UBC BOYS' TOURNAMENT AT ELLON

CLARKE AND WRIGHT SPEARHEAD

WINNING NORTH TEAM EFFORT

North, spearheaded by Rodger Clarke (Moray) and Jeff Wright (Forres) who finished first and second in the individual tallies, won the UBC inter-district boys’ team tournament at McDonald Ellon Golf Club.
With 10 scores out of 12 to count in each round of the 36-hole event, North won with ease with a total of 1470.
North-east came second with 1526 and Angus third with 1562.
Clarke shot the lowest score of the day – a three-under-par 67 – in the morning round and followed that up with a 70 for 137.
Jeff Wright scores 70 and 72 for 142.
Three boys hit the 144 mark and their second rounds decided the finishing order. Ryan Bain (Strathlene) was placed third with scores of 72 and 72, Nick McAndrew (Cullen) fourth with 71 and 73, and Jamie Treasurer (Inverness) fifth with 71 and 73.

FINAL TEAM TOTALS
1470 NORTH 737 733: Rodger Clarke (Moray) 67 70, Jeff Wright (Forres) 70 72, Jamie Treasurer (Inverness) 71 73, Lyle McAlpine (Invergordon) 76 70, Tommy Dingwall (Nairn Dunbar) 72 75, Ali Begg (Muir of Ord) 79 71, Freddie Brown (Nairn Dunbar) 76 76, Jordan Shaw (Kingussie) 75 78, Danny Edwards (Elgin) 84 70, Michael Manson (Fortrose & Rosemarkie) 76 78, Andrew Burgess (Nairn) 80 79, Sean Burgess (Nairn) 75 91.
1526 NORTH-EAST 762 764: Nick McAndrew (Cullen) 71 73, Ryan Bain (Strathlene) 72 72, Gordon Munro (Fraserburgh) 73 73, Ryan Gordon (Alford) 75 79, Daniel Thomsett (Aboyne) 80 75, Andrew Carrell (Peterculter) 78 77, John Drummond (Strathlene) 77 79, Chris Lamb (Newmachar) 76 81, Jack Presly (Banchory) 79 79, Richie Manson (Braemar) 84 71, Connor Campbell (Inchmarlo) 81 80, David Ritchie (Fraserburgh) 86 87.
1562 ANGUS 775 767: Matthew Reid (Downfield) 75 74, Callum McKay (Grange) 77 75, Grant Bowman (Monifieth) 73 79, Chris Bremner (Edzell) 76 77, Andy Simpson (Royal Montrose) 76 79, Ross Munro (Monifieth) 76 79, Scott Smith (Monifieth) 80 76, Ian Douglas (Monifieth) 80 80, Ross Pert (Royal Montrose) 81 86, Liam McKelvie (Monifieth) 85 82, Jevin Wilkie (Downfield) 81 90. Withdrew: Reece Mitchell (Downfield).

LEADING INDIVIDUALS
Par 140 (2x70)
137 Rodger Clarke (Moray) 67 70.
142 Jeff Wright (Forres) 70 72.
144 Ryan Bain (Strathlene) 72 72, Nick McAndrew (Cullen) 71 73, Jamie Treasurer (Inverness) 71 73.
146 Gordon Munro (Fraserburgh) 73 73, Lyle McAlpine (Invergordon) 76 70.
147 Tommy Dingwall (Nairn Dunbar) 72 75.
149 Matthew Reid (Downfield) 75 74.