Aberdeenshire Ladies County Golf News and Events
David Pocock Head Professional at Portlethen Golf Club kept
the girls busy and focussed on improving their putting skills, pitching skills
and bunker play with a range of fun competitive drills.
Everyone made good progress and these skills will definitely
help them on the golf course.
Thanks again to David and well done all the girls.
The results from the Banchory open can be found under Fixture Details 2025 or
by following this link Banchory results
The Duff House Royal county open is now full and is operating a waiting list. Please contact Landerson_2@hotmail.com to be added to that list.
The draw for the Duff House Royal County open can be found under Fixture Details 2025
Aberdeenshire
County were delighted when Meldrum House Golf Club agreed to host the Watt
Duffus Trophy, our most prestigious stroke play event, for the first time.
It was no surprise that a record field of 26
teams took part.
We were very
fortunate to have a glorious day of weather and everyone enjoyed playing on the acclaimed Championship
course which was in superb condition.
I would like
to Meldrum House Golf Club for giving us courtesy of the course and sincerely
thank their administrative staff, particularly David who has been so helpful.
Also many
thanks to the greenkeeping staff and catering staff for all their help and
friendly efficiency, which we all very much appreciated.
To our
President Ellie for starting everyone off and presenting prizes.
A huge thank
to our Competitions Team of Fiona, Carol, Pam and Meldrum House County Rep
Lorna Johnson for all their hard work which ensured the event was a great
success.
Congratulations to Duff House Royal Golf Club for winning the Mrs Watt Duffus Trophy for the first time with a very good score of 244.
Congratulations
to Aboyne 2 for winning the handicap trophy on a countback with Banchory 1 with a score of 216.
Well done to Robyn Gallon Duff House Royal winning the individual scratch with an impressive score of 78 and to Heather Campbell from Aboyne winning the individual handicap with a nett score of 68.
Congratulations to Duff House Royal 1 who won the Mrs Watt Duffus Trophy for the best scratch score of 244. Congratulations to Aboyne 2 winning the handicap trophy with a net score of 216 on countback from Banchory.
Winner of individual scratch was Robyn Gallon - Duff House Royal with gross score of 78 and the individual handicap was won by Heather Campbell - Aboyne 2 with a net score of 68.
Full results can be found by clicking on this link Watt Duffus Results
Watt Duffus Meldrum House - Some Useful Information
1. Car Parking is available at the Clubhouse and at the Practice Facility
2. Catering will be available in the Clubhouse before and after golf. The Kitchen will be open from 8.00am until 7.15pm. The bar will be open from 8.00am until 8.00pm.
3. The Practice Facility with driving range (all bays with Toptracer), chipper’s alley, and putting green will be open for use from 7.30am. The ball dispenser in the Practice Facility building takes tokens that can be purchased at the Professionals’ Shop (£2.50 for 25 balls) or £1 coins.
Please note trolleys must not be taken into the Practice Facility building.
4. The Half Way House Toilet can be accessed after the 9th and the 16th holes. No entry code is required.
5. Golf will be played from the Tees numbered 54 (which are the first 2 digits of the course length from this tee): Par 70, Course Rating 72.1, Slope Rating 128.
6. Pin Positions are indicated by the letters hanging on marker posts at the tees: ‘A’ for front of the green; ‘B’ for middle; and ‘C’ for back
7. Local Rules are printed on the back of the Score Card. Particular attention is drawn to the following:
Young trees identified by red tags or paint are no play zones.
Boulders on the course, including those in bunkers, are integral parts of the course.
Wood Chips Areas on holes 5 and 6 are integral parts of the course.
Sand Bands exist following work to improve drainage. Free relief is available in some circumstances.
8. No Temporary Local Rules are currently in operation.
9. Penalty Areas (previously referred to as water hazards) feature at a number of holes at Meldrum House. If you are unaccustomed to playing courses with penalty areas, please familiarise yourself with Rule 17 of the R&A Rules of Golf.
10. Penalty Area and Provisional Ball: If you think that your ball might be in a penalty area but you are not sure (ie it is not known or virtually certain), you must not play a provisional ball (Rule 18.3a of the R&A Rules of Golf). If you play another ball then it immediately becomes the ball in play. What you must do is go and check if your ball is in the Penalty Area and then consider your options. Your only option may be to return to where you last played a shot.
11. Wild Flower Areas are integral parts of the course from which free relief is not granted. The ball must be played as it lies or relief taken under ‘ball unplayable’ penalty.
12. Swans and Geese are familiar sights at Meldrum House. Usually they are very calm around players but if they become restless and potentially aggressive (they have cygnets and goslings at this time of year) then you should proceed in accordance with the R&A Rules of Golf Rule 16: Relief from Abnormal Course Conditions (including Immovable Obstructions, Dangerous Animal Conditions, Embedded Ball).
13. Bird Dung is a loose impediment that may be removed under Rule 15.1 of the R&A Rules of Golf. But take care!
The draw for the Duff House Royal County open can be found under Fixture Details 2025
or by following this link Duff House Royal Draw
Please contact Landerson_2@hotmail.com for any changes, late entries and withdrawals.
Kemnay hosted
the County Championship for the first time since 2013 and proved an excellent
venue which produced great matches, fantastic finals and worthy winners.
The course
was in superb condition and thanks must go the greenkeeping staff, admin staff
and bar and catering staff for all their help and hard work.
We felt
honoured to be amongst the first to play the new 17th.
I must give a sincere thanks to Kemnay Captain, Cameron Slater for refereeing the final this afternoon.
The winner of
the best scratch qualifying score this year was Fiona Campbell McDonald Ellon
with a score of 76, beating Claire Prouse Hazlehead on the better inward half.
The handicap
final was between Jacqui Guthrie from MacDonald Ellon and
Brianne Mackay from Duff House Royal. Brianne is one of our rising stars
amongst our Junior Section playing in her first County Championship at the
tender age of 13.
Brianne
played with a composure and maturity well beyond her years, producing a great
par, par finish to win a very exciting match by 1 hole.
Congratulations
to Brianne our Handicap Winner.
In the Championship
semi finals Julie Lees Westhill beat Holly Mckenzie Murcar Links 3&2 and Rachel
Polson Peterculter beat Sammy Fanthorpe 3&2.
This set up
a final between Julie and Rachel. Both players very much entertained the
gallery with spectacular golf and some amazing recovery play.
Well done to
Julie who accredited herself well in her first Championship final appearance.
Huge congratulations to Rachel, our Aberdeenshire Champion 2025 winning her third title by 4&3.
To see the results of the latest matchplay results from the County Championships please click on the link below:
The draw for the Banchory County open can be found under Fixture Details 2025
or by following this link Banchory Draw
Please contact g.christie2@hotmail.co.uk for any changes, late entries and withdrawals up to 11/5/25. Any withdrawals after this date please contact the professional shop at Banchory.
The results of the county championship qualifying round can be found in Fixture Details 2025 or by following these links
The Saturday morning draw for the County championship is now available in Fixture Details 2025 or by following the links below
Players must report to the desk in the club house prior to going to the first tee at least 20 minutes prior to tee time.
Good luck to everyone taking part in the County Championship this weekend.
To access the leaderboard on the SG App and
Website
For those who are in the competition click on the three dots
(“More”) at the bottom right of the Scottish Golf App screen. This takes you to a screen
which includes “My Competitions”, click on that to take you to a screen showing
competitions from the last three months.
If you are not in the competition
To find the results of the County competitions like the
County Championship/Watt Duffus you need to go to the Scottish Golf Website – https://www.scottishgolf.org/
Then log in with your CDH number and your password.
Find competitions on your home page.
If you played in the competitions you can look under My
Competitions
If you didn’t play in the competition you need to select All
Competitions from the drop down.
Then you need to select at All Clubs Played instead of at My
Home Club
Then scroll down until you find the competition you are
looking for and you will see the results there.
The draw for the Watt Duffus competition can be found under Fixture Details 2025 or by following this link - Watt Duffus Draw
Scoring will be done through the Scottish Golf App. Please can you make sure you bring your mobile phone and ensure your Scottish Golf App is working and up to date. Can you also arrive at least 20 minutes before your tee time to register and set up your app for scoring.
Four girls played at Cruden Bay on Sunday, they all played some lovely golf.
Well done to Lois Reid, Joy Lovie, and Holly Lovie for being prize winners.
The next Paul Lawrie Junior event is on Sunday 11th May at Duff House Royal Golf Club.
We would all like to wish good luck to our Juniors Holly McKenzie and Brianne Mackay who are playing in the County Championship this weekend at Kemnay Golf Club.
The first Junior session at Portlethen Golf Club was well
attended and enjoyed by everyone.
David Pocock, Head Professional, kept all the girls busy with a super range of skills, challenges and mini competitions.
He was very impressed with the talent in the group of girls.
He also commented that the new ALCGA junior
members who are working hard towards getting first handicap show a lot of promise.
David is looking forward to the next session.
The draw for the Aboyne County open can be found under Fixture Details 2025 or
by following this link Aboyne Draw 2025
Any late please contact Judith McCaffery at judithmccaffery@gmail.com
The draw for the County Championship 2025 is now available in Fixture Details on the website as well as following this link.
Aberdeenshire Ladies County Championship Draw 2nd May 2025
Registration Details
All players must register at the desk in the Clubhouse prior to walking onto the first tee.
Please bring your mobile phone and have your Scottish Golf App up to date - scoring will be done on the app.
Catering
Catering hours are Friday, Saturday and Sunday - 11am - 3.30pm and 5pm - 8.30pm
No late entries available. Any queries please contact alcga.comp.sec@gmail.com