DN Texas Scramble Golf Day Fundraiser 2022
31st August 2022

A big thank you to all who took part in our inaugural DN Dance Golf Fundraiser event on Sunday 26th of September. It was a great turnout with 53 players across 14 teams, and lots of prizes to be won. We’re delighted to have raised a total of £1054.45 which will go towards additional training and development opportunities for our dance competition team.

Team prizes

Our two main prizes are the team awards, for “lowest team net score” and for “most team birdies (gross score)”. The winning prize for the team with the lowest team net score is a 4-ball voucher to the prestigious Archerfield Links Golf Club in East Lothian, and for the team with the most team birdies (gross score) is a 4-ball voucher a the fabulous Pitfirrane Golf Culb in Dunfermline.

Lowest Team Net Score

Congratulations to Andrew, John, Josh & Lindsay from team “Purple Rain Men” with a superb result of Net 55.  Two other teams finished with Net 56 and missed out on competing for the prize by one stroke. One of those teams failed to take advantage of the bonus handicap point available to teams in which all players wore two of the three DN Brand colours (Pink, Purple & Grey), showing once again that golf is a game of fine margins and you have to take your chances.

Results in order of lowest to highest net score were as follows:

  1. Purple Rain Men – (Net 55)
  2. Woodfield Weasels – (Net 56)
  3. Avoca – (Net 56)
  4. Happy Whackers – (Net 57)
  5. Golfers United – (Net 58)
  6. Ellwood Ball Washers – (Net 59)
  7. Ronnie’s Boys – (Net 59)
  8. Seniors +1 – (Net 59)
  9. Ted Strikers – (Net 61)
  10. Calderwood Sharks – (Net 61)
  11. Morlands Mauaurders – (Net 61)
  12. Taylor’s Tornadoes – (Net 62)
  13. Wee Angry Birdies – (Net 62)
  14. Yule’s Boys – (Net 64)

Most Team birdies (Gross Score)

Congratulations to the winners Michael Watson, Ross Waters, Tony Aitkin, and Grant Allan
from team “Golfers United” who scored an excellent tally of 8 birdies in another extremely tight competition which saw 3 teams tie on 8 birdies a piece. Golfers Unitied took the victory on the countback with 4 birdies on the back 9.

The results for most team birdies (gross score) are as follows:

  1. Golfers United – 8 birdies
  2. Avoca – 8 birdies
  3. Woodford Weasels – 8 birdies
  4. Purple Rain Men – 7 birdies
  5. Ellwood Ball Washers – 5 birdies
  6. Seniors +1 – 4 birdies
  7. Ronnie’s Boys – 3 birdies
  8. Happy Whackers – 3 birdies
  9. Ted Strikers – 3 birdies
  10. Morland’s Maurauders – 3 birdies
  11. Taylor’s Tornadoes – 2 birdies
  12. Wee Angry Birdies – 2 birdies
  13. Calderwood Sharks – 1 birdie
  14.  Yule’s Boys – 0 birdies

A special mention goes out to Yule’s Boys who’s team included our youngest competitor by far, at 9 years old. Superb effert getting involved this year.

Individual Awards

We had 6 opportunities for players to win an individual prize, with 2 Longest Drive holes and 4 Closest to Pin holes. Prizes were limited to one LD prize and one CTP prize per person, to ensure the prizes were split amongst the players as fairly as possible. Winners of the longest drive & closest to pin competitions each receive a sleeve of premium Srixon Z-Star Diamond balls, a bag of premium tees, and the following prizes:

Longest Drive

Congratulations to the winners of the longest drive competition, with drive distances verified by Golfshot GPS. The winners are:

  • John Mackenzie, Purple Rain Men – 4th hole (304 yards)
  • Niall Kane, Ellwood Ball Washers – 14th hole (301 yards)

Closest To Pin

Congratulations to the 4 winners of the closest to pin competitions:

  • Conner McCullough, Avoca – 8th hole
  • Matt Waymark, Woodfield Weasels – 12th hole
  • John Mackenzie, Purple Rain Men – 13th hole
  • Scott Sneddon, Seniors Plus 1 – 15th Hole

Raffle Prizes

Congratulations to all the raffle prizes winners. We had some great prizes and the winners are listed below.

  • Graeme Clarke, Ellwood Ball Washers – Craigielaw Golf Club 4-ball voucher
  • Craig Taylor, Taylor’s Tornadoes – 2 night stay in Seaton Sands Caravan Park
  • Laila Wright, DN Dancer – £50 American Golf Voucher
  • Lorraine Venters, Ratho Park Golf Club – 12 Titleist Pro V1s
  • Chris Riach, Woodford Weasels – Cutter & Buck Grey Golf Gillet
  • Keith Small, Avoca – 1 Litre Bottle of Tanqueray Gin
  • Paul Robinson, Ratho Park Golf Club – Bottle of Rose Wine

Claiming your prizes

We will contact you directly about recieving your prizes. If you are one of the winners listed above and you haven’t yet recieved you prize, you can contact Lindsay Bleakley at accounts@dndance.co.uk.

Thank you

Once again, congratulations to all the winners and a big thank you to everyone who played. A huge thank you to all those who contribued to the event behind the scenes by organising teams, baking for the bake sale, and donating prizes. Lastly, a huge thank you to the five DN Dancers (Emma, Jess, Laila, Lailah, and Maya) who supported the event on the day selling raffle tickets and cakes at the bake sale.

RAD Registered Teacher
ISTD