Pro Shop Sweep results - Wednesday 16th September

Well done to George McKay who took the spoils in last week’s Wednesday Pro Shop sweep with 38 points. Paul Steven came second on the day with 37 points.

1st George McKay 38 points £10
2nd Paul Steven 37 points £4
3rd George McKay 2’s money £14

On Saturday 19th September we had a Stableford competition running in some of the best conditions we have had recently with temperatures touching 18 degrees and barely a breath of wind. This certainly reflected in some great scores being posted.

The Division 1 category saw Gary McMeeking take the win with a brilliant score of 44 points, winning by 5 from Stephen McGregor who came in with a score of 39. Third place was John Stobie a further 2 points behind with a total of 37 points.

Division 2 saw Stratton MacDonald with a great score of 39 points, followed closely by Ken Moodie with 38 points, who took second thanks to a better inward half from James Ballantyne in third, also with 38 points.

Two’s on this day paid £30.40.

Some great scores gents, keep it up!  

My regular sweep on non-competition days has been well received by a proportion of you die-hard golfers out there and I am happy to continue with this option. However, as some participating competitors are approaching these rounds as they would under normal competition play I would not like the sweep to add to the issue of slow play.  This was never my intention.  The golf course pace of play protocols has been fully investigated by the Clubs Committee and require an extended tee off interval as well as a restriction to a 3-ball format in order to maintain.

These protocols are not in place during non-competition days.

Therefore, if you wish my pro-shop sweeps to continue, I urge you to follow these simple rules: - 

1.       These sweeps are exclusively played using the STABLEFORD format.

2.       You do not need to complete every hole to remain in the competition

3.       Do not waste time finishing the hole for anything more than a net bogey.

4.       Be aware of your position on the course at all times.

5.       Don’t hold up groups behind you.

6.       Enjoy the competition but remember not everybody is playing in it.

Slow play causes severe irritation and is the most common complaint received at the club, so please don’t let my sweep contribute to it.

Please be considerate and enjoy your golf.

Wednesday and Saturday sweep

We run a sweep on every Wednesday and Saturday that there is no club competition on. It will be open to anyone playing on those two days, male or female.

Entry is entirely voluntary. Ideally please let us know via email whether you will be taking part if you have a tee time booked that day or alternatively, we will be taking entries on the day.

The competition rules will be set out as follows:

- Entry will be £4 per player which will include two’s and sweep, entry of both will be compulsory.

- Payment for entry will be accepted via cash (providing hand sanitiser is used prior to handling cash) or by contactless card payment.

- All winnings will be paid onto your shop account if you either have a two or win.

- The format will be Stableford, full handicap.

- You will keep your own score and the score of your playing partner. No exchanging of scorecards.

- Once you have completed your round you will verbally confirm your scores with each other. Again, no swapping or signing of cards.

- Upon finishing the 18th hole and making sure that scores are correct, you will call them into the shop where a staff member will keep a record of scores and any twos.