HUGH HUNTER'S CLACKMANNAN COUNTY NEWS

  COUNTY AUTUMN MEETING

  The Autumn Meeting of Clackmannan County golf competition was held last weekend at Alloa Golf Club and attracted a good entry of over 80 golfers.  Best net scores came from M Reid (67), D Beaton (68) and P Forsyth, R Hill and K Wessels (all on 69).  Best scratch scores of the day were D Beaton and J McLaren both on 72.  The CSS was 71 for home players and 72 for away players.

    LAWRENCE JUST MISSES OUT.

   Local elite boy golfer Lawrence Allan (Alva) just missed the cut in the British Boys Championship held at Nottingham and Coxmoor last week.  His two rounds of 77 and 76 over the long courses (the SSS is 76) were two shots too many to reach the last 64 and the match play stages.  Nottingham Golf Club is at Hollinwell---- also with a Clackmannan connection in that Walter Woods ( Tillicoultry) moved there from Braehead as Head Green keeper, and then moved on to Links Superintendent at St Andrews.

MIDLAND ALLIANCE TEES OFF

The highly popular Midland Alliance starts its 2012-2013 season at Muckhart this week, with competitions running until next April.  Unlike practically every golf Club, it has a waiting list for membership--- indeed even that has been closed on occasions.

MIKE LEADS LOCALS

Newcomer to the Scottish Seniors golf scene, Peter Macleod (Braehead) put in a good performance at Cruden Bay in the  North Scottish Seniors Championship.  With rounds of 78 and 83, he finished in eleventh equal position---- a good bit ahead of the other local entrants. 

  GOLFING FIXTURES COMING UP

  The top fixture this week close by is of course the European tour Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles…… local Callum Macaulay (Tulliallan) will be absent hoping to be in the Challenge Tour field at the Rolex Championship at Geneva.

   Other local fixtures  are the Ladies open at Alloa  (25th August) and an invitation at Tillicoultry  (26th)