WINTER FOURSOMES DRAW IS NOW AVAILABLE !!!!!!!!!!

Photo courtesy of Lorraine Campbell (D&A)

Linda Ellery  has prepared the draw for this years Winter Foursomes. 

You will find the drawsheet on the link on the LHS of this website at Competition Entry and Draws or by CLICKING HERE FOR THE DRAW 

If you are the challenger you will find the contact telephone number of one of the players and their Home Club on the second tab at the top of the draw sheet.

Rules for Winter Foursomes

Top line are the challengers

Challengers to offer three dates not in the same week

Strokes = half the difference between aggregate handicaps of each side

Sudden Death - in the event of a tie after 18 holes competitors should continue play until one couple gain a hole

No time extensions permitted

All ties to be played within the County

Final to be played by arrangement with the County Captain.

PLEASE EMAIL OR TELEPHONE YOUR RESULT TO LINDA ELLERY AT 07759 285712  Email:lindajellery@gmail.com
 OR YOUR WEBMASTER CAROL FELL ---    webmaster@rlcga.com -- If you also have a story and / or a photo of your game please do include it to your webmaster Carol

SENIOR WOMEN'S HOME INTERNATIONALS DAY THREE - SCOTLAND LOSE TO IRELAND

Senior Home International Teams
Photo courtesy of Colin Farquharson

Scotland lose to Ireland on Day 3 of the Senior Home Internationals at Alyth and England are the Champions 
 Go to the West Vets Website for the full report

SENIOR WOMEN'S HOME INTERNATIONALS DAY THREE

LIVE SCORING

RLCGA SECRETARY CAROL AND PAST SECRETARY JEAN DO BATTLE IN THE McRYDER CUP !!

The McRyder Cup  - Top - the teams
Bottom Past RLCGA secretary Jean Irvine (East !) v RLCGA secretary Carol McNally (West)
and Paul Laurie with Carol

The team photos are of The McRyder Cup.  This is the West of Scotland Ladies (Williamwood) playing The East of Scotland Ladies (Ratho Park).  We play match play team of 12 in foursomes; greensomes and fourballs.  Our inaugural year was 2014 owing to The Ryder Cup being at Gleneagles.  Williamwood hosted that year and won.  Unlike, it's Big Brother The Ryder Cup, The McRyder Cup is played every year.  Therefore, year 2015 was hosted by Ratho Park and Williamwood again won.

Yesterday, 27th September, the event returned to Williamwood, who again won, 8-4.  Owing to holidays, Ratho were unable to field a full team, therefore, Ringers Jean Irvine and Marion Munro of Ranfurly Castle stepped up to the challenge of playing for The East of Scotland. What a great day and a fantastic tournament which is now a permanent fixture in the diaries.

The Ryder Cup Vice Captain Paul Laurie photo was taken at The Carrick at Loch Lomond which Carol  recently played at.

Thanks go to RLCGA Secretary Carol for all the news and photos

ENGLAND FIGHT BACK TO BEAT SCOTLAND, WALES ROCK IRELAND

England are on course to complete a hat-trick of title wins in the Senior Women's Home Internationals at Alyth Golf Club, Perthshire. 
They came from behind with a classy display in the singles to beat Scotland 6-2. 
In wet conditions, the Scots looked on their way to an upset victory when they led 2-1 after the foursomes but it was almost one-way traffic in England's favour as they took the singles 4.5-0.5.

To read more go to the West Vets Website 

SCOTLAND 2.5, ENGLAND 5.5
Foursomes (2-1)
S Wood and G Kyle lost to J Brown and A Greenfield 4 and 3.
F De Vries and L Lloyd bt H Lowe and K Jobling 2 holes.
M Smith and L McKinlay bt J Foster and K Russell 2 holes.

Singles (0.5-4.5)
Wood lost to C Rawthore 1 hole.
Kyle lost to Greenfield 3 and 2.
McKinlay lost to Brown 3 and 2.
Lloyd halved with Russell.
De Vries lost to Foster 4 and 3.

SCOTLAND WIN AGAINST WALES AND RLCGA CAPTAIN WINS IN THE FOURSOMES AND SINGLES

RLCGA CAPTAIN - GILLIAN KYLE ON THE 1ST TEE AT ALYTH
Photo courtesy of Colin Farquarson

DAY 1 RESULTS 

FOURSOMES: 
SCOTLAND lead WALES 2-1
Sheena Wood and Gillian Kyle bt Ann Lewis and Sharon Roberts 1 hole.
Fiona De Vries and Lesley Lloyd bt Chris Harries and Patricia Fernon 4 and 2.
Alex Glennie and Mary Smith lost to Denise Richards and Jane Rees 7 and 6.

SINGLES:
SCOTLAND 3, WALES 2
Wood lost to Rees 3 and 2.
Kyle bt Richards 2 and 1.
L McKinlay lost to Lewis 3 and 2.
Lloyd bt O Davies 2 and 1.
De Vries bt Roberts 2 and 1.

MATCH RESULT: SCOTLAND 5, WALES 3

CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE WEST VETS FOR THE FULL REPORT 

CAPTAIN GILLIAN SELECTED FOR SENIOR HOME INTERNATIONALS

Many congrats go to Gillian Kyle on her selection for the Senior Home Internationals 
CLICK HERE TO READ MORE

RENFREWSHIRE PLAYERS DO WELL AT THE SCOTTISH VETS IN BLAIRGOWRIE

The Scottish Vets Matchplay, Singles Strokeplay and Greensomes took place on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday of this week --  To read all about it go to the West Vets Website

CAPTAIN GILLIAN LOSES AT THE 20TH IN SCOTTISH VETS CHAMPIONSHIP SEMI FINAL

Jennifer Bryans (Harburn and East) won the Scottish Veteran Ladies Championship today over the Lansdowne course at Blairgowrie when she beat Sheena Wood (Aberdeen Ladies and North) by 4 and 2 today.
West Vets Champion RLCGA Captain Gillian Kyle lost at the 20th to Sheena Wood the defending Champion.

SHIRLEY IS THE ROSEBOWL CHAMPION FOR 2016

Shirley Back -- 2016 RLCGA Rosebowl Champion

Shirley Back (Gleddoch) and Marion Stewart (Kilmacolm) had a very good battle at East Renfrewshire Golf Club this evening in the final of the Rosebowl. The overhead conditions were perfect and the course in very good condition despite heavy rain earlier in the week.
Marion was getting 6 shots and went 1up after the long par 4 3rd then 2 up after the long par 3 7th as Shirley could not match her net pars. 
Shirley got 1 back at the 9th after Marion found a nasty position in the bunker. The scoring on the front 9 was excellent-Shirley out in 4 over par and Marion only 6 over!
 Marion got back to 2 up after net pars at 10 and 11 but a spell of poor chipping from her and par golf from Shirley, let Shirley go square at the 13th. 
Shirley then found a very firm bunker at the 15th and had to concede the hole. Marion unfortunately found 2 bunkers at the 16th and had to concede that hole! 
So all square with 2 to go. Marion then had a meltdown-drove into the burn at 17 and didn't  get on with her 4th shot so conceded the hole as Shirley was nicely on the green. 
Another poor drive from Marion found thick rough then her 3rd shot rolled into the burn, making the 18th extra long and with Shirley near the green in 2, Marion admitted defeat allowing Shirley to win the match 2up.

Our thanks go to the caddies Isabell Donnelly and Morag Key for making it a special occasion and to East Renfrewshire for giving us courtesy of the course.

Thanks go to Captain Gillian Kyle for the report and photographs

REARRANGED TRI AM IS ON THE 4TH OCTOBER

The rearranged Tri-Am is over Greenock GC  on Tuesday 4th October. The Tri - Am is individual entries and there will be a draw  for teams.  Fiona Armour is the ballot official -  Tel: 07719345322. Any problems contact Fiona . Her email is fionaj.armour@gmail.com  
The Closing Date is Sunday 25th September 2016.

CLICK HERE TO ENTER or go to the draws and entries page on the LHS of the website.

TRIAM POSTPONED

Unfortunately we are postponing tomorrow's TriAm. 
Greenock's Greelees match today was abandoned due to the greens flooding and as the forecast is for heavy rain ALL night, we felt it best to call the event off tonight.
Fiona will be in touch with Greenock staff tomorrow to try to get a date in early October and we hope we will have your support then too.
This information will be posted on the website as soon as possible and please enter in the usual way via the link on the LHS of this page.

Tri-Am at Greenock Golf Club -- Clubhouse arrangements and Draw Amendments

Due to a funeral party using the clubhouse lounge and dining room on Tuesday morning (13th September) , we will be using the upstairs lounge for registration and catering. Please note that only tea, coffee, cakes and scones will be available in the morning with soup and snacks thereafter.

A number of withdrawals and later tee-times for the Greenock ladies, who are now attending the funeral, has required some amendments to be made to the draw. As further changes are possible, please keep checking the draw sheet. 
Fiona Armour is the ballot official on Tuesday and can be contacted on 07719 345322.

CAMPBELL CLOCK HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

It with regret that the Committee have taken the difficult decision to cancel the 2016 Campbell Clock which was due to be played this Sunday at Whitecraigs Golf Club. Numbers have been dwindling over the last couple of days due to the girls having so many other commitments and there would have been more helpers than players! Hopefully we will have some winter activities to get them all together so if you have ANY girls at your club-with or without a handicap-please let a member of the Committee know.

MAUREEN AND MARILYN ARE 3RD IN THE COMMONWEALTH SPOONS AT EYEMOUTH GOLF CLUB

The Kemnay Golf Club pairing of Jane Whitehead and Nita Dervish-Uman headed a field of 84 players by a clear-cut margin to win the Commonwealth Spoons Final at Eyemouth Golf Club.

Jane and Nita, playing a foursomes stroke-play round off half their combined handicap - Whitehead (11.9), Dervish-Uman (21.3) - totalled 71.5

Runners-up on 73 were the Dalmahoy pairing of Mary Nicol (13.4) and Sheila Keddie (8.7).

Renfrewshire's Maureen Mitchell (18.8) and Marilyn Muir (10.5), (both members of Old Ranfurly) finished third on 74.

Karen Ballantyne (6.1) and Celia MacIntyre (17.2), members of Craigmillar Park Golf Club, came joint fourth on 75.5 with the Dunnikier Park pairing of Lori Gilfillan (9.7) and Lorna McKinlay (4.6).

Rounding off the leading six were Irene Gray (Musselburgh) (21) and Anne Marshall (Dunbar) (12.6) with a 76.

 TO VIEW ALL THE FINAL TOTALS CLICK HERE

ARE THERE NO GIRLS IN RENFREWSHIRE ?? !!

The numbers for the Campbell Clock and the Par 3 competition have suddenly dropped today and this is of great concern. There are now only 6 entries in the main competition and only 4 in the Par 3 event.
PLEASE try and round up some support for this Sunday afternoon at Whitecraigs Golf Club. They have been so generous giving us courtesy of the courses for many years now.
Please contact me Gillian direct at gilliank17@sky.com

ENTRIES FOR WINTER FOURSOMES ARE NOW BEING TAKEN

The entry sheet for the Winter Foursomes is now available. Go to the Entries and Draws page on the LHS of this post

SCOTLAND LOSE TO AUSTRIA

The holders, Ireland,  came through a tough match against Belgium to win the European Seniors Team Championship at Sierra Golf Club, Poland today.
New team member, Mary Sheehy,  had to go to the 21st to secure her match and Ireland's win.
England took bronze medal position with a 3.5 to 1.5 win against Sweden.
Scotland lost to Austria by 3 matches to 2 in Flight B,  and finished the series in 12th position. Captain Gillian Kyle lost. 
RESULTS
Flight A
Ireland 3 Belgium 2
England 3.5 Sweden 1.5
France 4 Netherlands 1
Spain 4 Switzerland 1

Flight B
Italy 3 Germany 2
Austria 3 Scotland 2
Czech Republic 3.5 Iceland 1.5
Denmark 3.5 Poland 1.5

Selected Detailed Results

Ireland 3 Belgium 2
Sheena McElroy and Carol Wickham beat Marie-Anne Toussaint and Anne Joris 3&2
Suzanne Corcoran beat Marianne Trussart 9&7
Mary Sheehy beat Annick Riff at the 21st
Laura Webb lost to Laurette Vanderlinden 3&2
Gertie McMullen lost to Sylvie van Molle 1 hole

Scotland 2  Austria 3
Alex Glennie and Mary Smith lost to Angelika Zeiser and Elisabeth Jenull 1 hole
Fiona deVries lost to Ruth Gruber 6&5
Gillian Kyle lost to Karin Kocher 2&1
Lesley Lloyd beat Alexandra Hardegg 3&2
Lorna McKinlay beat Margit Schautzer 5&3

DRAW FOR TRI AM AT GREENOCK

The draw for the Tri Am over Greenock Golf Club on Tuesday 13th September has now been done . 
CLICK HERE to see the draw -- Contact Person is Fiona Armour    --- Mobile No. 07719345322

SCOTLAND SENIORS LOSE TO ITALY DESPITE CAPTAIN GILLIAN WINNING.

From Colin Farquharson

Scotland failed to qualify for the top flight of the European senior women's amateur team championship at Sierra Golf Club, Poland and today lost 3.5-1.5 to Italy in a Flight B match.

Details (Scots names first)
Alex Glennie and Mary Smith lost to E R Tirante and C Borini at 19th.
Fiona De Vries lost to S Valli 1 hole.
Gillian Kyle bt E Gumirato 3 and 1.
Lesley Lloyd halved with G P Moavero
Lorna McKinlay lost to F Christillin 8 and 7.

In the championship flight, the semi-final results were:
Belgium 3, England 2
Ireland 3.5, Sweden 1.5

CAPTAIN GILLIAN WINS AGAINST POLAND IN EUROPEAN TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP

Scotland beat the Czech Republic 4-1 in their opening match-play tie of the European senior women's amateur team championship Flight B competition at Sierra Golf Club in Poland.

West of Scotland's Alex Glennie and Mary Smith won the foursomes tie 2 and 1.
Fiona De Vries (2 and 1) and RLCGA's Gillian Kyle (3 and 1) won in the singles and there were halves for West of Scotland's Lesley Lloyd and Lorna McKinlay.

Other results in Flight B:
Germany 4, Poland 1.
Austria 3, Iceland 2.
Italy 4, Denmark 1.

In the Championship flight, the quarter-final results were:
England 4, Netherlands 1
Belgium 3, Spain 2
France 2, Sweden 3
Ireland 3.5, Switzerland 1.5.

SEMI-FINALS
England v Belgium
Sweden v Ireland.