AFTERNOON,
DRAW FOR SATURDAY IS BELOW.
THERE WILL BE A CELEBRATORY DRINK ON THE 1st TEE TO CELEBRATE 30 YEARS OF STRATHMORE GOLF CLUB / CENTRE.
PLEASE ARRIVE EARLY TO BUY AND PLACE YOUR FLAGS.
CAPTAINS WILL TEE OFF AT 10:45 WITH THE SHOTGUN GOING OFF AT 11:00.
WEAR YOUR TEAM COLOURS IF POSSIBLE PLEASE AND HOPE YOU PLAY WELL FOR THE VICE CAPTAIN'S TEAM....!!
HOT / COLD BUFFET AFTERWARDS, AND ENJOY YOUR DAY.
WELL GENTS THAT'S FIRST GAME OFF THE FULL COURSE FOR THIS YEAR IN.
APOLOGIES FOR THE MIX UP WITH THE WHITE COMPETITION SIGN IN ETC, MY FAULT, SENIOR MOMENTS.
IF THIS EVER HAPPENS AGAIN, DO NOT PUT YOUR SCORES INTO THE OTHER COMPETITION AS THIS ACTUALLY DISQUALIFIES YOU AS YOU WOULD HAVE PLAYED OFF THE WRONG TEES.
GOOD TO SEE SOME NEW NAMES TODAY THOUGH.
NEXT WEEK IS CAPTAIN'S DRIVE IN WHICH OFFICIALLY OPENS THE SEASON.
AGAIN ANOTHER WEE REMINDER ABOUT LETTING ME KNOW WHETHER YOU ARE ATTENDING THE BUFFET AFTER THE GOLF (£5 PER HEAD PAYABLE ON THE DAY)
5th APRIL SEES OUR FIRST COUNTING MEDAL. WE ARE TRYING 4 BALLS FOR THE YELLOW TEES AS WE ARE SHORT OF TIMES. ANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PLEASE PUT TO OUR COMMITTEE WITH ANY SUGGESTIONS PLEASE.
TODAY'S RESULTS BELOW
GENTS,
A REMINDER THAT AS OF SATURDAY 22nd THE OPTIONAL MAGIC 2's WILL INCREASE TO £1
THIS WAS VOTED IN AT THE GENT'S AGM.
WEEKLY MEDALS ARE NOW £1 ENTRY (COMPULSORY) WITH THE £1 SWEEP AND £1 2's OPTIONAL.
THIS APPLIES TO THE SENIOR SECTION AS WELL.
GENTS,
THE ANNUAL CAPTAIN v VICE CAPTAIN DRIVE IN IS ON SATURDAY 29th MARCH.
ONLY 6 SPACES REMAINING.
DRAW CLOSES ON TUESDAY 25th AT 12:00.
THIS COMPETITION OPENS THE SUMMER SEASON AT STRATHMORE.
THERE IS A HOT / COLD BUFFET AVAILABLE AFTER GOLF AT A COST OF £5 PER PERSON.
ANYONE WISHING FOOD, OR NOT WISHING FOOD, CAN YOU LET ME KNOW ASAP.
WE NEED TO KNOW TO ALLOW THE CENTRE TIME FOR NUMBERS.
A TEXT OR CALL TO 07731396747 PLEASE.
PAYMENT TO BE MADE ON THE DAY.
GENTLE REMINDER FOR CLUB FEES.
A FEW HAVE YET TO PAY THEIR £35 CLUB FEES, IF YOU HAVEN'T PAID THIS, THEN YOU CAN'T PLAY IN THIS OR ANY OTHER COMPETITIONS UNTIL YOU PAY.
Gents,
A wee bit of jiggery for this weeks competition.
From after Drive in, the Yellows will be going out in 4 Balls as we do not have enough times due to increase in the Yellow Competition.
Gentle reminder to those that still haven't paid their Club fees of £35, please pay asap as you will not be able to play in the Club competitions if you don't.
Can you also let me know if you are attending the buffet after Drive in as we need to let The Centre know by 25th March.
Sorry for the late draw.
HELLO GENTS,
RESULTS FOR WINTER COMPETITIONS WERE COMPLETED TODAY.
SINGLES WAS WON BY BRIAN MILNE OVER ALAN McHATTIE.
DOUBLES WAS A FATHER / SON OCCASION WITH DONALD AND ANDREW THOMSON WINNING OVER STEWART AND CHRIS FLANNIGAN.
WINTER LEAGUE WAS WON BY PHIL UPPERTON OVER DONALD NAIRN AFTER CARDING 40 POINTS WITH HIS LAST CARD.
WELL DONE TO ALL COMPETITORS, AND HERE'S TO THE SUMMER SEASON.
AFTERNOON GENTS,
THE ANNUAL CAPTAIN v VICE CAPTAIN DRIVE IN IS ON SATURDAY 29th MARCH.
DRAW CLOSES ON TUESDAY 25th AT 12:00.
THIS COMPETITION OPENS THE SUMMER SEASON AT STRATHMORE.
THERE IS A HOT / COLD BUFFET AVAILABLE AFTER GOLF AT A COST OF £5 PER PERSON.
ANYONE WISHING FOOD, OR NOT WISHING FOOD, CAN YOU LET ME KNOW ASAP.
WE NEED TO KNOW TO ALLOW THE CENTRE TIME FOR NUMBERS.
A TEXT OR CALL TO 07731396747 PLEASE.
PAYMENT TO BE MADE ON THE DAY.
GENTLE REMINDER FOR CLUB FEES.
A FEW HAVE YET TO PAY THEIR £35 CLUB FEES, IF YOU HAVEN'T PAID THIS, THEN YOU CAN'T PLAY IN THIS OR ANY OTHER COMPETITIONS UNTIL YOU PAY..
Changes To Fixture Book
9 HOLE MIXED PAIRS QUALIFIER
You may have received
an email from Scottish Golf yesterday regarding the 9 Hole Pairs Competition. This year the format has
been changed and clubs are not being asked to run a qualifier with the winners
put forward for an area final.
This year if you wish to take part you enter directly
through the Scottish Golf Website .
The rules are the same in that any pairing (male /female / 2 males/ 2 females) is eligible. Closing date
for entry is Monday 19th May 2025 @12 noon which is held at Bonnybridge Golf Course
with a field size of 100 teams . Entry is £20 per team. So get in quickly to
ensure a space.
Please remove this fixture from your Fixture Book on Friday
25th April.
SCOTTISH MIXED FOURSOMES
Lesley and Graham have also advised that this year there
will be NO SCOTTISH MIXED FOURSOMES QUALIFIER (as per Scottish Golf) on Sunday August 10th
(previously Ping competition). Please adjust in fixture book.
AFTERNOON GENTS.
WINTER LEAGUE HOTTING UP NOW, AND FINISHES ON FRIDAY 14th MARCH.
SCORES GOING INTO THE LAST WEEK ARE,
DONALD NAIRN - 355
PHIL UPPERTON - 350
BRIAN FORREST - 345
SANDY McGIBBON - 342
DAVE LEIPER - 342
BRIAN MILNE - 336
STEVE SAUNDERS - 295.
CAN DONALD HOLD ONTO HIS TITLE...?
GENTS,
GENTLE REMINDER FOR SUMMER KNOCKOUTS.
THEY ARE LIVE ON HOWDIDIDO UNTIL 13th APRIL.
£1 PER PERSON, PER COMPETITION AGAIN THIS YEAR IF YOU HAVENT PAID YOUR ENTRY FEE BY THEN, YOU ARE NOT IN THE DRAW. NOT CHASING ENTRY FEES AGAIN.
GENTS,
UPDATE AT 16 WEEKS.
THE FOLLOWING HAVE THEIR 10 CARDS IN.
DONALD NAIRN - 345
BRIAN FORREST - 344
PHIL UPPERTON - 340
SANDY McGIBBON - 330
BRIAN MILNE - 334
DAVE LEIPER - 329
3 WEEKS TO GO...!!!
JUST A REMINDER THAT SUMMER KNOCKOUTS ARE LIVE ON HOWDIDIDO.
REMEMBER ENTRY FEES NEED TO BE IN BEFORE THE DRAW.
CATLAW WHITE AND YELLOW CAN BE PAID AT ANYTINE AS WELL, £1 PER COMPETITION.
GENTS,
JUST A REMINDER THAT ANY CLUB VOUCHERS HANDED OUT AT OUR AGM WILL EXPIRE AT THE END OF MARCH, PLEASE USE THEM OR LOSE THEM.
GENTS,
UPDATE AT 14 WEEKS.
THE FOLLOWING HAVE THEIR 10 CARDS IN.
BRIAN FORREST - 343
DONALD NAIRN - 340
PHIL UPPERTON - 333
SANDY McGIBBON - 327
BRIAN MILNE - 319
DAVE LEIPER - 241
STEVE SAUNDERS HAS 9 CARDS IN WITH 258.
FOUR WEEKS LEFT TO PLAY..!
AFTERNOON GENTS.
SUMMER KNOCKOUTS ARE NOW LIVE AND ON HOWDIDIDO AND ON THE PSI IN THE CLUBHOUSE.
YOU CAN SIGN INTO THESE COMPETITIONS UNTIL SUNDAY13th APRIL AT 12:00 WHEN THE DRAWS WILL BE DONE LATER THAT DAY.
ENTRY FEE IS AGAIN £1 PER PERSON, PER COMPETITION, SO IF YOU'RE PLAYING IN ALL THREE COMPETITIONS, THEN YOU WILL BE £3.
FEES TO BE PUT IN AN ENVELOPE WITH YOUR NAME AND COMPETITION ENTERED AND PUT INTO THE GENT'S BOX IN THE CLUBHOUSE.
COMPETITIONS ARE SINGLES, DOUBLES AND FOURSOMES.
THERE IS A CHANGE WITH ENTRY FEES THIS YEAR. IF YOU HAVEN'T PAID YOUR ENTRY FEE BY THE TIME THE DRAW IS TO BE DONE, THEN YOU WILL BE TAKEN OUT OF THE DRAW, NO CHASING UP FOR LATE ENTRY FEES AGAIN.
GENTS,
AFTER 8 WEEKS, SCORES ARE AS BELOW.
PHIL UPPERTON 10 CARDS - 333.
SANDY McGIBBON 10 CARDS - 291
BRIAN FORREST 9 CARDS - 286.
BRIAN MILNE 9 CARDS 9 CARDS - 267.
DONALD NAIRN 8 CARDS - 267.
FOLKS, DRAW ATTACHED.
FOLKS, CAN YOU PLEASE KEEP YOUR TROLLEYS OFF THE WINTER TEES AND GREENS AS DURING FROST THE TRACKS BURN THE GRASS.
ALSO, WHEN PLAYING FULL GREENS, PLEASE DON'T CHIP ETC OFF THE WINTER GREENS AS THERE ARE DIVOT MARKS LEFT ON THE GREENS.
SURELY IT'S COMMON SENSE AND ETIQUETTE NOT TO DO THIS, YOU ARE SPOILING IT FOR OTHERS.
RANT OVER, DRAW BELOW,
Well done to Brian Duncan on winning today's Turkey Trot.
Butcher's voucher and a lovely bottle of Malt are with Gavin awaiting your claim.
Gents,
Draw below.
£1 Sweep and £1 2's.
Butcher's voucher and a lovely bottle of Malt from Captain Gavin.
Please be aware that the PSi in the clubhouse is broken, awaiting repair, so please sign in via howdidido if possible, and enter your score the same way, but if not I'll take the cards at the end of your round.
GENTS,
NEW DATE FOR TURKEY TROT IS SATURDAY 21st DECEMBER.
OPEN ON HOWDIDIDO.
FINAL CALL FOR ENTRY FEES TO BE PAID FOR WINTER KNOCKOUTS.
PAY BY SATURDAY 14th DECEMBER OR YOU ARE DISQUALIFIED.
