Leith Rules Golf MOGC Match July 2007

Home Membership Current events Recent events Other events The original rules Leith golf history Links Contact Us		Challenge match versus Musselburgh Old Golf Club at Leith Links - 4th July 2007 "For a memorable golfing experience using traditional hickory clubs, come to Leith Links and play on the very turf where golf's earliest rules were written" In April Musselburgh Old had hosted a very enjoyable challenge match with their customary friendliness and generosity ..... [more] On Wednesday 4th July 2007 we were delighted to welcome back their players for a match on the Links using Hickory clubs. For the first time since these challenge matches started, the Society came out on top, by the margin of 3 matches to 1.		As well as our main sponsors, we are indebted to the following sponsors of the 2007 events...
		Our team captain, Brian Graham, summed this turn of events up by telling the players that he really did not know what to say , as he always had his "losing team" speech available ! Gus Gilchrist and Lionel Freedman lost to Colin Blyth and Jim Green by 1 hole Ken Gordon and Eugene Bradley defeated Stewart Purves and Colin Whoriskey 3 & 2 Alastair Chalmers and Euan Chalmers defeated Eddie Whoriskey and Harry Hamilton 4 & 2 Jim Maguire and Kevin Dilley defeated Billy Finnigan and Stevie Hill 2 & 1 The best team score was from Jim and Kevin, with 38 for 10 holes, 2 over par. Next came Billy & Stevie, Ken & Eugene and Alastair & Euan with 40. View pictures of the match (may be slow download times on some connections)