Stevie Gray Wins West Alliance at Irvine Bogside

A total of 63 amateurs and 17 professionals competed over a frosty Irvine Bogside Golf Club course in yesterday's West of Scotland Alliance competition.
The start was delayed initially by an hour. However,play got underway half an hour after our original start time. The frost eventually lifted and the sunshine came out.
All players were impressed by the James Braid-designed and one time Open Qualifying course.
James Smallwood, on two under par, took an early lead with a 69. However he was pushed into second place by a creditable 68 by Stevie Gray, which included four birdies and one bogey.
Despite finishing with two birdies, recent winner Barry Hume could not overtake the leaders and he had to settle for third place later in the day.
The amatuer prize went to senior John Greene (12) who finished with a net 67, including a hole in one at the par-3 16th (156yd).
Many players found the conditions difficult and there was a record number of No Returns. The only other under par score came from Brian Robertson (11) with a score of 70.
The Seniors' prize went to Brian Byrne with a net 76 off five.
PRIZEWINNERS
SCRATCH
68 Stephen Gray (Hayston) p £110.
69 James Smallwood (Fereneze) p £80.
71 Barry Hume (Haggs Castle) p £60.
73 Stewart savage (Dalmuir) p, Ewan Grimes (Cardross) p £20.00 each
HANDICAP
Prize Vouchers
67 John Greene (Cowglen) (12) £80.
70 Brian Robertson (Forrester Park Resort) (11) £50.
72 Shahid Majid (Forrester Park Resort) (6) £35.
73 John Carrell (Torrance House) (12), David Ferguson (Paisley) £12.50 Each
SENIORS
Prize Vouchers
76 Brian Byrne (Bonnyton) (5)
78 William McCallum (Kirkhill) (9), John Mansfield (Troon Merchants) (15), Bob Cherry (Caldwell) (9) £7 each
Our top three handicap winners also shared the sweep money.
With only two par 3s on the course, no 2's were returned on the day. However John Greene's hole in one earned him the total amount of the 2s' money. A great day for John indeed, winning the handicap, sweep and all the 2s' money.