Cowal Golf Club held its annual presentation of prizes in the Lorne Bar on Friday, November 7, with a welcome reintroduction of a Junior prize-giving to the proceedings.
Among the winners were:
2025 Junior prizewinners
Junior Medals: April, – Ethan Kerr; May, – Ethan Kerr; June, – Brodie Kidd; August, – Ethan Kerr.
AC Mackinnon Cup: Connor MacPherson.
Alan Carson Memorial Trophy: Paul Thornton.
Victoria Trophy: Connor MacPherson.
Cowal Golf Club Most Improved Junior Player: Ethan Kerr.
Cowal Golf Club Under-12 Champion: Euan Cairns.
Cowal Golf Club Junior Champion: Ethan Kerr.
2025 Prizewinners
Jimmy Sharp New Year Shotgun: Hugh Robertson & Martin Clayton.
John Hay Cup: Crawford Richmond & Ally MacDonald.
Cowal Golf Club Winter League: Sean McLean & Chris Carson.
Cowal Golf Club Father & Son: Martin Mumby & Paul Thornton.
Over 70’s Mature Seniors Trophy: David Cooper.
The Harper Trophy: Finlay Thomas.
The Boyd Cup (net 53): John McPhail.
The Logan Trophy: Sean McLean.
Dunoon Burgh Centenary Trophy: Ronnie Oliphant.
Anselmo’s Texas Scramble: Gary Jackson, Martin Allison, Alan McCourt, Colin McDougall.
McClure Trophy: Gerry Gallagher.
Poseidon Trophy: George McDonald.
Sunday Cup: Crawford Richmond.
Western Ferries Pairs Claret Jug: Jackie Lauder & Ronnie Oliphant.
The Major Paterson Bowl: David Cooper.
The Downie Cup: Ally MacDonald.
Western Ferries Senior Open
Clason Trophy for best away player: Shonna Derrett (Innellan)
David Peel Trophy for best scratch: Michael Cannon.
Bradshaw Cup Senior Open Champion: Steven Girvan.
Captain’s Rosebowl (66-69): Liam O’Loughlin.
Centenary Trophy: John Comrie.
Wednesday Quaich: Ronnie Oliphant.
Beddie Cup: David Cooper.
Melville Trophy (Peninsula Open): Johnny Fisher.
Wallace Sweet Downhill: Hugh Robertson
Bell’s Uphill Trophy: Connor MacPherson.
The Captain’s Prize: Willie Darby.
Monthly Medals
April, – David Armstrong; May, – Martin Mumby; June, – Martin Allison; July, – Michael Cannon; August, – David Galloway; September, – Ronnie Oliphant.
Medal Finals: Ronnie Oliphant.
Jubilee Cup: David Cooper.
Williamson Trophy: Iain Henderson.
Jim Carroll Memorial Open: Freddie Williams.
The Weir Trophy: James Dainty (Lochwinnoch).
Dunoon Burgh Centenary Team Trophy: Liam O’Loughlin, James Dainty, Charlie Strachan, Graham Strachan.
Wilson & Bisset Trophy (best handicap score at Dunoon): Steven Girvan.
Dunoon Trophy: Chris Carson.
Knockout competitions
Lang Trophy: Winner, – Finlay Thomas; runner-up, – Freddie Williams.
Lindsay Cowley Memorial Trophy: Winners, – Martin Mumby & Martin Goldie; runner-up, – Finlay Thomas & Murray McClymont.
The Gibson Trophy: Winner, – Finlay Thomas; runner-up, Michael Cannon.
DM Davidson Senior Matchplay Champion: Winner, John Comrie; Runner-up, Johnny Fisher.
Ainsworth Cowal Matchplay Championship: Winner, – Chris Carson; runner-up, Liam O’Loughlin.
Arthur Young Order of Merit: 1, – Liam O’Loughlin (96); 2, – Ronnie Oliphant (88); 3, – David Armstrong (71).
Class Championships and Club Championship
Youth Champion (Under-25): Finlay Thomas (83-87).
4th Class Champion: Cairn Limbert (92-88).
3rd Class Champion: Ronnie Oliphant (84-84).
2nd Class Champion: Ross McEwan (78-73).
1st Class Champion: Chris Carson (74-67).
Sam Hannah Cup Cowal Handicap Champion: Iain Cairns (net 67-62-68).
DG Smith Trophy & Alec Findlay Quaich Club Champion: Chris Carson (74-75-67).
