Etiquette

With the New Season less than a month away, I thought a timely reminder on the etiquette required on the golf course may be helpful. And who better than to give this information than three time Major Winner, Padraig Harrington, in this video produced by the R and A.

Leitfie Links Championship - Round One Results

After Round One of the Leitfie Links Championship, the standings are as follows:

Nett:

1st. Stephen Schofield - 56
2nd. FJ Moran (Jnr) - 58
3rd. D Findlay - 59

Gross

1st. G Martin (Jnr) - 72
2nd. M Scott - 73
3rd. S Schofield - 73

Round Two takes place Sunday 22nd March, full draw will appear on the blog on Thursday. Hopefull, there will be a little less of a breeze on that day.

Winter Competition Round-Up

Today saw the final event of the Winter Calendar close the 2008 season. Well done to everyone who participated in the events over the course of the Winter, a hardy bunch of souls, with no obvious internal thermometer! The Final Standings for all the competitions are as follows:

Winter League:

Points accumulated are form the best ten rounds recorded by individuals over the 18 week period.

1st. Jim Ireland with 379 pts
2nd. Parker Crockart with 373 pts
3rd. T Bennet with 373 pts

Well done Jim, a terrific effort.

Winter Knockout Competitions:

Singles

Chris Brand defeated Ken Macleod 3 & 2 in the final

Doubles

Donald and Scott Thomson defeated I Stewart and Alfie Docherty 3 & 1 in the final

Well done guys, hope you'll be looking to double up in the Summer Competitions!

Leitfie Links Championship - Round One

The draw has been made for the first round of the Leitfie Links Championship and is as follows:

1030: J Wood, S Schofield and FJ Moran
1037: E Ritchie, F Moran and F Martin
1045: M Scott, D Dawson and G Martin
1052: W McGregor, M Melville and D Findlay

Best of luck to all.

Summer KO Comps

Sign Up sheets for the Summer KO Comps will be posted at the Clubhouse shortly, Closing date for entries will be Captains drive in, after which the draws will be made.

F Martin
Comps Sec.

Leitfie Links Championship

The First Round of the 2009 Season Opening Event, The Leitfie Links Championship takes place on Sat 14th March. Sign up sheets are already in the Clubhouse for the full season, including this event played over the Leitfie course.

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Winter League

All competitors are to note that though the Winter League Knockout Competitions have been extended by one week, the final date for this seasons Winter League remains the 7th Mar, making the week ahead the final week of this event.

F Martin
Comps Sec

New Season Ahead

With the new season just around the corner, all sign in-sheets for the complete summer programme have now been placed in the Comps Folder in the Clubhouse.

At this stage, could I remind once again, all those who have Trophies that they are to be returned to the Club as soon as possible, and that all members are to ensure that their Club Memberships are paid and up to date, prior to the start of the season.

Over the next few weeks the blog will continue to release updates on important changes which were agreed at the AGM, and notices will be placed in the Clubhouse to ensure that all members get the highest possible visibility of these changes.

Winter League KO Competitions

Due to the recent loss of the course, the "play by" dates for the remaining rounds have been extended by one week.

F Martin
Comps Sec

Club Trophies

Could I please ask all members currently in possession of Club Trophies presented at the AGM, to return them to the Club as soon as possible please.

F Martin
Comps Sec

SGU Web Site Update

The Web Site for the SGU has changed it's address, so the link on the left has been amended accordingly. This will take you directly to the Open Competitions Page. You can use the navigation bars at the top of the page to navigate around the SGU website from there.

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2008 Medals Still To Be Collected

The following individuals are still to collect their medals from the Club:

R Howkins - Magner's Medal
R Milligan - Bellhaven Medal
M Hill - May Monthly Medal
K Taylor - May & October Monthly Medals
S Stewart - June Monthly Medal
A Docherty - June Monthly Medal
J Grant - July Monthly Medal
P Simpson - August Monthly Medal
C Thoms - October Monthly Medal

Additionally, Matthew Bell has yet to collect the Crystal Glass awarded to the Club Champion.

Please contact the Comps Sec to arrange collection of the above prizes.

F Martin
Comps Sec

Order of Merit Points - Season 2009

In accordance with the wishes of the membership present at the AGM, the Gent's Section Committee have reviewed the allocation of points for the Order of Merit Trophy for Season 2009. Accordingly, the number of qualifying events has been streamlined to the major Club Competitions, with the current points allocation remaining the same, 20 pts for 1st down to 1 point for 20th. The events which will receive Order of Merit Points for Season 2009 are as follows:

1. All Monthly Medals
2. Spring Meeting
3. Captains Day
4. Both Qualifying Rounds of the Club Championship
5. The George Black Memorial Trophy
6. The Ronnie Stephenson Memorial Trophy
7. President's Day
8. Autumn Meeting

Details of this change will be posted in the Clubhouse in due course.

F Martin
Comps Sec

Membership and Entry to Club Competition

A very quick reminder at this time, that Club Membership must be in place bring to the beginning of the season in order to compete in Club Competitions. Failure to have paid the Club Membership, which is separate from Centre membership, will mean that you will be withdrawn from any Club competition you have signed up to.

Fergus Martin
Comps Sec.

Turkey Trot - 13th Dec

Finally made it, it's here, The Turkey Trot! 18 golfers will tee-off in the following order on Sat 13th Dec for the homour of the Turkey, well a voucher in any case.

1030. K Macleod & DM Alexander
1037. P Barnett, D Gillespie & A Ramsay
1045. AM Blair, R Michie & I Clark
1052. DJ Alexander, J Wood & L Duncan
1100. S Robertson, D Gordon & S Schofield
1107. S Bolderson, P Crockart & R Milligan

Best of luck Gents.

Remember its your Summer Handicap over the Winter Course!

Turkey Trot - Amended Date

Due to this weeks recent weather and the forecast for this weekend, it has been decided to postpone the Turkey Trot until Saturday 13th Dec. This will be a drawn event, with the winner receiving a £20 voucher to buy their Xmas puddings with. The Sign Up Sheet remains in the Clubhouse, and will be collected on Thursday 11th Dec at 1200hrs. If you cannot get to the Club before then, please do not hesitate to contact the Clubhouse, or the undersigned in order to get your name in the draw.

Fergus Martin
Comps Sec
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Turkey Trot

A reminder to all concerning the Gent's Section Turkey Trot which takes place on Sat 6th Dec. Sign-Up sheets are in the folder in the clubhouse. This event will be played to the Winter Greens using Summer Handicaps in Stableford Format.

This is a drawn event, please note that due to other events, the draw will not closed until Friday lunchtime and will be published Friday afternoon/early evening.

For those that are unable to get to the clubhouse before the draw closes, please do not hesitate to contact the clubhouse or the Competitions Secretary to be included in the draw.

Hole-In-One

Congratulations go to Sammy Bolderson for achieving a Hole-In-One at the Par 13th on Wed 26th Nov, whilst taking part in the Winter League.

Well Done Sammy.

Vice Captain

It is with the deepest regret that I have to inform you of the resignation of Alan Christie as Vice Captain with immediate effect as he is leaving both the Club and Centre at the end of the year, I would like to thank Alan for his efforts over the years while serving on the Gent’s Committee as Handicap Secretary, Section Secretary and latterly as Vice Captain.

On Tuesday 18^th November 2008 the Gent’s Committee approved the nomination of Charlie Davidson to take on the role as Vice Captain with immediate effect and I would like to congratulate Charlie on becoming Vice Captain.

The meeting also accepted the nomination of Eric Gray to take on the role of Match Secretary and the section’s representative for the mixed events.

Lewis Duncan Captain