East of Scotland Girls Autumn Meeting

Jennifer Sinclair (Elie and Earlsferry) won the top scratch prize in the East of Scotland Girls Autumn Meeting today at Falkirk Carmuirs in blustery conditions with an 84. Alison Goodwin (Glenbervie) won the first handicap prize with 89 less 19 net 70 from her older sister Helen who had 91 less 13 net 78. The CSS and SSS were 73. 11 girls took part.

L to R in the photo above: Helen Goodwin (Glenbervie), Alison Goodwin (Glenbervie), Jennifer Sinclair (Elie and Earlsferry) and Irene Collins.

This was the last event for Irene as she is retiring as Secretary / Treasurer of the East of Scotland Girls Golf Association. I'm sure all the girls (and old girls!) will join with me in thanking Irene for all the hard work she has put into the Association over the last four years. Mandy Easton (Dalmahoy) will be taking over Irene's post and Margaret McPherson (Baberton) will be taking over from me as Chairman. We have a great group of girls in the East Division and I am sure the Association will grow from strength to strength. Good luck to everyone involved!

Gill

MIDLOTHIAN ARE NEW SCOTTISH CHAMPIONS

Midlothian are the new Scottish women's county champions - by the narrowest of margins over Aberdeenshire.
On the third and final day at Tulliallan Golf Club, Midlothian beat Dumfries-shire while Aberdeenshire beat Dunbartonshire & Argyll 6 1/2-2 1/2.
That meant that Midlothian and Aberdeenshire, both with two wins and one draw to their credit, tied on 2 1/2pt each.
The tie-break was a countback of individual games won and Midlothian secured the title by having won one more game than Aberdeenshire.
Midlothian last won the title in 2005. Aberdeenshire still have not been champions since Powfoot in 1986.
Third day results:
DUMFRIES-SHIRE 1, MIDLOTHIAN 8
Foursomes; L Kirkwood & F Macgregor lost to C MacDonald & J Turner 3 and 2; T Lilly & J Graham lost to K Marshall & R Livingstone 3 and 2; D Macdonald & M McGregor lost to C Hargan & W Nicholson 3 and 2 (0-3).
Singles: Kirkwood lost to Livingstone 6 and 4, D Macdonald bt Turner 1 hole, Graham lost to Hargan 9 and 8; F Macgregor lost to Marshall 3 and 2; Lilly lost to Nicholson 3 and 1; M McGregor lost to B Murphy 7 and 4 (1-5).
DUNBARTONSHIRE & ARGYLL 2 ½, ABERDEENSHIRE 6 ½
Foursomes: A Laing & J Meldrum bt L Murray & M Thomson 5 and 3; S Cadden & H Faulds lost to D Pocock & S Wood 5 and 4; J Galbraith & L Ruane lost to J Harrison & C Wilson 1 hole (1-2).
Singles: Laing bt Thomson 6 and 5, Meldrum lost to Murray 1 hole, J Foggo lost to Pocock 3 and 2, Galbraith halved with L McLardy, Ruane lost to S Thomson 2 and 1, Cadden lost to Wood 6 and 5 (1 1/2-4 ½).

Final placings: 1 Midlothian 2 1/2pt (champions on countback of individual games won), 2 Aberdeenshire 2 1/2pt, 3 Dunbartonshire & Argyll 1pt, 4 Dumfries-shire 0pt.

Most successful players:
Midlothian: C Hargan 4 1/2pt, C Macdonald 4pt, J Turner 4pt, W Nicholson 4pt, R Livingstone 4pt.
Aberdeenshire: S Wood 5 1/2pt, D Pocock 5pt, L Murray 4pt.
Dunbartonshire & Argyll: A Laing 5pt, J Galbraith 3 1/2pt.
Dumfries-shire: L Kirkwood 2 1/2, F Macgregor 2pt.

LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR SCOREBOARD
FINNAIR MASTERS
Helsinki Golf Club, Finland
FINAL TOTALS
Par 213 (3 x 71)
207 Bettina Hauert (Ger) 68 67 72
210 Johanna Westerberg (Swe) 68 72 70
211 Lotta Wahlin (Swe) 70 71 70
212 Kiran Matharu (Eng) 67 73 72, Asa Gottmo (Swe) 66 74 72
213 Nathalie David Mila (Fra) 71 73 69, Kaisa Ruuttila (Fin) 70 69 74
214 Joanne Mills (Aus) 71 72 71, Amanda MoltkeLeth (Den) 71 70 73, Elisabeth Esterl (Ger) 73 67 74
215 Danielle Masters (Eng) 74 73 68
216 Anna Rawson (Aus) 72 74 70, Martina Eberl (Ger) 66 77 73, Ana Larraneta (Spa) 70 72 74, Anja Monke (Ger) 73 75 68, Kris Lindstrom (USA) 65 75 76
217 Stephanie Arricau (Fra) 71 72 74, Virginie Lagoutte Clement (Fra) 66 76 75, Helena Alterby (Swe) 77 71 69, Ludivine Kreutz (Fra) 72 69 76, Lora Fairclough (Eng) 71 70 76
218 Sophie Walker (Eng) 74 72 72, Isabella Maconi (Ita) 71 74 73, Cassandra Kirkland (Fra) 70 74 74, Samantha Head (Eng) 72 75 71, Lynn Kenny (Sco) 71 72 75, Eva Steinberger (Aut) 71 71 76, Louise Friberg (Swe) 72 76 70
219 Dottie Ardina (Phi) 69 77 73, Beatriz Recari (Spa) 73 73 73, Laurette Maritz (Rsa) 75 72 72, Margherita Rigon (Ita) 68 74 77
220 Leah Hart (Aus) 72 73 75, Marina Arruti (Spa) 73 72 75, Gwladys Nocera (Fra) 72 73 75, Marta Prieto (Spa) 75 69 76, Riikka Hakkarainen (Fin) 70 74 76, Kirsty Taylor (Eng) 75 72 73, Fame More (Eng) 70 72 78, Sophie Sandolo (Ita) 68 72 80
221 Emma Zackrisson (Swe) 71 75 75, KarenMargrethe Juul (Den) 74 70 77, Lisa Jean (Aus) 71 73 77, Lynn Brooky (Nzl) 68 75 78, Stefanie Michl (Aut) 73 70 78, Jenni Kuosa (Fin) 70 77 74, Bree Turnbull (Aus) 71 71 79, Iben Tinning (Den) 71 77 73, Elizabeth McKinnon (Nzl) 71 77 73
222 Sarah Kemp (Aus) 73 73 76, Tania Elosegui (Spa) 72 71 79
223 Minea Blomqvist (Fin) 74 72 77, Stacy Lee Bregman (Rsa) 72 73 78, Anna Knutsson (Swe) 73 73 77, Karen Lunn (Aus) 71 77 75, Rebecca Coakley (Irl) 71 77 75
224 Sofia Renell (Swe) 72 75 77, Maria Verchenova (Rus) 74 73 77, Titiya Plucksataporn (THA) 72 75 77, Hazel Kavanagh (Irl) 74 74 76, Federica Piovano (Ita) 74 74 76
225 Clare Queen (Sco) 74 73 78, Melodie Bourdy (Fra) 77 70 78, Rosa Svahn (Fin) 75 73 77, Nienke Nijenhuis (Nzl) 73 75 77
226 Anna Tybring (Swe) 74 73 79, Antonella Cvitan (Swe) 75 72 79
227 Claire Coughlan (Irl) 75 73 79
228 Laura Terebey (USA) 74 72 82, Natascha Fink (Aut) 77 70 81, Laura Cabanillas (Spa) 70 77 81, Rikke Rasmussen (Den) 72 76 80
231 Libby Smith (USA) 70 78 83

Four Deeside Golf Club members who figured among the leading prizewinners at the Aberdeenshire Lady-Girl greensomes at Oldmeldrum. Left to right: Jane Leith and Vicki Powell, first in the Class 2 handicap section, and Sophie Alexander and Elaine Farquharson-Black, winners of the scratch category. You can enlarge the Cal Carson Golf Agency image (c) by clicking on it.

DEESIDE PAIR WIN SHIRE LADY-GIRL GREENSOMES
AT OLDMELDRUM AFTER COUNTBACK

The Deeside pairing of former Curtis Cup player Elaine Farquharson-Black and 13-year-old Sophie Alexander won the top scratch prize - after a countback - in the Aberdeenshire Ladies County Golf Association Lady-girl greensomes competition in windy conditions at Oldmeldrum Golf Club today.
Despite bogeying the 17th and 18th holes, Elaine and Sophie finished with a round of 80 (42-38), the same total as their playing partners, the Aberdeen Ladies pair of Scottish indoor bowls international Kim Watt and Lauren Whyte, who lost out with an inward half of 40.
Westhill junior Samantha Leslie and Evelyn Cruickshank (Cruden Bay) were third with an 81.
The best overall net score was 68 1/2 by youngster Nikita Lamond and E.M. MacIntyre of the McDonald Club Ellon, played off a handicap of 14 1/2.
Twenty-eight pairs took part.

LEADING SCRATCH SCORES
(Lady name first)
80 E Farquharson-Black & S Alexander (Deeside) 42-38, K Watt & L Whyte (Aberdeen Ladies) 40-40).
81 E Cruickshank (Cruden Bay) & S Leslie (Westhill).
83 E M MacIntyre & N Lamond (McDonald Ellon).
85 S Shepherd & M Clyne (Deeside), H Edon & L McGillivray (Banchory).
89 E Cook (Banchory) & K Seam (Torphins), F Prouse & C Prouse (Hazlehead), N Fraser & K MacCallum (McDonald Ellon).
91 H Innes (Peterculter) & M Johnstone (Northern).
96 F Duglas & R Polson (Peterculter).
97 A Robertson & K Robertson (Longside).
BEST OVERALL NET
68 1/2 E MacIntyre & N Lamond (McDonald Ellon) (14 1/2).
72 A Robertson & K Robertson (Longside) (25).
73 H Edon & L McGillivray (Banchory) (12).

OTHER NET PRIZEWINNERS
Class 1 (0-25)
74 1/2 E Cook (Banchory) & K Seam (Torphins) (14 1/2) (better last hole).
74 1/2 N Fraser & K MacCallum (McDonald Ellon) (14 1/2).
75 S Shepherd & M Clyne (Deeside) (10).
Class 2 (25 1/2-36)
75 J Leith & V Powell (Deeside) (26) (better inward half).
75 M Bain & M Macleod (Longside) (28).
76 N Buchan & V Buchan (Longside) (36).

LPGA SCOREBOARD
State Farm Classic
Panther Creek CC, Springfield, Illinois
Par 216 (3 x 72)
204 Sherri Steinhauer 67 66 71
205 Rachel Hetherington (Aus) 69 69 67
206 Michele Redman 73 69 64, Christina Kim 69 66 71
207 Annika Sorenstam (Swe) 71 65 71, Becky Morgan (Wal) 71 67 69
208 Angela Park 69 70 69, Marcy Hart 68 69 71
209 Joo Mi Kim (Kor) 70 70 69
210 Mi-Hyun Kim (Kor) 70 67 73, Sun Young Yoo (Kor) 71 68 71, Catriona Matthew (Sco) 71 69 70, Jin Joo Hong (Kor) 70 70 70, Sophie Gustafson (Swe) 70 69 71, Diana D'Alessio 73 69 68, Pat Hurst 72 71 67
211 Jane Park 73 66 72, Ai Miyazato (Jpn) 68 70 73, Gloria Park (Kor) 70 71 70, Stacy Lewis 71 71 69
212 Sung Ah Yim (Kor) 73 70 69, Giulia Sergas (Ita) 73 66 73, Janice Moodie (Sco) 69 69 74, LeAnna Wicks 73 67 72, Lee Ann Walker-Cooper 70 71 71, Jeong Jang (Kor) 72 69 71
213 Kelli Kuehne 73 71 69, Lisa Fernandes 70 72 71, Il Mi Chung (Kor) 71 71 71, Morgan Pressel 69 73 71, Beth Bader 70 72 71, Reilley Rankin 77 67 69, Yu Ping Lin (Tai) 70 73 70, Angela Stanford 72 71 70, Moira Dunn 70 70 73, Yeon Joo Lee (Kor) 72 69 72
214 Johanna Head (Eng) 72 72 70, Virada Nirapathpongporn (Tha) 72 69 73, Na On Min (Jpn) 72 70 72, Clarissa Childs 74 68 72, Kate Golden 69 71 74, Karrie Webb (Aus) 72 70 72, Carri Wood 72 70 72, Hwa seon Lee (Kor) 70 73 71, Dina Ammaccapane 72 71 71
215 Jeanne Cho-Hunicke 72 72 71, Kim Saiki-Maloney 72 69 74, Karen Stupples (Eng) 71 69 75, Sophie Giquel (Fra) 73 71 71, Young Kim (Kor) 74 70 71, Veronica Zorzi (Ita) 71 71 73, Kim Hall 71 71 73
216 Meena Lee (Kor) 71 73 72, In Kyung Kim (Kor) 74 70 72, Beth Allen 70 71 75, Mikaela Parmlid (Swe) 71 70 75, Jin young Pak (Kor) 71 67 78, Alena Sharp 72 70 74, Allison Hanna-Williams 72 69 75, Soo Young Moon (Kor) 71 71 74
217 Jill McGill 72 72 73, Kris Tamulis 73 70 74, Leta Lindley 69 71 77
218 Vicki Goetze-Ackerman 73 69 76, Meaghan Francella 73 71 74, Amy Hung (Tha) 72 70 76, Kristy McPherson 73 71 74, Aram Cho 74 70 74
219 Sarah Huarte 73 70 76
220 Silvia Cavalleri (Ita) 73 69 78, Kristina Tucker (Swe) 72 72 76, Heather Daly-Donofrio 73 70 77, Karine Icher (Fra) 72 70 78
221 Erica Blasberg 73 71 77
224 Sarah Lynn Sargent 70 73 81