PERTH AND KINROSS WINTER COUNTY COACHING 2012

I nominated 6 boys for P&K Winter coaching sessions and am delighted to announce all 6 will benefit. Michael, Brad, Tod and Alex will attend Gleneagles and Marcus and Cormac will attend Noahs Ark.

Congratulations to all 6. Being involved leads to representing the County and I am delighted that Strathmore have the joint top number of players selected.

I would like to remind everyone that next Saturday is the Junior AGM and prize giving proceeded by a 9 hole texas scramble on Leitfie at 12 noon. Names need to be entered on the entry sheet on the Junior board asap.

SATURDAY UPDATE

7 players took part today and I decided "team shoe" Amy,Cormac and Jude took on Luke Cunningham, Megan, Michael and Rory Myles and they again managed to secure a 35 v 37 win. Brilliant scores again. I am very impressed by the superb ball stricking of these youngsters and can't wait to see how they all progress, exciting stuff !!! 

ANOTHER FINAL FOR STRATHMORE

I am delighted to announce that as Junior Convenor I had nominated both Strathmore Juniors Section and Kirsty Brodie and both have been selected as finalist in the Team and Individual Sport Achievement sections of the Perth and Kinross Spirit of Youth Awards 2012 which takes place at Perth Concert Hall at 7pm on Friday 23rd of November.

Over the last 4 years the Section has produced 2 Ladies and 1 Gents Strathmore Club Champions, 2 under 14 Coaching Medal Winners, Glenalmond College James Braid Trophy winners 2009 and 2010, a male Junior County Junior Stroke Play Champion and a County Match Play Champion, We have had 11 players capped at County level, an Under 12 Loretto Scottish School Boys Scratch Champion and a double girl Highland Springs Junior Masters winner and a boy runner up.  This years team achievements of P&K Scratch League Champions (after being finalist last year) and runners up in the Bell Trophy are amazing as we have only been competing for 4 years. We have 5 players selected for the Scottish Development Centres and a player already in the Scottish Academy. Both the Gents and Ladies Sections have benefited by having played Juniors in their Scratch League Teams over the last 4 years, a credit to how well our Juniors have progressed. 3 of our Juniors are currently attending Elmwood College in Golf related Courses and part is down to the encouragement shown at Strathmore. 

Kirsty Brodie created her own piece of golfing history at Gleneagles this year by winning The Highland Spring Junior Masters title for a record breaking 2nd time becoming the first player girl or boy ever to do so. This Event which is Scotlands largest for young golfers is run by the SGU and SLGA and is open to players aged under 16. Kirsty is currently receiving Scottish Academy coaching after being nominated as an 11 year old. She won the Strathmore Ladies Club Championship 2012, becoming the youngest ever and played for both the Ladies and the Junior Scratch League teams. A remakable season for a very talented 12 year old.       

                  

SCOTTISH JUNIOR GOLF TOUR - CARNOUSTIE BURNSIDE

Michael Brodie won the under 18 section with a level par 68 and Brad Bannerman came second in the under 15 with a gross 74.

Great scores boys.

HANDICAPS AWARDED

Mark Fullerton has gained a Congu Junior Club Handicap of 32. Rory Myles has gained a Fun Handicap on Leitfie of 40. Well done to both players.

FUN FUN FUN

Brilliant fun today - 6 enthusiastic juniors practised their putting before I picked the 2 teams to play a 9 hole Texas Scramble on Leitfie. Amy Mitchell declared she knew how the teams had been selected and with a quizzical look I asked why? to which her reply was "shoes" and right enough all 3 were wearing identical pairs. The rules were that each team member had to use 2 tee shots. Amy Mitchell , Cormac Sharpe and Jude Archibald shot an amazing 3-4-3-5-3-5-4-4-3 = 34 !! Megan Thom , Luke Archibald and Michael Davie scored a respectable 43. Amy will have to stop using driver on the 1st and 9th after being through the green on both and landing on the wrong 9th, great strike but a bit big.

In the afternoon it was decided to play a Texas Scramble on Rannaleroch. Teams were drawn from a hat (tammy) and the rules were 4 tee shots to be used for each player. Tod Bannerman , Peter Mattner and myself scored 4-3-4-3-4-2-4-5-5 = 34  4-3-6-2-4-4-4-3-4 = 34 total 68 . 4 under par = 7 birdies + 3 bogeys. Alex Simpson , Callum Ewan and Marcus Ryan retured a respectable 74.

It was really good to see so many out on the course and with Michael Brodie and Brad Bannerman playing in the Gents 4 Club event the Juniors were well represented today.

Alexei Butchart had a 3rd place in the under 10 section in Moscow to finish off his season and we look forward to seeing him next year.

                    

P&K JUNIOR PRIZE WINNERS

The Perth and Kinross annual AGM and prize giving takes place on Thursday 22nd November at 7.30pm in Craigiehill Golf Club, Perth. All prize winners, parents and friends are invited to attend and could all Strathmore Juniors wear their team shirts. Below is the list of prize winners - Ross Dallas (Scratch) and Kirsty Brodie (Scratch & Bell) both played in earlier rounds but not in the finals and make up our magnificent 12.

Perth + Kinross County Golf Union    Junior Prize Winners 2012.
Strokeplay Championship Winner	Callum McGuigan	Comrie
R/U	Ewan Farquharson	Auchterarder
Matchplay Championship Winner	Callum Hill	Muckhart
R/U	Rory Stewart	Crieff
Under 18 Order of Merit	Callum McGuigan	Comrie
Under 16 Championship	Callum McGuigan	Comrie
Under 14 Championship	Callum Graham	Crieff
Spring Meeting   U14	Callum Graham	Crieff
U16	Ross White	Muckhart
U18	Callum Hill	Muckhart
Autumn Meeting  U14	Robert Watson	Muckhart
U16	Callum McGuigan	Comrie
U18	Blair Stephen	Pitlochry
Under 14 Coaching Medal  1st Scr	Alex Simpson	Strathmore
2nd Scr	Callum Graham	Crieff
1st Net	Jamie Graham	Blairgowrie
2nd Net	Rory Ottley	Dunkeld+Birnam
Team Championship Winners	Stephen Young, Ewan Farquharson, Alistair Wood	Auchterarder
Scratch League Winners	Michael Brodie, Hannah Robb, Rory Dyce,	Strathmore
	Brad Bannerman, Callum Sinclair
Scratch League R/U	Ewan Farquharson, Stephen Young, Josh Roy,	Auchterarder
	Alistair Wood, Johnathan Dunn
Junior Bell Salver Winners	Sean Davidson, Ross McDonald, Ethan Laing,	Craigie Hill
	Murray Stephenson, Michael Kennedy
Junior Bell Salver  R/U	Alex Simpson, Tod Bannerman, Calum Ewan,	Strathmore
	Cory Miller, Frankie Henvey
Junior Coronation Trophy Scr Winners	Not played
Junior Coronation Trophy H’cap Winners	Not played

DAWN ATTENDS THE SCOTTISH GOLF DEVELOPMENT CENTRES ANNOUNCEMENT CEREMONY AT GLENEAGLES

Dawn in her position as Director of Development for the SLGA and Board Member of Clubgolf was invited to attend the announcement of the facilities chosen in the first stage of the Development Centres.

Below is a report of the day from the Clubgolf website.


Phase 1 of Scottish Golf Development Centres

Braid Hills Golf Centre
Brucefields Family Golf Centre
Cruden Bay Golf Club
Dumfries Golf Centre
Elie Sports Club
Gleneagles Golf Academy
Gullane Golf Club
Inverclyde Sportscotland
Kingsfield Golf Centre
Mearns Castle Golf Academy
Meldrum House Golf Club
Nairn Dunbar Golf Club
Paul Lawrie Golf Centre
Playsport Golf Centre East Kilbride
Portpatrick Dunskey Golf Club
Roxburghe Golf Club
Royal Dornoch Golf Club
St Andrews Links Trust
Strathmore Golf Club
Wellsgreen Golf Centre
World of Golf Clydebank

 

The Scottish Golf Union (SGU), Scottish Ladies’ Golfing Association (SLGA) and ClubGolf are today (Tuesday 16 October) delighted to announce the roll out of 50 Scottish Golf Development Centres over the next three years aimed at bringing out the best in the nation’s aspiring young players.

Launched at The Gleneagles Hotel – host venue of The 2014 Ryder Cup – the Development Centre programme will use existing clubs and facilities which meet specified criteria, and will provide access to additional high quality coaching and advice for those youngsters progressing from the early stages of ClubGolf.

The Development Centres are being funded by reserves from ClubGolf Scotland, the national junior golf programme, and will be established in three phases, with 21 clubs and facilities having already been identified to tee off the programme from next month.

Gleneagles, a major supporter of junior golf in Scotland and home to the PGA National Golf Academy – Scotland, is among the first Development Centres chosen. The selection of all centres in Phase 1 was based on the audit from this year’s Scottish Golf Facility Plan and local intelligence through the SGU Areas and SLGA Counties before the initial 21 were finalised.

Kevin Cademy-Taylor, Scottish Golf Performance Development Manager, explains the rationale behind the establishment of the Development Centres:
“The Development Centres are open to boys and girls, aged between 11 and 17, who have a club handicap.

“They will also bridge an identified gap between ClubGolf Stage 2 and our Academy. They will provide structured coaching opportunities for young players to help them reach their potential.

“They will promote the improvement of a young golfer’s all round game, focusing on the fundamentals and skills development, with a particular focus on short game and putting. The facilities we have selected will provide an environment which will allow them to work on all these aspects so it’s not just about hitting balls on a driving range.

“In addition, a series of educational workshops will be delivered that will allow both players and importantly their parents to gain a better understanding of Performance Development for Golf.”

Players within the new Programme will be entitled to 30 hours of golf coaching with expert advice (approximately 10 hours) on themes such as fitness, nutrition and psychology. Young players will continue to play the majority of their golf within their own club environment, alongside their own local coach.

Andrew Coltart, the former Ryder Cup player and member of the SGU’s Performance Committee, was also on hand at the launch to offer his backing.

“The Scottish Golf Development Centres will help more youngsters make the most of their talent,” Coltart said. “We have some great facilities here in Scotland so this gives us the opportunity to maximise them. I’m very encouraged that the coaching focus will be on the short game, given the high standards at the top level.

“The success of the European team at last month’s Ryder Cup will undoubtedly be a great inspiration to all the youngsters in ClubGolf and the new Development Centres and it’s a very exciting time to be involved in Scottish Golf with the Gleneagles event less than two years away.”

Stuart McEwen, Gleneagles’ Director of Golf, added: “Gleneagles is proud to be one of the first Development Centres to support aspiring young golfers to reach their potential.

“As an official partner of ClubGolf, we fully endorse the programme in promoting life-long participation in the sport and encouraging juniors to be active members within their local clubs.

“Our coaches are committed to delivering a quality coaching experience and we look forward to seeing the next generation of golfers develop their skills and progress in the game.”

A legacy to Scotland’s staging of the 2014 Ryder Cup, ClubGolf is a direct result of the Scottish Government’s commitment to introduce every nine-year-old child in Scotland to the game by 2014.

ClubGolf is already delivering its Ryder Cup pledge with 2012 a milestone year – the highest number (40,000) of Primary 5 pupils recorded having gone through the introductory stage of ClubGolf and now a total of over 260,000 in the lifespan of the programme.

ClubGolf is making its mark in national events, with Cameron McAndrew (Linlithgow), this month’s winner of the Highland Spring Junior Masters Grand Final at Gleneagles, a ClubGolf graduate. Clara Young (North Berwick) has also come through the ClubGolf system and is now a GB&I and Scotland Girls’ International.

Furthermore, of the 26 boys taken into the Scottish Academy programme this year, six have come through the ClubGolf programme (23%). Nine girls have also been taken onto the programme with two of those having been involved in ClubGolf.

 

Message from Iain

 

This is HUGE for Strathmore Golf Centre and the Club. We  have 3 Juniors in the programme and a further 3 have attended an identification day at Brucefield and will be advised if they have been selected to take part. 

 

With Juniors being the life blood of any Club this will allow Strathmore to showcase it's facilities and perhaps attract some of the Country's most talented youngsters to not only practice their skills at Strathmore but to join our already successful section. Very exciting times ahead and I can't wait to see what happens.                

 

 

KIRSTY BRODIE CREATES HER OWN BIT OF GOLFING HISTORY

Today at Gleneagles 12 months after winning the Girls Highland Spring Junior Masters Kirsty Brodie became the first player ever to retain the title and what a score , after a quiet start with only 8 points after 6 holes , she covered the next 12 holes in level par and with 31 points gave her a final total of 39 to win by 3 !!!! I am so pleased for Kirsty.

Highland Spring Junior Masters - Grand Final Gleneagles, Queens Course, 07/10/2012 Scorecard Kirsty Brodie Strathmore Gleneagles - Queens Course Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 OUT 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 IN TOT Par 5 3 5 4 3 5 5 4 5 39 5 4 5 3 3 4 4 3 4 35 74 R1 6 4 6 6 3 7 5 4 5 46 6 4 4 3 4 4 4 2 4 35 81 Points 2 1 2 0 2 1 3 2 3 16 2 2 4 2 1 3 3 3 3 23 39 Statistics R1 Eagle/better 0 Birdie 2 Par 9 Bogey 5 Double Bogey / worse 2

Junior Masters Past Champions

Year	Venue	Winner
2011	Gleneagles, Queens	Kirsty Brodie (Strathmore) Liam McDowell (Wigtownshire County)
2010	The Renaissance	Charlotte Munro (Gullane) Tom Niven (Dalbeattie)
2009	Gleneagles, Queens	Gabrielle MacDonald (Midlothian County Ladies) Elliot Moore (Banchory)
2008	Gleneagles, Queens	Jorden Ferrie (Kirkintilloch) Rory McKinnon(Ranfurly Castle)
2007	Gleneagles, Queens	Camilia Tait (St Regulus Ladies) Lewis Reid (Fortrose & Rosemarkie)
2006	Gleneagles, Queens	Jennifer Sinclair (Elie & Earlsferry Thistle) John Gibson (Carnwath)
2005	Gleneagles, Queens	Fiona Milne (Glen) Grant McLeod (Pumpherston)
2004	Gleneagles, Queens	Rachael Livingstone (Musselburgh Old) Ross McNab (West Linton)
2003	Gleneagles, Queens	Michelle Thomson (McDonald) Luke Pirie (Duff House Royal)
2002	Gleneagles, Queens	Nichola MacNeil (Vale of Leven) Neil Henderson (Glen)
2001	Gleneagles, Queens	Megan Barbour (North Berwick Ladies) Michael Frew (Muckhart)
2000	Gleneagles, Queens	Deli Skinner (Kirriemuir Players') Paul White (Esporta)
1999	Loch Lomond	Elaine Mathie (Windyhill) Ewan Sneddon (Balfron)
1998	Loch Lomond	Ann Ramsay (Kirriemuir Players') Stephen Noon (Dunkeld & Birnam)

Well done to Brad Bannerman who finished 5th in the Boys section with 36 points
including 4 birdies !!!. Alex Simpson finished 18th with 33 points and Tod
Bannerman scored 22 points.

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Highland Spring Junior Masters - Grand Final Gleneagles, Queens Course, 07/10/2012 Scorecard Brad Bannerman Strathmore Gleneagles - Queens Course Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 OUT 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 IN TOT Par 4 3 4 4 3 4 5 4 4 35 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 3 4 33 68 R1 6 3 4 3 4 4 5 4 5 38 6 3 6 2 4 4 4 2 4 35 73 Points 1 2 3 3 1 2 2 2 2 18 1 3 1 3 1 2 2 3 2 18 36 Statistics R1 Eagle/better 0 Birdie 4 Par 8 Bogey 3 Double Bogey / worse 3

UPDATE FROM EVE MUIRHEAD

In Turkey today Eve was part of the Scottish Team who won the European Curling Mixed Championship. Brilliant result and goes to prove that hard work pays off. 

PRACTICING

Quick reminder to all .

Golf Course Par 72

4 par 3's, 4 par 5's and 10 par 4's.

Only 14 drives required,  if every green was hit in regulation then half of of your score would be putts to make par.

Please remember this and practice in order of importance

1 Putting
2 Chipping or Pitching (use different clubs for the variety of shots required)
3 Short Irons for distance control
4  Fairway Woods, Utility Clubs or long irons
5 Driver

This order will improve your score.  

GOOD LUCK THIS WEEKEND

So much happening this weekend , Tomorrow Scottish Identification day at Brucefield for Alex, Cormac, Marcus and Tod.

Brad and Michael play in County Am-Am at Gleneagles then Sunday the final of the Highland Spring Junior Masters again at Gleneagles - will keep you posted. Good luck to all.          

CONGRATULATIONS

Megan Aird from the class of 2008 has just Graduated at Elmwood College with a Higher National Certificate in Golf Facility Management. Well done to our first graduate. So much can be achieved in Golf in so many ways.    

SUCCESS RUBS OFF

Thanks to Strathmore Juniors and Gareth Couzens for helping me shoot a personal best 3 over par in the Midlands Alliance Pro -Am at Ladybank today and help our team of Tom McLevy, Willie Hutton, Dougal Spaven and myself to  win the event . On the 7th hole I was blocked out for my second shot and remembering the coaching techniques "hit a high draw" back to the middle of the fairway which assisted in making par . Result !!!  

LADIES CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS

Congratulations to Kirsty Brodie who represented Strathmore Ladies yesterday at Gleneagles, played over the PGA Course - venue for the 2014 Ryder Cup. Jillian Milne Craigiehill won with a better inward half from Eilidh Watson Muckhart (another junior).
     

AUTUMN MEETING RESULTS

Played at Auchterarder on Sunday Strathmore boys did themselves proud

Under 14
2nd AlexSimpson
4th Tod Bannerman
10th Marcus Ryan

Under 16
3rd Michael Brodie
4th Brad Bannerman

2012 Order of Merit

3rd = Michael Brodie
11th = Brad Bannerman
14th Alex Simpson

Well done to all