Craig Lawrie not defending  NE Alliance


championship, playing at Sunningdale



By COLIN FARQUHARSON
The North-east Alliance Championship first round will be played at Portlethen on Wednesday with the final round at Craibstone a week on Wednesday (March 22).

Craig Lawrie (Paul Lawrie Golf Centre), pictured, was the winner of the title over Inverallochy and Craibstone courses last year.
John Duff was the NE Alliance champion in 2015 and 2013.
Greig Hutcheon won the title for the first and only time in 2014.
Craig Lawrie is not defending the NE title. He is partnering his dad Paul in the Sunningdale Foursomes which are on the same week.




2016 North-east Alliance Championship

LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 132 (63 @ Inverallochy; 69 @ Craibstone)

130 C Lawrie (Paul Lawrie GC) 66 64
131 A Campbell (Murcar Links) (am) 65 66
133 G McBain (Newmachar) 65 68, Sean Lawrie (Paul Lawrie GC) 64 69
134 J Duff (Newmachar) 64 70, K Duncan (Paul Lawrie GC) 66 68
137 K Nicol (Paul Lawrie GC) 64 73 
138 T Mathieson (Murcar Links) 68 70, F Bisset (Banchory) (am) 66 72, C Lamb (Newmachar) (am) 64 74
140 S Roger (Cruden Bay) (a) 70 70, J Borthwick (Craibstone) (a) 66 74
141 J Hopwood (Royal Aberdeen) 68 73, S Mackie (Hazlehead) (a)  71 70