Edinburgh and East of Scotland Alliance scoreboard

    
TOP 50 SCRATCH SCORES AT FALKIRK TRYST

Surname    Forename     Club             Category Gross
1 Marshall    Andrew     Houston G.R.         Pro           67
2 Pennycott    Malcolm    Royal Burgess    Amateur     67
3 Law            Gordon     Uphall                   Pro           68
4 Meldrum    David        Uphall                   Senior      68
5 Saltman    Lloyd          Archerfield            Pro          68
6 Culverwell Alexander  Dunbar                   Amateur  69
7 Morris       Chris          Kingsknowe           Pro          70
8 Erskine      Andrew      Ratho Park             Pro          71
9 Johnston    Richard     Glenbervie               Amateur  71
10 Munro     Ross           Duddingston           Trainee    71
11 Dunsmore Steven     Falkirk Tryst             Pro          72
12 Fraser       Jamie       Renaissance Club     Trainee    72
13 MacKay    Graham   Melville Golf C         Pro          72
14 Oldcorn    Andrew     Kings Acre              Pro          72
15 Allison      Liam         Bathgate                Amateur    73
16 Louden    Michael     Glencorse                   Senior    73
17 Rothney    Andrew    Deer Park               Amateur    73
18 Bell          Gordon     Gullane                    Senior       74
19 Porteous    Paul        Uphall                      Amateur    74
20 Blaney      Anthony    Liberton                  Amateur    75
21 Fraser      Colin         Peebles                     Amateur    75
22 Fyfe         Ian             Musselburgh            Senior        75
23 Johnston Graeme D   Glenbervie                Amateur    75
24 Lawson    Brian         Wellsgreen DR         Pro            75
25 McNicoll    Keir        Gullane                      Trainee     75
26 Munro        Donny    Kingsknowe               Amateur    75
27 Murphy    Kevin       Gifford                        Amateur    75
28 Rennie      Martin    Uphall                           Amateur    75
29 Smith       Calum    Royal Musselburgh       Pro             75
30 Wither     George     Duddingston                Senior         75
31 Carrigan    Michael     Greenburn                  Amateur    76
32 Hillan        Graham     Stathaven                   Amateur    76
33 Roberts    Malcolm    Duddingston                Amateur    76
34 Boyle        Tony         Glenbervie                    Amateur    77
35 Bradbury    Paul        Kingsknowe                  Amateur    77
36 Cockburn    Robin    Harburn                         Amateur    77
37 Denham    John       Torwoodlee                     Senior       77
38 Forsyth    Walter     Peebles                            Amateur    77
39 White       Justin    Harrison (Braids)              Amateur    77
40 Louden    Peter      Glencorse                           Amateur    78
41 Whelan    Pierce    Bathgate                          Trainee       78
42 Gaughan    Louis    Bathgate                          Trainee       79
43 Gordon    Craig     Edinburgh Golf Cen           Pro            79
44 Robertson Ewan    Longniddry                        Senior       79
45 Buckley    Ryan    Royal Musselburgh             Pro           80
46 Cooney    Kieran    Kingsfield Golf Cen           Trainee    80
47 Fyfe         Derek    Duddingston                       Senior      80
48 Murray    Roy        West Lothian                      Amateur    80
49 Wight      Andrew  Glencorse                           Senior       80
50 Wyse       Ian          Falkirk Tryst                      Amateur    80

Edinburgh and East of Scotland Alliance

CARRIGAN PIPS MELDRUM  TO 


WIN TROPHY AT FALKIRK TRYST

FROM ALAN GREENSHIELDS
Edinburgh and East of Scotland Alliance
On a day when kind weather was on display at Falkirk Tryst for the last pre-championship outing of the season, 74 members of the Edinburgh and East Alliance contested to get their name on The Alliance Trophy.
Two players carded a fine net score of 65, three shots ahead of third place and yet again this season the name on the silverware had to be decided on a better inward nine holes.
Winner of The Alliance Trophy is Michael Carrigan (Greenburn) (76 less 11). His level par 34 inward nine resulting in a net 28.5 which comfortably won from David Meldrum (68 less 3) whose 35 inward resulted in a net inward of 33.5.
In third place was Peter Louden (Glencorse) on net 68 (78 less 10).
On the scratch front the top score and prize was shared by two players. Early in the day Andy Marshall (Houston DR) posted a three under par 67 which was equalled only in the second last match when Malcolm Pennycott (Royal Burgess) also posted a 67. Both players had halves of  outward 34 and inward 33.
Close behind, sharing third spot on 68 were Gordon Law (Uphall) and Lloyd Saltman (Archerfield Links).
Top Trainee was Ross Munro (Duddingston) with a one over par 71.
Top Senior prize on net 70 was shared by Gordon Bell (Gullane) (74 less 4) and Michael Louden (Glencourse) (73 less 3).
The Handicap Order of Merit was decided today and top spot goes to Danny Airens (Falkirk Tryst) on 184pts.
In second place is Walter Forsyth (Peebles) on 162.5pts with third place going to Martin Rennie (Uphall) on 158pts.
Top Senior in The Handicap Order of Merit and winner of The Harvey Butterworth Trophy is Michael Louden (Glencorse) on 81.5pts.
The Scratch Order of Merit will be decided next week at the annual East Championship when double points will be available. After today's results the top three are -
1. Chris Morris (Kingsknowe) - 691.5
2. Ross Munro (Duddingston) - 569.0
3. Craig Gordon (Edinburgh GC) - 562.5
With a max of 120 points available next week it means Chris Morris has today secured top prize but the fight is still on to secure second and third prizes.
Next week the Annual Championship will be hosted by Gullane Golf Club over No.2 and No.3 courses.
Alan Greenshields
Secretary/Treasurer
Edinburgh and East of Scotland Golfers' Alliance
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PRIZEWINNERS AT FALKIRK TRYST
Overall Winner		Michael Carrigan (Greenburn)			65 bih
Scratch	Prize	Surname	Forename	Club	Score
1st=	£90	Marshall	Andrew	Houston G.R.	67
1st=	£90	Pennycott	Malcolm	Royal Burgess	67
3rd=	£50	Law	Gordon	Uphall	68
3rd=	£50	Saltman	Lloyd	Archerfield Links	68
5th	£20	Culverwell	Alexander	Dunbar	69
Handicap	Prize	Surname	Forename	Club	Net
1st=	£90	Carrigan	Michael	Greenburn	65
1st=	£90	Meldrum	David	Uphall	65
3rd=	£60	Louden	Peter	Glencorse	68
4th=	£30	Allison	Liam	Bathgate	69
4th=	£30	Roberts	Malcolm	Duddingston	69
Trainee	Prize	Surname	Forename	Club	Score
Professional	£20	Munro	Ross	Duddingston	71
	£10	Fraser	Jamie	Renaissance Club	72
Senior	Prize	Surname	Forename	Club	Net
	£25	Bell	Gordon	Gullane	70
	£25	Louden	Michael	Glencorse	70
	£5	Denham	John	Torwoodlee	71
	£5	Wardlaw	Stuart	Harburn	71

CONOR O'NEIL SHARNG SECOND PLACE 

IN EGYPT FOUR OFF THE LEAD

Glasgow's Conor O'Neil goes into the third and last round of the PGA Mediterranean Tour's Grand Final in Egypt ith four shots to make up on the Austrian leader, Florian Praegant, who is on one-under 143 after rounds of 72 and 71 at the Cairo venue.

O'Neil (74-73) is sharing second place with England's Stuart Archibald (75-72).

Pro tour debut winner Scott Borrowman has closed up to a share of fourth place on 151 with scores of 78 and 73.

Fraser McKenna improved by six shots with a 74 but, on 154, he is 11 shots off the pace.

PGA MED TOUR GRAND FINAL - Cairo

Par 144 (2x72)

143 Florian Praegant (Aut) 72 71

147 Conor O'Neil (Sco) 74 73, Stuart Archibald (Eng) 75 72

151 Scott Borrowman (Sco) 78 73, H P Bacher (Aut) 77 74, Zavi Puig (Spa) 75 76

152 Luke Towler (Eng) 73 79

153 James Tisdale (Eng) 74 79, Duncan Elbury (Eng) 72 81

154 Fraser McKenna (Sco) 80 74.

DUFF IS NE ALLIANCE CHAMPION

 FOR SECOND TIME IN THREE YEARS 

 By COLIN FARQUHARSON
  Colin@scottishgolfview.com

Newmachar amateur John Duff won the North-east Alliance championship for the second time in three years at Craibstone Golf Club today. The Inverurie-based player added a par 69 to the 71 at Duff House Royal last week, which gave him a four-stroke lead to carry over into the second and final round. He won the Uniroyal Quaich by four strokes with his 140 total - four shots ahead of another amateur, Nick Macandrew who scored 79 last week and a day's best four-under, bogey-free 65 (33-32) at Craibstone for 144. 
Duff also won the Brimmond Bistro Scratch Order of Merit, capping a season in which he has been the dominant player on the NE Alliance circuit.
Because the rules of the competition debar an amateur from winning more than one trophy, the J K Hall Quaich as leading amateur went to Macandrew, rather fittingly, the late Jack Hall having been a Royal Aberdeen member. 
Macandrew's 65, which had birdies at the fourth, ninth, 14th and 15th, won him the £150 amateur voucher for the day's best scratch score in a field of 97 players.
Laura Murray (Paul Lawrie Golf Centre) finished third in the 36-hole championship with an aggregate of 145 (75-70). At the weekend she flies to Morocco to make her LET Tour debut at Agadir.
Stewart Allison (Caledonian) won the Chapper's Pot for the best Class 1 handicap aggregate of 143 off a handicap of seven.
Nigel Parker (Murcar Links), who celebrates his 70-something birthday this week, won the Major's Pot for the bet Class 2 handicap aggregate of 141 off a handicap of 14.
The three Order of Merit classes were won as follows:
Brimmond Bistro Scratch - John Duff (Newmachar)
WLM Golf Class 1 Handicap - David Fleming (Portlethen)
WLM Golf Class 2 Handicap - Hamish McNaughton (Cruden Bay).
+We'll display the full Order of Merit points totals on this website on Thursday. Until Joel Hopwood, the Alliance captain and Senior Assistant Professional at Royal Aberdeen GC and the man who updates the Order of Merit points totals, gets the full top 20 scratch returns authorised, he cannot produce the final Scratch Order of Merit placings, apart from the winner, John Duff.


 LEADING SCRATCH AGGREGATES
Par 137 (68 at Duff House Royal; 69 at Craibstone).
140 J Duff (Newmachar) 71 69
144 N Macandrew (Royal Aberdeen) 79 65
145 Laura Murray (Paul Lawrie Gcd) 75 70
147 R McConnachie (Peterculter) 77 70
148 S Macneil (Aboyne) 76 72, S  Murray (Nevada Bob's) 76 72, Sean Lawrie (Portlethen) 78 70
149 L Vannet (Craibstone) 79 70, T Robertson (Peterculter) 79 70, S Finnie (Royal Aberdeen) 77 72
151 A Campbell (Murcar Links) 79 72, C Grant (Portlethne) 78 73, C Goodwin (Duff House Royal) 77 74 
152 C Nelson (Mackenzie Shop) 80 72, P McKenna (Paul Lawrie GC) 78 74, J Hopwood (Royal Aberdeen) 78 74
153 R O'Donnell (Oldmeldrum) 76 77, R Ord (Meldrum House) 78 75, D Leslie (Northern) 78 75 
154 B Murray (Portlethen) 75 79
155 S Kiloh (Portlethen) 83 72, J Nicolson (Hazlehead) 79 76.
157 S Allison (Caledonian) 83 74
158 B Nicolson (Hazlehead) 80 78
159 Kimberley Beveridge (Aboyne) 85 74, Keil Beveridge (Kippie Lodge) 85 74, J Emslie (Royal Aberdeen) 84 75, W Skene (Deeside) 80 79. 
161 L Fowler (Royal Aberdeen) 81 80
162 D Fleming (Portlethen) 86 76
163 J Duncan (Oldmeldrum) 87 76
164 M Forster (Cruden Bay) 84 80, J Borthwocl )Craobstpme_ 99 87
165 D Lane (Deeside) 88 77
166 A Gall (Deeside) 83 83, R Masson (Auchmill) 87 79, I Taylor (Hazlehead) 80 86
167 H Roulston (Stonehaven) 83 84
168 D Mackay (Hazlehead) 83 85, G Milne (Newburgh) 89 79.
169 N K Parker (Murcar Links) 82 87, J Forrest (Northern) 85 84
171 J Scott (Peterculter) 92 79, B Skene (Peterculter) 85 86, P Morrison (Oldmeldrum) 93 78, N Chisholm (Kemnay) 92 79
173 B Lumsden (Northern) 88 85, S Davidson (Northern)88 85, M Winton (Caledonian) 90 83.
174 L Roger (Royal Aberdeen) 89 85, L Duncan (Craibstone) 90 84, J Murray (Banchory) 92 82, D Townsley (Peterculter) 91 83.
175 G Homer (Northern) 91 84, P Low (Craibstone) 92 83, C Duffus (Kemnay) 92 83
176 D Nelson (Aboyne) 90 86, R Duncan (Deeside) 90 86
177 M Duncan (Murcar Links) 91 86.
178 D Bisset (Banchory) 95 83, H McNaughton (Cruden Bay) 94 84 
179 D Wright (Northern) 91 88 
180 A Benton (Kemnay) 95 85
181 G Thom (Kemnay) 90 91
183 J Jessiman (Oldmeldrum) 92 91 
186 M Smith (Newmachr) 90 96
187 S Dillon (Kemnay) 90 97
191 M Rendall (Stonehaven) 97 94, M Brown (Kemnay) 95 96
192 M Rogers (Kemnay) 100 92

TWO-ROUND TROPHY WINNERS
Uniroyal Quaich - John Duff (Newmachar) (Championship winner)
J K Hall Quaich - Nick Macandrew (Royal Aberdeen) (Leading amateur).
Chapper's Pot - Stewart Allison (Caledonian) (7) 143 (Best Class 1 Handicap).
Major's Pot - Nigel Parker (Muircar Links) (14) 141 (Best Class 2 Handicap. 
Brimmond Bistro Scratch Order of Merit winner - John Duff (Newmachar) winner.
WLM Golf Handicap Class 1 Order of Merit winner - David Fleming (Portlethen).
WLM Golf Handicap Class 2 Order of Merit winner - Hamish McNaughton (Cruden Bay).

TODAY'S ONE-ROUND PRIZEWINNERS 
SCRATCH
65 Nick Macandrew (Royal Aberdeen) 33-32
66 Adam Dunton (McDonald Ellon) 32-34
67 Jordan Findlay (Paul Lawrie GC) 36-31
68 Craig Lawrie (Paul Lawrie GC) 36-32
69 John Duff (Newmachar) 35-34
HANDICAP
Class 1 - C Cassie (6) 64; S Alliison (7) 67; D Lane (9) bih, T Robertson (2) 68; S Shand (8) 69.
Class 2 - N Chisholm (12) 67; R Masson (11) 68; D Townsley (14) 69; D Duncan (14) 70; A Benton (14) bih 71. 

THURSDAY'S FOURSOMES MATCH-PLAY 
AT CRAIBSTONE 
 Am-am (strokes conceded: 3/8 difference between total handicaps)
8.30  N K Parker (Murcar Links) (14) and Kimberley Beveridge (Aboyne) (2) versus L Duncan (Craibstone) (14) and D Nelson (Aboyne) (9).
8.40 S Davidson (Northern) (13) and A Gall (Deeside) (4) versus P Low (Craibstone) (11) and J Murray (Banchory) (10)
8.50 B Lumsden (Northern) (10) and L Roger (Royal Aberdeen) (10) versus M Winton (Caledonian) (12) and J Scott (Peterculter) (9).
9.00 N Chisholm (Kemnay) (12) and D Bisset (Banchory) (9) versus D Townsley (Peterculter) (14) and J Duncan (Oldmeldrum) (4)

Reserve for any drop-out place: C Duffus (Kemnay) (6)

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PRO-AM SCRATCH MATCH-PLAY
+Only three pros were available to play so five amateurs are playing as nominal pros in the following draw. 
9.10  J Duff (Newmachar) and S Allison (Caledonian) versus S Kiloh (Paul Lawrie GC) p and W Skene (Deeside).
9.20  Keil Beveridge (Kippie Lodge) p and J Forrest (Northern) versus D Leslie (Northern) and D Mackay (Hazlehead).
9.30 R Ord (Meldrum House) and M Forster (Cruden Bay) versus T Robertson (Peterculter) and J Borthwick (Craibstone).
9.40 B Nicolson and J Nicolson (Hazlehead) versus J Hopwood (Royal Aberdeen) ap  and C Cassie.

THURSDAY AFTERNOON SEMI-FINALS
at 1.10pm, 1.20, 1.30 and 1.40

FRIDAY's AM-AM AND PRO-AM FINALS
 at 8.30am and 8.40am.