CAPTAIN'S UPDATE FROM BLAIRGOWRIE

Congratulations to Sheena Wood of North Division who won the Scroggie Cup in beating Fiona de Vries (Midland) in the final of the SVLGA Championship at Blairgowrie on 20th and 21st September.

East Vets Champion, Karen Ballantyne, was narrowly beaten at the 17th hole by Fiona de Vries in her quarter-final tie. Fiona  had a tough semi-final with Lesley Lloyd (West) which went to the 20th hole, playing in some of the worst of the rain which also badly affected the Patrick Rosebowl.

Not what we wanted to see!!!!!!!

Monday was the day for the Patrick Rosebowl and the forecast was for a bit of morning mist and light rain which would clear away. Wrong! Mid morning the heavens opened and casual water started building up making life very difficult for players, organisers and greens staff. A flood (pun intended!)of  NRs from mid to late morning start times showed how miserable conditions were and how difficult it was to keep playing golf. 

There were some good scores nonetheless if players managed to escape the worst of the conditions and tight competition for the prizes with multiple net 76s being determined on the better inward half. A full listing of the results from Day 1 follows later in this report (as taken from kirkwoodgolf website). Sadly no East Vets featured in this prize list. However, East Vets had some consolation with a clean sweep of the prizes in the five club competition held over the Wee Course for the Small Cup. Pictured below is winner Dorothy Thomson (net 30.5); the runner up  was Barbara Biggart(net 32) and in 3rd place Anne Brownie (net 33.5)!

Dorothy with the Small Cup

Day two was a greensomes competition for the Beddows Quaichs. The rain had gone, the sun even ventured out and Sue Penman and Ros Thoresen were narrowly pipped by a mere .8, ending in second place with a net 72 after having been leaders in the clubhouse for a while. Other East Vets also posted good scores: Kate Johnston and Fiona McLaren with net 73 and Alice Archbold and Elinor Blair with net 74.2. Well done ladies.

 

Full results from Day 1 below with photo taken from Kirkwood Golf website:

L to R Bev Brown, Jen Petrie, Gillian Wallace, Sheena Wood,
Fiona De Vries, Isobel McIntosh, Emma Wilson, Lesley Lloyd

Patrick Rosebowl      Gillian Wallace (Midland) 79-5  =74
Smith Medal              Jen Petrie (North)  89-13=76. bl6
Third                          Heather Anderson  (Midland)  81-5=76 bl6
Fourth.                      Mary Robinson (North). 92-16 = 76. bl3
Fifth.                          Joanne Sharp (West)  86-10=76

Scratch Lyon Picture. Gillian Wallace ( Midland) 79

Best Nett Bronze. Catherine Corstorphine Salver.  Aileen Stone( Highlands). 103-22=81

Prizes for ladies 65-69
Scratch. 
Allen Plate.  Anna Telfer ( West). 83
Handicap
Buchanan Cup Jen Petrie ( North). 89-13= 76
Runner-up.  Emma Wilson. 86-10=76

Prizes for ladies over 70
Past President's Quaich. Isobel McIntosh ( Highlands). 85-7=78 bih
Runner-up    Bev Brown( Midland)  88-10= 78

Lyon Trophy
Division with best three nett scores in the Patrick Rosebowl.  Midland