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Stuart F.

also 3rd and final Under 18 Order of Merit event

		Venue	Auchterarder	Sun 30th Sep
MATCH	TIME	NAME		CLUB	AGE	HC
1	906	Ross	White	Muckhart	u16	4
		Stuart	White	Murrayshall	u16	8
		Steven	Young	Auchterarder	u18	3
2	914	Ewan	Farquharson	Auchterarder	u18	3
		Callum	McGuigan	Comrie	u16	1
		Robert	Watson	Muckhart	u14	3
3	922	Alistaiir	Wood	Auchterarder	u16	6
		Sandy	Shackles	Murrayshall	u16	8
		Blair	Stephen	Pitlochry	u18	1
4	930	Jonathon	Dunn	Auchterarder	u16	6
		Grant	Stewart	Pitlochry	u16	4
		Michael	Brodie	Strathmore	u16	4
5	938	Josh	Roy	Auchterarder	u18	7
		Brad	Bannerman	Strathmore	u16	5
		Scott	McLeod	Kinross	u16	4
6	946	Allan	Davidson	Auchterarder	u18	12
		Calum	Graham	Crieff	u14	6
		Alex	Simson	Strathmore	u14	11
7	954	Rowan	Carey	Auchterarder	u14	12
		Ogilvie	Robertson	Kinross	u16	6
		Dean	Gilfillan	Crieff	u18	8
8	1002	Duncan	Robertson	Auchterarder	u16	13
		Struan	Matchett	Pitlochry	u18	12
		Keir	McLaren	Blairgowrie	u16	12
9	1010	Tod	Bannerman	Strathmore	u14	16
		Oliver	Saffrey	Auchterarder	u16	13
		Murray	Bullions	Blairgowrie	u18	14
10	1018	Callum	Brown	Crieff	u16	14
		Gregor	Graham	Blairgowrie	u14	19
		John	Cowan	Pitlochry	u14	19
11	1026	Robbie	Pol	Blairgowrie	u14	18
		Marcus	Ryan	Strathmore	u14	22
		Jack	Morton	Auchterarder	u14	26

THANK YOU MESSAGE FROM HANNAH ROBB

Hannah has now turned 18 and this was her last season as a Junior. After Sundays Scratch League Final victory I spoke to her and thanked Hannah for the support and her contibution to the Junior Section over the past 4 years and wished her every success in the future. Today I received this thank you email -
  
  To the Junior Committee: Ian, Dawn and Jackie

I would like to thank you all for your efforts on behalf of both myself and I am sure all of the Juniors in the club.

Your enthusiasm, drive and commitment to Strathmore Juniors needs to be recognised these attributes together with your friendly and welcoming approach is the reason we have achieved success in our golf.

From my first lesson at the Centre Golf Lessons at Easter 2008 you all have done nothing but encourage me and others.

For me to go from a complete beginner, endless rounds of the Leftie links, to then be called forward to Scottish Coaching, play golf for the County Ladies and participate in Gleneagles County Coaching and then go on to further Education in Golf as a category 1 golfer is a tremendous journey which I am now enjoying and you have all contributed greatly to make that possible.

I also recognise the considerable support we have all had from The Strathmore Golf Centre and the coaching programmes that started me out and continue to improve the golf game of the junior members with Gareth continuing to work the magic.

Yesterday’s win in the P&K Junior Scratch League was a great day. I am sure the Junior Teams next year and beyond will carry the Strathmore flag to many a win.

Many Thanks,


Hannah Robb

DOUBLE DELIGHT

SCRATCH LEAGUE TEAM

 

 



This was definitely my proudest day as convenor of Strathmore Junior Section. I went down to the Club to meet our British Red Cross team and Alex Simpson was already on the range practising an hour and a half before their tee time.

RED CROSS TEAM

Callum Ewan, Kirsty Brodie and Tod Bannerman joined us and we discussed the format of the competition and how to play as a team. I accompanied them on the first 2 holes where Alex took the Red Cross "yellow ball" and just missed birdie but had a steady par. Kirsty also had a par 5 (net 4) for 3 Stableford points and the team were off and running. On the second hole Kirsty took the "yellow ball" and with all 4 players finding the green in 2 I explained that it was best for Kirsty to play out the "yellow ball " first as the boys all had shots and after Kirsty made sure of a 4. Alex made a 4 (net 3) which left Tod a free putt at a 3 (net 2) but just missed. 6 points secured and 2 pars with the "yellow ball"'- a great start. All 4 hit good drives down 3, I wished them well and headed back to meet Michael who was practising his putting, in his words "just to make sure yesterday's putting display wasn't a fluke !!"
I arrived at Gleneagles and Callum Sinclair, Rory Dyce and Hannah Robb were already there. After the warm up we made our way to the putting green and then had to kick our heels for 20 minutes due to a fog delay in the morning. This may have helped us, as we spent the time usefully with the strokesavers and I had a Eureka moment and came up with a master plan using the tick formula. Our players had to read the pro tip follow it and if they succeeded they had to tick it off. This seemed to relax our team and Auchterarder looked more apprehensive as each player was announced onto the tee. I watched them all tee off and Michael who led us out looked like he had won the 1st so our team had made the perfect start. Rory Dyce last out won his first hole and I made my way through the course to catch up what was going on ahead. Callum lost the first 2 but responded with a great birdie and par to square his match. Brad had followed the pro's tip to the letter and with pin at the front played to the back of the 5th green but still secured a half. I caught up with Hannah to see her hole a 20 foot birdie and win the hole to peg her opponent back. At the Dormie House 10th I received the news from Strathmore that our team had successfully defended and won their 4th successive British Red Cross junior trophy. I relayed this to our team and kept them abreast of how each other were doing. Hannah was behind Rory was up and the other 3 games were nip and tuck. Trying to follow 3 games which are all heading back towards the club house is difficult and I knew Michael had gone 1 up but saw him tee off  2nd on 18, Brad won 16 to go 1 up and Callum was dormie 2 down . Brad won 17 to put Strathmore 2v1 and I was trying to see what had happened ahead when I went to the back of the green where our team was and was told Michael had won 2 up. It took a second to sink in but Michael who had ran back up from the 18th green and had put on his white wind cheater was standing there and I hadn't noticed. When I  had seen him tee off 2nd on 18 it was a provisional ball and he had not lost the 17th. With Rory, Brad and Michael all winning we were Perth and Kinross Champions for the first time and after only 4 years of trying . The experience of being runners up last helped our team and if you refer back to my previous blogs I have always installed into our juniors you first have to learn how to lose before you win , as winning is never easy. Today Strathmore Juniors have come of age , made their mark and rubber stamped their place as the most successful Junior Section in P&K and proved me right as I never doubted their ability.

I have built up friendships which will last a lifetime and seen juniors grow into adults and have so much pride in seeing them reach their own personal goals I will remember this day forever.

Travelling down today I remembered of our first away match at Aucherarder 01/07/2008 and after playing golf at Strathnmore we went to Downfield to watch Carly Booth represent P&K in Dawns team and stopped off at MacDonalds at Perth for a burger and Alan Easton showed his farm yard identification skills were thankfully less than his golfing ones, Megan,Emily and Matthew laughed so much and with Grant it set us up for a brilliant halved match wearing our team colours for the first time

 Last year Allan became County Stroke Play Champion.

4 years later we are County Scratch League Team Champions and Bell Trophy Team Champions runner ups , with the talent coming through and the fight for places hotting up we can be the strongest Junior section in P&K for years to come.

                            

WHAT A FINAL

Michael Brodie and I played Scott Thomson and Chris Flannigan today in what must be Strathmores lowest scoring match. We lost the 1st to a par, halved the 2nd in pars, Michael and Chris both birdied 3rd , Michael won the 4th with a birdie , I eagled the 5th to put us 1up, Scott and Michael both birdied the 6th to half, 7 and 8 were halved in pars but Scott had an spectacular 3 on 9 after nearly driving out of bounds and hitting a superb recovery onto the green and then holing a 40 footer to square the match at the turn (better ball 6 under)
We halved 10th in pars , Michael birdied 11 to put us 1 up and after he hit the 12th green in 2 pin high , Scott hit his 2nd to 4 foot , Michael lipped out and Scott holed his putt for eagle and followed that up with a birdie on 13 to reverse our lead. 14 was halved in bogeys 15 in pars and then Scott hit the par 4 16th green with his tee shot and secured another birdie we could not match. Chris then put his tee shot within 6ft on 17 and despite both of us also hitting the green we could not find a 2 and Chris holed out for his birdie and a 3&1 victory. We played out 18 and Scott did have a putt for an eagle and a betterball 59 but had to settle for a birdie. What a match and although we are disappointed to lose we will be back next year for another go.
Todays betterball card

Out  5-4-3-2-3-2-4-4-3= 30
In    4-3-3-2-5-4-3-2-4= 30  Total 60 (12 under)

Michael performance today, especially with his putter, was tremendous and he should put our first point on the board in tomorrows Scratch League Final. 

YET ANOTHER TRIP TO GLENEAGLES

We should take up residence !!! Michael Brodie and Brad Bannerman have been invited by Perth & Kinross to play in their Am-Am event at the 2014 Ryder Cup Venue the PGA Course Gleneagles on the 6th October 2012 , first tee time 11.30am. This is a tremendous honour and another feather in Strathmore's Cap.

Congratulations to both and a huge boost to their egos before this weekend.

Strathmore Golf Centre have supported my ideas 100% in encouraging and developing our Juniors and this is testament to there investment. As I keep saying "nothing now surprises me with what our Juniors achieve" . With Strathmore having reached the finals of both the County's Scratch and Handicap Finals this year I think it is fair to say we are the most successful Club in P&K.    

COUNTDOWN TO BIG WEEKEND BEGINS

On Saturday at 12.37pm  Junior Captain Michael Brodie and I take on Scott Thomson and Chris Flannigan in the Gents Four Ball Betterball Final at Strathmore. Then Sunday at 2.40pm Strathmore take on Auchterarder at the Queen's Course, Gleneagles in the Scratch League Final.

Spectators are welcome.

Sunday at 12.10pm also sees the Juniors field a team in the British Red Cross Day at Strathmore attempting to win the Junior Event for the 4th year running.

SCOTTISH DEVELOPMENT CENTRES

 

A total of 50 Development Centres will be launched over the next 3 years. 20 will be named for 2012 and the chosen centres will be open for business by November.

The Development Centres will be a National Programme run throughout Scotland to provide every young golfer the opportunity to reach their personal golfing potential.

The Centres will be a joint SGU/SLGA initiative supported by Clubgolf. They are open to any player with a handicap that are not already involved at Academy level.

 

The cost per player is £150 this will provide each player with 30 hours of coaching with additional non-technical coaching (fitness, nutrition, psychology etc)

 A massive opportunity to be involved so if you are interested please complete the attached nomination form or if you want more information contact me.

 

Click here to download nomination form. Please note if you have a Congu handicap and have attended Junior coaching at Strathmore you can nominate yourself. 

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD NOMINATION FORM

CAN HARDLY KEEP UP WITH OUR JUNIOR SUCCESSES

At Royal Burgess yesterday both Brad and Tod Bannerman qualified for the Highland Spring Junior Masters Final to be held at Gleneagles on Sunday 7th October. Both finished on 34 points with Tod qualifing ahead of his big brother courtesy of a better back nine. They join Kirsty Brodie and Alex Simpson who qualified at Auchterarder earlier in the season.

Gleneagles is becoming Strathmore Juniors 2nd home !!!

To prove the point even further Alex Simpson playing Gleneagles yesterday helped Perth and Kinross Under 15 win the Frank Thomson Trophy. Alex was the 2nd highest scorer for P&K.

Amazing ! What a weekend !    

YET ANOTHER JUNIOR SUCCESS

Todays Gent's foursomes final saw Callum Ewan and his dad Keith face Club Champion Norman Dyce and Gary McCluskey. In a closely fought match it was all square after 18 and it was left to Callum to hole out from 18 inches to secure a tremendous victory.
I am personally delighted for Callum who has shown this year how good a match play competitor he has become.

HISTORY MAKERS

Today Strathmore became only the second Club in the history of Perth & Kinross to have teams who have reached both the Scratch League and Bell Trophy finals in the same year. I am so proud of all players who have played a part in making Strathmore the most successful Club in P & K.
When I took on the role of Junior Convenor after seeing the potential of our Juniors I was never in doubt that we could produce winners and I am never let down.
At Alyth today we were paired against Blairgowrie and ran out winners by 3.5 v 1.5. Michael Brodie led out the side against Scottish Internationalist Bradley Neil and after playing himself into a 3 hole lead through 7, Bradley battled back to square the match through 10. Michael won 14 Bradley won 16 & 17 but Michael squared his match on the 18th. Hannah lost out 4&3 and Callum Sinclair who led from the 1st won 6&4. Rory Dyce and Kirsty Brodie both had walk overs due to a breach of the competition rules.
We now play Auchterarder on the Queens Course at Gleneagles next Sunday 23rd at 2.40pm in the final and having lost out last year I know the experience gained then will be in our favour and we can write another chapter into history.
As I was trying to take a picture I was privileged by the team who requested I took my place as Manager and I respect the appreciation the Juniors give me. They are a credit not only to themselves , their families but to Strathmore Golf Club and Centre.               

HOW OUR COACHING HAS PROGRESSED

Gareth has been taking our Juniors to a new level , 4 years ago we were starting with getting the basics right - stance, grip, swing etc. This week we have progressed to hitting high and low draws and fades and it was amazing seeing Juniors who were barely able to hit a ball now shaping shots !!!!

It is no surprise that we our Juniors are doing so well. Keep practicing.    

EXTRA RUB OF LUCK FOR SATURDAY

Gave Andy Murray's Olympic Gold Medal Post Box a rub for luck and seeing he also won his first Grand Slam against Novak Djokovic it should help and inspire Strathmore to do the same to Blairgowrie on Saturday. Same result would do !  3v2   

SATURDAYS SCRATCH LEAGUE SEMI FINAL TEAM ANNOUNCED

Michael Brodie , Hannah Robb , Callum Sinclair , Rory Dyce and Kirsty Brodie make up the team to take on Blairgowrie at Alyth on Saturday and I look forward with a great deal of confidence to seeing Strathmore make their 2nd Scratch League Final.

Michael has a 3 out of 3 Scratch League record
Hannah has a 1 out of 2
Callum has a 2 out of 2
Rory has a 2 1/2 out of 4
Kirsty has a 1 out of 1

With such great individual and team performances this season I know it's other teams who worry about playing Strathmore because of our fantastic record over the last 4 seasons.     

CONGRATULATIONS LUKE

Luke Cunningham received his level one and level two certificate from Junior Convenor Iain last week. Well done Luke, look forward to receiving your cards for your fun handicap.

GARY HARVEY TROPHY

Charleton Golf Club, Fife hosted this years Inter County Event with Michael Brodie and Brad Bannerman being selected in a very young P&K squad.
Saturday saw P&K beat Angus 6.5 V 1.5 , with Michael winning 1up and Brad being 1st reserve
Sunday morning saw P&K beat Clackmannan 6 V 2 , with Michael winning 3&1 and Brad winning 4&3 which was P&K's biggest winning margin.
This set up a title decider with Fife unfortuately P&K lost out 5.5 v 2.5 . Michael lost 5&4 and Brad secured a half .

Well done to both boys , 3 1/2 points out of 5 , Strathmore really played their part !!!    

BROKEN FINGER RULES AMY MITCHELL OUT

A fall off a swing and the resulting broken finger will see Amy missing out on her playing and coaching for at least 2 weeks . Get well soon from all the section.

CONGRATULATIONS RORY

Congratulation to Rory Myles who while out on the Leitfie Course with Junior Convenor Iain, managed to achieve not only his Level One certificate but also his Level Two as well!

Excellent work Rory and look forward to receiving your cards for your fun handicap.

CONGRATULATIONS

Thought I should share this message our Junior Bell Trophy Team received from past Captain Eric Gray. 

 

Hi Iain,

Please pass on my congratulations to your team on finishing runners up in the Junior Bell Trophy yesterday. Although I know you will all be disappointed by your defeat, when you consider that four years ago we were not even entering teams in those events it is I believe a fantastic achievement.

Cheers

Eric

SO PROUD OF OUR TEAM

At Gleneagles today Strathmore Juniors despite losing 4 v 1 should be proud of themselves for achieving so much this season. Craigiehill were worthy winners and I know our players will have learned a lot from the experience. Cory Miller was our only winner and did it in style by hitting a huge drive down 18 and hitting a superb 2nd to 6ft. Our 4 other players were disappointed in their performances and have all played better in earlier rounds. The team were delighted with the support they received especially from Junior Captain Michael Brodie and fellow team mates Brad Bannerman and Kirsty Brodie and it shows the camaraderie they have.

I know next year we will be back again and hopefully can go one step further.

TOMMOROW SEES PART ONE OF WHAT COULD BE A RECORD BREAKER

I am so excited and looking forward to tomorrow. All our players will be playing in a final for the first time and with the experience they have picked up over the their previous matches I know they are up to the task. I have seen their confidence grow with each match and know they will do their best to make history.
I believe at Strathmore we have the best junior sections in P&K and to back up my opinion  have included a snip it from a recent email from P&K Junior Convenor Stuart Fotheringham

 
Strathmore is currently recognised as one of the strongest junior clubs in P&K hence the
reason players from your club are being selected.

Keep producing future stars !

Stuart

What a compliment   

THE STRATHMORE HAKKA

Callum Ewan will orchestrate the warm up tomorrow with what will always be known as "The Strathmore Hakka" Gareth gave him the routine today and set to the tune of "Simply the Best" I'm sure we are on to a winner.

ALEX DOES AN ERIC !!!

Alex Simpson followed in the footsteps a last years Captain Eric Gray by finding water with his trolley and bag. Playing the 13th (unlucky for Alex) he parked his trolley at the right hand side of the green unfortunatly he didn't put the break on and the wind started it rolling by the time we noticed Alex's trolley was upside down in the bunker which was full of water !!!! Like Eric he soldiered on and finished his round. Hopefully he will get everything dry for tomorrow.