MURRAYSHALL WIN JUNIOR BELL TROPHY OVER KING'S COURSE, GLENEAGLES

HEATHER CAMERON REPORTS:

Scores:

Murrayshall       2.5             Blairgowrie 2.5                                  MURRAYSHALL WON PLAY-OFF

                                                  

Ross Cameron    Won 4 and 3      v     Kieran Matthews

James Orr   Won 2 holes              v     Gregor Graham

Callum Kinnear   Won at 19^th         v     Paul Scott

Ben Bannerman                          v      Cormac Sharp Won 3 and 2

Kerr Sands                                 v      Rory Bayne   Won 4 and 3

This was a very close match with a nail-biting finish play-off won by Callum Kinnear on the 19th. Both teams struggled with windy conditions on a difficult course where the strength of the longer hitters from Murrayshall gave them the edge over the Blairgowrie boys’ steady striking and excellent short game.

Sandy Shackles and Stuart White played for Murrayshall in the earlier rounds with wins over Blairgowrie and Crieff, with the final team beating Auchterarder 4-1 in the semi-final.

Murrayshall's winning team

Ben Bannerman, Ross Cameron, Callum Kinnear, James Orr, Kerr Sands

Blairgowrie boys' team: Paul Scott, Rory Bayne, Gregor Graham, Cormack Sharp, Rory Ottley, Keiran Matthews.