Scottish senior men's amateur match-play championship

SCOTT MACDONALD’S SENIOR TITLE DOUBLE

BID FAILS AT KINROSS

Former Walker Cup player Scott MacDonald’s bid to follow up his recent victory in the Scottish senior men’s amateur stroke-play championship by winning the over-50s’ match-play crown ground to a halt in the second round at Kinross Golf Club today.
The Dunfermline man had to go to the 20th to win his morning tie over David A Millar (St Andrews New) but there was no escape for him in the afternoon.
MacDonald lost by 2 and 1 to Tony Stafford (Gleneagles) who birdied the 10th, 11th and 12th holes to get on top.
Defending champion George Paterson (Northern) was knocked out in the first round. The Aberdeen man lost by 5 and 4 to Jim Watt.
There is one Granite City player in the quarter-finals – former Walker Cup player Sandy Pirie (Hazlehead). He scored a good 2 and 1 win over Gordon MacDonald (Callander), one of the driving forces behind the setting up a Scottish senior amateur circuit..
The quarter-final line-up is:
Colin Christy (Kilmacolm) v Jim Watt (Edzell), Sandy Pirie (Hazlehead) v John McDonald (Cowglen), Ian Taylor (Royal Burgess) v Stephen Ellis (Innellan) and Tony Stafford (Gleneavles) v David J Miller (Kilmarnock Barassie).
The championship is sponsored by Abbeyfield (Scotland) Ltd.
Results:
FIRST ROUND
Colin Christy (Kilmacolm) bt John W Johnston (Royal Aberdeen) 3 and 1.
Bob Stewart (Tulliallan) bt Derek Murphy (Kinross) 6 and 5.
James Kinloch (Cardross) bt Keith Bruce (Edzell) 4 and 2.
Jim Watt (Edzell) bt George Paterson (Northern) 5 and 4.
Gordon MacDonald (Callander) bt Keith Howie (West Kilbride) 2 and 1.
Sandy Pirie (Hazlehead) bt Jim Paton (Kirkintilloch) 2 and 1.
John Johnston (Lanark) bt George Payne (Prestbury) 5 and 4.
John McDonald (Cowglen) bt Jalil Aman (Grangemouth) 4 and 3.
Ian Taylor (Royal Burgess) bt Alistair Fiddes (Deeside) 2 and 1.
Iain Stewart (The Curragh) bt Richard T Gray (Cowglen) 5 and 4.
Stephen Ellis (Innellan) bt Les Fowler (Royal Aberdeen) 5 and 4.
James T Johnson (Northumberland) w.o. John Fraser (Royal Burgess) scr.
Tony Stafford (Glenealges) bt Allan Cameron (Gourock) 7 and 6.
Scott MacDonald (Dunfermline) bt David A Millar at 20th.
Andrew Campbell (Kinross) bt Bill Erksine (Kilsyth Lennox) 1 hole.
David J Miller (Kilmarnock Barassie) bt Ian Campbell (Kinross) 2 and 1.
SECOND ROUND
Christy bt Bob Stewart 2 and 1.
Watt bt Kinloch 4 and 3.
Pirie bt Gordon MacDonald 2 and 1.
John McDonald bt John Johnston (Lanark) 1 hole.
Taylor bt Iain Stewart 4 and 3.
Ellis bt James T Johnston 2 and 1.
Stafford bt Scott MacDonald 2 and 1.
David J Miller bt Andrew Campbell 3 and 2.