October 2015 – South of Scotland Golfers' Association

JUNIOR COACHING

Wave Tyrrell
26 October 2015
Association News / Coaching / Juniors / Uncategorized

Fourteen boys, all under 18 years of age attended the first of the winter coaching days at a cold and windy Brighouse Bay Development Centre on Sunday 25 October. These boys will form the basis of the South Junior team for next season to take part in Scottish Golf and Northern Counties Federation events. The players all have single figure handicaps and the emphasis is not to improve their golf swing but to improve their course management, shot/club selection, nutrition, fitness, performance and team work, and ultimately their handicap and enjoyment of the game. The morning session…

JUNIOR ORDER OF MERIT 2015

Wave Tyrrell
24 October 2015
Association News / Competitions / Juniors

The last competition of this year’s junior order of merit was held recently at Southerness Golf Club. With a good field of competitors and a strong wind blowing there were still lots of points up for grabs. Young Ellie Harkness braved the elements and all the boys to take 50 points in the girl’s competition and win the girls handicap order of merit trophy. In the boys handicap competition there was only 20 points separating the top two. Lewis Cheetham put together a solid round to collect 40 points and stretch his lead over Callum McMillan. Cameron…

JUNIOR JAMBOREE

Wave Tyrrell
24 October 2015
Association News / Competitions / Juniors

On a dry, cloudy day with a cold strong south west wind 19 boys and one girl competed in the South Junior Jamboree at Southerness Golf Club on Friday 23 October. The course was in immaculate condition with true fast greens and in conjunction with the weather conditions a daunting challenge for the final competition of the year. Twelve year old Ellie Harkness from Lochmaben had a marvellous round on her first visit to Southerness. With all the boys, and many parents and friends, looking on she showed no nerves and hit a super tee shot down…

SOUTHERNESS JUNIOR JAMBOREE

Wave Tyrrell
18 October 2015
Association News / Competitions / Draws / Juniors

SOUTHERNESS - FRIDAY 23 OCTOBER 2015 DRAW 10.00 10.07 Angus Bendall (CD): Alex Long (NG); Callan Harkness (Loch) 10.15 Corey Brown (D&C); Ross Barbour (D&G); Nathan Watson (Kbt)); 10.22 Dylan Haining (BB)); Ellie Harkness Loch); 10.30 Mitchell Cowie (D&C); Finlay Copeland (D&G); William Squires (Kbt) 10.37 Lewis Fraser (D&C); Rowan Marchbank (D&G); Cameron Gray (Kbt) 10.45 Neil McDonald (D&C); Glen Irvine (D&G); Ben Robson(Loch) 10.52 Daniel Irving (D&C); Jamie Allison (D&G); Callum McMillan (Kbt) 11.00 Iain Rae (Dbt); Lewis…

PEAT SALVER

Wave Tyrrell
12 October 2015
Uncategorized

PEAT SALVER This competition for the Peat Salver is between 8 man teams from Dumfriesshire, Kirkcudbrightshire and Wigtownshire and the final match between Dumfriesshire and Kirkcudbrightshire was played at Dumfries & Galloway Golf Club on Sunday 11 October. Both Counties had already beaten Wigtownshire so the winners would be the team to take home the trophy. On a cool, dull, dry and windless day with the course in excellent condition despite recent winter maintenance work on the greens the two equally balanced teams set off to battle for supremacy. In the top foursomes match in the morning…

2015 JUNIOR ORDER OF MERIT

Wave Tyrrell
5 October 2015
Association News / Competitions / Juniors

With a busy summer golfing season coming to a close so are the Junior order of merit competitions. With the final event to be held at Southerness Golf Club on Friday 23rd October there are still points to be gained. In the under 18 scratch, Nathan Watson (Kbt) has a 40 point lead over Angus Bendall (CD) but with 50points up for grabs for the winner at Southerness it’s still all to play for. Nathan Watson (Kbt) 220 points Angus Bendall (CD) 180 Rowan Marchbank (D&G) 140 Dylan Cairnie (D&C) 120 Callan Harkness (Loch) 120 In the…

JAMES ERSKINE SOUTH OF SCOTLAND ORDER OF MERIT 2015

The James Erskine South of Scotland Order of Merit reached its conclusion at the last of the eleven counting events at the Shamash Trophy at Brighouse Bay on Sunday 20 September. Martim McNae (Lochmaben), by virtue of his second place finish (after a 3 hole play-off), consolidated his lead to win his first Order of Merit title. He showed his prowess over a variety of links and parkland courses in Dumfries and Galloway by winning stroke play competitions at Portpatrick (JAL Brown Trophy) and Dumfries & County (Brotherston Trophy) and the Dumfriesshire match play at Lochmaben. In…