15 yo Lesley Atkins has been playing for East Lothian in the Ladies County matches this week. Now that exams are out of the way it looks like she is in good shape winning 4 out of 5 matches ahead of her defence of the Scottish Girls which takes place at Glenisla 12-16 July. Clara Young and Catherine Small of Gullane also in the field for that one.
Details of County matches on Kirkwood Golf http://www.kirkwoodgolf.co.uk/
Scottish Girls - http://www.slga.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=41&Itemid=72
A big match to come will be the final of the Gullane Girls Championship which was held over from last week-end due to Clara being away for the Vagliano. Scottish Girls Champ v GB & I Under 16 Cap - doesn't get better than that !
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Thursday, 23 June 2011
Thursday, 5 May 2011
EAST LOTHIAN TITLE WINNER CLARA, ONLY 14, MAKES HISTORY
By COLIN FARQUHARSON
There is no shortage of famous names on the list of winners of the East Lothian women's county championship down through the years - including Catriona (Lambert) Matthew in 1990, 1992 and 1994 - and another North Berwick player, Clara Young today scored a victory that will go into the county's history books.
Only 14 years old, Clara became the youngest ever East Lothian champion when she beat Mary Lou Renton (Gifford), the county captain, by 4 and 3 in the afternoon final at Musselburgh Golf Club. It was the fourth time that Mary Lou had lost in the final since 1995.
Clara, finishing fifth, was the leading Scot in the recent SLGA Under-16 girls' open stroke-play championship at Strathmore Golf Centre and might well be following in the footsteps of Catriona Matthew as a future Scottish and British women's amateur champion.
After the first and third holes were exchanged, Clara gained the initiative by winning the fourth, fifth and sixth with par figures to surge three up.
Mary Lou birdied the seventh to cut her deficit to two but Young retaliated with back-to-back birdies to win the eighth and ninth and turn for home four holes in the lead.
Renton was not finished yet. She won the 10th with a par and halved the 11th and 12th but Young produced her third birdie of a splendid round to go four up at the 13th.
The 14th and 15th holes were halved, leaving Young, the No 4 seed, a memorable winner by 4 and 3. It was Clara's second notable win of the day. In the morning she had cut the leading qualifier and easy winner of her first two ties, Lesley Nicholson (Haddington), the 1999 and 2000 champion, down to size, beating her by 3 and 2.
Renton, 11th of the 16 qualifiers, won her semi-final by 2 and 1 over East Lothian junior champion Keren Ward (The Glen).Jean McNeill (Longniddry) won the handicap championship final, beating Anne Blundell (Musselburgh) by 3 and 1.
TODAY'S RESULTSSemi-finals - Clara Young (North Berwick) bt Lesley Nicholson (Haddington) 3 and 2; Mary Lou Renton (Gifford) bt Keren Ward (The Glen) 2 and 1.Final - Young bt Renton 4 and 3.
Handicap ChampionshipFinal - Jean McNeill (Longniddry) bt Anne Blundell (Musselburgh) 3 and 1.
Handicap champion Jean McNeill on the left with Clara Young.
By COLIN FARQUHARSON
There is no shortage of famous names on the list of winners of the East Lothian women's county championship down through the years - including Catriona (Lambert) Matthew in 1990, 1992 and 1994 - and another North Berwick player, Clara Young today scored a victory that will go into the county's history books.
Only 14 years old, Clara became the youngest ever East Lothian champion when she beat Mary Lou Renton (Gifford), the county captain, by 4 and 3 in the afternoon final at Musselburgh Golf Club. It was the fourth time that Mary Lou had lost in the final since 1995.
Clara, finishing fifth, was the leading Scot in the recent SLGA Under-16 girls' open stroke-play championship at Strathmore Golf Centre and might well be following in the footsteps of Catriona Matthew as a future Scottish and British women's amateur champion.
After the first and third holes were exchanged, Clara gained the initiative by winning the fourth, fifth and sixth with par figures to surge three up.
Mary Lou birdied the seventh to cut her deficit to two but Young retaliated with back-to-back birdies to win the eighth and ninth and turn for home four holes in the lead.
Renton was not finished yet. She won the 10th with a par and halved the 11th and 12th but Young produced her third birdie of a splendid round to go four up at the 13th.
The 14th and 15th holes were halved, leaving Young, the No 4 seed, a memorable winner by 4 and 3. It was Clara's second notable win of the day. In the morning she had cut the leading qualifier and easy winner of her first two ties, Lesley Nicholson (Haddington), the 1999 and 2000 champion, down to size, beating her by 3 and 2.
Renton, 11th of the 16 qualifiers, won her semi-final by 2 and 1 over East Lothian junior champion Keren Ward (The Glen).
Jean McNeill (Longniddry) won the handicap championship final, beating Anne Blundell (Musselburgh) by 3 and 1.
TODAY'S RESULTS
Semi-finals - Clara Young (North Berwick) bt Lesley Nicholson (Haddington) 3 and 2; Mary Lou Renton (Gifford) bt Keren Ward (The Glen) 2 and 1.
Final - Young bt Renton 4 and 3.
Handicap Championship
Final - Jean McNeill (Longniddry) bt Anne Blundell (Musselburgh) 3 and 1.
Handicap champion Jean McNeill on the left with Clara Young.
Monday, 3 May 2010
Clara beats Dawn !!
MONDAY, MAY 03, 2010
Clara Young beats her mum to reach semi-finals of
East Lothian county championship at Dunbar
Clara Young won the "bragging rights" within her family circle by beating her mother Dawn, also a North Berwick GC member, by 2 and 1 in today's quarter-finals of the East Lothian women's county golf championship at Dunbar Golf Club.
Clara is the No 3 seed while Dawn qualified in 11th position but beat the No 6 qualifier and county vice-captain Mary Lou Renton (Gifford) to reach the last eight.
Clara Young now plays Emma Fairnie, beaten finalist in 2006 and 2007 and playing over her home links. Fairnie, the No 2 seed, had a 5 and 4 win over Jane Herd (Musselburgh) in the quarters.
The first semi-final will feature former Scottish girls champion and senior international Moira Thomson (Gullane) and Keren Ward (The Glen). Thomson has won the East Lothian title twice - in 1983 and 2004 - and has been four times in the final, losing in 1985 and 1993.
She beat Elinor Blair (North Berwick) 4 and 2 to reach the last four.
Ward, the No 4 seed, won by 3 and 1 against Alice Archbold (Gullane) who had earlier won the tightest match of the day, at the 19th, against Linda Grieve (Musselburgh), the No 5 seed.
Today's results:
First round
M Thomson (Gullane) bt F Playfair (Musselburgh) 6 and 4.
E Blair (North Berwick) bt A Marshall (Dunbar) 3 and 1.
A Archbold (Gullane) bt L Grieve (Musselburgh) at 19th.
K Ward (The Glen) bt D Huish (North Berwick) 3 and 2.
Clara Young (North Berwick) bt B McIntosh (Gullane) 4 and 2.
Dawn Young (North Berwick) bt M L Renton (Gifford) 1 hole.
J Herd (Musselburgh) bt J McNicoll (Longniddry) 1 hole.
E Fairnie (Dunbar) bt B Biggart (Gullane) 7 and 6.
Quarter-finals
Thomson bt Blair 4 and 2.
Ward bt Archbold 3 and 1.
Clara Young bt Dawn Young 2 and 1.
Fairnie bt Herd 5 and 4.
East Lothian county championship at Dunbar
Clara Young won the "bragging rights" within her family circle by beating her mother Dawn, also a North Berwick GC member, by 2 and 1 in today's quarter-finals of the East Lothian women's county golf championship at Dunbar Golf Club.
Clara is the No 3 seed while Dawn qualified in 11th position but beat the No 6 qualifier and county vice-captain Mary Lou Renton (Gifford) to reach the last eight.
Clara Young now plays Emma Fairnie, beaten finalist in 2006 and 2007 and playing over her home links. Fairnie, the No 2 seed, had a 5 and 4 win over Jane Herd (Musselburgh) in the quarters.
The first semi-final will feature former Scottish girls champion and senior international Moira Thomson (Gullane) and Keren Ward (The Glen). Thomson has won the East Lothian title twice - in 1983 and 2004 - and has been four times in the final, losing in 1985 and 1993.
She beat Elinor Blair (North Berwick) 4 and 2 to reach the last four.
Ward, the No 4 seed, won by 3 and 1 against Alice Archbold (Gullane) who had earlier won the tightest match of the day, at the 19th, against Linda Grieve (Musselburgh), the No 5 seed.
Today's results:
First round
M Thomson (Gullane) bt F Playfair (Musselburgh) 6 and 4.
E Blair (North Berwick) bt A Marshall (Dunbar) 3 and 1.
A Archbold (Gullane) bt L Grieve (Musselburgh) at 19th.
K Ward (The Glen) bt D Huish (North Berwick) 3 and 2.
Clara Young (North Berwick) bt B McIntosh (Gullane) 4 and 2.
Dawn Young (North Berwick) bt M L Renton (Gifford) 1 hole.
J Herd (Musselburgh) bt J McNicoll (Longniddry) 1 hole.
E Fairnie (Dunbar) bt B Biggart (Gullane) 7 and 6.
Quarter-finals
Thomson bt Blair 4 and 2.
Ward bt Archbold 3 and 1.
Clara Young bt Dawn Young 2 and 1.
Fairnie bt Herd 5 and 4.
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