Hugh Hunter's Clackmannan County News
2008 ST ANDREWS LINKS CHAMPIONSHIP
The high hopes of Tulliallan’s Callum Macaulay were dashed in the later stages of the event, after a brilliant start. With rounds of 66 and 71, he led the field after two rounds, but in the final stages, his distance judgment deserted him, making the Old Course at St Andrews a tough prospect, especially with many difficult pin positions.
His five-over-par final aggregate of 293 (66, 71, 75, 81) left him in the middle of the field, some way behind the winner, Keir McNicoll (Carnoustie), who won the title on the last green with a five-under-par score of 283.
2008 AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP
The Amateur Championship at Turnberry starts on Monday, June 16. Two qualifying rounds are played to select 64 qualifiers for the match-play stages. Last year’s semi-finalist Callum Macaulay (Tulliallan) and Dollar’s Scott Borrowman will be hoping for some good golf in the event, which has attracted a high-quality entry.
No fewer than 22 entrants out of the 288 have handicaps of plus 4 or better, the lowest being a South African off plus six. All this makes Scott one of the high handicaps (plus 2.2) in the field!!
SCOTTISH BOYS' AREA TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Although producing reasonable rounds, the Clackmannan County boys' team could do no better than finish 15th in Sunday's event at Kingsknowe, such is the high standard of junior golf.
In the morning foursomes, Grant Dowie and John McPherson scored 82, Lawrence Allan and Gary Chalmers 77. In the afternoon singles rounds, with three out of four scores counting, the Clackmannanshire boys returned a total of 227 (Dowie 81, Allan 76, McPherson 73, Chalmers 78). Team Total 386
Lothians Boys won the event with a total of 354
2008 SCOTTISH SCHOOLS GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS.
With the national exams having finished for 2008, school golfers can turn their attention to their golf game, and the highlight of the schools golfing year are the national championships This year, the event goes to the North-east -Inchmarlo Golf Centre and Banchory Golf Club on Monday, June 16.
The boys’ event is to be held over the par- 71 Laird’s course at Inchmarlo, a 6,240 yard par-71 lay-out opened in 2001 and receiving the accolade of the best new British course.
The girls' event goes to the much older Banchory course, par 71 for the girls and the lay-out contains one of the shortest holes on a Scottish golf course (the 16th, Doo’cot, at 85 yards).
1999 Open Champion Paul Lawrie served his PGA apprenticeship under the late Douglas Smart at Banchory Golf Club and is well represented in the area. Paul opened the first Inchmarlo course in 1994; the 14th hole at Banchory is named after him and he is a strong supporter of Junior Golf in the area.
Paul is supporting the 2008 Schools event, especially appreciated by Schools Secretary Dorothy Scott. “The Schools Association appreciate his support for the National Championships which have been a starting point for many elite golfers in Scotland”
For the boys’ event, each of the 30+ council areas has the opportunity to send a team of three boys, usually selected in a qualifying event. This gives a field of over 90 to play the 36-hole competition.
From the results, a team is selected to represent Scottish Schools in their annual match against English Schools. This year the venue for the match is Royal Lytham in September.
Entries for the girls event are on a handicap basis only. From the Forth Valley Schools qualifying event, the following boys will represent Clackmannanshire: Lawrence Allan (Alva Academy) the present County Junior match Play Champion; Roddy Forgie, Angus Tester (both Dollar Academy).
Angus is the present Perth and Kinross boys' match-play and stroke-play champion, playing from Muckhart Golf Club.
All three will be testing their golfing skills against a quality field containing many Scottish junior elite golfers, and looking for a place in the 12 strong team.
The high hopes of Tulliallan’s Callum Macaulay were dashed in the later stages of the event, after a brilliant start. With rounds of 66 and 71, he led the field after two rounds, but in the final stages, his distance judgment deserted him, making the Old Course at St Andrews a tough prospect, especially with many difficult pin positions.
His five-over-par final aggregate of 293 (66, 71, 75, 81) left him in the middle of the field, some way behind the winner, Keir McNicoll (Carnoustie), who won the title on the last green with a five-under-par score of 283.
2008 AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP
The Amateur Championship at Turnberry starts on Monday, June 16. Two qualifying rounds are played to select 64 qualifiers for the match-play stages. Last year’s semi-finalist Callum Macaulay (Tulliallan) and Dollar’s Scott Borrowman will be hoping for some good golf in the event, which has attracted a high-quality entry.
No fewer than 22 entrants out of the 288 have handicaps of plus 4 or better, the lowest being a South African off plus six. All this makes Scott one of the high handicaps (plus 2.2) in the field!!
SCOTTISH BOYS' AREA TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Although producing reasonable rounds, the Clackmannan County boys' team could do no better than finish 15th in Sunday's event at Kingsknowe, such is the high standard of junior golf.
In the morning foursomes, Grant Dowie and John McPherson scored 82, Lawrence Allan and Gary Chalmers 77. In the afternoon singles rounds, with three out of four scores counting, the Clackmannanshire boys returned a total of 227 (Dowie 81, Allan 76, McPherson 73, Chalmers 78). Team Total 386
Lothians Boys won the event with a total of 354
2008 SCOTTISH SCHOOLS GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS.
With the national exams having finished for 2008, school golfers can turn their attention to their golf game, and the highlight of the schools golfing year are the national championships This year, the event goes to the North-east -Inchmarlo Golf Centre and Banchory Golf Club on Monday, June 16.
The boys’ event is to be held over the par- 71 Laird’s course at Inchmarlo, a 6,240 yard par-71 lay-out opened in 2001 and receiving the accolade of the best new British course.
The girls' event goes to the much older Banchory course, par 71 for the girls and the lay-out contains one of the shortest holes on a Scottish golf course (the 16th, Doo’cot, at 85 yards).
1999 Open Champion Paul Lawrie served his PGA apprenticeship under the late Douglas Smart at Banchory Golf Club and is well represented in the area. Paul opened the first Inchmarlo course in 1994; the 14th hole at Banchory is named after him and he is a strong supporter of Junior Golf in the area.
Paul is supporting the 2008 Schools event, especially appreciated by Schools Secretary Dorothy Scott. “The Schools Association appreciate his support for the National Championships which have been a starting point for many elite golfers in Scotland”
For the boys’ event, each of the 30+ council areas has the opportunity to send a team of three boys, usually selected in a qualifying event. This gives a field of over 90 to play the 36-hole competition.
From the results, a team is selected to represent Scottish Schools in their annual match against English Schools. This year the venue for the match is Royal Lytham in September.
Entries for the girls event are on a handicap basis only. From the Forth Valley Schools qualifying event, the following boys will represent Clackmannanshire: Lawrence Allan (Alva Academy) the present County Junior match Play Champion; Roddy Forgie, Angus Tester (both Dollar Academy).
Angus is the present Perth and Kinross boys' match-play and stroke-play champion, playing from Muckhart Golf Club.
All three will be testing their golfing skills against a quality field containing many Scottish junior elite golfers, and looking for a place in the 12 strong team.
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