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...