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/