Scottish Seniors’ Spring Meeting over

 two days at Monifieth Links

By GORDON THOMSON

The Scottish Seniors Golfing Society season gets underway this week with the Spring Meeting (sponsored by McCrea Financial Services) at Monifieth Links on Thursday and Friday.

Winner of the 2015 Order of Merit title, Ronnie Clark (Erskine) misses the event because of work commitments, having just returned from playing for Great Britain and Ireland in the prestigious Concession Cup in Florida. 

The Scottish senior international team captain, David Gardner (Broomieknowe), who also played in the Concession Cup will, however, be in action at Monifieth along with the remainder of last year’s Scottish senior team  as well as the established group of leading players.

There is a maximum field of 141 players for this event with members keen to get their competitive season underway. There has been a good intake of new members this year, several with handicaps of scratch or better and they will be looking to make their mark just as Keith Reilly (Silverknowes), who  defends the Spring Open title, did last year.

Formed in November 2006, the Scottish Seniors Golfing Society is the brainchild of former amateur international, Gordon MacDonald. It was formed to meet a significant demand for high level competition for senior amateur golfers still keen to test their games at a high level. 

All the events take place in a welcoming and inclusive atmosphere on good courses.There are age group prizes and separate order of merit titles on a handicap basis and for members over the age of 65.

Membership of the Society is open to golfers over the age of 50 with handicaps of 9.4 or less. Further details can be obtained via the website –www.scottish seniorsgolf.com or by contacting Ian Kerr at admin@scottishseniorsgolf.com.