I hope you've all had a fantastic week on and off the golf course and welcome to another exciting edition of the Moray Pro Shop weekly newsletter, bringing you up to date with all the latest news and gossip from within the walls of MGC.


 

Jason Day continues his impressive form on the world stage, winning the Barclays by 6 shots from Henrik Stenson with a closing round of 62. That makes it 3 wins from his last 4 events and puts him at the top of the Fedex Cup standings, and now in with a chance of taking the world number 1 spot if this form continues.

During the final round, Brian Harman had the rare occurrence of a hole in 1 at the 3rd hole. What made the round even more unusual was that he then went on to ace the 14th hole in the same round!! The odds are around 67 million to 1!! Unfortunately for Harman, there were no sponsored hole prizes for either of his wonder shots....now thats a tad unlucky!!

Speaking about Hole in 1's, Moray member Robbie Little had a hole in 1 at the 15th during last weeks mid week medal on the Old Course to make it his 4th in total, although not all in the same round! Robbie hit a 6 Hybrid and was partnered by his son Scott and grandson Scott Jnr. 

I also hear Robbie took the match comfortably over the 18 holes!!



 

Summer Sale Weekend 

We will be running a special summer sale weekend on the 12th/13th September in the shop with discounts on bags, shoes, clothing and equipment. We will also have a bargain corner with items at least 40% or more OFF the usual price. 

We will have some fantastic reductions on new TaylorMade and PING Equipment and will also have our TaylorMade Ex Rental Club Sale starting with items available for around 50% OFF the new selling price. 

Finally we will be offering anyone who spends over £100 the chance to win your money back. Just spin our Roulette wheel and if your chosen number comes in then we will give you a golf shop voucher to the value of your spend.

Put this in your diary and come grab a bargain. This is only on for 2 days to make way for our winter clothing, so make sure you don't miss out.


 

Mid Week Medal 6 - Old Course - CSS 73 

New member, Neil Main won the mid week medal on the Old Course with a fine 72 (70) to pip Scott Matheson and Alan Cowie on a better inward half. Neil joined recently to help improve his long game and it seems to be doing the trick already!! 

Neil N Main 72 - 2c = 70 
Scott Matheson 71 - 1c = 70 
Alan Cowie 78 - 8c = 70 
Stephen J Houston 78 - 7c = 71 
Paul Mulholland 78 - 7c = 71 


Tantalus Gents Open 

We had a full entry for our 36 hole Tantalus Open on Saturday. Neil Main had two solid rounds of 72, 69 to win the scratch section by 2 shots from Ryan Bain. The visitors took the main prizes in the handicap divisions with Robert Aitken (Spey Bay) and Alexander Rothnie (Insch) taking the division 2 top spot.

Scratch 

Neil Main 72, 70 = 141 
Ryan Bain 71, 72 = 143 
Lewis Morgan (Kemnay) 72, 73 = 145 
Rodger Clarke 73, 72 = 145 
John Godward (Cruden Bay) 68, 79 = 147 

Handicap Division 1 

R Aitken (Spey Bay) 68, 71 = 139 
A Wylie (Mount Ellen) 71, 72 = 143 
R Manson (Kemnay) 72, 72 = 144 
J Black (Murcar Links) 72, 73 = 145 
Jordan Edwards 72, 74 = 146 
JR Macleod 74, 72 = 146 
R Gordon (Peterhead) 71, 75 = 146 

Handicap Division 2
 
Alex Rothnie (Insch) 67, 70 = 137 
John Guthrie (Forfar) 68, 71 = 139 
Norman McCrury (Ballater) 67, 73 = 140 
Andrew Duncan 76, 69 = 145 
Chris Bird (Newmachar) 72, 74 = 146 
Sam Bethune (Royal Dornoch) 67, 79 = 146 


 

We had a full turnout for our Seniors Open on Monday and lots of positive comments on the course which is always great. Robin Paton from Nairn won scratch with a fine 72 ahead of Moray members Allan McGregor (74), Bill Duncan (76) and Michael Dean (77). 

Click here to view the top results.

The visitors again claimed the top 2 places but Alex Miller and Alan Cowie managed to take tied 3rd place with solid 71's.


Ladies Daily Mail Foursomes 

Congratulations to Anne Park and Liz Munro on winning the Daily Mail Foursomes last week. 

A. Park / E. Munro - 107 - 22 = 85.0 
I. Wilson / N. Forbes - 110 - 23 = 87.0 
D. Crane / J. McPherson - 107 - 20 = 87.0 
M. Grant / L. Docherty - 117 - 25 = 92.0 


Ladies SIMF Bogey Medal 

Well done to Anne Souter who was the only player to beat the course during the bogey competition on Monday. 

Anne Souter +2 
Irene Smith -2 
Lesley Docherty -2 
Myra Smith -3 
Monica Grant -5 


Ladies Autumn Cup 

Congratulations to Irene Smith who won the Ladies Autumn Cup on Sunday. 

Irene Smith - 32pts 
Iris Wilson - 32pts 
Eliz Munro - 30pts 
Barbara Caie - 29pts 
Donna Madigan - 27pts 


 

Royal Air Forces Association  - Battle of Britain 75th Anniversary Charity Stableford Competition 

Moray Golf Club New Course - Sunday, 20 September 2015- First Tee Time 11 am 

Teams of Four (must include at least one adult) 

Maximum Individual Allowance for all Categories 28 - Best Two Stableford Scores to Count 

Entry Fee £50 per Team payable on day of Competition 

Please Enter Names and Handicaps on the Sheet on the Competitions Notice Board in the Club House 

Prize Giving will be at 6pm approximately. 


 

Playing the 14th Old into a left to right wind Bob's tee shot veered right and was heading in the direction of the 15th Green. Bob, after finding his ball in deep rough decides to deem it unplayable and measures out 2 club lengths placing his glove at this spot. His ball when dropped then bounced and rested on his glove. Unsure of the procedure he asks Stephen how he has to proceed. What was Stephen's reply?

Your glove is part of your equipment. If a ball when dropped touches any player or the equipment of any player before or after it strikes a part of the course and before it comes to rest, the ball must be re-dropped without penalty. There is no limit to the number of times a ball must be re-dropped in these circumstances.