ROOKIE PRO NICOL WINS NE ALLIANCE AT McDONALD ELLON

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@scottishgolfview.com

Rookie pro Kris Nicol (Fraserburgh) won the North-east Golfers' Alliance competition at McDonald Ellon GC today.
Nicol, pictured, headed a field of 73 with a three-under-par round of 67, two ahead of Martin Lawrence (Newmachar), who recently won the Sandy Pipey Young Masters' pro event (by two shots from Mark Kerr) at Royal Dornoch.
Former Scottish senior amateur match-play champion George Paterson (Northern) finished third on 70.
Handicap prizewinners
Class 1 - Joss Turner (Kemnay) (8), David Fleming (Portlethen) (5) 68; David Mackay (Newmachar) (6), Martin May (Cruden Bay) (6) 69; John Hamilton (Murcar Links) (6) 70.
Class 2 - John Jessiman (Oldmeldrum) (14) 70; Jim Murray (Banchory) (10), Neish Chisholm (Kemnay) (12), Paul Cornfield (Auchmill) (15) 73; Leslie Roger (Royal Aberdeen) (12) 74.

LEADING SCRATCH
Par 70

67 Kris Nicol (Fraserburgh).
69 Martin Lawrence (Newmachar).
70 George Paterson (Northern).
71 Ian Bratton (Newburgh on Ythan), Stewart Finnie (Caledonian).
72 David Brown (Kemnay), John Duff (Newmachar), Fraser Clark (Newmachar).
73 Patrick Lovie (unatt), David Fleming (Portlethen).
75 John Nicolson (Auchmill), Bryan Robson (Newmachar), Ryan Fitzpatrick (Inchmarlo), David Mackay (Newmachar), Gordon Munro (Fraserburgh), Martin May (Cruden Bay).
76 John Hamilton (Murcar Links), Brian Nicolson (Auchmill), Joss Turner (Kemnay), Alan Gall (Deeside), Donald McAndrew (Royal Aberdeen).
77 Jim Duncan (Newburgh on Ythan), Andrew Campbell (Murcar Links), Keith Watson (Deeside), Albert Smith (Turriff).
78 David Leslie (Northern), Colin Clark (Mackenzie Golf), Chris Brown (Kemnay), Clark Alexander (Murcar Links), Lawrence Prouse (Hazlehead), Charlie Cassie (Nigg Bay).
79 Les Fowler (Royal Aberdeen), Ian Esslemont (Cruden Bay), Graham Mitchell (Braemar).
80 Robert O'Donnell (Oldmeldrum), Colin Duffus (Kemnay).
81 Mark Lawrie (Kemnay).
82 Brian Harper (Newburgh on Ythan), Harry Roulston (Stonehaven), John Borthwick (Craibstone), Colin Ord (Auchmill).
83 Jim Murray (Banchory).
84 David Wilson (Duff House Royal), John Jessiman (Oldmeldrum), Jackie Forrest (Northern).
85 Neish Chisholm (Kemnay), Steve Kennedy (Craibstone), John Forrest (Murcar Links).
86 David Bisset (Banchory), Leslie Roger (Royal Aberdeen), George Stevely (Murcar Links), Tommy Collie (Kemnay), Peter Guthrie (Peterculter)
87 Nigel Parker (Murcar Links), John Dalgarno (Hazlehead), Hamish McNaughton (Cruden Bay), Charlie Philip (Newmachar), Mike D Brown (Newmachar),
88 Paul Cornfield (Newmachar).
90 Graham Allan (Newmachar).
91 Alister Graham (Aboyune), Alister Petrie (Oldmeldrum), Michael Rendall (Stonehaven).
92 Ian D Smith (retired professional).
93 David McKay (Caledonain).
94 Peter Leech (Oldmeldrum).
95 Jim Lumsden (Auchmill).
96 David Bingham (Newburgh on Ythan), Jim Gall (Caledonian).
98 Mike Brown (Newburgh on Ythan).
99 Ian Grant (Keith).