Tom McLevy heads amateur 1-2-3 

at Monifieth

Blairgowrie scratch amateur Tom McLevy won the individual event at today's Midland Golfers' Alliance William Miller Team Competition over the Monifieth Links' Medal couse.

In testing, windy conditions and with the course longer than was played last week, McLevy headed the field with a two-over-par 73.

It was a rare 1-2-3 all-amateur finish with Edzell's Gary Tough and Jim Watt sharing second place on 74.

 Local eight-handicap member Tony Lumsden led the way in the handicap section with a net 68. 

Winners of the team competition were Bill Cunningham (Alloa), Alan Didcock (Alloa) and Brent Cunningham (Gleneagles) returning a score of 60. 

LEADING SCRATCH

Par 71

73 Tom McLevy (Blairgowrie).

74 Gary Tough (Edzell), Jim Watt (Edzell).

75 Alister Duncan (Murrayshall), Graeme Brown (Montrose Links) (ap), Ron Walker (Lundin) p, Sam McLaren (Blairgowrie) ap, Brent Cunningham (Gleneagles), John Baxter (Lundin), Jeff Strachan (Montrose Links).

LEADING HANDICAP 

68 Tony Lumsden  (Monifieth) (8).

69 Brent Cunningham (Gleneagles) (6), Bill Cunningham (Alloa) (13).

70 Alister Duncan (Murrayshall) (5), Robert White (Burntisland GH) (9)

71 John Snaddon (Alloa) (12), John Baxter (Lundin) (4).

72 Chris Westland (Alloa) (9), Jim Watt (Edzell) (2), Derrick Wilson (Monifieth) (6)

 

LEADING TEAM SCORES 

60  Bill Cunningham  (Alloa) (13), Alan Didcock (Alloa) (11), Brent Cunningham (Gleneagles) (6).

61 Robert White (Burntisland GH) (9), Alistair Maxwell (Burntisland GH) (6), Alister Duncan (Murrayshall) (5).

62 (bih) Bill Crosbie (Blairgowrie) (7), Brian Neil (St Andrews) (14), Alister Mason (Thornton) (9).

Next meetings

Brechin Golf Club

Thursday, March10

Tee reserved: 8.30 - 12.30

Re arranged meeting

Montrose Links

Wednesday, March 16

Tee reserved: 8.30 - 12.30

 

 

Lee Sutherland

 

James Hendricks wins CT Sports Academy Pro Winter

 Series Event No 7 at Ayr Belleisle

After the heavy overnight rain in South Ayrshire, the greenkeeping staff at Ayr Belleisle pulled out all the stops to get the course playable for Event 7 of the CT Sports Academy Pro Winter Series. 

James Hendricks (Pollock GC) won with a six-birdie round of three-under-par 68 . 

Challenge Tour player Duncan Stewart (Turnhouse) finished runner up with a 70.

Leading Scores:

1 James Hendricks 68

2 Duncan Stewart 70

T3 Paul McKechnie, Ben KInsley 71

5 Ben Craggs 72

Event 8 of the CT Sports Academy Pro Winter Series will be played at the Fairmont St Andrews (Torrance Course) on March 15. Entries are now being accepted.

Kevin Cademy-Taylor

Andrew Burgess, 20, from Nairn, a student at Armstrong State University, Georgia, finished tied 19th in a recent USA college golf tournament.

Read all about it on www.kirkwoodgolf.co.uk - the website for all the US college golf news

South African amateur championship

Top seed Rory Franssen beaten in first round

 

By COLIN FARQUHARSON

It was pride before a fall for No 1 seed Rory Franssen in the first match-play round of the South African men's amateur golf championship at George Golf Club today (TUESDAY).

Franssen, 17, from Inverness, awarded the Proudfoot Trophy (pictured below) on Monday as the winner of the 36-hole stroke-play eliminator, was beaten by one hole by Gauteng North’s Philip Kruze

The South African was naturally delighted with his win over the Scot who had rounds of 64 and 68 to head the 64 qualifiers. Kruze was the 64th qualifier.

“I’m very pleased considering how well Rory played in the stroke play qualifier," said Kruze.

"He didn’t play his best today and I capitalised on that. I also didn’t play brilliant golf but it got me through.”

Scott Gibson (Southerness) was another to lose in the first round but three Scots are through to the round of the last 32 - Sandy Scott (Nairn), Calum Fyfe (Cawder) and No 2 seed Craig Ross (Kirkhill).

Nairn teenager Scott, the 2015 SGU Boys' Order of Merit winner, held his nerve to win by a hole against Andre Nel, while Kirkhill’s Ross had a 2 and 1 triumph over James Pennington. Fyfe won by 3 and 2 against David Amm from Zimbabwe.

The Scottish trio are seeking to add to become the fourth Scot in the last six years to lift trophy.

Gibson lost by 3 and 2 to James du Preez (Pretoria) in the last first-round match to finish.

North-east Alliance tee times for Duff House Royal tomorrow (Wednesday)

8-00
8-10
8-20 C Cassie A Campbell G Esson T Boyle
8-30 R Lamb M Merchant P Morrison C Goodwin
8-40 D Lawrie S Davidson M Brown R Brown
8-50 D Mackay T Mathieson K Nicol G McBain
 
9-00 L Roger M Rendall H Roulston A Smith.
9-10 G Chalmers A Stuart S Hanson.
9-20 D Booth R Reid R Blackmore.
9-30 D Mackay P McLean B Ritchie S Finnie.
9-40 K McGillivary J Stewart L Duncan J Crawford.
9-50 J Scott B Skene M Forster C Nelson
 
10-00 M Thompson R Cameron N Chisholm
10-10 J Forrest N Stewart B Lumsden M Duncan
10-20 S Mackie S Scott J Hosie
10-30 D Fleming L Fowler A Gall S Roger
10-40 S Allison R Davidson G Mackie
10-50 D Leslie D Wright P Cheyne H Macnaughton

11-00 J Morris E Riley G Riley D Nelson
11-10 T Collie M Lawrie G Cochran D Brown
11-20 D Bisset F Bisset J Murray
11-30 N K Parker W Skene R Duncan D Lane
11-40 J Borthwick P Low D Townsley M Roger
11-50 S Kiloh S Lawrie D Craigie

12-00 C Lawrie P Lawrie S Lawrie M MacDougall
12-10 K Duncan M Patterson R McKen
12-20 J Nicolson C Duffus
12-30 J Hopwood Laura Murray Keil Beveridge S Macneil
12-40 J Duff G Munro D Macandrew
12-50
13-00

+This is the third last competition in which Order of Merit points, sponsored by the Brimmond Bistro @ Craibstone Golf Club  can be gained. Next week is the first round of the championship at Portlethen and the Wednesday after (March 16) is the final round of the championship at Craibstone.
The 1-2-3 in the three Order of Merit sections (scratch - Class 1 handicap - Class 2 handicap) - will receive their prizes (£75, £50, £40) in the Craibstone clubhouse.
The Alliance am-am team event will be played at Craibstone over one round of stoke-play on Thursday, March 17

Elliot Rowan funeral at Dundee Crematorium on Thursday

The funeral of retired PGA Professional and Honorary Member, Elliot Rowan, will take place at Dundee Crematorium (McAlpine Road, Dundee, DD3 8SD) on Thursday,   March 3 at 3.30 pm.

 

All of Elliot’s friends and colleagues are welcome to attend.

 

Shona Malcolm

Secretary – The PGA in Scotland


FROM 'THE SCOTSMAN' WEBSITE
Tributes have been paid to Elliot Rowan, one of Scotland’s foremost golf coaches, who died in hospital in his mid-80s.
Rowan played his amateur golf at Clydebank and District GC before serving his PGA training under John Jacobs at Sandy Lodge in Hertfordshire.
His other attachements included clubs in both Germany and the Netherlands, Billingham in Teesside and Douglas Park in Bearsden.
He held coaching posts with the Scottish Golf Union and Scottish Ladies Golfing Association at different times before becoming involved in the golf programme at St Leonards School in his native St Andrews.
“Elliot was the first real coach I ever had,” said Callum Macaulay, who first worked with him at the age of 14 before going on to become Scottish amateur champion and also part of the first Scotland team to win the world men's amateur championship Eisenhower Trophy.
“Elliot was a lovely guy and even in the latter stages of his life, he would still stand and watch me hit balls whenever I was in St Andrews. He is a big loss to the Scottish golfing world.”
Reflecting on his career after he became involved in the St Leonards programme, Rowan once said: “During my years teaching golf I have found one of the most satisfying aspects is to watch the enthusiasm of the young golfers as they progress in competence and ability.”

PGA cancel Four-ball at Crail GS on March 7
The PGA in Scotland Winter Series Four-ball competition at Crail Golfing Society, originally postponed on February 1 because of bad weather and rearranged for March 7, has been cancelled due to lack of team entries.