BUCHAN MAKES ALL THE RUNNING TO WIN THE
NORTH OF SCOTLAND OPEN
NORTH OF SCOTLAND OPEN
AT WINDY DORNOCH
By ROBIN WILSON
FORMER professional Michael Buchan (Cruden Bay) made all the running to win the North of Scotland Open amateur stroke-play 72-hole championship for the David Blair Trophy over the windswept Royal Dornoch links today.
Buchan, pictured right with trophy, by courtesy of Robin Wilson, stole a march on the field with an opening round of five-under-par 65, which was only one stroke outside the amateur course record for the world-ranked links. He increased his advantage to five shots at the Saturday night halfway stage with a 69 for six-under-par 134.
On Sunday, when the wind was at its strongest, Buchan adopted a what-I-have-I-hold policy and rounds of 71 and 70 give him a five-under-par total of 270 and a two-stroke win from Robert Carson from Dalmahoy.
Carson, with closing rounds of 69 and 68, had the best Sunday 36-hole total of three-under-par 137 - compared with the winner's 141 - but he had left himself with too much ground to make up.
Buchan, one of the leading amateurs in the North-east over the past decade, did turn professional for a short spell but found he could not make enough money to make ends meet and was soon reinstated as an amateur.
Duncan Stewart (Grantown on Spey), winner of two Scottish Golf Union Order of Merit events this summer, the East of Scotland Open at Lundin Links and then the North-east of District Open at Newmachar last weekend, finished third on three-over-par 283 after closing rounds of 70 and 72.
FINAL TOTALS
Par 280 (4 x 70)
275 M Buchan (Cruden Bay) 65 69 71 70.
277 R Carson (Dalmahoy) 67 73 69 68.
283 D Stewart (Grantown on Spey) 69 72 70 72.
288 Z Saltman (Craigielaw) 71 70 74 73.
289 G Campbell (Blairgowrie) 71 70 74 74, M Hillson (Craigielaw) 66 73 73 77.
292 S McEwan (Caprington) 72 77 73 70, J Gunn (Royal Dornoch) 69 76 74 73.
293 S Robertson (Sandyhills) 76 76 70 71, A Dick (Shotts) 70 71 74 70.
294 B Fotheringham (Forres) 73 78 73 70, P McLean (Peterhead) 69 75 75 75, J White (Lundin) 70 73 73 78.
295 D Gould (Ladybank) 74 76 72 73.
296 S Hume (Murrayshall) 70 73 75 78.
297 G Dear (Murrayshall) 74 74 80 69, P Betty (Hayston) 71 77 72 77.
298 G Yeats (Hilton Park) 73 77 75 73.
300 K Nicholson (Haddington) 74 74 80 72.
301 B McDermott (Leven GS) 73 81 71 76, C Mailley (Royal Dornoch) 76 77 70 78.
302 M Ferries (Tain) 69 81 78 74, A Main (Thornton) 74 77 73 78, P O’Hara (Colville Park) 70 77 76 79.
303 M Isaacs (Nairn Dunbar) 72 80 78 73, I Rennie (Royal Dornoch) 74 76 79 74, K Nicol (Fraserburgh) 75 74 77 77.
304 J Duff (Newmachar) 73 80 73 78, D Murray (Blairgowrie) 74 74 77 79.
305 D McIntosh (Nairn) 75 79 78 73. G Murray (Cullen) 74 75 78 78.
307 G Thomson (Moray) 78 75 76 78.
309 A Howard (Murrayshall) 70 81 80 78.
310 A Everett (Tain) 75 77 75 83.
313 A Gilmour (Invergordon) 71 82 79 81, J Brownlee (Craigielaw) 77 77 73 86.
314 M MacDonald (Fortrose & Rosemarkie) 74 79 81 80, E Polson(Inverness) 76 77 78 83.
315 J Forbes (Inverness) 75 79 82 79.
316 B Ferries (Taain) 76 76 83 79.
319 N Howitt (Nairn Dunbaqr) 72 79 88 80
No return – S Dingwall (Muir of Ord) 69 82 NR 79
MISSED HALFWAY CUT
155 S Borrowman (Dollar) 76 79, C Harkins (Ayr Belleisle) 78 77, G Stewart (Murcar Links) 76 79.
157 G Robertson (Silverknowes) 73 84, N Sadler (Murcar Links) 78 79, D Thorburn (Thurso) 77 80.
158 S Mann (Garmouth & Kingston) 73 83, G Paterson (Northern) 77 81.
159 G Brass (Blairgowrie) 76 83, G Mitchell (Braemar) 82 77, G Angus (Duff House Royal) 75 84, M Murray (Brora) 74 85, R Elder (Nairn Dunbar) 77 82, J Broadley (Deeside) 74 85.
160 J S Knowles (Kingsknowe) 82 78, R MacLeod (Tain) 81 79.
161 R Hyland (Hazlehead) 77 84, M Robson (Kngsknowe) 78 83.
162 D Chalmers (Royal Dornoch) 80 82, G Blair (Haddington) 77 85, R Cameron (Inverness) 80 82.
168 B Spoor (Westhill) 78 90.
174 K Gaittens (Fortrose & Rosemarkie) 87 87.
Retired – F Henderson (Craigielaw), J Lockie (Tantallon) 83 -.
No Returns – S Michie (Thornton) NR, L Miller (Cawder) 75 NR, S McAllister (Craigielaw) 77 NR, Jonathan Findlay (Fraserburgh) 80 NR, I MacMillan (Glenearn) 76 NR.
By ROBIN WILSON
FORMER professional Michael Buchan (Cruden Bay) made all the running to win the North of Scotland Open amateur stroke-play 72-hole championship for the David Blair Trophy over the windswept Royal Dornoch links today.
Buchan, pictured right with trophy, by courtesy of Robin Wilson, stole a march on the field with an opening round of five-under-par 65, which was only one stroke outside the amateur course record for the world-ranked links. He increased his advantage to five shots at the Saturday night halfway stage with a 69 for six-under-par 134.
On Sunday, when the wind was at its strongest, Buchan adopted a what-I-have-I-hold policy and rounds of 71 and 70 give him a five-under-par total of 270 and a two-stroke win from Robert Carson from Dalmahoy.
Carson, with closing rounds of 69 and 68, had the best Sunday 36-hole total of three-under-par 137 - compared with the winner's 141 - but he had left himself with too much ground to make up.
Buchan, one of the leading amateurs in the North-east over the past decade, did turn professional for a short spell but found he could not make enough money to make ends meet and was soon reinstated as an amateur.
Duncan Stewart (Grantown on Spey), winner of two Scottish Golf Union Order of Merit events this summer, the East of Scotland Open at Lundin Links and then the North-east of District Open at Newmachar last weekend, finished third on three-over-par 283 after closing rounds of 70 and 72.
FINAL TOTALS
Par 280 (4 x 70)
275 M Buchan (Cruden Bay) 65 69 71 70.
277 R Carson (Dalmahoy) 67 73 69 68.
283 D Stewart (Grantown on Spey) 69 72 70 72.
288 Z Saltman (Craigielaw) 71 70 74 73.
289 G Campbell (Blairgowrie) 71 70 74 74, M Hillson (Craigielaw) 66 73 73 77.
292 S McEwan (Caprington) 72 77 73 70, J Gunn (Royal Dornoch) 69 76 74 73.
293 S Robertson (Sandyhills) 76 76 70 71, A Dick (Shotts) 70 71 74 70.
294 B Fotheringham (Forres) 73 78 73 70, P McLean (Peterhead) 69 75 75 75, J White (Lundin) 70 73 73 78.
295 D Gould (Ladybank) 74 76 72 73.
296 S Hume (Murrayshall) 70 73 75 78.
297 G Dear (Murrayshall) 74 74 80 69, P Betty (Hayston) 71 77 72 77.
298 G Yeats (Hilton Park) 73 77 75 73.
300 K Nicholson (Haddington) 74 74 80 72.
301 B McDermott (Leven GS) 73 81 71 76, C Mailley (Royal Dornoch) 76 77 70 78.
302 M Ferries (Tain) 69 81 78 74, A Main (Thornton) 74 77 73 78, P O’Hara (Colville Park) 70 77 76 79.
303 M Isaacs (Nairn Dunbar) 72 80 78 73, I Rennie (Royal Dornoch) 74 76 79 74, K Nicol (Fraserburgh) 75 74 77 77.
304 J Duff (Newmachar) 73 80 73 78, D Murray (Blairgowrie) 74 74 77 79.
305 D McIntosh (Nairn) 75 79 78 73. G Murray (Cullen) 74 75 78 78.
307 G Thomson (Moray) 78 75 76 78.
309 A Howard (Murrayshall) 70 81 80 78.
310 A Everett (Tain) 75 77 75 83.
313 A Gilmour (Invergordon) 71 82 79 81, J Brownlee (Craigielaw) 77 77 73 86.
314 M MacDonald (Fortrose & Rosemarkie) 74 79 81 80, E Polson(Inverness) 76 77 78 83.
315 J Forbes (Inverness) 75 79 82 79.
316 B Ferries (Taain) 76 76 83 79.
319 N Howitt (Nairn Dunbaqr) 72 79 88 80
No return – S Dingwall (Muir of Ord) 69 82 NR 79
MISSED HALFWAY CUT
155 S Borrowman (Dollar) 76 79, C Harkins (Ayr Belleisle) 78 77, G Stewart (Murcar Links) 76 79.
157 G Robertson (Silverknowes) 73 84, N Sadler (Murcar Links) 78 79, D Thorburn (Thurso) 77 80.
158 S Mann (Garmouth & Kingston) 73 83, G Paterson (Northern) 77 81.
159 G Brass (Blairgowrie) 76 83, G Mitchell (Braemar) 82 77, G Angus (Duff House Royal) 75 84, M Murray (Brora) 74 85, R Elder (Nairn Dunbar) 77 82, J Broadley (Deeside) 74 85.
160 J S Knowles (Kingsknowe) 82 78, R MacLeod (Tain) 81 79.
161 R Hyland (Hazlehead) 77 84, M Robson (Kngsknowe) 78 83.
162 D Chalmers (Royal Dornoch) 80 82, G Blair (Haddington) 77 85, R Cameron (Inverness) 80 82.
168 B Spoor (Westhill) 78 90.
174 K Gaittens (Fortrose & Rosemarkie) 87 87.
Retired – F Henderson (Craigielaw), J Lockie (Tantallon) 83 -.
No Returns – S Michie (Thornton) NR, L Miller (Cawder) 75 NR, S McAllister (Craigielaw) 77 NR, Jonathan Findlay (Fraserburgh) 80 NR, I MacMillan (Glenearn) 76 NR.
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