DANIEL AIRENS WINS EDINBURGH AND EAST 

ALLIANCE PATERSON MEDAL AT CRAIGIELAW

FROM ALAN GREENSHIELDS
Edinburgh and East of Scotland Alliance
On a day of much kinder weather with sunshine and blue sky as play got underway, 84 members of the East Alliance visited Craigielaw to try and get their name on the Paterson Medal.
On both the Scratch and Handicap fronts the winning scores were of high standard on the par 71 course.
Winner of the Paterson Medal with a superb net 64 (74 less 10) was Daniel Airens of Falkirk Tryst with an impressive level par back nine. 
Second handicap prize, six shots behind, was scratch man Colin Fraser (Peebles) with an impressive scratch and net score of 70. 
Third place was split on net 71 betweem Jimmy Rankeillor of Baberton (82 less 11) and Richard Stott of Prestonfield (76 less 5).
Top scratch score came from Bathgate assistant Louis Gaughan with an excellent, four-under- par 67, made up of a solid level par 35 on front nine but it was his four-under-par back nine of 32 that sealed the best score of the day. 
Two shots behind Louis on 69 were Chris Morris (Kingsknowe) and Andrew Oldcorn (Kings Acre).
Top Trainee prize was shared on 72 by Jamie Fraser (Renaissance Club) and Ross Munro (Duddingston).
On the Senior front top prize went to George Wither (Duddingston) with a net 73 (75 less 2).
The Scratch Order of Merit see no change in the top three with the points now -
1. Chris Morris (Kingsknowe) - 581.0
2. Ryan Buckley (Royal Musselburgh) - 498.5
3. Craig Gordon (Edinburgh Golf Centre) - 492.0
In the Handicap Order of Merit Daniel Airens built on his lead but there are some changes below him  -
1. Daniel Airens (Falkirk Tryst) - 159.5
2. Walter Forsyth (Peebles) - 145.5
3. Martin Rennie (Uphall) - 138.5
Next week the East head west to Falkirk Tryst for the penultimate outing before the annual championship at Gullane on March 25.


PRIZEWINNERS

Overall Winner		Daniel Airens (Falkirk Tryst)			64net
Scratch	Prize	Surname	Forename	Club	Score
1st	£100	Gaughan	Louis	Bathgate	67
2nd	£70	Morris	Chris	Kingsknowe	69
3rd	£70	Oldcorn	Andrew	Kings Acre	69
4th	£30	Buckley	Ryan	Royal Musselburgh	70
5th	£30	Saltman	Elliot	Archerfield Links	70
Handicap	Prize	Surname	Forename	Club	Net
1st	£100	Airens	Daniel	Falkirk Tryst	64
2nd	£80	Fraser	Colin	Peebles	70
3rd=	£50	Rankeillor	James	Baberton	71
3rd=	£50	Stott	Richard	Prestonfield	71
4th=	£10	Forsyth	Walter	Peebles	72
4th=	£10	Rennie	Martin	Uphall	72
4th=	£10	Stronach	Alan	Falkirk Tryst	72
Trainee  Pro	Prize	Surname	Forename	Club	Score
1st=	£15	Fraser	Jamie	Renaissance Club	72
1st=	£15	Munro	Ross	Duddingston	72
Senior	Prize	Surname	Forename	Club	Net
	£30	Wither	George	Duddingston	73
	£20	Stewart	Duncan	Craigielaw	74
	£10	Cowie	Keith	Dunbar	75