Mortonhall Inter City Champions 2019
Mortonhall GC played Haggs Castle GC in the 15th Inter Cities Cup Final. The 9 singles event was played over Pollok GC in Glasgow.
This was Mortonhall's second appearance in the last 3 years having defeated Cawder in the 13th cup final at Balmore just under 2 years ago.
Mortonhall took an early 2-0 lead as Greg Nicolson and Alex Main won the top 2 ties 5/4 and 2/1 respectively.
Matches 3,4 and 5 were very tight with all going down the 18th. Haggs Castle won all 3 to take a 3-2 lead. In game 6 Bill Buchan won 4/2 and in game 9 Craig Terry secured a 6/4 victory - Mortonhall edging 4-3 ahead. Games 7 and 8 were the only 2 games remaining out on the course. In match 8 Graham Clarke birdied the 15th and 16th holes to win 3/2 and secure the cup for Mortonhall. Shortly after Andy Hogg, in game 7, holed a superb 30ft putt for a birdie 2, to win his match 2/1. These last 2 victories turned a very close match into a clear 6-3 victory for Mortonhall who secured their 2nd Inter Cities cup win in 3 years.
Many congratulations to Mortonhall who have completed a succesful 2019 season.
Edinburgh Golf League Final 2019
The Edinburgh Golf League Final took place at Royal Burgess on Sunday 15th September. The morning started with the weather being overcast and very Autumnal with a cold westerly wind. The course was in excellent condition with the greens coming in for special praise by the players.
The two teams: Broomieknowe last won this trophy in 1990 whilst Mortonhall were last champions in 2017.
Photo left - Gordon McSorley presenting the trophy to winning captain Ian Dickson (Mortonhall). click to zoom
Photo right - Mortonhall team photo with the cup. click to zoom
Semi-Final results and details for the Final
Many Congratulations to Mortonhall who beat Duddingston 6-3 at West Linton and Broomieknowe who overcame Turnhouse 5-4 at Duddingston. Commmiserations to both losing semi-finalists. Both matches were played in glorious weather and tightly contested. The Broomieknowe - Turnhouse result was won with game 8 going down the last with Alan Sim victorious and winning 1 up.
The final Broomieknowe V Mortonhall will be held at Royal Burgess on 15th Septemeber with tee off times starting at 12 noon. Roaming referee will be Derek Reilly. We can only hope for the same weather for the final!
In the MVP position, Allan Reoch from Craigielaw has been overtaken at the end by Jack McVey from Turnhouse with a good personal win in the Semi-final to clinch the title and cannot be caught. Congratulations to Jack on being the 2019 MVP.
Jamie McIntosh from Broomieknowe can move to joint second with a win in the final. This has been a great season for these guys and well done.
Top 10 as at end of semi-final stage.
Position | Player | Club | Points |
1 | Jack McVey | Turnhouse | 35 |
2 | Allan Reoch | Craigielaw | 34 |
3 | Jaimie McIntosh | Broomieknowe | 32 |
4 | Gus Santana | Duddingston | 31.25 |
4 | Stuart McLaren | Bruntsfield Links | 31.25 |
6 | Craig Davidson | Craigielaw | 30 |
7 | Alistair Shanks | Glencorse | 29.25 |
8 | Stuart Knox | Duddingston | 28 |
9 | Lloyd Dunlop | Murrayfield | 26 |
10 | Alan Sim | Broomieknowe | 25 |