Edinburgh and East of Scotland Alliance competition

NEW BOY MELDRUM PREVENTS OLDCORN
HAT-TRICK AT BATHGATE

By DUNCAN IRELAND
A field of 96 played in the Professional’s Trophy meeting of the Edinburgh and East of Scotland Alliance at Bathgate Golf Club.
An hour’s delay due to early morning frost meant that not everyone managed to get round in daylight but there is not much that can be done about that.
We must send best wishes to Peter Ritchie who had to be taken to hospital after standing on part of an old railing and getting a spike through his foot.
Hopefully, Peter will be back with us soon.
Congratulations are due to a very new member. David Meldrum (Prestonfield), on winning the Professional’s Trophy. David’s net 69 off 12 just managed to prevent Andrew Oldcorn from winning his third event of the season. David pipped the professional on the better back nine countback.

LEADING SCRATCH SCORES
69 A Oldcorn (King’s Acre) p (£100).
71 N Colquhoun (Merchants of Edinburgh) p, S Grieve (King’s Acre) p, S Lamb (unatt) p (£60 each).
72 C Imlah (Peebles) p (£20).
73 A Marshall (Houston GR) p, J McGhee (Turnhouse) t (£20 trainee pro prize), G Wither (Lothianburn).
74 Alexander Culverwell (Dunbar), A Mackenzie (Liberton) t, J Strachan (Shotts) p, A Strang (Rothco Mortgages) p.
75 D P Miller (Murrayfield, R Neill (West Lothian) t.
76 G Cook (Prestonfield) p, R Harrower (Cardrona) p, J Kerr (Deer Park), C Morris (Kingsknowe) p, M Thomson (Cardrona).
77 T Buchanan (Duddingston) t, A Dunsmore (Bathgate) p, C Fraser (Peebles), D MacMullen (Dalmahoy) p, S Rosie (Linlithgow) p, S Walker (Ratho Park).
78 M Bonas (Pumpherston), H Cartmill (Bathgate), S Doyle (Liberton), A McLennan (Deer Park), R Noon (Longniddry).
79 I A Fraser (Duddingston), R Grant (Baberton), R Johnston (Glenbervie), C McLachlan (Glenbervie).
80 D Fish (Glenbervie), W Forsyth (Peebles),S Watson (Dundas Park),T Wilson (Glenbervie).

LEADING HANDICAP SCORES
69 D Meldrum (Prestonfield) (12) (overall winner) (£100 voucher).
70 W Forsyth (Peebles) (10) (£80 voucher).
72 J Kerr (Deer Park) (4), A McLennan (Deer Park) (6), G Wither (Lothianburn) (1) (£40 voucher each).
73 H Cartmill (Bathgate) (5), T Lewis (West Lothian) (11) (£20 voucher senior prize), D P Miller (Murrayfield) (2).
74 S Doyle (Liberton) (4), T Flaherty (Gullane) (10), R Grand (Baberton) (5), G Grieve (Torphin) (7), S Walker (Ratho Park) (3), J Wilson (Niddry Castle) (11).
75 A Culverwell (Dunbar) (+1), W Marr (West Lothian) (10), C McLachlan (Glenbervie) (4), S Wardlaw (Harburn) (11), S Watson (Dundas Park) (5).
76 M Bonas (Pumpherston) (2), S Brown (Glencorse) (6), S Cameron (Peebles) (12), B Falconer (Glenbervie) (6), C Fraser (Peebles) (1), I A Fraser (Duddingston) (3), W Laing (Prestonfield) (5), E MacMorran (Glenbervie) (8).