Broadfoot gives Iain Stewart the boot
from the Scottish seniors' match-play
On a miserable day of rain, the form book worked out pretty well in the 16 first-round ties of the Scottish senior men’s amateur match-play golf championship over the Dave Thomas-designed Hawkshill course at Newmachar Golf Club, near Aberdeen.
The major upset was the defeat of No 3 seed Iain Stewart (Curragh) by John Broadfoot (Turnberry) who was No 30 of the 32 qualifiers from the opening 36-hole stroke-play eliminator.
Broadfoot won by two holes.
The rest of the top seven seeds survived with varying degrees of comfort but No 8, David Bunker from Nairn Dunbar went down at the 19th to the 25th qualifier, Andrew Laird of Deeside.
Top seed Bob Stewart (Tulliallan) did not have as easy a passage as he might have expected against the last of the 32 qualifiers from the opening 36-hole stroke-play eliminator.
He had to go to the 18th green before he prevailed by one hole over Bill Methven (Royal Aberdeen).
No 2 seed Gordon MacDonald, a former Scottish and Spanish seniors champion from Callander, had one of the biggest wins of the day. He won by 5 and 4 against Keith Howie (West Kilbride), his right-hand man in the setting up of the over-55s domestic circuit last year.
The winner of the inaugural Scottish seniors match-play championship - Ronnie MacLean (Hamilton), qualified only in 21st place and he squeezed through at the 21st against No 12 qualifier Keith Bruce (Edzell) in his first round tie.
On Thursday morning MacLean players former Walker Cup player Sandy Pirie (Hazlehead), the No 5 seed, for a place in the quarter-finals. Pirie, who knows the course well, was a 4 and 3 winner over the No 28 qualifier, Les Fowler (Royal Aberdeen).
There will be morning and afternoon play on Thursday with the second round and then the quarter-finals.
FIRST ROUND RESULTS
Bob Stewart (Tulliallan) bt Bill Methven (Royal Aberdeen) 1 hole.
Stephen Ellis (Heritage GS) bt Alistair Fiddes (Deeside) 4 and 3.
Andrew Laird (Deeside) bt David Bunker (Nairn Dunbar) at 19th.
Robert Jack (Liberton) bt John Hamilton (Murcar Links) 3 and 2.
David J Miller (Kilmarnock Barassie) w.o. Keith Hay (Westhill) scr.
Brian Christie (Wilton) bt Sandy Fairweather (Caledonian) 5 and 4.
Sandy Pirie (Hazlehead) bt Les Fowler (Royal Aberdeen) 4 and 3.
Ronald MacLean (Hamilton) bt Keith Bruce (Edzell) at 21st.
Gordon MacDonald (Callander) bt Keith Howie (West Kilbride) 5 and 4.
Ian Taylor (Royal Burgess) bt Alex Ritchie (Bothwell Castle) 5 and 3.
Derek Murphy (Kinross) bt Alan Nelson (Banchory) 3 and 2.
Donald McCart (Sherwood Forest) bt David A Millar (St Andrews New) 5 and 4.
John Broadfoot (Tunrberry) bt Iain Stewart (Curragh) 2 holes.
George Paterson (Northern) bt Michael Jenkins (Duff House Royal) 2 and 1.
David Downie (Kirriemuir) bt Patrick Tomisson (Nairn) 4 and 3.
Robert Gill (Gerrards Cross) bt Andrew Campbell (Kinross) 2 holes.
from the Scottish seniors' match-play
On a miserable day of rain, the form book worked out pretty well in the 16 first-round ties of the Scottish senior men’s amateur match-play golf championship over the Dave Thomas-designed Hawkshill course at Newmachar Golf Club, near Aberdeen.
The major upset was the defeat of No 3 seed Iain Stewart (Curragh) by John Broadfoot (Turnberry) who was No 30 of the 32 qualifiers from the opening 36-hole stroke-play eliminator.
Broadfoot won by two holes.
The rest of the top seven seeds survived with varying degrees of comfort but No 8, David Bunker from Nairn Dunbar went down at the 19th to the 25th qualifier, Andrew Laird of Deeside.
Top seed Bob Stewart (Tulliallan) did not have as easy a passage as he might have expected against the last of the 32 qualifiers from the opening 36-hole stroke-play eliminator.
He had to go to the 18th green before he prevailed by one hole over Bill Methven (Royal Aberdeen).
No 2 seed Gordon MacDonald, a former Scottish and Spanish seniors champion from Callander, had one of the biggest wins of the day. He won by 5 and 4 against Keith Howie (West Kilbride), his right-hand man in the setting up of the over-55s domestic circuit last year.
The winner of the inaugural Scottish seniors match-play championship - Ronnie MacLean (Hamilton), qualified only in 21st place and he squeezed through at the 21st against No 12 qualifier Keith Bruce (Edzell) in his first round tie.
On Thursday morning MacLean players former Walker Cup player Sandy Pirie (Hazlehead), the No 5 seed, for a place in the quarter-finals. Pirie, who knows the course well, was a 4 and 3 winner over the No 28 qualifier, Les Fowler (Royal Aberdeen).
There will be morning and afternoon play on Thursday with the second round and then the quarter-finals.
FIRST ROUND RESULTS
Bob Stewart (Tulliallan) bt Bill Methven (Royal Aberdeen) 1 hole.
Stephen Ellis (Heritage GS) bt Alistair Fiddes (Deeside) 4 and 3.
Andrew Laird (Deeside) bt David Bunker (Nairn Dunbar) at 19th.
Robert Jack (Liberton) bt John Hamilton (Murcar Links) 3 and 2.
David J Miller (Kilmarnock Barassie) w.o. Keith Hay (Westhill) scr.
Brian Christie (Wilton) bt Sandy Fairweather (Caledonian) 5 and 4.
Sandy Pirie (Hazlehead) bt Les Fowler (Royal Aberdeen) 4 and 3.
Ronald MacLean (Hamilton) bt Keith Bruce (Edzell) at 21st.
Gordon MacDonald (Callander) bt Keith Howie (West Kilbride) 5 and 4.
Ian Taylor (Royal Burgess) bt Alex Ritchie (Bothwell Castle) 5 and 3.
Derek Murphy (Kinross) bt Alan Nelson (Banchory) 3 and 2.
Donald McCart (Sherwood Forest) bt David A Millar (St Andrews New) 5 and 4.
John Broadfoot (Tunrberry) bt Iain Stewart (Curragh) 2 holes.
George Paterson (Northern) bt Michael Jenkins (Duff House Royal) 2 and 1.
David Downie (Kirriemuir) bt Patrick Tomisson (Nairn) 4 and 3.
Robert Gill (Gerrards Cross) bt Andrew Campbell (Kinross) 2 holes.
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