Returnsfrom thecourses
Bridge of Allan The annual Gents Open was held on Saturday, generously sponsored by The Rising Sun in the village.
The weather gods certainly brought the sunshine that led to some excellent scoring.
In the scratch section there were three players who returned 71s but on a countback the winner of the Rising Sun Trophy was Malcolm Gardiner (Stirling).
Second and third respectively were Bridge of Allan’s Stephen Brown and Neil McGregor.
In the handicap section scoring was again excellent with Graham McNair (Braehead) winning the Handicap Trophy with his net 61. Second place went to Stephen Stuart (Braehead) with net 63 and third was Tom Brodie (Bridge of Allan) on net 65.
Longest drive prize went to Craig McGann (Dunblane New) and Nearest the Pin was Alex Jones (Airdrie).
In Friday’s Senior Stableford, winner was Ian Herbert with 20 points just pipping Jim McKenzie on a countback. Third place went to Drew McRorie on 19 points.
The Gents Senior Open takes place on Friday and spaces are still available via the club website or contacting the clubhouse. Dollar Holiday Medal (Saturday, August 26): Div 1 -1 Darren Hulston 61 (+3) 64; 2 David Borrowman 76 (12) 64; 3 Neil Ronald 76 (12) 64. Div 2 - 1 Charles Norman 79 (15) 64; 2 Alan Millar 81 (16) 65; 3 Jerry Cant 78 (13) 65.
Moir Medal (Sunday, August 27): Div 1 -1 Darren Hulston 61 (+3) 64; 2 Vic Allan 71 (6) 65; 3 James Robertson 77 (11) 66. Div 2 -1 Andrew Ray 81 (17) 64; 2 Alan Millar 80 (16) 64; 3 Jim Steedman 84 (20) 64. Stirling KG Patrick Medal (lowest aggregate gross scores in the Spring and Autumn meeting) - Liam Haldane (70+74=144); Infirmary Cup (lowest net aggregate score in the Spring and Autumn meetings) - Colin Ferguson (69+65=134).
Autumn meeting (August 25-26): Scratch winner – Allan Watson (69); Handicap winner – Colin Ferguson (65).
Division 1 - 1 Craig Wilkie 71 (5) 66; 2 Steven Knox 73 (6) 67; 3 Brian Rose 76 (7) 69 (bih). Division 2 - 1 Colin Ferguson 75 (10) 65; 2 William Kerr 79 (10) 69 (bih); 3 Matthew Turner 80 (11) 69. Division 3 - 1 Allan Dudgeon 88 (20) 68; 2 John Cattigan 86 (15) 71; 3 David O’ Brien 87 (15) 72.