GENTS COMMITTEE UPDATE

Following the Gents Section Committee FebruaryMeeting, I am pleased to inform you that we now have a Gents Committee in place to carry out the duties of the Section for the forthcoming season.

I would like to personally thank all the Gents who have come forward to offer help at this difficult time.

The following list gives names and contact numbers to replace the list at the front of the 2010 Fixture Book.

Acting Captain.......................Eric Gray................Tel: 07845 971956
Acting Vice Capt....................David Grant...........Tel: 01738 446448
Secretary................................Ian McGowan........Tel: 07970 870679
Treasurer................................Eric Gray................Tel: As Above
Competition Secretary.........Scott Thomson...... Tel: 07908 112199
Handicap Secretary..............Mark Tinker..........Tel: 01250 874872
Match Secretary...................David Douglas....... Tel: 07778 003958
Senior Convenor....................Ernie Wastell.........Tel: 01828 640106
Committee..............................Peter Tinker..........Tel: 01250 876035
..................................................Donald Thomson...Tel: 01828 640420
Gents Mixed Convenor.........Jack Scott...............Tel: 01828 670583

The 2010 season is almost upon us and I would like to wish you all the very best for the forthcoming season and hope you enjoy your golf.

Eric Gray - Acting Captain

SENIOR BRITISH OPEN

SENIOR BRITISH OPEN
20th - 25th July at Carnoustie
Strathmore Golf Club has this year been invited to marshall one of the holes at Carnoustie where this is to be held. Those of us who marshalled at The Open last year thoroughly enjoyed the experience and gave us the chance watch the professionals at close quarters.
If you are interested in helping there is a Sign -up Sheet on the General Noticeboard inside the front door of the Clubhouse

GENTS CLUB MATCHES FOR 2010

The following matches are confirmed for this year and each match shall require a team of 12 players.

April 11th Sunday - Strathmore v Taymouth Castle - Home - Noon.

June 4th Friday - Strathmore v Glenisla - Home - 17.22.

June 27th Sunday - Strathmore v Strathmore Seniors - Home - 16.30

The Sunset Challenge.

July 6th Tuesday - Blairgowrie v Strathmore - Away - 17.30

August 15th Sunday - Strathmore v Drumoig - Home - 12.30

September 12th Sunday - King James v Strathmore - Away - Noon

The Mole Trophy

September 26th Sunday - Whitemoss v Strathmore - Away
Time TBC

The inter club matches are open to all full gents members with current handicap and we would like to encourage everyone to participate and take part in these matches. Team entry sheets will appear on the Gents Matches Board in the Clubhouse.

In the meantime put these dates in your diaries.

GENTS SECTION COMMITTEE

DUE TO THE RESIGNATION OF THE CAPTAIN,VICE CAPTAIN AND SECRETARY, THE REMAINING MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ALONG WITH THE OUTGOING CAPTAIN AND SECRETARY AGREED TO APPOINT 4 CLUB MEMBERS WITH PAST COMMITTEE EXPERIENCE TO JOIN THE COMMITTEE.
THIS WILL ALLOW THE GENTS SECTION TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE, AND CARRY OUT THE NECESSARY DUTIES FOR THE SECTION TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE COMMITTEE WILL KEEP THE MEMBERS INFORMED AS WE PROGRESS TO THE START OF THE NEW SEASON.

Sair Heid Bash

Given the weather we have been having, this event has been cancelled. The mixed convenors hope to re-arrange this at a later date.

From a Gent's perspective, I will be reviewing the dates for the Winter KO competitions, if I ever get out the drive!

Have a Guid New Year A'Body.

Boxing Day Scramble

Due to adverse weather conditions and the small entry, this event has been cancelled.
If, by any chance, the weather allows any play to take place, there will be times available!!

Gent's Section Turkey Trot

The draw for the Turkey Trot is as follows:

1015. I Butchart & D Robinson
1022. T Ogg, E Gray & D Dawson

Stableford Format, Winter Course & 3/4 Summer Handicaps.
Winner will receive a £20 voucher from Piries in Newtyle.

TRIAM

Saturday, 14th November

11.00 E Gray - R Fraser - D Grant

11.07 D Gordon - B McGowan - L Duncan

11.15 S Schofield - B Jackson - G McLuskey

11.22 B Groom - J Groom - S Fenner

11.30 M Robertson - S Robertson - I Taylor

11.37 G Hunter - M Hunter - T Ogg

11.45 M Tinker - R Tinker - D Tinker

11.52 R Michie - DJ Alexander - DM Alexander

12.00 F Johnston - B Johnston - G Allardice

12.07 K Finlay - E Ralston - A Grewar

Apologies to those of you who have been resited in order to make numbers even.

Gents - 3/4 handicap

Ladies - Handicap +1 then 3/4

Everyone plays off ladies par and stroke index.

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.