Top prizewinners (left to right) Claire Prouse, Nick Macandrew and Jamie Pryde at the Paul Lawrie Aberdeen Schools championships at Craibstone. Image by courtest of Derek Johnstone. Click on image to enlarge

Nick MacAndrew retains Paul Lawrie

Aberdeen Schools Scratch Trophy


Aberdeen Grammar School pupil Nick MacAndrewretained the Paul Lawrie Aberdeen Schools’ Scratch Trophy at Craibstone Golf Centre today (Thursday).
Two-handicapper Nick shot a two-over-par 71 in very wet underfoot conditions to pip Andrew Carrell (Cults Academy) by one shot.
Nick had three birdies - at the second, fourth and 12th - but on the debit side he had a double bogey 6 at the 13th and single shots dropped at the first, ninth and 18th. Andrew, who is only 14 year old, was one under at the turn but was unable to keep the momentum going and a four over back nine meant he had to be satisfied with the runner-up slot.The Paul Lawrie girls’ championship was won by Claire Prouse (St Machar Academy). The eight-handicapper’s impressive net 66 was helped by a level par back nine. This included an eagle 2 at the 16th which negated a double bogey at the difficult 11th.
Ten handicappe rJamie Pryde (Cults Academy) lifted the Paul Lawrie Handicap Trophy with a net 65. There was further success for Cults Academy when the Paul Lawrie Schools’ Handicap (13 to 24) Trophy was won by Phil McNicholas with a net 62 off 19 handicap.
The scratch trophy was won by Finlay McPherson of Robert Gordon’s College with a nine over par 78.
Leading scores:

BOYS
SCRATCH
(white tees)
CSS 69
71 N MacAndrew (AGS).
72 A Carrell (Cults).
74 Z Clark (RGC).
75 J Pryde (Cults).
76 S Dunn (Cults).
78 C Lamb (BOD), L Kinnear (AGS), S Patterson (Cults).
HANDICAP
65 J Pryde (Cults) (10).
67 S Dunn (Cults) (9).
68 R Stewart (Oldmachar) (11).

GIRLS
CSS 70
HANDICAP
66 C Prouse (St Machar) (8).
67 V Powell (Cults) (19).
71 S Anderson (Cults) (16).
76 R Polson (Cults) (6).
80 M Clyne (Harlaw) (10).

LEADING SCORES (13-24)

BOYS
SCRATCH (Yellow tees)
CSS 69
78 F McPherson (RGC).
81 P McNicholas (Cults).
84 A Chalmers (Cults), W Mathers (Hazlehead).
86 D Smith (St Machar).
87 S Abel (Dyce).
HANDICAP
60 F McPherson (RGC) (18).
62 P McNicholas (Cults) (19).
66 L Allan (AGS) (23).
67 A Chalmers (Cults) (17).