CALEY PAIR WIN SIMMERS TROPHY IN TEMPEST CONDITIONS

Caledonian, the winners, were among only nine teams who completed the course in terrible conditions of a 60mph wind and rain for the North-east District men's foursomes for the Simmers Trophy at Cruden Bay today. Caley's Stuart Finnie and Roy Pirie won the title with a gross round of 93, one shot ahead of the home club pairing of Michael Buchan and Mark Christie. Hazlehead's Scott Robertson and Craig Kennedy and Newmachar 1's Richard Barr and Mark McKechnie both returned 95s. Third place went to the Hazlehead pair by virtue of the better inward half.   ends