Walker Cup 2022
30 July 2022, Meadows
The Walker Cup was won this year by Mark Shanks.
Basil Townsend Quaich 2022
24 July 2022, Auchincruive
Four clubs competed for the Basil Townsend Quaich: Auchincruive, Kevin Wright (8); Edinburgh, David Fell (7); Glasgow, Steve Barnett (10) and Meadows, Mark Shanks (22). The competition was played over three rounds of 18-point handicap AC.
The day was mixed, mainly dry, with a little rain but also some welcome sunshine. All games apart from one finished within the time, which reflected the good standard of play and also the eagerness of the competitors to finish before the forecast storms were due! The winner of this year's tournament was Kevin Wright, who won all of his games, and brought the Quaich back to Auchincruive after two years at Glasgow The rest shared the points, all winning one game.
Middle Bisquers 2022
11-12 June 2022, Balgreen
The Adam Trophy was won by David Houston in a tight contest.
With only six entrants, all-play-all games were three rounds on day 1 then two on day 2. Use of three lawns avoided double-banking. Games had a 3 hours time limit for standard 26-point Level Advanced play. If needed, tie-break resolution was published as: (1) games won 26-n; (2) total hoops for; (3) net hoops.
The expected rain proved to be very occasional light showers, but the high and gusty wind often caused difficulties, even for those with aero-dynamic metal mallet heads. Despite this, the sun shone on both days. Jane Morrison called to review progress and, for a while, Kathy Brown watched to pick up some tips. We had a brief visit from Susan Menzies (Sportscotland partnership manager) and a man from Currie dropped in to enquire about group tuition at Balgreen.