19 of us played in conditions that were so sunny and warm that the presentation took place on the verandah. John Forsyth and Jim Douglas were tied on 22 points but John took second place on countback, as well as being nearest the pin on the 7th (where he scored 5 points for a net zero!). Ian Quigley was the winner on 23 points.
22 players survived a drenching playing for the Ken Bowie Salver, the result of which will be announced at the Xmas lunch. Brian Taylor birdied 7 while Chris Malcolm was nearest at 7 but missed the birdie opportunity.
We are planning to hold a lunch on the 8th October to celebrate Steve Baczkowski's 100th birthday which is on the day before. Further datails will be forthcoming.
The continued good weather encouraged 24 players out. Scoring was again high with 10 players scoring 20 or more points. Melvin Cannell and Willie Waters both returned 23 points and could not be separated on countback so a tie for second place was declared. Ken Davey was a clear winner with 25 points. Melvin was nearest the pin at 7 while Bob Bennett and Jimmy Mair both birdied 9.
Next week we are playing for Ken Bowie's Salver. This is now a stroke competition with a full bag of clubs and no gimmies.
Sam Docharty was made welcome by the group.
20 players enjoyed a fine [if warming up] summer's morning with the course in excellent condition considering the prolonged dry spell.
Keith Ackerman was second with 23 points, Bill Hardcastle taking first with 26 points. Melvin Cannell birdied 9 for 5 points while Brian Taylor repeated last week's success being nearest at 7.
19 players enjoyed the cooler part of the morning. Scoring heated up as the temperature rose. 3 players tied on 24 points for 2nd place, Brian Taylor edging out Bill Hardcastle and John Forsyth after countback. Brian was also nearest the pin at 7.
Winner on the day was David Forsyth with 26 points which included a birdie at 5. David also won the Senior's Open at Longniddry earlier in the week. Congratulations David.
Only 15 played, perhaps due to the discouraging weather forecast, though it remained dry but windy. There were three scores of 23 points - new member Lawrence Forrest won on countback, with Ken Davey second and Bill Hardcastle third. Lawrence also was nearest the pin at the 7th. The only birdie was achieved by George Langlands at the 9th.
24 players braved the hot weather conditions to produce some hot scores with 12 players scoring 20 or more points. Second place went to David Forsyth with 24 points, Willie Watters taking the honours with 26points. John Forsyth was nearest at 7.
David Stobo was made welcome to the group.
Following a suggestion that a strokeplay event be considered as a change to the now normal stableford arrangement the proposal is to change the Ken Bowie Salver to strokeplay. Ken was a single figure handicap in his prime and loved his golf. I am sure he would approve of the change. The date for event will be confirmed soon.
A poor weather forecast possibly reduced the number of players taking part this morning. However 17 players took part.
Bob Bennett was second with 22 points and Bob also had a birdie at the 9 th hole.
Jimmy Mair was 1st with 24 points.
Graham Mackie was nearest the pin at the 7 th hole.
A very poor weather forecast coupled with the call of the Senior's match meant only 9 played this morning. Alister Lambie was second with 23 points while Roger Key mastered the conditions with 26 points which included 3 four pointers. Graeme Murray was nearest at 7.
Despite a poor weather forecast 21 players set off. Recent high scoring was maintained. Second place went to Jim Pettigrew on 28 points. Melvin Cannell was first returning 29 points. John Forsyth converted his nearest the pin at 7 with a birdie 2 while Roger Key also birdied 7.
Ian Quigley's 29 points for last week had been increased to 30 as his handicap was 25 not 24.
Scoring was very impressive with 20 of the 27 players getting 20 or more points. Bill Brownlee and Gordon Fisher both scored 27 points, with Gordon taking second place on countback as well as being nearest the pin on the 7th hole. Ian Quigley won with a magnificent 29 points, including birdies at the 1st and 9th. Bill Hardcastle had a birdie at the fourth.
Jim Walker was presented with a card and bottle of wine to celebrate his impending 80th birthday.
19 people played today.
Conditions were good with some high scores.
Three players with the same handicap, (20 )playing together, had the same score ( 24 points ).
The players were John Cairns, David Ward - Gittos and Graeme Murray.
Graeme Murray won the count back which took him into 2 nd place.
Graham Mackie with a great score of 27 points took 1st place and was also nearest the pin.
TAMS also had a winner the previous day in the Wednesday Stableford as Jim Douglas won with 40 points.
Well done Jim.
21 people played for the above Gavel.
Weather was more like January rather than middle of May.
Winner will be advised at our Christmas lunch.
Gordon Fisher was nearest the pin at the 7 th and had a birdie at the same pin.
Warm still weather and dry fairways led to a high proportion of players scoring more than 20 points. The winner on 27 was Carlos Maeso, who also made a birdie on the 4th. Bill Hardcastle was second on 26 points. Gordon Innes was nearest the pin on the 7th.
Next week we play for Roddy's Gavel. Only 5 clubs are permitted, including a putter if you choose it as one of the 5.
Lovely morning enticed 29 players to play.
Conditions were excellent.
After a count back where both Gordon Innes and John Varney had scored 28 points, Gordon was second and John Varney won the count back.
Gordon had a birdie at the 4th.
Graeme Murray was nearest the pin at the 7 the and converted for a birdie.
Despite several TAMS playing in the seniors match against Innerleithen some 21 turned up for the normal Thursday outing. Conditions were excellent, reflected in the fact that 13 of the players scored 20 points or more. Chris Malcolm was second with 23 points which included a birdie at 9. The runaway winner was Eric Ward with an impressive 27 points. Gordon Innes was nearest the pin at 7.
There were 25 players. The winner was Bill Brownlee with 26 points and Roger Key was second on 25. David Wright, playing his first TAMS, had a birdie at the 4th and Graham Mackie was nearest the pin at the 7th.
A cold, misty morning thankfully developed into a fine sunny morning for the first TAMS outing this summer season. Aided by revised handicaps [+5 for everyone] scoring was impressive.
6 players were tied on 22 points for second place. After several countbacks Carlos Maeso prevailed. With 24 points George Langlands was first-he had suddenly found a golf swing!
Birdies were recorded by Carlos Maeso [9th] and Willie Waters [7th] while Graham Mackie was nearest at 7.
Bill Hardcastle was welcomed back from his Australian travels.
24 players took part on a cool but dry morning.
Despite a light frost normal greens were in order.
However, Brian Taylor took 1st place with 22 points.
Tony Kinder took 2nd place with 20 points.
Jim Douglas was nearest the pin.
Graham Mackie was the only player to have a birdie ( 7th hole ).
Note: Starting next Thursday every player will have 5 points added to their. current total.
Maximum points allowed is 27
The benevolent weather brought out 30 players, a record turnout for this winter season. Ken Davey was the clear winner with 21 points. Bob Bennett and Gordon Innes both scored 18 but Bob clinched second on countback. Ian Tate was nearest the pin at 7 but there were no birdies. Note that new improved handicaps will be awarded at the beginning of April.
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