For the first of our summer competitions the weather was kind with a beautiful morning for golf. 16 played and found the course conditions tricky with only the winner, Markus Kroner, managing to beat par in the Stableford format.
1st Markus Kroner (3) – 38 points
2nd John Pennycott (16) – 31 acb
3rd Jamie Macpherson (5) – 31 acb
4th Dave Hackett (13) – 31
2s were returned by Colin Nisbet at the 2nd, Gavin Mainds at the 11th and Danny Head at the 17th.
12 golfers took advantage of a beautiful morning sandwiched between the rain that fell on Saturday and the rain forecast for Monday. Despite wet underfoot conditions some very impressive scores were returned with Graham Crichton and Graham Wilks each amassing 41 points. Graeme pipped Graham on a countback to prevail.
1st Graeme Crichton (16) – 41points acb
2nd Graham Wilks (14) – 41
3rd John Pennycott (16) – 39
4th David Blair (12) – 38
No twos were returned
For St Patricks day we made the short journey to Lamlash for the last of our winter series of friendly matches. The game ended in a 2-2 draw meaning that over the season, Whiting Bay ran out winners by 8-3. The course was in excellent condition, especially considering the recent rainfall and thanks to Lamlash for their hospitality. Duncan’s soup and sandwiches were first class and very welcome. Now on to a hot and dry golfing summer!
A bitterly cold morning with intermittent showers proved a stern test for the seven hardy souls that contested the final round of this season’s Winter Cup. Jamie Macpherson returned a fine gross 70 to win by seven strokes from his nearest challenger. Tellingly, there were no twos returned.
1st Jamie Macpherson (5) – 65 and lowest gross
2nd Douglas Auld (19) – 72
3rd Graham Wilks (13) – 74
Jamie’s score resulted in him returning a fine two under par for his best three rounds. Dougie Auld takes second place with a three round score of six over par.
Congratulations to Jamie on retaining the Winter Cup for 2023 – 2024.
In the final round of Winter League matches played at Brodick, Whiting Bay GC met Shiskine GC and recorded an emphatic 3-0 victory. Congratulations to the team on what was a fine performance and congratulations too to Lamlash GC, winners of the AGA Winter League and the Duncan Trophy after a clean sheet of four victories.
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