HUGH HUNTER'S CLACKMANNAN COUNTY NEWS

  Left to right:  Lawrence Allan (Alva)  ( runner up and 2011 County Champion), Allan Watson (Braehead), .2012 Clackmannan County Champion, and  George Kay (Clackmannan County President)             

  WATSON MAKES IT A DOUBLE

 Emphasising the dominance of Braehead golfers in Clackmannan County at present, Allan Watson took his first County Championship on Saturday at Dollar over 36 holes.  In doing so, he added to his own Club Championship title----- however it was a close run thing.

 After Round 1 the leaders were home player Darren Hulston and 2011 County Champion Lawrence Allan (Alva) with 66’s closely followed by Bobby Watson (Dollar) and Allan Watson on 67’s.  In the second round, it was Watson who led with a 68, followed by a 5 way tie on 69.  This meant that three players tied on aggregates of 135 and the title was decided on the better second round leaving Allan Watson as the County Champion for 2012.  His eagle 2 at Dollar’s last hole in round two proved crucial.

  Watson’s figures      Round 1   333 443 443 446 453 433   = 67

                                   Round 2   434 455 434 373 333 442   = 68

  Leading scores   1.  Allan Watson (Braehead) 135, 2 Lawrence Allan (Alva) 135

                             3.  Darren Hulston (Dollar)  135

  Former Scottish Boys Champion Bobby Watson took the handicap prize on 132.

In the team event to decide the Clackmannanshire representative in the Scottish Club Championship, Dollar led the way on 273, followed by Alva 281, Braehead 287, and Alloa 295.

 RUNNER UP SPOT FOR SCOTT

  There was success for Dollar’s Scott Borrowman at Lanark in the Newlands Trophy, a Scottish Golf Union Order of Merit event.  Scott took the runner up spot with a four round aggregate of 279  ( 68,70,71,70)--- three shots behind the winner.

Tulliallan’s Callum Macaulay won the event in 2007, including a record equalling 63.   The former Youths Champion is making steady progress up the rankings and hopefully with a good performance in the upcoming Scottish Amateur, a Scottish team place might just be possible.

 STRONG COUNTY PRESENCE AT SCOTTISH AMATEUR

  Five of the County’s best golfers are off to Royal Dornoch next week, competing in the Scottish Amateur Championship with 256 of Scotland’s top golfers competing in the Match play event over 6 days to decide the 2012 Scottish Champion.

  Scott Moffat ( Braehead) and Lawrence Allan (Alva) both have matches on Monday 30th at 12.13 and 13.37, while on Tuesday 31st, Jamie Aitken (Alloa) tees off at 8.05, Darren Hulston (Dollar)  at 8.57 and Scott Borrowman (Dollar) at 12.21.

 CLACKMANNAN GOLFERS STILL IN THE RANKINGS

    In the Scottish Golf Union Order of Merits, Lawrence Allan retains his 3rd placing in the Boys rankings;  in the Men’s  rankings Scott Borrowman has moved up to 8th, with Jamie Aitken at 39=, and Lawrence Allan at 68th=.  In the Senior rankings, Bob Stewart is at 10th  and has the chance to improve at the West of Scotland Seniors to be held at Lanark.. Also competing are George Kay (Alloa), Phil Dempsey and Ian Peddie  (Tulliallan).

  In the World Amateur rankings, Scott Borrowman has moved up to 693, and Lawrence Allan to 1038.

                     AND JUST STARTING……..

  The McEwan brothers Gregor and Jamie featured in the Glenbervie Junior Open recently and it was Jamie who came away with a runner up prize in the 14 and under event scoring 90-18 =72.    Perhaps someone to follow Lawrence Allan?

                     LOCAL FIXTURES COMING UP

There is a Charity scramble at Braehead on the 28th,  a Mixed Open at Tullialan on the 29th.  Apologies to Alloa for the wrong date---- the Alloa Senior Open is on the 2nd August ; the cancelled Purkis /Weir Trophies have been rescheduled for the 4th August..