Busy end of June for Machrihanish golfers
The final two weeks of
June have been busy at Machrihanish Golf Club, which hosted its June Medal, Gents’ Texas Scramble and Lyle Barr Memorial Quaich competitions, in addition to the Catherine Armour Memorial Texas Scramble Open (see back page).
The club’s gents and lady members competed in their June Medal competitions on Saturday June 22.
June Medal (Championship Course – Strokeplay): Gents Division 1 (White Tees): 1 Stuart Campbell 70-3=67; Gents Division 2 (White Tees): 1 Cameron McGeachy 83-21=62; Gents Division 3 (White Tees): 1 Richard Tavendale 106-26=80; Ladies Handicap Section (Red Tees): 1 Maggie MacArthur 11833=85; Gents 65+ Handicap Section (Yellow Tees): 1 David Allen 90-18=72. June Medal (Pans Course – Strokeplay): Ladies Handicap Section
(Red Tees): 1 Lorna Ralston 77-12=65.
The following day, on Sunday June 23, players returned to the Championship Course, this time for the Gents Texas Scramble.
1 S Dott, D Renton, I Reid, L Wotherspoon 52.0;
2 J Rennie, S MacMillan, D Johnstone, I Johnstone 53.0.
The next weekend, on Saturday June 29, the Lyle Barr Memorial Quaich Strokeplay competition was held on the Championship Course.
Gents Handicap Section (White Tees): 1
Stewart Blue 90-22=68 (BIH), 2 R J Borthwick 82-14=68, 3 Stuart Nice 76-7=69. Gents Scratch Section (White Tees): 1 Dean Ratcliff 71, 2 Stuart Campbell 75, 3 Lee Mathieson 76. Ladies Handicap Section (Red Tees): 1 Maggie MacArthur 107-33=74. Gents 65+ Handicap Section (Yellow Tees): 1 David Allen 83-17=66. Spot prize: Longest drive at the 1st hole: Tommy Martin.
The same day, the Centenary Trophy Strokeplay contest was held on the Pans Course.
Ladies Handicap Section (Red Tees): 1 Lorna Ralston 75-11=64, 2 Catherine Dobbie 85-15=70.