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SUPERCHARGED MACAULAY
The Indian Summer of Wee County golf heated up considerably at the weekend. Callum Macaulay (Tulliallan) and Scott Borrowman (Dollar) finished 1-2 in the final Scottish Golf Union Order of Merit event for the Newlands Trophy held at Lanark.
It was an all-Macaulay show, however—leading after two rounds on a two under par 138 from Scott and Perthshire’s Wallace Booth, Callum switched his golf to "boost" for the third round, leaving his fellow competitors struggling in his wake. Out in a four-under-par 32 and back in three-under 31 gave another course record of 63 ( to add to his Braehead and Tulliallan records) and a seven-shot lead.
He relaxed a bit in the fourth round with a four over 74 but the outstanding third round had given him plenty of leeway and in the end, no-one could match his brilliance. Once again, Callum proved he can lead from the front, and his fine form must be giving him confidence for the upcoming Home Internationals in Ireland.
When the final Order of Merit statistics are produced in the next week, it’s pretty certain that Callum will be the No 1 Amateur Golfer in Scotland, a credit to himself, his family and hopefully an inspiration to other Wee County golfers.
Dollar’s Scott Borrowman, the 2007 Scottish Youths Champion, after a great performance in University golf (see below), returned four consistent rounds to finish four shots behind Callum, and giving him considerable hope for future events.
FINAL LEADING RESULTS NEWLANDS TROPHY
1 Callum Macaulay 275 (68, 70, 63, 74)
2 Scott Borrowman 279 (69, 71, 68, 71)
SCOTT’S UNI SUCCESS
In the recent university equivalent of the Men's Home Internationals, at Fairmont St Andrews (formerly St Andrews Bay), Scott Borrowman, Stirling University student, representing Scotland was in rampant form with five wins out of a possible six.
Three of them were by huge margins of 7 and 6. Partnered by Perthshire’s Gavin Dear, Scott won all three of his foursomes matches, and then followed up by winning two out of three singles matches, losing only to England’s Richard Raye by one hole.
Scott’s wins helped the Scottish team lift the title; they beat Wales 8-4; Northern Ireland 11-1; and England 8-4.
COUNTY BOYS MISS OUT AT BRAEHEAD
In the Gary Harvey quadrangular event held at Braehead, a narrow win against Angus on the final afternoon ensured a third place finish and avoiding the wooden spoon. The boys fought well, but the strength of the Fife and Perth & Kinross teams proved impossible to overcome on the day. Top player and playing at number one from the County was home player John McPherson, with an undefeated performance of two wins and one half out of the three matches. He was closely followed by Club Champion 12 year old Lawrence Allan from Alva with two wins out of three.
Match results:
CLACKMANNAN 3, PERTH & KINROSS 5
1. John McPherson (Braehead) beat David Harrison 3/2
2. Scott Clark (Braehead) beat Mark Bell 3/2
3. Grant Dowie (Alloa) lost to Roddy Forgie 5/4
4. Steven McPherson (Dollar) lost to Robbie Murray 7/6
5. Gary Chalmers (Dollar) lost to Scott Barbour 2/1
6. Lawrence Allan (Alva) beat Euan McLeod 3/2
7. Andre Scotland lost to Mark Crozier 1 hole
8. Andrew Borek (Braehead) lost to Craig Menzies 1 hole
CLACKMANNAN 1, FIFE 6 with one halved
McPherson beat J Anderson 4/2 ; Scotland lost to G Wilson 5/4; Allan lost to B Jamieson 2/1; Clark halved with I Finlay; Dowie lost to Spence 1 hole; Tom Hogarth (Dollar) lost to J Thorburn 3/1; Chalmers lost to N Beattie 4/3; S Macpherson lost to J Penman 3/2
CLACKMANNAN 4, ANGUS 3 with one halved
McPherson halved with M Reid; Scotland beat R Storrier 5/4; Allan beat Thomson 4/2; Clark lost to J McCall 2/1 ; Dowie beat M McNally 5/4; Hogarth beat Cargill 1 hole; Chalmers lost to Mitchell 2/1 S McPherson lost to S Nicol 2/1
FRANK THOMSON TROPHY
The County Under 14 Boys will be trying to do better than the Gary Harvey team when they journey to the Queen's course at Gleneagles for a triangular golf match involving Clackmannan, Perth & Kinross, and Fife.
Each area is represented by five boys playing one round under Stableford conditions. The winning team is decided by the best four scores. Selected for the County are John McPherson (Braehead), Tom Hogarth (Dollar) Gary Chalmers (Dollar) Lawrence Allan (Alva) and Michael Barrett (Braehead).
The Indian Summer of Wee County golf heated up considerably at the weekend. Callum Macaulay (Tulliallan) and Scott Borrowman (Dollar) finished 1-2 in the final Scottish Golf Union Order of Merit event for the Newlands Trophy held at Lanark.
It was an all-Macaulay show, however—leading after two rounds on a two under par 138 from Scott and Perthshire’s Wallace Booth, Callum switched his golf to "boost" for the third round, leaving his fellow competitors struggling in his wake. Out in a four-under-par 32 and back in three-under 31 gave another course record of 63 ( to add to his Braehead and Tulliallan records) and a seven-shot lead.
He relaxed a bit in the fourth round with a four over 74 but the outstanding third round had given him plenty of leeway and in the end, no-one could match his brilliance. Once again, Callum proved he can lead from the front, and his fine form must be giving him confidence for the upcoming Home Internationals in Ireland.
When the final Order of Merit statistics are produced in the next week, it’s pretty certain that Callum will be the No 1 Amateur Golfer in Scotland, a credit to himself, his family and hopefully an inspiration to other Wee County golfers.
Dollar’s Scott Borrowman, the 2007 Scottish Youths Champion, after a great performance in University golf (see below), returned four consistent rounds to finish four shots behind Callum, and giving him considerable hope for future events.
FINAL LEADING RESULTS NEWLANDS TROPHY
1 Callum Macaulay 275 (68, 70, 63, 74)
2 Scott Borrowman 279 (69, 71, 68, 71)
SCOTT’S UNI SUCCESS
In the recent university equivalent of the Men's Home Internationals, at Fairmont St Andrews (formerly St Andrews Bay), Scott Borrowman, Stirling University student, representing Scotland was in rampant form with five wins out of a possible six.
Three of them were by huge margins of 7 and 6. Partnered by Perthshire’s Gavin Dear, Scott won all three of his foursomes matches, and then followed up by winning two out of three singles matches, losing only to England’s Richard Raye by one hole.
Scott’s wins helped the Scottish team lift the title; they beat Wales 8-4; Northern Ireland 11-1; and England 8-4.
COUNTY BOYS MISS OUT AT BRAEHEAD
In the Gary Harvey quadrangular event held at Braehead, a narrow win against Angus on the final afternoon ensured a third place finish and avoiding the wooden spoon. The boys fought well, but the strength of the Fife and Perth & Kinross teams proved impossible to overcome on the day. Top player and playing at number one from the County was home player John McPherson, with an undefeated performance of two wins and one half out of the three matches. He was closely followed by Club Champion 12 year old Lawrence Allan from Alva with two wins out of three.
Match results:
CLACKMANNAN 3, PERTH & KINROSS 5
1. John McPherson (Braehead) beat David Harrison 3/2
2. Scott Clark (Braehead) beat Mark Bell 3/2
3. Grant Dowie (Alloa) lost to Roddy Forgie 5/4
4. Steven McPherson (Dollar) lost to Robbie Murray 7/6
5. Gary Chalmers (Dollar) lost to Scott Barbour 2/1
6. Lawrence Allan (Alva) beat Euan McLeod 3/2
7. Andre Scotland lost to Mark Crozier 1 hole
8. Andrew Borek (Braehead) lost to Craig Menzies 1 hole
CLACKMANNAN 1, FIFE 6 with one halved
McPherson beat J Anderson 4/2 ; Scotland lost to G Wilson 5/4; Allan lost to B Jamieson 2/1; Clark halved with I Finlay; Dowie lost to Spence 1 hole; Tom Hogarth (Dollar) lost to J Thorburn 3/1; Chalmers lost to N Beattie 4/3; S Macpherson lost to J Penman 3/2
CLACKMANNAN 4, ANGUS 3 with one halved
McPherson halved with M Reid; Scotland beat R Storrier 5/4; Allan beat Thomson 4/2; Clark lost to J McCall 2/1 ; Dowie beat M McNally 5/4; Hogarth beat Cargill 1 hole; Chalmers lost to Mitchell 2/1 S McPherson lost to S Nicol 2/1
FRANK THOMSON TROPHY
The County Under 14 Boys will be trying to do better than the Gary Harvey team when they journey to the Queen's course at Gleneagles for a triangular golf match involving Clackmannan, Perth & Kinross, and Fife.
Each area is represented by five boys playing one round under Stableford conditions. The winning team is decided by the best four scores. Selected for the County are John McPherson (Braehead), Tom Hogarth (Dollar) Gary Chalmers (Dollar) Lawrence Allan (Alva) and Michael Barrett (Braehead).
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