HUGH HUNTER'S CLACKMANNAN COUNTY NEWS
PandK v CLACKMANNAN PROVAN SALVER TEE OFF
In the first of three matches to decide the 2011 Provan Salver, the Clackmannan team take on Perth and Kinross at Strathmore on Sunday (March 27). The following Sunday it will be Clackmannan v Angus at Dollar (11am).
The matches are decided by eight singles games, and Clackmannanshire, as holders of the trophy, will be keen to do well against the three other ounties.
MORE MIDLAND SUCCESS FOR CHRIS
Alloa’s Chris Westland reinforced his position at the top of the Midland Alliance Order of Merit when he took the top prize at Crieff last Thursday with a net score of 67 over the par 71 lay-out. In doing so, he qualified for the Midland Alliance Championship, to be held at Arbroath in April and played over 36 holes.
SCOTTISH BOYS' CHAMPIONSHIP
Entries have just closed for the 2011 Scottish boys' championship at Dunbar. The field is restricted to 256 and a handicap limit of 5.5 was applied. The two local boys playing, Rikki Alexander (Braehead) and Lawrence Allan (Alva), have morning starts for their first-round matches.
Rikki plays Connor Marsland (Lincoln) at 8.29 on Monday, April 11 and Lawrence plays Ross Anderson (Stonehaven) the following day Tuesday at 10.01.
Lawrence will get some useful practice this weekend when he competes in the first SGU Junior Tour event of 2011 at Arbroath. The select field of 30 competes over 36 holes, and includes all the top Scottish boys.
Lawrence is first out at 12.15pm along with Alasdair McDougall (St Andrews) and Ben Craggs (Glenbervie)
Past Scottish boys' championships attracted larger numbers of Clackmannan boys. Fifty years ago in the 1961 event, there were six entries: Donald Buchanan, Sandy Stevenson, Jim Gibb, all entered from Alloa Academy and playing at Tillicoultry, Jack Steven, Jim Rankin (both Tulliallan) and A D Wight (Dollar).
Three of them (Gibb, Stevenson Wight) reached the last eight, and there were high hopes but sadly they all lost.
In the first of three matches to decide the 2011 Provan Salver, the Clackmannan team take on Perth and Kinross at Strathmore on Sunday (March 27). The following Sunday it will be Clackmannan v Angus at Dollar (11am).
The matches are decided by eight singles games, and Clackmannanshire, as holders of the trophy, will be keen to do well against the three other ounties.
MORE MIDLAND SUCCESS FOR CHRIS
Alloa’s Chris Westland reinforced his position at the top of the Midland Alliance Order of Merit when he took the top prize at Crieff last Thursday with a net score of 67 over the par 71 lay-out. In doing so, he qualified for the Midland Alliance Championship, to be held at Arbroath in April and played over 36 holes.
SCOTTISH BOYS' CHAMPIONSHIP
Entries have just closed for the 2011 Scottish boys' championship at Dunbar. The field is restricted to 256 and a handicap limit of 5.5 was applied. The two local boys playing, Rikki Alexander (Braehead) and Lawrence Allan (Alva), have morning starts for their first-round matches.
Rikki plays Connor Marsland (Lincoln) at 8.29 on Monday, April 11 and Lawrence plays Ross Anderson (Stonehaven) the following day Tuesday at 10.01.
Lawrence will get some useful practice this weekend when he competes in the first SGU Junior Tour event of 2011 at Arbroath. The select field of 30 competes over 36 holes, and includes all the top Scottish boys.
Lawrence is first out at 12.15pm along with Alasdair McDougall (St Andrews) and Ben Craggs (Glenbervie)
Past Scottish boys' championships attracted larger numbers of Clackmannan boys. Fifty years ago in the 1961 event, there were six entries: Donald Buchanan, Sandy Stevenson, Jim Gibb, all entered from Alloa Academy and playing at Tillicoultry, Jack Steven, Jim Rankin (both Tulliallan) and A D Wight (Dollar).
Three of them (Gibb, Stevenson Wight) reached the last eight, and there were high hopes but sadly they all lost.
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