Carpenter wins North District boys' title

Jake Carpenter (Forres) won the North District boys' championship for the R P B Bain Trophy by two strokes at Garmouth and Kingston Golf Club  today.

Jake (pictured right), who has a handicap of four, had scratch rounds of 68 and 66 for a total of 134.
Matty Wilson (Forres) was runner-up with scores of 69 and 67 for 136.
First-round leader Jamie MacKintosh (Nairn) finished third with 66 and 72 for 138.
One-handicapper Calum Scott (Nairn) won the Under-16 scratch section with a pair of 71s for 142. Clubmate Logan Gillies also finished on 142 (70-72) but Scott won with the better second round.
Nathan MacKenzie (Muir of Ord), playing off 15, won the Handicap Trophy with a net total of 131 (65-66).
Nairn, represented by L Gillies, C Scott, J MacKintosh and R Cromarty, won the Emslie Shield team trophy with a gross total of 599. Nairn Dunbar were runners-up with 618 and Inverness third with 625.
There was a 20min suspension of play at one stage when a sudden downpour flooded the greens.

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PRIZEWINNERS
CSS 66 both rounds
SCRATCH
134 J Carpenter (Forres) 68 66.
136 M Wilson (Forres) 69 67.
138 J MacKintosh (Nairn) 66 72
140 S Pears (Nairn Dunbar) 69 71
141 T Bell (Forres) 73 68.
142 E Innes (Nairn Dunbar) 76 66.

UNDER-16 SCRATCH
142 C Scott (Nairn) 71 71 (better second round).
142 L Gillies (Nairn) 70 72
144 R Cromarty (Nairn) 70 74

HANDICAP
131 N MacKenzie (Muir of Or) (15) 65 66.
132 S Lawrie (Fort William) (7) 65 67 (better second round)
132 E Neil (Inverness) (14) 63 69.

TEAM EVENT
599 Nairn (L Gillies, C Scott, J MacKintosh, R Cromarty).
618 Nairn Dunbar (E Innes, W Nicol, S Pears, O Marples)
625 Inverness (C Daun, E Cuthbert, N Forsyth, E Neil).