BUMPER YEAR FOR ABOYNE GIRL (15)
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Aberdeenshire LCGA president Pat Wilson (left), Shannon McWilliam, winner of all the trophies in the picture, and county chairman Margaret Parkinson. Picture by Karen Stalker.
At the weekend AGM, Shannon received the following trophies: MacRobert Thistle (best scratch, girls' competition, Joan Rennie Salver for the best net score in an open meeting, the Mrs D T Bruce Trophy for the best scratch score in an open meeting, the Farquharson Quaich for the county girls' championship and the Mrs F K Smith Trophy for the women's county championship.
At the weekend AGM, Shannon received the following trophies: MacRobert Thistle (best scratch, girls' competition, Joan Rennie Salver for the best net score in an open meeting, the Mrs D T Bruce Trophy for the best scratch score in an open meeting, the Farquharson Quaich for the county girls' championship and the Mrs F K Smith Trophy for the women's county championship.
SHANNON WAS HIT BY GLANDULAR
FEVER AT FALDO GRAND FINAL IN USA
Aberdeenshire double champion - women's and girls' county titles winner in 2014 - Shannon McWilliam revealed after collecting her season's trophies galore at the county AGM that she is still recovering from a glandular fever which hit her during the Nick Faldo Series Grand Final at Greenbrier, West Virginia during the second last week of October.
After starting with a round of 74 and being up with the leaders in the Under-16 girls' category, the Aboyne youngster slipped back with scores of 8 and 85 for a total of 240.
Shannon's mother Julie, a nurse at the Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, says that Shannon was feeling unwell from the time she stepped off the plane in America, but put it down to jet lag.
"As the days passed she began to feel worse, sore throat, high temp, sore tummy, vomiting and headache, no appetite and hardly any energy to play golf," said Mrs McWilliam.
"The Nick Faldo tournament team of organisers were going to get her a doctor, but she spoke to me on the phone and I thought she sounded as if she had flu. So we decided against calling in a doctor.
"Shazz said she just wanted home to her own bed. Things didn't improve once home, so a trip to the doctor's it was. They gave her antibiotics for tonsillitis and took blood tests which later confirmed she had glandular fever.
"The doctor order much rest, plenty sleep and paracetamol. Nothing can be given for it. It's only this week Shazz says she's beginning to feel better. She says her tummy still gets sore at times. The doctor said her liver and spleen were inflamed due to the glandular fever.
Shannon says she's planning to play in the SLGA/SGU Winter Series at Buckpool this weekend and also attend the Scottish Golf Academy at the end of the month at Largs.
Shannon, who had her 15th birthday on August 8, had earlier become the youngest winner of the Aberdeenshire women's county championship, replacing Elaine Farquharson (Deeside) who had been 15 when she won the title.
McWilliam is also the Paul Lawrie Scottish schoolgirls champion.
Elaine went on to win the Scottish women's championship and play for GB and I in two Curtis Cups.
Now Mrs Farquharson-Black, Elaine will be captain of the team to play the United States at Dun Laoghaire GC, Dublin in June 2016. If Shannon keeps on improving at her present rate she will certainly be a contender for a place in that team of eight.
After starting with a round of 74 and being up with the leaders in the Under-16 girls' category, the Aboyne youngster slipped back with scores of 8 and 85 for a total of 240.
Shannon's mother Julie, a nurse at the Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, says that Shannon was feeling unwell from the time she stepped off the plane in America, but put it down to jet lag.
"As the days passed she began to feel worse, sore throat, high temp, sore tummy, vomiting and headache, no appetite and hardly any energy to play golf," said Mrs McWilliam.
"The Nick Faldo tournament team of organisers were going to get her a doctor, but she spoke to me on the phone and I thought she sounded as if she had flu. So we decided against calling in a doctor.
"Shazz said she just wanted home to her own bed. Things didn't improve once home, so a trip to the doctor's it was. They gave her antibiotics for tonsillitis and took blood tests which later confirmed she had glandular fever.
"The doctor order much rest, plenty sleep and paracetamol. Nothing can be given for it. It's only this week Shazz says she's beginning to feel better. She says her tummy still gets sore at times. The doctor said her liver and spleen were inflamed due to the glandular fever.
Shannon says she's planning to play in the SLGA/SGU Winter Series at Buckpool this weekend and also attend the Scottish Golf Academy at the end of the month at Largs.
Shannon, who had her 15th birthday on August 8, had earlier become the youngest winner of the Aberdeenshire women's county championship, replacing Elaine Farquharson (Deeside) who had been 15 when she won the title.
McWilliam is also the Paul Lawrie Scottish schoolgirls champion.
Elaine went on to win the Scottish women's championship and play for GB and I in two Curtis Cups.
Now Mrs Farquharson-Black, Elaine will be captain of the team to play the United States at Dun Laoghaire GC, Dublin in June 2016. If Shannon keeps on improving at her present rate she will certainly be a contender for a place in that team of eight.
Aberdeenshire Ladies County Golf Association 2014 season prizewinners. Picture by Karen Stalker.
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