Result - Peter Miller 5 Club Trophy. Wed 7th May.
Wednesday, 7th May marked the debut of our mid-week extravaganza: the 5 Club Peter Miller Trophy. The battleground was the Queen’s course, played from the white tees, and the weather was so warm and pleasant that even the golf balls seemed to be in a good mood, with just a gentle breeze to keep things interesting.
Our reigning champion, Mr Paul Kelly, arrived with three previous victories under his belt and a glint of determination in his eye. Twenty-one members, armed with their five favourite clubs—selected through a mix of wisdom, wild guessing, and perhaps a quick consultation with ChatGPT—set out to claim glory.
Early on, Mr Doug Law set the pace, carding a nett 70 to take the top spot on the leaderboard. Mr Kelly, however, couldn’t quite summon last year’s magic, finishing just behind with a nett 71. Later in the day, Mr Douglas Laing, riding a wave of recent good form, matched Mr Law’s nett 70, only to be edged out on countback. So close, yet so countback.
But just days after May the 4th (be with you!), our Captain—sorry, Emperor—Daley Smith unleashed the full power of the Force, blasting the competition away with a nett 66! Rumour has it he knew he was destined for victory the moment he started with a 7 on the first hole. As he holed out for a triple bogey, the wise words of Jedi Master Ken Marshall echoed in his mind: “Everyone wins with a 7 on the first.” Apparently, he took that quite literally.
Congratulations to our fearless leader, Mr Daley Smith, on a truly galactic start to the season!
Mr Ross MacNish blasting out of the water on the 13th wthout getting a mark on his lovely white shoes or shirt!
Trophy History from Ron McKelvie (Amended): The Peter Miller Trophy first awarded in 1996 Peter Miller was a long standing member of Dun Whinny who served on Council and was Captain of the Club from 1984 to 1986. He died suddenly in 1993. His son Stewart Miller remains a member of the Club. Peter was born with a deformed arm which nevertheless did not stop him from playing golf very effectively. There was not much that ever stopped Peter but he did need help with tying the laces of his golf shoes which I can remember doing on a number of occasions. At a meeting of Council in 1996 Richard Hally advised he had discussions with Stewart regarding the offer of a prize in Memory of Peter for competition on the Queens Course. Peter particularly enjoyed playing the Queens course and specifically enjoyed the Five Club competition so it was felt appropriate that the trophy being donated should be awarded for that event.