Monday, January 30, 2012

Rothesay Motor Services - Junior Winter League by Webmaster @ 12:17 GMT

The 5th round of the Rothesay Motor Services Junior Winter League was played on Sunday with the leader Matthew Dunn remaining unbeaten due to a no show from Ryan McKirdy. Alastair Shaw got himself back in contention to qualify after beating Scott Dunn 7&6. A very good victory was recorded for Scott McAlister beating Arran Dunn 5&4 and John Murray pushing Joe Livingstone very close just losing out 3&2. This week is the rescheduled 2nd round with the earlier tee off times again.
Results from Sun 29th Jan:
Alastair Shaw Bt Scott Dunn 7&6
Scott McAlister Bt Arran Dunn 5&4
Joe Livingstone Bt John Murray 3&2
Matthew Dunn Bt Ryan McKirdy W/O
Craig Shanks Bt Ryan Kean W/O

Pairing and tee off times for Sun 5th Feb
10.05am - Joe Livingstone V Scott Dunn
10.10am - Ryan McKirdy V Scott McAlister
10.15am - Craig Shanks V Arran Dunn
10.20am - Matthew Dunn V John Murray
10.25am - Alastair Shaw V Ryan Kean

Winter Leagues Go Topsy Turvy by Webmaster @ 11:37 GMT

Having reported in The Buteman of 20th January that the 2 leagues in The Rothesay Motor Services Winter League were shaping up, Sunday's results sent the leagues into a topsy turvy back up for grabs to qualify battle. In League A previous leaders Jim Muldoon & Liam Shanks were defeated by Jack Paterson & Jamie Jardine who now move from previous fourth spot up to the top with Jim and Liam going down one place but with both pairs on 14 points.. Second placed Robert Jardine and David Beattie were also defeated by lowly placed Jimmy Dunn & Ron Nicol. This defeat means that they move into third equal spot with 2 other pairs, the Davids Driver & Reid and Graham Fisher & Iain McFarlane with all these three pairs on 13 points.Robert Cassidy and Jim McKirdy's defeat and the hands of Fisher & McFarlane move them right down from third spot to outside the qualifying four into sixth. Sadly all of this movement at the top of Legue A does not help Ian Shaw & Taff Barnsley whose 2 down defeat by Driver & Reid see them still at the bottom on 8 points.
It was the same story in League B. Previous leaders Donald Standaloft & Calum Robertson were defeated by Mark Crichton & Francois Lintermans. This defeat now means they are second to the new leaders Harry Slaven & Ted McDonald. Having lost their first two games Harry & Ted have come back strongly and, after their win over Robert Thornton and Phil Ware, lead the league but on the same 14 points as Donald & Calum. David and Alex Greer are another pair that have come strongly through the middle of the qualifying stages. Their 2 up win over John Black and Bobby Pedder sees them climb up into third spot with 13 points. Previously in third spot and looking comfortable for a qualifying spot were David Bodys and Hunter Martin but that all went to pieces on Sunday with their 5 & 3 defeat to Jim Bicker and John Marshall. This defeat sees them slip right down to sixth spot on 12 points. Crichton and Lintermans, after their win over Donald and Calum, now find themselves in fourth spot but on the same 12 points as David & Hunter and also David Whitelaw & Jordan Morrison who were defeated by Calum MacPhai, & Pete Barnett. Bicker & Marshall's win takes them off the bottom of the table leaving that honour to Thornton & Ware.
Results from Sunday:
league A - Reid & Driver bt Shaw & Barnsley 2 up: Dunn & Nicol bt Jardine & Beattie 4&3: Renfrew & Peacock bt Whitelaw & Chrystie W/O: Fisher & McFarlane bt Cassidy & McKirdy 5&4: Jardine & Paterson bt Muldoon & Shanks 2 up:
League B - Bicker & Marshall bt Bodys & Martin 5&4: Greer & Greer bt Black & Pedder 2 up: Slaven & McDonald bt Thornton & Ware 5&4: Crichton & Lintermans bt Standaloft & Robertson 2&1: MacPhail & Barnett bt Morrison & Whitelaw 1 up:

This week-end
January Medal on Saturday with, and all please cross your fingers, at the fifth attempt, week 4 of the Winter League on Sunday.

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Another Soggy Weekend! by Webmaster @ 13:04 GMT

So frustrating! Yet again, week 4, this at the fourth time of trying to get it played, had to be cancelled due to the flooded greens. Although not as bad on Saturday, the greens were still far too wet to be played on so the January Medal also had to be postponed.
This also means that the re-arranged winter fixture list has had to be modified and, with the long range forecast being the way it is, this will not be for the last time. All members are advised to keep an eye on the fixture list that is posted on the competition board of the the foyer to keep up with modified fixtures. Either this or this publication or the web site. Every effort possible will be made to keep members updated.

This Week-End
Rothesay Motor Services Winter League - Week 7

Games and times are:

League A - 8.30 - Reid & Driver V Shaw & Barnsley: 8.50 - Dunn & Nicol V Jardine & Beattie: 9.10 - Chrystie & Whitelaw V Renfrew & Peacock: 9.30 - Fisher & McFarlane V Cassidy & McKirdy: 10.00 - Paterson & Jardine V Muldoon & Shanks

League B - 8.40 - Bodys & Martin V Bicker & Marshall: 9.00 - Greer & Greer V Black & Pedder: 9.20 - Slaven & McDonald V Thornton & Ware: 9.40 - Crichton & Lintermans V Standaloft & Robertson: 9.50 - Morrison & Whitelaw V MacPhail & Barnett

Monday, January 23, 2012

Rothesay Motor Services Junior Winter League by Webmaster @ 19:18 GMT

The 2nd round of matches in the Rothesay Motor Services junior winter league were cancelled again due to the constant rain. This Sunday 29th is the 5th round with the following matches and tee off times.
12.00pm - Ryan McKirdy V Matthew Dunn
12.05pm - Craig Shanks V Ryan Kean
12.10pm - Scott Dunn V Alastair Shaw
12.15pm - Joe Livingstone V John Murray
12.20pm - Arran Dunn V Scott McAlister

Monday, January 16, 2012

Rother Motor Services - Junior Winter League by Webmaster @ 23:23 GMT

The 4th round of Rothesay Motor Services Junior winter league was held on Sunday with the following results,
Sun 15/01/12 (4)
Matthew Dunn bt Alastair Shaw 2&1
Scott McAlister bt Scott Dunn 1up
Joe Livingstone bt Arran Dunn 3&1
John Murray bt Craig Shanks W/O
Ryan McKirdy - Ryan Kean (Did not play)

After 3 weeks of play Matthew Dunn is the out right leader, unbeaten on 6 points + 9 holes up. Arran Dunn is 2nd on 4 points +8 holes up and in 3rd place is John Murray on 4 points + 4 holes up. There are still plenty of weeks for the players below 3rd to climb up the leaderboard and qualify for the semi's.

This Sunday 22nd Jan will be the rescheduled 2nd round of games with the following tee off times,
10.05am - Joe Livingstone V Scott Dunn
10.10am - Ryan McKirdy V Scott McAlister
10.15am - Craig Shanks V Arran Dunn
10.20am - Matthew Dunn V John Murray
10.25am Alastair Shaw V Ryan Kean

Winter League Returns! by Webmaster @ 15:06 GMT

Rothesay Motor Services Winter League
The qualifying stages are now just past the halfway mark and already a few pairs look favourites to qualify while others are already struggling to keep themselves from out of the Wooden Spoon sector. In League A, Jim Muldoon and Liam Shanks continue to hold their top of the league spot with a halved match against Jimmy Dunn and Ron Nicol. This now leaves them on 13 points and have a single point lead over David Beattie and Robert Jardine who kept up their challenge with a 4 and 2 win over Ian Shaw and Robert Turnbull who was substituting for Taff Barnsley. Below them are 2 pairs on 11 points. Jim McKirdy and Robert Cassisdy had a rather surprisingly comfortable win over David Reid and David Driver by the margin of 3 and 2. The other couple on 11 are Jack Paterson and Jamie Jardine who had the shock defeat of the day by going down 4 and 3 to Gordon Peacock and Andy Williamson who was subbing for Colin Renfrew. At the other end of the table Renfrew and Peacock climbed off the bottom with that win to third bottom on 8with Dunn and Nicol also on 8 while Shaw and Barnsley nestle at the bootom of the pile on 7.
In League B Donald Standaloft and Calum Robertson remain at the top with 13 points, but were hard pressed to get a halved match on Sunday against David Bodys and Hunter Martin. There are then 3 pairings on 11 points. David Bodys and Hunter Martin is one of those pairs and the other two are Harry Slaven and Ted McDonald and David Whitelaw and Jordan Morrison. Harry and Ted, although Graham Dunn substituted for Ted on Sunday, had a 3 and 2 win over Mark Crichton and Francois Lintermans whilst Whitelaw and Morrison had a 1 up win over Robert Thorton and Phil Ware. At the bootom end Jim Bicker and John Marshall find themselves firmly rooted in bottom spot after their 3 and 2 defeat at the hands of Bobby Pedder and John Black. However with the results going the way they did on Sunday this league is still wide open although it is hard to see Standaloft and Robertson not qualifying in the top 4.
Results from Sunday were:
League A - Cassidy & McKirdy bt Reid & Driver 3&2: Fisher & McFarlane bt Whitelaw & Chrystie 2 up: Dunn & Nicol halved with Muldoon & Shanks: Jardine & Beattie bt Shaw & Barnsley (Turnbull) 4 &2: Peacock & Renfrew (Williamson) bt Jardine & Paterson 4&3

League B - Morrison & Whitelaw bt Thornton & Ware 1 up: Standaloft & Robertson halved with Bodys & Martin: Slaven & McDonald (Dunn) bt Crichton and Lintermans 3&2: Greer & Greer bt MacPhail & Barnett 1 up: Black & Pedder bt Bicker & Marshall 3&2

League Placings are

League A Pts Diff League B Pts Diff

Muldoon & Shanks 13 +8 Standaloft & Robertson 13 +12
Jardine & Beattie 12 +9 Slaven & McDonald 11 +6
Cassidy & McKirdy 11 +4 Bodys & Martin 11 +5
Paterson & Jardine 11 +1 Morrison & Whitelaw 11 +2
Reid & Driver 10 +4 Black & Pedder 10 -3
Fisher & McFarlane 10 +1 Greer & Greer 10 -5
Chrystie & Whitelaw 10 -2 Crichton & Lintermans 9 0
Renfrew & Peacock 8 -3 Barnett & MacPhail 8 -3
Dunn & Nicol 8 -8 Thornton & Ware 7 -7
Shaw & Barnsley 7 -14 Bicker & Marshall 7 -13

This Week-End
Saturday is the January Medal with the usual ballots while, fingers crossed, it is the fourth attempt at playing week 4 of The Rothesay Motor Services Winter League.