Welcome to this week's newsletter, keeping you up to date with all the latest news, events and offers here at Banchory. We hope you're having a great week on and off the golf course.
Enjoy the read.
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Andy Passes Out!
Congratulations all round to my assistant Andrew Pillans who last week received the great news from the PGA that he has passed on all levels of his Highlands & Islands University Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Professional Golf PGA DipHE and is now a “Fully Qualified” member of the PGA.
Andy leaves the ranks of “trainee” and can hold his head high having passed the intense 3 year programme which includes the following subjects: sport science, golf coaching, business acumen, rules of golf, product knowledge – very well done indeed Andrew.
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Pro’s Day
With fabulous weather last weekend we staged our Pro’s Day and hosted 164 players which was an amazing turn-out for sure. Lots of fun with ladies, gents and juniors taking part and then heading into the clubhouse for the buffet.
Big thanks go to all who took part in our day and also to Ian & Karen in the kitchen for laying on a terrific spread.
Adding a touch of colour to the day as expected and sporting an impressive hairdo was the one and only Davy Watt who had to have a mention in my news this week!
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The results are as follows:
Team 1st: Ali Strachan, Richard Kingham, Scott McBride, Mark Greig - 55.7
Team 2nd: Stuart Ruddiman, Chris Stephen, Duane McAvoy, Paul Cormack (Anna Nordqvist's caddie) - 55.8
Team 3rd: Brian McPherson, Dunne Christie, Dave Ewan, Alistair Duncan - 56.1
Ladies Nearest the Pin - Marjory Naylor
Gents Nearest the Pin - Bill (Tattie) Shaw
Ladies Longest Drive - Gillian McKenzie
Gents Longest Drive - Philip Henderson
All prizes can be collected from the pro shop.
Great turn out on a great day - big thank you to all who turned out to make this such a fun event :)
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Texas Scramble
The last Open of the year was played last Sunday on what turned out to be a fantastic day full of sunshine and great feedback from a full field.
Results as follows:
1st: J Elrick, G Law, C Pirie, R O’ Donnell - 52.2
2nd: C Taylor, G Herd, E Herd, M Geraghty - 52.9
3rd: K Hay, C Holt, S Barron, C McKen - 54 (BIH)
4th: R Cambell, J MacGregor, G McGowan, S Melvin - 54
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Northern Counties Golf Tournament Played at The Nairn Golf Club last weekend we had 2 teams representing the Club in this prestigious annual event. |
Our Squad was made up of; Lindsay Smart, Craig Lindsay, Fergus Bisset, Davy Brand, Ben Read, Ferghus Milne, Blair Milne & Adam Lindsay.
Both teams won their 1st round matches on the Friday with a terrific effort from Banchory Team 2 (Fergus Bisset, Blair Milne, David Brand and Craig Lindsay) who won twice on the Saturday and progressed into Sunday’s semi-final but lost out to Moray 1 in the end- very well played gents.
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Without further ado, let us introduce PING’s scintillating third generation Glide wedge and look at why it's such a good option to be putting in the scoring part of your bag. |
PING told us that these wedges spin more than previous models, are more forgiving and feel incredibly soft off the face, and we have to agree with them on all three fronts. |
They look stunning, they perform superbly and there are plenty of options available. All that's left to do now is to come and try them out yourself the next time you're down the club. |
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