Monday, July 19, 2010

Left to right: Front - Clackmannan county secretary Tommy Johnson presents the county championship trophy to Steven Horne (Tulliallan) with Mike Rust (Braehead), the runner-up, next in line. At the back is Dave Hedgecock, match-secretary at Tullian, and Scott Moffat (Alloa). Image by courtesy of Hugh Hunter.

STEVEN WINS CLACKMANNAN CHAMPIONSHIP

Home player Steven Horne added another title to the Horne family collection when he won the Clackmannan county stroke-play championship over the par-69 Tulliallan golf course. In tricky windy conditions, Steven took the title by two shots from Braehead’s Mike Rust.
In the first round, Steven held a narrow one-shot lead from Mike when he completed the course in a level par 69---- helped by birdie 3s at the last two holes. He went one better in the afternoon round also with a two-birdie finish - indeed that was where the difference lay between the two players - Mike was five shots worse over the same two holes.
County match-play champion Michael Robertson finished third but was awarded the prize for the best handicap aggregate. Steven last won the county title in 1998, and will take his place in the 2011 Scottish Champion of Champions event.
The entry of around 30 players was disappointing to county secretary Tommy Johnson: “The event clashes with the Open and the county Executive will be looking at the date for future years”

LEADING TOTALS
137 S Horne (Tulliallan)
139 M Rust (Braehead)
140 S Moffat (Alloa)
141 M Robertson (Alva)
144 G Chalmers (Dollar)
145 I Ross (Alloa)
146 A G Miller (Tulliallan)
147 M Crichton (Tulliallan)
147 A H Horne (Tulliallan)

2010 SCOTTISH CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP

The Clackmannan county championship is used to decide the Clackmannan representatives in the Scottish Club Championship to be held at Fortrose and Rosemarkie Golf Club to the north of Inverness on September 26.
Only three clubs could provide the three players needed to compete for the qualifier. The results are as follows, with the best two scores from three to count in each round
1. Tulliallan 279 (S Horne 69,68; M Crichton78,69; R Lyons 73,76)
2. Braehead 289 ( M Rust 70,69; P Macleod 73,77; A Watson 76, NR)
3. Alloa 295 ( I Ross 72,73; I Guthrie 78,78; D Milloy 76,74)

Tulliallan will be keen to try and repeat past successes where they won the Scottish final and progressed to the European Club Championship, to be held this year at the Estela Golf Club in Portugal from October 21-23.

MIXED NEWS FOR LAWRENCE
With two rounds of 77, Alva’s Lawrence Allan missed the cut by three shots at the English Under 16’s Championship held in difficult conditions over Princes Golf course in Kent.
The good news was that thanks to his fine performance in the Scottish Under 16’s event, his RandA world ranking has improved by 599 places to 3285 and overtakes Alloa’s Jamie Aitken at 3301. Scott Borrowman, at 1145th position. is still looking for some good form in National events

SCOTTISH AMATEUR GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
The draw for the Scottish Amateur Golf Championship at Gullane has not really been kind to the four Clackmannan players entered.
Dollar’s Scott Borrowman is first in action against S McKechnie (Greenburn) at 7.17 on the first day, Monday, July 26, with the winner of the match probably meeting the top seed James Byrne in the second round.
Later, at 11.41, Alloa’s Jamie Aitken plays Peter Latimer (New Club) who recently won the East of Scotland Championship, and at 12.37 Scott Moffat plays Michael Grunwell (Powfoot). Dollar’s Darren Hulston has an early start on the Tuesday against Munro Ferries (Tain).

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