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The 2009/2010 fixture list can be accessed here

The 2008/2009 fixture list can be accessed here

The 2007/2008 fixture list can be accessed here

The 2006/2007 fixture list can be accessed here

All of the club's results from 2010/2011 can be accessed here

All of the club's results from 2009/2010 can be accessed here

All of the club's results from 2008/2009 can be accessed here

All of the club's results from 2006/2007 can be accessed here

 

 

2010/2011 News Items

7th April

The club season came to an end on Tuesday night with the Closing Bonspiel, Arthur Devine's team running out comfortable winners.

In last week's Points competition there was a close finish with Alan Hall the winner with 47 points, one ahead of James Tait with David Hall a further point back. Isabelle Tait won the ladies' prize with a score of 39.

Also last week was the final game in the Blairmains Trophy. Congratulations go to Jim Ritchie and teammates Robert Hay, Robert Dalglish and Richard Fergusson as their win over Marion Fergusson was enough to win them the trophy. They finished level on points with Bill Stevenson's side but had a total of 17 ends won against Bill's 14.

There was another success to report last night as club members George Grandison and Tom Gibson were successful in winning Lanarkshire Ice Rink's Midnight League final, 5-4 over Tom McGregor.

31st March

Robert Kirkland and his team won the Gold Medal on Monday evening after a one sided victory over Arthur Devine. With Robert's team in control throughout the opening stages, it was the fifth end before Arthur got on the board with a two. A last stone split by Robert at the next end brought him a seven and it was handshakes all round. Robert and his team of Andrew Ballantyne, Eddie Ireland and Christine Millar lost only two matches all season, both to Arthur in the round robin and the 1-2 playoff match.

24th March

Robert Tait successfully defended his Aikman Cup crown earlier this evening with an extra end win over Arthur Devine. With each side having defeated the other once in round robin play and Arthur winning the 1-2 playoff game by a single shot, this always looked like being a close game and so it proved. There were no steals in the match and each time Arthur took a single or a two, Robert matched that at the next end. Trailing 5-6 but with last stone, Robert had a chance to win the game at the last end but his attempted takeout wrecked on a guard, leaving him a single and taking the game to an extra end. Robert had a counter just short of the top of the four foot circle early in the extra end and there it stayed. With many guards in play, Arthur tried a difficult draw to the four foot for the victory but came up short. Congartulations to Robert and his team of John Harcourt, Drew Moffat and Ian McPherson.

22nd March

Robert Kirkland eased past Robert Tait last night to book his place in next Monday's Gold Medal final against Arthur Devine. Despite an early three for the Tait side, Robert Kirkland's team had the upper hand for most of the match and, when Robert Tait's draw for two at the seventh end came up short, a concession was inevitable.

21st March

Some further outside competition success to report as George Grandison, Iain Hathorn and Derek Whitehouse, along with Cadzow CC member Kenny Lees, won the Lanarkshire Ice Rink Super League yesterday. After edging past fellow club members James Tait, Alan Hall, Robert Tait and Isabelle Tait with a last stone draw to the button in the semi final, George and his team defeated former World Seniors Champion Lockhart Steele and his team 6-5 at an extra end after a tense and exciting final where, as in the semi final, there was never more than one shot between the teams.

18th March

The club rink of George Grandison, Iain Hathorn, Derek Whitehouse and Drew Moffat (subbing for Robert Hay) won the Lanarkshire Province Knockout competition last night, defeating Dippool CC in a closely contested final. Leading 2-1 after 6 ends, H&T stole a single at the 7th when Dippool's last stone draw came up short. Although Dippool had chances in the final end, some well played takeouts saw H&T run the opposition out of stones for a 5-1 victory. This is the third consecutive win for the club side in this competition.

15th March

Arthur Devine booked his place in this season's Gold Medal final with a 6-3 win over Robert Kirkland last night. Robert now plays Robert Tait in next week's semi final, the latter having disposed of his father James' side 5-4 in the 3v4 Page Playoff match.

10th March

Robert Tait is through to the Aikman Cup final after an exciting and entertaining semi final victory over Andrew Ballantyne tonight in a game which highlighted one of the club's unusual rules, one which this webmaster strongly believes should be changed. Singles at ends one and three for Andrew against a two for Robert saw the game start very evenly. The fourth end proved pivotal as Andrew came up just short on an attempted freeze, leaving Robert a draw for three which he made. Andrew replied with another single and Robert led 5-3 after five. One of the club rules is presently that a drawn playoff game should be decided on ends, rather than drawing a shot, something I believe is completely wrong, and this rule actually changed the way the game developed from here. After an exchange of hits at the sixth, Robert could have blanked the end and retained the hammer, something any skip in any "normal" competition the world over would normally do. Doing this however would have made it easier for Andrew to peel the game and win on ends and therefore Robert had to draw, take his shot and the end but giving up the hammer. Andrew did take a single at the seventh, coming up short on a draw for two and still needed a steal of two for the peel and the match. With his last stone at the eighth he played a delicate tap back around cover to lie two but Robert matched that with a takeout close to the guard, forcing one of the shots out to claim the victory. Here's hoping the committee and those at this year's AGM can change this rule going forward.

8th March

The first final of the season was decided earlier this evening with Robert Tait and Drew Moffat winning the Pairs final. They defeated Iain Hathorn and Bill Stevenson, 6-4 the final score. The teams swapped singles in the opening two ends before Robert took a five in the third end. Iain was able to reply only with a single at the fourth and Robert was able to blank the next two ends to lead 6-2. A last stone pick up for Robert gifted Iain a two at the 7th end when the game could have been finished but he was unable to force a further steal at the last and Robert didn't need to play his final stone.

The teams are all set for the Gold Medal playoffs after the concluding matches of the round robin on Sunday and Monday. With the first two places secured by Robert Kirkland and Arthur Devine, it was down to a battle for the remaining two spots. Jim Waddell and Drew Cameron lost their Sunday games, knocking them out of the race and leaving John Torrance as the only team that could overtake James Tait who lay in fourth position. To do so, he needed to defeat Robert Tait in his final match but in the end failed to do so, leaving Robert and James Tait in third and fourth places respectively. The playoffs begin on Monday 14th March and the final results and standings can be found here.

4th March

Arthur Devine's team are through to the final of the Aikman Cup after a narrow 7-6 victory over Robert Tait's rink in last night's 1v2 Page Playoff. Robert now plays Andrew Ballantyne, who edged past James Tait 7-5, with the winner to play Arthur in the final.

3rd March

Monday's Gold Medal results have been added here as James Tait's loss to Drew Cameron now leaves him in a precarious fourth spot in the standings. With James having completed his matches, several sides have the chance to leapfrog him into the playoff spots. Likewise, Robert Tait is not quite guaranteed his playoff place either. The final round robin matches are this coming Sunday and Monday.

26th February

The final round robin matches in this season's Aikman Cup were played on Thursday evening. Robert Tait's win over Andrew Ballantyne and Arthur Devine's defeat of Derek Whitehouse saw them both leapfrog James Tait to finish first and second in the standings. They now meet in the 1v2 Page Playoff match while James will play Andrew Ballantyne in the 3v4 match.

Elsewhere, this season's Pairs final will see Robert Tait and Drew Moffat take on Iain Hathorn and Bill Stevenson. The semi finals saw Robert and Drew defeat Alan Hall and Ishbel Gow 5-3 while Iain and Bill edged past James Tait and John Harcourt 3-2.

23rd February

There was a top of the table clash in Monday night's Gold Medal matches and it was second placed Arthur Devine who handed Robert Kirkland his first defeat of the season, 9-7 the final score. The two are now tied for first place with Robert holding first place on ends won. The two will meet again at least once, in the 1vs2 Page Playoff match, although they both have one round robin game remaining.

19th February

Hamilton & Thornyhill lost last night's interclub match against Cambusnethan for the Simpson Trophy. While last year's winner, George Grandison, defeated David Bell 7-4, losses for Iain Hathorn and James Tait meant the trophy went to Cambusnethan by a total of 6 shots. Highest up skip was Lockhart Steele.

4th February

Although the four playoff spots have been confirmed, the final positions of the top four are far from settled after last night's Aikman Cup matches. James Tait retained top spot with a win over George Grandison while Robert Tait stays level on points with his father but still has one match remaining. That game is against Andrew Ballantyne who took a three against the head in the last end to edge past Arthur Devine who in turn slips to third spot. It's all to play for in three weeks' time.

Meanwhile, the three Gold Medal matches that were postponed before Christmas due to adverse weather have been rescheduled for Sunday 6th March at 5.45.

2nd February

Arthur Devine moved level on points with Robert Kirkland at the top of the Gold Medal standings on Monday with a narrow win over Jim Waddell. Robert remains top on ends won and has played a game less.

28th January

Robert Kirkland maintained his 100% record in the Gold Medal with a narrow win over Donald Burns on Monday. James Tait's win over Kyle Waddell moved him up to third place in the standings.

21st January

In the latest round of Gold Medal matches, Robert Kirkland maintained his 100% record with a win over Alex F Torrance but is tied at the top with Arthur Devine, albeit that Arthur has played a game more. Arthur's win over Robert Tait put some daylight between the top two and the chasing pack. Meanwhile, in the Aikman Cup, three of the four playoff spots have been secured by James Tait, Arthur Devine and Robert Tait. Andrew Ballantyne needs one more point from his two remaining games to tie up the final place. All the latest scores and standings can be found here.

10th January

Time to catch up on the latest Gold Medal news. All the latest results and standings are here. Robert Kirkland leads the way with four wins from his four games played but it's still all to play for in the race for playoff spots, especially with a round of matches still outstanding that had to be postponed due to bad weather last month.

8th January

This week's Aikman Cup results have now been added. James Tait consolidated his own position with a win over Iain Hathorn which makes it difficult for Iain to make the playoffs. George Grandison's team stayed in the hunt thanks to a last-stone draw for two and a win over Alan Hall while Andrew Ballantyne suffered a surprise defeat to Derek Whitehouse's side who gained their first points of the season.

31st December

Last night's three Aikman Cup matches brought an end to the first part of this season's competiton, rather neatly at the end of the year. Every team has played each other once and Arthur Devine leads the way, two points ahead of Andrew Ballantyne and Robert Tait. The teams play a further three matches before the final standings decide the playoff spots. The results and full table can be found here.

Finally this year, there was some success for club members in Lanarkshire Ice Rink's Farmers Competition, held just before Christmas. The rink skipped by Arthur Devine, with Donald Burns, Tom Gibson and Eddie Ireland, reached the final of the High Road before losing to Hugh Neilson's rink which had club member Robert Kirkland at second. The Low Road was won by Kyle and Craig Waddell's team.

14th December

In Sunday's Gold Medal matches there were wins for Kyle Waddell and Robert Tait while James Tait and Jim Waddell finished 5-5. The results leave something of a logjam in the league table, particularly with the postponement of last Monday's matches which has left some teams having played only three games. The details can be found here.

11th December

Thursday evening's Aikman Cup games went ahead despite the recent heavy snow and there were wins for Arthur Devine and Andrew Ballantyne which keep them neck and neck at the top of the standings. In the third game, Robert Tait edged past his father James by 10 shots to 8.

21st November

Apologies for the lack of score updates due to the webmaster being away for a well deserved break. The latest Gold Medal and Aikman Cup scores have been added, with the Aikman Cup already looking like a close contest this year. No fewer than six of the eight teams have four points, although two of those have played an extra game. Three more matches are scheduled for this coming Thursday.

8th November

In this evening's Gold Medal matches there were wins for Robert Kirkland, Arthur Devine and Jim Waddell. The results, along with the latest table, are here.

2nd November

All of the latest Gold Medal results have now been added to the Results and Standings page

13th October

All teams are now off and running in the Gold Medal after Monday's games which produced opening wins for James Tait, Arthur Devine and John Torrance.

9th October

More results from the Aikman Cup are now on the results page with wins for James Tait, Andrew Ballantyne and Arthur Devine.

5th October

The first results are in for this season's Gold Medal with wins for Robert Kirkland and Robert Tait.

2nd October

The new season's competitions are now under way with the opening matches in the Aikman Cup having been played on Thursday evening. There were wins for Iain Hathorn and George Grandison. The Gold Medal starts on Monday 4th with more Aikman Cup matches on Thursday 7th.

29th August

The new season beckons!

Fixture lists and fee notes have now been issued to members and the new fixtures have been uploaded to the site. You can see them by clicking here.

Last season's fixture list, results and news items have been moved to the archives page, available by clicking here.

 

2009/2010 News Items

1st April

The club competitons concluded last night with the final games in the Blairmains Trophy, with Lynne Kenyon and her team defeating Bill Stevenson 9-5.

31st March

A reminder - if you haven't already done so, please complete and return your competition entry forms for next season to James Tait as soon as possible!

Last night's Points competiton was very poorly attended but congratulations go to Alan Hall who was a comfortable winner with 40 points.

30th March

More congratulations - this time to James Tait and his team of Andrew Ballantyne, Christine Hall and Drew Moffat, who defeated Kyle Waddell's team of Arthur Kenny, Rachel Hannen and Heather Waddell 6-4 last night to win the Gold Medal. Although I don't have any details, I understand it was a very even contest and was well supported by club members.

26th March

Congratulations go to Robert Tait and his team of Andrew Ballantyne, Fiona Moffat and Karolyn McPherson who defeated James Tait 7-5 in last night's Aikman Cup final. The game was close throughout on tricky ice, with Robert opening with a two before James was fortunate to get a single back at the second. Successive steals for James gave him a 3-2 lead before Robert tied things up again. James was playing some good shots under pressure and a two at the sixth gave him a 5-3 lead. However at the seventh James's last rolled too far giving Robert a tap back for three and a one shot lead going into the last. With Robert lying two, James had a nose hit to take the match to an extra end but his attempt held wide and failed to remove the shot stone, leaving Robert and his team as winners.

24th March

James Tait defeated Jim Waddell by a single shot (9-8) in Monday's Gold Medal semi final match and now plays Kyle Waddell in the final on 29th March.

15th March

Kyle Waddell is through to the final of this year's Gold Medal after defeating his grandfather Jim comfortably earlier this evening. In the 3v4 match there was an equally comfortable win for James Tait's side (George Grandison subbing as skip) over Alex F Torrance (John Torrance subbing as skip). Jim and James now meet in the semi final next Monday.

14th March

James Tait defeated Derek Whitehouse 7-3 in Thursday night's Aikman Cup semi final and now goes on to meet his son Robert in the final. After a tight opening three ends which saw the scores tied at 2-2, a three for James at the fourth proved decisive in opening up the game and after steals at the next two ends there was to be no way back for Derek and his team. The final is on Thursday 25th March.

10th March

Congratulations to Andrew Ballantyne and Craig Waddell who won the Pairs final on Tuesday evening, beating Kyle Waddell and Drew Moffat with the last stone of an entertaining match.

In Monday's Gold Medal matches, Kyle Waddell's loss to Drew Cameron, his first of the season, gave James Tait a chance to finish in second spot. However James peeled with Arthur Devine, leaving Kyle to face his grandfather Jim in the 1v2 playoff game while James will face Alex F Torrance in the 3v4 game. Those matches are scheduled for Monday 15th. All of the scores, including last night's Blairmains results, are in the usual place here.

7th March

The first two results from the Blairmains Trophy have now been added to the results page.

5th March

In Monday's Gold Medal games, John Torrance's win over Donald Burns combined with Robert Kirkland's loss to Isobel Waddell means that John finishes in fifth spot while Robert ends the season in sixth. The last two games to decide the final playoff positions take place on Monday night.

3rd March

In last night's Aikman Cup playoff matches, Robert Tait easily defeated James Tait's team in only six ends and goes through to the final. James now faces Derek Whitehouse in the semi final following Derek's 7-4 victory over Iain Hathorn in the 3v4 matchup. The semi final is on Thursday 11th March.

26th February

Round Robin play in this year's Aikman Cup ended last night with a change in positions in the top four. James Tait's win over Donald Burns combined with defeat for Derek Whitehouse and a peel for Iain Hathorn means that James finishes top of the standings and will play Robert Tait in the 1v2 match. Derek and Iain now face each other in the 3v4 elimination match. Both playoff games are scheduled for next Tuesday the 2nd of March at 7.55.

25th February

In Tuesday's Pairs semi final matches there were wins for Andrew Ballantyne and Craig Waddell over George Grandison and John Harcourt and Kyle Waddell and Drew Moffat over Arthur Devine (playing for James Tait) and Margaret Harcourt. The winning pairs meet in the final on Tuesday 9th March.

23rd February

The Gold Medal play-off picture is much clearer now, following yesterday's matches. Jim Waddell's win over Alex F Torrance means he leapfrogs grandson Kyle into top spot while Alex remains in third spot. A win for James Tait combined with a defeat fior Kyle in their remaining matches would see James finish in second spot while any other combination of results for those two teams would see Jim and Kyle in the 1 vs 2 game and Alex and James in the 3 vs 4 match. Robert Kirkland's chances of making the play-offs all but disappeared with a heavy defeat to Arthur Devine. Full details are on the results page.

20th February

The four play-off spots in the Aikman Cup have now been settled, but not the order in which the teams will finish. Robert Tait's win last night over George Grandison took him to the top of the standings but Derek Whitehouse, James Tait and Iain Hathorn all have one game remaining. Wins for all three would see them all overtake Robert! The final matches take place next Thursday 25th March.

13th February

Hamilton & Thornyhill retained the Simpson Trophy on Friday evening after a hard fought match against Cambusnethan Curling Club. While Iain Hathorn and Derek Whitehouse lost their matches, each by two shots, George Grandison defeated David Bell 12-1 in the final match to leave Hamilton & Thornyhill winners by a margin of seven shots. George and his team of Drew Cameron, Richard Kenyon and Ross Orr therefore win the Simpson Trophy as highest up in the winning club but disappointingly the trophy itself failed to make an appearance on the night.

10th February

The first round of Pairs Competition matches took place last night and the results can be found here.

9th February

The club's team in the Province Knockout competition successfully defended their title with a 5-4 victory over Avondale Heather in last night's final. In the end the victory over Archie Kerr's team was slightly more convincing than the score might suggest. The winning team of George Grandison, Iain Hathorn, Arthur Devine and Robert Hay started with three successive steals beofre Archie blanked the fourth end. A further steal of two opened up a 5-0 lead after five ends. Archie finally got on the board with singles at ends six and seven and, although the final end threatened to get difficult, George removed the shot stone with his first and Archie failed to draw a third shot leaving George to concede two without playing his final stone.

In last nights Gold Medal games, Kyle Waddell's side returned to the top of the standings with a 7-5 win over James Tait. Kyle remains unbeaten with four wins and four draws from his eight games. Jim Waddell is also unbeaten, albeit with just three wins from his eight games. His latest drawn game was against John Torrance, a result that rules John out of the playoff race and leaves Jim in second spot, just ahead of Alex F Torrance on ends won. Fifth placed Robert Kirkland remains in the hunt for a playoff spot and, with only one defeat so far, could qualify if he wins his two remaining games.

5th February

In last night's Aikman Cup matches the top four teams played each other and it was Robert and James Tait who emerged victorious. Derek Whitehouse hangs on to the lead with Robert Tait now just a point behind with both having one game left. James Tait moves up to third, 2 ends ahead of Iain Hathorn and they both have two matches remaining. Arthur Devine's win over George Grandison means that he still has a chance of making the playoffs. However, to do so he must beat Derek Whitehouse in his final game while winning plenty of ends and hope that either Iain or James loses both of their games.

3rd February

With the top three teams in the Gold Medal idle on Monday evening, Alex F Torrance took advantage by edging past Isobel Waddell and moving from fourth to the top of the standings.

The club's team in this year's Province Knockout competition has reached the final for the second year running. The team of George Grandison, Iain Hathorn, Arthur Devine (replacing the unavailable Derek Whitehouse) and Robert Hay defeated East Kilbride & Haremyres 6-3 on Monday and will meet Avondale Heather in the final. That takes place on Monday 8th February at 7.55 and any members wishing to come along and give support would be very welcome.

28th January

The results keep coming thick and fast as we move towards the latter stages of both main competitions. In the latest Gold Medal matches, things became even closer at the top of the standings following a 7-7 tie between Jim Waddell and grandson Kyle. They both join James Tait on ten points, a point ahead of Alex F Torrance. Robert Kirkland's win over John Torrance saw him move to within a point of the top four with two round robin games to be played by most of the teams.

25th January

In Thursday's Aikman Cup matches, Derek Whitehouse came back from a 1-7 deficit to grab a point from George Grandison. This, combined with Robert Tait's loss to Arthur Devine, helped extend Derek's lead to three points at the top of the table, although Iain Hathorn has played one game less. Donald Burns's win over Alan Hall was enough to take him off the bottom of the standings.

18th January

James Tait's impressive 11-2 win over Alex F Torrance in the Gold Medal earlier this evening lifted him above both Alex and Kyle Waddell to lead the standings by one point. Jim Waddell moved up to third place while Arthur Devine's win over John Torrance took him off bottom spot. The results and league table can be found here.

8th January

Last night's Aikman Cup games saw wins for Derek Whitehouse (skipped in Derek's absence by Iain Hathorn), James Tait and George Grandison. Derek's win sees him go back on top of the table, two points ahead of Iain Hathorn and Robert Tait, with all teams having played seven matches. Three matches remain in round robin play.

5th January

A Happy New Year to all members and website visitors!

We start the new year early with the first set of Gold Medal results now added here. Alex F Torrance's win combined with Kyle Waddell's peel against Robert Kirkland means Alex retakes top spot. James Tait's win moves him into third place. The Aikman Cup restarts after an equally short festive break on Thursday.

24th December

The last round of Aikman Cup matches for the year took place last night. Wins for Iain Hathorn and Robert Tait saw them join Derek Whitehouse at the top of the table while Alan Hall's second consecutive win lifted him to fifth spot.

Meanwhile, in Monday's Gold Medal matches, Kyle Waddell's point against Donald Burns was enough to give him top spot ahead of Alex F Torrance while Jim Waddell's win over Arthur Devine moved him into third place.

19th December

The latest Aikman Cup results and standings can now be found by clicking here.

14th December

Two more sets of results from the Gold Medal have now been added to the results page. Alex F Torrance's loss to Robert Kirkland means he's now tied at the top with Kyle Waddell, Kyle having played one game less. At the other end of the table, Arthur Devione got off the mark with a win over Donald Burns.

11th December

More Aikman Cup results have been added to the results page after last night's games which saw Iain Hathorn join Derek Whitehouse at the top of the standings.

27th November

In last night's Aikman Cup matches, George Grandison's team came back from 0-6 down to defeat the previously unbeaten Iain Hathorn team 9-6. Elsewhere Robert Tait defeated Alan Hall and Arthur Devine picked up a 4 at the last end to edge past the Donald Burns rink which had Derek Whitehouse filling in at skip.

17th November

More results for you, this time from last night's Gold Medal matches, where there were wins for Drew Cameron, John Torrance and Kyle Waddell.

13th November

In the latest round of Aikman Cup matches, Derek Whitehouse and Iain Hathorn both maintained their 100% records with wins over George Grandison and Alan Hall while James Tait defeated Donald Burns despite losing a 7 at one end.

In the Gold Medal, Alex F Torrance leads the way with three wins from three matches. Both Robert Kirkland and Jim Waddell have managed to peel all three of their games so far and sit with identical records in joint 4th spot. All of the results and standings are now up to date and can be found here.

31st October

The latest scores from the Gold Medal have been added to the results page

25th October

Two more results ahve been added for the Aikman Cup from last Thursday as Derek Whitehouse defeated Robert Tait and Iain Hathorn edged past Donald Burns.

20th October

With the seaon now well and truly underway, the first results for both the Gold Medal and the Aikman Cup are now available on the results page.

 

2008/2009 News Items

20th April

A reminder for you that this year the club is spreading its end of season events over two nights. The dinner and prizegiving will take place this Wednesday evening at the Ice Rink starting at 7.00pm prompt while the AGM will take place the following evening, Thursday 23rd, with the start at 7.30pm (not 7.00 as suggested by the Agenda previously circulated to members).

And for those of you who, like myself, didn't manage to win any finals or won't make it along on Wednesday night (and with apologies to Bullseye's Jim Bowen) here's what you could have won......

8th April

The club's playing season came to a close last night with the closing bonspiel, an enjoyable evening for all involved, with the winners being Iain Hathorn, Ishbel Gow, Richard Kenyon, and Alan Clark.

Some news of outside competitions for you - Tom Gibson informs me that a rink including his good self, Eileen Gibson and Ishbel Gow recently won the Crookedstone Salver while, down at Stranraer, Alan Hall, Isabelle Tait and Christine Hall finished a highly creditable third in the Dalrymple Cup.

2nd April

The last of this season's regular competitions came to an end last night as Laura Ritchie and her team of John Forsyth, Donna Hamilton and Richard Kenyon won the Blairmains Trophy in dramatic fashion. Going into the final game, Laura led Margaret Harcourt's team by two points, two ends and eight shots, leaving Margaret needing a win by 6 ends to 2 (or 5 ends to three with a large shots swing) to overhaul Laura. In the final end, Margaret led by 5 ends to 2 and by 8-5 on shots, therefore needing a steal to win the competition. Not realising that they only needed to take that last end, Robert Tait (subbing for Richard Kenyon) and Laura elected to play a double takeout which would have given them a peel. Fortunately for them, they missed the double but lay shot and clinched the competition by a shots difference of +7 to +3. Well done to the winners and commiserations to the runners up - Margaret Harcourt, Christine Beveridge, Robert Hay and Brian Horne.

On Tuesday night, this year's points competition for the Moffat Cup was won by Alan Hall witha score of 43.

The last on-ice action for the club will be on Tuesday coming at 7.55 with the closing bonspiel.

30th March

In another entertaining and hard-fought contest, John Torrance edged out Arthur Devine 6-5 in this evening's Gold Medal final. After a blank first end Arthur drew for a single in the second with last stone. Facing four in the third, Arthur's attempted freeze lay second shot. John tried to follow this but his stone overcurled slightly although he still took two to take the lead. In the fourth end, Arthur played an excellent raised takeout with his first stone, forcing John to draw to the 4'. Although his attempt was heavy, so too was Arthur's last stone and a single tied the score. John drew the 4' with his first stone at the next and Arthur's attempted takeout missed, allowing John a draw for two and a 4-2 lead. Arthur was forced to draw for a single at the sixth to reduce the deficit again before John chose to draw and take his single rather than blank the seventh end.
With Arthur having a counter at the top of the 12' in the eighth, an exchange of hits was enough to give Arthur a two and tie things up going into the ninth and last end. Here, John asked Craig Waddell to draw behind cover rather than clear the guards and although his weight was good the stone lay open. However Derek Whitehouse's attempted takeout missed allowing Isabelle Tait to tap the shot stone behind the cover. Derek's attempted hit and roll lay second shot and after Isabelle missed, Arthur was able to play a tap on his own to lie shot on the button. In so doing, he left John a possible double takeout which he played well, moving both stones and leaving his own guarded on the tee. Arthur had a choice of playing a hit and roll off the second shot or a draw and chose the latter, coming up agonisingly short and leaving John no need to play his final stone. Congrats to John's winning team of Isabelle Tait at third, Craig Waddell at second and Lynne Kenyon at lead. Commiserations to Arthur and his team of Derek Whitehouse at third, Hamish Wilson at second and John Ballantyne at lead.

 

27th March

In an exciting finish to a high quality match, Alan Hall's team (skipped in his absence by Iain Hathorn) defeated James Tait 9-6 after an extra end of last night's Aikman Cup final. Iain got off to a great start, drawing for three at the first end but James replied with a double at the second, drawing the 8' after Iain misssed an attempted double takeout. Iain was forced to hit and stay for a single at the third before James levelled things with a two at the fourth. Iain's attempt at a double just missed and James drew a second shot guarded inside the 4'. Iain's attempt to follow wrecked on a guard but James's draw for three came up inches short.
In the fifth, James's first takeout drifted wide and Iain drew to lie three but in doing so gave James another chance. This time he was inch-perfect removing all three opposition stones and lying two himself. Iain was left with a delicate hit and roll but he played that perfectly to take a one shot lead. At the next James was facing four and managed to remove one while rolling to lie third. Iain's guard then left a very difficult double which James just missed, giving up the game's first steal. James produced a good double takeout in the 7th before Iain jammed his own attempted double on a back stone. James had a chance to hit and lie for a two but rolled out and took a single to reduce the deficit to one. In the 8th, John Harcourt produced a perfect draw to the 4', inching past a guard and leaving Iain with a problem. Choosing not to peel guards, Iain was left with a very tricky draw through a port which ran just two feet too far before James added another guard. Iain was left with a difficult outwick for the game which failed and we headed for an extra end.
Iain had a shot on the 4' early on in the extra end with guards in place. When John Harcourt's freeze wrecked, Robert Tait produced a good hit and roll to lie two. James's first was a draw to the 4' which finished half-hidden. Iain then removed that with what looked like an excellent shot, squeezing it through a gap at the back of the house, although he revealed afterwards he'd actually tried to catch it much thinner and wick it sideways. James tried another draw which again lay shot but was slightly more open and Iain was right on the spot again with his takeout to clinch the match. The winning team had Robert Tait at third, Richard Kenyon at second and Laura Ritchie subbing at lead for Heather Wyper. The gallant runners-up had John Harcourt at third, Ian McPherson at second and Lynne Kenyon subbing at lead for the injured Karolyn McPherson.

 

25th March

Upcoming games -

The Aikman Cup final is on Thursday 26th at 7.55 between James Tait and Alan Hall;
The Gold Medal final is on Monday 30th at 5.45 between John Torrance and Arthur Devine;
The Points Competition is on Tuesday 31st at 7.55 - even if you haven't already entered for this you''re welcome to come along on the night;
The final matches in the Blairmains Trophy are on Wednesday 1st at 7.55;
The Closing Bonspiel is on Tuesday 7th at 7.55.

23rd March

Arthur Devine defeated Drew Cameron 12-4 earlier this evening to qualify for this season's Gold Medal final. After swapping singles in the opening ends, Arthur moved ahead with a three at the third before Drew played a delicate draw for a single to stay in touch at the fourth. Arthur had a clear draw to the eight foot in the fifth and made no mistake before stealing a further two at the sixth when Drew was left with a difficult draw to the button and was slightly heavy. That effectively sealed the game at 8-2, although Drew missed a draw for three at the next end which would have given him some hope. Instead he had to settle for two and never looked likely to steal at the last end, Arthur eventually putting four counters in the four foot. Arthur now faces John Torrance in the final on Monday 30th at 5.45.

20th March

The latest results from the Blairmains Trophy have been added here. The latest results mean that the final matches will be a repeat of this week's games - Laura Ritchie will play Margaret Harcourt with the trophy at stake while Eddie Ireland will play Jimmy Maxwell.

16th March

John Torrance defeated Drew Cameron 7-4 earlier this evening to book his place in this year's Gold Medal final. John got off to the best possible start, scoring three in the first, two in the second and a single in the third. After a blank end Drew opened his account with a single before John replied with a single of his own to lead 7-1. Drew did get a two at the seventh end before running out of stones in the eighth. In the 3v4 match Arthur Devine had a comfortable win over James Tait, although it could have been close near the end. With Arthur leading 8-3 in the seventh, James had a chance of a raised takeout for four. However it overcurled, split his own shot out and gifted Arthur a steal of one. James continued but lost a further two at the eighth. Arthur now goes on to play Drew in the semi final match next Monday evening.

Congratulations are due to club member Isobel Hannen, coach of the Scottish Junior Champion rink skipped by Eve Muirhead. At the weekend, Eve and her team retained their Women's World Junior title in Vancouver. Isobel and Eve now move on to Korea where they'll meet up with Eve's other team competing in the forthcoming Women's World Championships.

Congratulations are also due to four junior members - Kyle Waddell, Craig Waddell, Rachel Hannen and John Ballantyne - who (representing Hamilton Grammar) went through their section unbeaten at the Scottish Schools Championships before losing out to eventual winners Lockerbie Academy in the quarter finals.

12th March

Alan Hall booked himself a place in the Aikman Cup final and a rematch with James Tait after defeating Iain Hathorn 8-4 in tonight's semi-final. Iain took an early 3-1 lead before Alan replied with two shots at the third end to tie things up. It looked for a while as if the fouth end might be good for Iain with several counters and a solitary stone in the four foot for Alan but after an exchange of hits and a couple of missed raise attempts Alan stole a two. Further single steals gave Alan a 7-3 lead after six before Iain just about stayed in touch with a single of his own. Needing a steal of four at the last, Iain's team came close to putting some pressure on before finally running out of stones and conceding the game. The final takes place on Thursday 26th March.

The latest results from the Blairmains Trophy have been added to the results page.

10th March

Congratulations go to Kyle and Craig Waddell who clinched victory in this evening's Pairs final, defeating Robert Tait and John Ballantyne 5-2 in an enjoyable match with some high quality shot-making on display. With Kyle's usual partner John Harcourt on holiday, younger brother Craig substituted and the brothers got off to a good start, leading 2-0 after four ends. Robert Tait played a difficult angled raised takeout for a single in the fifth before some good build-up play and accurate takeouts by Kyle gave him a two in the sixth that was to prove decisive. Robert was forced to draw for a single in the seventh end to reduce the deficit to two and tried hard to force a steal at the last, before more good strikes from Kyle gave him a single and the 5-2 win.

Meanwhile, there was a dramatic finish in last night's crucial Gold Medal matchup between James Tait and Jim Waddell. With both sides needing a victory to guarantee a playoff spot, James Tait drew for a four with his last stone to come from behind and win 7-6. If his last stone had failed to count the game would have been peeled allowing both teams to progress at Arthur Devine's expense. In Monday's playoff matches Drew Cameon will play John Torrance in the 1v2 match while James Tait now faces Arthur Devine in the 3v4 game. The final Gold Medal table is here.

9th March

Gold Medal update - the two rearranged fixtures were played on Sunday afternoon with Jim Waddell defeating Arthur Devine 8-4 and James Tait beating Robert Kirkland 9-3. Those results mean that Robert is eliminated from playoff contention while Jim and James move up to fourth and fifth spots. Those two teams face each other in one of the two remaining round robin matches tonight at 5.45. The winner will finish in 3rd and face Arthur Devine in a playoff. However, if the match is peeled both teams will finish above Arthur and face each other again in a playoff game. All to play for tonight then!

5th March

James Tait defeated Alan Hall 9-5 earlier this evening to book his place in this year's Aikman Cup final. With an early 3-0 lead, James made it 5-0 when Alan's last draw against two was heavy in the third end. Alan replied with 2 at the next before James settled for a single in the 5th after another congested head, a feature of the game to that point. A missed takeout by James gifted Alan a 3 at the next to reduce the deficit to just a single shot before James produced an excellent draw to the 4' to lead by two once again. With two more lying in the 4' at the 8th, Alan was unable to find a clear path and James ran out a deserved winner. In the 3v4 match, Iain Hathorn eliminated John Tait with a narrow 5-4 victory. In a game of several missed chances on both sides there was never more than one shot between the sides. After exchanging singles early on, a pickup for Iain could have proved costly but John missed the chance to draw for two. Iain made no mistake at the 4th to lead 3-2 before John replied with a two of his own, coming up inches short on a draw for three. In the sixth end, Iain was unable to raise a front stone of his own and had to settle for a single to tie the game at 4-4. With Iain lying shot and covered by a short guard, John ran out of time to force another end and his long raised takeout missed to give Iain the win. He now goes on to face Alan Hall next week for the second final spot.

Elsewhere, the first games in the Blairmains Trophy took place last night and the results are available here.

3rd March

Last night's two Gold Medal matches helped to clarify the playoff positions but only slightly. Robert Kirkland's 9-5 victory over the winless Tom Gibson kept his hopes alive and moved him into fifth spot, while John Torrance clinched a playoff place with an 8-3 win over Isobel Waddell. Isobel's defeat leaves her in fourth spot but effectively out of the playoff picture as either Robert Kirkland or James Tait will overtake her when they meet in Sunday's replayed fixture. In the other replayed match, Arthur Devine needs at least a point from his match with Jim Waddell to guarantee his place in the final four. He might still qualify with a defeat but would require other results to go his way. Should be an interesting afternoon!

27th February

Quite a few updates for you today, starting with Gold Medal news. As previously reported, last Monday's Gold Medal matches could not be finished due to an Ice Rink power failure approximately 25 minutes before the end of the session. The committee has discussed the matter at length and two of the three matches will now be replayed. I understand that Tom Gibson has conceded his match to Drew Cameron and the result has now been added to the results page. The other matches - Arthur Devine v Jim Waddell and James Tait v Robert Kirkland - will now be replayed from scratch on Sunday 8th March at 3pm. There are two further matches scheduled for Monday 2nd, both of them crucial in determining playoff spots.

The round robin stage of this season's Aikman Cup was concluded last night, with wins for Alan Hall, Tom Gibson and George Grandison. In next Thursday's playoff matches, Alan Hall will play James Tait for a place in the final while Iain Hathorn faces John Tait in the elimination game.

The pairs competition final scheduled for Tuesday 10th March will feature Robert Tait and John Ballantyne against Kyle Waddell and John Harcourt.

Finally, a reminder that the Blairmains Trophy gets underway this coming Wednesday 4th March at 7.55.

25th February

Apologies for the site being offline for the last 36 hours or so.

Monday's Gold Medal games turned out to be interesting! With around 25 minutes of the session remaining, the Ice Rink suffered a power cut resulting in the lights going out! At this stage it remains to be seen what the outcome will be for those playing what would be their last or second last end. As soon as the committee have made a decision, I'll post the details here.

22nd February

Thursday evening's Aikman Cup matches proved decisive in settling the playoff positions for all concerned. James Tait's win over Bob Parry guaranteed him second place while Iain Hathorn and John Tait secured third and fourth spots with wins over George Grandison and Arthur Devine. All of the results and standings can be found by clicking here.

20th February

Some news from the final interclub match of the season, against Cambusnethan. This one turned out to be a somewhat overwhelming victory for Hamilton & Thornyhill, after a number of close matches in recent years. We won all three matches with a combined score of 38-6. Iain Hathorn's team were the winners of the Simpson Trophy, winning their match 15-1.

16th February

Two more Gold Medal results have been added here. Isobel Waddell's win keeps her in with a chance of a playoff spot while James Tait's loss to Bob Parry has done him no favours. There are no games today but next Monday's matches should help to clarify the playoff picture. At present there are seven teams vying for the four playoff positions.

Belated congrats are due to John Tait who, as part of the Colin Howden team, qualified for the finals of the Scottish Junior Championships at Perth the other week. The team performed creditably, finishing with a record of 3-4, good enough for fifth spot of the eight finalists.

10th February

Some Ice Rink success to report on this time as the club's rink last night won the Lanarkshire Province Knockout competition, defeating East Kilbride & Haremyres 11-6 in the final. With skip George Grandison still recovering from a leg muscle problem, the side continued with the same format that had proved successful in earlier rounds - George skipping but playing lead stones using the curling stick, Arthur Kenny playing second, Derek Whitehouse at third and Iain Hathorn playing last stones. The team got off to a great start, taking four in the first end then following up with a steal of three at the second. EK&H skip George Strang played a hit and lie against three at the next before stealing one to leave H&T leading 7-2 after four. Iain Hathorn produced a perfect draw for a single before stealing again in the 6th. The only real slip up for H&T came at the 7th end when EK&H produced a couple of good draws resulting in a four. However H&T played a solid last end, leaving very little for the opposistion to build on and eventually ran EK&H out of stones for the win. Congrats to all for playing so well throughout the competition.

6th February

More results for you, this time from the Aikman Cup where Alan Hall's win over Tom Gibson guaranteed him top spot at the end of the round robin matches. Elsewhere, Iain Hathorn retains third spot despite a loss to Derek Whitehouse and John Tait's win over George Grandison moved him up into fourth spot in the standings.

3rd February

The race for the Gold Medal playoff spots continued last night with the top three teams in action. Third placed Arthur Devine edged past John Torrance 9-7 to draw level on points with John, while James Tait defeated leader Drew Cameron 10-4 to move into fifth spot and, with games in hand, is still in with a good chance of finishing in the top four.

27th January

Time once again to catch up with the latest results in both the Gold Medal and Aikman Cup. In the Gold Medal, two big wins for Isobel Waddell have brought her back into contention for a playoff spot. Drew Cameron and John Torrance are still out in front but seven teams still have a realistic chance of making the top four. In the Aikman Cup, Alan Hall's win over Bob Parry takes him back to top spot.

8th January

Well, we're back to curling now that the festive season is over. The latest three games from the Gold Medal have been added to the results page and there are two Aikman Cup games this evening at 7.55.

2nd January

Happy New Year to one and all!

The Rules of the Game : One thing I meant to add to the site earlier this season but forgot about was a link to the rules of the game. Whether you're fairly new to the game and have never seen a copy of the rules or have been playing for years and think you're an expert, a few minutes reading might be well worth your while and a good way to kick off the New Year. To access the latest RCCC rules click here to open up a new pdf file. Although it's 62 pages long, most of the information you need to know is within the first 15 pages.

24th December

The first part of the season is now complete and all of the results and standings have been updated.

In the Gold Medal, Drew Cameron leads the way just a point ahead of John Torrance. Arthur Devine lies third, a further point behind but having played a game less. In the Aikman cup, things are really tight with the top six teams separated by just three points. Alan Hall leads the way from James Tait and Iain Hathorn.

The next scheduled games are on Monday 5th January for the Gold Medal and Thursday 8th for the Aikman Cup. Until then, I hope everyone enjoys the festive season and, given the club's track record so far, stays fit and healthy in 2009!

17th December

Some outside competition news for you - in last week's Farmers Competition at Lanarkshire Ice Rink James Tait and his team of Arthur Devine, Tom Gibson and Eddie Ireland won the Low Road competition. They qualified for the Low Road having won two of their three section matches before going on to defeat Bill Marshall's team in the quarter final. After narrowly defeating Greg Allan's junior side in the semi final they faced Archie Kerr in the final. The final was a tight affair before James gained what should have been a decisive steal of three in the ninth end to lead by three. However as the last end developed, James was in danger of losing a three and going to an extra end or even losing a four and the match. With his last stone, James elected to play a hit and roll which would at least guarantee an extra end. The shot was well played giving Archie little chance. In the end Archie's final stone couldn't force the three for the tie and James and his team repeated their victory of last season. Congrats to all concerned.

13th December

More Aikman Cup scores, plus the latest standings, have been added here.

10th December

The results from this week's Gold Medal matches have been added here.

7th December

Congratulations go to James Tait and his rink of Alan Hall, Andrew Ballantyne and John Ballantyne who recently defeated Coulter to win the T B Dick Trophy, I believe the first time the club has won this. The match lasted 12 ends and well over three hours before James stole a single at the second extra end to lift the trophy. Coulter, skipped by Bryce Smith, opened with a single before H&T replied with two at the second. A three for Coulter was followed by singles for H&T to leave the game tied at 4-4 at the halfway stage. Coulter went ahead again with a single before James and his team took a two. However a big three for Coulter left them two ahead with two ends left. A single for H&T left them needing a steal in the last and they actually lay three and game before Bryce cut them to a single with the last stone. Bryce could have won the match for Coulter at the first extra end but his last stone was swept just out by James. In end twelve, Coulter looked fairly well set before James pulled off a hit and roll from a winger to the four foot leaving Bryce in an impossible position and Hamilton & Thornyhill with the trophy.

1st December

Of course, what I hadn't realised yesterday was that there were more results to come! These are definitely up to date now.

30th November

Apologies for the lack of recent updates. Now that your webmaster has returned from the Florida sunshine to Scotland's freezing fog the most recent Gold Medal and Aikman Cup results have now been added. Click here for details.

12th November

An update with the latest from the Gold Medal is now on the Results page.

4th November

Congrats are in order for one of the club's two teams in this season's RCCC Rink Championship. The team skipped by Jim Waddell, with John Torrance, Tom Gibson and Drew Cameron providing able support, defeated the Bathgate rink in the Lanarkshire final. The team now goes forwrad to represent Lanarkshire in the National Finals at Kilmarnock's Galleon Centre in March next year. Well done to all involved (including Kyle and Craig Waddell who substituted in the first round victory against East Kilbride & Haremyres). Thanks are also due to John Torrance for helping to substantially reduce the average age of the rink! It just proves there's no substitute for experience.

4th November

More results for you, this time for the Gold Medal. Club President Arthur Devine has made a great start, winning all three of his matches (well his team and his substitutes have!). Drew Cameron and John Torrance have won both of their opening matches and are in hot pursuit.

1st November

The latest results from the Aikman Cup have now been added. Judging by the early results, it could be a close competition this season - with most sides having played two games, only one team (Alan Hall) has maximum points and every team has at least one point.

21st October

The Links page has now been updated, with links added to the websites for many of this season's major championships.

13th October

The first set of results from this season's Gold Medal have now been added to the Results page.

12th October

Club competitions are well underway now and the first batch of results from the Aikman Cup have been added to the Results page.

19th September

The club season began last night when six Hamilton & Thornyhill teams played against teams from six invited clubs for the Crookedstone Quaich. Played as a progressive bonspiel, the worthy winners were the Cambusnethan team skipped by Billy Gibson. The runners up were the H&T team skipped by George Grandison, with Drew Cameron, Eileen Gibson and Eddie Ireland.

17th September

As our damp summer draws to a close, there is some news of the club's golf outing and matchplay competition. New convener Alan Hall organised an outing to Buchanan Castle Golf Club near Drymen in July which proved very successful. The club's junior members managed to outplay their more senior colleagues on the day with Craig Waddell the eventual winner, pipping his older brother Kyle to the trophy with John Ballantyne in third place. The Waddell Trophy knockout competition was won by Drew Cameron, beating John Ballantyne in the final which was held at Hamilton Golf Club where both finalists are members. Congratulations to Drew and commiserations to John..

13th August

The new season beckons!

Fixture lists for the new season, along with the President's letter and the Treasurer's annual demand for money are now being sent to all members. If you have not received yours by the end of this week, please contact James Tait. Ice money and subscriptions are due immediately and should be sent to John Harcourt as quickly as possible and certainly no later than the end of September.

All of this season's fixtures have been added to the site and are available by clicking the link on the left of the page.

Last season's fixture list, results and news items have been moved to the archives page, available by clicking here.

 

2007/2008 News Items

7th April

The final trophy of the season was decided on Friday evening when John Harcourt and his team of Brian Horne, Jimmy Maxwell and John Forsyth won the Blairmains Trophy, beating Richard Kenyon's rink in the deciding round robin match. Congrats to John and his team who won all four of their games.

I understand that a number of returns for next year’s competitions are still outstanding. If you haven’t filled yours out, please do it NOW and return it to James Tait.

4th April

More video action! Derek Whitehouse recorded some of the action at the recent Gold Medal final and it's available to view here, complete with commentary. Thanks to Derek for his sterling efforts.

2nd April

President Arthur Devine was the winner of last nights Points competition for the Moffat Cup. Arthur scored 43, although just 8 of the 9 scheduled disciplines were possible. Iain Hathorn was the runner-up, 2 points further back.

27th March

James Tait avoided an unwanted hattrick earlier tonight, defeating Derek Whitehouse 10-5 in the final of the Aikman Cup. Having reached all three finals this season, James had still to win one going into this match. After a slow start, Derek taking a 3 in the first end, James and his team of Alan Hall, Andrew Ballantyne and Drew Moffat played well and deserved their victory. After replying with a 2, James stole a further 2 at the third end to lead 4-3. The crucial end was the fourth - after some excellent draws by James's front end, Derek found himself protecting a lone shot in the four foot. James played a raised takeout from one of his own guards and left Derek with a draw to the eight foot just to cut the shots down. His first draw of the match came up short and a steal of four gave James an 8-3 lead. In trouble again at the next, Derek played a delicate tap back through a staggered port with his last stone to take a single but there was to be no way back and the teams traded singles thereafter. Congratulations to the winning team.

25th March

Time for some reminders for you – firstly, the final of the Aikman Cup is this Thursday 27th at 7.55. Please come along to support the teams if you can.

The points competition for the Moffat Cup is next Tuesday 1st April (honestly, I’m not joking!) at 7.55 and the closing bonspiel is on Tuesday 8th , again at 7.55.

The Annual Dinner & AGM is on Wednesday 23rd from 7pm onwards.

Finally, don’t forget that your return for next season’s competitions should be back to James Tait as soon as possible, certainly no later than Friday 4th as he needs to advise the Ice Rink of our ice requirements for next season.

24th March

Derek Whitehouse recorded a short video clip of the last two shots of the Pairs final. You can see it by clicking here. The file size and therefore the quality has been reduced but it's something that could be added to the site in future.

17th March

Congratulations go to Tom Gibson and his team of Kyle Waddell, Hamish Wilson and Drew Moffat who this evening defeated James Tait and his team of Fiona Moffat, Robert Tait and Laura Ritchie to win this season's Gold Medal. After an even start which saw the sides level at 3-3 after 4 ends, Tom took a single at the fifth end to go ahead once more. The sixth end was the turning point where a precise hit and roll behind cover from Tom forced James to draw against three. Needing the four foot to be shot, his draw came up slightly short and the steal of three gave Tom a clear lead. Although James seemed to have a good position early in the next end, the momentum of the end changed with a couple of good shots by Kyle Waddell and James was left facing a delicate hit and lie for a single. The stone drew just too much, raising one of Tom's for a steal of three and a 10-3 lead which was enough for James to concede.

16th March

The latest results from the Blairmains Trophy have been added to the results page.

15th March

Derek Whitehouse defeated Bob Parry in the Aikman cup semi final on Thursday night. In a match that only managed to fit in seven ends, Derek had established a 9-1 lead after five ends before Bob struck back with a 3 and a steal of 2. Derek now meets James Tait in the final on 27th March.

Don't forget that this year's Gold Medal final, between Tom Gibson and James Tait, takes place this Monday the 17th at 5.45. Do come along to watch and support the teams if you can.

12th March

George Grandison and John Ballantyne clinched the Pairs title last night, edging out James Tait and Eddie Ireland in a nailbiting final. George and John stole 2 in the 3rd end to take a 4-2 lead but James and Eddie battled back and George had to draw for a single at the last to take the game into an extra end. At the extra end George just managed to draw for shot with his last stone but left James a hit for the win. James's stone ran just a fraction wide, nicking a guard and missing the shot by inches, leaving George and John as winners. This is the third season in a row that George has won the Pairs title.

8th March

The first results from the Blairmains Trophy have now been added to the results page.

5th March

The second finalist is now known for the Gold Medal - James Tait will meet Tom Gibson in the final after edging out Robert Kirkland 6-5 earlier this evening.

We now have the finalists for this season’s Pairs Competition for the Torrance Trophy. In last night’s first semi final, an opening end 3 gave George Grandison and John Ballantyne an early lead which they maintained to defeat Isobelle and Robert Tait. In the second matchup, James Tait and Eddie Ireland had a very close match with John Tait (Jim Waddell subbing) and John Forsyth before James and Eddie finally won through with a steal at the last end. The final is on Tuesday 11th March at 7.55.

Congratulations go to Robert Kirkland and his team who won Lanarkshire Ice Rink’s Bob Mackintosh Trophy at the weekend. Robert’s team of Arthur Devine, Richard Kenyon and John Forsyth played well throughout the competition and defeated Donald Macrae’s Lanark rink in the final, a measure being required in the last end to decide the outcome.

28th February

Playoff season continued tonight with the first Page Playoff matches in the Aikman Cup. In the 1v2 match, James Tait got the better of Bob Parry by 7-4. In a tight contest Bob squared the game in the 7th with a single after a measure but was unable to force a steal at the last end.The 3v4 match was equally close, tied at 3-3 until Derek Whitehouse stole a 3 at the 6th end when John Tait's draw was a little heavy. A further steal of a single at the 7th gave Derek a four shot lead going into the last which in the end was enough for victory. Derek and Bob now meet in a fortnight to decide the remaining place in the final.

26th February

A fine start to the playoff part of the season in last night's Gold Medal matches. In the elimination match Robert Kirkland edged out John Torrance 9-8 to keep his hopes alive while there was a controversial finish to the 1v2 game. James Tait and Tom Gibson (Bob Parry substituting) finished tied at 6-6 after 8 ends but it appears that neither skip had read the rules carefully enough. These clearly state that in the event of a tie in the playoffs ends will count and only if these are level should the skips draw a shot. Bob won by 5 ends to 3 but the skips went ahead and drew a shot which James won. However, as stated, the game was already finished by that time, the draw shot was unnecessary and Tom's team progresses to the final. James and his team have another chance of course and now face Robert for the second final spot on Wednesday 5th March.

25th February

One news item that I omitted recently was our inter-club match against Cambusnethan for the Simpson Trophy. This took place on Friday 15th and I’m pleased to say that we managed to win back the trophy this year. Iain Hathorn won his match convincingly while Arthur Devine lost to David Bell, leaving the match between George Grandison and Billy Gibson to decide the overall outcome. George led throughout and looked on course for a comfortable victory but a poor final end gave the Cambusnethan skip a difficult double takeout for a five which would have won the match for his club. One stone went but the other jammed on another stone leaving George (and his watching teammates) relieved to win the game. Iain Hathorn took the trophy as highest up skip. Well done to John Harcourt for coming up with six substitutes after some late calloffs and to the junior members who filled in ably.

23rd February

The last round of Aikman Cup matches on Friday night saw decisive wins for Bob Parry and John Tait which clinched second and fourth places respectively for the Page Playoffs. In the first round of playoffs, next Thursday 28th at 7.55, James Tait will play Bob for a place in the final while Derek Whitehouse plays John in the elimination match. Full results and final standings are available here.

20th February

Pairs update - last night's Pairs quarter final matches saw wins for George Grandison & John Ballantyne, Isobelle & Robert Tait, James Tait & Eddie Ireland and John Tait & John Forsyth. The semi final matches are on Tuesday 4th March.

13th February

The results page has been updated with the first round of the Pairs Competition and the final Gold Medal round robin matches. In the decisive Gold Medal game John Torrance defeated Arthur Devine to join James Tait, Tom Gibson and Robert Kirkland in the playoffs, the first of which are scheduled for Monday 25th February at 5.45.

8th February

Last night's Aikman Cup matches helped to clarify the positions regarding possible playoff spots for a number of teams. Bob Parry's win over the previously unbeaten James Tait guaranteed his side a playoff place and a win over Tom Gibson in the final match would see Bob finish in second place. Iain Hathorn's win over Arthur Devine gave him a chance but he can still be overtaken by both John Tait and Tom Gibson. Derek Whitehouse's win over Drew Cameron confirms him in either second or third spot. The final three matches are on Friday 22nd February at 7.55.

7th February

The penultimate round of matches in this season's Gold Medal took place on Monday. Tom Gibson's win over Donald Burns secured second spot in the standings, leaving Robert Kirkland, Arthur Devine and John Torrance battling for the two remaining spots. Robert is all but certain of his place and can only be denied by an unlikely high scoring peel between Arthur and John, leaving the latter two fighting for the last place in the playoffs. The crucial match is on Monday 11th at 5.45.

3rd February

The interclub match against Cambusnethan on Friday 15th February will now start at 8.55 rather than 7.55. The Ice Rink is hosting the Scottish Senior Finals during that weekend and some session times have had to be altered to accommodate the seniors.

30th January

The latest results from the Gold Medal are now on the Results page. Robert Kirkland could have clinched a playoff spot but lost to Alex F Torrance by a single shot. Meanwhile Arthur Devine failed to take full advantage, losing heavily to Isobel Waddell. Drew Cameron lost to John Torrance. John now has a chance to qualify but needs to beat Arthur in their last game to clinch a playoff place. A win for Arthur could let him finish as high as second and would also let Robert Kirkland into the playoffs. Only a peel between John and Arthur could deny Robert a spot so there's still plenty to play for! The remaining matches are on the 4th and 11th of February.

25th January

The results page has been updated with the latest from both the Gold Medal and Aikman Cup. In the Gold Medal, James Tait leads the way from Tom Gibson with Robert Kirkland, Arthur Devine and Drew Cameron also battling for playoff spots. James also leads the Aikman Cup standings while Derek Whitehouse's win on Thursday means he joins James in the playoffs. Bob Parry lies third but no less than four other teams are tied on six points , leaving some crucial matches still to come.

16th January

Competitions update: There are three more matches tonight (Wednesday) in the Gold Medal which pit the top three teams against the bottom three in the standings and may well go some way to deciding this season’s playoff contenders. Meanwhile, James Tait has a clear lead in the Aikman Cup, having dropped just one point so far, but the rest of the top four slots remain wide open with most sides having two matches remaining.

Elsewhere commiserations go to three of the club’s junior members. After performing well in all four of the Scottish u-17 slam events this season, Kyle Waddell, Andrew Ballantyne and Craig Waddell finished tied for top spot in the overall standings after the final weekend at Lockerbie. Their team, skipped by Alan Inch, then faced a playoff match to decide the overall winners which they took to an extra end before finally losing out, thus missing out on a trip to the WCF’s Summer Camp in Fussen, Germany.

8th January

The latest results from the Gold Medal have been added here. Robert Kirkland's win over Isobel Waddell combined with James Tait's loss to Tom Gibson has let Robert leapfrog James to top the standings. Both are on nine points, as is Arthur Devine, although James and Arthur have a game in hand.

In the Aikman Cup, James Tait has a clear lead over Bob Parry and Derek Whitehouse with further matches due this Thursday at 7.55.

22nd December

The latest results from the Aikman Cup have now been added, bringing us up to date for the end of the year. Best wishes to all curlers for the festive season!

12th December

And......we're back! Apologies for the lack of recent updates - a problem with the host server meant I've been unable to upload anything to the site for the last few days. However I hope we're back to normal service now. Quite a number of results have been added, particularly in the Gold Medal, where Arthur Devine leads the way from James Tait with a number of other sides battling for a play-off spot. You can check the standings here.

A club rink recently won Blantyre CC's Tom Dickson Rosebowl competition. The rink was skipped by James Tait, ably assisted by Tom Gibson, Fiona Moffat and Isabel Tait.

2nd December

Latest results from the Aikman Cup have been added here.

Members may also be interested to know that the RCCC has organised a Curling Masterclass at the Ice Rink on Sunday 27th January from 11.30 to 4.30:

Lanarkshire Ice Rink will be hosting a RCCC Curlers Master Class, open to curlers of all abilities. The RCCC Curlers Master Class is designed to enhance curlers’ skills using techniques used by Scotland’s elite curlers. Participants have the opportunity to have their delivery analysed, and hopefully improved by elite coaches such as Claire Milne, Tom Pendreigh and Nancy Murdoch. On-ice sessions will be split timing, video analysis and angles. Off-ice there will be a Questions & Answers session with Lockhart Steele, as well as a Tactics session. The RCCC Curlers Master Class provides a rare opportunity for you to receive coaching using the latest techniques. Each class is strictly limited to 32 curlers and costs £30 including lunch. There is a sign-up sheet at the Ice Rink or contact as follows: Jim Morrison: jmprop@btinternet.com / 07725 162 960

27th November

Congratulations go to three of the club’s junior curlers who were members of the winning rink in the Under 17 Slam event at Greenacres at the weekend – Kyle Waddell, Andrew Ballantyne and Craig Waddell, along with skip Alan Inch, defeated Gavin Reid's side in the final. Twenty four teams took part in the competition and the team now tops the Slam standings after two events. Well done to all of them and keep up the good work!

The club’s rink in the Province Knockout competition progressed to the semi finals last night with a resounding 9-1 win over Wishaw in only six ends. They now face Lanark in the semi finals which are not due until 4th February.

The latest results in the Aikman Cup have been added and another three games are scheduled for this Thursday at 7.55. Please note that the layout of the fixture book has led some to think that the matches are at 10.05 but this is NOT the case, it’s definitely 7.55.

20th November

The games are coming thick and fast just now so there are more results from the Gold Medal available here.

13th November

Last night's results from the Gold Medal have now been added. There is a further round of matches in the Aikman Cup this Thursday at 7.55.

5th November

The latest results from both the Aikman Cup and Gold Medal have now been added to the Results page. Apologies for the delay with these, due to your webmaster being away for a break in sunnier climes!

17th October

The first results are in for the Aikman Cup competition and are available by clicking here

14th October

The club's entry for the Province Knockout competition managed to squeeze into the next round after a hard fought match agauinst Dippool last week. The match was close throughout with Dippool having the edge for most of the game. With the scores level and two ends remaining H&T managed to steal a shot in the 7th before doing the same in a dramatic final end. With Dippool lying game in the four foot, George Grandison managed to draw for shot before the Dippool skip played his final stone slighty tight and caught a guard in trying a difficult hit for the game. The next opponenets are Wishaw with the match due at the end of November.

30th September

Golf update - Bill Campbell won the Waddell Trophy final earlier today, defeating Jim Waddell by one hole in an exciting final at Carluke. Jim started in the best possible way, reeling off three straight pars to go three up but missed a couple of short putts to turn just one up. Jim was quickly three ahead once more before Bill found some form to square the match after 15. Jim's drive at 17 went just out of bounds leaving Bill ahead for the first time on the 18th tee. Jim holed a great putt on the last green, forcing Bill to hole a short putt for the win which he duly did. Congratulations to Bill and commiserations to Jim.

27th September

Golf update - the final of this season's Waddell Trophy knockout competition will take place this coming Sunday when Bill Campbell takes on Jim Waddell. Jim edged past George Mackenzie in the second semi final last weekend. The final is at Carluke Golf Club at 10.45 and anyone wishing to spectate is very welcome to come along.

23rd September

The club's season got underway last Thursday evening with the Knowetop Salver which pitted six club rinks against teams from six other invited clubs. The winning rink this year, finishing on +10 shots, was skipped by George Grandison, third John Tait, second Ishbel gow and lead Laura Ritchie. They edged out James Tait's team in the last end to take the trophy.

5th September

Golf update - Bill Campbell has reached this year's final at the first time of asking, having beaten past winner Bob Parry in one of the semi final matches. In the other semi, George Mackenzie will play Jim Waddell next week for the other final place

20th August

Fixture lists for the new season, along with the President's letter and the Treasurer's annual demand for money have all now been issued. If you have not received yours yet, please contact James Tait immediately. Ice money and subscriptions are due immediately and should be sent to John Harcourt as quickly as possible and certainly no later than the end of September.

All of this season's fixtures have been added to the site and are available by clicking the link on the left of the page.

Last season's fixture list, results and news items have been moved to a new page, available by clicking here.

19th August

Golf update - slowly but surely some progress is being made in the Waddell Trophy. In the top half of the draw, Bill Campbell is due to play Bob Parry in the semi final while in the bottom half George Mackenzie awaits either Jock Hathorn or Jim Waddell in the other semi. More news to follow as and when everyone gets around to playing their ties.

25th July

A number of links to other sites have been added to the site which you may find useful from time to time. There are links to curling associations and most of the upcoming international events. If anyone has suggestions for other links that could be added please email the webmaster here.

13th June

Apologies for the lack of recent updates to the site, although naturally there hasn’t been a huge amount of information to share at this time of year. The Dinner and AGM took place in April with prizes duly presented. I hope to have photos of the various prizewinners available in due course. Arthur Devine was duly confirmed as the club’s president for the coming two seasons and Ishbel Gow is the new vice president.

The matchplay golf competition for the Waddell Trophy is now underway and results will be posted here when available. However, the club’s proposed outing to Tulliallan Golf Club, due this Sunday 17th June, has had to be cancelled. There were simply not enough members committed to making the event a success and the future of the event is now very much in question.

 

2006/2007 News Items

11th April

The season's finale Closing Bonspiel took place last night with a full complement of 8 teams. Winners were the rink skipped by Iain Hathorn, assisted by John Harcourt, Iain Macpherson and Craig Waddell. A bit of a loaded rink if you ask me, but there we go! Runners up were James Tait's rink followed in third by George Grandison. An enjoyable evening was had by all.

10th April

Christine Hall has clinched the Blairmains Trophy thanks to a win over Iain Macpherson and Margaret Harcourt's defeat to Isabelle Tait. Christine's team of Eddie Ireland, Alan Clark and Murdo Maclean won three of thier four games to finish two points ahead of runner up Isabelle Tait.

4th April

John Harcourt was the winner of last nights club Points competition for the Moffat Cup. Thirteen members took part in the competition which John won for the first time, edging out James Tait and George Grandison.

Last week’s Blairmains Trophy results have now been added with the final two games due this evening. The results and final standings will be posted as soon as possible.

Please note that all returns for this year’s AGM and Dinner plus next season’s competitions should be with Club Secretary James Tait by Friday 6th at the very latest.

30th March

Derek Whitehouse won the Aikman Cup for the first time as a skip last night, defeating George Grandison 8-6 in the final. Derek and his team of Karen Torrance (3rd) and subs Robert Tait (2nd) and Bob Morton (lead) played well throughout and deserved their victory after establishing an early 5-1 lead. Although George's team of Arthur Kenny (3rd), Margaret Harcourt (2nd) and Brian Dunleavy (lead) fought back in the second half of the game, the result was never really in doubt.

19th March

John Torrance clinched this season's Gold Medal competition with a comfortable victory over James Tait in this evening's final. It was one victory apiece going into the final with James having won the round-robin encounter while John had clinched his final place with a win in the Page playoff match two weeks ago. In tonight's final John got off to a good start, opening up an early 5-2 lead after three ends. With a steal of one then a crucial steal of three more when James came up short on a last-stone draw, the lead soon became 9-2 and even a three for James was soon cancelled out with three more for John and the teams shook hands after eight ends. John's team of Ishbel Gow, Ross Orr and Laura Ritchie played well throughout and the team thoroughly deserved their win.

18th March

In the final Aikman Cup playoff match on Thursday evening, Derek Whitehouse defeated Iain Hathorn 7-4 to clinch a place in the final against George Grandison. The final takes place on Thursday 29th March at 7.55. Elsewhere the Blairmains Trophy is underway with the latest results and standings available here.

13th March

George Grandison retained the Torrance Trophy earlier tonight with victory in the Pairs competition final. With Margaret Harcourt providing excellent support the pair easily defeated John Torrance (substituting for Alex Torrance) and Laura Ritchie. On tricky ice, which had several straight patches, George and Margaret stole 3 in the opening end and another 4 in the second. John produced a good draw for a single in the third but the result was never really in doubt from then on and 13-2 was the final score.

On Monday evening James Tait defeated Arthur Devine to move into the Gold Medal final where he will face John Torrance. The final is on Monday 19th at 5.45 and should be a good game after a close run playoff game between the two teams last week

11th March

The first results from this season's Blairmains Trophy have now been added to the site.

There are some important matches in the week ahead - on Monday 12th James Tait plays Arthur Devine for a place in the Gold Medal final, on Tuesday 13th George Grandison and Margaret Harcourt take on Alex Torrance and Laura Ritchie in the Pairs Final while on Thursday 15th Derek Whitehouse and Iain Hathorn battle it out for a place in the Aikman Cup final.

5th March

More playoff news from this evening's matches - in the Gold Medal games, John Torrance was victorious over James Tait and goes through to the final. James will play Arthur Devine who overcame Drew Cameron in the 3v4 match.

2nd March

It's playoff time!! The playoffs have started with the first round in the Aikman Cup being completed last night. In the 1v2 match George Grandison got off to the best possible start against Derek Whitehouse, picking up a 6 in the first end and adding 4 more in the 2nd to ensure a comfortable victory and go through to the final. In the 3v4 match, Iain Hathorn edged out Arthur Devine after a very close contest and will now face Derek for a place in the final.

27th February

In last night's Pairs semi-finals, Alex Torrance and Laura Ritchie edged past James Tait and Jimmy Maxwell, while George Grandison and Margaret Harcourt were victorious over Eileen Gibson and Arthur Kenny. The final takes place on Tuesday 13th March at 7.55pm.

26th February

The final games in this season's Aikman Cup took place on Friday night and, in the only game that mattered as far as playoffs were concerned, Iain Hathorn got the victory he needed to secure his top four spot at the expense of James Tait. Iain now plays Arthur Devine in the 3v4 match while George Grandison takes on first placed Derek Whitehouse. Both matches are scheduled for 1st March. Final standings are available here.

20th February

This evening's quarter final results from the Pairs competition have now been added to the Results page. The semi finals are due on Monday 26th February.

19th February

Friday evening's inter-club match against Cambusnethan didn't exactly go to plan for us. Looking to regain the trophy that was lost last year, we only managed to peel one match (skipped by John Torrance) while there were defeats for the teams led by George Grandison and Arthur Devine. Overall Cambusnethan finished 10 shots better off.

13th February

The results from the last two Gold Medal matches saw Arthur Devine beat leader John Torrance by 10-6 to clinch the last available place in the four team playoffs. Isobel Waddell's 5-11 loss to Donald Burns saw her finish one point short of a playoff spot. In the 1v2 match John Torrance will now play James Tait for the first place in the final, while Drew Cameron and Arthur Devine will contest the other match with the loser eliminated. Those games are on Monday 5th March at 5.45pm.

11th February

With just two matches remaining in the round robin part of this season's Gold Medal, two of the playoff spots remain up for grabs. John Torrance has clinched top spot and James Tait has secured a place in the playoffs but both Isobel Waddell and Arthur Devine could overhaul Drew Cameron if they win their final matches. Isobel plays Donald Burns while Arthur faces John Torrance.

In the Aikman Cup, George Grandison has all but clinched second spot by beating Drew Cameron while Arthur Devine reached the playoffs with a tightly contested win over James Tait. James now awaits the outcomes of the final round of matches to see if either Iain Hathorn or Tom Gibson (who play each other) can overtake him.

4th February

Things are finally starting to look a little clearer as we move into the final stages of the Gold Medal. Robert Kirkland's loss to Donald Burns knocked him out of contention as did Alex F Torrance's loss to Isobel Waddell. Drew Cameron's win pushed him into second spot, although he has finished his round robin matches. One of Drew, Isobel, James Tait or Arthur Devine will miss out on a playoff spot. James has a chance to clinch his playoff berth if he can beat Tom Gibson in tomorrow's match.

29th January

It's getting close to playoff time in both main competitions - check out the latest scores and standings on the Results page.

20th January

Results from the latest two rounds of matches in the Gold Medal have now been added. With most teams having two matches still to play, John Torrance is the clear leader while everyone else apart from Donald Burns still has a chance to make the playoffs. Another series of matches is due this Monday 22nd.

10th January

There was disappointment for two of the club's sides over the New Year period. Firstly Iain Hathorn's Aikman Cup-winning team from last season lost the final of the TB Dick Trophy to Avondale Heather then the George Grandison-skipped team lost their Province Knockout quarter final to Lanark.

30th December

In a bid to finish the year with everything as up to date as possible, the latest results from both the Gold Medal and Aikman Cup have been added and the standings updated. My thanks to Richard Kenyon and Iain Hathorn for the timely sending of these.

19th December

The latest Aikman Cup results have been added with good wins for Derek Whitehouse and Arthur Devine helping them to join George Grandison at the top of the table on 8 points each.

In the Raeburn Salver match against Avonbdale Heather, an extremely close-fought contest saw Hamilton & Thornyhill run out winners by just one shot across the four matches.

The final of the TB Dick competition, pitting Iain Hathorn's team against Avondale's Don Frame rink, will take place at the Ice Rink on Thursday 28th December at 7.55pm. Good luck to Iain and his team!

13th December

The latest results from both the Aikman Cup and Gold Medal have now been added.

29th November

Up to date Gold Medal results have now been added to the Results and Standings section.

11th November

The club's rink in the TB Dick competition, skipped by Iain Hathorn, have reached the final of this year's competition and will play Avondale Heather in the final on a date to be decided.

2nd November

The latest results for the Gold Medal and Aikman Cup have been added to the results section. The Aikman Cup already looks like being a close-run affair this season. A table for the Gold Medal will be added shortly.

18th October

The club's summer golf knockout competition will have a new name on the trophy this year as George Grandison defeated past winner Donald Burns by one hole at a foggy Hamilton Golf Club on Sunday morning. The damp conditions didn't detract from the standard of play and some good golf was played by both finalists. After an even start, Donald turned two up but the tables were quickly turned as George reeled off four holes in a row. Donald pulled one back at the 14th but George held on to lift the Waddell Trophy after a tense finish. Many thanks are due to Drew Cameron for organising the tie at Hamilton and giving both players some directions in the poor visibility!

16th October

Hamilton & Thornyhill regained the Ross Tankard on Friday evening by defeating East Kilbride & Haremyres by a total of six shots across the four matches. There wins for Donald Burns by four shots, Alex Torrance by five shots and Iain Hathorn by six shots. The only losing H&T rink was Tom Gibson who went down by nine shots. Iain Hathorn took home the trophy by virtue of being the highest up skip in the winning club. Well done to all! The next interclub match is against Avondale Heather on 24th November.

13th October

The latest results in both the Aikman Cup and Gold medal competitions are now available on the Results and Standings page. Click on the link to the left or here to access the page.

12th October

The final of the Waddell Trophy golf competition will take place this Sunday at Hamilton Golf Club when outsider George Grandison will take on past winner Donald Burns at 9.30.

28th September

There are a couple of changes to this season's syllabus for members to take note of - new member Sydney Willox's phone number was omitted and the number shown for Iain Hathorn is his work number rather than his home number. All members should have been passed these numbers but if you need them place email the webmaster at info@hamilton-thornyhill.co.uk

20th September

The Crookedstone Cup took place last week as the club's season got underway. The following night saw this season's Aikman Cup underway with three matches and two further games are scheduled for 21st September.

15th September

George Grandison defeated Murdo Maclean in the remaining semi final of the club's knockout golf competition for the Waddell Trophy. In a close match played at East Kilbride GC, George managed to defeat Murdo by one hole and will play Donald Burns in the final.

5th September

The new season is almost upon us! The first event is the Crookedstone Cup competition on Wednesday 13th September at 5.45pm. The teams are listed on the fixtures page in the "Other" section. Teams from the following clubs have been invited to take part - Cadzow, Dippool, Bellshill, Avondale Heather, Blantyre, Hamilton Ladies. There will be a high tea and presentation of prizes at approximately 8.30pm.

23rd August

The club's summer golf competition for the Waddell Trophy is nearing it's conclusion with Donald Burns through to the final to face the winner of the match between Murdo Maclean and George Grandison.

22nd August

The bulk of the club fixtures are now available online by clicking the link on the left to the fixtures page. The remainder will be added shortly.

16th August

The club fixture lists for the new season have now been posted to all members along with the president's letter and the invoice of annual fees. Please try to ensure that fees are with Treasurer John Harcourt as soon as possible and certainly no later than 30th September.