SWEDE IS FAVOURITE FOR CARNEGIE SHIELD FIRST

By ROBIN WILSON

In the 99 years the Carnegie Shield has been played for at Royal Dornoch it has gone overseas on just four occasions, all four winners coming from America, but after Sweden's Jorg Paulus put out the last American standing in this years event in yesterdays quarter finals Andrew Carnegie's gift to the club in 1901 could be making its first trip to the Scandinavian golf club of Sollerod..

Paulus, a one handicapper, has been in top form all week leading the scratch qualifiers and then booked his place in the semi finals with wins yesterday over over former Scottish cap, Ian Brotherston (Dumfries and County) and American Billy Williard (Virginia Beach). he will play former local winner Alex MacDonald a green keeper on nearby Golspie golf course.

Through to the other semi final is last year's runner up John Forbes (Inverness) and he will meet the oldest former winner left in the competition his Inverness Club mate Stewart Wilson. Wilson first won the Shield in 1998 and is one of a few former winners who enjoyed back to back success. Both semi-finalists went the distance in the quarter finals with last green wins.

Results: 
Carnegie Shield Round 2
 J P Paulus (Sweden) bt I Brotherston (Dumfries and County) 4 and 2.
W Williard (Virginia Beach) bt E  Barras (Loch Ness) 3 and 1
 A  MacDonald (RDGC) bt J Shepherd (RDGC) 6 and 5.
 I Rennie Hindhead) bt H F Green (Hankley Common) 3 amd 2. 
J Forbes (Inverness) bt S Deery) (West Lancs) 4 and 3.
B Templeton ((RDGC) bt D McIntosh (RDGC) 3 and 2.
 W Short (RD) bt K Grant (Ballochmyle) 1 hole. 
S Wilson (Inverness) bt N MacDonald (Muckhart)  3 and 2.  
Quarter-finals
Paulus bt Williard 4 and 3. 
A  MacDonald bt Rennie 3 and 2
Forbes bt Templeton 1 hole.
Wilson bt Short 1 hole