winner of the Cougar Classic and Lady Paladin Invitational in 2015. Member of the winning GB&I Curtis Cup team in 2016. Played for England in the World Amateur Team Championships in Mexico. Represented GB&I in the Vagliano Trophy in 2015.

Sophie Lamb, 19, England – winner of the 2016 British Women’s Stroke Play Championship, 5th in the English Women’s Open Amateur Match Play Championship, 6th in the English Women's Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship and 8th in the Spanish Ladies Amateur this year.

Leona Maguire, 22, Ireland – winner of the McCormack Medal in 2015 and 2016 as the world’s leading amateur golfer in the World Amateur Golf RankingTM. Won the Smyth Salver as the leading amateur at the Ricoh Women's British Open this year. Played for GB&I in the Vagliano Trophy in 2009, 2011, 2015. Member of the winning GB&I Curtis Cup teams in 2010, 2012 and 2016.

Olivia Mehaffey. 19, Ireland – two tournament wins in 2016, including the Irish Women's Open and Welsh Ladies Open Stroke Play Championships. Played for GB&I in the Vagliano Trophy in 2015. Member of the winning GB&I Curtis Cup team in 2016, securing 31⁄2 points. Played in the 2013 Vagliano Trophy. Represented Ireland in the World Amateur Team Championships in Mexico, winning a bronze medal.

Lizzie Prior, 19, England – winner of the 2016 and 2015 Critchley Salver. Won her first US Collegiate event in 2016, the Battle of Boulder Creek II. Finished runner-up in the English Women’s Amateur this year. 2015 winner of England Golf’s Girl’s Order of Merit. Represented England in the European Ladies Team Championships in 2015.

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Thursday, December 08, 2016

2017 Coronation Foursomes Details


The Coronation Foursomes is the leading foursomes event for club golfers in Great Britain & Ireland. The competition is open to all members of affiliated golf clubs who hold a CONGU handicap.

Established in 1953, the event has become increasingly popular in clubs where the winners may qualify for one of sixteen Area Finals.

The 2017 Grand Final will be played on Monday 18 September on the Eden Course, St Andrews. The finalists will enjoy 2 nights at the prestigious five-star Old Course Hotel Golf Resort & Spa and the chance to participate in the Pro-Am of the 2018 Ricoh Women’s British Open Championship at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club.

Qualifying rounds can be held from 1 December 2016 – 17 June 2017 and entries submitted online from 1 February 2017 at www.randa.org

Full details of the 2017 Area Scotland venues and event dates are listed below:

SCOTLAND North Brechin, Angus Mon 31 July
East Turnhouse, Midlothian Tues 25 July
West Lanark, Lanarkshire Mon 14 Aug

Other Venues -- CLICK HERE

GRAND FINAL, ST ANDREWS, MONDAY 18 SEPTEMBER 2017


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Tuesday, November 08, 2016

NATALIE JONES' EMAIL FROM AMERICA

Natalie Jones after her
graduation last summer

Natalie Jones graduated from St Andrews University in June 2016 with an M.A. in Modern History and is currently studying at Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, thanks to the Bobby Jones scholarship.

During her time in St Andrews Natalie was heavily involved in running the University Ladies' Golf Club and worked for the Ladies' Golf Union website. She will study in Atlanta for a year as a Bobby Jones scholar.

Natalie writes:

"I arrived in Atlanta in mid-August, and was immediately greeted with 35 degree weather and high humidity which definitely made a change from the past four years in St Andrews! The first few days were split between getting to know the campus and getting to know the Olympic-length outdoor pool right outside our door.

"The three other British students who are on the Bobby Jones scholarship and I certainly took advantage of the brilliant weather and incredible facilities.

"As a keen golfer, my time in Atlanta has already been very exciting. We are fortunate enough to receive honorary membership at East Lake Golf Club and Atlanta Athletic Club and I have taken advantage of both. The US PGA Tour Championship came to East Lake at the end of September when we were lucky enough to have front row seats to some spectacular golf which finished with Rory McIlroy 'stealing' the title after a four-hole play-off

"Alongside the abundance of golf, I am really enjoying my studies at Emory. I have chosen to take photography, journalism, French and a weight-training class this semester. I hope to go into sports marketing after my year as Bobby Jones scholar so the skills I am learning in photography and journalism in particular are giving me great experience for the future.

"My experiences in Atlanta have all been incredibly positive, exciting and adventurous, from seeing Ex-President Jimmy Carter speak and getting a guided tour around CNN from a previous scholar to attending the opening night of the Atlanta Opera and taking in America's own, tartan-obsessed Highland Games!"

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Thursday, July 07, 2016

Ladies Golf Union Order of Merit, updated July 7
The LGU Order of Merit runs on a 52 week cycle and uses information extracted from the World Amateur Golf Rankings with the permission of the R and A.  A minimum divisor (number of rounds) of 17 is applied. 

The Winner will be announced on completion of the Ladies' British Open Stroke Play Championship. The winner will gain a full exemption to the Ricoh Women’s British Open to be played the following year,  provided she remains an amateur.
Updated: 7th July 2016

1
England
239.887
16(17)
1411.1
2
Ireland
382.601
29
1319.31
3
England
199.228
19
1048.57
4
England
239.189
25
956.755
5
Ireland
223.618
24
931.742
6
England
279.993
31
903.204
7
England
243.243
27
900.9
8
England
225.764
26
868.323
9
England
223.481
26
859.541
10
Scotland
149.036
18
827.977
11
Ireland
189.918
23
825.731
12
England
189.426
23
823.593
13
England
229.743
30
765.81
14
England
166.218
22
755.536
15
England
163.424
22
742.835
16
Wales
140.178
19
737.781
17
England
161.163
22
732.561
18
Ireland
159.793
22
726.334
19
Scotland
121.152
17
712.661
20
England
114.951
17
676.184
21
England
119.395
18
663.306
22
Ireland
112.314
16(17)
660.669
23
Scotland
110.695
10(17)
651.148
24
Ireland
109.339
16(17)
643.168
25
Scotland
170.176
27
630.281
26
England
106.887
12(17)
628.749
27
Scotland
174.846
28
624.45
28
Wales
102.145
14(17)
600.853
29
England
101.282
14(17)
595.779
30
England
101.276
13(17)
595.742
31
England
100.606
12(17)
591.799
32
Scotland
88.6951
11(17)
521.736
33
England
88.2762
13(17)
519.272
34
Ireland
87.9435
12(17)
517.315
35
England
86.8874
10(17)
511.102
36
Scotland
86.6951
9(17)
509.971
37
England
81.9809
12(17)
482.241
38
England
80.8874
7(17)
475.808
39
Scotland
78.7297
12(17)
463.116
40
Scotland
76.6951
8(17)
451.148
41
England
75.0543
11(17)
441.496
42
England
74.8874
12(17)
440.514
43
Scotland
74.6951
8(17)
439.383
44
Scotland
74.1484
12(17)
436.167
45
England
72.3407
11(17)
425.534
46
Ireland
68.8874
5(17)
405.22
47
England
66.395
15(17)
390.559
48
England
66.3407
9(17)
390.239
49
England
64
8(17)
376.471
50
England
63.0543
11(17)
370.908
51
Ireland
61.1445
17
359.674
52
Ireland
59.278
14(17)
348.694
53
England
57.3451
10(17)
337.324
54
Scotland
56.7297
14(17)
333.704
55
Ireland
52.883
8(17)
311.076
56
England
51.8874
6(17)
305.22
57
Ireland
51.0625
5(17)
300.368
58
England
47
8(17)
276.471
59
England
46
8(17)
270.588
60
England
45
6(17)
264.706
61
England
44
10(17)
258.824
62
Scotland
43.2281
5(17)
254.283
63
England
42
8(17)
247.059
64
Scotland
40.2281
5(17)
236.636
65
Ireland
39.883
5(17)
234.606
66
England
39
4(17)
229.412
67
Scotland
38.9176
7(17)
228.927
68
England
38.675
6(17)
227.5
69
England
38.0543
7(17)
223.849
70
England
37
4(17)
217.647
71
Wales
35.5543
7(17)
209.143
72
Wales
34.8043
6(17)
204.731
73
England
34.0157
5(17)
200.092
74
England
34
4(17)
200
75
England
33.8615
6(17)
199.185
76
Scotland
33.6951
4(17)
198.206
77
Ireland
33.2237
9(17)
195.434
78
Wales
31.8615
6(17)
187.421
79
England
30
6(17)
176.471
80
England
29
6(17)
170.588
81
Wales
28.8043
7(17)
169.437
82
Wales
28.75
4(17)
169.118
83
England
26.5365
10(17)
156.097
84
Scotland
25.5566
6(17)
150.333
85
Ireland
23.0605
3(17)
135.65
86
England
23
4(17)
135.294
87
Ireland
22.0625
4(17)
129.779
88
Scotland
21.8077
4(17)
128.281
89
England
19
6(17)
111.765
90
Ireland
18.8205
3(17)
110.709
91
Ireland
17.3407
3(17)
102.004
92
Ireland
17.0625
2(17)
100.368
93
Scotland
15.8077
2(17)
92.9865
94
England
15.0543
5(17)
88.5547
95
Scotland
13.8077
2(17)
81.2218
96
England
13
6(17)
76.4706
97
Ireland
12.8874
2(17)
75.8082
98
Scotland
12.8077
2(17)
75.3394
98
Scotland
12.8077
2(17)
75.3394
100
Scotland
12
8(17)
70.5882
101
England
10.8874
2(17)
64.0435
102
England
10.8615
7(17)
63.8912
103
Ireland
9.8205
3(17)
57.7677
104
Scotland
9.6692
4(17)
56.8776
105
England
9
2(17)
52.9412
106
Scotland
8.8874
2(17)
52.2788
107
Scotland
8.5769
4(17)
50.4524
108
Ireland
8.0625
2(17)
47.4265
109
Ireland
7.682
5(17)
45.1882
110
Ireland
6.0625
2(17)
35.6618
111
Wales
6
2(17)
35.2941
112
Ireland
5.8615
5(17)
34.4794
113
England
5.8205
3(17)
34.2382
114
Scotland
5.5769
2(17)
32.8053
115
England
5
2(17)
29.4118
116
Scotland
4.8615
2(17)
28.5971
117
Wales
4.75
2(17)
27.9412
118
Scotland
4.2308
4(17)
24.8871
119
Scotland
3.2308
2(17)
19.0047
120
England
2
2(17)
11.7647
121
Ireland
1.25
2(17)
7.35294
122
England
1
2(17)
5.88235
123
Scotland
0
4(17)
0
123
Ireland
0
2(17)
0

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