Leading prizewinners Evan Robertson, Lauren  Watson and Scott Main. Pictured below: Jamie Hall and Jack Yule. Images by courtesy of Derek Johnstone.

SCOTT AND LAUREN WIN PAUL LAWRIE

ABERDEEN SCHOOLS GOLF TITLES

Hazlehead Academy’s Scott Main and Lauren Watson (St Margaret’s) won the individual titles at the Paul Lawrie Aberdeen schools golf championships at Craibstone.

Main won the Paul Lawrie Aberdeen Schools’ Scratch Trophy with a six over par 75, in very wet, testing conditions. He pipped Andrew Carrell (Cults Academy) by one shot.

Main, who plays off five of a handicap, had two birdies - at the ninth and 16th - but he had double bogey 6s at the eighth and 18th and also dropped shots at the sixth, seventh, twelfth and 17th.
Carrell was only one over par after 12 holes but a double bogey and four bogeys in the final six holes. He was runner-up for the second year in a row.
The Paul Lawrie girls’ championship, decided on net scores, was won by Lauren Watson (St Margaret’s) after a countback with Rachel Polson (Cults Academy). They had both finished on net 78, Lauren playing off 17 and Rachel off five.
Evan Robertson (Cults Academy) won the Paul Lawrie Handicap Trophy with a net 70 off six, beating Hazlehead’s William Mathers and Calum Sutherland (Cults Academy) by one shot.
There was further success for Cults Academy when the Paul Lawrie Schools’ Handicap (13 to 24) Trophy was won by Jack Yule with a net 62 off 18. The scratch trophy for boys with higher handicaps was won by Jamie Hall of Harlaw Academy with a eight over par 77.
LEADING SCORES (Handicaps scr-12)
BOYS
SCRATCH
White tees: CSS 71
75 S Main (Hazlehead)
76 A Carrell (Cults), E Robertson (Cults)
78 C Sutherland (Cults)
79 C Polson (St Machar)
81 R Yule (Cults), E Moore (Harlaw), A Fisher (Cults)
82 C Dunbar (Hazlehead), J Pryde (Cults)
HANDICAP
70 E Robertson (Cults) (6).
71 W Mathers (Hazlehead) (12).
72 C Dunbar (Hazlehead) (10).
GIRLS
HANDICAP
CSS 73 (Reduction only)
78 L Watson (St Magarets) (17).
78 R Polson (Cults) (5).

LEADING SCORES (Handicaps 13-24)
BOYS
SCRATCH
Yellow tees: CSS 68
77 J Hall (Harlaw)
80 J Yule (Cults)
81 S Bennett (Torry), A Harkins (AGS), R Powell (Cults)
82 S Harkness (RGC), M Rae (Oldmachar)
83 G Kinnear (AGS), E Hvide (Oldmachar)
HANDICAP
62 J Yule (Cults) (18).
64 R Powell (Cults) (17).
65 E Hvide (Oldmachar) (18).