Ramsay bags double at Machrihanish Golf Club
CRAIG Ramsay played phenomenal golf to pick up two trophies as he completed a perfect week’s play.
Golf week kicked off at the course on May 18 with the first round of the George Durnan Cup, in which Donnie MacLean took an ear- ly lead before Ramsay grabbed top spot by one shot after starting late.
The second round took place the following day, which saw players battle strong wind and heavy rain. The bad weather cleared at 5pm though, giving the late starters a big advantage over the rest of the field.
Ramsay was under pressure to hold on to his slim advantage from round one but he thrived in the lead, producing a superb round of 76-18-58, some 13 shots below the standard scratch.
Secure
His round included three birdies that helped secure him the trophy comfortably, while his net 58 was the lowest net score at the club for a number of years.
George McMillan took the scratch prize with a second round of level par 70. Young Stuart Gillespie was runner-up after two excellent rounds of 74 and 69, with Ross Robertson third with 70 and 73.
On Friday May 20, the course welcomed teams of four to contest the Texas Scramble and the Robertson brothers took victory with a fine score of 54.2.
The week culminated with the Ardsheil and Springbank sponsored May four ball best ball Am-Am, the biggest competition of the season.
Play started at 7.30am and the last of the 36team field hit the fairways at 1.30pm.
The players experienced four seasons in one day with bright sunshine, wind, rain and thunder and lightning throwing up challenging conditions.
Iain Keyte’s Glengyle team held the early lead with a 12 under par 58. This was soon surpassed by the boys from Tarbert, Lochfyne Kippers, led by Iain Macarthur, who had a terrific 13 under par 57 to finish the day in third place.
The sponsors’ own team from Springbank, represented by Stuart Campbell, Ranald Watson, John MacLean and Gavin MacLachlan, held the lead for some time with a terrific 15 under par 55.
However, the second last game saw Carradale’s own Bubbles Boys, led by Jamie Robertson and including Allan Walker, Bob Owen and anchored by player of the week Craig Ramsay, come storming through the thunder to take the trophy with a fabulous 16 under par 54.