HUGH HUNTER'S CLACKMANNAN COUNTY NEWS
READY FOR START OF NEW COUNTY SEASON
The 2012 Clackmannan County golf fixtures are all ready for the start of the new golf season which tees off with the County Spring Meeting on April 21 with the A division at Braehead and the B division at Tulliallan.
County secretary Tommy Johnson is keen to see local golfers support the events at local clubs - “The six clubs in the County Golf Union all run a wide selection of events, including open competitions for men and women, boys' opens, senior opens and team events.
"The Golf Union are very keen to encourage local golfers to support these events. Entry fees are modest with good prizes on offer, and a further bonus is that travelling to the local courses is quite easy.”
So, for local golfers who have never entered these events, 2012 would be a good time to start.
CLACKMANNAN COUNTY GOLF DINNER
County golfers are reminded of the Clackmannan County Golf Dinner to be held on Friday, March 2 at Braehead Golf Club. Details are available on clubhouse posters
CALLUM IN CONFIDENT MOOD
Local supporters of Callum Macaulay (Tulliallan) must have been very pleased with his recent fine performance in India where he finished third in the first Challenge Tour event of 2012.
Indeed, Callum was joint leader after six holes in the final round and a curry lunch celebration looked possible. In the end he finished with a share of third place, earning some money, but, more importantly, putting him into second place in the Challenge Tour rankings.
Callum will be hoping that his form will continue. it’s just a pity that he has to wait till March and April when the Challenge Tour really gets going.
MIDLAND ALLIANCE
After a break of a month, the Midland Alliance started again at Lundin Links at the end of January with Bob Stewart (Tulliallan) scoring a scratch 69 for fourtrh equal place.
In the handicap section Alloa’s Ray Barton shared third place with a net score of 65.
In the latest event at Arbroath, the only Wee County success came in the team event with Harry Salmond taking the top prize with his partners J Irwin and G Wilkie (both Muckhart).
With over half the season completed, the only local players doing reasonably well in the Order of Merit are Bob Stewart (Tulliallan) and Chris Westland (Alloa) who share seventh place.
As well as lifting the top junior boys' trophies in Clackmannanshire, Brian Macadam (Alloa) had success at his home club with wins in several events.
So it's no surprise that he also took the most improved junior award at Alloa Golf Club for 2011.
At the presentation earlier this week, Alloa Junior Convenor Euan Boyd expressed the hope that there would be better participation in 2012, and more juniors would develop their golfing skills.
Alloa Golf Club runs a good “Go Golfing” programme, and it had good support in 2011.
+HUGH HUNTER'S CLACKMANNAN NEWS COLUMN WILL RETURN AT THE BEGINNING OF MARCH.
The 2012 Clackmannan County golf fixtures are all ready for the start of the new golf season which tees off with the County Spring Meeting on April 21 with the A division at Braehead and the B division at Tulliallan.
County secretary Tommy Johnson is keen to see local golfers support the events at local clubs - “The six clubs in the County Golf Union all run a wide selection of events, including open competitions for men and women, boys' opens, senior opens and team events.
"The Golf Union are very keen to encourage local golfers to support these events. Entry fees are modest with good prizes on offer, and a further bonus is that travelling to the local courses is quite easy.”
So, for local golfers who have never entered these events, 2012 would be a good time to start.
CLACKMANNAN COUNTY GOLF DINNER
County golfers are reminded of the Clackmannan County Golf Dinner to be held on Friday, March 2 at Braehead Golf Club. Details are available on clubhouse posters
CALLUM IN CONFIDENT MOOD
Local supporters of Callum Macaulay (Tulliallan) must have been very pleased with his recent fine performance in India where he finished third in the first Challenge Tour event of 2012.
Indeed, Callum was joint leader after six holes in the final round and a curry lunch celebration looked possible. In the end he finished with a share of third place, earning some money, but, more importantly, putting him into second place in the Challenge Tour rankings.
Callum will be hoping that his form will continue. it’s just a pity that he has to wait till March and April when the Challenge Tour really gets going.
MIDLAND ALLIANCE
After a break of a month, the Midland Alliance started again at Lundin Links at the end of January with Bob Stewart (Tulliallan) scoring a scratch 69 for fourtrh equal place.
In the handicap section Alloa’s Ray Barton shared third place with a net score of 65.
In the latest event at Arbroath, the only Wee County success came in the team event with Harry Salmond taking the top prize with his partners J Irwin and G Wilkie (both Muckhart).
With over half the season completed, the only local players doing reasonably well in the Order of Merit are Bob Stewart (Tulliallan) and Chris Westland (Alloa) who share seventh place.
Alloa Golf Club's junior prizewinners for the 2011 season. Left to right: Brian Macadam (top prize winner), Angus Boyd (back), Jamie McEwan (front), Calum Boyd (back), Gregor McEwan (front) and Junior Convener Euan Boyd (back)
TOP JUNIOR GOLFER AT ALLOA
TOP JUNIOR GOLFER AT ALLOA
As well as lifting the top junior boys' trophies in Clackmannanshire, Brian Macadam (Alloa) had success at his home club with wins in several events.
So it's no surprise that he also took the most improved junior award at Alloa Golf Club for 2011.
At the presentation earlier this week, Alloa Junior Convenor Euan Boyd expressed the hope that there would be better participation in 2012, and more juniors would develop their golfing skills.
Alloa Golf Club runs a good “Go Golfing” programme, and it had good support in 2011.
+HUGH HUNTER'S CLACKMANNAN NEWS COLUMN WILL RETURN AT THE BEGINNING OF MARCH.
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