Great meeting at the club this morning with Scottish Golf's Chief Executive Andrew McKinlay re' our Junior + membership. Many thanks for taking the time Andrew and the tweet.
Good chat this morning with Simon Payne @CowglenGolfClub re great initiative to get kids playing - thinking differently has been very successful. Maybe one for other clubs to think about. @ScottishGolf #golfsfuture pic.twitter.com/STN6U0Eamk
— Andrew McKinlay (@blairmckinlay) December 17, 2018
17/12/2018
Great meeting at the club this morning with Scottish Golf's Chief Executive Andrew McKinlay re' our Junior + membership. Many thanks for taking the time Andrew and the tweet.
10/12/2019
Not surprisingly the course is closed and will remain so all day. 1st and other holes badly flooded. Anybody coming from Pollokshaws onto the Barrhead Road take care as there is bad flooding under the bridge at the roundabout.
09/12/2019
13 Full Greens are now on.
09/12/2019
The course has now opened although the 1st & 18th will remain closed. I have still to hear how many full greens will be in play. As soon as I do I will update.
09/12/2019
The closed sign is still out while the greens staf carry out their inspection. Initial word from Michael is that he is hoping to open 17th, then play 2 - 16 as the first will be closed. 38 mm of rain fell from Saturday night until last night!
08/12/2019
07/12/2019
The course has now opened and there are 16 greens in play.
07/12/2019
The course closed sign is still out. The Greens staff are carryinmg out their inspection. As soon as I hear an update I will post.
06/12/2019
Probably not surprisingly the course is closed.
05/12/2019
All greens are on and buggies are permitted although they will be reassessed if the forecasted rain comes.
04/12/2019
16 Greens on and buggies permitted. The only greens not in play are 9 & 10 which are currently being worked on.
04/12/2019
Michael and his team are still inspecting the course. As soon as I hear the status of the greens I will update. Buggies are permitted.
03/12/2019
Most greens will be in play today and buggies permitted.
02/12/2019
01/12/2019
Another very cold start this morning. All temporary greens are in play today and buggies aren't in use due to the frost lying over the course.
30/11/2019
Temporary greens in play currently. Given the temperarture it's probably unlikely that this will change but if it does I will update. As always care needs to be taken by anyone playing in these conditions on slopes or uneven surfaces.
29/11/2019
Probably not surprising that temporary greens are in play due to the frost. If there is any change to this later in the day I will update.
28/11/2019
A damp but mild start to the day but all full greens are on.
27/11/2019
Due to the rain that fell through the night (6mm) no buggies will be permitted today and there is the potential for some temporary greens to be in play. As soon as I hear from the greens staff I will post an update.
26/11/2019
Greens staff are currently inspecting the course but hopefully all greens will be in play once again. If anything changes I will post.
25/11/2019
25/11/2019
All 18 greens in play today.
23/11/2019
17 Full greens in play. Only the 4th is on temporary.
23/11/2019
22/11/2019
Unfortunately the frost is still hard in the ground so temporary greens are in play. The greens staff think that it is unlikely that this will change today, if it does I will post.
21/11/2019
Pretty much the same as yesterday with no frost visible but the ground underneath is still heavily frozen therefor all winter greens. If anything changes I will let you know.
20/11/2019
A balmy 5 degrees this morning however the frost is still in the ground so temporary greens are currently in play. There will be an inspection mid-morning. Following this and if there is any change I will post.
19/11/2019
Probably not surprising that temporary greens are in play and look likely to be for the rest of the day. As always if there is any change I will post.
17/11/2019
After inspection from the greenkeepers, all temporary greens will be in play today.
17/11/2019
It's another cold start this morning, with a frost lying over the course. I'm still waiting to hear from the greens staff regarding the greens. However, once I am informed I will let you know.
16/11/2019
A great end to an excellent year for Orla Ronney pictured being presented with The Jack Murray Memorial Trophy by Club Captain Jim Bonner.
During the year Orla reduced handicap from 14 - 9.
Won the Renfrewshire Ladies County Medal scoring both the best Scratch and best nett score of the day.
Won the Renfrewshire county championship and the Campbell Clock.
Helped Renfrewshire girls to victory in the West of Scotland Kennedy Salver winning both her foursomes and singles games.
Lost in final of Junior Championship.
A very deserving winner of this prestigious trophy where the winner is selected by the club's council.
Her work ethic and attitude both on and off the course is absolutely
fantastic,she is a credit to her family who I am sure will be very
proud.
16/11/2019
Temporary greens are in play due to the frost. If there is any change to this later in the day I will update.
15/11/2019
Flag at half mast for our President Craig Morris whose funeral takes place today at 2pm at the Linn Crematorium.
Craig who was 86 years old and had been a member of the club for almost 70 years passed away just over a week ago surrounded by his family following a very short battle with cancer.
Craig's long association with the club dates even further back than his own membership as his uncle was involved with laying out the original course.
In recent years Craig was regarded as the club's historian having written the club's Centenary Book in 2006.
A wonderful gentleman who will be missed by all that knew him.
Our condolences are with his family and friends at this sad time.
14/11/2019
A very cold start to the day, with a heavy frost lying over the course. Hopefully, it will lift later on but at the moment all winter greens are in play.
13/11/2019
Temporary greens and no buggies due to the frost. I will change if there is any change to this later in the morning.
12/11/2019
Michael is hopeful that he'll be able to get up to half the greens on today howeve they are still carrying out their inspection. I will update when I hear anything further. There will be no buggies permitted and as always at this time of year care must be taken on slopes or uneven surfaces.
11/11/2019