Monthly Medal Draws

 Gent's,

Final reminder for paying entry fees for Summer Knockouts, if you haven't paid by Saturday lunchtime then you're not in the draws.

There's no excuse as you've all been emailed a reminder as well.

Saturday's Draws below.

Gary Smith Shield Results

 

Congratulations to Mike Stiell and Sandra Millar who won the Gary Smith Shield after battling strong winds and the odd squall. 

Dreya Wood and Brian McGowan were second with Diane and Gary McLuskey third. 

Nearest to the pin for the Ladies was Christine Bruce and for the Gents Kevin Drysdale. 

Diane kindly stood in for Sandra for the photo. 

72 Hole Round 1 and Yellow Strokeplay Results

 

Gary Smith Shield Draw

 

72 Hole Round 1 and Yellow Tee Strokeplay Draws

 GENTS,

GENTLE REMINDER THAT SUMMER KNOCKOUT ENTRIES CLOSE ON 19th APRIL AND QUITE A FEW STILL TO PAY ENTRY FEES.

IF YOU HAVEN'T PUT YOUR ENTRY FEE IN THE GENT'S BOX BEFORE THE DRAWS, THEN SORRY, BUT THIS YEAR YOU WILL NOT BE IN THE DRAWS.

SATURDAY'S DRAWS BELOW.

Collins Crystal Mixed Results

 Congratulations to Julie and Alan Izzard who won the Collins Trophy with Hilary Thomson and Mark Scott coming second. 

Judy Goodfellow won the spot prize on the 6th hole.

Unfortunately the competition had to be played over 9 holes due to hail sleet and freezing wind. 

Next week will be the Gary Smith trophy. 

The format will be a two person Texas scramble.

White and Yellow Tee Results

 

Collins Trophy Draw

 

White and Yellow Tee Stableford Draws

 GENTS, DRAW FOR SATURDAY BELOW.

GAVIN AND CALLUM, YOU WERE THE ONLY TWO IN FOR WHITE AFTERNOON SLOT, SO IVE ADDED YOU IN WITH THE YELLOW TEE DRAW, BUT YOU WILL JUST SIGN INTO WHITE STABLEFORD.

Summer Mixed Knockouts 2026

 The format for the Summer Mixed Knockouts is Foursomes Matchplay. 

Gents will tee off on the first hole and subsequent odd numbered holes, from the Yellow tees. Ladies will tee off on the even numbered holes from the Red tees. There after it is alternative strokes.

Handicap allowances are calculated by taking 50% of the difference between each team's combined course handicaps, rounded to the nearest whole number, with the team with the higher handicap receiving the allowance. Maximum handicap allowance is 36 for Ladies and 28 for Gents

The Ladies stroke index will be used.

Please ensure £3 per couple is paid before you play.

Captain's Drive In Results

 THE SEASON OPENER TOOK PLACE ON A BITTERLY COLD SATURDAY MORNING.

GOOD THING WAS THE FORECASTED RAIN STAYED AWAY.

CAPTAINS GAVIN AND JUDY WERE LOOKING TO RETAIN THEIR BRAGGING RIGHTS OVER VICE CAPTAINS CRAIG AND DIANE.

GOOD TO SAY THE BLUES TOOK THE DAY BY A VERY CLOSE 1394 TO 1384 SO ALL SQUARE FOR THIS GROUP.

KIRSTY BRODIE AND JIM KENNEDY WON THE VOUCHERS FOR GUESSING THE LOCATIONS OF THE CAPTAIN'S DRIVES.

SOME OF THE SPOT PRIZE WINNERS FOR THE DAY.

AND THE WINNING TEAM VICE CAPTAINS

Captain's Drive In - Updated Draw Due to Call Offs

 GENTS, DRAW ATTACHED FOR CAPTAIN'S DRIVE IN ON SATURDAY.

IF YOU ARE IN THE CAPTAIN'S TEAM, CAN YOU TRY AND WEAR RED, AND THE VICE'S TEAM CAN YOU TRY AND WEAR BLUE.

THERE IS NO SWEEP OR 2'S ON THE DAY, BUT THERE WILL BE SPOT PRIZES MARKED UP ON THE RELEVENT TEES.

IT IS STABLEFORD SCORING, SO IF YOU CAN'T SCORE ON A HOLE, THEN PLEASE PICK UP TO ALLOW THE COURSE TO FLOW BETTER.

WE ARE LOOKING FOR YOU TO ARRIVE BY ABOUT 10AM TO HOPEFULLY PAY £1 FOR A FLAG TO GUESS WHERE THE CAPTAIN'S DRIVES WILL LAND.

CAPTAINS WILL DRIVE OFF AT 10:45 WITH THE SHOTGUN START AT 11:00.

THERE IS NO SIGN IN FOR THIS COMPETITION, JUST HAND IN YOUR CARDS AT THE END AND WE WILL TOTAL UP TO SEE WHETHER THE CAPTAINS RETAIN THEIR TITLE OR THE VICE TEAM LEVELS IT.

HOPEFULLY THE WEATHER STAYS NICE AND WE ALL ENJOY OUR DAY.

DELICIOUS HOT / COLD BUFFET AFTER THE GAME WITH THE DAYS PRIZES BEING HANDED OUT.

Mixed Tee Bogey Results

 WELL GENTS, THATS FIRST ONE OFF THE FULL COURSE.

HOPE YOU ENJOYED THE MIXED COMPETITION FORMAT, FEEDBACK WOULD BE APRRECIATED.

A WEE REMINDER THAT IF YOU ARE PLAYING IN NEXT WEEKS DRIVE IN, CAN YOU LET ME KNOW IF YOU ARE STAYING FOR THE BUFFET, OR WHETHER YOU WON'T MAKE THE BUFFET AS WE NEED TO LET THE CENTRE KNOW FOR NUMBERS. 

THERE ARE STILL 40 GENTS MEMBERS WHO HAVEN'T REPLIED. 07731396747 IS THE NUMBER TO CALL / TEXT.

Competition Results   21.03.2026

Competition	Mixed Tee Competition
Name	Position	Score	Money Paid
Joe Wilson	1st	4	£12:00
Bob Cattenach	2nd	3	£10:00
Donald Nairn	3rd	2	£8:00
Jack Scott	4th	1	£6:00
Peter Wilkinson	5th	1	£3:00

                                                

                                                 Two’s

Name	Hole	Money Paid
Chris Flannigan	4	£5:85
Craig Muir	13	£5:85
Blair Smith	13	£5:85
Brian McGowan	13	£5:85
Jim Falconer	13	£5:85
Peter Wilkinson	4	£5:85
Gavin Greig	6&13	£11:70

Mixed Tee Bogey

 WELCOME TO THE FIRST DRAW OF THE SEASON GENTS.

REMEMBER IT'S A MIXED TEE COMPETITION, SO SIGN INTO THE TEES THAT YOU WANT TO PLAY, NOT WHAT THE OTHERS IN YOUR BALLOT ARE PLAYING.

PLAY WELL.

Winter Knockouts

 WELL DONE TO BILLY McGREGOR ON WINNING THE WINTER SINGLES OVER WAYNE BALFOUR IN A HOTLY COMPETETIVE FINAL.

BILLY WINNING AGAIN, THIS TIME WITH BRIAN DUNCAN, WINNING THE WINTER DOUBLES OVER STEVE SAUNDERS AND BRIAN FORREST.

ALSO WELL DONE TO THE OTHER BRAVE LADS PLAYING THROUGHOUT THE COLD, WET WINTER, I SAW YOU ALL FROM THE WARMTH OF THE CLUBHOUSE  WHILST HAVING MY TEA AND TOAST.

CAPTAIN'S DRIVE IN 2026

  GENTS,

THE ANNUAL CAPTAIN v VICE CAPTAIN EVENT IS ON SATURDAY 28th MARCH WITH A SHOTGUN START AT 10:45.

DRAW CLOSES ON TUESDAY 24th AT 12:00.

THIS COMPETITION OPENS THE SUMMER SEASON AT STRATHMORE GOLF CLUB.

THERE IS A HOT / COLD BUFFET AVAILABLE AFTER GOLF, FREE TO ENTRANTS.

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.

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.

Summer Competitions Update

 Gents,

We have two new competitions for the season start. 

Yellow Tee competitions coming up along the White Tees.

ORDER OF MERIT - Yellow Tee.

The Order of Merit is a points based competition played for over the season.  Points are awarded for the finishing position of a player in the qualifying competitions.  The competitions are, All Monthly Medals – April to October, 36 Hole Strokeplay Rounds 1&2, President's Day, Yellow Tee Club Championships Rounds 1&2, The Ronnie Stephenson Memorial Trophy, Captain's Charity Sweep, and October Yellow Tee Bogey.

The points will be awarded as follows, 10 points for 1^st down to 1 point for 10^th .  The player with the highest number of points at the end of these competitions will be the winner.

SUMMER ECLECTIC - YELLOW TEES.

 The Summer Eclectic is a season long competition and is taken from each player who completes a counting competition round from the Yellow Tees. The competition is a Handicap event with the best net score for each hole being recorded.  The player with the lowest net eclectic score will be the winner.

KNOCKOUTS RULE CHANGE

 PLEASE NOTE THE RULE CHANGE FOR KNOCKOUT COMPETITIONS. 

3.4 IN YOUR FIXTURE BOOK.

ALL PLAYERS IN A TIE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ARRANGING THE DRAWN MATCH. 

IT IS NO LONGER THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PLAYER(S) AT THE TOP OF THE DRAW TO ORGANISE. 

THREE DATES MUST BE GIVEN BY EACH PLAYER, OF WHICH ONE MUST BE A WEEKEND BEFORE 4PM.

IF NO DECISION CAN BE MADE TO ARRANGE THE FIXTURE THEN THE COMPETITION SECRETARY MUST BE NOTIFIED AT LEAST 14 DAYS IN ADVANCE OF THE DEADLINE FOR THAT PARTICULAR COMPETITION TO ALLOW FOR SUITABLE INTERVENTION.

IF NO DATE CAN BE DECIDED THEN ALL PLAYERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TIE WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.

CATLAW LEAGUES

 THE CATLAW LEAGUES RUN FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH TO FRIDAY EVENING EACH WEEK THROUGHOUT THE SEASON.

THERE ARE TWO LEAGUES.

WHITE LEAGUE IS STROKEPLAY WHILST THE YELLOW LEAGUE IS STABLEFORD.

ENTRY FOR EACH LEAGUE FOR THE SEASON IS £1.

THE LEAGUES ARE BASED ON YOUR 10 BEST SCORES THROUGHOUT THE SEASON.

YOU CAN ONLY ENTER 2 SCORES PER WEEK PER LEAGUE.

TO ENTER, PUT AN ENVELOPE WITH YOUR NAME AND LEAGUES YOU WILL BE PLAYING IN ALONG WITH YOUR £1 ENTRY FOR EACH LEAGUE AND PLACE ENVELOPE IN THE MIDDLE BOX. 

SCORING WILL COMMENCE AFTER CAPTAIN'S DRIVE IN.

IF YOU ENTER CARDS BEFORE PAYING ENTRY FEE, THESE CARDS WILL BE DELETED.

THERE ARE NO TEE BOOKINGS FOR THESE LEAGUES, JUST BOOK YOUR OWN TIMES AND SIGN IN THROUGH THE PSI TERMINAL IN THE CLUBHOUSE. 

ONCE YOUR ROUND IS COMPLETED, THEN ENTER YOUR SCORE IN THE PSI TERMINAL AND MAKE SURE YOUR CARD IS SIGNED, THEN PUT YOUR CARD IN THE MIDDLE BOX.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, THEN PLEASE CONTACT BLAIR SMITH ON 07763 361944.

SUMMER KNOCKOUTS

 MORNING GENTS,

SUMMER KNOCKOUTS ARE NOW LIVE ON HOWDIDIDO.

SINGLES, DOUBLES AND FOURSOMES.

ENTRY IS £1 PER PERSON PER COMPETITION.

ENTRY FEES TO BE PUT IN AN ENVELOPE AND ENTERED INTO GENT'S BOX. 

IF YOU HAVEN'T PAID YOUR FEE, YOU WON'T BE IN THE DRAW.

ENTRY OPEN UNTIL 17th APRIL.

PLEASE NOTE THE RULE CHANGE FOR KNOCKOUT COMPETITIONS. 

3.4 IN YOUR FIXTURE BOOK.

ALL PLAYERS IN A TIE ARE RESPOSIBLE FOR ARRANGING THE DRAWN MATCH. 

IT IS NO LONGER THE RESPOSIBILITY OF THE PLAYER(S) AT THE TOP OF THE DRAW TO ORGANISE. 

THREE DATES MUST BE GIVEN BY EACH PLAYER, OF WHICH ONE MUST BE A WEEKEND BEFORE 4PM.

IF NO DECISION CAN BE MADE TO ARRANGE THE FIXTURE THEN THE COMPETITION SECRETARY MUST BE NOTIFIED AT LEAST 14 DAYS IN ADVANCE OF THE DEADLINE FOR THAT PARTICULAR COMPETITION TO ALLOW FOR SUITABLE INTERVENTION.

IF NO DATE CAN BE DECIDED THEN ALL PLAYERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TIE WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.