Belhaven Medal Results

Saturday saw the Clubs Qualifying Competition for the Belhaven Best Handicap Competition Full results are below:

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Placings

1st. R Tinker (Jnr) - Nett 66
2nd. Matt Bell - Nett 68
3rd. R Milligan - Nett 69
4th. I Scott - Nett 70

As Rory is a Jnr, he cannot be put forward as one of the pairing that will represent the Club, therefore, Matt and Rob will be the Club's nominated representatives.

2's

The following 2's were recorded during the course of this event:

6th - P Simpson and R Tinker (Jnr)
13th - K Taylor and G Martin (Jnr)

Handicaps

Reductions

The following players received a handicap reduction as a result of this competition:

Matt Bell - New Playing Handicap - 6
R Tinker - New Playing Handicap - 8
I Scott - New Playing Handicap - 9

Up-Revisions

The following players received a handicap up-revision as a result of this competition:

J Scott - New Playing Handicap - 8
A Aird - New Playing Handicap - 11
J McBain - New Playing Handicap - 17
J Torrie - New Playing Handicap - 27

Belhaven Medal Draw

The Draw for the Belhaven Medal is as follows:

Morning Glory

0800 G Scrimgeour, A Jones
0807 I Stewart, R Milligan
0815 G Hunter, K Macleod, C Davidson
0822 P Crockart, M Melville, I Clark
0830 G McCluskey, Matt Bell, S Schofield
0837 C Fairweather, J MacBain, K Taylor
0845 G Bruce, R Miller, C Petrie
0852 R Howkins, A Docherty, B Simpson
0900 K Mitchell, J Ireland, P Simpson
0907 A Ramsay, T Bennet, D Fotheringham

Afternoon Delight

1230 M Scott, J Scott, J Torrie
1237 J Wood, E Gray, DM Alexander
1245 G Haynes, F Barber, D Robinson
1252 I Scott, A Aird, D Bell
1300 DJ Alexander, A Downs, F Martin
1307 S Thomson, C McDonald, G Martin (Jnr)
1315 D Grant, C McKenna, A Easton (Jnr)
1322 R Tinker (Jnr), D Douglas, D Thomson

This being a National Event qualifier, the top two Nett scores returned on the day will go forward to represent the Club at the Regional Final.

Norse Cup - Mixed Event

Results of the above competition are as follows:

1st Margaret Young and Craig McKenna 42pts
2nd Jenny Groom and Ali Low 39pts
3rd Rhoda Fraser and Dave Grant 38pts

Well done all that took part.

June Monthly Medal

An absolutely stunning day on Saturday saw some excellent returns for the June Monthly Medal with a field of over 60 taking part. Winners are as follows:

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Division One

1st. A Easton (Jnr) - Nett 67
2nd. L Duncan - Nett 69
3rd. L Bushby - Nett 71

Division Two

1st. J Grant - Nett 65
2nd. D Thomson - Nett 70
3rd. B McGowan - Nett 70

Division 3

1st. P Simpson - Nett 71
2nd. S Tosh - Nett 73
3rd. J McCowan (Jnr) - Nett 74

Congratulations to all our Medal Winners.

2's

2's were recorded at the Par 3's as follows:

4th. A Easton (Jnr) & S Bolderson
13th. M McGillvary & J McCowan (Jnr)


Handicaps

Reductions

As a result of this competition, the following players receive a Handicap Reduction:

A Easton - New Playing Handicap - 3
B McGowan - New Playing Handicap - 9
D Gordon - New Playing Handicap - 12
J Grant - New Playing Handicap - 14
J McBain - New Playing Handicap - 16

Up- Revisions

As a result of this competition, the following players receive a Handicap Up-Revision:

M Scott - New Playing Handicap - 5
S Thomson - New Playing Handicap - 7
M Tinker - New Playing Handicap - 9
A Jones - New Playing Handicap - 22

Well Done to all.

Next up is the Bellhaven Medal, this being a qualifying event for a National Competition. Sign up sheets in the Clubhouse.

Kinpurnie Cup

Due to the abandonment of this recent Mixed event after 7 holes, it will be rescheduled for a later date.

Club Championship and Tankard Trophy Semi-Finals

Friday Night saw the semi-finals of the 2009 Club Championship and Tankard Trophies take place with Scott Robertson playing Martin MacGillivary and Grant Martin playing Alan Easton in the semi-finals of the Club Championships. Craig McDonald faced up to Charlie Davidson, whilst Willie McGregot teed up against Colin Fairweather in the semi-finals of the Tankard Trophy. An enjoyable evening despite the early breeze.

June Monthly Medal

The draw for the June Monthly Medal has been made, and is as follows:

Breakfast Butty Anyone?

08:00 M Scott, I Butchart, A Easton (Jnr)
08:07 L Bushby, Matt Bell, K Taylor
08:15 L Duncan, GN Hunter, B McGowan
08:22 K Mitchell, M O'Toole, S Bolderson
08:30 R Milligan, A Docherty, R Howkins
08:37 B Jackson, A Low, Mike Bell
08:45 M Grieve, C Davidson, B Simpson
08:52 A Ramsay, I Stewart, I Clark
09:00 J Grant, M Melville, J McBain
09:07 S Schofield, D Fotheringham, C Fairweather
09:15 K Macleod, G Scrimgeour, G Hunter
09:22 P Simpson, A Jones, M Allan
09:30 J McCowan (Jnr), D McDonald, D Findlay

Lunchtime Snacks Available!

12:00 N Dyce, C McKenna, M MacGillivary
12:07 S Thomson, J Scott, M Tinker
12:15 G Martin (Jnr), A Aird, I Scott
12:22 R Tinker (Jnr), DJ Alexander, D Grant
12:30 WD Robb, DM Alexander, H McKelvie
12:37 F Martin, M Truswell, C Brand
12:45 A Hughes, D Thomson, S Tosh
12:52 K Ewan, D Bell, A Ross
13:00 J Torrie, C McDonald, D Gordon

Hall Of Fame Medal

Super turnout from the chaps at the weekend with the entry fees raising £94 for Charity. The afternoon golfers faired a tad better than the morning brigade, and some may say, about time too! The results are as follows:

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Scores

1st Place. M Grieve - 39 pts (After CB)
2nd Place. C McDonald - 39 pts (After CB)
3rd Place. L Duncan - 39 pts (After CB)
4th Place. J Grant - 39 pts (After CB)

2's

The following 2's were recorded during this competition:

S Bolderson at the 13th
I Butchart at the 17th

Handicaps.

Reductions

The following players had their handicaps reduced as a result of this competition:

M Grieve - New Playing Handicap - 13
L Duncan - New Playing Handicap - 8
C McDonald - New Playing Handicap - 27

Up-Revisions

The following players suffered a handicap up-revision as a result of this Competition:

B Simpson - New Playing Handicap - 14
I McGowan - New Playing Handicap - 17
G Hunter - New Playing Handicap - 19

Congratulations to all the competitors and to M Grieve who will now represent the Club at the Regional Finals, details of which are in the Changing Room.

Hall of Fame Medal

The Hall of Fame Medal draw is shown below. Please note that this is a Charity Event, and as such the entry fee for ALL competitors is £2. The winner of this event will go forward to represent the Club in the Regional Finals, details of which are on the Notice Board in the changing room. As the Regional and National Finals are played in Stableford format, this qualifying event will be played in that format.

Batter's Up

0800 S Thomson & R Miller
0807 M MacGillvary & B Simpson
0815 Mike Bell, M Scott & GS Allan
0822 K Mitchell, C Davidson & D Gordon
0830 C Fairweather, S Schofield & B McGowan
0837 I McGowan, G Hunter & M Grieve
0845 GN Hunter, Matt Bell & I Stewart
0852 M Melville, L Duncan & A Downs (FH)
0900 D McDonald, P Simpson & D Findlay
0907 G Scrimgeour, R Milligan & M Allen
0915 K MacLeod, S Bolderson & A Ramsay
0922 D Fotheringham, A Docherty & J Grant

Shots Away

1200 G Haynes & J Scott
1207 A Easton (Jnr), N Dyce & DJ Alexander
1215 G Martin (Jnr), C McKenna & D Thomson
1222 C McDonald, F Martin & D Grant
1230 I Scott, A Hughes & D Robb
1237 K Ewan, R Michie & I Butchart

Good Luck everyone.

Mixed Event - Kinpurnie Cup, Sunday 14th June

The draw for the above event will take place on Sunday. The first tee-time is at 1230hrs, therefore, could all those taking part be at the Clubhouse for 1200hrs.

Club Championship and Tankard Trophy Qualifiers

After the Completion of both qualifying rounds the following members have qualified for the competition listed. The players are in seeded order. If any player is unavailable for any of the KO rounds, they are to contact the Competitions Secretary as soon as possible. The finalised draw will be posted in the Clubhouse on Saturday 13th June. Once the draw is posted, there will be no further amendment made.

Championship Contenders.

The KO stages of this competition will be held on Mon 15th June at tee-times between 1730 and 1830 hours with the Quarters held on Wed 17th June at tee-times between 1730 and 1800. The Semi-Finals will be held on Fri 19th June between 1730 and 1800. Tie Tee-times will be published on the finalised draw sheet.

1. SA Robertson
2. L Bushby
3. Matt Bell
4. M Macgillvary
5. C McKenna
6. A Easton
7. M Tinker
8. M Scott
9. S Thomson
10. G Martin
11. I Butchart
12. I Scott
13. D Douglas
14. K Mitchell
15. Mike Bell
16. R Milligan

Tankard Qualifiers

The KO stages of this competition will be held on Tue 16th June at tee-times between 1730 and 1830 hours with the Quarters held on Thu 18th June at tee-times between 1730 and 1800. The Semi-Finals will be held on Fri 19th June between 1730 and 1800. Tie Tee-times will be published on the finalised draw sheet.

1. D McDonald
2. M Grieve
3. C Fairweather
4. C Davidson
5. B Simpson
6. WD Robb
7. A Hughes
8. W McGregor
9. D Gordon
10. C McDonald
11. J Ireland

Club Championship and Tankard Trophy Qualifying - Round 2, Sun 7th June

Eyes down, look in, as the field closes in on qualification for the Club Championship and Tankard Trophy last 16's. With not much too choose from amongst the players, and all to play for, who's going to qualify for what is the question. The field is as listed below:

First Chance

0800 L Duncan, C Petrie & SA Robertson
0807 J McBain, C Davidson & A Downs (FH)
0815 D Fotheringham, M O'Toole & M MacGillvray
0822 B Jackson, S Bolderson & B Simpson
0830 R Milligan, E Ritchie & C Fairweather
0837 Mike Bell, L Bushby & M Grieve
0845 D McDonald, N Dyce & J Ireland
0852 S Schofield, T Bennet & K Taylor
0900 W McGregor, A Docherty & K Mitchell

Last Chance

1200 I Butchart, F Martin & M Scott
1207 E Gray, C McDonald & G Martin (Jnr)
1215 D Douglas, Matt Bell & M Tinker
1222 D Grant, A Easton (Jnr) & S Thompson
1230 D Robb, R Tinker (Jnr) & I Scott
1237 A Hughes, C McKenna & D Gordon

All Competitors are to be aware of the requirement to be available for the allocated tee-times for the KO rounds. If a competitor is in a qualifying position and are unable to comply, they are to contact the Comps Sec as soon as possible after Round Two, in order that the qualifiers can be adjusted accordingly.

Best of luck to all, see you all in the next round!

Strathmore Golf Club Juniors Eligibility For Competitions

Following are the conditions for eligibility to partake in Club Competitions.

1. LADIES SECTION

Operate within the Congu Handicap Scheme. All females who have already attained their Congu Handicap are eligible to play in all competitions.
In future to qualify for a Congu Handicap a female must play to a 108, after Stableford adjustment.

2. GENTS SECTION

Juniors of any age provided they have a current Congu Handicap are permitted to play in any Wednesday Competition, as these competitions are not drawn.
Juniors who have attained the age of 15 and have a current Congu handicap will be permitted to play in Weekend Competitions.

NOTE. These arrangements will operate until the Gents Section A.G.M. on Friday 23rd October 2009. At this meeting the Gents Membership will decide on the future policy regarding Juniors eligibility to play in Gents Competitions.

3. MIXED COMPETITIONS

These competitions are open to all members with a current Congu Handicap, subject to the following arrangements.
a) Players under 15 years of age must be partnered by an adult member (over the age of 18).
b) Only one Junior will be permitted to play in each drawn Group.

Mixed Section Event - Sun 31st May

Tomorrow sees the Mixed Section hold a Texas Scramble. The draw for this event will be made on the day, at 1200 hrs with the first tee-time being 1230. Get there early for all the fun of the fair, and if you fancy a late entry, be there also!

Club Championship/Tankard Qualifiers - Round 1

After the fun of Captain's Day and the excitement of the Cash For Kids event, its down to business once again this weekend for the first qualifying round of the Club Championship and Tankard Trophy.

A quick reminder of the specific rules in place for this weekend:

1. After the completion of Round 2, the Top 16 Gross Scores will go forward to the Championship KO’s and the Top 16 Nett, who have not qualified for the Club Championship KO, will go forward to the Tankard KO Rounds.

2. All Competitors are to be aware of the requirement to be available for the allocated tee-times for the KO rounds. If a competitor is in a qualifying position and are unable to comply, they are to contact the Comps Sec as soon as possible after Round Two, in order that the qualifiers can be adjusted accordingly.

And so to the draw for the weekend:

First Up:

0800 SA Robertson, M MacGillivary & M O'Toole
0807 M Scott, M Grieve & K Taylor
0815 L Bushby, K Mitchell & D McDonald
0822 J McBain, C Petrie & GN Hunter
0830 B Jackson, R Milligan & A Docherty
0837 C Davidson, R Miller (FH) & J Ireland
0845 C Fairweather, A Jones & P Simpson
0852 Mike Bell, S Schofield & G Bruce (FH)
0900 S Bolderson, B Simpson & I Stewart

Next in Line

1200 C McKenna, I Scott & M Tinker
1207 G Martin (Jnr), D Gillespie & D Robb
1215 A Hughes, R Tinker (Jnr) & E Ritchie
1222 A Easton (Jnr), D Thomson & D Grant
1230 W McGregor, C McDonald & Matt Bell
1237 S Thomson, A Aird & C Thoms
1245 E Gray, F Martin & D Gordon

The Tailenders

1700 F Moran & G Haynes
1707 I Butchart & D Douglas

Good Hunting Gentlemen.

What a Weekend!

Last weekend saw the Club's Captains Day Competition take place, with all the usual fun prizes, donated by the Captain up for grabs. An excellent fun day was had by all and our Congratulations go to Alan Jones for taking the overall prize.

Following hard on the heels of Captains Day was the inaugural Radio Tay Cash For Kids Strokeplay Trophy. No less that 100 players turned out for this event, and found the course in immaculate condition, though the Strathmore Breeze did cause most of the visitors a few problems. The auctions and raffles raised in the region of £5000, which is a tidy sum for a first time out event. Thanks to all Strathmore members who played in the event.

This Blog

The Strathmore Gent's Section Blog, as the opening title says, is an avenue to provide information to Strathmore Golf Club members, provide details on upcoming events, publish results, and the odd tale from the course. As with all Blogs, a comment facility has been available, allowing members to provide witty interaction or general comment.

This is a privately run blog run on behalf of all Gent's Section members, and recent comments have become no more than attacks and complaints over decisions taken by the Gent's Section Committee on behalf of it's members. The Club has a notified procedure for complaints, using the e-mail provided on this Blog, therefore the ability to post Comments has been removed by the Blog Team until further notice.

This blog will NOT be used to promote/endorse or give voice to any agenda by any member of the Club, it merely serves as an information portal and will always remain that way.

Captain's Day 2009

Captain's Day, a Stableford event, is held on Saturday, and with the usual prizes (nearest the pin etc) up for grabs, the groupings are as follows:

1st Tee

1030 L Duncan, C Davidson, L Bushby & B Jackson
1037 Mike Bell, A Ross, E Ritchie & I McGowan
1045 D Beale, I Butchart, C Fairweather & G Martin
1052 J Torrie, D Robinson, C McKenna & S Bolderson
1100 S Schofield, C Thoms, J Rough & C McDonald
1107 DJ Alexander, D Findlay, A Aird & M Grieve
1115 S Thomson, D Gillespie, A Low & A Easton

10th Tee

1030 F Martin, M Truswell, J Davidson & E Gray
1037 GS Allan, A Ramsay, C Brand & A Jones
1045 Matthew Bell, J Grant, D Grant & B McGowan
1052 I Scott, D Gordon, G Hunter & R Milligan
1100 R Michie, DM Alexander, W McGregor & D Thomson
1107 R Tinker, M Scott, M Tinker & D Fathering

Good luck to all those taking part.

May Monthly Medal - 16th May 2009

Strathmore Golf Centre will be hosting a Perth and Kinross Ladies Event on Sat 16th May. In order to assist the Centre in the smooth running of this event, and in continuing to foster good relationships with Perth and Kinross Golf, the Gentleman’s Morning Round will begin 15 minutes earlier than normal. This being an event drawn in handicap order, tee-times are as follows:

Morning Glory

0745 M Scott, L Bushby & K Taylor
0752 M O'Toole, K Mitchell & B Jackson
0800 D Gordon, A Docherty & A Low
0807 C Davidson, M Grieve & M Bell
0815 B Simpson, GS Allan & I Stewart
0822 A Ramsay, I McGowan & M Melville
0830 I Clark, K Mcleod & D Fotheringham
0837 J Grant, S Schofield & AM Blair
0845 G Hunter, C Fairweather & G Scrimgeour
0852 P Simpson, P Crockart & D McDonald
0900 A Jones, M Allan & D Findlay

Afternoon Delight

1200 N Dyce & A Easton (Jnr)
1207 C McKenna, S Thomson & I Butchart
1215 J Scott, D Gillespie & G Martin (Jnr)
1222 I Scott, A Aird & R Tinker (Jnr)
1230 DJ Alexander, R Michie & W McGregor
1237 D Robb, DM Alexander & G Haynes
1245 J Rough, H McKelvie & F Martin
1252 D Thomson, A Hughes & S Tosh
1300 J Ireland, C Thoms & K Ewan
1307 C Petrie, E Gray & A Ross
1315 J Torrie, T Bennet & C McDonald

An excellent turnout with 63 competitors signed up. Keep up the good work. Best of luck to you all.

Cash For Kids - Sunday 24th May

On Sunday 24th May, Radio Tay's Cash For Kids Charity comes to Strathmore, with the Strathmore Golf Centre hosting the annual Cash for Kid's Golf Competition.

Every year Cash for Kids assists around 25,000 children and young people most in need or at risk. Just about a month ago, the Charity handed out over £200,000 to such causes. Most of the money goes to handicapped children and organisations who work with these children but a small percentage goes to help other kids too.

For example, Cash for Kids gave a substantial amount to young Matthew Sime to help with travel costs for his visit later this summer to America to participate in the Wee Wonders championship in North Carolina and Blairgowrie High School received a cheque for £25,000 to promote sports events. These are just two examples of how the charity helps locally.

As such, Strathmore Golf Club is proud to be running this event on behalf of the Centre, and would like to encourage as many members as possible to take part. There some excellent cash prizes on offer, and also autographed items from Scotland's own Ryder Cup Captain, Colin Montgomery. If contributing to this worthy cause doesn't persuade you to enter, then perhaps the fact that Colin has promised to present the prizes should circumstances allow will.

Entry forms and full details can be found around the Clubhouse, and the Club hopes that as many of you as possible sign up for this great event.