High spirits at Glen Scotia AM-AM
Dunaverty Golf Club’s Glen Scotiasponsored AM-AM was deemed ‘a resounding success’, with 35 teams of four and one team of three using a ‘better ball’ format to play in ideal conditions last weekend.
The course was superbly prepared by greenkeepers David Scullion and Campbell MacBrayne.
Early starters J Docherty, R McDonald, D Wallace and L Mathieson got off to a flying start with a nett 22 on the front nine, but a 27 on the back nine brought their nett total to a very creditable 49.
The Lochgilphead quartet of Jamie O’May, Sandy Crawford, Kenny Crawford and Keith Crawford, out in the mid morning, went one better by returning a nett score of 48 which was matched by the team of Calum MacMillan, Willie MacMillan, Gavin McLachlan and Jock McPhee Jnr.
This wasn’t quite enough as the Lochgilphead team took the honours by one stroke, finishing the inward half with a 23 to Calum’s team’s 24.
The club thanked Iain McAlister, manager of Glen Scotia, for sponsoring the event; Alex Arkell and Graeme McLennan for the event’s preparation; Alex for attending to collating the results; Ailie Goddard and her sister Rona, who did a sterling job in providing catering for the competitors; and Susan McLennan and the committee members took care of the raffle.
Sentiments
Spot prizes were awarded at several of the holes.
‘A fabulous day’ and ‘a well organised event on a wonderful course’ were some of the sentiments expressed by many of the players and they look forward to next year’s competition.
Results: 1 J O’May, S Crawford, K Crawford, K Cowan, 48 (bih); 2 C MacMillan, W MacMillan, G McLachlan, J McPhee Jnr, 48; 3 M Clark, D Clark, F McLeod, R McDonald, 49 (bih), 4 B Cook, K Allibone, D Mitchell, G Brown, 49 (bih); 5 K Macklin, P Johnston, J O’Neill, M O’Neill, 49 (bih), 6 J Docherty, R McDonald, D Wallace, L Mathieson, 49.
Spot prizes: Nearest the pin in two at the 1: John Docherty, 58cm; nearest the pin at the seventh: Donald McNeil, 67cm; lowest combined nett score at the 13th: Duncan Clark, Fiona McLeod, Dorothy Clark, Roddy MacDonald, 14; gents’ longest drive at the 17th: Duncan Clark (Lochgilphead); ladies’ longest drive at the 17th: Nichola Kidd.
A warm, wet and calm day greeted the players who took part in the annual Mersey Police Cup last Sunday.
John McKinlay, first man out, recovering from knee problems, got things underway by posting a scratch 71 which consisted of three birdies, nine pars, five bogeys and one double bogey, resulting in a nett score of 60.
Bobby Dalziel continued his recent good form by also carding a nett 60 but his better last six proved to be enough to give him the win.
Results: 1 Bobby Dalziel 72-12=60 (better last six); 2 John McKinlay 71-11=60; 3 John Wareham 86-24=62; 4 Keith Crawford 68-5=63 (bih); 5 Sandy Watson 75-12=63 (bih); 6 Malcolm Ronald 80-17=63 (bih).