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.

Shannen McGuire wins Summer Meeting with a Net 62

Shannen McGuire (Canmore ) won the Summer Meeting at Craigmillar Park on Monday with an excellent score of 84 less a handicap of 22 for a Net 62 taking the Overall Best Net Prize. Rachael Watton (Mortonhall ) took the Scratch Prize with a 2 over par score of 74.

Other Prize Winners
Under 18 Net - Stacey Cameron ( Gullane Ladies )
Under 16 Net - Gabrielle Macdonald ( Craigielaw )
Under 14 Net - Nicky Taylor ( Thornton)

Scores - Par 72 CSS 70

74 - Rachael Watton
79 - Gabrielle Macdonald
80 - Cara Easton
81 - Stacey Cameron
81 - Nicky Taylor
82- Gillian Simpson
83 - Rachel Hanlon
84 - Shannen McGuire
85 - Kate McIntosh
91 - Kirsty Simpson
91 - Camilla Tait
102 - Alexandra Tait

Championship

The top eight scratch scores from the Summer Meeting go forward into the draw for the East Girls' Championship.

Quarter Finals Tee off on the afternoon of Monday 28th July . 1st Tee-time 2.00pm

Semi-Finals Tee off on the morning of Tuesday 29th July . 1st Tee -time 9.30am

The Final will be played on the Tuesday afternoon at 2.00pm.

If you have been involved in the matchplay and have been unlucky to be knocked out it is always very appreciated by the other players if you stay and offer your services as caddie.

Good luck to you all.

See you next week
Mandy & Maggie

Summer Meeting - Draw

Summer Meeting - Craigmillar Park GC , Edinburgh 28th July

9.00am

Gillian Simpson

Cara Easton

9.08am

Rachael Watton

Camilla Tait

9.16am

Gabrielle Macdonald

Rachel Hanlon

9.24am

Kate McIntosh

Stacey Cameron

9.32am

Helen Goodwin

Nicky Taylor

9.40am

Alexandra Tait

Isobel Hinds

9.48am

Alison Goodwin

Kirsty Simpson

Shannen McGuire

Would all girls please be on the tee & ready to play 10mins before their tee-time.

Usual dress rules apply.

Any call offs please phone Mandy on 0131 441 7111 or Maggie on 0131 441 2918

If in the case of call offs on the morning of play please telephone Craigmillar Park Golf Club & inform the Pro Shop/Starter

Summer Meeting & Championship

Girls

This year's Summer Meeting and Championship will be held at Craigmillar Park Golf Club , Edinburgh .

The Summer Meeting will be played on the morning of Monday 28th July. The top eight scratch scores will go forward into the Championship Draw . The quarter finals will be played on the afternoon of the 28th teeing off around 2.30pm / 3.00pm.
The semi - finals and the final will be played on Tuesday the 29th.

We hope to see as many of you playing in this as possible . It is always a great two days of competitive and exciting golf. The closing date for entry is Mon 21st July . You can enter online by going into fixtures on the left of this page.

For those of you who are playing in the Scottish Girls' next week - good luck , play well and enjoy !

Mandy & Maggie

PS The Summer Meeting shall be our Daily Telegraph Junior Golf Championship Qualifier