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2009 Prize Giving Dinner
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The 2009 Prize Giving Dinner was held in the Clubhouse on Friday 13th November and while there were many individual achievements to be applauded, pride of place went to the Brand Putter Team which not only won the Brand Putter League for only the fourth time, but won the Boundary Bell for the first time. (The Boundary Bell is the trophy from a match between the winners of the Brand Putter League and the winners of the equivalent competition which is played in the north of Glasgow).
Almost all of the team squad are in the photo above, with Team Manager Mark Lironi holding the Brand Putter Trophy. Over his left shoulder is Vice-Captain Martin Hughes, and to his left is Assistant Team Manager Ian Habbick.
| Each player received a commemorative paper-weight and on the right Craig Waddell is proudly displaying his alongside teaam-mate Roy Vallance. |
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Those at the Top Table were, from left to right, Hon. Vice-President Sandy Rogerson, Immediate Past Captain Ray Burnett, Vice-Captain Martin Hughes, main speaker Billy Kelly, Club Champion Gordon Sangster, and Secretary David Moir.
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Vice-Captain Martin Hughes opened the evening by welcoming everyone, introducing the Top Table, and giving apologies on behalf of Captain Ian Cameron, who was unable to be present because of health reasons. |
| The main speaker was Billy Kelly, whom the Vice-Captain introduced as having an HND in Musical Entertainment. In part of his speech Billy acompanied himself on the guitar while impersonating many of the Warner Bros cartoon characters such as Daffy Duck, Tweety Pie and Sylvester. The audience were with him almost all the way, but he managed to shake them off at Carmunnock. |
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The presentations started with Gordon Rennie receiving the McRoberts Trophy. Gordon was also the Runner-up in the Bill Gray Rosebowl competition.
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The annual Triad competition was won this year by Norrie Elmhirst, his son Derek, and Kenny Alexander.
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Runners-up in the Presentation Trophy, the pairs competition, were Jamie Barbour and Martin Slater
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Winners of this event were the regular pairing of Scott Woodhouse and Alan Kerr. |
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Another regular pairing, Gordon and Stuart Sangster, won the McFarlane Rosebowl (the Winter League competition).
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The winner of the Braes Cleek competition, Michael Cox, was not able to be present, but the Runner-up, Scott Hunter, was and recived his prize voucher from Vice-Captain Martin. |
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The father and son pairing, Norrie and Derek Elmhirst, were on the prize list again as Runners-up in the Westwood Cup.
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The winners of this, the annual foursomes knock-out competition, were Captain Ian Cameron and Immediate Past Captain Ray Burnett, who collected the trophy on behalf of both of them. |
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The Muir Cup is a knock-out competition for the top sixteen net scores in the May Medal, and the Runner-up this year was Alan Halley
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The winner was Gerry Bruen. |
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The Heggarty Trophy is now awarded for the best aggregate scratch score over the Summer Medals, and Runner up was Roy Vallance.
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Michael McKay won the Heggarty Trophy, and he was to step forward several more times in the evening.
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Andrew Logue was Runner-up in the Sir John Hunter Trophy competition, which is for the best net total
score over two rounds.
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The proud winner of this, the largest trophy in the Club, was Brian Law. |
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Ian Ballard was amongst the prizewinners by being Runner-up in the Windyhill Cup, the annual knock-out singles competition
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Andrew Logue went one further than he did in the Sir John Hunter Trophy and won the Windyhill Cup. |
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Roy Vallance added second place in the Cathkin Braes Trophy to his similar position in the Jimmy Heggarty Trophy.
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Gordon Sangster yet again was in 1st place on the podium as he collected the Cathkin Braes Trophy, which is for the best gross score over 72 holes, played in successive weekends. |
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Runner-up in the Veterans Trophy was Hugh Macartney.
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Billy MacGregor won the Veterans Trophy for the third time in four years.
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Michael McKay, in only his second full year as a Member, not only won the Heggarty Trophy as shown earlier, but he won the Division 1 Medal Aggregates and was the Leading Qualifier for the Club Championship, and he was also runner-up in the Club Championship.
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For the third time in a row Gordon Sangster won the Club Championship, and added that to being Team Player of the Year and of course he was also Brand Putter League player of the year. Congratulations to Gordon on having had yet another great year.
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The Vote of Thanks was given by Past Captain Ray Burnett in his inimitable fashion. He brought out one of the loudest cheers of the evening when, after speaking for 6 or 7 minutes, he said "there's really very little for me to say".
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