ABERDEEN LINKS CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH-PLAY REPORT, RESULTS

EDMOND AND GREIG, LAST YEAR'S 

FINALISTS, MEET IN WEDNESDAY'S

SECOND ROUND THIS YEAR

Defending champion Barrie Edmond (Bon Accord) chalked up the biggest margin of victory in the first-round ties of the Aberdeen Links golf championship this evening

Edmond was six under par in winning by 7 and 6 against clubmate Jason Annand, which sets up a Wednesday night repeat of last year's final against clubmate Matty Greig.

Top seed Barry Reid (Caledonian) was four up after only five holes against clubmate Mattie Beattie but he tie went to the 17th green before Reid could claim victory. Beattie fought back to be only two down with five to play but Reid held him at bay over the closing holes.

Results:

FIRST ROUND
(BA, Bon Accord; C, Caledonian; N, Northern)                                             
B Reid (C) bt M Beattie (C) 3 and 1
G Paterson (N) bt G Meade (C) 2 and 1
S Finnie (C) bt  W Ross (C ) 6 and 4
D Oliver (C) bt J Miller (BA)  5 and 3
 

L Minty (N)  bt  D Grieve (BA) 3 and 2
R Evett (N) bt  S Davidson (N) 4 and 2
S Allan (C) bt M Dunn 3 and 2
C Ross (N) bt R Allerton (BA) 5 and 3
 

C Somers (BA) bt G J Mitchell 4 and 3
S Smith (C) bt S Milton 6 and 4
M Greig (BA) bt S Forsyth (N) 6 and 5
B Edmond (BA) bt J Annand (BA) 7 and 6
 

G Mitchell (BA) bt  G Nicholson (N) 6 and 4
D Leslie (N) bt S Manson (N) 3 and 2
G Somers (BA) bt S Duff (N) 5 and 4
A Doig (C) bt G Robertson (N) 2 and 1