Barrie Edmond wins Royal Aberdeen Medal

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Barrie Edmond (Bon Accord) won the Royal Aberdeen Medal as the leading qualifier for the match-play stages of the Aberdeen Links championship.

Bidding for a record-equalling fifth title, Edmond had scores of 65 and 72 for five-under-par 137. His one-over-par second round left the door open for Caledonian's BarrieReid to get to within one shot of Edmond with rounds of 68 and 70 for 138.

Edmond will play the 16th qualifier, Northern GC senior George Paterson in the first match-play round on Monday evening.

There were three players on 151 - M Edmond, G Paterson and D Mair. The first two qualified with better second rounds.
Stewart Finnie (Caledonian), this year's Aberdeen Links senior championship winner with clubmate Alex Cruickshank runner-up, was the No 3 qualifier.

LINKS CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFYING

137 B Edmond (BA) 65 72

138 B Reid (C) 68 70

140 S Finnie (C) 68 72

141 R Evett (N) 68 73

143 N Walker (N) 73 70

144 A Doig (C) 71 73, M Smith (BA) 70 74.

145 G Mitchell (BA) 72 73, D Leslie (BA) 70 75, M Dunn (BA) 70 75

146 G Somers (BA) 74 72, S Allan (C) 71 75

147 C Somers (BA) 74 73

148 A Cruickshank (C) 73 75

151 M Edmond (B) 75 76, G Paterson (N) 75 76 151

+M Beattie (C) 73-73 for 146 was unavailable for match-play.

MONDAY'S MATCH-PLAY TIES

4.47  B Edmond (BA) (Q1) v G Paterson (N) (Q16)

4.54 G Mitchell (BA) (Q8) v D Leslie (BA) (Q9)
5.01 N Walker (N) (Q5) v S Allan (C) (Q12)

5.08 R Evett (N) (Q4) v C Somers (BA) (Q13)

5.15 B Reid (C) (Q2) v M Edmond (BA) (Q15)

5.22 M Smith (BA) (Q7) v M Dunn (BA) (Q10)

5.29 S Finnie (C) (3) v A Cruickshank (C) (Q14)

5.36 A Doig (C) (Q6) v G Somers (BA) (Q11)

+The championship quarter-finals are on Monday, June 13; the semi-finals on Wednesday, June 15, and the finals of the three competitions will be played on Friday, June 17.

Low handicap draw 

playing Wednesday 8th June

J Muir (N) v S Manson (N)

G McLaggan B v L Minty N

D Oliver C v G Robertson N

L Hadden B v G Meade C

G McBeath C V S Kennedy N

S Murphy B v G Nicholison N

D Mair N v A Davidson C

R Allerton B v W Ross C

Murray Cup - Friday 10th June

A Shirreffs B V J McKechnie B

J Forrest N v M Winton C

D Still B v G Fiddes N

G Duncan N v G Martin B

T Russo N v G Kidd N

R Urquhart B v G Mackie C

J Urquhart B v S Stewart B

C Carson C v M Ogston N