October 2016 – South of Scotland Golfers' Association

Junior Performance Day 29 October 2016

The first Performance Day of winter for the South of Scotland Junior Elite Squad was held at Brighouse Bay on Saturday 29 October in misty and damp conditions with no wind. Under the tutelage of PGA Professionals, Chris Robinson and David Broadfoot fourteen boys enjoyed a day of instruction and assessment. In the morning the boys played a stroke play competition over 11 holes while Chris and David assessed their strengths and weaknesses, course management and attitude. Three boys played to par, Nathan Watson (Kirkcudbright), William Squires (Kirkcudbright) and Taylor Kerr (Sanquhar) but the rest seemed to…

JUNIOR JAMBOREE

Wave Tyrrell
31 October 2016
Association News / Competitions / Juniors

The final competition of the 2016 season for the juniors was held at Southerness Golf Club on Friday 28 October. The course was looking immaculate in the late autumn sun and on a windless day the fourteen players set off full of hope to enjoy the conditions and the camaraderie. Callum McMillan (Kirkcudbright) had a steady outward nine of five over par 40 but two double bogeys at par 3’s on the back nine gave him a total score of 80. Glen Irvine (D&G) also had an up-and-down round with too many high scores and finished with…

JUNIOR JAMBOREE

Wave Tyrrell
18 October 2016
Association News / Competitions / Juniors

The final competition and last day for getting points in the Junior Order of Merit will take place on Friday 28 October at Southerness Golf Club. The draw for the Junior Jamboree is as follows:- 10.00 am 10.10 Callum McMillan (Kbt); Glen Irvine (D&G) 10.20 Fraser McFadyen (D&G); David Sharp (D&C) 10.30 Ciaran Howat (D&C); Robbie Mcillwraith 10.40 Sam Mitchell (Port); Nathan Watson (Kbt) 10.50 Ellie Harkness (loch); Russell Kingsley (Loch) 11.00 Lewis Cheetham (D&C); 11.10 Angus…

JUNIOR ORDER OF MERIT

Wave Tyrrell
10 October 2016
Association News / Competitions / Juniors

The South of Scotland Golfers Association Junior order of merit will come to it's conclusion at the final event of the season. The Junior jamboree will be held at Southerness Golf Club on Friday 28th October. With plenty of prizes up for grabs in all four categories it is all still to play for. In the under 18 scratch last years winner Nathan Watson leads his fellow Kirkcudbright club members, Cameron Gray by 40 points and William Squires by 80. The top three in the under 15 scratch competition are separated by only 30 points. Lewis Cheetham…

JUNIOR JAMBOREE

Wave Tyrrell
10 October 2016
Association News / Competitions / Juniors

The final competition of the year for Juniors will take place at Southerness on Friday 28 October. To date I have only 4 entries, Fraser McFadyen (D&G), Nathan Watson (Kirk), Callum McMillan (Kirk) and Ellie Harkness (Loch). All these have entered individually, I have had no returns from Clubs despite posters and entry forms having been sent out twice. This is the last day of your Autumn Holidays and Pam, Duncan and I have arranged a number of fun events and additional prizes to make it a fun day before you clean your clubs for the last…