UPDATE FROM THE SCOTTISH GIRLS AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH PLAY

It has been a great day at Blairgowrie for Katy Alexander. This morning Katy won her Quarter Final Match 7 & 5 against Claire McLaughlin of West Kilbride

On Sunday Katy tees off at 08.05 against Freya Russell of Royal Troon in the Semi Final.  Supporters will be very welcome!  We wish Katy all the best.

SCOTTISH GIRLS AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP

Good luck to two Blairgowrie Members,  Katy Alexander and Megan Ashley,  who are playing on Rosemount in the Scottish Girls' Amateur Championship this week.
All competitors will play two qualifying rounds of stroke-play on Friday before the players with the top 16 scratch scores progress to the match-play at the weekend. From the remainder of the field the players with the top 16 nett scores will qualify for the 
handicap match-play. Please come along and support the girls!

Scotland Girls from L to R: Porscha Wilson, Rachel Foster, Claire Mclaughlin, 
Ellen Caton, Carys Irvine, Katy Alexander, Megan Ashley, 
Carmen Griffiths, Cameron Neilson and Grace Crawford

Last  week Katy and Megan played at Crail in their first Junior Invitational against other girls of similar ages from high schools in the USA....Tennessee, Florida, and others. Scotland was asked to put together 10 Girls to make 2 teams and compete with 1 single match and two 4BBB per team. 

On Day 1 Scotland combined teams won 5.5 out of 6 catapulting both teams into semi finals the following day!  Again 2 out of 3 points for both teams saw a Scotland 1 v Scotland 2 final which was great. 

Scotland 1 managed a 3 nil victory over the second team but all matches were close! 

A great few days of making friends from across the water and working together as a squad.

Thanks go to Karyn Dallas (Scottish Girls Coach) for the report and photograph

FINAL ROUND OF THE ALLISON TROPHY 17/07/2019

Winner of the Allison Trophy, Hazel Grant, with Meryl Ferguson

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The final round of the Allison Trophy was played over 18 holes on the Wee Course today. This competition is played over 3 rounds (best 2 scores count) and is open to ladies who are 65 and over, with a handicap of 21 and over.
Unfortunately the glorious weather of the last few days  was nowhere to be seen, leaving the ladies to play in constant showers.  But no one cared! After play we enjoyed a light lunch  with lively chat in the dining room.

1st   134   Hazel Grant          63 & 71
2nd  143   Liz Ridsdale         69 & 74
3rd   145   Meryl Ferguson    68 & 77  

Some of the ladies who played today : Hazel, Shirley, Liz, Meryl & Sheila

AIleen, Margaret & Carolyn  joined the players for lunch

Many thanks to Shirley Irvine, Wee Course Ladies Representative, who organised  the  games and the lunch.

CONGRATULATIONS TO KATY

Belated congratulations to Katy Alexander  who won the Perth & Kinross County Girls' Championship at Alyth Golf Club on Sunday 7th July. Katy  shot a superb scratch score of 71 (level par) to take the title.

And good luck to Emily Aird who will be playing today (Monday 15th July)  in the North of Scotland Ladies Championships at Elgin.  This competition runs from 15th to 17th July. 

UPDATE
Emily qualified comfortably for the scratch match-play at Elgin, taking place over 16 holes. She finished in joint 5th place with a gross 78. 
On Tuesday Emily won her first round of the scratch match-play,  but lost out to the Scottish Ladies' Amateur Champion, Kimberley Beveridge (Aboyne), in the Quarter-finals.

JESSIE VALENTINE DISPLAY 23rd JULY

We have received an invitation  from Perth & Kinross Board of Culture regarding the  Jessie Valentine Display  at the Perth Museum and Art Gallery to be opened  on Tuesday 23rd July. If you would like to go along to the opening ceremony, please advise the Lady Captain, Fiona Johnston, as soon as possible.
The Display has been  organised to coincide with The Solheim Cup taking place at Gleneagles in September. The Display tells the story of Perth’s Fairway Maid, Jessie Valentine, who was also a member of the Blairgowrie Golf Club.
Her lifelong golfing career with championship wins at home and abroad through the 1930s and 1950s led to her becoming a Scottish sporting legend. Awarded an MBE for services to golf she turned professional in the 1960s using her skills to design golf clubs for women.
The Display opens on July 23rd and runs until October 12th.

HANDICAP LEAGUE MATCH WITH MUCKHART

Blairgowrie & Muckhart Ladies after the Match

What a wonderful day for a game of golf.  The sun was shining, the ball was running and our guests loved the course and hospitality provided by the Blairgowrie ladies.  The Muckhart team arrived early to have lunch in the lounge and were greeted by Mary Miller, captain for the day. 

Once refreshed, the teams all tee off with the lowest handicaps going first. Most of the games were very close, with all the Blairgowrie Ladies having to give shots. Following light refreshments on the terrace, the captains gave their votes of thanks and the players presented for the photo shoot.  Blairgowrie enjoyed the day further the result of a 4-1 win was announced.

Many thanks to Mary Miller (c), Sally Hebden, Katie Chapman, Julie Wink and Fiona Johnston for playing on the day.

Fiona Johnston

Lady Captain

FRIENDLY AT ST RULE

The two teams Blairgowrie and St Rule after our match

The match was played over the Eden course, which proved to be quite tricky for some players with its many belly bunkers and fast greens. There was certainly a strong wind and it seemed to be coming towards you, no matter which hole you approached. However, despite this, all the games were enjoyed by both teams, with some games being closer than others. Although the win went to St Rule in all 4 games, the meeting up with friends and making new ones on the day was what counted.

I can only say visiting the club house after the game was an experience in itself, with greats views over-looking the 18th hole of the Old Course. Following the photo session, we all enjoyed a Processo and a beautiful afternoon tea of salmon, cucumber and egg sandwiches, followed by scones and pancakes with clotted cream and jam. We were then served strawberry tarts, chocolate eclairs and meringues, all accompanied with coffee and tea. Definitely a calorie count required for the next few days. Thanks were giving by both Captains to the catering staff for their wonderful presentation.

I would like to thank the team of Jaquci Lansburgh, Mary Miller, Julie Wink, Avril Smith, Lis Fertacz and Moria Lumby for representing the club.

Fiona Johnston

Lady Captain.