Thornton win Fife team title on tie-breaker 

over Aberdour

Thornton Golf Club, represented by A Moir, M Buchan, D Gorman and J Penman) won the Fife men's team championship for the G Gibson Trophy on a cold, windy wintry day at Kirkcaldy Golf Club on Saturday.

They had a four-man total of 303 which was equalled by Aberdour's S Meiklejohn, A Travers, S Oliphant and P Brown) who lost out in the tie-breaker - total of best three scores.

C. Bradley (Pitreavie), G. Forrester (Lundin) and C. Wallace (Balbirnie) should be commended for breaking par. 

LEADING TEAM TOTALS

CSS 73 (reduction only)

303 Thornton (A. Moir 71, M. Buchan 75, D. Gorman 76, J. Penman 81) (won on tie-breaking rule)

303 Aberdour 303 (S. Meiklejohn 75, A. Travers 75, S. Oliphant 76, P. Brown 77)

305 Pitreavie (C. Bradley 70, T. Dillon 74, A. Hunter 78, B. Hynd 83); Dunfermline (R. Brown 75, A. Anderson 75, E. Malcolm 76, A. Brown 79).