Portmahomack Golf Club

Look at these photos of Gillian Davey's Grandparents playing at the course! Thanks so much for sending them to us! 📷🤩 If you have any old photos from the Port Golf Club past we would love to post them! Send them to [email protected]

The last Open of the season is the Alanish 2 ball Open Scramble on Saturday 8th October! All info and entry here: https://portmahomackgolfclub.com/open-competitions

Recently the team from Portmahomack won the Dornoch Firth Festival Trophy for the first time since 2017! Congratulations to the team:

Donald Urquhart - Team Captain
Davie Mackay
Fred Mackay
Martin Lochhead
Bruce Fraser
Andrew Small
Neil Wilson
Sanders More
Michael Mackay
Sandy Haddow

A great photo from last week after the Joyce Seniors 2022!

Congratulations to the winners of the Joyce Seniors 2022 last week! Here are the results 🏆⛳

Apologies for any disruptions

As we mourn the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the flag on the first tee is flying at half mast

This is your sign to get a round in today! ⛳

📷 - Zoe Gray

We love to see our members helping out on the course! Thanks to Heather and Derek who went out this week repairing divots What a team! 👏🏆

Piece of cake!

📷 - Zoe Gray

Graeme surprised Anna and Margaret while they were potting plants up at the course! It's always nice to see a familiar face pop in to say hi!

Congratulations to the winners at the Ladies Open last weekend! Full results on our website ⛳

Smiles all round! 😁

📷 - Zoe Gray

We love when visitors come to play in our Opens! Fancy signing up to one? Check out the Opens tab on the website for more info!

📷 - Zoe Gray

Congratulations to everyone who took part in the Ladies Open at the weekend! Here are the results!

It's the Ladies Open this Saturday! Check out the draw here: https://portmahomackgolfclub.com/news-1/f/portmahomack-ladies-open-draw

Have you been attending the block of lessons? We've been loving seeing both adults and kids learning and improving

Pinch Punch First of the Month! ☀️ Perfect time of the year for a round. Check out our fixtures for the month here: https://portmahomackgolfclub.com/fixtures%2Fresults

Have you entered into the PORTMAHOMACK GENTS OPEN this Saturday yet? Info & Entry: https://portmahomackgolfclub.com/open-competitions

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PORTMAHOMACK LADIES OPEN
Saturday 13th August
Info & Entry: https://bit.ly/portopens

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Keeping Count

📷 - Zoe Gray

Think Rory could hole out one of our bunkers? Who do you think will win The Open today?

guestopen – Your club website:

Fancy entering any of the upcoming Opens? Head to https://bit.ly/portopens for entry info and get your name down! ⛳️🏆

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"My only Birdie today" Thanks to Zoe Gray for sending us her photo from her round

3️⃣⛳️

Busy week this week at the cours3. Club champs during the week and the J&L Vass Open this weekend! Here are the results! Thanks to James Gordon for the photos!

J & L Vass Open Draw
https://portmahomackgolfclub.com/news-1/f/j-l-vass-open-draw

It's not too late to enter the J&L VASS TROPHY this Saturday. For entry information go to https://bit.ly/portopens or email [email protected] or [email protected]

1️⃣6️⃣ PLATEAU ⛳️

The extra hole!

Playing 18 holes, this is the 16th hole on the back nine.

Elevated tee and green, which sits on a PLATEAU - hence the name.

Tough par 3, especially if windy, tee shot is vital.
Its either fly it all the way and hope that you've got the right club, or bounce it in a very narrow gap, to pop up on the green. Undulating approach makes it more difficult.

Banked green can make putting difficult.

Now! Back to the clubhouse for a drink ! You’ve earned it!!

White Tee : 167 Yards
Yellow Tee : 155 Yard

J&L VASS TROPHY
This Saturday
Enter Via [email protected] or [email protected] ⛳️

9️⃣ SCHOOL ⛳️

The Par 4 home hole is named as it looks directly at and runs alongside the village school.

A good drive helps, careful to avoid “out of bounds” all the way up the left hand side.

The elevated, tight, green is surrounded by a hollow, so again the second shot is vital.

A card buster indeed to finish.

White Tee : 327 Yards
Yellow Tee : 327 Yard

ALLANISH PAIRS OPEN

The Annual ALLANISH PAIRS trophy took place on Sunday 19th June.

The weather was dry & sunny but a stiff breeze ensured a challenge to the Gents & Ladies taking part, though the course was in immaculate condition.

The result was a fascinating battle as the three best returns all returned the same nett scores!

It was down to the BIH scores (Better Inward Half) - the scores over the closing 9 holes.

Triumphant were Port golfers James & Moira Gordon with their Nett 63 just pipping another pair of Port members Hamish Skinner and Mike Keay with another nett 63. In third place came Tain GC stalwarts Martin & Anne Ryan - yes you've guessed Nett 63!

Congratulations to Martin Lochead and Bobby Sutherland for sorting that one out!!

Winners of next best pair with a lady member were the Port's Andrew & Heather Small Nett 66.

A big thank you to our sponsors Ally & Ish and Bobby Sutherland as starter / recorder, and Martin Lochead for coordination.

RESULTS

(1) James & Moira Gordon (Portmahomack GC) Nett (63) (BIH)

(2) Hamish Skinner & Mike Keay (Portmahomack GC) Nett 63

(3) Martin 7 Anne Ryan (Tain GC) Nett 63

Next best team with a lady - Andrew & Heather Small (Portmahomack GC) 66

Enter here: https://portmahomackgolfclub.com/news-1/f/alanish-pair-open-entries-open

8️⃣ JACKIE'S BRAWEST ⛳️

Magnificent views of the Dornoch Firth from the tee, heading towards Tarbat Old Church in the distance.

Named after the late Jackie McKay, long serving greenskeeper. Jackie redesigned the hole to its current position, and it provides a real challenge.

Second shot is key to this hole….as the green is elevated and banked. A plateau green, guarded by banks and two fierce bunkers, means finding a good second shot is vital……and if you go through the green, the road waits!
Even then, putting can be vital, depending Mike, the greenskeeper's flag position!

White Tee : 297 Yards
Yellow Tee : 289 Yard

Don't miss out on a summer of golfing. Get signed up to these sessions at the Port with a club professional!

Well done yo everyone who played at the weekend!

7️⃣ BUNKERS ⛳️

Shortest hole on the course (Par 3)
Blind tee shot, flag might just be visible on the skyline.

Narrow fairway, and front of green has two bunkers close together, leaving a narrow landing area.

If you over-run the green, theres another bunker at the back! Hence the name “Bunkers”

White Tee : 126 Yards
Yellow Tee : 121 Yard

Greensomes Sat 4th June DRAW

When you sink a 6ft putt, the Ribenas in the clubhouse are on you! 🧃🏌️

6️⃣ SEAFIELD ⛳️

Long, undulating, uphill Par 4 to blind green, not helped by the prevailing wind. Named after area in line with the hole.

Tee shot to rising fairway - marker shows the way (Green is hidden over, and down the hill) .

Undulating fairway means tee shot is important, and second shot can be blind to a well guarded green - bunkered on both sides.

Ring the bell as you leave the green! 🔔

White Tee : 353 Yards
Yellow Tee : 340 Yard

Thanks to Mike for capturing this gorgeous photo! Got any good photos? Share then with us!

When you hit that fairway shot just right 😍