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.