HUGH HUNTER'S CLACKMANNAN COUNTY NEWS

ALEXANDER TAKES ON THE ROXBURGHE

First, apologies to Braehead’s Rikky Alexander for overlooking his entry in the Scottish Boys Stroke Play Championship at the Roxburghe golf course last week.  

 Rikky had a pretty good performance, finishing 31st equal in a high quality field with a 9 over par score (76, 72, 77) on the tough course.   

Bob MacIntyre, however, didn’t find it tough and was the winner with an 18 under par score (66, 66, and 66). Bad weather cut the tournament to three rounds.

  Those golfers with sharp eyes may have picked up the record breaking win by a 14 year old Thai amateur in a 72 hole professional event, beating many experienced players with a 13 under par score.  His reaction to winning was to phone his friends to catch up on his school homework, after being given the week off school ….. WOW!

                                      WEATHER WIPE-OUTS

   Unfortunately the 36 hole County Championship which should have been played at Alloa on Sunday was a casualty of heavy rain and a rescheduling will be made. Details will appear soon in the local Golf Clubs.

   The 36 hole Central Scotland seniors at Kilmacolm lost one round due to the weather.  Locals were a bit down the field. Tulliallan’s Phil Dempsey scored 72, and Bob Stewart a 74, while the winner Ronnie Clark scored a 65.

   Bob is in the field for the prestigious Seniors Open Amateur Championship to be held at Royal Aberdeen from Wednesday 7th till Friday 9th August. In the field of 144 top seniors, Bob tees off at 3.52 on the Wednesday.

                                   FIXTURES COMING UP

  Entry sheets for the Clackmannan County Autumn Meeting at Tulliallan on the 17th August are now on Club notice boards.  This event will round off the County season and will determine the aggregate trophies for 2013.

   Other local fixtures

Saturday, August 3: Boys Open (Alva) ; Williamson Open (Braehead)

Sunday, August 4: Alpha Trophy (Alloa); Junior Open (Tillicoultry).

Thursday, August 8:  Senior Open  Alloa

Golfers should always check with the Golf Clubs for fixture changes and late entries.