Ian and George make all the running to
win Seniors' Spanish Festival opener

Overnight leaders Ian Brotherston (Dumfries & County) and George Rodaks (Moffat) made all the running to win the doubles competition at the inaugural Scottish Seniors' Golfing Society's Spanish Festival at Hacienda del Alamo Golf Resort, Murcia in south-east Spain today when the temperature rose by several degrees compared with Tuesday.
The South of Scotland pair followed up their four-under-par 68 in the opening round of better-ball play with a 69 under a greensomes format.
Their impressive total of seven-under-par 137 gave them a four-shot winning margin from Brian Smith (Hamilton) and Ian Jeen (Milngavie) who scored 70 and 71.
Scottish seniors champion Bob Stewart (Tulliallan) and Derek Murphy (Kinross) finished a creditable third with 69 and 74 for 143.
Brian Smith and Ian Jeen, playing off a combined handicap of three, had the lowest net aggregate of 135.

LEADING FINAL SCRATCH TOTALS
Par 144 (2 x 72)
137 G Rodaks (Moffat) & I Brotherston (Dumfries & Co) 68 69.
141 B Smith (Hamilton) & I Jeen (Milngavie) 70 71.
143 D Murphy (Kinross) & B Stewart (Tulliallan) 69 74.
144 D Smith (Stirling) & A Macnaught (Colchester) 70 74.
145 I C Hutcheon (Monifieth) & F Hutcheon (Monifieth) 72 73, G MacDonald (Callander) & A K Pirie (Hazlehead) 72 73
146 J McDonald (Cowglen) & R Gray (Cowglen) 71 75, J Johnston (Northumberland) & K Forrest (Lenzie) 73 73.

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