18 Hole -- West of Scotland Championship at Old Ranfurly

The West of Scotland 36 Hole Championship that was postponed earlier in the season is now arranged for the 5th October at Old Ranfurly. For those who have already applied can you please contact Isabel Crawford to confirm that you are able or unable to play.
If you would like to apply for entry or re - apply ---- then Click Here and send the form to Isabel
PLEASE NOTE THE EVENT WILL BE PLAYED OVER 18 HOLES NOT 36 HOLES

Old Ranfurly -- Open Day Greensomes Results

Old Ranfurly Golf Club held their annual Open Greensomes yesterday and despite the very heavy rain in the afternoon the competition was able to be completed. Alison Thistle (Lochwinnoch) and Maureen Taggart (Old Ranfurly) -- pictured above were the overall winners of the "Ramphorlie Quaich" with a net 68.5
Main Prizewinners;
1st: Maureen Taggart (Old Ranfurly) Alison Thistle (Lochwinnoch) 68.5
2nd: Mary Murphy (Old Ranfurly) Donna Murphy (Ralston) 68.5
3rd: Fiona McPhee (Old Ranfurly) Sandra Littlejohn (Erskine) 70
4th: Margaret Parrot (Ranfurly Castle) Carol Fell (Ranfurly Castle) 70.5
5th; Christine Kelly (Windyhill) Enid Young (Balmore) 71
6th: Maureen Mitchell (Old Ranfurly) Mamie Robin (Elderslie) 71.5
Scratch: Alison Miller (Douglas Park) Joan Gemmell (Douglas Park) 80


There were prizes at nearly every hole on the course and pictured above are some of the prizewinners
To see the full list of winners and all the results (courtesy of Elaine Penman - Old Ranfurly) CLICK HERE and then click on the winners tab, results and sponsored holes to see all the results
Click on the photos to see enlargements

Old Ranfurly -- May Results

Played 12th May 2008 – Stableford, Entries 24 SSS 72 CSS 72
Winner: C Sweeney (36) 38 points
Runner-up: V MacKinnon (11) 37 points

Played 17th May 2008 – Spring Meeting (Jean Aitken Trophy), Entries 31 SSS 72 CSS 72
Winner: M Hogg (19) 68
Runner-up: K Thornton (19) 72

Played 19th May 2008 – LGU Medal, Entries 20 SSS 72 CSS 71
Silver: – M Downie (17) 67, S McKnight (12) 68
Bronze: – A Taylor (25) 66, D Garson (23) 73
Scratch: S McKnight 80

RLCGA Spring Meeting -- Gleddoch Golf Club

Played 20th May 2008, SSS 73, CSS 74, Entrants 47
Handicap Scratch - 12
Alyson McKechin (Elderslie) 80 - 9 = 71
Natasha Qayum (Ranfurly Castle) 81 - 9 = 72
Valerie MacKinnon (Old Ranfurly) 84 -10 = 74
Handicap 13 and above
Vivien Young (Cochrane Castle) 90 - 18 = 72
Anita McMillan (Erskine) 92 - 18 = 74
Maureen Herbert (Old Ranfurly) 95 - 18 = 77 (bih)
Scratch: Alyson McKechin (Elderslie) 80

TO READ THE FULL DETAILS GO Renfrewshire Ladies County Website

West Vets Spring Meeting -- Largs Golf Club

Played 10th April 2008,SSS 73, CSS 76 (Reduction Only), Entrants 81
SCRATCH Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie) 82
SILVER: 1 Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie) 82-5=77
2 May Hughes (Carluke) 83-5=78
3 Janice Paterson (Drumpellier) 85-6=79
Bronze: 1 Sandra Carruthers (Whitecraigs) 108-23=85
2 Maureen Thompson (Old Ranfurly) 111-22=89
3 Avril Berry (Douglas Park) 118-26=92
SSS 73, CSS 77 (Reduction Only)
To read more go to the West Vets Website

Old Ranfurly's Open Day --- Greensomes

Old Ranfurly's Open Day is on Thursday 3rd July 2008. The event is following its traditional format of greensomes with the tombola stall and variety of sponsored holes.
To get your entry form through Golf Central Click Here

Alternatively you can use this Entry Form

See more at Old Ranfurly's Website

Greenlees Result - 2nd Division

Greenlees Result: Bothwell Castle 8 Old Ranfurly 1

Greenlees Result - 2nd Division

GREENLEES RESULT: Old Ranfurly 4.5 Haggs Castle 4.5

Greenlees Result - 2nd Division

GREENLEES RESULT: Old Ranfurly 5½ West Kilbride 3½

Greenlees Result - 2nd Division

GREENLEES RESULT: Haggs Castle 4½ Old Ranfurly 4½

Handicaps to be based on Nine Holes

In a move which could in theory affect 1½-million of Britain's golfers, club golf competitions played over nine holes are set to count for handicap purposes as from January. The proposal is a welcome innovation in the Council of National Golf Unions' new Unified Handicapping System, drafts of which have been handed to The Daily Telegraph by a source.
Read all about it in the
Daily Telegraph News

August Stroke and Stableford - Old Ranfurly Golf Club

Monday 6th August 2007 – Stableford Entries 7 CSS 72 SSS 72
Winner A McKenzie (8) 34 points
Runner up B Clark (11) 31 Points (bih)

Monday 13th August 2007 – Stroke Entries 11 CSS 74 SSS 72
Winner F MacPhee (20) 73
Runner Up B Clark (11) 75 (bih) V MacKinnon (10) 75

Old Course Ranfurly Ladies Golf Returns

Sat 28th July 2007, Wilma Aitken Rosebowl – 24 Entries, SSS 72 CSS 72
Winner M. Taggart (14) 68
Runner/up A. Taylor (25) 69 bih

Mon 30th July 2007, Stroke – 16 Entries, SSS 72 CSS 74
Winner A Adams (22) 71
Runner/up P Cassidy (36) 71

Sat 4th August 2007, LGU Medal – 19 Entries, SSS 72 CSS 72
Silver A Moss (13) 70, M Young (17) 72
Bronze S McFall (21) 76, D Murphy (31) 77
Scratch A Moss 83

July Competition Results - Old Ranfurly

Sat 2nd July 2007 – Stableford,CSS 72 SSS 72, Entries 13
Winner M Dunlop (12) 39 points
Runner Up A Moss (12) 36 points

Sun 8th July 2007 – Douglas Bader Mixed Stableford Greensomes,Entries 32 (16 Couples)
Winner A McKenzie & P Weymark (14) 43 points
Runners Up S Fleming & I Connell (16) 39 points

Mon 9th July 2007 – LGU Medal,CSS 72 SSS 72,Entries 23
Silver M Young (19) 70, M Hogg (18) 72
Bronze F MacPhee (21) 70,S Smith (22) 74
Scratch V MacKinnon 83

Sat 14th July 2007 – Children 1st Tri-am,7 Teams
Winners M Dunlop & M Taggart & P Cassidy, Score 59

Mon 16th July 2007 – LGU Medal,CSS 75 SSS 72,Entries 7
Silver M Gray (17) 77, M Young (19) 77
Bronze S Smith (22) 84
Scratch A McKenzie 88

21st July 2007 – Summer Meeting (Captain’s Prizes),CSS 71 SSS 72 Entries 20
Winner – G Lavety (32) 67
Runner up V MacKinnon (10) 69
Birdie Trophy Winner – A McKenzie (8) 3 birdies + 8 pars

23rd July 2007 – Mary Simpson Salver Stableford,CSS 72 SSS 72,Entries 22
Winner - M Young (19) 37 pts
Runner Up - M Dunlop (11) 35 pts (bih)

Greenlees Result - 2nd Division

GREENLEES RESULT: Erskine 7½ Old Ranfurly 1½

Ladies Open Greensomes Competition --- Old Ranfurly

Thursday 5th July 2007 -Ladies Open Greensomes
Entries 100 (50 Couples), SSS 72 CSS 72

1st S Clayton (Old Ranfurly) & G Cardwell (Hayston) 66.2
2nd A Turnbull (East Ren) & A Burnett (East Ren) 67.4
3rd A Moss (Old Ranfurly) & N McCrossan (Troon Portland) 70.6
Scratch C Fell (Ranfurly Castle) H Faulds (Douglas Park) 80

July Stableford - Old Ranfurly

Entries 13, SSS 72 CSS 72
Winner M Dunlop (12) 39 points
Runner/Up A Moss (12) 36 points

June Competition Results - Old Ranfurly

Helen Watson’s Veterans’ Quaich
Played 11th June 2007 ,CSS 72 SSS 72
Winner: S Fleming (22) 69 b.i.h.
Runner/up : F Storey (15) 69

Douglas Bader Ladies’ Greensomes
Played 16th June 2007 – Entries 10
Winners: S Fleming & K Thornton (21) 45 points
Runners/up: A Taylor & A Moss (19) 42 points

LGU Medal & 3rd Qualifying Championship
Played 18th June 2007 – Entries 23, CSS 72, SSS 72
Silver: B Clark (11) 71, M Young (20) 71
Bronze: F MacPhee (21) 74, A Adams (22) 76
Scratch: A McKenzie 79

SLGA Brooches
Played 25th June 2007 – Entries 17,CSS 72, SSS 72
Silver: A Moss (12) 73
Bronze: S Smith (22) 73

Greenlees Result - 2nd Division

GREENLEES RESULT: Div.2 Old Ranfurly 6 East Ren. 3

Stroke and LGU Medal - Old Ranfurly

Played 4th June 2007 – Stroke, Entries 18, SSS 74 CSS 74
One Class ;B Clark (11) 72, F MacPhee (21) 76

Played 9th June 2007 – LGU Medal + 2nd Qual. Championship
Entries 19, SSS 72 CSS 71
Silver: M Taggart (14) 69, V MacKinnon (11) 70
Bronze: A Taylor (25) 74, A MacDougall (22) 77
Scratch: A McKenzie 80