Spring Meeting - Sunday 6th April, Pitreavie G C

The draw for the East of Scotland Girls' Spring Meeting at Pitreavie Golf Club, Dunfermline, Fife on Sunday 6th April will be posted on this website on Thursday 3rd April.

We are accepting late entries so if you would like to play, please enter by clicking on fixtures on the left of this page, alternatively you may phone Maggie on 0131 441 2918 or Mandy on 0131 441 7111

East of Scotland Girls' Fixtures 2014

Fixtures for 2014 have been arranged as below. Please put these dates in your diary. A fixture card will be sent as soon as all the dates have been confirmed.

You can enter the competitions online by clicking Fixtures on the left of this page. We look forward to seeing you at all the competitions this year.

East of Scotland Girls 2014

Competitions

Spring Meeting                              Sunday 6^th April                                              Pitreavie G C,  Fife

Summer Meeting                           Saturday 28th June                                       The Glen, North Berwick, East Lothian

Championship                               Saturday 28th June (pm),                              The Glen, North Berwick, East Lothian

                                                         Sunday 29th June

Autumn Meeting                            Sunday 31st August                                       Stirling G C, Stirling & Clackmannan

                                                     

Matches

East Girls v West Girls                  Sunday 11^th May                                            Baberton G C, Midlothian

Inter-Divisional Matches             31st May - 1st June                                          Glenisla G C, TBC

South Girls v East Girls               To be arranged                                      

East of Scotland Girls' Membership 2014

Hi Girls

We hope you have had a good winter and are now looking forward to the golfing season.

Just a reminder that Subscriptions (£ 8) for 2014 are now due. Please click Membership Form on the left-hand side of this page and send the completed form to the Secretary / Treasurer,  Mandy Easton, as detailed on the form.

We are always keen to welcome new members and look forward to seeing past and new members at our competitions this year.

We wish everyone successful and enjoyable golf in 2014.

Best wishes

Maggie & Mandy

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Membership of the East of Scotland Girls Golfing Association is open to all girls who:

• are under 18 on 1st January 2014
• are a junior member of one of the four county associations in the East of Scotland.
• have a Congu handicap of 35 or less

We also have a 18-21 section where girls can play in the stroke competitions.

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Charlotte Munro wins East Girls' Order of Merit

Congratulations to Charlotte Munro, Gullane Ladies and East Lothian, on winning the 2013 East of Scotland Girls' Order or Merit. Joanne Free also Gullane Ladies and East Lothian was runner-up with Stirling and Clackmannan girls, Jennifer Allan and Catherine Goodwin taking 3rd and 4th places.

Prizewinners:

1. Charlotte Munro            56 points
2. Joanne Free                  55 points
3. Jennifer Allan               48 points
4. Catherine Goodwin        27 points

Congratulations to our Prizewinners who have played in all East Girls' events this year.  Well done to all the girls who took part in the competitions and gained points.

To view final placing and details of points gained, click Order of Merit to the left of this page.

Charlotte with Order of Merit Trophy

Winner Charlotte Munro and Runner-up Joanne Free

Thank you to Janet Wake, President of Midlothian, who presented the Trophy and prizes after the East of Scotland Ladies' Championship at Duddingston.

New member Megan Linton wins at Craigmillar Park

Prizewinners, left to right 

Lauren Lee and Megan Linton

After a night of torrential rain leaving a very wet course , congratulations must go to young 13 year old Megan Linton, a new member from Craigmillar Park, Edinburgh for taking the overall prize in the Autumn Meeting with a gross score of 99 less a handicap of 34 for a fabulous net 65.

The scratch prize went to another new member , also under 14, Lauren Lee of Musselburgh with a gross score of 80. 

Other prize winners :-

Under 18 - Kirsty Burgess (Silverknowes) 87 less 10 net 77

Under 16 - Julia Smith (Murrayfield) 91 less 19 net 72 , ( better inward half from Katy Darling (Ravelston))

Under 14 - Charlotte Munro ( Gullane Ladies) 81 less 6 net 75

Full list of scores (Net)

Megan Linton 65 (34)

Lauren Lee 69 (11)

Julia Smith 72 (19)

Katy Darling 72 (20)

Charlotte Munro 75 (6)

Joanne Free 76 (7)

Alexandra Massey 77 (19)

Kirsty Burgess 77 (10)

Jennifer Allan 78 (6)

Katherine Fisher 78 (11)

Andrea Walker 79 (8)

Catherine Goodwin 84 (10)

Kayleigh Singer 88 (23)

Our thanks must not only go to Craigmillar Park for allowing us the courtesy of the course but to the Club,s Vice Captain, Karen Ballantyne and other members for their help on the day.

Draw - Autumn Meeting

Draw

 Autumn Meeting - Craigmillar Park G C - Saturday 7th September

1.30pm

Shannon Young (Dunbar)

Anna Massey (Elie & Earlsferry)

1.37pm

Alexandra Massey (Broomieknowe)

Katie Darling (Ravelston)

1.45pm

Clara Young (North Berwick)

Charlotte Munro (Gullane Ladies)

Jennifer Allan (Glenbervie)

1.52pm

Joanne Free (Gullane Ladies)

Sophie Bain (Musselburgh)

Andrea Walker (Falkirk)

2.00pm

Catherine Goodwin (Glenbervie)

 Kirsty Burgess (Silverknowes)

Katherine Fisher (Elie & Earlsferry)

2.07pm

Emma Watson (Broomieknowe)

Julia Smith (Murrayfield)

Kayleigh Singer (Dundas Parks)

2.15pm

Rachel Steedman (Murrayfield)

Megan Linton (Craigmillar Park)

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

Dress rules apply.

For late call offs please contact Maggie on 0131 441 2981 or Mandy on 0131 441 7111.

East of Scotland Girls Autumn Meeting

Just a reminder that the East of Scotland Girls' Autumn Meeting will be played at Craigmillar Park Golf Club on Saturday 7th September, first tee-off 1pm. We are still looking for a number of you to enter, so don't delay, enter online today. Click to enter:  http://www.eastgirls.org/search/label/Fixtures

This competition will be sponsored by the Stephen Gallacher Foundation, so there are points to be gained for the Stephen Gallacher Order of Merit as well as the East of Scotland Girls' Order of Merit.

New members are welcome so encourage your friends to come along and play at Craigmillar Park.

Points in the Stephen Gallacher Order of Merit are as follows:

SCRATCH           AFTER DUDDINGSTON OPEN

1	Free	Joanne	Gullane	170
2	Allan	Jennifer	Glenbervie	100
3	Munro	Charlotte	Gullane	85
4	Smith	Julia	Murrayfield	85
5	Young	Sharon	Dunbar	70
6	Morrison	Emma	Craigmillar Park	60
7	Wright	Caitlin	Dunbar	60
8	Goodwin	Catherine	Glenbervie	50
9	Darling	Katie	Ravelston	40
10	Massey	Anna	Elie & Earlsferry	30
11	Massey	Alexandra	Broomieknowe	20

HANDICAP         AFTER DUDDINGSTON OPEN

1	Free	Joanne	Gullane	135
2	Allan	Jennifer	Glenbervie	100
3	Wright	Caitlin	Dunbar	100
4	Munro	Charlotte	Gullane	85
5	Smith	Julia	Murrayfied	85
6	Darling	Katie	Ravelston	65
7	Young	Sharon	Dunbar	60
8	Massey	Alexandra	Broomieknowe	50
9	Morrison	Emma	Craigmillar Park	40
10	Massey	Anna	Elie & Earlsferry	30
11	Goodwin	Catherine	Glenbervie	20

2013 Order of Merit - Joanne Free in the lead after Championship .....

Joanne Free (Gullane Ladies) leads the East of Scotland Girls' Order of Merit with 39 points after this year's Summer Meeting and Championship. Charlotte Munro, also Gullane Ladies, is in second place with 36 points while Jennifer Allan and Catherine Goodwin, both Glenbervie, lie in third and fourth spots with 29 and 22 points respectively. Points can be gained at the Autumn Meeting being held on Saturday 7th September at Craigmillar Park so enter online for this. Points will also be added for each County Girls' Championship at the end of the season. There is still all to play for. Good luck for the rest of the season.

To view current results click Order of Merit to the left of this page.

East Girls in Scottish Team in Sweden

Good luck to the Scottish Girls' Team which is playing in the European Girls' Team Championships being held in Sweden this week. Four East Girls, Lesley Atkins, Fiona Liddell, Lauren Whyte and Clara Young join Connie Jaffrey and Heather Munro in the team. Best wishes to Scottish Captain Elaine Cuthill and the girls. Hope you all play well and enjoy!

Joanne is East of Scotland Girls' Champion

Joanne Free, Gullane Ladies, beat Catherine Goodwin, Glenbervie, at the 19th in the final of the East of Scotland Girls' Championship today at Braehead G C. Congratulations to both Joanne and Catherine on an excellent and exciting final played in the best of spirits.
Report and photos to follow.

 East Of Scotland Girls' Champion 2013 - Joanne Free

Finalists, Catherine Goodwin and Joanne Free

The final of this year’s Championship was between Catherine Goodwin, Glenbervie, and Joanne Free, Gullane. Unfortunately the weather deteriorated in the afternoon and the whole final was played in very wet conditions. However the girls played amazing golf in spite of the rain.

Joanne won the 1st when Catherine three putted after a great approach shot. At the 3rd, Catherine played an excellent shot from near the out of bounds, onto the green and won the hole to square the match. The fourth was halved, then at the fifth Joanne’s ball went out of bounds and Catherine won the hole with a par to go 1 up. After Catherine’s ball found a difficult lie in a bunker at the par 3 6^th, Joanne played a lovely shot into the middle of the green and the match was square again. The 7^th was a long hole into the wind, which Joanne won to go 1 up. The 8^th and 9^th were halved.

Joanne went 2 up for the first time at the par 5 10^th. Both girls missed the green at the 11th but pitched and putted for par 3’s. Catherine won the 13th to cut Joanne’s lead to 1up then squared the match at the 15^th when Joanne’s teeshot went out of bounds. At the 16^th, girls drove to the right of the green, Joanne had a difficult pitch which she left short, Catherine pitched on safely and 2 putts secured a par to win the hole and go 1up. The 17^th was halved in par 5s. Joanne had a long drive at the 18^th, played an excellent fairway shot then a good pitch and putt to secure a birdie 4 to square the match. At the first extra hole, both girls had good drives but Catherine had a tight line to the green, clipped a tree and had to play a full shot to get on the green, Joanne’s second found the green and 2 putts secured her par and victory. Congratulations to both girls on their excellent golf and for giving us such an exciting match to watch.

Our thanks to Christine Sikora, President of Stirling & Clackmannan, for her support during the two days of the competition and for announcing the girls on the tee. Thanks also to Midlothian Captain, Sheila Stuart, for refereeing the final. We appreciate the support of the East Division officials throughout the year.

Thank you to Braehead Golf Club for the courtesy of the course for our Summer Meeting and Championship and for giving us such a warm welcome. The course was challenging and in excellent condition – thank to Elizabeth Goodwin, Stirling & Clackmannan Junior Secretary for arranging this year’s event.

Thank you to all the girls who played and to all the parents who brought them. It was a great two days!

Catherine & Joanne in final of East Girls' Championship

The final of the East of Scotland Girls' Championship will between Catherine Goodwin, Glenbervie, and Joanne Free, Gullane Ladies. Good luck to both girls. Play well and enjoy!

Championship Results

Quarter Finals
Jennifer Allan beat Alexandra Massey 5 & 4
Catherine Goodwin beat Emma Morrison 3 & 2
Joanne Free beat  Katie Darling 6 & 5
Charlotte Munro beat Anna Massey 7 & 5

Semi Finals
Catherine Goodwin beat Jennifer Allan 5 & 4
Joanne Free beat Charlotte Munro 5 & 4

Jennifer Allan is leading qualifier in East Girls' Championship

Jennifer Allan (Glenbervie) was the leading qualifier in this year's East Girls' Championship being held at Braehead Golf Club, Alloa. Jennifer had a gross 83 in the Summer Meeting & Championship qualifying round. The course was excellent but a swirling wind and tricky pin positions made for challenging golf. Charlotte Munro (Gullane Ladies) won the Overall Net prize with a 86 less 8 net 78.

Leading Qualifer, Jennifer Allan, winner of the Stephen Gallacher Trophy

Summer Meeting prize winners:

Scratch  Jennifer Allan, Glenbervie, 83  Winner of Stephen Gallacher Trophy
Overall  Charlotte Munro, Gullane Ladies, 86 -  8  - 78

Under 16    Joanne Free, Gullane Ladies, 88 - 9 - 79 (BIH)
Under 14    Alexandra Massey, Broomieknowe, 108 - 28 - 80

Prize winners, left to right:

Charlotte Munro, Joanne Free, Jennifer Allan and Alexandra Massey

Qualifiers

1. Jennifer Allan
2. Charlotte Munro
3. Joanne Free
4. Emma Morrison
5. Catherine Goodwin
6. Katie Darling
7. Anna Massey
8. Alexandra Massey

Thank you to the Stephen Gallacher Foundation who sponsored this event. All the girls received points for the Stephen Gallacher Order of Merit. Details of other events are on the website: www.sgfoundation.co.uk

Draw - Summer Meeting

Draw 

Summer Meeting - Braehead G.C - Monday 1st July

9.30am

Fiona Liddell  (Glenbervie)

Charlotte Munro  (Gullane Ladies)

9.38am

Andrea Walker  (Falkirk)

Catherine Goodwin  (Glenbervie)

9.46am

Joanne Free  (Gullane Ladies)

Jennifer Allan  (Glenbervie)

9.54am

Emma Morrison  (Craigmillar)

Beth Donoghue  (Alloa)

10.02am

Shannan Young  (Dunbar)

Anna Massey  (Elie & Earlsferry)

10.10am

Katie Darling  (Ravelston)

Alexandra Massey  (Broomieknowe)

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

Dress rules apply.

For late call offs please contact Maggie on 0131 441 2981 or Mandy on 0131 441 7111.

Championship 

Players with the top eight scratch scores shall qualify to play in the East Girls' Championship.

Quarter Finals shall be played on the afternoon of the 1st , teeing off at approx 3.00pm with the Semi Finals and the Final being played on Tuesday the 2nd July.

Summer Meeting and Championship

This is a last call for entries to our Summer Meeting and Championship which is being played at Braehead  Golf Club, Clackmananshire on Monday and Tuesday 1st and 2nd July.

If you would like to play please email Mandy at amandajeaston@aol.com or give us a call on 0131 441 7111 or 0131 441 2918.

The draw shall be done towards the end of the week.

STEPHEN GALLACHER UNDER 18 GIRLS QUALIFYING EVENTS

The Qualifying events for Stephen Gallacher Order of Merit, 2013 are as follows: 

QUALIFYING OPENS FOR U18 GIRLS' ORDER OF MERIT

East of Scotland Girls Summer Meeting & Championship at Braehead GC, Alloa on                                                                               Monday 1st July and Tuesday 2nd July

Haddington Junior Open                                                            Tuesday 9th July

Duddingston Junior Open                                                          Tuesday 16th July

Uphall Junior Open                                                                     Thursday 1st August

Kilspindie Junior Open                                                                Monday 5th August

East of Scotland Girls Autumn Meeting at Craigmillar Park        Saturday 7th September

The first event is the East of Scotland Girls' Summer Meeting at Braehead GC, Alloa on Monday July 1st. The last qualifying event is our Autumn meeting at Craigmillar Park on Saturday 7th September. 

The first 5 girls in the Handicap and Scratch sections of the Stephen Gallacher Order of Merit qualify for Finals Day which will be held at Dunbar GC on Sunday 22nd September. Finalists in the East of Scotland Girls' Championship also qualify for the Dunbar Finals' Day.

I hope to see you all at the East of Scotland competitions and that you will also play in some of the other events. Good Luck!

Further details at http://www.sgfoundation.co.uk/

 

North Girls win Inter Division Matches

North Division won this year's Inter Division Matches which were held at Glenisla Golf Club on Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd June. North girls beat East girls, then West girls on Saturday and completed their successful weekend with a win over the South girls on Sunday.

Thank you to all the East girls who played with spirit and commitment but were not quite able to produce the form of previous successes.

East Results:
North 2 East 1
Claire Robertson & Lauren Watson lost to Charlotte Munro & Joanne Free  1 hole
Jennifer Saxton & Emily Aird beat Catherine Goodwin and Beth Donaghue 6 & 4
Annabelle Brown & Kirsty Brodie beat Jennifer Allan & Sophie Bain 5 & 4

East 1/2 South 2 1/2
Charlotte Munro & Joanne Free lost to Dani Ker & Katie Wright 4 & 3
Catherine Goodwin & Sophie Bain halved with Mirren Fraser & Emma Kennedy
Jennifer Allan &  Beth Donaghue lost to Leanne Wilson & Katie Scott 2 & 1

East 0 West 3
Charlotte Munro & Joanne Free lost to Katie McGarva & Rachel Irvine 1 hole
Jennifer Allan &  Beth Donaghue lost to Emma Hale & Hazel MacGarvie 5 & 4
Catherine Goodwin & Sophie Bain lost to Ellie Bryce & Jillian Farrell 4 & 3

Thank you to the SLGA for organising the matches and for their hospitality throughout the weekend which we all enjoyed.

East Team

Joanne Free, Charlotte Munro, Beth Donaghue, Sophie Bain, Catherine Goodwin, Jennifer Allan

East Team for Inter Division Matches

Good luck to all the girls who have been selected to play in the East team in the Inter Division Matches to be held this weekend at Glenisla Golf Club. We hope you have a great weekend - play well and enjoy.

Team:
Jennifer Allan          Glenbervie
Sophie Bain              Musselburgh
Beth Donaghue         Alloa
Joanne Free             Gullane Ladies
Catherine Goodwin   Glenbervie
Charlotte Munro       Gullane Ladies

West Girls beat East Girls at Strathaven

A strong West Girls' team defeated the East Girls by 6 matches to 2 at Strathaven Golf Club, Lanarkshire,  to win the Mhairi Mackay Trophy for the first time since 2010. All the games were closely contested and played in the best of spirits with all the girls enjoying their annual get together. Although conditions were wet underfoot, it stayed dry and calm throughout the match and the spectators enjoyed watching excellent golf.

Our thanks to Allison Bell, Chairman of the West of Scotland Girls, and her committee for their warm welcome and generous hospitality.

Congratulations to the West Girls on their win this year and our thanks to the East Girls' team who played so spiritedly - they'll be back!!

Full results, West names first:

Connie Jaffrey (Troon) lost to Charlotte Munro (Gullane) 6&4
Emma Hale (Troon) beat Andrea Walker (Falkirk) 4&3
Hazel MacGarvie (Troon) beat Jennifer Allan (Glenbervie) 1 hole
Ellie Bryce (Strathaven) beat Catherine Goodwin (Glenbervie) 5&4
Rachel Irvine (Largs) beat Eilidh Crawford (Harburn) 1 hole
Kirsten Brown (Strathaven) beat Joanne Free (Gullane) 4&2
Emily Glencorse (Millport) lost to Emma Morrison (Craigmillar) 3&2
Katie Scott (Strathaven) beat Katherine Fisher (Elie & Earlsferry) 3&2

West Girls 6   East Girls 2

West and East Teams before the match

East Girls' Team

West Team with Mhairi MacKay Trophy

East Girls' team for match v West Girls

Congratulations to the following girls who have been selected to play in the East Girls' team against the West Girls at Strathaven Golf Club on Sunday 19th May. Good luck and play well. The East Girls are the holders of the Mhairi Mackay Trophy which they won in this match last year at Longniddry.

East Team

Jennifer Allan              Glenbervie
Eilidh Crawford            Harburn
Katherine Fisher           Elie & Earlsferry
Joanne Free                 Gullane Ladies
Catherine Goodwin      Glenbervie
Charlotte Munro           Gullane Ladies
Emma Morrison            Craigmillar Park
Andrea Walker             Falkirk

Reserves

Shannon Young            Dunbar
Julia Smith                 Murrayfield

Julia Smith wins Spring Meeting at Craigielaw.

 Spring Meeting - some of the prizewinners !

From left to right , Julia Smith (Murrayfield), Emma Morrison (Craigmillar Park), 

Alison Goodwin (Glenbervie) & Clara Young (North Berwick)

In almost unplayable conditions with a very strong gusty wind, Julia Smith of Murrayfield, Midlothian took the overall prize today at Craigielaw Golf Club, East Lothian with a gross score of 103 less a handicap of 24 for a net score of 79.

Clara Young of North Berwick took the scratch prize with gross score of 82.

Other prizewinners :-

Under 14 - Charlotte Munro 93-9 Net 84
Under 16 - Emma Morrison 97-15 Net 82
Under 18 - Kirsty Burgess 94 - 11 Net 83
Under 21 - Alison Goodwin 87 - 6 Net 81