Nairn Dunbar's winning quartet (left to right): Hugh Clunas, Ian Duncan, Derek Lamb and David Bunker.

Second triumph for Nairn Dunbar

in Seniors' Cup at Inverness

By ROBIN WILSON
David Bunker and Hugh Clunas were half of the Nairn Dunbar senior team who won the Seniors Northern Counties Cup for the first time at Elgin four years ago and at Inverness yesterday they again played a prominent part in their club's second triumph when, with new partners Ian Duncan and Derek Lamb, they beat Moray Golf Club in the final by the narrow margin of one hole.
First couple Clunas and Lamb gave Nairn Dunbar a good start, holding a three-hole lead until Moray's first couple, John Westwood and Ivan MacKenzie, got into the game on the home stretch, winning the 14th and going level with a birdie w on the next hole.
Back came the Nairn Dunbar couple to regain a two-hole lead when the Moray pair took three shots to get down from the front of the 16th green, then found a bunker at the 17th. The 17th turning out to be the crucial hole.
Westwood and Mackenzie gave their club side a lifeline by winning the final hole to finish one down but their second string of Chris MacLeod and James MacPherson, who when playing the 17th hole were one ahead, also conceded it to a par figure from Duncan and Bunker who held on for a half on the final hole to allow Nairn Dunbar become the second club to become double winners of the B D Fraser Cup.
Brora were the first three years ago.
Next year's competition moves to Cruden Bay.
RESULT
FINAL
Nairn Dunbar bt Moray by one hole.
H Clunas & D Lamb 1, J P Westwood & I J Mackenzie 0.
I Duncan & D Bunker 0, C J MacLeod & J S MacPherson 0.