Well done to Tom Patterson, who won the Spencer Cup with a fantastic round of net 60. Tom won by an impressive six shots, with Barry Westrip coming second with a net 66. Jeff Sands finished 3rd with a net 67.
The St David's Cup was snowed off on its planned date and rearranged for the weekend of 31 March / 1 April. Congratulations to Jeff Sands, who claimed victory with a net 67. In 2nd place was Sam Sud and in 3rd was Darran Gallagher, both with net 68s.
The Faulkner Rose Bowl (for 50 and overs) and Lee Oliver Cup (for under 50s) were also snowed off on their original date, and were rearranged for 7 and 8 April. The Faulkner Rose Bowl was won by an in-form Andrew Dalton, who shot a net 65. In 2nd place was John Grint, with a net 66, and in 3rd was Nick Sharp, with a net 67.
The Lee Oliver Cup was won by Calum Bavin, with a net 68. Calum's victory was particularly impressive as he played the back nine in a 3 under par gross 32. In 2nd place was Darran Gallagher with a net 69 and in 3rd was Tim Hanson, also with a 69.
Congratulations to to all of the recent winners.
New Steward
Welcome to our new steward, Grant Convey, who is now in post at the club. We encourage our members to give Grant a friendly welcome and to show patience as he gets used to working at a new club. Our thanks again for your patience while we have been between stewards, and to the members who have generously given their time to help in the bar and kitchen.
Upcoming Competiitons
This weekend (28 and 29 April) sees the staging of the Four of Clubs, first played for in 1967. As the name suggests, players are limited to using just four clubs (including a putter) in this competition. The reigning champion is Dion Rowntree, who showed he was not hindered by a lack of clubs last year on his way to shooting a net 64. In fact, the scoring is usually pretty good in the Four of Clubs; the average winning score in the last five stagings is 64.8.
The two Spring meetings - the Davidson Cup and the Wemyss Cup - are held over the first two weekends of May. Both are 'major' competitions in their own right and together make up the 'Spring Scratch', first competed for in 1868 and won by the player with the best aggregate gross score over the two rounds. We will include more information on the Spring meetings in the next newsletter.