The Edinburgh Academical Golf Club

The Cyril Gray

A team comprising of John Lang, Tony Hamilton, Bruce Graham, Iain Macdonald, James Bryce and Ken Hannah with Morton Dewar as travelling reserve ,were too strong for first round opponents, King Edwards School, Birmingham, the Accies wining by 2.5 to 0.5. Buoyed by this success the team dined well and this may have contributed to their defeat the following day by Kings Canterbury the margin being the same as the previous day only in reverse!

LSSGS Denham

Edinburgh Accies had one team represented this year at the LSSGS Anniesland Trophy at Denham Golf Club. The team of 4 was John Chiene, David Jackson, Robert Campbell and Nicj Athanas who managed to score 88 points (you count the best 3 stableford scores from your team of 4). Unfortunately the Accies were not in (or indeed near!) the prizes but certainly we were not last either as the attached results schedule shows. There was also a fun 9 hole greensomes stableford in the afternoon.

It was a very enjoyable day and hopefully we can do a little better next year and also manage to get 2 teams submitted as in 2009 & 2008.

If anyone does happen to come across any London based Accies golfers do feel free to let Nicj know and he can add to his list. We did struggle a bit this year to generate interest.

2010 results

SPRING MEETING GULLANE 2

25/04/2010

	GROSS	NET
COLIN MCCLUNG  WINNER OF GOLD MEDAL,QUALIFIED FOR CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP	70	66
DOUGLAS ZUILL WINNER OF HCP TROPHY, QUALIFIED FOR CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP	73	68
DAVID JARVIE QUALIFIED FOR CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP	78	71
DAVE MARSHALL QUALIFIED FOR CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP	79	70
JOHN LANG	81	76
JASON PARROTT	83	77
ANDREW GRAY	83	77
ANDREW FINNIE	92	77
STUART THYNE	92	81
PIERS BALLANTYNE	94	79
Nathan Pike	NR
Hugo Craig	MR

 

Wayfarers over 50s weekend at Prestwick 15/16 May 2010

A team comprising John Lang, Morton Dewar, Stuart Allison, Tony Hamilton , Brian Allison and Andrew Gray enjoyed a most convivial weekend, not least in the clubhouse, where as usual we were well fed and watered! The result on the links was not up to scratch however. Only five points separated five out of the six teams at the end of the qualifying round with Merchiston coming a distinct last. Sadly the EAGC team were in fifth position two points behind Old Strathallians and so it was that, on the morning of the Sabbath, we played Merchiston for the wooden spoon. Unfortunately this resulted in defeat for the Accies by two matches to one. Loretto beat Fettes in the final 3-0 although two matches went down the last and the other to the 17^th.

2009 club championship

A  Brian Allison v Iain Lamond
	Lamond v Zuill
B Andrew Simpson v Douglas Zuill		Zuill
			Zuill (2&1)
C Alistair McGlynn v James Bryce		Marshall (w.o.)
	Marshall v McGlynn
D Colin McClung v Dave Marshall

 

2009 EAGC hole 'n' hole handicap knockout competition

Alistair McGlynn (5)
Campbell McAulay (18)
	Campbell McAulay (18)
Iain Lamond (8)	Iain Lamond (8)
Martin Sinclair (20)		Iain Lamond (8)
		David Marshall (9)
David Marshall (9)
Charles Passmore (9)	David Marshall (9)
	Henry Fairweather (9)
			Iain Lamond (8)
			Struan Douglas (18)
	John Crawford (7)
	Tim Straton (24)
		John Crawford (7)
		Struan Douglas (18)
	Struan Douglas (17)
	Iain Watt (11)
				Iain Lamond (8)
					Iain Lamond (8)
				Alasdair Loudon (15)
	Hugh Lees (13)
	Bob Snodgrass (12)
		Hugh Lees (13)
		John Lang (5)
	Robin Mathieson (18)
	John Lang (5)
Andrew Simpson (8)			Hugh Lees (13)
Alasdair Loudon (15)			Alasdair Loudon (15)
	Alasdair Loudon (15)
Michael Baxendine (18)	Michael Baxendine (18)
Alan Whyte (10)
		Alasdair Loudon (15)
Gordon Wallace (18)		Ronnie Sinclair (13)
Ronnie Sinclair (13)	Ronnie Sinclair (13)
	Andrew Gray (11)
Andrew Gray (11)
Ross Barber (10)

Halford Hewitt 2009

Having got to the third round in 2008 hopes were high for the Halford Hewitt. The team comprising Michael Gray, Saeed Hashmi, Iain Smith, David Simson, Iain Macdonald, Steve Malcolm, Colin McClung, Chris Duncan, Ken Hannah and Douglas Zuill contained some new “caps” in the shape of Duncan, Hashmi and Zuill with Duncan having only left the school the previous Summer. The Accies got off to a reasonable start against Rugby in the opening round but there was a reversal around the turn at Royal St Georges from which we never recovered ultimately losing 41/2 to a ½. Rugby were definitely the stronger side but the matches were closer than indicated by the final result. Rugby in turn were beaten in the following round by Merchant Taylors who ultimately lost to Tonbridge in the final.

Versus the school 24/09

Queen Elizabeth Coronation Schools Trophy 2009

After reaching the final of the competition in each of the last two years the target for this year was to go one better. Sadly this was not achieved but as in recent years there was once again plenty of drama for both players and spectators alike. The team of Iain MacDonald (Captain), Alistair Carnie, Joe Lockie, Bertie Allison, Douglas Zuill and Colin McClung came from well behind in all three matches in the first round against Old Uppinghamians to secure a 2-1 victory with the first couple of Lockie and Allison going to the 19^th and the third couple of Zuill and McClung coming back from 4 down to win on the 18^th. Once again the Accies had done their Harry Houdini act. Against Hutchesons’ Grammar School in the second round the situation again looked bleak with only the third couple (Zuill and McClung) ahead going into the back nine. They swiftly polished off their opponents and it came down to the second couple (MacDonald and Carnie) to continue the Houdini act. Having been three down well into the second nine they reduced the deficit to one with four to play. The Accie pair hung in well especially with an up and down for a half in four at the 17^th. Sadly there was to be no glory at the 18^th. Harry Houdini was lost in the trees!

Overall, it was very creditable performance and encouraging that we had another recent school leaver in the side who performed well in what is a tough competitive environment.

Thanks are due to all the players and to Iain Smith for arranging the team.

Andrew Gray

AUTUMN MEETING 2009

BRUNTSFIELD LINKS G.S  01/09/2009 

On a sometimes wet & sometimes very wet & windy Tuesday afternoon a good turnout saw the Autumn Meeting unfold as below. An enjoyable meal was had afterwards at Bruntsfield. 

 

	GROSS	NET
DOUGLAS ZUILL	78	73	Winner of Gold Medal best scratch score
DAVE MARSHALL	79	70	Winner of best net score
DAVID SIMSON	79	74
ALAN WHYTE	80	71
BERTIE ALLISON	82	77
HUGH LEES	84	71	Winner of Tony Munro over 55`s
JOHN LANG	86	81
IAIN LAMOND	86	78
ANDREW SIMPSON	87	80
PAUL LAIDLAW	89	81
LOGAN BROWN	91	74	Winner of Tony Munro over 65`s
JASON PARROTT	92	79
HENRY FAIRWEATHER	93	82
JOHN YOUNG	94	90
MICHAEL BAXENDINE	96	78
STUART ALLISON	97	86
STRUAN DOUGLAS	101	83
NR. COLIN MCARTHUR , RONNIE SINCLAIR,  PETER NUSSEY, GORDON WALLACE, ALASDAIR LOUDON