DAVID LAW WINS BUCHAN FIRKIN AND £400 - AFTER PLAY-OFF

By COLIN FARQUHARSON Colin@scottishgolfview.com David Law won the Buchan Firkin and a £400 first pro prize after a play-off finish to the Fraserburgh Golf Club's 36-hole open tournament. Law, pictured left with the Buchan Firkin, is now attached to the Paul Lawrie Golf Centre at Ardoe, on Aberdeen's South Deeside Road. Law  and local amateur Andrew Hepburn tied on 143, Law scoring 70-73, Hepburn 69-74. Law sank a 15ft par putt at the first extra hole to win the tournament. Another rookie pro from the Paul Lawrie Team - Peterhead's Philip McLean finished a stroke behind in third place. Nicky Robertson (Fraserburgh), pictured above, won the Town Council Trophy with the best net aggregate of 134.  The tournament was sponsored by Financial Options and Crudens Joiners. LEADING SCRATCH 143 David Law (Paul Lawrie Golf Centre) 70 73; Andrew Hepburn (Fraserburgh) 69 74 (Law bt Hepburn in play-off). 144 Philip McLean (Peterhead) 69 75. 146 John R Mitchell (Fraserburgh) 71 75. 147 John Godward (Cruden Bay) 73 74. 148 Andrew D Ironside (Fraserburgh) 75 73, Ross Buchan (Inverallochy) 74 74. 149 Darren Watson (Peterhead) 76 73, Nick Macandrew (Royal Aberdeen) 73 76, Bruce Wisely (Inverallochy) 72 77, Michael Summers (Fraserburgh) 69 80.  A "firkin" as in Buchan Firkin is the name for a barrel of herring.