LOTHIANS CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS
Douglas dethrones Davidson after
drama of extra holes at W Linton
FROM THE EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS WEBSITE
By MARTIN DEMPSTER
Grant Douglas held off a spirited fightback from Graham Davidson to send last year's winner spinning out of this season's Lothians Champion of Champions tournament.
In a repeat of a tie at the same stage last year – Davidson won on that occasion – Douglas edged the third-round clash thanks to a birdie-2 at the second extra hole.
Enjoying home advantage at West Linton, Douglas, a 33-year-old who plays off scratch, was three up after ten before Davidson, from Winterfield, battled his way back with a run of three birdies in four holes.
After the 19th was halved in pars, both players were about 25 feet away at the next, Douglas sinking his putt while Davidson almost did likewise, grazing the hole with his effort.
Douglas faces another tough test in the next round against Steven Armstrong. The winner of this event two years ago, Turnhouse star Armstrong eased into the last 16 with a 7 and 6 win over Whitekirk's Weston Main.
Former Scottish international Stephen Easingwood, representing the Bank of Scotland, is also through to the fourth round, where he meets Charlie Simpson, the Bruntsfield Links player who reached the last eight in the recent Scottish mid-amateur championship.
Haddington's Keith Nicholson, bidding for a fifth title triumph in the event, is making ominous progress in the top half of the draw, where he faces a trip to Dundas Parks to take on John Tait in the next round.
In the handicap event, former British Lion Kenny Milne has won two ties at the 19th, the latest against Portobello's Matthew Craigie. Milne, who plays off 14 and is flying the flag for George Heriot's FP, plays his next tie next week before going in for a hernia op, but is confident he'll have recovered in time for the quarter-finals if he's still in the event when that stage comes around.
"It's the first time I've played in the event and I'm enjoying it," said the Duddingston man.
Results:
THIRD ROUND
C Cuthbert (Luffness New) bt S Murray (Ratho Park) at 22nd.
S Gray (RICS) bt S Simpson (Newbattle) at 19th.
J Tait (Dundas Parks) bt A Thomson (Lochcraig) at 22nd.
K Nicholson (Haddington) bt J Lang (Edinburgh Academicals) 5 and 4.
S Deegan (Prestonfield) bt H Fraser (Niddry Castle) 2 and 1.
S Smith (Kingston) bt G Wood (Edinburgh Thistle) 4 and 3.
S Easingwood (Bank of Scotland) wo D Watters (Thorntree) scr.
C Simpson (Bruntsfield Links) bt J Donachie (MCBA) 1 hole.
C Jackson (Gogarburn) bt S Reid (Lothian & Borders Police) 1 hole.
J Yule (Craigmillar Park) bt G Wither (Lothianburn) 2 and 1.
G Douglas (West Linton) bt G Davidson (Winterfield) at 20th.
S Armstrong (Turnhouse) bt W Main (Whitekirk) 7 and 6.
P Heggie (Cramond) bt S McCulloch (Hailes) 1 hole.
D Hall (Buckstone GS) bt F Pollock (Stewarts & Melville FP) 6 and 4.
S Marshall (Baberton) wo J Bala (Register House) scr.
M Foley (Kingsknowe) bt G Henshaw (Caermount) 4 and 3.
HANDICAP MATCH-PLAY
C Easton (Broomieknowe) bt I Taylor (Gogarburn) 3 and 1.
J Gallacher (Bathgate) bt C Vesco (Lochcraig) at 19th.
C Robertson (Craigielaw) bt J Anderson (Corstorphine) 2 and 1.
D Wiszniewski (Craigmillar Park) bt C Ross (West Linton) 6 and 4.
J Gladwin (Bass Rock) bt D Mackie (Edinburgh & Leith Licensed Grocers) 1 hole.
A McDougall (Ravelston) bt J Fitzpatrick (Standard Life) 3 and 2.
N Smith (Haddington) bt M Bremner (Dental & Medical) 2 and 1.
C Mackay (Edinburgh Western) bt R Thomson (Travel Twenty) 4 and 2.
K McGlynn (Mount Vernon) bt J Wilson (Niddry Castle) 4 and 3.
J Bellany (Longniddry) bt G Money (Harburn) 2 and 1.
G Jamieson (Port Seton) bt B Doherty (Prestongrane) 3 and 1.
S Bisset (Winterfield) bt I Gardner (Tantallon) 6 and 5.
M Diduca (Broomieknowe) bt G Harris (Carrickvale) 1 hole.
K Aitken (Cramond) bt E Clark (Pumpherston) 2 and 1.
C Robertson (Observers) bt J Berry (Lothian & Borders Police) at 24th.
K Milne (George Heriots FP) bt M Craigie (Portobello) at 19th.
++The full article above appears in the Edinburgh Evening News newspaper.
drama of extra holes at W Linton
FROM THE EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS WEBSITE
By MARTIN DEMPSTER
Grant Douglas held off a spirited fightback from Graham Davidson to send last year's winner spinning out of this season's Lothians Champion of Champions tournament.
In a repeat of a tie at the same stage last year – Davidson won on that occasion – Douglas edged the third-round clash thanks to a birdie-2 at the second extra hole.
Enjoying home advantage at West Linton, Douglas, a 33-year-old who plays off scratch, was three up after ten before Davidson, from Winterfield, battled his way back with a run of three birdies in four holes.
After the 19th was halved in pars, both players were about 25 feet away at the next, Douglas sinking his putt while Davidson almost did likewise, grazing the hole with his effort.
Douglas faces another tough test in the next round against Steven Armstrong. The winner of this event two years ago, Turnhouse star Armstrong eased into the last 16 with a 7 and 6 win over Whitekirk's Weston Main.
Former Scottish international Stephen Easingwood, representing the Bank of Scotland, is also through to the fourth round, where he meets Charlie Simpson, the Bruntsfield Links player who reached the last eight in the recent Scottish mid-amateur championship.
Haddington's Keith Nicholson, bidding for a fifth title triumph in the event, is making ominous progress in the top half of the draw, where he faces a trip to Dundas Parks to take on John Tait in the next round.
In the handicap event, former British Lion Kenny Milne has won two ties at the 19th, the latest against Portobello's Matthew Craigie. Milne, who plays off 14 and is flying the flag for George Heriot's FP, plays his next tie next week before going in for a hernia op, but is confident he'll have recovered in time for the quarter-finals if he's still in the event when that stage comes around.
"It's the first time I've played in the event and I'm enjoying it," said the Duddingston man.
Results:
THIRD ROUND
C Cuthbert (Luffness New) bt S Murray (Ratho Park) at 22nd.
S Gray (RICS) bt S Simpson (Newbattle) at 19th.
J Tait (Dundas Parks) bt A Thomson (Lochcraig) at 22nd.
K Nicholson (Haddington) bt J Lang (Edinburgh Academicals) 5 and 4.
S Deegan (Prestonfield) bt H Fraser (Niddry Castle) 2 and 1.
S Smith (Kingston) bt G Wood (Edinburgh Thistle) 4 and 3.
S Easingwood (Bank of Scotland) wo D Watters (Thorntree) scr.
C Simpson (Bruntsfield Links) bt J Donachie (MCBA) 1 hole.
C Jackson (Gogarburn) bt S Reid (Lothian & Borders Police) 1 hole.
J Yule (Craigmillar Park) bt G Wither (Lothianburn) 2 and 1.
G Douglas (West Linton) bt G Davidson (Winterfield) at 20th.
S Armstrong (Turnhouse) bt W Main (Whitekirk) 7 and 6.
P Heggie (Cramond) bt S McCulloch (Hailes) 1 hole.
D Hall (Buckstone GS) bt F Pollock (Stewarts & Melville FP) 6 and 4.
S Marshall (Baberton) wo J Bala (Register House) scr.
M Foley (Kingsknowe) bt G Henshaw (Caermount) 4 and 3.
HANDICAP MATCH-PLAY
C Easton (Broomieknowe) bt I Taylor (Gogarburn) 3 and 1.
J Gallacher (Bathgate) bt C Vesco (Lochcraig) at 19th.
C Robertson (Craigielaw) bt J Anderson (Corstorphine) 2 and 1.
D Wiszniewski (Craigmillar Park) bt C Ross (West Linton) 6 and 4.
J Gladwin (Bass Rock) bt D Mackie (Edinburgh & Leith Licensed Grocers) 1 hole.
A McDougall (Ravelston) bt J Fitzpatrick (Standard Life) 3 and 2.
N Smith (Haddington) bt M Bremner (Dental & Medical) 2 and 1.
C Mackay (Edinburgh Western) bt R Thomson (Travel Twenty) 4 and 2.
K McGlynn (Mount Vernon) bt J Wilson (Niddry Castle) 4 and 3.
J Bellany (Longniddry) bt G Money (Harburn) 2 and 1.
G Jamieson (Port Seton) bt B Doherty (Prestongrane) 3 and 1.
S Bisset (Winterfield) bt I Gardner (Tantallon) 6 and 5.
M Diduca (Broomieknowe) bt G Harris (Carrickvale) 1 hole.
K Aitken (Cramond) bt E Clark (Pumpherston) 2 and 1.
C Robertson (Observers) bt J Berry (Lothian & Borders Police) at 24th.
K Milne (George Heriots FP) bt M Craigie (Portobello) at 19th.
++The full article above appears in the Edinburgh Evening News newspaper.
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