IAIN WILSON STAR PERFORMER AT EDINBURGH and EAST ALLIANCE

LONGNIDDRY AMATEUR WINS TOP SCR 

PRIZE AGAIN AT  DUDDINGSTON

FROM ALAN GREENSHIELDS
Edinburgh and East of Scotland Alliance 

Despite some serious frost overnight, play got underway at 8.30am at Duddingston in the last competition before the championship in two weeks. Ninety-four members challenged for the Alliance Trophy at the Edinburgh venue. 

Last week's trophy winner Longniddry amateur Iain Wilson was on form again and secured the best scratch score of the day with a three-under-par 69.
On top of that his best-of-the-day net score of 66 ensured his name will be added to the Alliance Trophy. Iain wins the top handicap prize.
Second place handicap was shared on net 68 by John Kerr (Deer Park) (5) and Peter Louden (Glencorse) (10).

Top Scratch Prize was split two ways on 70 by trainee professionals Gordon Hilson (Dunbar) and Cameron Marr (Musselburgh).

Trainees faired well on the day with Louis Gaughan ( Bathgate) sharing in the 3rd place scratch prize which was split among five professionals on 71

The normal Trainee Prize went to Local Trainee Ross Munro (Duddingston) with a level par 72

On the Senior front Willie Marr ( West Lothian) was in the money again, securing top Senior Prize.

The 2013-2014 Handicap Order of Merit was decided at Duddingston where Martin Rennie (Uphall) held on to his lead. Top 3 were:

1 Martin Rennie (Uphall) 186.5

2 James Silvestro (Musselburgh) 168.5

3 Iain Wilson (Longniddry) 135

Senior Order of Merit Handicap winner of the Harvey Butterworth Trophy was Stuart Wardlaw (Harburn) on 79.

The Scratch Order of Merit will be decided at the annual championships at Gullane where 'double points apply'  but for the moment Ross Neill retains his lead. Placings:

1 Ross Neill (Drumpellier) 570

2 Louis Gaughan (Bathgate) 545.5

3 Chris Morris (Kingsknowe) 541

We now look forward to our annual Championships at Gullane Nos 2 and 3 when the top 60 available players in the Scratch Order of Merit compete for The UniRoyal Trophy.

LEADING SCRATCH SCORES AT DUDDINGSTON
 

1	Wilson	Iain	Longniddry	Amateur	69
2	Hillson	Gordon	Dunbar	Trainee	70
3	Marr	Cameron	Musselburgh	Trainee	70
4	Fish	Derek	Glenbervie	Amateur	71
5	Gaughan	Louis	Bathgate	Trainee	71
6	Grieve	Scott	Turnhouse	Pro	71
7	Henderson	Neil	Renaissance Club	Pro	71
8	Huguet	Norman	Musselburgh	Pro	71
9	MacKay	Graham	Melville Golf Centre	Pro	71
10	Buckley	Ryan	Unattached	Pro	72
11	Catlin	Scott	Greenburn	Pro	72
12	Erskine	Andrew	Ratho Park	Pro	72
13	MacKay	Alan	Kingsknowe	Amateur	72
14	Munro	Ross	Duddingston	Trainee	72
15	Boyle	Tony	Glenbervie	Amateur	73
16	Kerr	John	Deer Park	Amateur	73
17	Martin	Duncan	Longniddry	Amateur	73
18	Gordon	Craig	Edinburgh Golf Cen	Professional	74
19	Rothney	Andrew	Bathgate	Amateur	74
20	Dunsmore	Steven	Falkirk Tryst	Professional	75
21	Fraser	Colin	Peebles	Amateur	75
22	Law	Gordon	Uphall	Professional	75
23	Morris	Chris	Kingsknowe	Professional	75
24	Strachan	Sandy	Deer Park	Professional	75
25	Yaguez	Antonio	Kingsknowe	Professional	75
26	Kerr	Mark	Dalmahoy	Professional	76
27	Marshall	Andrew	Houston G.R.	Professional	76
28	Nisbet	Callum	Bathgate	Trainee	76
29	Rennie	Martin	Uphall	Amateur	76
30	Flannery	Daniel	Peebles	Trainee	77
31	McMehen	Stuart	Linlithgow	Amateur	77
32	Munro	Andrew	Musselburgh	Trainee	77
33	Munro	Donny	Kingsknowe	Amateur	77
34	Nicolson	David	Craigielaw	Amateur	77
35	Wither	George	Duddingston	Amateur	77
36	Brydon	David	Torwoodlee	Amateur	78
37	Louden	Peter	Glencorse	Amateur	78
38	Morton	Wilson	Dunbar	Senior	78
39	Neill	Ross	Drumpellier	Professional	78
40	Stavert	Iain	Duddingston	Senior	78
41	Allison	Liam	Bathgate	Amateur	79
42	Bain	Ailsa	Cardrona	Trainee	79
43	Lamb	Joshua	Cardrona	Amateur	79
44	Robertson	Ewan	Longniddry	Senior	79
45	Silvestro	James	Musselburgh	Amateur	79
46	Skinner	Grant	Glencorse	Amateur	79