R&A 9-Hole Championship & Maureen Haig Memorial Salver

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On Wednesday 16 May the club will be staging a qualifying competition for the R&A 9-Hole Championship, with the chance to win a place at Carnoustie in the final. This exciting new event will also be played in conjunction with the inaugural Maureen Haig Memorial Salver, open to women, women and juniors with a handicap limited of 36 and 28.

Competition Rules

• Nominate your partner before the day of play and add your names as a pair on the sheet provided
• You may play alongside your partner but you cannot play as just a two-ball – you must compete within a three-ball with one other player. If competing in same group players in the same team must not give advice or mark each other’s card.
• You do not have to play with your partner but you both must take part in the competition
• A player’s 9-Hole handicap allowance will be calculated by our club system’s software using the following formula. [Exact Handicap + Nine-Hole SSS – (Nine-Hole Par x2)] / 2.
• The scoring format is 9-hole net stableford
• Each player must register a 9-hole stableford score
• The winning team will be the highest combined stableford points score
• In the event of a tie, the team with the highest individual score will be the winners
• In the scores are still tied, there will be a card countback on the highest winning score – last 6 holes, last 3 holes, last hole
• The competition is open to men and women with a CONGU handicap
• Teams can be made up of two men, two women or a man and a woman

Other notes:
• One junior can play with an adult
• You must be available to play the next round on 14/15 June 2018
• The final is on Sat 14 July 2018

Prizes:
• The winning pairing will qualify to play in the R&A 9-Hole Championship Scottish Final which will take place at Milnathort Golf Club on 14 or 15 June (players can nominate their preferred date from the two date options).
• The leading two teams from each day of the final, based on combined net stableford 9-hole scores, will win a place in the R&A 9-Hole Championship Final at Carnoustie on Saturday 14 July – on the eve of The Open Championship.

THE WINNING PAIR AT PEEBLES WILL WIN THE INAUGURAL MAUREEN HAIG MEMORIAL SALVER

Further details of the R&A 9-Hole Championship can be found on the link below.

> R&A 9-Hole Championship

 

2018 KNOCKOUT COMPETITIONS DRAW

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The draw for this season's knockout competitions has taken place. To find out who you are competing against please follow the relevant links below. Please play your ties before the deadline given, any issues please contact the office.

SUMMER SINGLES - DRAW

ALEXANDER ROSEBOWL - DRAW

BALFOUR BEATTIE 4BBB - DRAW

MASCOT BOND - DRAW

GENTS BALLOT FOURSOMES - DRAW

LADIES BALLOT FOURSOMES - DRAW

Good luck to all those competing.

 

FACTORY CUP 2018 RESULTS

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Congratulations to the ‘young team’ of Cameron McBride, Jamie Fenton, Kris Hopkirk and Martin Walker who took victory in the Factory Cup with an impressive score of 125, beating off competition from 38 other teams. A great day at the club in glorious sunshine with another packed course and busy clubhouse.

1st - Cameron McBride, Jamie Fenton, Kris Hopkirk & Martin Walker = 125 points
2nd - Toby McDonald, Brian Robson, Andrew Thomson & Alister Lambie = 126 points
3rd - Grant Parker, Kevin Blacklaw, Douglas Parker & Guest of G. Parker = 127 points

Well done to all who took part.

GENTS SENIORS 4 MAN TEXAS SCRAMBLE RESULTS

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Well done to all those who took part in a wet and windy Gents Seniors  Scramble yesterday. Glad you all enjoyed the course, hope to see the visitors again soon.

1st team prize - A. Mckenzie/G. McClelland/A. Hunter/G. Wither all from Swanston GC - nett 59.7

2nd team prize - C. Espiner (Ponteland)/ G.Waugh (Gosforth)/G. Hill (Ponteland)/ T. Longhirst (Maften Hall) - nett 60.1

Nearest the pin on the 7th - Iain Mitchell (Peebles

Longest drive on the 9th - Tom Litster (Peebles)

Nearest the pin on the 16th - Ian Clincscales (Galashiels)

Peebles members will be able to collect their prizes from the bar, we will be in contact with all victorious visitors. 

Full list of scores

Captain's v Vice-Captain's Challenge - The Result

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It proved to be a winning start to the season for the new Captain as Ross Duncan's side edged out Gavin Carruthers' troops by a margin of 11.5 - 8.5 to get the season officially underway the Spring sunshine.

The course was in excellent condition for the time of year and with the lure of new caterer Gary Moore's Sunday carvery waiting back in the clubhouse, the pace of play proved to be very quick! 

> Click here for full results

A big thanks to our Piper Tracey Thomson for piping us in and out at the Millennium Cairn for the opening ceremony, and to David Brown, Gordon Sanderson and the Carruthers family for hosting the annual Jim Carruthers Memorial Walk. 

Peebles Golf Club Gents Competition process

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The entry fee for gent’s weekly competitions has been increased to £2.50. This is the first increase in over 20 years and will enable an increase in both prize money and the amount available for trophy engraving etc.

We will also be introducing a new process for prize distribution.  The current process of issuing club vouchers is inefficient for both club and Pro.  In addition, we have members missing out on competition winnings due to non-collection of vouchers.

The new process is set out below;

A list of winners and values will be provided to the Pro as each Gents competition is closed.  The Pro will credit the appropriate member account (as is currently the case with 2’s).  Money won on a Saturday will be credited to an account by Monday.  Money won in midweek competitions will be credited by Friday.

Members will be advised via email that winnings have been credited to their Pro shop account. 

Notices of all competition scores will continue to be posted in the Gent Locker area.

Scottish Golf Vouchers will continue to be issued for winnings gained at the Thorburn Cup, Centenary Trophy, Captains \ Vice Captains Trophy and all Open Competitions.

 Martin Kelso

Secretary

Practice range: 2018 Season tickets now available

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The club has made further investment in the practice range with new short game tee areas and new yellow practice balls.

Season tickets offer members a cost-effective, easy way to access the range facilities. 

There are two season ticket options available.

Summer Ticket: 1st April – 31st October: Adults £100; Juniors <18 £50

Season Ticket: 1st April – 31st March 2019:  Adults £120; Juniors <18 £60

In addition, members can buy:

Monthly Ticket (30 consecutive days): Adults £25; Juniors <18 £12.50

How does the season ticket work?

Ø  A season ticket holder entitles the holder to 60 baskets of balls per month.  The ticket holder receives two 30 square cards each month.   A square is marked every time a range token is collected.  Unused baskets cannot be carried forward to future months.  

Ø  A maximum of two tokens can be collected from the pro shop or the bar at any one time (two squares marked).  We don’t want tokens sitting in golf bags and glove boxes.  Members are encouraged to only use one token at busy times – competitions days etc.

Ø  The season ticket is for the named user only and is strictly non-refundable and non-transferable.  Abuse of the process will lead to the season ticket being voided.

Ø  Purchase of a DOUBLE season ticket will give access to unlimited range balls.

Ø  N.B.  Yellow practice balls should only be used on the practice range or short game area.  Use on the course or the area next to the 15th is not allowed.

How do I get a season ticket?

Application forms are available from the Office or the Pro.  Once the form is completed and cash paid you will be issued with your April Cards. 

Example of the range ticket

Take Part in the Jim Carruthers Memorial Walk

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Peebles Golf Club’s opening remembrance ceremony for the 2018 season will take place at the Millennium Cairn (the 9th tee) at the above time.  All those wishing to participate, golfers and walkers, are requested to arrive no later than 11.00 am.  

Immediately after the ceremony, at around 11.10 am, the Jim Carruthers Memorial Walk - a popular addition to the opening weekend's activities in memory of the current Vice-Captain Gavin Carruthers' late father Jim - will begin for those who are not taking part in the Captain’s v Vice-Captain’s golf match.  The walk is open to anyone, including children, whether golf club members or not.  On this occasion, dogs will be allowed.  From the cairn the route will go along March St, Venlaw High Road towards Glenbield, crossing the burn and returning via Soonhope, Kerfield and the Gytes.  Total distance about 5.5 miles (2.5 - 3 hours).    

Even if the golf is postponed because of unplayable conditions, a walk will hopefully go ahead on the above date.  We do not intend to organise a walk on any subsequent day.

There is no definite plan to return to the clubhouse car park by a particular time.  However, any walkers who wish to visit the clubhouse for food and refreshments are welcome to do so.  A suitable change of footwear should be brought.

For further information, please contact Gordon Sanderson (tel. 720511) or David Brown (721680).

Captain's v Vice-Captain's Team Challenge: Draw

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The draw has now been made for the Captain's v Vice-Captain's Team Challenge, taking place on the second day of our opening weekend on Sunday 25 March.

The matches will commence with a shotgun start at 11.30am following the official opening of the new season at the Millennium Cairn on the 9th tee at 11.00am. We would encourage all players and other members to join us for the opening ceremony.

> Captain's v Vice-Captain's Team Challenge: Draw

For those not taking part in the match, there is the option of the annual Jim Carruthers Memorial Walk, led by Gordon Sanderson and Davie Brown, which will make its way around their walking route before joining the golfers back at the clubhouse for food and drinks and the presentation of the trophy.