Rumours and Gossip

Just a very quick plea to anyone who could confirm the rumour, details of which are rather sketchy, that a 5-ball went out the other day, one of the players being the Captain, which resulted in a bit of a beating for the 3-man team. As we say details are a bit sketchy, though we are led to believe that those on the 3-man team are presently engaged in a campaign of "lieing low" in an attempt to hide their embarrassment.

Captain's Charity Sweep Results

Almost all the seasons turned up on Saturday, as did 50+ golfers, for the Captain's Charity Sweep, the results of which are below, and with the CSS being a lofty 73, a fair few fell foul of the conditions.

And the Winners are:

1st. A Ramsay with a Nett 69 (After Countback)
2nd. A Aird with a Nett 69 (After Countback)
3rd. A Jones with a Nett 71

Handicaps

Only Andy Ramsay receives a playing cut this week, a massive 2 shots playing reduction to 15.

The following players have received Handicap up-revisions as a result of this competition:

D McDonald - New Playing Handicap - 23
Douglas Gillespie - New Playing Handicap - 7
James Davidson - New Playing Handicap - 16
Fergus Martin - New Playing Handicap - 18
Eric Gray - New Playing Handicap - 24
Dave Findlay - New Playing Handicap - 27

There were no 2's this weekend and the money will be carried over to the next event, the October Medal next Saturday. Don't forget the Winter Competitions entry sheets are at the back of the competitions folder in the clubhouse. Less than 4 weeks to go before the start of the Winter League.

Summer KO Competitions

The winners of the first two Summer KO competitions are now known. Congratulations go to Frank Moran, who defeated Charlie Davidson 4 and 2, and to Willie McGregor and Allan Easton who defeated Grant Martin and Mathew Bell at the second extra hole in a match which could have gone either way.

Well done the winners and commiserations to the losers.

Captain's Charity Sweep

Quite a few of our Gent's are feeling generous this weekend and have entered the Captain's Charity Sweep, 57 in total, so that should raise a few shekels for the Captain's preferred charity. The draw is as follows:

Dig Early, Dig Deep

0800: AF Christie, R Howkins & D Findlay
0807: K Taylor, S Bolderson & J Torrie
0815: M Grieve, D McDonald & I Stewart
0822: A Ramsay, R Miller & K Macleod
0830: B Simpson, I Clark & R Milligan
0837: P Simpson, A Docherty & M O'Toole
0845: G Miller, P Arkell & G Ironside
0852: M Bell, C McDonald & S Schofield
0900: P Crockart, A Jones & D Fenner
0907: AM Blair, M Melville & D Gordon

Never too late to Donate

1200: M Scott, W McGregor & I Butchart
1207: SA Robertson, G Martin (Jnr) & C McKenna
1215: D Thomson, R Michie & DJ Alexander
1222: F Barber, I Scott & S Thomson
1230: J Davidson, A Aird & S Robertson
1237: G Hunter, M Truswell & D Gillespie
1245: F Martin, P Barnett & DM Alexander
1252: FJ Moran (Jnr), J Wood & J Scott
1300: E Gray, G Haynes & M Bell (Jnr)

Remember folks, this is a £2 entry fee for all taking part.

September Monthly Medal - Results

Results from the September Monthly Medal are as follows:

Divisional Winners:

Gold: Mark Scott - Nett 70
Silver: Ray Michie - Nett 72
Bronze: Eric Gray - Nett 74

Handicaps

Reductions: Mark Scott now has a playing handicap of 4.

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

Derek Gordon - New Playing Handicap of 13
Andy Ramsay - New Playing Handicap of 17
Craig McDonald - New Playing Handicap of 28
Eric Ritchie - New Playing Handicap of 13
Graham Haynes - New Playing Handicap of 14
Ian Gall - New Playing Handicap of 13
Michael O'Toole - New Playing Handicap of 11

2's

Both Mark and Jack Scott achieved 2's on the 6th, whilst Allan Easton notched one up on the 17th.

Notice of 2008 Gents Section Annual General Meeting

Notice is hereby given of the following:

1. The 2008 Gents Section Annual General Meeting will be held on Friday October 17^th 2008 at the Strathmore Golf Centre at 7:30 PM. The agenda, nominations for Office Bearers and Committee Members and motions lodged by members by the due date will be posted on the Club notice boards.

2. Members may lodge notices of motions for consideration at the Annual General Meeting. Such notices must be addressed to the Club Secretary and be delivered to Strathmore Golf Centre by October 3rd.

3. Nominations for new committee members should be made on the accompanying sheet. Each nomination should be include a proposer and seconder.

Graham Haynes

Secretary

Strathmore Golf Club

Summer KO Competitions

Well, we finally got there. After a long hard slog, the finalists for the Summer KO competitions can be revealed.

Singles: Charlie Davidson will play Frank Moran

Doubles: Grant Martin & Rory Tinker will play Peter & Mark Tinker (Going be a Tinker on that trophy!)

Foursomes: Grant Martin & Matt Bell will play Willie McGregor and Alan Easton (Going to be a Junior on that one!)

Congratulations all. Sources inform the blog team that the first two matches will take place on Sat 27th Sep, whilst the third will be played on the 28th Sep.

September Monthly Medal

The draw for the September Monthly Medal is as follows:

Early to Bed, Early to Rise:

0800: M Scott & J Scott
0807: K Taylor, M Tinker & M O'Toole
0815: D Gordon, A Docherty & R Milligan
0822: R Tinker, B Simpson & I Stewart
0830: I Clark, J Wood & A Ramsay
0837: M Grieve, S Schofield & AM Blair
0845: M Hill, P Simpson & P Crockart
0852: D McDonald, M Allen& J Torrie
0900: C McDonald, D Fotheringham & D Fenner

Is is that Time Already:

1200: C McKenna & A Easton
1207: S Thomson, I Scott & A Aird
1215: S Robertson, S Bolderson & R Michie
1222: E Ritchie, DJ Alexander & P Barnett
1230: W McGregor, DM Alexander & G Haynes
1237: I Gall, F Moran & D Robinson
1245: F Martin, M Truswell & A Hughes
1252: D Thomson, E Gray & F Moran (Jnr)

Best of luck all.

Not the Ryder Cup

This weekend sees the start of the eagerly awaited Ryder Cup, however a much more important event takes place at Strathmore on Sunday 21st Sep, The Not The Ryder Cup Mixed event, the draw for which is below:

Gents v Ladies

10.00 S Robertson & M Truswell v J Taylor & H Robb

10.07 E Gray & F Moran v H Dawson & E Aird

10.15 D Norman & P Barnett v L Haynes & C McNab

10.22 G Haynes & D Dawson v M Aird & E Ralston

10.30 A Aird & R Milligan v S Scott & M Woodcraft

10.37 J Scott & F Moran v M Robertson & R Fraser

10.45 D Douglas & I Taylor v J Moran & AN Other

2 COURSE MEAL AVAILABLE AFTER GOLF

Autumn Meeting Results

Not so much a downpour, more a constant drip, drip drip greeted the course and players alike on Saturday for the Autumn Meeting. Despite this 40 odd brave souls ventured out, and we can confidently report that all made it back in, all at differing levels of being drenched! And so a hearty, and dry, well done to all the competitors. And so to the placings.

Best Gross was returned by Lee Bushby with a 77, well done Lee. Best Nett score was posted by Mark Tinker who managed, in the very last group of the day, to return a Nett 69. Well done Mark.

Sweep.

1st. Mark Tinker - Nett 69
2nd. Fergus Martin - Nett 70
3rd. Robert Howkins - Nett 71

Handicaps.

The following players receive handicap reductions as a result of this event:

M Tinker - New Playing Handicap - 9
F Martin - New Playing Handicap - 17

The following players suffered handicap up-revisions:

J Menzies - New Playing Handicap - 11
M Hill - New Playing Handicap - 21
M Scott - New Playing Handicap - 5
DM Alexander - New Playing Handicap - 14

2's

The following players recorded 2's during this event:

M Scott & B McGowan at the 6th
F Moran at the 13th
M Tinker at the 15th.

That is correct, it's not a misprint, Mark did indeed bag a 2 on the par 4 15th. Either a remarkably accurate shot, or a complete fluke, depending on who is telling the tale! Well done Mark.

Autumn Meeting

This Saturday's competition is the Autumn Meeting. The draw is now closed and tee-times are as follows:

Up and at Em Crowd!

0800. W McGregor & R Milligan
0807. L Duncan, K Macleod & T Ogg
0815. P Simpson, R Howkins & D Findlay
0822. D Gordon, M Hill & A Ramsay
0830. C Fairweather, B Jackson & M Grieve
0837. P Tinker, J Menzies & C Davidson
0845. S Schofield, B Simpson & I Clarke
0852. C McDonald, B McGowan & M Scott

Haud oan, I need a lie-in!

1215. SA Robertson, I Butchart & J Scott
1222. A Hughes, F Barber & F Moran
1230. L Bushby, E Ritchie & S Robertson
1237. DM Alexander, P Barnett & F Martin
1245. R Tinker (Jnr), R Michie & A Ross
1252. F Moran (Jnr), I Scott & A Aird
1300. D Robinson, S Thomson & DJ Alexander
1307. A Easton (Jnr), M Tinker & E Gray

Best of luck everyone.

Gents Open

As promised the results of the Strathmore Gent's Open are below. Congratulation to all the winners and well done all for braving the slight breeze we had on Saturday.

Scratch Section

S.A. Robertson - Downfield - 72

D. Leith - Downfield - 75

N. Dyce - Kirriemuir - 75

I. Kelly - Caird Park - 79

0 - 8 Handicap Section

D. Kinmond - Camperdown - Nett 73 bih

L. Bushby - Strathmore - Nett 73

P. Upreti - Prestonfields - Nett 74

9 - 16 Handicap Section

J. Patton - Whitemoss - Nett 72

J. McDonald - Kirriemuir - Nett - 74 bih

C. Davidson - Strathmore - Nett 74

17 - 24 Handicap Section

H. Marr - Carnoustie - Nett 74

W. Johnston - Piperdam - Nett 75

C. Duddy Broughty - Nett76

Thanks to all members who took part, all those who helped on the day and green staff for setting up the course so well.

G Haynes
Secretary

September Sweep

After the hiatus of the Gent's Open (results to follow) normaility was restored with a Sweep being played on Sunday. And it was the Juniors who led the way with the first three places going to Frankie Moran, Mathew Bell and Grant Martin. Well done boys, especially to Frankie, who managed to shoot a Nett 67 in quite tricky conditions. As the top 3 placings were filled by Juniors the results for the sweep are as follows:

1st. M Hill
2nd. T Ogg
3rd. D Robinson

There were no 2's recorded so the pot will carry over to the Autumn meeting, and only Frankie Moran had a reduction in handicap, he is now playing off 25.

Ryder Cup

With the worlds greatest team golf event only two weeks away, keep up to date using the new Ryder Cup link on the left hand side of the page.

Upcoming Entertainments

Our erstwhile host David has asked us to highlight two upcoming events taking place at the Club. The first is a Skittles Night being held on the 13th Sep, the second being a Caribbean Night on the 27th Sep. Links to the details for both events are below:

Skittles Night

Caribbean Night

Both nights promise to be a load of fun, so come along and join in.

RNLI Medal

Saturday turned out to be not too bad a day weather wise, golf wise it turned into quite a stunning afternoon with 12 players in total shooting Nett par or better, whilst a few of the returns were quite simply brilliant to say the least. So, in a slight change form the norm in posting results, I'm going to record all of those players just to highlight how many players on a different day may have won this medal.

Craig McKenna - Nett 63
Allan Easton (Jnr) - Nett 64
Grant Martin (Jnr) - Nett 66
Ray Miller - Nett 68
D Thomson - Nett 68
Iain Butchart - Nett 69
Eric Ritchie - Nett 70
Michael Bell - Nell 70
Derek Gordon - Nett 70
A Aird - Nett 71
S Thomson - Nett 72
R Tinker (Jnr) - Nett 72

Some great scoring there gentlemen and congratulations to Craig in winning the RNLI medal for this year.

Sweep winners for the Divisions are as follows:

Gold - Craig McKenna
Silver - Eric Ritchie
Bronze - D Thomson

Handicaps.

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

Craig McKenna - New Playing Handicap of 6
Grant Martin (Jnr) - New Playing Handicap of 8
Eric Ritchie - New Playing Handicap of 12
Michael Bell - New Playing Handicap of 15
Donald Thomson - New Playing Handicap of 20

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

B McGowan - New Playing Handicap of 10
Craig Thoms - New Playing Handicap of 22

2's

The following players shot 2 or better:

4th hole - Allan Easton (Jnr)
6th hole - Iain Butchart, Ray Miller & Jim Davidson
13th hole - Matt Bell (Jnr)

Once again, well done on fantastic scoring. Next up, the Gents Open on Sat 6th Sep, with a Sweep on Sunday 7th. Entry forms for the Open are still available through Graham, whilst the sign-up sheet for Sunday is in the folder in the clubhouse.