Chris Carson wins Argyll & Bute stroke

play title by five shots at Cowal

Chris Carson of Innellan Golf Club, Dunoon romped to a five-shot victory in the Argyll & Bute men's amateur stroke-play championship held at Cowal Golf Club on Saturday.
Tied with clubmate Steve Ellis after round one when both scored one-under-par 69s, Chris repeated his morning score for a 138 total and win his first area title.
In second place was Rothesay's Graham Bolton, five shots back with a three-over-par total of 143.
In the youths' event it was Millport's Paul Robinson who emerged a six-shot victor over last year's winner Gordon McClean. In third place was current area boys' champion Craig Pirie.
Innellan Golf Club won the team trophy and will represent Argyll & Bute in the Scottish club championship at Prestwick St Nicholas on September 27.
Results
138 Chris Carson (Innellan) 69 69.
143 Graham Bolton (Rothesay) 74 69.
144 Steve Ellis (Innellan) 69 75.
146 Stephen Renfrew (Port Bannatyne) 75 71.
147 G Reynolds (Rothesay) 74 73, Paul Robinson (Millport) 73 74.
YOUTHS
147 Paul Robinson (Millport) 73 74.
153 Gordon McClean (Rothesay) 75 78.
155 C Pirie ((Rothesay) 77 78.