REPORT

It turned-out to be a beautiful afternoon at McDonald Golf Club, Ellon for our Flag event and some of the golf matched the sparkling conditions

In the U10s Boys it was Kameron Brown who triumphed with Reece Nicol runner-up and Douglas Ross finishing in third spot.

The Under 12s Girls saw another good performance from Eve Ironside as she finished ahead of Keira Milne.

Saul Philips headed the Under 12s Boys and Kyle Marshall produced another stong performance to finish in second spot – Saul completed the 9th hole with his 36 shots and Kyle made it to the 9th green.

In the Advanced Flag section it was very close between Conlan Waldron & Zack Don.  Both boys made it through nine holes but Conlan’s tee shot at 10 went to the back edge of the green whilst Zack finished just 6 or 7 feet from the pin hole at the 10th so he was able to claim bragging rights.  Ellis Gain made it to the side of the 9th green to finish in 3rd place in the Advanced Flag competition.

DRAW/TEE TIMES

2.40  Kyle Marshall  Zack Don  Reece Nicol

2.50  Aiden Watson  Douglas Ross  Kameron Brown

3.00  Eve Ironside  Fraser Ironside  Seth Malcolm

3.10  Saul Phillips  Lewis Grant  Harry MacDonald

3.20  Joanna Greaves  Murray Greaves

3.30  Ben Milne  Keira Milne  Arran Christie

3.40  Callum Scofield  Ellis Gain  Conlan Waldron

Paul Lawrie Foundation FLAG competitions are designed to introduce juniors aged 12 and under (under 12 at 1st Jan 2019) to competitive, fun golf played over shortened courses (holes typically between 100yds-250yds long).  Normally we’ll play over 9 holes.  Competitors have 36 shots to get as far around the lay-out as possible.  A flag colour-coded to their age-group and section is placed in the ground where the 36th stroke comes to rest.

No handicap is necessary for FLAG competitions.

Children must be accompanied by an adult/responsible person to assist with safety.  No prior knowledge of golf or the rules is necessary for either the child or accompanying adult.  In most circumstances, children will have to handle their own equipment (no caddies!) though, for example, if it’s very wet/cold it is acceptable for some assistance in keeping clubs as dry as possible and children warm/dry.

Modified rules of golf are used, based upon R&A/USGA Rules of Golf, allowing kids to navigate their way around the courses we play.

bunkers – after three failed attempts to escape from a bunker a competitor may throw their ball out of the buker (but only the three failed strokes will count)

maximum strokes per hole – not more than 10 strokes may be taken at any hole, including a maximum of 4 putts on any green.  If a competitor reaches the maximum number of shotts (or putts) for that hole, they progress to the next hole and continue to play until they reach their 36 shots

water/penalty area – if the ball is in water and the competitor decides to take a penalty drop out of the area, they may do so by dropping nearer the hole to prevent having to play over/across the penalty area again

ball unplayable – in addition to the normal options available, players may take relief by dropping from the unplayable spot on to an area of shorter grass (even though this may mean dropping more than the normally permitted dropping area)