RESULTS 2008
| Week Commencing
29th September 2008
Hole in One In the men's medal on Sunday 5th October Haydn Hughes had his first ever Hole In One. During his first nine he hit the pin with his tee shot at the second hole but failed to convert the putt for a birdie. In his second nine he made amends by holing his tee shot at the same hole. |
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Week Commencing Mon 22nd September On Sunday 28th Sept the Senior Ladies and Gents gathered to play for the Frame Trophy - a competition for the over-fifties. The winner was Peter Boyce-Kenyon (23) with a magnificent nett 62, runner up was Allan Bantick (12) with a 65 and third was Ron Thornhill (18) with a 66. |
| Week commencing Mon 15th September
2008
The week began with the Ladies playing their Flag Competition. The flag was carried all the way around the course with strokes to spare by Dot McDonald easily winning the competition. The ladies then enjoyed a fish and chip supper. On Tuesday, the Seniors had their annual outing to Rothes. The competition was won by Terry Sayer but his achievement was eclipsed by Janette McCool who had her first ever Hole in One! The Seniors Weekly 9 hole Stableford on Thursday was won by Charles Legge with 24 points. The men played for the Rosebowl Trophy on Sunday. Runner-up with a nett 68 bih was Jim Brady (15) and the winner of the trophy with a nett 66 was John MacLennan (18). The CSS was 66. |
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Week Commencing Mon 8th September On Thursday, the Seniors Weekly 9 Hole Stableford was won by Charles Legge with 24 Points. It was a weekend of Medal competitions. The Juniors played on Friday.The winner was Jamie Bisset (17) 59, runner-up was Andrew Strathdee (19) 72, third was Hannah McCook (7) 75. On Sunday morning it was the turn of the men. First was Ron Thornhill (19) 62bih, runner-up was Gordon Donald (12) 62, third was Kevin Strathdee (5) 65. This medal was the final qualifying medal for the Greenkeepers Cup (best four medals through the season). The cup was won by Roy Quinn with a total of 259, an average of less than 64. In the afternoon, the ladies played. First was Jean Gordon (24) 74, runner-up was Pauline Grant (32) 76 and third was Ena Meldrum (19) 77. |
| Week Commencing Mon 25th August
The Junior Championship was played on Saturday. Although only a small number played, all of our best juniors were on show. In third place with a gross 83 and also winning the handicap prize was Andrew Strathdee (21). In second place with a gross 79 was Hannah McCook but the winner, for the third year running, with a gross 71 that included a 10 at the 16th hole was John McCook.
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| 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. |
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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 |
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Week 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. |
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Week 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.
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Week 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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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 Leading Scratch Man Leading Scratch Lady |
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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 1st Silver Ena Meldrum 88 - 19 = 69 1st Bronze Daphne Ritchie 90 - 21 = 69 |
| 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
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21st and 22nd June Ladies Club Championships
Results: Handicap Section: |
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14th and 15th June 2006 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 Handicap Section |
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9th June 2008 - Laing Trophy 1st David Lindgren 41 points
2nd John MacLennan 36 points bih |
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8th June 2008 - Norman Stone Trophy 1st Allan Bantick 75 - 12 = 63 bih
2nd Ian Murray Senior 79 - 16 = 63 |
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1ST JUNE - MENS MEDAL !st Murdo Vishu 92 - 18 = 64 2nd Roy Quinn 78 - 13 = 65 |
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25th May Bob Douglas Trophy (Stableford) 1st David Lindgren 39 points
2nd John Dingwall 36 points bih |
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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 |
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18th May Fowler Cup 1st Murdo Vishu 79 - 19 = 60 |
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11th May Mens Medal 1st Roy Quinn nett 62 |
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4th May Ben Flood Trophy 1st Haydn Hughes 40 points bih |
27th April Nethybridge Hotel Trophy 1st Peter Wood nett 62 |
| 20th April Speyside Sports Trophy 1st Malcolm McCreath 76 - 13 = 63 2nd Kevin Strathdee 72 - 5 = 67 |
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 |
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13th April Men's Stableford 1st Ian Murray Senior 36 points 31st March Opening Match - Captain's Team versus Lady Captain's Team Captain won 5 - 4 |