Paul Cormack (Inchmarlo Golf Centre) with the North-east Alliance championship trophy with which he was presented at lunchtime today in the Murcar Links clubhouse (image by Cal Carson Golf Agency; click on it to enlarge).

Paul Cormack has chance of NE Alliance title double

North-east Alliance champion Paul Cormack (Inchmarlo Golf Resort) is on target to complete the end of season double in the winter circuit's foursomes tournament at Murcar Links.
Tour professional Cormack and Duff House Royal senior amateur Mike Jenkins are through to the final of the scratch section.
They will play Aboyne assistant pro Keil Beveridge and Murcar Links amateur Kyle Nelson in this morning's final (9.30am).
Beveridge arrive at the course in the morning to be first reserve but he came into the field as a replacement for late call-off James Mooney (Kingscliffe).
The handicap final (9.40am) will feature Adam Dunton, who plays off +2 at McDonald Ellon) and Neil Chishom (Kemnay) (9) against Charles Cassie (Nigg Bay) (5) and Nigel Parker (Murcar Links) (9).
Results:

SCRATCH

FIRST ROUND

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Keil Beveridge (Aboyne) & Kyle Nelson (Murcar Links) beat David Naylor (Banchory) & Anthony Bews (Murcar Links) at 19th.
Richard Hyland (Craibstone) & Scott Larkin (Banchory) bt Patrick Lovie (P1 Corporate) & Duncan Clark (Duff House Royal) 1 hole.
Paul Cormack (Inchmarlo) & Mike Jenkins (Duff House Royal) bt Steven Chalmers (Banchory) & Kevin Duncan (McDonald Ellon) 4 and 1.
Ian Bratton (Newburgh) & Fergus Bisset (Banchory) bt Ryan Fitzpatrick (Inchmarlo) and Craig Carnegie (Kemnay) 4 and 3.

SEMI-FINALS

Beveridge & Nelson bt Hyland and Larkin 2 and 1.

Cormack & Jenkins bt Bratton & Bisset 3 and 1.

HANDICAP
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David Wilson (Duff House Royal) (6) & Hamish McNaughton (Cruden Bay) (11) bt Jim Emslie (Royal Aberdeen) (3) & Alister Petrie (Oldmeldrum) (10) at 19th.
Charles Cassie (Nigg Bay) (5) & Niger Parker (Murcar Links) (9) bt David Corkey (Royal Aberdeen) (2) & Benny Lumsden (Northern) (14) 1 hole.
Brian Harper (Newburgh) (6) & Mike Booth (Kemnay) (10) bt Mark Lawrie (Kemnay) (5) & Norman Stewart (Northern) (12) 1 hole.
Adam Dunton (McDonald Ellon) (+2) & Neil Chisholm (Kemnay) (9) bt Paul McIntosh (Newburgh) (4) & Derek Randall (Banchory) (14) 1 hole.

SEMI-FINALS

Cassie & Parker bt Wilson & McNaughton 1 hole.

Dunton & Chisholm bt Harper & Booth 5 and 4.

FRIDAY MORNING FINALS

Scratch at 9.30am.

Handicap at 9.40am.