BEN MURRAY WINS NORTH-EAST DISTRICT U18 BOYS MATCH-PLAY

    Ben Murray with the Under-18s trophy. Picture by Iain Powell, organiser of the Paul Lawrie Foundation Tour.

Ben Murray (Portlethen) beat namesake Scott Murray (Inchmarlo) by two holes in the final of the Paul Lawrie Foundation North-east District Under-18 boys' championship at Auchmill Golf Club, Aberdeen this afternoon.
SCORECARD

Ben Murray - 434 444 553=36 454 363 426=37

Scott Murray 453 434 443=34 655 463 447=44

Par for holes-434 345 543=35 454 443 434=35

In the morning semi-finals, Ben Murray beat Ray Gordon (Alford) by 8 and 6, while Scott Murray beat Sam Kiloh (Portlethen), winner of the district boys' stroke-play title on Thursday, at the 23rd hole.

RESULTS


Semi-finals -  Ben Murray (Portlethen) bt Ray Gordon (Alford) 8 and 7, Scott Murray (Inchmarlo) bt Sam Kiloh (Portlethen) at 23rd.
Final - Ben Murray beat Scott Murray 2 holes.

Fintan McKenna (Royal Aberdeen), pictured above by Iain Powell, won the Paul Lawrie Foundation North-east District Under-14 boys' stroke-play championship after he and Thomas M Cameron (Fraserburgh) had headed the field with rounds of 80 at Auchmill GC today.
McKenna was declared the champion on a card countback.
Ellis Roberts (Cruden Bay) finished third with 81 - five shots ahead of the two boys on the 86 mark: Cameron Fraser (Oldmeldrum) and Kiran Nolan (Kemnay).
Callum Scott (Kemnay), playing off 25, had the lowest net score of 69, a shot ahead of Fintan McKenna, who has 10 of a handicap at Royal Aberdeen, and another Balgownie boy, Cameron Black who has 17 of a handicap.

PAUL LAWRIE FOUNDATION NORTH-EAST DISTRICT U14 STROKE-PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP
Auchmill GC, Aberdeen
LEADING SCORES
Par 70. CSS 71
80 Fintan McKenna (Royal Aberdeen), Thomas M Cameron (Fraserburgh) (McKenna won on card countback).
81 Ellis Roberts (Cruden Bay).
86 Cameron Fraser (Oldmeldrum), Kiran Nolan (Kemnay).
87 Craig Giblin (Torphins), Cameron Black (Royal Aberdeen).
88 Calvin Duffton (Torphins), Sam Locke (Inchmarlo).
89 Michael Lawrie (Deeside).
91 Ben Green (Inverurie), Cameron Cobban (Alford), Owen Findlater (Torphins), Callum Bruce (Duff House Royal)
92 Ferguson Milne (Inchmarlo).
94 Innes McKay (Cullen), Callum Scott (Kemnay).
96 Kevin Duncan (Keith).
97 Gregg Carrell (Peterculter).

LEADING NET SCORES
Callum Scott (Kemnay) (24) 69; Fintan McKenna (Royal Aberdeen) (120), Cameron Black (Royal Aberdeen) (17)70; Thomas M Cameron (Frasburgh) (9) 71; Ellis Roberts (Cruden Bay) (9) 72.