A COMBINED 60 years of service were celebrated at Cardross Golf Club on Saturday.
Club captain David Carmichael made presentations to clubhouse manager David Hughes and PGA golf professional Robert Farrell to mark each man’s 30 years at the club.
Thanking both for their efforts over the years, the captain looked back to David’s arrival on a virtual building site way back in 1994, when the refurbishment of the Cardross clubhouse was well under way ahead of the club’s centenary celebrations the following year.
Robert started his journey with the club in April 1994, having attended for an interview on the same morning as his son was born.
David and Robert each received a framed commemorative photo of the Cardross course’s signature 18th hole, as well as a bottle of Bunnahabhain whisky.
Both said a few words of thanks to members and were united in the pride they both felt for achieving their 30th anniversaries this year.
The presentation, in front of a very large turnout of members, followed a memorable Captain’s Day tournament, with players competing for the Broadley Cup.
Captain David introduced members to the new ‘Ardardan’ nine-hole course, with players teaming up in pairs for an 18-hole stableford competition.
In an extra challenge each player was only allowed to play the Ardardan holes with three clubs and a putter, with the back nine following a standard course format from the red and yellow tees.
The winners of the Broadley Cup were Andrew Foubister and David McCrea with 44 points, while the Ardardan nine-hole winners were Robert Cox and Stephen Griffen with 22 points.
Stephen Muir won the Tomatin ‘nearest the pin’ prize at the third hole.
A busy spell at the Cardross club also included the annual ladies’ invitation afternoon, with 28 guests taking on the considerable challenge of some decidedly damp weather conditions.
Betty Davin and Gina Coleman came first with a net score of 72.6, while Lynne McNeill and Mel Thomson second on 73.2 and Caroleen Clark and Mags Jeffries completing the podium on 74.6.
Margaret Stirling won the nearest-the-pin prize at the fifth hole, while Jinty Rogers did likewise on the 12th, though the weather ensured that no-one was able to reach the green in two at the 17th.
A tombola and ‘purple hole’ at the fifth, with a £2 penalty imposed on players who missed the green, raised £350 for Pancreatic Cancer UK.
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