Megan in the mood to defend Scottish title
NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE SCOTTISH LADIES GOLFING ASSOCIATION
Megan Briggs spent the weekend studying for her law exams, but today she starts the tough test of defending the Scottish Women’s Amateur Championship at Craigielaw, near Aberlady.
The 20-year-old from Kilmacolm beat Louise Kenney (Pitreavie) in the final at Southerness last year, and she is looking forward to trying to make it back-to-back victories in East Lothian.
“I’ve only played Craigielaw once, and it was many years ago,” said Briggs. “I have been very busy with my law degree at Strathclyde University. I had third year exams on Thursday and Monday and I’ve got another one at the start of June. But I have also been working on my golf, and I do feel I’ve been paying well recently.”
The Renfrewshire youngster has shown form this year, winning the West of Scotland Championship by five shots at Cardross.
At Craigleaw, she will have another high profile Scottish sports star carrying her bag. Her boyfriend is Gordon Thomson, a two-time Scottish badminton champion.
“My Dad (Ian) caddied for me last year, but he is having knee surgery this week,” explained Briggs. “He will be with me at the start of the week, but then Gordon will take over.”
With Curtis Cup players Pamela Pretswell (exams) and Sally Watson (at University in America) both unavailable, Kenney and Nairn Dunbar’s Kelsey MacDonald are the two back markers. They both play off plus two.
Laura Murray (Alford) and Jane Turner are the other two members of the Aberdeen Asset Management Elite Squad in the field. They both have plus one handicaps, and Turner has home advantage as she is a member at Craigielaw.
LATER NEWS
Rachael Taylor makes it to Edinburgh on late night flight from Munich
Rachael Taylor arrived at Edinburgh Airport last night on an EasyJet flight from Munich Airport and will tee off at 9.20 this morning, writes COLIN FARQUHARSON
Rachael and her mother came off the stand-by list at the last moment to get on the late-night flight after 48 hours of being thwarted by the volcanic ash clouds in their bid to get from Germany to Scotland.
Two flights on which they were booked were cancelled. It was third time lucky and so Rachael, with little sleep and no practice round, can make her debut in the Scottish women's amateur championship this morning.
NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE SCOTTISH LADIES GOLFING ASSOCIATION
Megan Briggs spent the weekend studying for her law exams, but today she starts the tough test of defending the Scottish Women’s Amateur Championship at Craigielaw, near Aberlady.
The 20-year-old from Kilmacolm beat Louise Kenney (Pitreavie) in the final at Southerness last year, and she is looking forward to trying to make it back-to-back victories in East Lothian.
“I’ve only played Craigielaw once, and it was many years ago,” said Briggs. “I have been very busy with my law degree at Strathclyde University. I had third year exams on Thursday and Monday and I’ve got another one at the start of June. But I have also been working on my golf, and I do feel I’ve been paying well recently.”
The Renfrewshire youngster has shown form this year, winning the West of Scotland Championship by five shots at Cardross.
At Craigleaw, she will have another high profile Scottish sports star carrying her bag. Her boyfriend is Gordon Thomson, a two-time Scottish badminton champion.
“My Dad (Ian) caddied for me last year, but he is having knee surgery this week,” explained Briggs. “He will be with me at the start of the week, but then Gordon will take over.”
With Curtis Cup players Pamela Pretswell (exams) and Sally Watson (at University in America) both unavailable, Kenney and Nairn Dunbar’s Kelsey MacDonald are the two back markers. They both play off plus two.
Laura Murray (Alford) and Jane Turner are the other two members of the Aberdeen Asset Management Elite Squad in the field. They both have plus one handicaps, and Turner has home advantage as she is a member at Craigielaw.
LATER NEWS
Rachael Taylor makes it to Edinburgh on late night flight from Munich
Rachael Taylor arrived at Edinburgh Airport last night on an EasyJet flight from Munich Airport and will tee off at 9.20 this morning, writes COLIN FARQUHARSON
Rachael and her mother came off the stand-by list at the last moment to get on the late-night flight after 48 hours of being thwarted by the volcanic ash clouds in their bid to get from Germany to Scotland.
Two flights on which they were booked were cancelled. It was third time lucky and so Rachael, with little sleep and no practice round, can make her debut in the Scottish women's amateur championship this morning.
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