News Archive

This page contains "old" News items in the period prior to the latest and next previous AGMs.

POST - AGM 2023

28/10/23 - Craig Taylor won The Grand Fleet Cup at Mortonhall G.C. with a net 70.

02/10/23 - Sean Black won the "King of the Links" title at the Golf in Scotland event at Trump Aberdeen, scoring 14 stableford points at the 4 par 3 holes.

23/09/23 - Robert Gray's great form continued as he won Division 2 of the MGC Autumn Meeting with a net 69; Craig Taylor had a net 68 in Division 1 to equal the overall winning score, only to lose out on the bih rule.

20/09/23 - John Masterton and Stevie Graham won Division1 and Division 2 respectively of this week’s MGC midweek stableford comp. (39pts and 35pts resp)

19/09/23 - Robert Gray became the Kilspindie Senior Champion of Champions with a gross 76, winning by a clear 6 shots!

12/09/23 - Malcolm Caldwell won Division 2 of the Mortonhall Seniors Anniversary Cup with 40 stableford points. 

09/09/23 - Richard Duncan & Stephen Graham won the Mortonhall G.C. Stark Trophy - a better ball pairs bogey competition against the par of the course. Rich & Stevie won 12 up !! 

06/08/23 - The Match Secretary's team of Sean Black & Kev Matthews, Aki Barbod & Stevie Graham played at MGC against Hailes G.C. in the semifinal of the Sivewright Quaich Tournament. Sadly, our boys lost by 1 hole.

20/08/23 - On the 2nd day of the McIvor / McNish Trophy weekend at Mortonhall, Richard Duncan was first with a net 70.

19/08/23 - In the 1st round of the McIvor / McNish Trophy weekend at Mortonhall, John Masterton and Aki Barbod led the way with each scoring a net 69.

30/07/23 - John Duff won Mortonhall GC's Medal 3 with a net 69.

25/07/23 - The Match Secretary's team played their 2nd round tie of the Sivewright Quaich Tournament at Dunbar on a rather wet evening. Sean and Captain Hunter were always in control in the front match, reeling off many pars and finished 4 up. Meanwhile Thomas Hinds and Roy Miller also kept their noses in front to finish 3 up. An excellent win away from home.

04/07/23 - Bob Jackman won his age group category in the Baberton Seniors Open with a net 67 and came 4th overall.

29/06/23 - Our Match Secretary's Team had a resounding victory in the 2nd round of the Sivewright Quaich Tournament at Mortonhall GC against Watsonian GC. The front pair debutants Roy Miller and Thomas Hinds did a terrific job reducing a deficit from 4 down to 2, while regulars Kevin Mathews and team Captain Sean Black, despite losing the 1st, finished a ridiculous 11 Up !  They covered the 18 holes in level par in a foursomes format - outrageous!

06/06/23 - Dave Rankine had a "hole-in-one" at the 12th hole at Swanston when playing his BGC Singles tie against Stuart Ainslie. HOWEVER, that was after he hit his first tee shot out of bounds!! Dave still won that hole with a net 2 before losing the tie. That says everything about Dave's golf game this year.

03/06/23 - Roy Miller won the MGC Nett Championship qualifying medal with a score of 77 - 9 = 68.

01/06/23 - In their 1st round tie in the Sivewright Quaich Tournament the Captain's Team went down 3 & 2 against 2018 winners SMARTS at Prestonfield. Johns Notman & Dunn Snr had a very close game against their home pair but Masterton & Sykenewere up against a pair with combined handicap of 26 who were level par after 9 holes. Enough said?! Thanks for representing our Club, team.

24/05/23 - BGC's Match Secretary's team won their 1st round Sivewright Quaich tie against Caermount. Sean Black and Paul Greenslade had to give away 4 shots to the opposition who putted really well on the day and got to be 4up at one stage.  In the back match, Richard Duncan and Stephen Graham gelled well to take a commanding lead past the turn and were about to go 7 up on the 16th meaning that Sean and Paul only required a half on 18 to see out the match.  They duly obliged.

18/05/23 - John Dunn Snr holed out for an ace at the 147 yard 4th hole in the Glenbervie Senior Texas Scramble with an 8 iron. (His 2nd ace.)

24/04/23 - In winning the Winter Singles final (defeating Ian McKerrow in the final) Martin Hunter became a 5 times Winter Singles Champion!

31/03/23 - Bob Jackman won the Mortonhall G.C. Winter Eclectic Competition with a net 41. That represented the best cumulative score at each hole over 6 months, maximum 6 rounds per month. (And Martin Hunter came 2nd in the equivalent competition at M.E.G.C.)

POST - AGM 2022:

15/03/23 - Bob Jackman had a hole-in-one at the 10th hole at Mortonhall G.C.

11/03/23 - Robert Gray had a hole-in-one at the 10th hole at Mortonhall G.C.

04/01/23 - Ian McKerrow had a hole-in-one at the 10th hole at Mortonhall G.C.

04/11/22 - BGC was well represented at the LGA's celebration of its centenary at Tynecastle last Friday evening. Turning out were our Captain Hunter, Past Captains Dunn and Sutherland alongside Asst Match Sec Ian Hall, himself Past Captain of Kingston G.C. All turned out in tartan finery, the only photographic evidence was however a shocker and mercifully will never see the light of day.  

01/11/22 - Jim Finlayson won the Easton Anderson Trophy for Seniors at Mortonhall G.C.

01/10/22 - Ian McKerrow reached the final of the Mortonhall G.C. Senior Singles matchplay competition. Ian was beaten on the final green but had a great run to get to the final. Well played, Ian.

11/08/22 - Murray Sykes was narrowly beaten 2 & 1 in the final of the Lothians Handicap Matchplay Tournament at Longniddry. Murray was behind after 4 holes but then won 3 in a row to get ahead. Some very good play from his opponent, however, eventually saw Murray concede defeat after 17 holes. A sterling effort representing our Club in a final that could have gone either way. Well done, Murray.

10/08/22 - Craig Taylor won the Mortonhall GC midweek Stableford competition with 43 pts. (Also on the podium was Bob Jackman in 3rd place with 38 pts.)

09/08/22 - Murray Sykes managed to win his semifinal of the Lothians Handicap Matchplay Tournament at Longniddry. After being ahead early in the match, Murray was pulled back to all square after 17 holes but managed to win the 18th to get to the final.

04/08/22 - John Notman won his age category (over 70) at the Hamilton GC Senior Open with a net 70.

02/08/22 - John Masterton's fine form continued with a win in the MGC Seniors Stableford Comp with 43 pts.

30/07/22 - Keith Phillips won the MGC Medal 3 with a net 69, 1 shot ahead of John Masterton.

20/07/22 - Murray Sykes was given a walkover in the quarter-final of the Lothians Handicap Matchplay Tournament when his opponent was unavailable. Murray now moves on to the semi final to be played at Longniddry on 9 August.

18/07/22 - Ian McKerrow had a hole-in-one at the 7th hole at Mortonhall GC (using a driver!).

16/07/22 - Founder member and past Captain of BGC, Eddie Gray passed away after a long illness.

10/07/22 - Craig Taylor and Robert Gray represented BGC in the Lothians Centenary Grand Final event played over Bruntsfield Links as part of the celebrations to mark the centenary of the LGA.

06/07/22 - Ian Jackson won the Mortonhall GC midweek Stableford Competition with 38 points on a very blustery day. (Ian McKerrow came close behind with 37 pts.)

01/07/22 - After a slightly ropey start Murray Sykes won his 3rd round Lothians Handicap Matchplay tie 7 & 5 against James McLeish who is a member at Royal Musselburgh. Murray was 1 up after 7 holes then won the next 6 holes on the bounce. A highlight was a chip in for birdie at 11 from the side of the green (where he was getting a shot anyway!). A splendid result.

24/06/22 - The Summer Outing at Peebles was won by Ian McKerrow with a superb gross 76 (38 stableford pts) on the bih rule from John Masterton. Ian also won the scratch prize, 1 stroke ahead of our newest member, Thomas Hinds, making an excellent debut on the outing scene. Another point of note - Craig Taylor had a single Magic 2 ....... but it was at a par 4!

22/06/22 - Our Captain's team of Martin Hunter & Murray Sykes, John Notman & John Masterton were beaten 2 & 1 in the 2nd round of the Sivewright Quaich Tournament by the Royal Bank team at Ratho Park. A bad 3 days for BGC - both our teams out in the 2nd round. 

20/06/22 - At Liberton GC our Match Secretary's team of Kevin Matthews & Aki Barbod, Sean Black & Stephen Graham were up against Kingston GC in the 2nd round of the Sivewright Quaich Tournament. Sadly, although Kevin & Aki finished 8 up, a series of bad luck and bad bounces meant that Sean & Stephen finished 9 down! An overall loss. Hard lines, guys.

30/05/22 - At Mortonhall GC, the Captain's team of Hunter & Sykes and Dunn & Notman won 4&3 in the 1st round of the Sivewright Quaich Tournament against Westermont (based at Merchants of Edinburgh GC).

24/05/22 -  Our team of Aki Barbod, Kevin Matthews, Stephen Graham and Sean Black were victorious over The Scarifiers in the Sivewright Quaich Tournament. Kevin & Aki finished 2 up; Stephen & Sean were all square. The match was played at Mortonhall.

24/05/22 - John Christie won the Stobie Bowl at Mortonhall GC for over-50 age men, with a net 70. (Ian McKerrow came 2nd in Division 1 with a net 73.)

23/05/22 - John Notman and Ian Campbell reached the final of the Mortonhall G.C. Winter Foursomes (2021/22) only to be beaten on the final green. Beaten by a 12 foot putt. Grrr. A great effort, however.

18/05/22 - Kev Matthews aced the 10th at Mortonhall with a "nice punched wedge right of the pin, rolling up and in".

01/05/22 - The Spring Outing at Lanark was won by John Dunn with an excellent gross 78 (35 pts) and Robert Gray was runner-up with 33 pts. John also won the scratch prize. The only Magic 2 belonged to Ian McKerrow who holed his second shot from around 150 yards on the 348 yard 13th hole!

24/04/22 - In the Lothians Handicap Matchplay Tournament Murray Sykes played Frank Clark, a member of West Lothian GC, at Mortonhall. Murray received 4 shots and managed to win 5&4.  Apart from the 8th hole where Murray lost a ball, Murray reported he played "fairly steady golf". Thanks Murray and best wishes in the next round.

23/04/22 - In the LGA Champion of Champions event, Gordon Shaw faced Dave Campbell who was representing Heriots, playing off 0.9, and the match was played in very good spirits. Gordon won the last 2 holes at Mortonhall to take it to extra holes but eventually lost on the 22nd hole.  Gordon relayed how proud he was to represent our club in this event.  Thank you Gordon and hard lines.

15/04/22 - John Duff had a hole-in-one at the 7th hole at MGC.

POST AGM 2021:

05/03/22 - Aki Barbod had his 5th hole-in-one, using a wedge at MGC's 17th hole. A sweetly struck shot landed 1 foot short of the bucket-sized hole and just had enough top spin to roll in!

23/01/22 - Captain McKerrow  won the MGC fun mixed stableford comp with 40 points.

27/12/21 - Barclay Wilkinson reported having won a trophy in New Zealand where he has been covid-stranded after travelling to visit his family there in October 2020! He won his trophy with a net 191, using best of 3 from 4 rounds. That was 10 under par overall and must be the furthest "away win" for any BGC member. Well played, Barclay!

16/10/21 - Craig Taylor won the Mortonhall G.C. Grand Fleet Trophy with a tremendous gross 71, net 66.

08/10/21 - Kev Matthews won the Final of the Golf in Scotland stableford event at Castle Start with 40 pts and won a trip to the Turkey world finals early next year.

09/10/21 - John Dunn & Ian Jackson reached the final of the MGC Summer Foursomes and the match was still all square after 18 holes. At the 19th, however, John & Ian had to concede defeat. Tough to take but well done guys. 

01/10/21 - An informal get-together in the MGC clubhouse was attended by 15 BGC members, partly to celebrate the recent Sivewright success but mainly to socialise again after all the Covid restrictions in the past 18 months. Club Secretary Richard organised an excellent evening with some superb food supplied by Mortonhall G.C. and Captain McKerrow organised a quiz on the Rules of Golf. The quiz ran to 18 multi choice questions and the pair of Richard D and Martin H won the star prize of a 4-ball at Deer Park G.C. Don't tell anyone but the winning score was 7 correct answers out of 18! 😱

30/09/21 - John Christie reached the final of the Mortonhall G.C. Summer Singles only to be beaten on the last green 2 & 1. Well done, John. You got much further than most players!

26/09/21 - The BGC Autumn Outing to Deer Park (Livingston) was won by John Christie with 38 stableford points (on the bih rule from Robert Gray). The scratch prize was won by Craig Taylor with a gross 76, 3 shots ahead of John Dunn. 

12/09/21 - BGC won the Sivewright Quaich Tournament for the 3rd time! Our team in the final was Robert Gray & John Dunn, Martin Hunter & Dougie Sutherland. They defeated Aegon G.C. 5 & 4 and a full report may be read by selecting the relevant link from the sidebar of his page. Well done boys!

24/08/21 - The Match Secretary’s team played their Sivewright semi-final tie against The City Chambers at Mortonhall – and won!  Yes we have a team in the final again.   

Our first pairing of John Dunn and Robert Gray got off to a good start winning the first and third holes  Meanwhile Martin Hunter and Murray Sykes struggled with their putting early on, 3-putting three of the first four greens.  As a result they were 2 down after 4 holes.  John and Robert played some excellent golf thereafter to reach the turn 5up.  M & M missed some opportunities to win some holes but buoyed by a good birdie 4 at the 8th (as the first couple had done), they reached the turn only 1 down.

Very good par 4s at 11 and 13 and a fine recovery at 14 for a par meant John and Robert were 6 up at that point.  M&M  squared their match with a fine par 4 at 13 even though their opponents had a stroke at that hole.  They were still all square on the 16th tee, while John and Robert were 7up after 16 holes.  The result was therefore a comfortable 7&5 win. 

10/08/21 - In the Mortonhall G.C. Senior Open Greensomes, the BGC pairing of John Dunn & Ian Jackson finished in 2nd place with their net 70.

04/08/21 -The ‘Captain’s Team’ were beaten by Aegon at Niddry Castle in their quarter final tie of the Sivewright Quaich Tournament.  Despite starting well and being 2up after 4 holes, Kevin Matthews and Sean Black suffered some unfortunate breaks to lose their game. Stephen Graham and Aki Barbod played well but could not overcome a pair with local knowledge and who played better than their handicap. Thanks for representing the Club and getting this far, guys. 

29/07/21 - The Match Secretary's Sivewright Team of Gray & Masterton plus Dunn & Sykes won tonight at Turnhouse in the tightest of margins, 1 hole, despite both teams being 3 down at one point . An incredible turnaround. Well done guys.

13/07/21 - A BGC quartet of John Dunn, Ian McKerrow, Dave Rankine & Bob Jackman played in the Strathaven Open Senior Texas Scramble, scored 7 birdies & 11 pars for a net 54 and came 4th!

05/07/21 - The Match Secretary’s team won their tie against Kingston at Mortonhall. After torrential rain had closed the course earlier in the day, conditions improved to allow the team of Dougie Sutherland & John Dunn, Murray Sykes and Martin Hunter to secure a fine win by 5 & 4.

30/06/21 - John Christie had a hole-in-one at Leven Golfing Society's Senior Open. (John's 3rd ace, but his best one, he says!)

25/06/21 - The BGC Summer Outing to Gullane No. 2 was won by Brian Muir with an impressive 38 stableford points in breezy conditions. Brian just pipped Graeme Anderson on the better inward half. The scratch prize was won by Kev Matthews with an excellent 77. Thanks to all the 20 members who attended.

22/06/21 - In the Mortonhall G.C. Senior Open, 3 BGC members finished well in their respective age categories:  John Dunn 3rd;  Aki Barbod 4th;  John Duff 5th.

03/06/21 - Robert Gray narrowly lost his 2nd round Lothians Matchplay tie at the Braids. After Robert being 3 up, then 2 up, at different stages of the game,  the local man won at the 19th in a very tight contest. Thanks for representing the Club so well again, Robert.

31/05/21 - Richard Duncan won the Mortonhall G.C. Bank Holiday Stableford competition with 40 points after a "card play-off" !

25/05/21 - Our first Sivewright match of the season took place against Heriot's at Kings Acre and our Captain's team were on the tee. Stephen Graham and Sean Black got off to a flier and were 6 up after 6 holes. This included two gross birdies at the 2nd and 5th holes.  They were never troubled and increased their lead to 8 up after 14 holes.  Meanwhile John Notman and Aki Barbod got off to a great start too winning the first 3 holes, a lead they never relinquished and were 4 up after 12 holes.  John and Aki were steady throughout the match and never gave their opponents a chance to get back into the game.  The result, therefore, was a resounding 12 & 10 win.

25/04/21 - Robert Gray won his first round Lothians Handicap Matchplay tie at Mortonhall, beating Ian Christie of Mount Vernon by 1 hole. Robert  managed to keep the match all square after giving away the last of 5 shots after 13 holes. A chip to 1 foot at the 18th secured a fine win. Well played, Sir! 

31/03/21 - Martin Hunter won the inaugural MEGC Winter Scratch Trophy with a cumulative Gross Score of 408, representing his best 6 rounds (of a possible 11). 

13/03/21 - Aki Barbod had a hole-in-one at Mortonhall's opening hole (when it was a par 3 with temporary green!).

POST AGM 2020:

03/03/21 - Bob Jackman beat his age by 5 shots over 18 holes of the winter course at Mortonhall. (A gross 68.)

19/12/20 - Ian Campbell holed his tee shot on the 10th hole at Mortonhall for the 7th ace of his illustrious career. (He refuses to disclose what club he used!)

24/09/20 - The Autumn Outing for 2020 was played round Kilspindie in perfect  conditions and it was won by Kev Matthews with a tremendous 44 points, which included a blob. The Scratch was won by Craig Taylor who went round in 70. Kev won the Dell Cup and Craig won the Court Cup which was played over two rounds only due to the Spring Outing being cancelled.  Well done guys.

06/09/20 - Kevin Matthews won the annual Paterson Putting Competition at Mortonhall G.C. (for the 2nd time).

09/08/20 - In the Mortonhall G.C. championships, Aki Barbod made it to the final of the Handicap Matchplay and John Duff made it to the final of the Senior Championship. Unfortunately both Buckstone "boys" were beaten in their finals but did very well to get there.

24/07/20 - The BGC Summer Outing to Gullane No. 2 was won by Craig Taylor with an excellent 39 stableford points. Craig also had the lowest gross score (71).

19/07/20 - Craig Taylor shot a gross 72 for the lowest gross score in Mortonhall GC's Summer Meeting. Craig also won the Adam Quaich Trophy for the best performance in the under-35 age group.

19/07/20 - In Mortonhall GC's Summer Meeting Dougie Sutherland holed out at the 10th hole for the 2nd ace of his golfing career.

27/05/20 - Because government lockdown restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic will restrict golf in fourballs for the foreseeable future, the BGC committee decided reluctantly to cancel the Summer Foursomes for 2020.

Post-AGM 2019:

21/03/20 - Because of restrictions due to the Corona Virus / Covid 19, an online Special General Meeting was held over 3 days, closing on 21 March 2020. Ian McKerrow became the new Club Captain, Richard Duncan the new Honorary Secretary and Sean Black was elected on to the committee.

25/02/20 - Kevin Matthews and Craig Taylor tied for first place in the final of the international Golf in Scotland Matchplay Pairs competition in Turkey. (Two extra holes under floodlights on the Montgomerie course could not separate the final pairs.)

07/02/20 - Martin Hunter shot his age (63) round Merchants of Edinburgh G.C. (45 stableford points!) on his way to winning the MEGC Winter Stableford Trophy ( best 6 rounds of a possible 18).

28/09/19 - Kevin Matthews and Craig Taylor qualified for the Golf in Scotland Matchplay Finals in Turkey next February.

23/08/19 - In our Sivewright semifinal Gordon Shaw & Dougie Sutherland were 1 up and Robert Gray & John Inglis were 3 up at the turn.  However, Observers stormed back in the second half and squared the match at the 18th despite Gordon and Dougie winning the last 3 holes.  Unfortunately, the reverse was true for Robert and John.  In the gathering darkness, all four players teed-off simultaneously at the 19th hole.  The hole was lost and halved resulting in an overall loss on the night. A really gallant effort away from home. Well done team, and Sean Black who helped the team to get to the semifinal.

23/08/19 - Martin Hunter won the Merchants of Edinburgh G.C. Senior Open with a gross 68 (net 59 !!). Martin also had the lowest gross score for good measure.

15/08/19 - The Iain Martin Putting Competition was won by Malcolm Caldwell, defeating Kevin Matthews 1 up to win the trophy for the 2nd time. [This was after a 15 hole sudden (?) death play-off with John Dunn to find the 2 finalists.]

30/07/19 - Richard’s team beat Heriot’s by the astonishing margin of 12 & 11 at Baberton. This exacted a good measure of revenge for Martin’s team who were well beaten by the same opponents at the same venue.  Dougie and Sean were 6 up after 13, while Robert Gray and John Inglis were 6 up after 12. 

22/07/19 - Robert Gray bowed out of the Lothians Matchplay Competition with his head held high. He was beaten at Craigmillar by a former Club Champion of Craigmillar but who now plays off 18.

09/07/19 - Bob Jackman won his age category and came 3rd overall in the Baberton Senior Open with a gross 82 less 14 = 68. (White tees.)

30/06/19 - Robert Gray beat his Musselburgh G.C. opponent at Monktonhall to get through to the quarter-finals of the Lothians Handicap Matchplay Tournament.  He was 1 down after 14 holes, but won through 2&1.

26/05/19 - Robert Gray won his 3rd round tie in the Lothians Handicap Matchplay Tournament against a previous champion, despite being 2 down after 15 holes.

20/05/19 - Away to a very useful Heriot's team in the Sivewright Quaich Tournament, Martin’s team (John Dunn & Ian Jackson, Murray Sykes & Martin Hunter) succumbed 4&3 to a useful Heriot’s team at Baberton.

08/05/19 - One of our teams in the Sivewright Quaich Tournament (Richard's Team) played their first round match in cold and wet conditions at Mortonhall. Our team had a 3 & 1 win over MCBA who fielded 3 MGC members. John Inglis & Robert Gray were 1 up after 17 and the back pair of Dougie Sutherland & Sean Black were 2 up after 17.

06/05/19 - Ian McKerrow won the Moray Senior Open with a gross score of 73 (39 stableford points)

03/05/19 - Robert Gray won his 2nd round tie representing BGC in the Lothians Handicap Matchplay Tournament by 7 & 5. (After a bye in 1st round.)

Post-AGM 2018:

22/03/19 - 51st AGM and Dinner.

27/12/18 - Kevin Matthews had a hole in one at Mortonhall (10th hole) to end the year on a high note. (All witnessed by Richard Duncan, Sean Black and Craig Taylor - so it must be true!)

16/11/18 - In celebration of the Club's 50th year, some 35 members and guests enjoyed a memorable gin and chocolate pairing event. Majestic Wine supplied some lovely craft gins and one spectacular rum and Pacari paired delicious Ecuadorian chocolate to each drink. A bonnie bairn photo competition won by Dave Rankine completed a great evening.

07/10/18 - John Inglis won the BGC Autumn Outing at Gullane 3 with a net 68.

16/09/18 - Sivewright Quaich Tournament Finals Day.  The BGC team of J. Notman & J. Dunn, M. Hunter & S. Myles won the semifinal 3&2. A. Barbod replaced J. Notman for the final but the local team from Prestonfield G.C. won the day 5&4.

07/09 to 09/09 2018 - The 50th Anniversary of BGC was celebrated by 15 players over the weekend at Blairgowrie (Lansdowne & Rosemount) and Ladybank. Ian Jackson scored an excellent 38 points at Lansdowne to win the first day but Bob Jackman scored 36 points over Rosemount and 35 points over Ladybank to win each day and also win the specially commissioned 50th Anniversary Quaich for the best total points for two rounds, one point  ahead of Ian J. (Select from sidebar to view full report of the weekend.)

27/08/18 - In his BGC championship semifinal against Captain John Dunn, Craig Taylor had a hole in one at the 10th hole at Mortonhall G.C.

14/08/18 - The BGC team of Martin Hunter and Sandy Myles, John Dunn and John Notman managed to prevail in a close-fought quarter-final tie against the Observers. The semi-finals and final take place at Prestonfield G.C. on Sunday 16 September.

09/08/18 - The Iain Martin Putting Competition was won by Ian Jackson, defeating Malcolm Caldwell at the 17th hole.

30/07/18 - Fraser Gordon had a hole-in-one at the 7th hole at Mortonhall GC.

28/07/18 - Sean Black won the Mortonhall GC Open with a net 70 (88 less 18).

27/06/18 - Buckstone GC have been awarded a walkover into the quarter-finals of the Sivewright Quaich Tournament.

22/06/18 - The Summer Outing to Dunbar was a total victory for Craig Taylor. His 1 over par round of 72 was good enough to win the Outing and the scratch prize too.

14/06/18 - Barclay Wilkinson won his age group category at the Muckhart GC Veterans Open (age 65+) with a net 77. (Yes, net 77; it was very windy!)

31/05/18 - Match Secretary Martin Hunter played in a Merchants of Edinburgh GC competition and scored a net 60 (70 - 10)! Impressive. But he did not even win the competition! Martin is now a single figure handicapper for the very first time.

22/05/18 - In the 1st round of this year's Sivewright Quaich Tournament, BGC defeated previous winners Watsonians, by 7 & 6. (Our team was K. Matthews & C. Taylor, S. Myles & M. Hunter.)

15/04/18 - The Spring Outing at The Renaissance Golf Club (commemorating BGC's 50th anniversary) was won by Bob Jackman with a net 71. Craig Taylor had the lowest scratch score with a 79.

14/04/18 - Martin Hunter and fellow Buckstone resident, Iain Matheson, won the Merchants of Edinburgh GC winter foursomes.

Post-AGM 2017:

16/03/18 - At the Club's 50th AGM, John Dunn was installed as the new Club Captain and Richard Duncan was voted on to the committee.

01/10/17 - BGC defeated Buckstone Golfing Society 9 holes up (and 5 - 1 in matches) in the biennial better-ball fourball match for the Buckstane Trophy, played over Mortonhall.

17/09/17 - The Autumn Outing at Duddingston was won (narrowly) by John Dunn Snr with a very fine 69 on the better inward half rule from Kevin Matthews.

10/08/17 - The Iain Martin Putting Competition was won by John Dunn Snr, defeating Kevin Matthews with a hole in one at the final hole.

24/06/17 - Kevin Matthews won the Summer Outing to Dunbar with a net 71; Kevin also had the lowest scratch score of 77.

20/06/17 - In our first match in defence of the Sivewright Quaich our team lost 1 down to Ethicon at Mortonhall. (With thanks to our team of Johns Notman & Dunn, Richard Duncan and Aki Barbod.)

18/06/17 - After a dramatic 5-way play-off resulting in a 2-man sudden death further play-off, Richard Duncan finally won the Mortonhall Bogey Competition originally held on 28 May.

30/04/17 - Ian Hall won the Spring Outing at The Roxburghe with a net 77 (SSS 72).

Post-AGM 2016:

17/03/17 - 49th AGM & Dinner.

25/09/16 - Malcolm Caldwell won the Autumn Outing at Grangemouth in a very tight finish from Ian McKerrow and Stephen Brannan. (All had net 74.)

04/09/16 - BGC won the Sivewright Quaich Tournament for the 2nd time. See separate web site page for full details and photo. 

11/08/16 - The Iain Martin Putting Competition was won by Ian McKerrow, defeating John Dunn in a high quality final.

08/08/16 - John Christie (representing Mortonhall GC) narrowly lost 2 & 1 at Luffness in the semi-final of the Lothians Handicap Matchplay.

01/08/16 - BGC won through to the final of the Sivewright Quaich after defeating Ethicon at Mortonhall. John Notman and John Dunn finished 4 up after 16 holes; Richard Duncan and Martin Hunter finished 4 up after 14 holes to make the overall result an impressive 8&6 win.

30/07/16 - Craig Taylor and Kevin Matthews both scored a net 74 (equal 4th best score) in the Mortonhall GC Open.

29/07/16 - John Notman won his age group category at Crieff GC Senior Open with a net 70, equalling CSS.

27/07/16 - John Christie (representing Mortonhall GC) and Richard Duncan (representing Buckstone GC) reached their respective quarter-finals in the Lothains Handicap Matchplay Tournament with John winning through to the semi-final at the 20th hole.

13/07/16 - Bob Jackman won his age group category at the Dunblane New Senior Open with a net 67.

27/06/16 - BGC have progressed to the semi-final of the Sivewright Quaich by beating Heriot’s 6&5 at Mortonhall.  Craig Taylor and Murray Sykes were 3 up after 16 holes, while John Dunn and Martin Hunter were 3 up after 15 holes. 

24/06/16 - Murray Sykes won the Summer Outing to Dunbar with a very impressive net 63 (SSS 71).

07/06/16 - BGC progressed to the next round of the Sivewright Quaich with a 4 & 2 win over Mount Vernon.  The first pair of Murray Sykes and Craig Taylor were 3 down after 6, but rallied to square their match at 18.  Martin Hunter and Richard Duncan got off to a flier and were 4 up after 4.  They maintained that lead after 17 holes.

24/04/16 - Bob Jackman won the Spring Outing at Newbattle with a net 69 (SSS 69).

18/03/16 - At the 2016 AGM, Dougie Sutherland was installed as the new Club Captain.

Post-AGM 2015:

11/10/15 - Buckstone Golf Club played Buckstone Golfing Society in a 12-a-side challenge match to celebrate the 45th anniversary of BGS. The result of a very enjoyable match at Musselburgh GC (Monktonhall) was a comprehensive win for BGS. Excellent hospitality was provided by BGS and BGC presented the winners with a trophy to be played for every 2nd year.

13/08/15 - Malcolm Caldwell defeated Alan Tillie to win the I B Martin Putting Trophy. 7 ladies also took part in their competition (won by Carol Caldwell) before we all enjoyed a buffet at Mortonhall Golf Club. Weather was fantastic!

23/07/15 - We had a hard but very enjoyable round of golf in the bright, blustery conditions at Muirfield.  26 members played along with Phil Eggins, son of Roger.  Everyone seemed to enjoy the experience of playing the championship course, albeit, thankfully, not from the back tees. The individual prize was won by Colin Hutchison who scored an impressive 34 points, three ahead of Richard Duncan.  The Tri-am team event was won by John Dunn, Martin Hunter and John Christie with 42 points.

Post-AGM 2014:

14/08/14 - Bob Williamson defeated Ian McKerrow to win the I B Martin Putting Trophy before we enjoyed a buffet at Mortonhall Golf Club.

21/03/14 - At the 46th AGM, Bob Jackman stood down from his role as Club Secretary after 10 years and was replaced by ex-Treasurer, Ian McKerrow. Bob then became the new Club Captain.

Post-AGM 2013:

15/11/13 - Sivewright Celebration evening at Mortonhall GC.

08/09/13 - BGC win the Lothians Sivewright Quaich Tournament for the very first time! (After also reaching the final in 2009 and 2010.)

30/08/13 - 01/09/13 - 15 BGC members played at Western Gailes, Glasgow Gailes and Dundonald courses to celebrate the Club's 45th anniversary.