R&A spRing meeting

The best net score on the second day of the R&A Spring Meeting yesterday was 68 (81-13) returned by Jonathan Davie (Royal St George’s). At 70 years of age, this was a most notable addition to the clubhouse leaderboard. Patrick Hanrahan (4, Lindrick) and David Meacher (1, Sunningdale) returned the two lowest gross scores of the day, 75. The CSS yesterday was 73 (the same as for Monday). The Brazil Nut Cup nine-hole stableford competition for members 70 years of age and over was played on the Strathtyrum Course, St Andrews. Fifty-two members took part in the Nut and among their number were five past captains – Gordon Jeffrey, Sir Michael Bonallack, John Uzielli, Hamish Ritchie and Sir Paddy Hine. There were also three lady members – Angela Bonallack, Marian Rae and new honorary member Bridget Jackson. All were set on their way from the first tee by the Brazil Nut honorary starter, local member Gordon Mackenzie. The competition was won by James Hardie with 27 stableford points. Anthony Shone was the runner-up with 26 points and was also awarded the Methuselah Trophy for the leading score by a competitor 80 years of age and over. Leading Brazil Nut Cup scores returned, were as follows: 27 points – JC Hardie 26 – AW Shone; 23 – IMT Sandison, KD Smith; 22 – KH Hogkinson, CI McAulay, GM Menary, Mrs MJ Rae. The Spring Medal Scores returned yesterday were as follows: JR Davie 81 - 13c = 68; Cmdr D M Sandford 81 - 12c = 69; DH A Bell 85 - 15c = 70; DJ Bett 76 - 5c = 71; PJ Hanrahan 75 - 4c = 71; AJE Robertson 90 - 19 = 71; JSD Robertson 88 - 17 = 71; JAE Fingland 84 - 13c = 71; GD Cockburn 80 - 9c = 71; DA Donald 85 - 14c = 71 ; AP Manson 82 - 10c = 72; PL Macneal 84 - 12c = 72; DC Herbert 80 - 8c = 72; Dr ADG Duncan 80 - 8c = 72; AW Bathurst 78 - 6c = 72; ME McConnell Jr 86 - 14c = 72; S Manca 82 - 10c = 72; RJ Martin 80 - 7c = 73; J Warburton 87 - 14c = 73; RFU Gaskell 78 - 5c = 73; RMS Allison 84 - 10c = 74; PB Dollman 82 - 8c = 74; DC Meacher 75 - 1c = 74; IAC McKerrow 87 - 13c = 74; AJ Gibson 85 - 11c = 74; ACW Kennedy 94 - 20c = 74; AM Kinnes 92 - 18c = 74; AJ Smith 80 - 5c = 75; Professor W Sibbett 93 - 18 = 75; NH Ellis 87 - 12c = 75; PAK Arthur 81 - 6c = 75; BL Howe 87 - 12c = 75; IT Bunch 84 - 9c = 75; NM Howe 83 - 8c = 75; J W Robinson 85 - 10c = 75; TE MacDowel 88 - 13c = 75; JB Singerling 97 - 22c = 75; JRC Dunlop 98 - 22c = 76; WCC Cooper 83 - 7c = 76; AJ Cross 84 - 8c = 76; Dr AH Moores 83 - 7c = 76; CK MacLennan 95 - 19c = 76; AJ Low 81 - 5c = 76; NA Law 89 - 13c = 76; MJ Donaldson 85 - 9c = 76; DA Comb 87 - 11c = 76; SW Flowers 89 - 13c = 76;Dr LM Quin 88 - 11c = 77; AR Donaldson 93 - 16c = 77; TS Erskine 89 - 12 = 77; JR Hickling 87 - 10c = 77; EDJ Chalmers 93 - 16c = 77; NL Mobbs 94 - 17c = 77; CT Brown 82 - 5c = 77; JA Gibson 85 - 8 = 77; TJW Stobbs 90 - 12c = 78; BAC Holm 91 - 13c = 78; DM Normoyle 80 - 2c = 78; GBV Lindeblad 95 - 16c = 79; HF Ogilvie 94 - 15c = 79 ; PH Cowell 82 - 3c = 79; JZ Himathongkom 85 - 6c = 79; C Kennedy 89 - 10c = 79; JC Morton 90 - 11c = 79; AJM Carmichael 91 - 12c = 79; CSG Staveley 84 - 5c = 79; EGS Agren 88 - 9c = 79; CD Hardie 97 - 18c = 79; JWA Macnab of Macnab 94 - 15c = 79. Dr AJA Macdonald 94 - 14c = 80; AI LangStevenson 95 - 15c = 80; J Bolsover 92 - 12c = 80; GCF Howe 93 - 13c = 80; NA Theyer 90 - 10c = 80; SN Bannerman 86 - 6c = 80; JJ MacNaughtan 90 - 10c = 80; Dr G Sutherland 86 - 6c = 80; W H Elles 93 - 13c = 80; CJ Hilton 87 - 7c = 80; N J Yeates 90 - 10c = 80; JO Annemark 101 - 21c = 80; AR Maculan 94 - 13c = 81; Sir Ewan Brown 94 13c = 81; Dr JH Rigg 94 - 13c = 81; Professor R W Newton 97 - 16c = 81; PRD Crerar 90 - 9c = 81; AJ Lawson 86 - 5c = 81; SD Clapham 89 - 8c = 81; DW Kirkwood 91 - 10c = 81; JAS Zuill 91 - 10c = 81; DR Monroe 92 - 11c = 81; AA Flockhart 92 - 11c = 81; DRM James Duff 92 - 11c = 81; S Toon 92 - 10c = 82; Dr M N Collins 96 - 14c = 82; ADF Craig 97 - 15c = 82; JCB Pinnington 94 - 12c = 82; AM Pickles 104 - 22c = 82 ;W Henderson 100 - 18c = 82; WJ Bushell 95 - 13c = 82; RD Muckart 90 - 8c = 82; Dr IM Forgie 96 - 14c = 82. Dr JK Seedhouse 91 - 8c = 83; GH Le Maitre 101 - 18 = 83; AC Cameron 95 - 12c = 83; RJ Stevens 90 - 7c = 83; JC Miller 96 - 12c = 84; Sir Peter Erskine 106 - 22 = 84; AT Henderson 94 - 10c = 84; JF Alexander 103 - 19 = 84; Scott Grier 97 - 13c = 84; BM Osborne 100 - 15c = 85; IG Templeton 101 16c = 85; CB Fotheringham 104 - 18c = 86; DA Hay 104 - 18c = 86; WA Brand 98 - 12c = 86; D Nicholson 103 - 16c = 87; Professor AM Morris 103 - 16c = 87; IJ Ballantine 97 - 10c = 87;WR Ferguson 95 - 7c = 88; PD Caruso 105 - 17c = 88; DT Alexander 106 - 17 = 89; Angus Robertson 108 - 18c = 90; PJ Burnet 103 - 12c = 91; FGS Dalgarno 116 24c = 92; William Roxburgh Sr 111 - 18c = 93; PA Truett 111 - 17c = 94; MNC Alexander 133 - 26c = 107.