BRUCE THOMSON WINS NORTH DISTRICT CH/SHIP PLAY-OFF

Bruce Thomson (The Nairn) beat former Scotland international Ewan Forbes, the Inverness Golf Club secretary-manager, in a two-hole play-off for the North District championship over the Inverness course on Saturday. It should have been a three-way play-off because Jeff Wright (Forres) also totalled 141 for the 36-hole competition but he had to leave early. Thomson, pictured with the championship trophy by courtesy of Peter Abbott, birdied the first and parred the second while Forbes, who played for Scotland between 1996 and 2001, had pars at both holes. Thomson's regulation rounds were 72 and 69, while Forbes scored 75 and 66. Wright shot 67 and 74. Wright won the Murray Watt Trophy as the North District Under-21s' youth champion. LEADING FINAL TOTALS Par 138 (2x69). CSS 70 71 141 Bruce Thomson (The Nairn) 72 69, Ewan Forbes (Inverness) 75 66, Jeff Wright (Forres)  67 74. Thomson bt Forbes in two-hole play-off. Wright unavailable for play-off. 142 Munro Ferries (Tain) 73 69, Bryan Fotheringham (Inverness) 68 74, Kyle Godsman (HOpeman) 77 65. 143 Neil McWilliam (Elgin) 72 71. 144 Tom Dingwall (Nairn Dunbar) 68 76 145 Jordan Milne (Elgin) 70 75 146 Douglas Thorburn (Reay) 71 75, Lewis Reid (Fortrose and Rosemarkie) 67 79. 147 Allan Cameron (Inverness) 71 76. 148 Jamie Whittet (Muir of Ord) 74 74, Chris Gaittens (Fortrose and Rosemarkie) 75 73 149 Cameron Kerr (Elgin) 75 74. 150 Kevin Thomson (Moray) 76 74, Darren Hexley (Inverness) 79 71, David Sanderson (Inverness) 72 78. 151 Laurie Chancellor (Inverness) 76 75. 152 David Grindell (Inverness) 75 77, Steven Paterson (Inverness) 74 78. 153 Robert McKerron (Forres) 78 75, David Joel (Inverness) 76 77 154 Lyle McAlpine (Royal Dornoch) 76 76, Ali Begg (Muir of Ord) 75 79. 155 Cameron Franssen (Inverness) 71 84, Rory Franssen (Inverness) 73 82. 156 Kieran MacKay (Inverness) 79 77. 158 Calum Neil (Loch Ness) 80 78 159 Andrew Kenyon (Inverness) 81 78, Ewan Barras (Loch Ness) 82 77. 160 Ross Proctor (Forres) 80 80 161 Peter Cameron (Fortrose and Rosemarkie) 85 76, Craig Black (Inverness) 80 81, Ray Stewart (Nairn Dunbar) 77 84. 162 Stuart Connell (Inverness) 74 88, Greg Bennett (Inverness) 84 78. 166 Ben Anderson (Inverness) 83 83. LEADING YOUTHS CHAMPIONSHIP TOTALS 141 Jeff Wright (Forres) 67 74. 142 Kyle Godsman (Hopeman) 77 65. 144 Tom Dingwall (Nairn Dunbar) 68 76 145 Jordan Milne (Elgin) 70 75. 146 Lewis Reid (Fortrose and Rosemarkie) 67 79. HANDICAP PRIZEWINNERS 139 Cameron Kerr (Elgin) (5) 70 69. 142 Jamie Whittet (Muir of Ord) (3) 71 71, David Grindell (Inverness) (5) 70 72.