Wednesday 19th June – The Ballantyne Cup
After just missing out on the Seniors Open Championship, John Pennycott continued his fine run of form to win the Ballantyne Cup by one shot from Wolfi Kroner.
1st John Pennycott (14) – 61
2nd Wolfi Kroner (17) – 62 acb
3rd Ronnie Mann (14) – 62
4th Kevin Jackson (10) – 63
Nicol Auld’s 72 was the best gross score.
19 played and the CSS stayed 63. There were no 2s recorded.
Yes, another of our legendary Bingo Nights coming up.
Make sure you put this in your diary for a fun filled evening in the clubhouse.
Saturday & Sunday 15th and 16th June – Gents Seniors Open
Heavy rain on Saturday morning did not quite shut the course but a decent afternoon forecast allowed the field to postpone until brighter skies appeared. Scoring was decent rather than spectacular and CSS stayed at 63/36 points. Visiting players fared well with only 4 home based players featuring in the top 10 placings. Graeme Andrew of Lamlash bagged the only 2 of the day at 2nd hole.
1st Peter Haveron (18) – 38 points
2nd John Pennycott (14) – 37 acb
3rd Gordon Drummond (11) – 37 acb
4th Graham Rees (17) – 37
Sunday morning dawned bright and clear and again it was mainly visiting players who dominated with only 3 home players featuring in the top 10 places. Scoring at the top of the leaderboard was good but the rest of the field must have provided a counterbalance as CSS went out to 64/35 points. Dave Hackett and Pete Towndrow bagged the only 2s of the day at the 4th and 17th respectively.
1st Iain Bruce (20) – 40 points
2nd Colin Nisbet (14) – 38
3rd John Pennycott (14) – 36
4th Ian Bremner (8) – 34
In a departure from previous years the 2019 Seniors Championship was decided over the course of both rounds and the winner on this occasion was, fittingly enough, our ever generous main sponsor, Colin Nisbet, with a 36 hole total of 73 Stableford points. Congratulations Colin – nice to see you taking something out of the very much you put in.
Thanks to all who came and supported our Seniors Open. It was generally agreed that the course is the best it has been for many years and heartfelt thanks go especially to Stewart, Corey and George for their expert work. Thanks also to John, Nancy, Jenni and Louise. It’s never easy keeping a crowd of golfers fed and watered but as usual the service in the clubhouse was first class. Last but by no means least, a huge thank you to Colin Nisbet for his generous sponsorship of this popular event to which so many familiar faces return year on year. We must be doing something right and hopefully we’ll see you all again in 2020.
Wednesday 12th June – Summer Trophy
14 played. CSS 64
1st Douglas Auld (20) – 63
2nd Ryan Armstrong (9) – 65
3rd Nicol Auld (5) – 66 and lowest gross
4th John Pennycott (14) – 67
2s – Ryan Armstrong @ 12
Sunday 9th June – Medal
After Saturday’s heavy rain the course had dried out quickly and played remarkably well for the 17 who played. CSS stayed at 63 and Pete Towndrow bettered that by 6 shots to win by that margin.
1st Peter Towndrow (12) – 57 and lowest gross
2nd Neil McKechnie (12) – 63
4th Jamie Macpherson (5) – 64
4th David Morrison (11) – 65
Magic 2s came from Jamie Macpherson at the 2nd, Graeme Crichton at the 4th, Douglas Auld at the 7th and Neil Mckechnie and Pete Towndrow at the 17th.