| County Squad - Winter
Coaching 2006-2007
County Squad -
Practice Match Dates, Teams and Results 2007
East
Division Match Results 2007 County TeamThe County
team of eight players (plus two reserves) is chosen from members of the Association.
The team competes each year in the East Divisional Championship. Matches are played
against East Lothian, Fife, and Stirling & Clackmannan each match comprising
three foursome and six singles games and played over a three-day period. The winning
team from the East Division goes on to compete in the National County Finals held
later in the year.
Training and CompetitionMembers of the County
squad are offered a number of training sessions, relating to fitness, golf practice,
psychology and rules. Members of the County are encouraged to enter National Competitions
and Open meetings and to complete at all levels. The County organises 5-aside
league matches throughout the season. There is a first and second division, with
teams playing all other teams in their division to identify winners in each division.
These matches provide match practice for members of the County squad and other
low handicap players. Inter-County Matches 2007
Midlothian
Team 2007 - County Shield Winners
Back row:- Jayne Turner, Wendy Nicholson,
Claire Hargan
Front Row:- Fiona de Vries, Belinda Murphy, Claire MacDonald,
Rachael Livingstone
The East Division Inter-County Matches were held at
Ladybank Golf Club from Monday June 25th to Wednesday June 28th 2007. Congratulations
go to the Midlothian team who won all their matches and were the overall winners.
(Detailed results). The team members played
great golf and go through to the Scottish County Finals, which wll be played at
Tulliallan Golf Club from August 31st to September 2nd 2007. Please come along
and support your team at Tulliallan.
From the Captain - thanks to the trolley-pullers
for helping the players. Thanks also to Agnes Leslie, Tracy Laughland and Sue
Caton for all their support; and to the others who came along to Ladybank to support
the team, who sent cards; who helped with coaching and practice matches earlier
in the season.. Inter-County Matches 2006 The
East Division Inter-County Matches were held at Dunbar Golf Club from Monday
June 26th to Wednesday June 28th 2006. The Midlothian team played very well.
They beat East Lothian andd Stirling and Clackmanan. On the final day they lost
an exciting match against Fife. (Details of East
Division Results from Dunbar)
Fife went on to win the Scottish County
Finals at the Hirsel.
Midlothian County Team 2007
Back row left to right: Kirsten Blackwood, Rachael
Livingstone, Hilary Laughland, Claire MacDonald
Front row left to right: Wendy
Nicholson, Belinda Murphy, Karen Marshall, Claire Hargan
County
Squad Coaching 2005/2006
County
Squad - Practice Match Dates, Teams and Results 2006
County
Team for 2006 and draw for East Division Matches Scottish
County Finals Ranfurly Castle Golf Club
September 16th-18th 2005
IT'S MIDLOTHIAN'S TITLE AFTER 70-YEAR WAIT
Many congratulations to
Midlothian on winning the Scottish women's county team championship for the first
time since 1935. They beat the Borders 6-3; then they thrashed defending champions
Northern Counties 7 ½-1 ½; finishing with a 7-2 victory over Lanarkshire
on the final day.
Although Claire Hargan (Mortonhall) lost her final singles
match to Ruth Rankin (Lanark), she shared the honour of being the most successful
player at the tournament with Midlothian team-mates, Kirsten Blackwood (Glencorse)
and Belinda Murphy (Mortonhall). Each won five times with Belinda actually finished
with a 100 per cent record as she did not play in the first-day singles.
Northern
Counties, who had won the title for the past two years, finished on a high with
a 7 ½ -1 ½ win over Borders to fill second place in the final standings.
(Full Results and Pictures)
Winning Midlothian Team: Claire Hargan, Claire MacDonald, Karen Marshal,
Rhona MacLennan, Belinda Murphy, Wendy Nicholson
In front:- Jane Turner and
Kirsten Blackwood with mascot Michaela
Midlothian County Team for the Scottish County
Finals at Ranfurly Castle, Bridge of Weir
from Friday 16th September to Sunday
18th September 2005
Kirsten Blackwood (Glencorse)
Claire Hargan (Mortonhall)
Claire MacDonald (Gullane)
Rhona MacLennan (Baberton)
Karen Marshall
(Baberton)
Belinda Murphy (Mortonhall)
Wendy Nicholson (Broomieknowe)
Jane Turner (Mortonhall)
1st Reserve: Amanda Edwards (Liberton)
Day 1-
Sept 16 |
Lanarkshire v Northern Counties
Midlothian v Borders |
Day 2
Sept 17 | Borders v Lanarkshire
Northern Counties
v Midlothian | Day 3
Sept 18 |
Northern Counties v Borders
Midlothian v Lanarkshire |
Tee times: Morning Foursomes: from 9.30am to 10.07am
Afternoon Singles:
from 2.00pm to 3.22pm
| Inter-County
Matches 2005 The East Division Inter-County Matches were held at Alloa
Golf Club (Schawpark) from Monday July 4th to Wednesday July 6th 2005. Congratulations
to Midlothian who won the East Division Trophy and will go to Ranfurly Castle
[September 16-18] as East Division Champions after beating Stirling & Clackmannan
7-2 in their final match. East Lothian, who were level with Midlothian at the
top of the table at the start of the final day, were held to a 4½-4½ draw by Fife
who had been seeking to win the divisional title for the third year in a row.
Midlothian had strength in depth with both Kirsten Blackwood (Glencorse) and Claire
MacDonald (Gullane Ladies) earning 5pts apiece; Karen Marshall (Baberton) 3 ½
and Belinda Murphy (Mortonhall) 3pts. Midlothian's champion, Claire Hargan (Mortonhall)
got all the tough ties - but lost only twice out in six outings and finished with
one win and three halved ties. Midlothian had beaten Fife 6-3 on the opening
day and drawn 4½-4 ½ with East Lothian on Day 2. Midlothian complete the line-up
for the four-corned Scottish county championship finals. Northern Counties, South
and Lanarkshire had already booked their places by winning their divisional titles.
(Full Results and some Pictures). 
Midlothian Team with the East Division Trophy:
Back row:- Claire Hargan,
Wendy Nicolson, Karen Marshall, Jane Turner.
Front Row:- Belinda Murphy,
Amanda Edwards, Kirsten Blackwood, Claire Macdonald.
The Midlothian Team
was: Kirsten Blackwood (Glencorse), Amanda Edwards (Liberton), Claire
Hargan (Mortnhall), Claire MacDonald (Gullane), Karen Marshall (Baberton), Belinda
Murphy (Mortonhall), Wendy Nicholson (Broomieknowe), Jane Turner (Mortonhall).
Reserves: Rhona MacLennan (Baberton) and Tracy Laughland (Mortonhall)
______________________________________________________________________ County
Squad - For Information - Short-game Coaching Dates for January-April 2005
County Squad - Practice Match Dates, Teams
and Results 2005
County Team for 2005 and
draw for East Division Matches Inter-County Matches 2004
The
County Matches were held at Mortonhall Golf Club from June 28-30. Tee-off times
were as follows:- Foursomes - from 9 am onwards; Singles from 1.30 pm onwards.
See below for team photo and results of matches. Midlothian
County Team 2004
Runners Up in the East Division InterCounty Matches
Claire
MacDonald, Jane Turner (reserve), Fiona de Vries, Tracy Laughland, Karen Marshall
Louise
Fraser, Belinda Murphy, Claire Hargan, Kirsten Blackwood
| Date | County | Result | County | Result |
| Monday June 28th | Fife | 8.5 |
Stirling & Clackmannan | 0.5 | | Monday
June 28th | East Lothian | 4 | Midlothian | 5 |
| Tuesday June 29th | East Lothian | 0.5 | Fife | 8.5 |
| Tuesday June 29th | Stirling & Clackmannan | 4.5 | Midlothian | 4.5 |
| Wednesday June 30th | Stirling & Clackmannan | 4.5 | East
Lothian | 4.5 | | Wednesday June 30th | Midlothian | 2 | Fife | 7 |
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