Debut win by Hamilton player in South of 

 

Scotland Senior Open

 

By GORDON THOMSON

Stewart Henderson (Hamilton), playing in his first Scottish Senior Golfing Society tournament,  added an excellent score of 67 to his first round of 70 to win the South of Scotland Seniors Open (sponsored by McCrea Financial Services) at Southerness  with an aggregate total of 137.

He finished four shots ahead of Lindsay Blair (Grangemouth) on 141. 

The overnight leader, Malcolm Reid (Sonning) added a 73 to Thursday'ss best score of 69 to finish in third place.

John Fraser (Royal Burgess) and Andrew Stracey (Denham) were tied in fourth place on 143 with Niall Lamond (Balmore) and David Shields (Glenearn) who shared  tied  sixth place on 145.

Henderson plays off plus 1 and has been Lanarkshire champion and club champion at Hamilton on several occasions. 

Lying second overnight, he produced three birdies  in reaching the turn in 34 and finished in style with a birdie at the last hole.

Scoring conditions were easier for the second round  and many players scored substantially lower. Most worthy of note was the 14-shot improvement by former international George Barrie (Callander) whose fine score of 68 included a hole in one at the seventh.

David Miller (Kilmarnock Barassie) matched that feat later in the day when he aced the fourth hole
SOUTH OF SCOTLAND SENIORS OPEN 
Southerness Golf Club
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
par 138 (2x69) SSS 73. CSS 74 73
137 S Henderson (Hamilton) 70 67
141 L Blair (Grangemouth) 72 69
142 M Reid (Sonning) 69 72
143 A Stracey (Denham) 71 72, J A Fraser (Royal Burgess) 73 70
145 D Shields (Glenearn) 74 71, N Lamond (Balmore) 72 73
147 D Hamilton (Mortonhall) 76 71, G Forrest (Northumberland) 76 71
148 I Reid (Dumfries and Galloay) 74 74, A T Campbell (Murcar Links) 72 76.
149 L Gordon (Turnhouse) 73 76, R Johnston (Glenbervie) 73 76.
150 G C Barrie (Callander) 82 68, R Craw (Glenbervie) 76 74, P Hendry (Alloa) 75 75.

SELECTED TOTALS
151 R Stewart (Tulliallan) 76 75, K Reilly (Silverknowes) 72 79
152 D Gardner (Broomieknowe) 77 75, D J Miller (Kilmarnock Barassie) 80 72
153 N Dyce (Strathmore) 79 74, R W Smith (Nairn) 76 77
154 L Chancellor (Inverness) 81 73, J McArthur (St Andrews New) 77 77 
155 I Jeen (St Andrews) 77 78, M J Dean (Moray) 84 71
157 G MacDonald (Glenbervie) 86 71, A Raphael (St Andrews) 79 78, N Robson (Meldrum House) 75 82, L Pirie (Millport) 77 80.
158 L Clark (Edzell) 79 79, A Ferguson (Dunfermline) 80 78.
161 N Forster (Royal Aberdeen) 83 78
164 P Dempsey (Tulliallan) 88 76, G J Rodaks (Pitreavie) 86 78.
165 A J Laird (Deeside) 86 79
166 W J Skene (Deeside) 84 82, W Methven (Royal Aberdeen) 82 84
171 J Emslie (Royal Aberdeen) 86 85
172 R Farquhar (Carnoustie) 90 82
173 P D Sinclair (Inverness) 96 77