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.

Royal National Lifeboat Institute Medal

Sat 20th August sees the above competition taking place. A healthy field has entered, and all players should be aware that the course has a high volume of visitors, so they are asked to keep play moving at a healthy pace. The draw is as follows:

Morning

0807. R Miller & C Davidson
0815. I Clark, G Miller & M Bell
0822. AM Blair, D Findlay & G Duncan
0830. P Crockart, S Schofield & C Fairweather
0837. B McGowan. M Hill & C McDonald
0845. R Milligan, A Valentine & D Gordon
0852. A Ramsay, L Duncan & B Jackson

Afternoon

1252. E Ritchie & I Scott
1300. DM Alexander, F Moran (Jnr) & P Tinker
1307. J Davidson, S Robertson & A Christie
1315. C McKenna, A Aird & M Truswell
1322. GN Hunter, M Bell (Jnr) & R Michie
1330. DJ Alexander, I Butchart & R Tinker (Jnr)
1337. D Thomson, F Moran & A Easton (Jnr)
1345. S Thomson, D Robinson & G Martin (Jnr)

Please note the slight change from the normal tee-off times. Best of luck to all taking part.

Gent's Invitation Day

A very successful Invitation Day was held on Sat, with the weather holding up and an enjoyable day had by all. Results are as follows:

Ist. Garrie McLuskey & Donald Cockbill
2nd. Brian Simpson & Stuart Dye
3rd. Craig McKenna & Steve Johnston

Longest Dr.- Stuart Dye

Nearest Pin - Mark Scott

Nearest Pin in 2 - Adam Taylor.

Congratulations to all.

Posts and Comments

Just a reminder folks that comments on any of the "Special Events" should be taken up with the organisers of the event, not the blog editors, as they cannot comment on the organisation of these events.

Thank You.

Club Treasurer

We need a new Treasurer !!

We are sorry to say that Sheena Scott has decided to stand down as Treasurer of Strathmore Golf Club as of the AGM in October. Sheena has done a wonderful job for a number of years but has now decided to call it a day. We all thank Sheena for her commitment and hard work on behalf of the club and its members.

This leaves us with a vacancy to fill. Is there a member out there reading this thinking, "I could do that" if so please get in contact any committee member to get more details. We would like to get a new treasurer in place as soon as possible so that they can work along side Sheena for a few months before taking over. It is important for any club that its finances are well looked after so it is important that we fill this role. So if you're sat there with some spare time and fancy getting more involved in the running of the golf club nows the time to act.

Gent's Invitation Day - Sat 23rd Aug

The following is the draw for the Gent's Invitation taking plave on Saturday. As you can see, a very good turnout for this event, which will be played from the White Tees as a Fourball better ball Stableford using 3/4 handicap allowance.

1000. G Haynes & A Cathro - M Hill & W Welsh
1007. A Blai & N Angus - E Ritchie & A Redden
1015. C Davidson & W Duncan - G Colville & R Davie
1022. M Scott & G Edwards - W McGregor & D Cruickshank
1030. F Moran & E McGregor - A Aird & D Cruickshank
1037. J Torrie & T Torrie - D Fenner & D Grant
1045. E Dennis & J Halder - A Jones & B Fraser
1052. R Michie & J Downie - A Ramsay & J Struthers
1100. P Crockart & D Crockart - D Thomson & G Jack
1107. R Howkins & R Dixon - D Findlay & S Lamond
1115. G McLuskey & Partner - M Melville & A Taylor
1122. R Milligan & J McBain - J Stanley & Partner
1130. C McKenna & S Johnston - S Bolderson & N McGeoghie
1137. D Gordon & P Goldie - P Simpson & Partner
1145. B Simpson & Partner - C Nicol & B Pattullo
1152. C McDonald & Partner - Marker

Good luck to all playing.

Belhaven Captain's and Secretary's Competition

A little known competition, previously unreported has come to the attention of the bloggers. Lewis Duncan and Graham Haynes recently competed in the above competition, carding an excellent Nett 69 en-route to qualifying for the National Finals. However, the story does not quite end there. In true fire-service tradition, Lewis arranged for the course to be heavily doused from the heavens, ensuring that a rather small field turned up. The top eight scores qualify for the national Final and Lewis and Graham duly qualified in 6th place. Remember that small field, well there is no truth in the rumour that only 6 turned up, it was 7! The story also suggests that they might not even have qualified from the 7 teams competing if Graham hadn't brought his putter along, with which he, allegedly, sunk everything landing within 20ft of the pin.

Well done, and good luck at Murrayshall.

August Medal Results

Another good field turned out for the August Medal, and despite calls from the BBC saying that there would be a downpour, the weather stayed fine except for the gentle Strathmore breeze as always! All 3 divisions were quite close results in the end, except perhaps Div 2 where Stephen Schofield carded an excellent Nett 67.

Medalists.

Gold. Ian Scott with a Nett 71
Silver. Stephen Schofield with a Nett 67
Bronze. Peter Simpson with a Nett 71

Handicaps

Reductions

The following players received handicap reductions after this competition:

Colin Fairweather - New playing Handicap of 17
Stephen Schofield - New Playing Handicap of 17
Alan Jones - New Playing Handicap of 24

Up Revisions

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

Andy Ramsay - New Playing Handicap of 17
Iain Butchart - New Playing Handicap of 6
David J Alexander - New Playing Handicap of 12
David Robinson - New Playing Handicap of 17

2's

Well, with a large field and only one person nailing a 2, Robert Howkins with a 2 on the 6th will fnd a rather large envelope in the office this week!

Next Up Gent's Invitation Day, so if you have not got your names down, see the sheet in the club or contact Iain Butchart.

Well done everyone at the weekend.

August Medal

Sat 16th August sees the Medal Competition for August tee-up. A field of 64 will attempt to get the ball onto excellent greens and fairways better than Royal Birkdale's. (Not my words, but those of Lawrence the egronomist!) Tee-times are as follows:

Those who play in the morning and shop in the afternoon!

0800. M Scott & K Taylor
0807. L Duncan & B McGowan
0815. R Miller, R Milligan & B Jackson
0822. G Miller, A Docherty & I Gall
0830. R Howkins, R Michie & D Gordon
0837. R Tinker (Jnr), M Bell & G Ironside
0845. A Low, P Barnett & B Simpson
0852. M Melville, I Clark & A Ramsay
0900. K Macleod, S Schofield & C Fairweather
0907. M Hill, P Simpson & J Torrie
0915. I Stewart, D Fenner & D Fotheringham (FH)

Those sleeping off hangovers and play in the afternoon!

1245. I Butchart, C McKenna & A Easton (Jnr)
1252. S Thomson, L Bushby & J Scott
1300. K Band, M Bell (Jnr) & I Scott
1307. G Martin (Jnr), G Hunter & A Aird
1315. DJ Alexander, S Robertson & G Haynes
1322. DM Alexander, C DAvidson & J Morrison
1330. A Donaldson, D Robinson & F Moran
1337. D Beale, AM Blair & M Truswell
1345. A Hughes, F Martin & C Thoms
1352. D Thomson, P Crockart & E Gray
1400. A Jones, C McDonald, FJ Moran (Jnr) & P Henry.

Good Luck all.

Captain's Day

As everyone know, the club Captain, Lewis Duncan, is a fireman. So it only seemed appropriate that the heavens supply of water should be used to attempt to dampen the course on Saturday during Captain's Day. Yes, we all got wet, yes, there were attempts by Committee members to have the round abandoned and surprisingly, there was also some half decent attempts at golf on display. Well done to everyone who turned up and survived the downpour.

Prizewinners.

1st. Dave Findlay - 39 points
2nd. Brian Simpson - 37 points
3rd. Allan Easton - 36 points

Nearest The Pin (13th) - Ken Macleod

Nearest The Pin in 2 (3rd) - Alan Jones

Nearest The Pin in 3 (18th) - SA Robertson

Longest Drive - SA Robertson

Best Front 9 - Brian Simpson - 19 points

Best Back 9 - D Findlay - 21 points

Best Par 5's Overall - Charlie Davidson - 12 points

Captain's Day

Doesn't time fly? August already and it's time for Captain's Day. A fantastic entry field of 69 will gather on Saturday 9th Aug for our annual Captain's Day. It's a 0930 start, a little later than normal, but incorporating a 2 Tee start. Tee-Off Times and groups are as follows:

1st Tee.

0930. L Duncan, A Christie, P Tinker & J Scott
0937. M Scott, J Grant & I Butchart
0945. M Truswell, G McLuskey & R Miller
0952. G Duncan, B McGowan, B Jackson & L Bushby
1000. M Tinker, M Melville, G Ironside & C McKenna
1007. K Band, G Dolby, C Brand & I Gray
1015. R Michie, DM Alexander, C Fairweather & E Ritchie
1022. F Moran, A VAlentine, A Easton (Jnr) & S Thomson
1030. SA Robertson, I Scott, D Fotheringham & D Beale

10th Tee.

0930. S Robertson, F Martin, G Haynes & J Davidson
0937. G Hunter, K MacLeod & E Wastell
0945. T Ogg, J Menzies, C McDonald & R Tinker (Jnr)
0952. F Moran (Jnr), AM Blair, S Schofield & D Thomson
1000. E Dennis, A Donaldson, D Gordon & M Bell (Jnr)
1007. D Robinson, A Hughes, B Simpson & M Hill
1015. P Barnett, A Aird, D Findlay & M Bell
1022. M Grieve, A Low, P Simpson & P Crockart
1030. C Davidson, A Jones, DJ Alexander & GS Allan

Happy hunting for those birdies, eagles and albatrosses (a likely event, but you never know!)

Endurance Trophy

Well, the Endurance Trophy as always took it's toll on a number of bodies, witnessed by a hobbling Craig Thoms, a crippled Derek Gordon and sundry other bodies in tatters come 6 o'clock on Saturday night. After the dust had settled, the scores were tallied (the complete listing is posted in the clubhouse) and some pretty decent scores were carded.

Final Placings.

1st. Scott Farmer, Nett 69 & 71 for a total of 140.
2nd. Ray Miller, Nett 69 & 72 for a total of 141.
3rd. M Truswell, Nett 65 & 76 for a total of 141.

Well done Scott.

Handicaps.

Reductions - Round 1.

Mathew Bell - New Playing Handicap - 7
Mark Truswell - New Playing Handicap - 17

Up Revisions - Round 1.

Martin McGillivary - New Playing Handicap - 6
Rob Milligan - New Playing Handicap - 12
Ian Gray - New Playing Handicap - 11
Derek Gordon - New PLaying Handicap - 14

Reductions - Round 2

Iain Butchart - New Playing Handicap - 5

Up-Revisions - Round 2

Mike Bell - New Playing Handicap - 13

2's

A whole host of 2's during the 36 holes were recorded.

Round 1

Matt Bell & Mark Scott at the 6th
Matt Bell at the 17th
Sean Stewart at the 17th

Round 2

Graham Ironside at the 4th
Craig McKenna & Lee Bushby at the 6th
Scott Farmer at the 17th

A huge effort by all taking part, hopefully the legs arms and other worn out body parts will have recovered by the next event at the weekend.

STRATHMORE OPEN 6th Sep 2008

Hole Sponsors Required

Can you sponsor a hole, or do you know someone who might?

For a fee of only £50 you will receive:

1 free entry

Advertising banner/board on the tee

Facility to leave promotional literature in the clubhouse for players

If interested please contact Graham Haynes or any committee member

STRATHMORE OPEN 6th Sep 2008
£12 Entry Fee. Prize Fund £800

Members,

Please get your entries in early to secure your preferred tee time. This event has always sold out and in previous years a number of members have been disappointed when they could not get a suitable time.

Please support your club in this important event.

I&D Insurance Mixed Trophy

The following draw is for the above mixed event taking place on Sunday. Hopefully the rain will be gone by then!!

12.00: Chris & Peter Tinker - Sheena & Jack Scott
12.07: Mary & John Menzies - Marion and Sandy Robertson
12.15: Emily & Alistair Aird - Sheena & Russel Peacock
12.22: Jane Taylor & Mark Truswell - Mary West & Pete Barnett
12.30: Megan Aird & David Douglas - Lesley & Graham Haynes
12.37: Rhoda Fraser & Eric Gray - Jenny and Brian Groom
12.45: Margaret & Graham Hunter - Margaret Young & Graham Bullock
12.52: Dawn & Iain Butchart - Dawn & Mark Tinker

Have a great day

Endurance Competition

Apologies to all for the delayed publication of the draw for this weekend. Timings are as follows:

Morning Round:

0800: M Scott, C McKenna & M McGillivary
0807: I Butchart, S Farmer & L Bushby
0815: J Scott, M Bell (Jnr) & I Scott
0822: I Gray, R Miller & R Milligan
0830: G Miller, M Bell & R Tinker (Jnr)
0837: P Barnett, W McGregor & D Gordon
0845: G Ironside, C Davidson & B Simpson
0852: J Morrison, S Schofield & F Martin
0900: M Truswell, M Hill & S Stewart
0907: D Thomson, C Thoms & P Simpson
0915: C McDonald, P Henvey & S Thomson

Afternoon Round:

1230: M Scott & C McKenna
1237: M McGillivary & I Butchart
1245: S Farmer, L Bushby & J Scott
1252: M Bell (Jnr), I Scott & I Gray
1300: R Miller, R Milligan & G Miller
1307: A Aird, M Bell & R Tinker (Jnr)
1315: P Barnett, W McGregor & D Gordon
1322: G Ironside, C Davidson & B Simpson
1330: J Morrison, S Schofield & F Martin
1337: M Truswell, M Hill & S Stewart
1345: D Thomson, C Thoms & P Simpson
1352: C McDonald, P Henvey & S Thomson

So, charge up the 36 hole batteries, get a good nights sleep, buy an extra set of waterproofs and hope the body holds out. Best of luck everyone, here's to the last man standing!