SIMMERS TROPHY FOURSOMES

MURCAR LINKS FOIL BID FOR

HAT-TRICK BY CRUDEN BAY

Murcar Links foiled a Cruden Bay title hat-trick bid by winning the North-east District foursomes’ tournament for the Simmers Trophy at Cruden Bay today.

Bryan Innes and Terry Mathieson combined for a three-under-par round of 67 with birdies at the third, fourth, sixth and 15^th. Their only bogey came at the ninth.

Runners-up Cruden Bay, represented by Laurie Phillips and George Connon, finished two shots behind. Their 69 included birdies at the third, ninth, 13^th and 14^th with bogeys at the fourth, sixth and 16.

 

LEADING TOTALS (Par 70)

67 B Innes & T Mathieson (Murcar Links).

69 L Phillips & G Connon (Cruden Bay).

72 B Edmond & G Somers (Bon Accord).

73 D Macandrew & M Clark (Gordonians), I Welsh & G Grimmer (Nigg Bay).

74 S Finnie & A Styles (Caledonian).

75 K Duthie & C Law (Hazlehead).

76 F Clark & S Buchan (Royal Aberdeen), G Mitchell & B D Rae (Northern).

77 AI Angus & D C Clark (Duff House Royal), G Mitchell & R Macrae (Newmachar).

78 D Brand & I Miller (Banchry).

79 E Keith & H King (McDonald Ellon), B Gibson & C Selbie (Kemnay).

80 R Hardie & M Carle (Craibstone).

81 K Ewan & G Polson (Auchmill), A Strachan & R Strachan (Inverallochy), G Cruickshanks & B Daniel (Longside).

87 D Haliday & D Kerr (Deeside).

92 J Williamson & J Parker (Turriff).s