The Chase Golf Club
Club News
Winter Aggregate 1 results.
Our first event of the 2024-25 season was the opening round of our Winter Aggregate event, which took place on October 2/4/5/6 over Belleisle golf course playing from the yellow tees. Only 14 brave souls took on a course which was heavy underfoot but in good condition,
with scoring difficult as only the top two places were able to break par. David Edgar fired a nett 72 (2 over par) with his round containing a birdie at hole 2 and this score was matched by John Cathcart including a birdie at hole 7. As usual only countback could seperate them
with John's nett 36 pipping David's nett 37. Runner-up was David Mansell with a fine round of nett 68 (2 under par) and his round contained birdies at holes 2/7. An indifferent inward half containing triple bogeys at 10/18 probably cost David the chance of victory. Our
clear winner this week shooting the best gross score of 69 (1 under par) was Alan Smeeton with his round containing birdies on his opening three holes and another at the 10th. Three bogeys in his last seven holes probably left a bitter taste in the mouth but his nett 66,
(4 under par) was enough to secure the two stroke victory.
October Medal draw.
The first Medal of our new season takes place on October 9/11/12/13 over Seafield golf course from the white tees and the draw is as follows: Wednesday game 1 is J Burnett, S Smith, I Young, D Mansell; Wednesday
game 2 is J Brodie, S Kelly, I Speirs, D Edgar; Friday - no game; Saturday game 1 is A Smeeton, M Duffy, P Middleditch, A Muir; Saturday game 2 is D Beattie, S Kirk, M Mancini, T Bloor; Sunday game 1 is G Christie,
E Borland, W Rae; Sunday game 2 is J Cathcart, I Gray, R Gilchrist. I would remind everyone the reserve list has been withdrawn and players who wish to be added to a game MUST CONTACT DOUGIE BEATTIE. Any player who
fails to do so and puts their name straight in to BRS will be disqualified but shall be charged the entry fee for the event. Good luck to everyone taking part.
Chase 3 Man Team event 2024 results.
The 3 Man Team competition took place on Sunday, September 29th, 2024, with 11teams/33 individuals taking part over the Seafield Golf Course. The course was damp from overnight rain and a gusty wind blew most of
the day making conditions difficult for scoring in both the Individual and team events. The best gross score was level par 69 fired by Alan Smeeton with his round containing birdies at holes 3/5/10. In the nett event,
John Brodie finshed 3rd with a level par 69 (beating Alan Smeeton on countback) and in 2nd spot was David Mansell who fired a nett 68 (1 under par). Our clear winner of the Individual event was Andy Gibson of Ayr
Seafield Golf Club with a nett 65 (4 under par) with his round containing birdies at holes 11/13/18. In the Team event the fight for the podium places was tight with Norfolk'n'good (David Mansell/David Edgar/Ronnie Lees)
shooting nett 61 (8 under par). However they finished 4th as Kelly's Heroes (Gordon Christie/Jim Bryden/Mark Mancini) fired the same score and won 3rd spot on countback over the final 6 holes. Runners-up with a nett 60
(9 under par) were Teebaggers (Ian Speirs/Paul Middleditch/Michael Duffy), one shot behind our winners who were Seachase (Alan Smeeton/Dougie Beattie/Andy Gibson) whose nett 59 (10 under par) was enough to secure the
victory on the day. The Chase Golf Club would like to thank SAC for allowing us access to the tee times for this event and access to the golf course. Our thanks also go to Backstreet Kitchen who supplied the catering
on the day and of course to Elaine and Stephen Kelly for allowing us the use of the Lounge bar in the Chase Inn for the hospitality. Finally, thanks to all those who took part especially our visiting teams from Ayr
Seafield, Prestwick St Nicholas and the member from Prestwick St Cuthberts who played in the Sunday Team. We hope to see everyone again next year for this great event.
Medal Final and Consolation Trophy results.
The Medal Final and Consolation Trophy took place on September 18/20/21/22 over Seafield golf course from the white tees. Although we had 23 participants in the event, the field was essentially divided into two -
with 11 players eligible for the Medal Final having won a Medal throughout the season and those who had not won any other Strokeplay event eligible to win the Consolation Trophy. The competition was fierce and in the
end only countback separated 3 players for the Medal Final Trophy. We had 4 players tied on nett 68 (1 under par), with David Edgar finishing in 5th spot. Despite a birdie at the 13th hole, triple bogeys at holes 6/15
ultimately cost him the chance for victory. In 4th spot with the same score was Eric Borland but although he made birdie at hole 15, ultimately double bogeys at holes 2/4/8 were probably his undoing as well. On the
podium in 3rd spot was John Taylor with his round containing a birdie at hole 12. Again however, double bogeys were costly at holes 2/6/11 as he finished with a nett 68 (1 under par). Runner-up overall but the Medal
Final winner, was David Mansell who made the turn in nett 2 over par. A fine inward half of nett 3 under par including a birdie at hole 16 meant David pipped everyone on countback over the final 6 holes. The overall
winner and the Consolation Trophy winner with a nett 67 (2 under par) was Tony Bloor with his outward half of nett 2 over par leaving him much to do. Once again though a fabulous inward nine of nett 4 under par gave
him an overall nett 67 and victory by a single stroke. In our final event of the season Billy Rae at hole 9 and Eric Borland at hole 15 fired birdie 2's but as they do not enter the event the prize pot will not be
claimed.
Electronic score returns
Please refer to the email instruction sent out on 10/08/20. If members require further assistance in this matter they should contact Dougie Beattie (Handicap Secretary).
Amendment to procedure
Following 2 incidents where a member was left without a game, the following procedure must now be followed by all players who pull out of a game after the draw has been made. It is now a requirement that the player
pulling out contacts EVERYONE PLAYING IN THE GROUP to inform them. This should happen as a common courtesy but clearly has not been.
Office Bearers Season 2023/2024
Captain |
Ian Speirs |
Secretary/Treasurer |
John Brodie |
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Handicap Secretary |
Dougie Beattie |
Committee |
Roy McCubbin |
Committee |
Stan Smith |
Committee |
Scott Kirk |
Committee |
Vacant |
Committee |
Vacant |
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