18 TAMS players enjoyed a tranquil 9 holes on Thursday 3rd March. A stewards enquiry was called for when George Langlands stormed in with an impressive 21 Stableford points. David Parker was second with a comparatively modest 19 points. David Wallace returned the only birdie at the 9th hole.
11th February
Roger Keys continued his good winter form with another first. John Forsyth was second. Brian Robson was nearest the pin at the 7th. George Langlands had the only birdie of the morning at the 9th.
18th February
6 hardy souls braved the freezing conditions. The ever youthful Joe Nisbet was first with a net 36 with John Forsyth repeating last week's second place.
25th February
There was a rare but well deserved first place for Peter Barclay with a net 30. Alan Urquhart came second with 33. A surfeit of birdies was provided by Gordon Fisher (2), David Wallace (2) and Brian Robson (1). With all these balls being won I will have to consider raising the entry fees!
This week's report supplied by George Langlands.
I have been in Australia for the past 5 weeks so haven't been able to post the latest TAMS results until now.
George Langlands and David Wallace will continue to provide TAMS updates on a weekly basis for posting on the website.
Despite the poor weather, competitions took place on Thursday 21st and Thursday 28th January. Here is David Wallace's account of the proceedings.
Thursday 21st January
This was our first outing of the New Year after lots of rain and snow. A late start followed consultation with the Greenkeeper and 10 souls braved the remnants of snow and winter greens for a Stableford.
Three tied on 17 points - Chris Beaumont, John Forsyth and David Wallace - with Chris taking first place and John second. There is no doubt that Chris's Christmas present of a golf book worked wonders. Not only was he first he added to his ball haul with the 'nearie' on the 7th which he converted into a birdie as well. David Wallace lost out on the the main prizes but did manage a fine birdie on the 3rd.
Thursday 28th January
Despite the relentless rain on the Tuesday/Wednesday, the course was declared playable after an early inspection. 15 took the field for a stroke play competition.
David Wallace was on fine form and won with a net 36, rounded off with a birdie on the 9th ( which sat on the edge for an eagle ). Brian Robson was a close second with 37 and the rest of the field was 'also ran' in horse racing parlance.
Chris Beaumont learned that golf is a game which allows one a little encouragement now and again but followed always with an almighty put down!
Wishing all senior golfers and their families a Happy and Healthy New Year.
Lang may yer lum reek!
Over the next few weeks a few of our senior players ( especially Vic Roberts and Tom Litster )will be making plans to enter competitions all over the country. To help with your planning, here is a rundown of next season's fixtures for the Seniors' Team.
Tuesday May 3rd North Berwick (H)
Thursday May 12th St Boswells (A)
Thursday May 19th Broomieknowe (A)
Tuesday May 31st Minto (H)
Thursday June 16th Torwoodlee (H)
Monday July 25th Torwoodlee (A)
Tuesday August 23rd Glencorse (H)
Tuesday August 30th West Linton (H)
Tuesday September 20th Minto (A)
Wednesday October 19th North Berwick (A)
The Seniors' Blog would like to wish all of its readers ( or perhaps it's just its reader) a very Merry Christmas.
16 souls braved the elements and the dark to play this morning. The winner with a net 34 was Andy Tucker with George Langlands coming second with 36.
Jim McAuslin was nearest the pin at the 7th. Tony Kinder ( a new recruit ) won his first ball by getting a birdie at the 7th.
Only 14 players braved the blustery but dry (no rain) conditions. Bill Hardcastle took the spoils with a net 36. Bill Lord came second with a net 37.
Following the golf a very convivial Christmas lunch was enjoyed by 35 TAMS. The Summer Trophies were awarded as follows.
Summer Handicap Competition - Sandy Macfarlane
Summer Scratch Competition -.David Wallace
Stanley Ridgeway Trophy - Sandy Macfarlane
Roddie Macalpine Gavel - Sandy Macfarlane
Well done Jazz and Yvonne and team for an excellent lunch.
There was a splendid turn out of 20 players this week who competed on the first day of winter greens. Despite the dreadful weather of late, the conditions were quite pleasant, apart from having to chip the ice of our shoes before every shot.
The winner this week was Roger Key who has clearly made the successful transition from the steamy jungles of Botswana to the rather more temperate Peebles climate.
Runner up on 18 points was Eric Ward who edged out David Wallace on a count back. Once Eric learns to play the first 3 holes he will be a weekly contender!
There were no birdies to report this week and no 'nearie' at the 7th due to winter greens.
The reasonable weather conditions were not reflected in the overall quality of the scores today.
The winner with a net 32 was Joe Nisbet with Roger Key coming second with a 33. John Forsyth was nearest the pin at the 7th.
Unusually, no birdies were recorded.
On a lovely mild November day, 24 players were tempted out by the benign weather conditions.
As befitting the day, there were fireworks on the course too!
Andy Tucker led the field with a well-played 23 points, including a high class birdie at the 5th hole. Second with 19 points was that reliable campaigner, Gordon Fisher, whose annual migration to New Zealand has been deferred meantime.
The identity of the winner of the Nearie at No 7 caused some amusement as the initials on the flag indicated that it was a certain Mr 'JSB'. The musical among us jumped to the wrong conclusion as it turned out not to be the great composer but our own Johann Sebastion Burnett.
The new Titleist balls for prizes are much coveted!
The Seniors' team travelled to North Berwick for the last match of the season. The course was in magnificent condition but the strong wind and the super fast greens were very testing.
Peebles got off to great start with Rodger Scott and Graeme Murray mastering the conditions and chalking up a magnificent 6 & 5 victory. Andy Tucker and Alan Jackson then lost narrowly by 2 & 1 to their North Berwick opponents.
David Wright and Brian Robson were 4 up after 10 holes but found themselves one down to the pairing of Jim Ross and Drew Lowe after 17. However they managed to win the last hole to secure an honourable half.
Ian Pemberton and Ian Mewett had a difficult day losing 4 & 3 and despite the lead changing many times throughout their match, Tom Litster and Grant Bowie eventually lost 3 & 2.
Peebles finished on a high note however with Andrew Waddell and Ken Morrison winning by 2 holes.
The Peebles Team therefore went down by 3 and a half points to 2 and a half points but it was a very enjoyable end to the season. In our 9 matches this year we have won 5 and lost 4. A huge thank you to the 32 senior players who have represented the club.
13 hardy souls braved the gales in Peebles this week. Roger Key came first with a credible net 31 given the conditions and he also the birdied the first. A great achievement at the best of times!
Steve Farrar continued his good run and was placed second with a net 33. John Forsyth was nearest the pin at the 7th.
There was a good turnout for a CPR training / defibrillator familiarisation session from Dr Hegarty. Much appreciated from a high risk group.
1st October.
With a personal best of 36 strokes, David Wallace romped home in first place with 24 Stableford points. David also birdied the 7th hole. Harvey Robertson was second on 23 points after countback while John Forsyth birdied the 9th.
8th October.
Steve Farrar was a clear winner with 28 net with Brian Robson coming second with 32. Steve also birdied the 8th Hole. Andy Tucker was nearest the pin at the 7th.
Just completed the 'appearance' statistics for the Seniors' Team for this season. Surprised to find that a total of 32 players have represented the team this season!
There's still time to add your name to the list for the North Berwick match on the 21st October. Please do so before 12 noon on Tuesday 13th October. I'll post the selected team on the Seniors' notice board at 2pm that day.
David Wright
The final Seniors' Match will be against North Berwick (away) on Wednesday 21st October. The team sheet for this match will be posted on the notice board on Tuesday 6th October at 12.30pm.
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