Draw - JD Penny Shield. Queens. Sat 29th March
UPDATE - 28th Mar
Updated draw for Saturday’s J. D. Penny Shield, a quick reminder that this is a STROKEPLAY event, therefore, BEST NETT SCORE wins! If you don’t wish to display one of Dun Whinny’s most sought after trophies, there are opportunities to carve a couple of tee shots to the right at holes 3, 4 & 6.
Gentleman.
This Saturday see us all battling for the prestigious JD Penny Shield - the trophy that everyone wants to win! Can anyone prise it from David Mitchell’s grasp?
Please see below for the draw. This is a strokeplay competiton with preferred lies still in operation but gimmies have gone, so all putts must be holed. Its also our first counting event of the season. Good Luck and Play Well!
History.
James D Penny Shield first played in 1981: In 1980 the Club Minutes report that communication had been made with Mrs. Penny regarding the type of competition which should be instigated as a memorial to the late James D Penny who had been the Secretary of Dun Whinny for some 40+ years and who died in 1977. The trophy is awarded for the best net score from the front tees of the Queens course. At this time the Club was in contact with Churchill Park Golf Club in Melbourne, Australia with a view to arranging hospitality and golf with a party of their members on a visit to Gleneagles in 1981. Historically Dun Whinny had played an annual match with Churchill Park with teams drawn and a Stableford match played on the same day in each country and the results were then telexed back and forth between the Clubs. In 1981 a party of 30 members of Churchill Park accompanied by 25 wives visited Gleneagles and the match for the first time was held head to head. During this visit Dun Whinny was presented with a new trophy which was then named the James D Penny Memorial Trophy and this was accepted on behalf of the Club by Gillian Penny – James Penny’s daughter. The trophy itself is sheet of beaten copper depicting the Churchill Park Club badge and is mounted in a hardwood frame and is designed to be hung on a wall. The trophy has some historical significance to Dun Whinny but is one which members have all said they have difficulty in accommodating due to its size.