SANDY SQUIRES WINS FIFE STROKE PLAY


 TITLE AT WINDY DRUMOIG

Sandy Squires (Scotscraig) won the Fife men's stroke-play golf championship at windswept Drumoig today with rounds of 78 and 76 for a 10-over-par total of 154.
Runner-up on 156 were Neil Beattie (St Andrews) with 80 and 76, and Alan Berrington (Durmoig) with a pair of 78s.
Underlining how tough the conditions were, there were 10 No Returns out of a total field of 38.
The top 16 qualify for the Fife men's match-play championship over the same course, starting on Saturday (July 10). Ties are:
9.30 S Squires (Scotscraig) v A Moir (Thornton).
9.40 J McColl (Scotscraig) v I Bell (Scotscraig).
9.50 C Martin Balbirnie) v K Blyth (Lundin).
10.0 M Beveridge (Dunnikier) v G Sharp (St Andrews).
10.10 a Berrrington (Drumoig) v R Collie (Drumoig).
10.20 S Stewart-Cation (Balbirnie) v G Wishart (Charleton).
10.30 B Hynd (Pitreavie) v S Scott (Drumoig).
10.40 N Beattie (St Andrews) v M Buchan (Balbornie).

FIFE YOUTHS MATCH-PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP
At Elmwood Golf Club.
Wednesday, July 7
17.05 M Buchan (Balbirnie) v L Bain (Leven GS).
17.15 E Crawford (Kirkcaldy) v A Collier (Balbirnie).

FIFE MEN'S STROKE-PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP
Drumoig Golf Club.
TOTALS
Par 144 (2x72)
154 Sandy Squires (Scotscraig) 78 76.
156 Neil Beattie (St Andrews) 80 76, Alan Berrington (Drumoig) 78 78.
157 Mark Beveridge (Dunnikier Park) 78 79, Jamie Farmer (St Andrews) 77 80.
158 S Stewart-Cation (Balbirnie Park) 80 78.
159 Colin Martin (Balbirnie Park) 83 76, Barry Hynd (Pitreavie) 77 82, J McColl (Scotscraig) 76 83, Brian Young (St Andrews) 74 85.
160 Ian Bell (Scotscraig) 79 81.
161 Steven Scott (Drumoig) 83 78, Kevin Blyth (Lundin) 80 81, Greg Wishart (Charleton) 80 81.
162 Brian Erskine (Ladybank) 86 76.
163 Gary Sharp (St Andrews) 80 83.
165 Ron Collie (Drumoig) 85 80, Martin Buchan (Balbirnie Park) 80 85, Alex Moir (Thornton) 79 86, Euan Crawford (Kirkcaldy) 76 89.
168 Andrew Collier (Balbirnie Park) 89 79.
170 Colin Loveday (Scotscraig) 86 84, David Mitchell (Leven Th) 88 82, Lewis Bain (Leven GS) 84 86.
171 Ross McDonald (Dunnikier Park) 79 92.
173 Shaun Singer (St Andrews) 86 87, David Paterson (Leven GS) 84 89.
180 Greg Forrester (Balbirnie Park) 93 87.
No Returns
G McNab (Lundin), Colin Steffen (Dunnikier Park), Lewis Ford (Balbirnie Park), B McKenna (Scotscraig), David Gorman (Drumoig), Alister Hain (Ladybank), Keith Anderson (Charleton), Sean Anderson (Scotscraig), Cameron Mitchell (Lundin), Martin Ritchie (Scotscraig), Fraser Ogston (St Andrews).