Carly can't make it to Abu Dhabi,
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Holly's chance of overseas double

Carly Booth is unavailable to defend the Abu Dhabi junior girls' championship, organised and sponsored by The Daily Telegraph, in this year's event which will be played during the week of November 24 to 30.
English girls champion Holly Clyburn (Woodhall Spa), winner of the Nick Faldo Series Under-21 girls title in Brazil at the end of last week, is in the select field of nine girls by virtue of a sponsors' invite.
Holly, pictured by Cal Carson Golf Agency at this year's girls' home internationals at Fairhaven GC, accepted the invitation BEFORE her triumph in Brazil.
Chris Lloyd (The Kendleshire) is the sponsors' invite in the field of 12 boys.
All those who have qualified did so by returning scores several under par in nominated Daily Telegraph medals during the 2009 season.
James Burnett (Sleaford), who was well up the returns with a -7 score, is unable to take his place in the field, presumably due to school examinations during the week in question.
There are no Scottish boys or girls in the line-up for later this month.
The competitors, subject to confirmation by the Daily Telegraph, are:
GIRLS
Heidi Baek (Felixstowe Ferry)
Jessica Wilcox (Blankney)
Hannah Turland (Tidsworth)
Georgia Hall (Ferndown)
Michaela Chivers (Farrington)
Sophie Godley (Lindrick)
Alexandra Peters (Notts Ladies)
Charlotte Austwick (Pike Hills)
Holly Clyburn (Woodhall Spa).
BOYS
Ross Mitchell (Sunningdale)
Tom Lewis (Welwyn Garden City)
Jack McKenzie (Princes)
Jordan Ainley (Brokenhurst Manor)
Tom Ibbertson (Coventry Hearsall).
Tomasz Anderson (Mill Green)
Ben Herbert (Clacton-on-Sea)
Ryan Fricker (Yelverton).
Ben Ludlam (Dunwood Manor)
Myles Angell (Clevedon)
Chris Lloyd (The Kendleshire).

Catriona Matthew wins $17,540 in South Korea

British women's open champion Catriona Matthew finished joint 23rd with a one-over-par total of 217 in the LPGA Tour's Hana Bank Kolon championship at Incheon, South Korea today.
Catriona had a roller-coaster ride in the 54-hole tournament with scores of 67, 79 and 71 to finish 11 shots behind the South Korea winner Na Yeon Choi who scored 68, 71 and 67 for a 10-under-par total of 206 to win the $255,00 first prize
Catriona's monetary reward was $17,570.
The players contended with windy conditions at Sky 72 Golf Club's Ocean Course for the LPGA's annual tour stop in South Korea.
Choi won the Samsung World Championships in September with an eagle after sharing the lead into the final par-5 hole. The 22-year-old faced a similar situation on Sunday, but this time she wasn't nervous.
"This time I was able to play the last hole comfortably," Choi said. "I went in thinking 'birdie.'"
Choi and three-time Tour winner Maria Hjorth (Sweden) stood at the 18th tee paired in the same group and tied for the lead at 9-under. But after both hit nice tee shots to the left of the fairway, Hjorth stiffed a 226-yard 4-iron into a water hazard, while Choi laid up nicely in front of the green.
Hjorth took a drop and managed to save par, while the Korean chipped her third shot to just inches of the cup.
Tseng, who contended with the leaders for most of the round, made a birdie on the final hole to claim a share of second place.
Ran Hong, who mainly plays on the Korean LPGA Tour, shot a 69 to finish four strokes off the lead, one ahead of Song-Hee Kim (71).
LPGA Tour money leader Jiyai Shin of South Korea finished with a 2-under 70 to finish in lone 6th place, following yesterday's 6-over par round.
America's Brittany Lang, Anna Nordqvist of Sweden, and South Koreans Se Ri Pak and Inbee Park rounded out the top-10 at 2-under tied for 7th place.
Mexico's top-ranked Lorena Ochoa closed with a final round 73 to end at 6-over, tied for 44th on 222.
Choi donned traditional Korean attire during her trophy presentation, as is customary for winners of this tournament.
"I take pride in winning for Korea this week," said Choi, who now moves to 5th on the annual Tour money.
The LPGA Tour now swings to Japan and Mexico before closing with the inaugural Tour Championship in Houston, Texas.
FINAL TOTALS
Ocean Course, Incheon, South Korea
Par 216 (3x72) 6,409yd
206 Na Yeon Choi (SKo) 68 71 67 ($255,000).
207 Yani Tseng (SKo) 69 70 68, Maria Hjorth (Sweden) 68 72 67 ($136,819 each).
206 Na Yeon Choi 68 71 67
207 Yani Tseng (Tai) 69 70 68, Maria Hjorth (Swe) 68 72 67
210 Ran Hong 70 71 69
212 Song-Hee Kim 69 72 71
213 Jiyai Shin 67 76 70
214 Anna Nordqvist (Swe) 70 73 71, Se Ri Pak 70 72 72, Inbee Park 70 71 73, Brittany Lang (USA) 73 73 68
215 Jee Young Lee 70 72 73, Bo-Mee Lee 73 74 68, Momoko Ueda (Jpn) 70 75 70, Juli Inkster (USA) 70 76 69
216 Vicky Hurst (USA) 67 75 74, Ae-ree Pyun 71 71 74, In Kyung Kim 72 70 74, Meena Lee 69 73 74, Hee Kyung Seo 70 75 71, M.J. Hur 71 74 71, Sandra Gal (Ger) 71 75 70, Hee Young Park 72 74 70
217 Seon Hwa Lee 70 75 72, Catriona Matthew 67 79 71
218 Lindsey Wright (Aus) 70 79 69, Paula Creamer (USA) 72 74 72, Jimin Kang 67 73 78, Meaghan Francella (USA) 66 79 73
219 Ji-Young Oh 70 72 77, So yeon Ryu 71 74 74, Eun Hee Ji 70 71 78, Hye youn Kim 71 73 75, Ha-neul Kim 70 77 72
220 Sun Ju Ahn 73 77 70, Hee-Won Han 69 74 77, Bo kyung Kim 67 74 79
221 Sun Young Yoo 74 78 69, Jeong Eun Lee 73 76 72, Stacy Lewis (USA) 71 74 76, Hye-yong Choi 71 77 73, Kyeong Bae 71 76 74, Katherine Hull (Aus) 71 76 74, Karine Icher (Fra) 71 76 74
222 Giulia Sergas (Ita) 72 76 74, Lorena Ochoa (Mex) 72 77 73, Cristie Kerr (USA) 70 76 76, Candie Kung (Tai) 76 75 71
223 Soo-Yun Kang 70 79 74, Amy Yang (USA) 70 78 75, Christina Kim (USA) 69 74 80
224 Teresa Lu (Tai) 73 77 74, Anna Grzebien (USA) 66 82 76, Pat Hurst (USA) 67 79 78
225 Shi Hyun Ahn 74 76 75, Young Kim 71 80 74, Hyun Hee Moon 72 78 75, Da-na Kang 74 78 73
226 Mika Miyazato (Jpn) 71 81 74, Jin Joo Hong 75 79 72, Hyeon-ju Lee 73 75 78, Angela Park (Bra) 73 74 79, Sophie Gustafson (Swe) 75 76 75
227 Morgan Pressel (USA) 70 77 80
228 Hye Jung Choi 77 77 74
229 Jennifer Song (USA) 74 77 78, Nicole Castrale (USA) 78 74 77
230 Eunjung Yi 73 78 79, Ji-na Lim 74 80 76
231 Hui jeong Kim 73 82 76
232 Simin Feng (USA) 73 76 83
233 Joo Mi Kim 76 80 77

Nancy Chisholm MBE

The Chisholm Family L to R: Lindsey, Bill, Nancy and Susan

Bill Chisholm and daughters, Lindsey and Susan, were in the audience at Buckingham Palace to see Nancy receive the MBE from HM The Queen at an Investiture ceremony on the 15th October.

Nancy, a past chairman of the LGU, and a past President of the SLGA,  was awarded the honour for services to golf in the Queens Birthday Honours list.

Nancy said "We had the most wonderful day filled with exciting memories meeting interesting people, enjoying new sights, exploring new territories in glorious sunshine and having the thrill of speaking a few words of golf with the Queen!
Never thought it would be such a grand experience."

Well done Nancy!

JUNIOR CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS ABANDONED

JUNIOR CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS ABANDONED, TO BE RESCHEDULED FOR NEXT SPRING The Scottish junior champion of champions' golf tournament at The Duke's course, St Andrews today was abandoned after 1hr 20min play because persistent rain had flooded the greens. Scottish Golf Union tournament director Euan Mordaunt is hoping the reschedule the 18-hole tournament for leading boys and girls for the spring of 2010.

Top-20 finish by Vikki Laing in

China, Clare Queen jt 33rd

Vikki Laing finished joint 15th and Clare Queen joint 33rd in the Suzhou Taihu Ladies Open at Suzhou Taihu International Golf Club, China.

Vikki, pictured, had rounds of 78, 69 and 72 for a three-over-par total of 219 which earned her 2,845 Euros.

She finished nine shots behind the South Korean Bo Mi Suh who scored her first win in five years as a tour pro with scores of 69, 69 and 72 for six-under-par 210 to scopp the jackpot prize of 30,000 Euros.

She won by a single shot from France's Gwladys Nocera who had rounds of 70, 71 and 70 for 211 and the 20,300 Euros second prize.

Nocera was penalised two strokes retrospectively when one of her Chinese partners reported that the French player had been two minutes late on the first tee for her first round 68, which was later amended to a 70. Why the matter was not highlighted by the official starter is not clear.

Clare Queen scored 74, 73 and 76 for 223 to earn 1,650 Euros.

Lynn Kenny missed the cut by only one stroke with a pair of 76s for 152.

FINAL TOTALS

Par 216 (3x72)

210 Bo Mi Suh (SKo) 69 69 72 (30,000 Euros).

211 Gwladys Nocera (Fra) 70 71 70 (20,300 Euros).

213 Pornanorg Phatlum (Thai 68 74 71 (14,000 Euros).

214 Marianne Skarpnord (Nor) 72 72 70 (10,800 Euros).

215 Lora Fairclough (Eng) 70 72 72, Rebecca Coakley (Ire) 74 68 73, Iben Tinning (Den) 72 70 73, Frances Bondad (Australia) 70 70 75 (6,620 Euros each).
216 Virginine Lagoutte-Clement (Fra) 72 73 71
217 Li Ying Ye 72 71 74
218 Jade Schaeffer (Fra) 73 72 73, Minea Blomqvist (Fin) 69 76 73, Nontaya Srisawang (Tha) 71 75 72, Titiya Plucksataporn (Tha) 74 69 75
219 Smriti Mehra (Ind) 73 69 77, Vikki Laing (Sco) 78 69 72, Christine Hallstrom (Swe) 73 72 74, Julieta Granada (Par) 70 72 77
220 Georgina Simpson (Eng) 76 71 73, Sophie Giquel (Fra) 74 71 75, Becky Brewerton (Wal) 71 73 76, Bronwyn Mullins-Lane (Aus) 77 71 72, Jessica Ji (Kor) 74 71 75, Carmen Alonso (Spa) 72 68 80
221 Mei h Huang 72 76 73, Hazel Kavanagh (Irl) 74 71 76, Sahra Hassan (Wal) 74 71 76
222 Jia yun Li 73 73 76, Tzu-chi Lin (Tai) 72 76 74, Lee-Anne Pace (Rsa) 75 73 74, Claire Louise Aitken (Eng) 72 76 74, Yun Y Bai 74 68 80
223 Karen Lunn (Aus) 72 71 80, Ling ling Tan 77 70 76, Jenni Kuosa (Fin) 71 74 78, Porani Chutichai (Tha) 75 74 74, Anna Rawson (Aus) 71 75 77, Julie Tvede (Den) 74 72 77, Hong mei Yang 76 74 73, Clare Queen (Sco) 74 73 76
224 Ying Luo 73 73 78, Nicole Montgomery (Aus) 72 77 75, Ursula Wikstrom (Fin) 73 71 80
225 Martina Gillen (Irl) 72 74 79, Laurette Maritz (Rsa) 73 75 77, Morgana Robbertze (Rsa) 72 74 79, Samantha Head (Eng) 72 75 78, Liu M Zhong 75 74 76, Ling Hu 76 70 79, 226 Jae S Won (Pkr) 75 76 75, Florentyna Parker (Eng) 75 74 77
227 Rungthiwa Pangian (Tha) 73 71 83, Riikka Hakkarainen (Fin) 73 72 82, Ko-chen Yeh (Tai) 76 75 76, Yue Xia Lu 75 75 77, Karen-margrethe Juul (Den) 75 72 80
228 Ping Huang 78 73 77, Shuang Gao 74 73 81, Tiranun Yoopan (Tha) 76 73 79
229 Yu H Liu 75 73 81, Wan Z Chen 77 72 80, Hong L Wu 75 76 78, Xiao X Zhou 76 73 80, Xaio R Wei 74 75 80
230 Eva Steinberger (Aut) 76 75 79
231 Qin Zhou 76 75 80, Bing Lim (Mal) 76 75 80
233 Yan Jing 76 75 82
234 Xiao Z Ren 74 77 83

MISSED THE CUT (151 or better qualified)

152 Lynn Kenny (Sco) 76 76, Tara Delaney (Ire) 79 73, Kirsty S Taylor (Eng) 77 75.