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.
We had a busy weekend with the Autumn Stableford played on the Old Course on Saturday and the Open Texas Scramble on Sunday.
Mark Ferguson took the honours in the final individual competition of the season with a fantastic 42 points beating the chasing pack of Keith Rushton, Robert Little and Gary Woods all on 39 points.
We had a full field yet again for the Open Texas Scramble on Sunday and the scoring reflected the calm conditions. Noticeable Moray GC placings were Michael Cowie and Gary Youngson who partnered Andrew Sim and Isla Green (Elgin) to 3rd place in section 1. Moray were victorious in section 2 with Sean Adams, Craig Newlands, Mike Trantor and D.C Reid taking the honours with a fine score of 54.7 to win by 3 shots from their nearest rivals....Well Done!!
With the European Tour also coming to a close the Race to Dubai hots up with the top 60 players qualifying for the big money end of season DP World Championships in Dubai. It's also crunch time for so many golfers at the bottom end of the rankings with the top 110 players keeping full playing rights for the 2016 season.
I have been closely following Scot Craig Lee over the last few years on tour. Craig was at Moray GC a few years back representing the Scottish Hydro (His Sponsor) during a regional final qualifier a few years back and I managed to have a good chat with him that day. He was a genuinely great guy and took plenty of time to go out of his way to spend time with all the competitors on the course which was great to see.
Craig was sitting in 120th position going into last weekend's event, the Portugal Masters. Craig managed a fantastic final round six under 65, making birdies at his last 2 holes to finish tied 6th and pick up 60,000 euros, which took him to 104th in the rankings and should secure his card for next year. What a great effort under pressure!!
Winter is Coming!!
Next Monday will see the introduction of winter rules regarding the fairways. You have the option to play from the grass outwith the fairway border lines (red) or play from a winter mat.
If you decide to use a mat we have 2 options for purchase through the shop. The rocket launcher (£12) or an ordinary Astroturf mat (£6) can be bought from the shop.
Srixon FREE Logo or personalisation and 4 for 3 offer
We have a great offer still running on Srixon Golf Balls in the lead up to Christmas. We are offering FREE logo or personalisation on all Srixon balls (except AD333), and if you order 3 dozen, we will give you a 4th dozen FREE!!
Bonus Ball Golf - Win a PING Hoofer for Only £2.50!!
We are running a few special offers while things are a little quieter in the shop.
Over the past week or so we have been running a raffle on the PING Hoofer golf bag. As of this morning (Friday), all tickets have been sold, so the draw will take place with this weekend's national lottery numbers.
We will allow exchanges for other shop items, however credits onto accounts for use at a later date will not be allowed!
Our next offer is a TaylorMade R15 Hybrid.
Tickets for the hybrid cost £2 and can be bought from the shop. Once all numbers (1-59) have been sold, the bonus ball number which is drawn in the next Lottery draw will win the hybrid.
Winter Cup
The winter cup is almost upon us and the 1st week will commence on Saturday, 7 November on the Old Course. For a full list of fixtures and winter cup rules and regulations click here.
Autumn Stableford - Old Course CSS 73
1st - Mark Ferguson - 42pts
2nd = Keith Rushton - 39pts
2nd = Robert E Little - 39pts
2nd = Gary Woods - 39pts
5th - Willie J McInnes - 37pts
Texas Scramble - Old Course
Division 1 - Handicap +5.0 - 3.8
1st - D.McAndrew, N McAndrew, S Griffiths, G Kennedy - 55.0 (Royal Aberdeen, DHR, Hazelhead)
2nd - A Coutts, HF Urquart, E Brown, J Elliot - 55.1 (All Inverness)
3rd - M Cowie, G Youngson, AG Sim, I Green - 55.5 (Moray & Elgin)
Division 2 - Handicaps 3.9 plus
1st - S Adams, C Newlands, MG Trantor, DC Reid - 54.7 (Moray GC)
2nd - S Dickson, J Dickson, AF Davidson, M Dickson - 57.7 (All Elgin)
3rd - D Gat, K Sopel, C Dlugonski, R Thomson - 58.1 (DHR & Royal Tarlair)
Billy and David were playing early last Saturday when there was a heavy dew on the course. Picturesque as it was with all the spider webs highlighted on the tops of the whin branches prompted Billy to ask "A spider doesn't fly but is its status a loose impediment?" Was David able to help Billy with his answer?
David replied that the Definition of Loose impediment provides that worms, insects and the like are loose impediments. The term "the like" includes such creatures as spiders. A spider's web is considered to be a cast made by an insect, and is also a loose impediment even if it is attached to another object. Well, Well, Well said Billy.
