Competitions - Latest updates

Now that  everyone has a copy of the Fixtures for August, September and October, you will see that our first round for the Championships will be held on Friday 7th August with the second round on 14th August.  There are alternative days for these and other competitions.   Once the  draws are done for the preliminary knock-out rounds,  please organise to play the various rounds as soon as possible.  You will have until Friday 28th August to complete these, with the finals being held on Lansdowne on Sunday 30th August.

The Senior Stableford on 4th August and Senior Medal on Tuesday 18th August are open to gents and ladies with more of these during September and October.  Ladies pay a £1 entry for their  sweep which will be paid out in two sections - the first being up to 20 handicap and the second for handicap of 21 and over.  The age limit for  ladies is 55 and over.  This is a counting competition for handicap purposes.  These are trials and if successful, will be included on a regular basis for the Senior ladies next year.

On Tuesday 11th we will be playing our Summer Meeting for the Thistle Bowl.   There is no alternate day for this as time is short and there is still sufficient daylight to enable ladies to play in the evening.

Further Mixed competitions will be intimated shortly.

There is to be a white board at the foot of the stairs  with the ladies'  and wee course ladies' competition draws and results for you all to check.  Our Wee Course ladies should get into the habit of entering online or at the Pro Shop for every Friday competition and check online or on the notice board on a Wednesday afternoon for the draw showing their partner(s) and time of play.  Please ensure you  all check in at the Pro Shop before play.

The  computer for entering scores  in the Clubhouse will be operational from 1st August.  You need to sanitize your hands before using this.

There is still time to enter the  draw for the mixed competition for the Lyle Trophy -  the entry sheet for this is on the board at the foot of the stairs.

I wish you all good golfing  for the remainder of the season.

Margaret Kerr
Ladies Captain

Mixed Foursomes - Lyle Trophy

Regarding entry for the Mixed Foursomes knock-out competition for the Lyle Trophy, the entry form is now displayed on the notice board at the bottom of the stairs in the Clubhouse.    Entries close on 2nd August, 2020.

Margaret Kerr

Ladies Captain.

Mixed Foursomes - Lyle Trophy

It has been decided that the Mixed Foursomes knock-out competition for the Lyle Trophy can go ahead.   There is an entry form at the bottom of the stairs in the Club and if you and your partner wish to enter, this should be completed by 2nd August at the latest.

Margaret Kerr

Ladies Captain

Hole in One

Congratulations go to Sheila Ritchie who had a hole in one on the 3^rd Hole on Rosemount during the first of our stableford competitions on Friday, 17^th July.  It was her first hole in one and her partners were Jacqui Landsburgh and Barbara Lyburn.   We will organise a photograph shortly.

The Ladies Fixtures start on 2nd August.  We are trying to include as many trophy competitions and medals as time will allow.    However, some competitions will not proceed and the Ladies Annual Meeting  has been left out as it may not go ahead due to social distancing.   This will be monitored and if and when it is to go ahead, all ladies will be notified. 

Online booking times reserved for the ladies will be reinstated.     Wee Course ladies should enter online or at the Pro Shop within the times reserved for Friday competitions.   The office will do the draw and post it online and also within the Clubhouse.

The main competition is our championships which will consist of two qualifying rounds only as time is short, one on Rosemount and the other on Lansdowne.  The first round will be on Friday 7th August with the alternative day on 2nd August.  The second round will be one week later.  Those qualifying will be notified and all preliminary matches require to be played by Friday 28th  as the finals are to be held on Sunday 30th August. 

Please note, you require to notify the office or Pro Shop to put your name forward when you win a round of any matchplay competition until  we are allowed to use the computer in the Clubhouse.

Margaret Kerr
Ladies Captain

New Fixtures

It is grand to see so many of our ladies and Wee Course ladies entering the July fixtures and knock outs and from today, it will be so good  for us all to meet socially in the clubhouse. 

I believe the August fixtures are being finalised and should be emailed to us all very soon.  It is proposed that we only have 2 qualifying rounds for the ladies' championships, one on Rosemount and one on Lansdowne and  I have requested that most of the competitions for trophies will be included and hopefully played for by the end of October.

Neil in the Pro Shop has asked me to remind you all of the new stock from Green Lamb and Abacus to name but two.  Here is a selection of what is on offer but please look in the shop and speak with Neil who will be happy to help.  If there is any size or colour he does not have in stock, he can order it specially for you.

Margaret Kerr
Ladies Captain

Some good news

It is good to see so many ladies back on the courses and enjoying a little more by way of recreation. 

By now.  You will already have received the email issued from the Club detailing the draws and dates for playing the knock-out rounds for the Jessie Valentine and Coronation trophies.  I wish you all good luck for these.  Please make sure you play by the date stated as under no circumstances will there be any extensions.

 I know quite a few of you will be looking forward to getting back to playing competition golf an to this end, whilst the original fixtures for July have been cancelled, you should all receive an email from the Club by the end of the week detailing some strokeplay competitions which have been put in place for the latter half of July for the ladies, including Wee Course ladies.

The competitions are designed purely to try and accommodate members and ease us all back into counting competitions for handicap purposes.   Ladies require to book their own times and partners and in the case of the Wee Course ladies, these will be on a turn up and play basis only.  This will only be for July and from 1^st August, we will be playing our championship rounds, medals and the other trophies and you will receive notification from the Club of the these.    We will do our best to incorporate as many trophy competitions as possible before the end of the playing season but please understand there may be a few casualties as a result of the shorter time available.

Peter Inglis, our Captain has intimated that the Flora Scott (Mr. & Mrs) competition should go ahead on Sunday, 19^th July commencing at 1.06 p.m. on Lansdowne as this would involve only two households playing together.  There will be no entry fee nor sweep for this.

In the meantime, I hope all this information will be of some help.

P.S.   The last picture was of the 9^th Hole on the Wee Course.

Margaret Kerr

Ladies Captain