Fergus Bisset scores first NE Alliance win over

16-hole Montrose Winter Course with a 58

JOEL HOPWOOD REPORTING 

Despite the greenkeepers' best efforts, Montrose Links fell victim to the frost today. After a 45 minute delay for further inspection, it was decided that play would be over Montrose Links' Winter Course. 
With no greens in place on either the third or 12th, this fixture was reduced to 16 holes. 

Fergus Bisset (Banchory) scored his first win of the North-east Alliance season with a three-under-par 58 for the 16 holes. He made birdies at 4, 6, 12 and 13 (*usually 5, 7, 14 and 15). His only dropped shot came at the seventh (usually the eighth).

Kevin Duncan (Paul Lawrie Golf Centre) finished in solo second place with a two-under  59. His bogeys came at 1, 11 and 14 (*usually 1, 13 and 16) - which he offset with birdies at 7, 9, 12, 15 and 16 (*usually 8, 10, 14, 17 and 18) 

Paul Lawrie Golf Centre stablemate Greg McBain and Laura Murray, now playing out of Kippie Lodge, and David Leslie (Bon Accord) finished a shot further back with matching 60s - completing the top 5.

Today's Class 1 prizewinners were David Fleming (Portlethen) with a fantastic nett 56. Les Fowler (Royal Aberdeen) and Gavin Chalmers (Alford) were one shot further back with nett 57s. Mike Duncan (Murcar) had a nett 58 and Scott Mackie (Kemnay) once again finished in the top 5 with a nett 59. 

In Class 2 - the winner had the low nett of the day, Craibstone's Willie Beattie managed a nett 54! He was two ahead of Graham Moir (Oldmeldrum) - who's nett 56 was a further shot ahead of Richard Ruddiman (Royal Aberdeen), Donald Lawrie (Aboyne) and Raymond Brown (Kemnay) who completed the top 5.

ALL THE SCRATCH SCORES

Par 61 (16 Holes) – 87 Players

TOP 6 SCORECARDS BENEATH SCOREBOARD

58 F Bisset (Banchory)

59 K Duncan (Paul Lawrie Golf Centre)
60 G McBain (Paul Lawrie GolfC), D Leslie (Bon Accord), L Murray (Kippie Lodge)

61 D Fleming (Portlethen)

62 S Kiloh (Portlethen)

63 C Lawrie (Paul Lawrie GC), G Munro (Fraserburgh), C Nelson (Mackenzie Club), G Chalmers (Alford), L Vannet (Craibstone)

64 K Zeynalov (Portlethen), S Lawrie (Paul Lawrie GC), J Nicolson (Hazlehead), L Fowler (Royal Aberdeen), S Mackie (Kemnay), T Mathieson (Murcar Links), P McLean (Paul Lawrie GC)

65 J Borthwick (Craibstone), S Finnie (Royal Aberdeen), W Beattie (Craibstone), B Ritchie (Inverallochy)  

66 M Duncan (Murcar Links), A Campbell (Murcar Links), S Macneil (Aboyne), K Beveridge (Kippie Lodge), M Merchant (Newmachar), A Stuart (PLGC), J Duff (Newmachar)

67 B Nicolson (Hazlehead), S Shand (Kemnay), C Goodwin (Duff House Royal), K Nicol (Paul Lawrie GC)

68 D Macandrew (Royal Aberdeen), G Moir (Oldmeldrum), R Reid (Tarland), D Booth (Tarland), M Forster (Newburgh)

69 J Hopwood (Royal Aberdeen), A Graham (Aboyne), K McGillivary (Craibstone), P Morrison (Oldmeldrum)

70 R Ruddiman (Royal Aberdeen), W Skene (Deeside), D Bisset (Banchory), J Scott (Peterculter), J Crawford (Craibstone), J Stewart (Banchory), S Griffiths (Duff House), R Brown (Kemnay), C Cassie (Nigg Bay), S Hanson (PLGC)

71 D Lane (Deeside), D Townsley (Peterculter), J Forrest (Northern), A Gall (Deeside), G Esson (Portlethen)

72 A Clark (Newmachar), B Skene (Peterculter), D Lawrie (Aboyne), R Lamb (Newmachar), D Mackay (Hazlehead), L Roger (Royal Aberdeen), H Roulston (Stonehaven)

73 M Lawrie (Kemnay), N K Parker (Murcar Links), J Hosie (Kemnay), L Duncan (Craibstone), T Boyle (Portlethen)

74 M Rogers (Kemnay), I D Smith (Hazlehead), H Macnaughton (Cruden Bay), D Wright (Northern), N Chisholm (Kemnay), S Ross (Hazlehead)

75 D Nelson (Aboyne), J Murray (Banchory), P Cheyne (Northern), G Mackie (Caledonian)  

77 T Collie (Kemnay), M Brown (Kemnay)

78 M Winton (Caledonian), M Rendall (Stonehaven)

79 S Allison (Deeside) 

86 R Davidson (Caledonian)  

No Returns:

D McKay (Caledonian)

HANDICAP PRIZEWINNERS

Class 1 – D Fleming (Portlethen) (5) 56; L Fowler (Royal Aberdeen) (7) bih, G Chalmers (Alford) (6) 57; M Duncan (Murcar Links) (8)  58; S Mackie (Kemnay) (5) 59
Class 2 - W Beattie (Craibstone) (11) 54; G Moir (Oldmeldrum) (12) 56; R Ruddiman (Royal Aberdeen) (13) bih, D Lawrie (Aboyne) (15) bih, R Brown (Kemnay) (13) 57

BEST SCORECARDS:

MONTROSE LINKS SCORECARD 

PAR 61 (16 Holes - 3rd + 12th CLOSED)

4-4-4-3-4-4-3-4 (30)

4-4-3-4-5-3-4-4 (31) = 61

FERGUS BISSET (BANCHORY)
4-4-4-2-4-3-4-4 (29)
4-4-3-3-4-3-4-4 (29) = 58

KEVIN DUNCAN (PLGC)

5-4-4-3-4-4-2-4 (30)
3-4-4-3-5-4-3-3 (29) = 59

GREG McBAIN (PLGC)
4-4-3-3-4-4-4-5 (31)
4-4-3-4-4-3-3-4 (29) = 60

LAURA MURRAY (KIPPIE LODGE)
4-4-3-4-4-4-3-4 (30)
4-4-3-4-4-3-4-4 (30) = 60

DAVID LESLIE (Bon Accord)
4-4-5-3-4-4-3-3 (30)
4-4-3-4-5-3-3-4 (30) = 60

DAVID FLEMING (Portlethen)
4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4 (32)
4-4-3-4-4-4-3-3 (29) = 61

KEY:      PAR

                BIRDIE

                BOGEY

                DOUBLE BOGEY

The next three North East Alliance fixtures are generously sponsored by Golf Monthly. 

The North-east Alliance's remaining fixtures are listed below:

March 2 Duff House Royal
March 9 Portlethen (Round 1, NE Alliance championship)
*March 16 Craibstone (Round 2m NE Alliance championship)
 * Last counting event for Brimond Bistro Order of Merit final tables.
March 17 NE Alliance Fourball Betterball Pro - Am
March 23 McDonald Ellon (does not count for Order of Merit final tables)