The winning North-east seniors team with Francis Clark extreme left,Sandy Pirie second from the left end, George Paterson second from the right end and John Johnston third from the right end. Andrew Laird and Mike Jenkins are also in the picture (but we don't know which is which! - Editor).

NORTH-EAST WIN SENIORS AREA TEAM

TITLE AT WINDY LOSSIEMOUTH

North-east, spearheaded by Mike Jenkins (Duff House Royal), won the Scottish senior men's amateur area team championship over the Moray Golf Club Old Course at windswept Lossiemouth today.

Mike was one of only three players in the field to score as low as a one-over-par 72, very good golf in the conditions.

North-east totalled 386 with Jenkins backed up by Aberdeen Links champion and seniors match-play title-holder George Paterson (Northern) and former Walker Cup player Sandy Pirie (Hazlehead), both on 76, John Johnston (Royal Aberdeen) and Andrew Laird (Deeside), both with 81s.

Only five scores from each six-man team counted. Francis Clark (Royal Aberdeen) had North-east's discarded, a score that any of the other areas would have gladly accepted.

It certainly was not a walk-over for North-east who had only two shots to spare at the death from both Glasgow and South of Scotland, each with 388.

The countback placed Glasgow officially second by virtue of their discarded score, 86, being better than South's discarded score, 90.

Glasgow's scorers were: Alistair McMillan (Williamwood) 74, Graham Cox (Pollok) and Peter Jamieson (Cathkin Braes), both 76, John McDonald (Cowglen) 79 and John Shand (Cowglen) 83. Jim McNally (Williamwood) had the non-counting 86 which did, in fact, decide that Glasgow finished runners-up.

South's scorers were: Ian Fraser (Dumfries & Co) 72, Ian Brotherston (Dumfries & Co) 73, Tom Carson (Lockerbie) 79, Geroge Rodaks (Moffat) and Robbie Nairn (Lochmaben), both 82, Gordon Doig (Southerness) had a non-counting 90.

Ian Jean (Milngavie & Dunbartonshire) was the third player to share the individual honours with Mike Jenkins and Ian Fraser on the 72 mark.

TOTALS

386 NORTH-EAST: Mike Jenkins 72, George Paterson 76, Sandy Pirie 76, John Johnston 81, Andrew Laird 81. Non-counting: Francis Clark 82.

388 GLASGOW: Alistair McMillan 74, Graham Cox 76, Peter Jamieson 76, John McDonald 79, John Shand 83. Non-counting: Jim McNally 86; SOUTH OF SCOTLAND: Ian Fraser 72, Ian Brotherston 73, Tom Carson 79, George Rodaks 82, Robbie Nairn 82. Non-counting: Gordon Doig 90.

389 DUNBARTONSHIRE.

393 LOTHIANS.

395 STIRLINGSHIRE

404 NORTH.

406 PERTH & KINROSS

423 AYRSHIRE.