FLORA MACGREGOR JOINS THE COUNTY

Missed out Flora attending her first county coaching session with Niall McGill. All girls can join and get to meet new friends and improve their games at the same time.

BUSY WEEKEND

First up was the captains drive in. Junior captain Tod Bannerman and his team of Amy Mitchell and Luke Melvin took on vice captain Connor Hughes and his team of Brad Bannerman and Nicholas Melvin.

Winning team with a score of 27 was Connor, Brad and Nicholas - birdies on 3 and 6 and 7 pars was a tremendous result.

Runners up also with 2 birdies on 7 and 9 were Tod, Amy and Luke with a 32

Alex Simpson and Marcus Ryan were attending county coaching at Gleneagles

Today Alex Simpson was with the Scottish under 16 team at Archerfield for a practice round and Brad Bannerman was representing P&K under 18s in a match v Lanarkshire at Auchterarder but lost his match. Kirsty Brodie was representing P&K Ladies along with Amy Mitchell and Megan Ashley representing P&K girls in a match v Stirling County at Stirling. Kirsty lost her doubles match but Amy and Megan playing together managed to half their match. 3 Strathmore junior girls playing for their County in a match is AMAZING.

KIRSTY AND ALEX GET SEASON OFF TO A FLYER

Congratulations to Kirsty Brodie who has been selected to represent Scotland at this years under 16 Open Championship. 
SLGA teams for the SLGA Under-16 girls' open amateur stroke play championship at Strathmore Golf Centre on April 9-10 are:

TEAM ONE
Mirren Fraser (Powfoot)
Hazel MacGarvie (Troon Ladies)
Shannon McWilliam (Aboyne)

TEAM TWO
Kirsty Brodie (Strathmore)
Kirsten Brown (Strathaven)
Jillian Farrell (Cardross) 

Also Congratulations to Alex Simpson on being selected to represent Scotland at under 16 level. Some achievement for a 14 year old ! He is named in the Quad side to play at Archerfield.

The East Lothian venue, recently chosen to stage the Scottish Senior Open for the first time this year, will host teams from Wales, Ireland and the Netherlands from 3 – 5 April.

Team in full for SGU Under-16 Quadrangular Match:

• Callum Bruce (Duff House Royal)
• Callum Burns (Balmore)
• Rowan Carey (Auchterarder)
• Darren Howie (Peebles)
• Aiden Hussene (Haggs Castle)
• Alex Simpson (Strathmore)
• Jamie Stewart (Old Ranfurly)
• Marc Watt (Inverallochy

2015 COUNTY EVENTS

Scratch League change of rules for 2015

Junior Scratch League Rules 2015

1…There will be two seven team leagues, one known as Red and one known as Blue.

2…The winners and runners up of each league qualify for the semi-finals which will be played home and away, the final will be played at Blairgowrie.

3...A team shall consist of THREE PLAYING MEMBERS from the club, (not necessarily the player’s home club); there are no limits to the size of pools. Clubs may enter more than one team; players are not permitted to play for both club teams unless there are exceptional circumstances and agreed in advance with Perth and Kinross County Executive.

4...A player may only play for ONE CLUB in any one season. 

5...All matches will be played over 18 holes of match play, three singles games, and played on or before the scheduled date.

6...All teams must play their players in strict handicap order, (exact handicaps will apply, not playing handicaps), boys play from the white tees and girls play from the red tees.

7...All matches must be played. No date changes or extensions will be permitted (unless there are exceptional circumstances and agreed in advance with Perth and Kinross County Executive) after the first fixture date; therefore it is the responsibility of each junior convenor to ensure all fixtures are agreed with their counterparts prior to the first fixture date.

8...In the event that a match is not re-arranged, the executive reserve the right to impose a result and the match will be considered to have been played.

                              

9...Scoring System: 2 points for win

                         1 point for draw                                                                                           

In the event of teams having equal points at the end of the season, individual game results (games won and lost over the season) will decide the qualifiers. Should this result in a tie; the executive will arrange a play-off on a neutral course. In the event of a drawn match (semi-final & final only), the game or games finishing all square must play "sudden death"

10...MATCH RESULT SHEETS, SIGNED BY BOTH COMPETING CLUBS, MUST BE RETURNED BY THE HOME TEAM (BY EMAIL OR MOBILE (PHOTO) NO LATER THAN THREE DAYS AFTER EACH MATCH TO:

ANDY McDONALD (07500969195)
andymcdonald@randa.org

11…Please note: CADDIES ARE NOT PERMITTED AND COMPETITORS ARE REMINDED THAT THEY MUST NOT SEEK OR ACCEPT ADVICE FROM PARENTS, OTHER COMPETITORS OR ANY OTHER PERSON.  NB.  "Advice" is any counsel or suggestion that could influence a player in determining his play, the choice of a club or the method of making a stroke.

 12…Any disputes must be addressed to the Junior County Executive through the Area Secretary, they will be considered by a panel consisting of, Area President, Vice President, Junior Scratch League Organiser and the Area Secretary. The decision of the panel is FINAL.

13… No junior shall be allowed to participate in the consumption of alcohol at any time.

 Red Section Fixture 1 - play by 19th AprilStrathmore v Blairgowrie (pink)Blairgowrie (green) v PitlochryAuchterarder (brown) v Muckhart (black) Fixture 2 - play by 3rd MayCrieff v Blairgowrie (green)Auchterarder (brown) v StrathmorePitlochry v Muckhart (black) Fixture 3 - play by 17th MayBlairgowrie (pink) v Auchterarder (brown)Muckhart (black) v CrieffPitlochry v Strathmore Fixture 4 - play by 31st MayMuckhart (black) v Blairgowrie (green)Blairgowrie (pink) v PitlochryStrathmore v Crieff Fixture 5 - play by 14th JunePitlochry v Auchterarder (brown)Blairgowrie (green) v StrathmoreCrieff v Blairgowrie (pink) Fixture 6 - play by 28th JuneStrathmore v Muckhart (black)Auchterarder (brown) v CrieffBlairgowrie (pink) v Blairgowrie (green) Fixture 7 - play by 12th JulyCrieff v PitlochryMuckhart (black) v Blairgowrie (pink)Blairgowrie (green) v Auchterarder (brown) Semi-Final 1st leg - play by 2nd August Semi-Final 2nd leg - play by 16th August Final 30th August

 

Again I believe we have the players with the ability to win the Scratch league and can't wait to get started.

REPORT FROM SPAIN

Kirsty just updated me on her warm weather coaching trip to Spain with the Scottish Academy.

Monday - Practice and course mapping.

Tuesday - 18 holes.

Wednesday - Morning foursomes and afternoon singles.

Thursday - Short game practice.

Friday - 18 holes

Saturday - Practice then Texas Scramble

Mix that in with Gym sessions, recovery and reflection.

Kirsty said "They were very long days but I feel like it was all worth it and I got the most out of my week and I loved it"

Can't wait to see how this will help her progress.

AWARD PRESENTATION

Very proud day for Strathmore Juniors yesterday when we were presented with the Alyth and District Community Council "Group" award. Thanks to Amy Mitchell and Conor Hughes who accompanied Dawn and I to the awards party where Pete Wishart MP presented the trophy.  

PERTH & KINROSS LADIES COUNTY UPDATE

Well done Kirsty Brodie on being selected to the Ladies Squad for the second consecutive year and Megan Ashley who has been selected to attend the Scottish Development programme at Gleneagles.