Dumfries and County Golf Club
Draws for the Gents , Seniors and Juniors championships. Finals day is on Sunday 22nd June. Good luck everyone.
We held the club championship qualifying on Saturday 24th May. Our congratulations to the winners
Hector Anderson Trophy 36 hole qualifying –
Adam Aitken 72 + 69 = 141
View scores HERE
Seniors
Robert Marshall Trophy (over50s) – Kevin Robertson 72
Norman Blount Trophy (over 60s) – Andy Ross 73
Results can be seen HERE
Video from head greenkeeper Steven Knaggs shows the remarkable condition of the 13th green following the algae formation just before the start of the season.
County & Nithsdale Cups were played for on Saturday 17th May at the County, well done to David Bolas from Lisburn and Adam Aitken from the home club on lifting the silverware today.
full result – dacgc-countynithsdalecupsopen1.golfgenius.com
prizewinners –
Nithsdale Cup winner David Bolas (Lisburn) 74 -14 = 60 bih
County Cup winner Adam Aitken (D&C) 67
Division 1
1st -Ryan Johnstone (D&C) 73-8=65
2nd -Robbie MacBeth (Lochmaben) 69-2-67 bih
3rd – David Davidson (D&C) 77-9=67
Division 2
1st – Finlay Degnan (D&G) 77-12=65
2nd – Mark Broadfoot (D&G) 81-13=68
3rd – Paul Morris (D&C) 81-12=69 bih
Division 3
1st -Robin McCoosh (Lisburn) 83-23=60
2nd – Kieran Murray (Crichton) 77-15=62
3rd – Eric Patterson (D&G) 86-20=66
Nearest the pin winners. Paying £175 per player on Pro-Shop Account 
Alistair Martin
Ross Halliday
Alan Birdsall
Stefan Stankiewicz
Weather Implications
Course Maintenance :- May update
Recent Activities and Observations
Due to the recent weather conditions the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) has issued a water warning for most of Scotland.
Updates can be read from the following link :- https://beta.sepa.scot/water-scarcity/previous-reports/08-may-2025/
Rainfall Jan – April 2025
Rainfall has continued to be below average for most of the country. In the south of Scotland there are areas that received less than a third of average rainfall. This follows on from the below average rainfall over autumn and winter “
Bigga have also written a report on the ongoing weather / ground conditions and can be read on the following link:- https://www.bigga.org.uk/news-listing/uk-greenkeepers-on-lack-of-rainfall-this-spring.html
This extended dry period has posed significant challenges, with areas of the course not naturally filling back in from winter damage, Divoting has been initiated in these areas and will continue over the next few weeks, its success is highly dependent on a change in weather conditions to provide the necessary moisture for seed germination.
Various applications, including fertilizers, wetting agents, and amino acids, have been administered to the greens / Tees to ensure their health and vitality. The 3rd,13th and putting green have received extra treatments specifically aimed at encouraging root and foliar growth.
We are now entering a drought situation and the aim is now to keep as much grass on the surfaces as possible, the following actions have been already implemented or will be shortly:-
Ongoing maintenance including :-
1. Regular brushing of Greens.
2. Verti cutting of Greens. (when the weather allows).
3. Topdressing of Greens.
4. Fertilizer / Wetting agents.
5. On going summer maintenance.
Major maintenance operations will be communicated via the BRS to keep all golfers informed of work taking place.
