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MORAY WIN G R THOMSON SHIELD 2022 AFTER THRILLING FINAL DAY
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Last updated on 8th May 2022
*** "THE EARLY YEARS" gives the HISTORY AND ORIGINS OF THE LEAGUE***
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G.R. THOMSON SHIELD 2022 WINNERS |
HANDICAP LEAGUE TROPHY 2021 WINNERS |
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MORAY GOLF CLUB |
HOPEMAN GOLF CLUB |
SUMMARY |
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MORAY WIN 2022 SCRATCH TITLE AFTER THRILLING FINAL DAY |
HOPEMAN RETAIN HANDICAP LEAGUE AFTER GOING UNDEFEATED IN 2021 |
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Five golf clubs - Elgin, Forres, Moray,Nairn and Nairn Dunbar, who are all clubs within the North District of the Scottish Golf Union, play annually in inter-club match-play competition in both Scratch and Handicap Leagues. Additionally, Hopeman Golf Club have been an Associate Member of the League since 2004 and play in the Handicap League.
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The Scratch competition,for the prestigious G. R. Thomson Shield and first competed for in 1948, is played over the second weekend in May every year at one of the member club’s courses on the basis of a five year rotation. 2022 was the 73rd playing of the League and was hosted by Forres Golf Club. The 2023 competition from 11th-14th May will be held at The Nairn Golf Club. |
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The Handicap League, first played for in 1996, is also in a league format but spread over the months of May to August during which each club having two home and two away fixtures which are reversed the following season. The fifth and final series of matches are played at one venue on the same day. The final matches for the 2022 competition, Super Sunday,will be played on Sunday 28th August at Hopeman Golf Club. |
All games in both leagues are composed of 8 man teams. The web site is intended to give some history of the League and statistics from matches played over the years but most importantly, to provide a results service of the season’s competitions as they progress.
Robert McKerron |