The halfway stage of the club championship has been reached with two familiar names peeking down from the top of the leaderboard. Two-time winner Kevin Riddell leads the way after consecutive 67s in windy weekend conditions and just two shots behind sits Craig Irvine, himself a six-time winner and scorer of the best round so […]
The first club championship of the season was completed at the weekend, the Ladies Section doing battle over three rounds. Conditions for the first two rounds were pleasant but a punishing wind on Sunday buffeted the competitors big style on a very demanding afternoon. There were four players within five shots of the lead going […]
The briefest of squints at last week’s scores indicate the contrasting conditions experienced in the two key Men’s events. Both competitions enjoyed sunshine but Wednesday’s light breeze gave way on Saturday to gusty winds resulting in a ten shot differential between the respective winning scores. Roy Gammack battled hard for his winning 64 at the […]
From Grampian Forest Rally media office – One of the most popular events in the Scottish motorsport calendar, the Grampian Forest Rally has announced a new partnership with Voyonic Crew Management Group for the 13 August event. Taking on a new name for 2022, it will be known as the Voyonic Grampian Forest Rally as […]
From Sandra Mcwilliam – The culmination of the A&k Friday night fours took place last night with the final at Inverurie Bowling Club with beautiful sunshine and blue skies. Inverbervie Bowling Club took the trophy beating Rothienorman with Tarves beating Stonehaven coming third and fourth respectively . Meanwhile, the final of the Barclay Harvey Competition […]
Attributing your golfing performance to the weather is something of a double edged sword. It’s fine in the winter, when your nett 75 is ‘accomplished’ with sleet slanting into you at right angles, the weather a readymade excuse. But what’s your alibi in conditions as splendid as those enjoyed last week? Cloudless blue skies, the […]
It’s been a packed week of competition at SGC, the key events being the annual Texas Scramble and the culmination of the Handicap Trophy. In the case of the Scramble, it was a blessing having blue skies overhead after haar had blighted last year’s affair. It’s not easy showcasing your infamous views to visitors when […]
Over £200 was raised for the Marie Curie charity this weekend as SGC members competed in Saturday’s Stableford event. The weather was superb leaving early starters to rue their selection of long legged breeks over shorts, cool air giving way to warm sunshine not long after breakfast time had passed. Impressive scoring matched the impressive […]
I smoked a big, fat Cuban cigar all the way from the 18th green to the clubhouse last Saturday morning. Having been first out at 7am, I’d just drained a thirty foot raker to complete a 63 which I felt would surely secure tournament victory. How wrong could I be, my afternoon subsequently spent watching […]
Winners are l to rMichael Watt, Alistair McIntosh, Mark Burnett and Dave Sutherland