In class one, Murray Ferguson’s superb round of 70 featured three birdies and one bogey at the short 10^th. Only working part-time is clearly paying dividends. Two shots behind Murray was Andrew Ion Jnr whose late bogeys at 16 and 17 proved costly. Third place went to Chris Goode who went out in level par but couldn’t quite maintain the momentum, coming back in 41.

Class two was won by David Dryland whose net score of 65 contained birdies at 11 and 16. Unfortunate bogeys at 17 and 18 ultimately cost David the chance of the Handicap Medal. Andrew McIntosh finished one shot behind David after a super back nine topped off with a birdie at 18. One shot further back, Scott Peebles also played the inward half well to record a net 67, the same score as Walter Smith whose highlight was a birdie at 13.

In class three, Robin Burgess got off to a fantastic start and reached the turn in 40. A disastrous run from the 11^th to the 15^th saw him shed 11 strokes but he regained sufficient composure to win by a single shot with an excellent 64. He was chased all the way by John Cattigan whose strong finish included a birdie at the 17^th. Two shots behind John was Michael Willis who was in pole position after a fine front nine but slipped up with double-bogeys at 11 and 15 on the way home.  

Results

Class 1

65 – Murray Ferguson (5)            

67 – Andrew Ion Jnr (8)

69 – Chris Goode (8)

Class 2

65 – David Dryland (10)

66 –  Andrew McIntosh (11)

67 – Scott Peebles (13), Walter Smith (10)

Class 3

64 – Robin Burgess (24)

65 – John Cattigan (17)

67 – Michael Willis (16)

Over 160 players from 56 different clubs competed for the Swan Trophy at Stirling on Thursday 26thAugust.

The Swan Trophy Winner ,John Snaddon from Alloa, Schawpark Golf Club  carded a net 66  which was Gross 78 less his 12 handicap to win by one stroke from Eric Bird from Pumpherston  on 67 (BIH) who had a gross 73 less 6 handicap to just pip Stirling’s Frank Gordon who also had net 67 from his 14 handicap but Frank won the  Morton Trophy which went to the best Stirling Player. Callander’s Ken Roberts(13 handicap) took 4^th spot with a net 69

The best Scratch score came from Tulliallan’s one handicapper Bob Stewart who scored an even par 72.

Full Results

1^st Swan Trophy  John Snaddon, Alloa (12) net 66

2^nd    Eric Bird ,Pumpherston (6) net 67 BIH

3^rd  Frank Gordon (14) Stirling net 67

4^th Ken Roberts (13), Callander net 69

Scratch  Bob Stewart, Tulliallan 72

Age Groups

55-62

1^st Ian Muir Stirling (8) 70 (BIH)

2^nd Ian Printy, Kingsknowe (4) 70

3^rd Gordon Sharpe(17) 71

63-69

1^st John Campbell (9), Stirling 70

2^nd Alistair Grieve (6) West Linton 71 (BIH)

3^rd Tom Meikle (21) Striling 71

Over 70

1^st Duncan McCallum (6) Stirling 71 (BIH)

2^nd Bruce Hunter (7) Stirling 71 (BIH)

3^rd Barrie Pollard (22) Stirling 71

The CSS was 71 for Stirling Players and 72 for Visitors.

The Prizewinners with Club Captain, Bobby Roy

Class 1

Craig Wilkie, Robert Sneddon, Alex Hogg, Campbell Leggat, Greig McInnes, Stewart Gillespie, Kieron Aldridge, Robbie Robertson

Class 2

Ian Bone, Andrew McIntosh, Trevor Boyd, James McPherson, William Denholm, John Murray, Ronnie Cross, Jim Anderson, Colin McDonald, Derek Gavin, Graeme Allan, Alister Wallace, Iain Wallace

Class 3

Ivan Clingan, Rory McKenzie, Martin Hutchison, James Brown, David Parry, John Mungall, Douglas Jamard, Angus McKean.

After the disappointing start to the 2010 season, Stirling Golf Club Seniors finished with 3 wins in a row, beating Buchanan Castle in the last home match after the previous wins against Ratho and Dunblane, which meant a mid table finish, after propping up the league for a good number of weeks.

There were no Stirling losers in this final match, with Duncan McCallum and Ian Muir getting the side off to a winning start against K McLachlan and G Alexander.

Ian Waller and Graham Manson then followed with a convincing win against J Holt and H McKaig before the first of the two halved games when Ian Cockshoot and Graham Leisk drew with S Moore and B Cooper which prevented the possible whitewash.

Mike McCallum and Ian Hume also won against Ray Davidson Carr whose partner did not show, to make it 3 ½ to ½  after  only 4 matches to register the win, and from then on it was simply a matter of by what margin.

Jim Fleming and Mike Fabisiak put the 4^th win on the board for Stirling when they beat Buchanan Castle’s Club Captain Ian Symington and G Dawson before the halving of the last match when Robin Limmack and Ray Crockett drew with R Burdon and N Maddocks. The final result was 5 : 1 for Stirling.

 The only remaining fixture for 2010 is the Presentation Day which is hosted this year by Stirling on 6^th September when the Stamper Trophy is up for grabs.

36 Members took part in the Club Mixed Foursomes on Sunday. After some early rain, conditions turned quite pleasant and a good day was enjoyed by all. It can be a challenging format for Ladies and Gents alike, and the winners are to be congratulated on meeting all the challenges put before them during their round!

Strongest on the day were Moneena and Colin Peebles, who carded a net 68.5 and won the trophy by virtue of a better last 6 holes than Cate and Willie Straub in second place. Anne and Colin Griffin came third with 70.5, again having a better last 6 holes than Cecilia Ferguson and Richard Park in fourth place. Thanks to everyone for staying for the prizegiving and it is to be hoped this event will continue to grow in popularity in the future.

Congratulations to James McPherson on winning the John Begg Trophy with the best net score of the day (67).

James had a good start with 7 pars on the front 9 and held on to his good score with a solid par at the last, after a double bogey on the 17^th had started the nerves jangling.

A mighty struggle took place in Class 1, with four players sharing first place on net 68 – Ben Genese impressing with the lowest gross of the day (70). Brian Shanks, John Forsyth and Martin Masterson also posted net 68, with Buck McCarry carding a net 69 in Class 3.

Results

Class 1

68 – Brian Shanks (9), John Forsyth (5), Ben Genese (2), Martin Masterson (9)

Class 2

67 – James McPherson (12)

69 – Robert Motel (13), Robert Fraser (12)

Class 3

69 – William McCarry (16)

71 – John Howieson (15), Philip Forsyth (14)

                                        Player                                                                  Aggregate Net Total

              1.                Brendan Watt                                                                         841

              2.                Alex Hogg                                                                               847

              3.               Martin Masterson                                                                 858

              4.               Alastair Hudson                                                                    858

              5.               Hugh Clark                                                                               866

              6.               Alasdair MacLennan                                                           867

The last counting event will be the September Medal & Finals on 4th September, after which full results will be posted.

145 players took part in the Wednesday Medal including those contesting the Finals in each Class, by virtue of their qualification in earlier Wednesday Medals. Conditions were fine and the CSS remained at 71, so a good number of the field (42) matched par or better, and 25 players had at least one 2 on their card.

Alex Hogg’s 2 at the 10^th hole was one of only two scores other than par during his round – the other being a bogey at the 13^th – and his very consistent 16 gross pars earned Alex a net 65 and the best score of the day. The next two best net scores also came in Class 1, with Andrew Wilson on 66 and Chris Goode with 67.

Alex Hogg, along with the winners in Classes 2 and 3 (Wraight Shepherd, Tom Gourlay and Neil Malone) qualify for next year’s Finals.

In this year’s Wednesday Medal Finals congratulations go to Kevan McArthur who won the Class 1 Final with the lowest gross score of the day (70), just beating Scott Neil with a better back 9. Andrew Wilson’s excellent net 66 gave him an impressive 4 shot victory in the Class 2 Final, and Neil Malone’s 69 in Class 3 also gave him a comfortable Finals win.

Results

Wednesday Medal Finals

Class 1 – Kevan McArthur (0)

Class 2 – Andrew Wilson (8)

Class 3 – Neil Malone (15)

Wednesday Medal

Class 1

65 – Alex Hogg (7)

66 – Andrew Wilson (8)

67 – Chris Goode (9)

Class 2

68 – Wraight Shepherd (13)

70 – Barry Paterson (10), Fraser Morrison (12), Ian Bone (12)

Class 3

69 – Tom Gourlay (26), Neil Malone (15)

70 – Bill Graham

In the second class, three players tied on 68. Iain Wallace shot the best outward half of 38 only failing to par the two short holes. Two strokes behind at this stage was his namesake, Alister, who double-bogeyed the 7^th while Graeme Allan’s double-bogey at the 9^th left him three shots adrift. Graeme dropped only one more shot while the Wallaces both had double-bogeys on the back nine, Alister at the 13^th and Iain at the 14^th.     

The best net score of the day was in the third class – a superb 64 by Angus McKean. He had an excellent outward half, comprising one birdie, 6 pars and two bogeys and held his nerve on the back nine to win the class by 4 shots. Laurence McLennan and Graham Matchett both had a chance to emulate Angus but Laurence finished with two double-bogeys while Graham dropped five shots over the last four holes.

It was also a memorable day for Scott Monteith.  After an uninspiring start, he was four-over par after five holes but then had a hole-in-one at the 6^th. Unsurprisingly, he was a bit discombobulated by this and shot a quadruple-bogey at the next hole.                   

Results

Class 1

66 – Kieron Aldridge (5), Robbie Robertson (9)  

68 – Robert Cunningham (8), Scott Neil (6)

Class 2

68 – Graeme Allan (10), Alister Wallace (12), Iain Wallace (11)

Class 3

64 – Angus McKean (14)

68 – Laurence McLennan (21), Graham Matchett (14)