2008
RESULTS |
Week Commencing
Mon 18th August
The week began with the Ladies playing the third and final
round of their summer eclectic competition. The winner was Sheila
Grant (68.3) with Dot MacDonald (68.9) in second place and Heather
Bantick (71.1) third.
On Thursday the severe weather closed the course so the Seniors
weekly Stableford competition was cancelled.
On Sunday 24th August the weather improved to provide dry but
blustery conditions for the Mens Centenary Trophy. The winner
was Andrew Donald (80-16=62), runner up was Jim O’Hara
(74-11=63) and in third place was Peter Strathdee (89-25=64).

Andrew Donald with the Centenary Trophy
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Week Commencing Mon 11th August
On Monday, the ladies played their August Medal.
This was won by Rona Smith (21) with a nett 71. The Seniors
were in action twice midweek. On Tuesday they played the return
match against Carrbridge Seniors at Carrbridge. Home advantage
proved too much and Nethy Seniors were narrowly defeated.
On Thursday morning the Seniors regular nine-hole stableford
was won by Jean Munro with 21 Points. On Friday, the Juniors
played their August Medal. The winner was Jamie Bamford (37)
nett 64, runner-up was Adair Montgomery (28) net 66. On Sunday,
the ladies competed for the Robinson Tray. Runner-up was Margaret
Smith (21) with 37 points but the winner, playing in only
her second club trophy competition, was Kate Wright (34) with
39 points and a one stroke cut in her handicap

Kate Wright with the Robinson Tray.
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Commencing Mon 4th August
On Monday, the ladies played for the Fraser Cup. In third place
with 39 pts was Hannah McCook, runner-up with 43 pts was Lynne
Sayer but the winner with a magnificent 47 pts was Debbie Hay-Smith.
On Thursday morning the Seniors regular nine-hole stableford
was won by Stan Morgan with 22 points. On Sunday, the Men’s
Open attracted an entry of over 60 players. In the scratch section,
third place went to Gordon Hay (Grantown) 71, runner-up was
Kevin Strathdee (Abernethy) 71bih, winner of the Walter Grant
Cup was James A Grant (Abernethy) 68. In the handicap section
third place went to Russell Ferguson (11) (Abernethy) net 66bih,
runner-up was Scott Boughen (8)(Thornton) 65, winner of the
Mackenzie Cup was Bruce Calder (7) (Abernethy) 63.

Fraser Cup
Debbie Hay-Smith
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Mens Open
Scratch Winner James A. Grant
Handicap Winner Bruce Calder
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Commencing Mon 28th July
On Monday the ladies played a two-round 9 hole eclectic won
with a nett score of 26.5 by Heather Bantick (27). On Thursday
morning the Seniors regular nine-hole stableford was won by
Jane Kerr with 25 points. On Thursday afternoon the fairways
belonged to the juniors as 22 players competed in the Junior
Open. Scratch winner was Hannah McCook, the only girl in the
field, with a 71 reducing her own Course Record by two strokes.
The winner of the Millennium Trophy was Colin Mouat (28) 60,
runner-up was Lewis Hunter (28) 63 bih and third place went
to Peter Strathdee (26) 63. The juniors were in action again
on Saturday afternoon competing for the McLeod Cup. Jamie Bissett
(19) with a super nett 60 could only claim second place as Fraser
McLintock (42) came in with a nett 44 and a 16 stroke cut in
his handicap! The week ended with the Men’s August Medal.
Winner was Roy Quinn (13) 63 bih; runner-up was Andrew Strathdee
(21) 63; and in third place was Charles Kinsey (9) 64 bih.

Junior Open Winners
Hannah McCook (Scratch)
Colin Mouatt (Handicap)
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Mcleod Cup Winner
Fraser McLintock
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Commencing Monday 21st July 08
Another busy week started on Monday with the Ladies
playing their July Extra Medal – runner-up was Frances
Turner (25) with a nett 74 but the winner was Pauline Grant
(33) whose nett 70 earned her a one stroke cut in her handicap.
On Tuesday the Juniors joined the Seniors in a Texas Scramble.
Junior Peter Maxwell led his team of Allan Bantick, Jane Kerr
and Alison Wood to victory. On Thursday, the Seniors played
their regular nine-hole stableford won by Alison Wood with 24
points. The ladies were in action again on Saturday competing
for the Beaton Bowl. An excellent nett 66 by Margaret Smith
(21) was eclipsed by Lady Captain Aileen Morgan’s (28)
nett 65 . This brings Aileen down to 27. On Sunday the club
hosted an Open Texas Scramble for the Cairngorm National Park
Trophy. A large field played through a real mixture of weather.
Willie Gray (pictured holding the bottle) had a hole in one
at the 11th hole but that was not enough to drag his team into
the prize money. In fourth place were The Young Ones (a junior
team of Andrew Strathdee, Peter Strathdee, Colin Mouat and Bruce
Mouat) 64 – 10.5 = 53.5; in third place were the Kingussie
team of K Hunter, W Fairgreaves, D Fairgreaves and F Mackintosh
56 – 2.5 = 53.5 bih, runners-up were the Grantown team
of Bob Mitchell, Gillian Mitchell, Sue McLaren and Andrew McLaren
61 – 9.1 = 51.9 and the winners were the Abernethy team
of Margaret Smith, Ian Murray Snr, Ian Murray Jnr and Kevin
Strathdee 56 – 5.3 = 50.7.
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Aileen with the Beaton Bowl winners quaich |

Margaret's Dreamers - winners of the Open
Texas Scarmble |

Willie Gray (holding the bottle) celebrates his hole
in one with his team
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Week Commencing Monday 14th July 08

A busy week started with the Ladies playing
the second round of their Eclectic on Monday. Leader from
the first round Christine Reynolds shaved a few strokes off
her total but with one round still to go this is still a very
open competition. On Tuesday, the Seniors played against Carrbridge
Seniors. Despite home advantage Abernethy only won 2.5 matches
to Carrbridge’s 3.5. The return match next month is
eagerly awaited. The Seniors were in action again on Thursday
with their regular 9 hole Stableford. This was won by Ian
Wilson with an impressive 25 points. On Friday the Juniors
played their monthly medal. Some great golf was played and
all competitors equalled or bettered the CSS. The runner-up
was Colin Mouat (38) with a nett 61 just pipped by Adair Montgomery
(34) nett 60. The same Juniors were in action again on Saturday
competing for the Humber Glover Trophy. This time Adair (31)
nett 61 could only manage runner-up being beaten by brother
David Montgomery (34) nett 58. Both David and Adair had their
handicap reduced to 29. On Sunday, the men competed in their
monthly medal. In very difficult windy conditions Allan Bantick
(11) and Bob Mouat (14) both scored a nett 69 with Bob Mouat
taking the honours on countback.
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Thurs 10th July Seniors Open
1st Murdo Vishu (Boat of Garten) 75 - 14 = 61
2nd Philip Tempest (Abernethy) 89 - 26 = 63
3rd John Dingwall (Boat of Garten) 76 - 12 = 64
Leading Scratch Man
Lewis MacBean (Boat of Garten) 73
Leading Scratch Lady
Daisy Beaton (Forres) 90
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Sunday 6th July Ladies Open

Scratch Winner Gillian Mitchell (left) with Overall
Winner Margaret Smith
Winner Margaret Smith 86 - 23 = 63
Scratch Winner Gillian Mitchell 84
1st Silver Ena Meldrum 88 - 19 = 69
2nd Silver Debbie Grant 87 - 17 = 70
3rd Silver Dawn Ferguson 84 - 12 = 72
1st Bronze Daphne Ritchie 90 - 21 = 69
2nd Bronze Carol Inch 95 - 26 = 69
3rd Bronze Jacqui Coulthard 105 - 34 = 71
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| The Abernethy Golf
Club Charities Mixed Foursomes was contested on Sunday 29th
June in a mixture of sunshine and showers - a blessing considering
what might have been according to the forecast.
Ann Whiting, Chair of the local branch of the Highland Hospice,
was on hand to receive a cheque for £500 from club captain
Allan Bantick. Ann explained to the assembled company that 2008
was a special year in the history of the Highland Hospice, being
its 21st anniversay.
This year's winners were Abernethy members Rona Smith and Roy
Quinn. The leading scores were:
1st Rona Smith and Roy Quinn (Abernethy) 66
2nd Jean Gordon and Laurie Calder (Abernethy) 67
3rd Paul and Carole MacMichael (Braehead and Auchterarder) 68
Leading Scratch Score Norma and David Scrimgeour (Muir of Ord)
82

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21st and 22nd June Ladies Club Championships

Club Champion Dawn Ferguson (left) and Handicap Winner
Margaret Smith
Results:
Champion: Dawn Ferguson 84 + 84 = 168
Runner Up Hannah McCook 89 + 87 = 176
Third Place Ena Meldrum 85 + 103 = 188
Handicap Section:
1st Margaret Smith (23) 69 + 77 = 146
2nd Aileen Morgan (29) 68 + 80 = 148
3rd Lynne Sayer (32) 76 + 75 = 151
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14th and 15th June 2006
Club Championships

Club Champion Neil Bain (left) and Handicap Champion
John Dingwall with their trophies.
Over a weekend of mixed weather 21 players contested the
Abernethy Club Championship - this was the biggest field for
a number of years. The scores were:
Club Championship
1st Neil Bain 79 +70 = 149
2nd Bruce Calder 76 + 79 = 155
3rd Jim O'Hara 81 + 75 = 156
Handicap Section
1st John Dingwall 66 + 66 = 132
2nd Jim O'Hara 70 + 64 = 134
3rd Allan Bantick 67 + 69 = 136
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9th June 2008 - Laing Trophy
1st David Lindgren 41 points

2nd John MacLennan 36 points bih
3rd Allan Bantick 36 points
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8th June 2008 - Norman Stone Trophy
1st Allan Bantick 75 - 12 = 63 bih

2nd Ian Murray Senior 79 - 16 = 63
3rd Ian Murray Jun 70 - 6 = 64
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1ST JUNE - MENS MEDAL
!st Murdo Vishu 92 - 18 = 64
2nd Roy Quinn 78 - 13 = 65
3rd Mike Wright 80 - 14 = 66
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25th May Bob Douglas Trophy (Stableford)
1st David Lindgren 39 points

2nd John Dingwall 36 points bih
3rd Russell Fergusson 36 points
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24th May Mustard Trophy
1st Hannah McCook 73 - 10 = 63
Hannah's gross score of 73 is a new
Ladies Course Record

2nd Maureen Thomas 85 - 18 = 67
3rd Moira Calder 100 - 28 = 72
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18th May Fowler Cup
1st Murdo Vishu 79 - 19 = 60
2nd John McCook 73 - 8 = 65
3rd Kevin Strathdee 70 - 5 = 65
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11th May Mens Medal
1st Roy Quinn nett 62
2nd Murdo Vishu nett 65
3rd John Dingwall nett 68
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4th May Ben Flood Trophy
1st Haydn Hughes 40 points bih
2nd Kevin Strathdee 40 points
3rd Allan Bantick 37 points
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27th April
Nethybridge Hotel Trophy
1st Peter Wood nett 62
2nd Hannah McCook nett 64
3rd Ian Murray Senior nett 65 |
20th April
Speyside Sports Trophy
1st Malcolm McCreath 76 - 13 = 63
2nd Kevin Strathdee 72 - 5 = 67
3rd (bih) Jim Ohara 79 - 11 = 68 |
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19th April Open Mixed
Greensomes
1st Ian Murray and Moira Calder (Abernethy)
74 - 15.2 = 58.8
2nd J and C York (Invergordon) 86 - 21.4 = 64.6
3rd Sue and Brian Thomas (Forres) 91 - 23 = 68 |
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13th April Men's Stableford
1st Ian Murray Senior 36 points
2nd John McCook 35 points bih
3rd John Dingwall 35 points
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31st March Opening Match - Captain's
Team versus Lady Captain's Team
Captain won 5 - 4
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