LLOYD SALTMAN WINS BERNARD 
 
GALLACHER TROPHY ON COUNTBACK

FROM ALAN GREENSHIELDS  
Ninety-six  Edinburgh and East of Scotland Alliance competitors headed down the East Lothian coast to Royal Musselburgh to tackle the par 70 course on a day when the weather was vastly improved on the day before. 
A light rain was around for part of the morning and some wind picked up as the day progressed but all in all a good day for competitors to challenge for the Bernard Gallacher Trophy. 
In terms of claiming the trophy three players mounted a challenge and in the end the winner was decided on the last six holes.
Initially in game 5 Ron Grant (Baberton) posted the first 67 (73 less 6) but in match 8 Lloyd Saltman returned a 67, edging in front via a one under par 33 back nine against Ron's 34 (37 less 3). 
In the last game of the day Louis Gaughan of Bathgate also posted a 67 with a back nine 33 but on the back six countback his 22 was one more than Lloyd's 21. 
As a result the trophy  of the season goes to the Saltman family but this time to Lloyd rather than brother Elliot who claimed his name on the trophies for the first and second events.
Top 3 scratch scores of the day were -
 
1st= Lloyd Saltman ( Archerfield Links) - 67
1st= Louis Gaughan (Bathgate) - 67
3rd   Duncan Stewart (Unattached) - 68
 
On the Handicap Front -
 
1st Ron Grant (Baberton) - 67 (73 less 6)
2nd Alan MacKay (Kingsknowe) 69  (71 less 2)
3rd = Phil Leggate (Musselburgh) - 70 (78 less 8)
3rd = George Wither (Duddingston) - 70 (72 less 2)
3rd= Michael Carrigan (Greenburn) - 70 (81 less 11)
 
Top Senior Prize was shared on net 72 by Ian Taylor (Eyemouth 75 less 3) and Ewan Robertson (Longniddry 77 less 5)
 
Trainee Prize was also shared via Keir McNicoll (Gullane) and Nathan Free (Longniddry) with scores of 70.
 
After 3 events the Order of Merits are shaping up - 
Scratch 
1. Elliot Saltman (Archerfield Links) - 173pts
2. Louis Gaughan (Bathgate) - 167.5 pts
3. Neil Henderson (Renaissance) 166.5pt
Handicap 
1. Alan MacKay (Kingsknowe) - 50pts
2. Tony Boyle (Glenbervie) - 49pts
3. Willie Laing (Prestonfield) - 43.5pts
 
Next week competitors are in Edinburgh with play at Duddingston Golf Club.
  
Alan Greenshields
Secretary/Treasurer
Edinburgh & East of Scotland Golfers' Alliance
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