COLIN NELSON WINS NE ALLIANCE AT FRASERBURGH WITH A 65
By COLIN FARQUHARSON
PGA professional Colin Nelson, manager of the golf shop at Aberdeen's municipal Hazlehead course, scored his first win on the North-east Alliance circuit for a year or two with a double-eagle round of five-under-par 65 at a windy and very cold Fraserburgh links today.
He headed a field of 76 with the help of an eagle 3 at the par-5 sixth and an eagle 2 at the par-4 ninth in an outward two-under 33.
Coming home Nelson, pictured right, who had birdied the first hole, added further birdies at the 10th, 11th 15th and 16th with just one shot dropped, at the 12th, in an inward 32.
He won by two shots from rookie pro David Law, the Northern Open champion and Scottish amateur championship title-holder, and Royal Aberdeen amateur Donald Macandrew. They both hit the two-under 68 mark.
Law is now officially "unattached," not playing out of Hazlehead Golf Club. Now there's a sponsorship opportunity for some North-east based oil company or whatever!
David, out in 35 and back in 32, was one over par standing on the ninth tee having bogeyed the fifth and the eighth to more than cancel out a birdie at the long sixth. Law then covered his last 10 holes in four under par with birdies at the ninth, 10th, 12th and 15th.
Macandrew had an eagle 2 at the ninth, birdies at the short fifth, 10th and 13th with early bogeys at the third and seventh in halves of 34-33
Law is now officially "unattached," not playing out of Hazlehead Golf Club. Now there's a sponsorship opportunity for some North-east based oil company or whatever!
David, out in 35 and back in 32, was one over par standing on the ninth tee having bogeyed the fifth and the eighth to more than cancel out a birdie at the long sixth. Law then covered his last 10 holes in four under par with birdies at the ninth, 10th, 12th and 15th.
Macandrew had an eagle 2 at the ninth, birdies at the short fifth, 10th and 13th with early bogeys at the third and seventh in halves of 34-33
The only other players to break par were rookie pro Jordan Findlay, playing over his home course, and Carnoustie's Lee Vannet.
Findlay had a curious mixed bag of an eagle (sixth), two birdies (seventh and ninth, TWO double bogey 6s (fourth and eighth) and a bogey at the second, all of which added up to one-over 36 for the outward nine. Having got all that out of his system, Jordan came home in 32 with birdies at the 13th, 16th and 18th.
Lee Vannet also had two double bogey 6s and an eagle in an outward 36 and he too came home in a bogey-free, three-birdie 32.
Deeside amateur Allan Ross had the proverbial game of two halves for a level par 70. He struggled to the turn in five-over 40 and then had the best inward nine of the day - five-under 30, as follows: 4-3-3-4-2-4-4-3-3
Findlay had a curious mixed bag of an eagle (sixth), two birdies (seventh and ninth, TWO double bogey 6s (fourth and eighth) and a bogey at the second, all of which added up to one-over 36 for the outward nine. Having got all that out of his system, Jordan came home in 32 with birdies at the 13th, 16th and 18th.
Lee Vannet also had two double bogey 6s and an eagle in an outward 36 and he too came home in a bogey-free, three-birdie 32.
Deeside amateur Allan Ross had the proverbial game of two halves for a level par 70. He struggled to the turn in five-over 40 and then had the best inward nine of the day - five-under 30, as follows: 4-3-3-4-2-4-4-3-3
It's not often a girl heads the Class 1 net returns but Claire Prouse (Hazlehead), playing off the same tees as the men but with a handicap adjusted to nine, did it with a net 66.
Claire, pictured right, had the same gross score, 75, as her dad Lawrence. No question that playing regularly on the Alliance circuit has improved Claire's game. The SLGA selectors will be keeping an eye on her progress.
The best gross score by a lady was a 73 by former Scotland international Laura Murray (Alford). She beat her boyfriend, Inchmarlo teaching pro Keil Beveridge by one shot. No news yet of Laura's plans, i.e. whether or not she is going to go to the Ladies European Tour School at La Manga in January.
LEADING SCRATCH
Par 70. 6,308yd
PAR: OUT 4-4-4-4-3-5-3-4-4:35.
IN 4-4-4-4-3-5-4-3-4:35
PAR: OUT 4-4-4-4-3-5-3-4-4:35.
IN 4-4-4-4-3-5-4-3-4:35
65 C Nelson (MacKenzie Shop).
OUT: 3-4-4-5-4-3-3-5-2: 33 IN: 3-3-5-4-3-4-3-3-4: 32
OUT: 3-4-4-5-4-3-3-5-2: 33 IN: 3-3-5-4-3-4-3-3-4: 32
67 D Law (unattached) 35-32, D Macandrew (Royal Aberdeen) 34-33
68 J Findlay (Fraserburgh) 36-32, L Vannet (Carnoustie) 36-32.
70 A Ross (Deeside) 40-30
71 J Duncan ( Newburgh ), F Clarke (Newmachar), A Fiddes (Murcar Links), E Kennedy (Newmachar).
72 A K Pirie (Hazlehead).
73 B Nicolson (Auchmill), P Lovie (P1 Corporate), S Finnie (Caledonian), Laura Murray (Alford).
74 R Lamb (Newmachar), J Duff (Newmachar), D Brown (Kemnay), K Beveridge (Inchmarlo), I Bratton ( Newburgh ).
75 A Gall (Deeside), G Munro (Fraserburgh), F Bisset (Banchory), J Scott (Peterculter), L Fowler (Royal Aberdeen), C Duff (Kemnay), W Mackenzie (Berryhill DR), L Prouse (Hazlehead), Claire Prouse (Hazlehead), C Cassie (Nigg Bay), B Harper (Newburgh).
76 D Fleming (Portlethen), K Ingram (Deeside), D Leslie (Northern).
77 A Rodger (Fraserburgh), P McIntosh ( Newburgh ).
78 J Nicolson (Auchmill), J Turner (Kemnay), J Borthwick (Craibstone.
79 J Dalgarno (Hazlehead).
80 T Collie (Kemnay), P Morrison (Oldmeldrum).
81 D McKay (Caledonian).
82 A Graham (Aboyne), J Murray (Banchory), D Wilson (Duff House Royal).
83 C Carnegie (Kemnay), M Duncan (Murcar Links).
84 D Mackay (Newmachar), W Shaw (Banchory).
85 R Brown (Newburgh), P Cornfield (Auchmill).
86 G Milne (Newburgh), A Petrie (Oldmeldrum), D Rnadall (Banchory), M Rogers (Kemnay).
87 Jackie Forrest (Northern), G Leslie (Newburgh), N K Parker (Murcar Links), N Stewart (Northern).
88 G Homer (Northern), J Jessiman (Oldmeldrum), H McNaughton (Cruden Bay).
91 M Brown (Newburgh).
92 B Lumsden (Northern).
93 M Smith (Inverurie).
94 P Leech (Oldmeldrum).
95 D Wright (Northern).
98 J Gall (Caledonian).
99 I Grant Keith).
81 D McKay (Caledonian).
82 A Graham (Aboyne), J Murray (Banchory), D Wilson (Duff House Royal).
83 C Carnegie (Kemnay), M Duncan (Murcar Links).
84 D Mackay (Newmachar), W Shaw (Banchory).
85 R Brown (Newburgh), P Cornfield (Auchmill).
86 G Milne (Newburgh), A Petrie (Oldmeldrum), D Rnadall (Banchory), M Rogers (Kemnay).
87 Jackie Forrest (Northern), G Leslie (Newburgh), N K Parker (Murcar Links), N Stewart (Northern).
88 G Homer (Northern), J Jessiman (Oldmeldrum), H McNaughton (Cruden Bay).
91 M Brown (Newburgh).
92 B Lumsden (Northern).
93 M Smith (Inverurie).
94 P Leech (Oldmeldrum).
95 D Wright (Northern).
98 J Gall (Caledonian).
99 I Grant Keith).
LEADING HANDICAP
Class 1 – Claire Prouse (Hazlehead) (9) 66; J Duncan ( Newburgh ) (4) 67; A Rodger (Fraserburgh) (9), A Fiddes (Murcar Links) (3), C Duffus (Kemnay) (7) 68.
Class 2 – J Scott (Peterculter) (10) 65; T Collie (Kemnay) (11), J Dalgarno (Hazlehead) (10) 69; P Cornfield (Auchmill) (15) 70; M Rogers (Kemnay) (14), J Murray (Banchory) (10) 72.
FOUR-BALL TEE TIMES AT BUCKPOOL NEXT WEDNESDAY
1 08:15 1 Charlie Cassie, Brian Harper, Ian
Bratton, Keith Watson
2 08:23 1
3 08:31 1 David Mackay, Bryan Robson, Phil
Morrison, A N Other.
4 08:39 1 Claire Prouse, Colin Nelson, John
Dalgarno, Lawrence Prouse
5 08:47 1
6 08:55 1 Ryan Fitzpatrick, Patrick Lovie, Craig Dempster, Craig Carnegie
7 09:03 1 Donald Macandrew, Gordon Munro, Fraser Clark, Martin Lawrence.
8 09:11 1 John Duff, Euan Kennedy, Manson
Merchant, Robert Lamb
9 09:19 1 Hamish McNaughton, Raymond Brown, Mike Brown, Sandy Davidson
10 09:27 1 Joss Turner, Chris Brown, Jim Scott,
Jim Duncan
11 09:35 1 Keil Beveridge, Laura Murray, Paul
Simpson, Gordon Milne
12 09:43 1
13 09:51 1 Mike Smith, Ian Grant, Alister Petrie, John Jessiman
14 09:59 1 Martin Forster, Norman Stewart, Jackie Forrest, Alan Gall
15 10:07 1 Paul McIntosh, Loren Graham, Chris Adam, Chris, A N Other.
16 10:15 1 Sandy Pirie, Billy Sim, Peter Kinloch, Peter, A N Other.
17 10:23 1 Les Fowler, David Fleming, Jim Kinloch, A N Other
18 10:31 1 David Brown, Tommy Collie, Mark
Lawrie, Alister Graham
19 10:39 1 Fergus Bisset, Scott Larkin, Jim Murray, Derek Randall
20 10:47 1 David Leslie, Ben Lumsden, Gary
Homer, Mike Rogers
21 10:55 1 Peter Leech, Willie McKenzie,
Kenny Stephen, Dick Wright
22 11:03 1 Nigel Parker, Peter Guthrie, George
Stevely, Willie Shaw
23 11:11 1 Stewart Finnie, Jim Gall, David McKay, Robert Orr
25 11:27 1 David Wilson, Jordan Findlay, Paul Cornfield, Brian Nicolson
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