Women & Golf Tour Ambassador Gemma Dryburgh reflects upon her season from the LPGA to Rose Ladies Series to Q-Series and everything in between. The year started with a lot of uncertainty as I began the season with limited LPGA status. Although I had finished in the top 100 in the CME points list in 2020, due to Covid it did not count. I started the year playing Monday qualifiers for the first few LPGA events. Monday qualifiers typically have two spots into the main event each week so it’s a one round shoot out. Unfortunately, I didn’t have any luck with Monday qualifiers, so I decided to p ..read more

In-form Gemma Dryburgh secured a place in the record books as she made it back-to-back wins in the new Justin Rose Ladies Series. The Scot’s latest triumph came in the first professional women’s tournament to be staged at Royal St George’s, carding a one-under-par 69 at the Kent venue. She won by a shot from her two playing partners, Solheim Cup duo Charley Hull and Georgia Hall, in backing up last week’s equally impressive victory at The Buckinghamshire. “I’m buzzing,” Dryburgh, who was born in Aberdeen but now lives in Beaconsfield in Buckinghamshire, told The Scotsman. “I couldn’t have aske ..read more

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Gemma Dryburgh’s past experience as a county level footballer is inspiring her to get creative with her practice during the current Covid-19 lockdown. Firstly, there is the football goal in her garden, which serves as a golf net. “I saw Michele Thomson’s video where she had a duvet on her washing line. That gave us the idea to put a duvet in front of it and it seems to be working so far.” Then, there is the chipping area. “I’ve set up what I’m calling the Covid-19 chipping challenge. From when I used to play football, I’ve got some high cones, a chipping net and a circle that was used for keep ..read more

My LPGA journey so far. Summer is upon us and I feel like I have done so much in the last six months. So far I have not had the results I was hoping for, but I have learnt so much from each event and also had fun along the way. I started the year in the Bahamas and then went down under to Australia to play in three events. Two of my favourite places to travel to for very similar reasons. Both places are known for their amazing beaches and outdoor lifestyles. Here are some pictures from both trips. We played the Ocean Club in the Bahamas and I had the chance to play New South Wales Golf Cl ..read more

Having ploughed a lone furrow on the biggest stage in women’s golf for the best part of a decade, Catriona Matthew is delighted she’ll have Gemma Dryburgh for company on the LPGA next season after the Aberdonian’s recent card success at the circuit’s Qualifying School. Dryburgh, a 24-year-old who is based in Buckinghamshire, passed the gruelling test at LPGA International at Daytona Beach in Florida with flying colours, finishing joint-13th in a battle among 165 players for 20 coveted spots on a circuit that will be worth a record $68.75 million in 2018. Matthew, Scotland’s long-time No 1, has ..read more

Aberdeen’s Gemma Dryburgh will start her fledgling career on the US Ladies Professional Golf Association Tour at the Pure Silk Bahamas LPGA Classic from January 25-28. Gemma became the first Scot to clinch a full LPGA tour card since 1998, at the final qualifying school stage at Daytona Beach in Florida in December. She will also play in the ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open from February 15-18 and in two LET co-sanctioned tournaments in Australia in the two following weeks. The 24-year-old carded rounds of 72, 73, 71 and 68 to finish tied for 13th place and secure one of the 20 spots on offe ..read more

I cannot wait to get my 2018 season started this week in the Bahamas! Even though I played in two LPGA events in 2017, this is my first tournament as a full member of the LPGA. I have gained valuable experience over the past two years as a professional, but I am sure everything will be on a bigger scale than I have ever experienced before. Which is very exciting! Playing on the LPGA has been a goal of mine since I was about 15 years old. So when I qualified through Q school in December, I was absolutely ecstatic! My parents were too, they have supported me throughout my career so seeing the ha ..read more

Indian teenager Aditi Ashok earned her third Ladies European Tour title in 12 months after a tense finish to the Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Open in Abu Dhabi. The 19-year-old from Bangalore began the final day at Saadiyat Beach Golf Club with a two-stroke lead and seemed to be in cruise control for most of the round. She made a nervy start with a bogey on the fifth hole, but bounced back with six birdies in her next 11 holes to open a four-stroke advantage with three holes to play. Then, from nowhere, she four-putted at the par-3 17th reducing her lead to just one stroke over Georgia Hall. She ..read more

Aberdeen’s Gemma Dryburgh, by finishing joint 15th in a big field at the LPGA Tour Q School Stage 2 event at Venice, Florida on Sunday, was the only Scot to gain a place at the LPGA Qualifying School’s Final Stage next month. Former Curtis Cup player Dryburgh had rounds of 74, 72, 70 and 69 for 285 – nine shots behind the winner, England’s Georgia Hall (71-68-69-68 for 12-under 276). Michele Thomson from Ellon failed by one stroke to make the top 80 and ties who will advance to the Final Stage. After dismal rounds of 74, 78 and 76, the former Scottish champion and Curtis Cup player hit peak fo ..read more