Kemnay County Open 3rd July

 The draw for the Kemnay County Open on Thursday 3rd July can be found under Fixture Details 2025 or by following this link

Kemnay County Open Draw

The field is fully subscribed and there are no late entries.

                                  Congratulations Robyn ! 🏆

Hugh congratulations goes to our County Team player Robyn Fowlie who yesterday won the first playing of the new Northern Ladies 54 Hole Open at Carnoustie Golf Links.

Robyn had an excellent score of 71 gross (3 under par ) on the Championship course on Saturday morning, followed by a 68 on the Buddon course that afternoon another 3 under par. Yesterday she scored 73 on the Buddon course again which in tough conditions was a great score to win the Championship by 2 shots, a total of 4 under par for her 3 rounds.

Well done Robyn from Aberdeenshire - keep that flag flying.

                           Good Luck at Eyemouth Sheena

Wishing our Captain, Sheena all the best this week while playing in the Scottish Seniors Woman’s Open being played at Eyemouth starting tomorrow  23rd June.

We are all rooting for you Sheena.

Follow live scoring and results on the Scottish Golf webpage.

Junior Championship

The Junior Championship takes place at Portlethen Golf Club on Sunday 29th June.

The draw is detailed below.

13.10     Isla Reid (Cruden Bay)                                 Joy Lovie (Ballater)

13.20     Brianne Mackay (Duff House Royal)            Holly Lovie (Ballater)

13.30     Lois Reid  (Cruden Bay)                               Amy Blackadder (Deeside)

13.40     Lily Macdonald (Aboyne)                              Holly Mckenzie (Murcar Links) 

Good luck to all competitors.

Cruden Bay County Open

 The Cruden Bay Open on Thursday 14th August is now full and entries are closed.  A Waiting List is in operation.  If you would like to add your name to the Waiting List please email alcga.comp.sec@gmail.com 

Hazlehead County Open Results

The results for the new Hazlehead County Open can be found under Fixtures 2025 or by following this link

Hazlehead County Open Results

A special mention to Rachel Mathieson from Hazlehead Golf Club who broke the course record with a gross 68.  Well done Rachel!

Commonwealth Spoons Draw for 30th June 2025

 The draw for the Commonwealth Spoons can be found under Fixture Details 2025 or by following this link Commonwealth Spoons Draw 

Late entries will be accepted but only if a four can be made up. Please email alcga.comp.sec@gmail.com

There will be catering from 8.30 onwards offering bacon rolls, lunch and scones. In order to assist the caterer pre booking before playing will be required.

Sad News

 

It is with great sadness that we share the news of the death of Mary Burgess (Aboyne) on June 12th 2025.

Mary was a great county stalwart and past County Selector. She had also been Captain of the Scottish Senior Women’s Golf Association Northern Division (Vets) and always took a keen interest in everyone’s golf.

Mary  was a most gracious lady, modest, had a great sense of humour and was popular with everyone. She will be greatly missed by us all and remembered with great affection.

Our sincere sympathy goes out to all her family.

Reminders

 The Junior Championship is at Portlethen Golf Club Sunday 29th June, please remember to get your entry in.

Commonweatlh Spoons is at McDonald Golf Club Ellon, closing date 16 June.

North of Scotland 2025

Perth & Kinross Ladies County Golf Association is hosting The North of Scotland

Championship at Kinross Golf Club (Bruce Course) from 21st – 23rd July 2025.

The details and entry details can be found on the P&K Website but are also listed below 

Ladies NOS Poster

Ladies NOS Entry Form

Ladies NOS Terms of Competition

Girls NOS Poster

Girls NOS Entry Form

Girls NOS Terms of Competition

Edzell Results

 Please see link for todays results

Day 3 Results

Final Results at Edzell - Well done Northern Counties

 Northern Counties defeated the Aberdeenshire team 5.5 - 3.5 and therefore retain  the North Division Inter County Trophy.

Huge congratulations go to Northern Counties who really are a fantastic team and worthy winners.

The Captain and Management team would like to commend the girls in the Aberdeenshire Team who gave their very best all weekend.

We would particularly like to thank the Angus Captain, Virginia Jamieson and her team for all their hard work and superb organisation of the event.

Sincere thanks must also go to Edzell Golf Club for their excellent hospitality and the fantastic condition of their course.

Northern Counties Winners 2025

Thank you and see you next year at Nairn Dunbar

Please see morning results and draw for afternoon Singles matches

 Day 3 Foursomes Results and Singles Pairings

Day 3 Foursomes Results and Singles Pairings

Hazlehead County Open 19th June

 The draw for the Hazlehead County Open on 19th June is now available under Fixture Details 2025 or by following this link

Hazlehead County Open Draw 

Late entries will be accepted by calling Katherine Emeleus on 07967 828849

Day 3 Edzell Foursomes

 Aberdeenshire play Northern Counties and Perth and Kinross play Angus

Please see link below for this morning's pairings.

Day 3

Day 2 Results

 Aberdeenshire had close games today against Angus who won 5-4

Well done to Northern Counties winning against Perth and Kinross 8-1

Day 2 Results

Please see morning results and draw for afternoon Singles matches

 Day 2 Foursomes Results

Day 2 Edzell Foursomes

Aberdeenshire play Angus and Northern Counties play Perth and Kinross.

Please see link below for this morning's pairings.

Day 2

Day 1 Final results

A plucky performance by Aberdeenshire in atrocious conditions this afternoon against a quality team from Perth and Kinross who won overall 7-2.

Well done done Northern Counties beating Angus 5-4.

Click link for todays results.

Day 1 Results

Please see Morning Results and Draw for Afternoon Singles Matches

Day 1 - Foursome Results

Good Luck Team Aberdeenshire this weekend at Edzell Golf Club

 

The girls thoroughly enjoyed their practice round on the lovely Edzell Golf course and are now all set & raring to go. Good Luck Team Aberdeenshire this weekend.

Teams

Day 1

Newmachar County Open results 2025

 The results for the Newmachar County Open can be found under Fixture Details 2025 or by following this link  - Newmachar County Results 2025

Aberdeenshire County Team for Northern Division Inter County Matches Edzell 2025

 

The selection committee are delighted to announce the team to represent Aberdeenshire at Edzell Golf Club 7-9 June 2025. We wish them all the best for an enjoyable and successful Jamboree.

 

Fiona Campbell – McDonald Ellon

Robyn Fowlie – Murcar Links

Robyn Gallon  – Duff House Royal

Karolina Martincova – Aberdeen Ladies

Rachel Mathieson – Hazlehead

Claire Prouse – Hazlehead

Suzanne Robertson – Fraserburgh

Lauren Whyte – Aberdeen Ladies

Reserve   Louise Anderson  – Duff House Royal

 

The Draw is  -

Saturday 7^th -     Angus    v    Northern Counties

                           Aberdeenshire    v    Perth & Kinross

 

Sunday 8^th -     Northern Counties    v    Perth & Kinross

                         Aberdeenshire    v    Angus

 

Monday 9^th -     Aberdeenshire    v    Northern Counties

                          Perth & Kinross    v    Angus

 

Tee times for foursomes each day are 08.30 – 09.15

Tee times for singles on 7^th June are 14.30 – 16.00

Tee times for singles on 8^th and 9^th June are 13.30 – 15.00

 

Supporters would be most welcome to cheer on the team and I am sure the golf will be of the highest quality.

SSWGA Championship

Congratulations to Captain Sheena, President Ellie and County Member Shirley Copland at Downfield 2025 SSWGA NORTH  Senior Championship.

What a great weekend at Downfield for Aberdeenshire.

Our Captain Sheena is the Scottish Womans Senior Champion for the Northern division after beating another county player and supporter Susie Macleod by 2 and 1, a very close match.

Our President Ellie had a tremendous match against another well known county supporter Lynne Terry eventually Ellie won at the 21st.....another very tight match, both need a well earned rest now!

Shirley Copland, Murcar Links beat Jan Ord in the Division 2 handicap matchplay. Another exciting match with Shirley coming from behind to win. 

You have all done Aberdeenshire proud - congratulations to you all.

Newmachar County Open 2025

 The draw for the Newmachar County open can be found under Fixture Details 2025 or by following this link Newmachar County Open draw

Late entries are being accepted so please contact Sheila at Sheila.mcnaught@btopenworld.com

Hole in One

Another Hole in one !

Congratulations this time to Karen McGuinness (Newmachar) on her hole in one at the 6th hole at Duff House Royal using her five iron, in the County Open Thursday 22nd May. 

Well done Karen.

Scottish Ladies Championship Western Gailes, Ayrshire

Good luck to Jasmine Macintosh (Murcar Links) this morning in the semi final of the Scottish Ladies  Championship at Western Gailes.

Good luck also to Ruby Watt (Paul Lawrie Golf Centre) this morning who is playing in the semi final of the Clark Rosebowl  (next 16 qualifiers) at Western Gailes.

Aberdeenshire are wishing you both the best of luck. 

All results can be found on the Scottish Golf Website under National Competitions.

 Duff House Royal County Open 22nd May 2025

The results for the Duff House Royal Open can be found under Fixtures 2025 or by following this link

Duff House Royal Results

A special mention to Karen McGuinness from Newmachar Golf Club who had a hole in one at the 6th Hole.  Well done Karen.

Hole in One

Congratulations to Allison Taylor who had a hole in one at the 10th hole at Meldrum House while representing Peterculter Golf Club in the Watt Duffus County Competition. 

Well done Allison.

Juniors Coaching 18th May Portlethen Golf Club

 

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.

 

Banchory County Open results

 The results from the Banchory open can be found under Fixture Details 2025 or 

by following this link  Banchory results

Duff House Royal County Open 2025

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

or by following this link Duff House Royal Draw

Watt Duffus 12 May 2025 Meldrum House Golf Club

 

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.

                                                            

 

Watt Duffus Results

 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 Golf Club Monday 12 May 2025

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!

 Aboyne County Open 8th May

The results can be found on the website under Fixture Details 2025 Aboyne or by following this link

Aboyne Results

Duff House Royal Draw

 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.

County Championship Kemnay Golf Club 2025

 

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 17^th.

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. 

County Championships 2025

 To see the results of the latest matchplay results from the County Championships please click on the link below:

Scratch matchplay

Handicap matchplay

Banchory County Draw

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.

County Championship Friday Full Results

The results of the county championship qualifying round  can be found in Fixture Details 2025 or by following these links

Gross scores

Net scores

County Championship Saturday Draw

The Saturday morning draw for the County championship is now available in Fixture Details 2025 or by following the links below   

The Scratch match Play Draw

The Handicap Match Play Draw 

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.

County Championship Kemany 2025

 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.

 Click on the relevant competition and this takes you to the competition results/leaderboard.

 

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.

Watt Duffus Draw 2025

Watt Duffus Competition
Monday 12 May 2025
Meldrum House Golf Club

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. 

Some Useful Information regarding Meldrum House facilities

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. 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.

Paul Lawrie North East District Junior Tour Cruden Bay Sunday 27th April

 

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 11^th 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.

Junior Coaching Friday 25th April Portlethen 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.

Aboyne County Draw 2025

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 

 Ballater County Open 25th April

The results can be found on the website under Fixture Details 2025 Ballater or by following this link:

Ballater Results

Aberdeenshire Ladies County Championship Draw Friday 2nd May 2025

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

 

Ballater County Draw

 The draw for the Ballater County open can be found under Fixture Details 2025 or

 by following this link  Ballater draw

Any late entries please contact Lorna Mckendrick on lorna.mckendrick@hotmail.com

Captain “Sheena” is off to Bruntsfield !

Sheena heads off to Bruntsfield Links Golf Club (Edinburgh) this weekend to play in the Annual Match representing Scotland Senior women against Ireland playing for the Mary McKenna Trophy.

The Match consists of:

Sunday April 6th ….Foursomes

Monday April 7th …Singles

We wish Sheena and the rest of the Scottish Team Good Luck and hopefully they will bring home the Trophy.

Golf Season 2025

 

Welcome to Golf Season 2025.

The golf season 2025 is almost upon us and ALCGA offers plenty of opportunities to get playing.

Yearly subscriptions can now be paid. For information on how to pay, please look at the website under 

Useful Information - Paying your annual subscriptions.

Competitions are now open for entering. Please look at the fixture list on the website for all our events.

These can be entered through the Scottish Golf App. Information on how to enter can be found on the website under the heading -

 Useful Information - Competition Entry Guidance.

The year has started off with County Squad Training which has been a great success at Murcar Links. Our thanks go to Gary Forbes, Head Professional for running the sessions.

Junior coaching will again take place at Portlethen Golf Club with Head Professional David Pocock in April and May. Please inform our new Junior Convenor Ellie Whyte , alcga.juniors@gmail.com as soon as possible of any new Junior members so we can invite them along. Places will be allocated on a first come first served basis.

Our first event is at at Ballater Golf Club on Friday 25^th April. There is always a big entry to this popular event. The closing date is Friday 11^th April. To secure your place get your entry in as soon as possible.

This will be closely followed by our County Championship 2025 at Kemnay Golf Club. The qualifying round is on Friday 2^nd May, matchplay  on Saturday 3^rd May  and Sunday 4^th  May. Please come along on Sunday the 4^th May to watch and support the finalists as I am sure the golf will be of the highest quality.

I would encourage you to enter as many County Meetings as you can throughout the year as these are very sociable, a great way to play other courses and meet players from other clubs.

 

I wish you all a very happy and successful golf season in 2025 and I look forward to seeing you  at our county events.

 

 

Sheena Wood

Captain ALCGA

County Training Session 3

 

Our final session of pre-season training was held on another glorious day at Murcar Links.

Everyone found the sessions most informative and enjoyable.

Our thanks go to Head Professional Gary Forbes for delivering such excellent short game drills and competitions, it has been great for team building.

Champion of Champions

 

George Young who is secretary of the North East District has asked me to me to remind all clubs that the closing date for the Ladies Scratch and Handicap and the Ladies Senior Scratch and Handicap sections is Friday 7^th March.

I would encourage all those eligible to enter. I am sure you would enjoy taking part.

Email entries to

 northeastdistrictgolf@gmail.com

01/03/25 County Squad Training Session 2 - Murcar Links Golf Club

 

The girls for a change  enjoyed good weather to work on their pitching and putting.

Vice Captain Linda, Selector Carol and myself were all very impressed with the range of shots we saw, especially as the challenges were set up to be very testing.

Thanks to Gary Forbes Head Professional at Murcar Links Golf Club for leading the session.

16/02/25 County Squad Training Session 1 - Murcar Links Golf Club

 

Aberdeenshire County Training got under way Sunday 16^th February with the girls braving the weather at Murcar Links Golf Club with Head Professional Gary Forbes.

Due to the weather Gary had set up putting drills indoors and various short game challenges under cover on the range. It was a most productive and enjoyable session.