Our second outing of the season saw us travel half an hour west of Dumfries to Dalbeattie. We had a healthy turn out of 10, and were happy to welcome one new face – Allan Learnmonth. It was a very pleasant summer’s day on a tricky 9 hole lay out where the fast and sloping greens were challenging to say the least. The hospitality in the clubhouse was second to none. The only prolific winner at Dalbeattie was a last minute entry!! Sorry everybody else, and he even had the temerity to drive his ball through the 7th green (314 […]
Our first outing of the year at Minto saw an excellent turnout of 16 golfers, including three new faces—Mason Frizzell, Colin Buchanan, and Joe Lockhart. Welcome aboard, lads—haste ye back! With warm sunshine overhead, the course was in fine condition, though the greens proved as slopey and mischievous as ever. The clubhouse hospitality was top-notch, setting the perfect tone for a cracking day of golf. Competition Results 🏆 Alec Milne Trophy: 🔍 Scratch Scores: 1️⃣ John MacBeth (81) 2️⃣ Shaun Comerford (82) 3️⃣ Ricky Tait (83) 🎯 Nearest the Pin: 🚀 Longest Drive: 👥 Team Prize: John MacBeth, Iain Laidlaw, […]
A fantastic late summer day, a course in fantastic condition and fantastic hospitality from start to finish all contributed to a thoroughly enjoyable trip to Newtonmore this year. A good turnout of 15 where we welcomed two new members and two joining us for the day from the south section. Scratch Winner went to Simon Gray, closely beating Tony Farndon on countback, with Hazel MacKenzie taking the handicap win with a cracking score of 42pts (again beating Tony into second place – always the bridesmaid Tony!). The Guest Cup (best combined stableford score for the two outings for any current […]
A great turnout of 19 for our summer outing to Lochmaben this year, and the course was in fantastic condition (as usual!). Testing conditions for “summer” with a strong wind and the occasional shower didn’t stop some great scores. 1st handicap – Paul Watret (winning the Borders Forest Trohpy)2nd handicap – Ian Dunlop3rd Handicap – Gordon Ferguson 1st Scratch – Douglas Irvin (winning the Fotheringham Cup)2nd Scratch – Matthew Inman3rd Scratch – John MacBeth Wooden Spoon – David NeilsonWinning Team – Gordon Ferguson, Paul Watret, Ricky MartinNearest Pin & Closest in two – Matthew Inman
A thoroughly enjoyable trip to Invergordon for the North society this year, our first at this wonderful course. Congratulations to Simon Gray our scratch winner and Steven Wilson our handicap winner.
This was our first visit to Peebles after a gap of five years and weren’t we blessed with a lovely Summer’s day. The course was in excellent condition, but boy was the cut rough challenging to say the least and the greens a little tricky. We were well looked after by the caterers who provided excellent service and good food.We also welcomed three new faces to our group, so a warm welcome to Mike Kerr, Mark Blair and Bastian Altrock. Winner Stewart Paisley with an excellent 38pts receives the Alec Milne Trophy from John McBeth. Full results as follows: Stableford […]
Our first outing of the year for South Scotland and we will be heading to Peebles Golf Club in the Scottish Borders for a 10am meet on the 17th May 2024. Claimed as the jewel in the Borders golfing crown, Peebles is a fun but challenging Harry Colt designed course set in the beautiful Tweed valley. More info on Peebles Golf Club here: www.peeblesgolf.com