KEVIN DUNCAN DECLARED NE ALLIANCE WINNER AFTER JOHN DUFF DISQUALIFIED

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@scottishgolfview.com 
Spearheaded by local member John Duff, amateurs filled the top three places in today's North-east Golfers Alliance fixture over Newmachar Golf Club's Swailend course.
Duff, who has a +1 rating, headed the field of 75 to win a £100 voucher with a gross, one-under-par 71, very good scoring over a sodden course. He varied from par on only three occasions - birdies at the second and 14th and a solitary bogey at the very last hole in halves of 35 and 36.
LATE NEWS: John later disqualified himself for having signed for a lesser figure at one hole than he actually took. The mistake meant he had scored 72 not 71.
McDonald Ellon's +2 player, Kevin Duncan, who had appeared to finish one shot behind Duff on 72 was then declared the winner and awarded the £100 first prize voucher.
Duncan had adventurous round which saw him run up a quadruple bogey 7 at the short fifth but compensate with birdiess at the third, ninth, 11th, 14th and 18th in halves of 39 and three-under 33.
Chris Lamb (Newmachar), after clubmate Duff's disqualification, moved up to second place behind Duncan with a 73. He will be looking back ruefully on a bogey-bogey finish.
Joel Hopwood (Royal Aberdeen), just back from a week in Tunisia, was the leading professional in joint third place on 74 with four-handicap Newburgh amateur Jim Duncan.

SCRATCH SCOREBOARD
Par 72
71 J Duff (Newmachar) DISQUALIFIED
72 K Duncan (McDonald Ellon) 39-33 WINNER
73 C Lamb (Newmachar)  37-36 RUNNER-UP
74 J Hopwood (Royal Aberdeen) 39-35, J Duncan (Newburgh) 36-38.
75 C Nelson (Mackenzie Shop) 38-37, F Clarke (Newmachar) 36-39, S Mann (Nevada Bob) 37-38, K Zeynalov (Portlethen) 38-37
76 R Fitzpatrick (Inchmarlo) 38-38, J Emslie (Royal Aberdeen) 39-37, M Merchant (Newmachar) 36-40, D Leslie (Northern) 38-38, K Beveridge (Inchmarlo) 39-37, B Nicolson (Auchmill) 36-40.
77 S Finnie (Caledonian) 39-38, C Lawrie (Deeside) 38-39, S McNeil (Aboyne) 41-36, S Mackie (Auchmill) 40-37.
78 D Clark (Duff House Royal) 39-39
79 L Fowler (Royal Aberdeen) 38-41, Laura Murray (Alford) 40-39.
80 K Watson (Deeside) 43-37, C Dempster (Insch) 40-40
81 R Lamb (Newmachar) 42-39, S Dunn (Deeside) .
82 F Bissett (Banchory) 46-36, A Graham (Aboyne) 40-42, L Morgan (Kemnay) 41-41
83 G Milne (Newburgh) 43-40, J Nicolson (Auchmill) 41-42.
84 G Leslie (Newburgh) 43-41, D Fleming (Portlethen) 42-42
85 A Gall (Deeside) 41-44, A Petrie (Oldmeldrum) 42-43.
86 W Shaw (Banchory) 39-47, D Bissett (Banchory) 42-44, J Borthwick (Craibstone) 42-44.
87 B Harper (Newburgh) 45-32, W Skene (Deeside) 46-41, A Clark (Newmachar) 44-43.
88 H Roulston (Stonehaven) 43-45, S A Scott (Auchmill) 44-44, M Winton (Caledonian) 43-45.
89 C Cassie (Nigg Bay) 42-47, E Allan (Inchmarlo) 43-46, M Smith (Inverurie) 46-43, B Lumsden (Northern) 46-43, R Orr (Kemnay) 42-47.
90 J Murray (Banchory), D Nelson (Aboyne).
91 H McNaughton (Cruden Bay), S Thomson (Caledonian).
92 P Leech (Oldmeldrum), M Duncan (Murcar Links).
93 P Cheyne (Northern), G Homer (Northern).
94 D Mackay (Newmachar), P B Walker (Cruden Bay), M Rogers (Kemnay).
96 P Cornfield (Auchmill).
99 R Brown (Newburgh), N K Parker (Murcar Links).
100 S Davidson (Northern), I Grant (Huntly).
101 J Jessiman (Oldmeldrum).
102 D Wright (Northern).

HANDICAP PRIZEWINNERS
Class 1 - J Duncan (Newburgh) (4), M Merchant (Newmachar) (7) 70; K Zeynalov (Portlethen) (4) 71; D Leslie (Northern) (4), S Mackie (Auchmill) (5) 72
Class 2 - M Brown (Newburgh) (18) 73; G Leslie (Newburgh) (10), P Leech (Oldmeldrum) (18) 74; A Petrie (Oldmeldrum) (10) 75; M Smith (Inverurie) (13) 76.