Locals clean up in Midland Alliance at Pitlochry

FROM LEE SUTHERLAND, Ballumbie Castle head professional
This week's Midland Golfers Alliance was held at a sunny Pitlochry Golf Club in Perthshire. Local knowledge proved decisive as both main prizes were won by locals.
Leading the way in the scratch was local professional Mark Pirie with a superb five-under-par score of 64. Dougal Spaven, playing of a handicap of nine, completed the double with a net 64.
LEADING SCRATCH
64 M Pirie (Pitlochry) p.
67 C Donnelly (Balbirnie Park) p.
70 P Jamieson (Dunblane New) p.
72 M Niven (Alloa).
73 D Spaven (Pitlochry), P Brookes (Pitreavie) p.
74 S Cargill (Arbroath), S Smith (Ladybank) p, E Walker (Burntisland) ap, D West (Burntisland), G Gillespie (Crieff).
75 F McKay (Scotscraig).
76 D Cameron (Pitlochry), L Sutherland (Ballumbie Castle) p, K McGowan (Burntisland) ap), E Rae (Arbroath), H Cowburgh) (Muckhart).
LEADING HANDICAP
64 D Spaven (Pitlochry) (9).
67 M Niven (Alloa) (5), G Gillespie (Crieff) (7).
68 A McKay (Pitlochry) (9), F MacKay (Scotscraig) (7), J Ward (Carnoustie) (10).
70 D Cameron (Pitlochry) (6), R Farquhar (Carnoustie) (8), S Andrews (Ladybank) (9), D Hutcheson (Murrayshall) (7), H Cowburgh (Muckhart) (6), J Cree (Thornton) (11).
71 D West (Burntisland) (3).
72 E Rae (Arbroath) (4).
73 S Cargill (Arbroath) (1), J Brown (Kirkcaldy) (9).

Qualifiers for the JTC Interiors Express Champinship at Montrose in April
M Pirie (Pitlochry) p.
P Jamieson (Dunblane New) p.
D Spaven (Pitlochry) (9).
P Brookes (Pitreavie) p.

Next week’s meeting is at Alyth on Thursday, September 24 when the tee will be reserved from 8.30 am to 12.30.