HUGH HUNTER'S CLACKMANNAN COUNTY NEWS

CHARLETON TEST FOR COUNTY BOYS.

Against strong opposition in the Gary Harvey team event, the county Boys recorded some good performances.  Against the Home Area Fife, the boys went down by 4 matches to 3 with one half.  Best Clackmannan performances came from Internationalist Lawrence Allan (Alva) ---- 3 up at the turn, he forged ahead to an emphatic 5/4 win. Braehead’s Rikky Alexander had a closer match, but against an experienced opponent, he increased his 1 hole lead after 9 to a 4/2 win.  Ryan Blyth had a walkover in his game, and Scott Beattie snatched a half at the last with an approach that finished close to the hole.

GRAHAM’S ALLIANCE TRIUMPH

New Midland Alliance member John Graham (Alloa) took the top handicap prize at Thornton last week.  In windy conditions, John rolled back the years with a 75 less 7 to give a net 68--- a comfortable 3 shot victory, and giving him a qualifying place in the Midland Alliance Championship next April at Crieff..  Tulliallan’s Billy Bell finished 8th equal with a net 76.

AND A TRIUMPH FOR MARGARET AS WELL

In the Dunblane Senior Ladies event, Alloa’s Margaret Frame added another success to her long golfing career by taking the scratch prize with an 81 in difficult conditions. 

In fact had she not dropped shots at the last two holes, she would have had the leading handicap score as well. 

Rhonda Didcock (Tillicoultry) had a minor success in the same event with a nearest-the –pin at the 11th hole.