Gordon MacDonald wins Scottish Super 

Seniors title by six shots at Boat of Garten

SSEPTEMBER 2015EPTEMBER

By GORDON THOMSON

Gordon MacDonald (Glenbervie) added a 75 to yesterday’s 

fine score of 70 to win the Scottish Super Seniors Open (for 

players over 65 years) by six shots at  Boat of Garten today.

Former Walker Cup player Scott Macdonald (Dunfermline), 

George Rodaks (Pitreavie) and Keith Bruce (Edzell) tied for 

second place on 151.

Title-holder, Bill Erskine (Kilsyth Lennox) and  David Millar (St Andrews New) shared fifth place on 154.

After a uncharacteristically slow start to the season, Gordon MacDonald, aged 67, has played strongly and this performance capped a fine season in which he has also won the Scottish Senior match-play championship and finished  10th  in the Seniors' order of merit. 

Scott Macdonald, who had the best score today of 74, retained the trophy for the best aggregate by a player over the age of 70.

The CSS for both days was 72 for the tricky par 70 course.

This was the penultimate event in the Scottish Seniors Golfing Society season before the inter-area championship next Wednesday at Montrose Links where Stirlingshire, led by the mighty Gordon MacDonald defend their title.

SCOTTISH SUPER SENIORS CHAMPIONSHIP
Boat of Garten Golf Club
FINAL TOTALS
Par 140 (2x70) SSS 69 CSS 72 72
145 G MacDonald    (Glenbervie) 70 75.
151 J S Macdonald (Dunfermline) 77 74, G Rodaks (Pitreavie) 76 75, K Bruce (Edzell) 76 65.
154 W Erskine (Kilsyth Lennox) 79 75, D Millar (St Andrews New) 78 76.
155 C Halcrow (Windyhill) 80 75.
156 I Dickson    (Lundin) 77 79, P Tomisson (Nairn) 76 80.
157 J Broadfoot    (Turnberry) 77 80, A MacNaught (Colchester) 76 81.
158 D McLaughlin (Bothwell Castle) 79 79
159 J Kinloch (Cardross) 81 78, B Grieve (King James VI) 78 81.
161 D Sim (Grange 83 78, B B G Hunter (Stirling) 80 81, T Carson (Lockerbie) 80 81, A Laird (Deeside) 80 81.
162 F Sharp (Boat of Garten) 83 79.
163 G Gray (Newmachar) 84 79, I Farquhar (Edzell) 84 79, P Kinloch (Cardross) 82 81.
164 D Wilson (Clober) 84 80, D Lindsay (Kilmarnock Barassie) 83 81, T Bennett (Great Barr) 81 83.
165 C Moir (Worksop) 79 86.
167 D Doodson (Temple) 83 84.
170 A K Pirie (Hazlehead) 87 83.
171 S Quinn (Stirling) 83 88.
172 D Nelson (Aboyne) 87 85
174 A MacLennan    (Stirling) 83 91.
177 G Sinclair (Bishopbriggs) 89 88.
184 J Bunting (Ballochmyle) 94 90.
186 M  Mather (Ballater) 89 87.
NRs A Hogg (Stirling) 80 NR, P Boyd (Fereneze) 82 NR, R Goodale (Aberdour) 82 NR
Withdrew: R Goodale (Aberdour) 92 wd.