AGM
The AGM of Blackford Golf Club took place at the clubhouse of Bruntsfield Links Golfing Society on the evening of Tuesday 23 February 2023. The Captain summarised the club’s Outings and Matches throughout the past season which included Luffness New and Royal Burgess as Outing venues where the club had not visited for some time . And a relatively good record in the Matches where there had been 2 wins , 2 draws and only one loss.
Captain Chris Hardie was re-elected for his second year as Captain , Lawrence Dickson was re-elected as Vice Captain and Match Secretary and John Williams was re-elected as Honorary Secretary & Treasurer for one more year . Malcolm Davidson and Jeff Preston were re-elected onto the Committee with Jeff agreeing to continue the role as Matchplay Organiser . The Captain paid fulsome tribute to Colin Stevenson’s superb contribution over 14 years on the Committee which included holding the offices of Captain and Match Secretary which tribute induced a spontaneous round of applause from all those present . Eric Turnbull was elected onto the Committee.
Full minutes will be on the agenda of the next AGM or available from the Secretary beforehand.
AWARD of TROPHIES
The Committee meeting just prior to the AGM had discussed and reviewed in detail the policy regarding the cumulative trophies of the Club . It was recognised that the large majority of all scorecards submitted at each Outing recorded the Stableford scores only . It followed that such cards were therefore invalid for consideration in deciding who would win the Scratch and Nett Trophies at the end of the season . In essence most club members at Outings when playing a hole badly would rather pick up their ball ,move on and have a “ blot” on their card and concentrate on trying to win the Stableford – rather than delay others behind in holing out . In recognition of this the Committee instructed the Captain to state the following policy ( with some differences from past practice) to the AGM and seek their approval :-
No one individual can win more than one of the cumulative trophies per season, and the hierarchy of the cumulative trophies going forward would be :-
Calder Cup (1932 ) Best Scratch Score over the season
Majority Cup ( 1910) Best Stableford score over the season
Centenary Trophy ( 1989 ) Best Nett Score over the season
Each Outing will be assessed in these categories by allowing 5,4 ,3,2,1 points to the best five scores . The highest accumulation of points in each category over the season will decide the winner of the relevant cumulative trophy .There will no longer be a minimum number of Outings to be attended , although the greater number attended the higher chance there will be to achieve the highest total .
This policy was unanimously approved by all members present at this AGM .
CLUB CLOTHING
The Captain agreed to arrange for club clothing featuring the club logo to be produced and when available these items would be displayed on the club’s website.