BUSY TUESDAY

 Another busy day. Tommy was “over the moon” picking up his brand new full set of 112 Clubs after outgrowing his last hire set and couldn’t wait to get to the course to try them out. He was part of the mentoring groups over the winter and his commitment was fantastic. Look forward to seeing his results over the coming weeks. Olly and Finn were delighted with their new golf shoes as well. Great to see Logan and Kaden returning Summer League Cards and Andrew was out with his dad today on the Rannaleroch and is looking forward to playing in the Flag Competition tomorrow night and joining in on a Saturday to get his full handicap. Blair, Cameron and Stuart have all entered Dornoch’s Junior Open this weekend and it’s great to see Strathmore Juniors spreading their wings and playing on these fantastic courses. Kirsten was playing at Irvine in the Scottish Girls but had a disappointing first round and Cormac was at Murcar in the Scottish Boys and had a decent start. Good luck to both for tomorrow. We have 22 youngsters competing in our 3rd Flag Competition of the week and all will be trying to get past Jessica, can’t wait to see if any manage. Thursday 14th July at 12 noon at Crieff Golf Club has been confirmed as our regional qualifier for the Flag Competition and we will be holding more club events to help us choose teams for this and also for the GolfSixes squad so plenty to aim for over the coming weeks.

THE GOOD NEWS JUST KEEPS ON COMING

 Some days just get better. Past junior Tod Bannerman headed off to America to complete the Ohio state programme which will involve him working on some of the top courses in the States and add to his already impressive CV. Then 4 out of the 7 youngsters who attended the tasters sessions today registered for the Strathmore Start-Up Scholarship Scheme. All these things endorse what we do to grow golf and get youngsters out playing 🏌️‍♀️⛳️🏌️‍♂️⛳️

WHAT A FANTASTIC START TO OUR EASTER HOLIDAYS TASTER SESSIONS

Dawn and I held 3 sessions today and were very impressed by all participants and believe we could have found some really bright prospects. Most had never tried golf before and the improvements were phenomenal. All seemed very keen and I look forward to see who wishes to come back. Special mention to Ruby who came back to have a go at putting and also played 2 holes on Leitfie scoring a 6 on the 9th. She gave us this lovely letter which made our day and makes the efforts we put in so worthwhile. Kai submitted his first card and attained his 1st and 2nd Certificates and achieved a Fun Handicap of 52 (26 over 9 hole starts) 

STRATHMORE JUNIORS BACK ON TOUR

Blair’s 3rd round at Dornoch was an improvement but think  he will be disappointed overall but hopefully a learning experience and some positives to be taken. Tarah was playing at Royal Burgess in the Stephen Gallacher Foundation Flag Competition and won the girls under 10 Section. Fantastic result and great to see Strathmore Juniors promoting our Club at national events again. This coming week Kirsten is playing in the Scottish Girls, Cormac in the Scottish Boys, Tarah is at North Berwick and Blair and Cameron are back to Dornoch for their Junior Open. The SGF had 56 players from all over Scotland playing in their under 14 playing Flag Competition we will have 30 juniors under 13 from Strathmore playing in ours this week !! And we restrict it to non WHS handicap players. 

FLAG COMPETITION - PART 2

And we have a new leader. Well done Jessica her final 2 shots were very impressive and she has set the target for Thursday’s 19 players to beat. Blair is up at Dornoch in the Junior Tour but is finding it tough after 2 rounds maybe this afternoon can see an improvement in his scoring. 

APRIL MEDAL

Well done Archie just pipping Stuart by 1 shot. Great scoring. Owen submitted his first card for handicap. Logan achieved his first Certificate and Fraser cut his Leitfie Fun Handicap by 3 shots. Best laugh today was on the 8th green when Keegan asked Archie and I if we could hear the Elephant roaring ? We had to explain to him it was either a cow or a bull !!   

 

WHAT A START TO OUR FLAG WEEK

The first 11 players took part tonight and what a success. For Hunter it was his first time on the course and he had never putted before !!! Fantastic how quick he picked it up. Great to see the supportive parents getting to know golf terminology and being so enthusiastic. In a really close run event five foot covered the top 3 places. Emily holed out, Archie finished one foot away and Kai was five foot away. Both Ellie-Marie and William reached the same hole but didn’t make the green. Mia achieved her 1st Certificate so it was a great night for all. Another two tee it up on Sunday with another seventeen going out on Thursday. 30 juniors in total, which for one club is AMAZING to have so many as the field is restricted to under 13 with no WHS handicaps. We now have over 30 youngsters attending Taster Sessions next week !!!! I would also like to thank Jim Kennedy who donated a Taylor Made Ghost putter to our swap scheme.