NEWMACHAR CLINCH PLACE IN ABERDEEN PENNANT SEMI-FINALS

Newmachar clinched a place in the semi-finals of the Cults Hotel Aberdeen Men's Pennant League when they beat Nigg Bay 3.5 to 1.5 in a rearranged match - it was postponed due to heavy rain on June 9 - the last match of the regulation programme.
Newmachar finished with five wins from six and tied with Portlethen - also five wins from six - at the top of League A. Portlethen were the official winners of League A on "goal difference" - +11 to Newmachar's +6.
Had Nigg Bay won they would have finished with 8pt which would have been Newmachar's final pointage had they lost. But it never came to that.
The semi-finals will both be played on Sunday, August 14 as follows:
Banchory v Newmachar at Portlethen GC.
Portlethen v Royal Aberdeen at Deeside GC.
The final will be hosted by Peterculter GC on Saturday, September 3.
Last night's match details:

NEWMACHAR 3.5, NIGG BAY 1.5
Newmachar names first
John Duff and Keith Martin bt Dean Yeats and Ross Young 3 and 2.
Mark McKechnie and Chris Simpson beat Gordon Grimmer and Kevin Daglish 4 and 3
Dave Cormack and Euan Duthie halved with Gary Pacitti and Ryan Forbes
Paul Henderson and Richard Barr lost to Ian Welsh and Richard Nielsen 2 and 1
George Mitchell and Mike Dickie bt Steve Jamieson and Nicky Slater 1 hole