North-east Alliance handicap foursomes winners Stephen Scott and Jim Scott (centre), flanked by beaten finalists Gary Homer (left) and Craig Carnegie.
North-east foursomes beaten finalists Ross Cameron and Chris Robb on left as Alliance secretary Ron Menzies presents the Evening Express Shield to Ian Bratton and George Paterson right (Cal Carson Golf Agency image). You can enlarge the picture by clicking on it.Bratton and Paterson make most of dream
start to win NE Foursomes scratch title
By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Newburgh club pro Ian Bratton and Northern club scratch senior George Paterson never looked back after making a dream start to today’s final of the North-east Alliance match-play foursomes tournament for the Evening Express Shield at Murcar Links.
Bratton and Paterson won the first five holes on their way to a 6 and 5 victory over McDonald Ellon tour pro Ross Cameron and his +2 amateur partner, Scottish schoolboys champion Chris Robb (Inchmarlo).
“We both played well and what a fantastic start we had,” said Bratton who had been a beaten finalist in the past. “We won the first five holes and had birdies at the first, second and fourth holes.
Patterson, who was a Murcar Links member for more than 25 years, said: “The only hole we lost – the sixth – was to a birdie 3 so that shows how well we teamed up. We did not have a single bogey in the 13 holes we played and we must have been four under par at the finish after getting a fourth birdie at the eighth.”
Robb, a long-hitter and shaping up as one of the leading contenders for the Scottish boys’ match-play championship at Balgownie the week after next, said: “We actually played well after we lost the first five holes but there was no way back after that start.”
The final of the Press & Journal Shield, played under handicap, saw Stephen Scott (Auchmill) and Jim Scott (Peterculter) come back from two down after eight holes to beat Craig Carnegie (Kemnay) and Gary Homer (Lumphanan) by 2 and 1.
The Scotts received one stroke. For them the turning point was winning the ninth, 10th and 11th holes to move from two down to one up in the space of three holes.
Like George Patterson in the scratch final, Jim Scott had a lot of "local knowledge" to fall back on. Jim was a Murcar member for many years. In fact, before he gave up the game for 13 or so years from the 1990s to 2006, Jim won the Murcar club championship and the club stroke-play title as well. He played off scratch and played in the North-east District team.
Coming back to the game after retiring from teaching, Jim now has 11 of a handicap and has thoroughly enjoyed his first season ever on the North-east Alliance circuit.
"I've met lots of the guys I've not seen since my earlier time in golf. It's been great," said Jim Scott.
Today's results:
Evening Express Shield (scratch)
Final – I Bratton (Newburgh) & G H Paterson (Northern) bt R Cameron (McDonald Ellon) & C Robb (Inchmarlo) 6 and 5.
Press & Journal (handicap)
Final – S Scott (Auchmill) (4) & J Scott (Peterculter) (11) bt C Carnegie (Kemnay) (4) & G Homer (Lumphanan) (9) 2 and 1.
start to win NE Foursomes scratch title
By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Newburgh club pro Ian Bratton and Northern club scratch senior George Paterson never looked back after making a dream start to today’s final of the North-east Alliance match-play foursomes tournament for the Evening Express Shield at Murcar Links.
Bratton and Paterson won the first five holes on their way to a 6 and 5 victory over McDonald Ellon tour pro Ross Cameron and his +2 amateur partner, Scottish schoolboys champion Chris Robb (Inchmarlo).
“We both played well and what a fantastic start we had,” said Bratton who had been a beaten finalist in the past. “We won the first five holes and had birdies at the first, second and fourth holes.
Patterson, who was a Murcar Links member for more than 25 years, said: “The only hole we lost – the sixth – was to a birdie 3 so that shows how well we teamed up. We did not have a single bogey in the 13 holes we played and we must have been four under par at the finish after getting a fourth birdie at the eighth.”
Robb, a long-hitter and shaping up as one of the leading contenders for the Scottish boys’ match-play championship at Balgownie the week after next, said: “We actually played well after we lost the first five holes but there was no way back after that start.”
The final of the Press & Journal Shield, played under handicap, saw Stephen Scott (Auchmill) and Jim Scott (Peterculter) come back from two down after eight holes to beat Craig Carnegie (Kemnay) and Gary Homer (Lumphanan) by 2 and 1.
The Scotts received one stroke. For them the turning point was winning the ninth, 10th and 11th holes to move from two down to one up in the space of three holes.
Like George Patterson in the scratch final, Jim Scott had a lot of "local knowledge" to fall back on. Jim was a Murcar member for many years. In fact, before he gave up the game for 13 or so years from the 1990s to 2006, Jim won the Murcar club championship and the club stroke-play title as well. He played off scratch and played in the North-east District team.
Coming back to the game after retiring from teaching, Jim now has 11 of a handicap and has thoroughly enjoyed his first season ever on the North-east Alliance circuit.
"I've met lots of the guys I've not seen since my earlier time in golf. It's been great," said Jim Scott.
Today's results:
Evening Express Shield (scratch)
Final – I Bratton (Newburgh) & G H Paterson (Northern) bt R Cameron (McDonald Ellon) & C Robb (Inchmarlo) 6 and 5.
Press & Journal (handicap)
Final – S Scott (Auchmill) (4) & J Scott (Peterculter) (11) bt C Carnegie (Kemnay) (4) & G Homer (Lumphanan) (9) 2 and 1.
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