HUGH HUNTER'S CLACKMANNAN C0UNTY NEWS
BUSY TIME FOR COUNTY GOLFERS
Local golfers will be in action at the end of this week, when several competitions are being held. Top Boys event is the GARY HARVEY TROPHY at Braehead where teams of 8 boys representing Clackmannan, Fife, Angus and Perth& Kinross will be competing against each other for the 2011 trophy. Each team plays three matches ( one on Saturday 10th and two on Sunday 11th). The Clackmannan team for each match will be selected from the following boys representing four out of the six Golf Clubs in Clackmannan County.
Lawrence Allan , Reyner Kennedy (both Alva) Rikky Alexander, Scott Beattie, Grant Murray ( all Braehead) Ryan Miller (Alloa), Steven Watson, Kevin Ross, Grant Carmichael (all Tillicoultry).
The MIDLAND TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP also takes place this coming weekend over 36 holes at the Lansdowne Course at Blairgowrie where teams of eight golfers representing the same four Areas as in the Boys event at Braehead will be in action.
Representing Clackmannanshire will be Jamie Aitken (Alloa—Captain), Ross Benvie, Scott Moffat (Braehead) Scott Borrowman, Darren Hulston (Dollar) John Maxwell (Tulliallan), Steve McIvor, Michael Robertson (Alva).
Jamie is confident the team will put up a good show—“Clackmannan are the holders of the Championship, but will be tested over the 6900 yard layout where hitting fairways and avoiding the trees is essential to a good score”
Tulliallan’s Bob Stewart as mentioned last week will also be playing over the Lansdowne course in the SCOTTISH SENIORS GOLFING SOCIETY FINALS on Thursday. Bob had a good warm up for the event recently in the Seniors Open at Buchanan Castle where he scored 68 which was the best scratch score by four shots and tied the top handicap score.
On Monday, the SCOTTISH SCHOOLS INTERNATIONAL MATCH against England will be played (foursomes and singles) at Kilmarnock Barassie and Lawrence Allan (Alva Academy) will captain the Scottish team.
Later next week from Tuesday 13th till Thursday 15th, Bob Stewart (Tulliallan) will represent Scotland against teams from the other Home Nations in the SENIOR HOME INTERNATIONALS.
Local golfers will of course hope that Bob will find good golfing form over the Woodhall Spa course in Lincolnshire
Clackmannanshire should be proud of its elite golfers, all of them making their mark on the Scottish golfing scene.
Also on this weekend is the WALKER CUP match played between Great Britain and Ireland and United States……. but no County golfers will be playing in that!
MIDLAND ALLIANCE
Local golfers continue to make their mark in the new season--- at Ballumbie Castle two weeks ago, Chris Westland (Alloa) tied for second place in the handicap section and last week, Alloa’s Hugh Hunter was in a five way tie for the first handicap place on a net score of 72 while Braehead professional Jamie Stevenson took the runner up scratch prize with a 73—Bob Stewart just finished in the top ten with a 78.
EDWARD TROPHY
In the last Scottish Golf |Union Order of Merit event, Alva’s :Lawrence Allan made the 36 hole cut and compiled four steady rounds (75,73,76,72) putting him in 15th place with an aggregate of 296 and quite close to many of the top Scottish elite golfers. The winning score was 281.
WORLD AMATEUR GOLF RANKINGS
With points gained by both players at the South East District Championship, Scott Borrowman (Dollar) has seen his ranking improve by 115 places to 1976, and Alva’s Lawrence Allan has dropped slightly to 1785.
Local golfers will be in action at the end of this week, when several competitions are being held. Top Boys event is the GARY HARVEY TROPHY at Braehead where teams of 8 boys representing Clackmannan, Fife, Angus and Perth& Kinross will be competing against each other for the 2011 trophy. Each team plays three matches ( one on Saturday 10th and two on Sunday 11th). The Clackmannan team for each match will be selected from the following boys representing four out of the six Golf Clubs in Clackmannan County.
Lawrence Allan , Reyner Kennedy (both Alva) Rikky Alexander, Scott Beattie, Grant Murray ( all Braehead) Ryan Miller (Alloa), Steven Watson, Kevin Ross, Grant Carmichael (all Tillicoultry).
The MIDLAND TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP also takes place this coming weekend over 36 holes at the Lansdowne Course at Blairgowrie where teams of eight golfers representing the same four Areas as in the Boys event at Braehead will be in action.
Representing Clackmannanshire will be Jamie Aitken (Alloa—Captain), Ross Benvie, Scott Moffat (Braehead) Scott Borrowman, Darren Hulston (Dollar) John Maxwell (Tulliallan), Steve McIvor, Michael Robertson (Alva).
Jamie is confident the team will put up a good show—“Clackmannan are the holders of the Championship, but will be tested over the 6900 yard layout where hitting fairways and avoiding the trees is essential to a good score”
Tulliallan’s Bob Stewart as mentioned last week will also be playing over the Lansdowne course in the SCOTTISH SENIORS GOLFING SOCIETY FINALS on Thursday. Bob had a good warm up for the event recently in the Seniors Open at Buchanan Castle where he scored 68 which was the best scratch score by four shots and tied the top handicap score.
On Monday, the SCOTTISH SCHOOLS INTERNATIONAL MATCH against England will be played (foursomes and singles) at Kilmarnock Barassie and Lawrence Allan (Alva Academy) will captain the Scottish team.
Later next week from Tuesday 13th till Thursday 15th, Bob Stewart (Tulliallan) will represent Scotland against teams from the other Home Nations in the SENIOR HOME INTERNATIONALS.
Local golfers will of course hope that Bob will find good golfing form over the Woodhall Spa course in Lincolnshire
Clackmannanshire should be proud of its elite golfers, all of them making their mark on the Scottish golfing scene.
Also on this weekend is the WALKER CUP match played between Great Britain and Ireland and United States……. but no County golfers will be playing in that!
MIDLAND ALLIANCE
Local golfers continue to make their mark in the new season--- at Ballumbie Castle two weeks ago, Chris Westland (Alloa) tied for second place in the handicap section and last week, Alloa’s Hugh Hunter was in a five way tie for the first handicap place on a net score of 72 while Braehead professional Jamie Stevenson took the runner up scratch prize with a 73—Bob Stewart just finished in the top ten with a 78.
EDWARD TROPHY
In the last Scottish Golf |Union Order of Merit event, Alva’s :Lawrence Allan made the 36 hole cut and compiled four steady rounds (75,73,76,72) putting him in 15th place with an aggregate of 296 and quite close to many of the top Scottish elite golfers. The winning score was 281.
WORLD AMATEUR GOLF RANKINGS
With points gained by both players at the South East District Championship, Scott Borrowman (Dollar) has seen his ranking improve by 115 places to 1976, and Alva’s Lawrence Allan has dropped slightly to 1785.
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