LUCKY 13th

13 is not an unlucky number for some as junior member Matthew Bell proved on Saturday when he notched up his first hole in one! Matthew who is 16 played a 6 iron on the 159 yard par three. His playing partners were, Graham Haynes and Alistair Aird.

Matthew has had many sucesses already this season, he has won the Bellhaven qualifier, the April Medal and with a nett 65 on Saturday he also won the Gents Spring Meeting. Matthew started the season at 17 and with only a month of the season gone is down to 11.

Fantastic Matthew very well done!

FANNY AND BIRTIE DO US PROUD

Well done to Fanny Christie and Birtie Buckett who played in the second round of the Daily Mail Foursomes against Blairgowrie at Blairgowrie and won 5 & 4. Great news!

Fanny and Birtie now progress to the next round and we all wish them the very best of luck.

WELL DONE SANDY

Congratulations go to Sandy Bushby who qualified 16th in the Angus County Championship. Very well done!

Unfortunately Sandy was knocked out in the first round of the knockout stages by the top qualifier Heather Anderson who has reached the semi final stages of the championship.

SPRING MEETING

On a busy weekend with lots to report I will start with the main event! Our Spring Meeting took place on what was a glorious day. A great turn out once again and of course some super scores. Our overall winner was Sally Fenner with a nett 70, closely followed by junior member Megan Aird on nett 71. Best scratch score of the day was

Alexandra Bushby with 76. Well done all. CSS 72.

We also had some spot prizes:

Nearest the Pin Sandy Bushby:

Longest Drive Silver was won by Annette Grewar

Longest Drive Bronze, Mary Menzies

Most stayed for a late lunch and cakes!!

Full results were as follows:

Sally Fenner (21) 70

Megan Aird (17) 71

Mary Menzies (23) 72 bih

Jane Taylor (12 ) 72

Annette Grewar (15) 72

Alexandra Bushby (4) 72

Two lucky ladies reduced their handicaps they were:

Sally Fenner was 21 now 19.9 playing 20

Megan Aird was 17 now 16.4 playing 16

And least said about the 4th bunker the better!! However I am very pleased to report that Iain and I took part in the Montrose Mixed Greensomes yesterday and scored a scratch 71 nett 64.6. The par is 73 so we were delighted, there was only one scratch prize and we were 2nd, however we won 1st place in the handicap section. So that made up for said bunker!

DRAW FOR CHARITY STABLEFORD (2)

Below is the draw for Wednesday's competition. I do apologise for the delay in posting this but we had a slight technical error!! A huge welcome back to Jenny Groom who has returned from her trip to New Zealand. Please direct any queries regarding draw to Jenny. Many thanks go to Marion for taking care of the draws whilst Jenny was away.

09.00: M. Nicol, S. Peacock
09.07: S. Fenner, E. Fenwick, M. Robertson
09.15: J. Groom, W. Nicoll, M. McDiarmid
09.22: R. McIntosh, S. Bailey, J. McCouig
09.30: J. Livingston, R. Fraser, M. Strachan
09.37: M. Menzies, R. McGeoghegan, J. Goodfellow
09.45: M. Ogilvie, J. Merry, H. Dawson
09.52: A. MacLachlan, A. Grewar, E. Ralston

Lunch
12.00: C. Sturgis, S. Bushby
12.07: M. West, C. McNab, B. Maxwell

Evening
16.45: D. Tinker, A. Bushby
16.52: L. Holme, F. Christie
17.00: D. Butchart, S. Scott, L. Haynes

DRAW FOR THE SPRING MEETING

To follow is the draw for the Spring Meeting. Here's hoping the sun will be shining!

10.00: J Taylor, A Bushby
10.07: J Moran, M Aird J Groom
10.15: K Finlay, R Fraser, J Douglas
10.22: S Scott, M Robertson, M Menzies
10.30: S Peacock, S Bushby, C Sturgis
10.37: M Strachan, H Dawson, S Fenner
10.45: M McDiarmid, D Butchart, J Merry
10.52: H Graham, M West, A Grewar
11.00: P Maxwell, E Aird, L Ross

LGU MEDAL AND CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER

Yesterday saw the first round of the Club and Rosebowl Championship plus our monthly LGU Medal and what a change in the weather it was! Very windy and at times very wet. Still that did not deter some excellent scoring. New member Heather Dawson scored an incredible nett 66!! Wow! Close on her heals was Lesley Haynes and Chris Sturgis who both returned a nett 69. Best Scratch score of the day was Dawn Butchart with 77. Well done all.

Full results were as follows:

CSS 72

Scratch
Dawn Butchart 77

Silver
Heather Dawson (18) 66
Dawn Butchart (5) 72
Sheena Scott (11) 74 bih
Jane Taylor (12) 74

Bronze
Lesley Haynes (28) 69
Chris Sturgis (26) 69
Fanny Christie (25) 71
Sally Fenner (21) 72 bih
Nary McDiarmid (29) 72

39 Ladies took part which was an excellent turn out and once again I was very pleased to see 3 ladies receive a well deserved reduction to their handicap. They are as follows:
Heather Dawson was 18 now 15.7, playing 16.
Lesley Haynes was 28 now 26.7, playing 27
Chris Sturgis was 26 now 24.6, playing 25

Looking forward to the Spring Meeting on Saturday, hope the weather improves!

TOM FINDLAY DAY

Kay Findlay kindly gave me the photo's she took on the Findlay Texas Scramble day. I have made this into a slide show. To view please click on the link below.

Click here for Tom Findlay photos

TOM FINDLAY TEXAS SCRAMBLE

The Tom Findlay Texas Scramble took place today and what a super day was had by all. A great annual event and a huge thank you go to Tom Findlay for sponsoring the event. It was a very close fought competition with the team of Jane Taylor, Marge Nicol David Dawson and Jack Rough taking first postion on a better inward half. The results are as follows:

1st
Jane Taylor, Marge Nicol, D Dawson and Jack Rough 53 bih
2nd
Rhona McGeoghegan, Mary West, Pete Barnett and Jim Davidson 53

Well done all.

COLLINS TROPHY

Another very successful mixed event was held yesterday with 52 members taking part. Marion Robertson and Iain Butchart our mixed convener's organised it brilliantly once again and of course the food was as always excellent. Many thanks to all who took part and stayed for the meal.

The scoring was excellent with 12 couples scoring 40 points or more and with 3 teams scoring 45 points the winners could only be decided by virtue of better inward half. Congratulations go to the winners Graham and Lesley Haynes. Graham and Lesley are great supporters of the mixed tournaments so very well done them.

Full results are as follow:

1. Graham and Lesley Haynes 45 points bih

2. Alan Easton and Alex Bushby 45 points bih

3. Fergus Martin and Cathy McNab 45 points

4. Iain and Dawn Butchart 43 points
5. Russell and Sheena Peacock 42 points
6. Pete Barnett and Hiroko Graham 41 points bih
7. Mark and Dawn Tinker 41 points
8. Frank and Jackie Moran 40 points bih
9. Ross Dryden and Sally Fenner 40 points bih
10. Jack and Sheena Scott 40 points bih
11. Ian and Jane Taylor 40 points bih
12. Chris Brand and Edith Ralston 40 points

Great scoring by all!

Please remember and sign up for our next mixed event which is the J Scott (Printers) Trophy which is sponsored by Jack and Sheena Scott.
Entry sheet is on the mixed board.

TOM FINDLAY TEXAS SCRAMBLE

The draw for the Findlay Texas Scramble is as follows:

1st Tee:

10.00: K Finlay, P Maxwell, J Ross, J Ross
10.07: M Robertson, L Ross, P Tinker, R Hale-Brook
10.15: H Dawson, E Ralston, G Dolby, J Mollison
10.22: E Fenwick, C McNab, R Peacock, J Gillison
10.30: C Tinker, J McCouig, J Menzies, A Mitchell
10.37: J Taylor, M Nicoll, D Dawson, ANOther

Tee 10:

10.00: S Peacock, M McDiarmid, I McCouig, ANOther
10.07: S Fenner, R Fraser, N Fenwick, H Driscoll
10.15: B Buckett, C Sturgis, J M Barr, R Haynes
10.22: M Menzies, A Maclachlan, G Ewan, J Brand
10.30: M West, R McGeoghegan, S Robertson, P Barnet

Hope you have a super day

LGU MEDAL AND CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER

Wednesday is the first round of the Club Championship and Rosebowl Championship qualifiers. It is also the first of the evening draws for the season! Can't believe it is this time already. Lets hope it warms up a bit again.

Please note that Medal Rounds are strictly handicap order.

The draw is as follows:

AM Draw
08.45: J Goodfellow, H Dawson
08.52: E Fenwick, C Tinker, S Fenner
09.00: S Peacock, M Menzies, F Christie
09.07: R McGeoghegan, C Sturgis, A Maclachlan
09.15: R Fraser, L Haynes, W Nicoll
09.22: M McDiarmid, J McCouig, R McIntosh
09.30: J Livingstone, M Strachan, L Holme
09.37: S Bailey, E Ralston, M Knight
09.45: L Ross, M Woodcraft, H Ross

Lunch Time
12.00: S Bushby, A Grewar
12.07: J Merry, M West, K Finlay
12.15: G Allardice, P Maxwell, C McNab

Evening Draw
16.45: A Bushby, D Butchart
16.52: S Scott, J Taylor
17.00: M Robertson, D Tinker, C McLean

COLLINS TROPHY DRAW

The Collins Trophy takes place tomorrow, with a huge entry it looks set to be a great day for the club. The centre has provided another excellent menu for us so if you can please stay on.

The draw is as follows:

12.07: D Gillespie & G Allardice - A Ramsay & C Sturgis
12.15: G & L Haynes - R & S Peacock
12.22: P & C Tinker - E Gray & R Fraser
12.30: P Barnet & H Graham - D McMurray & M West
12.37: A Easton & A Bushby - K Band & C McNab
12.45: D & H Dawson - S & M Robertson
12.52: I & J Taylor - M & D Tinker
13.00: J & S Scott - R Dryden & S Fenner
13.07: F & J Moran - C Brand & E Ralston
13.15: J & L Ross - M Truswell & M McDiarmid
13.22: I Clark & B Buckett - J & M Menzies
13.30: I & D Butchart - D Norman & A Grewar
13.37: C Davidson & R McGeoghegan - L & S Bushby

Enjoy your day.

CORONATIONS FOURS

28 ladies took part in the Coronation Fours this morning which was a very good turn out for a morning only draw. The scoring was also very good with only 1 point between 4 teams. The winners and the pairing who took the top spot and who will represent us at Alyth in the divisional finals is Sally Fenner and Cathy McNab with 37 points. Sally and Cathy pipped Lady Captain Jane Taylor and her partner Dawn Butchart by virtue of a better inward half. Well done. The full results are as follows:

Sally Fenner & Cathy McNab 37 points (bih)
Jane Taylor & Dawn Butchart 37 points
Mary West & Wilma Nicoll 36 points (bih)
Fanny Christie & Birtie Buckett 36 points

Well done all.

RULES NIGHT

A big thank you to the 25 ladies who came along to our rules evening. Practical sessions were held on the practice area. Lady Captain Jane Taylor showed us all the rulings regarding Water Hazards, Lateral Water Hazards, Casual Water and Preferred Lies. Vice Captain Rhona McGeoghegan showed us the rules pertaining to the Teeing Area, Out of Bounds, Provisional Ball and Unplayable Ball. Marion Robertson gave us examples of rulings on and around the Putting Green including the Flag and Sprinkler Heads and Dawn Butchart showed the rules pertaining to Loose Impediments, Obstructions, Bunkers and staked trees.

David kindly provided a very welcomed hot drink when we came back to the Club House and an informal question and answer sessions took place. We hope that everyone found the talks and the practical sessions constructive and informative and that you all took something positive away from the evening.

Many thanks again for taking part and if you have any questions or queries please do not hesitate to contact us at any time.

RULES NIGHT

A rules night is taking place tomorrow (Tuesday) at 6pm at the practice area. This will be a practical demonstration of the most used rules in golf! We hope it will be informative and fun. Please meet at the Club House at 5.45pm and wear warm clothes and flat or golf shoes. If you cant make until later please still come along and join us when you can.

If you have any particular queries or want any rule explained in depth please ask.

Tea and Coffee will be served after the practical session where all questions will be answered and we can have an informal discussion.

Looking forward to seeing you there.

SCOTT TROPHY ROUND ONE RESULTS

Super turn out for the first round of the Scott Trophy, turnout was great, weather fantastic, excellent scoring and the round was only just over 3 hours! What more could you ask for! Junior member Megan Aird is certainly taking advantage of her scholarship at Gleneagles and it is showing in her play. Megan topped the score board with an excellent net 67. A total of 5 players played under handicap. Sandy and Alex both returned scratch 77, Well done all. Full results were as follows:

CSS 71

Scratch
Sandy Bushby 77
Alexandra Bushby 77

Handicap
Megan Aird (18) 67
Mary Menzies (25) 68 bih
Jackie Moran (33) 68
Annette Greward (16) 68
Sandy Bushby (7) 70
Jane Taylor (12) 72

The following players had a handicap reduction:
Megan Aird was 18, now 16.7 playing 17
Mary Menzies was 25 now 23.3 playing 23
Jackie Moran was 33 now 31.0 playing 31
Annette Grewar was 16 now 14.7 playing 15

Well done all and special congratulation to Jackie who only got her first handicap the week before Captain's Drive in and has already reduced her handicap by 5 full shots. Very well done Jackie and can't wait until you break 90!

CORNONATION FOURS DRAW

9.oo: M Knight & M Woodcraft - S Peacock & J Merry
9.07: C Sturgis & H Dawson - M McDiarmid & H Graham
9.15: R Fraser & A Maclachlan - M Menzies & J McCouig
9.22: C McNab & S Fenner - S Bushby & A Bushby
9.30: M Robertson & S Scott - D Butchart & J Taylor
9.37: A Grewar & J Douglas - M West & W Nicoll
9.45: E Ralston & H Ross - B Buckett & F Christie
9.52: R McGeoghegan & G Allardice - L Holme & AN Other

Great turnout for a day only draw. Looking forward to it!

FIRST ROUND SCOTT TROPHY

The draw for the first round of the Scott Trophy is as follows:

12.00: J Douglas, M Aird, R McGeoghegan
12.07: R Fraser, A Grewar, S Fenner
12.15: S Bushby, E Ralston, M Menzies
12.22: E Aird, J Taylor, G Allardice
12.30: S Scott, C McNab, L Ross
12.37: D Butchart, J Moran, B Buckett
12.45: A Bushby, L Haynes, H Graham

Great turn out. Here's hoping the weather forecast is correct!

EXTRA DAY MEDAL RESULTS

Congratulations go to Alexandra Bushby and Sally Fenner, winners of the Silver and Bronze Medal respectively. Sally was the only player to play under the CSS of 71 with a net 70. Well done. Alex had a net 71 but more importantly a fantastic gross 75. Well done Alex, keep that up!
Full results were as follows:

Scratch
Alexandra Bushby 75

Silver
Alexandra Bushby (4) 71
Megan Aird (18) 74 (ad)
Joan Merry (18) 74

Bronze
Sally Fenner (21) 70
Rhoda Fraser (27) 71 bih
Edith Ralston (36) 71
Rhona McGeoghegan (26) 72

Two lucky ladies had a cut to their Handicap they are:
Rhoda Fraser was 27 now 26.4 new playing 26
Edith Ralston was 36 now 34.9 new playing 34
Both ladies were cut under the stableford adjustment clause 19.8

Well done!

RULES OFFICIAL

When Jane asked if I would be interested in going on a Rules Official's course which was to be organised by the SGU and the R&A I was very happy to take part, however at the beginning of the year I received the 'Rules and Decisions Book', example papers and the information regarding what the exam entailed I was a little apprehensive if not scared! Participants had to learn the first 28 rules and subsections and familiarise themselves with the decisions pertaining to them all! No mean feat when that part of the book is 436 pages long. I decided to set aside a few hours every day and even took the book and papers on holiday.
After a few months of study a two day course was held at the Headquarters of the SGU. This was both enjoyable and informative with talks from SGU officials, International Referees and R&A officials. There were also slide shows and a practical session held at Drumoig golf course. At the end of the course was the dreaded exam. This was in two parts. The first section of the first exam was a 20 question paper which gave different scenario's which you had to know the rule number and subsection of each one, without reference books. The second part again was 25 questions on a true or false basis again without reference books. The second part of the exam lasted 90 mins and although we were permitted the reference books it was very tough!

However three weeks later I have received my results. The required pass was 70%, the average mark for the course was 71.6% and I am really pleased to say I managed 85%. This now qualifies me to referee at Club and Area level. So I would like to thank Jane for having faith in me and should you have any queries regarding rules please ask, if I don't know the answer straight away I now know where to look!

Thanks

Dawn

MAIL ON SUNDAY

A team from Strathmore played in the 3rd round of the Mail on Sunday at Brechin on Saturday. Unfortunately we were beaten 4-1. The team consisted of Captain Jane Taylor, Sheena Scott, Dawn Butchart, Alexandra Bushby and the only player to win her match Sandy Bushby.

The team from Brechin were very friendly and welcoming. We wish them well in the next round.

There is always next year!!

DRAW FOR WEDNESDAY 11th APRIL


9.00: J Goodfellow, A Grewar, M Robertson
9.07: E Fenwick, J Merry, C Tinker
9.15: S Peacock, S Fenner, M West
9.22: J Douglas, G Allardice, M McDiarmid
9.30: R McGeoghegan, R Fraser, J McCouig
9.37: M Strachan, R McIntosh, C McNab
9.45: M Ogilvie, L Davidson, M Knight
9.52: L Ross, E Ralston, H Ross

CHARITY STABLEFORD ECLECTIC RD1

With the weather so glorious it is almost unbelievable that we are still playing alternative days! You would almost think it was the middle of summer. Long may it last! However it is still April and alternative day was Saturday and from that day came our winner. New member Jackie Moran, playing in her first Ladies competition did brilliantly and with a magnificent score of 40 points topped the score board. Well done Jackie. Not far behind was Mary Ogilvy with 39 points. Full results were as follows:

Jackie Moran (36) 40 points
Mary Ogilvy (32) 39 points
Rhoda Fraser (27) 38 points (bih)
Mary McDiarmid (31) 38 points

Great Scoring.

The CSS for Saturday was 75 reduction only and Wednesday 71.

My scissors were out early this season and the following players had a well deserved cut!

Jackie Moran was 36 now 32.5 new playing handicap 32
Mary Ogilvy was 32 now 31.2 new playing handicap 31
Mary McDiarmid was 31 new playing handicap 29

Well done all

PERTH AND KINROSS COUNTY MEETING

For the benefit of the ladies who are County Members here is the draw for Thursday 12th April at Craigiehill:

09.30: G Lambie, G Wallace, J Griffiths
09.37: L Fertacz, A Priestley, C Lambie
09.45: M McPherson, E Martin, L Kyle
09.52: A Grewar, H Gibson, M Aird
10.00: A Smith, A Speirs, J Merry
10.07: S Crystal, I Austin, M McLeod
10.15: J Clowe, A Crossland, C Peebles
10.22: J Nisbet, S McNaughton, S Jones
10.30: K McKay, B Harley, J Proudfoot
10.37: S MacDougall, M Forbes, R McGeoghegan
10.45: A Burnett, D Pollett, A Allan
10.52: D Doris, R Brass, D Butchart

Hope you all play well and enjoy your day!

CAPTAIN'S DRIVE IN

Saturday was our official opening to the season 2007 and what a glorious day it was! Our Captains were there to greet 90 members with a very welcomed glass of Buzz Fizz then off we went to place our flags where we thought their drives would land!

Gent's Captain Jack Scott, Lady's Captain Jane Taylor, President Peter Tinker, Lady's Vice-Captain Rhona McGeoghegan and Gents Vice-Captain Lewis Duncan took a 'photo call' then it was time for the big 'Drive off' Both Jack and Jane played excellent shots off the tee to their huge relief I am sure! (However I am reliably informed they were also relieved that they did not get up close with the ducks!)

We then had a 'Shotgun Start' which was brilliantly organised by Marion and Iain our Mixed Convener's. David Norman kindly provided a very welcomed 'wee dram' at our half way house.

After our round we were all provided with a finger buffet which was excellent as always. Marion and Iain were kept very busy tallying up the scores on the board.

Peter Tinker said a few words to welcome the members and thanking the organisers then Iain Butchart announced the winners of the nearest the Captains Drives, Dave Findlay was nearest the Gent's Captain and Brian Park was nearest the Lady's Captain's.

Dawn Butchart was the winner of best lady with 39 points and Ian Taylor was best Gent with 42 points.

Then it was crunch time to find our who won were the winners of Pat's Putter and both Jack and Jane were delighted to lead the winning Captains Team.

A fantastic day was had by all the members with special thanks to the Centre for allowing a Shotgun start, to the catering staff and David Norman for his hospitality. To the two Captains for hosting the day. Also special thanks to the organiser's Marion and Iain who put a lot of hours into the event. To view more photos of the day click on this link:
Captains Drive In

Annette Grewar was also presented with her Hole in One plaque which whe achieved whilst visiting John and Mary Menzies in America. John was very happy to do the honours: