Johnny 'Wishbone' Sommerville became the first hacker this summer to be in the prizes at a Open competition.
Travelling northwards on his annual Dornoch trip John surprised not just himself but the rest of the field by finishing 6th and winning £40.00 in the scratch - 12 category. John shot a very good score of 82 less 9 for a net 73 and with css being 75 he gets a nice .4 reduction.
The conditions were obviously tough and windy with the css being 75 just like Lenzies going up also for the first time on Saturday due to the strong winds. John has started May in fine form now can he transfer that game to Lenzie and put himself into the Top Dog for May award ?
OTHER ITEMS
In last nights Tuesday medal it was interesting to see that big Hagrid seems to have sneezed the NR disease over his buddy Bilbo as Billy last night had a no return. This was maybe revenge for Stevie as Billy has been telling all just how bad the big man has been playing.
A word of warning about balls disappearing on the course between the 9th and 12th. There has been birds picking up balls from the course and disappearing with them and myself and Gordon watched as one landed 80 yards from my ball a few weeks ago and picked it up and took off right in front of us. Numerous players have now lost balls from the fairways as the black crows have swooped in and removed them.
Last night in the medal Craig and David Lynsey both hit their balls out to the right at 12 and we saw them bounce onto the 11th. Walking up there was only 1 ball - Davids. Craig went back up 11 and asked the men playing there if they had played his ball. They said no but confirmed the 2 balls were sitting quite close together. Not having seen the ball being lifted and disappear he had no option but go back and play 3 off the tee. He got a 6 with the 2 penalty shots and went on to shoot 3 over having been level on the 12th tee. I got Bill Kilpatrick to confirm the ruling and he felt as we hadn't seen the ball disappear or being picked up he had to take the penalty. A bad break as both the other 2 players had confirmed his ball was sitting fine.
So be aware it is happening on a regular basis between the 9th-12th.
With all this going on the 2 players behind us we waived through as Craig went back to the tee and they proceeded by us only for one of them to hit my ball which was down at the 100 yard marker and not realise till he was putting out on the 12th. I was walking down the 12th fairway looking for my ball and it was also now gone !!!. He came back up to us and replaced my ball. Total disaster on the 12th last night for both the C's last night as I ended up with a 7 from 100 yards and was only 4 over playing the hole.
Lesson from last night
Watch out for black birds and diddy's hitting the wrong ball.
Thomson McCrone Update
Lenzie 4 points
Hayston 2 points
Bishopbriggs 2 points
Douglas Park 1 point
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