RAMSAY AND CLARKE WIN SPGA BETTER-BALL AT NAIRN WITH A SIX-UNDER 65

North and North-east golf professionals did well in today's (Monday) Scottish PGA four-ball competition at Nairn Golf Club.

Derek Ramsay (Moray) and Rodger Clarke (Golf Dedication Centre, Lossiemouth) won the £400 first prize with a better-ball score if six-under-par 65.

They won by one stroke from two pairs, Fraser Cromarty and Sean Burgess (both Nairn) and Alan Tait (Deer Park) and Murray Urquhart (Nairn). Each pair earned £230.

The prize list was completed by two pairs on 67 - Ross Black and David Grindell (both Inverness), and Ross McConnachie (Peterculter) and Ben Munro (Elgin). Each pair earned £50.

Sixteen pairs took part.

SCOREBOARD

par 71

65 D Ramsay (Moray) and R Clarke (Golf Dedication Centre, Lossiemouth).

66 F Cromarty and S Burgess (Nairn), A Tait (Deer Park) and M Urquhart (Nairn).

67 R Black and D Grindell (Inverness), R McConnachie (Peterculter) and B Munro (Elgin).

68 C McMaster (Downfield) and R Leeds (Archerfield Links).

69 R Cameron (unatt)and S Murray (Murcar Links), C Everett (unatt) and S Savage (Dalmuir), G McBain and M Timpson (Newmachar).

70 S Henderson (Kings Links) and D Thomson (Carnegie Club), M McAllan (Elgin) and B Mason (Callaway Golf)

71 S Aird (Forres) and S Aird jun (McDonald Ellon), J Calam (Duff House Royal) and G Still (Turriff)

72 R Stewart (Buckpool) and N Murray (Cruden Bay)

73 S Gray (Airdrie) and D Torrance (Nairn Dunbar)

76 M Douglas and A Thomson (Inverness).

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