Saturday/Sunday 8th & 9th June – The Whiting Bay Senior Gents Open
Saturday 8th June
If the forecasts were to be believed, Saturday was going to be the only dry day of the weekend. Stewart had cut the greens early in the morning and they were putting beautifully – fast and true – but a chilling northerly breeze added to the fast greens made scoring extremely difficult. So much so that the winning score of 34 points was 4 down on the opening round of last year’s competition. In fairness, David Morrison was heading for better until an unfortunate closing hole rendered him ‘nil points’. Still, his 34 points were enough to win by one point from Jamie Macpherson.
1st David Morrison (12) – 34 points
2nd Jamie Macpherson (4) – 33
3rd Ronnie Mann (15) – 32 acb
4th David Brookens (15) – 32
2s David Morrison at 4 & 17. Nicol Auld @ 10. David Rankin @ 17.
Sunday 9th June
Happily, the rain forecast came to nothing and scoring was better than day 1. Ronnie Mann improved on his Saturday score by 6 points to win by 1 point with Neillie McKechnie in second place.
1st Ronnie Mann (15) – 38 points
2nd Neil McKechnie (10) – 37
3rd Gus MacLeod (15) – 35
4th David Rankin (14) – 34 acb
2s Sandy Pringle @ 4. Neil McKechnie @12
The 2024 WBGC Senior Gents Open Champion is Ronnie Mann with a combined two day total of 70 points. Because of his advancing years, he also wins the Super Seniors (over 65) category. Congratulations Ronnie on your second seniors open title.
1st Ronnie Mann (15) – 70 points
2nd Gus MacLeod (15) – 67
3rd David Morrison (12) – 36
4th John Pennycott (15) – 64
Huge thanks to Stewart for the condition of the course, the greens especially benefitting from his early Saturday morning attention; they were, by common consent, superb. Thanks Stewart; very much appreciated. Thanks too to Dave and Mhairi for the clubhouse catering. Superb food and drinks on offer and all served with a smile. Thanks also to the visiting golfers who come over year on year to support the event and enjoy themselves. It would not be the same without them. Finally, huge thanks as ever to our generous sponsors, Colin and Jackie Nisbet. This is a hugely popular event due in no small way to their generous support and participation.
See you all next year
