JUST ANOTHER SUNDAY BUT WHAT FUN AND WHAT A FUTURE

Our 1st leg match in the Bell Trophy took place today at King James VI. I arrived early and so did our team and we spent an hour and a half on the putting green. Marcus was first up to the challenge and playing the 6 hole course he lost out 4 rounds to 1. Conor was next up and also lost out as did Amy but all 3 of them will be determined to beat me the next time which was the object of the exercise. Callum, Tod and Ben are next !!! Unfortunately King James VI could only field 3 players but allowed us to take up the tee times so Ben Anderson making his debut joined me in taking on Amy and Connor. Tod led the team out and giving away 12 shots secured a great 1/2. Marcus after a shaky start fought back to win 3&2 (for those who haven't played the course before the first tee shot can be daunting if you hit a draw !) Callum won convincingly 9&7 securing a 4 1/2 v 1/2 win and with the home leg to come we will progress to the the next knock out stages. Ben who would have had to play off 28 and I took on Amy and Connor in a better ball match and it turned out to be a cracker. In a closely fought match Ben and I came down the last 1 up and with Ben and Amy stroking the match was finally balanced until Ben holed a 20 footer for a 4 nett 3 to secure the win. Callum was awarded player of the day and rightly so, as Captain he is credit to the section and deserves the respect he has from his team mates. Tod made an excellent speech.
I see so much potential in these youngster and can only see Strathmore juniors becoming stronger and more successful and know that the our future is secure with such talented players.
Next up tomorrow is Amy's chipping and once that's sorted we will need to sit down and discuss new targets again.
If any other players need assistance with any aspect of their game just give me a call. Chipping and PUTTING are my specialities so if anyone wants to lower their scores then let me know. Practice makes perfect and with this part of the game being more than 50% of your scores it's the only way to improve.