Names for Scotscraig,Powfoot and Elie

SCOTSCRAIG 21ST NOVEMBER

First Tee Time next week is 10.48

Craig Chalmers

Gordon Sinclair

Alex Smart

Gerry Cullen

Graham Dickie

Danny Totten

George Leadbitter

Billy Gibson

John Sommerville

Stevie Paul

David Graham

Paul James

Brian Newell

Jim Stirling

Kenny Lang

John Hamilton

Derek Mitchael

John Carslaw

Michael Kennaway

Ian Baird

Neil Keir

David Stirling

Andrew Alexander

Peter Ritchie

Jim Cullen

Tommy Nicholson

Mick Drummond

1 PLACE LEFT

POWFOOT 5TH DECEMBER

Craig Chalmers

Gordon Sinclair

Scott Kennedy

Ian Hutchinson

George Leadbitter

Alex Smart

Billy Gibson

Danny Totten

John Sommerville

Stevie Paul

David Graham

Gerry Cullen

Paul James

Brian Newell

Jamie Carroll

Kenny Lang

Michael Kennaway

Ian Baird

Neil Keir

David Stirling

Stevie McPherson

John Carslaw

Malcolm Hannah

1 PLACE LEFT

ELIE LINKS 30TH JANUARY

Robert Chalmers

Craig Chalmers

Scott Kennedy

Stevie McPherson

Ian Hutchinson

Gordon Sinclair

George Leadbitter

Alex Smart

Danny Totten

Billy Gibson

John Sommerville

Stevie Paul

David Graham

Gerry Cullen

Paul James

Brian Newell

Jim Stirling

Kenny Lang

John Carslaw

Ian Baird

Neil Keir

David Stirling

Tommy Nicholson

Mick Drummond

Peter Ritchie

Jim Cullen

Malcolm Hannah

John Hamilton

Derek Mitchaell

Andrew Alexander

Murray Greig

Michael Kennaway

FULL NO PLACES

32 players now

Reserve list

David Chalmers

I will be taking names for Dundonald at Scotscraig -no deposit required. I will need £10 for Gullane No2 and I am also taking names for our Xmas round and lunch at Lenzie.

Circus Dancers

Jim celebrating not winning

the spoon and taking

£20 from his brother !
Jonny S just celebrating because

that is what he likes to do all the

time.

Prize Winners at Leven

1ST PLACE STEVIE

2ND PLACE GERRY
3RD PLACE PAUL

Spoon Boy Leven 2010

FROM CHAMP TO CHUMP

Davy Graham is the proud holder of the spoon for the next fortnight. Last years overall winner was clearly shocked at receiving this award as you can see in the above photo. Davy must now rediscover the steady game he had last winter or he could go from overall Winter Champion to Winter Donkey (currently held by Jamie Carroll). It is maybe to early in the tour for a answer to that one but with a few hard matches before the Xmas break it's good to get some points in the bag.

Humped Pumped and Dumped

Peter and Scott getting

Ready to win their match

9/8


NEW RECORD HUMPING 9-8

Murray Greig preparing to get well and truly rogered along with his partner Micheal Kennaway

Leven Links

FIRST BATCH OF PHOTOS

Leven Links

RESULTS FROM LEVEN

Round 2 of our winter league was again held in great conditions with lots of sunshine and very little wind. It was possibly the best day for the last 2 weeks and either side of Sunday the weather has been horrendous. I wonder what the scores would have been if we were out on the Links today playing.

We had 24 players at this round and the scores were close at both ends of the scale.

In first place was Stevie "I will never win he spoon" Paul with a solid 36 points . He was followed by Gerry Cullen also on 36 points but Gerry was less 2 for sweep purposes only due to his win at Lundin 2 weeks ago giving him 34 points. In 3rd place we had 4 players on 33 points Peter Ritchie, Scott Kennedy, Michael Drummond and Paul James. Paul and Peter both had the same back 9 but Paul had a better last 3 holes total and claimed 3rd place.

Nearest the pin at the 5th was Alex Smart and at the 15th Ian Baird.

At the rear of the field we had 3 players on 24 points.

David Graham - back 9 total 13

Michael Kennaway- back 9 total 14

Bruce Finney-back 9 total 15

So the winner of the Wooden Spoon was our defending Winter Champion David Graham. Currently Davy is not the golfer he was last winter and will soon have to find the game he had last year or his defence could be over before the New Year. Could he go from Champ to Chump in 1 season - time will tell.

Other facts from Sunday

Murray Greig and Michael Kennaway set a new Tour record by losing their match 9-8.

Their opponents were Peter Ritchie and Scott Kennedy and that is a record that will be hard to beat.

Big Neil Keir got a par at the 18th which is one of the hardest finishing holes in Scotland - a great achievement by someone with a handicap of 22.

I don't think anyone else managed to get a par on that hole so well done Neil.

Gerry Cullen lost all his winnings and more to a side bet with his wee brother that Jim would retain the spoon from Lundin. Jim survived comfortably and Gerry handed over the cash in front of us all.

I was given a bottle of whiskey by the Captain of Leven and I will keep it for a prize at the end of the season. A nice gesture from the club and Leven remains one of the best deals of the winter. Food and service was very good.

Results

Alex Smart 26 Malky Hannah 29 George Leadbitter 27

Brian Newell 28 Stevie Paul 36 Bruce Finney 24

Billy Gibson 32 Kenny Lang 30 Mick Drummond 33

Robert Chalmers 32 David Stirling 28 Stevie McPherson 29

Paul James 33 Michael Kenneway 24 Ian Baird 31

Davy Graham 24 Murray Greig 25 Jim Cullen 27

Gerry Cullen 36 Peter Ritchie 33 Neil Keir 32

Tommy Nicholson 30 Scott Kennedy 33 John Sommerville 31

Stevie cut 2

Gerry cut 1 ( now -3 )

Paul cut 1

Current Top 10 after 2 rounds

Gerry Cullen 72

Stevie Paul 67

Paul James 66

Ian Baird 65

Robert Chalmers 63

John Sommerville 62

Billy Gibson 62

David Stirling 60

kenny Lang 60

Stevie McPerson 57

Things can change very quickly as it is your best 5 rounds from a possible 9/10.

Just a small point from Sunday. We all should be playing preferred lies at this time of year. So from now on all courses we play that is our winter rule.

I now have names for the following rounds.

Scotscraig 21st November 25 names 3 places left

Powfoot 5 th December 23 names 5 places left

Elie 30th January 28 names FULL

Dundonald is on the 16th of January and I will take names for it at Scotscraig. No deposit is required for Dundonald but I will need £10 for Gullane No2 at the end of February.

A full list of who has paid for what will be put on the site later this week.

New Hall of Fame at the right hand side of web site and also The Biggest Humping Record - Two lists you want to avoid joining.

PHOTOS TO FOLLOW SOON

LEVEN SUNDAY 7TH NOVEMBER

Leven Links

First tee time 10.00 am.

Rolls booked from 9.15 am.

24 players.

2 course meal afterwards.

Total Cost £25.00.

Weather to be dry and sunny.

Scotscraig on the 21st of November has 28 players now.

MORE PHOTOS LUNDIN

Lundin Links

SOME PHOTOS FROM LUNDIN LINKS

MORE TO FOLLOW LATER

LUNDIN LINKS SPOON BOY 2010

Photo above shows Jim getting loaded up with a box of balls for his assault on the course. After 9 holes and with 13 points to his name he was heard utter the now famous words " thank fuck I have 13 points I can hear the cutlery draw closing happy days".

Unfortunately for Jim things went tits up on the back 9. He returned to the club after 18 holes with a empty cardboard box with no balls left and 22 points to his name. Sadly for Jim this put him in pole position to be awarded the infamous spoon.

Out on the course big Neil was cruising along and reached the turn with a fantastic 20 points. Any thoughts of spoons must have been miles from entering his mind but as he started back his golf game disappeared into the North Sea and Neil was collapsing big time. Some how he managed to top up his front 9 total by only 4 points to just stay ahead of Jim in the race for the spoon.

While the rest of us sat in the warmth of the clubhouse having our soup and sandwiches Jim stood outside in the cold anxiously watching everyone finish asking them what they had shot. When David Stirling and the final game came in Jim to his dismay realised he was stuck at the bottom of the table.

Later on in the clubhouse he was presented with his prize for the day. Congratulations Jim well done.

All good fun.

More photos to follow soon.

The Cullens Run Away with the Prizes

LUNDIN LINKS 24TH OCTOBER

The first round of this years Winter Tour has been completed and what a fantastic day we had for golf. This year we played the course earlier than usual and they still had the full course set out with most of the holes playing longer than we have had them the past. Perfect playing conditions made it a great day out and a good start to the winter.

Last year at Ladybank in our final match of the season Gerry Cullen was the proud winner of our wooden spoon for the day. Today at our first match of this season Gerry got off to a flier and claimed first prize overall with a total of 36 points. Gerry must like Lundin Links as last year he also won there with 41 points.

Gerry brought with him the wooden spoon from last winter and he decided to keep it in the family and his younger brother Jim rose to the occasion and was the first winner of the spoon this winter with a grand total of 22 points.

This was clearly a good day at the office for the Cullen boys. They are never content winning just one prize.

In second place was one of last years most consistent players Ian Baird with 34 points. He was followed closely by Slim Jim Stirling on 33 points which was the same score as Paul James and Hutch but Jim had a very good last 3 holes to win on count back.

Nearest the pin winners were

Hutch at the 5th

Derek at the 14th

Gerry was cut 2 points Ian and Jim 1 point for sweep purposes only in the remaining matches.

Other notable performances were as follows

Neil Keir 20 points on the front 9 and a incredible 4 on the back 9 to miss the spoon by 2 points !!!!!!

Brian Newell 6 points on the front 9 and 18 on back 9 saved his bacon.

Last years champion Davy Graham with only 29 points is still to hit form and can't be discounted at this early stage.

David Stirling with 32 points had a good steady round and was pleased with his total.

So Gents first game done and dusted and we now move onto Leven Links in a fortnight. As I said today tee off for Leven is 10.00 am. Total cost for golf and a 2 course meal afterwards is £25 less your £10.00 deposit paid today.

Full Results

Gerry Cullen 36 points

Ian Baird 34

Jim Stirling 33

Paul James 33

Ian Hutchinson 33

David Stirling 32

John Sommerville 31

Robert Chalmers 31

Stevie Paul 31

John Hamilton 31

Derek Mitchell 31

Kenny Lang 30

Alex Smart 30

Billy Gibson 30

Andrew Alexander 30

David Graham 29

John Carslaw 28

Stevie McPherson 28

Gordon Sinclair 27

Craig Chalmers 27

Danny Totten 27

Michael Kennaway 26

Neil Keir 24

Brian Newell 24

Malcolm Hannah 24

George Leadbitter 24

Jim Cullen 22

Photos to follow soon.

Costs for season 2010/11

Green Fees and Packages as of 18/10/10

Lundin Links 24th October

£35.00 golf only £8.00 optional extra is coffee and roll and soup/sandwiches

Leven Links 7th November

£25.oo golf and 2 course meal afterwards

Scotscraig Golf Club 21st November

£30.00 golf and soup and sandwiches afterwards

Powfoot Golf Links 5th December

£22.00 golf only

Lenzie Golf Club

£12.95 Christmas Lunch only

Dundonald Links 16th January

£30.00 golf only.

Elie Golf Links 30th January

£32.00 golf and soup and sandwhiches.

Southerness Links 13th February

£40.00 golf , roll and bacon then 2 course meal.

Ladybank Golf Club 27th March

£38.00 golf and bacon roll and cofee then 2 course meal

Other course to be confirmed later is Gullane No2 for 27th February

I am also thinking about having a round at Lenzie Golf Club either on the Sunday the 12th /19th of December followed by a Christmas Lunch in the clubhouse. Cost for the lunch only would be £12-£15 if you wanted to stay for it.First tee time maybe about 10.00am. We can discuss this on Sunday.

The scores can also count towards the league if you wanted to use that score as one of your 5. If you manage to play all the above rounds and include the round at Lenzie that would be 10 rounds with your best 5 scores to count. The chances of us getting 10 rounds in is very slim with the bleak Scottish winter. So it's good to have a few extra up our sleeves.

New Handicap Rules 2010/11

New Handicap Reductions
This year we have decided that if you win money in the sweep then your handicap will be reduced accordingly. The maximum reduction for each round will be as detailed below.

Handicap 0-5 max reduction 1 shot

Handicap 6-12 max reduction 2 shots

Handicap 13-20 max reduction 3 shots

Handicap 21-28 max reduction 4 shots

Everyone will start the season with their national handicap as of the 24th of October 2010.

If you win a round then the amount of reduction will depend how many points you are above par for that day (36 points).

If you win with a score less than par you will still get cut depending on the rest of the scores in that round.

The rule for receiving the spoon are simple. There is only 1 rule - he who fucks up their score the most is the winner it's that simple.

Hope it's not to complicated.

Lundin Links
First tee time is 10.52 am next Sunday the 24th October.

Meet at Lenzie Golf Club for leaving there at 8.45 am sharp.

The ''Real'' Winner of the Spoon ?????????

Gents I have been put under pressure by a lot of last weeks players to declare Stevie McPherson the winner of the spoon. They are saying that it is unfair to award the spoon to a 77 year old man and that he be reinstated as the spoon man.

Unfortunately rules are rules and once you tee off on the first you become eligible to pick up this much desired prize.

Nevertheless in order to appease the bears I am including a picture of the Big Man and the title of the Nearly Spoon Man.

If you want to comment on this decision please feel free to use the comments link at the end of this post.

We now have 28 names for Lundin Links and a reserve list.

Lundin Links

We have 28 names for our first round of the Winter Tour. 25 have paid deposits.

Players

Robert Chalmers, Craig Chalmers, Gordon Sinclair,Gerry Cullen,Alex Smart,David Graham,Kenny Lang,Stevie Paul,Billy Gibson,Neil Kier,Stevie McPherson,Ian Baird,John Sommerville,Paul James,Danny Totten,John Hamilton,Brian Newell,Jim Cullen,Ian Hutchinson,David Stirling,George Leadbitter,Derek Mitchell,John Carslaw, Peter Ritchie, Jim Stirling, Andrew Alexander, Michael Kennaway,Malcolm Hannah .

All have paid deposits apart from last 3 names.

I managed to get a extra tee time at Lundin and we now start at 10.52.

Other Bookings

January 30th

Elie Golf Links - 28 places (subject to committee approval of the large booking)

Scott Kennedy is getting me a price for Southerness Golf Club which is one of the toughest tests of golf in the UK( par 69 ss 73) and it will be played in February if available. The wooden spoon could be fun that day !!!!!

I will also be booking Gullane number 2 for February

Todays picture is of our current wooden spoon holder Malcolm Hannah at The Carrick a few years ago on one of our outings.

A Golf Funny

A good clip of Robin Williams describing Golf.

Photos from Rosemount

Winner of the Spoon

Malcolm Hannah

Before he found he was getting the spoon all smiles



Winner Billy Gibson 39 points

Fuck the Golf I am only here for the food

Results from Rosemount 26th September

Yesterday we had a fantastic day at Blairgowrie playing the Rosemount course in perfect conditions. The weather was just incredible for this time of the year and even with our late start (2.10pm) we were able to play most of the way in short sleeves.

The course was in immaculate condition and we all had a superb days golf on one of Scotlands best inland courses.

25 players played (some better than others)

The results were as follows

1st Billy Gibson 39 points

2nd Scott Kennedy 35 points (bih)

3rd Ian Baird 35 points

Nearest the pin

6th John Sommerville

15th Jim Cullen

THE SPOON MALKY HANNAH 24 points

The spoon was decided on count back as Stevie McPherson and Malky both had 24 points but on count back Stevie had 11 points and Malky 10.

Unfortunately Gerry Cullen the defending Spoon Champion forgot to bring the 5 foot spoon with him so we had to present Malcolm with a small silver one. We will give him a special presentation prior to starting our next match.

Our next match is at Lundin Links which is actually the picture at the top of the site. That was last year and we got fantastic weather there in November 09. October the 24th is the start of our Winter Tour and we have 25 names already for Lundin with 24 deposits paid. I managed to get a extra tee time to give us 28 places so I have 3 places remaining.

Full Results

A Smart 26 S McPherson 24 I Baird 35

D Gaham 31 N Keir 28 S Paul 29

J Hamilton 29 B Gibson 39 K Lang 34

C Chalmers 33 J Cullen 28 R Chalmers 32 J Carslaw 27

G Sinclair 34 S Kennedy 35 D Stirling 26 S Glen 34

J Sommerville 28 D Mitchell 28 M Hannah 24 G Cullen 30

B Newell 31 G Leadbitter 26 T Nicholson 32 G Davener 28

PHOTOS TO FOLLOW.

Some Spoon Winners Last Year

The prize that everyone wants to avoid at each outing THE SPOON. To remind everyone of what it looks like have a look at some of last years winners. This is a prize that anyone is capable of winning - even Stevie " I will never win that spoon" Paul. You haven't won it yet Stevie but when you do you will regret that prediction.