Junior News

27th October 2016

Scottish Junior Champion Of Champions Event

                      Fiona Rattray was invited to the above event and was delighted as it is a prestigious tournament held in St Andrews.  The Scottish Boys & Girls Junior Champion of Champions is a scratch event decided over 18 holes of stroke play in both boys and girls sections.  The event sees the […]
19th September 2016

Vandalism on Ladies 17th Tee

Ladies Match has highlighted the damage featured below on the Ladies 17th tee. Those who caused the damage are unknown, however may we please emphasise that practice from tees is not permitted but, in any event, any damage to tees MUST be repaired either by the replacement of the divot (as in these cases) and pegged down or by correct […]
8th September 2016

Junior Girls’ Event

On Saturday 3rd September  junior girl members who don’t have a handicap were invited to come and play a 6 hole competition.   Three girls signed up and were accompanied round the course by  the Girls junior convenor and the Lady Captain. The aim was to have some competitive golf but make it enjoyable and not too serious. Sometimes the girls were […]
1st September 2016

Junior League Finals

On a pleasant sunny afternoon Douglas Park welcomed four junior girls from Clydebank & District and Hilton Park Golf Clubs. The girls had qualified for the final from previous games held at various local clubs over the summer season.  The younger ones played over our 9 hole mini-medal course (winner Sophie Murphy from Clydebank & District GC) and the older […]
17th July 2016

Tee Surface Protection Project

Photos below show the challenge which golfers present our greenkeeping staff with in terms of basic golfing etiquette. We commenced an initiative in the Spring, to ensure that Tee surfaces (particularly at 2nd/3rd/12th/17th) were kept in tip-top condition.  (by using seeded soil and/or biodegradable tee pegs) These photos show the state of the tee at 17 during the Assistant Pro’s […]