Club Championship Qualifiers - Round 1

The first qualifying round of the Strathmore Golf Club Championship takes place this weekend. This is the Club's Individual Scratch Strokeplay Championship. After the two rounds of qualifying, the top 16 Scratch scores will go forward to the knockout stages. Players are to note the availability requirements previously posted.

The draw timings for the first qualifier, is as follows:

Breakfast Bunch

0800: G Miller, T Ogg & M Hill
0807: M Bell, G Ironside & I Clark
0815: R Howkins, M Grieve & D Fenner
0822: M Scott, R Milligan & C Fairweather
0830: B Simpson, J Torrie & C McDonald
0837: L Bushby, I Gall & A Docherty
0845: I Gray, P Crockart & R Miller
0852: P Simpson, D McDonald & N Miller
0900: K Taylor, K Band & M O'Toole
0907: G McDonald, I Stewart & S Farmer (FH)

FH denotes For Handicap

Lunchies

1200: F Martin, F Moran & K MacGillvary
1207: A Aird, W McGregor & S Schofield
1215: D Thomson, SA Robertson & A Hughes
1222: M MacGillvary, P Barnett & E Ritchie
1230: M Bell (Jnr), I Scott & G Martin (Jnr)
1237: S Thomson, E Gray & I Butchart
1245: C McKenna, S Robertson & FJ Moran (Jnr)

Dinners

1700: R Tinker (Jnr) & M Tinker
1707: A Easton (Jnr) & C Davidson

The forecast is good, the course looked in good nick when I saw it, so nothing to stop some excellent golf, except perhaps the players. Good Luck everyone!

Wednesday Competitions – Slow Play

Following problems of slow play in competitions on Wednesday evenings, members are requested to limit groups to 3 players, wherever possible, after 4pm, in order to keep the speed of play up.

Where 4 – balls are unavoidable good golf etiquette should be observed and faster moving groups should be allowed to play through. Thank you for your co-operation

The Gent’s Committee

Club Championship Qualifier - Round 1

The first qualifying round of the Club Championship takes place this Saturday. The second qualifying round will take place the following Sunday. Following the second qualifying round, the top 16 Gross scores will go forward to the knock-out matchplay stages, which will take place during the week 16th - 20th June. Tee times for these rounds are to be arranged between competitors, except for the semi-finals due to take place on Fri 20th June. The first semi-final will tee-off at 1700 and the second at 1730 that day.

All players who qualify for the last 16 MUST be available to play all three dates, as withdrawing after having played in the knockout stage only serves to penalise others who are available!

F Martin
Comps Sec

Winnings

Would all those have not yet collected their winnings from previous weeks competitions please do so at the earliest opportunity from the office. There are a few envelopes awaiting collection, and if they are not collected in due course the monies will be redistributed back to the club funds.

F Martin
Comps Sec

72 Hole Competition Round Up

The final two rounds of this competition took place over the Rannareloch course over the weekend of the 24th and 25th May, and yet again their were some good "scores on the doors." Seems a few players have either hit the ground running, or just going through that purple patch that most of us dream of!

To round up the weekend's events, on Saturday 7 players shot Nett par or better, whilst on Sunday, the slight breeze we get in Strathmore caused problems with four players achieving the same. Saturday saw two of our rising stars, Mathew Bell and Rory Tinker place 1st and 2nd, whilst Sunday saw Mathew finish third. However, as always they have to be discounted for sweep purposes, but well done to both.

So to the placings for Saturday and Sunday:

Saturday

1st. Mathew Bell with a Nett 68
2nd. Rory Tinker with a Nett 68
3rd. Stephen Schofield with a Nett 69
4th. Gary McDonald with a Nett 69
5th. Frank Moran with a Nett 70

Sunday

1st. David Douglas with a Nett 69
2nd. Stephen Schofield with a Nett 70
3rd. Mathew Bell with a Nett 72
4th. Sandy Robertson with a Nett 72

2's

On Saturday, G McDonald, G Martin, N Miller and J Scott all recorded 2's at the 4th, whilst L Duncan and J Scott recorded 2's at the 6th.

On Sunday, I Gray and G Martin recorded 2's at the 4th, Sandy Robertson scooped one at the 6th, F Martin nailed one at the 13th and SA Robertson nabbed one at the 17th.

Full score sheets for all 4 rounds are displayed on the notice board, however after all four rounds had been counted, SA Robertson emerged victorious in the Gross Section, whilst Lee Bushby collects the Nett prize. Well done to both, and well done to all who took part in the inaugral 72 Hole Competition.

Tankard Trophy

The finalists are now known! On a cold Friday evening, Grant Martin triumphed over Eric Gray, whilst Jack Scott defeated Mike Grieve. Here we have the lads prior to getting out there.

Well done Grant and Jack.

72 Hole Competition Round 3 & 4

The final two rounds of this competition take place on Sat and Sun of this week. The draws for both rounds are as follows:

Round 3

Morning

0800: M Scott & G McDonald
0807: I Butchart & N Miller
0815: M Tinker, L Duncan & B McGowan
0822: K Band, I Gray & G Martin (Jnr)
0830: R Howkins, P Barnett & C Davidson
0837: M Grieve, F Moran, I Clark
0845: R Tinker (Jnr), S Schofield & D Thomson

Afternoon

1200: SA Robertson & C McKenna
1207: L Bushby & S Thomson
1215: J Scott, I Scott & M Bell (Jnr)
1222: A Aird, S Robertson & R Michie
1230: E Ritchie, C Thoms & E Gray

Round 4

Morning

0800: SA Robertson, M Scott & J Scott
0807: B McGowan, I Gray & R Howkins
0815: E Ritchie, I Clark & S Schofield

Afternoon

1200: C McKenna & L Bushby
1207: I Butchart & S Thomson
1215: I Scott, M Bell (Jnr) & A Aird
1222: S Robertson, G Martin (Jnr) & D Douglas
1230: R Michie, P Barnett & F Moran
1237: F Martin, M Truswell & D Thomson
1245: C Thoms, E Gray & FJ Moran (Jnr)

This competition has been drawn in handicap order.
Only persons who have not played in any of the previous rounds are required to pay an entry fee.
All monies are to be deposited in the box prior to taking to the course.

Best of luck everyone.

Tankard Trophy Update

The Tankard Trophy semi-finalists are now known. Grant Martin will play Eric Gray in the first tie, whilst Jack Scott will take on Mike Grieve in the second tie. Both ties will be played on Friday night at 1730. Spectators, well wishers, hangers on are all welcome to watch.

Well done, and good luck!

72 Hole Competition

Rounds 3 and 4 of this competition take place this weekend. remember, if you are not playing in the comp, you can still compete for handicap and sweep purposes, but you only have till tomorrow lunchtime to get your names down. The current standings for both Gross and Nett are as follows:

Top Ten Gross

1. Mark Scott 73 75 - Total 148
2. Scott Robertson 80 73 - Total 153
3. Lee Bushby 81 73 - Total 154
3. Iain Butchart 79 75 - Total 154
5. Craig McKenna 76 84 - Total 160
6. Ian Scott 85 82 - Total 167
6. Brian McGowan 80 87 - Total 167
8. Sandy Robertson 84 85 - Total 169
9. Matt Bell (Jnr) 92 78 - Total 170
9. Jack Scott 85 85 - Total 170

Top Ten Nett

1. Lee Bushby 74 66 - Total 140
1. Mark Scott 69 71 - Total 140
3. Iain Butchart 73 69 - Total 142
4. P Barnett 76 70 - Total 146
5. I Clark 75 73 - Total 148
5. Brian McGowan 70 78 - Total 148
7. I Scott 76 73 - Total 149
7. Sandy Robertson 74 75 - Total 149
9. Craig McKenna 71 79 - Total 150
10. A Aird 80 71 - Total 151
10. SA Robertson 79 72 - Total 151

Best of luck to all competing this weekend.

May Medal

Well where do we start with this one. We almost ran out of tee-times for the field in the morning, the weather was great, the afternoon round did drag a little, work on your speed golf guys! And some folk who shot scores which on any other day would have been out of sight lost! There were eight players with Nett 71 or less, with two players tied on Nett 64, with Davie Alexander just shading Ian Scott on countback.

Divisional Winners.

Gold: Kerr Taylor - Nett 68
Silver: David M Alexander - Nett 64
Bronze: Maurice Hill - Nett 71

Handicaps

The following players have beed reduced as a result of the May Medal:

Kerr Taylor - New Playing Handicap - 8
I Gall - New Playing Handicap - 14
Scott Thomson - New Playing Handicap - 6
I Scott - New Playing Handicap - 8
W McGregor - New Playing Handicap - 12
David M Alexander - New Playing Handicap - 12

The following players have been up-revised:

Brian Jackson - New Playing Handicap - 12
Alan Valentine - New Playing Handicap - 19
Peter Simpson - New Playing Handicap - 21
Mathew Bell - New Playing Handicap -8
David J Alexander - New Playing Handicap - 12

2's

Seems half the field had the measure of the Par 3's this weekend with the following achieving:

Lewis Duncan, Mark Melville, Fergus Martin, Andrew Hughes, Maurice Hill and J Torrie at the 6th.
Ray Miller at the 13th.
Kerr Taylor and Iain Butchart at the 17th.

A fantastic turnout, and some excellent returns, lets hope all the events are this good!

Scratch League

A battling performance by the guys on damp and miserable conditions on Friday saw them lose out to Craigiehall 4 - 1. Considering the opposition had two Scottish Internationalists, I think they did rather well.

Trophies

Could all people who are currently in possession of a club trophy from last season please return them to the club as soon as possible, as they all require to be despatched to the engravers for, well, engraving.

Inner Golf Coach

For all of you, who are experiencing a bit of mental trauma on the course, like me, try out "Our Brian's" web-site in the links panel on the left.

Gary SmithTrophy - Mixed Doubles

The pairings for the Gary Smith Trophy being played Sun 18th May are as follows:

12.00: D Norman & A Grewar - S Balderson & K Campbell

12.07: M Hill & E Ralston - M Trusswell & M Hunter

12.15 : F & J Moran - D Gillespie & C Sturgis

12.22: J & M Menzies - I Butchart & J Taylor

12.30 : E Gray & R Fraser - G Allan & C McNab

12.37 : S & M Robertson - P Simpson & K Finlay

12.45 : J Rough & M Nicol - I & J McCouig

12.52: B & J Groom - R&S Peacock

1.00 : G & L Haynes - P & C Tinker

1.07 : D Douglas & J Griffiths - J & S Scott

1.15 : P Barnett & M West - C Davidson & R McGeoghegan

Format

Four ball better ball Stableford.

Ladies - Play off the red tees - handicap+1 then 3/4

Gents - Play off the white tees - 3/4 handicap

Everyone uses ladies stroke index

Two course meal will be available for anyone who wishes to stay after the game.

Any queries, see Iain and/or Marion.

May Medal

Tee-off timings for this month's medal are as follows:

Afternoon Shoppers

0800: M Scott & G McDonald
0807: K Band & B McGowan
0815: L Duncan, K Taylor & G Miller
0822: R Miller, I Gray & M O'Toole
0830: B Jackson, M Bell & B Simpson
0837: D Gordon, G Ironside & N Colville
0845: C Davidson, M Melville & I Stewart
0852: I Gall, K Macleod & I Clark
0900: A Ramsay, G Hunter & A Valentine
0907: D Dawson, S Schofield & M Hill
0915: P Simpson, D McDonald & J Ireland
0922: C Petrie, J Torrie & D Findlay
0930: C McDonald, D Fenner & T Bennet

Saturday Morning Lie-in Please

1200: L Bushby & C McKenna
1207: I Butchart & D Gillespie
1215: S Thomson, J Scott & M Bell (Jnr)
1222: I Scott, A Aird & R Michie
1230: GN Hunter, DJ Alexander & G Martin (Jnr)
1237: P Barnett, W McGregor & R Peacock
1245: DM Alexander, F Moran & A Donaldson
1252: J Davidson, F Martin & M Truswell
1300: A Hughes, P Crockart & D Thomson
1307: A Ross, E Gray & FJ Moran (Jnr)

A fantastic field, lets hope the fantastic weather keeps up and we can get some really good golf.

"Ooh Matron's" 16 - The Uncut Edition

As I am sure many of you have heard about Derek's 16....yes! 16....on the first hole of last weeks Tankard Trophy Qualifier.

As one of his two playing partners, I was able to witness the event first-hand. His drive was well hit, just a little left but he then proceeded to thin the ball twice...fair enough for the first hole....

After hitting his fourth one to a place where he could attack the green, he proceeded to pull his shot into the greenside bunker....and then the horror of the day occured.

3 attempts and Oooh Matron was starting to step back from his shots just to relax his head. This I thought was a good idea as I know I would be rather annoyed if such a thing happened to me. Another 4 attempts and Scott and I were starting to look at each other in a 'No-Stupid-Remarks-We-Might-Die' sort of way just as he got it out of the bunker on his 8th attempt.

We breathed a collective sigh of relief and watched as it took him three to get down.

The annoying thing....for Derek anyway....is that he played quite well that day and actually would have played to around his handicap, had he even just got a 6 on the first hole.

But of course 'if' is the biggest 2 letter word in the world of golf.

Summer Knock-out Competitions

A further reminder to all these competing in the Summer Knock-out Competitions. The next round of these competitions must be completed by the 25th of May. The top-named individual/team is/are the challengers and are responsible for providing 3 dates for these matches, one of which must include a weekend date. Please bear in mind that the next three weekends all have competitions scheduled. Disputes over fixtures are to be raised with the Competitions Secretary on the tel. no. below at the earliest opportunity.

F Martin
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Tales From the Course

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Tankard Trophy Semi-Final Timings

For the four competitors lucky enough to get there, and for any spectators who intend to come along, the semi-finals of the Tankard Trophy will tee off at 1730 and 1737 on Friday 23rd May.

Tankard Trophy Knockout Qualifiers

The following players have qualified as the Top 16 after the qualifying rounds.

Craig McKenna - Nett 139
Mathew Bell - Nett 142
Ian Clark - Nett 142
Nolan Miller - Nett 143
Michael Bell - Nett 143
Ray Miller - Nett 146
Fergus Martin - Nett 146
Scott Thomson - Nett 147
Ray Michie - Nett 147
Eric Ritchie - Nett 148
Donald Thomson - Nett 149
Charlie Davidson - Nett 149
Jack Scott - Nett 149
Eric Gray - Nett 150
Sandy Robertson - Nett 150
Iain Butchart -Nett 150

Ray Miller and Donald Thomson are unavailable during the week of the Knock-out stages and thus have been withdrawn. They will be replaced by the next best two scores which are:

Mike Grieve - Nett 150
Grant Martin - Nett 151

The Knockout Draw is therefore as follows:

First Stage

Top Half

1. C McKenna v G Martin
2. R Michie v E Ritchie
3. N Miller v S Robertson
4. Mike Bell v E Gray

Bottom Half

5. Matt Bell v M Grieve
6. S Thomson v C Davidson
7. I Clark v I Butchart
8. F Martin v J Scott

Quarters

Winners of:

A. 1 v 2
B. 3 v 4
C. 5 v 6
D. 7 v 8

Semi-Finals

Winners of

A v B
C v D

The first Knockout matches are to take place on Monday 19th May, times to be arranged by the competitors. The second knockout matches are to be played on Wed 21 May, also at times to be arranged by individuals. The semi-finals will take place on Friday 23rd May at a time to be announced.

If any of the above named individuals are not available during the next stage they are to contact the Competitions Secretary as soon as possible.

Tankard Trophy Qualifying - Round 2

Another fine day at Strathmore saw some 39 players play in the second qualifying round of the Tankard Trophy, after which the Top 16 would go forward to the Knock-out stages. With a CSS of 71, there was some pretty good golf on show with Mark Scott again taking the plaudits with the best Nett and Gross scores of 69 and 73 respectively. Well done Mark.

Sweep Winners.

1st. Mark Scott - Nett 69
2nd. Craig McKenna - Nett 70
3rd. Nolan Miller - Nett 71

2's

6 players had 2's during this round:
Grant Martin (Jnr) & Ray Michie @ the 4th
Andrew Hughes, Iain Butchart & I Scott @ the 6th
Mark Scott @ the 13th

Well done Guys

Tankard Trophy Qualifying Round Two Draw

The draw for the second qualifying round of the Tankard Trophy is below. Individuals who are competing for the sweep are still required to pay an entry fee as usual. All monies are to be deposited in the money box prior to taking to the course.

Breakfast Bunch.

0800: A Jones (SO) & M Hill
0807: M Scott (SO) & R Miller
0815: M Melville (SO), B Morrison (SO) & D Findlay
0822: K Band, N Miller & G Ironside
0830: M Bell, I Clark & A Valentine (SO)
0837: G MCDonald (SO), P Simpson & J Torrie (SO)
0845: K Macleod, S Schofield & D Fenner (SO)
0852: R Milligan, B Jackson & A Ramsay

Lunchers.

1200: M Bell (Jnr) & A Hughes
1207: J Scott & A Aird
1215: I Butchart, S Robertson & E Gray
1222: S Thomson, G Martin (Jnr) & D Gordon
1230: A Easton (Jnr), P Barnett & E Ritchie
1237: I Scott, R Michie & W McGregor
1245: F Moran, M Truswell (SO) & D Thomson
1252: C McKenna, F Martin & FJ Moran

Diners.

1700: L Duncan, C davidson & M Grieve

SO denotes Sweep Only.

After completion of the second qualifier, the Top 16 Nett scores will go forward to the Knock-out stages of the competition.

Summer Knockout Competitions

A reminder that the next rounds off all Summer Knockouts are to be complete by 25th May, bearing in mind that the next 3 weekends are tied up with other Competitions. Top named individual/team are the challengers and responsible for contacting their opponents and arranging the matches. Disputes are to be referred to the Competitions Secretary.

TPC at Sawgrass

The 5th Major, the TPC at Sawgrass tees off Thursday, keep up to date with the scores and highlights at the PGA Tour website.

Tankard Trophy - Round Two

A gentle reminder to all those who played in the first round of the Tankard Trophy that they are required to annotate their names in the draw sheet in the club-house before 12am on Thursday, otherwise they will not be allocated a draw time for Saturday and thus unable to take any further part in this competition.

F Martin
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Tankard Trophy Qualifier - Round One

The first round of the Tankard Trophy saw some excellent returns on the scorecards, with 4 players currently sharing top spot on Nett 69 and a further 8 players within 5 shots going into the second round. And so after Round One, the players in pole position for qualifying are:

1st. Kenny Band - Nett 69
1st. Ian Clark - Nett 69
1st. Michael Bell - Nett 69
1st. Craig McKenna - Nett 69
5th. Mathew Bell - Nett 70
6th. Eric Ritchie - Nett 70
7th. Nolan Miller - Nett 72
7th. Ray Michie - Nett 72
9th Fergus Martin - Nett 73
10th. Jack Scott - Nett 74
10th. Mike Grieve - Nett 74
10th. Peter Simpson - Nett 74
11th. R Miller - Nett 75
11th. Dave Findlay - Nett 75
11th. Charlie Davidson - Nett 75
14th. Iain Butchart - Nett 76
14th. Eric Gray - Nett 76
14th. Sandy Robertson - Nett 76
14th. Scott Thomson - Nett 76
14th. Frank Moran - Nett 76

The Top 16 players will go forward to the matchplay knockout stages of this competition, which will take place during the week 19th - 23rd May (Details in Fixtures Book). The draw for this stage will take place shortly after the Second Round is completed and will be posted as soon as is possible.


Handicap Reductions

Craig McKenna - New Playing Handicap - 4

Handicap Up-Revisions

Andy Ramsay - New Playing Handicap - 16
Sandy Robertson - New Playing Handicap - 11
I Scott - New Playing Handicap - 10
Grant martin - New Playing Handicap - 11

2's

Five Players had 2's during Round One; Ken MacLeod, Scott Thomson and Ray Michie at the 6th and I Scott and Grant Martin (Jnr) at the 13th.

And so, as we move into the Second Round, it remains tight for qualification to the Knockout stages. Round Two, next weekend!

Tankard Trophy Qualifier - Round One

Round One of the Tankard Trophy, Strathmore Golf Club's Handicap Trophy will be played on Sat 3rd May. Tee-times are as follows:

Earlies.

0800: M Scott, N Miller & K Band
0807: D Gordon, B Simpson & I Clark
0815: R Milligan, M Grieve & D Findlay
0822: M O'Toole, P Simpson & D McDonald
0830: G Miller, C Fairweather & A Valentine
0837: W McGregor, G Ironside & J Stanley (FH)
0845: M Bell, M Hill & R Stanley (FH)
0852: A Docherty, I Stewart & J Storrie (FH)
0900: R Miller, k MacLeoad & B Fenner (FH)


Middles

1200: C McKenna & I Butchart
1207: J Scott, S Thomson & B Jackson
1215: A Aird, F Martin & A Hughes
1222: M Bell (Jnr), R Michie & A Ramsay
1230: K Taylor, S Robertson & E Ritchie
1237: A Easton (Jnr), I Scott, F Moran
1245: G Martin (Jnr), P Barnett & E Gray
1252: S Schofield, D Thomson & FJ Moran (Jnr)

Lates

1700: L Duncan, C Davidson & G Haynes

Players are to ensure the correct monies are deposited in the Gent's box, prior to taking to the course and that that sign-in sheet has been completed. Failure to sign in properly could result in disqualification from the competition.