WHAT A WAY TO GET RID OF THE MONDAY BLUES

Megan shoots 2 under and lies 2nd in the St Andrews Girls Open. Amy and Kirsten play at Muckhart in the County Girls and win the Scratch Drysdale Trophy and Handicap Dallas Trophy. Still waiting on Alex's final position.

WHAT A SUNDAY

At Gullane today in the Mackie Bowl Kirsty finished 5th on 1 under (10 birdies over 36 holes) and reduced her handicap to 1. Megan finished tied 22nd and Amy finished 1 shot behind in 24th position. Charlie McKay also achieved his fun handicap of 44 back at Strathmore.

WHAT A SATURDAY

Archie Pattullo achieved his 1st and 2nd Certificates in style with 4 and 6 shots to spare !!! What a tremendous score. He then presented Orley with his 2nd certificate before rushing of to be ring bearer at his uncles wedding. I'm sure he be telling everyone how he got on this morning

Kirsten wins the Junior Presidents Cup and keeps her side of the bargain as I told her she could only win it if she played below her handicap. She had 38 stableford points and reduced her handicap to 19.

Huge welcome to Ryan Prebish who became our 15 new member this year after attending the taster sessions.

I then went to support our scratch league team defend their undefeated record at Auchterarder and the team didn't disappoint. Alex halved his match, Kirsty won 8&6 - 4 under par through 12 and Megan won 4&3. Played 6 won 6. Looking forward to the semi final.

JUNIOR OPEN RESULTS

Strathmore Junior Open took place today, 55 played including 9 girls. Home players took the Scratch prizes with Kirsty shooting 70 and Alex 71. Megan took 3rd girls handicap and James 4th boys handicap u18. Players from as far away as Nairn and Bearsden took part.

WELL DONE GIRLS

Results from Nick Faldo Series. In the uU21's Kirsty moved up to 2nd place only 2 shots behind the eventual winner. Megan shot her 3rd round of 77 to secure 2nd place and Amy improved her score every day to finish 3rd. What a result individually and for Strathmore Juniors. As you can imagine it's been a long morning working and trying to keep an eye on live scoring. I am so proud of all 3 Girls and their achievements.

TUESDAY UPDATE

Another good day for the Strathmore girls at the Nick Faldo series taking place at the Dukes. Kirsty in the U21's lies 4th only 6 shots off the lead and 2 shots back from 2nd place. In the U16's Megan lies 2nd only 3 behind and Amy lies 4th only 3 shots off 3rd place. Past members are also taking part and are headed by Cormac Sharpe in the U16 who lies 3rd on +10. In the U21's Brad Bannerman +9 made the cut but Michael Brodie +14 missed it by 1. Blair's fun handicap on the wee Course has been calculated at 34 and he is the first to attain it this year, Charlie and Keegan will be next as they both now has 2 cards in. Took out Louis for 9 holes on Lietfie and he confidently attained his 1st Certificate with an easy 9 shots, very impressed and he is another with exceptional potential. 

BIG WEEK TEES OFF

Nick Faldo series teed off at the Dukes St Andrews today and this 54 hole event is one of the highlights of the season. Megan has taken a commanding 4 stroke lead in the under 16 Girls section and Amy lies tied 5th. Kirsty is tied 3rd in the under 21 section but unfortunately Alex had to retire due to ill health. What a great start for the girls. Back at Strathmore I took Rhys out for 9 holes on Leitfie and he achieved his 1st Certificate with ease.

MORE EQUIPMENT ADDED

Thanks to Rena Lister who kindly donated a variety of clubs to our hire Scheme, greatly appreciated.

NOT JUST ANOTHER SATURDAY BUT SOMETHING SPECIAL

What a superb day today, 3 kids attended a taster session then Blair, Charlie and Orley went our for their level 2 Certificates and with scores of 26, 27 and 29 all 3 achieved it. But highlight of the day was Keegan who was attempting to attain his 1st Certificate, a 6 on the first left him in great position and a superb drive up 9 left him a pitch to a back pin position which he knocked into 4 ft and his 1st putt nearly dropped and left him with a tap in for 4 and at 5 years and 129 days makes him the youngest ever player ever to achieve this. All 4 played some exceptional golf and I am so excited to see what they can achieve.

GOOD NEWS JUST KEEPS ON COMING

Kirsty has been selected to play for Scotland in the Girls Home Internationals at Little Aston, England which take place between 9th and 11th August.
Our Junior Open is filling up fast with the latest entries being 2 girls from Nairn and 1 boy from Bearsden.
Our latest 3 members are also taking advantage of our unique Club Hire scheme.

And this all happened this morning !!!
   

TASTER SESSION UPDATE

Myself assisted by past Junior Captain Frankie Moran have run 2 x 1 hour Taster sessions organised through Iain Evans (Scottish Golf) and Caroline Lawrie (Active Schools Coordinator) and are delighted to welcome new members Daniel, Fraser and Murray Maccuish bringing the new members for 2017 up to 14 and another attendee is also considering joining. Can't wait to see how they all progress.

Busy couple of weeks ahead with 4 players off to the Nick Faldo series qualifier, final Scratch League qualifier before the semi finals, 3 at Ladies Mackie Bowl, St Andrews Junior Open and so much more !!!    

SCOTTISH GIRLS under 16 OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP

Amy finished tied 23rd
Megan 35th
Kirsten 67th
Flora 72nd ...
All 4 will take a lot of positives from competing and for Kirsten and Flora this is their first time playing at this level and they will know what to expect the next time. Well done girls.

FINAL DAY IN FINLAND

Kirsty had another win in her foursomes match v Czech Republic but Scotland lost 1.5 v 3.5. She has really enjoyed the last week and will come back revitalised for the rest of the season.

NEWS FROM FINLAND

Scotland lost to Austria yesterday 3&2 with Kirsty losing narrowly 2&1 in the singles but today made up for it with a tremendous 3&2 win over Switzerland with Kirsty winning her foursomes match 6&4. Up tomorrow is the Czech Republic.

GOOD LUCK

Scotland Girls play Austria in Flight B this morning. Kirsty is playing Janika Ruttimann in the singles.

and Amy and Kirsten are off to Muckhart for their Junior Open. Play well Girls     

THINGS JUST ONLY GET BETTER

Another day and the good news just keeps on coming. Junior Bell Trophy second leg against Kinross and taking a 3&2 lead back to Strathmore we fielded a slightly changed team with Flora being replaced by Kieran (agreed by them both) and again with Kinross being able to field only 4 players we knew 2 wins would be enough and a super confident Amy and a determined Kirsten made sure we made the semi finals. I then received a message from Kirsty in Finland to say she had shot 75 to finish joint top Scot in the European Girls Championship.

WHAT A DAY

Brilliant day at Troon in the Final of the Scottish Junior Open,  we shot 31 out 29 back for 60 - 15 under par but unfortunately were 6 shots adrift of the winners !! 2 nett eagles and 11 nett birdies just wasn't enough. Then back to Kinross for the first leg of the Junior Bell Trophy where terrific wins by Amy, Flora and Kieran (w/o)  means we take a 3&2 advantage into tomorrow nights second leg. Left home at 5.45am and home at 10.45pm - long day but loved every minute. Strathmore Juniors still amaze me every time they play - from Kieran's 220yd 3 wood to the the heart of the 18th green at Troon and Kirsten's putt from just off the green for a 4 nett 3 eagle on the 1st to Flora's winning tee shot on 17 at Kinross which was to the top plateau of a two tiered green threading it between 2 bunkers to close out her match. Then when I got home and checked the scores from Finland - Kirsty was top scoring Scot with a 1 over par round of 73 and lies tied 29th. What a day !!!

EUROPEAN GIRLS

EUROPEAN GIRLS
St Laurence Golf Club, Finland
353 Sweden, 356 England, 358 Italy, 363 Spain, 364 France, 366 Netherlands, 369 Ireland, 371 Germany, 372 Denmark, Scotland,Norway, 373 Switzerland, 375 Czech Rep, Finland, 378 Austria, 380 Slovenia, 386 Slovakia, 393 Belgium, 411 Iceland.
Scots' scores: 73 Kirsty Brodie, 74 Louise Duncan, 74 Hazel MacGarvie, 75 Molly Richmond, 76 Jasmine Mackintosh, 80 Jillian Farrell.

Great to see Kirsty and past member Hazel helping Scotland to tied 9th going into Wednesday's 2nd qualifying round

STILL UNDEFEATED

Kinross were our latest opponents and another great win for Strathmore and our undefeated Scratch League record remains intact. Our 100% matches won record went but very proud of all 3 players. Alex lost 2&1, Megan won 4&3 and Amy won 3&1. Winning at another course is always harder to do as the home players have an advantage but although Alex lost the girls showed great resilience and their battling qualities shone through. 

We also now have a Facebook page - Strathmore Juniors Golf Section please visit like and share

FINALS DAY

Megan took centre stage in the Ladies Final and retained her title with a tremendous display of golf especially her putting which was exceptional. The Junior Scratch final was a close run affair. Alex had been 3 up but lost 12,13, 14 and 15 to find himself 1 down but birdied 16 to square the match.
17 was halved and when he hit his tee shot wide on 18 Amy looked favourite with a tremendous tee shot straight up the middle and long. Alex's 2nd shot was poor but then he played what was probably shot of the day to finish within 18 inches of the hole. Amy just missed her birdie putt and Alex holed his putt to retain his trophy.

SCOTTISH GIRLS AMATEUR

Disappointment as both Kirsty and Amy lost in the Quarter finals 3&1 and 3&2 respectively. Both girls have done tremendously and should be proud of their achievements. Roll on next year. Next up it's finals day on Saturday with Alex and Amy in the Scratch and with Megan qualifying for the Ladies final Kirsten will have to wait before playing in the handicap final. Then Sunday it's Scratch League at Kinross.

FEELING ON TOP OF THE WORLD

Travelled to Aboyne today with Flora, Kieran and Kirsten and all 3 played some amazing golf and we managed an impressive nett 55 to qualify for the final of the Scottish Golf Junior Team event to be held at Troon just before the Scottish Open. Mixed results from the Scottish Boys and Girls Amateur at Scotscraig where Kirsty and Amy won but Alex and Megan lost their matches. Good luck tomorrow for Kirsty and Amy in the Quarter finals.

GREAT START TO THE WEEKEND

All our fantastic 4 have qualified for the Scottish Boys and Girls Scottish Amateur Championship knock out stages. Alex, Kirsty and Megan in the Scratch and Amy in the Handicap. Good luck to them all tomorrow. Flora, Kirsten and Kieran and I head off to Aboyne tomorrow to participate in the Scottish Junior team Championship. I would like to thank past Junior Captain Frankie Moran for helping me today with an introduction to golf day where with the assistance of Scottish Golf and the local Schools Sports Coordinator we attracted 3 new participants all of who showed great potential so watch this space !!!