NORTH-EAST ALLIANCE WINNER DUFF DISQUALIFIES HIMSELF

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@scottishgolfview.com  
John Duff (Newmachar), "winner" of yesterday's North-east Alliance over his home club's Swailend course, has disqualified himself for signing for a wrong score, a 71 instead of 72.
"I signed for a lower score, a 4, on the sixth hole whereas I had actually made a bogey 5 on that hole. A very silly error on my part," said John who contacted Alliance joint secretary Dave Mackay last night as soon as he realised his faux pas. 
It is a great credit to Duff that he disqualified himself. No one bar the player himself would have realised his mistake.
It shows once again that golf is not only a great game it is a game of great integrity and honesty.  
The £100 first prize voucher now goes to Kevin Duncan (McDonald Ellon) who had a par 72 and everybody moves up one on the official list of scores.
REVISED LEADING SCRATCH SCORES
Par 72
72 K Duncan (McDonald Ellon)
73 C Lamb (Newmachar)
74 J Hopwood (Royal Aberdeen), J Duncan (Newburgh).
75 C Nelson (Mackenzie Shop), F Clarke (Newmachar), S Mann (Nevada Bob), K Zeynalov (Portlethen)
76 R Fitzpatrick (Inchmarlo), J Emslie (Royal Aberdeen), M Merchant (Newmachar), D Leslie (Northern), K Beveridge (Inchmarlo), B Nicolson (Auchmill).
77 S Finnie (Caledonian), C Lawrie (Deeside), S McNeil (Aboyne), S Mackie (Auchmill).
78 D Clark (Duff House Royal).
79 L Fowler (Royal Aberdeen), Laura Murray (Alford).