The McVie Family (well 2 of them anyway) dominated the second qualifying round with Paul carding an impressive 64-1=63 and his Daddy squeaking into second place by virtue of a better inward 3 on 75-8=67 with Colin Robinson on the same score in third and Billy Macdonald in fourth place with 75-7=68. El Capitan claimed the scratch prize with a 72(bih) from computer guru Iain Clark(who gets nothing) and prizes of £40,30, 20, and £20 were dished out to the podium places. Seven 2’s claimed £4 each divided among Paul McVie, Colin Robinson,John McKenzie,Liam Cassidy,Graeme Bell,Les Rutherford and Rory Monks.Congratulations to you all, Last chance saloon next week so its time for some of you to up your games. I will unfortunately be away (and some of you might think that’s a good thing) but I will be whirling like a dervish around my handbag at a wedding.Good luck next week. Sponsor was Dental Accountants Scotland to whom a grateful thanks for their financial support. Oh! By the way the Senior Open 3 man team event on 31st May is cancelled.Only 7 teams entered,

A bit of a mouthful for the heading this week, but its the start of the lead up to the Premier event of the year (as Jocky would say) and we are off and running. Cruising up on the inside rail (see where I’m going with this) was Matthew Brass who romped home ahead of the field to win in splendid fashion.But wait! There may be a stewards inquiry about his overly generous handicap! A stiffly worded email is on its way to the SGU! or should that be the British Horse Racing Authority? I’m waffling a bit here because I cant remember what his score was!Oh yes. A sparkling 74-6=65 Well done Matthew .Club Championship beckons if you keep that up! Beaten by a short head was John Boy Walton in second place with 82-15=67 and third place went to the thoroughbred Painter and Decorator extrordinaire Ian Potts on 86-18=68. 4th place went to Graeme Bell who might have been better off on his bicycle instead of the donkey that he was riding but nevertheless he trotted in with 81-13=68.The prize for best gross score was won by our resident Club Champion Michael McVie with 69-2=67

Well done to the leading runners and riders who trousered £40 £30,£20,and £10 respectively with Michael earning £20 for his best gross score.Who said the new handicap system favours the higher handicapper? I want to know what goes into his horse feed.

With a rollover of £21 from last week and a further £27 to be added from this week the 2’s were worth winning and Mitch Thomson and Chris Kemp were the only ones to scoop the fund, earning £24 each for their efforts

The hole in one fund which is generously funded by RDB rises to £55.40 and Donald has bought a fresh pair of trousers just in case the worst happens……

Perfect weather conditions for the competition. Almost took my sweater off. The Hole in One rollover rises to £44.90p and nobody managed to get a 2 so the fund also rolls over to next week with £21 in the kitty as a result. 3 squirrels tied for 1st place on 3up on the course and chief squirrel this week was Gerald McMorrow by virtue of a fine inward half of 34.Good for you Gerald! Modesty forbids me from gloating but some kind person handed in my golf swing this week and your Match Secretary claimed 2nd place as a result, also by a better inward half. In 3rd place was Ian Stephenson who is peaking just in time for the Qualifying rounds for the Club Championship which start next week .Prizes of £40,30,and 20 go to the squirrels, and again, nothing for Ali McVie who was 5th= this week! The consensus in the clubhouse last Saturday was that 4 prizes should be paid out if more than 45 players enter a competition and 5 if more than 50 and 6 if more than 60. There were 42 competitors this week who paid their entry money and one who shall be nameless, who didnt! £126 in and £90 out with £21 for the 2’s and £15 for the contingency fund. Everyone managed to put their scores in correctly this week. We will have you all computer literate before long .Pip Pip.

Even a blind squirrel finds a nut occasionally.And this weeks’ blind squirrel with a magnificent score of 76-13 (63) is Harry Borthwick who wins a massive £45 and a reduction in handicap from 14.1 to 12.5.Well done Harry! See.Practice pays. Two shots further back with a sparkling 86-21 (65) was Neil Purves who is obviously picking up some hot tips from our current Club Champion-something I could do with. Neil pockets a cool £35. On 72-6 (66) is the bearded one. Grant Lightfoot. I pulled his brothers beard not so long ago thinking it was Grant .Oops! Grant trousers a paltry £25 for his efforts but that’s better than Ali McVie who was 4th and gets nothing! Shame! The 2,s (and there were only 4) earned £5 each- Les Rutherford and Jimmy Rae at the 9th and leaving it late at the 18th were Les McAllister and Jordan Reid. A total of 46 competitors battled it out and those in the morning had perfect conditions whereas the afternoon starters didn’t. I played in the afternoon which accounts for my 88. If anyone finds a golf swing lying around on the course, its mine. I lost it somewhere between the Clubhouse and the 2nd tee

Donald tells me that the Hole in One pot has grown to £40.90 so everyone must try harder. Also there is a distinct lack of interest in the Quaich and Summer Foursomes. Sheets are on the board. Use it or lose it. Thank you to Heard Hamilton Financial Planning for the Sponsorship this week .Old David Heard will reach the 60 milestone this Tuesday so get him to buy you a drink. A yellow card has been shown to Ron Robertson for the shrapnel in the envelope. \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\

Next week is the Bogey Trophy and hopefully the 5 players who cant work the ipad will get it right!! No names but………

Hooray, Hooray! The ipad thingy worked perfectly thanks to our resident computer genius. No not me. I’m talking about Iain Clark. 52 players this week. That’s a lot of time saved putting in the score cards.Thanks Iain.

The winner this week with a rather impressive 65 was our current Club Champion Michael McVie who squeaked in just ahead of one of our past Match Secretarys Norman Purves on an equally impressive 66 and in third was ex Captain John Coyle (by virtue of a better inward half) on 67. Rodney Pow was 4th on the same score. Jolly well done to you all! Prizes of £45,35,25, and 15 went to the top 4 and £8 each went to Craig Niven, Grant Kinghorn,and Paul McVie for 2’s at the 6th hole. The weather was a bit nippy and the breeze was fairly strong so conditions were not easy as several of us found to our cost… Shirt sleeves next week hopefully for the D A Heard Cup but meantime thanks to Les Millar Garage Services for sponsoring this week’s competition. Over and out.

A total of 20 teams entered the tournament bringing in a total of £200 and after a bit of guddling around on the computer the winners were Paul and Michael McVie with a score of 70 -2(68).Second were the pairing of Matthew Brass and Thomas Bell also on 68(77-9) who lost out on the better inward half.In third place were Grant Kinghorn and Hughie Macdonald on 69(86-17). Prizes of £70,£50 and £30 were awarded with £10 for 2’s going to John Coyle/George Grant ,Donald Ballantyne/Jim Rae and Les McAllister/Bruce Bett. The tournament sponsor this week was South East Heating and thanks go to them for their generosity. The full list of results is, or will be on the board in the clubhouse after I’ve hand written them out. Dont ask why. Next week is the April Medal and we will hopefully be able to enter our scores on the ipad. Instructions will be available for the computer illiterate (and that includes me) Finally are there any more members wanting to play in the match v Minto next Sunday? Names on the sheet please. £20 goes to the contingency fund this week.

There was only a delay in the start this week. Not a cancellation.Which is a step in the right direction,I’m sure we all agree.Kick off was at 9.30 and a field of 18 teams took to the hill in chilly but sunny weather. The winners of the Grouse Trophy this year were the pairing of Bill Walton and Ronnie Douglas who managed to accumulate a total of 72 stableford points and a massive £50 for their splendid effort.Well done to you both! 3 points behind were Jordan Reid and Grant Lightfoot in second place scooping £40, and in third place were your ex Captain John Coyle and your Match Secretary (that’s me! ) on 67 points with £30 shared between them.

There was a prize of £15 for Gerald McMorrow for nearest the hole at the 9th/18th and £10 each for 2’s for Ali McVie at the 6th and Bill Walton,Gerald McMorrow and yours truly at the 15th. A total of £180 was taken in for entry money and a generous £175 paid out leaving a measly £5 for the contingency fund.See you all next week for the Alex Ponton Memorial Cup which is a Foursomes Stroke.That’s drives at alternate holes and then hit about. There is a match scheduled with Minto on Sunday 24th April and there are only 7 names down on the sheet in the clubhouse. We could do with at least 3 more names….

Sorry. Forgot to mention our generous sponsors for this competition who were The Wednesday Club. Many thanks to you all!

Apologies to you all.On reflection I was a bit quick in cancelling the competition this morning.An hours delay would have sorted the issue of fog and snow.I will know better next time.

26th March 2022

The start of the new season and the weather was lovely! A total of 32 members took to the hill to play in the opening event of the year and much to the irritation of El Presidente our new Captain’s team emerged as winners by 15 to 13. Oh well, there’s always next year Jocky! Consolation for the loss was had in the form of a crushing victory over the pairing of Donald and past captain John Coyle! Modesty forbids the Match Secretary from gloating too much but suffice to say that he was clearly inspired by his new improved handicap of 11.1 Nearest the hole prizes were won by Donald, Grant Kinghorn and Hughie MacDonald, A total of £96 was raised from entry fees which has been donated to the Kids Xmas Party funds and a big thank you to Jocky and Ethel Hume for the post match grub provided at no extra cost to you all. See you next week for the Stableford Trophy which is sponsored by John Coyle