Centre Xmas Party

David has organised a Xmas Party at the Centre. The link below will open up the poster for this event.

Xmas Party Poster

END OF SEASON TRIAM

Saturday, 24th October

11.00 R Fraser - D Grant - E Gray

11.07 J Scott - M Scott - S Scott

11.15 J Taylor - S Balderson - D Gordon

11.22 F Moran(Jr) - F Moran - J Moran

11.30 F Johnston - B Johnston - J McGowan

11.37 DJ Alexander - DM Alexander - R Michie

11.45 J Grant - G Hunter - G Scrimgeour

11.52 D Butchart - I Butchart - J Griffiths

12.00 J Davidson - S Bailey - R McGeoghegan

12.07 J Groom - B Groom - M Robertson

12.15 M Tinker - R Tinker - D Tinker

12.22 S Schofield - D Findlay - B Jackson

12.30 E Ritchie - A Easton - S Murray

12.37 G Allardice - E Ralston - P Maxwell

12.45 C McNab - S Fenner - S Peacock

12.52 J Smith - I Taylor - D Norman

13.00 G McLuskey - T Ogg - D Robinson

There will be a two course meal available afterwards for anyone wishing to stay.

Four Club Challenge

Final event of the season results are as follows:

CSS: 71

1st. T Ogg - Nett 73
2nd. F Moran - Nett 74
3rd. I Butchart - Nett 74

Thanls to all who took part.

Winter Competitions

A Notice announcing the Winter Copetitions has been placed on the Noticeboard in the corridor to the changing room. Entry sheets for all competitions are in the Competitions folder. For information purposes, the handicap system in place is as follows:

1. Those competing in last years Winter League will start with their final handicap when the competition closed, except where their summer handicap has been further reduced below that level, then the lower number will be used.

2. New competitors will begin with the final handicap achieved during this summers competitions.

Reductions and Up-Revisions are as stated in the Competitions and Fixtures Book.

Over time, eventually all members competing in the Winter League will have a separate handicap to be used in this event.

Winter KO events will be played under existing handicap stipulations for Matchplay events using Summer Handicaps.

TRANSCO Cup and DWAM - Results

Well folks, that's all the counting events for the season done and dusted, with only the fun "Four Club Challenge" to go before the Gent's AGM. Results of the competition are as follows:

CSS: 71

Placings

1st. Norman Dyce - Nett 65
2nd. S Schofield - Nett 67
3rd. R Tinker (Jnr) - Nett 68
4th. M Grieve - Nett 69

And in typical Strathmore fashion, the TRANSCO Cup is won by Stephen Schofield, whilst the DWAM is won by N Dyce. With Rory being a Jnr, Mike Grieve moves into the money position for 3rd place! All too confusing for me!

2's

A total of four 2's were recorded this week.

4th. GN Hunter, R Michie & DM Alexander
6th J McBain
13th I Butchart

Handicaps

Reductions

The following players receive a playing handicap reduction as a result of this event:

S Schofield & C Carmichael - New Playing Handicap - 17

Up-Revisions:

The following players receive a playing handicap up-revision as a result of this event:

I Scott - New Playing Handicap - 9
Mike Bell - New Playing Handicap - 14

Well done all.

TRANSCO Cup/DWAM

Final counting competition of the season this weekend. The draw is as follows:

Early

0800 M Scott, M Melville & Mike Bell
0807 S Murray, M O'Toole & J Wood
0815 M Grieve, I Clark & J McBain
0822 D Findlay, I McGowan & S Schofield
0830 C Petrie, J Ireland & A Ramsay

Not Early

1200 E Ritchie, J Scott & M Tinker
1207 GN Hunter, S Thomson & R Tinker (Jnr)
1215 J Torrie, A Downs & A Aird
1222 D Grant, D Thomson & F Martin
1230 C McKenna, C Thoms & F Moran
1237 K McVey, E Gray & C McDonald
1245 A Hughes, J Henvey & DM Alexander
1252 I Scott, N Dyce & DJ Alexander
1300 I Butchart, C Carmichael & R Michie

Good Luck All

October Medal - Results

Well, wasn't Saturday an interesting day? With a howling wind, only 23 players completed their rounds, with Div One suffering the most with only 4 finishers. Div 3 proved that they are a hardy bunch, with only one competitor failing to complete their round! And so to the results:

CSS: 74

Gold

1st. J Scott - Nett 77 (After Countback)
2nd. I Butchart - Nett 77
3rd. SA Robertson - Nett 78

Silver

1st. M O'Toole - Nett 74 (After Countback)
2nd. J Grant - Nett Nett 74
3rd. F Moran - Nett 80

Bronze

1st. P Simpson - Nett 72
2nd. J McCowan - Nett 75 (After Countback)
3rd. G Scrimgeour - Nett 75

Sweep

1st. P Simpson
2nd M O'Toole
3rd. J Scott

2's

Only two 2's were recorded this week.

13th. M O'Toole
16th. (Yes, no typo, 16th) S Thomson. Well Done Scott

Handicaps

Reductions only this weeek unsurprisingly. The following player receives the only playing reduction this week.

P Simpson - New Playing Handicap - 21

October Medal - Draw

Last Medal chance before the Transco/DWAM. Which comp do you want to play in next week?

Give Me The Afternoon Off!

0800 M Scott, I Butchart & K Taylor
0807 L Duncan, B McGowan & D Gordon
0815 M O'Toole, Mike Bell, B Jackson
0822 J Grant, B Simpson & A Ramsay
0830 I McGowan, A Downs & H McKelvie
0837 M Melville, S Schofield & G Hunter
0845 G Scrimgeour, J McCowan (Jnr) & P Simpson
0852 J Ireland, M Allen & T Bennet

Don't Do Mornings!

1200 SA Robertson, N Dyce & A Easton (Jnr)
1207 S Thomson, C McKenna & Matt Bell
1215 J Scott, I Scott & M Tinker
1222 GN Hunter, R Tinker (Jnr) & A Aird
1230 DJ Alexander, R Michie & DM Alexander
1237 F Martin, D Robinson & C Carmichael
1245 F Moran, D Thomson & A Hughes
1252 C Thoms, B Johnston & FJ Moran (Jnr)
1300 C McDonald, J Henvey & J Torrie

September Medal - Results

Better late than never, the results from last Saturday's September Medal are as follows:

CSS: 71

Gold

1st. M Scott - Nett 67
2nd. N Dyce - Nett 70
3rd - A Easton (Jnr) - Nett 70

Silver

1st. Mike Bell - Nett 72
2nd. G Haymes - Nett 73
3rd - F Moran - Nett 74

Bronze

1st. D Thomson - Nett 70
2nd. D McDonald - Nett 71
3rd. A Jones - Nett 71

2's

Four people shared the 2's pot this week, with 2's being recorded at the following holes:

4th. I Butchart, J Wood & A Jones.

The eagle-eyed will have spotted only three names, so a very well done to Jack Scott for achieving a Hole-In-One at the 6th.

Handicaps*

Reductions

The following players receive a Handicap reduction as a result of this event:

M Scott - New Playing Handicap - 4
D Thomson - New Playing Handicap - 18

Up-Revisions

J Scott - New Playing Handicap - 7
A Low - New Playing Handicap - 14
M Melville - New Playing Handicap - 17
C Fairweather - New Playing Handicap - 19
J Henvey - New Playing Handicap - 27

* As these results have been late in posting, the above handicaps may have been superceded by any scores recorded in midweek events.

September Medal - Draw

The draw for Saturday's September Medal is as below.
Earlies

0800 M Scott & K Taylor
0807 B McGowan, D Gordon & M O'Toole
0815 S Bolderson, A Low & Mike Bell
0822 J Wood, B Simpson & A Ramsay
0830 S Murray, A Downs & G McCluskey
0837 M Melville, T Ogg & H McKelvie
0845 S Schofield, C Fairweather & G Hunter
0852 A Hughes, S Tosh & P Simpson
0900 J Ireland, A Jones & D McDonald
0907 C Petrie, T Bennet & D Findlay

Lates

1200 A Easton (Jnr), N Dyce & S Thomson
1207 C McKenna, I Butchart & J Scott
1215 I Scott, M Tinker & R Tinker (Jnr)
1222 D Grant, DJ Alexander & R Michie
1230 W McGregor, E Ritchie & G Haynes
1237 DM Alexander, F Moran & F Martin
1245 C Carmichael, D Thomson & D Norman
1252 K Ewan, FJ Moran (Jnr) & J Henvey
1300 J Torrie, C McDonald & K McVey

Best of luck to all.

Mixed Invitation Results

Results from the Mixed Invitation played at the weekend are as follows:

1. S Scott/G Edwards 39 pts

2. J Goodfellow/S Coghill 37 pts (BIH)

3. M Young/B Arscott 37 pts

Autumn Meeting - Results

Well, it would appear the orning crew got the better of the weather as the infamous breeze held off, until the afternoon group went out, however some very good scores all round. Results are as follows:

CSS: 71

Gross

1st. N Dyce - 75
2nd. I Butchart - 76
3rd. S Thomson - 78

Nett

1st. C Carmichael - Nett 65
2nd. Mike Bell - Nett 67
3rd. I Butchart - Nett 69

Congratulations to both Norman and Craig, well done chaps.

2's

4 x 2's were recorded this week, and are as follows:

4th. A Easton (Jnr)
6th. S Thomson, D McDonald & N Dyce

Handicaps

Reductions

The following members receive a handicap playing reduction as a result of this competition:

I Butchart - New Playing Handicap - 6
Mike Bell - New Playing Handicap - 13
DM Alexander - New Playing Handicap - 15
C Carmichael - New Playing Handicap - 18

Up-Revisions

The following members receive a handicap playing up-revision as a result of this competition:

R Tinker (Jnr) - New Playing Handicap - 9
G McCluskey - New Playing Handicap - 16
F Moran - New Playing Handicap - 18
D Thomson - New Playing Handicap - 20
F Barber - New Playing Handicap - 21
P Simpson - New Playing Handicap - 22
A Jones - New Playing Handicap - 22

Last few events of the season coming up, sign up sheets in the clubhouse. Details for the winter events will be posted in due course.

Mixed Invitation Day - Sunday 20th September

The draw for the Mixed Invitation day is as follows:

1200 E Gray & S Bailey / MYoung & Partner
1207 J Scott & P Drysdale / R McGeoghegan & P Howlett
1215 J Goodfellow & S Coghill / R Fraser & F Kydd
1222 S Scott & G Edwards / K Findlay & D Grant
1230 N Dyce & L Fertacz / E & G Ralston

Format

Four Ball better ball stableford.
Gent's use white tees and 3/4 Handicap.
Ladies use red tees, add one stoke, then 3/4 handicap.
All players use ladies stroke index and par.

Good luck.

Autumn Meeting - Draw

After the excitement of the Gent's Away day, we get back to club business this weekend with the Autumn Meeting, the draw for which is as follows:

Batters Up

0800 G Hunter & T Ogg
0807 G McCluskey, S Murray & B Simpson
0815 M Grieve, P Simpson & T Bennet
0822 A Ramsay, A Jones & S Schofioeld
0830 J McBAin, S Bolderson & D McDonald
0837 M Melville, C Petrie * Mike Bell
0845 J McCowan (Jnr), J Wood & C Fairweather
0852 K Ewan, D Gordon & J Ireland

Home Runners

1200 M Scott & A Aird
1207 SA Robertson, C McKenna & N Dyce
1215 A Ross, DM Alexander & C Carmichael
1222 A Easton (Jnr), I Scott & K McVey
1230 R Tinker (Jnr), J Scott & E Ritchie
1237 D Thomson, S Thomson & I Butchart
1245 J Torrie, E Gray & DJ Alexander
1252 C McDonald, FJ MOran (Jnr) & D Grant
1300 F Barber, F Moran & J Henvey
1307 W McGregor, R Michie & F Martin

Best of luck to all.

Away Day - What Happened

The sun shone on the Braemar Golf Course, and a few of the party were a little worried, what was this new phenomenon? Having played most of the season in drizzle, this was an altogether new prospect. We were warmly welcomed by Colin and his team at Braemar, and so we settled into what was to be an excellent day out. With around 160 in the field, the course and clubhouse waas never empty, and I think the only little complaint the lads had was the hold-up at the crossover between the 2nd and 8th tees, with some groups taking 20 minutes to clear through.

In time honoured tradition, first up for our group was the Captain, who was ably "cheered on" (heckled) by everyone else in the party, however managed to pull off a solid hit, landing in the middle of the fairway. Next up was our token Englishman, Sammy Bolderson, however it was a bit like teeing off with Tiger Woods for Sammy, as soon as the Captain had played, everyone left!

Some five hours later, the last group sauntered off the course, sunburnt and in extremely good spirits, everyone had had an excellent day out. And there were prizes as well, so here we go:

Main Competition

Class 2 2nd Place - Andrew Hughes
Class 2 3rd PLace - Dave Grant

Well done fellas

Club Prizes

Best Gross - Scott Robertson - 72
Best Nett - Dave Grant - 61
Best Stableford - Andy Hughes - 35
Longest Drive - Lewis Duncan
Nearest The Pin - Brian Jackson
Highest Gross - Eric Gray - 102
Worst Score on a Hole - Dave Findlay - 2 x 10's
Shortest Drive on the First - Ian Clark
Balls in River - Fergus Martin and Dennis McDonald - 2

All in all, a superb day out, so thanks to Mark for arranging it, Derek for assisting in the Sweep, and all of those that turned up for the day. Special mention to Paul Taylor, the driver, who decided that rather than spend 8 hours wandering round Braemar, he'd be better served playing, and so joined us for the day.

(Anyone with photos of from the day, please mail them to me, and I'll post them)

Gent's Away Day - Transport

Due to lack of demand, there will be no pick-up from Dundee. All those travelling are to be at the club for 0900 on Saturday 12th Sep. There will be a pick-up at the Balmoral Hotel in Blairgowrie at 0930ish!

Gent's Away Day - 12th September, Braemar

The bus will pick up at Kingsway Tesco's Car Park at 8.30 sharp on Saturday. If you wish to take the bus please contact Mark Truswell (07921510883) BEFORE 9.00p.m. Thursday 10th September. If there are fewer than 4 people wishing to use this facility, then it will be removed and players will be required to be at Strathmore by 0900 on Saturday.

Urgent Notice - Player Required

Due to a late call-off, the club has an urgent requirement for a player with a handicap of 13 or over to partner Kerr Taylor in the Magner's Regional Final at Crieff on Thursday. Anyone interested please contact the Comps Sec on 07841 334822 or at ferg60@hotmail.co.uk as soon as possible. Please note, I may not be able to get back to you, until Wednesday due to other committments.

Many thanks

F Martin
Comps Sec

Ladies v Gent's Wooden Spoon

Played on Sunday, this match resulted in a resounding 6-0 win for the Gent's! Well done guys.

Match v Whitemoss Cancelled

As we were unable to raise a team for this match, Eric has contacted Whitemoss and cancelled.