All those of you who remember the floods and winds, and the snows and volcanic ash clouds of winter 2009/2010, will also remember the havoc they all played with the Winter Foursomes. Well, I’m delighted to be able to report
Great sadness
It is with great sadness that I have to announce the deaths of both Eileen Hay (Ratho Park) on Sunday 4th July and Avril Robertson (Murrayfield) on Monday 26th July. Eileen was a long standing member of MCLGA, latterly becoming
Re-arranged Summer Meeting
As announced last week on the website, the abandoned County SUMMER MEETING has been re-arranged and will now take place on TUESDAY 24th AUGUST, again at Baberton. If you were playing last week and would like to enter for the
English Open Stroke Play Championship
Good luck to Jane Turner (Craigielaw) who heads south next week to play in the English Open Stroke Play Championship. This year this is being held at Whittington Heath Golf Club in Staffordshire from Tuesday 3rd – Thursday 5th August,
Mackie Bowl
Congratulations to Rachael Watton who finished fourth in the Mackie Bowl played over Gullane No. 1 this weekend after a 2 round score of 1 over par 149. Also to Gabrielle Macdonald who finished fifth and won the best second
European Senior Ladies’ Team Championships
This year the European Senior Ladies’ Team Championships are being held from the 1st-4th September at Sporting Club Berlin in Germany. The Scottish team, Captained by Pamela Williamson (Baberton) includes Fiona de Vries (St Rule), with Noreen Fenton (Dunbar) as
Ladies Highland Open
Congratulations to Sal Shepherd (Craigmillar Park) who led the qualifiers into the match play stages of the Ladies’ Highland Open at Pitlochry Golf Club, wininng the stroke play by 8 shots. Sal then had a scare in the first round
Mackie Bowl
The Mackie Bowl is being held on Sunday over Gullane no. 1. Midlothian has a good number of members playing, namely Linda Bain (Lochend), Claire Hargan (Mortonhall), Gabrielle Macdonald (Craigielaw), Kate McIntosh (Broomieknowe), Hannah Scott (Broomieknowe), Sarah Stichbury (Merchants) and
Mary McKenna Trophy
The Mary McKenna Trophy today fell out of Scotland’s hands and into those of the Irish. After yesterday’s fourballs, the teams were level both having won two of the games a-piece and so it was all to play for in
MCLGA Not-so Summer Meeting!
Well I certainly didn’t count on being home by this time of night and having to prepare my own dinner! I had it all planned – I’d eat at Baberton! But as we all know even the best laid plans
