Golf returns

Bridge of Allan The final 2018 summer season weekly competition was played on Saturday with gents competing in an Autumn Bogey competition.

Winner was Martin Baird who managed to beat the course by six holes with Ian Houston second on four-up. Third place went to Phil Wallom who was two-up.

In Friday’s winter senior nine hole stableford, Stuart Kerr won the spoils with his 20 points total with Phil Wallom and Hugh Dent second and third respectively both scoring 19 points.

On Saturday the club will be holding the Gents Winter Open which now has a full entry. Tee times can be seen on the club website and are also posted on the noticeboard. Stirling Ninety-six players competed in the Five-Club Challenge on Saturday in a non-qualifying event and 16 players matched the par of 72 or better with Ben Liddell returning the best scratch score with a one over par 73 with birdies at 2, 13, 14 and 18.

Playing partners Drew Fowler and Campbell Robertson took first and second place respectively. Both players coincidentally chose the same five clubs; driver, rescue, six-iron, pitching wedge and putter.

Drew returned his best score of the season with a four over par 76 and might now consider ditching the other nine clubs from the bag. After an outward 39, he was home in 37 with an excellent birdie at the difficult Cotton’s Fancy and played the last six holes in a tremendous one under par.

Campbell was also out in 39 and played the last six holes in one over par for an inward 40.

Six players - Gordon Samson, Richard D Park, Ben Reynolds Colin Hird, Douglas Todd and Thomas Stewart all returned good scores of net 70 with positions placed on the better inward half. Ten twos were returned from the field, the best from Martin Masterson at the par four 11th hole.

Results: 1 Drew Fowler 76 (10) 66; 2 Campbell Robertson 79 (11) 68; 3 Gordon Samson 83 (13) 70 bih; 4 Richard D Park 80 (10) 70 bih; 5 Ben Reynolds 82 (12) 70 bih; 6 Colin Hird 85 (15) 70 bih; 7 Douglas Todd 75 (5) 70 bih; 8 Thomas Stewart 82 (12) 70.

Saturday sees the re-scheduled Grouse Fourball and closing day of the season. Players can still enter online or via the new V1 app.

Some tickets are still available for the annual dinner and presentation of prizes on Friday, November 16. Guest speaker is Bert Thomson. Tickets at £20 via the Secretary’s office. Dress code is lounge suit or tailored jacket, collar and tie.

All members and visitors are reminded to comply with keeping trolleys outside the newly painted white dotted lines on all holes to preserve approaches and fringes of greens for the winter period. Dunblane New The competition season concluded on Friday and Saturday with a stableford.

Winner of the First Class on 41 points was Ken Wilkie (5). He had 14 pars, birdies at 4 and 5 and bogeys at 12 and 16. Runner up was Hugh MacLennan (11) on 40 points with third place going to Allan Cowie (4) on 39 points. Peter Bell (8) was fourth on 38 points.

Bob Wales (12) won the Second Class on 41 points. Russell Clarke (16) was second on 39 points and bih than Jim Gardner (16). Three players then returned 37 points but fourth spot went to Andy Wilson (15) with bih than Hunter McKay (13) and Jim McVeagh (13).

In the Third Class four players returned 37 points but the winner was David Easton (30) with a better last three, despite an ugly 10 at the last hole, than Harry Barton Snr (24) who had bih than Hal Mills (17) who had better last six than Alistair Pringle (27).

The Winter Ringer stars on Saturday with the basic round and the annual prizegiving is on Saturday at 8pm with the opportunity for all members to recognise the success of others throughout the season.

Results: First Class - 1 K Wilkie (5) 41 pts; 2 H MacLennan (11) 40 pts; 3 A Cowie (4) 39 pts; 4 P Bell (9) 38 pts.

Second Class - 1 R Wales (12) 41 pts; 2 R Clarke (16) 39 pts; 3 J Gardner (16) 39 pts; 4 A Wilson (15) 37 pts bih.

Third Class - 1 D Easton (30) 37 bl3; 2 H Barton Snr (24) 37 pts bih; 3 Hal Mills (17) 37 pts bl6; 4 Alistair Pringle (27) 37 pts. Dollar Polish Cup third round - Saturday, October 20: Div 1 - 1 Callum Ure (9) 42 pts; 2 David Borrowman (11) 41 pts; 3 Vic Allan (5) 41 pts. Div 2 -1 Trevor Deans (21) 42 pts; 2 Robert Bell (22) 40 pts; 3 James Malloy (17) 39 pts.

Dreggs Outing - Tuesday, October 16: 1 Terry Young (21) 38 pts bih; 2 Hugh McCutcheon (28) 38 pts; 3 Alan Millar (14) 36 pts.