DAVID IS MAIN MAN IN MORAY OPEN AT LOSSIEMOUTH

By ALAN COWIE

Adam Dunton’s hopes of a first Moray Open win were dashed in the quarter-finals when he lost at the seventh extra hole to Robbie Sheils at Lossiemouth.

The McDonald Ellon GC member described the match as the best in which he had played. The Scotland cap holed a 20 footer on the 18th green before Sheils followed him in to set up the extra holes marathon.

Sheils then lost in the semi-finals to Jeff Wright of Forres but also a member at Moray.

David Main of the host club was 16 when he reached the final for the first time. This was his second and after putting his approach stone dead at the opening hole he took a lead which he never relinquished.

Wright, a winner last week at Elgin, found himself four down after seven but then rallied as Main’s grip on the match was loosened briefly, but after he lost the 11^th he was again two down.

The 16^th hole effectively settled the outcome. Just short of the road, Main put his approach 10 feet behind the hole. Player and caddie agreed the line and down went the putt. A 7 iron at the next (par 5) to 12 feet on the second shot set up a winning birdie 4 and victory by 2 and 1.

RESULTS IN LATER STAGES

Scratch Section

Quarter-finals

R J Sheils bt A Dunton (McDonald Ellon) at 25th.

J R Wright bt M L Macleman 8 and 7.

D R Main bt D Leith (Garmouth) 4 and 3.

J Milne bt B A Caldow at 19th.

Semi-finals

Wright bt Sheils 2 and 1.

Main bt Milne 3 and 2.

Final
Main bt Wright 2 and 1.

Handicap
Section One
Quarter-finals

C Smith (6) bt D C Smith (9) 2 and 1.

E Middleton (10) bt D Fletcher (5) 2 and 1.

A Lallement (9) bt A Hirst (Bury) (7) 4 and 3.

S. Ingram (5) bt D Riddell (Glenbervie)(9) 3 and 2.

Semi-finals

Smith bt Middleton 2 and 1.

Lallement bt Ingram 2 holes

Final

Smith bt Lallement 3 and 2.

Handicap Section Two

Quarter final

P.V. Page (11) bt D.K. Campbell (19) @ 19^th

G. Grant (10) bt L. Mitchell (12)  1 hole.

S. Mckenzie (12) bt J. Munro (21) 2 holes

D. Youngs (Shrivenham)(10) bt R.E. Little (10) 1 hole

Semi Finals

P.V. Page (11) bt G. Grant (10) 2/1.

S. Mckenzie (12) bt D. Younds (Shrivenham)(10) 4/2

Final

S. Mckenzie (12) bt P.V. Page (11) @ 19^th.