CARNOUSTIE AMATEUR MCNICOLL LEADS THE
PROS IN MIDLAND ALLIANCE AT THORNTON

Carnoustie's Scotland international player Keir McNicoll won the Midland Golfers' Alliance competition over a windy Thornton Golf Club course in Fife today.
McNicoll, who plays off +4, had a gross round of level par 70 to win the leading scratch prize by two strokes.
Ken Thomson (Alloa), playing off 13, had the best net score of 69.

Leading scratch
70 K McNicoll (Carnoustie).
72 K McGowan (Burntisland) ap, A Moir (Thornton).
73 L Mann (Carnoustie Links) p, R Stewart (Tulliallan),
74 B Mason (Drumoig) p 74.
75 M Niven (Alloa) 75.
76 E Walker (Burntisland) ap, M Pirie (Pitlochry) p, P Brookes (Pitreavie) p, G McLeod (Monifieth) p, A Lockhart (Ladybank) ap, D Cameron (Pitlochry).
Leading handicap
K Thomson (Alloa) (13) 69.
S Aitken (Ladybank) (8) 70.
W Miller (Monifieth) (10), A Moir (Thornton) (1), R Stewart (Tulliallan) (2) 71.
M Niven (Alloa) (3), W Smith (Dunnikier Park) (10), J Brown (Panmure) (12) 72.
J Francey (Glenrothes) (9), J Scally (Burntisland) (5) 73.
K McNicoll (Carnoustie) (+4), D Cameron (Pitlochry) (2), J Cree jun (Thornton) (11), D Roberts (Scotscraig) (9), J Ward (Carnoustie) (8), J Laing (Caird Park) (12) 74.

Qualifiers for championship at Crail:
K McNicoll, K McGowan, A Moir.
Next competition: Forfar on Wednesday, September 12. Tee reserved: 9.30am to 1pm