Speyside Golf Festival 2022

Congratulations to Gary Stott (Vale of Leven) who’s excellent golf saw him crowned the new Speyside Golf Festival champion, with an impressive 4-round total of 138 points, winning but only on better countback score over the four days.

Click here to see the full list of results (the password is caddie).

Day 5 – Elgin

And so the final day of the 2022 Speyside Golf Festival, and the event conclusion at Elgin Golf Club.

Pictured opposite is the starter at Elgin, Bryce Milne, along with Andy Laird (Kibworth), Richard Lawton (Kibworth) and Stanley Cook (Lancaster).

Daily winners were:

Gents:
    1 – Gary Stott, 40 points
    2 – Norman Mackay, 39
    3 – Per Lindstrum, 38

Ladies:
    1 – Debbie Hudson, 37 points
    2 – Sheila Spreadborough, 36
    3 – Marie Giblin, 34

At the close of the Festival, the leading cumulative scores were:

    1 - Gary Stott, 138 points
    2 - Norman Mackay, 138
    3 – Paul Proctor, 137
    4 – Mike Winton, 136
    5 – Graham Lambie, 135

Day 4 – Forres

The fourth day of the 2022 Speyside Golf Festival, and a visit to Muiryshade, the home of Forres Golf Club.

Daily winners were:

Gents:
    1 – Tony Lockett, 41 points
    2 – Mats Bjellsater, 39
    3 – Rob Ford, 38

Ladies:
    1 – Lynn Manson, 38 points
    2 – Jane Mitchell, 38
    3 – Jane Wilkinson, 36

Day 3 – Moray

On to Lossiemouth for the next round of the 2022 Speyside Golf Festival, on the Old Course at Moray Golf Club, with another 'dreich' day to spoil the fun of the early starters, with start of play delayed by one hour.

Pictured opposite are the members of the Swedish contingent. From left to right, Jorgen Karlsson, Per Lindstrum, Mats Bjellsater, Goran Wangelin, Jarmo Makinen and Anton Persson - välkommen till Skottland.

Daily winners were:

Gents:
    1 – Graham Lambie, 37 points
    2 – John Murphy, 35
    3 – Dan Mason, 35

Ladies:
    1 – Anne Hanson, 36 points
    2 – Sheila Spreadborough, 34
    3 – Susanna Newman, 31

Day 2 – Boat of Garten

A new day, and the 2022 Speyside Golf Festival moved into the heart of Speyside and Boat of Garten Golf Club - then disaster struck, the forecast thundery showers arrived, the course became unplayable and play had to be abandoned for the day!

While the weather was good enough for play to take place, pictured opposite, on the first tee at Boat of Garten are Carol Cheyne (South Winchester), Sonia Barker (Burnham Beeches), Silvia Fitzpatrick (Middlesborough).

Day 1 – Grantown-on-Spey

Grantown-on-Spey Golf Club gave a warm, if initially damp, welcome to the competitors in the 2022 Speyside Golf Festival, now in its 11th year, and firmly established as a popular international event, with entrants from ‘a’ pairts’.

Pictured opposite, on the first tee at Grantown-on-Spey Golf Club are Fergus Arnott (Cathcart Castle), Mike Winton (Pitlochry) and John Murphy (Weirside).

Daily winners were:

Gents:
    1 – Paul Proctor, 39 points
    2 – Mike Winton, 38
    3 – Graham Lambie, 38

Ladies:
    1 – Lynn Manson, 36 points
    2 – Anne Hanson, 34
    3 – Dot Snape, 34