It’s been another week littered with competition here at Stonehaven Golf Club, a plethora of members able to enjoy their fifteen minutes of fame. With some events split into three divisions the leading scorers list can appear endless but nevertheless, each deserves the limelight following a fine round and it gives them a chance to impress house visitors with their framed photo of the scoreboard hung in the bathroom.
The highlights from this week can be summarised thus –
-The Midweek Medal found the more senior members of our fraternity in fine form, each division won by individuals of a vintage that remember slate and chalk being used in the classroom
-D Henderson, R Hampson & I Carnie topped their respective divisions in the Innes Medal with scores in the very low 60s.
-S Dempster won the 9 Hole Stableford (no biggy though given anyone can string a handful of good holes together so forgive me if I don’t roll out the red carpet. Let’s see what he’s made of over a proper full round of golf)
-The Ladies feasted on several competitive events with a lengthy scroll of honour below, but Pam Leiper takes the plaudits having won the Ladies Golden Oldies event eighty years to the very day that she was brought into the world!
-new signage at the gully
-The DF Leslie draw was made after Saturday’s second qualifying event, you’ll find details on the club noticeboard.
And just a word on that DF Leslie Trophy item. This is a matchplay event for which I qualified (quite comfortably) however I’m falling on my sword and withdrawing this year. Two reasons really, a) it gives others a chance, but more pertently, b) to announce my retirement from domestic and international Singles matchplay golf. It’s come to my attention that I can no longer suffer the torment of ‘shall I / shan’t I’ decisions over whether to concede short putts. The puppy dog eyes from opponents appealing for mercy, the awkwardness as their two footer slips by, the insincere words of consolation from opponents who’ve watched you muff your short putt (when inside they’re performing cartwheels). No, the whole farrago is just a nightmare for this lily livered soft southerner so I hereby withdraw from all matchplay competition.
It’s a win-win for all parties; I don’t have to suffer anymore tumbleweed moments and you don’t have to suffer the horror of three hours of me singlehanded. And before you take a sigh of relief Scott Cameron, I’m still gonna be playing the RBS, I’ll just appoint you as team captain to deal with any awkward moments and consequent pelters.
Results
Innes Medal
Div 1 – D Henderson 60; K Murdoch 62; C Taylor 64
Div 2 – R Hampson 61; R Hemphill 64; G Sangster 64
Div 3 – I Carnie 62; W Shepherd62; G McHardy 64
Wednesday Medal
Div 1 – A Officer 63; A Smith 64; S McGhie 65
Div 2 – I Shearer 63; K Howie 65; R Shearer 66
Div 3 – I Groundwater 62; S Crabb 63; W Shepherd 64
Midweek 9 Hole Stableford
S Dempster 19; A Geddes 18; R Smith 18
Ladies Medal
Div 1 – J Bradford 68; Y Scott 72; W Lawrence 72
Div 2 – A McMenemy 68; M Duncan 68; R Ericsson 70
Ladies 9 Hole Stableford
P Johnston 19; P Leiper 17; J Mackintosh 16
Ladies 3ball Better Ball
J Blackburn/S Forbes/P Parker 120
K Groundwater/J Bradford/W Lawrence 126
P Droy/R Menzies/T McKenzie 126
Ladies Golden Oldies
P Leiper 4; L Molloy 4.5; J Mackintosh 5.5