Sophie wins Spring Meeting at Broomieknowe

Sophie Maguire, Fife member from St Regulus, won the East of Scotland Girls' Spring Meeting today at Broomieknowe. Sophie won the overall net prize with a score of 81 less a handicap of 10 for a net 71. Midlothian's Gabrielle MacDonald (Craigielaw) and Clara Young (North Berwick) both had gross scores of 80 with Gabrielle winning the scratch prize on the better inward half.

Par 72, SSS 71, CSS 73

Prizewinners:

Overall net - Sophie Maguire (St Regulus) 81 (10) 71

Scratch - Gabrielle MacDonald ( Craigielaw) 80 (BIH)

Under 18 - Kate McIntosh (Broomieknowe) 81 (4) 77

Under 16 - Rebecca Todd (St Regulus) 90 (17) 73

Under 14 - Julia Smith (Murrayfield) 100(28) 72

Fixtures 2011

The East Girls' fixtures for 2011 have all been confirmed and can be viewed by clicking on Fixtures to the left of this page.

The Spring Meeting is to be played on Tuesday 12th April at Broomieknowe Golf Club , Midlothian. You may enter online or by e-mailing me at amandajeaston@aol.com. Closing date is Sunday 3rd April.

We are still awaiting a number of membership forms with subscriptions .

Membership 2011

Just a reminder to all girls that your subscriptions of £8 for 2011 are now due. Please download a membership form by clicking here or by printing one off from this website by going into membership form at the left of this page.

Extended membership ( also £8 ) is also open to girls in the age group category 18-21 who have been previously a member of the East Girls. Please note that girls in this category may play in the Spring , Summer and Autumn Meetings but will not be eligble to play in the East Girl's Championship. On filling out your membership form please just highlight you are extending your membership.

Details of fixtures for 2011 will be confirmed very shortly . Fixture Cards will then be sent out to all members.

New members are always very welcome. If you were Under 18 on 1st January of this year, are a junior member of one of the four counties in the East of Scotland and hold a CONGU handicap, why not fill in a membership form . We would love to meet you.

If you have trouble downloading a form or would like any more information on joining please drop us an email by clicking here .

Maggie and I would like to take this chance you wish you all a great golfing season in 2011 and we look forward to seeing you all very soon.

Mandy

Winners of the 2010 East Girls Order of Merit

Congratulations to Rachel Hanlon of St Regulus , Fife on winning the 2010 Order of Merit .
Lauren Whyte also of St Regulus came a close runner up only one point behind. Keren Ward , East Lothian took 3rd place and Kate McIntosh , Midlothian took 4th .
To view final placings please click on Order of Merit to the left of this page.

Catherine wins Autumn Meeting at Glenbervie

Prizewinners from Glenbervie

Left to right , Catherine Goodwin, Hannah Scott & Beth Donoghue

In testing windy conditions Catherine Goodwin won the East Girl's Autumn Meeting on Sunday 28th August at her home club, Glenbervie, by Falkirk. Catherine took the best net prize with a 95 less a handicap of 22 for a net 73 winning with a better inward half from Hannah Scott of Broomieknowe and Beth Donoghue of Brucefields. Hannah took the scrtach prize with a gross score of 79.

Other Prizewinners :-

Under 18 Sam Munro (Aberdour ) 86(5)81 bih

Under 16 Keren Ward (The Glen ) 82 (5) 77 bih

Under 14 Beth Donoghue (Brucefields ) 94 (21) 73

Our sincere thanks go to Glenbervie Golf Club for allowing us courtesy of the course as well as the kind hospitality we received in the clubhouse.

Full list of results to follow

Autumn Meeting- Draw

Autumn Meeting - Glenbervie Golf Club, Saturday 28th August

Draw

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2.30pm

Rachael Watton

Clara Young

Alison Goodwin

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2.38pm

Gabrielle Macdonald

Lauren Whyte

Keren Ward

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2.46pm

Kate McIntosh

Sam Munro

Shannen McGuire

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2.54pm

Hannah Scott

Alexis Hutton

Alexandra Tait

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3.02pm

Catherine Small

Sophie Maguire

Megan Brown

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3.10pm

Catherine Goodwin

Sophie Bain

Katherine Fisher

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3.18pm

Ellen Forbes

Jennifer Allan

Beth Donoghue

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3.26pm

Andrea Walker

Emma Morrison

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Would all girls be ready to play on the first tee , 10 mins before their tee off time . Any late call offs please contact either Mandy on 0131 441 7111 or Maggie on 0131 441 2918. In the case of a call off on the day of play please contact the professional at Glenbervie G.C

Good Luck to Chloe Goadby

Good luck to Chloe Goadby of St Regulus , Fife who has been invited to play in the final of the Wee Wonders competition at St Andrews over the weekend of 28th & 29th August and as a result of this will miss playing in the East Girls Autumn meeting. We hope you play well and enjoy .

East Girls' match v South Girls

Congratulations to the following girls who have been selected and are available to play in the East Girls match against the South Girls on Sunday 12th September at Peebles Golf Club.

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Rosie Everett ( Craigielaw)

Chloe Goadby ( St Regulus )

Alexis Hutton ( Falkirk Tryst )

Sophie Maguire ( St Regulus )

Catherine Small ( Craigielaw )

Alexandra Tait ( St Regulus )

Keren Ward ( The Glen )

Tiffiny Wood ( Glenbervie )

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Reserves

Lara Frostwick

Catherine Goodwin

Autumn Meeting

Just a reminder that the East Girl's Autumn Meeting is being played at Glenbervie Golf Club , by Larbert , S&C on Saturday 28th August . The first tee -time is around 2.30pm.

Please enter online by clicking fixtures on the left of this page or by emailing me on amandajeaston@aol.com

SLGA Scottish Girls

Maggie and I would just like to wish all the East Girls who are playing in the Girls Scottish at Eyemouth next week all the very best. Play well and enjoy !

Championship match report

With thanks to Maggie here is a full match report of the championship final !

Rachel went up in the match with a birdie at the 2nd and then won the 3rd and 6th. Alison fought back by winning the seventh and then holed a great putt for a birdie 2 at the challenging short hole 8th where Rachel just lipped out for her birdie. After an excellent approach shot, Alison squared the match at the 9th.

After Rachel winning the 10th, Alison again squared the match with a birdie 4 at the 11th. Rachel again edged ahead and although her first putt at the 14th went 8ft past the hole, she holed the return to go 2 up. At the long 15th Rachel holed from just off the green for an eagle 3 which gave her a three-hole lead. Alison won the 16th to take the match to the 17th, which was halved in 3 to give Rachel a 2/1 win and the championship title.

Congratulations to both girls on an exciting final, played in the best of spirits, it was a pleasure to watch.

Thank you to all who supported and watched the girls over the two days at Haddington. It is most encouraging to see so much talent in the East of Scotland Girls.

Championship 2010

Championship Final & Semi-Final Photo Slideshow - Enjoy !

Rachel takes the title for a second year.

Rachel Hanlon, East Girls Champion 2010

Congratulations to Rachel Hanlon from St Regulus in Fife who successfully defended her East Girls Champion title by beating Alison Goodwin of Glenbervie by 2&1 in a very closely contested final at Haddington Golf Club. On a very blustery afternoon the standard of golf was high and was enjoyed by a gallery of spectators.

Champion Rachel with runner-up Alison and the two beaten semi-finalists Gillian Simpson and Kate McIntosh

The first of the semi-final matches saw Alison beating Gillian Simpson (Murrayfield) by 3&2. In the other semi, Rachel and Kate McIntosh (Broomieknowe) had a very good battle which ended on the 18th where Kate missed a short putt giving Rachel a place in the final.

Our sincere thanks go to Haddington Golf Club for kindly allowing us courtesy of course to play both the Summer Meeting and Championship and for their very kind hospitality in the Clubhouse. We would also like to thank Dawn Young for her kind help as starter for the Summer Meeting

Top two seeds miss out on semi final places !

Slideshow of photos from Summer Meeting and first round of Championship - Enjoy !

Considering the handicaps of the girls who qualified for the first round of the matchplay ranged from 3 to 5 the matches were assured to be very close indeed and that was the case. Gillian Simpson was two down against the top seed Keren , but came back fighting, winning three holes and taking the match by 1 hole. With the determination to beat fellow County player and good friend, Kate overcame the second seed Gabrielle by 4&3.
Tomorrow the semi finals tee off from 9.30am with the final at 2.00pm approx.
Spectators and supporters are very welcome to what will be some great matchplay golf .

First round matchplay results :-

Keren Ward lost to Gillian Simpson 1 hole
Alison Goodwin beat Lauren Whyte 1hole
Rachel Hanlon beat Clara Young 2/1
Kate McIntosh beat Gabrielle MacDonald 4/3

Championship gets under way.....

The East Girls Championship got under way this afternoon with the top eight qualifiers bunched together on similiar scores. Keren Ward was top qualifier with a 78 and Gabrielle Macdonald of Craigielaw took the second spot after a countback over the last three holes from Rachel Hanlon and Lauren Whyte who all had scores of 79.

Qualifiers for the Chanpionship were :-

1. Keren Ward (The Glen ) 78
   
2. GabrielleMacdonald (Craigielaw) 79 (Better last three holes )
   
3. Rachel Hanlon (St Regulus) 79 ( Better last three holes )
   
4. Lauren Whyte (St Regulus) 79
   
5. Alison Goodwin (Glenbervie) 80 (BIH)
   
6. Clara Young (North Berwick) 80
   
7. Kate McIntosh (Broomieknowe) 81 (Better last three holes )
   
8. Gillian Simpson ( Murrayfield) 81
   

11 year old Emma Morrison wins Summer Meeting

Emma Morrison Overall Winner of Summer Meeting

Emma Morrison , Midlothian player from Craigmillar Park won the overall prize at the Summer Meeting today at Haddington Golf Club, East Lothian with a net 70 playing off a handicap of 34.
Keren Ward from The Glen took the scratch prize with a gross 78.

Other Net Prize Winners :-

Under 18 - Alison Goodwin 80 less 5 Net 75
Under 16 - Megan Brown 92 less 15 Net 77 (BIH)
Under 14 - Ellen Forbes 98 less 25 Net 73

Full list of results with more photos to follow


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Championship

The top eight scratch players from the Summer Meeting shall go forward to matchplay to compete in the 2010 East Girls Championship. The first round of matchplay will be played on the afternoon of Tuesday the 6th teeing off around 2.3o/3.00pm.
The semi-finals and final shall take place on Wednesday 7th July. Spectators are very welcome and girls who have been involved in the Championship are encourged to stay and offer their services as caddy.

Summer Meeting & Championship

Just a quick reminder that the Summer Meeting and Championship is being played at Haddington Golf Club , East Lothian on Tuesday 6th and Wednesday 7th July.

For those of you who have not yet entered we have extended the closing date by a couple of days ! You may enter online by clicking on fixtures to the left of the page or you may e-mail me on amandajeaston@aol.com.

More Photos from Ballumbie !

East Division Girls come so close to winning at Ballumbie again !

From left to right, Lauren Whyte, Alexis Hutton,Tiffiny Wood, Nicola Taylor, Shannen McGuire and our brilliant Captain Alison Goodwin

After a very tense and exciting finish to the SLGA Girls Inter-Divisional matches at Ballumbie Castle, Dundee, the West and North District teams were level with two wins apiece. The tie-breaker was the number of holes up in individual games played throughout the competition.
Congratulations to the West team who came out top with (+20) against the North on (+9).

Well done to all the East girls who put up a tremendous fight right to the end. It really did come down to the last hole played on the 18th in the last match. Nicola Taylor and Alexis Hutton were all square against their North opponents , however Alexis's drive unluckily found an old divot just lying into the second cut of rough and unfortunately they lost the hole to give the North a win against us.

Just a note but, if you count up the number of holes up, won by the East team from the full results below you will see it adds up to (+23 ) , so overall they played some great golf . Well done girls !

We must say thanks to Tiffiny who stood in at the last moment as reserve. Well done Tiffiny you played some great golf. Sam,we hope your back is OK !

I would just like to take the chance on behalf of the East Girls to thank Liz Jones (Fife) for very kindly helping and supporting us throughout the weekend.

Full Results
SATURDAY
EAST 2, SOUTH 1
Nicola Taylor and Lauren Whyte lost to Katie McCracken and Rachel Walker 3 and 2.
Shannon McGuire and Tiffiny Wood bt Emily Greenlees and Danielle Ker 6 and 5.
Alison Goodwin and Alexis Hutton bt Vikky Wright and Kate Wright 6 and 4.
NORTH 2, WEST 1
Louise McGillivary and Lauren Duncan bt Gillian Arnott and Katie McGarva 2 and 1.
Hannah Robb and Eilidh Watson bt Kirstin Scott and Jorden Ferrie 1 hole.
Katie Reid and Eleanor Tunn lost to Lesley Cosh and Connie Jaffrey 2 and 1.
WEST 2, EAST 1
Arnott and McGarva bt Taylor and Whyte 6 and 5.
Scott and Ferrie lost to McGuire and Wood 4 and 3.
Cosh and Jaffrey bt Goodwin and Hutton 2 and 1.
SOUTH 2, NORTH 1
McCracken and Walker bt McGillivray and Duncan 6 and 5.
Ker and Katie Wright lost to Robb and Watson 3 and 2.
Greenlees and Vikky Wright bt Reid and Tunn 2 and 1.
SUNDAY
WEST 2, SOUTH 1
Arnott and McGarva bt Ker and Katie Wright 4 and 2.
Scott and Ferrie bt McCeracken and Walker 1 hole.
Cosh and Jaffrey bt Greenlees and Vikky Wright 6 and 5.
NORTH 2, EAST 1
McGillivray and Duncan lost to Goodwin and Whyte 7 and 5.
Robb and Watson bt McGuire and Wood 2 and 1.
Reid and Tunn bt Taylor and Hutton 1 hole.

Message from the Chairman

Maggie would like to wish all the girls who will be representing the East Division in the Scottish Inter-Divisional matches this weekend at Ballumbie Castle Golf Club, Dundee all the very best . She hopes you will all play well , enjoy the weekend and bring the Trophy back home ! Maggie would have loved to have been with you all, however, she will be on her way travelling over the pond to support the Great Britain and Ireland team in the Curtis Cup which is being played at the Essex Country Club, Massachusetts from June 11th to the 13th. Results, photos & more can be seen on the LGU website at www.lgu.org
This will be the first year that Maggie has missed supporting the East since the SLGA Inter-Divisional Matches started back in 2005 when the East were victorious.
We will miss Maggie's support but I am sure we will do Maggie proud and play our best !

We would like to take this opportunity in saying that we hope the GB&I team do well in the Curtis Cup and give the Americans a very good match.

West Girls once again retain Mhairi Mackay Trophy

East Girls after the match, still with a smile on their faces.
Next year girls !

Congratulations to the West Girls who beat the East Girls by 5 1/2 matches to 2 1/2 at Baberton Golf Club , Edinburgh to retain the Mhairi Mackay Trophy. Although the score looks a bit one sided a few of the matches which looked as if they were going to be an East win suddenly swung in favour of the West Girls who did display some great golf. All the matches were played in great spirit and it was a joy to see, as always , the East and West girls enjoying the yearly get together.


West Girls on the first Tee ready to play !




Full Results , East names first

Rachel Hanlon bt Linsey Stevenson by 4/2
Gillian Simpson lost to Gillian Arnott by 3/1
Sam Munro lost to Natasha Qayum by 3/1
Clara Young lost to Emma Caddrow by 2/1
Lauren Whyte lost to Connie Jaffrey by 2/1
Alison Goodwin lost to Mhairi McKay by 5/3
Shannen McGuire halved with Katie McGarra
Nicola Taylor bt Jordon Ferrie by 1 hole
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Our sincere thanks go to Baberton Golf Club for allowing us the courtesy of the course and for their very kind hospitality in the Clubhouse.

Good luck to Rachel, Rachael & Gabrielle

We would like to wish Rachel Hanlon ( St Regulus ), Rachael Watton (Mortonhall ) and Gabrielle Macdonald ( Craigielaw ) as well as Susan Jackson ( Ladybank ) all the very best of luck when they tee up at Troon tomorrow in the 2010 Helen Holm Scottish Open Strokeplay Championship.

Full results as well as live scoring can be seen on the SLGA website at http://www.slga.co.uk/

Play well and enjoy.

Maggie & Mandy

Teams Announced

Congratulations to the following girls who have been selected to play in the East Girls' match against the West Girls' at Baberton Golf Club on Sunday 30th May and to the girls who have been selected to represent the East Division in the Scottish Girls' Inter-Divisional matches at Ballumbie Castle , Dundee on Saturday 5th June and Sunday 6th June.

East v West Match

Rachel Hanlon (St Regulus )
Gillian Simpson ( Murrayfield )
Samantha Munro ( Aberdour )
Alison Goodwin ( Glenbervie )
Clara Young ( North Berwick )
Lauren Whyte ( St Regulus )
Shannen McGuire ( Canmore )
Nicola Taylor ( Dunnikier Park )

Reserves
Alexis Hutton ( Falkirk Tryst )
Catherine Small ( Craigielaw )
Tiffiny Wood ( Glenbervie )
Alexander Tait ( St Regulus )


Girls' Inter-Divisional

Please note the following conditions set down by the SLGA :-
Girls must not have represented their County in Ladies Inter-County Matches and should have a handicap of 6 or greater on the 1st May 2010.

Samantha Munro ( Aberdour )
Alison Goodwin ( Glenbervie )
Lauren Whyte ( St Regulus )
Shannen McGuire ( Canmore )
Nicola Taylor ( Dunnikier Park )
Alexis Hutton ( Falkirk Tryst )

Reserves
Catherine Small ( Craigielaw )
Tiffiny Wood ( Glenbervie )
Alexandra Tait ( St Regulus )

Midlothian Girls win Cuthbertson Cup

Congratulations to the Midlothian team of Rachael Watton, Gabrielle Macdonald,Gillian Simpson and Kate McIntosh with reserve Hannah Scott who won the East District Girls' Inter-County Matches and the Cuthbertson Cup on Sunday the 18th April at Ratho Park.

Cuthbertson Cup

Good luck to all the girls who will be representing their County in the East District Junior Inter-County Matches at Ratho Park Golf Club, Midlothian on Sunday 18th April. The girls shall be competing for the Cuthbertson Cup which has been in the hands of Midlothian for the last four years.

The draw for the morning play which tees off at 9.30am is as follows :-

Midlothian v Stirling and Clackmannan

East Lothian v Fife.

The winners of the morning play, play each other in the afternoon for the title, teeing off from 2pm and the two losing morning teams play foursomes to determine 3rd and 4th place.

Supporters would be very welcome.

ESGGA shall be announcing teams for the following matches at the end of play :-

East Girls' v West Girls' , Sunday 30th May Baberton G.C Edinburgh

SLGA Junior Girls' Inter-divisional Matches , Saturday & Sunday 5th / 6th June Ballumbie G.C Dundee.

Chloe Goadby wins Spring Meeting with a Net 62 !

Prizewinners from left to right:- Rachael Watton , Kate McIntosh, Rosie Everett, Chloe Goadby & Tiffiny Wood

New member Chloe Goadby from St Regulus ,Fife took the overall prize at the Spring Meeting today with a fabulous Net 62 playing off a handicap of 19. The glorious sunshine and almost perfect playing conditions produced some great scores. Rachael Watton from Mortonhall , Midlothian won the sractch prize with an excellent 3 under par score of 69

Other prize winners were :-

Under 18 Net Prize - Kate McIntosh ( Broomieknowe ) Net 68
Under 16 Net Prize - Tiffiny Wood ( Glenbervie ) Net 67
Under 14 Net Prize - Rosie Everett ( Craigielaw) Net 66

Full Net Results :-

Par 72 SSS 71 CSS 70

Chloe Goadby 81 (19) 62

Rosie Everett 83 (17) 66

Tiffiny Wood 80 (13) 67

Lauren Whyte 75 (8) 67

Rachael Watton 69 (2) 67

Catherine Small 80 (12) 68

Kate McIntosh 74 (6) 68

Alexandra Tait 83 (14) 69

Catherine Goodwin 99 (29) 70

Clara Young 79 (8) 71

Alison Goodwin 78 (7) 71

Rachel Hanlon 75 (3) 72

Shannen McGuire 81 (8) 73

Gabrielle Macdonald 76 (3) 73

Nicola Taylor 82 (8) 74

Sam Munro 80 (5) 75

Hannah Scott 83 (8) 75

Sophie Maguire 93 (16) 77

Gillian Simpson 84 (5) 79

Katherine Fisher 109 (27) 82

Jennifer Allan NR

Kirsty Simpson NR

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Our sincere thanks go to Pitreavie Golf Club for allowing us courtesy of the course and for the very kind hospitality we received in the clubhouse.

SLGA Under 16's

We would like to wish all the East Girls' who will be competing in the SLGA Under 16's Open competition all the very best of luck.

Play well & enjoy !

Maggie & Mandy

Spring Meeting - Draw

Spring Meeting Draw

Pitreavie Golf Club, Dunfermline, Fife

Monday 12th April

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10.30am

Rachael Watton

Gabrielle Macdonald

Rachel Hanlon

10.37am

Sam Munro

Gillian Simpson

Alison Goodwin

10.44am

Kate McIntosh

Lauren Whyte

Nicola Taylor

10.51am

Shannen McGuire

Hannah Scott

Clara Young

10.58am

Alexis Hutton

Tiffany Wood

Catherine Small

11.05am

Alexandra Tait

Kirsty Simpson

Rosie Everett.

11.12am

Chloe Goadby

Sophie Maguire

Katherine Fisher.

11.19am

Catherine Goodwin

Jennifer Allan.

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Would all girls please be ready to play at the first tee 10 minutes before their tee off time.

In the case of any call offs please contact either myself Mandy Easton on 0131 441 7111 or mail me at amandajeaston@aol.com or Maggie McPherson on 0131 441 2918 as soon as possible.

In the event of a last minute call off on the morning of play it would be helpful if you could inform the starter at Pitreavie Golf Club on 01383 723151.

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Please note that (DMD's) electronic Distance Measuring Devices will not be permitted. This is in common with the SLGA & the LGU who are not permitting DMD's in any of their Championships or Competitions in 2010.

Spring Meeting - Closing Date !

Girls

Just a reminder that the closing date for the Spring Meeting which will be played at Pitreavie Golf Club, Dunfermline, Fife on Monday 12th April is this Sunday 4th April.

If you have not entered yet you may do so online by clicking on Fixtures on the left of this page or you may give me an e-mail on amandajeaston@aol.com

We look forward to seeing as many of you out playing as possible.

Mandy

Scottish Junior Champion of Champions 2009

Congratulations to East Girls , Rachael Watton (Mortonhall) and Rachel Hanlon (St Regulus) who finished in second and third place repectively in competing for the title of Scottish Junior Girls Champion of Champions 2009. The tournament which was played at the Dukes Course , St Andrews had been resheduled from last November.

News Updates for 2010

• There has been a slight increase in the ESGGA annual subscription. The fee for 2010 shall be £8 which is now due. Forms shall be sent out shortly, however you may also download one from this site by clicking on Membership Form on the left of this page.
• We are delighted to announce that, as from 2010 a new category of membership shall be introduced. Age group 18 -21. Any girl who has been previously a member of the East Girls and now fits into this age group shall be invited to rejoin. They may get involved in the East Girls by playing and supporting the Spring, Summer and Autumn Meetings but unfortunately will not be eligible to play in the East Girls Championship.
• Fixture dates have mostly been confirmed . These can be seen by clicking on fixtures on the left of this page.

Happy New Year to all

Girls

We hope you have had a great Christmas and New Year and are now looking forward to the golfing season of 2010 ! In fact some of you who were lucky to be selected for SLGA Winter Training will have already started your preperations for the season. Hopefully the cold snap will end soon and all of you can get out to practice !

Looking back , 2009 was certainly a great year for all members of the East Girls. It was fantastic to hear about all your achievements throughout the year and both Maggie and I would like to wish each and every one of you an especially great year of golf in 2010.

Maggie & Mandy

What a year 2009 was !

Scotland Girls Home International Team 2009 with the Ladies British Open Champion Catriona Matthew from North Berwick Scotland.

Bottom Row , Middle - East Girl, Rachael.

2009 was not only a great year for all members of the East Girls but a great year for Scottish Ladies Golf at Professional Level. Catriona Matthew of Scotland won the Ladies British Open !

Pictured above with Catriona at Royal Lytham is the Scottish Home International Team who were honoured to meet her after her win. East Girl , Rachael Watton was a member of this team who finished runners-up behind England. We would like to take this chance to congratulate Rachael on her fantastic year. Not only was Racheal a member of the Girls Home International Team she also represented Scotland in the Girls European Team Championships and in the Belgium Girls Open Event. We would like to wish her all the best for her last year in girls golf in 2010.

Congratulations also to East Girl , Rachel Hanlon who was selected as reserve for the Girls Home International Team 2009 . Good luck also to her for her last year too in girls golf !

Champion of Champions Abandoned !

Due to horrendous weather conditions the Scottish Junior Champion of Champions was abandoned today at St Andrews but is due to be rearranged for early Spring of next year.

Scottish Junior Champion of Champions

Good luck to East Girls' 2009 Champion, Rachel Hanlon who will be competing tomorrow at the Dukes Course , St Andrews for the title of Scottish Junior Champion of Champions. As the field comprises of this years Junior Champions at National , District and County level Rachel will be joined by the following East Girls. Alexis Hutton ( S&C Junior Matchplay Champion ) , Alison Goodwin ( S&C Junior Strokeplay Champion ) , Kate McIntosh ( Midlothian Junior Champion ), Lauren Whyte ( Fife Junior Champion ) and Clara Young ( East Lothian Junior Champion ).
Rachel Watton, as a member of this year's Scottish Girls' Home International team will also be playing by special invitation.

We would like to wish all girls the very best of luck, play well and enjoy !

Maggie & Mandy

Congratulations to Alison .....

Congratulations to Alison Goodwin ( Glenbervie ) who has won the East Girls prize for the best two nett scores from the three meetings. Alison had an excellent nett 65 in the Spring meeting which was then followed with another excellent nett 69 in the Summer Meeting which gave her an aggregate total score of 134. Great golf !

Order of Merit Winners are announced at the East of Scotland Ladies Championship.

Order of Merit Winners 2009

From the left Rachel Hanlon, Kate McIntosh & Alison Goodwin. Missing from the picture is Gabrielle Macdonald.

The leading Order of Merit winners received their prizes yesterday at the East of Scotland Ladies Championship which was held at Mortonhall Golf Club, Edinburgh.

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A large number of East Girls played at Mortonhall which was one round strokeplay.

Congratulations must go to the girls who took four of the five top prizes.

Rachael Watton (Mortonhall ) and Gabrielle Macdonald ( Craigielaw ) took 2nd and third scratch.

Rachel Hanlon (St Regulus ) won the 1st Handicap prize with Hannah Scott (Broomieknow) taking second.

Well done girls !

Above photo is of Kate , the Order of Merit Winner , 2009

Kate takes top position on the Order of Merit Table

Congratulations to Kate McIntosh from Broomieknowe, Midlothian for winning the ESGGA Order of Merit with a total of 65 points. Kate gained points from winning the Scratch Prize in the East Girls' Spring and Autumn Meetings , from reaching the Final of the East Girls' Championship and taking the title of Midlothian County Junior Champion. Well Done Kate !

Congratulations also to Rachel Hanlon from St Regulus , Fife for taking the second spot with 48 points. Rachel also has had a very good year, winning the East Girls' Championship , the scratch prize in the Summer Meeting and coming runner-up in the Fife Junior Girls' Championship.

Gabrielle Macdonald from Craigielaw finished in 3rd spot with 43 points and Alison Goodwin from Glenbervie took fourth spot with 36.

Well done to all the girls who played in East Girls events this year and gained some points. Both Maggie and I were delighted to see so many of you playing and enjoying your golf.

The full table can be viewed by clicking on ' Order of Merit ' at the left of this page.

East Girls have a good win at Dalmahoy

East Girls with their opponents the South Girls !

The East girls sucessfully took on the South Girls in a friendly match at Dalmahoy on Sunday 6th September winning by 3 1/2 games to 1/2. Well done girls. However the winning was only a small part of it as all the girls enjoyed their games which were all played in great spirit.

We would like to thank the South girls for travelling up to support this annual match. Some of the girls had a round trip of around 8 hours ! Our thanks also go to Dalmahoy for allowing us courtesy of the course and for their kind hospitality in the Clubhouse.

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Results -

Format - Greensomes

East Girls names first

Clara Young & Hannah Scott halved with Ailsa Bain & Tara Mactaggart

Alexis Hutton & Jenny Sewell bt Katie McCracken & Rachel Walker by 2&1

Catherine Small bt Emma Greenlees & Vicki Wright by 3 & 2

Heather Tumblety & Katherine Fisher bt Katie Wright & Daniel Ker by 6 & 5

East Girls v South Girls

Good luck to the following girls who have been selected to play in the match on

Sunday 6th Sept, at Marriott Dalmahoy , West Course.

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Katherine Fisher ( Baberton )

Alexis Hutton (Falkirk Tryst )

Hannah Scott ( Broomieknowe )

Jenny Sewell ( Castle Park )

Kirsty Simpson ( Murrayfield )

Catherine Small ( Craigielaw )

Heather Tumblety ( Duddingston )

Clara Young ( North Berwick )

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The format is singles matchplay played off handicap.

Enjoy and play well !

Hannah Scott wins at Craigielaw

Pictured above are some of the prize winners at Craigielaw.

From the left :- Kate McIntosh , Rosie Everett and Hannah Scott.

Hannah Scott from Broomieknowe conquered Craigielaw Golf Course today with a great score of 77 less a handicap of 11 for a net 66 to win the East Girls' Autumn Meeting. Fellow Midlothian County junior player Kate McIntosh also from Broomieknowe won the leading scratch prize also with a gross 77.

On a dry, calm day most girls enjoyed playing Craigielaw however some found the deep bunkers very challenging and the greens quite tricky.

Our thanks go to Craigielaw Golf Club for allowing courtesy of the course and for their very kind hospitality in the clubhouse.

Prizewinners :-

Overall Net - Hannah Scott ( Broomieknowe ) 77 (11) 66
Leading Scratch - Kate McIntosh ( Broomieknowe ) 77

Under18 Net Prize - Gabrielle Macdonald (Craigielaw ) 79 (4) 75
Under16 Net Prizes - Nicole Underhill (Falkirk Tryst ) 88 (14 ) 71
Catherine Small (Craigielaw ) 90 (14) 76
Under14 Net Prize - Rosie Everett (Kilspindie) 93 (17 ) 76

Full Results ;-
SSS 72 CSS 72

Hannah Scott ( Broomieknowe ) 77 (11) 66
Kate McIntosh ( Broomieknowe ) 77 (7 ) 70
Nicole Underhill ( Falkirk Tryst ) 88 (17 ) 71
Gabrielle Macdonald ( Craigielaw ) 79 (4 ) 75
Catherine Small ( Craigielaw ) 90 (14) 76
Rosie Everett ( Kilspindie ) 93 (17) 76
Shannen McGuire ( Canmore ) 86 (9) 77
Tiffany Wood (Glenbervie ) 90 (13 ) 77
Jenny Sewell ( Castle Pk ) 92 (13 ) 79
Alexis Hutton ( Falkirk Tryst ) 91 (10 ) 81
Catherine Goodwin (Glenbervie) 112 (30) 82
Clara Young (North Berwick ) 95 (8) 87
Jordyn Laird ( Glenbervie ) 103 (15 ) 88
Katherine Fisher (Baberton ) 124 (27 ) 97
Beth Donoghue (Brucefields ) 127 (23 ) 104
Alison Goodwin N/R

Order of Merit

Girls

The Order of Merit Table has been updated . Rachel Hanlon and Kate McIntosh are tied at the top with 41 points each. You still will be able to gain points from the Autumn Meeting this Sunday and points from your own County Junior Championship.

To view table - click on the tab at the left of this page.

Autumn Meeting - Draw

Autumn Meeting - Craigielaw Golf Club, Aberlady- 30th August

1.00pm

Gabrielle Macdonald

Alison Goodwin

1.08pm

Clara Young

Kate McIntosh

1.16pm

Alexis Hutton

Nikky Taylor

Hannah Scott

1.24pm

Judy Shields

Helen Goodwin

Jenny Sewell

1.32pm

Shannen McGuire

Tiffany Wood

Catherine Small

1.40pm

Jordyn Laird

Rosie Everett

Nicole Underhill

1.48pm

Beth Donoghue

Katherine Fisher

Catherine Goodwin

Please could all girls be ready on the 1st Tee 10 minutes before their Tee off time.

Usual dress rules apply.

The prize giving will be held in the clubhouse shortly after end of play.

Any call offs please call Maggie on 441 2918 or Mandy on 441 7111

This will be the East Girls Daily Telegraph Abu Dhabi Junior Golf Championship qualifier.The best gross score shall go forward for a place in the final.

For more details please visit www.telegraph.co.uk/abudhabijuniorgolf

Rachael Watton is top qualifier in the Scottish Girls at Lanark

Congratulations to Rachael Watton (Mortonhall) on achieving the top qualifying spot for the matchplay stages of the Girls' Scottish Under 18 event at Lanark Golf Club with an aggregate gross total of 153

Well done also to the following East Girls who secured places to compete for the title of Scottish Girls' Champion 2009. Rachel Hanlon (St Regulus), Alison Goodwin (Glenbervie), Gabrielle Macdonald (Craigielaw) and Gillian Simpson (Murrayfield)

We would like to wish all the girls lots of luck in their matches.

Sam Munro (Aberdour), Shannen McGuire (Canmore),Clara Young (North Berwick), Alexis Hutton (Falkirk Tryst) and Kate McIntosh (Broomieknowe) qualified to play in the Ansley Reid Salver event, second flight of matchplay and we would like to wish them, also, all the very best of luck .

Play well and enjoy.
Maggie and Mandy

Results of all the matches and live scoring can be seen on the SLGA Website http://www.slga.co.uk/

Rachel Hanlon East Girls' Champion 2009

Championship Final - Match Report

With our thanks to Maggie here is a detailed report of this years exciting Final :-

Rachel won the 1st but Kate levelled at the 2nd. Kate then went one ahead at the fourth. Rachel won the 6th but Kate again went one ahead at the 7th with a birdie 3. At the eighth Rachel’s drive found the trees but she managed to save par and win the hole when Kate bogeyed. The match was all-square at the turn.

At the eleventh Rachel won with a birdie 2 to go one up. She remained so until the 14th when she went another one ahead however Kate immediately fought back by winning the 15th. The 16th and 17th were halved.

With Rachel one up, Kate’s drive found the trees and she had a difficult approach shot which nearly reached the green. However with Rachel close in two, Kate eventually conceded the hole and Rachel won the match by 2 holes.

Congratulations to both girls on an exciting, final which was a pleasure to watch
Maggie

Pictured above is Runner -Up Kate with Rachel the New Champion.

Rachel Hanlon survives a closely contested final to become the new East Girls' Champion

Rachel Hanlon ( St Regulus ) took the title of the East of Scotland Girls' Champion today at Kingsknowe Golf Club, Edinburgh after beating Kate McIntosh (Broomieknowe) in a very close final. On a day that once again was threatened with heavy rain and thunder storms the girls produced some excellent golf.

The first of the morning semi - final matches saw Rachel sink a good number of birdie putts to beat Alison Goodwin (Glenbervie) by 6/4. Kate in the other semi-final match was up against Gabrielle Macdonald(Craigielaw) who has been in very good form recently. Kate found herself 4 up with 4 holes to play , however Gabrielle had a good fight back winning the 15th and 16th however could not keep that up and Kate took the match on the 17th.

A full match report of the final, with photos, will follow shortly.

In the meantime our sincere thanks must go to Kingsknowe Golf Club for their very kind hospitality and allowing us courtesy of the course to play both the Summer Meeting and Championship. Thanks also must go to the Kingsknowe Lady members who volunteered their help and to Liz Jones whose help for most of the day was greatly appreciated.

Championship gets off to a good start !

The first round of the Championship got underway after the completition of the Summer Meeting. The top eight scratch scores, available to play, went forward to compete in the first round matches in the afternoon. Thunder storms threatened but luckily everyone got finished without getting wet or being called off the course due to thunder & lightning.

Kirsty Simpson who took the Overall Net Prize in the Summer Meeting qualified in eight place and faced Rachel Hanlon top qualifier and winner of the Summer Meeting Scratch Prize. Kirsty who had her big sister Gillian on the bag put up a great fight, played some fantastic golf but unfortunately Rachel managed to find birdies when Kirsty was having some good pars . Rachel will now go forward looking to take the East Girls Championship Title for the first time.
Second qualifier, Gabrielle Macdonald played steady golf to beat Hannah Scott by 5&4, Kate McIntosh played equally well to beat Nikki Taylor by 3&2 and Alison Goodwin who was 4 up at one point in her match against Sam Munro managed a win on the 18th hole to go into the semi finals which tee off tomorrow morning from 9.30am.

Semi -finals :- Tuesday 7th July from 9.30am

Rachel Hanlon (St Regulus ) v Alison Goodwin (Glenbervie)

Kate McIntosh ( Broomiknowe ) v Gabrielle Macdonald (Craigielaw )

The final will tee off at approx 2.00pm - 2.30pm

Spectators and supporters will be very welcome.

Kirsty Simpson of Murrayfield wins the Summer Meeting

Kirsty Simpson (Murrayfield ) won the Summer Meeting today at Kingsknowe Golf Club, Edinburgh with a fabulous net 67. Rachel Hanlon (St Regulus) took the scratch prize with a 3 over par 75. The scores overall were good on a day with no wind but which was dampened by the threat of thunder storms.

Prizewinners :-

Par 72 SS 71 CSS 70

Overall Net Prize :- Kirsty Simpson ( Murrayfield ) 84 (17) Net 67
Scratch Prize :- Rachel Hanlon ( St Regulus ) 75
Under 18 Net Prize :- Heather Tumblety (Duddingston) 92 (20) Net 72
Under 16 Net Prize :- Alison Goodwin (Glenbervie ) 81 (12) 69
Under 14 Net Prize :- Catherine Goodwin ( Glenbervie ) 115 (35) 80

Full Scores
Kirsty Simpson (84 (17) 67
Alison Goodwin 81 (12) 69
Rachel Hanlon 75 (5) 70, Sam Munro 79 (9) 70
Kate McIntosh 78 (7) 71
Gabrielle Macdonald 77 ( 5 ) 72, Nicola Taylor 82 (10) 72, Alexis Hutton 85 (13) 72, Heather Tumblety 92 (20) 72
Hannah Scott 84 (11) 73
Nicole Underhill 92 (17) 75
Helen Goodwin 90 (12) 78
Shannen McGuire 91(12) 79
Catherine Goodwin 115(35)80
Katherine Fisher 116(35) 81
Gillian Simpson 89 (6) 83


Championship Qualifiers

Rachel Hanlon 72
Gabrielle Macdonald 77
Kate McIntosh 78
Sam Munro 79
Alison Goodwin 81
Nicola Taylor 82
Hannah Scott 84
Kirsty Simpson 84

Summer Meeting Draw

Kingsknowe Golf Club, Edinburgh. Monday 6th July

9.30am

Gabrielle Macdonald

Rachel Hanlon

Judy Shields

9.38am

Gillian Simpson

Nicola Taylor

Helen Goodwin

9.46am

Kate McIntosh

Sam Munro

Alison Goodwin

9.54am

Hannah Scott

Alexis Hutton

Shannen McGuire

10.02am

Jordyn Laird

Kirsty Simpson

Nicole Underhill

10.12am

Heather Tumblety

Catherine Goodwin

Katherine Fisher

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Would all girls please be at the first tee , ready to play, 10mins before your tee time.

Normal dress rules apply

Summer Meeting & Championship

Just a reminder to say that the closing date for the Summer Meeting and Championship to be held at Kingsknowe Golf Club, Edinburgh is this Sunday 28th June. The Summer Meeting will be played on Monday the 6th June and the top eight scratch scores wanting to compete in the championship will go forward to play in the matchplay stages on the Monday afternoon with the semi-finals and the final being played on Tuesday the 7th July.

Girls may play in the Summer Meeting if they wish without wanting to compete in the Championship.
You may enter online by clicking on fixtures on left of this page or by emailing myself on
amandajeaston@aol.com

The Winning East Team at Ballumbie

From Left to Right

Gabrielle Macdonald, Nicky Taylor, Keren Ward, Judy Shields,Camilla Tait, Rachel Hanlon.

Please click to enlarge !

Full Results from Ballumbie

The East District played some great golf throughout the weekend to bring home the SLGA Girls' Inter Divisional Trophy. The team got off to a great start by beating the West by 3 games to 0 on Saturday morning which was then followed by a 2 & 1 win over the North in the afternoon.
To secure the title they beat the South by 2 games to 1 on Sunday morning. Congratulations to all the team and to Maggie and Liz Jones who managed and supported the girls throughout the competition.

Full Results:-

EAST 3 WEST 0
Rachel Hanlon & Camilla Tait beat Natasha Qayum & Lesley Cosh 2/1
Judy Shields & Keren Ward beat Mhairi McKay & Kirsten Scott 4/3
Gabrielle Macdonald & Nicola Taylor beat Claire Mullholland & Katie McGarva 4/3

NORTH 1 EAST 2
Hannah McCook & Louise McGillvray beat Rachel Hanlon & Camilla Tait 1 Up
Katie Reid & Emily Aird lost to Judy Shields & Keren Ward 1 Up
Jemma Chalmers & Megan Aird lost to Gabrielle Macdonald & Nicola Taylor 6/4

EAST 2 SOUTH 1
Rachel Hanlon & Camilla Tait lost to Ailsa Bain & Tara MacTaggart 2/1
Judy Sheilds & Keren Ward beat Katie McCrachan & Rachel Walker 4/3
Gabrielle Macdonald & Nicola Taylor beat Amy Little & Amy Stevenson 6/5


FINAL RESULTS:-

East 7 points
South 5 points
North 4 points
South 2 points

East District retain the SLGA Girls' Inter Division Trophy

Delighted to announce that the East District have retained the Scottish Girls' Inter-Divisional Trophy.
A full report with match results shall follow shortly.
Well done to all the team. A great result!

SLGA Girls' Inter Division Matches

The following girls have been selected to represent the East District in the SLGA Girls' Inter-divisional Matches to be played at Ballumbie Castle, Dundee on Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th June.

Rachel Hanlon ( St Regulus )

Gabrielle Macdonald ( Craigielaw )

Camilla Tait ( St Regulus )

Judy Shields ( Dunblane )

Keren Ward ( The Glen )

Nicola Taylor ( Dunnikier Park )

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The East will play the West on Saturday morning - the North in the afternoon and then they will play the South on the Sunday morning. Tee times are approx 10.00am for morning play and from 2.30pm for afternoon play.

We would like to wish the East team who are the defending champions all the very best of luck. Play well and enjoy !

Supporters would be very welcome.

West Girls retain the Mhairi McKay Trophy

East & West Girls ready to do battle ! East girls in the blue

Thank you to Maggie for the photos.

The East Girls

The annual match between the East and West Girls was played today in brilliant sunshine at Pollok Golf Club, Glasgow.
The matches were contested in excellent spirit, with great golf being played in spite of very hot conditions. Several matches were very close, with three going to the last hole, but in the end the West Girls were successful and retained the Mhairi McKay Trophy.

West Girls 5½ East Girls 2½

Results (West names first)
Jill Meldrum beat Gabrielle Macdonald 3/2
Alyson McKechin beat Rachel Hanlon 5/4
Linzi Allan beat Nicky Taylor 1 hole
Natasha Qayum beat Lauren Whyte 1 hole
Lindsey Stevenson halved with Samantha Munro
Mhairi McKay beat Helen Goodwin 4/2
Emma Caddow lost to Alison Goodwin 4/2
Rachel Irvine lost to Shannen McGuire 3/2

Thank you to the West for organising the match and to Pollok Golf Club for their very kind hospitality.

East v West Match

The following girls have been selected to represent the East Girls in the match against the West Girls on Sunday 31st May at Pollok Golf Club, Glasgow. The girls will compete to bring back the Mhairi McKay Trophy which was won by the West last year at Murrayfield. Format is singles matchplay played off scratch.

Helen Goodwin

Alison Goodwin

Rachel Hanlon

Gabrielle Macdonald

Shannen McGuire

Samantha Munro

Nicola Taylor

Lauren Whyte

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Just a reminder to the girls - that strict dress rules apply at Pollok Golf Club - NO shorts are allowed in the clubhouse and shorts that are worn on the golf course must be tailored so can we ask that you all arrive nice and smart with navy or black trousers on. Thankyou.

Good luck girls !

Congratulations to East Girls at the SLGA Under 16 Open Championship

Whilst England swept the board by taking the top individual, team and handicap prizes at the SLGA Under 16 Open Championship at Craigielaw we would like to congratulate East Girl, Alison Goodwin ( Glenbervie ) who won 2nd handicap prize with a net total of 139 after having the better second round from another East Girl Nicole Underhill ( Falkirk Tryst ) who also had a net aggregate total of 139. Very well done to both girls.

We would also like to congratulate Gabrielle Macdonald ( Craigielaw ) on her excellent first round gross score of 79 and finally finishing high up on the leaderboard.

Well done to all the girls who competed.

For more information please visit http://www.kirkwoodgolf.co.uk/

Alison Goodwin from Glenbervie wins the Spring Meeting

The East Girls at Grangemouth today !

( Thanks to Elizabeth Goodwin S&C for the photos)

( Click on the photos to enlarge )

18 East of Scotland Girls competed in the Spring Meeting today at Grangemouth Golf Club. Although the day was dry it was still very cold.


Typically for early in the season the scores were mixed.

Alison Goodwin from Glenbervie won the overall Handicap prize with a fabulous net score of 65. 81 less a handicap of 16
Kate McIntosh of Broomieknowe won the Scratch prize with an excellent gross score of 79.


The above picture to the right is of all the Prizewinners:-
Left to right :- Kate McIntosh, Rosie Everett, Alison Goodwin, Shannen McGuire & Rachael Watton


Other Prizewinners were :-

Under 18 Net Prize - Rachael Watton ( Mortonhall ) Net 78

Under 16 Net Prize - Shannen McGuire ( Canmore ) Net 73

Under 14 Net Prize - Rosie Everett ( Kilspindie ) Net 73

Net Scores :-

65 Alison Goodwin ( Glenbervie ) 81 (16) 65

70 Kate McIntosh ( Broomieknowe ) 79 (9) 70

73 Shannen McGuire ( Canmore ) 87 ( 14) 73

73 Rosie Everett ( Kilspindie ) 95 (18) 73

75 Gabrielle Macdonald ( Craigielaw ) 82 (7) 75

76 Sam Munro ( Aberdour ) 86 ( 10) 76

76 Nicole Underhill ( Falkirk Tryst ) 98 (22) 76

78 Rachael Watton ( Mortonhall ) 81 (3) 78

79 Rachel Hanlon ( St Regulus ) 85 (6) 79

79 Nicola Taylor ( Dunnikier Park ) 89 (10) 79

79 Hannah Scott ( Broomieknowe ) 91 ( 12) 79

80 Gillian Simpson ( Murrayfield ) 85 (5) 80

80 Alexis Hutton ( Falkirk Tryst ) 95 (15) 80

80 Kirsty Simpson ( Murrayfield ) 99 (18) 80

83 Helen Goodwin ( Glenbervie ) 95 (12) 83

83 Jordynn Laird ( Glenbervie ) 99 ( 16) 83

84 Jenny Sewell ( Castle Park ) 100 ( 16 ) 84

86 Heather Tumblety ( Duddingston ) 106 ( 20 ) 86

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Our thanks go to Grangemouth Golf Club for allowing us courtesy of the course as well as their very kind hospitality in the clubhouse. Our thanks also go to Elizabeth Goodwin, Junior Secretary of Stirling and Clackmannen for all her help in the running and organisation of the day and to Joan Simpson who very kindly assisted Elizabeth and finally a big thank you to our Chairman, Maggie for overseeing the prizegiving and presenting the prizes.

Spring meeting - Results

Girls

I hope you all enjoyed your golf at Grangemouth today.

A full report with all the results shall be posted as soon as possible, so, watch this space !!

In the meantime we would like to wish all the East of Scotland Girls who are competing in the SLGA Under 16 Open competition at Craigielaw all the very best of luck. Enjoy and play well .

Maggie & Mandy

Spring Meeting - Draw

Grangemouth Golf Club

Monday 6th April

10.00am

Rachael Watton ( Mortonhall )

Rachel Hanlon ( St Regulus )

Nicola Taylor ( Dunnikier Park )

10.10am

Gillian Simpson ( Murrayfirld )

Judy Shields ( Dunblane New )

Sam Munro ( Aberdour )

10.20am

Gabrielle Macdonald ( Prestonfield )

Helen Goodwin ( Glenbervie )

Shannen McGuire ( Canmore )

10.30am

Kate McIntosh ( Broomieknowe )

Alison Goodwin ( Glenbervie )

Jenny Sewell ( Castle Park )

10.40am

Hannah Scott ( Broomieknowe )

Jordynn Laird ( Glenbervie )

Alexis Hutton ( Falkirk Tryst )

10.50am

Kirsty Simpson ( Murrayfield )

Rosie Everett ( Kilspindie )

11.00am

Heather Tumblety ( Duddingston )

Nicole Underhill ( Falkirk Tryst )

Fixtures Confirmed !

Hi Girls

Thank you to all of you who have aready sent in your fees for the year. Your fixture cards shall be sent out shortly . To those of you who have not got your fees in the post yet, may I remind you that you can download a form from this site - so no excuses !!

All the dates for our fixtures have now been confirmed. They can be viewed by clicking on Fixtures on the left of this page.

We have aready got a good number of entries for our Spring Meeting so if you are keen to play please enter online .

Many thanks

2009 Golfing Season

Just a reminder to say that the annual subsription is now due. The fee for 2009 remains at £6. A form can be downloaded from this site, please click on Membership Form on the left of this page.

We are always delighted to welcome new members . Membership is open to any junior girl who is a member of one of the four county associations that make up the East Division of Scotland. You must hold a current Congu handicap of 35 or less and be under 18 on the 1st Jan of this year.

The Fixture List for the East Girls shall be published shortly, however, I can confirm that the Spring Meeting is to be held at Grangemouth Golf Club on Monday the 6th April and the Autumn meeting will be at Craigielaw on Sunday 30th Aug .

As the end of the season approaches....

As the end of the season approaches I personally would like to firstly thank all the girls for supporting the ESGGA by playing in the competitions and for representing the East Girls in the matches against the West and the South Girls. It has been a great year and both Maggie and I look forward to seeing you all next year.

Secondly , a big thank you to all the parents for supporting the girls .

Here's just a wee story to emphasise what parents have to do , or go through to allow the girls to play the game of golf !!!

An ESGGA Mum who probably would like to remain unnamed took her children who are all golfers to their prizegiving. On their way home the family took a short cut across the golf course , in the dark . The Mum unfortunately found a bunker to fall into. The family had a chuckle to themselves and upon reaching home asked the question
' Mum , did you remember to rake the bunker ?'

So to all the Mums & Dads who make lots of scarifices for their children - A Very Big Thankyou !

Girls - Keep up the practice in the winter.

See you next year.

Mandy

Gabrielle Macdonald tops the Order of Merit Table

Congratulations to Gabrielle Macdonald from Craigielaw who won the ESGGA Girls' Order of Merit with a total of 52.5 points. Gabrielle had a very good season , reached the final of our Championship and played consistent golf in all our three meetings. At the Cuthbertson Cup yesterday Gabrielle was presented with a new plaque which has been very kindly donated by our Chairman, Margaret McPherson .
Thank you Maggie !
Well done also to Gillian Simpson who was a close runner up with 51 points.

Nicola Taylor from Thornton was also presented yesterday with a voucher for having the best aggregate two nett scores from the ESGGA Spring, Summer and Autumn Meetings. Well done Nicky.

Girls County Championship winners

Congratulations to Gillian Simpson of Murrayfield on winning the title of Midlothian Girls' Champion on Sunday at Ratho Park Golf Club and also to Shannen McGuire from Canmore who won the Fife Girls' Championship on the Strathtyrum Course, St Andrews also on Sunday the 14th .

We look forward to hearing of the other winners from the East and Stirling & Clackmannan.

Order Of Merit

Girls

Please visit the Order of Merit Table . It has been updated and shows that Gabrielle Macdonald heads the table with Rachael Watton a close second. The only results we are waiting for are the scores from each County Girls Championship.

Watch closely for the final result.

Sally Naysmith of Dalmahoy wins Autumn Meeting

Congratulations to Sally Naysmith who won the Autumn meeting today at Balbirnie Park Golf Club with a score of 103 less her handicap of 32 for a net 71. Gillian Simpson of Murrayfield took the scratch prize with a 79. The playing conditions were not the easiest. The girls were lucky to escape any rainfall however the ground was very wet and the rough was very tough.

Photo:- on the left is Sally from Dalmahoy with Gillian Simpson,Murrayfield on the right. Gillian - have you lost your shoes ??
( Apologies for not having been able to put the group photo of prizewinners up - my camera has decided its had enough !! )

Other prize-winners

Under 14 Overall Net - Hannah Scott - 87 - 13 Net 74
Under 16 Overall Net - Gabrielle Macdonald - 83 - 7 Net 76
Under 18 Overall Net - Stacy Cameron - 83 - 9 Net 74

Results Par 71 SSS 72 CSS 72

79 Gillian Simpson
81 Rachael Watton
83 Stacy Cameron, Gabrielle Macdonald
87 Hannah Scott
88 Samantha Munro
90 Nicky Taylor
92 Helen Goodwin
96 Shannen McGuire
99 Kirsty Simpson
103 Sally Naysmith
105 Alison Goodwin
108 Catriona Williams

We would like to thank Balbirnie Park for allowing us the courtesy of the course and for their kind hospitality in the clubhouse

Rachael the new East of Scotland Girls' Champion

Please scroll down for full Championship report and photos of the day !

Maggie presenting the Championship Cup to Rachael.

Championship Photos - Please click on them to enlarge !

Rachael with caddie and beaten semi-finalist, Nicky Taylor

Runner-up Gabrielle ( in the middle ) with caddie & beaten semi-finalist Gillian on the left and Cara on the right who was beaten by Gillian in the first round.









Could that be an oudoor swimming pool, small lake ? or perhaps its just a bunker !!

Final , all over on the 15th

Swinging in the rain !

The East have a new Champion after the final finished on the 15th. From the left,Gabrielle Macdonald,runner up with caddie Gilian Simpson, Nicky Taylor,caddie of Racheal Watton the new Champion who stands alongside Maggie, East Girls' Chairman.
Please click on the picture to enlarge it!

Rachael is the new East Girls Champion .

Rachael Watton of Mortonhall, won the East Girls' Championship today beating Gabrielle Macdonald of Craigielaw in the Final by 4&3. To reach the final Rachael beat Nicola Taylor of Thornton by 2 holes and Gabrielle beat Gillian Simpson of Murrayfield on the 19th hole. The conditions the girls had to play in all day could not have been any worse. It never stopped raining all day.

With thanks to Maggie here is a match report of the final.

' The standard of golf was excellent throughout the final in spite of heavy rain and very wet conditions underfoot.
Gabrielle won the first but Rachael got back on level terms with a birdie at the 2nd. Rachael edged ahead by winning holes 4&5 but Gabrielle had a birdie at the 8th to reduce the deficit to one. Rachael was 1 up at the turn.
Rachael won the 10th with a birdie 3 and then went 3 up at the short 11th . The next two holes were halved. Gabrielle lost the 14th after trouble off the tee which meant a penalty shot and she eventually conceded the hole for Rachael to go 4 up.
At the par 3 15th both girls had excellent tee shots over the burn to the green. Rachael secured her par however Gabrielle just missed a birdie 2 for the match to continue.
Well done to both girls for playing such good golf. Rachael is a worthy champion.

We would like to thank Craigmillar Park Golf Club for the courtesy of the course for our Championship this year. We are grateful for all the help we received in rearranging the matches which had to be postponed earlier in the month.

Well done to all the girls who played in this year's championship and thanks to all the parents and supporters who watched today in such unpleasant conditions.

Championship

Hi Girls

Just a reminder that the Semi-Finals and Final of the Championship will be played on Sunday 31st August at Craigmillar Park GC.

Please do come along to give the girls some support.

Semi-finals tee off at 9.00am and the Final shall tee off at approx 2.30pm.

East Girls beat the South of Scotland Girls

The above photos are of all the games that went to the 18th green. Please click on the photos to enlarge them. From the top - Helen Goodwin winning the last hole to halve her match against Jordana Graham , Hannah Scott and Tara McTaggart after their close game, Alexis Hutton after halving her match with Rachel Walker and Sally Naysmith with her opponent Rachel Lorimer.


The East Girls beat the South Girls today at Minto by 5 games to 3 in an exciting match where four games went to the 18th green and finished all square.

Well done to all the East Girls and thank you to the South Girls for being great hosts and for organising a nice warm dry sunny day !!

SOUTH GIRLS 3, EAST GIRLS 5 South names first, handicaps in brackets

Lesley Atkins (3) bt Samantha Munro (10) 6 and 5.
Jordana Graham (5) halved with Helen Goodwin (12).
Tara McTaggart (12) halved with Hannah Scott (12).
Katie McCracken (11) lost to Alison Goodwin (16) 6 and 5.
Rachel Walker (14) halved with Alexis Hutton (17).
Amy Little (22) lost to Shannen McGuire (17) 3 and 2.
Emma Greenlees (26) lost to Kirsty Simpson (18) 4 and 3.
Rachel Lorimer (34) halved with Sally Naysmith (32)

Match against the South Girls.

The following girls have been selected to play in the match against the South girls on Sunday 24th August at Minto Golf Club, Hawick

Alison Goodwin
Helen Goodwin
Alexis Hutton
Shannen McGuire
Samantha Munro
Sally Naysmith
Hannah Scott
Kirsty Simpson


We wish the girls good luck and we hope they enjoy the day .

New date for Championship Semi-Finals and Final

The Semi-Finals and the Final of the Girls' Championship shall now be played on Sunday 31st August at Craigmillar Park Golf Club , Edinburgh.
Semi-Finals tee off at 9.00am and the Final will tee off at approx. 2.30pm.
Spectators are very welcome!

The following first round matches
have now been finalised:-

Rachael Watton beat Kate MacIntosh 4/3
Nicola Taylor beat Stacy Cameron 3/2
Match between Gabrielle Macdonald and Rachel Hanlon-
match conceded to Gabrielle !

Match between Cara Easton & Gillian Simpson - still
to be completed.

Picture above shows Nicky, Stacy, Kate and Rachael after finishing their first round ties ! Click on the picture to enlarge it !

Championship Qualifiers

Rachael Watton ( 1 ) v Kate MacIntosh ( 8 )

Stacy Cameron ( 4 ) v Nicola Taylor ( 5 )

Cara Easton ( 3 ) v Gillain Simpson ( 6 )

Gabrielle Macdonald ( 2 ) v Rachel Hanlon ( 7 )

Weather delayed Championship !

With thanks to the good old Scottish summer weather the East Girls's Championship was abandoned due to thick fog/mist. The Summer Meeting had been delayed for four hours and as a result only 8 holes of the first match play rounds were played. The girls arrived the following morning only to find the course unplayable . It was agreed by everyone that the girls would complete their first round ties in their own time and a new date would be set for the semi-finals and final.