30 April 2017

TEAM FOR MIDLAND V EAST MATCH 18/05/2017

The 2nd Divisional Match of the year  will take place  on Thursday, May 18th at Stirling for the Liz Miskimmin Friendship Quaich, which Midland won last year. This match is for players with handicaps 6-9 and the team is:

Aileen Baker 6  (Crail)
Sarah Walker 6  (Braehead)
Cecilia Kenny 6  (Dunblane)
Dorothy Ford 6 (Scotscraig)
Ann Macgregor 6 (Ladybank)
Gillian Wallace 6 (Blairgowrie)
Kay Knight 7 (Pitlochry)
Reserves
Elsie Hutcheon 8  (Ladybank)
Tricia Chillas 8  (Stirling)

Please remember to wear the Midland team colour sweater/slipover.  If you need to buy one Lorna can bring the appropriate size if she knows in advance!
Coffee and rolls will be available around 11.00am and the first tee time is 12noon.  A meal will follow the match.

Lizee McGraw
Captain


27 April 2017

TEAM FOR MIDLAND v NORTH 11/05/2017

Our first Match of the season against North takes place at Blairgowrie on 
Thursday May 11th. The  Team is :

Lorna McKinlay (Dunnikier Park)
Fiona de Vries (St. Rule)
Lorna Bennett  (Ladybank)
Dianne Watson  (Leven)
Linda Dyball  (Pitreavie))
Elaine Allison  (Stirling)
Heather Anderson  (Blairgowrie

Reserves
Karen Burns
Claire Capocci

Please be sure to have your Midland Sweaters/Slip Overs with you.
Lorna will bring some extras if you need to purchase anything.
Coffee and bacon rolls will be available from 10.00am with first tee time 11.00am. Lunch will be served after the match.  I look forward to seeing you on the 11th.

Lizee McGraw, Captain 

23 April 2017

CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING : GLENBERVIE

Entries are coming in for the  Summer Meeting & Championship at Glenbervie on  Tuesday 20th June.  The Committee would like to remind everyone that the Draw for this Meeting is done in strict handicap order, so we cannot accommodate any travel requests.

21 April 2017

SPRING MEETING : SCOTSCRAIG 20/04/2017

The  2017 season begins......on the first tee - and raring to go!
Our first Meeting of the year at Scotscraig was played in sunny, but very blustery conditions. The course was in immaculate condition for the time of year and most ladies said they enjoyed the challenge of playing high speed links golf. The full results are available if you click MASTER SCOREBOARD on the right. Contact the Secretary if you need a password.
The CSS was 75 (33 points). Reduction Only.
* The final positions  shown on Master Scoreboard are not quite the  same as shown below. We  do not have  extra prizes for the first  3 overall positions.
(click on the pictures to enlarge)
Elinor Arkley and Captain, Lizee McGraw

Allan Cup and Captain’s Prize :  Elinor Arkley (20) 34pts (ctb)
Scratch :  Lorna McKinlay 28pts

Divison 1
33  Linda McDonald (7) 
32  Lorna McKinlay (4)  (ctb)
32  Bronwen Godley (12)  (ctb)

Division 2
34 Elinor Arkley (20) ctb
32 Diane Davidson (18) (ctb)
32 Margaret Forsyth (18)  (ctb)

Division 3
34  Maureen Moore (24)  (Overall Runner-up) ctb
31  Catherine Peebles (22)

SVLGA MEETING : Blairgowrie  24th - 26th September
The Captain made the Draw at Scotscraig yesterday.  More places may become available if other Divisions do not take up their full allocation.

Kay Jarvie & Ailene Miller
Jo Stewart & Jacqui Landsburgh
Janice Lang & Mary Miller
Sheila  Quinn & Rose Graham
Shona Leighton & Moira Lumby
Margaret Tough & Winifred MacCallum
Heather Anderson & Linda Dyball

RESERVES
Moira Begbie & Elsie Hutcheon
Christine Steedman & Ruth McConkey
Olive O'Sullivan & Ashley Leitch
Mary Hope & Gillian Wallace
Linda McAinsch & Val Purdie
Kathleen Duncan & Kay Knight
Liz Jones & Sheila Yuill
Fiona Johnston & Fiona Hill
Liz Fertacz & Muriel McPherson
Doris Dunn & Mary Thomson

13 April 2017

DRAW FOR SPRING MEETING : SCOTSCRAIG 20/04/2017

Our first Meeting of the year takes place at Scotscraig where they are celebrating their Bicentenary. 
Scotscraig is the 13th oldest golf club in the world and during the last two  years  the Club has undertaken a project to return its famous layout to the original specifications in time for their 200th anniversary. The Vets last played Scotscraig in  2005.

The Draw for the SVLGA Championship Meeting at Blairgowrie in September will be done at Scotscraig by the Captain, Lizee McGraw  and Vice-Captain, Lorna Bennett. 

PLEASE NOTE 
There were  30 requests for specific tee times and tee times close to travelling companions. We have tried to fit everyone in, but  apologies if you are not as  close to travelling companions as hoped for.  On the day cancellations or adjustments to the Draw will be dealt with at the registration desk.

CLICK ON THE DRAW TO ENLARGE
Since the Draw was published, we have had  several call-offs,  and the Draw has been changed several times, those affected have been notified.  If you would like a late entry contact the Secretary


10 April 2017

SCOTTISH VETS WIN THE MARY MCKENNA TROPHY

Ashley Rose, Lorna McKinley, Fiona de Vries, Donna Jackson, Lesley LLoyd, Gillian Kyle, Meg Sievwright, Sheena Wood. FRONT  : Ellie Whyte, Kathleen Sutherland, Emma Wilson

Well done to our Scottish Vets on winning the Mary McKenna Trophy at Murcar Links, Aberdeen at the weekend.   The games went as follows :

Four Balls - Sunday 9th April
Sheena Wood & Meg Sievwright halved with Mary Sheehy & Laura Webb
Lorna McKinlay & Fiona de Vries bt Suzanne Corcoran & Pat Doran 1 hole 
Lesley Lloyd & Ashley Rose lost to Maria O' Reilly & Sheena McIlroy 3 & 1 
Donna Jackson & Gillian Kyle bt Marilyn Henderson & Margaret McAuliffe 5 & 4 

SCOTLAND 2.5 - IRELAND 1.5

Singles Matches - Monday 10th April 

Donna Jackson halved with Maria O'Reilly 
Lesley Lloyd lost to Laura Webb - 7 & 6
Lorna McKinlay bt Sheena McElroy - 3 & 1 
Meg Sievwright halved with Marilyn Henderson  
Ashley Rose lost to Margaret McAuliffe - 5 & 4 
Fiona de Vries lost to Mary Sheehy - 3 & 2
Gillian Kyle bt Suzanne Corcoran - 1 up
Sheena Wood bt Pat Doran - 4 & 3 
Singles were halved 4 - 4

MATCH SCORE - Scotland 6.5 - Ireland 5.5