Many thanks to all Gents, ladies and junior members who braved the bitterly cold conditions today to take part in the annual Captains V Vice - captains match. £285 was raised and will be split between Alzheimer Scotland and Guide Dogs for the Blind Training Centre, Forfar. Grateful thanks to all who gave so generously.
The 5th green is back in use, however the new bunker to left hand side of the green is still Ground Under Repair and has been roped off accordingly.
The temporary local rule allows the player free relief from the roped off area.
Please note the temporary local rule shown below will become active from Saturday 27th March 2021.
Preferred lies on the fairway will no longer be available from the same date. The ball must be played as it lies in the general area.
The golf seasons opening match between the Captains and Vice Captains takes place on Saturday 27th March.
The draw for the day is shown below. This has been a difficult task trying to abide with the current Government COVID guidelines.
Both Captains will be at the Starters Cabin to welcome everyone onto the tee. Please support their respective charities by purchasing a lucky square or a few lucky squares!! Anne is supporting Alzheimer Scotland and Gary has chosen The Guide Dogs for the Blind Training Centre in Forfar.
After your round a complimentary Coffee / Tea and hot filled roll will be available, please order at the Starter Cabin before teeing off.
The forecast is set fair, so lets enjoy the day and welcome in the 2021 season
The annual Leitfie Links Championship was played today in lovely spring sunshine. The very small, quick greens was the undoing of many of the players.
However, congratulations go to Iain Butchart for winning Scratch Trophy with a score of 59 and to David Brown for winning the Nett Trophy with a score of 57 on BL6.
The sweep was paid out on the Nett scores and with 9 magic's 2's, they get their money back with a wee bit of interest.
Next week the season kicks off with a non-counting individual stableford in the Captain vs Vice Captain, details are in an earlier blog.
Thank you everyone again for a fantastic response to signing in for the competition and trialling the payments for sweep and two's. I would be grateful for feedback on all of the processes from booking to signing in to score entry and for payment of entry, sweep and magic 2's.
Well done to all the winners of the sweep and magic 2's this week.
The draw for the 2021 Leitfie Links Championship
10:00 Derek Gordon (9) Norman Dyce (0)
10:08 Scott Murray (10) John Stiell (10)
10:16 Eric Gray (12) Iain Butchart (4)
10:24 Fred Barber (9) Tom Wallace (11)
10:32 Gary McLuskey (4) Kevin Drysdale (11) Mark Melville (5)
This is a STROKEPLAY event over 18 holes. Players receive 50% of their handicap index.
Entry - 50p
Sweep - £1
Magic 2's - 50p
Money in an envelope with your name, date and competition and put in the box at the front door of the clubhouse.
Hello everyone
The annual Captains vs Vice Captains match which marks the
start of the golf season is due to take place on Saturday 27th
March. This year will be a little different, but hopefully the spirit of
the day will still prevail.
The selling of flags for the Captains’ charities will be a
bit different. Instead of flags being put out onto the first fairway a picture
of the first fairway (and rough) with a marked grid square will be used.
The process will be to pick a square or preferably, several squares, then put
your name against the corresponding line on the name sheet. A squares
sheet is available for both Captains and a prize for each will be presented
once the Captains have driven off.
The competition will be played throughout the morning.
Players are asked to book in online. Please note in Booking Zone 1 (08:30
to 09:30) we have 24 spaces for players who due to restrictions can only play
in 2 balls with the draw being made manually by the Captains on Thursday.
In booking Zone 2 ( 09:37 to 13:00) again the draw will be made manually and in
either 3 or 4 balls for members from P&K county. Alternatively, a sign-up
sheet has been placed in the Starter Cabin in which to add your name to the
list, please add your name to the proper zone. If you can’t get to the
club before, then please drop Norman Dyce and e mail where he will add you to a
booking zone. If you wish to play in your bubble please let us know and we will
accommodate you.
The competition will be an individual non counting
stableford. Players can choose which tee they play from, White, Yellow or
Red. Players must mark on their scorecard the tees they played
from. All players must mark a scorecard, there is no need to swap cards,
put your playing partner name at the top in Player A with your name in Player
B. The marker of the card should only put their score in the Markers
Column. A committee member will be at the 18th green to take your
total points and add it to the team you are representing
Both Captains will be at the new Starter Cabin to welcome
everyone onto the tee from 08:30. After your round of golf a hot filled roll
and a hot beverage will be available courtesy of the club, the Captains will
take your order before starting your round.
This is our long-awaited opening day of the 2021 season,
let’s have fun and enjoy the day.
Regards
Gary McLuskey
A huge thank you to all the players who signed in on the HDID webpage / App, not 100% but a very good response.
Well done to the winners, luckily for Mike Bell the General Play button wasn't enabled!!
Next Saturday (20/03/2021) we have the 2nd Pre Season Stableford, it would be great if we could get 100% of sign ins and score entries via the website / App. This week the SIGN IN will open at 06:00 on Saturday, it has been set up so one person can sign in several players.
In addition to this I am TRIALLING the payment of sweep and two's at the time of signing in. I am asking that you do this, i can assure you no money will be taken from your bank accounts!! If you do want to enter the sweep and 2's then it's £2 in the envelope with name(s), date, competition and amount in the envelope and into the box at the front door.
Furthermore, the Championship everyone wants to win is played over the Leitfie Links on Sunday 21st March, please use the BOOKING function on the Website / App to enter the competition, entries close 12:00 on Thursday. A draw will be made and posted here on Thursday afternoon.
Hello again gentlemen
Below are the latest guidelines from Scottish Golf . Hopefully not long now until the remaining restrictions are lifted 🙏
Guidance previously allowed golfers to travel up to five miles outside their local authority area to take part in informal exercise using household rules.
Yesterday’s announcement to allow organised sport will allow four-ball play with no restrictions on the number of households; however, this is only applicable to members who live within the golf club’s local authority area.
Where golfers are required to travel up to five miles across a local authority boundary, players will be required to adhere to informal exercise guidance which is subject to household limits of 4 players from 2 households. or 2 balls
Therefore, changes announced yesterday mean that from Friday 12 March:
A little heads up for everyone. We are planning the Captain's drive-in for the opening day of the new season as per normal, but due to the current restrictions it will look a little different from past opening days. The committee and the centre are working hard behind the scenes to workout the finer details for the day and will announce these around the 15th of March
Thanks
Hi Gents
Its great to be back to the golf again. Just a wee update for you. On Sunday the committee will meet to discuss the best way forward for the start of the new season so please be patient and keep an eye on the blog for details. In the mean time I would like to remind all members that golf is only allowed in 2 balls.This is not a local rule ITS THE LAW.
Thanks Gary McLuskey
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| THE NEW BURN AT THE FIRST TEE |
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| THE WET FIRST FAIRWAY |
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| THE 12 TH GREEN |
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| STILL SOME FLOTSAM ON THE 12TH |
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| A LOOK BACK DOWN THE 12TH |
Hello gentlemen
I’m guessing this will come
as no surprise to any of you but the committee have decided to cancel all the
winter competitions for this season. All entry money will be refunded if
requested but if not it will go to the captains charity which is the Guide Dogs
for the Blind training centre Forfar. Those wanting their refund should contact
Gary McLuskey or Norman Dyce.
When there is an upturn
in the weather we would propose a couple of fun competitions on the Rannaleroch
course which have to be entered on line thus letting us get used to using the
online booking system. There will be weekly updates posted on a Thursday on the
gents blog.
Thank you and stay safe
Gary McLuskey
Hi gents please see the latest from Scottish Golf
Following our COVID-19 update yesterday, we are now in a position to provide further information about the new enhanced restrictions.
Please note that mainland Scotland has now moved from Level 4 to a temporary Lockdown or enhanced Level 4 (Stay at Home), with new guidance to stay at home except for essential purposes.
An updated table summarising the rules for the current lockdown period (Level 4 – Stay at Home) can be accessed here and are effective immediately:
As with all of our COVID-19 guidance, this is subject to further change which can take place at short notice. Should any changes take place, we will inform all affiliated clubs as soon as possible.
We are in a unique and privileged position in Scotland with our golf courses being permitted to stay open and we respectfully ask that everyone adapts their operations accordingly to ensure that every facility continues to adhere to the revised guidelines. In doing so we can, as a sport, play our part in minimising further spread of the virus, whilst ensuring that golfers across Scotland can continue to enjoy the many health benefits from playing golf.
Stay safe
Results and standings after Week 6 of the Rannaleroch Winter League
Handicap Reductions
David Brown - 11.0 to 8.5
This years Turkey Trot saw 26 players take part, thank you to the 24 that signed in on the computer or app prior to the round.😊
Congratulations to Michael Easton on winning the £30 for Ewarts Butchers, also to Craig Morrell and Mark Melville for the closest to the pin at the 4th & 13th.
