Thursday, July 17, 2014

SCOTTISH SENIORS GOLFING SOCIETY MATCH-PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP

TOP SEEDS ADVANCE TO LAST 

EIGHT AT SOUTHERNESS

The top three  seeds - Lindsay Blair (Grangemouth), Malcolm Reid (Sonning) and Ian Brotherston (Dumfries and County) - all advanced to the quarter-finals of the Scottish Seniors Golfing Society match-play championship on a calm, sunny morning at Southerness Golf Club on the shores of the Solway Firth.

Brotherston, pictured by Steve Ellis, had some of the best figures of the second-round ties in winning by 3 and 2 against Alistair Harkness, a home club player.
Dumfries and County member Brotherston now plays Ken Thomson (Bramhall Park) for a place in Friday's semi-finals. Thomson was a 4 and 2 winner over Ian Gillan (Bishopbriggs).
Top qualifier Lindsay Blair (Grangemouth)  was a 3 and 2 winner against Tony Patterson (Sunningdale) and now plays Stewart Millar (Cochrane Castle), a 2 and 1 winner against David Dickson (Lochmaben).
No 2 qualifier Malcolm Reid (Sonning) plays Tony Clark (Dumfries and Co) in the quarter-finals after Reid beat James Johnston (Northumberland) by 2 and 1 while Clark bt Ricky Gray (Irvine), a past finalist in this championship, in a quality match.
Friday's Super Seniors final for the over-65s will feature David A Millar (St Andrews New) and Keith Howie (West Kilbride).

CHAMPIONSHIP 
SECOND ROUND
Lindsay Blair (Grangemouth) bt Tony Patterson (Sunningdale) 3 and 2.
Stewart Millar (Cochrane Castle) bt David Dickson (Lochmaben)
Bob Stewart (Tulliallan) bt Muir Townsley (Dumfries and Co) 3 and 2.
Les Pirie (Millport) bt Colin Halcrow (Windyhill) 3 and 2.
Malcolm Reid (Sonning) bt James Johnson (Northumberland) 2 and 1.
Tony Clark (Dumfries and Co) bt Ricky Gray (Irvine) 3 and 1
Ian Brotherston (Dumfries and Co) bt Alistair Harkness (Southerness) 3 and 2
Ken Thomson (Bramhall Park) bt Ian Gillan (Bishopbriggs) 4 and 2.
QUARTER-FINALS
Millar bt Blair 3 and 2
Pirie bt Stewart 2 and 1
Reid bt Clark 4 and 3
Brotherston bt Thomson 2 and 1


 SUPER SENIORS
SEMI-FINALS
David A Millar (St Andrews New) (5) bt John Broadfoot (Turnberry) (4) at 19th.
Keith Howie (West Kilbride) (5) bt Gordon Gray (Newmachar) (7) 3 and 2. 


                        +   Keith Howie, pictured above by Steve Ellis

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