2023 Summer League Final report
Photo courtesy of Peter Dalgleish
Congratulations to Torwoodlee “A” on winning the BGA Summer league defeating Peebles in the final after a sudden death playoff at Galashiels Golf club on Sunday 23rd Sept.
In the morning Torwoodlee won 2 of the foursomes matches to take a 1 point lead goint into the afternoon singles
In the afternoon singles Peebles won the first 3 scratch singles matches and looked favourite to take the title but a great half at the 18th by Gavin Dalgleish against Mike Foley kept Torwoodlees hopes alive with the final 2 handicap matches going the way of Torwoodlee to tie the team scores at 4 and half points each to take the match to a sudden death playoff.
Torwoodlees most experienced player David Gille stepped up to tee off against Peebles Jamie Morris who only an hour before had defeated David in regular play.
David drove first and found the left semi rough whilst Jamie founf the right hand side of the fairway. It was Jamie who hit his 2nd shot first and hit it a little heavy and it finished just before the banking of the green. David made no mistake and hit a great second shot to 15 foot pin high to take advantage and put the pressure firmly on Jamie to get up and down to likeley extend the playoff. Jamie hit a good pitch to just below the hole leaving David an oppertunity to claim the title if he could hole his putt. David used all of his experience and holed a great putt dropping the ball in dead weight from the left edge of the hole to claim the title for Torwoodlee.
Morning foursomes results
E.Gunter & D.G.Gillie beat A.Turnbull & M.Foley 2&1
D.J.Gillie & J.Penny lost to J.Morris & K.Hopkirk 3&2
G.Dalgleish & C.Dalgleish beat S.Waldie & D.Wells 1up
Afternoon singles results
E.Gunter lost to K.Hopkirk 1up
D.G.Gillie lost to J.Morris 3&2
J.Penny lost to A.Turnbull 4&3
G.Dalgleish halved with M.Foley
D.J.Gillie beat S.Waldie 2&1
C.Dalgleish beat D.Wells 3&2
Sudden death Playoff between D.G.Gille & J.Morris won by D.G.Gille with a birdie 3
The Border Golfers Association would like to thank Galashiels Golf Club for extending the courtesy of the course and for the hospitality shown to the players and committee by their bar and catering staff.
Congratulations to all 10 teams who took part this year.
2022 Summer League Finals report
Congratulations to Galashiels Golf Club on winning the BGA Summer league defeating Hawick “A” in the final after a sudden death playoff at Kelso Golf club on Sunday 18th Sept.
In the morning semi, Galashiels teed it up against a strong Duns side and run out winners 3.5 to 2.5 whilst in the other semi-Hawick “A” edged past Torwoodlee “A” in a countback.
Turning to the afternoons final, Galashiels took an early 2 -0 lead with good performances by Jack McDonald and Scott Nightingale both winning their matches 5 &4 whilst the next game that finished saw Hawick fightback to make it 2-1 with a win by the experienced Paul Johnson over Bruce Currie by 2&1. Next back to the clubhouse was the match between Darren McGlasson & Euan Robson which ended in a halved match making it 2.5 to 1.5 to Gala, Ali George and Neil Redhead also contested a very tight match with Ali eventually winning 1up at the 18th to take the score to 2.5/2.5 poised for the final match out on the course which saw a dramatic comeback from Steven Lyall from dormy 6 down to win all of the last 6 holes and take the overall match score to 3 each. As the score was tied a sudden death playoff commenced with each team nominating one of their scratch players to take the pressure. For Gala Jack McDonald was selected and for Hawick Paul Johnson was selected. The pair both teed off down the par 5 1st hole with both hitting the fairway. Paul played his second shot first but came up short in the race track some 50 yds short of the green whilst Jack successfully hit the green with his second about 25 feet away from the pin. After a free drop from the racecourse, Paul hit a great pitch to 10 feet. Jack putted first but left his 3rd about 6 feet short. Paul then converted his putt for a birdie 4 and piled the pressure on Jack to hole for a half which he duly did to take the game up the par 5 18th. Jack opted to drive up the 1st fairway on a shorter route whilst Paul played up the 18th Fairway. Paul played his second shot first with a rescue wood and hit the green about 30ft from the pin, Jack played next hitting just a short iron to a spectacular 10 feet giving himself a very good chance of eagle. Paul putted first for eagle but come up short and it was he who had to put again first and holed it for birdie. This left Jack with his eagle putt for the cup which he holed to give Gala the title for the very first time.
The Border Golfers Association would like to thank Kelso Golf Club for extending the courtesy of the course and for the hospitality shown to the players and committee by their bar and catering staff.
Congratulations to all teams who took part this year.
Match results
Semi1 (Galashiels v’s Duns) (3.5 – 2.5)
B.Currie lost 5&3 to S.Thomson
Scott Nightingale halved with Calum Kenneally
Jack McDonald won 7&5 against S.Patterson
Darren McGlasson lost 4&3 to G.Patterson
Neil Redhead won 4&3 against I Renton
S.Lyall beat O.Smith 2up
Semi 2 (Torwoodlee “A” v Hawick “A”) (3-3) Hawick won 11-10 on Number of holes up)
S.Fairburn won 4&2 against P.Johnson
E.Gunter won 2&1 against G.Tinlin
D.Turner lost to R.Hush 2up
D.J.Gillie lost to E.Robson 4&3
D.Keddie beat A.George 4&3
K.Mein lost to E.Thompson 5&4
Final (Galashiels v Hawick “A”) – (3-3) Galashiels won on 2nd playoff hole
B.Currie lost to P.Johnson 2 &1
Scott Nightingale beat G.Tinlin 5&4
Jack McDonald beat R.Hush 5&4
Darren McGlasson halved with E.Robson
Neil Redhead lost to A.George 1up
S.Lyall halved with E.Thompson
2021 Summer League Semi Final Draw – To Be played at Torwoodlee Golf Club on Sunday 26th Sept
FINAL – KELSO (1) v PEEBLES(2)
08.00 - I.Lauder lost A.Turnbull 5&4 08.10 - B.Hogarth lost J.Morris 2up 08.20 - M.Ford lost M.Foley 1up 08.30 - C.Thomson beat K.Hopkirk 5&4 08.40 - R.Hastie beat S.Waldie 3&1 08.50 - P.Dumma halfed C.Fraser
Semi 1 – KELSO (1) v GALASHIELS (4)
08.00 - I.Lauder beat S.King 2&1 08.10 - B.Hogarth beat A.Simpson 1up 08.20 - M.Ford lost D.McGlasson 1up 08.30 - C.Thomson beat B.Currie 1up 08.40 - R.Hastie beat J.Shiel 3&1 08.50 - P.Dumma lost J.Niven 5&4
Semi 2 – PEEBLES (2) v HAWICK (3)
09.00 - A.Turnbull beat D.Martin 09.10 - J.Morris beat A.George 2&1 09.20 - M.Foley beat J.McComb 6&4 09.30 - K.Hopkirk beat G.Hunter 3&2 09.40 - S.Waldie lost R.Beattie 5&4 09.50 - C.Fraser beat E.Thomson 1up
2020 WINNERS – TORWOODLEE “A”
photo to follow
2020 B.G.A SUMMER LEAGUE WINNERS TORWOODLEE “A”
The B.G.A Summer league Semi-finals and Final were contested over Ladhope golf course yesterday Sunday 20th Sept in a great sporting spirit. The semi-finals in the morning were played in damp but benign conditions with the ground eventually drying up for the afternoons final.
The first semi-final saw the number 1 seeds Torwoodlee “A” take on the hosts Galashiels with a very close result with Torwoodlee “A” edging it 3.5 to 2.5. In the second semi-final Peebles took on the holders Torwoodlee “B” which was a repeat of last year’s final and the result this time went in favour of Peebles 3.5 to 2.5.
After a hearty plate of soup, a few rolls and some light refreshments the 12 finalists went back out to do battle over the Ladhope course which was in excellent condition with some favourable pins.
The Final commenced with 2 of the finest golfers in the region going head to head. Darren Howie eventually beating Simon Fairburn by 2 & 1 to give Peebles their 1st point on the board with the target 3.5 points to win. In the next Match Jackson Berry and Borders legend Alan Turnbull fought out a halved match to make it 1.5 to 0.5 to Peebles. David Gillie won 3&2 against Kris Hopkirk to level the score at 1.5 each. In the fourth & final scratch match Paul McVie beat Mike Foley 3&2 to give Torwoodlee the lead 2.5 to 1.5. With all the Scratch matches finished if was down to the handicap matches to decide the trophy. Young Fearghas Lowther beat Dean Keddie 2&1 to again square the overall match at 2.5 to 2.5 and leave it up to the anchor-men in each team to go for glory. The final match on the course again a handicap-based game was between Scott Noble(Tor) and Rab Howie(Peebles). Noble 2up playing the 16th (Vardon Slope) played a superb 2nd shot to 20ft and had a putt to win his match 3 & 2 and also win the trophy for Torwoodlee but a great 3rd (flop) shot from Howie to 15ft put the pressure back on Noble who raced his first putt past the hole some 6ft and in a typical match play scenario Howie held his nerve holing a superb putt for par to put real pressure on Nobles 6ft putt now for a half which he subsequently missed. With Noble only now 1up with 2 holes to play Rab Howie had the honour and greened a superb tee shot at the 208yd 17th (Well hole) to some 20ft behind the pin. With real pressure now on Noble he also held his nerve and matched the drive of Howie also finding the green but ended up in a more favourable putting spot about 25 ft directly below the pin. Noble putted first and rolled it up to the side of the hole which was conceded by Howie. Howie then putted his ball across the green with a large right to left break but when the ball reached the hole it just shaved, and the break and fast green took the ball about 10ft down the hill forcing a difficult putt to be holed to keep Peebles hopes alive. Sadly, for Rab and Peebles the putt just missed and Torwoodlee “A” were crowned the 2020 Summer league champions lifting the D. McLeod Trophy.
A special thanks go to the members, committee, and staff at Galashiels golf club for the use of their course and clubhouse over the past 2 weekends. Thanks also to David Hogarth for providing the catering. The B.G.A would like to thank all competitors who played in all the competitions in this extraordinary season. It is very encouraging to see many young players starting to play at a senior level. We look forward to hopefully a full seasons fixture list in 2021.
R.C.Brydon (B.G.A Competition Secretary)
2019 WINNERS – TORWOODLEE “B”
Pictured Left to right J.Gill, D.S.Turner, R.C.Brydon (Captain), R.Forsyth, D.Keddie, E.Gunter
Sunday 15th Sept – The Woll Golf Club was the setting for the Semi-finals and final of the BGA Summer League kindly Sponsored by MKM Building Supplies. The four Semi-Finalists were Eyemouth, Kelso, Peebles and Torwoodlee”B”. The first semi-final was contested between Kelso and Torwoodlee and saw the match go down to the wire with the result tied at 3 games each. The result was decided on the count back process of holes won and saw Torwoodlee”B” progress by the slender margin of 1 hole. The second Semi final of the morning saw Peebles triumph over Eyemouth with a narrow 3 ½ to 2 ½ victory.
Peebles had won the competition the last 2 years and were the Bookies favorites to complete a hatrick of wins in the competition which has run since 1994. The final proved to be a very close fight with the first match between Ewan Gunter and Jamie Morris halved. Torwoodlee went ahead when Richard Forsyth beat Alan Turnbull by 1 hole. Back level again when Kris beat Douglas Turner 3/1. The Gala side edged ahead when Dean Keddie beat Cammy Young by 1 hole. A halved match between Robin Brydon and Jordan Lamb meant that Steven Waldie had to win his match to take the final to extra holes. After James Gill lost a ball on 18, Steven held his nerve to win the last and tie up the match at 3-3 and send the competition to extra holes.
Each team then had to nominate a player to play extra holes. Both Captains chose to put their faith in their number 1 players and this saw a rerun of the first match between Jamie Morris and Ewan Gunter. Peebles won the toss and teed of first at the first extra hole which was the 300 yard 1st hole, a right to left dog leg with a big tree on the corner which deters the golfer from going directly for the green. No risks taken and teeing off into a difficult sunset both players took irons for safety opting to layup to the corner with Jamie finding a better position some 30 yards closer to the green than Ewan. Ewan playing his second shot first and into a slight breeze missed the green to the left and ended up left of the green side bunker leaving himself an awkward 3rd chip shot. Jamie’s played an excellent second shot from the fairway and finished on the green about 20 feet below the hole leaving an uphill putt. Ewan had to get his chip inside this ball which he did but not close enough to be certain of a par. Jamie left his putt some 2 feet short. With the pressure on and the green ringed by team mates Ewan hit his putt and it just crept in the left hand side of the hole much to great relief of the Torwoodlee team. Jamie now had a putt under pressure for a half and to head to the next tee, he struck it firmly but unfortunately for him and Peebles the ball horseshoed out and this saw history made with Torwoodlee”B” winning to make it the first time a “B” team has won the D.MCleod trophy. The match was played in great spirit and was a great advert for the game of golf.
The BGA wish to thank the Woll for the use of the course and facilities and for fitting the finals in at short notice. The players all thought the course was in great condition.
Results :-
Semi 1 – Torwoodlee “B” (3) v Kelso (3)
Torwoodlee won on countback by 1 hole
- Ewan Gunter lost to Calum Thomson 3&2
- Richard Forsyth halved with Ian Ford
- Douglas Turner lost to Ian Lauder 3&1
- Robin Brydon halved with Mark Ford
- Dean Keddie beat Bob Hogarth 6&4
- James Gill beat Ryan Hastie 1up
Semi 2 – Eyemouth (2.5) v Peebles (3.5)
- Mark Collin lost 1 down to Jamie Morris
- Iain Methven Halved with Alan Turnbull
- Keith Burgon Lost 2&1 to Kris Hopkirk
- Paul Henry Lost 4&3 to Cammy Young
- Richard Oliver won 3&2 against Steven Waldie
- Daniel Dougal won 3&2 against Jordan Lamb
Final Torwoodlee “B” (3) v Peebles (3)
Torwoodlee won on the 1 extra hole of a playoff where Ewan Gunter Scored a par to a Jamie Morris Bogey
- Ewan Gunter halved with Jamie Morris
- Richard Forsyth beat Alan Turnbull 1up
- Douglas Turner lost to Kris Hopkirk 3&1
- Dean Keddie beat Cammy Young 1up
- Robin Brydon halved with Jordan Lamb
- James Gill lost to Steven Waldie 1up
2019 Summer League Results & Tables
FIXTURES
2023 LEAGUE 1 FIXTURES
LANGHOLM - SELKIRK - GALASHIELS| PLAY BY DATE | HOME TEAM | TIES WON | HOLES UP | AWAY TEAM | TIES WON | HOLES UP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31/07/23 | LANGHOLM | 3.5 | 12 | SELKIRK | 2.5 | 5 |
| 31/07/23 | GALASHIELS | 3.5 | 15 | LANGHOLM | 2.5 | 3 |
| 31/07/23 | SELKIRK | 6 | 27 | GALASHIELS | 0 | 0 |
| 31/07/23 | LANGHOLM | 4 | 13 | GALASHIELS | 2 | 1 |
| 31/07/23 | SELKIRK | 5 | 20 | LANGHOLM | 1 | 3 |
| 31/07/23 | GALASHIELS | 4 | 13 | SELKIRK | 2 | 3 |
2023 LEAGUE 2 FIXTURES
PEEBLES - TORWOODLEE "B" - HAWICK| PLAY BY DATE | HOME TEAM | TIES WON | HOLES UP | AWAY TEAM | TIES WON | HOLES UP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31/07/23 | PEEBLES | 6 | 23 | TORWOODLEE "B" | 0 | 0 |
| 31/07/23 | HAWICK | 2 | 4 | PEEBLES | 4 | 17 |
| 31/07/23 | TORWOODLEE "B" | 2.5 | 4 | HAWICK | 3.5 | 9 |
| 31/07/23 | PEEBLES | 3 | 13 | HAWICK | 3 | 3 |
| 31/07/23 | TORWOODLEE "B" | 1.5 | 5 | PEEBLES | 4.5 | 14 |
| 31/07/23 | HAWICK | 0 | 0 | TORWOODLEE "B" | 0 | 0 |
2023 LEAGUE 3 FIXTURES
TORWOODLEE "A" - DUNS - KELSO - JED| PLAY BY DATE | HOME TEAM | TIES WON | HOLES UP | AWAY TEAM | TIES WON | HOLES UP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31/07/23 | TORWOODLEE "A" | 5 | 10 | DUNS | 1 | 4 |
| 31/07/23 | KELSO | 5 | 16 | JED | 1 | 0 |
| 31/07/23 | JED | 3 | 13 | TORWOODLEE "A" | 3 | 15 |
| 31/07/23 | DUNS | 4.5 | 7 | KELSO | 1.5 | 3 |
| 31/07/23 | TORWOODLEE "A" | 4 | 22 | JED | 2 | 7 |
| 31/07/23 | KELSO | 4.5 | 16 | DUNS | 1.5 | 2 |
| 31/07/23 | JED | 4 | 16 | KELSO | 2 | 3 |
| 31/07/23 | DUNS | 3 | 4 | TORWOODLEE "A" | 3 | 5 |
| 31/07/23 | TORWOODLEE "A" | 6 | 23 | KELSO | 0 | 0 |
| 31/07/23 | JED | 5.5 | 12 | DUNS | 0.5 | 0 |
| 31/07/23 | DUNS | 4 | 16 | JED | 2 | 3 |
| 31/07/23 | KELSO | 4 | 0 | TORWOODLEE "A" | 2 | 0 |
LEAGUE 4 FIXTURES
GALA - JED - HIRSEL| PLAY BY DATE | HOME TEAM | TIES WON | HOLES UP | AWAY TEAM | TIES WON | HOLES UP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30/06/22 | GALA | 4.5 | 17 | JEDBURGH | 1.5 | 1 |
| 30/06/22 | HIRSEL | 2 | 8 | GALA | 4 | 15 |
| 30/06/22 | JEDBURGH | 3 | 13 | HIRSEL | 3 | 7 |
| 31/08/22 | JEDBURGH | 4 | 13 | GALA | 2 | 7 |
| 31/08/22 | GALA | 6 | 29 | HIRSEL | 0 | 0 |
| 31/08/22 | HIRSEL | 0 | 0 | JEDBURGH | 0 | 0 |
RESULTS
LEAGUE 1 STANDINGS
LANGHOLM - GALA - SELKIRK| TEAM | MATCHES PLAYED | MATCHES WON | MATCHES LOST | MATCHES DRAWN | TOTAL POINTS | TOTAL TIES WON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SELKIRK | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15.5 |
| LANGHOLM | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| GALASHIELS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9.5 |
LEAGUE 2 STANDINGS
PEEBLES - TORWOODLEE "B" - HAWICK| TEAM | MATCHES PLAYED | MATCHES WON | MATCHES LOST | MATCHES DRAWN | TOTAL POINTS | TOTAL TIES WON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PEEBLES | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 17.5 |
| HAWICK | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8.5 |
| TORWOODLEE "B" | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
LEAGUE 3 STANDINGS
TORWOODLEE "A" - DUNS - KELSO - JED| TEAM | MATCHES PLAYED | MATCHES WON | MATCHES LOST | MATCHES DRAWN | TOTAL POINTS | TOTAL TIES WON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TORWOODLEE "A" | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 19 |
| KELSO | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 17 |
| JED | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14.5 |
| DUNS | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13.5 |
LEAGUE 4 STANDINGS
JED - HAWICK "B" - EYEMOUTH| TEAM | MATCHES PLAYED | MATCHES WON | MATCHES LOST | MATCHES DRAWN | TOTAL POINTS | TOTAL TIES WON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EYEMOUTH | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 18 |
| HAWICK "B" | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 17 |
| JEDBURGH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
CONTACTS
2023 SUMMER LEAGUE TEAM CONTACTS
| TEAM | CONTACT | TELEPHONE |
|---|---|---|
| PEEBLES | STEVEN WALDIE | 07516808862 |
| GALA | SCOTT NIGHTINGALE | 07815617459 |
| HAWICK "A" | GREG EASTON | |
| DUNS | DOUGAL AFFLECK | 07888088584 |
| KELSO | BOB HOGARTH | 07738297164 |
| TORWOODLEE "B" | DAVID GILLIE | 07881495347 |
| TORWOODLEE "A" | DAVID GILLIE | 07881495347 |
| JED | GARY HUGHES | 07521 581513 |
| SELKIRK | PAUL MCVIE | 07876702539 |
| LANGHOLM | GARY PAISLEY | 07528801500 |