HUGH HUNTER'S CLACKMANNAN COUNTY NEWS

MATCH-PLAY TROPHY HEADS TO 

BRAEHEAD WITH JIM MUIR

 The Clackmannan county match-play championship is always keenly contested, and the 2014 event was no exception with Braehead’s Jim Muir coming through strongly against Dollar’s Darren Hulston. 

After nine holes Jim held a one-hole lead, and with steady play took the title on the 17^th green by 3 and 1.   

In the semi-finals, Darren was successful in the all- Dollar clash with Gary Chalmers, who is finding some form after a spell away from the game. 

In the other semi-final, Jim defeated Alva’s Michael Robertson.      

Assuming precedent is followed, Jim should be making his first appearance in the Champion of Champions tournament at Leven at the start of the 2015 season.

  

SCOTT FINISHES WELL UP IN EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP.

 The European individual amateur  championship was played at The Duke’s, near St Andrews last week when 144 of the best European amateurs competed over the 7,000yd + lay-out.  

Only one player beat par with his 72-hole aggregate, the holder, Englishman Ashley Chesters, with a two-under-par total. 

Scott Borrowman (Dollar) started well with rounds of 68 and 71 putting him in the top four, but with bad weather in round three he slipped back and couldn’t pull back in the final round.   

His four-round total of 293 (68, 71, 78, 76) put him in 29th equal position and second equal best Scot.  The Scottish contingent didn’t really impress on their home ground--- best position was 15^th equal, and only six out of the 17 entrants made the cut after three rounds