MAIL ON SUNDAY

Strathmore Ladies took part in the Mail on Sunday competition at Dunkeld on Saturday. The team consisted of Sandy Bushy, Alexandra Bushby, Dawn Butchart, Janet Griffiths and Sheena Scott.

The competition is played in 5 single knockout ties. There is a point for a win and half a point for a half. Sheena Scott was in the first tie and was narrowly beaten on the 18th. Next up was Janet Griffiths who won her tie 3&2, following Janet was Sandy Bushby who was victorious on the 18th green. She was followed by Dawn Butchart who was beaten on the 17th and last was Alex Bushby who halved her tie. This left the overall match 2.5 to 2.5. Therefore under the rules of the competition the last tie must go back to the first tee and play sudden death until there is an eventual winner.

As you can see Alex and her opponent Anne went back off down the 19th which they halved. Then onto the 20th where Alex was giving a shot and unfortunately both players had a 5 which meant of course that Dunkeld make it to the next round.

It is not easy playing away from home especially on a course such as Dunkeld however I do think the team did us all proud by playing so well and making a such a close game of it!

Well done all.

RACE NIGHT AT STRATHMORE

Once again David is hosting another of his great fun nights. This time it will be a 'Race Night' which is suberb fun and great excitement! Even when you end up with a horse that looks like the one on the right!

Before the main event there is a fabulous St Patrick Day themed menu which looks great.

So if you haven't already signed up for this fun evening please get your names up on the sheet or contact David or Jane at the office.

GENTS SENIOR WEBSITE

Really great website for the Senior Gents Section has been set up. I have added this site onto the list of links on the right hand side of the page.

SINGLES FINAL

The winter singles final took place on Monday this week. Both finalist's Rhona McGeoghegan and Cathy McNab were ably and extremely fashionably caddied by Marion Robertson and Sally Fenner. Congratulations to both players for reaching the final.

I believe all four ladies had great fun on the course and along with the very skillful caddies we had a very talented winner in our very own Vice Captain Rhona McGeoghegan who I was told played extremely well on the day.

Rhona has done extremely well over the winter months she has been in all three winter knockout finals and has been victorious in two out of three. Well done Rhona, you have shone as bright as the star on your wand at Christmas!

AND THE WINNERS ARE...

Congratulations to Janet Griffiths and her partner Ian Elvers who over came a 5 hole deficit to win the Mixed Knockout Trophy at the 19th hole on Saturday against Rhona McGeoghegan and her husband Joe. Janet and Ian were dormay 5 down at the 14th but went on to win the next 6 holes in a row. What a match!! Well done Janet and Ian and commiserations to Rhona and Joe.

Also well done to Gents Double winners Frank Moran and Eric Gray. They also took their match against Andy Ramsay and Archie Blair to the 19th hole. Well done to both.

Many thanks to Janet and Frank for forwarding the photos!

WEDNESDAY 27TH FEBRUARY DRAW

To follow is the draw for Wednesday.

10:00. M Hunter, H Dawson, E Ralston
10:07. J Merry, S Fenner, M Galbally
10:15. G Gray, M Woodcraft, R McIntosh
10:22. M Robertson, L Ross, M Knight
10:30. E Fenwick, G Allardice, E Thompson
10:37. C McNab, S Peacock, M McDiarmid
10:45. M Nicol, E Carruthers, A MacLachlan
10:52, R McGeoghegan, E Carruthers, A Maclachlan

If you are unable to play please contact Marion.

JUNIORS LEAPING LAUNCH

Yesterday was our very first event since our recently re-vamped junior section. It was a huge success! To read more please click on this link http://strathmorejuniors.blogspot.com/ or click on the link on the right!

WINTER LEAGUE DRAW

Here is the draw for Wednesday 20th Feb.

10.00: M McDiarmid, G Allardice, M Hunter
10.07: J Merry, M Knight, J Moran
10.15: E Ralston, E Thomson, E Fenwick
10.22: M Robertson, S Peacock, H Dawson
10.30 C McNab, R McGeoghegan, W Nicoll
10.37: L Ross, R McIntosh, S Bushby
10.45: G Gray, E Curruthers, M Nicol
10.52: A Maclachlan, M Woodcraft, S Fenner, M Galbally

Please let Marion know if you are unavailable to play.

VALENTINES TEXAS SCRAMBLE & PLAY YOUR CARDS RIGHT!

Saturday was our Valentines Texas Scramble which was followed by a wonderful meal then we were treated to another of David's entertaining nights! I will get to the entertainment later but first of all the results of the Texas Scramble. The turn out was excellent with 32 players taking part and we were delighted to be able to play to the 'big greens'! The winning score was from the team of Iain Butchart, Ian Clark, Edith Ralston and junior member Emily Aird (photo above)with a fantastic score of 55.875! In second place with a score of 59.125 was Chris Brand, Jack Scott, Rhona McGeoghegan and Mark Truswell (photo below, Rhona and Mark were unable to stay for prizegiving). Well done to both teams and a big thank you to Mixed Convenors Marion and Iain.

The attendance then rose in numbers to enjoy a fantastic a la carte meal which was closely followed by the main show, 'Play your Cards Right' hosted by our very own 'Brucie' David Norman. David certainly put a lot of effort into making the night a huge sucess. He had a televised intro which was brilliant, his very own 'Dollie Dealer' who was Lady Captain Jane Taylor and he made sure all who attended, young and old, were involved in the game. It was great fun. Well done David!! Also a huge thank you to Peter Howell who was the main sponsor on the night and gave away a massive 6 meals for two with wine at the Lands of Loyal!!

It is always great to see so many members and family staying on to enjoy the entertainment and enjoy the social side of what is indeed a friendly place to play golf!

Below is some photos of the night, bearing in mind it was a Valentines I couldn't resist the heart frame!

CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS

ECLECTIC RESULTS TO DATE

As with the winter League I thought we would post the results of the Winter Eclectic. Marion has kindly provided the results to date. Please note the handicap for eclectic is 3/8 . The first figure is gross and the second is nett.


1st. Dawn Butchart- 58 - 56
2nd. Lesley Haynes - 65 - 57
3rd. Sally Fenner - 66 - 58
= Sheena Peacock - 66 - 58
5th. Chris Tinker - 68 - 60
6th. Rhona McGeoghegan - 71 - 60
7th. Cathy McNab - 72 - 61
8th. Edith Ralston - 74 - 62
= Mary McDiarmid - 73 - 62
= Sandy Bushby - 65 - 62

As you can see there are only 6 strokes between first and tenth postion, so all to play for!

WINTER LEAGUE RESULTS

Thought I would give you all an update as to how the Winter League is going. Jane has kindly provided the Winter League results she has so far. They are very close!! So there is all to play for! Here they are:

Name Total Points
1st. Rhona McGeoghegan - 248
2nd.Sheena Peacock - 247
3rd. Cathy McNab - 233
= Mary McDiarmid - 233
5th. Edith Ralston - 228
6th. Jackie Moran - 224
7th. Marion Robertson - 223
8th. Joan McCouig - 218
= Gillian Allardice - 218
= Lesley Haynes - 218

So as you can see it is tight at the top! I will publish the Eclectic results later in the week.

WINTER DOUBLES KNOCKOUT FINAL

The final of the Winter Doubles Knockout took place last Wednesday. The finalists were Edith Ralston, Jackie Moran, Rhona McGeoghegan and Marion Robertson. After a close fought match the winners on the 18th hole were Rhona McGeoghegan and Marion Robertson.

Well done to Rhona and Marion and many thanks to Edith who provided the photos. If you are in any finals please take along your camera and forward a photo and the results to me.

Thank you

PS love the socks Rhona!!

DRAW FOR WEDNESDAY

Please let Marion know if you can't make it!

10.00: J Merry, M Woodcraft, E Ralston
10.07: M Nicol, K Finlay, M Galbally
10.15: H Dawson, R McIntosh, G Gray
10.22: S Bushby, S Peacock, S Bailey
10.30: M McDiarmid, E Thomson, A Maclachlan
10.37: R McGeoghegan, G Allardice, C Sturgis, J Moran
10.45: M Hunter, E Fenwick, M Knight, S Fenner

STRATHMORE JUNIOR CAPTAIN 2008

Following a meeting of the Junior Committee it was decided to reinstate the postion of Junior Captain and Vice Captain. The committee nominated Matthew Bell as Junior Captain and Grant Martin as Vice Captain. We are very please to report both Matthew and Grant have accepted the positions.

Both boys not only take part in Junior fixtures but Gents and Mixed events too. They communicate well with all Club members and are always very well mannered and friendly. We are sure both Matthew and Grant will be excellent ambassadors for the section and we wish them all the very best for 2008.

DRAW FOR WEDNESDAY

10.00: E Fenwick, L Ross, W Nicoll
10.07: M Knight, M Hunter, M Nicol
10.15: M Woodcraft, H Dawson, E Thomson
10.22: G Allardice, C McNab, S Fenner
10.30: M McDiarmid, J Merry, S Peacock
10.37: R McIntosh, G Gray, S Bailey, A Maclachlan

If you cannot play please contact Marion.

WINTER LEAGUE DRAW 30TH JANUARY

10.00: M McDiarmid, S Fenner, G Allardice
10.07: B Buckett, M Hunter, M Woodcraft
10.15: G Gray, S Peacock, McPhail
10.22: R McGeoghegan, LRoss, C McNab
10.30: W Nicoll, C Tinker, S Bailey
10.37: M Nicol, M Knight, J Merry
10.45: E Fenwick, M Robertson, R McIntosh

Marion would ask that you PLEASE contact her if you are unable to play.

CONGRATULATIONS MARY!

I was delighted to receive an Email from John Menzies today which had some wonderful news regarding Mary's successes whilst in Florida. Mary and her partner won the Countryside ladies doubles this week it was a 36 hole competition played over two days ( better ball) they won by a massive 10 shots from the couple who came second. They were presented with a crystal bowl and a 60$ voucher for the pro shop.

Well done Mary keeping Scotland and Strathmore to the fore in Florida.

(John says he will have pull his socks up in February when he takes part in the men's doubles!! )

NEW STRATHMORE LOGO!

Thought you would all like to see the new Strathmore Golf Club Logo, pretty cool isn't it!!

TROLLEY DOLLIES

If you put your name down for the lunch outing on January 18th, please make payment of £14.50 to Marion by Wednesday.

Draw for Wednesday, 9th January

10.00: M McPhail, M Hunter
10.07: G Allardice, S Fenner, G Gray
10.15: M McDiarmid, W Nicoll, A Maclachlan
10.22: E Thomson, S Peacock, R McGeoghegan
10.30: M Knight, M Strachan, H Dawson
10.37: C McNab, M Nicol, L Ross
10.45: C Tinker, E Ralston, M Robertson

If you are unable to play, please let Marion know.

(Sorry this is in late but was off work yesterday.)

JUNIORS WEBSITE

Strathmore Junior Section is being revamped! We have loads of people who are willing to give up their time to help make the Junior Section a much more important and successful part of the Club. The juniors will be spilt into three sections. The first Section with be the Elite Squad which will be made up of juniors who have a Congu Handicap and play on the 18 hole course. Iain Butchart has agreed to take these Juniors under his wing and will organise and be around for competitions. He will also advise the players of county and national competitions which they should be trying to take part in. Already he has been central in arranging our very first male junior, Allan Easton, to be accepted and coached by P&K County Gents Association at Gleneagles. Megan and Emily Aird have also been selected by P&K County Ladies Association for the same coaching.

The next squad with be the Intermediate and will be made up of players who are passed the beginners stage but not quite to the standard of Congu handicap. Fergus Martin has agreed to take these player under his wing and it is hopeful that the Blue Course will be available for them to play their competitions throughout the summer.

And last but not least will be what I think is the most important squad, the beginners. This is the squad where our future players will come from and if we can grap their attention at this stage then hopefully they will continue through the squads. Jackie Moran has agreed to look after and make this squad as much fun as possible for all the players. She is already organising there own logo and lots of fun days and competitions starting with the 'Leaping Launch' which is to taking place on Sunday 17th February.

Other volunteers are Frank Moran who will be in charge of Fund Raising and Sponsorship, Dawn Butchart who along with Jackie will take care of handicaps and Stephen Schofield who will remain as convener. Both Lady and Gent Captains, Jane and Lewis, and our President Peter Tinker have also given their full support to the numerous meetings which have been held over the winter. David Norman has also been invloved in all meetings and has generously agreed to continue to fund the coaching and will support the juniors in any way that he can. There are also lots more volunteers who have already went through disclosure to allow them to help out on days when competitions are being held. However if you are at all interested please contact us as there will be plenty to do!

We really wish this section all the very best and have set up a new website purely for them. We will post all the draws and date of competitions plus any news items of interest. I have put a link to this website along with various other links at the right hand side of this page. I will also try as best as possible to keep you up to date with all the news from the juniors!

LADIES AWAY DAY

Rhona has asked me to remind all ladies that the entry Sheet for our Away Day to Burnt Island is on the Ladies board. If you wish to play please sign as soon as possible to enable us to provide the Golf Course with numbers.

If you can't make it to the Strathmore to sign up then please contact Rhona or myself by phone or Email to let us know you wish to take part.

Thank you

SAIR HEID BASH

We held our Sair Heid Bash yesterday and despite the horrible weather conditions 38 hardy souls took part. As the 11th and 12th hole were out of commission it was also decided to missed out the 10th and make the competition over 15 holes. As it was a Shot Gun Start we all finished around the same time and some fantastic scoring was returned yet again. The overall winners on the day were Peter Tinker, David Dawson, Ian Clarke and Alan Christie.

Runners up were Chris Sturgis, Stephen Schofield, Cathy McNab and Rob Milligan.

All players deserved a medal for completing the round and we were all very grateful to David Norman who provided us all with a very welcomed drink from the bar! Thanks also go to the Centre who once again presented us with a fantastic menu which along with the drink, made us feel human again and of course to Marion and Iain for the organisation on the day.

Well done all who took part.

HAPPY NEW YEAR

May I take this opportunity to wish you all a very Happy, Healthy and successful New Year. I have attached another E Card I received from Marion, hope you like it!

CLICK HERE NEW YEAR CARD!

YULETIDE TRI-AM

45 Members decided to walk off all the turkey and mince pies and took part in the Yuletide Tri-Am event. It was a fantastic turn out and every one enjoyed their day, Special thanks to the Mixed conveners and also to the sponsors who provided prizes.

The winning team consisted of a family trio of Dawn, Mark and Rory Tinker with a magnificent score of 123.

In 2nd place was father and son George and Lewis Duncan and third member Derek Gordon with a score or 127.

In 3rd place with 128 was Rob Milligan, Ian Clark and Michael Grieve who unfortunately couldn't stay for prize giving.

There was also a prize for the best front and back nine outside the winners. Front nine winners were again a family trio which consisted of Sheena, Jack and Mark Scott.

And best back nine was won by father and son David and David Alexander along with third member Ray Michie..

Thanks go to the centre for a great menu and service and we now look forward now to the Sair Heed Bash which takes place on 2nd January.

Meantime I would like to wish you all a happy, heathly and sucessful 2008. Keep reading the 'blog'!!

BOXING DAY BASH

29 Brave souls took part in our Boxing Day Bash and it was really nice to get together so close to Christmas. The scoring was excellent and it was great too see two juniors in the winning team. The team consisted of Dougie Gillespie, Rory Tinker, David Robinson and Frankie Moran with a fantastic score of 51.875 Wow!!
In 2nd place with 53.5 was Dawn Butchart, Graham Haynes, Joan McCouig and Frank Moran.

Many thanks to Iain and Marion for the organisation. Our next mixed event is the Tri-am on Saturday. The draw and rules are below. Cards have been made for the day so please remember to pick one up for your team before you tee off.

Its not too late to sign up for the Sair Heed Texas Scramble on 2nd January, sign in list on the mixed board.

See you then!

TRIAM DRAW

The draw for the Triam which is to be held on Saturday 29th December is as follows:

10.15: J Wood, A Ross, K McLeod
10.22: J Scott, S Scott, M Scott
10.30: C McNab, C Tinker, S Fenner
10.37: R Tinker, D Tinker, M Tinker
10.45: S Robertson, M Robertson, P Tinker
10.52 The Three Amigos
11.00: H Dawnson, D Dawson, D Gillespie
11.07: R McGeoghegan, J McGeoghegan, G Allardice
11.15: A Ramsay, P Crockett, A Blair
11.22: D J Alexander, D M Alexander, R Michie
11.37: A Bushby, S Bushby, L Bushby
11.45: J Moran, F Moran, F Morna jrn
11.52: I Butchart, D Butchart, D Douglas
12.00: L Duncan, G Duncan, D Gordon

PLEASE PUT ENTRY FEE IN ENVELOPE WITH NAMES ON THE FRONT AND PLACE IN THE GENTS’ BOX.

Gents play off – ¾ summer handicap
Ladies play off – ¾ summer handicap + 1

On holes 1, 4, 7, 10, 13 and 16 only enter the best net score.
On holes 2, 5, 8, 11, 14 and 17 enter the two best net scores.
On holes 3, 6, 9, 12, 15 and 18 enter all three net scores.

Cards have been made for the day please collect them before teeing off!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ERIC

Eric Gray celebrated his birthday yesterday and along with Anne, had an open ended invitation for all members to join him. It was a super day and Eric proudly held his spot on his 'high chair'!!

We even supplied him with a tray from the kiddies high chairs!!

Anne provided him with a beautiful cake. He made a wish and blew the candles. We all guessed he wished for no more trips to the 5th pond (either by the golf ball or trolley!)

Jackie and Eric then took to the floor to show what they had both learned by watching Strictly Come Dancing !!

However judging by the scoring at the end of the performance they really should just stick to golf!

A big thank you from all of us who attended and a Very Happy Birthday Eric!

WINTER WONDERLAND

After a very hard frost over night on Friday Strathmore Golf Course looked absolutely beautiful!! Here are some photos taken on Saturday. Not very artistic I know but the best I could get!!

This is the 12th

The sun came out for a short time just before it set.

And yes, you can always guarantee some of us 'dafties' will golf!!

CHRISTMAS CARD


I really am a sucker for e-cards! I love them. Marion sent me another one this morning and just had to share it with you! It's great!

CLICK HERE FOR CARD

Hope you all have a wonderful Christmas. Remember the Boxing Day Bash please turn up around 10.15am a draw will take place then and the first Tee Time is 10.30am.

See you there!

WINTER LEAGUE 19TH DECEMBER

The draw for Wednesday is as follows:

10.00: H Dawson, M Nicol, W Nicoll
10.07: J McCouig, M Knight, M McPhail
10.15: M Hunter, B Bucket, C McNab
10.22: R McGeoghegan, G Gray, A Maclachlan
10.30: M Robertson, S Fenner, S Peacock
10.37: M McDiarmid, C Tinker, E Fenwick

50p sweep optional

CHRISTMAS DINNER DANCE

What a fabulous evening we had on Saturday at our Dinner Dance. The food was excellent as was the quizzes which were compiled by David Douglas. There was one on Golf Open Winners, another on James Bond and the final was Christmas No. 1's. Really good fun.

The dancing followed the meal and everyone got up on the floor it really was a fantastic evening enjoyed by all as you will see by the photos below. Just click below. David Norman also organised a raffle with some wonderful prizes.

Many thanks to all who organised, those who cooked and especially those who had fun!

CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS

MERRY CHRISTMAS

I received this virtual Christmas Card by Email from Marion and thought you would all like it. click below and it will take you straight to it.

CLICK HERE FOR CARD

Have a great Christmas and remember and to sign up for our Boxing Day Mixed Texas Scramble and Sair Head Day on the 2nd January!

THREE MEMBERS NAMED

Perth and Kinross have named their Winter Training Squads and three Strathmore members have been chosen by the selectors. Alexandra Bushby has been named as a member of the Senior Squad and will receive coaching at Gleneagles Golf Academy and will be invited to take part in inter county practice matches over the winter period.

Megan and Emily Aird have also been named in the Junior Girls Elite Squad and like Alex will receive coaching at Gleneagles Golf Academy and be invited to take part in practice matches.

We are very honoured to have three members named in County Squads and wish them all the very best over the winter training period.

WINTER LEAGUE DRAW

To follow is the draw for Wednesdays winter league:

10:00: E.Raltson, W. Nicoll
10.07: H Ross, M Knight , J Moran
10.15: R. McGeoghegan, M Robertson, A Maclachlan
10.22: J McCouig, M Nicol, G Allardice
10.30: M McDiarmid, G Gray, M Strachan
10.37: C Tiner, S Peacock, M Hunter

TURKEY TROT

Yesterday was our annual Turkey Trot and after what looked like a wash out, most of us managed to get round 12 holes without getting drenched!! We even had glimpse's of sunshine!

Following the golf we all got our Christmas Hats on for the judge, David Norman, to make ad very difficult decision in choosing the 'best hat'! We had turkey hats, flashing and waggling hats, snow man hats and halo's in fact every kind of hat you could possibly imagine. The eventual winner, picked by David, was Marilyn Galbally with a wonderful creation of Baby Jesus in a crib. Well done to all of you who wore your hat! Following the announcement of the best hat we had the lucky seat draw. Each seat was given a number and as your number was called by Vice Captain and Christmas Fairy, Rhona McGeoghegan you had to take your seat and the last standing won the lucky seat prize. The winner was past Captain Annette Grewar.

Then the meal arrived and it was the most wonderful Christmas Lunch!!! We had so many choices of starter, mains and pudding and all were fantastic. We even had tablet that was kindly made by Captain Jane's mum and date and marzipan sweets made by the Fairy plus coffee and mince pies. It was a wonder we could move afterward!!

The winners of the golf were then presented with their prizes and the scoring was exceptionally good once again. In third place with 25 points Gillian Allardice, in 2nd place Sandy Bushby 27 points and the winner with a magnificent score of 28 points Birtie Buckett. Well done all.

We were then all treated to a magical visit by Santa Claus himself, and because we had all been very good, we were all given a present. It was just great!

Then Eleanor Fenwick read a poem dedicated to the Fairy whilst she did a little dance for us. It really was fun. Well done to Eleanor and Rhona for a wonderful finish to a fabulous day.

Captain Jane Taylor was thanked for providing us with a wonderful day and she in turn thanked the centre and catering staff for the wonder hospitality and food and also her committee, especially Jenny for all her hard work organising the golf, Marion for her help with the cards and scoring and Secretary Chris for her help in the organising the meal and monies.

A great day was had by all. More photos of the day are below. Just click and you will be directed to the slide show!

CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS

IS YOUR CLUB LEGAL???

From 1 January 2008, a Rule of Golf will be introduced which will limit the 'spring-like' effect of all drivers for every golfers of every ability. This rule was announced in August 2002 and it has already been in place for all elite level competition staged by SLGA, SGU, PGA etc via a Condition of Competition, since 1 January 2003.

This 'new' Rule will affect the conformance status of some drivers currently in the marketplace and in players' bags. Golfers are, therefore, encouraged to check their own driver before January 1 2008 and replace any driver which no longer conforms. The R&A have provided two Lists one which provides a list of all conforming Drivers and one for all non-conforming clubs.

To view a list of drivers which will become non-conforming on 1 January 2008 and which are contrary to the Driving Club Condition of Competition, please click on the link below and remember that if your driver is non conforming you must NOT use it in competition, THE PENALTY IN DOING SO IS DISQUALIFICATION :

CLICK HERE FOR THE R&A RULES PAGE THEN FOLLOW THE LINKS

Jane has also placed the full list in the club house for your information. If you have any queries please contact any committee member.

ST. ANDREWS SKITTLES NIGHT

Once again David organised a great fun night for us. Around forty members and family enjoyed a fantastic night of fun and games!! Mark and Dawn Tinker donated use of their pool table for the evening plus we had every board game imaginable. But the centre of every ones attention was, of course, the skittles!

David placed all of us in on of 4 teams and when it was your turn you got three balls to try and knock down as many skittles as possible. The best of score after 4 rounds determined the winning team. Which was Team D. Prizes were also presented for the best individual Lady (Dawn Butchart), best Gent (Pete Barnett), best Boy and girl over 11 (Rory and Jordan Tinker), best boy and girl under 11 (Joe Howell and Kirsty Haynes) and best individual score with three balls (Peter Tinker). Lyndsay once again provided a great supper which was served during the 'interval'!

We all had a excellent time, it is really great to have these social nights when we can all get together and have some family fun.

Next Event is of course the Dinner Dance which will be held on Saturday 15th December. Try and sign up as soon as possible for what I am sure will be another fabulous evening.

Photos of skittles night are below:

CLICK HERE FOR SLIDE SHOW

TURKEY TROT
Wednesday 5th December
PLEASE NOTE 3 TEE START
The draw is as follows
1st Tee
10.00 J. Taylor M. Robertson
10.07M. McDiarmid A. Grewar J. Griffiths
10.15 M. Woodcraft J. McCouig E. Thompson
10.22 J. Goodfellow G. Gray C. Mc Nab
10.30 D. Butchart M. Young E. Ralston

5th Tee
10.00 A. Bushby A. MacLachlan L. Haynes
10.07 C. Tinker S. Bushby J. Merry
10.15 M. Nicol G. Allardice M. Ogilvie
10.22 C. Sturgis M. West M. McPhail

10th Tee
10.00 R. McGeoghegan M. Knight
10.07 E. Fenwick H. Ross S. Peacock
10.15 M. Hunter J. Douglas B. Buckett
10.22 R. McIntosh J. Moran M. Galbally
10.30 S. Fenner M. Strachan W. Nicoll

NEW POWA-KADDY ACCESSORY

Powa-Kaddy was made aware of the plight of our member, Eric's, trip to the pond and have decided to make available this new accessory for their trolleys.

Quite ingenious!

WINTER LEAGUE
Wednesday 28th November
The draw is as follows
10.00 M. Robertson M. Knight
10.07 E. Fenwick R. McIntosh B. Buckett
10.15 G. Gray K. Finlay L. Ross
10.22 C. Tinker W. Nicoll G. Allardice
10.30 M. McPhail A. MacLachlan J. McCouig
10.37 S. Peacock M. McDiarmid E. Ralston
10.45 J. Moran S. Fenner C. McNab

FIREWORK EXTRAVAGANZA

(Click on the arrows to watch the clips)

At the AGM David informed us that the Firework Dinner Dance which was to be held on Saturday was cancelled due to lack of support. However he did say that if 20 or more of us turned up he would set off some of the fireworks. Never one to turn down a challenge and after very little encouragement more than 40 members and their children turned up at the club house where a host of games and fun were organised. Firstly we had REAL judges for 'Strictly Come Dancing' which was on the 'big screen' while we all enjoyed a wonderful meal. Frankie Moran did us proud and brought along his 'Wii'. Following 'Strictly' we had 4 teams of 4 players take on the 'Strathmore Bowling Challenge' it was brilliant fun but some of our lady members got somewhat excited by it all as you can see from the video and photos.

David then treated us to a fantastic Firework display. What a brilliant event! Really breath taking. Well done David they were truly amazing as you can see from the very short clip above! Sorry didnt manage to get a longer one!

When we all came back from the display we held a matchplay 'Tiger Woods Challenge Golf Championship' on Frankie's Wii, as you can see from the photos below it was such good fun. The eventual winners were Julieann and her son Robbie. However we now know how the Gents past Captain will fill his time over the winter months!The whole night was a huge success and our sincere thanks go to David for a fantastic evening enjoyed by all age groups, also to Frankie Moran for bringing along his game for us all to play! Looking forward to the next one already!

I do hope you enjoy the slide show and the new video clips! I just hope you all don't run away now when I appear with my camera in hand!

CLICK HERE FOR MORE PHOTOS

JOANS CANCER CHARITY DAY

Huge congratulations go to Joan Merry who raised £5206 this year at her annual Charity Day event which is held at Strathmore golf Centre. A fantastic acheivement. Joans Day has raised more than £25,000 over the last few years which is wonerful, well done Joan and keep up the good work!

AGM

Our AGM and prizegiving was held on Friday. With over 90 members attending it was indeed a fantastic turnout. Above is the pictures of the ladies prizewinners and below is a link to all the photos of the evening.

(See if you can spot the bandit!)

CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS

WINTER LEAGUE
Wednesday 14th November
The draw is as follows
am
10.00 M. Robertson C. Tinker H. Ross
10.07 R. McIntosh G. Gray C. McNab
10.15 E. Fenwick K. Finlay J. Groom
10.22 W. Nicoll M. Hunter J. Douglas
10.30 S. Bushby R. McGeoghegan R. Fraser
10.37 A. MacLachlan J. McCouig M. McDiarmid

Wednesday saw the first game of our winter season played.
The Stableford over 12 holes resulted in 5 players returning 24 points
Jackie Moran
Mary McDiarmid
Jane Taylor
Rhona McGeoghegan
Marj Nicol
well done ladies

MORE PHOTOS

Julieann has kindly sent me some more photos from our very sucessful Halloween Night. Click below:

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WINTER LEAGUE
Wednesday 7th November
am
10.00 A. Grewar J. Taylor A. MacLachlan
10.07 L. Ross R. Fraser C. Tinker
10.15 R. McGeoghegan G. Gray J. Douglas.
10.22 J. McCouig K. Finlay M. Nicol
10.30 L. Haynes J. Groom H. Ross
10.37 S. Bushby W. Nicoll M. Galbally
10.45M. McDiarmid G. Allardice E. Ralston
10.52M. Robertson S. Peacock C. McNab
11.00J. Merry M. Woodcraft R. McIntosh

Annette would like to remind everyone that Lorna Grewar will be in the Club House with her jewellery after the winter league

HALLOWEEN STRATHMORE STYLE!

Centre manager David Norman and his wife Lorraine hosted what was a fantastic evening of fun for both adults and children alike. The Club House was completely transformed, the work involved was huge. The decorations and music were more than we could ever imagine, just brilliant! David and Lorraine really threw themselves into a wonderful party night. With games and fun for all of us. Firstly the children had to search for hidden spoons in the car park, then we had eating sticky buns and burying our heads in rice krispies to rescue hidden marshmallows! We had to lift Maltesers with straws and place in bowls! Wrapping unsuspecting adults with toilet roll 'mummy style', musical statues and much more! There were prizes for all the games and also best dressed boy and girl and gent and lady.

As you can see some of the costumes were brilliant! Fabulous fun was had by everyone if you didn't go you missed a tremendous evening so settle down and watch some of the fun in the photos below. Thanks go to Marion who supplied some of the photos! and many many thanks Lorraine and David for a wonderful evening!

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END OF SEASON TRI-AM

Today was our very last wednesday competition on the summer course. We held a tri-am which is proving to be a very popular event. The winning team was Dawn Butchart, Janet Griffiths and Sandy Bushby with a score of 143, 2nd place was Rhona McGeoghegan, Chris Tinker and Mary Menzies with 151.

Rhona presented first and second with 'Halloween Gifts'

LADIES AGM

Our 2007 Ladies AGM and dinner took place on Monday, on behalf of all the committee I would like to thank all the ladies who took the time to attend and also the staff and Centre for the wonderful meal and service.

Jane chaired the meeting and and along with Jenny, Dawn, Sheena and Marion gave the annual reports. Jane presented Certificates to members who had either lowered their handicap by most shots, played in most competitions and also to the exceptional players of the year. Links to the photos are below. Jane also welcomed new committee member Sally Fenner on board and wished all the members a very sucessful winter and looked forward to her second year as Captain. Vice Captain Rhona McGeoghegan presented Jane with flowers as a thank you from the ladies section

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MIXED TRI-AM

A Mixed Tri-am was held on Saturday and 60 members took part on what was another highly sucessful day. Well done once again to Marion and Iain for their organisation. The scoring was very good the results were as follows:

1st Iain Butchart, Dawn Butchart and Janet Griffiths 140 points
2nd Dougie Gillespie, Margaret Hunter and Graham Hunter 142 points
3rd Ray Michie, David Alexander and Jerry Wood 144 points

Above is a photo of Alan Christie congratulating Janet Griffiths.

(Message to Jack - don't worry we have hosted a website for over 2 years and have never felt the need to copy any others! However it has been known for others to copy ours........!)

TRI-AM DRAW FOR WEDNESDAY

08.52: G Allardice, R Fraser, C McNab
09.oo: A Grewar, J Douglas, C Sturgis
09.07: C Tinker, M Menzies, R McGeoghegan
09.15: S Bailey, H Ross, E Ralston
09.22: M McDiarmid, M Nicol, L Ross
09.30: E Fenwick, R McIntosh, G Gray
09.37: K Finlay, J Groom, M Robertson
09.45: J Merry, S Peacock, H Dawson
09.52: D Butchart, J Griffiths, S Bushby
10.00: M Strachan

If your name is not on the list and would like to play please contact Margaret Strachan to help make up a team.