February/March Archive...

Monday 2nd February 2009

Beaten by the weather again!, snow instead of rain, if we are unable to play Thursday's Winter League Matches they will be rearranged for Thursday 12th February. Monday's Team Sheet will be posted on Thursday, but is available to view on the Team Events Start Times

Thursday 5th February 2009

Yet again the weather was the winner, course effect by snow. Winter League matches that should have been played today will now be played next Thursday, 12th February. Lets hope Monday's competition can be played

Monday 9th February 2009

After the snows of last week and no golf for a week, the members got out and played a Yellowball team event. On a cool but sunny day and with a hard frost these past few days it made for some interesting fun golf as the ball took some unusual bounce. Never the less there was some very good scores returned with the team of the current vice captain, (soon to be Captain) Alan Nixon, Malcolm Mackenzie & Ian Melrose taking first place with 88 points, Runners up were David McCulloch, Donald Edgar & Roger Rees with 86 points (CPO)

A Reminder that it is the AGM on Tuesday 10th February

Thursday 12th February 2009

First of all the AGM was held on Tuesday night and ALAN NIXON was appointed Captain, his vice captain will be Ian Melrose, so congratulations to both and we wish them a successful year.

So to today, members taking part in the Winter League Competition played the penultimate round today. At the start of the day the leaders were Ian Castle and Derek Smith, unfortunately they came up against the second placed team and lost out and now drop into second place a point behind the new leaders Joe Hardon and John Mason. Conditions were not good today, it snowed for the 3 to 4 hours or so that the matches were played over, fortunately it didn't cause too many problems, cold and enjoyable none the less.

Monday 16th February 2009

With the poor weather and other golf competitions today was the first stableford competition played for 3 weeks and as it turned out it was played in reasonably good conditions, this was reflected in the number of high scores. With an excellent 47 points Gordon Milne took top spot by a comfortable margin from David Hoggard with his fine 44  points. David Slater was 3rd with 43 points and Archie Findlay for the first time in many a month featured in the prizes coming 4ht with 42 points.

Thursday 19th February 2009

The final round of the Winter League played out today. Joe Hardon & John Mason had a comfortable win in their match to be this years winner of the Winter League, so congratulations to Joe & John.

So with the Winter League programme completed the next few Thursdays will be take up with the Snowball Stableford or a Team Event and before we know it, it will be the start of the summer season of golf.

Monday 23rd February 2009

Spring must be getting closer as it was a nice pleasant morning to be out playing golf. 30 members turned out to play in today Team Stableford and the good conditions were reflected in the scores, With a cracking score of 101 points was the team Of Ernie Henderson, Malcolm Mackenzie & Jim Samuel, runners up were Robert Waite, George Dunning & John Ross with 100 points, as the Captain said, tough on anyone with 99 points, so for your info, those with 99 points were Sandy Thorburn, Jim Cruddas & Douglas Pringle

Thursday 26th February 2009

Rains and gales was the forecast for the day, fortunately we escaped the rain but not the wind with a good strong wind blowing all afternoon. For all Mr Castle's hot air that he found it difficult to play in strong wind it certainly didn't deter him today as he returned an excellent 47 points to take top spot, Gordon Milne was his nearest rival with 44 points and John Thwaites with 43 points and his first time in the prizes was 3rd.

Monday 2nd March 2009

For the earlier starters it was a pleasant morning golf, unfortunately the later starters finished in the rain. The past weeks weather has seen a marked improvement in the condition of the course the result being that there were quite a number of good scores recorded today, the result being that 23 of the 32 players taking part had their handicaps reduced. With an excellent 44 points John Mason was today's winner closely followed by Malcolm Mackenzie with 43. Joe Hardon & Allan Benson were the best of a number of players with 42 points.

Thursday 5th March 2009

Winter returned again, just 25 members turned out to play in today's 3 club stableford. Quite surprising the scores that are returned with just the use of 3 clubs, John Mason, with 40 points made it his second win this week. Peter Shakespeare with his first podium of the winter was runner up with 38 points followed by Ian Castle also with 38 points

Monday 9th March 2009

Well we were fortunate yet again with the weather, forecast for the day was showers and we escaped them all on this the penultimate Monday of the winter season. 32 members played in today's stableford competition with Roger Rees on his return from holiday resuming normal as some would say. With 41 points he took top spot from Joe Hardon on a CPO. George Dunning was 3rd and Jim Cruddas 4th.

Thursday 12th March 2009

The members enjoyed playing a Texas Scramble team event today. With the weather fine but blowing a gale one would have thought it would be a scramble in more ways than one but not so judging by the results. With an excellent net 54.2 the team of Douglas Pringle, Eddie Robson & John Ross were the winners. Allan Benson & his playing partners Andy McCann & Ray Arthurs were runners up with a net 55.5

Monday 16th March 2009

The final Monday of the Winter Competitions, next Monday is the start of the 'Summer Season'. It was a pleasant days golf for the 36 members taking part in today's competition. There was some excellent scores, the winner today was Jim Cruddas with 47 points closely followed by Mike Cross with 46 points, Mikes best score for some time, 3rd was Ian Melrose with 44 points and 4th graham Orange with 43 points

Thursday 19th March 2009

On a beautiful warm spring day the Mallards played the final round of the Winter Snowball Stableford and the last of the winter competitions. Roger Rees won the last of the competitions with an excellent 43 points in with it he topped the Snowball Table to win the trophy as well. Jim Lyndon was today's runner up with 42 points, David Hoggard was 3rd with 41 points and Gordon White was 4th with 40 points taking that place on a card play off form a number of players with 40 points.

Monday 23rd March 2009

This morning the Captain, Alan Nixon 'drove into office' to start the summer season 2009, he was watched by a nice gathering of members who turned out early to watch. On a very wild and windy morning all 10 matches got of a good start and fortunately the rain stayed away so a good day for all. Following the match the members enjoyed a light lunch in the clubhouse.

The Captain wishes you all a good season of golf.

Thursday 26th March 2009

On a day of gale force winds 13 teams braved the winds to take part in a Texas Scramble, besides the winds the competitors had to endure some heavy rain and hailstone showers. Still there were some excellent scores returned. Roger Rees and his partners Archie Findlay & Peter Shakespeare with a net 58 were the winners. Runners up was the team of Derek Smith, John Ross & David Blackett.

Monday 30th March 2009

The opening stableford competition of the summer season was contested today. Played in cool but otherwise excellent conditions 33 members took part. Gordon Milne with a fine 45 points was the winner, runner up with 43 points was Sandy Thorburn, Brian Norgrove was 3rd with 42 points & George Dunning with 40 points was 4th. There was four 2's recorded, Sandy Thorburn, Andy McCann, Jim Cruddas & John Thwaites.
Until further notice the handicaps of the prize-winners will be reduced, David Slater will be in charge of this duty.
Additional photographs taken by Robert Waite, have been added to the Captains Drive In Gallery

The mixed team event due to be played on Monday 6th April has been cancelled and a stableford competition will be played.