The club is sorry to announce the passing of David Caldwell Morrison, affectionately known to many of us as David Morrison senior, one of the club’s longest serving members. A constant visitor on holiday weekends and the Glasgow Fair fortnight, David was a popular and well liked golfing partner who will be sorely missed. His funeral will take place at Daldowie Crematorium, Glasgow on August 4th at 11am. Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this sad time.
Monday 26th July – The WBGC Junior Open
As with the ‘big open’ we weren’t able to stage the junior version last year but for 2021 it was back with a bang. Another warm sunny day meant the youngsters who played had a great day of golfing fun with a free feed and juice at the end of it all. We had a good entry of both boys and girls and a good spread of ages, 5 to 16, to enjoy the specially tailored course layouts and the various prizes allocated to each age group. As usual the Adair and Foggo families came up with a generous array of prizes cleverly arranged so that everyone went away with something to remind them of the day. It was heartwarming to see so many excited faces as the prizes were awarded in front of a large and supportive contingent of mums, dads and other oldies.
There were too many prizes to detail them all here but Grace Crichton took the prize for the best girl’s score and the overall winner was Ross Bailey who can proudly call himself the Whiting Bay Junior Open Champion of 2021.
The junior open is a good indicator of the health of the game on the island and it was heartening to see so many taking a keen interest. There was an especially encouraging contingent of locally based youngsters in or approaching their early teens and hopefully their interest in the game will continue into adulthood. Like all golf clubs we rely on attracting new players coming through and the signs at the moment are very positive.
Our thanks go to all who participated and to the adults who acted as guides, caddies, referees etc; without their input this would be a very difficult day to stage. Thanks also to the course and clubhouse staff who carried on on Monday just as they had left off on Sunday – superb! Finally another huge vote of thanks to the Adair and Foggo families and to Flora Jean Mack for their generous contribution of time, refreshments and prizes. We are once again indebted to them for staging this popular and important event.
See you all next year!
It’s back! The world of golf’s – well Arran’s. It’s the same thing – premier junior open competition returns for 2021. Open to boys and girls aged 17 and under on the day.
After the travails of the past year we are pleased to confirm the return of “The Open”. With sponsorship from our friends at Hunter Furnishing we can promise a great weekend of golf with prizes galore – check the poster below for the first ‘hole in one’ prize – and fine food and refreshment at the end of your round.
Tee times are now available so make sure you book your preferred slot soon.
Contact the clubhouse on 01770 700487 or email us on info@whitingbaygolf.com
