UPDATE

Great to see so many out playing. Coaching stops this Saturday but I will be hoping most of you will be happy to play on during the Autumn and Winter. Let me know who can play on a Saturday morning, Saturday afternoon, Sunday morning and Sunday afternoon and I will try to arrange something for you all. Last weekend's results didn't go as planned but I think it's now time to look ahead and start preparing for next season and I believe we have so much talent within the section that 2018 will be our best season ever.

WET WEDNESDAY

Despite the pouring rain 4 hardy souls turned up raring to go. Kirsten, Blair H, Fraser and Taylor. Felt  really sorry for Taylor who was so desperate to play but felt unwell and was in tears when she realised she wasn't going to be able to take part. Fraser hit some really good shots and his pitch on 11 and drive on 12 were the highlights. Blair who is getting used to his new clubs was very impressive and I am convinced he is ready to step up to the big course and will be taking him out for a full round very soon. Kirsten again proved how much her game has progressed and now that she has acknowledged that you can use different clubs to chip and pitch I believe combined with her understanding of lie, slope and club selection that another handicap cut is not far away.

ANOTHER BIG WEEKEND COMING UP

Saturday - Alex, Kirsty and Megan travel to the Junior Champion of Champions at The Dukes. Strathmore are the only Club in Scotland with 3 players competing.
Sunday - Alex is off with P&K Gents to Alloa for the Midlands Team Championship, Kirsty is playing in the Dunhill Schools Championship at The Dukes and Amy and Kirsten are playing in the P&K Junior Autumn meeting at Alyth.   

FINAL DAY

Unfortunately P&K lost out to Midlothian today 5&4. Kirsty won her foursomes and singles but Megan lost a close match against a very experienced Scottish Internationalist Gabrielle MacDonald. Dawn caddied for Megan this afternoon and was sending me texts to keep me updated, she was very impressed with her game and attitude and Gabs did say she had to play out of her skin to get a result, what a compliment to Megan who messaged me tonight to say how much she enjoyed the weekend and I am sure the memories will stay with her for a lifetime and she will become a better and more accomplished player because of this.
 Renfrewshire are county champions after 

 countback against Midlothian

Renfrewshire are the 2017 Scottish women's county champions. They finished level on the 5pt mark (2 wins, 1 draw) with Midlothian after the three-day finals programme at Glenbervie Golf Club today (Sunday). 
Earlier in the week the teams drew 4.5 in the match against each other. 
It boiled down to individual games won over the three days and Renfrewshire (16-11) had the edge over Midlothian (14-5) in that respect.
Renfrewshire won their last match 6-3 against the defending champions Dumfries-shire, taking the foursomes 2-1 and the singles 4-2.
Midlothian beat Perth and Kinross 5-4 today.
Midlothian won the foursomes 2-1 and the singles were shared 3-3.
Renfrewshire achieved only their 10^th win overall and their first since 2010 at Bothwell Castle

Megan Briggs is MVP with five wins and
sister Elaine wins four out of four!

Renfrewshire's Megan Briggs, pictured, was the MVP of the tournament with 5 wins from six outings. Sister Eilidh won all four of her matches and Carol Whyte also scored four wins out of six for champions Renfrewshire.
Eilidh  Briggs commented: “I couldn’t get a day off work on Friday, I’ve just started a new job as a PE teacher, but the team did well without me! I was 100 per cent over the weekend which was great, as I’ve not played for the county since 2014, so it was really good to come back and contribute. I was in the winning 2010 team as well, which was a duel with Midlothian too."
Midlothian had two players with four wins apiece - Gabrielle MacDonald and girls' champion 13-year-old Hannah Darling.

SUNDAY RESULTS                           

RENFREWSHIRE 6, DUMFRIESSHIRE 3
FOURSOMES (2-1)
C Whyte and M Briggs lost to E Greenlees and G Batty 5 and 4.
G Kyle and E Briggs bt D MacDonald and M Fraser 1 hole.
J Rankine and D Jackson bt C Lee and J Graham 1 hole.
SINGLES (4-2)
M Briggs bt MacDonald 2 and 1.
E Briggs bt Greenlees 4 and 3.
Rankine lost to Lee 3 and2.
Kyle btn Fraser 2 holes.
Jackson bt Graham 2 holes.
Whyte lost to Batty 2 holes.

MIDLOTHIAN 5, PERTH and KINROSS 4
FOURSOMES (2-1)
K Marshall and H Darling bt J Saxton and E Ogilvy 4 and 3.
L Fraser and R Livingstone bt L Walker and K Alexander 6 and 4.
K Ferguson-Snedden lost to I Moncrieff and K Brodie 4 and 3.
SINGLES (3-3)
Fraser bt L Campbell 3 and 2.
G MacDonald bt M Ashley 3 and 2.
Marshall lost to Brodie 2 and 1.
Ferguson-Snedden bt Moncrieff 4 and 3.
A McBride lost to Ogilvy 4 and 3.
Darling lost to  Saxton 3 and 2

FINAL TABLE
                             P  W   D   L   F        A    Pts
1 Renfrewshire    3    2    1   0   16      11     5
2 Midlothian        3    2    1   0   14.5   12.5  5
3 Perth and Kinross
                             3    0    1   2   12      15     1
4 Dumfriesshire   3    0     1  2    11.5   15.5  l

Alex captained P&K boys to victory up in Tain to retain the Under 18 Inter County Trophy.
Perth and Kinross (542) scored a narrow win over North (544) and North-east (545) in an inter-district invitational boys' tournament at Tain Golf Club today.
Perth's top scorer was Andrew Thornton (Muckhart) with a 70.
Steven Pears (Nairn) had the lowest score of 71 in the North team while Cameron Carnegie (Kemnay) was North-east's top scorer with a 70.CSS 72) 
1st PERTH and KINROSS 542
Fraser Mathews (Blairgowrie)  83
Harry Clark (Auchterader)       80
Gregor Graham (Blairgowrie)   77
Andrew Thornton (Muckart)     70
Alex Simpson (Strathmore)     78
Cormac Sharpe (Blairgowrie)   77u
Rowan Carey (Auchterader)     77
Findlay Hamilton (Muckart)      84
                             Sub Total 626
         less highest score           8                             
Team Total 542
 2nd     NORTH  DISTRICT 544 
Angus Davidson (Nairn Dunbar) 78
Steven Pears (Nairn)                 71
Calum Daun (Inverness)            75
Euan Innes (Nairn Dunbar)        78
Fraser Owenson (Nairn)             80
Jake Williamson
(Fortrose and Rosemarkie)        81
Ben Patience
        (Fortrose and Rosemarkie) 83
Finlay Wickenden (Nairn)           81
                         Sub Total    627
            Less highest score  83
Team Total 544
3rd NORTH EAST 545
Jack Pirie (Hazlehead)                   79
Calvin Duffton (Aboyne)                    77Cameron Black (Royal Aberdeen)       74 
Jonathan Bell (Royal Aberdeen)         77 

Cameron Carnegie (Kemnay)            70 
Cameron Gray (Cruden Bay)             94 
Brad Murray (Inverallochy)               87 
Liam Strath (Hazlehead)                   81 
                                     Sub Total 639
                  Less highest score          94 
Team Total 545

Great weekend and roll on Monday when it's back to coaching !!

BUSY SATURDAY AT STRATHMORE

Busy day at Strathmore today with 3 coaching sessions. I took Molly out for her 1st card for her fun handicap and based on that card it's looking like 44. Keegan was up next up and at 5 year old becomes our youngest ever to achieve a fun handicap, 54 amazing !!! Rhys is seen below with his 2nd certificate. I then took Kirsten out to work on her course management and yardages and was very impressed with her ability to not only be consistent but to listen and learn and then put what she has taught into practice and I believe she can reduce her handicap even further and I think it could happen soon.

DAY 2|

Scottish women's county title lies between Midlothian and Renfrewshire with a day to go at Glenbervie

Dumfriesshire lost their grip on the Scottish women's county championship trophy when they were beaten 5-4 by Midlothian on the second day of the three-day tournament at Glenbervie Golf Club today (Saturday).
It now looks a straight fight between Midlothian and Renfrewshire for the title. The drew 4.5-4.5 when they met on the first day and both won their second matches, Renfrewshire beating Perth and Kinross 5.5-3.5.
If both sides win their last matches, Midlothian against Perth and Kinross, and Renfrewshire against Dumfriesshire, it will come down to a countback of individual games won.

DAY 2 RESULTS
Midlothian 5, Dumfriesshire 4
Midlothian names first
FOURSOMES (3-0)
G MacDonald and A McBride bt D MacDonald and M Fraser 3 and 1.
L Fraser and H Darling bt C Lee and J Graham 2 and 1.
K Ferguson-Snedden and R Livingstone bt E Greenlees and K McCracken 2 holes
SINGLES (2-4)
G MacDonald bt McCracken 5 and 3.
McBride lost to D MacDonald 2 and 1.
Marshall lost to Greenlees 2 holes.
Darling bt Graham 3 and 2.
J Bryans lost to M Fraser 2 holes.
Livingstone lost to Lee 2 and 1.

Renfrewshire 5.5, Perth and Kinross 3.5
Renfrewshire names first
FOURSOMES (2-1)
C Whyte and M Briggs bt L Walker and L Campbell 3 and 1
G Kyle and E Briggs bt I Moncrieff and K Brodie 4 and 3.
D Jackson and J Rankine lost to J Saxton and K Alexander 4 and 3.
SINGLES (3.5-2.5)
M Briggs bt Saxton 3 and 2.
D Cowan lost to Moncrieff 1 hole.
E Briggs bt M Ashley 4 and 3.
Rankine halved with Brodie.
Kyle lost to E Ogilvy 2 and 1.
Whyte bt Walker 2 and 1.

HOW THEY STAND
1.5pt Midlothian, Renfrewshire.
0.5pt Dumfriesshire, Perth and Kinross.

FINAL MATCHES
Midlothian v Perth and Kinross
Renfrewshire v Dumfriesshire;

DAY 1

Defending champions Dumfriesshire were held to 4.5-4.5 draw by Perth and Kinross while Midlothian by winning four singles to draw with Renfrewshire in the other match of the opening day of the Scottish women's county finals at Glenbervie Golf Club today.

Dumfriesshire led 2-1 after the foursomes but P and K levelled it with singles wins by Jennifer Saxton, Megan Ashley and Laura Walker plus a halved match by Laura Campbell.

Midlothian trailed 2.5-0.5 after the foursomes against Renfrewshire but they made up leeway with afternoon wins by former Scottish champion Gabrielle MacDonald, girls title-holder Hannah Darling, Alison McBride and Karen Marshall.

Day 1 results:
DUMFRIESSHIRE 4.5, PERTH AND KINROSS 4.5
Foursomes (2-1)
D MacDonald and M Fraser bt L Walker and L Campbell 3 and 1.
C Lee and J Graham bt J Saxton and M Ashley 1 hole.
E Greenlees and K McCracken lost to I Moncrieff and K Brodie 4 and 3.
Singles (2.5-3.5)
MacDonald lost to Saxton 1 hole.
Graham bt Brodie 2 and 1.
Fraser halved with Campbell.
Lee bt Moncrieff 3 and 2.
Greenlees lost to Ashley 4 and 2.
McCracken lost to Walker 1 hole.

RENFREWSHIRE 4.5, MIDLOTHIAN 4.5
Foursomes (2.5-0.5)
C Whyte and M Briggs bt G MacDonald and A McBride 4 and 2.
J Rankine and D Jackson bt K Marshall and J Bryans 3 and 2.
G Kyle and E Stewart halved with L Fraser and R Livingston.
Singles (2-4)
M Briggs bt K Ferguson-Snedden 3 and 1.
Kyle lost to MacDonald 4 and 3.
Rankine lost to H Darling 1 hole.
Jackson lost to McBride 5 and 4.
D Cowan lost to Marshall 4 and 3.
Whyte bt Fraser 2 and 1.

BIG WEEKEND

Big weekend starts today. Kirsty and Megan are playing for P&K ladies in the Scottish Jamboree finals at Glenbervie
The draw for the Scottish Finals at Glenbervie this weekend 15th-17th Sept. They are as follows:
Friday 15th 9.00am - 9.38 and 1.30 - 2.52
Dumfriesshire v P & K
Renfrewshire v Midlothian 
Saturday - 16th 9.00am - 9.38 and 1.30 - 2.52
Midlothian v Dumfriesshire
Perth and Kinross v Renfrewshire
Sunday - 17th 9.00am - 9.38 and 1.30 - 2.52
Renfrewshire v Dumfriesshire
Perth and Kinross v Midlothian

Alex is off to Nairn representing P&K juniors in an inter county event.
Good luck to all

SCOTTISH SCHOOLS AT TROON

Girls are leading 2-1 after morning foursomes, boys are trailing 3.5 -2.5 against England at Troon. Singles this afternoon.
Scotland's schoolgirls, leading by 2-1 after the morning foursomes, lost all six afternoon singles to nosedive to a 7-2 defeat by England in the schoolgirls golf international at Troon Lochgreen today (Monday).

RESULTS
FOURSOMES (2-1)
Scotland names first
Kirsty Brodie (Webster's High) and Anna McKay (Waid Academy) lost to Amy Taylor and Amelia Williamson 3 and 1.

Evanna Hynd (Glenrothes High) and Carmen Griffiths (Aboyne Acad) bt Holly Haslam and Thalia Kirby 4 and 3.

Lorna McClymont (Dumbarton Acad) and Megan Ashley (Blairgowrie High) bt Megan Giles and Sophie Johnson 2 and 1.

SINGLES (0-6)
McKay lost to Williamson 7 and 6
McClymont lost to Taylor 4 and 2
Griffiths lost to Kirby 2 and 1
Brodie lost to Haslam 6 and 4
Ashley lost to Johnson 5 and 4
Hynd lost to Giles 2 and 1

Scotland were well beaten 14-4 by England in the schoolboys' golf international at Troon Darley today (Monday).

The Scots trailed by only 1pt after the six morning foursomes (3.5-2.5) but were hammered 10.5-1.5 in the 12 afternoon singles.

Seven of the singles went to the 18th green but only local Ayrshire lad, Cameron Johnstone (Marr College) won an afternoon tie for Scotland.

Cameron Adam (Merchiston Castle School) halved his singles.

In fairness to the Scots, it was one of the youngest Scotland boys' teams to be fielded in this annual international.

SCOTLAND SCHOOLBOYS 4,

ENGLAND SCHOOLBOYS 14

At Troon Darley municipal course

FOURSOMES (2.5-3.5)

Scotland names first

Logan Gillies (Culloden Acad) and Ewan Wheat (Mearns Acad) lost to Matthew Green and Daniel Pierce 3 and 2.Cam

Aidan O'Hagan (Johnstone High) and Cameron Johnstone (Marr College) lost to Joe Allen and Charlie Daughtrey 5 and 3.

Connor Wilson (Knox Acad) and Sebastian Sandin (Dunblane High) bt George Fricker and James McLaughlin 2 and 1



Gregor Graham (Blairgowrie High) and Christian Barbour (Bell Baxter High) bt Michael Baines and Will Skipp 5 and 4.

Jamie Roberts (Kinross High) and Alex Simpson (Perth High) lost to Cameron Lombard and Ben Partridge 5 and 3.

Cameron Adam (Merchiston Castle School) and Aidan Smith (Mearns Acad) halved with Harry Bowness and James Reed.

SINGLES (1.5-10.5)

O'Hagan lost to Green 1 hole

Sandin lost to Pearce 2 holes

Wheat lost to Daughtrey 1 hole

Gillies lost to Allenby 3 and 2

Wilson lost to Fricker 1 hole

Smith lost to McLaughlin 2 and 1

Graham lost to Baines 1 hole

Simpson lost to Skipp 3 and 2

Johnstone bt Partridge 4 and 3

Roberts lost to Lombard 1 hole.

Barbour lost to Reed 2 and 1

Adam halved with Bowness

MEGAN TO BECOME OUR NEXT INTERNATIONALIST

Just had a message from a very excited Megan to inform me that she has been selected to play for Scotland under 16's against England at Montrose in 3 weeks time. She thoroughly deserves this honour after the fantastic season she has had so far. No one merits it more.

BRITISH WOMEN'S OPEN 2ND ROUND UPDATE

Megan just missed out on making the cut at the British Women's Open Stroke Play Championship by 1 shot. Her score of 75 today will see her handicap cut again. Kirsty shot 78 to finish 4 shots further back. Great display by both girls and another step upwards for Strathmore Juniors

BRITISH WOMEN'S OPEN STROKE PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP

Megan 48th and Kirsty 54th sit just outside the cut (top 40) after yesterday's first round. Our best wishes go to them today.


BRITISH WOMEN'S OPEN AMATEUR STROKE PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP
North Berwick Golf Club
FIRST ROUND LEADERS
Par 73. SSS 77. CSS 78.
71 H Screen (Berkhamsted)
73 S Lamb (Clitheroe), P Grant (Lisburn), G Clews (Delamere Forest), C Gainer (Castle Royle).
74 J Bailey (Kirby Muxloe), S McWilliam (Aboyne), I Wardle (Prestbury).

OTHER SCOTS' SCORES
75 H McCook (Grantown on Spey) (T9)
79 C Goadby (St Regulus) (T27)
80 G MacDonald (Craigielaw) (T30)
81 L McClymont (Milngavie) (T42)
82 H MacGarvie (Troon Ladies), M Ashley (Strathmore), G Batty (Moffat) (T48).
83 K Brodie (Strathmore), E Docherty (Moray), J Saxton (Muckhart) (T54)
84 K Beveridge (Aboyne) (T62)
86 J Mackintosh (Hazlehead) (T68)
89 M Stewart (Murcar Links) (T79)
90 E Kennedy (Paisley) (T83)
92 D Young (North Berwick) (T86).

SCOTTISH SCHOOLS TEAMS

BOYS
Cameron Adam (Merchiston Castle School, Edinburgh).
Christian Barbour (Bell Baxter High, Cupar).
Ben Caton (St Leonards School, St Andrews).
Logan Gillies (Culloden Academy, Inverness).
Cameron Johnstone (Marr College, Troon).
Aidan O'Hagan (Johnstone High, Renfrewshire).
Jamie Roberts (Kinross High, Perth and Kinross).
Sebastian Sandin (Dunblane High. Stirling).
Alex Simpson (Perth High).
Aidan Smith (Mearns Academy, Laurencekirk).
Ewan Wheat (Mearns Academy, Laurencekirk)
Connor Wilson (Knox Academy, Haddington).

GIRLS
Megan Ashley (Blairgowrie High).
Kirsty Brodie (Webster's High, Kirriemuir).
Carmen Griffiths (Aboyne Academy).
Evanna Hynd (Glenrothes High, Fife).
Lorna McClymont (Dumbarton Academy).
Anna McKay (Waid Academy, Anstruther).

The Scottish Schools Golf Association has selected the above 12 boys and six girls to play England in a schools golf international at Troon Darley (boys' match) and Troon Lochgreen (girls' match) on Monday, September 11.
There will be foursomes in the morning and singles in the afternoon at both matches.

HANDICAP CUTS

Well done to Kirsten Miller on winning the P&K County Girls McPherson Medal on Sunday and reducing her handicap to 17 !! 11 shots taken off already this season.
Charlie McKay becomes the first to reduce his fun handicap on Leitfie and did it in style, losing 4 shots from 44 to 40.  
 

ALEX CAPTAINS P&K BOYS TO GARY HARVEY SUCCESS

Alex captained P&K boys to victory at Dunkeld in the Gary Harvey Trophy against Fife, Angus and Clackmannan.