April Medal Results

After some fine weather during the week, the April showers arrived, but could not dampen the spirits of the folks who turned out for the first event of the season, results of which are detailed below.

Competition Standard Scratch: 71

Division One:

1. Iain Butchart - Nett 67
2. Matthew Bell - Nett 69
3. Dougie Gillespie - Nett 71

Division Two:

1st. Ray Michie - Nett 70
2nd. Stephen Schofield - Nett 72
3rd. Brian Simpson - Nett 72

Division 3:

1st. Josh McKenna (Jnr) - Nett 66
2nd. Alan Jones - Nett 72
3rd. Peter Simpson - Nett 73

Sweep Money therefore is as follows:

1st. Iain Butchart
2nd. Ray Michie
3rd. Alan Jones

2's

No fewer that 7 x 2's were recorded;

4th - Frank Moran
6th - Iain Butchart & Mark Tinker
13th - Mark Scott
17th - Mark Scott & L Bushby

The quick amongst you will have realised that there are only 6 names on the list. A very simple explanation, congratulations to David Grant for a wonderful hole-in-one on the 17th.

Handicaps

Reductions:

The following players had handicap reductions as a result of this event.:
Iain Butchart - New Playing Handicap of 5.
Josh McKenna - New Playing handicap of 26

Up- Revisions

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

Scott Thomsom - New Playing Handicap of 8
David Grant - New Playing Handicap of 13
Andy Ramsay - New Playing Handicap of 16
Colin Fairweather - New Playing Handicap of 18

Thanks to everyone who braved the elements and congratulations to the winners. Next event, Spring Meeting, Sat 11th April.

April Medal

Well, its finally here, the first competitive event of the season, the April Medal. The draw has been made and is detailed below. Can everyone ensure that there Club fees have been paid by checking at the office prior to teeing off, as failure to do so will result in competitors being removed from the competition.

Dawn Patrol

0800. M Scott & L Duncan
0807. B McGowan, S Bolderson & M O'Toole
0815. D Gordon, A Docherty & G Bullock
0822. M Bell, B Simpson & C Davidson
0830. I Stewart, A Ramsay & I Clark
0837. M Melville, T Ogg & S Schofield
0845. M Macleod, C Fairweather & P Simpson
0852 D McDonald, A Jones & D Findlay

Lunchers

1200. C Mckenna & A Easton (Jnr)
1207. L Bushby & I Butchart
1215. D Gillespie, S Thomson & J Scott
1222. M Bell, G Martin (Jnr) & M Tinker
1230. I Scott, A Aird & R Michie
1237. DJ Alexander, D Grant & R Tinker (Jnr)
1245. E Ritchie, DM Alexander & G Haynes
1252. A Donaldson, F Moran & M Truswell
1300. F Martin, D Thomson & J McKenna (Jnr)
1307. F Barber, C Gray & FJ Moran
1315. E Gray, C McDonald & J McKenna (Jnr)

Good Luck to everyone.

Summer KO Competitions

The draws for the Summer KO Competitions have been made and are now available in the Clubhouse. Each Round has a completion date, however competitors are responsible for the arrangement of their own ties. Although the top named individual is the challenger, both opponents are to make every effort to arrange ties.

All competitors are reminded of the requirements of providing your intended opponent with 14 days notice and 3 alternative dates. On completion of a tie, the successful player(s) is/are responsible for ensuring that the board has been updated. Failure to do so may result in dealys to in arranging subsequent ties.

All difficulties in arranging ties are to be reported to the undersigned at the earliest opportunity.

Good Hunting!

F Martin
Comps Sec

Trophies

The following Trophies have not yet been returned to the Club. Individuals are to ensure that the undermentioned trophies are returned to the Club as soon as possible:

Winter League Trophy - Ray Michie/Norman Fenwick
Tankard Trophy Runner-up - Grant Martin
Autumn Meeting Best Nett - Mark Tinker
Spring Meeting Best Nett - Ray Michie
4 Club Challenge - Ian Scott
Transco Cup - Ian Scott
Captains Day Trophy - Dave Findlay
George Black Memorial Trophy - Rory Tinker

April Monthly Medal

The first medal of the season takes place on Saturday 4th April. The sign-in sheets, currently held in the weekend competitions folder in the clubhouse will be removed on Thursday afternoon, after which the draw will be made, and posted not in this blog, but also at the Club. If you have not already done so, ensure your name is on the sheets before 1200 hrs on Thursday. Late entries will not be accepted under any circumstances.

F Martin
Comps Sec

Handicaps and Monthly Medals

New members are reminded that Monthly Medal Competition cannot be entered in order to obtain a Handicap. If any new member requires a card signed by a Committee member, contact details for all can be found in the front of your Fixtures book.

All players who have annotated the sign-in sheets for the April Medal "for handicap" will not be entered into the draw for that competition.

F Martin
Comps Sec

FINAL REMINDER

Gentleman, this is the last reminder to those who have not yet paid their CLUB subscriptions. The first events of the season are due to take place, and there remain a number of individuals have have signed up to these events who have not yet updated their annual CLUB fee. If your CLUB subscriptions are not paid, you will be removed from the draws prior to the commencement of play and/or any KO tie that you have been drawn in will be awarded to your opponent(s).

Your CLUB subscriptions are separate from the Centre subscription, so if you are in any doubt, please contact the Club Treasurer as soon as possible and ensure that your CLUB fees are up to date.

F Martin
Comps Sec

Annual Captain’s Drive In - Saturday 28th March 2009

The draw for the Captain's drive in has been made and is below. Captain's Team in Red, Vice Captain's in Blue

1 L.Duncan & R.McGeoghegan C.Davidson & C.Sturgis

2 M.Melville & M.Strachan B.McGowan & A.Grewar

3 D.M.Alexander & M.McDiarmid D.Gillespie & J.Taylor

4 A.M.Blair & P.Maxwell P.Crockart & J.Douglas

5 J.Davidson & L.Haynes S.McGibbon & W.Nicoll

6 G.S.Allan & D.Butchart R.Peacock & M.West

7 A.Donaldson & S.Peacock E.Ritchie & G.Allardice

8 G.Haynes & K.Campbell I.Clark & M.Nicol

9 S.Schofield & C.McNab L.Bushby & J.Merry

10 G.Dolby & S.Barber I.Butchart & L Robb

11 J.McGeoghegan & M.Robertson K.Macleod & A.Ross

12 Mike Bell & S.Bushby B.Jackson & R.Ingram

13 D.Thomson & M.Young M.Scott & R.Fraser

14 Matthew Bell & S.Thomson S.A.Robertson & J.Griffiths

15 C.Fairweather & K.Findlay R.Milligan & J.Groom

16 T.Ogg & H.Robb M.Truswell & S.Scott

17 F.Barber & S.Fenner E.Gray & H.Dawson

18 G.Martin & E.Ralston C.Brand & D.Dawson

The following groups are the 2^nd set of teams to drive off from the allocated tee

1 A.Hughes & A.Ramsay D.Gordon & R.Michie

5 F.Moran & D.J.Alexander F.Martin & R.Tinker

6 A.Morrison M.MacGillivary

12 A.Jones & I.Taylor C.McDonald & A.Low

18 J.Scott & F.J.Moran S.Bolderson

Competition information

The competition format will be a 4 ball better ball stableford with ¾ handicap difference using the ladies stroke index.

The ladies will receive an additional 1 stroke.

Captain’s team to wear red and the Vice Captain’s team to wear blue

The Captain’s will make their respective drives at 10.30

The match will then start at 10.45

Please arrive early so you can place where you think the drive will land

Knock Out Competitions

Closing date for the Knock-Out competitions is Saturday 28th, the Captain's Drive-In. The sheets will be removed after that event, and the draw posted on the Notice board in the hallway, along with competition rules for each format, as in previous years.

So, what are you all waiting on, get your names down and enter.

Leitfie Links Championship

Another windy day welcomed the second round of the Leitfie Links Championship, with the winning scores as follows:

Nett

1st. Fergus Martin - Nett 60 ((On Countback)
2nd. D Findlay - Nett 60
3rd. F Moran - Nett 62

Gross

1st. G Martin - 70
2nd. M Scott - 71
3rd. F Moran - 78

2's

The single two over both rounds was recorded by M Scott.

Overall Scores Over Two Rounds

Gross

1st. Grant Martin 72 + 70 - Total 142
2nd. M Scott 73 + 71 - Total 144
3rd. F Moran 79 + 78 - Total 157

Nett

1st. D Findlay 59 + 60 - Total 119
2nd. FJ Moran 58 + 65 - Total 123
3rd. F Moran 63 + 62 - Total 125

Well done Grant and Dave, great play chaps in tricky conditions.

Trophies and Club Membership

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

F Martin
Comps Sec

Captain's Day

How time flies, almost April already and time for the clubs to get dusted off, shoes to get re-spiked, and finally your entry in for the Captain's Drive-In taking place on Sat 28th Mar, if you have not done so already.

The big question for the day must be:

Will our erstwhile skippers drive go right or left?

Leitfie Links Championship - Round 2 Draw

The draw for the second round of the Leitfie Links Championships is below:

1030. M Scott, S Schofield & M Melville
1037. FJ Moran, D Findlay & E Ritchie
1045. G Martin, F Martin & F Moran

Best of luck fellas!

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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