THOMPSETT COMPLETES PAUL LAWRIE NE BOYS' TITLE DOUBLE

North-east District Golf Association official Jim Hunter, NE boys match-play (and stroke play) champion Daniel Thompsett,  Craig Lawrie (beaten semi-finalist), Chris Lamb (beaten finalist) and match referee Alan Joss at Westhill Golf Club. Image by Cal Carson Golf Agency.

By COLIN FARQUHARSON

Colin@scottishgolfview.com 

Tarland-based Daniel Thompsett, a junior member of Aboyne Golf Club, completed the Paul Lawrie North-east boys’ stroke-play and match-play titles double at Westhill Golf Club today.

Thompsett, who will enrol at  Rocky Mountain College, Montana next month (he will be 18 on August 24), won the stroke play title for the second year in a row by the runaway margin of 11 shots with rounds of 69 and 65 for four-under-par total of 134. Runner-up was Newmachar’s Chris Lamb with 73 and 72 for 145.

Paul Lawrie’s two sons, Craig and Michael, tied for third place with Andrew Carrell (Peterculter) on 148. A card countback went against Michael Lawrie in deciding the four leading players to contest the match-play title for the Bill Brown Trophy

In the semi-finals, Thompsett beat Carrell 4 and 3, while Lamb beat Craig Lawrie by one hole.

In a very good final, in which the contestants completed 20 holes in little over three hours, Thompsett beat Lamb with a birdie 2 at the short second extra hole. Lamb, two down after eight, won the ninth, 11^th and 13^th with a two-under-par run, to go one up on the 14^th tee. He was still one up on the 18^th tee but Thompsett rose to the pressure by birdieing that hole to square the final and take it into extra holes.

PAUL LAWRIE NORTH-EAST BOYS’ MATCH-PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP

Westhill GC

Semi-finals – Daniel Thompsett (Aboyne) bt Andrew Carrell (Peterculter) 4 and 3, Chris Lamb (Newmachar) bt Craig Lawrie (Deeside) 1 hole.

Final – Thompsett bt Lamb at 20^th.

PAUL LAWRIE NORTH-EAST BOYS STROKE-PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP

Westhill GC

LEADING FINAL TOTALS

Par 138 (2x69)

134 Daniel Thompsett (Aboyne) 69 65.

145 Chris Lamb (Newmachar) 73 72.

148 Craig Lawrie (Deeside) 79 69, Andrew Carrell (Peterculter) 76 72, Michael Lawrie (Deeside) 76 72.

150 Jamie Reid (Cruden Bay) 76 74, Grant Joss (Royal Aberdeen) 76 74, Jack Moir (Newburgh) 74 76, David Young (Deeside) 74 76, Ross Anderson (Stonehaven) 70 80.

151 Calum Morrison (Inverurie) 74 77, Sam Kiloh (Portlethen) 79 72.

153 Sean Hassard (Deeside) 75 78, Josh Halliday (Stonehaven) 73 80, Dylan McGachy (Portlethen) 79 74.

154 Greg Morrison (Northern) 78 66.

155 Benjamin Henderson (Deeside) 78 77, Evan Robertson (Inchmarlo) 78 77, Dylan Smith (Alford) 80 75.

156 Kyle Rogers (Oldmeldrum) 80 76, Chris Polson (Auchmill) 79 77. Patrick McKenna (Alford) 70 86, Lewis Mutch (Duff House Royal) 78 79.

157 Ryan McKinnon (Peterculter) 77 80, Robbie Gauld (Cruden Bay) 79 78, Findlay McPherson (Kemnay) 75 82.