MACDONALDS TO THE FORE IN SCOTTISH SENIORS' MATCH-PLAY

There were four members of the MacDonald clan among the 32 qualifiers for the Scottish senior men's open amateur match-play championship at Monfieth.
Two of them have survived to the last four and it could yet be an all-MacDonald final tomorrow aftern..
First of all, in the Friday morning semi-finals, former Walker Cup player Scott MacDonald (Dunfermline) has to beat a doughty opponent, Ian Brotherston (Dumfries and County), and Gordon MacDonald (Callander) has to get the better of the No 2 seed, Fraser McCluskey (Royal Burgess).
Scott MacDonald, who lost his Scottish senior open amateur stroke-play title earlier in the season, squeezed through at the 19th in his quarter-final against David J Smith (Stirling).
Gordon MacDonald, who also won the Scottish senior open stroke-play title in 2005, won his place in the semi-final by beating David J Miller (Kilmarnock Barassie) 2 and 1.
McCluskey won by 2 and 1 against George Rodaks (Moffat) who confessed he was tired out after going to the 21st to win his morning tie against Bill Erskine (Kilsyth Lennox).
Brotherston won by 2 and 1 against Ian Taylor (Royal Burgess) in the quarter-finals.
TODAY'S RESULTS
Second round - Scott MacDonald (Dunfermline) bt John W McDonald (Cowglen) 2 and 1, David J Smith (Stirling) bt Andrew Campbell (Kinross) 4 and 3, Ian Brotherston (Dumfries and Co) bt Stephen Ellis (Innellan) 3 and 2, Ian Taylor (Royal Burgess) bt Sandy Fairweather (Carnoustie Caledonia) retired.
Fraser McCluskey (Royal Burgess) bt Jalil Aman (Grangemouth) 3 and 2, George Rodaks (Moffat) bt Bill Erskine (Kilsyth Lennox) at 21st, Gordon MacDonald (Callander) bt Ian Gillan (Bishopbriggs) 2 and 1, David J Miller (Kilmarnock Barassie) 1 hole.
Quarter-finals - Scott MacDonald bt Smith at 19th, Brotherston bt Taylor 2 and 1l, McCluskey bt Rodaks 2 and 1, Gordon MacDonald bt Miller 2 amd 1.


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