WINTER LEAGUE (47)
SATURDAY 28th Feb
Lady Captain - Judy Goodfellow - Vice Captain - Diane McLuskey - ladies@strathmoregolf.com
Winter League (42) OWD
Linda Stevenson (18) 28 points
Christine Bruce (9) 26 points
Alison Ballantyne (18) 24 points
Winter League (43)
Christine Bruce (9) 26 points
Avril Melville (18) 25 points
Hilary Thomson (18) 25 points
Winter League (44)
Hilary Thomson (18) 26 points
Loretta Williamson (24) 23 points
Winter League (33) OWD
Louise McCann (27) 27 points
Christine Bruce (9) 23 points (acb)
Winter League (34) Course not fully open. No winter League played
Winter League (35) Wet Wet Wet!!
Winter League (30) OWD
Linda Stevenson (18) 27 points
Christine Bruce (9) 24 points
Sheena Scott (11) 23 points (acb)
Winter League (31)
Christine Bruce (9) 27 points
Hilary Thomson (18) 25 points
Linda Stevenson (18) 24 points (acb)
Winter League (32). Washed Away
Your Winter Course queries were taken to the Management Committee
Q: What is the ruling in the absence of Red / Yellow / White Stakes removed for winter maintenance?
Ruling - The course plays with the hazards still in play - this means a penalty drop and not a free drop. The confusion has arisen around the red stakes missing at the back of the winter green on the 6th hole, but applies across the course.
Q: Are there preferred lies on winter greens?
Ruling - No
Q: Could we alter our stroke index to better suit the layout of the winter course?
Ruling - This question was particularly relevant to the 5th and 11th. The answer is yes, but it is thought that the cards may already be printed in quantity for next year (I will check further) and the layout set up on HDID. It was not met with much enthusiasm at the Management Committee. This would need significant planning ahead and co-ordination with the Centre to avoid any waste or excess cost.
Request from the Head Greenkeeper:
Damage has been caused to the holes by players using the flag stick to remove the ball from the hole. The greenkeeping team would urge you to please stop using this method and to help keep the hole edges tidy for all players. Thank you.
Winter League (27) OWD No Cards Returned
Winter League (28)
Anne Baird (11) 27 points
Mary McDiarmid ( 26) 26 points (acb)
Hilary Thomson (18) 26 points
Winter League (29). No Cards Returned
Happy New Year!!!!
Monday 5th January 2026.
I publish the draw for Winter League (24) OWD more in hope than anything else. Looking at forecast might have no golf for couple of weeks.😳🫤😩
Winter League (19) OWD
Miriam Rooney (18) 29 points
Hilary Thomson (18) 28 points
Christine Bruce (9) 26 points
WINTER LEAGUE (20)
Hilary Thomson (18) 28 points
Cathy McNab (21) 20 points (acb)
WINTER LEAGUE (21)
Anne Baird (11) 27 points
Lesley Haynes (14) 24 points (acb)
Susan Ogg (14) 24 points
WINTER LEAGUE (16) OWD
Marjory Stewart (31) 31 points
Margaret Anderson (22) 28 points
Louise McCann (27) 23 points (acb)
WED .......TURKEY TROT
WINTER LEAGUE (19)
Margaret Anderson (22) 28 points
Rena Lister (17) 25 points
After many checks of various weather apps and forecasts, 14 ladies played golf in Storm Bram, in the rain, some sunshine, quite a bit of wind, all in the effort to win the illustrious Turkey Trot trophy and other prizes.
The sun shone for these photos, but the sky looked particularly black in the distance beyond the 6th - the direction from which the weather was coming ...!
Following golf, 32 ladies enjoyed a couple of rounds of Bingo in the marquee before lunch and as Storm Bram continued to blow and pour rain down! We were then served a delicious lunch with lovely Christmas Cake made by Katie and tablet by Hilary to go with our teas/coffees. Fiona and her team worked very hard and the kitchen team produced a beautiful array of dishes.
We all guessed the weight of another cake raising money for 'Uppertunity' and collected donations from the ladies to replace the old Secret Santa gifts of old. Well done Anne who guessed the closest at 3lb 1.5 oz. The cake raised £49 and Lesley is still totting up the donations. So a huge thank you to all of you.
Our best Bingo player was Cathy who scooped the most treats with her lucky numbers (once your callers got themselves sorted out!)
The afternoon was finished off by a lovely sing song led by Avril and Lesley R, with an extra surprise with Lesley's new composition 'The Committee Outing'! Very funny and very well done to Lesley R - hidden talents!
The Results:
1st Annie Hunter 25 points
2nd Alison Ballantyne 24 points
3rd Hilary Thomson 22 points (acb)
Magic Two's - Linda Stevenson and Judy Goodfellow
Team Prize - awarded for the score, but also for the consistency across their team - all scoring 22 points - Well Done to Christine Bruce, Lesley Haynes and Connie McKenzie
Winter League (13) OWD
Sheena Scott (11) 28 points
Margaret Anderson (22) 23 points
Jackie Doe (21) 22 points
Winter League (14)
Louise McCann (27) 29 points
Hilary Thomson (18) 25 points
Miriam Rooney (18) 24 points (acb)
Alison Ballantyne (18) 24 points.
Winter League (15)
Marjory Stewart (31) 23 points
Hilary Thomson (18) 20 points
Winter League (10) OWD
Connie MacKenzie (14) 25 ppoints
Hilary Thomson (18) 23 points (acb)
Christine Bruce (9) 23 points
Winter League (11)
Mary McDiarmid (26) 25 points
Margaret Anderson (22) 24 points
Connie MacKenzie (14) 23 points
Winter League (12)
Susan Ogg (14) 24 points
Rena Lister (17) 22 points