2024
30.11.24
Another great prize giving dinner last night. Well done to all our prize winners!
AUTUMN MEETING
Congratulations to Gary Barber, this years scratch winner of The Autumn Medal scoring an 82.
Tom Goudie won the handicap with a net 73, a better inward half over Kevin Coffin with the same score.
PITLOCHRY MATCH
Well done to the players who travelled north for our away game against Pitlochry. Achieving a rare away victory to win by 3.5 - 2.5, bringing home the trophy for the first time in 22 years!
You’ve done us proud- Ross Nicholson, Paul Hogan, Lee West, Alan Madden, Mike Stewart, Gary Cavanagh, John Ogilvie, Douglas Ogilvie, Gary Barber, Ian Yeaman, Gordon Murray and Adam Laidlaw
STATION MASTERS
We achieved a memorable draw against a strong StationMasters team last Sunday. The first 3 groups were unlucky in their games, each losing by just 1, then a great come back from the last 3 teams with 5/4, 5/4, and 3/2 victories.
MEDAL SUCCESS
Mike Stewart came in with a remarkable nett 65 on The Championship last Friday, to take the Sept medal.
JUNIOR COMPETITIONS
Congratulations to Adam Laidlaw, our 2024 Junior Champion. Winning 3/2 against Carl Hutchinson.
This was followed by another win for Adam in The Alex Oetegenn Cup a week later. Narrowly beating Carl once more, but it went to a count back after both players finished with a nett 74.
INTER CLUB MATCHES
It's that time of year (September), when we have 2 Inter-Club Matches in quick succession.
Sun 15th September -
Home Match v StationMasters
13.00hrs approx at Burnside Course with meal in The Rookery afterwards.
Sun 22nd September -
Away Match v Pitlochry Golf Club
11.00hrs Approx at Pitlochry Golf Course with refreshments before and after.
We are looking for 12 players for each match.
Please forward your interest to-
THE DEWAR CUP
Congratulations to the team of David McNaught, Donald Gibb and Jason Parker, first winners of the reinstated Dewars Cup. Amassing a stableford total of 49 points today on The Burnside gave them victory over the other 11 teams who took part.
All team scores can be found here.
JUNIOR COMPETITIONS
The Junior Championship final will take place on The Burnside on Sunday, August 25th between Karl Hutchinson and Adam Laidlaw.
The Alex Oetegenn Cup will be played for on Saturday August 31st on the same course.
GARY PLAYER SALVER
Congratulations to The Merchy four man team of Lee West, Dennis McFarlane, John Ogilvie and Paul Hogan. Winners of The Gary Player Salver for the the first time since 2018.
Played on The Burnside Course last Sunday against the other Carnoustie clubs, it was a close run thing with only 9 shots separating the winning team to those finishing 6th.
The CMGC guys winning by a single shot over the Carnoustie Ladies Golf Club.
Presentation of the trophy was at Links House made by tournament convenor Linda Gordon and Carnoustie Golf Links Chairman Colin Yule.
CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP
Congratulations to this years Club Champion, Pete Goudie!
It was another solid performance from Pete, ably assisted by dad Tom on the bag. Friend and neighbour Graeme McEwing fought well throughout, but it was just not to be his day.
CONSOLATION CUP
Well done to Kevin Coffin!
The first winner of the reinstated Ben Gordon Trophy.
A tight match against good mate, Mike Stewart went all the way to the 18th.
Yule Cup
Another solid round from the Ogilvie brothers who battled a typically blustery day on The Burnside, to win The Yule Cup for the second year in a row. The senior member of ‘team Og’ almost had to call it a day on the 2nd hole, when he tweaked a recent injury. Doug saved the day however and carried his partner over the next few holes (or was that 16 holes Doug?), while he recovered.
Tom & David Goudie came in a close second, while Colin & Scott Yule were a notable third from a field of eight teams.
June Medals
Playing conditions have not been too favourable for our June Medal weekends. So well done to Kevin Coffin, posting net scores of 67 and 69 over The Burnside and Buddon and Bob Thomson for a net 76 on The Championship. The latter due mostly to his ball finding skills.
Consolation Cup
We now have the finalists for this newly introduced cup and it promises to be a good one! Playing partners Mike Stewart and Kevin Coffin will contest the cup and lay claim to bragging rights on The Burnside, Saturday, July 6th at 11.52am.
Roy Cup
Well done to all the teams who braved the rain yesterday on a very wet Buddon.
Not an easy day to rack up the points, but persistence and steady play earned Mike Stewart and Kev Coffin the victory.
Great to see our Junior players out in this competition too.
1st. Mike Stewart & Kevin Coffin - 39pts
2nd. Lee West & Steve Liness - 37pts
3rd. Gordon Murray & Adam Laidlaw - 36pts
4th. Phil & Karl Hutchinson - 30pts
Carnoustie Links Junior Championship
The Club are proud to announce that our junior member Adam Laidlaw has won the 2024 Carnoustie Links Junior Championship!
Well done Adam, the first Merchy winner In over 40 years!
A special mention too for Karl Hutchinson, who made it to the semis. Well done boys, you’ve done us proud!
Club Championship 1st Round
See above, just a few of over 20 players who turned out for the opening round of our Club Championship yesterday. The marvellous weather and a Championship course looking it’s best, put a smile on all the hopefuls faces. Four plus hours later however there was many a broken man came off, reminded why this is surely THE hardest course in the world!
Well done to the qualifying top seven. You all deserve a medal, for coping with (or avoiding) that rough!
The draw for the quarter final is as follows;
1. Pete Goudie. v Tom Goudie
2. Ross Munro. v Stuart Horan
3. Scott McEwing. v I McFarlane
4. Graeme McEwing. v Gary Barber
For the semi finals, winner of match 1 plays winner of match 2 and winner of match 3 plays winner match 4.
Quarter finals for the Club Championship must be played by 15th June and semi finals by 29th June.
The final is on Saturday 6th July at 11.52
White tees
No handicap
Matchplay
No upgrade payable
Please contact Colin with your results.
Consolation Cup
The Ben Gordon Trophy will be played for in this newly introduced competition by those who had the best 8 scores in the Club Championship on Saturday but did not qualify.
There were only 7 scores in this category. The rest were no returns.
As with the Club Championship, the draw is seeded which means that the best score gets a bye to the semi final.
1. Mike Stewart v Bye
2. Lee West v Keith Saker
3. Ross Nicholson v David Jack
4. Bob Thomson v Kevin Coffin
For the semi finals, winner of match 1 plays winner of match 2 and winner of match 3 plays winner match 4.
Quarter finals for the Club Championship must be played by 15th June and semi finals by 29th June.
Play is from the white tees on the Burnside Course
Full handicap difference
No upgrade payable
Quarter finals to be played by 15th June
Semi Finals by 29th June
The final will played at the same time as the Club Championship final on Saturday 6th July at 11.52
Text the results to Colin please.
Senior Championship
Clear skies and a light breeze (for Carnoustie) met the competitors on Saturday for the clubs first senior competition in many a year. Eleven over 60’s contested for The Sturrock Troup Trophy on The Burnside.
It was tight at the top, but the wily Don Downie managed to amass one stableford point more than Tom Goudie to take the honours. Willie Boyle came a close third.
D Downie 33pts
T Goudie 32pts
W Boyle 31pts
Club Matches
Sadly, we failed to continue our winning home run in the recent Pitlochry match. An unbelievable performance from the visitors gave them a 5½-½ victory.
We won’t have to look for our challenges in the return game in September, so keep Sunday September 22nd free if you are up for volunteering!
Likewise, we play The Stationmasters the week before on Sunday 15th September, so look out for Doug’s invite to play around end of August.
Yule Cup
Entry to this competition has now closed. After a few cancelations due to course damage, this event will finally be played on June 29 and is sure to be closely contested, with a large number taking part this year.
Medals
April
Congratulations to Lee West, our winner on The Burnside with a net 71.
It was a FIRST EVER medal win for Hugh Robson with a net 79 on The Buddon. Well done Hugh!
May
And another first win for new member Jason Parker, on The Buddon with a net 68. Tied with Mike Stewart, but winning with a better inward nine.
WhatsApp
Members of the clubs Monthly Medals and General Play groups are growing. This is proving an excellent platform for a last minute shout out if you’re looking for a game or have space on a tee time to fill.
If you’d like to join the groups, apply here.
Boards Restored
The remnants of our Club Champions and Club Captains boards have recently been unearthed and are now in the process of being restored (digitally) to their former glory. These hand lettered on mahogany displays would have taken pride of place in our former club house.
Watch this space for further updates.
Spring Medal
Congratulations to Graeme McEwing, our scratch winner in The Spring Meeting.
There was a tie for the Handicap prize, with Scott McEwing winning on a better inward nine.
Yule Cup
Due to the condition of The Burnside Course, this competition had to be postponed.
Our competition secretary will inform players of a new date in due course.
Carnoustie Mercantile Community
The club has recently created a new WhatsApp community, in an effort to improve club member communication.
At this point there are only 2 groups, ‘General Play’ and ‘Monthly Medals’.
The hope is that this will help bring players together who are either looking for, or have space on a tee time.
If you missed the emailed link to join these groups, please let us know.
Apex Hotel Charity Golf Event
Congratulations to our very own John Ogilvie. Captain of the winning team ‘Suntans of Swing’ in the recent golf day held on The Championship Course. Second was ‘Victor Paris Bathroom’s’ and the wooden spoon went to last years winners ‘Jockeys Highlanders’.
Over £5800 was raised for local charities. Well done, to all who played a part and thanks again to Mike for organising.
The club are once again, proud to support The Apex Hotel Charity Golf Day later this month. Thanks to all the members taking part, I’m sure it’ll be a great day and raise lots of money for local charities. And well done Mike Stewart for organising!
2023
Congratulations to all our prize winners and many thanks to all those who worked behind the scenes to make this a very memorable Mercky Smoker.
16.10.23
CONGRATULATIONS!
New member Jamie MacIntosh is this years winner of The George Ogilvie Trophy and long time member, Don Downie took The Whyte & McKay Cup.
October Medals
Well done Andy Joss, winner of the last Championship Medal of the season with a net 76!
This weekend (Oct 20th, 21st, 22nd) is our Burnside Medal.
And your last chance of winning 3 branded balls comes on The Buddon (Oct 27th, 28th, 29th).
25.09.23
Mercantile v StationMasters
A damp, grey day on The Burnside was brightened up significantly with a 3.5 - 2.5 victory for the Merchy men recently. Overturning a 6 - 0 drubbing last year and playing with a man down, it was a remarkable performance.
Pitlochry v Mercantile
Unfortunately the much anticipated return match at Pitlochry at the weekend had to be postponed due to a bad weather forecast.
Doug will keep us posted re. A new date.
September Medals
Mike Stewart braved some dreadful weather to shoot a winning score of net 76 on The Championship earlier this month.
The Burnside Medal goes to Bob Thomson with a lifetime best of net 62!
A glass was raised as the handicap dropped!
Nice to see a new name and new member on the winners list. Well done Guy Smith, winning the Buddon Medal this month with a net 70!
Singles Finals
Jamie MacIntosh will play Ian Crighton in this years George Ogilvie Trophy final, while Mike Stewart and Don Downie contest The Whyte & McKay Cup. Play well Gentlemen!
05.09.23
August Medals
Congratulations to all our August Medal winners!
A Championship/Burnside double by Bob Thomson, winning on both occasions by a 1 stroke count back.
An excellent net 68 by Andy Joss took The Buddon Medal, with special mention to Junior, Karl Hutchinson who posted a commendable net 70.
August Meeting
Well done Darren Pyott!
This years scratch winner with an 84. Good to see you lift the silverware in your first season at the club.
Lee West always competes well in this event, taking the handicap prize with a net 71.
15.08.23
Crabbe Cup
Nine pairings braved the thunderstorms on Sunday for this years Crabbe Cup competition on The Burnside and I’m delighted to report that Douglas and John Ogilvie completed the treble! Adding to their Yule and Roy Cup victories earlier in the season, 42 stableford points was enough to take the prize. Coming a close second was Mike Stewart and Kevin Coffin with 40pts, followed by Pete Goudie and Graeme McEwing with 39pts.
Competitions
Entries are still being taken for our Autumn Medal on September 2nd. Played off the whites on The Championship Course, you can enter here.
Club Matches
If you would like to represent The Club against the Stationmasters September 17th and away to Pitlochry September 24th, please contact Douglas soon as possible please here.
22.07.23
Junior Club Championship
Congratulations to Adam Laidlaw, who beat last years winner Carl Hutchinson to be our Club Champion for 2023.
The Alex Oetegenn Cup
The club are proud to announce the inaugural winner of our new Junior handicap competition is Adam Laidlaw. With a special mention to the other finalists, Carl Hutchinson (2nd) and Jamie West (3rd).
Played for on The Burnside last Saturday, the players were met at the end of the match by The Carnoustie Links Management Committee Chairman Colin Yule, who presented the cup.
We were also delighted by a visit from cup sponsor Fiona Oetegenn a fews days later for a meal and presentation in The Rookery.
05.07.23
Club Championship
Just a reminder folks, that Pete and Darren will tee off this Saturday on The Championship course at 11.52am to contest The Club Championship.
Hope to see you there!
Buddon Medal
Jamie MacIntosh once again took the last medal of June on The Buddon with a net 65. Well done!
Junior Competitions
The first Junior Trophy of the season, The Alex Oetegenn Cup, will be played for on Saturday 15th July on the Burnside. To mark this 1st year of the competition, Mrs Fiona Oetegenn will be presenting the cup to the winner.
Later this month our Junior club Championship will take place, again on The Burnside course. Date still to be confirmed.
20.06.23
Roy Cup
On a marvellous day for golf, with The Buddon in great condition, John and Douglas Ogilvie were victors once again in The Roy Cup with a very respectable 44 points. This, despite an identical US Open type bounce back by Doug on the 17th.
A close second with 42 came the pairing of Ross Nicholson and Bob Thomson.
A count back was required for the three pairs tied at third on 35 points.
Gordon/Adam- 19
Hugh/Craig- 17
Mike/Kevin- 16
Club Championship
Pete Goudie will now meet Darren Pyott in this years final, to be played on Saturday July 8th at 11.52.
Put this date in your diary folks! It would be great to see as many members as possible out to support our finalists.
Buddon Medal
Just a reminder that the last medal of the month will be played this weekend- June 23rd, 24th, 25th.
Jamies’ set the bar in previous months at net 66, can he do it again?
Good luck everyone!
12.06.23
Club Championship
Congratulations to Darren Pyott for making it to the final in his first season at the club. He’ll meet either Pete Goudie or Graeme McEwing who play in the other semi final.
Burnside Medal
Colin Yule continued his great run of form with a net 73 in the June Medal.
A score that was equaled by Kevin Coffin and Mike Stewart.
Kevins takes this months medal however, with a better inward half.
Gents Stroke Play Championship
Angus County Golf Association will be hosting this event on Sunday the 18th of June at Edzell Golf Club from 13:00pm. Open to our members, spaces are limited to 30 players with a £10 entry fee.
Roy Cup
Good luck to everyone competing in this event on Sunday.
Please remember to send a photo of your completed scorecard with the stableford total by WhatsApp or email to Colin Yule on the day of play.
Club Championship
After a bright but blowy day on Saturday for the 1st round of our Club Championship, the following players have qualified for the quarter finals, with the draw as follows;
P Goudie v. K Coffin
G McEwing v. R Munro
D Ogilvie v. I McFarlane
G Smith v. D Pyott
Ties are arranged between the players themselves. Please try to play as soon as possible. All play is from the white tees on The Championship Course, with no upgrade fees to be payed.
The final will be played on Saturday July 8th at 11.52.
Please email your results to the club email as soon as you can.
Good luck everyone!
May Medals
The first of our May medals went to Mike Stewart with a very respectable net 67 on the Burnside.
The following week on The Championship, congratulations go to Colin Yule for his FIRST EVER! Monthly medal win, with a net 74.
Well done Colin, I’m sure the handicap secretary will be looking closely at your scores now. Haha!
And finally, The Buddon Medal was won for the second month in a row by Jamie MacIntosh with another net 66. Well done!
Pitlochry Home Match
Another home win for CMGC and great to see a few new members in this years team. Could this be our year?
Roll on September 24!
Buddon April Medal
A very respectable net 66 yesterday on The Buddon gave Jamie McIntosh the April medal, with a special mention to Alan Madden for his eagle on the 5th.
Well done guys!
Spring Medal
A bright but very blustery day on the Championship provided a stern test for those who contested The Spring Medal today.
Well done everyone, it was an achievement just to finish!
Congratulations to Pete Goudie who took the scratch prize with an 83 and a close fought handicap prize went to Kevin Coffin with a net 81 (a better inward half than Lee West with the same score).
First blood to John & Douglas
A good turn out of 8 pairings competed for the first trophy of the year yesterday,
The Yule Cup.
This is played for by members who are related by blood to their playing partner.
It was a closely fought contest this year, won by brothers John and Douglas Ogilvie with a score of 36pts. Narrowly beating last years victors, Tom and Pete Goudie with a better inward half.
MIKE BERGER
It’s with much sadness we report the loss of Mercantile stalwart Mike Berger, who passed away recently after a long period of illness.
Mike was a loyal and honourable servant to the Club since joining in the early 80’s.
He was ever the complete gentleman as an opponent and whether winning or losing, was always appreciative of a good shot, and never short of conversation.
A frequent winner of our Winter League, where his banter will be greatly missed.
Our thoughts go out to Sue and the family.
MERCANTILE GC & APEX HOTELS CHARITY EVENT
The date has now been confirmed for a Mercantile/Apex Hotels 4-ball charity golf event
To be held on The Carnoustie Championship course on Thursday 9th March 2023.
The format is Texas scramble and we are looking for 12 or more Mercantile members to make up a four ball team with 3 other players from Apex Hotels.
The only cost to members will be £5 for a Tea / Coffee and bacon roll on arrival.
There are some cracking prizes to play for, including a 4 ball at Gleneagles for the winning team!
Merci players can also buy tickets for the raffle if they so choose, again with big prizes on offer!
All this is being organised by our Club Junior Convenor Mike Stewart, who is part of the Apex Charity Committee. The aim is to raise money for the following charities and the hope being to make this an annual event.
• Andy's Man Club https://andysmanclub.co.uk/
• Dundee Bairns https://dundeebairns.org/
• The Grey Lodge Settlement https://raccoon-accordion-ywfx.squarespace.com/
This looks like being a fantastic day of opportunities.
Play golf, meet new people, win prizes! And best of all, play a part in raising money for these worthy causes!
2022
JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP
On Saturday 8th October, Karl Hutchinson and Jamie West contested the final of The Clubs Junior Championship.
Played on The Burnside Course in marvellous conditions, it was great to see this event back on the calendar after so many years absence and hopefully a sign of more great things to come from our efforts with the Junior Programme.
Congratulations to Karl for coming out as the eventual winner.
GEORGE OGILVIE TROPHY
Congratulations to Doug Ogilvie, winner of this years trophy.
AUTUMN MEETING
Well done to everyone who competed for this years Autumn Meeting last Saturday, Sept 4th. Never easy off the whites, but these guys held it together to win the Scratch Prize: Lee West and Handicap Prize: John Ogilvie.
COMMITTEE CUP
Congratulations to Mike Stewart on winning this years Committee Cup with a commendable 36pts on The Championship Course on Sat, Aug 27th.
CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL
Finalists Douglas Ogilvie and Pete Goudie on the first tee yesterday. A glorious day for a final, played on a course fit for any championship, was eventually won by Pete Goudie.
A CHARITY GOLF DAY
Will be held by Monifieth Rotary on 28th August to raise funds for Alzheimer Scotland and various other local charities.
If any members would like to take part, click here for further information.
ROY CUP
Congratulations to John and Douglas Ogilvie, winners of this years competition with a stableford score of 41.
PITLOCHRY HOME MATCH
Well done to The Mercantile team, who for the first time in three years, secured a well earned victory against Pitlochry on the Championship course today.
Pete Goudie/Kevin Coffin
Paul Forbes/Lee West
Douglas Ogilvie/John Ogilvie
Cliff Oldershaw/Billy Campbell
Colin Yule/Tom Goudie
Mike Stewart/Bob Thomson
ALEC OETEGENN
It’s with great sadness we mourn the loss of former Club Captain Alec Oetegenn, who passed away on Thursday 5th May after a brave battle against cancer.
An honourable servant to the Club for many years and a joy to be on the golf course with.
Our thoughts go out to Fiona and the family.
SPRING MEDAL
Bright but blustery conditions on The Championship last Saturday provided competitors with the toughest of tests off the whites.
Well done to worthy winners, Doug Ogilvie with a scratch score of 84 and Mike Stewart taking the handicap prize with a net 74.
THE YULE CUP
Great to see such a large turn out for the first cup competition of the new season.
A closely fought contest saw Ron and Kevin Coffin come home in third place with a stableford 34pts and just pipping them to second spot with 35pts was the partnership of Douglas and John Ogilvie.
The congratulations go once again thought to worthy winners Tom and Pete Goudie with 38pts.
2021
For the full list of prize winners
DINNER & PRIZE GIVING
Congratulations to all the 2020/21 prize winners celebrated at our dinner recently. A great evening was topped off with guest speaker, Jocky Scott providing some very entertaining stories followed by a Q&A session at the end. Thanks again to The Station Hotel for treating us so well and providing an excellent meal.
CARNOUSTIE MERCANTILE GOLF CLUB
WINNER!
of The 2021 inter club competition
The Pringle Trophy
GEORGE OGILVIE TROPHY
Congratulations go once more to winner, Phil Nethercote and well done for getting the double!
AUTUMN MEETING
With sunshine and light wind forecast over a Championship Course in peak condition, it was a marvellous day for golf.
The Scratch Trophy was won by Bob Thomson with a gross score of 89 and Gordon Murray took the Handicap prize posting a net 77.
WHYTE & MACKAY TROPHY
Congratulations to Phil Nethercote for winning The W&M in his first season at the club.
Colin with Caddie, Jocky Scott at the Pre- Women’s Open Pro-Am event on Tuesday.
The Caddi master obviously has a sense of humour! ‘A great guy and a brilliant caddie’ says Colin.
CRABBE CUP
Congratulations to Ron and Willie, who posted an excellent stableford score of 42 to win this years Crabbe Cup.
CHARITY GOLF MARATHON
A great effort from club members- Mike, Lee, Kevin and Paul, who completed a golf marathon over the Carnoustie courses recently. Raising so far, £1490 in donations for their chosen charity, Prostate Cancer. Well done guys! And if anyone would like to boost their total with a donation to this worthy cause, please contact Mike.
CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP
Congratulations to this years winner, Kevin Coffin. Despite a strong fight back, with some remarkable rescue shots from Lee, it was Kevins steady play and clinical finishing that won the day.
