Best wishes to Matthew Sime who is competing in the Wee Wonders Grand Final at St Andrews this coming weekend 29th and 30th August.

PRESIDENTS DAY

Yesterday was our very first Presidents Day for Juniors. President Sandy Bushby came along to watch you all play and she kindly donated an array of prizes and very generously supplied lunch for all who played. So many thanks go to Sandy.

Unfortunately the weather was not so kind and our hats off to you all for continuing to play in weather which most adults would refuse too!! However considering the dreadful weather the scoring was not only very good but extremely close as well. To separate the top two scores we not only went back to the last 6 holes or the last 3 but the very last hole and the winners was Kirsty Brodie. In a very close second place was Kirsty's brother Michael. Well done you both.

Full results were as follows:

Putting Competition: Hannah Robb
Nearest the Pin 12 and over: Michael Brodie
Nearest the Pin under 12's: Matthew Sime
Longest Drive 12 and over: Hannah Robb
Longest Drive under 12's: Matthew Sime

2nd place: Michael Brodie
1st Place: Kirsty Brodie

Well done to all.

The Centre Sponsored Junior Coaching has started again.
Hopefully by now everyone will have received their letters confirming times , if anyone has not please contact the Centre on 01828 633322 who will confirm which session you have been allocated to.

Rory Tinker reaches Final of Gents Single KO's.
Last night Rory came back from 2 down against yours truly to win 4 and 2 and secure his place in this years final. Rory's chipping was excellent and if he plays as well in the final should have a great chance of winning. Good luck and best wishes from Iain and the whole of the Junior Section.

First ever Presidents Day takes place on Sunday 23rd August at 10:30am on Leitfie.
After a change of tee-time had been agreed by the President Mrs Sandy Bushby and Strathmore Golf Centre the sign up sheet is now available on the Section board so please get your names up as soon as possible.
All players will need to have either a Club or Congu handicap to play.
The format will be 9 holes of strokeplay with the lowest nett winning the Presidents Cup .
There is also going to be two age categories with 1st , 2nd and 3rd , longest drives and nearest the pin prizes along with a seperate putting competition.
The President is not only providing the prizes but also lunch afterwards.

AUGUST MEDAL

Last night was medal night over Leitfie and our congratulations go to Hannah Robb who won the medal with 32.5 in 2nd place was Lewis MacLeod and in 3rd place Ryan Craig.

Well done.

Allan Easton has been selected by Perth and Kinross in their nine man squad for the Gary Harvey Trophy which takes place at Dunkeld and Birnam on 5th and 6th September.

Scratch League team gets draw away at Craigiehill.
Last night Megan and Emily Aird won their ties and Rory Tinker secured a 1/2 to draw at a wet Craigiehill . Allan Easton and Grant Martin both lost. The last match takes place at home against Auchterarder on 23rd August.

Final results from America
Matthew Sime finished 58th in his age group with scores of 46 + 45 + 43 = 134
Kirsty Brodie finished 57th in her age group with scores of 47 + 52 + 48 = 147

Both players will update us on their experiences and I will update this as soon as they return.

Matthew tees off today at 8.28am in joint 62nd place after his opening round of 46 hoping to improve his position in the field. Kirsty tees off at 8.50 in joint 43 after her opening 47 and we wish them both well today in the 2nd round.
Scores for today will not be available until late tonight.

Update from USA
Kirsty teeing off at 7.40am on Longleaf , Pinehurst has a round of 47 which is currently 8 behind the leader but only 3 behind the best "rest of the world" score . With the remainder of the field still on the course we will keep you up to date as the scores come in.
Matthew tees off at 9.34am on Midland , Pinehurst.

LETTERS FROM AMERICA

Delighted to report we have received an email from Matthew's Mum from over the pond. This is how it reads:

'Hi just a wee note to let you know that we are here and it is roasting hot xx Matthew has had a practice round on the course and is playing really well he shot a 49 off the championship yellows which is a par 35 and today he played the course as it will be set up for the 3 days. He had a 1 under par 35 so hope he can play this good over the next three days. He tee's off at 9.45 on Thurs . Iwill let you know how he gets on xx '

Great to hear that the family are there and enjoying the tournament. Lets hope his run of form continues. We all wish Matthew and Kirsty the very best of luck!

TWO NEW HANDICAPS

Two new handicaps were awarded last night as Iain and I marked Kerri Younger and Liam McPherson final cards. Liam received a handicap of 54 and Kerri 52.

We look forward to seeing both at all our junior events and I hope to see lots of summer league cards for them!

Well done to you both.

There are eight other juniors who handed in two cards and require a card to be marked, so please get in touch with Iain and he will arrange something with you.