Seniors Golf

Scottish Seniors Area Team Championships - at Forfar G.C.

Angus pipped Perth & Kinross to win the Senior Area Team championship at Forfar today. Heavy rain yesterday meant that the course was playing long and preferred lies were in operation. The format is a six man team with the best five gross scores counting towards the team total. In the event of a tie, as happened today, the sixth score is used to determine a winner.

Both teams had excellent scores and at the end of the day Jim Watt's 75 clinched victory for Angus, with Perth & Kinross' non-counting score being a 78 from Craig Hay.

Angus scores - Graham Bell (Downfield) 68, Maurice Lindsay (Broughty) 70, Alan Kennedy (Carnoustie) 70, Gary Tough (Edzell) 72, Keith Bruce (Edzell) 74, Jim Watt (Edzell) 75.

Perth & Kinross - Tom McLevy (Blairgowrie) 69, David Shields (Glenearn) 70, Norman Dyce (Strathmore) 71, Stuart McKendrick (Dunkeld & Birnam) 71, David Logie (Craigie Hill) 73, Craig Hay (Blairgowrie) 78.

Fife were third with a team total of 363.

Other scores - 368 - Lothians, 373 - South, 374 - Stirlingshire, 375 - North East, 386 - Dunbartonshire, 394 - Argyll & Bute.

2017 Senior Matchplay Finals Day - Sunday 17th September at Kinross G.C.

The Semi Final Line up saw Willy Hutton (Pitlochry) take on Norman Dyce (Strathmore) and David Logie (Craigie Hill) playing Charlie Gallagher (Blairgowrie).

Norman took an early lead in the 1st game and didn't let Willy back into the match until near the end when a late rally caused some "squeeky bum" moments before Norman closed out the match on the 16th.

The other semi final was nip & tuck all the way to the end with both David and Charlie playing par golf. Charlie hit a great put for birdie on 17 to get back all square up the last. With his dander up - he then proceeded to hit a really good drive and an even better 2nd shot into about 8 feet to win on the last.

Both games were played in great spirit across a tricky Montgomery Course at Kinross.

The Final was also a very competitve game with some impressive play from both Norman and Charlie. All square at the turn our President managed to edge in front towards the end of the game - coming through a tricky spell which included a major downpour which failed to dampen the spirits of both players (and the match referee). Charlie kept 2 up through 14 & 15 and won the final on the 16th - 3&2.

Congratulations to Charlie and well played to the other 3 guys.

As always P&KCGU want to thank everyone at Kinross G.C for hosting our Semi Finals and Final and providing a good test of golf and hospitality for the guys.