We'd planned to play the maximum score March medal today after last week's postponement. But again the weather is too bad to play the medal. This week, it's too bad to play at all. The course is closed due to flooding and there was even snow overnight. Never mind, the summer season starts after next week...
Seniors League 18: 2019 14 elderly golfers assembled to play the 18 Seniors League on an absolutely saturated course.. Unfortunately 3 of our number in buggies failed to make the hill. Handicap reductions have made their mark as no one scored 30 points. Winner on the day was Dave Nielsen with 29 points gaining an extra point at the 12th Firs where his birdie scored 3 points and not 2 as per the card. Three players tied for second place Chris McIntyre, Derek Shipley and Ian McCulloch scoring 25 points, Chris and Derek tied the second half and Chris won…
We had planned a Maximum Score medal, but nobody told the weather. I'm starting to suspect it is a jinxed format. Despite the heavy overnight rain, the course was declared playable. But the rain/sleet was so heavy we agreed to postpone the medal until better weather. This would be anything less than torrential rain. We're not princesses. We settled down with a cuppa and yummy chocolate fudge traybake (thanks Erica). After a short while, to our surprise, it cleared up enough for a social 9 holes. Eight of us set off and it proved glorious. The rain cleared, the wind…
Teeing off briskly to stay ahead of Storm Freya, ten of us contested the latest Winter League fixture. The wind became progressively more blustery as we played round the top of the course. Then the rain arrived within an impressive 7 minutes of the forecast time. Conditions got a wee bit more tricky. Hard to believe that, because of the sunshine, I played in only a T-shirt on Tuesday afternoon. Well not quite 'only' but you know what I mean. In the gusts, scores were harder to come by than last week. Nobody quite managed to stay blob-free (certainly…
The runaway leader, Ian McCulloch, of the Gents Winter League ran away with the 18th Seniors League scoring 31 points (docked a point on the 7th). Ian Brown came second with 27 points, Wave Tyrrell on 26 points and Marena McClymont on 25 points. 14 players took part. Entry sheets are posted in the changing rooms for the 18 Hole Trophy at Glenluce on Thursday 21st March. The entry fee is £10 for all and includes coffee and bacon roll on arrival. Tee off after 10.00 am.
Well, I was too gloomy in my weather predictions in the last post. Yesterday we turned up to play golf in your actual sunshine. As a result, it was glorious. Stripping down to only four layers, it was out with the sun hat, sun-glasses and sun block. After we'd prepared for the conditions, eight of us set off to contest this week's Winter League. Modesty forbids me mentioning that only one of us made it all the way round blob-free. Similarly, I can't possible say who secured this week's top spot. Ahem. A mere three points off the…
With the new season drawing ever closer, Opening Day is Sunday 24th March, our ladies have been beavering away on the course trimming the gorse. Other work to make the course a little easier for our senior members is also ongoing with a new fairway area in front of the ladies 5th tee and some other parts of fairways being widened. At our last committee meeting it was also decided to assits the elder gentlemen members to continue to play in competitions we will now stop playing to the top green. We are also delighted to report that to date…
16 players took part in the Alan Walker Trophy to day, same as last year. Congratulations to our Secretary Ian Brown scoring 34 points to became the first player to successfully to defend the title of Alan Walker CHAMPION . Brian Duguid came a worthy second, scoring 20 point for his first eight holes.. Three golfers Brian Porteous, John Crallan and Derek Shipley tied for third place. John Crallan won the second division with a better inward 6 from Derek. Marena McClymont posted the best ladies score playing off the red tees. Ian McCulloch scored a hole in one at…
At last the weather was kind to us today. Gloriously overcast and with hardly any rain, it was a successful Winter League match to set us up for Not The Xmas Lunch. There was a fine victory for Chris in the Winter League - a long-expected first prize after a steady collection of 2nd and 3rd places in this season's competition. There was another 2's glory for Kay at the 4th (her second in as many months). This helped her secure 2nd place on the day. Chris & Kay are now joint 3rd in the Winter League [edit:…
We matched the best turnout of 19 players played for this league, tying with the first league. It was great to have Roddy Hermon appear and bag second prize in the second division. Ronnie Ritchie won the day with 32 points from Brian Porteous, second again, with 30 points. John Crallan won the second division with 21 points. Other scores were Ian McCulloch 28, Brian Duguid, Elena & Wave 27 points.A decision was taken to revert to the old system of £10 for the winner and £5 for second place for the remainder of the season.Next week is the Alan…
