Aussie competition hits Helensburgh
Published 7 Oct 2010 09:00
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HELENSBURGH Golf Club gents turned the world on its head last Saturday when they participated in an Australian Stableford.
This in competition terms was the club’s most recent import having been introduced to it by John Ullinger, a potter from Down Under who became a temporary member of the club over a year ago.
In the competition, teams of two adopt the stableford format in three mini tournaments wherein the individual points achieved by each member of the pair are taken in to account separately, then in aggregate and finally by multiplication.
A clutch of invigilators ultimately calculate the scores which they reveal when they finally emerge from a darkened room.
In this case four couples returned fantastic scores of 60 points sharing the proceeds of the Ullinger Pot fashioned by the friendly Aussie using clay from the course.
The winning pairs were Bill McKeirnan/Robert Blyth, Tommy Daly/Bob Berry, Alan Rankin/Craig McPhee and Gordon Mickel/Graham Reid.
The competition was organised by the enthusiastic Fraser Hall. Leading scores: 60PTS: B McKeirnan/R Blyth: A Rankin/C McPhee: T Daly/B Berry: G Mickel/G Reid: 55PTS: J Sharp/D Singleton: 54PTS: I Doig/A Ross: S Bulloch/S Donald: 53PTS: G English/R McKay.
A hectic season for assistant professional Matt Kirk is about to draw to an exciting conclusion at Gleneagles from October 14 to the October 17 when he competes in the Gleneagles Scottish Championship. It is the main tour flagship played over 72 holes involving a limited field of 66 only including top players of the calibre of Andrew Coltart a past winner of the event.
Matt earned his place in this top event when he posted a two under 69 at Crieff to finish tied at 12th out of 149 Scottish professionals.
Matt in his second year of his PGA Professional Apprenticeship under the guidance of head professional Fraser Hall is heavily involved in junior coaching and advanced technology including the state of the art Swing Studio which has proved to be so popular and greatly appreciated by local golfers with members and non-members alike.
This Sunday sees the start of the popular Johnnie Walker Winter League with 96 competitors playing in pairs in a better ball stableford format in teams of six pairs.
The tournament is scheduled to continue for seven weeks.
Twenty-five ladies took part in the October medal.
The best score returned in the silver division was that of past lady captain Doreen Sneddon with a nett 75 playing off 19.
Ann Trail (18) was second with 76 and Gemma Canham (13) third on 78. In the bronze division Liz Inglis playing off 27 carded an excellent 68.
She was followed by Jean Ramsay (24) whose nett 75 edged out Lady Captain Audrey Graham (24) with the same nett score by virtue of the better inward half.
This article appeared in Helensburgh Advertiser 07 Oct 10
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