Gavin Wilson, team captain, accepts the Gary Harvey Trophy from Rab Docherty, Braehead Golf Club captain, on behalf of the winning Fife boys' team (image copyright of Hugh Hunter).

FIFE BOYS RETAIN GARY HARVEY TROPHY
By HUGH HUNTER
Fife boys' team retained the Gary Harvey Trophy in the annual inter-area Under-18s quadrangular contest at Braehead Golf Club over the weekend.
Fife completed a hat-trick of wins against the other teams by beating Perth & Kinross 5-3 in the title decider today .
Fife finished with three wins out of three. Perth & Kinross were runners-up with one win and one draw. Clackmannan were third with one win and Angus fourth with one halved match.
The trophy was originally donated in honour of Gary Harvey's British boys' championship success in 1972.
Results:
SATURDAY
PERTH & KINROSS 5, CLACKMANNAN 3
Daniel Harrison (Crieff) lost to John Macpherson (Braehead ) 3 and 2.Mark Bell (King James VI) lost to Scott Clark (Braehead) 3 and 2.Roddy Forgie (Muckhart) beat Grant Dowie (Alloa) 5 and 4.Robbie Murray (Crieff) beat Steven Macpherson (Dollar) 7 and 6.Scott Barbour (Milnathort) beat Gary Chalmers (Dollar) 2 and 1.Euan Macleod (Craigie Hill) lost to Lawrence Allan (Alva) 3 and 2.Mark Crozier (Murrayshall) beat Andre Scotland (Alloa) 1 hole.Craig Menzies (Auchterarder) beat Andrew Borek (Braehead) 1 hole.

FIFE 5, ANGUS 3
Josh Anderson (Glenrothes) beat Matthew Reid (Downfield) 2 and 1.Gavin Wilson (Ladybank) beat Ross Storrier (Downfield) 3 and 2.Ben Jamieson (St Andrews) beat Mark Thomson (Grange) 2 and 1.Iain Finlay (St Andrews) halved with Jordan McColl (Arbroath).Callum Spence (Kirkcaldy) halved with Michael McNally (Monifieth).Jack Thorburn (Forrester Park) beat Alex Cargill (Arbroath) 5 and 3.Neil Beattie (St Andrews) lost to Reece Mitchell (Downfield) 2 and 1.Jamie Penman (Thornton) lost to Scott Nicol (Carnoustie) 1 hole.

SUNDAY
FIFE 6 1/2, CLACKMANNAN 1 1/2
Anderson lost to J McPherson 4 and 2, Wilson bt Scotland 5 and 4, Jamieson bt Allan 2 and 1, Finlay halved with Clark, Spence bt Dowie 1 hole, Thorburn bt Tom Hogarth (Dollar) 3 and 1, Beattie bt Chalmers 4 and 3, Penman bt Steven McPherson 3 and 2.
ANGUS 4, PERTH & KINROSS 4
Reid lost to Murray 2 and 1, Storrier lost to Forgie 1 hole, Thomson lost to Harrison 4 and 2, McCall bt McLeod 3 and 1, McNally bt Crozier 3 aqnd 2, Cargill bt Menzies 1 hole, Mitchell bt Barbour 1 hole, Nicol lost to bell 1 hole.
CLACKMANNAN 4 1/2, ANGUS 3 1/2
J McPherson halved with Reid, Scotland bt Storrier 5 and 4, Allaqn bt Thomson 4 and 2, Clark lost to McCall 2 and 1, Dowie bt McNally 5 and 4, Hogarth bt Cargill 1 hole, Chalmers lost to Mitchell 2 and 1, S McPherson lost to Nicol 2 and 1.
FIFE 5, PERTH & KINROSS 3
Wilson bt Murray 4 and 3, Anderson lost to Forgie 3 and 2, Finlay lost to Harrison 2 holes, Jamieson bt McLeod 1 hole, Thorburn lost to Crozier 1 hole, Spence bt Menzies 4 and 3, Penman bt Barbour 2 and 1, Beattie bt Bell 4 and 3.
FINAL PLACINGS
1 Fife three wins, 2 Perth & Kinross one win, one draw, one loss, 3 Clackmannan, one win, two losses, 4 Angus, one draw, two losses.