John Donald receiving the club champion trophy from Club Captain Dougie Wilson
WHINHILL Golf Club’s season drew to a close recently with its annual prizegiving.
Most of the competitions attracted large numbers of players, making 2025 a very successful year for the club.
John Donald was crowned club champion for a record tenth time.
Competition Winners
Holy Loch Trophy – Andrew Blair. D. K. Thompson Trophy – Joe McArthur. Centenary Trophy – Christopher Bonnar. Ford Trophy – David Adams. J. McDermid Trophy – Stuart Boyle. Wallace
Trophy – Eric Blaikie. Coronation Cup – Kieren O’Neill. President’s Prize – Robert MacDonald. Beith Trophy – Bobby Bell. D. Hamilton Trophy – David Ellis. J. Paul Trophy – John Gardiner. C. McCready Trophy – Stephen Cowan. Jubilee Trophy – Nathan Lightfoot. Campbell Trophy – Jason Lindsay. A. Wilson Trophy – John Alan Burke. J. Melvin Trophy – Gerard Smith. J.S. Thomson Trophy – Dale Arkley. Peter Kirkwood Trophy – Brian Hamil. Outing Trophy – Kenny Beaton. John Renfrew Memorial Trophy – John McCabe. Inverclyde Sports Council Trophy – Alan Wilson. Jim Paterson Memorial Trophy – Iain Tosh. Robert Bell Trophy – Craig Robertson. George Jenkinson Trophy – Willie Henderson.
Matchplay Competition Winners
Boyd Trophy – Chris Bossley & Sean Pierce. McIntyre Trophy – Chris Bossley & Hugh Speirs. Anniversary Trophy – John Donald. Peter Graham Trophy – Brian Gillan. Hugh Graham Trophy – Mark McDermott. Auld Yins’ Tassie Trophy – Joe McArthur. Churm Trophy – Gary Sinnamon.
Major Competition Winners
Medal Final – 1st Section – Sean McLaughlin. Medal Final – 2nd Section – Bernard Kangley. Medal Final – 3rd Section – Paul Meechan. Hammy Simpson Trophy – Ryan Campbell. Winter Handicap – Andy Hendry. Winter Scratch – John Donald. J. Snoddy Trophy – Chris Lightfoot. Texas Scramble – Darren Brown, Ryan Elder, Michael McGeechan & Craig Robertson. Margaret Lever Trophy – David Doak. Jimmy Lang Trophy – Lee McLaughlan & Alan Wilson. Whinhill Trophy – Paul Jones (Largs Golf Club). Strokeplay Trophy – Gary Harkins. 2nd Section Championship – Paul Allan. 3rd Section Championship – Kenny Beaton. Club Championship Trophy – John Donald.
Whinhill Golf Club thanks all who make it possible to have such a successful season, in particular, the bar and catering staff for looking after all members and visitors so hospitably, the green-keepers for keeping the course in such fine condition and the Match & Handicap Committee for their constant hard work in providing members and visitors with more than 70 strokeplay competitions and various open and match.
