31/08/2026
It’s been a busy few weeks with the culmination of the Wednesday and Saturday series’s taking place along with some big trophies being won.
The Wednesday series has three weeks of reporting as it came to the end. Week 17 saw this year’s hard to catch man Thomas Law win with 21 pts. Second was Iain McKie with 19 and third was Eric Large with 18. Week 18 and it was Mark Mcaleese who took top spot with 19 beating Duncan Lauder into second on 18. Third was Iain McKie with 14. The final week saw Harry Black card an incredible 23 points with Douglas Wright in second with 18 and James Gallagher in third with 17. That concluded the Wednesday series for the year and once the scores were all counted it was Thomas Law who wins the series with a fantastic 153 points. Second was Mr DIY Stewart Campbell with 145 followed closely in third by Duncan Lauder with 143.
The Saturday also had 3 weeks of play to decide the series winner. Week 17 was won by Stewart Campbell with a 64, second and beaten on the count back was Shona Derrett also with 64 and third was Ben Bryant with 67. Week 18 and it was David McLaughlin with a superb 39 pts in first followed by James Gallagher in second with 37 and third was Stewart Campbell on 36. The final week was Andrew McLaughlin’s turn to take top spot with a superb 60. Second was Dan Wilkinson with 62 and third was Derek Purdue with a 64. The scores over the series will totalled and the 2026 winner of the Saturday series was Shonna Derrett with 86, second was Gordon Miller with 81 and third was Iain McKie with 66.
The ladies Abu Dhabi Rosebowl was won by Katie Houston with 18, second was Margaret Lauder with 17 and third, beaten on the count back, was Margaret Gallagher with 17 also. The ladies 9 hole stabelford was won by Shona Derrett with 13 beating Sandie Gemmell on the count back who also had 13. Third was Margaret Lauder with 11. The following weeks 9 hole stableford was won by Katie Houston with 16, second was Shona Derrett with 14 and third was Margaret Lauder with 13.
The 125 Scramble, a popular event with the club, saw many teams of three head out to battle through shots and course management to see who would lift this years trophy. The winning team was Scott Lauffer, Andy Holland and Billy McBride with a sensational net 56 that included 10 birdies and 9 pars.
The Stroke Play Competition was won by Grant McGillivray with a 64, second was Simon McMahon with 66 and third was Russell Lees with 70.
Finally the Wester Ferries Stableford was won by Gordon Miller with 36 points, second was Keith Torrance with 35 and third was Robert Dodds also with 35 but beaten on the count back.
The club would like to thank the greens keeping staff for the course looking so great, all the volunteers for giving their time and of course all those who turned out to play. The season not over yet with plenty to play for over September.
