HUGH HUNTER'S CLACKMANNAN COUNTY NEWS
TOP TWENTY FINISH FOR ALLOA JUNIORS
In yesterday's final of the Highland Spring Junior Masters over the Queens course Gleneagles, the two Alloa juniors put in a creditable performance. From a field of 50 boys, Clackmannan county junior boy champion Brian McAdam finished with 28 points (19th equal) in the Stableford event and smooth swinging Gregor McEwan went one better with 29 points (16th equal). The boys' winner scored 36 points.
SCOTTISH ALLIANCE CHAMPIONSHIP WASHED OUT
Last week’s Scottish Alliance Championship, due to be played over 54 holes at Buchanan Castle, was curtailed to a single round due to the weather conditions.Prizes were awarded over one round only, with county players in the prize list.
Seniors Order of Merit winner Bob Stewart (Tulliallan) tied for first place in the Senior Scratch division with a score of 82 and Alloa’s Ray Barton picked up the 4th equal handicap prize with a net score of 75.
Experienced campaigner Alan Glass (Alloa) distinguished himself with a hole in one at the 8th and collected a special prize.
CLACKMANNAN COUNTY SENIORS' AUTUMN MEETING
Thirty-eight Clackmannan senior golfers braved the wet conditions at Braehead in the Clackmannan county seniors' autumn meeting. Played in three divisions as a Stableford competition, five scores of 36 points were recorded and……. taking care not to fall foul of data protection on ages, the prize-winners (in mixed order) in the three divisions are as follows.
Winning scratch W Bell (Tulliallan) 27 points; M Niven (Alloa) 29 ; V Allan (Dollar) 30
Runner up scratch. B Christie (Braehead) 21 I Peddie (Tulliallan) 20 W Hatley (Tillicoultry) 26
Winning handicap. M J Todd (Dollar) 36 H Hunter (Alloa) 33 G Ferguson ( Braehead) 36
Runner up handicap. A Parker (Tulliallan); D Hawke (Braehead) 33 ; C Beattie (Braehead) 36
3rd place handicap. R Macdonald (Dollar) 32; B Macdonald (Dollar) 34 F Anderson (Braehead) 31
A team competition was run alongside the individual event with Dollar scoring 138 points (Todd 36, Allan 36, R Macdonald 34, B Macdonald 32) and finishing 1 point ahead of home team Braehead.
CLACKMANNAN COUNTY ORDER OF MERIT FINISHES
Clackmannan county secretary Tommy Johnson has completed the 2011 Order of Merit rankings with Michael Robertson confirmed as retaining his 2010 title.
1. Michael Robertson (Alva) 545 points; 2 Jamie Aitken (Alloa) 500; 3. Scott Moffat (Braehead) 475; 4 Lawrence Allan (Alva) 340; 5. David Milloy (Alloa) 240 6 John Gullen (Tillicoultry) 227.5
CRUNCH TIME FOR CALLUM ON CHALLENGE TOUR.
With only two events left on the Challenge Tour schedule, it looks like Tulliallan’s Callum Macaulay will be heading back to the European Tour Qualifying School in Spain next month.
Over a week ago, Callum just missed the cut by one shot after a brilliant second round, and in last week’s event at Lyon, Callum started well but two over par rounds of 74 and 73 left him down the field on his two under par total of 282 ( 67,74,73,68).
Callum plays in the Rome Open this week, when the Challenge Tour moves to Italy for the end of the 2011 season.
In yesterday's final of the Highland Spring Junior Masters over the Queens course Gleneagles, the two Alloa juniors put in a creditable performance. From a field of 50 boys, Clackmannan county junior boy champion Brian McAdam finished with 28 points (19th equal) in the Stableford event and smooth swinging Gregor McEwan went one better with 29 points (16th equal). The boys' winner scored 36 points.
SCOTTISH ALLIANCE CHAMPIONSHIP WASHED OUT
Last week’s Scottish Alliance Championship, due to be played over 54 holes at Buchanan Castle, was curtailed to a single round due to the weather conditions.Prizes were awarded over one round only, with county players in the prize list.
Seniors Order of Merit winner Bob Stewart (Tulliallan) tied for first place in the Senior Scratch division with a score of 82 and Alloa’s Ray Barton picked up the 4th equal handicap prize with a net score of 75.
Experienced campaigner Alan Glass (Alloa) distinguished himself with a hole in one at the 8th and collected a special prize.
CLACKMANNAN COUNTY SENIORS' AUTUMN MEETING
Thirty-eight Clackmannan senior golfers braved the wet conditions at Braehead in the Clackmannan county seniors' autumn meeting. Played in three divisions as a Stableford competition, five scores of 36 points were recorded and……. taking care not to fall foul of data protection on ages, the prize-winners (in mixed order) in the three divisions are as follows.
Winning scratch W Bell (Tulliallan) 27 points; M Niven (Alloa) 29 ; V Allan (Dollar) 30
Runner up scratch. B Christie (Braehead) 21 I Peddie (Tulliallan) 20 W Hatley (Tillicoultry) 26
Winning handicap. M J Todd (Dollar) 36 H Hunter (Alloa) 33 G Ferguson ( Braehead) 36
Runner up handicap. A Parker (Tulliallan); D Hawke (Braehead) 33 ; C Beattie (Braehead) 36
3rd place handicap. R Macdonald (Dollar) 32; B Macdonald (Dollar) 34 F Anderson (Braehead) 31
A team competition was run alongside the individual event with Dollar scoring 138 points (Todd 36, Allan 36, R Macdonald 34, B Macdonald 32) and finishing 1 point ahead of home team Braehead.
CLACKMANNAN COUNTY ORDER OF MERIT FINISHES
Clackmannan county secretary Tommy Johnson has completed the 2011 Order of Merit rankings with Michael Robertson confirmed as retaining his 2010 title.
1. Michael Robertson (Alva) 545 points; 2 Jamie Aitken (Alloa) 500; 3. Scott Moffat (Braehead) 475; 4 Lawrence Allan (Alva) 340; 5. David Milloy (Alloa) 240 6 John Gullen (Tillicoultry) 227.5
CRUNCH TIME FOR CALLUM ON CHALLENGE TOUR.
With only two events left on the Challenge Tour schedule, it looks like Tulliallan’s Callum Macaulay will be heading back to the European Tour Qualifying School in Spain next month.
Over a week ago, Callum just missed the cut by one shot after a brilliant second round, and in last week’s event at Lyon, Callum started well but two over par rounds of 74 and 73 left him down the field on his two under par total of 282 ( 67,74,73,68).
Callum plays in the Rome Open this week, when the Challenge Tour moves to Italy for the end of the 2011 season.
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