NORTHERN COUNTIES CUP

IT'S A TORVEAN v FORTROSE & ROSEMARKIE

FINAL AT ROYAL ABERDEEN

This afternoon’s final of the Northern Counties Cup at Royal Aberdeen was being contested by Torvean and Fortrose & Rosemarkie.

Torvean won their semi-final against Nairn, winners two years ago, at the 19^th.

It was the third time in as many days that the Inverness quartet had got through at the first extra hole.

At the 19^th, the first pairs halved in par 4. Torvean went through to the final when Nairn’s second string of Andrew Scott and Stephen MacDonald three-putted from the edge of the green for a bogey 5 to a par by Scott Chisholm and Steve McIntosh.

Fortrose & Rosemarkie had a surprisingly big winning margin of five holes over Duff House Royal in the second semi-final. Tie-winners for Fortrose & Rosemarkie were the lead pair of club secretary Mike MacDonald and Lewis Reid who finished eight holes up on promising teenager David Morrison and highly-rated senior circuit player Mike Jenkins.

The Banff second pair of Ross McAuslin and Colin Farquhar made a brave bid to make up the deficit but a three-hole winning margin was the best they could achieve against Robbie Mackay and Andy Brown.

NORTHERN COUNTIES CUP

Royal Aberdeen Golf Club

Semi-finals

Nairn bt Torvean at 19^th

(Neil Hampton and Robert Smith 0, David Sandison and Graeme Anderson 0; Andrew Scott and Stephen MacDonald 0, Scott Chisholm and Steve McIntosh 0).

Fortrose & Rosemarkie bt Duff House Royal by five holes.

(Mike MacDonald and Lewis Reid 8, David Morrison and Mike Jenkins 9; Robbie Mackay and Andy Brown 0, Ross McAuslin and Colin Farquhar 0).