Endurance Competition

Please note that due to other commitments, the draw for the Endurance Trophy will not be posted at the club until Friday afternoon at the earliest. Family commitments depending, it may well appear on the blog on Thursday evening.

Apologies to all concerned.

F Martin
Comps Sec
07841 334822

Gent's Invitation Day

This seasons Gent's Invitation Day will take place on Sat 23rd Aug. So grab the boss, brother, father, best golfing buddy, or even someone who can swing a stick and you fancy a round with and come along.

There will be prizes for the first three pairings and the standard prizes for longest drive and nearest the pin. (Pse note an official handicap is required for players to win any of the prizes on offer!)

A two course meal will be provided after the event, at a cost of £18 per couple. Members can use their green-fee vouchers for this event or the mixed invitation. If the voucher is not used, the green fee for the guest will be £12.

The entry form for this event is in the folder in the clubhouse, so for a change from the normal Sat events, join up now!

Competition Monies

The following notice has been placed in the changing room at the club.

"The players listed below have monies waiting to be collected from the office. These winnings have now, in many cases, been sitting in the office for over 4 weeks. If they are not collected by Monday 4th Aug, they will be deposited in the club funds."

A Gibb - Summer League Card 1 - April
G Haynes - Wed Sweep - Apr 2nd
A Ramsay - Wed Sweep - Apr 2nd
DM Alexander - Summer League - Card 2 - May
E Ritchie - Club Champs Rd 1 - May
I Taylor - Summer League - Card 3 - June
L Bushby - Magners Qualifier - June
M Truswell - Magners Qualifier - June
M Scott - Magners Qualifier - June
K Taylor - Bellhaven Qualifier - June
E Gray - R Stephenson Memorial Trophy - June
J Wood - Wed Sweep - June 11

F Martin
Comps Sec
07841 334822

Endurance Trophy - Sat 2nd Aug

This weeks event is the Endurance Trophy played over 36 holes. So who's up for the challenge? Names on the entry sheet before Thursday lunchtime as always.

George Black Memorial Trophy

A field of 59 teed up in the end for the George Black Memorial Trophy, and there were some really good efforts on show. 12 Players shot Nett Par or better, with 3 players shooting Nett 68 or better, a quite remarkable effort, particularly as 2 of those players are Juniors. A huge well done and thank you to all who took part at the weekend, and if you ask around, you'll hear the stories of two lost balls (Ken McL and Frank M) and a dinner order (Mike G)!

Placings

1st. R Tinker (Jnr) - Nett 66
2nd. A Easton (Jnr) - Nett 68 (BIH)
3rd. D Thomson - Nett 68
4th. S Farmer - Nett 70 (BIH)
5th. G Martin (Jnr)- Nett 70
6th. S Robertson - Nett 70

And so for the 2nd year running a Junior has won the George Black Memorial Trophy, congratulations Rory!

With 3 of the top 6 players being Juniors, the sweep money will go to the 3 best placed adult members.

Handicaps

Reductions

The following players had handicap reductions as a result of this competition:

Rory Tinker - New Playing Handicap - 13
Donald Thomson - New PLaying Handicap - 21

Up Revisions

The following players had handicap up-revisions as a result of this competition:

Colin Fairweather - New Playing Handicap - 18
Jack Scott - New Playing Handicap - 8
Fergus Martin - New Playing Handicap - 18
Frank Moran - New Playing Handicap - 16
Mike Grieve - New Playing Handicap - 16

2's

Only three 2's recorded this weekend, Gus Miller at the 4th, Allan Easton (Jnr) at the 6th and M Tinker at the 13th. As Allan is a Junior the 2's pot will be split between Gus and Mark.

Once again, a huge thank you to all who played ensuring great turnout for this event.

George Black Memorial Trophy

Well, what can we say? The largest single field of the season so far is set to tee up on Saturday for the George Black Memorial Trophy. Unfortunately, defending champion Matt Bell will not be among them, however, with the field of 64 containing the Club Championship Runner up, both Tankard Finalists, both Junior Championship Finalists and a multitude of Medal winners, it can only be hoped that the golf served up honours this event.

The start-times are below. All afternoon players are to note the departure from the normal start time due to the Ladies Section Scott Trophy being played ahead of them. Please keep the pace of play moving along as the course is fully booked immediately behind the afternoon players.

First Up

0800: M Bell, M Scott & R Miller
0807:G Miller, A Valentine & M Melville
0815: C Davidson, C Brown (FH) & B Simpson
0822: A Docherty, M Tinker & I Stewart
0830: K Macleod, C Fairweather & B McGowan
0837: C McDonald, S Schofield & P Arkell
0845: S Farmer, D McDonald & J Menzies
0852: A Ramsay, K McGillvary & M O'Toole
0900: G Ironside, D Fotheringham & K Band
0907: P Simpson, I Clark & R Tinker (Jnr)
0915: P Tinker, I Gray & A Jones

Following On

1237: G Martin (Jnr) & J Scott
1245: F Martin & D Thomson
1252: P Barnett, DJ Alexander & F Moran
1300: D Gordon, J Torrie & DM Alexander
1307: A Aird, E Ritchie & R Michie
1315: C McKenna, B Groom & S Robertson
1322: FJ Moran (Jnr), G Haynes & D Fenner
1330: I Scott, F Barber & R Stanley
1337: AM Blair, A Easton (Jnr) & J Stanley
1345: L Bushby, D Beale & S Thomson
1352: M Grieve, E Gray & I Butchart

Best of luck all those playing!

As usual, please make sure that all monies are deposited in the box, prior to taking to the tee.

July Monthly Medal

Well, the Strathmore breeze was back with a bang on Saturday in the July Medal, so a big well done to everyone who struggled through it, particularly the players, all 4 of them, who managed Nett Par or better. The Divisional Winners are as follows:

Medals

Gold: L Duncan with a Nett 69
Silver: J Grant with a Nett 71
Bronze: A Jones with a Nett 72

A very well done to you all chaps.

Handicaps

Reductions

The following players had a handicap reduction as a result of this competition:

L Duncan - New Playing Handicap of 8
A Jones - New Playing Handicap of 26

Up-Revisions

The following players ahd handicap up-revisions as a result of this competition:

A Docherty - New Playing Handicap of 12
I Butchart - New Playing Handicap of 6
A Donaldson - New Playing Handicap of 16
A Ross - New PLaying Handicap of 25

2's

Only 2 x 2's in the difficult conditions, and with a rollover from the Stableford Competition, G Ironside and DM Alexander helped themselves to 2's (and a sizeable pot) on the 13th and 6th respectively.

J. SCOTT (Printers) DRAW

THE DRAW FOR THE J. SCOTT (Printers) TROPHY ON SUNDAY 20th JULY

11.00 - J. SCOTT & S. SCOTT - P. TINKER & C. TINKER
11.07 - G. HAYNES & L. HAYNES - D. DAWSON & H. DAWSON
11.15 - I. BUTCHART & D. BUTCHART - M. MELVILLE & K. CAMPBELL
11.22 - R. PEACOCK & S. PEACOCK - S. ROBERTSON & M. ROBERTSON
11.30 - B. GROOM & J. GROOM - R. MILLIGAN & C. McNAB
11.37 - E. GRAY & R. FRASER - D. GORDON & M. WEST
11.45 - L. BUSHBY & S. BUSHBY - M. TINKER & D. TINKER
11.52 - P. BARNET & M. NICOLL - D. NORMAN & S. FENNER
12.00 - G. BULLOCK & M. YOUNG - C. DAVIDSON & R. McGEOGHAN

THERE WILL BE A 2 COURSE MEAL AVAILABLE FOR THOSE
WHO WISH TO DINE AFTER THIS EVENT.

PLEASE SEE NOTICE BOARD FOR MENU AND PRICE.

WE HOPE YOU ENJOY THE DAY AND THANK YOU FOR TAKING PART.

Morning Sessions

With a large number of our events being very close to the limit on allocated tee-times (we have a maximum of 13 allocated to us, thats 39 players), I would like to ask all players requesting morning slots, when large numbers have already entered, to consider playing in the afternoon, if at all possible. This would assist the Comps Sec immensely, and prevent any conflict with the Centre.

I know it is not always possible to do so, as people have other commitments, but your cooperation would be appreciated.

F Martin
Comps Sec
07841 334822

July Monthly Medal

Another huge field for the morning session of the July Monthly Medal. The full draw is shown below. As this is a Monthly Medal, the draw has been conducted in Handicap Order in a accordance with Club Rules.

Early Birds

0800: J Scott, I Scott & L Duncan
0807: K Band, B McGowan & I Gray
0815: R Miller, R Milligan & A Docherty
0822: G Miller, M Bell & I Gall
0830: G Ironside, W McGregor & B Simpson
0837: D Gordon, I Stewart & I Clark
0845: M Melville, A Ramsay & K McLeod
0852: J Grant, S Schofield & G Hunter
0900: A Valentine, M Hill & S Stewart
0907: P Simpson, D McDonald & M Allen
0915: J Ireland, J Torrie & A Jones
0922: D Findlay, D Fenner & T Bennet

Late Risers

1200: SA Robertson, I Butchart & C McKenna
1207: L Bushby, G Martin & GN Hunter
1215: J Menzies, DJ Alexander & A Aird
1222: S Robertson, R Michie & DM Alexander
1230: G Haynes, E Ritchie & M Grieve
1237: A Donaldson, J Morrison & D Robinson
1245: D Beale, F Martin & A Hughes
1252: K MacGillivary, C Brand & P Crockart
1300: E Gray, A Ross & F Barber

Best of luck to all, lets hope the weathers a bit better than Birkdale!

President's Day - Call-Offs

Unfortunately Mark Scott and Sammy Bolderson have had to call off, so Tom Bennet will replace Mark on Tee 11 and Kenny will replace Sammy on 10.

President's Day

An excellent turn-out for this weekends President's Day. A shotgun start will be in operation at 0930. Thats an early start for all those that don't usually "do mornings" and that includes the Blog Team!

Start Tees are shown against each team.

1: PTinker, RTinker, MWest, FMoran(j)
1a: I Butchart, J Menzies, J Davidson, M Robertson
2: G Haynes, R Fraser, J Moran, F Moran
3: S Scott, D Butchart, E Aird, D Gillespie
4: A Christie, S Fenner, J Ireland, D Robinson
5: S Schoffield, IMcCouig, A Donaldson, D Gordon
5a: M Young, I Strachan, K Campbell, A Aird
6: A Bushby, J Groom, C Sturgis, L Haynes
7: R McGeoghegan, S Robertson, L Duncan, M Bell
8: A Ramsay, R Milligan, S Bushby, H Dawson
9: M Tinker, J McCouig, M Aird, B Groom
10: J Scott, C Davidson, L Bushby, S Bolderson
11: M Scott, C Tinker, M Menzies, E Ritchie
12: G Dolby, J Taylor, S Peacock, I Scott
12a: D Dawson, F Martin, B McGowan, K Macleod
13: M Hunter, J Douglas, DJAlexander, G Hunter
14: W McGregor, B Jackson, T Ogg, C Fairweather
14a: A Easton, MBell (J), E Ralston, M Strachan
15: A Hughes, RMichie, DMAlexander, M Grieve
16: F Barber, C Brand, M Melville, G Martin
17: R Peacock, P Barnett, C McKenna, D Norman
18: I Clark, A Ross, C McNab, D Findlay
18a: G Gray, C McDonald, S Thomson, M Ogilvy

Reserves: T Bennet, K Band

THIS IS A COUNTING COMPETITION.

Please put your score in the computer before giving your card to Marion or Iain.

July Stableford

After the hiatus of the Club Championship and Tankard Trophy Finals on Saturday, a Stableford Competition was held on Sunday. The results are as follows:

Sweep

1st, C McDonald - 37 points
2nd. S Thomson - 36 points
3rd. S Robertson - 36 points

There were no 2's in this event, therefore the money will be carried over to the next Gents event, which will be the July Monthly Medal in 2 weeks time, due to The President's Cup Mixed Competition this weekend.

Handicaps.

No reductions this week, however the following players had up-revisions:

Parker Crockart - New Playing Handicap of 21
Eric Gray - New Playing Handicap of 25

Tee-Times and No-Shows

A smaller field than normal took to the course this weekend to compete in the July Stableford Competition, as a number of people called off through illness or did not show up. The Comps Sec would like to remind all players of the requirement to inform the Centre or the Comps Sec if you are not going to be able to make your tee-time. Merely not turning up can have a major impact on the days draw.

Persistent offenders will receive a warning in writing, and could find themselves debarred from monthly competition if they continue to fail to show without proper notification to the Centre/Comps Sec.

Fergus Martin
Comps Sec
07841 334822

Finals Day

Saturday the 5th July saw the finals of both the Club Championship and Tankard Trophy take place. The Club Championship was played over 36 holes and went all the way to the 36th hole with Mathew Bell just pipping Iain Butchart to the prize. In the Tankard Trophy, it was another close run thing with Jack Scott edging out Grant Martin on the 18th. So one win for the junior lads and one for the seasoned players, and some very good golf on offer in both ties. Well done Matt and Jack, and commisserations to Iain and Grant.

A few phots of the lads on their day.

July Stableford

With all the excitement of Finals Day on Saturday, this weeks event will be a Stableford on Sunday. The Tee-off times are as follows:

Morning

0800: M Scott & M Grieve
0807: M Melville, D Findlay & D Gordon
0815: A Docherty, I Clark & D McDonald
0822: I Stewart, C Fairweather & GN Hunter
0830: M Bell, L Duncan & I Gray

Afternoon

1200: C McDonald & D Robinson
1207: D Gillespie, C Thoms & F Moran
1215: S Thomson, P Barnett & K Macleod
1222: P Crockart, P Simpson & W McGregor
1230: F Barber, M Hill & FJ Moran
1237: A Ross, C McKenna & G Haynes
1245: A Ramsay, E Gray & J Morrison
1252: AM Blair, S Robertson & B Simpson

Gent's Juniors

On Sunday evening the Strathmore Juniors Scratch League Team aired their new outfits for the first time in their match against Auchterarder. Four young men we are all familiar with represent the club in this team, so here are Matt Bell, Rory Tinker, Grant Martin and Allan Easton in their new tops.

With one win and one half under their belts in the Clubs first ever appearance in the competition, I am sure everyone in the Gent's Section wishes them well in their upcoming fixtures.

Magners Qualifying Medal

Full results for this weekends result are as follows:

12 And Under

1st. Robert Howkins - Nett 69
2nd. Ian Scott - Nett 70
3rd. Mark Scott - Nett 71

13 And Over

1st. Pete Barnett - Nett 71
2nd. Chris Brand - Nett 74
3rd. Stephen Schofield - Nett 74

Well done Robert and Pete who will now represent the Club as a pair in the Regional Final.

Sweep

1st. Robert Howkins - Nett 69
2nd. Ian Scott - Nett 70
3rd. Mark Scott - Nett 71

2's.

5 players recorded 2's during this competition, however the most remarkable was recorded by Ian Scott on the par 4 11th. Well done Ian. The other 4 were Lee Bushby, Alistair Aird and Mark Truswell on the 6th, with Grant Martin (Jnr) bagging one on the 17th.

Handicaps

No reductions only up-revisions this week. Players affected are as follows:

Willie McGregor - New Playing Handicap - 13
Shaun Stewart - New Playin Handicap - 21

Many thanks to all who took part.

Magners Scottish Club Championship Qualifier

First up, apologies for the delay in posting this weekends results, but if you had witnessed the chaos at the club for the registration of the Scottish Mixed Foursomes, you would understand why the Comps Sec couldn't get near the PC to produce the results!

Congratulations therefore must go to Robert Howkins and Pete Barnett for posting the Best Nett scores meeting the criteria for representing the Club in the next round. Their names will be forwarded to the event organisers, who will in turn provide further details of the Regional Final. If both contact the Comps Sec, he will furnish both with the details he currently has.

F Martin
Comps Sec
07841 334822

Finals Day - Timings Addendum

A minor change to the timings for the Tankard Final on Finals Day. This Final will now follow the 2nd Round Tee-off for the Ladies Club Championship, thus allowing all four finals to be completed in the same window.