Scottish Women’s Amateur Tour (S.W.A.T.) 

For Women & Girls with a handicap of 36 or better

 

Alan Tait, PGA “Specialist” Scottish Golf Professional,  was dismayed and surprised at how few competitive opportunities there were for women & girls in Scotland.

He therefore decided to set up an Amateur Women’s Golf Tour (S.W.A.T.) for women & girls with a handicap of 36 or better.

He has lined up 9 x 36 hole events at some great venues in Scotland.

The leading 6 scratch players from the order of merit and the leading 6 players from the nett OOM, playing in an end of season Grand Final at Cabot Highlands Castle Stuart in September.

 All events are £65 entry for the 36 holes which I'm sure you'll agree is great value given the quality of the courses. The players can play in as few or as many events as they wish.

 

Details of how to register and enter events can be viewed at 

https://www.alantaitgolf.co.uk/swattour

Alan has asked if I could distribute to all members in Aberdeenshire Ladies County to help spread the word and support his new venture.

Entry for the first event at Royal Dornoch on 17/18^th April will open on Wednesday 27^th March.

I think this is a great opportunity and I hope to see many of you on The Tour.

 

Sheena Wood

County Captain

County Training Session 2 at Murcar Links - 24th March 2024

Another very successful County training session held at Murcar Links Golf Club.

Thanks again to Head Professional Gary Forbes for his great expertise and enthusiasm in helping all the girls with their short game in very windy conditions.

  

 County Training 10/03/24

Aberdeenshire County Training got under way Sunday 10th March with the girls braving the weather at Murcar Links Golf Club.

Although it was a cold, windy and wet day, it was a most productive and enjoyable session with Murcar Head Professional Gary Forbes. 

Gary gave us all lots to practice and think about.

Sad News

 

Janette Sneddon Wright (née Robertson)  January 1935 - February 2024

 

It is with great sadness that we share the news of the recent death of Janette Wright (Aboyne).

Our sincere sympathy goes out to all her family.

 

Janette hailed from Glasgow, representing Lenzie Golf Club in her early years. After her

marriage she moved to Aboyne and was part of the highly talented Wright golfing family.

Many will remember her friendly face greeting you in the professional’s shop at

Aboyne Golf Club where her husband, Innes, was the Professional.

 

Janette was a keynote speaker at our ALCGA Centenary Lunch in 2011. She charmed

everyone with her amazing stories from a bygone age when air travel was in its infancy and

destinations were reached by sea, sometimes taking many weeks.

 

She was a most gracious lady, modest, unassuming, popular with everyone. She will be

greatly missed by us all and remembered with great affection.

 

Janette had an incredible amateur golfing career, including 3 consecutive victories in the Scottish Ladies’ Championship from 1959-1961.

We have highlighted some of her fabulous achievements below as you will see she truly had an exceptional career.

 

British Girls’ Champion 1950 and runner-up in 1951

Commonwealth tournament (representing British juniors): 1953

Match against England Girls: 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953

Scottish Ladies’ Amateur Champion: 1959, 1960, 1961 and 1973

Curtis Cup 1954, 1956, 1958, 1960

Vagliano Trophy (representing Great Britain Ireland) 1957, 1959,

1961, 1963

Commonwealth Trophy (representing Great Britain): 1959

European Team Championship: 1965, 1973

Scottish Ladies’ Internationalist: 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1973

Represented Aberdeenshire Ladies County Golf Association, including as a member of

the winning team at the County Finals in 1971 and 1972

Represented Lanarkshire Ladies County Golf Association

Captained Scottish teams at the Home Internationals and the European Ladies’ Team

Championships

 

ALCGA winning  team at Elie in 1971, the first time that our team won at the finals.  Pictured from left to right are Muriel Thomson, Audrey Henderson, Tony Moffat, Annette Laing, Margaret Robertson (Captain), Janette Wright, Lesley Grant, Joan Rennie, Margaret Quigley.