FIRST PRO WIN FOR DUNCAN STEWART IN ALLIANCE
COMPETITION OVER HIS HOME COURSE

Grantown on Spey's Duncan Stewart, who will be playing in the European Tour Qualifying School Stage 2 eliminator in Spain shortly, scored his first win since turning professional a few weeks ago in the North Alliance tournament over his home course.
Stewart, who is competing this week's Scottish Alliance championship at Monifieth and Arbroath, won with a six-under-par 64, one shot ahead of Kevin Thomson (Moray. Both players were three under par with three holes to play. Thomson birdied the last two but Stewart capped that with a birdie-eagle-par finish.
The handicap Sections were more conclusive with Kevin Taylor recording a net 65 off 2, and Tommy Loynes a net 63 off 13.

LEADING SCRATCH
64 D Stewart (Grantown) p.
65 K Thomson (Moray).
67 K Taylor (Elgin).
68 G Hay (Grantown), B Fotheringham (Forres).
70 R Dennison (Inverness) p.
71 B A Watson(Nairn Dunbar), J A Grant (Grantown), L Reid (Fortrose).
72 S Wilson (Inverness), S G Milne (Elgin), J S D Campbell (Grantown), N D Hampton (Loch Ness), G Morrison (Fortrose) p.
73 A Thomson (Moray) p.
74 H Hughes (Forres), A Cameron (Inverness), R Stewart (Grantown), B Inch (Elgin).
75 J A G Innes (Elgin).
76 I Rodger (Elgin) p, D F Sharp (Boat of Garten), T Loynes (Boat of Garten).
77 G J Abel (Elgin), A Cowie (Moray), J R Ingram (Boat of Garten), M McDonald (Grantown), W Donnelly (Forres).
78 D Stevenson (Forres), W R Duncan (Moray), R McKerron (Forres), R Aitken (Moray).

HANDICAP
Class 1 (8 and under)
K B Taylor (Elgin)(2) 65.
R Stewart (Grantown)(6) , L Reid (Fortrose)(3) 68.
H Hughes (Forres)(5), A Cowie (Moray)(8) 69
Class 2 (9 to 14)
T Loynes (Boat of Garten)(13) 63.
R Barrett (Grantown)(13), P Nairn (Loch Ness)(14) 70.
B Murray (Boat of Garten)(9), R B Urquhart (Inverness)(12) 71.