Shetland Golf Club

The new golf season is now in full swing at Dale with the first open competition of the season being held last Saturday. Whalsay’s Stuart Anderson retained the Jotun Open scratch trophy on a blustery day with Steven Goodlad winning the handicap trophy.

The Schlumberger Doubles trophy was won by the pairing of Rab Duffin and Scott Standring on a total of 78 stableford points with both players returning 39 points. Colin Morrison had the best individual score of the day with 40 points.

The April Medal was won by Ian Scott with a fine score of 71, net 64, just pipping Jordan Leask who also had a good round, 70 (net 65). Scott Standring took third place with a score of 85, net 66.

Derek Nicolson won the Tootsie Thomson Shield with an excellent score of 45 stableford points, Clive Watt took second place with 41 points and Crawford McIntyre was third on 39 points. The first Wednesday night summer league sweepstake of the year was won by Clive Watt with 38 stableford points. Watt had played early in the day avoiding the heavy rain and won comfortably by 3 points from second placed Stewart Tomlinson (35 points), Andy Glen was in third place with 32 points.

Last Saturday the Jotun Open was the first open of the year and players were fortunate to miss the squally rain showers of the morning although a strong southerly wind and a wet course made scoring conditions tough. Stuart Anderson made the best of the conditions and was first in the scratch section with a score of 74 to retain the Jotun Trophy he won last year. Michael Boxwell was second with 76 and Graeme Sandison made a timely return to fitness to take third place on a score of 78. The handicap section was very close with Steven Goodlad winning his first ever trophy, his score of 95, net 69 enough to take first place. There were 4 players with scores of net 71 but Magnus Leask (79, net 71) had the best back nine to take second place from Marc Henry (83, net 71), fourth placed Ian Leask (84, net 71) and George Fraser (91, net 71) was in fifth place.