HAPPY NEW YEAR

We hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and that Santa was good to you all.  We would now like to wish to you all a very Happy and Healthy 2012 and may all your golfing dreams come true!

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Iain, Dawn, Jackie and Frank wish all our Junior members a very Happy Christmas and hope you all reach your golfing goals in 2012.

Below is a Christmas Card from us all! Click on the link below

CHRISTMAS CARD FOR YOU!

UPDATE FROM ANGUS JUNIORS BOYS

Ross Dallas helped Angus Boys defeat Angus Ladies 5&1 at Monifieith . Well done Ross .

FERGUS AND ALEX SHINE IN THE SUN

What a beautiful day and what amazing scores . Fergus Walker playing the Leitfie Winter League shot an amazing gross 48 nett 21 and reduced his handicap to 50 (Gareths coaching certainly working )
Alex Simpson playing the Gents Winter League scored an equaly amazing 44 points and reduced his handicap from 15 to 11 !!! ( last weeks County coaching at Gleneagles and the Centre's Scholarship is certainly working )

Both Amy Mitchell and Josh Eddington attained their fun Handicaps of 54 and can both now compete in the Leitfie winter league - well done both.

Special mention to Cavan MacGregor who suffered a Greenstick fracture to his collar bone whilst playing on his trampoline , we all wish him a speedy recovery and look forward to seing him swinging a club soon. 

REMEMBER NEXT SATURDAY - NO COACHING WITH GARETH BUT STILL TURN UP AT 12 NOON FOR WINTER LEAGUE, HANDICAP CARDS AND CERTIFICATES       

PERTH AND KINROSS GENTS COUNTY AGM AND PRIZEGIVING

Allan Easton receives the Junior Scratchplay Championship Trophy from new County President Clarke Paterson. Allan is the the first Strathmore Junior to win P&K's most prestigious Junior Trophy.  

Brad Bannerman receives his Under 14 Medal Scratch runner up voucher, nearly making it a double as he won the trophy in 2009.

4 of our Scratch League Squad who finished Runners up to Blairgowrie. Michael Brodie, Rory Dyce, Rory Tinker and Allan Easton, Brad had to leave early.

Very proud to see our Juniors pick up their richly deserved awards.
 

CORMAC LEADS THE WAY AND REDUCES HIS HANDICAP AGAIN

Cormac Sharpe shot a gross 43 net 26.5 and reduced his fun handicap to 34 .  He tops this weeks leaderboard and moves into 2nd place overall behind Ben Anderson . Eilidh Smith attained her fun handicap of 54 . 

CERTIFICATES AWARDED

Below is more of our Juniors have been awarded Level One and Two Certificates.

Eilidh Smith receives her Level Two Certificate from Junior Captain Michael Brodie

Amy Mitchell receives her Level Two Certificate from Junior Convenor Iain Butchart

Joshua Davies receives his Level One Certificate from Junior Convenor Iain Butchart

Well done to all!

GREAT TURNOUT AND GREAT RESULTS

Today saw 14 players on Leitfie, 7 played Winter League 3 were playing for their handicaps and 4 were attempting their Certificates.
Joshua Davies achieved his level 1 and (a very excited) Amy Mitchell achieved her level 2 , well done to you both.
Ben Anderson took the honours in the Winter League with a gross 43 nett 25.5 and reduced his handicap to 28 . Cormac Sharpe finished 2nd with a gross 44 nett 29 playing to his new handicap . Michael Brodie lowest gross 32 finished 3rd with a nett 29.5.
Callum Ewan who played in the Gents Winter League scored an amazing 45 Stableford points and in doing so knocked 4 strokes off his winter handicap (attending Gareths session certainly paid off)
I am extremely proud of new Junior Captain Michael Brodie and his Vice Captain Brad Bannerman who (off their own backs) volunteeered to assist and their help and encouragement was greatly appreciated by myself and the players they assisted on the course.
Gareth was also pleased that Hannah Robb (who still can't play due to injury) gave up her time to assist at his coaching session .                 

ДОБРО ПОЖАЛОВАТЬ НА STRATHMORE АЛЕКСЕЙ

This morning I received a phone call from Graeme Butchart (will check family tree) who had been recommended Strathmore for his son who is a very keen golfer . They had been on the Junior blog and were impessed by what was going on and said they would like to visit Strathmore today . I telephoned David and asked him to give me a call when they arrived and I went down to meet them. I discussed how Juniors attained their Certificates and Handicaps etc and as Alexei had his clubs with him I invited him to play a couple of holes on Leitfie. We went over to the putting green and I was very impressed by his putting stroke and distance control and after he hit a couple of iron shots in the practice net we moved over to Leitfie. Alexei hit a nice 3 wood just short of the green , his pitch was a little strong but his first putt left him with a tap in 4. He hit another 3 wood just to the right of the 9th green and was unlucky to catch the bump and despite fluffing a chip secured a 7 and a total of 11. I then took him onto the 10th hole to see how he would manage the Rannaleroch Course. He hit a good drive up the right and after a nervous second hit a really good shot just short of the green . The pitch onto the green left him an eight foot putt which just lipped out for a 5. On our walk back to the Clubhouse we discussed how he would practice during the Winter . Alexei has to go to a golf simulator 3 times a week for an hour and a half at a time as the Course is closed . Why you may ask ? Clue is in the Title of the post. 

Welcome to Strathmore Alexei

Our first New 2012 Member lives in Moscow which is snowbound during the Winter. 

Being 1,689 miles away a 3,378 mile round trip will be made to play .

                 

JUNIOR TEXAS SCRAMBLE AGM AND PRIZE GIVING

What a brilliant day we had. Weather dry and blustery and 6 teams took to Lietfie with great expectations. With 3 nearest the pins on offer Kirsty Brodie was nearest on the 1st and Brad Bannerman nearest on the 5th unfortunately nobody managed the 9th (unlucky Junior Captain Frankie Moran who's ball was only 2 inches off the green)
The Texas Scramble result went to the best last 6 with Junior Converor Iain Butchart, Frankie Moran, Findlay Brown and Kyle Mitchell just pipping 2011 Ladies Captain Kay Findlay , Brad Bannerman, Peter Mattner and Amy Mitchell.
The AGM and prize giving then took place and the photographs of the winners are below.


This years Scholarships have been awarded to Kirsty Brodie, Brad Bannerman, Michael Brodie and Alex Simpson and if they achieve the same success as Allan Easton, Rory Tinker and Hannah Robb then we have really exciting years ahead.

I look forward to seeing all the Juniors taking part on Saturday's and am excited for next season as I see a huge potential within the section. Please keep practicing and don't let all the hard work that you and Gareth have put in go to waste.

If you would like a copy of any of the photographs sent to you please let me know!

Congratulations to Kyle Mitchell!

Photo of him being presented with his first certificate.

KIRSTY HITS THE SMALL SCREEN

Another first for Strathmore Juniors. Today sees Kirsty making her Television Debut on SGU TV. Not only was her putt confident but so was her interview.

Well done, your a star!

WINTER PROGRAMME

Over the Winter months I intend to get as many of our new players their Fun Handicaps on Leitfie and have them playing Winter League . I already see some with tremendous potential and I think that by next season that we will have a number of players ready to move up to the Rannaleroch Course. The programme will be on Saturdays at 12 noon commencing 5th November .

To coincide Gareth Couzens is to provide some Junior Group Coaching Sessions including warm up excersises , refresher sessions , short game challenges and individual tuition (all balls are included)

Dates - 5th 12th 19th November and 3rd 10th 17th December

Times - 10.45 to 11.45am

Cost - £20 per child for the 6 weeks

Places are limited so to secure your spot and make sure you don't miss out call Gareth on 07947 108173 or contact the office on 01828 633322

AGM AND PRIZE GIVING

Sunday 30th October sees a Fun Texas Scramble on Leitfie at 12 , meet in club house at 11.30. The AGM and prize giving will take place at 2pm and I would like to see as many as possible in attendance.

WINTER LEAGUE UPDATE

Cormac Sharpe shot an impressive gross 44 nett 25 and knocked 2 shots off his fun handicap which now stands at 36. Well done.

WHAT A RESULT

This year I decided to try something different and made a number of phone calls inviting Juniors who had attended coaching and had earned Certificates to come out on the course and attain their fun handicaps . I also invited Juniors who already have handicaps to assist by playing in the Leitfie Winter League and mark their cards and explain the rules etc. (special thanks to Callum Ewan who went beyond the call of duty by demonstrating the "3 off the tee" ruling)

18 players took part , 9 playing their first cards for their Handicaps with Lewis Avolio returning a very impessive gross 48. Arron Fraser , Amy Mitchell and Eilidh Smith were also attempting to gain their 2nd Certificates and 2 achieved the feat with only Amy missing out by 1 shot.

Alex Simpson returned a brilliant gross 33 (4 over par) nett 26 matched by last weeks Russell Bailey winner Louis Walker who returned gross 53 nett 26 and both reduced their handicaps by 1.5 shots to 13 and 53 respectively. Benjamin Fischer also knocked 0.5 strokes off his handicap with a gross 46 nett 28.

Initially when I started this I was going to run it on a Saturday and Sunday thinking we might have a few juniors each day wanting to take part but Saturday was the only day that anybody said they could play (Boys Sunday football) but today a number of juniors have decided this is also going to take place on a Sunday - so by majority rule see you tomorrow !!!

I am delighted this has been such a success and look forward to a great winter season and to seeing our next group of youngsters progressing through the ranks.

RESULT FROM CRIEFF JUNIOR OPEN

Well done Brad Bannerman who came 2nd in his age group .

PERTH AND KINROSS BOYS JUNIOR COACHING LIST - WINTER 2011-12

I nominated Michael Brodie , Brad Bannerman and Alex Simpson and am delighted to announce that all 3 boys have been selected to attend County Coaching with Andrew Jowett and his team at Gleneagles during the Winter.


Under 14
Alex Simpson - 9am Sunday 13th November , 15th January and 19th February


Under 16
Michael Brodie - 9am Sunday 20th November , 22nd January and 4th March
Brad Bannerman - 1pm Sunday 20th November , 22nd January and 4th March

Congratulations for all your hard work

The Russell Bailey Adult and Child Trophy took place on Sunday and we had a really good turnout. The scoring was also great especially from our winners Louis Walker and Jackie with a fantastic nett 59!

Well done to all who took part we all had a great time.

SCOTTISH JUNIOR MASTERS

Above is all the prize winners from yesterday's Scottish Junior Masters. Colin Farqharson, editor of Kirkwood Golf kindly forwarded this official photograph for use on our website.

We are all still very excited about yesterday's result and was delighted when Kirsty came to the office today to show Iain and I her trophy, it is beautiful.

Also Iain received the below message from Gents Captain..

On behalf of Strathmore Golf Club I would like to congratulate both Michael and Kirsty Brodie on their great results yesterday in the Highland Spring Scottish Junior Masters Competition at Gleneagles Queens Course.

For Kirsty to win the Girls Section and Michael to come second in the Boys Section is a great result, and a fitting reward for the hard work of the Competitors, Junior Convenor, Iain Bucthart and the Junior committee as well as the coaching staff here at Strathmore.

We as a Club are extremley proud of you all.

Eric G Gray

Gents Captain

Ladies Captain Kay Finlay also telephoned to express her delight and pass on her best wishes to Kirsty and Michael for their achievements on Sunday and Iain would like thank both Captains for their kind words and support of the Junior Section throughout the season   

HIGHLAND SPRING JUNIOR MASTERS

I am so proud of Kirsty and Michael today . Michael (handicap 5) teed off at 8.48am this morning and returned a score of 34 points with a level par 33 back nine for 20 points , after handing in his card he went straight out to support younger sister Kirsty (handicap 13) who teed off at 11.03 and she came back in an amazing 37 only 2 over par for 22 points . Unknown to Michael he was still leading with only one group to come in and Kirsty was leading by 3 points with 4 groups still to finish . The excitement and tension was mounting at Strathmore with live scoring on the internet being followed avidly. It was gut wrenching when Michael was pipped at the post by a player in the final group (handicap 28) returning 36 points. Michael should be very proud of his performance and finishing runner up in a National Competition is an excellent result. Kirsty held on to became the first Strathmore junior to become a Scottish National Champion and with a gross 83 (best scratch score with 2 & 3 handicap players taking part) returning 40 points and I am so delighted for both Kirsty and Michael who nearly made an unbelievable double winning combination. I am not surprised as with all the hard work both these players have put in they deserve all the success and I look forward to their future progress. I am also delighted that they give each other such great support.

GOOD LUCK TO KIRSTY AND MICHAEL

Gleneagles Queen's Course hosts the grand final of the Highland Spring Junior Masters on Sunday , Scotlands premier national handicap competition for under 16's. 51 boys and 30 girls have qualified from the regional events.

Our best wishes go to both Kirsty and Michael , enjoy the day and be proud of your achiements so far.

WINTER LEAGUE TEES OFF IN STYLE

Ben Anderson who only attained his fun handicap a couple of weeks ago was the first player to return a card in this seasons Winter League . A brilliant round of 45 gross 21 nett sees him take 4 shots off his handicap . Well done Ben your new playing handicap is now 44. Who is going to be the next player to return an excellent score ???

CERTIFICATES AWARDED

Mollie Castle achieved her Level One Certificate, above is Mollie with Coach Gareth Couzins

Amy Mitchell also achieved her Level One certificate, above is Amy receiving her Certificate from Junior Convenor Iain Butchart.

CERTIFICATES AWARDED

Jude Archibald received his Level Two Certificate this week from Coach Gareth

Lewis Avolio also received his level Two certificate

Well done boys, next step fun handicap on Leitfie!

SPOT THE JUNIOR!

Iain Butchart decided to follow the trend and wear the team top! Congratulations to Tod Bannerman, Cory Miller, Callum Ewan and Frankie Moran who played in the Red Cross on Sunday 25th, winning it again for the third year!

Apologies for the quality of the photographs. We'll try to get better ones taken at the AGM/Prize Giving.

MESSAGE FROM GENTS CAPTAIN

I received this message from Gents Captain Eric Gray.

On behalf of the whole of Strathmore Golf Club I would like to congratulate Junior Convenor Iain Butchart and the whole Junior Section on their fantastic achievements this season.
To be runners up in the Junior Scratch League is indeed a great feat, all the more so when you consider that it is only in the last three years that we have had a team in this event.
The sporting behaviour of all our Juniors has won us much praise from other clubs.
Once again many Congratulations to all our Juniors.

Thank you Eric for you kind words. It makes all the hard work we put in worthwhile.

ANOTHER BUSY DAY OUT OF THE OFFICE

Headed off at 8 am and dropped off Michael Brodie at Craigiehill where the Autumn meeting was taking place. Michael finished 7th in the under 16 section , Rory Tinker 2nd in the under 18 section and Alex Simpson took 2nd spot in the under 14's with Brad a close 5th. Well done to you all.
Kirsty Brodie and myself had entered the SLGA Adult and Girl Foursomes event at Auchterarder and we had a brilliant time highlighted by 2 birdies . We finished 4th in our section with 32 points and only missed out of the prizes by 1 point (my fault)
Over the fence at Gleneagles Emily Aird took 3rd place in the Champion of Champions played over the Queens Course . Well done .
On my return to Strathmore our 4 boy team were just getting ready to play the back nine in the British Red Cross Day event and were a couple under par for the front nine (but had lost the Red Cross Ball) I watched them tee off and went to watch some of the Solheim Cup. When they came in they had also done well on the back nine and we waited in expectation for the results to be called. With 2 Kirriemuir teams and Blairgowrie also playing Strathmore who had won the event for the last 2 years were declared as being 1st and made it a Hat Trick of wins. Congratulations to Tod Bannerman , Callum Ewan , Cory Miller and Junior Captain Frankie Moran who made an excellent acceptance and thank you speech on behalf of the competitors .

With so much going on I hope I haven't missed anything out. Back to work for a rest tomorrow - oh just remembered Junior coaching Monday night 6-7 & 7.15-8.15 !!!!!!!

PHOTO'S FROM THE FINALS

STRATHMORE FINISH RUNNERS UP IN SCRATCH LEAGUE FINAL

I have spent a helter skelter day of emotions and it started very early (check time of previous post) After watching Great Expectations (great book and film) I set off to assist Gareth at the Coaching . I took Molly Castle and Aaron Inglis out to do their 1st Certificates unfortunately both failed at their 1st attempt but both achieved it at the 2nd attempt. Molly was unbelievable scoring a 4 on the 1st and sinking a putt from off the 9th green for a 3 making a total of 7 wow ! High fives ! Brilliant ! (a wee birdie tells me Molly earned her 1st pair of golf shoes because of her feat) Jude Archibald and Lewis Avolio were presented with their 2nd Certificates then it was off to pick up Dawn and Hannah . We arrived at Gleneagles and Michael Brodie was 1st to arrive closely followed by Rory Tinker and Emily Aird . Ross Dallas and Rory Dyce arrived in plenty of time and all 5 took advantage of the facilities to warm up. With a strong travelling support of Rory Tinker's parents Mark and Dawn Tinker plus grandparents Peter and Chris, Emily's family Alistair, Alison, Megan and Abigail. Michael's dad Ron, also squad members Hannah Robb and Brad Bannarman who was also accompanied by his mum Gail and fellow junior member Tod. Also to Janet Griffiths and Dawn Butchart who all gave up their time to come to support our team. Ross's mum Karyn Dallas should also deserve a special mention for making the trip from Kirriemuir twice to ensure that Ross and Rory arrives safely and were brought back home.

Photos taken play commenced and with Blairgowrie fielding their strongest team they quickly built up a lead in 4 of the matches , as we approached halfway Michael had maintained his form and lead and Ross and Rory D had started to peg their opponents back but as we started to run out of holes Blairgowrie tightened their hold on the matches and Bradley Neil led their team to a well deserved victory . We returned to Strathmore (without Emily who is playing in the Champions of Champions back at Gleneagles tomorrow , wishing her all the best) to enjoy a meal courtesy of the Centre . Many thanks from the Juniors involved and we will be back next year more determined to go one step further and sitting with the team tonight the banter was great . I have so much fun and enjoy seeing the the Juniors develop their games and the feedback I get from them is fantastic!

It's now off too bed , early start , 8am pick up for Michael and Kirsty Brodie , drop Michael at Craigiehill who along with Rory Tinker , Brad Bannerman and Alex Simpson are playing at Craigiehill in the P&K Autumn Meeting then off to Auchterarder for the SLGA Adult and Girl Championship whilst keeping in touch with Emily and our team who are taking part in the British Red Cross Day event at Strathmore .

Photographs to follow.

BIG DAY DAWNS

Captain Frankie was correct - its just like Xmas for me and I know what present I want our team to get today . Hopefully they are all still asleep and getting a good rest before making their way to Gleneagles . I am so looking forward to seeing our team do themselves proud in the final . I know the hours of practice each player has put in and today is the climax of all that hard work . Our team take their place in the final with a 100% winning record , having already beaten todays opponents Blairgowrie in the qualifying stages and if they stay focused there is no reason they cannot repeat that success .

My message to the team is " Enjoy the experience , be confident , walk with your shoulders back and your heads held high , smile , be focused on each shot , play the shots you've practised , be proud of what you've achieved , make your opponent win any hole , remember in match play the holes not finished until the balls in the cup and finally believe in yourselves you all have the ability and your track records this year is 2nd to non , now just go out there and do it for yourself and the rest of the team especially Allan , Hannah and Brad "

I know each player will give me total commitment on the day and that is all I can ask for . They are winners and have proved all season how good they are individually and as a team .

CERTIFICATES AWARDED

Congratulations to Rhys Fraser who tonight received his Level One and Level Two Certificates from Coach Garth. Iain is delighted that so many of this years new members have reached these levels so soon.

Next stop for Rhys is a fun Handicap on Leitfie.

Also tonight Junior Convenor Iain Butchart accompanied new member Ben Anderson for his final card for handicap. Ben has been awarded a handicap of 48! Well done Ben.

Message From The Junior Captain

As the weekend approaches the 5 juniors who have been selected for the Scratch League Final at Gleneagles must be extremely nervous and excited, let alone the sleepless nights that Iain must be feeling! I would just like to wish the team the best of luck with their matches, and of course this is like Christmas for Iain Butchart, so just a quick message to him. Don't worry your team will do you proud!

BEST WISHES RECEIVED FROM GENTS CAPTAIN ERIC GRAY ON BEHALF OF THE GENTS AND LADIES SECTIONS

On behalf of the team I would like to thank Eric for his encouragement and will pass on his and the sections best wishes for tomorrows Final.

PS only one more sleep for the team and one more sleepless night for me

Rory Tinker, Ross Dallas , Emily Aird , Michael Brodie and Rory Dyce will create another piece of history by becoming the first Strathmore team to participate in a final and can complete their unbeaten run and lift the Scratch League Trophy . I am confident that our team have both the desire and ability to see them through .          

HANNAH OUT FOR A MINIMUM OF 12 WEEKS

The results of the xray reveal a fracture of the Radius (bone in forearm going from elbow to thumb) and will be in plaster for 6 weeks . The hospital have told Hannah it will take another 6 weeks before she can swing a club !!!! 

INJURY RULES HANNAH OUT OF FINAL TEAM

A tearful Hannah Robb called me yesterday after injuring her hand whilst playing a ball from the rough at Elmwood . She had a splint fitted after attending the local Hospital and was today referred to St Andrews for an xray and has told me that she will have to keep the splint on for 2 weeks and then have another xray done and may be out of action for a month. The Junior Section send Hannah our best wishes for a speedy recovery.

We are very fortunate to have such strength in depth in our squad and Rory Dyce is ready , willing and able to step up to the tee .

TODAY WE LOOK AT OUR BOYS FORM IN OUR RUN TO THE FINAL

Rory Tinker will lead out our team on Saturday with a 2 wins out of 2 record (he missed out on the semi final because he had been selected to represent P&K in the Gary HarveyTrophy where he had a 3 wins out of 3 , good practice for the final)

Ross Dallas who has led out the team twice has a 2 win , 1 half record so is also undefeated in this seasons matches. He has been a tremendous addition to our squad this year and his attitude and play has fitted in perfectly with his team mates.

Michael Brodie has a 3 wins out of 4 record , having played in every round and although he lost once he has recorded the biggest winning margin , a 7&6 against Pitlochry.

I am sure all 3 boys can keep up their impressive match play results and with our 2 girls both having 100% records the confidence within the team is sky high.

PS only 3 sleeps to go !

BUILD UP TO FINAL CONTINUES

Girl Power gives us an edge. Having Emily Aird and Hannah Robb in our team is definitely an advantage against the all boy Blairgowrie Team and our boys agree.

Fact - Boys don't like losing to girls = added pressure

Fact - PGA Centenary Course length difference Boys (White) 6757 yds - Girls (Red) 5271yds
= 1486 yds less (average 82.5 yds per hole) = added pressure

Fact - SSS White 74 Red 72 = added pressure

Fact - Girls Scratch League Match Play record - Emily Aird played 3 won 3 , Hannah Robb played 4 won 4 = added pressure

Fact - This adds up to a lot of extra pressure on the Boys who play our Girls and does give us an edge.


ps only 4 sleeps to go !

CERTIFICATES AWARDED

Tonight Junior Convenor Iain Butchart presented three Certificates to juniors. The first was to Arran Fraser who was awarded a Level One.

The second was to Ben Anderson who has achieved both Level One and Two.

And the third junior was Michael Morrison who has achieved level one.

Well done to all boys.

PETER MATTNER AND LOUIS WALKER AWARDED THEIR FUN HANDICAPS ON LEITFIE

Yesterday I took Peter and Louis out for their 3rd card's .

Peter has been awarded a 38 handicap and Louis a 54 handicap. Well done both and we look forward to you reducing them dramatically.

UPDATED TEAM NEWS FOR SCRATCH LEAGUE FINAL

Just after midnight last night I received a phone call from Allan Easton to let me know he had been called offshore with his work and would not be home until the 30th . I am disappointed for Allan who has played for our team for the last 4 years and will miss out on his last chance to feature in the final but I am delighted for Hannah Robb who has confirmed her availability to play. Hannah has a 100% record in Junior Scratch League matches this season and originally was down as 1st reserve only because the team places are awarded in exact handicap order. It was going to be disappointing for Hannah if she had not been in the team but she now has the chance to win 5 out of 5.

Andy Stewart , Junior Convenor at Crieff called me this morning to wish us luck.

Only 5 sleeps to go !

P&K RETAIN THE UNDER 15 FRANK THOMSON TROPHY

Michael Brodie was part of the triumphant Perth & Kinross team at Gleneagles today. Well done and your inside knowledge of the course will assist the team for next weeks final .

SCRATCH LEAGUE FINAL STRATHMORE V BLAIRGOWRIE

The opponents for next Saturday's final has been confirmed as Blairgowrie who won 4&1 against Crieff at Auchterarder today.

Blairgowrie finished runners up in our section and we played against them in the qualifying stages winning 3 1/2 v 1 1/2 .

I am looking forward to the final and know I our team can't wait !!!! only 6 sleeps !!

KIRSTY AND HAZEL ATTEND WEEKEND INTRODUCTION AT INVERCLYDE

Kirsty Brodie and Hazel McGarvie are spending this weekend at the joint SGU/SLGA Scottish Golf Academy Programme being held at Inverclyde . I will report their feedback in due course and know both girls will gain a lot from the experience.

TOMORROW SEES MICHAEL BRODIE MAKES HIS COUNTY DEBUT

Michael will play in the 6 boy Frank Thomson Trophy at the PGA Centenary Course at Gleneagles tomorrow against Fife and Clackmannan. This will give him a practice round at the venue for next Saturdays Scratch League Final, bonus. Play well Michael and hopefully you can help P&K retain the trophy.

THE BUILD UP FOR THE FINAL STARTS TODAY

I am delighted to announce our team for next weeks Scratch League Final.

Allan Easton
Rory Tinker
Ross Dallas
Emily Aird
Michael Brodie

Reserves

Hannah Robb
Rory Dyce
Brad Bannerman

We will not know our opponents until after this Sunday's 2nd semi final but with all of our 5 category one players confirming their availability I am confident that our squad not only have the ability but over the last 4 years they we have built up a tremendous team spirit and winning mentality and we can approach the final with confidence having secured 17.5 match wins out of 20 in the qualifying stages.

As Junior Convenor I am delighted the investment Strathmore Golf Centre have made towards the Junior Section is paying such rich rewards . Not only have we reached the Scratch League Final but 3 of our squad are currently attending Elmwood College to follow a career in the Golf Industry .

With other Clubs struggling to attract Junior Members we are bucking the trend with a membership of 80 and with success breeding success I believe we can continue to grow.

Next Sunday also see our Juniors attempting a hat trick of success's in the British Red Cross at Strathmore with Junior Captain Frankie Moran , Tod Bannerman , Cory Miller and Callum Ewan making up the team.

Craigie Hill is the venue for the P&K Autumn meeting and Rory Tinker , Michael Brodie , Brad Bannerman and Alex Simpson teeing it up in the last County event .

And finally Kirsty Brodie and myself have entered the SLGA Adult and Junior Girl Foursomes Tournament at Auchterarder .

With 10 Junior Coaching sessions also taking place between now and then and a number of juniors having me mark their 3rd cards for handicap this week is going to be a bit hectic but the above achievements make all my and the sections efforts worthwhile .

OUR HISTORY OF JUNIOR SCRATCH LEAGUE PLAYERS 2008/2011

Emily Aird
Megan Aird
Brad Bannerman
Matthew Bell
Michael Brodie
Ross Dallas
Rory Dyce
Allan Easton
Grant Martin
Jamie McCowan
John McKenna
Josh Mckenna
Hannah Robb
Rory Tinker

And 9 of the these players are still available for selection for the Scratch League Final and looking forward to next year 6 of these players are still under 18 and we will have Alex Simpson , Kirsty Brodie and Hazel McGarvie snapping at their heels.

COURSE FOR 2014 RYDER CUP PLAYS HOST FOR JUNIOR SCRATCH LEAGUE FINAL

The course has been unveiled for the final - the PGA Centenary (venue for 2014 Ryder Cup)

The tee times are booked from 2pm and I for one can't wait.

PAST JUNIOR CAPTAIN PAYS A VISIT TO STRATHMORE

I was delighted to meet Matthew Bell playing with his dad at Strathmore today. He is back home after spending a year of his University degree course in Germany and it brought back a lot of happy memories.

Afterwards I spent a while looking back at our blogspot and how some of us have changed especially the younger ones. Matthew was part of our first Scratch League Squad and was delighted to hear we had qualified for our first final and wished us all the best. He hopes that this year whilst back at Aberdeen he may be back at Strathmore and we would certainly be delighted to see him back playing at the Club.

CERTIFICATE AWARDED

Congratulations to Eilidh Smith who was awarded her Level One Certificate by Junior Captain Frankie Moran. Well done Eilidh

RORY TINKER PLAYS MAJOR ROLE IN PERTH AND KINROSS UNPRECIDENTED 4TH VICTORY WHICH SEES THEM RETAIN THE GARY HARVEY TROPHY

Junior Club Champion and Past Junior Captain Rory Tinker took maximum points winning all his 3 matches - 1 up, 5&4 and 4&3 . This helped P&K retain the Gary Harvey Trophy at Braehead , Alloa against Angus , Clackmannan and Fife . I spoke to Rory last night and he was very modest about it all but with the work Rory has put into his game this is a richly deserved personal achievement and something he can be very proud of.

Well done Rory.

HISTORY WAS MADE TODAY WHEN A BRILLIANT SEMI FINAL VICTORY AGAINST KINROSS SEES STRATHMORE JUNIORS MAKE THEIR 1ST SCRATCH LEAGUE FINAL

I cannot compliment our Juniors enough for the superb display of golf they produced today at Auchterarder against a strong Kinross side. Ross Dallas led the side out and closed out his match 4&2 with a brilliant up and down on the long par 3 16th made even longer today with a severe wind blowing straight into his face. Emily Aird won 5&3 with some tremendous putting. Michael Brodie showed his grit and determination after being 4 up and losing 3 holes to be pegged back to 1 up to respond by winning 3 of the next 4 holes to close out his match 4&3. Hannah Robb led from the first hole and eased her way to a convincing 5&4 victory and Rory Dyce unfortunately met a putting machine in Ryan McLeod and lost his match.

The team will have to wait until next Sunday to find out who they play in the final. Crieff who won their group or Blairgowrie who finished 2nd in our group contest the 2nd semi final again at Auchterarder.

The final will take place on Saturday 24th September at Gleneagles and I know neither side will be looking forward to taking on our in form team who have secured 17 and 1/2 out of a possible 20 points.

I look forward to taking our team to their 1st final and know the team spirit and camaraderie they have built up will stand us in great stead and know every player will do their best.

JUNIOR SCRATCH LEAGUE HISTORIC SUNDAY

This Sunday sees our Scratch League team tee it up in the semi final against Kinross at Auchterarder in sight and touching distance of the venue for the final at GLENEAGLES.

Emily Aird , Ross Dallas , Michael Brodie , Hannah Robb and Rory Dyce make up Sunday's team.

With Allan Easton (although back home but still on standby to go back off shore) , Rory Tinker representing P&K at Alloa in the Gary Harvey Trophy being unavailable and Brad Bannerman who secured the final point in our win against Blairgowrie and who have all contributed to us getting to this stage for the first time I am supremely confident we have an exceptional strong team who have the ability to secure our place in the final and make history for Strathmore .

The second semi final takes place next week again at Auchterarder with Crieff taking on Blairgowrie .

With Strathmore being involved for only 3 years and Emily and Allan who played in our winning debut against Pitlochry on the 4th May 2008 we have made tremendous progress and have learned how to close out wins and have made Strathmore the team that nobody wants to play against . I am looking forward to seeing our team secure their well deserved place in the final and have no doubts every player will do their best.

SENSATIONAL BREAKING NEWS

Following their nominations by their relevant counties, Strathmore members Kirsty Brodie and Hazel MacGarvie have been selected by SLGA/SGU selection committee to take part in the Scottish Golf Academy programme. The selection process has been on going since March and along with the selectors being provided with club and county scores. The girls have also taken part in numerous Scottish Girls Tournaments. Both girls have sailed through the regional Talent Identifications and were put through their paces at the National Selection day at St Andrews where they were assessed by Academy Coaches, the SLGA National Coach, SLGA Performance and SLGA Development directors along with National Selectors. The day entailed assessments on chipping, pitching, bunkers, putting and 'trackman' was used to analysis their swings, consistency and ball flight. What an achievement by an 11 and 12 year old! Only 12 girls have been selected nationally and to have two of our members make it to the Scottish Academy is indeed SENSATIONAL! Well done to both!

HAMISH MCTAVISH CUP

Congratulations to Marcus Ryan who on Saturday won the Hamish McTavish Cup.

Marcus was presented with the cup by his very proud Grandad and fellow club member Andy Ramsay.

CERTIFICATES AWARDED

First to receive his Level Two Certificate was Josh Edington

Next up was Jude Archibald receiving his Level One Certificate

And finally Lewis Avolio receives his Level One Certificate

Well done to all and keep it up!

MICHAEL BRODIE EARNS CAP AT COUNTY LEVEL

Not only has Michael been selected to represent P&K but the match is taking place over the Centenary Course at Gleneagles - the venue of the 2014 Ryder Cup.


Well done Michael your hard work is paying off.

DATE AND VENUE CONFIRMED

The date and venue of the semi finals of the P&K Junior Scratch League has been confirmed. The date is 11th September, the time is 3:12pm and the venue is Auchterarder.
Supporters for this event will be very welcolme!

CERTIFICATES AWARDED

Two of our newest members Owen and Ethan Foster have done extremely well by completing level One and Two in one night! Fantastic achievement! Owen and Ethan only joined at the end of July!

Well done boys, keep it up and remember to watch the notice board for the next Texas Scramble which will be coming up soon...no handicap required!!

Thought you would like to see this picture of our Junior Section H/Cap Secretary Dawn Butchart meeting First Minister Alex Salmon at Gleneagles on Sunday. Dawn is a Board member of SLGA and also a Board member of Clubgolf which is the junior section of Scottish Golf. Alex Salmon was attending the Clubgolf stand to announce the governments commitment to Junior Golf by their promise of funding until 2018. Alex Salmon is a great stalwart of Junior golf in Scotland and is keen to promote the cause when he can.

Also in the picture is Jackie Davidson who is the Clubgolf manager and James Bryne who was the leading amatuer at the Johnnie Walker tournament which was taking place at Gleneagles at the weekend.

Can you spot me in the picture?? Wee clue...look under the camera man's microphone holder's arm!!

RETURN TO ORIGINAL DATE

We have been contacted by the Junior Scratch League organisers to be advised that the original date of September 11th has been reinstated as the date for our semi final against Kinross. The venue has yet to be confirmed.

JUNIOR SCRATCH LEAGUE SEMI FINALS DATE CHANGE

The Executive Committee of Perth & Kinross have rearranged the semi finals date to either Saturday the 17th or Sunday the 18th at a neutral venue (still to be confirmed). This decision was taken as Clackmannan had arranged the Gary Harvey Trophy on the weekend of the 1oth and 11th September and a number of players would not have been available to play in the semi finals.

LEVEL ONE CERTIFICATE

Congratulations to Joshua Edington who recieved his Level One Certificate from coach Gareth tonight.

Well done Joshua...now for level two!

JUNIOR PRESIDENTS CUP

Congratulations to Marcus Ryan who was the winner of the Junior Presidents Cup on Saturday. Second place went to Cormac Sharpe.

To present the prizes were past winner Kirsty Brodie and Junior Convenor Iain Butchart.

SEMI FINAL OPPONENTS ANNOUNCED

Just had it confirmed Strathmore will play Kinross at a neutral venue on Sunday 11th September .

BOYS COUNTY SQUADS ARE NAMED

Congratulations to Rory Tinker and Michael Brodie on being selected by Perth & Kinross for their up and coming Inter County matches.

The Gary Harvey Trophy is hosted by Braehead Golf Club on Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th September and Rory is in the team of 9 players who play 8 scratch single matches against Fife , Angus and Clackmannan.

The Frank Thomson Trophy is hosted by Gleneagles on Sunday 18th September and is an under 15 Inter Area Match between P&K , Fife and Clackmannan . Michael is named as a reserve .

Congratulations to both boys as neither have been involved in the County Coaching Squads but both have been selected for their impressive play and scores at various County events . For full squad details see link to P&K Gents County Golf.

CERTIFICATE FOR KIRSTY

Congratulations to Kirsty Barron who received her Level Two Certificate on Monday from coaching helper Hannah Robb.

Well done Kirsty, now get your cards in for a fun handicap on the wee course!

THE 1ST GEESE HAVE ARRIVED

Tonight I couldn't believe on the 17th green that I heard the 1st of the winter Geese as they flew overhead. I did see a combine working in a field from the 4th green last Sunday so Autumn has definately arrived.

STRATHMORE TOP SECTION AND QUALIFY AS TOP SEEDS FOR SEMI FINALS OF SCRATCH LEAGUE

Brilliant result tonight for our young stars. Playing Pitlochry at Strathmore tonight we had a tremendous 5&0 win. Allan Easton was 5 under (2 eagles and a birdie) winning 7&5 , Rory Tinker won 2&1 closing his match out on 17 with a tee shot to within 2 foot , Ross Dallas secured an excellent 5&4 victory before Michael Brodie produced an amazing 8&7 win (level par to 11 - 2 under through 7) Hannah Robb had a walk over.

We now look forward to the semi finals where we will meet the runners up of the Red Group on the 11th September at a neutral venue.

I am so proud of our teams performances this season.

As we have five category 1 and four category 2 players in our squad we have one of the strongest teams in the County a great testament to Strathmore .

CASH FOR KIDS GOLF TOURNAMENT - ASHLUDIE MONIFIETH - SUNDAY 28th AUGUST

Strathmore Juniors have been invited to enter a team of 3 to the above competition . Our tee time will be 3.10pm. Would any players with full congu handicaps who would like to be considered please let me know by Saturday 20th . A out of the hat draw will take place next Sunday after the Junior Summer League . All my contact numbers and email is on the header at the top of this website. Look forward to hearing from you!  Or click on my email address below iain@ianddinsurance@aol.com.

SUMMER LEAGUE

Today four of you took part in our weekly Summer League and top of the leader board today was Kirsty Brodie who returned an excellent nett 71. After calculations the CSS remains unchanged for both boys and girls. Which means Kirsty will receive yet another wee cut to already depleting handicap!

Well done Kirsty. Full results are as follows:

Scratch
Brad Bannerman 83

H/Cap
Kirsty Brodie (13) 71
Brad Bannerman (9) 74
Callum Ewan (28) 75
Tod Bannerman (21) 76

DRAW FOR I&D INSURANCE SHEILD

This is a mixed event and some juniors are taking part so below is the re-vamped draw following the rain last week!

11:22 Dawn and Iain Butchart - Kirsty and Ron Brodie
11:30 Sheena and Jack Scott - Dawn and Mark Tinker
11:37 Cathy McNab & Mark Melville - Margaret Young & Graham Bullock
11:45 Lesley & Graham Haynes - Kay Findlay & David Grant
11:52 Sheila Bailey & Keith Ewan - Gillian Allardice & Eric Gray
12:00 Sandra & Fred Barber - Hannah Robb & Frankie Moran
12:07 Jackie & Frank Moran - Chris & Pete Tinker

LORETTO SCHOOL SCOTTISH BOYS AND GIRLS UNDER 14 CHAMPIONSHIP

Aberdour plays host on Thursday and Friday to the above Championship . Strathmore are represented by Brad Bannerman , Kirsty Brodie and our newest member Hazel MacGarvie good luck to all three.

ROSS DALLAS REPRESENTS ANGUS AT COUNTY LEVEL

Ross Dallas played at Portlethan representing Angus County Boys . Great to see another Strathmore member playing at County level.

EMILY AIRD HAS 2ND HOLE IN ONE

Playing at Blair Atholl Emily had her 2nd hole in one on the same hole (6th) as her 1st one. Last time she holed a 3 wood this time it was a 5 wood (obviously hitting in longer)

Well done Emily , many people play all their lives and never have a hole in one but 2 in the same season on the same hole is an amazing achievement .

STRATHMORE JUNIORS JUST KEEPING ON IMPROVING

Where do I start ? Emily Aird has her 1st sub par round at Rosemount, one under 73 , great achievement and the first of many. Michael and Kirsty Brodie played in the Monifieth Junior Open with Michael (now category 1) finishing 2nd Scratch under 15 and Kirsty 1st Handicap Girl. Rory Dyce shot 2 over at Kirriemuir to reduce his handicap to single figures and follows Brad Bannerman who is now also single figures. Alex Simpson achieved his seasons target of reducing his handicap to 14 (equivalent to no shots on the 4 par 3,s) by shooting gross 81 nett 65 in the Junior Summer League where Hazel MacGarvie played her 1st competitive round as a member. To top off the week Rory Tinker has been selected to represent Perth and Kinross Juniors in the 8 boy inter county Gary Harvey trophy at Braehead , Alloa.

Well done everybody

BOOK YOUR PLACE FOR AUTUMN COACHING

Just a wee reminder to those of you who haven’t yet returned your Junior Tuition forms for the Autumn Tuition Programme, to please do so at your earliest convenience.


Please include at least 2 choices of days/times.

Due to the popularity of the coaching, the prompt response from a lot of our Juniors (thank you!) and the fact that we have 11 New Juniors taking placements on the programme for the first time, there are only the following spaces left:

MONDAY: 1800-1900 – Full – no spaces available.
MONDAY: 1915 – 2015 – 2 spaces available.
FRIDAY: 1800 – 1900 – 1 space available.
FRIDAY: 1915 – 2015 – 1 space available.
SATURDAY: 0930 – 1030 – 1 space available.
SATURDAY: 1045 – 1145 – 2 spaces available.
SATURDAY: 1200 – 1230 – 7 spaces available.

Please note that priority in placing will still be given to those who could not be allocated a space in the Summer Coaching Programme.
SO IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY DONE SO PLEASE CONTACT DAVID OR LORRAINE AT THE OFFICE ON 01828 633322

HUGE WELCOME TO HAZEL MACGARVIE

After playing Strathmore at the SLGA Under 16 Girls Championship and the Junior Open last week Hazel has decided that due to the friendliness , organisation and encouragement of the Junior section to make the 216 mile round trip from Troon to take full membership and become an active member of our successful Junior Section. 11 year old Hazel already plays of a handicap of 12 and will be a tremendous asset to Strathmore.

WELCOME TO THE CLUB FROM EVERYBODY.

LADIES CAPTAINS DAY

Kirsty Brodie had a great day today , she helped out in the chipping competition Kay Findlay had organised and then produced a fantastic round of golf winning the event with 37 points she also had the longest drive (silver) and won the chipping event. Lady Captain Kay called tonight to say what a credit Kirsty was to our Junior Section .

Well done Kirsty

GOOD DAY FOR OUR JUNIORS

Hannah Robb and Kirsty Brodie both posted CSS equaling 35 points at the St Andrews Junior Ladies Open Stableford Competitions today. Great scores when playing on a links course. The winning score was 38.

Callum Sinclair and Micheal Brodie also did well away from home at the Edzell Junior Open. Callum took first place in the under 15 handicap section returning an excellent net 67 which will reduce his playing handicap to 12. Michael returned a gross 77 net 72 taking 3rd place in the same section.

Great scores and thank you to the juniors who are contacting Iain or me with the scores!

ONE SHOT AWAY FROM PULLING OF THE RESULT OF THE SEASON

Strathmore Juniors represented by Rory Tinker , Michael Brodie and Brad Bannerman nearly pulled off a spectacular win at Rosemount yesterday . Playing in the P&K Junior 3 man team event Rory shot a gross 70 Michael 76 and Brad 76 and were pipped by home team Blairgowie who shot 70,75 and 76 . Remembering this was a Scratch competition our players with handicaps of 4,6 and 10 were only beaten by one shot by players with handicaps of 0,1 and 4.

I am delighted for our 3 boys who have each reduced their handicaps by one shot . Furthermore for Michael and Brad playing at this level aged 14 and 13 shows what potential we have at Strathmore .

This Sunday we play hosts to Pitlochry in the Junior Scratch League and a victory would mean we finish first in our section and secure a place in the semi finals .

Our juniors keep on improving and competing at the highest levels and I am so pleased for each of them as I know how much time and effort they all put in and its great to see them grow in confidence and this year I feel we have a team who can go all the way and prove to everyone that we are winners . Yesterdays result was a huge boost for Strathmore and will be noticed throughout the County.


ST ANDREWS JUNIOR OPEN

4 of our players took part today with Hannah Robb finishing one place ahead of fellow member Emily Aird and just missing out of the knock out stages

Ladies

Hannah Robb 77
Emily Aird 77
Kirsty Brodie 85

Boys

Rory Tinker 81

All 4 will now compete in tomorrows Stableford competition. Good luck to you all.

STRATHMORE JUNIOR OPEN RESULTS

Today on a calm and sunny day at Strathmore 43 boys and 3 girls teed it up for our 4th Open . Players from 11 different clubs took from as far afield Troon (113 miles) and Earlsferry Thistle (42 miles).

Prize winners were as follow

Girls (css 72)

1st Scratch Kirsty Brodie 83
1st Handicap Hazel McGarvie (Troon) Nett 72 (13 h/cap)

Boys (css 71)

Under 14

1st Scratch Brad Bannerman 79
1st Handicap Tod Bannerman Nett 67 (23 h/cap)
2nd Handicap Ryan Gallagher (Caird Park) Nett 69 (20 h/cap)
3rd Handicap Callum Sinclair (Kirriemuir) Nett 70 bih (14 h/cap)

Over 14

1st Scratch Craig Robertson (Blairgowrie) 72 bih
1st Handicap Stewart Lindsay (Blairgowrie) Nett 69 (7 h/cap)
2nd Handicap Allan Easton Nett 70 (2 h/cap)
3rd Handicap Greg Walker Nett (Earlsferry Thistle) 71 (8 h/cap)

Overall Trophy Winners

1st Girls h/cap Hazel McGarvie
1st Boys h/cap Tod Bannerman
1st Girls scratch Kirsty Brodie
1st Boys scratch Craig Robertson

Nearest the pin 6th and 13th Scott Allardice (Downfield) and Longest drive 14th Greg Walker

Thanks to Strathmore Golf Centre for the trophies , vouchers and prizes donated and all their assistance in the organization of the event. To Dawn Butchart who was the Open competition secretary and Eric Gray who was the Starter. As Convenor I was happy to register the players and delighted to present the prizes to such worthy winners .

All players and parents were very complimentary in their comments regarding both the condition of the course and the quality of the service in the clubhouse a glowing tribute to both the Greenkeepers and the clubhouse staff. Well done to you all.

SCOTTISH LADIES JUNIOR OPEN STROKE PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP

Emily Aird and Hannah Robb completed their 3rd rounds today. Emily had rounds of 82,88 and 83 = 253 Hannah had rounds of 89,82 and 91 =262 . Kelsey MacDonald won for a record fourth year in a row.

ANGUS BOYS MATCHPLAY

Ross Dallas just failed to become Angus Boys Matchplay Champion yesterday beaten by one hole in the final held at Kirriemuir. Well done on reaching the final .

STRATHMORE JUNIOR OPEN

Today sees a tremendous field of 50 take part in our Junior Open , hopefully the sun will shine and so will the scores. Good luck to everyone taking part.

ANGUS BOYS MATCHPLAY CHAMPIONSHIP AT KIRRIEMUIR

Strathmore members Ross Dallas and Rory Dyce both made the last 16 KO stages and both progressed to the quarter finals , Ross won his tie but unfortunatley Rory lost out . Well done to you both in reaching the knock out stages and good luck to Ross in the semi final.

SCOTTISH LADIES JUNIOR OPEN STROKE PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP

Emily Aird sits on 170 after her second round and Hannah Robb is one shot behind after a second round 82. Good luck to you both for the final round today.

JUNIOR OPEN DRAW

Below is the draw for the Junior Open tomorrow. Click on image to enlarge.

 Late entries phone 01828 633322

SCOTTISH LADIES JUNIOR OPEN STROKE PLAY AT CARDROSS

Both Emily Aird and Hannah Robb completed their 1st rounds today , Emily returned 82 and Hannah 89. Good luck for the next 2 rounds of this 54 hole event.

ABU DHABI WINNERS

Kirsty and Michael were the winners of the Abu Dhabi quailfying round at Strathmore and above is the picture of them receiving the Abu Dhabi Tee Shirts from Junior Convenor Iain. It is a gross competition with clubs from all over the UK taking part. Only a miminal number of the top scores from all over the country will qualify. Each top scoring girl and boy from each club receive a tee shirt from the sponors.

Well done both!

RORY DYCE , MICHAEL BRODIE AND KIRSTY BRODIE TOP THE SATURDAY COMPETITIONS IN STYLE

Rory Dyce won the gents George Black Memorial Trophy with a magnificent gross 74 (45 stableford points) 5 points clear of the field. Kirsty Brodie came first in the ladies Scott Trophy (5) with a superb gross 83 reducing her handicap to 14 and Michael Brodie took the Junior Leroch Cup with a gross 75 net 69 . What a day for our Juniors.

AUCHTERARDER JUNIOR OPEN

The Brodie's tour hit Auchterarder today with Michael picking up 3rd handicap with a gross 75 nett 69 . Kirsty also picked up 3rd handicap but would have been 1st scratch but they only had handicap for girls.

MONSTER NEWS FROM LOCH NESS

Both Kirsty and Michael Brodie have qualified to the Final of the Highland Spring Junior Masters at Gleneagles on the 9th of October. The final will be played over the Queens Course and both are really exited at the prospect of competing in a National final.

Strathmore Juniors again prove their ability at National level.

HIGHLAND SPRING JUNIOR MASTERS

Loch Ness was todays venue for the Highland Spring Junior Masters . Congratulations to Michael Brodie who returned 36 Stableford points off his new playing handicap of 6 and finished 11. Kirsty returned 29 points and finished 4th . Well done to you both and safe journey home.

MICHAEL BRODIE BEATS THE COURSE AND EVERYBODY ELSE

Today Michael shot a 74 and beat the course by 6 (despite a triple bogey on 9) fantastic scoring . He has now reduced his handicap to 6 . Category 1 here he comes !!!!

I am so pleased for Michael as he is not only able to reduce his handicap at Strathmore but also at Opens at away courses .

SCOTTISH BOYS STROKE PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP

Rory Tinker unfortunatley missed the cut at Nairn today , a second round of 80 gave him a total of 158.

SCOTTISH BOYS STROKE PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP

With half the field having completed their rounds Rory Tinker finds himself in joint 28th place. Rory had a great run from the 7th hole to the 15th hole where he was 2 under unfortunately he dropped shots at the 16th 17th 18th. Rory will take to the tee again tommorrow at 15.10 and all of us at Strathmore wish him well.




Below is Rory's card for the day. Click on the image to enlarge.

SCOTTISH BOYS STROKE PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP

Rory Tinker tees it up at Nairn tomorrow at 11am and our best wishes go with him. This is a 72 hole stroke play Championship with the top 40 players and ties qualifying after 36 holes .This is seen as one of the top European Boys events with entrants from the UK , France , Italy , Finland , Barbados and the United Arab Emirates. Previous winners include Stephen Gallagher and Lloyd Saltman.

SCOTSCRAIG JUNIOR OPEN

Michael Brodie and Kirsty Brodie kept up their great run in Opens by returning with more vouchers. Kirsty took 1st place in the Girls section and Michael returned a superb gross 76 (3rd scratch but took 2nd place in handicap section beaten by a better inward half) and took o.6 from his handicap, very impressive scoring on a tough Open Qualifing course.

UPDATE FROM SCOTTISH GIRLS

Unfortunately both Emily Aird and Hannah Robb lost their respective matches this morning . It was obviously very disappointing for them both but to have reached the knock out stages is a achievement in it's self and both players will have learnt a lot from the experience of competing at the very top level. Well done to you both and good luck for the rest of the season.

AMAZING DAY AT GLENISLA

Both Emily Aird and Hannah Robb have qualified for the last 32 knock out stages of the Scottish Girls Matchplay at Glenisla . Emily added a 78 to her 75 to qualify 17th and plays Jemma Chalmers (Monifieth) . Hannah had to win her way through in a 3 girl play off securing the 32nd spot with a great putt on the 2nd extra hole and plays Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) the no 1 seed.

I went down to see both Girls tee off and sent them off with our best wishes. If both girls win this morning they unfortunately will play each other in the afternoon .

It is amazing for Strathmore to have 2 Girls qualifing to the last 32 of a National Tournament and I am very proud for Strathmore to see the standard of golf both girls are producing.

SCOTTISH GIRL'S (CLOSE) CHAMPIONSHIP

Emily Aird shot a very impressive 4 over par 75 to take joint 8th position at the half way stage at Glenisla yesterday. Hannah Robb was also heading for a top ten spot but unfortunately had a bad last hole but still finished joint 27th with an 80. With the top 32 gross scores qualifing for the 1st flight and the next 16 qualifing for the 2nd flight both Emily and Hannah have great chances to progress to the KO stages. Kirsty Brodie was in her buffer and played very steady but said her putting had let her down. Competing at this level will give Kirsty a taste of playing at the highest level and stand her in great stead for the future.
Good Luck today

BLAIRGOWRIE JUNIOR OPEN

Michael Brodie won the 2nd handicap section with a nett (80-7=73) in yesterdays Open and would have been 3rd Scratch (with a better inward half) just ahead of Rory Tinker who also returned an 80. Well done to you both . For full result go to How did I do.

GOOD LUCK GIRLS

Junior members Emily Aird, Kirsty Brodie and Hannah Robb are all taking part in the SLGA Scottish Girls Championship (Close) this week at Glenisla Golf Centre. Today is practice day then the first and second qualifying rounds are tomorrow and Wednesday. Following this a cut will be made for the final three days matchplay stages. The lowest 32 aggregate gross scores will progress to the match play Championship. The next 16 aggregate gross scores will progress to a second flight match play competition, the Ansley Reid Salver


Good Luck Girls!

KING JAMES VI JUNIOR OPEN

Another successful day on the road for Strathmore with Kirsty Brodie having the Girls lowest Gross , Rory Tinker over 15 Boys 2nd lowest gross , Michael Brodie 2nd in Boys u15 and Alex Simpson just missing out with 4th lowest nett in his section. Well done to you all for keeping Strathmores name on the Leaderboards round the county.

STRATHMORE JUNIORS LEAD THE WAY

Strathmore Juniors topped the leader board at Kirriemuir Junior Open today with Ross Dallas returning an amazing gross 67 around  the par 68 course. His Scratch score was one under the CSS of 68, well done Ross fantastic play.
Rory Tinker returned the 2nd best scratch score of the day with 74 and Michael Brodie returned a nett 68 with a nine on the 8th. Michael showed great strength by keeping his calm and with a stableford adjustment has reduced his playing handicap to 7. Michael also picked up 1st place nett prize in the under 15 section. Sister Kirsty Brodie won the girls section.

It is just amazing that these four players were the only representatives of Strathmore and between them they won three first places and a second.

Well done to all and very well played!

PICTURES FROM FINALS DAY

Top left and right Rory and Michael, and bottom left and right  Alex and Callum and centre Junior Champion Rory Tinker and Ladies Champion Emily Aird.

MURRAYSHALL JUNIOR OPEN SCORES

Par 69 CSS 67

Brad Bannerman 79/10 nett 69
Ross Dallas 74/5 nett 69
Rory Tinker 74/4 nett 70
Alex Simpson 92/17 nett 75

Best scratch 70
Best nett 63

MESSAGE FROM GENTS CAPTAIN

Hi Iain,
I would like to congratulate both yourself and the Scratch League Team on your great wins against Blairgowrie and Milnathort. You are all great ambassadors for Strathmore Golf Club.

Thank you Eric for your comments and support. Iain

NEW DATE FOR JUNIOR MINI FOURSOMES

Pitlochry Golf Club will host the re arranged Mini Foursomes on Sunday 14th of August so would any pairs wanting to play let me know before 24th July .

WEE WONDERS QUALIFIER

Sunday 3rd of July saw the East of Scotland Wee Wonders Qualifier take place at Carnoustie . Kirsty Brodie topped her section and qualifies for the Final which take place at St Andrews on the 27th and 28th of August. Alex Simpson also played but did not qualify.

PERTH & KINROSS TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP

Allan Easton and Rory Tinker represented Strathmore in the 3 man Gents P&K Team Championship yesterday at King James VI . With the best 2 Scratch scores combining Allan's 75 and Rory's 76 gave Strathmore a total of 151.

Favourites Blairgowrie won the event with a score of 131 displacing early leaders Craigie Hill's 134.

STRATHMORE 3.5 BLAIRGOWRIE 1.5

I must tonight be the proudest Junior Converor in the Country. I have just watched our team of Ross Dallas , Emily Aird , Hannah Robb , Michael Brodie and Brad Bannerman pull off one of the best wins imaginable . Ross making his debut against Connor Neil found himself 3 down and was still 2 down with 3 to play, digging in he won 16 and 17 (with a 4 with his second ball) and secured a great half on the last. Hannah had already closed off her match against Stewart Lindsay 4&3 and Michael Brodie lost out to an in form Mark McLeod 5/4. Emily Aird who kept her form from yesterday secured her point against Robert Willamars 2&1 and Brad Bannerman (under no pressure whatsoever) sealed the deal with a tremendous 2nd shot to 8ft on the 16th to win 3&2 against Adam Hood.

To think it was only 2008 when we first entered P&K Junior Scratch League and tonight we sit Top of our Section with 2 victories under our belts against 2010 Holders Blairgowrie and Runner ups Milnathort.

I cannot get this smile off my face and the am so pleased how far Strathmore Juniors have progressed. To become great winners you have to first become good losers , we have done that and today provided me with all proof I will ever need that we have the ability , talent and team spirit to go on and progress even further.

Thank you team , you were brilliant !!!!!

FANTASTIC WEEKEND FOR OUR JUNIORS

Saturday saw Finals Day with Emily Aird coming back from 4 down after 18 to become Strathmore's youngest ever Lady Champion defeating Scottish Internationalist Emily Ogilvy by 1 hole. Emily who last week lost in the final of the Blairgowrie Ladies Championship played exceptional golf and with her sister Megan caddying kept her nerve to seal a historic victory in front of a huge gallery gathered by the 18th green.

Rory Tinker retained his Junior Scratch title holding off a spirited comeback from Michael Brodie and Callum Ewan came back from 3 down to win on the 15th green against Alex Simpson in the Handicap Final.

Every match was played with great spotsmanship and were enjoyed by all the spectators .

SEMI FINAL RESULTS

Last night saw the semi finals of both the Scratch and Handicap. No 1 seed Michael Brodie secured his place in the final by defeating Hannah Robb 2 up, Hannah had went into an early lead and it was only at the end that Michael managed to get ahead. In the second semi final existing Junior Club Champion Rory Tinker was 4 up at the turn but with Brad Bannerman having a birdie on the 10th and continuing to par the rest of the back 9 it took to the 16th before Rory eventually took his place in the final with Michael.
The Handicap final will be between Alex Simpson (who had a walk over) and Callum Ewan who had a tremendous match with Kirsty Brodie , after 18 holes they were all square and it took to the 22nd hole for the result to be confirmed.
Good Luck to all the finalist and please come along and support them on Saturday.

SCRATCH FINAL 1PM Michael Brodie V Rory Tinker
H/CAP FINAL 1.15PM Callum Ewan V Alex Simpson

LADIES CHAMPIONSHIPS

Last nights Semi Final matches saw Hannah Robb playing number 1 seed and Scottish Internationalist Emily Ogilvy and Hannah should be proud of her play taking Emily to the 14th hole before losing out. 2nd seed Emily Aird took on Dawn Butchart who was attempting to reach her 11th final in a row and with the match all square after 9 Emily then produced some tremendous shots to birdie 10,12 and 14 and reach her 1st Strathmore Ladies Final by winning on the 16th. Good luck in the final from the Junior Section.

Kirsty Brodie played Sandra Barber in the Quarter Final of the Ladies Silver Rosebowl and also won on the 16th hole and now meets Sheena Scott in Monday nights Semi Final. Good luck from the Junior Section.