FIVE birdies on the front nine and only one dropped shot, at the
sixteenth, secured the Erskine Pro-am for Craig Maltman yesterday with a
four-under-par 67. He finished one clear of Russell Weir. Leading
scores:
67 -- C Maltman (Eyemouth).
68 -- R Weir (Cowal).
69 -- K Walker (Kings Links), J Scott (Ralston).
70 -- G Law (Uphall), D Robertson (Gleddoch), J Wither (Paisley), S
Henderson (Kings Links), D Thomson (Kings Links).
Team: 55 -- J Wither, N Kelly, R Wallace, D McGregor.
* ROTHESAY'S Graham Bolton won the Welbeck Links competition yesterday
with rounds of 74 and 70 over the Lochgreen and Darley courses, beating
the standard scratch for the day by one stroke and Dumfries and
Galloway's John Power by two. Leading scores:
144 -- G Bolton (Rothesay) 74, 70.
146 -- J Power (Dumfries and Galloway) 72, 74.
148 -- K McNair (Hilton Park) 73, 75 bih; N Kelly (Hilton Park) 73,
75.
150 -- G Paterson (Prestwick St Nicholas) 74, 76 bsr; S Henderson
(Hollandbush) 72, 78.
151 -- D MacKinnon (Ballochmyle) 75, 76 bsr; K Lammie (Welbeck) 74, 77
bsr; K Whitfield (Ravenspark) 72, 79.
152 -- R Fraser (Hilton Park) 76, 76.
* ARCHIE Kidd, a five-handicapper from Old Ranfurly, took the honours
yesterday at the Daily Record Masters at Hilton Park. Kidd carded net
rounds of 65 and 71 for a total of 136. Leading aggregates:
136 -- A Kidd (Old Ranfurly, 5) 65, 71.
138 -- P Gallacher (Cawder, 9) 67, 71.
139 -- C Lavelle (Partick, 10) 70, 69.
141 -- S McCulloch (Kingsknowe, 3) 73, 68.
* NORTH-East Youths turned on the style in the singles matches
yesterday in their encounter with North at Grantown-on-Spey, running out
victors by 8-7. Details (North players first):
Foursomes -- E Forbes (Grantown-on-Spey) and R Beames (Wick) beat G
McInnes (Murcar) and A H Fowlie (Royal Aberdeen), 2 holes; I Cameron
(Muir-of-Ord) and M MacDonald (Fortrose and Rosemarkie) lost to G
Donaldson (Newmachar) and B Scott (Hazlehead), 2 and 1; D MacDonald
(Strathpeffer Spa) and S MacLennan (Forres) beat N Keenan (Hazlehead)
and P Copeland (Turriff), 2 and 1; I Dawson (Forres) and N Klimas (Wick)
halved with G Forster (MacDonald) and S Gibson (Fraserburgh); C Thomson
(Inverness) and B Fotheringham (Forres) beat P Reynolds (Insch) and M
Sutherland (Stonehaven), 7 and 6.
Singles -- E Forbes beat G McInnes, 6 and 5; R Beames beat G
Donaldson, 1 up; I Cameron beat N Keenan, 5 and 4; M MacDonald blost to
A Fowlie, 3 and 1; R MacDonald lost to G Forster, 2 and 1; S MacLennan
lost to B Scott, 3 and 1; I Dawson lost to S Gibson, 2 and 1; N Klimas
lost to P Reynolds, 3 and 2; C Thomson halved with M Sutherland; B
Fotheringham lost to P Copeland, 3 and 2.
* ROSS Robertson beat Scott Michie by one hole in the final of the
Perth and Kinross Matchplay championship at Landsdowne yesterday:
Semi-finals -- S Michie (Kinross) beat G Stubbs (Dunwhinnie), 5 and 4;
R Robertson (Crieff) beat I Campbell (Kinross), 1 hole.
* LANARK'S John Bauer was the only player to match par in the McKee
Cup at Shotts yesterday. He closed with a one-under-par 69, good enough
to overtake first-round leaders Steven Carmichael and Wilson Bryson.
Leading aggregates:
140 -- J Bauer (Lanark) 71, 69.
141 -- F Hutchison (Hayston) 72, 69.
142 -- S Duffy (Shotts) 71, 71.
144 -- S Carmichael (Cardross) 70, 74; W Bryson (Drumpellier).
145 -- B Smith (Hamilton) 71, 74.
146 -- S Hunter (Bonnybridge) 73, 73.
* DESPITE the fact they are out of the running for the title, Glasgow
Boys salvaged extra points yesterday at Bishopbriggs, where they beat
their Dumbartonshire counterparts into last place with a 4[1/2]-3[1/2]
win. Details:
Glasgow 4[1/2], Dumbartonshire 3[1/2] (Glasgow names first): G Bell
lost to G Greer, 2 and 1; S Robertson lost to S Morrison, 1 hole; M
Loftus lost to J Hughes, 1 hole; A Drennan beat J McMahon, 2 and 1; L
Miller halved with B McKenna; M Simpson beat D Ure, 3 and 2; K Caldwell
beat M Ernulu, 2 and 1; C Kelly beat J Scott, 8 and 7.
* LOTHIANS defeated Angus 12-3 at their annual challenge match at
Dunbar. Details:
Lothians 12, Angus 3 (Lothian names first): S Knowles (Kingsknowe) and
S Smith (Duddingston) beat G Hay (Panmure) and G Melon (Carnoustie), 1
hole; S Johnston and D Summers (Ratho Park) beat C Salariya (Downfield)
and G Hemsley (Montrose), 2 and 1; D Shields (Bathgate) and P Ramsay
(Newbattle) beat D Downie (Kirriemuir) and P Cunningham (Downfield), 3
and 2; S Walker (West Linton) and A Hogg (Ratho Park) lost to M Brown
and A Carlisle (Monifieth), 4 and 3; C McPhail and C Elliott (Ratho
Park) beat M Lindsay and I Dye (Caird Park), 5 and 3; Smith beat Hay, 2
holes; Knowles beat Hemsley, 1 hole; Johnston lost to Salariya, 1 hole;
Shields beat Downie, 2 holes; Hogg beat Cunningham, 1 hole; Walker beat
Brown, 1 hole; Ramsay beat Carlisle, 3 and 2; Summers beat Melon, 1
hole; Elliott beat Lindsay, 4 and 3; McPhail lost to Dye, 3 and 2.
* FRASER McLaughlan (Wishaw), aged 15, won the Tulliallan Boys' Open
on Saturday with a scratch 70.
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