RYDER CUP CHALLENGE MATCH DRAW

RYDER CUP CHALLENGE MATCH

PEEBLES V THE REST OF THE WORLD

SUNDAY 30 SEPTEMBER – 8.30am SHOTGUN START

To celebrate the final day of this year’s Ryder Cup in Paris, Peebles will once again be hosting its own Ryder Cup Challenge Match, which has become a tradition at the club since 2014.

Taking place on Sunday 30 September, this will be a fun competition open to all players with a handicap (men, women and juniors), contested between two team – Peebles and The Rest of the World. The event will have an 8.30am shotgun start, allowing everyone to get back to the clubhouse to watch the Ryder Cup action unfold on our bIg screens, live on Sky Sports.

Entry fee will be £2 per player to fund prizes and a special Ryder Cup menu will be available from our catering team throughout the day.

PEEBLES – born, bred or raised, attended a Peebles primary school or have lived in the town most of your life

REST OF THE WORLD – those who have travelled from far off lands such as Edinburgh, Glasgow, England, Ireland, South Africa, USA...or Innerleithen.

We would encourage you to wear team colours on the day to add to the occasion – Blue for Peebles (Europe) and Red for the Rest of the World (USA).

As you will see we still have some spaces available to make up a full tee sheet of fourballs. If you would like to take part then please contact the office or put your name on the sheet in reception.

RESULTS OF THE SENIOR LADIES OPEN - 13TH SEPTEMBER

Well done to those who took part in yesterdays Ladies Seniors Open Greensome’s. We hope you had an enjoyable day and look forward to welcoming back.

A massive thank you to our wonderful volunteers who helped on the day.

Below are the prizes winners:

1st - Marny Waddell (Peebles) & Janet Reid Thomas (Comiston Ladies) - 69.8

2nd - Sheila Cuthbertson & Denise Richards (Both Peebles) - 71.6

3rd - Grace Black (Dunbar) & Anne Dods (Torwoodlee) - 72

• Nearest the pin on 7th - Sheila Cuthbertson - HOLE IN ONE!

• Nearest the pin on 16th - Marny Waddell

• Longest Drive on the 9th - Anne Dods (Torwoodlee)

PGC members who won prizes will be able to collect from the club bar. All others will be posted to their relevant clubs. For a full list of scores please click here.

TT SANDERSON DRAW - SUNDAY 16TH SEPTEMBER

We look forward to welcoming all participants to this year’s TT Sanderson Memorial Trophy. Now that the draw has been made, please see below a full list of tee times. Scoring will be on a full handicap, stableford points system with all six scores aggregated.

Best of luck to all competitors and we hope you enjoy your time with us. For a full list of scores please click here.

US MASTERS QUALIFYING RESULTS

Thanks to all those members and visitors who took part in our inaugural US Masters qualifying event. Below is the full list of results, good luck to the Kingsacre Bandits who go on to the final at Blairgowrie Golf Club.

• Closest to the pin on the 1st – Ivor Clarke

• Longest Drive on the 9th – Thomas Grant

• Sweep Winners of 4 Dozen Pro V1’s – Peebles Hackers

Full results

RESULTS OF GENTS SENIORS 3 MAN TEXAS SCRAMBLE

Tuesday 4th September

Thanks to everyone who took part and to those volunteers who helped on the day. 

Below are the prize winners:

Prizes:                                                                    

• First – G Curran, B Reid & J Archibald - net 59.05
• Second – J Logan, D Millar & L Wallace - net 59.75
• Third – S Matthews, A Pearson & D Maitland - net 60.4
• Fourth – T Litster, C Roberts & A Thomson - net 60.5

Nearest the Pin:

• 7th – S Morrison
• 12th – L Wallace
• 16th - G Porteous

Longest Drive: D Maitland

Vouchers for Peebles members will be available to collect from the club bar. For a full list of results please click here.

RESULTS OF GENTS 4BBB OPEN - Saturday 1st September

Thanks to everyone who took part and to those volunteers who helped on the day.

Below are the prize winners:

1st. David Knox & Ian JD Stewart - net 58

2nd. Gerard Crowe & George Rankin - net 62 (BIH)

3rd. Scott Mackay & Guest - net 62

4th. Ryan Forsyth & Guest - net 63

• Nearest the pin on 7 - A. Lambie
• Nearest the pin on 12 - S. Burnett
• Nearest the pin on 16 - R. Douglas

Vouchers for Peebles members will be available to collect from the club bar. For a full list of results please click here.

Craig Howie Support Golf Day - Friday 21st September

 

 

The club is looking for teams and donations for the the “Craig Howie Support Golf Day” which will be held on Friday 21st September 2018 with a 1 pm shotgun start.

Craig has been a member of the Club since the age of seven and has been a fabulous ambassador throughout his Junior and Senior amateur career. Craig was Scottish Boys Champion in 2012, he was first in the Amateur Championship qualifying at Carnoustie in 2015 and won the prestigious Craigmillar Park Open in 2013 & 2017. He has represented Scotland with distinction at both Junior and Full International level.

Craig is currently playing on the Pro Golf Tour in Europe. He has performed consistently well and secured his maiden professional win after a sensational final round at the Leipziger Open in Germany. He is in the number one spot in the Pro Golf Tour rankings to all but guaranteed promotion to the European Challenge Tour next season. Craig is also seeking to qualify to play on the main European Tour and will be attending Qualifying School in the Autumn.

We are aiming to have full field of 20 teams for a scramble competition. The entrance fee is £150 per team which can include members and non-members – maximum handicap 28 men, 36 women. The fee includes a buffet meal served after the competition.

Offers to sponsor prizes for the event or the supporting raffle \ auction will be very much appreciated. All funds raised will be utilised to support Craig on Tour next season. Entries and offers of prize sponsorship should be directed to the Office.

Thank you in advance for your support.

Niall Watson

Club Manager

Odd Shaped Ball Golf Day - Results & Prize Winners

A huge thanks to the 152 players and sponsors who supported the Odd Shaped Ball Golf Day, helping to raise a fantastic total of £1,600 for junior golf in Peebles. Congratulations to all our winners - if you weren't at the prizegiving, you can pick up your prizes from the office.

> Click here for final leaderboard

TEAM PRIZES

Team Winners: Rick Martin, Ellie Martin, Darren Howie and Ben Martin (standing in for ricky sked)

1ST: 55.4 - Darren Howie, Rick Martin, Ellie Martin & Ricky Sked

£30 VOUCHER EACH & 4-BALL AT DUNBAR GOLF CLUB

2ND: 56.4 Mark Thomson, Chris Thomson, Oliver Furness & Nigel Furness

£20 VOUCHER EACH & 4-BALL AT RATHO PARK GOLF CLUB

3RD: 57.1 Cammy Greenshields, Kenny Greenshields, Kerr Sutherland & Michael Smith

HUGO BOSS OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP TIE & 4-BALL AT DALMAHOY

4TH: 57.6 Kevin Blacklaw, Davie Wells, Jamie Morris & Jamie Fenton

4-BALL AT PAISLEY GOLF CLUB & A SLEEVE OF TITLEIST PRO V1s

Runners-Up Nigel Furness, Mark Thomson, Chris Thomson and Oliver Furness

NEAREST THE PINS

1ST - PAIR OF SKECHERS GOLF SHOES sponsored by Skechers Golf

Winner: Graeme McLellan

5TH - PRO SHOP GIFT sponsored by Graham Lowther

Winner: Mandy Roger

6th - PROSECCO, LOCH LOMOND WHISKY & VOLVIC BALLS sponsored by Ross Duncan

Winner: Cammy Young

7TH - BOTTLE OF CHAMPAGNE sponsored by Les Biscomb

Winner: Aaron Dores

8TH - BOTTLE OF CHAMPAGNE sponsored by Gavin Carruthers

Winner: Sam Anderson

12TH - BOX OF PRO V1s sponsored by HowDidIDo

Winner: David Wells

15TH - PRO SHOP VOUCHER sponsored by Davie Tait

Winner: Simon Fairburn

16TH - OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP RUCKSACK

Winner: Darren Massey

 STRAIGHEST DRIVE & LONGEST DRIVE

18TH - BUNKER MENTALITY HOLDALL Sponsored by Grant Foster

Winner: Chris Patterson

10TH - OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP RUCKSACK

Winner: Niall Watson

RAFFLE PRIZES

SHOTSCOPE V2 GOLF WATCH – Rick Martin

TOM TOM GOLFER 2 SE WATCH – Paddy Shields

SUN MOUNTAIN LIGHTWEIGHT GOLF BAG – Martin Kelso

BUNKER MENTALITY POLO SHIRTS – Jim Dickson

TWEED VALLEY PHYSIO VOUCHER – Scott Stevenson

CASE OF BELHAVEN BEER – Robin Leith

BOTTLE OF GLAYVA – James Young

BOTTLE OF WINE – Archie Rankine

CLUB JUMPER FROM STEVE JOHNSTON – Les Shortreed

Victorious Howie Homes in on Number One Spot

Peebles golfer Craig Howie secured his maiden professional win after a sensational final round at the Leipziger Open in Germany and surged to the number one spot in the Pro Golf Tour rankings to all but guarantee promotion to the European Challenge Tour next season.

The 23-year old former Scottish Boys Champion, playing his first season in the paid ranks, came from behind on the third and final day with a stunning 8-under par 64 which included two eagles and five birdies, leaving him tied for the lead on 16-under par with compatriot Chris Robb from Aberdeen. Having lost out in extra holes in the previous tournament, Howie held his nerve to sink a short birdie putt on the third play-off hole to take the title and with it, a cheque for 6,666 euros, which elevated him to top spot on the Order of Merit with just three events remaining. With the top five players booking a place on the more lucrative Challenge Tour next season, the Peebles man is a certainty to stay within the leading places, and has now set his sights on finishing the year as the Tour’s number one golfer.

“It’s nice to get the first win under my belt and I’m delighted to have got the job done. Getting to the play-off in my previous event was huge for me and it gave me the confidence to know that I could produce the goods when I needed to. It was nice to win in style with a low final round and perform under pressure in the play-off.” said Howie, who became the first ever Peebles golfer to win a professional Tour event.

Howie rolls in the winning birdie putt

Having finished runner-up in the previous two events with an accumulative score of 24-under par for his last six rounds, Craig knew he was in great form heading into the tournament in Leipzig last week.

““I’ve been playing well and scoring low so I’d approached the event with a different mentality of going for birdies and not really having to think about my score, which is a good place to be. “”

"You need that to do well on this Tour and it gives me the belief that I can do that at a higher level. My target now is to kick on and finish the season as number one, which would earn me an even better category on the Challenge Tour. I’ve achieved the goal I set myself at the start of the season and that’s satisfying.”

Craig was besieged by messages of congratulations by fellow members and received a great ovation when he returned home to the club on Saturday afternoon.

“The messages of support from back home have been crazy and it’s great to have so many people behind me. Stobo Castle have been great sponsors for me and the Club and its members have also supported me really well with fundraising from an event they did last year. We’ve got another one at the end of September so it would be great to fill all the teams and get another good turnout. It’s a nice way for me to say thank you to everyone who has supported me and help with the next stage of my career. It’s an expensive job unfortunately so I really appreciate the sponsorship I have received which has enabled me to play at this level.”

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If you’d like to support Craig, you can enter a team of four in Peebles Golf Club’s Elite Golfer Support Day, which takes place in September, costing £150 for a team. To book your place, please contact the office on 01721 720197.

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Craig’s next event is this week’s Starnberg Open, also in Germany, with the Tour Championship taking place from 24 – 26 September.

Elite Golfer Support Day - 21 September

Following the huge success of our inaugural Elite Golfer Support Day in 2017, Peebles Golf Club will be once again staging an event to support our aspiring young players taking place on Friday 21 September.

All proceeds from last year's event went towards funding for players, including Pro Golf Tour player Craig Howie, who has since gone on to be number one in the rankings on the Pro Golf Tour and secure a Challenge Tour Card for next season. The support Craig has received has been invaluable in helping with the extensive travel and accommodation costs of life on tour, with events being played in North Africa and continental Europe. It is fantastic to see Craig's continued progress as he flies the flag for Peebles and raises the club's profile.

The format of the event is a Texas Scramble and entry fee is £150 for a team of four, which includes dinner. There are some great prizes on offer with an auction/raffle taking place in the evening following the presentation and a Q&A with Craig.

If you and your friends would like to take part, please contact Niall or Martin in the office on 01721 721097 or e-mail secretary@peeblesgolfclub.com

Enter the Odd Shaped Ball Golf Day – Saturday 18 August

The fourth annual Odd Shaped Ball Golf Day takes place at Peebles Golf Club on Saturday 18 August and we are encouraging all golfers to take part.

Last year’s event attracted a record entry of 192 players and helped raise over £1,900 for the club’s junior section, with proceeds going towards new equipment and coaching to support the development of our next generation of golfers.

The format of the event is a ‘Texas Scramble with a Twist’, with players invited to make up a team of four to take part. The event is open to all categories of current members (gents, ladies and juniors) with the opportunity to invite guests to make up your team, or enter a team of four guests. Tee-times are available from 0730 to 1630.

The kids club challenge on the 16th hole

As well as the usual Scramble rules, we’ll be dropping in a few fun holes, including playing one of the par 3s with the kids plastic clubs, teeing off through the rugby posts, a few tricked up pin positions and other surprises! A BBQ and drinks stand will also be available throughout the day.

Entry costs £10 per person which includes a raffle ticket and thanks to the generosity of our sponsors and individuals, we can some fantastic team and raffle prizes on offer.

If you are a member, you can enter via the online booking system linked below:

> Book your team now

If you’re not a member but want to take part, please call the Office or Pro Shop on 01721 721097.

The event is part of the local Odd Shaped Ball campaign which has raised more than £27,000 for local sport in Peebles over the past five years across golf, rugby, football, cricket, hockey and netball.

For more details on the Odd Shaped Ball, visit: https://www.facebook.com/OddShapedBallPeebles/

Peebles Men's Open - Sunday 8 July, Draw

To view the draw for the Peebles Men's Open on Sunday 8 July, please click on the link below. We still have a number of spaces available in the times highlighted so if you are looking for a last-minute booking, please use the 'Enter our Opens' button on the home page.

> The Draw

Players should report to the check-in desk in the clubhouse foyer no later than 10 minutes prior to your tee-time.