Andy Forman's picture of the winning Lothians' quartet with the championship trophy.

Lothians' record ninth win in SGU boys' area team championship

Lothians have won the Scottish boys’ area team golf championship – sponsored by Dunfermline Building Society – for a record ninth time at Peebles Golf Club today
The Lothians quartet of Scottish boys' champion Grant Forrest, Anthony Blaney, Graeme Duncan and Fraser Thain totalled 356 in the foursomes-singles format.
They finished four shots ahead of Lanarkshire (Eamon Bradley, Craig Ross, Martin Scott, James Steven) and South (Scott Gibson, Liam Johnston, Greg Marchbank, Danny McConnachie). Lanarkshire were officially placed second by virtue of having the best fourth individual score.
Marc Smith (Ayrshire) was the winner of the Niagara Cup for the best individual afternoon round of 67.
North were disqualified for playing out of sequence in the morning foursomes.
FINAL TOTALS
356 Lothians (foursomes 138-singles 218).
Grant Forrest and Anthony Blaney 66.
Graeme Duncan and Fraser Thain 72
Forrest 72, Thain 72, Blaney 74, Duncan 76.
360 Lanarkshire (151-209)
Eamon Bradley and Craig Ross 73
Martin Scott and James Steven 78
Ross 68, Steven 70, Bradley 71, Scott 73.
360 South (143-217)
Scott Gibson and Liam Johnston 69.
Greg Marchbank and Danny McConnachie 74.
McConnachie 70, Marchbank 72, Gibson 75, Johnston 76.
362 Ayrshire (154-208)
Jack McDonald and David Wilson 76.
Marc Smith and Euan Walker 78.
Smith 67, McDonald 70, Walker 71, Retired: Wilson.
362 Clackmannanshire (153-209)
John Salmond and Scott Baird 74
Lawrence Allan and Gary Chalmers 79.
Allan 69, Chalmers 69, Salmond71, Baird 72.
362 Fife (152-210)
Neil Beattie and Cameron West 79.
Ewan scott and Andrew Whyte 73.
Scott 69, Whyte 70, Beattie 71, West 75.
363 Borders (150-213)
Simon Fairburn and Daniel Flannery 73.
Craig Howie and Callum McNeil 77.
McNeil 70, Howie 71, Fairburn 72, Flannery 73.
366 Renfrewshire (149-217)
Andrew McLachlan and Josh Bogle 77.
Fraser Lauder and Alasdair McDougall 72.
McLachlan 70, MDougall 73, Bogle 74, Lauder 83.
366 Stirlingshire (145-221).
Jamie Lynch and Dariusz Kunecki 68
Ryan Campbell and Euan Douglas 77.
Lynch 68, Campbell 74, Douglas 79, Kunecki 82.
371 North-east (154-217)
Calum Cromar and Steven Smith 74
John Drummond and Alexander Wiseman 80.
Wiseman 70, Cromar 73, Drummond 74, Smith 79.
371 Perth and Kinross (151-220).
Paul McPhee and Thomas White 76.
Greig Stewart and Bradley Neil 75.
McPhee 72, Neil 72, White 76, Stewart 76.
375 Dunbartonshire (160-215).
Angus Carrick and Liam Chambers 82.
Cameron Farrell and Gavin Roger 78.
Farrell 70, Carrick 71, Chambers 74, Roger 75.
376 Glasgow (160-216).
Conor O'Neil and Gary Foley 81.
Jamie Savage and Callum McLean79.

O'Neil 72, Savage 72, McLean 72, Foley 78.

393 Angus (159-234).

Grant Bowman and Ross Munro 84.

Reece Mitchell and Calum McKay 75.

Mitchell 73, Munro 78, Bowman 83, McKay 84.

396 Argyll and Bute (159-237).

Bob McIntyre and Alistair MacV icar 76.

Craig Pirie and Mark Turnbull 83.

Pirie 75, MacVicar 78, MacIntyre 84, Turnbull 92.

Disqualified: North

Calum Stewart and Rodger Clarke Disqualified (for playing in an incorrect sequence, i.e. not alternate shot).

Ross Proctor and Jeff  Wright 78.

Proctor 70, Wright 72, Clarke 72, Stewart 83.