JOHN DUFF JUST KEEPS ON WINNING AS HE WAITS
FOR A SPONSOR TO ENABLE HIM TO TURN PRO
By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Newmachar amateur John Duff would turn professional tomorrow if he could find a sponsor. But while he is marking time waiting for a backer to come his way, John continues to show his class on the North-east Alliance circuit.
His victory with a gale-taming round of three-under-par 67 at the classic Spey Bay links was his third since last October.
Duff won by one stroke from a reinstated amateur, Tony Robertson (Peterculter) with Craibstone teaching pro Lee Vannet finishing third on par 70.
Duff had bogeys at the third and 18th but the meat in the sandwich was a bag of five birdies - at the fifth, sixth, 10th, 15th and 17th in halves of 34 (one under par) and 33 (two under).
Robertson, one of the most consistent performers in recent weeks with the kind of form that eluded him in the pro ranks, had five birdies and three bogeys in halves of 35-33, while Vannet must have been in the lead after a flying start with birdies at the second, third and fifth.
But the supply of birdies dried up. He got only one more, at the 13th, but bogeys at the sixth, 11th, 14th and 18th in an inward 37 cost him
at least second place, possibly a victory to add to the back-to-back successes he enjoyed at the start of the year.
Still a par 70 in a wind as strong as it was on the Moray Firth coastline was a very good performance by the former European Tour player and past British boys champion from Carnoustie.
Whether they scored high or low, the consensus of opinion wss that the Ben Sayers-designed Spey Bay course is a classic Scottish links of the highest calibre and in excellent condition.
It is short by present-day standards but still a fine test of golf.
SCRATCH SCORES
Par 70
67 J Duff (Newmachar) 34-33
68 T Robertson (Peterculter) 35-33.
70 L Vannet (Craibstone) 33-37
71 K Zeynalov (Paul Lawrie GC) 33-38, C Brechin (Portlethen) 37-34
73 A Campbell (Murcar Links) 37-36, S Finnie (Royal Aberdeen) 40-33, B Main (Murcar Links) 39-34
74 K Beveridge (Kippie Lodge) 40-34
75 R McConnachie (Peterculter) 37-38, B Nicolson (Hazlehead) 41-34.
76 J Emslie (Royal Aberdeen) 38-38.
77 H Roulston (Stonehaven) 36-41, B Fyfe (Paul Lawrie GC) 38-39, D Leslie (Northern) 36-41, M Patterson (Cruden Bay) 37-40
78 F Bisset (Banchory) 41-37, J Duncan (Oldmeldrum) 34-39, R Stewart (Newburgh) 40-38.
79 B Robson (Newmachar) 39-40, L Fowler (Royal Aberdeen) 42-37, J Hopwood (Royal Aberdeen) 38-41.
80 K Duncan (Cruden Bay) 38-42, G Milne (Newburgh) 38-42, C Cassie (Nigg Bay) 38-42, K McGillivray (Craibstone) 41-39, D Fleming (Portlethen) 42-38.
81 S Kiloh (Paul Lawrie GC) 36-45
82 J Sunley (Northern) 41-41
83 D McKay (Caledonian) 41-42
84 M Forster (Cruden Bay) 40-44, G Homer (Northern) 44-40, R Brown (Kemnay) 41-43, I Clark (Deeside) 43-41
85 S Allison (Caledonian) 41-44, R Duncan (Deeside) 42-43, J Borthwick (Craibstone) 44-41
86 N K Parker (Murcar Links) 45-41, D Craigie (Peterculter) 46-40
87 J Scott (Peterculter) 43-44
89 S Lawrie (Portlethen) 47-42, D Wright (Northern) 43-46, B Lumsden (Northern) 45-44, D Mackay (Hazlehead) 44-45
91 N Stewart (Northern) 48-43, J Murray (Banchory) 45-46, B Skene (Peterculter) 47-44.
92 J Forrest (Northern) 47-45, G Mackie (Caledonian) 50-42, D Nelson (Aboyne) 43-49.
93 W Skene (Deeside) 50-43, D Bisset (Banchory) 46-47, L Duncan (Craibstone) 48-45.
95 M Brown (Kemnay) 45-50, M Smith (Newmachar) 48-47
96 S Dillon (Kemnay) 49-47
97 H McNaughton (Cruden Bay) 49-48
98 J Jessiman (Oldmeldrum) 46-52
99 A Benton (Kemnay) 48-51
+ If your score is missing or your home club is wrongly stated, please E-mail Colin@scottishgolfview with the corrections.
HANDICAP PRIZEWINNERS
Class 1 - H Roulston (7) 70; B Main (2) 71; K McGillivray (8) bih; A Campell (1) 72; C Cassie (7) 73 (bih).
Class 2 - R Brown (14) 70; N K Parker (14) bih, N Chisholm (12) bih, J Sunley (10) 72; R Duncan (12) 73.
TOP SCORECARDS
Par 70
OUT 444 344 435 - 35
IN 444 343 544 - 35
JOHN DUFF 67
OUT 445 333 435 - 34
IN 344 342 535 - 33
TONY ROBERTSON 68
OUT 444 353 444 - 35
IN 444 432 444 - 33
LEE VANNET 70
OUT 433 335 435 - 33
IN 454 253 545 - 37
FOR A SPONSOR TO ENABLE HIM TO TURN PRO
By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Newmachar amateur John Duff would turn professional tomorrow if he could find a sponsor. But while he is marking time waiting for a backer to come his way, John continues to show his class on the North-east Alliance circuit.
His victory with a gale-taming round of three-under-par 67 at the classic Spey Bay links was his third since last October.
Duff won by one stroke from a reinstated amateur, Tony Robertson (Peterculter) with Craibstone teaching pro Lee Vannet finishing third on par 70.
Duff had bogeys at the third and 18th but the meat in the sandwich was a bag of five birdies - at the fifth, sixth, 10th, 15th and 17th in halves of 34 (one under par) and 33 (two under).
Robertson, one of the most consistent performers in recent weeks with the kind of form that eluded him in the pro ranks, had five birdies and three bogeys in halves of 35-33, while Vannet must have been in the lead after a flying start with birdies at the second, third and fifth.
But the supply of birdies dried up. He got only one more, at the 13th, but bogeys at the sixth, 11th, 14th and 18th in an inward 37 cost him
at least second place, possibly a victory to add to the back-to-back successes he enjoyed at the start of the year.
Still a par 70 in a wind as strong as it was on the Moray Firth coastline was a very good performance by the former European Tour player and past British boys champion from Carnoustie.
Whether they scored high or low, the consensus of opinion wss that the Ben Sayers-designed Spey Bay course is a classic Scottish links of the highest calibre and in excellent condition.
It is short by present-day standards but still a fine test of golf.
SCRATCH SCORES
Par 70
67 J Duff (Newmachar) 34-33
68 T Robertson (Peterculter) 35-33.
70 L Vannet (Craibstone) 33-37
71 K Zeynalov (Paul Lawrie GC) 33-38, C Brechin (Portlethen) 37-34
73 A Campbell (Murcar Links) 37-36, S Finnie (Royal Aberdeen) 40-33, B Main (Murcar Links) 39-34
74 K Beveridge (Kippie Lodge) 40-34
75 R McConnachie (Peterculter) 37-38, B Nicolson (Hazlehead) 41-34.
76 J Emslie (Royal Aberdeen) 38-38.
77 H Roulston (Stonehaven) 36-41, B Fyfe (Paul Lawrie GC) 38-39, D Leslie (Northern) 36-41, M Patterson (Cruden Bay) 37-40
78 F Bisset (Banchory) 41-37, J Duncan (Oldmeldrum) 34-39, R Stewart (Newburgh) 40-38.
79 B Robson (Newmachar) 39-40, L Fowler (Royal Aberdeen) 42-37, J Hopwood (Royal Aberdeen) 38-41.
80 K Duncan (Cruden Bay) 38-42, G Milne (Newburgh) 38-42, C Cassie (Nigg Bay) 38-42, K McGillivray (Craibstone) 41-39, D Fleming (Portlethen) 42-38.
81 S Kiloh (Paul Lawrie GC) 36-45
82 J Sunley (Northern) 41-41
83 D McKay (Caledonian) 41-42
84 M Forster (Cruden Bay) 40-44, G Homer (Northern) 44-40, R Brown (Kemnay) 41-43, I Clark (Deeside) 43-41
85 S Allison (Caledonian) 41-44, R Duncan (Deeside) 42-43, J Borthwick (Craibstone) 44-41
86 N K Parker (Murcar Links) 45-41, D Craigie (Peterculter) 46-40
87 J Scott (Peterculter) 43-44
89 S Lawrie (Portlethen) 47-42, D Wright (Northern) 43-46, B Lumsden (Northern) 45-44, D Mackay (Hazlehead) 44-45
91 N Stewart (Northern) 48-43, J Murray (Banchory) 45-46, B Skene (Peterculter) 47-44.
92 J Forrest (Northern) 47-45, G Mackie (Caledonian) 50-42, D Nelson (Aboyne) 43-49.
93 W Skene (Deeside) 50-43, D Bisset (Banchory) 46-47, L Duncan (Craibstone) 48-45.
95 M Brown (Kemnay) 45-50, M Smith (Newmachar) 48-47
96 S Dillon (Kemnay) 49-47
97 H McNaughton (Cruden Bay) 49-48
98 J Jessiman (Oldmeldrum) 46-52
99 A Benton (Kemnay) 48-51
+ If your score is missing or your home club is wrongly stated, please E-mail Colin@scottishgolfview with the corrections.
HANDICAP PRIZEWINNERS
Class 1 - H Roulston (7) 70; B Main (2) 71; K McGillivray (8) bih; A Campell (1) 72; C Cassie (7) 73 (bih).
Class 2 - R Brown (14) 70; N K Parker (14) bih, N Chisholm (12) bih, J Sunley (10) 72; R Duncan (12) 73.
TOP SCORECARDS
Par 70
OUT 444 344 435 - 35
IN 444 343 544 - 35
JOHN DUFF 67
OUT 445 333 435 - 34
IN 344 342 535 - 33
TONY ROBERTSON 68
OUT 444 353 444 - 35
IN 444 432 444 - 33
LEE VANNET 70
OUT 433 335 435 - 33
IN 454 253 545 - 37
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