Royal Dornoch Winter Newsletter 2024

Senior Section
It has been another great season for the Royal
Dornoch Seniors Section where full members of
55 or more years of age are able to enjoy the
camaraderie of playing with other members in
both club fixtures and against other golf clubs.
There are arrangements with 14 clubs or societies
to be expanded to 16 next season and in addition
we have one mixed match with the ladies.
The Senior Section this year played 12 club fixtures
and 15 inter club matches, 7 at home and 8 away,
so a total of 27 events during the season. 78 senior
players took part in at least one competition this
year and from now until our AGM in March there
will be a roll up match each Tuesday to keep the
Senior Section active throughout the year.
Our home form has been particularly impressive
winning all comfortably, regaining the Dolphin
Trophy from Fortrose & Rosemarkie and retaining
the Alex Sim Quaich against Royal Aberdeen. The
other home wins included Tain, The Senior Golfers’
Society, Grantown on Spey, Elgin and Ballater.
Our away fixtures did not fare so well winning only
2, at Nairn Dunbar and Blairgowrie. The losses in
general were by only a small margin with the
exception of Wick, a new fixture in our calendar,
where the team did not travel too well and came
home soundly beaten 4-0. We will be looking to take
revenge next year when we are to play them in our
first inter club fixture on the Struie Course. Another
new fixture for next year is a match against The Kings
Golf Club in Inverness where we are to play on their
home patch with a return on the Struie in 2025.
Club senior competitions were well supported and
from the many entries the final winners were as
follows:
W E Skinner Cup (Scratch) – Alan Gilmour
W R MacDonald (Handicap) – David Fleming
Bartlett Cup (Scratch knockout) – Jim Seatter
Barry Watson Quaich (Handicap knockout) –
Alick Mackay
Dr John Trophy Summer Eclectic – Billy Mackay
Senior Best Three Stableford Scores – Billy Mackay
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