Catherine wins Autumn Meeting at Glenbervie

Prizewinners from Glenbervie

Left to right , Catherine Goodwin, Hannah Scott & Beth Donoghue

In testing windy conditions Catherine Goodwin won the East Girl's Autumn Meeting on Sunday 28th August at her home club, Glenbervie, by Falkirk. Catherine took the best net prize with a 95 less a handicap of 22 for a net 73 winning with a better inward half from Hannah Scott of Broomieknowe and Beth Donoghue of Brucefields. Hannah took the scrtach prize with a gross score of 79.

Other Prizewinners :-

Under 18 Sam Munro (Aberdour ) 86(5)81 bih

Under 16 Keren Ward (The Glen ) 82 (5) 77 bih

Under 14 Beth Donoghue (Brucefields ) 94 (21) 73

Our sincere thanks go to Glenbervie Golf Club for allowing us courtesy of the course as well as the kind hospitality we received in the clubhouse.

Full list of results to follow

Autumn Meeting- Draw

Autumn Meeting - Glenbervie Golf Club, Saturday 28th August

Draw

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2.30pm

Rachael Watton

Clara Young

Alison Goodwin

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2.38pm

Gabrielle Macdonald

Lauren Whyte

Keren Ward

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2.46pm

Kate McIntosh

Sam Munro

Shannen McGuire

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2.54pm

Hannah Scott

Alexis Hutton

Alexandra Tait

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3.02pm

Catherine Small

Sophie Maguire

Megan Brown

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3.10pm

Catherine Goodwin

Sophie Bain

Katherine Fisher

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3.18pm

Ellen Forbes

Jennifer Allan

Beth Donoghue

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3.26pm

Andrea Walker

Emma Morrison

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Would all girls be ready to play on the first tee , 10 mins before their tee off time . Any late call offs please contact either Mandy on 0131 441 7111 or Maggie on 0131 441 2918. In the case of a call off on the day of play please contact the professional at Glenbervie G.C

Good Luck to Chloe Goadby

Good luck to Chloe Goadby of St Regulus , Fife who has been invited to play in the final of the Wee Wonders competition at St Andrews over the weekend of 28th & 29th August and as a result of this will miss playing in the East Girls Autumn meeting. We hope you play well and enjoy .

East Girls' match v South Girls

Congratulations to the following girls who have been selected and are available to play in the East Girls match against the South Girls on Sunday 12th September at Peebles Golf Club.

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Rosie Everett ( Craigielaw)

Chloe Goadby ( St Regulus )

Alexis Hutton ( Falkirk Tryst )

Sophie Maguire ( St Regulus )

Catherine Small ( Craigielaw )

Alexandra Tait ( St Regulus )

Keren Ward ( The Glen )

Tiffiny Wood ( Glenbervie )

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Reserves

Lara Frostwick

Catherine Goodwin

Autumn Meeting

Just a reminder that the East Girl's Autumn Meeting is being played at Glenbervie Golf Club , by Larbert , S&C on Saturday 28th August . The first tee -time is around 2.30pm.

Please enter online by clicking fixtures on the left of this page or by emailing me on amandajeaston@aol.com

SLGA Scottish Girls

Maggie and I would just like to wish all the East Girls who are playing in the Girls Scottish at Eyemouth next week all the very best. Play well and enjoy !

Championship match report

With thanks to Maggie here is a full match report of the championship final !

Rachel went up in the match with a birdie at the 2nd and then won the 3rd and 6th. Alison fought back by winning the seventh and then holed a great putt for a birdie 2 at the challenging short hole 8th where Rachel just lipped out for her birdie. After an excellent approach shot, Alison squared the match at the 9th.

After Rachel winning the 10th, Alison again squared the match with a birdie 4 at the 11th. Rachel again edged ahead and although her first putt at the 14th went 8ft past the hole, she holed the return to go 2 up. At the long 15th Rachel holed from just off the green for an eagle 3 which gave her a three-hole lead. Alison won the 16th to take the match to the 17th, which was halved in 3 to give Rachel a 2/1 win and the championship title.

Congratulations to both girls on an exciting final, played in the best of spirits, it was a pleasure to watch.

Thank you to all who supported and watched the girls over the two days at Haddington. It is most encouraging to see so much talent in the East of Scotland Girls.

Championship 2010

Championship Final & Semi-Final Photo Slideshow - Enjoy !

Rachel takes the title for a second year.

Rachel Hanlon, East Girls Champion 2010

Congratulations to Rachel Hanlon from St Regulus in Fife who successfully defended her East Girls Champion title by beating Alison Goodwin of Glenbervie by 2&1 in a very closely contested final at Haddington Golf Club. On a very blustery afternoon the standard of golf was high and was enjoyed by a gallery of spectators.

Champion Rachel with runner-up Alison and the two beaten semi-finalists Gillian Simpson and Kate McIntosh

The first of the semi-final matches saw Alison beating Gillian Simpson (Murrayfield) by 3&2. In the other semi, Rachel and Kate McIntosh (Broomieknowe) had a very good battle which ended on the 18th where Kate missed a short putt giving Rachel a place in the final.

Our sincere thanks go to Haddington Golf Club for kindly allowing us courtesy of course to play both the Summer Meeting and Championship and for their very kind hospitality in the Clubhouse. We would also like to thank Dawn Young for her kind help as starter for the Summer Meeting

Top two seeds miss out on semi final places !

Slideshow of photos from Summer Meeting and first round of Championship - Enjoy !

Considering the handicaps of the girls who qualified for the first round of the matchplay ranged from 3 to 5 the matches were assured to be very close indeed and that was the case. Gillian Simpson was two down against the top seed Keren , but came back fighting, winning three holes and taking the match by 1 hole. With the determination to beat fellow County player and good friend, Kate overcame the second seed Gabrielle by 4&3.
Tomorrow the semi finals tee off from 9.30am with the final at 2.00pm approx.
Spectators and supporters are very welcome to what will be some great matchplay golf .

First round matchplay results :-

Keren Ward lost to Gillian Simpson 1 hole
Alison Goodwin beat Lauren Whyte 1hole
Rachel Hanlon beat Clara Young 2/1
Kate McIntosh beat Gabrielle MacDonald 4/3

Championship gets under way.....

The East Girls Championship got under way this afternoon with the top eight qualifiers bunched together on similiar scores. Keren Ward was top qualifier with a 78 and Gabrielle Macdonald of Craigielaw took the second spot after a countback over the last three holes from Rachel Hanlon and Lauren Whyte who all had scores of 79.

Qualifiers for the Chanpionship were :-

1. Keren Ward (The Glen ) 78
   
2. GabrielleMacdonald (Craigielaw) 79 (Better last three holes )
   
3. Rachel Hanlon (St Regulus) 79 ( Better last three holes )
   
4. Lauren Whyte (St Regulus) 79
   
5. Alison Goodwin (Glenbervie) 80 (BIH)
   
6. Clara Young (North Berwick) 80
   
7. Kate McIntosh (Broomieknowe) 81 (Better last three holes )
   
8. Gillian Simpson ( Murrayfield) 81
   

11 year old Emma Morrison wins Summer Meeting

Emma Morrison Overall Winner of Summer Meeting

Emma Morrison , Midlothian player from Craigmillar Park won the overall prize at the Summer Meeting today at Haddington Golf Club, East Lothian with a net 70 playing off a handicap of 34.
Keren Ward from The Glen took the scratch prize with a gross 78.

Other Net Prize Winners :-

Under 18 - Alison Goodwin 80 less 5 Net 75
Under 16 - Megan Brown 92 less 15 Net 77 (BIH)
Under 14 - Ellen Forbes 98 less 25 Net 73

Full list of results with more photos to follow


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Championship

The top eight scratch players from the Summer Meeting shall go forward to matchplay to compete in the 2010 East Girls Championship. The first round of matchplay will be played on the afternoon of Tuesday the 6th teeing off around 2.3o/3.00pm.
The semi-finals and final shall take place on Wednesday 7th July. Spectators are very welcome and girls who have been involved in the Championship are encourged to stay and offer their services as caddy.

Summer Meeting & Championship

Just a quick reminder that the Summer Meeting and Championship is being played at Haddington Golf Club , East Lothian on Tuesday 6th and Wednesday 7th July.

For those of you who have not yet entered we have extended the closing date by a couple of days ! You may enter online by clicking on fixtures to the left of the page or you may e-mail me on amandajeaston@aol.com.

More Photos from Ballumbie !

East Division Girls come so close to winning at Ballumbie again !

From left to right, Lauren Whyte, Alexis Hutton,Tiffiny Wood, Nicola Taylor, Shannen McGuire and our brilliant Captain Alison Goodwin

After a very tense and exciting finish to the SLGA Girls Inter-Divisional matches at Ballumbie Castle, Dundee, the West and North District teams were level with two wins apiece. The tie-breaker was the number of holes up in individual games played throughout the competition.
Congratulations to the West team who came out top with (+20) against the North on (+9).

Well done to all the East girls who put up a tremendous fight right to the end. It really did come down to the last hole played on the 18th in the last match. Nicola Taylor and Alexis Hutton were all square against their North opponents , however Alexis's drive unluckily found an old divot just lying into the second cut of rough and unfortunately they lost the hole to give the North a win against us.

Just a note but, if you count up the number of holes up, won by the East team from the full results below you will see it adds up to (+23 ) , so overall they played some great golf . Well done girls !

We must say thanks to Tiffiny who stood in at the last moment as reserve. Well done Tiffiny you played some great golf. Sam,we hope your back is OK !

I would just like to take the chance on behalf of the East Girls to thank Liz Jones (Fife) for very kindly helping and supporting us throughout the weekend.

Full Results
SATURDAY
EAST 2, SOUTH 1
Nicola Taylor and Lauren Whyte lost to Katie McCracken and Rachel Walker 3 and 2.
Shannon McGuire and Tiffiny Wood bt Emily Greenlees and Danielle Ker 6 and 5.
Alison Goodwin and Alexis Hutton bt Vikky Wright and Kate Wright 6 and 4.
NORTH 2, WEST 1
Louise McGillivary and Lauren Duncan bt Gillian Arnott and Katie McGarva 2 and 1.
Hannah Robb and Eilidh Watson bt Kirstin Scott and Jorden Ferrie 1 hole.
Katie Reid and Eleanor Tunn lost to Lesley Cosh and Connie Jaffrey 2 and 1.
WEST 2, EAST 1
Arnott and McGarva bt Taylor and Whyte 6 and 5.
Scott and Ferrie lost to McGuire and Wood 4 and 3.
Cosh and Jaffrey bt Goodwin and Hutton 2 and 1.
SOUTH 2, NORTH 1
McCracken and Walker bt McGillivray and Duncan 6 and 5.
Ker and Katie Wright lost to Robb and Watson 3 and 2.
Greenlees and Vikky Wright bt Reid and Tunn 2 and 1.
SUNDAY
WEST 2, SOUTH 1
Arnott and McGarva bt Ker and Katie Wright 4 and 2.
Scott and Ferrie bt McCeracken and Walker 1 hole.
Cosh and Jaffrey bt Greenlees and Vikky Wright 6 and 5.
NORTH 2, EAST 1
McGillivray and Duncan lost to Goodwin and Whyte 7 and 5.
Robb and Watson bt McGuire and Wood 2 and 1.
Reid and Tunn bt Taylor and Hutton 1 hole.

Message from the Chairman

Maggie would like to wish all the girls who will be representing the East Division in the Scottish Inter-Divisional matches this weekend at Ballumbie Castle Golf Club, Dundee all the very best . She hopes you will all play well , enjoy the weekend and bring the Trophy back home ! Maggie would have loved to have been with you all, however, she will be on her way travelling over the pond to support the Great Britain and Ireland team in the Curtis Cup which is being played at the Essex Country Club, Massachusetts from June 11th to the 13th. Results, photos & more can be seen on the LGU website at www.lgu.org
This will be the first year that Maggie has missed supporting the East since the SLGA Inter-Divisional Matches started back in 2005 when the East were victorious.
We will miss Maggie's support but I am sure we will do Maggie proud and play our best !

We would like to take this opportunity in saying that we hope the GB&I team do well in the Curtis Cup and give the Americans a very good match.

West Girls once again retain Mhairi Mackay Trophy

East Girls after the match, still with a smile on their faces.
Next year girls !

Congratulations to the West Girls who beat the East Girls by 5 1/2 matches to 2 1/2 at Baberton Golf Club , Edinburgh to retain the Mhairi Mackay Trophy. Although the score looks a bit one sided a few of the matches which looked as if they were going to be an East win suddenly swung in favour of the West Girls who did display some great golf. All the matches were played in great spirit and it was a joy to see, as always , the East and West girls enjoying the yearly get together.


West Girls on the first Tee ready to play !




Full Results , East names first

Rachel Hanlon bt Linsey Stevenson by 4/2
Gillian Simpson lost to Gillian Arnott by 3/1
Sam Munro lost to Natasha Qayum by 3/1
Clara Young lost to Emma Caddrow by 2/1
Lauren Whyte lost to Connie Jaffrey by 2/1
Alison Goodwin lost to Mhairi McKay by 5/3
Shannen McGuire halved with Katie McGarra
Nicola Taylor bt Jordon Ferrie by 1 hole
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Our sincere thanks go to Baberton Golf Club for allowing us the courtesy of the course and for their very kind hospitality in the Clubhouse.

Good luck to Rachel, Rachael & Gabrielle

We would like to wish Rachel Hanlon ( St Regulus ), Rachael Watton (Mortonhall ) and Gabrielle Macdonald ( Craigielaw ) as well as Susan Jackson ( Ladybank ) all the very best of luck when they tee up at Troon tomorrow in the 2010 Helen Holm Scottish Open Strokeplay Championship.

Full results as well as live scoring can be seen on the SLGA website at http://www.slga.co.uk/

Play well and enjoy.

Maggie & Mandy

Teams Announced

Congratulations to the following girls who have been selected to play in the East Girls' match against the West Girls' at Baberton Golf Club on Sunday 30th May and to the girls who have been selected to represent the East Division in the Scottish Girls' Inter-Divisional matches at Ballumbie Castle , Dundee on Saturday 5th June and Sunday 6th June.

East v West Match

Rachel Hanlon (St Regulus )
Gillian Simpson ( Murrayfield )
Samantha Munro ( Aberdour )
Alison Goodwin ( Glenbervie )
Clara Young ( North Berwick )
Lauren Whyte ( St Regulus )
Shannen McGuire ( Canmore )
Nicola Taylor ( Dunnikier Park )

Reserves
Alexis Hutton ( Falkirk Tryst )
Catherine Small ( Craigielaw )
Tiffiny Wood ( Glenbervie )
Alexander Tait ( St Regulus )


Girls' Inter-Divisional

Please note the following conditions set down by the SLGA :-
Girls must not have represented their County in Ladies Inter-County Matches and should have a handicap of 6 or greater on the 1st May 2010.

Samantha Munro ( Aberdour )
Alison Goodwin ( Glenbervie )
Lauren Whyte ( St Regulus )
Shannen McGuire ( Canmore )
Nicola Taylor ( Dunnikier Park )
Alexis Hutton ( Falkirk Tryst )

Reserves
Catherine Small ( Craigielaw )
Tiffiny Wood ( Glenbervie )
Alexandra Tait ( St Regulus )

Midlothian Girls win Cuthbertson Cup

Congratulations to the Midlothian team of Rachael Watton, Gabrielle Macdonald,Gillian Simpson and Kate McIntosh with reserve Hannah Scott who won the East District Girls' Inter-County Matches and the Cuthbertson Cup on Sunday the 18th April at Ratho Park.

Cuthbertson Cup

Good luck to all the girls who will be representing their County in the East District Junior Inter-County Matches at Ratho Park Golf Club, Midlothian on Sunday 18th April. The girls shall be competing for the Cuthbertson Cup which has been in the hands of Midlothian for the last four years.

The draw for the morning play which tees off at 9.30am is as follows :-

Midlothian v Stirling and Clackmannan

East Lothian v Fife.

The winners of the morning play, play each other in the afternoon for the title, teeing off from 2pm and the two losing morning teams play foursomes to determine 3rd and 4th place.

Supporters would be very welcome.

ESGGA shall be announcing teams for the following matches at the end of play :-

East Girls' v West Girls' , Sunday 30th May Baberton G.C Edinburgh

SLGA Junior Girls' Inter-divisional Matches , Saturday & Sunday 5th / 6th June Ballumbie G.C Dundee.

Chloe Goadby wins Spring Meeting with a Net 62 !

Prizewinners from left to right:- Rachael Watton , Kate McIntosh, Rosie Everett, Chloe Goadby & Tiffiny Wood

New member Chloe Goadby from St Regulus ,Fife took the overall prize at the Spring Meeting today with a fabulous Net 62 playing off a handicap of 19. The glorious sunshine and almost perfect playing conditions produced some great scores. Rachael Watton from Mortonhall , Midlothian won the sractch prize with an excellent 3 under par score of 69

Other prize winners were :-

Under 18 Net Prize - Kate McIntosh ( Broomieknowe ) Net 68
Under 16 Net Prize - Tiffiny Wood ( Glenbervie ) Net 67
Under 14 Net Prize - Rosie Everett ( Craigielaw) Net 66

Full Net Results :-

Par 72 SSS 71 CSS 70

Chloe Goadby 81 (19) 62

Rosie Everett 83 (17) 66

Tiffiny Wood 80 (13) 67

Lauren Whyte 75 (8) 67

Rachael Watton 69 (2) 67

Catherine Small 80 (12) 68

Kate McIntosh 74 (6) 68

Alexandra Tait 83 (14) 69

Catherine Goodwin 99 (29) 70

Clara Young 79 (8) 71

Alison Goodwin 78 (7) 71

Rachel Hanlon 75 (3) 72

Shannen McGuire 81 (8) 73

Gabrielle Macdonald 76 (3) 73

Nicola Taylor 82 (8) 74

Sam Munro 80 (5) 75

Hannah Scott 83 (8) 75

Sophie Maguire 93 (16) 77

Gillian Simpson 84 (5) 79

Katherine Fisher 109 (27) 82

Jennifer Allan NR

Kirsty Simpson NR

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Our sincere thanks go to Pitreavie Golf Club for allowing us courtesy of the course and for the very kind hospitality we received in the clubhouse.

SLGA Under 16's

We would like to wish all the East Girls' who will be competing in the SLGA Under 16's Open competition all the very best of luck.

Play well & enjoy !

Maggie & Mandy

Spring Meeting - Draw

Spring Meeting Draw

Pitreavie Golf Club, Dunfermline, Fife

Monday 12th April

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10.30am

Rachael Watton

Gabrielle Macdonald

Rachel Hanlon

10.37am

Sam Munro

Gillian Simpson

Alison Goodwin

10.44am

Kate McIntosh

Lauren Whyte

Nicola Taylor

10.51am

Shannen McGuire

Hannah Scott

Clara Young

10.58am

Alexis Hutton

Tiffany Wood

Catherine Small

11.05am

Alexandra Tait

Kirsty Simpson

Rosie Everett.

11.12am

Chloe Goadby

Sophie Maguire

Katherine Fisher.

11.19am

Catherine Goodwin

Jennifer Allan.

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Would all girls please be ready to play at the first tee 10 minutes before their tee off time.

In the case of any call offs please contact either myself Mandy Easton on 0131 441 7111 or mail me at amandajeaston@aol.com or Maggie McPherson on 0131 441 2918 as soon as possible.

In the event of a last minute call off on the morning of play it would be helpful if you could inform the starter at Pitreavie Golf Club on 01383 723151.

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Please note that (DMD's) electronic Distance Measuring Devices will not be permitted. This is in common with the SLGA & the LGU who are not permitting DMD's in any of their Championships or Competitions in 2010.

Spring Meeting - Closing Date !

Girls

Just a reminder that the closing date for the Spring Meeting which will be played at Pitreavie Golf Club, Dunfermline, Fife on Monday 12th April is this Sunday 4th April.

If you have not entered yet you may do so online by clicking on Fixtures on the left of this page or you may give me an e-mail on amandajeaston@aol.com

We look forward to seeing as many of you out playing as possible.

Mandy

Scottish Junior Champion of Champions 2009

Congratulations to East Girls , Rachael Watton (Mortonhall) and Rachel Hanlon (St Regulus) who finished in second and third place repectively in competing for the title of Scottish Junior Girls Champion of Champions 2009. The tournament which was played at the Dukes Course , St Andrews had been resheduled from last November.

News Updates for 2010

• There has been a slight increase in the ESGGA annual subscription. The fee for 2010 shall be £8 which is now due. Forms shall be sent out shortly, however you may also download one from this site by clicking on Membership Form on the left of this page.
• We are delighted to announce that, as from 2010 a new category of membership shall be introduced. Age group 18 -21. Any girl who has been previously a member of the East Girls and now fits into this age group shall be invited to rejoin. They may get involved in the East Girls by playing and supporting the Spring, Summer and Autumn Meetings but unfortunately will not be eligible to play in the East Girls Championship.
• Fixture dates have mostly been confirmed . These can be seen by clicking on fixtures on the left of this page.

Happy New Year to all

Girls

We hope you have had a great Christmas and New Year and are now looking forward to the golfing season of 2010 ! In fact some of you who were lucky to be selected for SLGA Winter Training will have already started your preperations for the season. Hopefully the cold snap will end soon and all of you can get out to practice !

Looking back , 2009 was certainly a great year for all members of the East Girls. It was fantastic to hear about all your achievements throughout the year and both Maggie and I would like to wish each and every one of you an especially great year of golf in 2010.

Maggie & Mandy

What a year 2009 was !

Scotland Girls Home International Team 2009 with the Ladies British Open Champion Catriona Matthew from North Berwick Scotland.

Bottom Row , Middle - East Girl, Rachael.

2009 was not only a great year for all members of the East Girls but a great year for Scottish Ladies Golf at Professional Level. Catriona Matthew of Scotland won the Ladies British Open !

Pictured above with Catriona at Royal Lytham is the Scottish Home International Team who were honoured to meet her after her win. East Girl , Rachael Watton was a member of this team who finished runners-up behind England. We would like to take this chance to congratulate Rachael on her fantastic year. Not only was Racheal a member of the Girls Home International Team she also represented Scotland in the Girls European Team Championships and in the Belgium Girls Open Event. We would like to wish her all the best for her last year in girls golf in 2010.

Congratulations also to East Girl , Rachel Hanlon who was selected as reserve for the Girls Home International Team 2009 . Good luck also to her for her last year too in girls golf !