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