Duncan switches from Murcar Links to

Deeside to win NE District youths title


Kevin Duncan (McDonald Ellon) and Inverallochy’s Sam Strachan finished first and second in the North-east District youths’ championship at Deeside yesterday (Sunday) after missing the cut at Murcar Links in the Scottish men’s open amateur stroke-play championship on Saturday.
Scratch player Duncan had rounds of 73 and 72 for a three-over-par total of 145. He won the title by a shot from Strachan who scored 75 and 71.
Lowest round of the Deeside tournament was a two-under-par 69 in the second round by Callum Trahan (Murcar Links who finished third on 149.
FINAL TOTALS
Par 142 (2x71) CSS 73 71
145 Kevin Duncan (McDonald Ellon) 73 72.
146 Sam Strachan (Inverallochy) 75 71.
149 Callum Trahan (Murcar Links) 80 69.
151 Christopher Forman (Peterhead) 78 73, Ryan Bain (Strathlene) 76 75, Donald Macandrew (Royal Aberdeen) 73 78.
152 Gordon Munro (Fraserburgh) 76 76.
155 Andrew Carrell (Peterculter) 80 75, Chris Law (Hazlehead) 78 77.
156 Neale Barnes (Deeside) 72 84.
158 John Godward (McDonald Ellon) 82 76.
159 Alexander Wiseman (Fraserburgh) 83 76, Ross McKen (Newburgh) 83 76..
163 Ian Bruce (McDonald Ellon) 86 77.
164 Steven Smith (Deeside) 81 83.
165 Greg Kennedy (Hazlehead) 84 81.
174 Jack Cruickshank (McDonald Ellon) 93 81.