HUGH HUNTER'S CLACKMANNAN COUNTY NEWS
COUNTY FOURSOMES CHAMPIONSHIP
The 2011 Clackmannan county fours got underway at Dollar last week when Alloa took on Tillicoultry in a first-round tie. All matches are played to the 18th hole.
In the top match, the Alloa couple of Ian Ross and Jim Allan finished four up in their match after an earlier lead of one hole at the seventh. In the second match, Tillicoultry had a hard-fought, one-hole win, helped by a strong finish from Kevin Ross who hit the hole at 16 with his pitch and drove the 17th into the wind.
Talking point of the match was Ian Guthrie’s tee shot from the elevated sixth tee which veered left and finishing in the 14th hole. The rules, of course, allow a free drop off the wrong green.
In the final match, Alloa were never troubled and raced to an emphatic win, and the overall score was a win for Alloa.
MATCH RESULTS
Alloa beat Tillicoultry by 11 holes
(Alloa names first)
Ian Ross and Jim Allan bt Scott Baird and Scott Hunter 4 holes
John McLaren and Ian Guthrie lost to Kevin Ross and Mark Walker 1 hole
Jamie Aitken and David Milloy bt Bill Hatley and Steven Watson 8 holes
The semi-finals and final take place this week. Full reports next week
BOYS' MATCH-PLAY CHAMPIONSHIPS
In the Clackmannan senior boys' event, Lawrence Allan had to work hard for his wins to take him to the final where he will play Rikki Alexander and try to do the double for 2011, i.e. winning both the county stroke-play and match- play championships.
Also looking for the double in the junior event is Braehead’s Brian McAdam who takes on Alloa’s Angus Boyd after two good wins.
Results:
SENIOR BOYS
Round 1
Lawrence Allan (Alva) bt Reyner Kennedy (Alva) 3 and 1.
Scott Beattie (Braehead) bt Steven Watson (Tillicoultry) 3 and 2.
Jordan Struthers (Braehead) bt Calum Graham (Tillicoultry) 1 hole.
Rikki Alexander (Braehead) bt Calum Boyd (Alloa) 1 hole
Semi-finals
Allan bt Beattie 2 holes.
Alexander bt Struthers 4 and 3.
JUNIOR BOYS
Round 1
Brian McAdam bt Jamie McEwan 8 and 7.
Joshua Hatcher bt Calum Reid 2 and 1.
Gregor McEwan bt Ross Bundy 6 and 4.
Angus Boyd bt Jonathan Clark 3 and 2.
Semi-finals
McAdam bt Hatcher 7 and 6.
Boyd bt McEwan 2 and 1.
CLACKMANNAN COUNTY MATCH-PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP
Alva’s Michael Robertson, leading qualifier at Alloa, is on course to retain his title. The seven other qualifiers are: Ross Benvie, Peter Macleod (both Braehead), Jamie Aitken, Ian Ross, Ian Guthrie (all Alloa); John Maxwell (Tulliallan) and K Christie (Dollar).
A further eight qualifiers will come from the Summer Meeting, with the match- play championship starting on May 30.
SCOTTISH AREA TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Clackmannanshire will have a strong team for this event, to be held over the Prestwick courses this weekend. There is stroke-play qualifying on Saturday, with each team's five best individual scores to count for its aggregate.
The top four area teams will then qualify for match-play on the Sunday.
Clackmannanshire team is:
Jamie Aitken (Alloa), capt., Lawrence Allan (Alva), Scott Moffat (Braehead), Ian Ross (Alloa) Scott Borrowman (Dollar), Daren Hulston (Dollar).
SCOTTISH YOUTHS CHAMPIONSHIP
Alva’s Lawrence Allan made a great start to the event at Paisley where he led the field by two shots after the first round with a 67, which later turned out to be the top best equal score of the championship.
Two bad holes in the second round saw him fall down the field with a 79 and a final round of 77 gave him an aggregate of 223, 10 over par and a good bit behind the under par winner, Lyle McAlpine (Royal Dornoch).
IRISH STROKE-PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP
Dollar’s Scott Borrowman was one of 10 Scots competing at Royal Dublin. Only five made the cut and Scott was one of the non-qualifiers with rounds of 77 and 79. Sadly Scott has still to arrest his fall in the world amateur rankings. He stands at 1737, well down from his ranking just after he won the Scottish youths championship in 2007.
On the other hand Lawrence Allan‘s world ranking has moved up 533 places to 2292, thanks to his fine performance at a top junior event at Fairhaven.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Entries for the Summer Meetings are still available on the sheets at local clubs but will be closing soon. Division 1 is at Tulliallan and Division 2 at Alloa.
The 2011 Clackmannan county fours got underway at Dollar last week when Alloa took on Tillicoultry in a first-round tie. All matches are played to the 18th hole.
In the top match, the Alloa couple of Ian Ross and Jim Allan finished four up in their match after an earlier lead of one hole at the seventh. In the second match, Tillicoultry had a hard-fought, one-hole win, helped by a strong finish from Kevin Ross who hit the hole at 16 with his pitch and drove the 17th into the wind.
Talking point of the match was Ian Guthrie’s tee shot from the elevated sixth tee which veered left and finishing in the 14th hole. The rules, of course, allow a free drop off the wrong green.
In the final match, Alloa were never troubled and raced to an emphatic win, and the overall score was a win for Alloa.
MATCH RESULTS
Alloa beat Tillicoultry by 11 holes
(Alloa names first)
Ian Ross and Jim Allan bt Scott Baird and Scott Hunter 4 holes
John McLaren and Ian Guthrie lost to Kevin Ross and Mark Walker 1 hole
Jamie Aitken and David Milloy bt Bill Hatley and Steven Watson 8 holes
The semi-finals and final take place this week. Full reports next week
BOYS' MATCH-PLAY CHAMPIONSHIPS
In the Clackmannan senior boys' event, Lawrence Allan had to work hard for his wins to take him to the final where he will play Rikki Alexander and try to do the double for 2011, i.e. winning both the county stroke-play and match- play championships.
Also looking for the double in the junior event is Braehead’s Brian McAdam who takes on Alloa’s Angus Boyd after two good wins.
Results:
SENIOR BOYS
Round 1
Lawrence Allan (Alva) bt Reyner Kennedy (Alva) 3 and 1.
Scott Beattie (Braehead) bt Steven Watson (Tillicoultry) 3 and 2.
Jordan Struthers (Braehead) bt Calum Graham (Tillicoultry) 1 hole.
Rikki Alexander (Braehead) bt Calum Boyd (Alloa) 1 hole
Semi-finals
Allan bt Beattie 2 holes.
Alexander bt Struthers 4 and 3.
JUNIOR BOYS
Round 1
Brian McAdam bt Jamie McEwan 8 and 7.
Joshua Hatcher bt Calum Reid 2 and 1.
Gregor McEwan bt Ross Bundy 6 and 4.
Angus Boyd bt Jonathan Clark 3 and 2.
Semi-finals
McAdam bt Hatcher 7 and 6.
Boyd bt McEwan 2 and 1.
CLACKMANNAN COUNTY MATCH-PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP
Alva’s Michael Robertson, leading qualifier at Alloa, is on course to retain his title. The seven other qualifiers are: Ross Benvie, Peter Macleod (both Braehead), Jamie Aitken, Ian Ross, Ian Guthrie (all Alloa); John Maxwell (Tulliallan) and K Christie (Dollar).
A further eight qualifiers will come from the Summer Meeting, with the match- play championship starting on May 30.
SCOTTISH AREA TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Clackmannanshire will have a strong team for this event, to be held over the Prestwick courses this weekend. There is stroke-play qualifying on Saturday, with each team's five best individual scores to count for its aggregate.
The top four area teams will then qualify for match-play on the Sunday.
Clackmannanshire team is:
Jamie Aitken (Alloa), capt., Lawrence Allan (Alva), Scott Moffat (Braehead), Ian Ross (Alloa) Scott Borrowman (Dollar), Daren Hulston (Dollar).
SCOTTISH YOUTHS CHAMPIONSHIP
Alva’s Lawrence Allan made a great start to the event at Paisley where he led the field by two shots after the first round with a 67, which later turned out to be the top best equal score of the championship.
Two bad holes in the second round saw him fall down the field with a 79 and a final round of 77 gave him an aggregate of 223, 10 over par and a good bit behind the under par winner, Lyle McAlpine (Royal Dornoch).
IRISH STROKE-PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP
Dollar’s Scott Borrowman was one of 10 Scots competing at Royal Dublin. Only five made the cut and Scott was one of the non-qualifiers with rounds of 77 and 79. Sadly Scott has still to arrest his fall in the world amateur rankings. He stands at 1737, well down from his ranking just after he won the Scottish youths championship in 2007.
On the other hand Lawrence Allan‘s world ranking has moved up 533 places to 2292, thanks to his fine performance at a top junior event at Fairhaven.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Entries for the Summer Meetings are still available on the sheets at local clubs but will be closing soon. Division 1 is at Tulliallan and Division 2 at Alloa.
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