FRASERBURGH PRO-AM

CRAIG RONALD FIREWORKS OVER LAST
TEN HOLES EARN HIM TOP PRIZE

Carluke’s Craig Ronald scooped the first prize of £1,098 in Fraserburgh Golf Club’s double-shotgun pro-am today with a five-under-par 65 which included six birdies and a bogey on the first nine holes in the card.
Ronald started at the 12th hole and had a fairly pedestrian start of six straight pars and a bogey at the 18th.
Then things began to happen in a big way for Craig. He birdied the first, second, third and fourth … bogeyed the fifth … and then birdied the sixth, ninth and 10th.
He won by two shots from Chris Kelly (Cawder) and Chris Doak (unattached) on 67.
Harry Bannerman (Aspire Golf Centre), a Ryder Cup player 35 years ago, had a creditable round of 76.
Scott Henderson (Kings Links) led the “Doug Fowlie” trio of amateurs – Douglas Fowlie (handicap 17), Mac Mackie (16) and William Ferguson (6) – to victory in the team event with a net total of 126.
LEADING PRO SCORES
Par 70
65 C Ronald (Carluke) (£1,098).
67 C Doak (unatt), C Kelly (Cawder) (£768 each).
69 C Gillies (Kingsfield) (£494).
70 A Reid (unatt) (£395).
71 P Brookes (Pitreavie), M King (Kingsfield), David McDowell (Aberdeen City Council) (£285 each).
72 B Mason (Drumoig), S Thompson (Castle Golf), S Henderson (Kings Links) (£186 each).
73 P Arthur (Aberdour), G Hutcheon (Peterculter), K Walker (Castle Park), Gary Collinson(Esporta Dougalston), R Arnott (Bishopbriggs) (£131 each).
74 S Murray (Aspire), G McFarlane (Clydebank & Dist) (£93 each).