by John Stevenson | May 14, 2019 | News, Outings
With some trepidation about the weather 23 Blackford members arrived to take part in the first Outing of the Season on Gullane 3. Captain John remarked that on playing the previous afternoon at Murrayfield in the pouring rain he could not feel his fingers due to the...
by John Stevenson | Jan 27, 2019 | News, Uncategorized
If reading about Tom Mitchell becoming an honorary member of Blackford had you wondering who else might be in that category… here’s the answer: Our constitution limits the club to 72 playing members and currently (as usual), the list is full. Only one of...
by John Stevenson | Jan 26, 2019 | Members, News
At the AGM on 21st January 2019, the members voted to confer Honorary Member status on Tom Mitchell. Tom joined Blackford in 1991 and has been a stalwart ever since, including being Captain in 2001/2002. Unusually, Tom didn’t attend the AGM so new Captain John...
by John Stevenson | Jan 25, 2019 | Competitions, Matchplay, The Matchplay Trophy
The Final of the 2018 Blackford Matchplay was played at Gullane where Eric Turnbull hosted his opponent, John Stevenson. On the 1st tee, they net an American gentleman from Denver, Colorado who was looking for a game and so there were three players. The winner, as in...
by John Stevenson | Jan 22, 2019 | News
Newly elected Captain, John Matheson holding the bell kindly donated by Past Captain Paul Murray-Smith with Secretary Chris Hardie and Vice-Captain John Stevenson at the AGM held at Murrayfield Golf Club on 21st January 2019
