Scottish Women's Amateur Championship

Having finished runner up in the 2024 event, Freya Russell (Royal Troon) was looking to go one step further at Western Gailes this year.

She got off to a great start with 2 rounds under par in the 36 hole stroke play qualifying on Friday, finishing top qualifier on 3 under par.

Two comfortable wins in Saturdays match play saw her book a place in the semi final where she would play another Ayrshire youngster, Hannah Ounap (Loudoun) 

This was a close battle with Hannah being in front for most of the round. Freya was 2 down with 3 holes to play and won the last 3 holes to take her spot in the final for the second year running.

 Also through to the final was another "west" girl, Susan Woodhouse from East Kilbride. 

Susan also had a close match on her way to the final winning on the 19th hole in her semi final against Jasmine Mackintosh. She came into the week showing some great form having had a good finish at the recent Helen Holm and in the West of Scotland Championship. The final certainly lived up to expectations!

Susan took an early lead of 2 holes but Freya fought back before Susan then restored her 2 hole lead after an impressive sand save for par at the short 15th. 

It looked like Freya was going to repeat her great finish in the semi finals when she won both 16 and 17 but a fantastic birdie by Susan at the 18th sealed the win for the Lanarkshire player.

Hard lines Freya but a great championship. Good luck from all at ALCGA for the British at Nairn next month.

Foursomes

Another glorious sunny day for our second meeting of the season,this time at Ballochmyle Golf Course for our Annual Foursomes Competition.104 Ladies’ played to compete for a place at Strathaven Golf Course in June and Barberton Golf Course in September.

The qualifiers available to go through to play at Strathaven for the West Inter County Foursomes Final on Monday 23^rd June are;

Scratch-Liz Wilson (The Ladies Golf Club Troon) & Linda McDonald(Kilmarnock Barassie)

Katherine Eland & Frances Glidden (The Ladies Golf Club Troon)

Handicap-Janet Harkness & Elspeth Howie (Skelmorlie)

Sara-Ann Bottomley (The Ladies Golf Club Troon) & Sandra Johnson (Kilbirnie)

Ann Cumming & Kim Murdoch ( Prestwick St.Nicholas)

Margaret Dalziel & Mhairi Macnamee (Loudoun Gowf Club)

The qualifiers available to go through to play for The Commonwealth Spoons on Monday 1^st September are:

Gillian Pollock & Alyson Hutton (Skelmorlie)

Janet Harkness & Elspeth Howie (Skelmorlie)

Sara-Ann Bottomley & Sandra Johnson

Ann Cumming & Kim Murdoch

Margaret Dalziel & Mhairi Macnamee

Magic 2’s were won by Alison Jarvie and Ann Young,well done ladies’ Those greens were NOT easy!

Ballochmyle kindly donated a 4BALL for our Captain’s Charity,Ayrshire Sportsibilty.

Thank you to everyone who once again generously made a donation,£170 was raised.The winner was Sylvia Muir,numbers 936-940,thanks to Ben behind the bar who drew the winning ticket!

West of Scotland Championship

The West of Scotland Championship took place at Cathcart Castle golf club on Sunday 18 May.

It was a beautiful day, 32 ladies played in the competition with 5 entries from Ayrshire - Sarah Ramsay (West Kilbride), Colette Maule (West Kilbride), Kate Currie (St Cuthbert), Angela Hughes (Irvine) and Moira Barnett (Troon Ladies)

Eva O'Connor (Bothwell Castle) won the event with an impressive scratch score of 73 beating Susan McGrenaghan (Hayston) on the better inward half. Third scratch went to Rachael Neil (Blairgowrie) and 4th Susan Woodhouse (East Kilbride) meaning a clean sweep of the scratch prizes for Lanarkshire county who also won the team event.

Eva

Susan

Rachael

The Handicap prize was won by Sandra McGuire (Williamwood) with a nett 69

Thanks to Cathcart Castle for giving us courtesy of the course for the event and Renfrewshire Ladies for all the organising. Pictured is Liz Stewart, Renfrewshire Captain, who presented the prizes.