Record round of 60 on way to first Clackmannan title

SUPERCALLUM

FRAGILISTICEX

MACAULAYOTIOUS

By HUGH HUNTER
(who also wrote the heading!)

It was one of the best 36-hole Clackmannan county championship for many years - 55 of the top county players on an outstanding “cocktail” of golf. Included in the field of the 104-year-old event were teams of three from the six county clubs, competing for a place in the national final to be played at Glenbervie in late September.
Added to that were a small group of juniors testing their skills against the county best plus commendably (and with great loyalty to their home area), the Scottish elite duo of Callum Macaulay (British Amateur championship bronze medallist), and Scott Borrowman (Scottish youths champion).
Said County president Sam Kinnaird: “These two have put Clackmannan on the golfing map of Scotland and it is great to see them playing at Braehead to perhaps inspire others.”
And it was Macaulay who stole the show in a breathtaking display of brilliance with a 10-under- par 60 in his second round - good enough to take the title by five shots from fellow Tulliallan member Mark Crichton.
Third place went to home player Ross Benvie who saw his course record being eclipsed by 3 shots.
Callum’s 60 was his best ever score. It could have been 59 had he holed a 4 ft putt at the last. This is his second course record – he already has the Tulliallan one at 61, and is clearly rewriting the standards of Wee County golf.
Naturally Callum was highly delighted. “I am very pleased to have won the Clackmannanshire championship, having tried for a number of years, and I was really up for it today,” he said.

Macaulay's scorecard for his record 60 inclued two eagles, six birdies and 10 pars.
It read:

OUT: 3-4-3-2-4-3-5-3-2: 29 (against a par of: 4-4-4-4-4-3-5-3-4: 35)

IN: 4-3-4-3-2-4-3-4-4: 31 (against par of: 4-3-5-4-3-4-4-4-4: 35)

LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 140 (2 x 70)
130 Callum Macaulay (Tulliallan) 70 60.
135 Mark Crichton (Tulliallan) 71 64.
137 Ross Benvie (Braehead) 68 69.
139 Scott Borrowman (Dollar) 69 70.
140 Ian Ross (Alloa) 72 68.
141 Phil Dempsey (Alloa) 68 73.
142 Mike Rust 72 70.

143 Andre Scotland 69 74, Steven Horne (Tulliallan).

144 M Duncan 73 71, D Hulston 71 73, M Gilmour 70 74.

145 J Muir 73 72.

146 A Hyem 72 74, Allan Watson 72 74.

147 R Bissett 73 74, G Dowie 73 74.

148 J McPherson 73 75.

150 M Walker 74 76, S Chalmers 73 77.

152 S McIvor 78 74, M Robertson 77 75, S Clark 73 79.

153 J Aitken 81 72, D Abernethy 80 73, J McAdam 71 82.

154 J Little 78 76, J McGullen77 77.

155 K Watson 79 76, D Beaton 78 77.

156 G Chalmers 78 678, A Main 77 79.

158 D R Wright 80 78.

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HANDICAP (net scores)
132 Allan Watson (Braehead) 65 67.
132 Murdy Gilmour (Braehead) 64 68.

TEAM EVENT
(best two scores in each round to count)
263 Tulliallan (C Macaulay 70 60, M Crichton 71 64, S Horne 69 74.
279 Braehead (R Benvie 68 69, M Rust 72 70, J Muir 73 72.
281 Alloa
4. Dollar 283
5. Tillicoultry 297
6. Alva 298

The county selectors will now be pondering the team to play the North-east in the area team match at Braehead at the beginning of August.

+Hugh Hunter's picture shows Callum Macaulay being presented with the championship trophy by county president Sam Kinnaird.

CLACKMANNAN COUNTY BOYS' LEAGUE

The Alva boys' team seem unstoppable in their golf league matches this year, and seem to have sewn up the title with two solid away wins - first a midweek substantial win against Alloa at -Schawpark, followed by an emphatic 4 1/2-1 1/2 victory against Tillicoultry.

“Who is going to be second?”

Match details (Alva names first):

Gary Elliot beat Colin Carberry 1 hole.
Lawrence Allan beat Scott Hunter 6 and 4.
Scott Thomson beat Scott Baird 4 and 3.
Daniel Ashe halved with Jonathan Imrie.
Adam Ashe beat Kevin Ross 1 hole
David Fisher lost to David Kinnaird 3 and 2.