ALLYN DICK NOT TOO OLD TO WIN EAST OPEN BY THREE

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@scottishgolfview.com
Twice past Scottish mid-amateur champion Allyn Dick (Kingsknowe) won the East of Scotland Open amateur stroke-play championship by a comfortable three strokes at Lundin Links today.

At the start of this season Dick was axed from the Scottish Golf Union funding list for elite players.

"I was told I was too old at the age of 33!" Dick said at the time.

Well, he was not too old to show this good-class field a clean pair of heels with an eight-under-par total of 276 with rounds of 71, 63, 71 and 71.

It was that eight-under-par second round that put Dick ahead to stay.  He led by three shots from Neil Henderson (Glen) with 18 holes to play but it was defending champion Paul Ferrier (Baberton), semi-finalist in the recent British amateur championship at Royal Troon, who came through to fill the runner-up spot with a closing 69 for 279.

Four players shared third place on 271 - Scott Borrowman (Dollar), the former Scottish youths' champion's best open event performance for some time, Michael Daily (Erskine), Steven Maxwell (Windyhill) and Henderson.

LEADING FINAL TOTALS

Par 284 (4x71)

276 Allyn Dick (Kingsknowe) 71 63 71 71

279 Paul Ferrier (Baberton) 70 69 73 67

281 Scott Borrowman (Dollar) 71 69 69 72, Michael Daily (Erskine) 71 71 73 68, Steven Maxwell (Windyhill) 72 68 70 71, Neil Henderson (Glen) 70 66 72 73.

282 Paul McPhee (King James VI) 72 70 68 72, Alexander Culverwell (Dunbar) 75 71 71 65.

283 Graham Robertson (Silverknowes) 71 70 69 73, Jack Hume (Rathsallagh) 72 73 69 69, Graham Gordon (Newmachar) 72 71 73 67, Daniel Young (Craigie Hill) 75 70 71 67.

284 Glenn Campbell (Blairgowrie) 71 70 73 70, Conor O'Neil (Pollok) 71 73 71 69, Jordan McColl (Scotscraig) 73 71 71 69, Liam Johnston (Dumfris and Co) 65 75 70 74.

285 Sam Davis (NZ) 72 73 69 71, Craig Hamilton (NZ) 72 73 68 72, Ben Weilguni (Austria) 71 70 68 76, Chris Lawton (Falkirk Tryst) 67 73 71 74, Ronnie Clark (Erskine) 75 67 67 76

286 John Mathers (Haggs Castle) 69 74 69 74, Chris Robb (Inchmarlo) 74 70 66 76, Al El Kordi-Hubbard (US) 75 70 71 70

287 Ross Bell (Downfield) 69 77 69 72, Alistair Hain (Ladybank) 72 69 71 75.

288 Ewan Scott (St Andrews) 70 75 73 70.

289 John Shanks (Irvinie) 71 74 73 71, Gordon Stevenson (Whitecraigs) 73 71 75 70, Sam Binning (Ranfurly Castle) 75 70 72 72

290 Fraser Moore (Glenbervie) 73 72 71 74, Scott Davidson (US) 73 73 75 69, Steven Smith (Marriott Dalmahoy) 72 73 75 70, Gordon Miller (Cawder) 73 72 75 70

291 Jordan Milne (Elgin) 72 73 72 74

293 Craig Howie (Peebles) 69 76 76 72, Nick Macandrew (Royal Aberdeen) 72 71 79 71, Craig Watson (East Renfrewshire) 71 74 73 75

294 Jamie Aitken (Alloa) 69 75 73 77, James Bunch (Prestwick) 71 74 76 73

297 Darren Watson (Peterhead) 69 74 78 76

298 Anthony Blaney (Liberton) 72 72 78 76

299 Oliver Roberts (Hong Kong) 75 71 80 73.

MISSED THE CUT (146 and better qualified)

147 Colin Thomson (East Renfrewshire) 76 71, Stephen Spence (Irvine) 71 76, Lawrence Allan (Alva) 73 74, Eamon Bradley (Mount Ellen) 74 73.

148 Liam McGowan (St Andrews New) 73 75, Connor Neil (Blairgowrie) 74 74, Ben Renfrew (Wynyard Club) 77 71, Scott Stewart-Cation (The Dukes) 75 73, Tom Hayes (West Byfleet) 76 72

149 Kyle McClung (Wigtownshire Co) 74 75, James Hendrick (Pollok) 73 76.
151 Kyle Godsman (Moray) 78 73.

157 Jamie Savage (Cawder) 74 83