Inverclyde Now Logo GOLF — Whinhill Annual Prize-Giving

1 December, 2017 | Local

Club Champion Jamie Sinnamon being presented with the trophy by Club Captain Paul Meechan

WHINHILL Golf Club’s season drew to a close recently with the annual prize-giving. 

Most of the competitions held attarcted large numbers of competitors, making 2017 a very successful season for the club. 

The Senior Team were crowned winners of the Wilson Golf Clyde Coast Seniors’ League and the Scratch Team were crowned Muirshiel League winners for the seventh year running. 

Jamie Sinnamon and Michael McLennan became the first ever members of Whinhill Golf Club to win the Renfrewshire Golf Union County Junior Champion of Champions and County Youth Strokeplay Champion titles respectively. 

The final presentation of the evening was to Jamie Sinnamon who became the club champion for the first time in his first season as a Gent member of the club.

Competition Winners

Holy Loch Trophy – John Burden. D. K. Thompson Trophy – Paul McGinlay. Centenary Trophy – Paul Allan. Ford Trophy – Paul McGinlay. J. McDermid Trophy – John McLennan. Persimmon Homes Trophy – John Donald. Wallace Trophy – Kenny Lever. Coronation Cup – Michael McLennan. President’s Prize – John Cassidy. Beith Trophy – Hugh Mallon. D. Hamilton Trophy – Paul Jones. J. Paul Trophy – Scott Lever. C. McCready Trophy – Tommy Morton. Jubilee Trophy – Kevin McGhee. Campbell Trophy – John Cassidy. A. Wilson Trophy – Mitchell Ogilby. J. Melvin Trophy – Robert Bell. J.S. Thomson Trophy – Brian Blacklaw. Peter Kirkwood Trophy – John Ellis. Outing Trophy – David McFeeters. John Renfrew Memorial Trophy – Jim Keenan. Inverclyde Sports Council Trophy – Ryan Campbell. Jim Paterson Memorial Trophy – Gareth Caldwell.

Matchplay Competition Winners

Boyd Trophy – Brian Cabrie & Gary Sinnamon. McIntyre Trophy – Paul Burke & Chris McDiarmid. Anniversary Trophy – John McGovern. Peter Graham Trophy – John Ellis. Hugh Graham Trophy – Ryan Campbell. Auld Yins Tassie Trophy – Jamie Black. Churm Trophy – Dougie Wilson.

Major Competition Winners

Inverclyde Junior Champion of Champions – Jamie Sinnamon. Inverclyde Handicap Champion – John Burden. Inverclyde Scratch Champion – John Donald. Renfrewshire Golf Union 2017 Handicap (6-12) Champion – Mitchell Ogilby. Renfrewshire Golf Union Junior Champion of Champions – Jamie Sinnamon. Renfrewshire Golf Union Youths Strokeplay Champion – Michael McLennan. Medal Final –  1st Section – Hugh Speirs, 2nd Section – Ryan Campbell, 3rd Section – Robert MacDonald. R.N.L.I. – 1st Section – Hugh Speirs, 2nd Section – Joe Blyth, 3rd Section – David McFeeters. Hammy Simpson Trophy – John Cassidy. Eric Blaikie Trophy – Lee Sinnamon & Aidan Robertson. J. Snoddy Trophy – Peter Daly. Winter Cup Handicap Trophy – Tommy Irvine. Winter Cup Scratch Trophy – John Donald. Texas Scramble – John Baxter (Jnr) (Beith G.C.), Sandy Dickson (Beith G.C.), Scott Robertson (Beith G.C.) & Chris Simpson (Beith G.C.). Margaret Lever Trophy – Chris Jones. A. T . McKnight Trophy – Peter Daly & Colin McDowell (Port Glasgow G.C). Jimmy Lang Trophy – Harry Coventry & Jim Maxwell (Greenock G.C.). Whinhill Trophy – Duncan Robb. Strokeplay Trophy – Jamie Sinnamon. Club Championship Trophy – Jamie Sinnamon.

Whinhill Golf Club thank all who made it possible to have such a successful season, in particular, the bar and catering staff for looking after all members and visitors so hospitably, the green-keepers for keeping the course in such fine condition despite the horrendous weather endured and the Match and Handicap Committee for their constant hard work in providing members and visitors with more than 70 strokeplay competitions, various open competitions and various match competitions.

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