Bute Golf Club

EVEN the heroics of vice-captain Hugh Charker was not enough to save Rothesay from a 3 ½ - 2½ defeat at Kingarth last Saturday in the annual social match with Bute. The nine-handicapper equalled the course record with an outward half of 30 as he and partner Henry Tait did a demolition job on his Bute counterpart, John Bunyan, and David Bryden. The Rothesay pairing won by 6 and 4 thanks mainly to Charker’s five birdies within eight holes plus another two for good measure from Tait.

Rothesay’s other victorious partnership was Steve Campbell and Keir Byars with a 4 and 3 success over Ian McDougall and George Cuthbertson. However the match honours went to the home team led by club champion Gordon Pettigrew and Frazer Robinson who enjoyed an excellent 2 and 1 victory over Kingarth Open winner Steve MacDonald and Jimmy Burke. Pettigrew finished on two-under-par 66. The other Bute winners were John Kernaghan and Bobby Speirs who beat Kenny Thomson and Ian McMurchie on the last green and Jim McKirdy and Leonard Ferguson with a 5 and 3 success over Gordon Shaw and Stuart Robertson. Bute’s Colin Gray and John Girvan halved their match with Jim Milliken and Peter McKay. There was widespread praise from both teams for the condition of the Kingarth course despite the overnight deluge which created a few additional “water features” and Bute captain Ian McDougall paid special tribute to the efforts of greenkeepers Joe McCabe and Jim Speirs.

JOHN KERNAGHAN is the man to catch when the second round of the Sir Harry Hope Cup takes place at Kingarth tomorrow (Saturday). The 13-handicapper scored net 62 in the first round of the competition in which participants play over three rounds with the best 18-hole score counting. The usual ballot takes place at the clubhouse at 8.30am.

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	EVEN the heroics of vice-captain Hugh Charker was not enough to save Rothesay from a 3 ½ - 2½ defeat at Kingarth last Saturday in the annual social match with Bute. The nine-handicapper equalled the course record with an outward half of 30 as he and partner Henry Tait did a demolition job on his Bute counterpart, John Bunyan, and David Bryden. The Rothesay pairing won by 6 and 4 thanks mainly to Charker’s five birdies within eight holes plus another two for good measure from Tait. Rothesay’s other victorious partnership was Steve Campbell and Keir Byars with a 4 and 3 success over Ian McDougall and George Cuthbertson. However the match honours went to the home team led by club champion Gordon Pettigrew and Frazer Robinson who enjoyed an excellent 2 and 1 victory over Kingarth Open winner Steve MacDonald and Jimmy Burke. Pettigrew finished on two-under-par 66. The other Bute winners were John Kernaghan and Bobby Speirs who beat Kenny Thomson and Ian McMurchie on the last green and Jim McKirdy and Leonard Ferguson with a 5 and 3 success over Gordon Shaw and Stuart Robertson. Bute’s Colin Gray and John Girvan halved their match with Jim Milliken and Peter McKay. There was widespread praise from both teams for the condition of the Kingarth course despite the overnight deluge which created a few additional “water features” and Bute captain Ian McDougall paid special tribute to the efforts of greenkeepers Joe McCabe and Jim Speirs. JOHN KERNAGHAN is the man to catch when the second round of the Sir Harry Hope Cup takes place at Kingarth tomorrow (Saturday). The 13-handicapper scored net 62 in the first round of the competition in which participants play over three rounds with the best 18-hole score counting. The usual ballot takes place at the clubhouse at 8.30am.