BIRDIE BURST BY JOHN FORBES
WINS NORTH ALLIANCE

A three-birdie burst at the start of the inward half helped John Forbes (Inverness) secure his first win of the North of Scotland Alliance season with a level par 69 at Elgin. He won by a single shot from three players. There was an entry of 114 the highest of the season so far.
James Souter from Moray had five birdies in a net 68 off four to win the Handicap Section Class 1.
LEADING SCRATCH
69 J Forbes (Inverness).
70 M Macdonald (Fortrose), J A Grant (Grantown), J S D Campbell (Grantown).
71 R A L Cameron (Inverness).
72 J R Souter (Moray), D Hector (Elgin), D Hexley (Inverness), J Simpson (Forres), R McKerron (Forres).
73 K Taylor (Elgin), B Fotheringham (Forres), N D Hampton (Loch Ness).
74 G Hay (Grantown), I Findlay(Grantown), S Wilson (Inverness), B Inch (Elgin).
75 K Thomson (M), B A Watson (Nairn Dunbar), M Mann (Moray), K Gaittens (Fortrose).
76 S Johnston (Elgin).
77 A W Mair (Moray), J R Ingram (Boat of Garten), C Gaittens (Fortrose), G Short (Fortrose).
78 S Mitchell (Moray), S G Milne (Elgin), R Stewart (Grantown), I Rodger (Elgin) p, J A G Innes (Elgin).
HANDICAP
Class 1 (eight and under)
68 J R Souter (Moray)(4).
69 B H Inch (Elgin)(4).
70 D Hector (Elgin)(2), M Mann (Moray) (5), I Findlay (Grantown) (4), G Short (Fortrose) (7).
Class 2 (nine to 14)
70 D Ross (Boat of Garten) (14), R J Milne (Elgin) (9), K Hayllar (Moray) (14).
71 W Rusk (Torvean) (12), M McLaren (Fortrose) (13), W Fairfield (Nairn Dunbar) (13).