RESULTS

Archie Pattullo finished tied 20th scratch and tied 15th handicap at the SGF under 15 Championship. Past junior Cormac Sharpe unfortunately missed the cut at the Scottish Men’s Amateur Championship. 

PAST CAPTAIN KIRSTEN MILLER

Past Junior Captain Kirsten Miller currently home from her Golf Scholarship at Mount Mercy University, Cedar Rapids, Iowa kindly came along today to coach 4 of our girls, 3 of which are in this years Golf Hub. She worked with each girl individually and passed on some great tips to help them improve. They all loved it. She said she was more than happy to help and give something back to Strathmore which is testament to her and appreciated by us and the Section. Great to have a chat with her afterwards and catch up with all her news. She was really interested to hear how the section and past juniors were doing. 

At the Gents Amateur at Gullane past junior Cormac Sharpe shot 2 under and is currently tied 25th out of a field of 260. 

Archie Pattullo improved his score by 1 shot today with a 77 and sits tied 22nd Scratch and tied 13th handicap at the SGF under 15’s at Kingsknowe. 

STRATHMORE JUNIORS AMAZE ME AGAIN

Both our Bell Salver teams have qualified from their respective leagues by both finishing 2nd and by doing so have avoided playing each other in the semi finals. Strathmore 1 will play Crieff 2 and Strathmore 2 will play Auchterarder. This is a first for Strathmore and I believe the first time a club has had 2 teams qualify. Although Keegan Fergusson was the only one to take a point against Auchterarder on Sunday, by taking 7 points previously, Strathmore 1 had already qualified. Strathmore 2 had to win against Crieff 1 and did so in some style. Stuart Duncan giving 8 shots won 4&3, newly crowned Club Champion Louis Purdie giving 9 shots won 7&6 and Joseph Frullani who was receiving 11 shots won 5&4. 

So proud of all the players who made themselves available for selection and those who played in the matches. Unfortunately only 4 players can be selected for each semi final team but that’s our headache. Strathmore 1 will play Crieff 2 at Auchterarder

Strathmore 2 will play Auchterarder at Crieff

Strathmore GolfSixes team played their last event at North Inch, very young inexperienced team who will benefit from playing in these fun games. 

Archie Loudon reduced his handicap to 19.7 and picked up a £40 voucher by finishing 2nd handicap in the Kingussie junior open,

Archie Pattullo is playing in the Stephen Gallacher Foundation under 15 Championship at Kingsknowe and after the first round is tied 18 scratch and tied 14 handicap with 2 rounds to go. 

FINALS DAY

In the Scratch Final Archie Pattullo was three up through five. Louis Purdie won the sixth and ninth to get it back to one down at the turn. A fantastic approach shot on eleven set up a birdie to square the match. He followed up with another birdie on thirteen and went on to win 4&3.

In the Handicap Final Archie Loudon was three up through six. Olly Stevenson then won seven, eight and nine to square the match at the turn. He took the lead on the twelfth but was pegged pack when Archie birdied sixteen. On seventeen Archie pushed his tee shot and finished in a ditch, undeterred he decided to play the shot from a near impossible position and got in onto the green and secured a half. All square going up the last, both players had putts to win. The excitement grew and up the nineteenth it went where Archie held his nerve to win the match

Both games were played in great spirit and it was nice to see Junior Captain Stuart Duncan caddy for Louis and Cameron Galloway caddy for Archie. Another junior Conan Reid contested the Gents Final with younger brother Keir on the bag but a 69 first 18 by Chris Flannigan made it difficult for him and he couldn’t peg him back. In the Ladies Final past junior Captain and Scottish Internationalist Kirsty Brodie won against Ladies Captain Judy Goodfellow.

The Juniors are the lifeblood of any club and it was good to see past junior Scratch Champion and Junior Captain Mark Scott out for a game with junior member Keegan Fergusson and Callum Ewan another past Junior Captain out supporting the finalists. 

Andrew Brass and Jack Short both were fitted for Hire Clubs bringing total sets hired out for 2025 to 55. Nearly 70% of our juniors use the scheme including all 4 junior finalist and both their caddy’s. 

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP SEMIFINALS

 Club Championship semi final results

Scratch

Louis Purdie won 7&6 v Cameron Galloway

Archie Pattullo won 5&3 v Keegan Fergusson 

Handicap

Olly Stevenson won 5&3 v Alasdair Brass

Archie Loudon won 2up v Keir Reid

Good luck to all finalists on Saturday and so proud of all our juniors who have played in all the qualifiers. We have a huge weekend coming up with the finals and both our Bell Salver teams playing on Sunday. Strathmore 1 have already qualified and Strathmore 2 could join them in the semi finals. 

I am so proud of all the squad members, part of our development programme includes matchplay and these youngster are proving it works. The camaraderie building within the section is something we have no control over but it develops and grows. Watching these kids having fun, chatting as they go round and building lifelong friendships is what junior golf is all about. 

STRATHMORE JUNIOR OPEN

Results

34 played today, 30 boys and 4 girls. Prize list below, Scratch takes precedence over Handicap

Scratch 

1st Lucy Moran           78

2nd Archie Pattullo     80

3rd Lewis Pettigrew    80

4th Stuart Duncan       80

Handicap

1st Ross Buttar            70

2nd Olly Stevenson.    71

3rd Russell Anderson. 75

4th Nathan Buttar.       75

5th Archie Loudon.     75

 Nearest the pins

Thomas Henry, Jessica Sievwright x2 and Ethan Essen

Longest drives

Lucy Moran, Ethan Thow and Jessica Sievwright 

ALEX SIMPSON

Scottish Internationalist, PGA Professional and past Junior Captain Alex Simpson, who is back from Australia visiting his family, took time out yesterday to come along to Strathmore to do 2 coaching sessions and a masterclass in on course management. Alex worked with the 10 who attended and used his experience to help them all. It was fantastic for everyone to listen and learn from from him and Keir Reid will take so much from his individual masterclass. 

I can’t thank Alex enough for giving up his valuable time. He never forgets his roots and appreciates the support he received as a junior and has come back numerous times to pass on his knowledge and help Strathmore players achieve their dreams.