Higson holds on to win Sandy Pipey Young Masters at Royal Dornoch
By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Thomas Higson (Gleneagles Hotel) made almost all the running over two days to win the Sandy Pipey Young Masters with scores of 68 and 70 for a two-under-par total of 138 over Royal Dornoch's classic links.
Higson won the £1,422 first prize by one stroke from Alastair Forsyth (Mearns Castle) (70-69) and Fraser McKenna (Caldwell) (69-70) who earned £975 apiece for their joint second finish.
Overnight leader Higson wobbled a bit on the outward half of his final round with back-to-back bogeys at the sixth and seventh but he raised his game to hold off Forsyth and McKenna by coming home in two-under-par 33, highlighted by birdies at the long 12th and 18th.
Forsyth had a birdie at the long ninth in the middle of 17 par figures while McKenna's birdies at the 10th and 12th were sandwiched between bogeys at the severnth and 13tyh.
Steven O'Hara (North Lanarkshire Leisure), who tied with Calum Nairn for fourth place on 140, had an eagle 3 at the long 12th and birdies at the 14th and 15th for an inward half of 31 but earlier bogeys at the fourth and seventh had left him with too much ground to make up, even with a 68.
Nairn had a double bogey 6 at the first hole and birdies at the fourth, 12th and 14th could not close the gap.
FINAL TOTALS AND PRIZEMONEY
Royal Dornoch par 140 (2x70)
138 T Higson (Gleneagles) 68 70 (£1,422).
139 A Forsyth (Mearns Castle) 70 69, F McKenna (Caldwell) (£975 each).
140 S O'Hara (North Lanarkshire Leisure) 72 68, C Nairn (Kilmarnock Barassie) 70 70 (£533 each).
141 S Binning (Mearns Castle) 69 72 (£381).
142 K Nicol (Dunes) 71 71, G Forbes (Mar Hall) 74 68 (£342 each).
143 R Munro (Duddingston) 72 71, M Owenson (Gullane) 72 71, R Clarke (Golf Dedication Centre) 71 72 (£299 each).
146 C Curran (Bathgate) 77 69, S Grant (Scotscraig) 74 72, M O'Donnell (Linlithgow) 73 73, R Tinker (Piperdam) 73 73 (£259 each).
147 H Burness (Paul Lawrie Golf Centre) 73 74, K Zeynalov (Portlethen) 73 74 (£228 each).
149 S Burgess) (Nairn) 78 71, J J Fraser (Prestwick) 77 72, D Flannery (Renaissance) 75 74 (£203 each).
151 S Griffiths (Dunes) 78 73, R McKen (Trump International) 74 77 (£185 each).
152 D Stein (Ranfurly Castle) 80 72, S Craigon (Balbirnie Park) 77 75, E Bowden (North Berwick) 76 76, F Robertson (Kingsbarns) 76 76 (£170 each).
153 J Bell (Lanark) 75 78 (£157).
154 G McDougall (Elie Links) 81 73, S Milne (Balbirnie Park) 81 73, S Speirs (Swanston New) 76 78, Jennifer Potter (Loch Lomond) 76 78 (£110 each).
155 R Black (Inverness) 79 76,C West (Scotscraig) 81 74,D Ramsay (Moray) 78 77, R Delaney (unatt) 78 77, O Robertson (Panmure) 76 79.
156 S Gillies (North Berwick) 76 80.
157 A O'Donnell (Largs) 81 76, D Grindell (Inverness) 77 80.
159 A Hutchison (Douglas Park) 81 78, J Lamb (Royal Burgess) 81 78, F Pomfrey (Trump Turnberry) 79 80, C Steel (Trump Turnberry) 77 82.
160 S Rose (Kingsbarns) 81 79, J Treasurer (Loch Ness) 80 80, D McBratney (Carnwath) 80 80, G Foley (Royal Troon) 79 81.
161 E Campbell (Paisley) 82 79, J Ferrie (Royal Dornoch) 81 80.
163 Hannah Robb (Elie Links) 83 80.
164 C Robinson (unatt) 83 81.
165 A Todd (Panmure) 79 86
166 J Allan (Peebles) 81 85
167 C Allison (Glenbervie) 90 77
171 S Wilson (unatt) 89 82.
By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Thomas Higson (Gleneagles Hotel) made almost all the running over two days to win the Sandy Pipey Young Masters with scores of 68 and 70 for a two-under-par total of 138 over Royal Dornoch's classic links.
Higson won the £1,422 first prize by one stroke from Alastair Forsyth (Mearns Castle) (70-69) and Fraser McKenna (Caldwell) (69-70) who earned £975 apiece for their joint second finish.
Overnight leader Higson wobbled a bit on the outward half of his final round with back-to-back bogeys at the sixth and seventh but he raised his game to hold off Forsyth and McKenna by coming home in two-under-par 33, highlighted by birdies at the long 12th and 18th.
Forsyth had a birdie at the long ninth in the middle of 17 par figures while McKenna's birdies at the 10th and 12th were sandwiched between bogeys at the severnth and 13tyh.
Steven O'Hara (North Lanarkshire Leisure), who tied with Calum Nairn for fourth place on 140, had an eagle 3 at the long 12th and birdies at the 14th and 15th for an inward half of 31 but earlier bogeys at the fourth and seventh had left him with too much ground to make up, even with a 68.
Nairn had a double bogey 6 at the first hole and birdies at the fourth, 12th and 14th could not close the gap.
FINAL TOTALS AND PRIZEMONEY
Royal Dornoch par 140 (2x70)
138 T Higson (Gleneagles) 68 70 (£1,422).
139 A Forsyth (Mearns Castle) 70 69, F McKenna (Caldwell) (£975 each).
140 S O'Hara (North Lanarkshire Leisure) 72 68, C Nairn (Kilmarnock Barassie) 70 70 (£533 each).
141 S Binning (Mearns Castle) 69 72 (£381).
142 K Nicol (Dunes) 71 71, G Forbes (Mar Hall) 74 68 (£342 each).
143 R Munro (Duddingston) 72 71, M Owenson (Gullane) 72 71, R Clarke (Golf Dedication Centre) 71 72 (£299 each).
146 C Curran (Bathgate) 77 69, S Grant (Scotscraig) 74 72, M O'Donnell (Linlithgow) 73 73, R Tinker (Piperdam) 73 73 (£259 each).
147 H Burness (Paul Lawrie Golf Centre) 73 74, K Zeynalov (Portlethen) 73 74 (£228 each).
149 S Burgess) (Nairn) 78 71, J J Fraser (Prestwick) 77 72, D Flannery (Renaissance) 75 74 (£203 each).
151 S Griffiths (Dunes) 78 73, R McKen (Trump International) 74 77 (£185 each).
152 D Stein (Ranfurly Castle) 80 72, S Craigon (Balbirnie Park) 77 75, E Bowden (North Berwick) 76 76, F Robertson (Kingsbarns) 76 76 (£170 each).
153 J Bell (Lanark) 75 78 (£157).
154 G McDougall (Elie Links) 81 73, S Milne (Balbirnie Park) 81 73, S Speirs (Swanston New) 76 78, Jennifer Potter (Loch Lomond) 76 78 (£110 each).
155 R Black (Inverness) 79 76,C West (Scotscraig) 81 74,D Ramsay (Moray) 78 77, R Delaney (unatt) 78 77, O Robertson (Panmure) 76 79.
156 S Gillies (North Berwick) 76 80.
157 A O'Donnell (Largs) 81 76, D Grindell (Inverness) 77 80.
159 A Hutchison (Douglas Park) 81 78, J Lamb (Royal Burgess) 81 78, F Pomfrey (Trump Turnberry) 79 80, C Steel (Trump Turnberry) 77 82.
160 S Rose (Kingsbarns) 81 79, J Treasurer (Loch Ness) 80 80, D McBratney (Carnwath) 80 80, G Foley (Royal Troon) 79 81.
161 E Campbell (Paisley) 82 79, J Ferrie (Royal Dornoch) 81 80.
163 Hannah Robb (Elie Links) 83 80.
164 C Robinson (unatt) 83 81.
165 A Todd (Panmure) 79 86
166 J Allan (Peebles) 81 85
167 C Allison (Glenbervie) 90 77
171 S Wilson (unatt) 89 82.
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