CLARK BRECHIN WINS PORTLETHEN OPEN ONCE AGAIN

Clark Brechin is making a habit of collecting the main prizes at Portlethen’s 36-hole Open, retaining the title.
Clark produced almost flawless golf with scores of 68 and 69 to produce the lowest score in each round with the only two rounds under 70 and finished on 7 under par. Four shots back were Ian Craik and Murcar Links’ Andrew Campbell, both of whom shot morning 70s and afternoon 71s to finish on 3 under par.
Home players filled eight of the top twelve places.
The handicap prizes in the up to 5 category went to Portlethen’s Ian Craik (2 handicap, net 137), Graham Innes (1 h’cap, 141) and R. Black of Banchory (4 handicap, 142) and in the 6 and overs winners were Cameron Zenalov (6 handicap, net 136), C. Garden (11 h’cap, net 138) and Duncan Bonner (9 h’cap, net 140).

1st Clark Brechin (Portlethen) 68+69 = 137 1st scratch
2nd Ian Craik (Portlethen) 70+71 = 141 countback 1st division 1 (net 137)
3rd Andrew Campbell (Murcar Links) 70+71 = 141 2nd scratch
4th Graham Innes (Portlethen) 71+72 = 143 2nd division 1 (net 141)
5th D. McAndrew (Royal Aberdeen) 74+70 = 144 3rd scratch
6th Anthony Bews (Murcar Links) 73+71 = 144
7th Gary Esson (Portlethen) 70+75 = 145
8th N. McKinnon (Murcar Links) 74+72 = 146
9th Sean Lawrie (Portlethen) 73+74 = 147
10th Ryan Donaldson (Portlethen) 71+76 = 147
11th Cameron Zenalov (Portlethen) 78+70 = 148 1st division 2
12th Ben Murray (Portlethen) 77+71 = 148

3rd division 1 R. Black (Banchory, 4) 73+77 = 150, net 142

2nd division 2 C. Garden (11) 82+78 = 160, net 138
3rd division 2 Duncan Bonner (Portlethen, 9) 79+79 = 168, net 140