Practice Day at Southerness Tricky

Tuesday is the first day for the qualifying rounds of the Scottish Amateur Closed Championship 2009 at Southerness. The practice round was wet for those off in the morning and definitely windy for those in the afternoon. It bodes ill for Day One particularly dare one say for the ten scottish vets who are flying the flag out of only 83 competitors - fairly low compared with the usual number. Surely word of the rather abysmal weather conditions could not have got out!

The normal Southerness course has been lengthened for this event. Ten of the gents' holes have been combined with eight of the ladies' - producing a course of over 6000 yards which in the fierce winds expected tomorrow is going to be a real test. From the senior/vet point of view and their improbability of reaching some of the new par fours in two, this will make scoring very difficult. Other holes for example the 11th with its ditch just in front of the elevated green are now even more difficult for the shorter hitter, requiring the ability to stop longer irons /woods in a very tight area.

The vets playing are:
Pamela Williamson(East)
Noreen Fenton (East)
Fiona de Vries (Midlands)
Lorna Bennett (Midlands)
Margaret Tough (Midlands)
Winifred MacCallum (Midlands)
Heather Anderson (North)
Lynne Terry (North)
Jill Harrison (North)
Helen Faulds (West)

Play well tomorrow all.