SEMI FINAL AT CRIEFF

Although we all commiserate with Allan Easton after he was knocked out in the Semi final stages of the P&K County Boys Championship at Crieff on Sunday we also would like to say how very proud we are of him in making it so far in the competition. Iain and I were delighted to walk round the course supporting Allan on Sunday, he certainly was a credit to Strathmore Golf Club.
Allan was 4 down with 5 to play but he never let his head go down or stopped trying, in fact he battled on until he was defeated, by the eventual title winner Thomas White, on the 17th green which was the furthest any player took Thomas in a match all weekend.

Allan has two more years in which he can compete in this event and the experience he has gained over the last two years will stand him in good stead for the future.

FIRST ROUND JUNIOR CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER

Well done to all 6 juniors who took part in the first qualifying round of the Junior Club Championship yesterday. The scoring was very good with best scratch score returned by Megan Aird with 81 closely followed by sister Emily with 84. The best nett score was by Hannah Robb with a nett 67, closely followed by Brad Bannerman with 69.

Full results are as follows:

Scratch
Megan Aird 81
Emily Aird 84
Hannah Robb 88 (bih)
Brad Bannerman 88
Grant Martin 92 (bih)
Rory Tinker 92

Handicap
Hannah Robb (21) 67
Brad Bannerman (19) 69
Megan Aird (11) 70
Emily Aird (11) 73

Well done.

WHAT A WEEK FOR ALLAN EASTON

Allan this week became the first junior at Strathmore to achieve a handicap of four. At his current handicap he will lead out the junior scratch league team and may also take part in the gents scratch league team.

Allan was invited yesterday to play in a pro-am event organised by Perth and Kinross at Gleneagles which must have inspired him today because he progressed to the semi final stages of the Perth and Kinross Under 18's Strokeplay Championship at Crieff by winning his first round match on the 18th hole with a birdie 3 for a one under par round. In his quarter final tie Allan won a convincing 4&3 and was 2 under par at this stage.

We wish Allan all the best for next week at Crieff, he is certainly putting not only Strathmore Juniors but Strathmore Golf Club on the map! Allan began his golfing aspirations at Strathmore and he is certainly testimony to the way Strathmore Golf Club encourages all junior members and makes them all most welcome within the Gents and Ladies Sections.

HAMISH McTAVISH CUP

Congratulations to Michael Brodie who not only returned the best scratch score of 36 but also the best nett score of 26. This Trophy rounds off a great week for Michael who entered and won the Gents Wednesday Bogey competition reducing his handicap from 21 to 20. This was his first event since making Strathmore his home club and there is no doubt with his talent and with the encouragement of the club members, he will reduce his handicap even further.

Full results were as follows:

Michael Brodie 26
Josh McKenna 28
Hannah Robb 29

Below is a slideshow of the day.

We also welcolmed Alister Goodfellow to our junior events and he was awarded his 1st and 2nd certificate from Jackie. Great to have you playing with us Alister.

Well done all and remember to sign up for next time!! Below is the slide show of the day

PERTH AND KINROSS LADIES COUNTY EVENT

Tomorrow will see a Junior and Senior County Event being played over Strathmore. This popular event will have 12 ladies who have either been or are County Team or Squad players or who hold a single figure handicap, play with 12 of our best junior girls. Each senior and junior will be paired and play a greensome competition. Three of our junior girls are taking part they are Emily Aird, Megan Aird and Hannah Robb.

Tee time commence from 2.30pm if you wish to come along and support the girls.

The full list of seniors taking part are Carly Booth, Emily Ogivly, Laura Walker, Dawn Butchart, Jane Yellowlees, Gillian Wallce, Kathleen Duncan, Janet Griffiths, Laura Cambell, Sandy Bushby, Meg Marshall and Pam Drysdale.
The full list of juniors are Emily Aird, Megan Aird, Ailie Burnett, Nicola Robertson, Erin Millar, Eilidh Watson, Laura Aitken, Siobhan Teague, Hannah Robb, Claire Gadsby, Kathryn Robertson and Roslyn Hall.

We are hoping for a super day of golf and hopefully the girls will all enjoy the experience. I will post the results as soon as possible.

WELL DONE EMILY

Emily Aird continues in her winning form as today playing in the Perth and Kinross Ladies County Golf Association's County Meeting she won the handicap section with a one under CSS 72. This will be yet another cut to Emily's dwindling handicap.

It was great to see 3 Strathmore Girls taking part in this event.

Well done and keep it up!

WHAT A WINNING WEEK!!

Strathmore Juniors are certainly making their mark on the club, county and country fixtures. Emily after her success at Craigielaw reduced her handicap again in the Ladies Spring meeting where she was pipped by Hannah Robb who won with a nett 63. Allan Easton who had performed well at Royal Aberdeen followed up playing well at Blairgowrie and then qualifying 7th at Crieff in the County Strokeplay and we all wish him well in next Sunday's knock out stages. Josh Mckenna like Hannah followed up his maiden victory with back to back wins taking the Gent's Spring meeting with a nett 67 , reducing his handicap from 28 to 24 over 8 days. Brad Bannerman then playing in the P & K Under 14 Coaching Medal at Blairgowrie shot a gross 77 nett 55 to win the Handicap Section. The Junior Committee would like to congratulate all 4 on their individual successes which helps put Strathmore Junior Section firmly on the map. Well done to all the other Juniors who also played its great to see so many Strathmore Juniors participating in club, county and National events.

EASTER FUN DAY

What a fantastic day we had for our Easter Fun day Easter Day. The scoring was also extremely good with two teams taking first place, they were Dawn's team of Hannah Robb and Tod Bannerman plus Iain's Team of Kirsty Brodie and Jamie Long.

Whilst we were waiting for prize giving Iain set us all a task to decorate some eggs! They were all brilliant with more than a few resembling our junior convener. Patricia was ask to pick the two she thought were the best and they were eggs decorated by Todd Bannerman and Euan Robb. Well done to them.

Great fun for all as you can see from the photos above!

WELL DONE EMILY

Emily Aird has done ever so well at the Under 16 girls at Craigielaw today when she returned a fantastic nett 67. She went on to win 4th prize in the aggregate nett total and also best nett return for the 2nd round. Well done Emily we are all very very proud of you!!

GOOD LUCK GIRLS!

Good Luck to Strathmore Juniors Emily and Megan Aird who are taking part in the Scottish Girls Under 16 Open Stroke Play at Craigielaw which starts today.

Good Luck and I will keep you posted of their progress

WORD FROM THE SCOTTISH BOYS

Unfortunately Allan Easton was unable to continue further in the Scottish Boys Championship after coming up against a competitor from Germany playing off plus 1. His match was over on the 14th with his opponent 3 under par. Allan played extremely well however and was only 2 over par himself.

Well done Allan you did us all proud.

Easter Fun Day Texas (Egg) Scramble

Come and join in the fun on Sunday 12th April at 11.00 a.m. Please meet in the clubhouse for 10.30 a.m. and you will be put into your teams. Lots of eggsellent prizes so sign up on the board or phone anyone on the junior committee.

CONGRATULATIONS ALLAN

Junior member Allan Easton is this week taking part in the Scottish Boys Championship (Matchplay) at Royal Aberdeen this week and we are delighted to report that Allan won his first round match this morning against Anthony O'Donnell, Greenock Whinhill by 4&3. This is a magnicent start for Allan and we will be keeping a close eye on his progress tomorrow when he plays Simon Taylor, Germany.

Well done Allan and the very best of luck for tomorrow.

CONGRATULATIONS BENJAMIN



Congratulations to Benjamin Fisher who was awarded his level 1 and level 2 certificates. Above is Benjamin being presented with his certificates by Jackie.



Well done Benjamin.

COUNTY MINI FOURSOMES

Perth and Kinross County are holding a Junior County Mini Foursomes on 31st May 2009 at Pitlochry Golf Club. This competition is open to both girls and boys who hold a Congu Handicap.

Please sign up with a partner on the entry sheet on the notice board. Or Email and let us know.

Cost is £3 per pairing and tee times have been reserved between 2-4pm.

COUNTY MATCH

Perth and Kinross Ladies County Golf Association are playing a friendly match against Stirling and Clackmanan this Sunday at Falkirk. Sisters Megan and Emily Aird were both selected for the junior team however following late cancellations from senior members Megan has been moved up to play for first team and Hannah Robb has been drafted into the junior team.

Fantastic for our club to have three junior girls taking part in this event.

Good Luck to you all!