Result - Duncrub Trophy (Gross). Club Championship (Net)
Duncrub Trophy
Best Two of Three Calculation (Aggregates)
David Logie → Spring 73 + Autumn 78 = 151
David McColgan → Spring 81 + Autumn 78 = 159
Colin Campbell → Spring 81 + Summer 81 = 162
Mark Higham → Summer 80 + Autumn 82 = 162
Ken Marshall → Spring 83 + Autumn 81 = 164
Kevin Beattie → Spring 87 + Summer 89 = 176
Andy Barton → Spring 74 + Summer 95 = 169 (but scratched Autumn, so fixed at 169)
🏆 Final Duncrub Trophy Result (2025)
Winner: David Logie – 151 (73 + 78)
Runner‑up: David McColgan – 159
Third place (tie): Colin Campbell & Mark Higham – 162
Report
This season’s Duncrub Trophy was a tale of nerve, numbers, and no‑returns. While others stumbled in the gorse and heather, David Logie stitched together bookend masterpieces: a 73 in the spring sunlight and a well‑ground Autumn 78 amidst bunched pressure. Though he sat out the summer card – recorded as a DNF – his two counting rounds were stone solid, closing the ledger at 151 and delivering a clear eight‑shot victory.
David McColgan, despite heroics of level‑par golf on the Autumn front nine, fell victim to a single swing on the 10th and ultimately settled for 159, runner‑up in both golf and perhaps fortune. Colin Campbell and Mark Higham tied for third on 162, each with their own consolations – Campbell rediscovering joy at Billy McNeill’s halfway‑house largesse, Higham proving once more that bold aggression can pay on King’s when it holds its line.
Others flashed, faltered, or flat‑out disappeared (Andy Barton’s season being as combustible as his spring 74 was promising). Yet when the ink dried on Lord Rollo’s silver inkstand, it was David Logie whose name was freshly engraved, his reputation burnished by precision rather than pyrotechnics.
Club Championship
Best Two of Three Calculation (Aggregates)
• Kevin Beattie 69 + 69 = 138
• David Frame 68 + 76 = 144
• Ken Marshall 70 + 74 = 144
• Andy Barton 61 + 84 = 145
• Mark Higham 72 + 74 = 146
• Patrick Elsmie 72 + 75 = 147
• Rob Crockart 73 + 74 = 147
• Mark Nicolson 72 + 77 = 149
• David Logie 74 + 76 = 150
• Colin Campbell 74 + 77 = 151
(all others 152 and higher)
🏆 Final Club Championship Cup (2025)
Winner: Kevin Beattie – 138 (69 + 69)
Runner‑up (tie): David Frame & Ken Marshall – 144
Third place : Andy Barton – 145
Report
The Dun Whinny Club Championship Cup, the venerable handicap prize, found its rightful home this season with Kevin Beattie, whose consistent brilliance across three meetings left no room for doubt. Bookending his campaign with superb net 69s in both the Spring and Autumn, and adding a steady 72 in the Summer, Beattie amassed an unassailable aggregate of 138. While David Frame conjured a miraculous path-shot at the 8th in the Autumn to share second place on 144 with the ever-consistent Ken Marshall, and Andy Barton's legendary Spring 61 remained a talking point, none could match Beattie's unflappable form. His name now joins a long line of champions, etched not by dramatic flair, but by the quiet, relentless pursuit of excellence.
Beattie's victory was a masterclass in handicap golf, proving that steady hands and a disciplined approach often trump the spectacular. While the season offered its usual blend of golfing theatre—from Mark Nicolson's compassionate worm-relocation to Colin Campbell's pleasant surprise at Billy Z McNeill's rare coffee generosity—it was Kevin Beattie's unwavering performance that truly defined the year. His triumph is a testament to the enduring spirit of the Club Championship Cup, rewarding the player who best navigates the King's Course across the changing seasons.
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