ELAINE MOFFAT WINS SCOTTISH SENIORS' TITLE

Elaine Moffat (St. Regulus), who won the Midland Vets Championship at Kinross on 19th June completed a wonderful double when she won the 2018 Scottish Senior Ladies' Championship at Prestwick St. Nicholas G.C. on Friday,29th June. As with the Midland Vets Championship, it was the first time Elaine had played in the event.

Elaine's performance throughout was classy. She qualified comfortably in tied 5th position after rounds of 76 and 77 and eased past current Senior Internationalist, Gillian Kyle (East Renfrewshire), by a 4&3 margin in the first round of the match play. In the quarter final she disposed of South African visitor, Sonja Bland, by the bigger margin of 5&4 before going on to dominate her semi final match against a tough opponent in former Scottish Champion and Curtis Cup player, Maureen Richmond (Royal Liverpool), emerging victorious by 3&2 and setting up a final against current Senior Internationalist and last year's runner-up Sheena Wood (Aberdeen Ladies). Elaine got off to a great start in the final with an eagle at the 4th hole and was two up after seven holes. Sheena fought back and not only eliminated the two hole gap but went ahead with a birdie at the 12th. Elaine's reputation as a great match player has been earned over many years and it was no surprise when she responded to the challenge with her own birdie at the next hole. A bogey by Sheena at the 14th followed by another birdie by Elaine at the 15th restored her two hole lead and although Sheena cut that to one with a brave birdie at the 17th, a safe par 3 at the 18th was enough to give Elaine victory and the Championship title by 2 holes.

Elaine Moffat with Scottish Senior Ladies' Championship Trophy

Congratulations to Elaine on a great achievement.

STABLEFORD GREENSOMES

The next Meeting takes place at Strathmore Golf Centre on Tuesday 24th July.  This is a Greensomes competition, playing for the Stableford Salver. We have times booked from 9.30am.
The Convenor of this Meeting is Angela Crossland and is your contact for any queries or issues you might have.
Angela's  home number is 01786 824442, and email address  is a.ccrossland@sky.com
If you do not have a partner, let  us know and we shall and find one for you.

WINNING CHAMPIONSHIP DEBUT FOR ELAINE

Elaine Moffat (St Regulus) today won the Midland Vets Championship at the Montgomery course, Kinross with a 2&1 victory in the final over Dianne Watson (Leven GS) and Elaine will now represent Midland Vets in the S.V.L.G.A. Championship at Blairgowrie on 23d and 24th September.

In the morning's semi-finals, Elaine defeated Linda McDonald (Ladybank) in a lovely match and the winning margin of 5&4 did not fairly represent how well Linda played.

In the second semi-final, Dianne beat defending Champion, Fiona de Vries, (St.Rule) by 7&6 - Dianne's amazing putting being just too much for Fiona to overcome.

The afternoon's final was played at a fast pace in dry, breezy conditions and was a pleasure for the small band of caddies and supporters to watch. Elaine took an early lead with a birdie 4 at the 3rd hole and was 2 up after the 5th. Although Dianne won the 6th hole, Elaine won back the 8th and increased her lead to 3 after 10 holes and this remained the position after 13 holes. Dianne's fight back started at the par 3 14th hole with an excellent birdie followed up by an even better one at the par 5 15th but the door which had opened slightly was promptly closed again when Elaine birdied the par 5 16th hole with a 3 wood second shot which was straight out the top drawer. A stunning tee shot by Elaine at the par 3 17th hole meant certain victory for her although Dianne made a brave attempt to prolong the match by almost holing her 35 yard pitch.

Well done to both ladies for providing such an entertaining contest with many excellent shots and congratulations to Elaine our new and worthy Champion.

RESULTS:

Semi-finals:

Elaine Moffat beat Linda McDonald 5&4
Dianne Watson beat Fiona de Vries  7&6

Final:

Elaine Moffat beat Dianne Watson 2 & 1

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Elaine with caddy and semi-final opponent Linda McDonald

Dianne Watson & Fiona de Vries

CHAMPIONSHIP AT KINROSS

The eight qualifiers for the Midland Vets Championship emerging from today's Summer Meeting at the Kinross Montgomery course battled the elements as well as each other this afternoon in the first round of the matchplay.Conditions were very blustery initially but the wind did die down somewhat in the early evening and there was a welcome blink of sunlight to end a very tiring but enjoyable day.

RESULTS:

Linda McDonald (Ladybank) beat Margaret Tough (Falkirk) 3&2
Elaine Moffat (St. Regulus) beat Aileen Baker (Crail) 6&4
Fiona de Vries (St. Rule) beat Shelagh Quinn (Stirling) 3&1
Dianne Watson (Leven GS) beat Claire Capocci (Bridge of Allan) 2&1

Tomorrow's semi-finals are at 10.00am and 10.08am with the final scheduled for 3.04pm.

Everyone is welcome to come along and see some very good golf played in great spirit.

SUMMER MEETING RESULTS

The Summer Meeting  & Championship  was played over the Montgomery Course at Kinross  today in extremely challenging conditions.  Tricky water hazards, awkward bunkers  and the  swirling wind led to high scores  resulting in the competition being REDUCTION ONLY   (CSS 76)

Donaldson Quaich (best overall nett)
Susan Ogg (Dunkeld)  93 - 19 = 74  
Scratch   Elsie Hutcheon (Ladybank)    83
Poppy Paperweight (70+) Linda McDonald (Ladybank)  85 - 6 = 79

Handicap Division (0 - 12)
1st Linda McDonald (Ladybank)  85 - 8 = 79  (b.i.h)
*2nd Ruth McConkey (Pitreavie) 91 - 12 = 79 (countback)
*3rd Lindsay Wilson (Falkirk) 91 - 12 = 79
* note : amended positions

Handicap Division (13 - 20)
1st  Lyn Murray (Kinross) 92 - 13 = 79
2nd Sheila Hartley (Braehead ) 98 - 17 = 81 (b.i.h)
3rd  Margaret Ewen (Craigie Hill)  99 - 18 = 81

Handicap Division 3 (21 +)
1st  Morag Sinclair (Tillicoultry) 104 - 22 = 82
2nd  Ann McCrorie (Muckhart) 109 - 22 = 87  (b.i.h)
3rd  Judy Proudfoot (Taymouth Castle) 109 - 22 = 87

Unfortunately we have experienced a computer blip and the  scores are not yet on Master Scoreboard, we hope to  rectify this, however with the Competition being Reduction Only,  handicaps are not  affected unless you have played below the CSS of 76.

The Quarter Finalists for the Championship being played this afternoon are :

Linda McDonald (Ladybank)  v Margaret Tough (Falkirk)
Elaine Moffat (St Regulus)  v Aileen Baker (Crail)
Fiona de Vries (St Rule)  v Shelagh Quinn (Stirling)
Dianne Watson (Leven) v Claire Capocci  (Bridge of Allan)

An update and tomorrow's draw for the Championship semi-finals will
follow asap.

AMENDED DRAW FOR SUMMER MEETING AT KINROSS

Ladies, there has been a change to the Draw for the Summer Meeting at Kinross on Monday 18th June and the AMENDED DRAW is below. It is relevant only for the times until 10.16 am and, hopefully, no one will be inconvenienced.

 AMENDED DRAW:

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DRAW FOR SUMMER MEETING AND CHAMPIONSHIP AT KINROSS ON 18th JUNE 2018

Below is the Draw for the Summer Meeting and Championship at Kinross on Monday 18th June 2018.

For those who are not familiar with the Kinross courses, there are two - the Bruce and the Montgomery. Please note that this competition will be played on the MONTGOMERY course which starts with a par 3 hole. The first tee is a little way down and to the right hand side of the road/track leading from the clubhouse. (The first tee on the Bruce course is at the clubhouse and the more obvious one to visitors.)

Also, the second green is a double green and the part of the green for the second hole is tucked round slightly on the right hand side. Please make sure you play to the correct hole as the flag you see from the tee may not be the one for the second.

The Convenor of this Meeting is Lorna Bennett and is your contact for any queries or issues you might have. Her home number is 01333 320593, mobile number 07743278959 and email address lorna.bennett4@btinternet.com.

We hope everyone enjoys the course,plays well, and has a lovely day. Good luck.

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WEST VETS VICTORIOUS IN INTER-DIVISIONAL TROPHY

Captain Lorna presents the Trophy to West Vets Captain, June

Today at very warm and sunny Cochrane Castle Golf Club the strong West Vets team prevailed over the Midland Vets team and won the Inter-Divisional Trophy by 5.5 points to 1.5 points.

The Midland points all came in halved matches by the top three players, Millie Douglas, Alison Houston, and Joyce Murdoch - all of whom battled hard after being on the back foot for most of their matches. In the fourth match Emma Wilson was up against a fit and long-hitting opponent who gave little away and Liz Fertacz and Lyn Murray were both out of luck in their matches in which a little local knowledge of this lovely course would have helped greatly and might have made a difference to their result. Bringing up the rear our Secretary, Margaret Hunter, was somewhat handicapped by an un-cooperative trolley. It was late in the round before it was replaced and although Margaret responded with  immediate par figures, it was not enough to save her from defeat.

Everyone enjoyed the course which was in lovely condition as well as the copious clubhouse food and, of course, the friendly company of the West Vets. Congratulations to them and we will surely have better fortune next year.  RESULTS (Midland names first):

Millie Douglas halved with Helen Faulds
Alison Houston halved with Chris Fowler
Joyce Murdoch halved with Annabel Kane
Emma Wilson lost to Caroline King 3&2
Liz Fertacz lost to Liz Hale 4&3
Lyn Murray lost to Marion Stewart 6&5
Margaret Hunter lost to Karen Maxwell 5&4

A lovely day and spirited golf enjoyed by both Teams.