Jennifer is East of Scotland Girls' Champion - 2014

Jennifer Allan, Glenbervie, beat Emma Morrison, Craigmillar Park by 2 & 1 in today's final of the East of Scotland Girls' Championship at the Glen Golf Club, North Berwick. Congratulations to both Jennifer and Emma on an excellent final played in the best of spirits.

Emma and Jennifer before the final

Results
Semi Finals
Jennifer Allan beat Lauren Lee at the 19th
Emma Morrison beat Catherine Goodwin 3 & 1

    Semi-Finalists

                     Lee and Jennifer                                  Emma and Catherine

Final
Jennifer Allan beat Emma Morrison 2 & 1

Report of Final
It was a close and exciting final which we all enjoyed watching. After a pleasant morning it started raining just as the match began.

Jennifer got off to a good start by winning the first two holes in par. Jennifer 2 up.
At the 3rd hole, Emma's drive found a deep dip in the fairway near two trees, however she played an excellent shot onto the green. Two putts secured her par. Jennifer was also on the green in 2 but her second putt lipped out. Emma won the hole - Jennifer 1 up.

At the par three 4th hole, Emma's drive was on the green and Jennifer missed the green on the left. Jennifer pitched on but missed the putt. Emma two putted for her par.  Match all square.
The 5th and 6th holes were halved. By this time the weather was very unpleasant with rain, wind and really quite cold.

At the 7th, Emma's pitch was short but she holed the putt. Jennifer's pitch hit the hole but she missed the putt so Emma was 1 up. Emma's drive was on the fairway at the 8th and she had a good second just short of the green. Jennifer had a long drive to the right of the fairway. An excellent second finished about 6ft from the pin. Emma pitched on but missed the putt and Jennifer holed for a birdie. Match all square.

At the 9th Jennifer was on the green in two, Emma pitched on in three but three putted and conceded the hole. Jennifer was 1 up. Luckily the rain had stopped and the sun was coming out.
Emma won the 10th after she pitched on and holed the putt. All square again. Jennifer won the 11th with a par 4 to go 1 up and the 12th was halved.

At the spectacular 13th hole Jennifer put her drive on the green while Emma's was short. Emma pitched on past the hole and 3 putted so after Jennifer putted close the hole was conceded. Jennifer was 2 up. Emma won the 14th with a 4 after Jennifer missed the green on the right, pitched up and missed the putt. Jennifer 1 up.
The par 3 16th was into the wind and both players under-clubbed! Emma's ball unfortunately found a bunker and when she failed to get out, she conceded the hole as Jennifer's pitch had finished near the hole. The 17th was halved and Jennifer became our new champion.

Our thanks to East Lothian Captain, Dawn Young, for refereeing the final and presenting the prizes after the match.

Thank you to the Glen Golf Club for the courtesy of the course, which was in excellent condition, for our Summer Meeting and Championship and for giving us a warm welcome in the Clubhouse.

Championship Quarter Finals - Results

The East of Scotland Girls' Championship Semi-Finals shall be played at the Glen Golf Club on the morning of Sunday 28th June with the Final being played in the afternoon. Spectators are very welcome.

Results from the Quarter Finals -

Jennifer Allan bt Julia Smith 3 & 2
Lauren Lee bt Megan Linton 6 & 4
Catherine Goodwin bt Katie Darling 4 & 2
Emma Morrison bt Kayleigh Singer 8 & 7

Carys Irvine wins Overall Prize at Summer Meeting

New member, Carys Irvine (Swanston New) won the Overall Prize at the Summer Meeting at the Glen Golf Club, North Berwick, on Saturday 28th June. Carys won on the better inward from Megan Linton (Craigmillar Park) with both girls having excellent net 63's.

Charlotte Munro (Gullane Ladies) was the winner of the Stephen Gallacher Trophy with a gross 79.

Prizewinners at the Summer Meeting held at the Glen are as follows:

Scratch: Charlotte Munro (Gullane Ladies) 79
Overall prize: Carys Irvine (Swanston New)  96 - 33 - 63 (BIH)

Other Prizewinners:

Under 14: Morgan Graham (Falkirk) 97 - 25 - 72
Under 16: Megan Linton  (Craigmillar Park)  89 - 26 - 63
Under 18: Catherine Goodwin (Glenbervie)  81 - 10 - 71
Under 21: Rachel Steedman (Murrayfield) 109 - 21 - 88

Full Results:
PAR 73, SSS 73, CSS 72

Carys Irvine     96 - 33 = 63 (BIH)
Megan Linton   89 - 26 = 63
Emma Morrison  80 - 10 = 70
Catherine Goodwin  81 -10 = 71
Morgan Graham  97 - 25 = 72
Katie Darling  91 - 18  = 73
Kayleigh Singer  92  - 19 =73
Charlotte Munro 79 - 5 = 74
Jennifer Allan  80 - 5  = 75
Julia Smith  94 - 18 = 76
Lucy Morrison 110 - 33 = 77
Lauren Lee    86 - 9 = 77
Rachel Steedman 109 - 21 =  88
Annabel Hosie 100 - 12  =  88

Charlotte Munro was unfortunately unable to play in the Championship matchplay.

Championship Qualifiers:

Jennifer Allan (Glenbervie) 80

Emma Morrison (Craigmillar Park) 80

Catherine Goodwin (Glenbervie) 81

Lauren Lee (Musselburgh) 86

Megan Linton (Craigmillar Park) 89

Katie Darling (Ravelston) 91

Kayleigh Singer (Dundas Parks) 92

Julia Smith (Murrayfield) 94

Thank you to the Stephen Gallacher Foundation for sponsoring this event. Girls with the best ten scratch scores and those with the best ten handicap scores receive points for the Stephen Gallacher Orders of Merit. Details of other events for Under 18 girls can be found on the website: sgfoundation.co.uk

Summer Meeting - Draw

East of Scotland Girls' Summer Meeting 2014

Glen Golf Club, Saturday 28th June

Draw

9.30am

Charlotte Munro (Gullane Ladies)

Jennifer Allan (Glenbervie)

Lauren Lee (Musselburgh)

9.37am

Catherine Goodwin (Glenbervie)

Emma Morrison (Craigmillar Park)

Annabel Hosie (Dunbar)

9.45am

Katie Darling (Ravelston)

Julia Smith (Merchants)

Rachel Steedman (Murrayfield)

9.52am

Kayleigh Singer (Dundas Parks)

Megan Linton (Craigmillar Park)

Morgan Graham (Falkirk)

10.00am

Caitlin Turner (Baberton)

Carys Irvine (Swanston New)

Lucy Morrison (Craigmillar Park)

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 entries please contact Maggie - margaret@mmcpherson.demon.co.uk    

For late call offs please contact Maggie on 07841 646472

For call offs on the morning of play please call the Glen  Golf Club, on  01620 892726.

Summer Meeting and Championship

Just a reminder that the Summer Meeting and Championship is being played at The Glen Golf Club, North Berwick on Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th June.

For those of you who have not yet entered and would like to play, please email Maggie at margaret@mmcpherson.demon.co.uk or Mandy at amandajeaston@aol.com or give us a call on  0131 441 2918 or 0131 441 711i.

The draw will be posted in the middle of next week. 

East Girls' Team win Mhairi McKay Trophy at Baberton

The annual match between the East Girls and the West Girls was played today at Baberton Golf Club. After torrential showers as the girls were starting off, the skies cleared and conditions became ideal for golf.

All the games were closely contested with the girls playing excellent golf in a friendly and sporting manner. Congratulations to the East Girls who managed to secure a narrow victory and win back the Mhairi McKay Trophy which the West won last year. All the girls enjoyed their annual get-together both on the course and in the clubhouse after the match.

Our thanks to Baberton Golf Club for courtesy of the course and for the warm welcome and excellent catering after the match.

Result: East Girls 4 1/2 West Girls 3 1/2

Full results (East names first)

Clara Young (North Berwick) lost to Hazel MacGarvie (Troon) 3&2
Emily Dalgetty (Glencorse) beat Ellie Bryce (Strathaven) 3&2
Charlotte Munro (Gullane Ladies) halved with Kirsten Brown (Strathaven)
Jennifer Allan (Glenbervie) lost to Jillian Farrell (Cardross) 4&2
Joanne Free (Gullane Ladies) lost to Alexandra Qayum (Ranfurly Castle) 1up
Lauren Lee (Musselburgh) beat Lori MacDonald (Cardross) 3&2
Catherine Goodwin (Glenbervie) beat Lauren Gilbert (Ranfurly Castle) 3&2
Emma Morrison (Craigmillar Park) beat Molly Richmond (Strathaven) 5&4

East Girls' Team with Mhairi McKay Trophy

East Girls and West Girls before the match

10 year old , Katie Liddle takes the overall prize in the Spring Meeting.

Prizewinners - from left to right, back row, Megan Linton, Alexandra Massey & Jennifer Allan

front row - Katie Liddle

On a course that was playing long due to wet fairways and windy conditions Katie Liddle of Glenbervie won the overall prize, with an excellent net 68, in the Spring Meeting at Pitreavie Golf Club, Dunfermline on Sunday 6th April. Jennifer Allan also Glenbervie won the scratch prize with a gross 84.

Other Prizewinners

U18  Kayleigh Singer ( Dundas Parks) Net 93
U16 Megan Linton ( Craigmillar Park) Net 69
U14 Alexandra Massey ( Elie & Earlsferry ) Net 78

Our thanks go to Pitreavie Golf Club for offering us courtesy of the course and for their very kind hospitality in the clubhouse.

Irish U18 Girls Open Stroke Play Championship

Congratulations to Clara Young who was runner-up in the Irish U18 Open Championship with a total score of 219.

Well done also to Emily Dalgetty who won the prize for the best Gross score in the third round.

Spring Meeting - Draw

East of Scotland Girls' Spring Meeting 2014

Pitreavie Golf Club, Sunday 6th April

Draw

11.00am

Jennifer Allan (Glenbervie)

Joanne Free (Gullane Ladies)

Emma Morrison (Craigmillar Park)

11.15am

Julia Smith (Murrayfield)

Alexandra Massey (Elie & Earlsferry)

11.22am

Kayleigh Singer (Dundas Parks)

Megan Linton (Craigmillar Park)

11.30am

Katie Liddle (Glenbervie)

Caitlin Turner (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 entries please contact Maggie - margaret@mmcpherson.demon.co.uk

For late call offs please contact Maggie on 078841 646472 or Mandy on 0131 441 7111.

For call offs on the morning of play please call Pitreavie Golf Club, Professional Shop, on  01383 723151.

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