MAN IN FORM MATHIESON (64)
LEADS NORTH-EAST
ALLIANCE CHAMPIONSHIP
Murcar Links’ man in form Terry Mathieson followed up last week’s win at Cruden Bay by taking the halfway lead from a field of 110 for the first round of the North-east Golfers’ Alliance championship at Duff House Royal, Banff today.
Mathieson, pictured right, who has a +2 rating, returned a four-under-par 64 and will take a one-stroke lead over another amateur, Gary Esson (Portlthen) into next Wednesday’s second round at Fraserburgh.
“I’ve been having a lesson or two from Frank Coutts (the Deeside Golf Club director of golf) and he has made some changes in my set-up that have made me feel a lot more comfortable over the ball,” said Terry.
In ideal, windless conditions, from forward tees, Mathieson birdied the second, third, fifth, 13th, 15th and 17th in two halves of 32. He three-putted the ninth and 14th, both from about 40ft at the back of both greens.
Esson, a +3 player at Portlethen, birdied the third, fifth, seventh and 12th with only one bogey, at the second in halves of 32 and 33.
Third-placed Paul Cormack (Inchmarlo) bogeyed the 17th on his way to a 67 (33-34) while Dean Yeats (Newmachar) bogeyed the last three holes for a 68 (32-36) and fourth place.
Defending champion Ryan Fitzpatrick (Inchmarlo) told secretary Ron Menzies that he would not be able to play in next week’s second round of the championship at Fraserburgh as he was going on a golfing holiday to Spain.
Fitzpatrick had a three-over-par 71.
Leading returns (par 68).
SCRATCH
64 T Mathieson (Murcar Links).
65 G Esson (Portlethen).
67 P Cormack (Inchmarlo) p.
68 D Yeats (Newmachar).
69 R Stewart (Cruden Bay) p, G Grimmer (Nigg Bay), I Bratton (Newburgh) p, P Lovie (Inchmarlo) p, A Campbell (Deeside), G McInnes (Murcar Links) p.
70 S Troup (Kings Links) ap, S Finnie (Caledonian), R Hyland (Hazlehead), S Pert (Huntly).
71 C Nelson (MacKenzie Club) p, R Fitzpatrick (Inchmarlo) p, A Graham (Portlethen), C Alexander (Murcar Links) s, G Forbes (Murcar Links) p, M Barnard (Inchmarlo) ap.
72 W Main (Murcar Links), J Roberts (Cruden Bay) J Nicolson (Auchmill), R McDonald (Kemnay) p, E Kennedy (Stonehaven).
73 I D Smith (Hazlehead) s, C Stephen (Meldrum House), S Fraser (Northern).
74 P Morrison (Oldmeldrum), J Dalgarno (Hazlehead), A K Pirie (Hazlehead) s, B Ritchie (Inverallochy), J M Hamilton (Murcar Links), A Buchan (Northern), A Links (Murcar Links), D Corkey (East Aberdeenshire).
75 C Cassie (Nigg Bay), L Barbour (Cruden Bay), S Scott (Auchmill), S Lawrie (Portlethen), N Williamson (Banchory).
76 B Harper (Newburgh), R L Nicoll (Murcar Links), N Murray (Cruden Bay) p, A Swift (Auchmill), D McKay (Caledonian).
77 J Kinsella (Braemar), C Hood (Alford), J Harrison (Newmachar), N Reid (Deeside) ap, K Smith (Aboyne).
78 S Elrick (Kemnay), S Davidson (Banchory), A Grant (Portlethen), D Nelson (Aboyne).
79 I Welsh (Nigg Bay), A Grant (Portlethen), D Leighton (Murcar Links), M Ord (Royal Aberdeen) (12) s.
HANDICAP
Class 1 – A Buchan (Northern) (9) 65; J Roberts (Cruden Bay) (6), T Mathieson (Murcar Links) (+2) 66; C Cassie (Nigg Bay) (8), G Grimmer (Nigg Bay) (2), I D Smith (Hazlehead) (6) s, A Graham (Portlethen) (4), S Lawrie (Portlethen) (8), S Pert (Huntly) (3) 67; G Esson (Portlethen) (+3), C Alexander (Murcar Links) (3) s, J Nicolson (Auchmill) (4), D Yeats (Newmachar) (scr), C Hood (Alford) (9) 68; A Campbell (Deeside) (scr), P Morrison (Oldmeldrum) (5), J Dalgarno (Hazlehead) 95), J M Hamilton (5) 69.
Class 2 – M Ord (Royal Aberdeen) (12) s 67; W McBain (Turriff) (13) s, G Travis (Auchmill) (15) 68; N A Ogston (Turriff) (11) s, I Strachan (Royal Aberdeen) (11) s, D Moir (Murcar Links) (12) 70; A Dent (Ellon) (16), P Cornfield (Auchmill) (11), B Lumsden (Northern) (16), H McNaughton (Cruden Bay) (10), M F R Rogers (Kemnay) (14) s, J Penny (Huntly) (12) 71; D Lawrie (Inchmarlo) (12), J Wilson (Deeside) (10) s 72; W D Rae (Kemnay) (11) s, W Forbes (Murcar Links) (15) s 73; T Collie (Kemnay) (10), G Homer (Lumphanan (12), D Wood (Newburgh) (14) s, J Jessiman (Oldmeldrum) (14) s, R Addison (Newburgh) (18) s 74.
SCORECARD FOR DUFF HOUSE ROYAL:
OUT: 4-4-4-4-4-3-4-4-3-34. IN: 4-3-5-3-4-4-3-4-4-34.
TERRY MATHIESON 64
OUT: 4-3-3-4-3-3-4-4-4-32. IN: 4-3-5-2-5-3-3-3-4-32.
GARY ESSON 65
OUT: 4-5-3-4-3-3-3-4-3-32. IN: 4-3-4-3-4-4-3-4-4-33.
PAUL CORMACK 67
OUT: 3-4-4-3-3-3-5-4-4-33. IN: 4-3-4-3-4-4-3-5-4-34
DEAN YEATS 68
OUT: 3-3-5-3-3-3-4-4-4-32. IN: 4-3-5-3-3-4-4—5-5-36
Murcar Links’ man in form Terry Mathieson followed up last week’s win at Cruden Bay by taking the halfway lead from a field of 110 for the first round of the North-east Golfers’ Alliance championship at Duff House Royal, Banff today.
Mathieson, pictured right, who has a +2 rating, returned a four-under-par 64 and will take a one-stroke lead over another amateur, Gary Esson (Portlthen) into next Wednesday’s second round at Fraserburgh.
“I’ve been having a lesson or two from Frank Coutts (the Deeside Golf Club director of golf) and he has made some changes in my set-up that have made me feel a lot more comfortable over the ball,” said Terry.
In ideal, windless conditions, from forward tees, Mathieson birdied the second, third, fifth, 13th, 15th and 17th in two halves of 32. He three-putted the ninth and 14th, both from about 40ft at the back of both greens.
Esson, a +3 player at Portlethen, birdied the third, fifth, seventh and 12th with only one bogey, at the second in halves of 32 and 33.
Third-placed Paul Cormack (Inchmarlo) bogeyed the 17th on his way to a 67 (33-34) while Dean Yeats (Newmachar) bogeyed the last three holes for a 68 (32-36) and fourth place.
Defending champion Ryan Fitzpatrick (Inchmarlo) told secretary Ron Menzies that he would not be able to play in next week’s second round of the championship at Fraserburgh as he was going on a golfing holiday to Spain.
Fitzpatrick had a three-over-par 71.
Leading returns (par 68).
SCRATCH
64 T Mathieson (Murcar Links).
65 G Esson (Portlethen).
67 P Cormack (Inchmarlo) p.
68 D Yeats (Newmachar).
69 R Stewart (Cruden Bay) p, G Grimmer (Nigg Bay), I Bratton (Newburgh) p, P Lovie (Inchmarlo) p, A Campbell (Deeside), G McInnes (Murcar Links) p.
70 S Troup (Kings Links) ap, S Finnie (Caledonian), R Hyland (Hazlehead), S Pert (Huntly).
71 C Nelson (MacKenzie Club) p, R Fitzpatrick (Inchmarlo) p, A Graham (Portlethen), C Alexander (Murcar Links) s, G Forbes (Murcar Links) p, M Barnard (Inchmarlo) ap.
72 W Main (Murcar Links), J Roberts (Cruden Bay) J Nicolson (Auchmill), R McDonald (Kemnay) p, E Kennedy (Stonehaven).
73 I D Smith (Hazlehead) s, C Stephen (Meldrum House), S Fraser (Northern).
74 P Morrison (Oldmeldrum), J Dalgarno (Hazlehead), A K Pirie (Hazlehead) s, B Ritchie (Inverallochy), J M Hamilton (Murcar Links), A Buchan (Northern), A Links (Murcar Links), D Corkey (East Aberdeenshire).
75 C Cassie (Nigg Bay), L Barbour (Cruden Bay), S Scott (Auchmill), S Lawrie (Portlethen), N Williamson (Banchory).
76 B Harper (Newburgh), R L Nicoll (Murcar Links), N Murray (Cruden Bay) p, A Swift (Auchmill), D McKay (Caledonian).
77 J Kinsella (Braemar), C Hood (Alford), J Harrison (Newmachar), N Reid (Deeside) ap, K Smith (Aboyne).
78 S Elrick (Kemnay), S Davidson (Banchory), A Grant (Portlethen), D Nelson (Aboyne).
79 I Welsh (Nigg Bay), A Grant (Portlethen), D Leighton (Murcar Links), M Ord (Royal Aberdeen) (12) s.
HANDICAP
Class 1 – A Buchan (Northern) (9) 65; J Roberts (Cruden Bay) (6), T Mathieson (Murcar Links) (+2) 66; C Cassie (Nigg Bay) (8), G Grimmer (Nigg Bay) (2), I D Smith (Hazlehead) (6) s, A Graham (Portlethen) (4), S Lawrie (Portlethen) (8), S Pert (Huntly) (3) 67; G Esson (Portlethen) (+3), C Alexander (Murcar Links) (3) s, J Nicolson (Auchmill) (4), D Yeats (Newmachar) (scr), C Hood (Alford) (9) 68; A Campbell (Deeside) (scr), P Morrison (Oldmeldrum) (5), J Dalgarno (Hazlehead) 95), J M Hamilton (5) 69.
Class 2 – M Ord (Royal Aberdeen) (12) s 67; W McBain (Turriff) (13) s, G Travis (Auchmill) (15) 68; N A Ogston (Turriff) (11) s, I Strachan (Royal Aberdeen) (11) s, D Moir (Murcar Links) (12) 70; A Dent (Ellon) (16), P Cornfield (Auchmill) (11), B Lumsden (Northern) (16), H McNaughton (Cruden Bay) (10), M F R Rogers (Kemnay) (14) s, J Penny (Huntly) (12) 71; D Lawrie (Inchmarlo) (12), J Wilson (Deeside) (10) s 72; W D Rae (Kemnay) (11) s, W Forbes (Murcar Links) (15) s 73; T Collie (Kemnay) (10), G Homer (Lumphanan (12), D Wood (Newburgh) (14) s, J Jessiman (Oldmeldrum) (14) s, R Addison (Newburgh) (18) s 74.
SCORECARD FOR DUFF HOUSE ROYAL:
OUT: 4-4-4-4-4-3-4-4-3-34. IN: 4-3-5-3-4-4-3-4-4-34.
TERRY MATHIESON 64
OUT: 4-3-3-4-3-3-4-4-4-32. IN: 4-3-5-2-5-3-3-3-4-32.
GARY ESSON 65
OUT: 4-5-3-4-3-3-3-4-3-32. IN: 4-3-4-3-4-4-3-4-4-33.
PAUL CORMACK 67
OUT: 3-4-4-3-3-3-5-4-4-33. IN: 4-3-4-3-4-4-3-5-4-34
DEAN YEATS 68
OUT: 3-3-5-3-3-3-4-4-4-32. IN: 4-3-5-3-3-4-4—5-5-36
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