News

Club News will be added to this page in date order (most recent first) in the period following the latest and previous AGM.

(Earlier News items may be found in the News Archive folder with link in the sidebar of this page.)

POST - AGM 2025

04/11/25 - Robert Gray won the Kilspindie Seniors November Medal with a net 66.

12/10/25 - Kevin Matthews won the Mortonhall G.C. medal with a net 67 (78 - 11). And John Masterton came second in Division 2 with his net 71.

05/10/25 - John Notman won the Mortonhall G.C. Senior Summer Singles Matchplay competition.

04/10/25 - Craig Taylor won the Mortonhall G.C. medal with a net 72 (75-3) including 6 birdies despite playing in the tail end of Storm Amy!

20/09/25 - In the Mortonhall G.C. Autumn Meeting Craig Taylor continued his fine run of form to come 2nd with a net 68. 

13/09/25 - Thomas Hinds became champion of the Westermont Club within the Merchants of Edinburgh Golf Club thus completing a rare "double" as he had already won the MEGC championship earlier this year. Many congratulations, Thomas!

12/09/25 - Ian Hall (belatedly) found out that he had won the over 70's section of the Baberton G.C. Senior Open played on 1 July with a net 69.

03/09/25 - In the Mortonhall midweek stableford comp, Craig Taylor had 3 birdies and 12 pars in scoring 38 points to win Division 1.

27/08/25 - In Mortonhall's midweek medal John Masterton took first place with his net 64 (yes 64!) making full use of his 18 stroke handicap. Craig Taylor came 2nd in Division 1 on count back with a net 68.

26/08/25 - In the re-match of the Sivewright semifinal, Kevin and Sean got out to a fast start and were 3 up early on and managed to hold that lead throughout most of the tie. In the front match the Captain's team went on a surge and won holes 4 through 7 to gain a tidy lead.  

Knowing the Captain's front pairing had stretched their lead to 7 up, it was all to do for the Match Secty's team and the semi final came to a close with the Captain's team winning 5 & 4 after 68 holes.

20/08/25 - John Jack came equal top in the Mortonhall G.C. midweek stableford comp with 41 points but was beaten in a "card play-off". 

20/08/25 - In what was a historic evening for our Club, the semi final match took place between BGC Captain's team and BGC Match Secretary’s team - and it lived up to the billing. In the front pair John Dunn Jr/Sandy Myles were giving Murray Sykes/Martin Hunter 7 strokes. In the back match Sean Black and Kevin Matthews were giving 3 shots to John Dunn Snr and John Notman.

At the turn John & John were 4 up on Sean and Kevin, quickly moving to 5 up through 10, then 3 up through 12.  The front match was nip tuck.

The drama unfolded as, overall, the Match Secretary's squad were 4 down with both teams to play 17 & 18.  In dwindling light Sean fired up his team to win all 4 holes - one match finished 2 up, the other 2 down.

A great advert for our Club which sets up the rematch for Tuesday at 16.30.

10/08/25 - In the Mortonhall G.C. medal Graeme Stark was top of Division 2 with a net score of 68. (82 less 14. Yes .... 14!)

03/08/25 - The Captain's team won our Sivewright tie against Caermount 7&5 at Mortonhall GC.

The opening pair of Hunter and Sykes managed to build a 3up lead by winning the 9th hole.  The second pairing of Dunn Snr and Notman were 2 up at the turn.

After winning the 10th hole to go 4up, the opening pairing halved the next 6 holes. Moving to 3up after the 15th, Dunn and Notman closed out the tie 7&5.  

That result means that our Captain’s team meets our Match Secretary’s team in the semi-final!

30/07/25 - The Mortonhall G.C. midweek medal was won by Iain Harkness with a (ridiculous) net 61. 

14/07/25 - The Match Secty’s team recorded a 3 up overall victory at Liberton G.C. v Mount Vernon. Billy Young and Sean paired in the front match, with John Masterton and Sandy Myles pairing in the back match. Billy and Sean received 1 shot with Sandy and John giving 1 shot. 

The front team went 2 up through 4 but soon were level through 6.  On holes 14 & 15 we got up and down from 100 yards on both holes and we had at least 9 x one putt holes with Billy holing a 50 footer on 15.  The front match finished all square. 

In the back match MV went 2 up early on but our gents managed to win 5 on the bounce to push the score to 3 up BGC and kept in front to give the overall win.

10/07/25 - Sean Black (and 170 other) "artisan golfers" entered the Esmond Trophy competition in July. Sean got through the strokeplay qualifying for the last 32 to take part in the matchplay. He won his first round tie 6 & 5 but in his 2nd round tie lost to a birdie on the 17th hole over the West course at North Berwick. Well done to get that far, Sean!

09/07/25 - In the midweek stableford comp at Mortonhall G.C. Stephen Graham scored an outrageous 49 points. Needless to say, he won!

24/06/25 - BGC had to give 6 strokes to Scarifiers. The front pair of Sandy Myles & John M Dunn went 2 down early through 2 holes.  A spirited battle saw them pull the tie back to level. Sacrifiers managed to get their noses in front again and pulled out to 4 up.  Sandy managed a monster putt on 17 to pull the match back to 3 down however the 18th was lost with some trouble in the quarry and the match finished 4 down.

In the back pairing,  Sean and Kev started well, winning the 1st with a steady par.  Scarifiers used their stroke well on the 2nd to draw level.  This lasted until the 4th where a solid par was enough to go ahead in the match. We proceeded to extend the lead to 3 up through 6 and apart from a minor rally losing 11 & 13 against a stroke we were always fairly comfortable.  Of the last 4 holes we won 15/16 & 18 against the loss of 17 meaning a 5up win.

The 18th proved pivotal, Overall we won the tie 1 up.

24/06/25 - The Captain's team won our Sivewright tie against SMARTS 4 & 2 at Mortonhall GC despite having to concede 6 strokes. The opening pairing of Hunter & Sykes got off to a slow start and as a result were 4 down after 9 holes. In contrast the second pairing of Dunn Snr. & Gray, playing good golf, were 3 up after 9 holes. 

After a slight rally the opening pairing went to 3 down after 13 holes.  However we then went on to win 16 and 17, to be dormie 1, thanks to some clutch putts from Hunter. The second pairing continued to extent their lead on the back nine and closed out the tie at the 17th 4 & 2.

22/06/25 - Aki Barbod was the beaten finalist in the Mortonhall G.C. Nett Championship.

21/06/25- In the Championship Final at the Merchants of Edinburgh G.C. Thomas Hinds triumphed 6 & 5 over 36 holes. A notable mention must also go to Kenny Roy who reached the semifinal of the same Championship, beating a +3 handicapper on the way.

11/06/25 - Our very own Craig Taylor won the Mortonhall G.C. midweek stableford comp. with a very fine 42 points.

03/06/25 - In the Mortonhall G.C. Senior stableford Ian McKerrow had the joint top score with 39 points. Just shows what a new hip can do for you!

28/05/25 - Andrew Shaw came 2nd in Division 1 of the Mortonhall G.C. midweek stableford comp. with 39pts.

22/05/25 - The Captain's team won our 1st round tie 6&5 away to Observers at Craigmillar Park.  The opening pair of the Captain and Ian McKerrow got of to a fast start going 5 up after 6 holes. After this they traded holes with our opponents but were still 4 up after 14 but then lost 15 & 16 to be 2 up. The second pairing of John Notman and Robert Gray were 3 up after 9 holes and got to 5 up after 12 holes. By the 15 they were still 4 up.

The Match Secretary's team were given a walkover in their first round tie when their opponents failed to raise a team.

21/05/25 - Bob Jackman had the equal best score for Division 2 of the Mortonhall G.C. midweek Stableford comp. with 41pts, only to come 2nd on count back.

18/05/25 - In the Mortonhall G.C. Medal Richard Duncan led Division 1 with a net 68 but John Christie won overall with a net 64!

15/05/25 - In the Senior Texas Scramble at Glenbervie, the team of Ian McKerrow, Dave Rankine and Bob Jackman returned a gross 70 (net 60) to finish just behind the winners (net 58) and runners-up (net 59).

14/05/25 - Sean Black was the leading player in Division 1 of the midweek Stableford comp at Mortonhall G.C. with 39 pts.

31/03/25 - In the 2024/25 Winter Eclectic comp at Mortonhall G.C. the overall winner of the cumulative net of handicap prize was our own David Rankine with an impressive net 41 (Yes, 41 !). In second place came John Jack (net 44). Next Winter, Dave's handicap will be cut by 7 strokes and JJ's by 5 strokes!

In the cumulative scratch competition our Club Secretary, John Dunn Snr. was runner-up, only 1 shot off the winning score of 53 (gross).

POST - AGM 2024

28/02/25 - Martin Hunter won the MEGC Winter Stableford (again) with a total of 191 points representing the best 5 rounds from a possible 15 weeks - 37 38 38 39 39 points. Part of that win included a hole-in-one at the 7th hole. This was a winter green - does that count as an "ace"? Martin definitely thinks so!

25/10/24 - Sean Black played in the final qualifying round of Golf in Scotland's Road to Turkey - and qualified for a trip to Belek to the finals in March 2025.

27/09/24 - Kenny Roy / Martin Hunter / Iain Matheson were part of the Merchants of Edinburgh G.C. senior squad / team and played in various matches throughout the season culminating in winning the South Edinburgh Senior Golf League. The team also went on to win the play-off Inter District Cup against Linlithgow Seniors.

22/09/24 - The BGC team of Murray Sykes & Martin Hunter, John Notman & John Dunn won the Sivewright Quaich Tournament Final at Prestonfield G.C. with a 1 up victory over StewMel F.P. G.C. Our 4th win in the Tournament.

18/09/24 - Sean Black won the midweek stableford competition at Mortonhall G.C. with 44 points.

11/09/24 - Andrew Shaw won the midweek stableford competition at Mortonhall G.C. with 40 points.

25/08/24 - The Captain's team defeated MCBA (Mortonhall Casuals Barmy Army) in their semifinal of the Sivewright Quaich Tournament. The Captain and Roy Miller were 4 down after the 13th but fought back well to halve their game. Johns Notman & Dunn Senior won the 15th & 16th holes to go 4 up. Just as well because their opponents had a hole-in-one at the 17th! Even that could not stop our boys winning 3 & 1 to reach the final.

09/08/24 - The Captain's team won their Sivewright tie against Binivell from Liberton G.C. On a windy evening with some showers, Captain Murray and Robert Gray won the first 2 holes but struck a bad patch later and were 4 down at the 14th. Fortunately Martin Hunter and John Notman also won the first 2 holes but then stormed ahead to be 6 up after 15. The match was eventually won 3 & 1 to progress to a semi-final against MCBA away from home.

07/08/24 - Bob Jackman won the midweek stableford comp at Mortonhall G.C. with 40 points and John Dunn Snr (37pts) and Murray Sykes (36pts) were close behind.

06/08/24 - In Division 1 of the Mortonhall Senior Stableford Anniversary Cup, John Duff was top dog with 37 pts, just pipping John Masterton on the better inward half rule. 

31/07/24 - John Dunn (Snr) was top division 1 scorer in the Mortonhall G.C. midweek medal, scoring  a gross 75, net 66. Impressive.

02/07/24 - A 1-off chance to play Muirfield was taken up by 8 BGC members. Conditions were tough for most of the 8 but proved no match to the current man in form Stephen Graham, who, for the second outing in 5 days recorded a stableford winning score better than indicated by his handicap. This time Stephen scored 38 points. In second place with a healthy 35 pts was John M Dunn and the scratch prize went to Kevin Matthews with an 86.

01/07/24 - The Captain's team won their Sivewright tie against Dunbar Castle. Our Captain and Roy Miller went 3 up early in their match, eventually getting to 6 up after 15 holes. Meanwhile John Notman and Martin Hunter had a much tighter game playing some good golf to be 1 up after 15 holes, giving our team a 7 & 6 victory.

9/06/24 - John Duff won the Mortonhall G.C. Bogey Competition, finishing 4 up on the course.

26/06/24 - Our Match Secretary's team facing Corstorphine Golf Club were defeated 3 down at Newbattle.  Stephen Graham and Sandy Myles managed to win their match whilst Gordon Shaw and Sean Black failed to pull back the 5 shots they were giving away and lost 4 down.

23/06/24 - Ian Jackson won Division 2 of the Mortonhall G.C. medal with a net 73.

15/06/24 - Robert Gray won the Kilspindie "B" Championship.

01/06/24 - Stephen Graham was the leading qualifier in the Mortonhall G.C. Nett Championship Qualifying with a net 71. (89 less 18)

30/05/24 - On a busy night for Sivewright golf ties the Match Sec's team were victorious against Mount Vernon at Mortonhall. Sean Black & Gordon Shaw (eventually) won their match comfortably after a difficult start. Stephen Graham & Richard Duncan's match was very nip and tuck but they also ran out the winners. Overall score was 7 & 6.

30/05/24 -  The Captain’s team of Murray Sykes & Aki Barbod, Robert Gray & Ian Hall won their Sivewright tie against Kingston B playing "away" at Liberton. Strong finishes from both our pairs gave us an overall 3 & 2 up win.

27/04/24 - BGC took part in the Lothians team tournament but finished down the field on a difficult day for scoring, just behind Mortonhall and Merchants of Edinburgh Golf Clubs at Royal Musselburgh. Many thanks to Craig Taylor, Roy Miller and Thomas Hinds for representing our Club.