Eilidh Henderson is East of Scotland Girls' Champion

Eilidh Henderson, Loretto School, beat Porscha Wilson, Burntisland, by 5 & 4 in today's final of the East of Scotland Girls Championship at Bathgate Golf Club. Congratulations to both Eilidh and Porscha on a keenly contested final played in a friendly manner. The girls played excellent golf over the past two days. Well done to our new Champion, Eilidh.

Eilidh Henderson, East of Scotland Girls Champion 2017

Eilidh and Porscha before the Final

Report of Final.

After the cold and sometimes wet day of the Summer Meeting and Quarter Finals on Monday, at last the sun shone for the girls. This year's final was contested by two Fife girls, Porscha Wilson and Eilidh Henderson. Porscha won the first to go 1up but Eilidh won the 2nd to square the match. Holes 3, 4 and 5 were halved then Eilidh won the 6th to go 1 up. She also won the 7th with a par and the 9th with a birdie to be 3 up after 9 holes. Eilidh won the 10th to go 4 up. At the 12th, Porscha's second shot was blocked by trees on the left hand side of the fairway, so Eilidh won the hole with a par to go 5up. With the next two holes halved, Eilidh won the match 5 & 4 and became East of Scotland Girls Champion for 2017.

Congratulations to both girls on their high standard of golf throughout the match. Eilidh was 2 under par (33) for the first 9 holes and parred the remaining holes. Thank you to Sarah Walker, Captain of Stirling & Clackmannan, for refereeing this year's final.

Prizewinners

Left to right: Porscha Wilson, Winner of Stephen Gallacher Trophy & Championship Runner up, Carys Irvine, Semi Finalist and Eilidh Henderson, East Girls Champion

East of Scotland Girls Championship

Semifinals results:

Porscha Wilson (Burntisland) beat Carys Irvine (Craigielaw) 3 & 1
Eilidh Henderson (Loretto School) beat Lucy Morrison (Craigmillar Park) 3 & 1
This afternoon's final is between Porscha Wilson and Eilidh Henderson.

Good luck to both girls. Have a good game!

Porscha Wilson & Carys Irvine

Lucy Morrison & Eilidh Henderson

Porscha Wilson wins Stephen Gallacher Trophy

Porscha Wilson, Burntisland, won the Scratch Prize and the Stephen Gallacher Trophy with a gross score of 76 in today's Summer Meeting at Bathgate G C. Mollaidh Nicholson, Prestonfield, won the Overall Handicap Prize with a net 66.

Scratch Prize:    Porscha Wilson   76

Overall Handicap Prize:  Mollaidh Nicholson   82 - 16 = 66

Under 18:   Erica McIntosh    87 - 34 = 70
Under 16:   Jessica Walker    89 - 19 = 70
Under 14:   Alicja Gorka       79 - 13 = 66

Par 70, SSS 70, CSS 69

Full results:

Mollaidh Nicholson (Prestonfield) 82 - 16 = 66

Alicja Gorka (Loretto School) 79 - 13 = 66

Lucy Morrison (Craigmillar Park) 82 - 13 = 69

Jessica Walker (Mortonhall) 89 - 19 = 70

Erica McIntosh (Craigmillar Park) 104 - 34 = 70

Lisa Macpherson (Baberton) 94 - 23 = 71

Grace Crawford (Gullane Lds) 82 - 11 = 71

Ella Marshall (Baberton) 94 - 23 = 71

Orla Fitzpatrick (Stirling) 86 - 14 = 72

Eilidh Crawford (Baberton) 79 - 6 = 73

Abby Steedman (Murrayfield) 95 - 22 = 73

Natalie Fowler (Bathgate) 86 - 11 = 75

Eilidh Henderson (Loretto School) 81 - 6 = 75

Carys Irvine (Craigielaw) 82 - 7 = 75 

Charlene Wilson  (St Regulus) 89 - 11 = 78

Emily Rigg (Craigmillar Park) 93 - 15 = 78

Emily Walker (Mortonhall) 108 - 28 = 80

Lauren Reid (Baberton) 96 - 15 = 81

Morgan Graham (Falkirk) 92 - 11 = 81

Hannah Braidwood (Ladybank) NR

Porscha Wilson with the Stephen Gallacher Trophy

Thank you to Fiona Wait, Junior Secretary of S & C, for arranging this year's venue at Bathgate and for her support before and during the competition.

Thank you to Bathgate Golf Club for the courtesy of the course for our Summer Meeting and Championship and for giving us a warm welcome in the Clubhouse. Our sincere thanks to the Bathgate Secretary, Professional and  Ladies members for their help and support over the two days. 

Eight girls qualified for the Championship.

Quarter Finals:

Porscha Wilson beat Orla Fitzpatrick   7 & 6

Carys Irvine beat Mollaidh Nicholson   5 & 4

Lucy Morrison beat Grace Crawford    5 & 3

Eilidh Henderson beat Natalie Fowler 4 & 2

The semi-finals will be played tomorrow, Tuesday 11th July at Bathgate starting at 9.45am.

The final will be at 2.30pm tomorrow afternoon.

Spectators welcome.

East of Scotland Girls Summer Meeting

East of Scotland Girls Summer Meeting

Bathgate Golf Club - Monday 10th July 2017

Please note amended draw:

Draw

9.45
Porscha Wilson (Burntisland)

Eilidh Henderson (Loretto School)

Carys Irvine (Craigielaw)

9.52

Grace Crawford (Gullane Ladies)

Charlene Wilson (St Regulus)

Natalie Fowler (Bathgate)

10.00

Hannah Braidwood (Ladybank)

Morgan Graham (Falkirk)

Rebecca Watkins (Falkirk Tryst)

10.07 

Alicja Gorka (Loretto School)

Lucy Morrison (Craigmillar Park)

Lauren Reid (Baberton)

10.15

Emily Rigg (Craigmillar Park)

Mollaidh Nicholson (Prestonfield)
Orla Fitzpatrick (Stirling)

10.22

Lucy Hall (Craigmillar Park)

Jessica Walker (Mortonhall)
Eilidh Crawford (Baberton)

10.30

Ella Marshall (Baberton)

Abby Steedman (Murrayfield)

Lisa Macpherson (Baberton)

10.37

Emily Walker (Mortonhall)

Erica McIntosh (Craigmillar Park)

Would all girls please be ready on the first tee 10 minutes before their tee off time.
Normal dress rules apply on the golf course and in the clubhouse.

Call offs, please contact Maggie: 07841 646472 or Mandy: 07913 225177.

For call offs on the morning of the competition, please contact the Professional at Bathgate G C Telephone No: 01506 630 553

Order of Merit 2017

We will award prizes to the four leading players in the Order of Merit.

• For each County junior championship: 10,7,5,3 points will be awarded to the Champion, Runner-Up, 3rd. and 4th places respectively.
• For each East of Scotland GGA meeting: 15,13,11,9,7,5,3,1 points will be awarded for the best 8 scratch scores.
• For the East of Scotland Girls' Championship: 20,15,10,10,5,5,5,5 points will be awarded to the champion, runner-up, semi-finalists and quarter-finalists respectively.

Enter as many competitions as you can; they all count for the Order of Merit. 

Points awarded for the Spring Meeting are as follows:

Name	Spring	Summer	Autumn	Championship	County Championship		Total
Grace Crawford	15						15
Eilidh Crawford	13						13
Samantha Macgregor	11						11
Porscha Wilson	9						9
Alicja Gorka	7						7
Emily Rigg	5						5
Morgan Graham	2						2
Lucy Morrison	2						2

There are points to be gained in the Summer Meeting and Championship next week. Good luck to all!

Scottish Girls Championship

Good luck and best wishes to all the East of Scotland Girls who are playing in the Scottish Girls Championship at Drumoig and Scotscraig. We hope you all play well.

Summer Meeting and Championship

This year’s Summer Meeting and Championship will be played at Bathgate Golf Club on Monday 10th July and Tuesday 11th July. Thank you to all the girls who have already entered. There is still time to enter if you have not already done so. Please email Maggie McPherson or Mandy Easton if you would like to enter the Summer Meeting. The draw will be posted, on our Website, four days before the Competition.

Players with best 8 gross scores in the Summer Meeting will qualify for the Championship Matchplay. The Quarter Finals will be played on Monday 10th July (afternoon) and the Semi Finals and Final will be played on Tuesday 11th July.

In this competition, you can gain points for the East of Scotland Girls' Order of Merit and for the Stephen Gallacher U18 Girls Order of Merit. The Summer Meeting is also our Qualifier for the Telegraph Junior Golf. 

We are looking forward to seeing everyone at Bathgate.

Apologies

My apologies if you have been unable to enter the East of Scotland Girls' competitions via the forms on the website.  Google have changed their set-up and it does not work as it used to!

Please email Maggie McPherson if you would like to enter the Summer or Autumn Meeting.

Gillian Kirkwood (Webmaster)

West Girls retain Mhairi McKay Trophy

A strong West Girls' team beat the East Girls to win the Mhairi McKay Trophy at Cochrane Castle Golf Club, Renfrewshire on Sunday. Congratulations to the West Girls and thank you to all the girls in both teams who played great golf in this competitive match.

Result
West Girls 6 East Girls 2

Jillian Farrell (Cardross) beat Annabel Hosie (Dunbar) 7 & 5
Jennifer Rankine (Haggs Castle) beat Anna McKay ( Crail) 5 & 3
Louise Duncan (West Kilbride) beat Eilidh Crawford (Baberton) 8 & 7
Kirsten Brown (Strathaven) lost to Evanna Hynd (Balbirnie Park) 1 hole
Rachel Foster (Turnberry) beat Porscha Wilson (Burntisland) 2 holes
Lorna McClymont (Milngavie) beat Eilidh Henderson (Loretto School) 2 holes
Justine Fulton (Hayston) beat Carys Irvine (Craigielaw) 3 & 2
Natalie Fowler (East Girls, Bathgate) W/O

Thank you to Jo Clark, Jenny Gough and Fiona Scott for arranging this year's match and for their kind hospitality at Cochrane Castle. It was a most enjoyable day.

West Girls and East Girls before the match

West Girls with Mhairi McKay Trophy

East Girls - still smiling!

West Girls v East Girls Match

The annual match between the West of Scotland Girls and the East of Scotland Girls will be played on Sunday 28th May at Cochrane Castle Golf Club, Johnstone.

Our East Girls team is:

Eilidh Crawford (Baberton)
Natalie Fowler ( Bathgate)

Annabel Hosie (Dunbar)

Evanna Hynd (Balbirnie Park)

Eilidh Henderson Loretto School)

Carys Irvine (Craigielaw)

Anna McKay (Crail)

Porscha Wilson (Burntisland)

Best wishes and good luck to all. We hope you play well and enjoy the day.    

Cassie Davidson-McQueen wins Overall Prize at Spring Meeting

New member, Cassie Davidson-McQueen, Gullane Ladies, won the Overall Prize with an nett 61 in the East of Scotland Girls' Spring Meeting played at Gullane No. 3, East Lothian. Grace Crawford, also Gullane Ladies, won the Scratch Prize with a gross score of 77.

The first competition of the 2017 season brought sunshine and pleasant playing conditions. 21 girls played and enjoyed the course which was in great condition. There were excellent scores and all the prizes were closely contested. Well done, girls - a great start to the season!

Prizewinners at the Spring Meeting were as follows:

Overall Prize: Cassie Davidson-McQueen (Gullane Lds)  87 - 26 = 61
Scratch:   Grace Crawford (Gullane Lds)   77

Other Prizewinners:

Under 18: Emily Rigg (Craigmillar Park)   82 - 15 = 67
Under 16: Ella Marshall (Baberton)   99 - 32 = 67
Under 14: Alicja Gorka (Loretto School) 81 - 16 = 65

Par 69, SSS 69, CSS 68

Full results:

Cassie Davidson-McQueen (Gullane) 87 - 26 = 61
Grace Crawford (Gullane) 77 - 12 = 65
Alicja Gorka (Loretto School) 81 - 16 = 65
Ella Marshall (Baberton) 99 - 32 = 67
Emily Rigg (Craigmillar Park) 82 - 15 = 67
Samantha Macgregor (Broomieknowe) 79 - 11 = 68
Lucy Morrison (Craigmillar Park) 83 - 15 = 68
Mollaidh Nicholson (Prestonfield) 87 - 19 = 68
Katie Liddell (Glenbervie) 86 - 17 = 69
Lauren Reid (Baberton) 85 - 15 = 70
Emily Walker (Mortonhall) 100 - 30 = 70
Morgan Graham (Falkirk) 83 - 12 = 71
Eilidh Crawford (Baberton) 78 - 5 = 73
Porscha Wilson (Burntisland) 80 - 7 = 73
Abby Steedman (Murrayfield) 97 - 24 = 73
Jessica Walker (Mortonhall) 95 - 21 = 74
Natalie Fowler (Bathgate) 90 - 12 = 78
Lisa Macpherson (Baberton) 105 - 23 = 82
Emma Chapman (Gullane) 104 - 21 - 83
Georgia Ledingham (Craigmillar Park) 105 - 22 = 83
Ellie Ferguson (Craigmillar Park) NR - 30 = NR

East of Scotland Girls' Spring Meeting

East of Scotland Girls' Spring Meeting 2017

Gullane No. 3, Sunday 2^nd April

Draw

10.00am

Eilidh Crawford (Baberton)

Andrea Walker (Glenbervie)

Porscha Wilson (Burntisland)

10.07am

Samantha Macgregor (Broomieknowe)

Morgan Graham (Falkirk)

Grace Crawford (Gullane Ladies)

10.15am

Natalie Fowler (Bathgate)

Rebecca Watkins (Falkirk Tryst)

Lucy Morrison (Craigmillar Park)

10.22am

Lauren Reid (Baberton)

Emily Rigg (Craigmillar Park)

Alicja Gorka (Loretto School)

10.30am

Lucy Hall (Craigmillar Park)

Katie Liddle (Glenbervie)

Mollaidh Nicholson (Prestonfield)

10.37am

Jessica Walker (Mortonhall)

Georgia Ledingham (Craigmillar Park)

Lisa Macpherson (Baberton)

10.45am

Abby Steedman (Murrayfield)

Emily Walker (Mortonhall)

10.52am

Ellie Ferguson (Craigmillar Park)

Ella Marshall (Baberton)

Would all girls please be ready on the 1st Tee 10 minutes before their tee off time.

Normal dress rules apply on the golf course and in the clubhouse.

For late call offs, please contact Maggie on 07841 646472 or Mandy on 07913 225177.

East of Scotland Girls Spring Meeting

Just a reminder that the East of Scotland Girls' Spring Meeting will be played at Gullane 3 on Sunday 2nd April, first tee-off 10.00am. There is still time to enter - the draw will be made in the middle of next week. Click to enter:  http://www.eastgirls.org/search/label/Fixtures

This is a chance to get the season off to a good start and to gain points for the East Girls' Order of Merit and for the Stephen Gallacher Order of Merits. We hope to see you there.