MOULTRIE, ROBSON SHARE TOP PLACE

AT SENIORS' SPRING MEETING

By ALASDAIR MACGREGOR
The Scottish Seniors Golfing Society Spring Meeting at Monifieth (sponsored by McCrea Financial Services) attracted a full complement of 141 players. 
This was possibly the strongest field ever to play an SSGS event, with 26 players having a handicap of scratch or better.

Yesterday's strong wind had died down to a gentle breeze and scoring conditions were a bit easier. Overnight leader Paul Moultrie (Royal Troon), and Nick Robson (Meldrum House), who won this event last year, shared top place with a one under par total of 141.

Moultrie, pictured right, got off to a shaky start with a double bogey at the third, followed by a bogey at the fourth.
He recovered well to birdie the eighth, 12th, 13th and 14th for a one under par round of 70 and a total of 141. 
Nick Robson, pictured below, followed up his opening 74 with an excellent four-under round of 67.  He got off to a great start with birdies at the first and second, but dropped a shot at the fourth.

Further birdies at the ninth, 14th and 18th enabled him to tie with Moultrie.
Play-offs and better second rounds do not apply to SSGS events, and the Order of Merit points and prize vouchers are shared. 
Maurice Lindsay (Broughty), Stewart Henderson (Hamilton) and Mike Rust (Tillicoultry) shared third place on 146.

The Bronze Medal for best net score was won by five-handicap Keith McAllister (South Shields) with a total of 141. 

Colin Halcrow (Windyhill) (4) and Mike Hall (Stirling) (7) shared second place on 142.

Wilson Morton (Dunbar) had a hole in one at the 158yd 14th hole, using a 7 iron.  German golf company JuCad have donated a top quality electric trolley to the Society as a hole in one prize for the 2017 events.  In the event that further holes in one are scored this season, there will be a draw after finals day.

LEADING FINAL TOTALS
par 142 (2x71). SSS 72 CSS 74 73
141 N Robson (Meldrum House) 74 67, P Moultrie (Royal Troon) 71 70.

146 M Lindsay (Broughty) 76 70, S Henderson (Hamilton) 73 73, M Rust (Tillicoultry) 75 71.
147 I Brotherston (Dumfries and Co) 75 72, D Shields (Glenearn) 75 72, L Chancellor (Inverness) 72 75, G Bell (Downfield) 72 75, D Hamilton (Mortonhall) 73 74, J McArthur (St Andrews New) 73 74.
148 G Tough (Edzell) 76 72, R Jenkins (Royal Troon) 75 73.
149 B Humble (Kilspindie) 79 70, R W Smith (Nairn) 77 72, G MacDonald (Glenbervie) 74 75.
150 D Martin (Carnoustie) 79 71, C Halcrow (Crow Wood) 72 78.
151 K McAllister (South Shields) 75 76, J A Fraser (Royal Burgess) 73 78, G Laing (Lundin) 78 83, D Imrie (Lundin) 77 74.
152 S McKendrick (Dunkeld and Birnam) 77 75, G Forrest (Northumberland) 76 76.
153 J Johnston (Lanark) 79 74, T Patterson (Sunningdale) 77 76, T Stafford (Blairgowrie) 77 76, P Hendry (Alloa) 76 77.
154 I Reid (Dumfries and Galloway) 79 75, L Gordon (Turnhouse) 79 75, A Campbell (Murcar Links) 78 76, A Stracey (Denham) 78 76, B Bingham (Royal Troon) 77 77, D Taylor (St Andrews New) 74 80, J W Johnston (Royal Aberdeen) 78 76, J Woods (St Andrews New) 79 75, K Weir (St Andrews New) 77 77, S Rowell (North Berwick) 75 79.
155 W Morton (Dunbar) 81 74, I Fraser (Dumfries and Co) 81 74, A White (Newton Stewart) 80 75, I Angus (Duff House Royal) 79 76, J Aman (Grangemouth) 80 75, D Gardiner (Broomieknowe) 78 77, J Watt (Edzell) 77 78, G Cochran (Irvine Ravenspark) 76 79, N McKinven (Strathaven) 76 79, K Gardiner (Panmure) 74 81, M J Dean (Moray) 73 82, K Reilly (Silverknowes) 77 78, G Belch (Haggs Castle) 79 76.
156 W Erskine (Kilsyth Lennox) 82 74, J Scott (Grange) 79 77, M Hall (Stirling) 76 80, A Michie (Crail GS) 75 81, T McLevy (Blairgowrie) 82 74, T Sirel (Largs) 80 76.
157 G Berrie (Callander) 80 77, G Curran (Mortonhall) 80 77, R Clark (Erskine) 78 79, R Johnston (Glenbervie) 78 79, H Anderson (Glenbervie) 77 80, K Renton (Lundin) 77 80, B Erskine (St Andrews New) 82 75, J Gullen (Tillicoultry) 80 77, D Raitt (Royal Aberdeen) 76 81.
158 A Macgregor (Hazlehead) 83 75, L Blair (Grangemouth) 83 75, R Craw (Glenbervie) 83 75, G Clark (North Berwick) 81 77, D Millar (St Andrews New) 81 77, G Taylor (Turnhouse) 80 78, A Ross (Northumberland) 79 79, D Miller (Kilmarnock Barassie) 79 79, E Robertson (Stirling) 77 81, R Stewart (Tulliallan) 77 81, I Morrison (Royal Aberdeen) 75 83, J Graham (Lochmaben) 78 80, D Dickson (Lochmaben) 78 80.
159 D Logie (Craigie Hill) 80 79, T Cannon (Baberton) 80 78m, D Campbell (Ratho Park) 79 80, A K Helm (Merchants of Edinburgh) 78 81, I Jeen (St Andrews New) 77 82, K Bruce (Edzell) 77 82,  B Robertson (Leven GS) 76 83, L Clark (Edzell) 73 86.
160 J McDonald (Cowglen) 80 80, C Barrowman (Glasgow) 79 81.




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