HUGH HUNTER'S CLACKMANNAN COUNTY NEWS

BRAEHEAD GOLFERS TAKE THE PRIZES

In the recent Spring meeting at Braehead and Tulliallan, the full prize-winners list has been published resulting in the following

Division 1

SCRATCH

1 A Watson 70, 2 D Findlay 71. 3 R Benvie 71. All from Braehead.

HANDICAP

1 R Alexander (Braehead) 67, 2 J Maley (Tulliallan) 67, 3 B Allan (Braehead) 67, 4 D Beaton (Braehead 69; 5 N Cully (Alloa) 70; 6 A Anderson (Braehead) 70.

Division 2        

Handicap    1.  E Fairway 69. (Tulliallan); 2. S Harris 69 (Tulliallan); 3 S Young (Alloa) 69, 4 A Lee (Tulliallan) 70, 5 S Weir (Braehead) 71; G McMundie (Alloa) 71.

County Match Play Qualifiers (from Braehead)   

A Watson, D Findlay, R Benvie, S Moffat, R Alexander, A Anderson, S Horne, D Beaton.

These eight players will be joined by a further eight from the Summer Meeting, to play off for the 2012 County Match Play Championship.

In the County Order of Merit, Allan Watson (Braehead) leads with 100 points, and his scratch 70 also leads the Harrower Trophy.

CLACKMANNAN JUST MISS OUT IN PROVAN SALVER.

In the final match of the series held at Dollar on a cold windy day, Clackmannan County took the honours against Perth and Kinross with a 5 - 3 victory. However, that was not enough as Angus took the 2012 title after a count back on games won and lost.

  MATCH DETAILS.  ( Clackmannan names first)

1.  Daren Hulston (Dollar) bt Glenn Campbell 2 and 1

2.  Scott Borrowman (Dollar) bt Connor Neil 6 and 5.

3.  Scott Moffat (Braehead) bt T White 5 and 3.

4.  Lawrence Allan (Alva) bt G Brass 1 hole

5.  Michael Robertson (Alva) lost to S Michie 2 holes

6.  Ross Benvie (Braehead) bt W Hutton   2 holes

7.  S McIvor (Alva) lost to P Scott 3 and 1.

8.  A Watson (Braehead) lost to M Cameron 5 and 3

Clackmannan have selected a team to represent the County in the Scottish Area Team Championship to be held at Rosemount and Lansdowne on the 19^th and 20^th May. Regrettably Scott Moffat is unable to play.

Clackmannan team (Jamie Aitken (Alloa- Captain);  Darren Hulston, Scott Borrowman  ( both Dollar). Lawrence Allan, Michael Robertson (both Alva); Ross Benvie (Braehead).

  The qualifying is over 36 holes stroke play on the Saturday with the top 4 Areas out of 16 to qualify for match play.

    COMING UP--------LOCAL GOLF FIXTURES

  The golf season gathers pace---- this weekend sees the Tillicoultry Open ( Scr-12  Saturday 5^th May)   13- 28  Sunday. There is a Belhaven Open at Tulliallan also on the 6^th and the final stages of the County Fours and County Boys Match Play Championships take place next week

  County golfers are reminded of the Summer Meetings next weekend---- B Division 12^th May at Braehead and A Division 13th May at Alloa. Late entries will probably be available for all these events