Virgin Atlantic PGA National Pro-am championship regional qualifier at Crieff

BRECHIN PAIR WIN TRIP TO THE BAHAMAS

The Brechin Golf Club partnership of professional Stephen Rennie and eight-handicap amateur member Ian Anderson won themselves a trip to the Bahamas by heading a field of 70 pairs at the Virgin Atlantic PGA National Pro-am championship regional qualifier at Crieff Golf Club today (Tuesday).
Stephen and Ian had a net round of 61, 10 under par, and won by a single shot from Ratho Park’s Andrew Erskine and Bob Wills, who plays off 15. Rennie won a cheque for £500 and Erskine received the £350 runners-up cash prize.
There was a tie for third place on 64 between Kenneth Campbell and William Deans (handicap 20) of Machrihanish Golf Club and Deeside’s pro Frank Coutts and 14-handicap member Jimmy Wilson. Campbell and Coutts both earned £200.
This was one of 16 regional finals of a tournament that has involved 700 clubs in domestic eliminators and 70,000 amateurs.
Rennie and Anderson will go forward to the Grand Final at Sandals Resort, Emerald Bay on on the island of Grand Exuma in the Bahamas from November 23 to 28. They had one net eagle – a 2 at the 412yd 16th – nine net birdies and a net bogey 4 in halves of 34 and 27.
Erskine and Wills had two net eagles – at the third and fifth – and five net birdies in two halves of 31.
Campbell and Deans had two halves of 32, which included an eagle at the nine and five birdies.
Coutts and Wilson did well to share third place on seven under par, considering that their halves of 31 and 33 included a double bogey 5 at the short 13th and also a bogey 4 at the fourth. They had an eagle 3 at the sixth as well as eight net birdies.
James Smallwood (Fereneze) and Andrew Carlton (Paisley), the professionals in the who finished joint fifth on 65 reach received £50.
ALL THE SCORES FROM CRIEFF
Par 71
61 Stephen Rennie and Ian Anderson (Brechin).
62 Andrew Erskine and Bob Wells (Ratho Park).
63 Kenneth Campbell and Williams Deans (Machrihanish), Frank Coutts and Jimmy Wilson (Deeside).
Professional names only:
65 James Smallwood (Fereneze), Andrew Carlton (Paisley).
66 Greig McSporran (Kinross, Paul Jamieson (Dunblane), Alan Gowran (East Renfrewshire), Simon McLean (Airdrie), Martyn Huish (North Berwick), Stuart Syme (Dumfries and Co), David Naylor (Banchory), Robin Fyfe (Nairn), Bert Mackay (Loch Lomond).
67 Greg Cowbrough (Muckhart), Kevin Phillips (Winterfield), Fraser Galloway (Ladybank), David Watt (Hilton Park), Andrew Crerar (Panmure), Christopher Nugent (Dunfermline), Martin Piggot (Loch Ness), Alan Tait (Dalmahoy), Martin Goldie (Lochgelly), Gordon Stewart (Cawder), Craig Donnelly (Balbirnie Park), William Yule (Ballater).
68 Tomn Eckford Ranfurly Castle), Derek Watters (Gourock), David Torrance (Nairn Dunbar), Mel Douglas (Inverness), Steven Moir (Aboyne), Sandy Aird junior (McDonald Ellon), Richard Hall (Turnberry Hotel).
69 Mark Pirie (Pitlochry), Charles Dernie (Blairgowrie), David Murchie (Crieff), Alastair Webster (Edzell), Stuart Wilson (Eastwood), Dean Vannet (Peterculter), Sandy Aird senior (Forres), George Bruce (Westhill).
70 Tolm Melville (Alyth), Allan Knox (King James VI), Ian Graham (Crow Wood), Robert Farrell (Cardross), Kevin Stables (Elgin), Ian Bratton (Newburgh on Ythan), Andrew Cooper (Newmachar).
71 Kenneth Kelly (Baberton), Graham Sked (Kilspindie), Jason Boyd (Royal Montrose), Colin Munro (Ralston), Paul Wardell (Whitekirk), Peter McNiven (Forfar), Craig Montgomerie (The Roxburghe), Gary Forbes (Murcar Links).
72 Niall McGill (Craigie Hill), Iain Nicholson (Kilmacolm), Gavin Cook (Prestonfield), Graeme Lennie (Crail GS), Lee Sutherland (Ballumbie Castle), Graeme Lisle (Carlisle).
73 Graeme Bell (Linlithgow), Alan Logan (Cochrane Castle), Gary McFarlane (Clober).
76 Vincent Brown (Westerwood), Gordon Dunn (Turriff).
78 Gary Holland (Duff House Royal).
81 Grant Roberton (Lanark).

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