DEESIDE 1-2 A REPEAT OF LAST YEAR'S FINISH

                              

                              Left to right: Michael Lawrie, Paul Larie and Sam Locke.

SAM PLAYS IT AGAIN - PIPS YOUNG 
 
LAWRIE IN PLF JUNIOR OPEN 
  
By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@scottishgolfview.com
It was a case of deja vu at the Paul Lawrie Foundation Junior Open at Deeside today (Sunday).
Last year Sam Locke (Banchory) beat Michael Lawrie (Deeside) on a countback for first scratch prize.
And the same thing happened again today.
Sam, stepson of Paul's swing coach, Andrew Locke, and Michael, Paul's younger son, both shot one-over-par 71s. Sam had halves 36-35 and Michael 35-36 - so Locke triumphs again on the better inward half.
Sam had birdies at the ninth and 12th as well as a double bogey 6 at the 11th and a bogey at the fourth.
Michael had birdies at the fifth, sixth and 17th but bogeys at te seventh, 11th, 15th and 18th. That last late bogey made the difference between winning and losing for young Lawrie.
Brad Murray, who plays off six at Fraserburgh, had the best net score of 69.
And a big hand for Paul Lawrie himself for hot-footing it after the final round of the Wales Open at Celtic Manor back to Aberdeen in time for the picture at the top of the page, taken by PLF manager Michael MacDougall who organised Sunday's tournaments with Marian Lawrie.

LEADING SCRATCH
Par 70
71 Sam Locke (Banchory), Michael Lawrie (Deeside).
73 Adam Fisher (Newmachar), Dylan Smith (Deeside)
74 Kieran Spence (Portlethen).
Selected scores:
75 Marc Watt (Inverallochy), Brad Murray (Fraserburgh), Cameron Fraser (Oldmeldrum)
76 Jack Pirie (Hazlehe
78 Calvin Duffton (Torphins)
79 Connor Forbes (Deeside), Cameron Black (Royal Aberdeen).
80 Reece Smith (Caledonian),

LEADING HANDICAP
69 Brad Murray (Fraserburgh) (6)
71 Cameron Black (Royal Aberdeen) (8), Jack Pirie (Hazlehead) (5)
72 Cameron Fraser (Oldmeldrum) (3)
73 Reece Smith (Caledonian) (7), Marc Watt (Inverallochy) (2). Connor Forbes (Deeside) (6).

 Flag Finals  
U10 Boys Ruben Lindsay (Ayr Bellisle)
U10 Girls Poppy Fraser
U12 Boys Cameron Johnstone (Troon Welbeck)
U12 Girls Carmen Griffiths (Aboyne).
 
*Ruben and Cameron came up from Ayrshire earlier in the season to play in a couple of PLF events and qualified for Finals Day.