N E DISTRICT OPEN LATE DRAMA
HALLIDAY WINS AFTER LAST-HOLE DOUBLE
BOGEY BY TEENAGER JAMES BYRNE
A double bogey 6 at Fraserburgh’s final hole by Banchory teenager James Byrne clinched a first victory in the North-east District Open golf championship for Royal Aberdeen’s Mark Halliday.
Halliday, who had earlier birdied the 15th and 16th, finished with a three-under-par 67 for a total of seven-under-par 203 for a tournament reduced from 72 holes to three rounds because of bad weather on Saturday morning which delayed the start.
Young Byrne came to the last hole needing a birdie to beat Halliday by one shot, or a par 4 to force a play-off. Tragically, James sent his approach through the back and out of bounds. He finished with a 6 for a 70 which put him in third place behind Halliday and runner-up Steven McEwan, last year’s Scottish boys’ open stroke-play champion from Kilmarnock.
Scott Borrowman (Dollar), first-round leader with a five-under-par 65, blew up with a second-round 78 and eventually tied for seventh place.
Local member Kris Nicol, the course record-holder with a 62, took over the 36-hole lead with a 66 for 133 but a 73 was the best he could manage in the third round. Kris tied for fourth place on 206 with Robert McKnight (Barassie) and Philip McLean (Peterhead) who finished third in the previous weekend’s Leven Gold Medal.
Defending champion Mark Kerr (Dalmahoy) finished 16th on 214.
COLLATED SCOREBOARD
NORTH-EAST DISTRICT OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
Fraserburgh Golf Club
Par 70, CSS 71 71 71 71
FINAL TOTALS
203 M Halliday (Royal Aberdeen) 68 68 67.
204 S McEwan(Barassie) 68 66 70.
205 J Byrne (Banchory) 69 66 70.
206 K Nicol (Fraserburgh) 67 66 73, P McLean (Peterhead) 72 67 67, R McKnight (Barassie) 72 69 65.
208 S Borrowman (Dollar) 65 78 73, E Saltman (Craigielaw) 69 69 70.
210 Z Saltman (Craigielaw) 72 69 69, P Cormack (Inchmarlo) 74 69 67.
211 Justin Duff (Fraserburgh) 70 69 72, B Fotheringham (Forres) 74 71 66.
212 G Paterson (St Andrews New) 70 71 71, E McIntosh (Newmachar) 75 66 71.
213 M Buchan (Cruden Bay) 70 70 73.
214 M Kerr (Dalmahoy) 71 74 69.
215 J Mitchell (Fraserburgh) 74 70 71.
216 Jonathan Findlay (Fraserburgh) 70 74 72, N Robson (Meldrum House) 72 70 74, G Taylor (Meldrum House) 72 71 73.
217 D Chapman (Costessey Park) 71 77 69, E Polson (Inverness) 74 72 71, S Elder (Kirkcaldy) 74 72 71..
218 G Stewart (Murcar Links) 72 73 73, J Coutts (Kintore) 73 72 73.
220 G Smith (Fraserburgh) 74 76 70, M Eglington (Dareham) 75 74 71m, C Brechin (Portlethen) 75 73 72.
221 A Campbell (Deeside) 68 77 76, E Kennedy (Stonehaven) 72 80 69, John Duff (Newmachar) 74 75 72, K Duncan (McDonald Ellon) 76 74 71.
222 L Sang (Aboyne) 76 74 72.
224 M McLean (Fraserburgh) 75 71 78.
225 C Munro (Westhill) 74 74 77.
227 M Wilson (Royal Aberdeen) 74 76 77, T Spencer (Inchmarlo) 75 73 79, C Young (Eastwood) 76 76 75.
229 R Hyland (Newmachar) 73 77 79.
232 K Pratt (Costessey Park) 72 74 86.
BOGEY BY TEENAGER JAMES BYRNE
A double bogey 6 at Fraserburgh’s final hole by Banchory teenager James Byrne clinched a first victory in the North-east District Open golf championship for Royal Aberdeen’s Mark Halliday.
Halliday, who had earlier birdied the 15th and 16th, finished with a three-under-par 67 for a total of seven-under-par 203 for a tournament reduced from 72 holes to three rounds because of bad weather on Saturday morning which delayed the start.
Young Byrne came to the last hole needing a birdie to beat Halliday by one shot, or a par 4 to force a play-off. Tragically, James sent his approach through the back and out of bounds. He finished with a 6 for a 70 which put him in third place behind Halliday and runner-up Steven McEwan, last year’s Scottish boys’ open stroke-play champion from Kilmarnock.
Scott Borrowman (Dollar), first-round leader with a five-under-par 65, blew up with a second-round 78 and eventually tied for seventh place.
Local member Kris Nicol, the course record-holder with a 62, took over the 36-hole lead with a 66 for 133 but a 73 was the best he could manage in the third round. Kris tied for fourth place on 206 with Robert McKnight (Barassie) and Philip McLean (Peterhead) who finished third in the previous weekend’s Leven Gold Medal.
Defending champion Mark Kerr (Dalmahoy) finished 16th on 214.
COLLATED SCOREBOARD
NORTH-EAST DISTRICT OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
Fraserburgh Golf Club
Par 70, CSS 71 71 71 71
FINAL TOTALS
203 M Halliday (Royal Aberdeen) 68 68 67.
204 S McEwan(Barassie) 68 66 70.
205 J Byrne (Banchory) 69 66 70.
206 K Nicol (Fraserburgh) 67 66 73, P McLean (Peterhead) 72 67 67, R McKnight (Barassie) 72 69 65.
208 S Borrowman (Dollar) 65 78 73, E Saltman (Craigielaw) 69 69 70.
210 Z Saltman (Craigielaw) 72 69 69, P Cormack (Inchmarlo) 74 69 67.
211 Justin Duff (Fraserburgh) 70 69 72, B Fotheringham (Forres) 74 71 66.
212 G Paterson (St Andrews New) 70 71 71, E McIntosh (Newmachar) 75 66 71.
213 M Buchan (Cruden Bay) 70 70 73.
214 M Kerr (Dalmahoy) 71 74 69.
215 J Mitchell (Fraserburgh) 74 70 71.
216 Jonathan Findlay (Fraserburgh) 70 74 72, N Robson (Meldrum House) 72 70 74, G Taylor (Meldrum House) 72 71 73.
217 D Chapman (Costessey Park) 71 77 69, E Polson (Inverness) 74 72 71, S Elder (Kirkcaldy) 74 72 71..
218 G Stewart (Murcar Links) 72 73 73, J Coutts (Kintore) 73 72 73.
220 G Smith (Fraserburgh) 74 76 70, M Eglington (Dareham) 75 74 71m, C Brechin (Portlethen) 75 73 72.
221 A Campbell (Deeside) 68 77 76, E Kennedy (Stonehaven) 72 80 69, John Duff (Newmachar) 74 75 72, K Duncan (McDonald Ellon) 76 74 71.
222 L Sang (Aboyne) 76 74 72.
224 M McLean (Fraserburgh) 75 71 78.
225 C Munro (Westhill) 74 74 77.
227 M Wilson (Royal Aberdeen) 74 76 77, T Spencer (Inchmarlo) 75 73 79, C Young (Eastwood) 76 76 75.
229 R Hyland (Newmachar) 73 77 79.
232 K Pratt (Costessey Park) 72 74 86.
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