AYRSHIRE LADIES COUNTY GOLF ASSOCIATION

A mixed weekend at Stranraer for the Scottish County Finals as far as results but a fantastic effort by the Ayrshire team against very tough opposition. Ayrshire were up against the holders, Angus, on day one and despite a valiant effort only managed one point, won by Linzi Allan in the singles on the 18th green. On Day two they faced the 2014 winners, Midlothian, again the girls played well but were up against birdies and eagles from very strong opposition. Debbie Watt and Hazel MacGarvie secured a half point in the morning foursomes, Debbie did the double by getting a half point in the afternoon, great result having been 3 down early on, and Emma Hale also halved her singles match. It was the battle for 3rd and 4th place between Ayrshire and Dumfries-shire on the final day.  Determined to leave Stranraer on a high the girls got off to a great start by winning the morning foursomes 2-1.  Needing only 3 wins out of the 6 afternoon singles Jenny Linklater and Hazel Ma...

Emma wins the double! Emma Hale (Troon Ladies), in her last year as a junior, won the scratch and handicap prizes yesterday at Beith in Ayrshire's Junior Girls' competition. Playing in exceptionally strong winds over Beith's hilly parkland course, Emma's scratch 70, net 69 was an excellent round of golf. Her 69 won the St. Nicholas Trophy by 2 strokes over Jennifer Howie (Largs). As the best scratch, Emma wins the qualifier for the Telegraph Junior Golf Championship. Bronze winner was Emma Waitzmann (Prestwick St. Nicholas) 122 (36) 86. SSS 69, CSS 70.

  British Girls       Hazel is pictured here with the Under 16's Trophy which she won from a top quality field of young players this week in the British Girls at West Kilbride. Hazel also received a prize for the best score in the first of the qualifying rounds. The Scotland team in the Team Event comprised, Hazel, Chloe Goadby and Shannon McWilliam and Hazel was presented with this trophy at the prizegiving this afternoon. The silver cup is the team trophy and the glass one the uner 16s.

Another solid round from Hazel today at West Kilbride left her as second top qualifier for the match play stages of the Girls British Amateur Championship, bettered only by Frida Kinhult from Sweden who finished the strokeplay rounds on an impressive 11 under par. Hazel, alongside Shannon McWilliam (Aboyne) and Chloe Goadby (St Regulus) won the team prize for Scotland by one stroke from Spain, a fantastic result. Sadly, of the 64 qualifiers, Hazel will be up against fellow Scot Chloe in the first round of the match play, they will tee off at 11.38 Fellow Troon member Emma Hale, who was also of a high enough standard to enter this top class competition, unfortunately didn't make the cut this year despite a solid 2 over par round yesterday.

Hazel MacGarvie, Troon Ladies, produced the lowest score of her career in the first round of the British Girls amateur championship at West Kilbride today. She is currently leading a top class international field by 2 strokes after a superb 9 under par score of 64.  Hazel tees up at 14.44 in the second round tomorrow ahead of the matchplay which starts on Wednesday.  The top 64 will go through. Quote from Kirkwood website - "I've never played as well as that before," said Hazel. "I had five birdies in a row and I did begin to feel a bit nervous. But the birdies kept coming.  "It was just my day. I even holed a bunker shot at the 14th with the ball spinning back a good 6ft and running into the hole.  "It was an eagle 3 that got me going. I hit a five-wood second at the 531yd third hole, hit the green and holed the putt from about six feet. Even a bogey - the only one on my card - at the par-5 seventh did not change my luck. I had a bad lie in th...

Connie shines in Europeans Connie has been playing in the European Women's Individual Amateur Championship this week played at Murhof Golf Club in Austria. From a strong field, some of whom didn't make the cut, Connie shot 71, 71, 70, 71 for a five-under-par 283 and finished Tied 14th...........fantastic! The winner was Spain's Maria Parra Luque on 273. Many congratulations Connie!! June

Two Ayrshire Girls Selected for Scotland Hazel MacGarvie retains her place, and Emma Hale gains her first full Cap as both girls are selected for the Scottish Girls' team to play in the Home Internationals at Lanark from 5th - 7th August. Many Congratulations! June

Ayrshire had 2 representatives taking part in the "Vets" championship last week at Powfoot Golf Club.  Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie) and Liz Keohone (Loudoun Gowf Club) Both players had excellent rounds in the Stroke play Championship and, from a field of 83, qualified comfortably in the top 16 for the Match play stages. Alex faced defending champion Alison Bartlett (Royal Dornoch) in the last 16 and only narrowly missed out on the 18th green.  Meanwhile, Vice Captain, Liz advanced to the quarter finals with an excellent win over Fife County Captain Lorna McKinlay (Dunnikier Park) by 5&3. Liz was looking to go one step further than she did at Elgin last year but sadly she missed out on a semi final place losing to Frances Millar (Carnoustie Caledonian) by 5&3 in the afternoon. A great week for both ladies. Meantime in the Handicap match play the final was contested by 2 other ladies from the West - D&A Vice Captain Karen Maxwell and D&A team me...

Good luck to Hazel MacGarvie this weekend and the rest of the girls in the GB&I junior and senior teams playing against the rest of Europe in the 2015 Vagliano at Malone Golf Club, Northern Ireland. Hazel tees up in this mornings foursomes with Emily Price against Emma Spitz and Julia Engstrom.

Victory for Team Ayrshire - Jamboree 2015 at Loudoun Gowf Club Some video clips of our victory: Catherine wins first point of the afternoon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMgzPpza7D8 Audrey clinches winning point at the Jamboree - let the celebrations begin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhE-C0vJC5Y Jenni on final green winning half a point for Team Ayrshire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaLzB6jkluM Victory Celebrations https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0I-LdadZ3xE

AYRSHIRE REPRESENTED IN SLGA LADIES AND GIRLS TEAMS The SLGA today announced their Girls and Ladies teams that will represent Scotland at next months European Team Championships and we are delighted that Ayrshire will again be represented at both these matches. In the Czech Republic Emma Hale and Hazel MacGarvie, both Troon Ladies, will be part of the Girls team and in Denmark Connie Jaffrey, also Troon Ladies, will be in the Ladies team. Congratulations to all the girls and the very best of luck in the matches which take place on 7 - 11 July 2015. Secretary

LGU Vagliano Trophy 2015 - team announcement Congratulations to Hazel MacGarvie (Troon Ladies) who has been selected for the GB&I junior team. The competition takes place at Malone Golf Club in Belfast on the 26th and 27th June. Captain

Catherine Malcolm wins third Ayrshire ladies title 23 years after last win Having beaten the top seed, Emma Hale (Troon Ladies), in the mornings semi-final Catherine Malcolm (Prestwick St Cuthbert) then defeated defending champion Linzi Allan (West Kilbride) to win her third Ayrshire ladies title at the 21st hole. At the halfway mark Linzi was up by one hole and then went on to win the 10th with the first birdie of the game.  The next 2 holes were halved in pars but Catherine got one back at the short 13th when Linzi found some bunker trouble.  Catherine then squared the match at the 15th and got her first birdie of the day at 16 to go one up.  Halves at 17 meant Linzi had to win the 18th to take the game into extra holes which she duly did with a par 4. The first extra hole was halved in pars then Catherine found trouble off the tee at the 20th and had to return to the teeing ground and play a second ball.  She then produced an amazing par by chipping in from ...

AYRSHIRE - DOUBLE WINNER At the Scottish Golf Awards held at the Corn Exchange in Edinburgh on Friday 20th March Connie Jaffrey (Troon) received both the SLGA Ladies and Girls Order of Merit for 2014. We are all delighted for Connie's achievement. Well done. Connie Captain

HAZEL SELECTED TO REPRESENT SCOTLAND Congratulations to Hazel MacGarvie! She has been selected again to the team representing Scotland in the Under 16's at Strathmore on 9th-10th April.    For details of our adult and girl foursomes competition see juniors pages.

Connie represents GB&I in Australia The Astor Trophy begins tomorrow in Adelaide where GB&I will take on Australia, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa. The competition takes place every 4 years and has been running now for over 50 years. GB&I are the reigning champions having won the event in 2011 at Fairhaven Golf Club in Lancashire. Connie is the only Scot in the team of 5 and we wish her and all the team the best of luck for the event. Secretary