Scottish Alliance championship at Murcar Links and

Newburgh-on-Ythan in October 2010

Next year's Scottish Alliance championship will be held at Murcar Links and Newburgh-on-Ythan courses in Aberdeenshire.
Here is a summary of this past week's very successful Scottish Alliance championship over the Gullane No 2 and No 3 courses.
The CSS for each day and each course:
TUESDAY
No 2 CSS 71. No 3 CSS 66.
WEDNESDAY
No 2 CSS 73. No 3 CSS 67.
THURSDAY
No 2 CSS 71. No 3 CSS 69 (reduction only)

2009 SCOTTISH ALLIANCE CHAMPIONSHIP
PRIZELIST

PROFESSIONAL
197 Gareth Wright (West Linton) 75 67 65 (£1,000 & The Scotsman Trophy).
198 David Patrick (Elie) 66 63 69 (£700.
201 Tom Buchanan (Duddingston) 67 65 69 (£575).
202 David Orr (East Renfrewshire) 69 60 73, Alan Lockhart (Ladybank) 68 67 67 (£387.50 each).
205 Neil Colquhoun (Merchants of Edinburgh) 68 66 71 (£200).
206 Alan Reid (West Lothian) 72 62 72 (£75).

AMATEURS
Prizes in vouchers
SCRATCH
210 John Fowler (Hayston) 68 70 72 (£500 & Clydesdale Bank Quaich).
216 Stephen Harrod (Ballumbie Castle) 72 71 73 (£350).
217 Hugh Fraser (Niddry Castle) 73 71 73 (£250).
218 Norman Forsyth (Peebles) 73 74 72 (£200).
HANDICAP
208 Robert Denholm (Duddingston) (5) 74 65 69 (£240).
210 Mike Robson (Harrison) (3) 69 69 72 (£200).
212 John Nicolson (Auchmill (4) 67 68 77 (£150).
215 Richard Johnston (Glenbervie) (2) 72 68 75, Kenny Bisset (Prestonfield) 74 65 76 (£80).
216 William Laing (Prestonfield) (6) 79 66 71 (£30).
SENIOR SCRATCH (36 holes)
145 George Wither (Lothianburn) 74 71 (better inward half wins Margaret Caldwell Trophy), Ian Fyfe (Musselburgh) 74 71.
SENIOR SCRATCH (54 holes)
219 Ian Fyfe (Musselburgh) 74 71 74 (£180).
220 George Wither (Lothianburn) 74 71 75 (£160).
SENIOR HANDICAP (36 holes)
139 Ally Douglas (Caird Park) (14) 69 70 (£80).
140 Jimmy Rankeillor (Baberton) (9) 74 66 (£70).
141 Alister Mason (Thornton) (7) 74 67 (£60).
142 Colin Rae (Pumpherston) (8) 74 68, James Murray (Banchory) (8) 74 68, Alan Boxx (Boat of Garten) (10) 71 71 (£40 each).
SENIOR HANDICAP (54 holes)
215 Wilson Morton (Dunbar) 76 68 71 (£80)

TEAM EVENT FOR MOUNTBATTEN CUP
1250 East Alliance (Gareth Wright, David Patrick, Tom Buchanan, Hugh Fraser, Norman Fraser, Ian Fyfe). £25 each.
1287 Midland Alliance.
1301 West Alliance.

CONSOLATION EVENT (Gullane No 3)
SCRATCH
Amateur prizes in vouchers
77 Robert Marshall (Greenburn), Michael Fraser (Leven Thistle), Richard Lamont (Bathgate) (£30 each).
HANDICAP
65 Glyn Stevens (King’s Acre) (8) (£60).
68 Leslie Roger (Royal Aberdeen) (9), Graeme Hume (Glenbervie) (6) (£45 each).
70 Peter Belcher (Lothianburn) (11), Hugh Smith (Cathkin Braes) (8), David Bisset (Banchory) (9) (£7 each).