CHRIS CURRIE LEADS ALL THE WAY TO WIN SCOTTISH ALLIANCE CHAMPIONSHIP

CHRIS CURRIE with the Scottish Alliance Championship Trophy.
+Many thanks to Chris for supplyin this picture. Much appreciated.

Caldwell tour pro Chris Currie made all the running to win the Scottish Golfers Alliance championship at Fortrose and Rosemarkie and Nairn Dunbar.
He shot scores of 71, 67 and 71 for a six-under-par total of 209 which earned him the £1,000 first cash prize.
Tartan Tour regular Currie won by three shots from Renaissance professional Neil Henderson (74-68-70)
Defending champion John Henry (Clydebank and Dist) finished joint third on 213 with Keir McNicoll (Gullane). Henry hit his top form just a bit too late. He signed off with an excellent 66.
Bryan Fotheringham (Inverness), sixth overall, finished the leading amateur on 219, two shots ahead of John Duff (Newmachar) who was actually one shot ahead of Bryan with nine holes to play.
See leading scorecards below the final totals.
North-east won the Mountbatten Team Trophy with North second and East third. 
 LEADING SCRATCH TOTALS

209 C Currie (Pro)(Caldwell)  71 67 71 (£1,000)

212 N Henderson (Pro)(Renaissance)  74,68,70;

213 J Henry (Pro)(Clydebank and District) 73,74,66 , K Mcnicoll (Pro)(Gullane)  73,71,69;

215 J Findlay (Pro)(Paul Lawrie Golf Centre)  71,69,75;

219 B R Fotheringham (Inverness)  74,71,74;

220 P Mclean (Pro)(Paul Lawrie Golf Centre)  81,72,67;

221 J Duff (Newmachar)  73,73,75;

222  M Macdonald (Fortrose & Rosemarkie)  77,70,75;

229  A Webster (Pro)(Edzell)  78,79,72;

232 W Donnelly (Fortrose & Rosemarkie)  80,75,77;

233 K Thomson (Moray)  80,77,76;

234 B Nicolson (Auchmill) 81,76,77  , J Kinloch (Cardross)  80,79,75  , K Baxter (Pro)(Buchanan Castle)  71,85,78;

236 A P Thomson (Pro)(Inverness)  80,83,73  , D Munro (Kingsknowe) 85,73,78  , K Bruce (Edzell)  83,73,80;

237 S Mackie (Auchmill)  76,78,83;

238 B Webster (Edzell)  87,72,79;

239 G Wither (Lothianburn)  79,85,75  , F Bisset (Banchory)  77,79,83  ;

242 D Leslie (Northern)  78,86,78  , J Smallwood (Pro)(Affordable Golf) 86,77,79 , D Fleming (Portlethen)  85,78,79 ;

243 J Duncan (Newburgh)  82,78,83 ;

244 R Stewart (Nairn Dunbar)  85,77,82;

247 A Rothney (Ratho Park)  73,86,88;

248 H Cowbrough (Muckhart)  78,87,83;

249 C Cassie (Nigg Bay)  89,75,85  ;

250 J R Ingram (Boat of Garten)  85,83,82  ;

251 J K England (Moray) 84,83,84;

252 J White (Harrison)  86,76,90;

254 P B Kinloch3 (Cardross)  87,83,84;

256 A J Graham (Aboyne)  88,79,89;

257 H Roulston (Stonehaven)  91,79,87;

 BEST SCORECARDS FOR FINAL ROUND
AT NAIRN DUNBAR

Last day par OUT 335 544 525 36  IN 434 543 444 35  71.

Henderson 634 534 535  38 443 442 443 32 = 70

Henry 433 344 435 33  433 543 533 33 = 66

McNicoll 432 554 425 34 434 443 544 35 = 69

Findlay  543 555 435 39 435 443 544 36 = 75.

Fotheringham 334 564 455 39 534 443 444 35 = 74

Duff 443 545 435 37 525 543 455 38 = 75

Duff had a one-stroke lead over Fotheringham at turn in the battle for the leading amateur trophy.

Prizewinners:

Professionals:

1. 209  C Currie (Caldwell) (Winner of Scotsman Cup)

2. 212  N Henderson (Renaissance)

3= J Henry (Clydebank and District)  , K D Mcnicoll (Gullane);

Amateur Scratch:

1. 219  B R Fotheringham  (Inverness) (Winner of Clydesdale Bank Quaich)

2. 221  J Duff (Newmachar)

3. 222 M Macdonald (Fortrose and Rosemarkie);

4. 233 K Thomson (Moray);

5. 234 B Nicolson (Auchmill);

Handicap:

1. 220  W Donnelly (Fortrose & Rosemarkie);

2. 222   J Kinloch (Cardross);

3. 227   D Fleming (Portlethen), D Munro (Kingsknowe), F Bisset (Banchory), C Westland (Alloa);

Seniors Scratch Winner was W Donnelly (Fortrose & Rosemarkie) who wins the trophy but the voucher winners for this section are:

1. 156  K Bruce (Edzell)

2. 159  A Gall (Deeside);

3. 160  Bob Stewart (Tulliallan);

Handicap:

1=  150 J Duncan (Newburgh)

             A Cowie (Moray);

3.    152  C Cassie (Nigg Bay)

 Mountbatten Trophy Team Event

Northeast 1366

B Nicolson (Auchmill) 234, J Findlay (Paul Lawrie Golf Centre) 215, J Duff (Newmachar) 221, P Mclean ( Paul Lawrie Golf Centre) 220,  F Bisset (Banchory) 239, S Mackie (Auchmill)  237

North 1373

East 1399

Midlands and West had insufficient qualifiers.