HARD LUCK STORY AT RENFREWSHIRE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS

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The first tournaments of the season were held at Cochrane Castle Golf Club. The events were the Youth County Stroke Play Championship and the Junior Stroke Play Championship.
In the Youth section, Darren Jones of Elderslie had a hole in one at the 17th which is called “Hard Luck” and this became true when, despite this bonus, he failed to make the leader board. In the morning round, Sam Binning of Ranfurly Castle set the pace with an opening 71. This was closely followed by Paisley’s Jack Bradley with 72 and Mark Scanlan of Greenock with 74. The final order did not change as both Jack and Mark slipped to an afternoon 75 leaving Sam to coast home by four shots with a second round of 72 for 143.
The juniors had a similar pattern with the morning leaders retaining the same position at the end of the day. Stuart Watt of Old Ranfurly posted a morning 71 followed by 76 for 147. In second place was Greg Paterson from neighbouring club, Ranfurly Castle who shot 73 and 76 for a 149 total. In third place was John Scott of East Renfrewshire who recently had a great run at the Boys’ Match Play at Dunbar. He had a very respectable total of 141.
The top sixteen in each competition go forward to the respective Match Play Championship.

TO COME LATER
Pictures of Sam Binning and Stuart Watt both with Cochrane Castle Captain, Norrie Gibson.