Category Archives: Competition

First Points Competition

On very challenging ice eight Club members fought out the First Club Points over 9 disciplines with highs and lows for all contestants, with only 2 players recording positive scores on every end.
As the competition progressed it became clear that the final outcome would be very close, and so it turned out to be as with the last delivery of the evening Jim Cowper recorder a three to draw level with Jim Ramsay on 31 points. So for the first time in a long time the dreaded outwicking decider was played,  Jim Cowper played first and scored 2 with his first stone then a 1 with his second.  Jim Ramsay recorded a single with his first stone but could only manage a single with his second delivery, so many congratulations to octogenarian Jim who achieved his first First Points win.  (He is now checking back the records to find out if he is the oldest member to win the First Points).
John Jacobs and Iain Scott both reached 30 points and shared third place.
Well done Jim Cowper on a fantastic win.
Dave Anderson

Singles Competition

The Singles Competition was played out on Sunday evening (10 Dec) using a double knock-out format.  Many of the individual ties were tightly contested; in the opening round, Hope beat Morris with a well-judged last stone, Jacobs beat Hunter on a measure, and Anderson beat Carr with a superior draw to the house after their game ended in a peel.

In the Low Road semi-finals, Brown beat Carr and Hunter beat Morris.  Hunter then won the final (6-1).  In the High Road semi-finals, Lambie won against Anderson with the final draw of the tie, and Jacobs won a close tie against Hope.  Lambie got off to a good start in the final taking a three.  He played a well-judged game and kept the pressure on his opponent so that Jacobs conceded after five ends (6-1).  Congratulations to Andrew on his victory on a night that was enjoyed by all of the participants.

Hamish Tait Trophy

On Saturday 9th December, Chartered Surveyors, Merchiston, Watsonians and Penicuik curling clubs met to compete for the Hamish Tait Trophy. Hamish was a much admired member of all four clubs and was a great ambassador for curling.
This year we reduced the players to one team per club, this ensured that all teams consisted of their own members.
 
Each team played two ends against the other three teams, and Merchiston took an early lead and were 6-0 up after 3 ends. However, they were pulled back over the last three ends.
The final results were Chartered Surveyors +3, Merchiston +2, Penicuik evens and Watsonians -5. So, congratulations to Chartered Surveyors on winning the trophy (winning with all their own players for the first time!).
 
After the game we had a nice meal in excellent company. We were joined by Lachie McLean, who gave an excellent curlers toast in his normal robust manner.
Dave Carr

Winners – Chartered Surveyors

 

 

Club Challenge

The inaugural games in the Club Challenge were played over the last two weeks.  Teams Anderson and Hunter were eliminated in the semi-final, and Team Lambie won the final game against Team Ramsay.  Congratulations to Andrew, Keith, Robert, and Martin.

The holders of the Club Challenge may now be challenged by any four club members.  Challenges made this season will be subject to suitable ice being available.

Knock-out Competition

The final of this season’s KO was played out last night with Team Jacobs meeting Team Ramsay.  Team Jacobs took first blood with a three in end 1; not to be outdone Team Ramsay responded with a four in End 2.  Team Jacobs took a two in the third end followed by the steal of a single in the fourth, to lead 6-4.  Team Ramsay then dug deep to come back and score eight shots in the last three ends and take the first silverware of the season 12-6.  

Congratulations to Jim, Robert, Linda, and Les on their emphatic win (especially after two peeled games),  commiserations to Team Jacobs.

Knock-out Semi-finals

The semi-finals for this season’s Knock-out were contested last night (Monday);  both games turned out to be extremely close encounters.  In the first game, Team Jacobs prevailed over Team Lambie to win 4-3 and progress to the final.  All ends were won by one shot, the difference being that Team Jacobs managed a steal in the sixth end.  In the second game, Team Anderson and Team Ramsay peeled at five all with Team Ramsay taking singles in the last two ends to level the score.  Time prevented drawing the house as a decider, so Team Ramsay progressed to the final on ends.

The final is scheduled for Wednesday 22 November (5.30pm).

First Round of the Knock-out

The preliminary ties in the 2017-18 competition were played out this week.  On Wednesday evening, Team Lambie and Team Jacobs enjoyed comfortable wins over their respective opponents, Team Brown and Team Dunbar.  Last night (Thursday), Team Anderson came back to win (6-4) against Team Scott, whilst Team Hunter and Team Ramsay peeled their game at 6 all.  Team Ramsay progressed with the better draw to the house.

The semi-finals are on Monday 6 November (7.30pm), where Team Lambie will play Team Jacobs, and Team Anderson will play Team Ramsay.

Rink Championship 2017-18

Penicuik met Peebles CC in the first round of this season’s competition.  The Penicuik rink was skipped by Jim Ramsay, with Dave Anderson, Ken Hunter, and Andrew Lambie.  The opposing team was skipped by Graham Coulthard, and featured our own Roger Scott  playing at second.

Penicuik got off to a good start taking a three in the first end and consolidated their position to lead 7-2 after five ends.  Peebles  gained a single in the sixth end, and then stole a well worked two to finish the game at 7-5 for Penicuik.

Penicuik will face the winner from the game between Musketeers v Gogar Park, in the second round on 13 January.

Opening Bonspiel 2017-18

Members gathered at Murrayfield Curling Rink on Sunday 24 September to start the season with the traditional bonspiel.  Most were eager to get on to the ice to acclimatize once more to the demands of curling.  Six teams entered the fray, playing a series of one end games against other teams.  Mr Cowper (reserve) took up a generous offer from the Vice-President and played a couple of ends (no doubt very well) in her place.  Obviously everyone kept the games going to schedule despite the requirement to continually change sheet, so much so that seven ends were completed with ease.

Afterwards, participants and other members gathered in the ECC bar/dining room for a  refreshment, and to share a pleasant meal together.  Vice-President Liz thanked members for supporting this first event of the new season, and went on to thank the ice staff and the catering staff for their work.  She then called on the Secretary to announce the results of the afternoon’s play;  the Foundation team for the day was Team Jacobs, with John supported by Linda Hunter, Ian Neil, and Jan Stuart.  The winning team, by a good margin, was Team Anderson, with Pter Occleston, Kirsten Mauchline, and Vic Ramage providing support to Dave.

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Golf Outing 2017

The sun came out again for the second sporting outing of the summer, at Glencorse Golf Club. Four teams competed and appear to have enjoyed the sunshine, the golf and the banter.  The teams were skipped by members of the golf club. John Glidden with Alister Lambie, Mike Mauchline and Jim Hume, Dave Anderson with Ronnie Hope, Colin McCall and Liz Anderson, Reg Dunbar with Andrew Dalgleish, Ian Somerville and Anne Lambie, and Dave Carr with Jim Ramsay, and Les Dalgleish and Jean Noble.

The format was a Texas Mex, which reduces the impact of the teams best player (not necessarily the skip).  The eventual winners were Dave Anderson, Ronnie Hope, Liz Anderson and Colin McCall with 70.  However the ‘foundation’ team, Reg Dunbar alongside Ian Somerville, Anne Lambie and Andrew Dalgleish, were not far behind on 76.

Additional prizes were awarded for the longest drive at 16th (gentlemen) – Reg Dunbar, longest drive at 16th (ladies) – Jean Noble, and  nearest the pin at 8th – Jim Hume.  Congratulations to all who took part. 

A further 14 members joined the players for a very nice high tea – a good day all round.  Thanks to Jean Noble for sponsoring the event, and to Roger Scott for some additional prizes.

Barbara Gillespie

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