The Scottish Area Team Championships are to take place at Blairgowrie Golf Club from Friday 15 May to Sunday 18 May. The South of Scotland have selected a strong team of youth and experience as follows:- Scott Gibson (Southerness) Kyle McClung (Wigtownshire County) Greig Marchbank (Thornhill) Mike Grunwell (Powfoot) Iain Thomson (Powfoot) Martin McNae (Lochmaben) Matt Kalil Jersey
Eight-man teams from Dumfriesshire, Kirkcudbrightshire and Wigtownshire competed for the Drennan Salver in a match play competition at Brighouse Bay Golf Club on Sunday 19 April 2015. The weather was dry with a strong, cold north-east wind and the course in fine condition for so early in the season. Kirkcudbrightshire got off to a good start in the morning foursomes winning the opening game against Wigtownshire but lost their other three games. Dumfriesshire won their opening two games against Kirkcudbrightshire and halved one game against Wigtownshire and narrowly lost the other. So the teams went into lunch…
WIGTOWNSHIRE v DUMFRIESSHIRE The Peat Salver is a match play competition between the three Counties in the South of Scotland. The first match took place at Newton Stewart Golf Club on Thursday 16 April on a beautiful spring day with the sun shining out of a blue sky and no wind. A perfect day for golf on a course in very good condition between two teams of 8 boys which on paper looked very evenly matched. Both teams had selected five young players making their debut and three players with South of Scotland Junior team experience. An…
Two boys travelled to Bedale Golf Club in North Yorkshire on Tuesday 7 April to represent the South of Scotland Juniors in the Northern Counties U16/U15/U14 Select against their counterparts from Yorkshire, one of England’s strongest Counties. Bedale Golf Club is a picturesque tree lined course set in the Yorkshire Dales and proved a stern test for all the boys. In the morning foursomes William Squires (Kirkcudbright) and his partner fought well but lost 3 and 1 while Cameron Gray (Kirkcudbright) unfortunately did not gel with his partner and lost by 5 and 4. In the afternoon…
On Sunday 5 April the South Gents team travelled to Minto Golf Club, near Hawick, to play their first match of the season. They arrived to find the course looking in great condition and bathed in sunshine with no wind. After the wind and rain of the winter this was a most welcome sight and lifted the spirits of the team. Although only a few had played the course before they set off for the morning foursomes full of hope and expectation. Their confidence was soon dented as the Borders took an early lead in all matches…
Thirteen boys from South of Scotland golf clubs entered the Scottish Boys Championship at Dunbar Golf Club from 6 – 11 April 2015. All had been practicing hard over the winter months and were full of confidence their swings had been honed to perfection. The sun was out and there was no wind as they stood on the first tee prepared to do battle to be the only one unbeaten on the last day out of 246 competitors from all over Scotland. This was an experience to be treasured, particularly for twelve year old Harry Austin (D&C)…
On a very wet and sleety morning on Sunday 12 April 2015 the teams from South of Scotland and Cumbria arrived at Southerness Golf Club for their annual match. Both teams had selected some well established players and some younger debutants and a very even and friendly contest appeared to be the order of the day. The rain and sleet was relentless and the morning foursomes start was first delayed for half an hour and then an hour before they were abandoned completely. With the weather forecast to clear up in the afternoon the teams took an…
