Speyside Golf Festival 2021
Congratulations to Graham Lambie who’s excellent golf all week – including his first ever hole-in-one , at Grantown-on-Spey, on Wednesday – saw him crowned the 10th Speyside Golf Festival champion, with an impressive best 4 of 5 total of 154 points, eight ahead of his nearest rival.
Click here to see the full list of results (the password is caddie).
Day 5 – Elgin
Day 5 and a worry that the final round of the 2021 Speyside Golf Festival may not start on time because of unexpected, dense mist.
Fortunately visibility improved and play proceeded as planned with the first three-ball (pictured opposite) of Jamie Lockhart, Neil Moreland and Scott Moreland successfully completing their round at 12:07pm.
Daily winners were:
Gents:
1 – Graham Lambie, 42 points
2 – Jarmo Mackinen, 41
3 – Neil McLeod, 38
Ladies:
1 – Fiona Findlay, 40 points
2 – Marian Evans, 39
3 – Angela Flynn, 38
Final Leaderboard:
1 – Graham Lambie, 154 points
2 – Anna Major, 146
3 – Scott Taylor, 145
4 – Paul Mullen, 144
5 – Phil Major, 144
Day 4 – Boat of Garten
The extremely good weather deserted the Festival on Day 4, with competitors being welcomed to overcast and damp conditions at Boat of Garten which, fortunately, did not deter the enthusiasm of the players, as can be seen opposite by the smiling faces of Gordon McSorley, Bill Wilson Slight and Jack Walton.
Daily winners were:
Gents:
1 – Brian Thomson, 35 points
2 – Scott Taylor, 35
3 – Graham Lambie, 35
Ladies:
1 – Joan Tulloch, 36 points
2 – Jane Wilkinson, 36
3 – Lynn Manson, 34
Day 3 – Grantown-on-Spey
Mid-way through the 2021 Speyside Golf Festival, and on to golf at Grantown-on-Spey, with all to play for and perfect conditions for the game of golf.
Congratulations to Graham Lambie (opposite) of The Chase Golf Club, who scored his first ever hole-in-one at Wee Dunt, the short par-3 16th hole.
Daily winners were:
Gents:
1 – Anthony Light, 38 points
2 – Graham Lambie, 37
3 – David Parkinson, 37
Ladies:
1 – Lynn Manson, 38 points
2 – Jo Lockett, 36
3 – Jean Dalton, 36
Day 2 – Forres
Another extremely fine day welcomed the competitors of this year’s Festival to the second venue, Muiryshade, the home of Forres G C.
(Nearly) sheltering from the sun, are pictured starter ‘Cherry’ Falconer, with competitors Jean Dalton, Janet Wilkinson and Angela Flynn.
Daily winners were:
Gents:
1 – Scott Taylor, 43 points
2 – Paul Mullen, 41
3 – Billy Millar, 41
Ladies:
1 – Brenda Munro, 41 points
2 – Carol Cheyne, 41
3 – Anna Major, 41
Day 1 – Moray
The 10th Anniversary, Speyside Golf Festival started today at Moray Golf Club in glorious weather, the best possible conditions for playing the game, on a wonderful championship links course.
Pictured right, teeing off at Mt Lebanon – the first hole on the Old Course – is Ann Hanson, defending Champion from 2020.
Daily winners were:
Gents:
1 – Scott Moreland, 38 points
2 – David Dempsey, 37
3 – Jack Walton, 36
Ladies:
1 – Marian Evans, 36 points
2 – Anna Major, 36
3 – Patricia Lambie, 36
Speyside Golf Festival 2020
Congratulations to Anne Hanson who's ten point Stableford points gain on a perfect day at Elgin Golf Club saw her surge through the field and grab victory with an aggegrate best 4 of 5 total of 141 points, winning the Festival by two clear points, with a group of players each following close behind.
Click here to see the full list of results (the password is caddie).
Day 5 – Elgin
All too soon, the final day arrived, on to Elgin GC, and perfect conditions.
Elgin Golf Club, one of the finest inland courses in the North of Scotland, is a challenging but fair course and a true test of all players. Situated in the heart of Moray, the golf course boasts stunning views over the town of Elgin, and hills stretching to the distant Cairngorms.
Daily winners were:
Gents:
1 – Peter Andrews, 38 points
2 – Jamie Lockhart, 37
3 – Peter Uri, 37
Ladies:
1 – Jill Kimber, 43 points
2 – Debbie Hudson, 37
3 – Anne Hanson, 35
The final leader-board being:
1 – Anne Hanson, 141 points
2 – Debbie Hudson, 139
3 – David Bamford, 138
Day 4 – Forres
Host for the penultimate round of the 2020 Speyside Golf Festival was Forres GC.
Set at Muiryshade, Forres Golf Course is a wonderful parkland golf course with spectacular views and aimed at golfers of all abilities. It is extremely well maintained and has a fine reputation in the area for the condition of its greens.
Daily winners were:
Gents:
1 – Roger Wallace, 43 points
2 – Thomas Jamieson, 43
3 – Simon Midgley, 38
Ladies:
1 – Jan Sheargold, 39 points
2 – Debbie Hudson, 39
3 – Jill Kimber, 36
Day 3 – Moray
A challenging day for links golf, and the next round at Moray GC, with the chance of hole-in-one prizes.
The old course is considered to be one of the finest links courses in Scotland. A classic links designed by Old Tom Morris with deep revetted bunkers, undulating gorse-lined fairways and smooth fast greens. It is a superb test of golf.
Daily winners were:
Gents:
1 – David Bamford, 34 points
2 – Helmut Pertler, 34
3 – Simon English, 34
Ladies:
1 – Janet Reid-Thomas, 31 points
2 – Fiona Findlay, 30
3 – Liz Wood, 30
Day 2 – Grantown-on-Spey
A beautiful, sunny day welcomed this year’s competitors to Grantown-on-Spey GC for the second round of the 2018 Speyside Golf Festival.
Grantown-on-Spey Golf Club is one of the finest golf venues in Cairngorm National Park area. Nestled in leafy parkland looking onto the Cairngorm mountains the course was designed by Willie Park with assistance from James Braid.
At the end of play, the daily winners were:
Gents:
1 – Barry McGibbon, 37 points
2 – John Young, 36
3 – Eric Rix, 35
Ladies:
1 – Anne Hanson, 39 points
2 – Janet Reid-Thomas, 38
3 – Debbie Hudson, 34
Day 1 – Boat of Garten
The Speyside Golf Festival resumed with the start of the 2020 event at Boat of Garten GC.
Designed by one of the grand-masters of golf course architecture, James Braid, “The Boat” is set alongside the River Spey in the heart of the Cairngorms National Park. The course is not only renowned as a demanding test of sporting skill but also as a magnificent setting for the game
Competitors from all points of the compass teed-off in rather blustery weather conditions to play on a superb course, in superb condition.
At the end of play, the daily winners were:
Gents:
1 – Norman Burns, 33 points
2 – Steven Leslie, 32
3 – John Lees, 32
Ladies:
1 – Lesley Dudgeon, 38 points
2 – Yvonne Craig, 35
3 – Anne Hanson, 34
Speyside Golf Festival 2019
Congratulations to Eddie Middleton who's blistering 39 Stableford points on a blustery day at Moray Golf Club saw him blast through the field and grab victory with an aggegrate best 4 of 5 total of 139 points, winning the Festival by two clear points from a group of four players scoring 137 points each.
Click here to see the full list of results (the password is caddie).
Unfortunately, no-one struck lucky with a hole-in-one.
Day 5 – Moray
A fine day for links golf, and the final round at Moray GC, with prize-giving to follow - and the chance of hole-in-one prizes.
The old course is considered to be one of the finest links courses in Scotland. A classic links designed by Old Tom Morris with deep revetted bunkers, undulating gorse lined fairways and smooth fast greens. It is a superb test of golf.
Daily winners were:
Gents:
1 – Eddie Middleton, 39 points
2 – Neil Moreland, 34
3 – John Moore, 34
Ladies:
1 – Debbie Hudson, 33 points
2 – Sue Holwell, 31
3 – Janet Reid-Thomas, 30
The final leaderboard was:
1 – Eddie Middleton, 139 points
2 – Debbie Hudson, 137
3 – Janet Reid-Thomas, 137
4 – Robert MacGregor, 137
5 – Tony Noakes, 137
Day 4 – Forres
Round 4 was held at Forres GC, and was enightened by a gin testing sesssion hosted by Benromach.
Forres Golf Course is a wonderful parkland golf course with spectacular views and aimed at golfers of all abilities. It is extremely well maintained and has a fine reputation in the area for the condition of its greens.
Daily winners were:
Gents:
1 – Ken Mason, 40 points
2 – Neil Moreland, 38
3 – Gary Skerret, 38
Ladies:
1 – Fiona Findlay, 38 points
2 – Lynn Manson, 36
3 – Gillian Paterson, 35
The combined leaders were:
1 – Robert MacGregor, 137 points
2 – Tony Noakes, 137
3 – Janet Reid-Thomas, 137
4 – Lynn Manson, 135
5 – Yvonne Craig, 135
Day 3 – Elgin
On to Elgin GC, and a day which started with ideal playing conditions which, unfortulately, were interupted by rain showers and a blustery wind in the later part of the day.
Elgin Golf Club is one of the finest inland courses in the North of Scotland, the challenging but fair course is a true test of all players. Situated in the heart of Moray and Speyside, the golf course boasts stunning views over the town of Elgin, and the hills stretching to the distant Cairngorms.
Daily winners were:
Gents:
1 – Robert MacGregor, 35 points
2 – Jim Strang, 35
3 – John Murphy, 35
Ladies:
1 – Yvonne Craig, 36 points
2 – Gail Joughin, 35
3 – Susan Randall, 34
The combined leaders were:
1 – Janet Reid-Thomas, 107 points
2 – John Wade, 105
3 – Yvonne Craig, 103
4 – Tony Noakes, 103
5 – Robert MacGregor, 102
Day 2 – Boat of Garten
On a day of showers and sunny spells, the Speyside Golf Festival continued today with the second round, at Boat of Garten GC.
Designed by one of the grand-masters of golf course architecture, James Braid, “The Boat” is set alongside the River Spey in the heart of the Cairngorms National Park. The course is not only renowned as a demanding test of sporting skill but also as a magnificent setting for the game.
Daily winners were:
Gents:
1 – John McBride, 40 points
2 – Ged Wilkinson, 39
3 – Ian Smith, 38
Ladies:
1 – Janet Reid-Thomas, 39 points
2 – Debbie Hudson, 38
3 – Anne MacGregor, 37
The leaders were:
1 – John McBride, 74 points
2 – Janet Reid-Thomas, 74
3 – Ian Smith, 74
4 – John Wade, 73
5 – Tony Noakes, 72
Day 1 – Grantown-on-Spey
The Speyside Golf Festival resumed today with the start of the 2019 event at Grantown-on-Spey GC.
Grantown-on-Spey Golf Club is one of the finest golf venues in Cairngorm National Park area. Nestled in leafy parkland looking onto the Cairngorm mountains the course was designed by Willie Park with assistance from James Braid.
120 competitors from Scotland, England, Wales, Switzerland and Germany teed-off in dreich weather conditions to play on a superb course, in superb condition.
At the end of play, the daily winners were:
Gents:
1 – Roger Wallace, 39 points
2 – William Sawings, 38
3 – Paul Markham, 37
Ladies:
1 – Yvonne Craig, 35 points
2 – Janet Reid-Thomas, 35
3 – Lynn Manson, 35
As part of our charitable support from the Speyside Golf Experience, we are providing, on behalf of our partners, a unique auction item for Doddie Weir’s MND Charity. This will be auctioned during their cycle trip up the A9 next month.
The auction item includes 2 player participation in this year’s Speyside Golf Festival, plus executive tours around Johnston’s of Elgin and Benromach Distillery, plus 6 nights’ accommodation at the Knockomie Hotel.
This item should generate significant funds for a worthwhile cause which we are delighted to support.
For details of the event, and where you can join the route, see https://doddie5-ride.co.uk/the-great-rugby-cycle; don’t forget to visit https://www.myname5doddie.co.uk/ to read all about the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation.
As a celebration of many years’ effort on behalf of SGWT and the golf festival, our Chairman, James Macpherson, was treated to luncheon at Elgin Golf Club, and presented with a fitting memento – Benromach 35 year-old single malt whisky.
Chairman Designate, Bob Cunnigham presenting James with his 'gift of appreciation'.
“Some 10 years ago David Urquhart stood down as Chairman of the group and we were tasked with finding a new Chairman. To my mind only one person fitted the bill, James Macpherson. With his knowledge of the whisky industry and golf he was the obvious replacement. James agreed and with his usual enthusiasm he took the chair.
“I have no doubt that without James leadership and enthusiasm the organisation would not be where it is today.
“James contributed greatly to the success of the golf festival. From the meet and greet on Day 1 of the festival to his star performances at Prize Giving.
“James the group will miss you and no doubt so will the golfers who return year after year.”
Steve Crane, Festival Director
