TORVEAN'S MACDONALD WINS ALLIANCE AT KINLOSS CC

By ALAN COWIE
North Scottish Golfers Alliance secretary
Gordon Macdonald (Torvean) won his second North Scottish Golfers’ Alliance fixture in a row with a two under par 65 at Kinloss Country Golf Club.
Birdies were recorded at the 11th, 13th, 15th and 17th against bogeys at the 16th and 3rd.
He won by three strokes from Duncan Stewart (Grantown) who recorded 15 pars in his 68.
Frosty conditions made scoring difficult for the early starters.
The course played started at the 10th and ended at the ninth. Par for holes 10-18 - 34; Par for holes 1-9 - 33.
Leading Scratch Scores
65 G.S. Macdonald (Torvean)
68 D. Stewart (Grantown) pro.
69 V. Tilman (Muir of Ord)
71 C. Dixon (Moray)
72 S. Wilson ( Inverness ), K. Barnett (Torvean), P. Masson (Rothes), A. Imrie (Muir of Ord), M. Macdonald (Grantown)
73 W. Donnelly (Fortrose and Rosemarkie), N. Mcwilliam ( Elgin ), R. Mckerron (Forres)
74 R. Harrower (Boat of Garten) pro, J.A.G. Innes ( Elgin ), Brian Mellis (Rothes), A. Cowie (Moray)
75 G. Hay (Grantown), W. Hutchison (Inverness), T. Dingwall (Nairn Dunbar);
76 M. Lyall (Torvean), A. Cameron (Fortrose and Rosemarkie)
77 K. Thomson (Moray), J.R. Ingram (Boat of Garten), J. Simpson (Forres), B. Rennie ( Inverness ), R. Mellis (Rothes)
78 R. Younie (Rothes), A. Henry (Inverness), S. Johnston ( Elgin ), L. Duncan (Elgin), I. Hamilton (Elgin)
79 N. Shanks ( Elgin ), J.A. Grant (Grantown), D. Spence (Fortrose and Rosemarkie), R. Innes (Torvean)
80 P Matheson (Grantown), C. Small (Nairn), A. Boxx (Boat of Garten), S. Mitchell (Moray), R. Laing (Grantown), R. Stewart (Nairn Dunbar)
Handicap Section One (7 and under)
64 V. Tilman (Muir of Ord)(5)
65 P. Masson (Rothes)(7), A. Imrie (Muir of Ord)(7)
67 W. Donnelly (Fortrose and Rosemarkie)(6), M. Macdonald (Grantown)(5)
Handicap Section Two (8 to 14)
65 D. Spence (Fortrose and Rosemarkie)(14)
66 Brian Mellis (Rothes)(8), A. Cowie (Moray)(8)
67 B. Rennie ( Inverness )(10), M. Lyall (Torvean)(9)