BUSY SUNDAY

Long day today with so much happening. Some lows, some highs and one magic moment that makes it all worthwhile, and I missed it !! The team who traveled to Braehead had mixed fortunes and found the course a challenge. It wasn’t our day and the players will hopefully take away the positives and learn from the negatives. 

5 players took part in the Alfred Dunhill Schools at the Burnside and Keegan Fergusson did best finishing 7th overall Scratch and 4th with a net 70 in the boys S1-S3. The others again can put it down as a learning experience and hopefully they can identify their improvement areas. 

Still to be confirmed, Angus Palmer, who was playing the Murrayshall Junior Open shot a gross 75 which might be enough to put him ahead in the race for 3rd place in the P&K Gleneagles Scholarship programme. 

But finally the star of the day is six year old Ellis Murray. Three weeks ago he came along to the extra sessions I was running on Leitfie and because of the low numbers attending I was able to spend more time with him. He listened and took everything in. Two weeks ago he came back and could repeat everything I told him and his improvement was amazing. Yesterday he played  nine holes and after having a four on the first he must have got tired by the time he reached the ninth and missed attaining his first Certificate but today he was back out again and was so excited that he had done it !! I am so disappointed I wasn’t there but I know what an achievement this is for him. It’s moments like these that will stick in his mind and spur him on. His dad texted me the moment he finished and I think he was as exited as Ellis was. This puts everything in perspective. Just go out and do your best, if at first you don’t succeed, learn from that, take the positives and try again. Congratulations Ellis. 

On the way to Braehead we delivered the last 6 of our half sets of ex hire clubs to Stirling Golf Club. That’s a total of 10 Clubs we have supported in growing Golf at grass roots level, something I am very proud of.