Eddie McDonald – Your club website:

Good progress in the last week or so. Completed weed control on fairways with a last total spray of herbicide for the year.

All greens have had aeration work and weaker ones have been overseeded.
Topdressing has been applied once on main greens and twice on the Rosehill.

Autumn winter feeding will continue on all greens, granule fertiliser /soil conditioner will be applied as necessary.
Top dressing will continue as often as possible to help keep playing surfaces firm and to dilute thatch.

Thinning of rough areas is on going and good progress on this front.
Moles total now 385. Sclaffing fairways and tees on both courses will be on going till end of October , volunteers will be asked a couple of more times.
Cutting of all areas is still on going

Future work we would like to try and do includes:
Aeration of tees and fairways, cut collect thicker areas of rough to thin down, rebuild more bunkers, patch rabbit scrapes, topdress tees.

Mats in use from fairways,tees and semi rough November 1st.
Irrigation to the 15th green needs to be fixed as becoming an issue (estimated costs 1-2k).

Screening of our own dune sand and topdressing fairways would/could be achievable, this would help smooth and firm fairways giving much better playing surface for future.
Nearing the end of my 3rd season and steady progress.

Regards

Jim Peace

Please find attached the results from yesterdays Gents open in very testing conditions. A special word of thanks to all the visiting players, many of whom playing for the first time shared many positive comments on the condition of the course.

A big congratulations to Fraserburgh Member David Henderson for taking the Jimmy Gibb tankard with a very hard fought and impressive 78 gross.

Gross Final: Jimmy Gibb Tankard Open

Pos	Name	H/cap	Vs Par	Score
1	David Henderson	3.8	+8	78
2	Ross Cardno	2.3	+8	78
3	Iain Mackinnon	5.6	+9	79
4	Whyte, Stuart	2.4	+10	80
5	Gerry Chalmers	9.8	+11	81
6	Andra Ironside	2.6	+12	82
7	Derek Bond(jnr)	1.9	+12	82
8	Stewart Innes	5.3	+12	82
9	Watt, Martin	5.7	+12	82
10	Mark Stephen	3.5	+13	83
11	Robertson, Alistair	5.4	+13	83
12	Maurice Simpson	12.7	+14	84
13	Fraser Stephen	4.8	+14	84
14	Stephen Thomson	6.6	+14	84
15	Stephen-James Chicken	10.6	+14	84
16	Michael Summers	4.6	+14	84
17	Allan, Derek	3.3	+15	85
18	Brownlie, John	11.3	+15	85
19	Lornie, Mike	2.3	+15	85
20	Kevin Buchan	6.5	+15	85
21	Richard Walker	6.9	+16	86
22	Johnson, Donald	7.6	+16	86
23	cooper, chris	4.8	+17	87
24	Brian Taylor	6.6	+17	87
25	Paul Johnson	6.2	+17	87
26	Johnson, Doug	7.1	+18	88
27	Mclaren, Christopher	6.9	+18	88
28	Alexander, Bryan	8.9	+18	88
29	James White	11.8	+18	88
30	Jamie Nicholas	6.7	+18	88
31	Robertson, John	9.6	+18	88
32	Brian Duthie	5.0	+18	88
33	Strachan, Rob	11.4	+19	89
34	James Birnie	11.2	+19	89
35	John Hewitt	8.5	+19	89
36	Rn Stephen	10.9	+19	89
37	Neil Taylor	5.5	+19	89
38	Adam Duncan	8.6	+20	90
39	Robert Sim	11.4	+20	90
40	James (1974) Wiseman	9.5	+20	90
41	Smit, Robert	5.6	+21	91
42	Courage, Andrew	3.9	+21	91
43	Scott, Brian	8.4	+22	92
44	Paul Birnie	12.7	+22	92
45	Lumsden, Kenny	9.5	+22	92
46	John Black	12.5	+23	93
47	Keith Gammack	15.7	+23	93
48	Stuart Watt	5.1	+23	93
49	James Wemyss	17.2	+23	93
50	John Maitland(snr)	14.1	+23	93
51	mckenzie, Craig	14.1	+23	93
52	Mason, David	6.5	+23	93
53	McLean, Mike	16.8	+23	93
54	Edmond, Billy	13.2	+24	94
55	Colin Mckenzie	14.4	+24	94
56	Thomson, Gary	18.7	+24	94
57	Nicholas Robertson	11.6	+24	94
58	Smit, Alan	18.9	+24	94
59	David Lawrence	8.2	+24	94
60	Ian Robinson	16.8	+25	95
61	William Watt	16.4	+25	95
62	David Nicol	13.2	+25	95
63	Douglas Mckay	14.3	+25	95
64	Iain Wallace	13.7	+25	95
65	Levett, Andrew	15.9	+25	95
66	Cw Noble	19.1	+25	95
67	Wiseman, Morrison J	13.6	+25	95
68	Dailey, Mark	18.5	+25	95
69	Lewis Allan	17.4	+26	96
70	Sim, Jonathan	19.1	+26	96
71	Calum Sinclair	11.3	+26	96
72	Dailey, Alan	11.1	+26	96
73	Christopher Carpenter	7.5	+26	96
74	Thorburn, David	15.1	+26	96
75	John McKenzie	15.4	+26	96
76	Maynard, Andrew	8.2	+26	96
77	Gordon Mackintosh	13.6	+27	97
78	Paul Dixon	17.2	+27	97
79	Reid, Harry	16.7	+27	97
80	Kevin Shand	12.1	+27	97
81	Clark, Douglas	11.8	+28	98
82	Charles G Stephen	16.8	+28	98
83	Rm Slessor	12.9	+28	98
84	Stuart Buchan	15.9	+29	99
85	Seamus Logan	17.3	+31	101
86	Stuart, Darren	14.2	+31	101
87	Fraser, Ewan	21.7	+32	102
88	Garrow, Murray	14.6	+32	102
89	Damien O’reilly	16.5	+32	102
90	A Mccombie	20.4	+32	102
91	Shepherd, Connor	14.2	+34	104
92	Morrison, Ian	16.3	+36	106
93	Thompson, Gordon	16.0	+36	106
94	Soutar, David	12.8	+38	108
95	Douglas Ritchie	28.0	+39	109
96	Roy Brown	20.7	+43	113
97	John Maitland(jnr)	25.4	+46	116
98	Robert Stephen	13.7		N/R
98	Bonser, Tony	9.6		N/R
98	Jim Duff	11.4		N/R
98	Forbes, Alan	6.6		N/R
98	Horne, Robert	14.6		N/R
98	Horner, Mark	17.0		N/R
104	Rodney Trail	13.7		N/R
105	Scott Gammack	17.0		N/R
106	Smith, Jamie	7.7		N/R
107	Morton, Jamie	8.8		N/R
108	Stephen Sutherland	13.3		N/R
109	Critten, Spencer	20.6		N/R
110	O’Rouke, Chris	7.0		N/R
111	Reid, Tom	14.2		N/R
112	Shepherd, Richard	14.5		N/R
113	Nicky Tait	7.8		N/R
114	Robbie, Darren	6.4		N/R
115	Cowan, Derek	19.0		N/R
116	Reid, Ivor	19.2		N/R
117=	David Soutar	12.8		N/R

Net Final: Jimmy Gibb Tankard Open

Pos	Name	H/cap	Vs Par	Score
1	Maurice Simpson	12.7	+1	71
2	Gerry Chalmers	9.8	+1	71
3	Iain Mackinnon	5.6	+3	73
4	Stephen-James Chicken	10.6	+3	73
5	David Henderson	3.8	+4	74
6	Brownlie, John	11.3	+4	74
7	Thomson, Gary	18.7	+5	75
8	Smit, Alan	18.9	+5	75
9	James Wemyss	17.2	+6	76
10	Ross Cardno	2.3	+6	76
11	James White	11.8	+6	76
12	Cw Noble	19.1	+6	76
13	Watt, Martin	5.7	+6	76
14	Dailey, Mark	18.5	+6	76
15	McLean, Mike	16.8	+6	76
16	Keith Gammack	15.7	+7	77
17	Sim, Jonathan	19.1	+7	77
18	Stephen Thomson	6.6	+7	77
19	Stewart Innes	5.3	+7	77
20	Ian Robinson	16.8	+8	78
21	Strachan, Rob	11.4	+8	78
22	James Birnie	11.2	+8	78
23	Whyte, Stuart	2.4	+8	78
24	Johnson, Donald	7.6	+8	78
25	Robertson, John	9.6	+8	78
26	Robertson, Alistair	5.4	+8	78
27	Kevin Buchan	6.5	+8	78
28	Rn Stephen	10.9	+8	78
29	Andra Ironside	2.6	+9	79
30	William Watt	16.4	+9	79
31	Lewis Allan	17.4	+9	79
32	Fraser Stephen	4.8	+9	79
33	Richard Walker	6.9	+9	79
34	John Maitland(snr)	14.1	+9	79
35	Paul Birnie	12.7	+9	79
36	Levett, Andrew	15.9	+9	79
37	mckenzie, Craig	14.1	+9	79
38	Alexander, Bryan	8.9	+9	79
39	Mark Stephen	3.5	+9	79
40	Robert Sim	11.4	+9	79
41	Michael Summers	4.6	+9	79
42	Fraser, Ewan	21.7	+10	80
43	John Black	12.5	+10	80
44	Derek Bond(jnr)	1.9	+10	80
45	Paul Dixon	17.2	+10	80
46	Colin Mckenzie	14.4	+10	80
47	James (1974) Wiseman	9.5	+10	80
48	Reid, Harry	16.7	+10	80
49	Brian Taylor	6.6	+10	80
50	John Hewitt	8.5	+10	80
51	Adam Duncan	8.6	+11	81
52	Johnson, Doug	7.1	+11	81
53	Douglas Mckay	14.3	+11	81
54	Iain Wallace	13.7	+11	81
55	Mclaren, Christopher	6.9	+11	81
56	Charles G Stephen	16.8	+11	81
57	Thorburn, David	15.1	+11	81
58	John McKenzie	15.4	+11	81
59	Wiseman, Morrison J	13.6	+11	81
60	Edmond, Billy	13.2	+11	81
61	Jamie Nicholas	6.7	+11	81
62	Paul Johnson	6.2	+11	81
63	Douglas Ritchie	28.0	+11	81
64	A Mccombie	20.4	+12	82
65	Allan, Derek	3.3	+12	82
66	David Nicol	13.2	+12	82
67	Lumsden, Kenny	9.5	+12	82
68	cooper, chris	4.8	+12	82
69	Nicholas Robertson	11.6	+12	82
70	Gordon Mackintosh	13.6	+13	83
71	Lornie, Mike	2.3	+13	83
72	Brian Duthie	5.0	+13	83
73	Neil Taylor	5.5	+13	83
74	Stuart Buchan	15.9	+13	83
75	Seamus Logan	17.3	+14	84
76	Scott, Brian	8.4	+14	84
77	Damien O’reilly	16.5	+15	85
78	Calum Sinclair	11.3	+15	85
79	Dailey, Alan	11.1	+15	85
80	Smit, Robert	5.6	+15	85
81	Rm Slessor	12.9	+15	85
82	Kevin Shand	12.1	+15	85
83	Clark, Douglas	11.8	+16	86
84	Mason, David	6.5	+16	86
85	David Lawrence	8.2	+16	86
86	Garrow, Murray	14.6	+17	87
87	Stuart, Darren	14.2	+17	87
88	Courage, Andrew	3.9	+17	87
89	Stuart Watt	5.1	+18	88
90	Christopher Carpenter	7.5	+18	88
91	Maynard, Andrew	8.2	+18	88
92	Morrison, Ian	16.3	+20	90
93	Shepherd, Connor	14.2	+20	90
94	Thompson, Gordon	16.0	+20	90
95	John Maitland(jnr)	25.4	+21	91
96	Roy Brown	20.7	+22	92
97	Soutar, David	12.8	+25	95
98	Robert Stephen	13.7		N/R
98	Bonser, Tony	9.6		N/R
98	Jim Duff	11.4		N/R
98	Forbes, Alan	6.6		N/R
98	Horne, Robert	14.6		N/R
98	Horner, Mark	17.0		N/R
104	Rodney Trail	13.7		N/R
105	Scott Gammack	17.0		N/R
106	Smith, Jamie	7.7		N/R
107	Critten, Spencer	20.6		N/R
108	Stephen Sutherland	13.3		N/R
109	Morton, Jamie	8.8		N/R
110	Shepherd, Richard	14.5		N/R
111	Reid, Tom	14.2		N/R
112	O’Rouke, Chris	7.0		N/R
113	Nicky Tait	7.8		N/R
114	Robbie, Darren	6.4		N/R
115	Reid, Ivor	19.2		N/R
116	Cowan, Derek	19.0		N/R
117=	David Soutar	12.8		N/R
W/D	Michael Anderson(snr)	21.1
W/D	Derek Bannerman	16.4
W/D	Ian Barbour	8.2
W/D	Gordon T Bruce	9.7
W/D	Richard Carpenter	18.8
W/D	John Cunningham	5.4
W/D	Lee Fraser	13.4
W/D	James Ironside	19.6
W/D	Gordon Munro (snr)	15.1
W/D	Stuart Whyte	22.9
W/D	Lewis McKenzie	21.9
W/D	Craig Barbour	8.5
W/D	Euan Barbour	9.4
W/D	Liam Rollo	22.0

Division 1: Jimmy Gibb Tankard Open

Pos	Name	H/cap	Vs Par	Score
1	Gerry Chalmers	9.8	+1	71
2	Iain Mackinnon	5.6	+3	73
3	Stephen-James Chicken	10.6	+3	73
4	David Henderson	3.8	+4	74
5	Brownlie, John	11.3	+4	74
6	Ross Cardno	2.3	+6	76
7	Watt, Martin	5.7	+6	76
8	Stephen Thomson	6.6	+7	77
9	Stewart Innes	5.3	+7	77
10	Strachan, Rob	11.4	+8	78
11	James Birnie	11.2	+8	78
12	Whyte, Stuart	2.4	+8	78
13	Johnson, Donald	7.6	+8	78
14	Robertson, John	9.6	+8	78
15	Robertson, Alistair	5.4	+8	78
16	Kevin Buchan	6.5	+8	78
17	Rn Stephen	10.9	+8	78
18	Andra Ironside	2.6	+9	79
19	Fraser Stephen	4.8	+9	79
20	Richard Walker	6.9	+9	79
21	Alexander, Bryan	8.9	+9	79
22	Mark Stephen	3.5	+9	79
23	Robert Sim	11.4	+9	79
24	Michael Summers	4.6	+9	79
25	Derek Bond(jnr)	1.9	+10	80
26	James (1974) Wiseman	9.5	+10	80
27	Brian Taylor	6.6	+10	80
28	John Hewitt	8.5	+10	80
29	Adam Duncan	8.6	+11	81
30	Johnson, Doug	7.1	+11	81
31	Mclaren, Christopher	6.9	+11	81
32	Jamie Nicholas	6.7	+11	81
33	Paul Johnson	6.2	+11	81
34	Allan, Derek	3.3	+12	82
35	Lumsden, Kenny	9.5	+12	82
36	cooper, chris	4.8	+12	82
37	Lornie, Mike	2.3	+13	83
38	Brian Duthie	5.0	+13	83
39	Neil Taylor	5.5	+13	83
40	Scott, Brian	8.4	+14	84
41	Calum Sinclair	11.3	+15	85
42	Dailey, Alan	11.1	+15	85
43	Smit, Robert	5.6	+15	85
44	Mason, David	6.5	+16	86
45	David Lawrence	8.2	+16	86
46	Courage, Andrew	3.9	+17	87
47	Stuart Watt	5.1	+18	88
48	Christopher Carpenter	7.5	+18	88
49	Maynard, Andrew	8.2	+18	88
50	Bonser, Tony	9.6		N/R
50	Jim Duff	11.4		N/R
50	Forbes, Alan	6.6		N/R
53	Smith, Jamie	7.7		N/R
54	Morton, Jamie	8.8		N/R
55	O’Rouke, Chris	7.0		N/R
56	Nicky Tait	7.8		N/R
57	Robbie, Darren	6.4		N/R

Division 2:Jimmy Gibb Tankard Open

Pos	Name	H/cap	Vs Par	Score
1	Maurice Simpson	12.7	+1	71
2	Thomson, Gary	18.7	+5	75
3	Smit, Alan	18.9	+5	75
4	James Wemyss	17.2	+6	76
5	James White	11.8	+6	76
6	Cw Noble	19.1	+6	76
7	Dailey, Mark	18.5	+6	76
8	McLean, Mike	16.8	+6	76
9	Keith Gammack	15.7	+7	77
10	Sim, Jonathan	19.1	+7	77
11	Ian Robinson	16.8	+8	78
12	William Watt	16.4	+9	79
13	Lewis Allan	17.4	+9	79
14	John Maitland(snr)	14.1	+9	79
15	Paul Birnie	12.7	+9	79
16	Levett, Andrew	15.9	+9	79
17	mckenzie, Craig	14.1	+9	79
18	Fraser, Ewan	21.7	+10	80
19	John Black	12.5	+10	80
20	Paul Dixon	17.2	+10	80
21	Colin Mckenzie	14.4	+10	80
22	Reid, Harry	16.7	+10	80
23	Douglas Mckay	14.3	+11	81
24	Iain Wallace	13.7	+11	81
25	Charles G Stephen	16.8	+11	81
26	Thorburn, David	15.1	+11	81
27	John McKenzie	15.4	+11	81
28	Wiseman, Morrison J	13.6	+11	81
29	Edmond, Billy	13.2	+11	81
30	Douglas Ritchie	28.0	+11	81
31	A Mccombie	20.4	+12	82
32	David Nicol	13.2	+12	82
33	Nicholas Robertson	11.6	+12	82
34	Gordon Mackintosh	13.6	+13	83
35	Stuart Buchan	15.9	+13	83
36	Seamus Logan	17.3	+14	84
37	Damien O’reilly	16.5	+15	85
38	Rm Slessor	12.9	+15	85
39	Kevin Shand	12.1	+15	85
40	Clark, Douglas	11.8	+16	86
41	Garrow, Murray	14.6	+17	87
42	Stuart, Darren	14.2	+17	87
43	Morrison, Ian	16.3	+20	90
44	Shepherd, Connor	14.2	+20	90
45	Thompson, Gordon	16.0	+20	90
46	John Maitland(jnr)	25.4	+21	91
47	Roy Brown	20.7	+22	92
48	Soutar, David	12.8	+25	95
49	Robert Stephen	13.7		N/R
49	Horne, Robert	14.6		N/R
49	Horner, Mark	17.0		N/R
52	Rodney Trail	13.7		N/R
53	Scott Gammack	17.0		N/R
54	Critten, Spencer	20.6		N/R
55	Stephen Sutherland	13.3		N/R
56	Shepherd, Richard	14.5		N/R
57	Reid, Tom	14.2		N/R
58	Reid, Ivor	19.2		N/R
59	Cowan, Derek	19.0		N/R

Golfmates is a successful Golf Channel run by Liam Harrison which has in the region of 80k followers on YouTube and over 30k social media followers in the UK alone.

The day saw the Golfmates channel film various parts of the course for their Hidden Gems series. It will also allowed the Scottish golfmates followers to come and meet up and play the 7th Oldest course in the world.

Please feel free to take a look at the Golfmates twitter and youtube Channel as well as the clubs newly created Youtube channel and Website.

Golfmates Fraserburgh Video link here

Golfmates Twitter link here

Regards
The Committee

Fantastic aerial capture of our Wonderful Corbiehill links

Fraserburgh Golf Club breaks new ground with the help of ticmic360 and the “voice of golf” Sky Sports Ewen Murray

We are delighted to announce an exciting new partnership with local company ticmic360, specialists in creating 360 virtual tours online.

The initiative, headed up by Committee Member Eddie McDonald, has created with Nigel Hancock from ticmic360 a complete virtual tour of Fraserburgh’s clubhouse and the historic James Braid inspired Corbiehill course which is now available on the Clubs website. This project has been completed using cutting-edge technology and will surely be one of the first of its kind in the world of golf.

The innovative project allows future visitors, and members alike, to virtually walk the course, wherever they are in the world, the experience greatly enhanced by drone flyovers of all 18 holes.

As a very special touch Eddie with blessing from the Committee commissioned and enlisted the help of renowned Sky Sports commentator and former professional, Ewen Murray to add his unmistakable voice to provide a uniquely informed take on each of the course’s 18 holes.

This project is the most important single piece of work the club has undertaken in many years and will hopefully prove invaluable to the club moving forwards as we continue our efforts to increase our exposure both at home and abroad.

As digital technology continues to evolve, it is important for golf clubs to do the same and we are truly delighted to have Ewen Murray provide that extra bit of value to the work we are doing with ticmic360 to create a virtual tour of our facilities.

A truly special word of thanks must go to both Nigel Hancock of ticmic360 and Ewen Murray for their contribution in making this come to fruition.

Eddie has been working on this for some time and should be rightly proud of his efforts and the club wishes to congratulate him and his partners.

The virtual tour and all of Ewen’s flyover commentary and videos both as a collective and individually are also now available on the Clubs official YouTube Channel at the following link and we would urge members and visitors alike to take the timeout to experience the virtual tour and the flyover footage.

www.ticmic360.com/golf/index.htm

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRtOuOHgRf58APa1g9n2jkw

www.fraserburghgolfclub.org

Good evening everyone,

As I’m sure you’re aware, the Scottish Government are now moving to phase 2 of the relaxed restrictions. Scottish Golf recommendations can be seen in full on their website https://scottishgolf.org/phase-2-guidance-for-golf-clubs-and-golfers-in-scotland/

What does this mean for us?
Social distancing remains the same which means the clubhouse, locker rooms and toilets will remain closed.

The guidelines now allow us to move to 3 or 4 balls. The committee have decided, to simplify the setting up of competitions and for casual bookings etc that we will be allowing a maximum of 3 balls at ten minute intervals as of next Wednesday the 24th of June. We shall remain at 2 balls until Wednesday and bookings shall remain in place until then.

Unfortunately to allow us to change the draw sheets and booking sheets to 3 balls we will have to delete the casual bookings already made from the 24th onwards. Players who have made bookings will have to re-book their tee times once the booking sheets have been amended. We shall inform everyone as soon as the changes have been made and bookings can then take place.

Start times on Mondays and Wednesdays are to change to 7 o’clock as from Wednesday.

We shall also be allowing visitor bookings but with restrictions on Saturdays and Wednesdays to ensure our members have priority on these busy days. Visitors will only be able to book after 2pm on these days.

The practice putting green has been opened again but be aware that the green has recently been sprayed as have the greens on the Corbie Hill course.

The lottery draw is proving to be very popular and I would like to ask our members to encourage family and friends to take part. Standing Orders of £5 a month or £60 annually can easily be set up to to the following account :- sort code 83 20 17 account no 14011435.

Thanks once more for your support.

Stephen Thomson
On behalf of the committee.

Ladies

We as a committee have decided to start the competitions for the Season 2020 on Monday 15^th June. A copy of the Fixture List is attached.

LADIES-FIXTURE-LIST-2020-revised Download

The Rosehill stablefords will start from Sunday 21^st June and will run every Sunday and Wednesday.

Competitions – As we have no access at the moment to the Locker room we have taken the decision that to enable us to play competitions , we enter the competition online ( Debbie in the office can do this if you do not have the facility yourself), enter the scores online (You need to make sure Rae or Fiona get your scores through on the day or your playing partner may input for you)

Entry Fees – Can you put your entry fee in an envelope and write on the name and date of your comps which we will endeavour to collect once we can access the locker room.

Tee Times – There will be no restrictions in tee times until we can return to normal draws being made in the locker room (except for the Championship). If possible can we try to mix up our playing partners to ensure no one left out of playing. The Whats App group can be used if anyone looking for a partner. Reminder to everyone if playing in the competition to use the Comp tab. And if you are entering score on the App enter both your own score and that of your partner.

Well done to all the ladies who have been using the app in the trial competitions and seems to be progressing well.

Listed below are the Rules which have been changed by the R & A.

Competition Rules

The rules of golf remain the same for competition play on the whole but I have included the R and A changes that have been published under Covid guidance. Some of these local rules we have endorsed and some we have not.

Scoring in Stroke Play (Rule 3.3b)

In view of concerns around handling and exchanging scorecards (which may be in paper or electronic form as already provided in the Rules), on a temporary basis, Committees may choose to allow methods of scoring in stroke play that do not strictly comply with Rule 3.3b, or do not comply with the normal methods used under Rule 3.3b.

For example:

Players may enter their own hole scores on the scorecard (it is not necessary for a marker to do it).

It is not necessary to have a marker physically certify the player’s hole scores, but some form of verbal certification should take place.

It is not necessary to physically return a scorecard to the Committee provided the Committee can accept the scores in another way.

The committee decided that scoring would be done through the app and also have the option to send paper copies of the scores to Rae or Fiona on the basis you contacted one of us before the competition date. Players may enter their own score on the card or app but a verbal agreement would take place on the scores.

Flagsticks

Committees may choose to adopt the following policies on a temporary basis:

Golfers are always required to leave the flagstick in the hole and not to touch it. It is a matter

for the Committee to decide whether it establishes this policy by way of a Code of Conduct or

Local Rule, and whether it provides a penalty under the Code of Conduct or for a breach of the

Local Rule.

The committee decided that we will have flagsticks in place but all flagsticks would remain in the hole at all times. There will be no punishment for touching or taking the flag out on an accidental basis. Continual removal of the flag during a round would be deemed a breach of this rule and result in disqualification.

Bunkers

If rakes have been removed from the course, or if the Committee has requested that rakes not be used, it is recognised that bunkers may not be smoothed as well as when there are rakes on the course. But it is recommended that no modification is made to the Rules of Golf in such circumstances, and that players are requested to smooth bunkers using their feet or a club.

If, as a result of there being no rakes, the Committee decides to introduce a Local Rule relating to bunkers, the Committee should consult its handicapping authority for guidance on whether scores submitted under such Local Rule are acceptable for handicapping purposes.

The committee decided that the enjoyment of the game was being significantly

affected by there being no rakes, and has introduce preferred lies in bunkers. A player may place a ball in the bunker within one club-length of the original spot and not nearer to

the hole than that spot.

These are some major changes regarding the input and collecting of scores so we ask that the membership bears with us as we go through this transitional period. If there are any issues or queries then please do not hesitate to contact the club or myself through email, telephone , Whats App or Facebook All the best to everyone who is taking part.

Play well and stay safe

On behalf of the Ladies Committee

Fiona & Alison

All,

Today we have witnessed another significant milestone for Fraserburgh Golf Club in that we ran a Ladies and Gents Competition albeit on a non-qualifying basis for the moment for the very first time without the requirement of Money,Scorecards and the More usual IPad for Score entry.

It gives me a sense of great personal pride as i know “VMS” is often termed “My Baby” and i’m genuinely humbled that 63 players in the Gents competition managed to Enter,Select a tee time, score & finalise with not one manual input for a scorecard other than a couple of minor corrections, truly amazing and a great testament to you all. The ladies also completed and finalised a competition with the minimum of fuss. Everyone should be truly proud of their efforts.

That’s every single player embracing the technology and demonstrating a willingness and determination to give it a go and i personally and the Committee as a collective want to genuinely thank you all for your efforts as this has been a massive change to the way we operate with not only the competition software but also the new booking system.

So a huge well done to all and hopefully we can build on this moving into the days and weeks ahead.

Please continue to stay safe and play well

Regards
Eddie McDonald

Please find attached the rescheduled fixture list for the Season. Obviously every fixture is subject to change.

FGC-Gent-Fixtures-2020 Download

LADIES-FIXTURE-LIST-2020-revised-1 Download

Special thanks to Gourock Golf Club for allowing us use of these tutorial videos and more specifically Gordon Crae.

R&A have allowed Clubs to use digital scoring during Covid-19 relaxed restrictions – here is the statement from R&A:

“….. The principles in the Rules that apply to paper scorecards need to apply equally to digital methods of scoring. These principles include the requirement for each player to have an independent marker who is responsible for his or her scorecard during the round. This is covered in Rule 3.3b, which requires that the player’s score is kept on his or her scorecard by the marker and that after each hole during the round, the marker should confirm with the player the number of stokes on that hole (including strokes made and penalty strokes) and enter that gross score on the scorecard.

Provided the criteria stated in the Rules is met there should be no issue with national organisations accepting digital scores, however it would be advisable to contact the national organisations to check their handicap systems.“

To reduce Covid-19 transmission risk, it is unlikely that Club score entry terminals will be available any time soon and if Fraserburgh Golf Club members would like to potentially play in competitions, they need to learn how to pay their entry fee, enter competitions and mark another players score digitally. Here are some tutorials members may find useful:

Tutorial 1: How to Enter a competition

Tutorial 2: How to Top-Up your account for cashless competition entry

Tutorial 3: How to Score on the Scottish Golf App

⛳️”And their back”.⛳️

⛳️ First off the tee this morning Michael Watt and Charlie Stephen First off the 9 holes are Andrew West and George Moir. Happy golfing guys .⛳️

Albeit on a members only basis to begin with, great to see both courses filled up and people enjoying their game whilst maintaining social distancing.

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Author: Eddie McDonald

Greens report 29/09/2020

Fraserburgh Golf Club Jimmy Gibb Individual Gents Open Results

GOLFMATES VISIT NOW AVAILABLE ON YOUTUBE

VIRTUAL TOUR WITH TICMIC360 & SKY SPORTS EWEN MURRAY

Captain’s Weekly Update

LADIES FIXTURES

Expression of Thanks

Provisional Ladies/Gents Fixture List 2020

DIGITAL APP HELP VIDEOS

Resumption Of Golf