HUGH HUNTER'S CLACKMANNAN COUNTY NEWS

  Clackmannan County president Hugh Hunter congratulates Scott Borrowman after his fine win at Leven on  Sunday.

STYLISH SCOTT TAKES TITLE AT LEVEN.

  Dollar’s Scott Borrowman likes Leven Links…. in many years of competing in the major events held there, the former Youths Champion has taken a third place and a runner up spot, but a win has always eluded him. That was corrected last weekend in the cold conditions when he emphatically won the 2013 Scottish Champion of Champions title by three shots.  Scott led from start to finish, and with one round to go he led by four shots.  He struggled to the turn in the last round in two over par starting with a double bogie, but corrected the situation with a run of three birdies in four holes from the 10th, and could even afford the luxury of three putts on the last hole to win by three shots from Matthew Clark.  It’s the first win by a Clackmannan player since Michael Niven won in 1974, and should consolidate Scott’s place among the elite Scottish Amateur golfers.

  Braehead’s Allan Watson , the current County Champion finished a bit  further down with rounds of 70, 78,76,77

  Champion of Champion 2013---leading scores.  (Par 284)

1. Scott Borrowman (Dollar) 70,67,72,71      280

2. Matthew Clark (Kilmacolm) 71,69,73,70   283.

                       COUNTY GOLF TEAM CRASHES AT ALLOA

  As many golfers will tell you, golf is a funny old game….. just when you think you are on top of it, it all goes wrong.  Well the County Golf team discovered this last weekend when they went down by 6 matches to 2 on home ground against Angus County in the second match of the Provan Salver series.  Crumbs of comfort came from Team Captain Darren Hulston who won by 4/3 and home player David Milloy who won by 2/1.  The final match of the Provan Salver will take place in three weeks time against Fife at Burntisland.

 MATCH RESULTS.  (Clackmannan names first).

Jamie Aitken lost to Campbell Donaldson 3/1

Darren Hulston beat Stewart Smith 4/3

Steven Horne lost to Raymond Perry 4/3

Ross Benvie lost to Morris Lindsay 3/2

Steve McIvor lost to Andy Fyfe 2/1

John Maxwell lost to George Findlay 9/7

David Milloy beat Scott Grant 2/1

John McLaren lost to Steven Cargill 2/1

                             ALEXANDER MAKES LAST 32

  Braehead’s Rikky Alexander had a good run in the Scottish Boys Championship at Monifieth, winning 3 matches before losing to the eventual semi-finalist.  Rikky played some good golf in his matches especially his third round tie where he recovered from one down after 14 to take the match on the 17th green after some fine approach play to the greens.

 

  Rd 1 beat Adam Gillespie (Balmore) 2/1

  Rd 2 beat Callum Connacher (Wishaw) 4/3

Rd 3 beat Christopher MacLean (Clydebank and District) 2/1

Rd 4 lost to Ben Craggs (Glenbervie) 6/5

  The other three Braehead boys (Grant Murray, Scott Beattie, and Ryan Calder) made great efforts on the seaside links but all lost in the first round.

                    LOCAL TRIO AT CRAIGMILLAR PARK

  In the first counting event of the 2013 season held at Craigmillar Park in Edinburgh, Dollar’s Scott Borrowman will be making a start to the defence of his 2012 Order of Merit title. Also competing will be Jamie Aitken (Alloa) and Darren Hulston (Dollar).

               COUNTY SPRING MEETING COMING UP

   The County Spring Meeting ( A Division Alloa; B Division Braehead) takes place on Saturday 20th April. The draw is already made, but late entries will be accepted and new members with handicaps of local Clubs are especially invited to take part. The first group of qualifiers from the leading scratch scores will be obtained for the County Match Play Championship later in the season