Hugh Hunter's Clackmannan County News
Clackmannan junior boys champion Gary Chalmers flanked by county president Sam Kinnaird and Michael Niven (picture by Hugh Hunter, all rights reserved).TEE OFF FOR COUNTY FOURS
The first two ties in the 2008 County Foursomes team event took place last week over the Schawpark course in wet conditions, indeed it was touch and go on Thursday evening when a course inspection had to be made prior to the tie.
Holders Braehead had a tough opening tie against home club Alloa. Early exchanges on the first two matches were fairly even, but in the last match the Alloa couple fell well behind and could not overtake their opponents, leaving Braehead as the overall winners.
All matches play 18 holes and the aggregate of holes up and down decide the match result
RESULT (Alloa names first)
Ian Ross & Alan Hyem lost to Scott Moffat & Mike Rust 3 holes
Phil Dempsey & David Milloy beat Ross Benvie and Scott McChristie 2 holes
Jamie Aitken & Andre Scotland lost to David Finlayson & James Muir 4 holes
BRAEHEAD won five up.
In the second tie, a strong Tulliallan team had an easy win over Tillicoultry
RESULT (Tulliallan names first)
Steven Horne & Mark Crichton beat John Gullen and Scott Hunter 6 holes
Bob Stewart and Sandy Horne beat David Finlay and Andrew McPherson 3 holes
Gordon Lyons and Martin Scott beat Jim Malcolm and Keith Watson 5 holes
TULLIALLAN won 14 up
In the semi-finals this week, Braehead play Alva and Tulliallan play Dollar.
DOUBLE WHAMMY FOR DOLLAR
IN COUNTY BOYS CHAMPIONSHIP
The 2008 event over Tillicoultry Golf Course attracted a good entry with 19 junior boys (Under-14) and 16 senior boys (Under-18).
Special guest was Michael Niven who presented the trophies on the Golden Jubilee of his own boys' championship wins from 1957 to 1959. A special thanks must go to the filled rolls provided by David and Janet Baird for the competitors.
In the senior boys section for the Mossman Trophy, it was Dollar’s Steven McPherson who triumphed, taking the title on the inward half from Braehead’s John McPherson.
Steven’s birdie 3 at the 17th proved crucial, and countered John’s birdie at the 16th. Home player Scott Hunter took the top handicap prize
RESULTS
SCRATCH
S McPherson (Dollar) 71 (better inward half).
J McPherson (Braehead) 71
G Dowie (Alloa) 73.
HANDICAP
S Hunter (Tillicoultry) (6) 66.
J Salmond (Alloa) (5) 68.
S Clark (Braehead) (6) 68
The junior boys play for the Drysdale Trophy dating from 1961 and among its many winners is football pundit Alan Hansen in 1970.
It was Dollar again with Gary Chalmers reversing last year's result and taking the silverware by one shot from Alva’s Reyner Kennedy with Lawrence Allan, the holder, in third place.
Gary was heading for a score that would have equalled the senior boys' best, but he slipped up on the last two holes, dropping four shots to par but still good enough to take the 2008 title.
He will now have his sights on the County Junior match-play title to equal Lawrence Allan’s achievement in 2007.
As in the senior boys, top handicap prize went to a home player - Grant Carmichael.
RESULTS
SCRATCH
G Chalmers (Dollar) 75.
R Kennedy (Alva) 76.
L Allan (Alva) 77.
HANDICAP
G Carmichael (Tillicoultry) (20) 62.
R Millar (Alva) (13) 64.
D Hunter (Alloa) (25) 65.
NO JOY AT LYTHAM TROPHY
Local elite golfers Callum Macaulay and Scott Borrowman had no luck at the prestigious Lytham Trophy, held over Open Championship course Royal Lytham St Annes.
In tough conditions, neither made the cut of 147 after two rounds, Callum scoring 152 ( 71, 81) and Scott 162 (83,79).
Both will be hoping for a bit better form in a succession of elite amateur events coming up in the next couple of months.
2008 SCOTTISH MID AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP
The older (over 25!!!) County elite golfers may be interested in the 2008 event which is being played at the up market Dundonald links course in Ayrshire from the 14th till 16th June.
There is a stroke play qualifying with 16 going forward to match play and the entry fee is £40 with a closing date of the 15th May.
The handicap limit is 5.4 although it will fall no doubt as the event should be popular.
Entry forms are available from the Scottish Golf Union or downloaded from their web site.
The first two ties in the 2008 County Foursomes team event took place last week over the Schawpark course in wet conditions, indeed it was touch and go on Thursday evening when a course inspection had to be made prior to the tie.
Holders Braehead had a tough opening tie against home club Alloa. Early exchanges on the first two matches were fairly even, but in the last match the Alloa couple fell well behind and could not overtake their opponents, leaving Braehead as the overall winners.
All matches play 18 holes and the aggregate of holes up and down decide the match result
RESULT (Alloa names first)
Ian Ross & Alan Hyem lost to Scott Moffat & Mike Rust 3 holes
Phil Dempsey & David Milloy beat Ross Benvie and Scott McChristie 2 holes
Jamie Aitken & Andre Scotland lost to David Finlayson & James Muir 4 holes
BRAEHEAD won five up.
In the second tie, a strong Tulliallan team had an easy win over Tillicoultry
RESULT (Tulliallan names first)
Steven Horne & Mark Crichton beat John Gullen and Scott Hunter 6 holes
Bob Stewart and Sandy Horne beat David Finlay and Andrew McPherson 3 holes
Gordon Lyons and Martin Scott beat Jim Malcolm and Keith Watson 5 holes
TULLIALLAN won 14 up
In the semi-finals this week, Braehead play Alva and Tulliallan play Dollar.
DOUBLE WHAMMY FOR DOLLAR
IN COUNTY BOYS CHAMPIONSHIP
The 2008 event over Tillicoultry Golf Course attracted a good entry with 19 junior boys (Under-14) and 16 senior boys (Under-18).
Special guest was Michael Niven who presented the trophies on the Golden Jubilee of his own boys' championship wins from 1957 to 1959. A special thanks must go to the filled rolls provided by David and Janet Baird for the competitors.
In the senior boys section for the Mossman Trophy, it was Dollar’s Steven McPherson who triumphed, taking the title on the inward half from Braehead’s John McPherson.
Steven’s birdie 3 at the 17th proved crucial, and countered John’s birdie at the 16th. Home player Scott Hunter took the top handicap prize
RESULTS
SCRATCH
S McPherson (Dollar) 71 (better inward half).
J McPherson (Braehead) 71
G Dowie (Alloa) 73.
HANDICAP
S Hunter (Tillicoultry) (6) 66.
J Salmond (Alloa) (5) 68.
S Clark (Braehead) (6) 68
The junior boys play for the Drysdale Trophy dating from 1961 and among its many winners is football pundit Alan Hansen in 1970.
It was Dollar again with Gary Chalmers reversing last year's result and taking the silverware by one shot from Alva’s Reyner Kennedy with Lawrence Allan, the holder, in third place.
Gary was heading for a score that would have equalled the senior boys' best, but he slipped up on the last two holes, dropping four shots to par but still good enough to take the 2008 title.
He will now have his sights on the County Junior match-play title to equal Lawrence Allan’s achievement in 2007.
As in the senior boys, top handicap prize went to a home player - Grant Carmichael.
RESULTS
SCRATCH
G Chalmers (Dollar) 75.
R Kennedy (Alva) 76.
L Allan (Alva) 77.
HANDICAP
G Carmichael (Tillicoultry) (20) 62.
R Millar (Alva) (13) 64.
D Hunter (Alloa) (25) 65.
NO JOY AT LYTHAM TROPHY
Local elite golfers Callum Macaulay and Scott Borrowman had no luck at the prestigious Lytham Trophy, held over Open Championship course Royal Lytham St Annes.
In tough conditions, neither made the cut of 147 after two rounds, Callum scoring 152 ( 71, 81) and Scott 162 (83,79).
Both will be hoping for a bit better form in a succession of elite amateur events coming up in the next couple of months.
2008 SCOTTISH MID AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP
The older (over 25!!!) County elite golfers may be interested in the 2008 event which is being played at the up market Dundonald links course in Ayrshire from the 14th till 16th June.
There is a stroke play qualifying with 16 going forward to match play and the entry fee is £40 with a closing date of the 15th May.
The handicap limit is 5.4 although it will fall no doubt as the event should be popular.
Entry forms are available from the Scottish Golf Union or downloaded from their web site.
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