Pride of Prestwick! Gavin Lawrie, Allan Thomson and Jonathan King with the trophy that will earn them a trip to the European club final in Turkey (image by courtesy of the Ayrshire Golf website).
Prestwick win Scottish club title ahead of St Andrews
Prestwick made the most of home-town advantage to win the NAC Scottish club championship grand final at Prestwick St Nicholas today by five strokes over 36 holes with a total of 285 (144-141).
Prestwick fielded the decidedly "useful" team of three former Scotland internationals - past Scottish champion Allan Thomson, Jonathan King and Gavin Lawrie.
The Prestwick victors will now represent Scotland in the European club championship final, held as usual in Turkey - at the Klassis Golf Club from October 22 to 24.
St Andrews were runners-up at Prestwick St Nicholas with a total of 290 (146-140). St Andrews' team was made up of Daniel Sommerville, Gary Sharp and Jim Woods.
Powfoot and McDonald Ellon from Aberdeenshire both totalled the third-best aggregate of 295. Powfoot were officially placed third by virtue of having the lower discard score for the final round, compared with McDonald Ellon.
Powfoot's line-up was Michael Grunwell, Scott Wightman and Iain Thomson. McDonald Ellon's trio were Adam Dunton, Kevin Duncan and John Goodward.
FINAL TOTALS (two from three scores to count per round).
285 PRESTWICK 144 145.
290 ST ANDREWS 146 144.
295 POWFOOT 152 143, McDONALD ELLON 150 145.
298 FORRES 153 145.
299 SANDYHILLS 145 154.
300 BLAIRGOWRIE 150 140.
301 CAMBUSLANG 150 151, GLENBERVIE 153 148.
303 COCHRANE CASTLE 153 150.
307 BEARSDEN 156 151, KELSO 158 149.
310 BATHGATE 155 155, INNELLAN 161 149.
312 DOLLAR 156 156.
316 FORFAR 156 160.
Prestwick made the most of home-town advantage to win the NAC Scottish club championship grand final at Prestwick St Nicholas today by five strokes over 36 holes with a total of 285 (144-141).
Prestwick fielded the decidedly "useful" team of three former Scotland internationals - past Scottish champion Allan Thomson, Jonathan King and Gavin Lawrie.
The Prestwick victors will now represent Scotland in the European club championship final, held as usual in Turkey - at the Klassis Golf Club from October 22 to 24.
St Andrews were runners-up at Prestwick St Nicholas with a total of 290 (146-140). St Andrews' team was made up of Daniel Sommerville, Gary Sharp and Jim Woods.
Powfoot and McDonald Ellon from Aberdeenshire both totalled the third-best aggregate of 295. Powfoot were officially placed third by virtue of having the lower discard score for the final round, compared with McDonald Ellon.
Powfoot's line-up was Michael Grunwell, Scott Wightman and Iain Thomson. McDonald Ellon's trio were Adam Dunton, Kevin Duncan and John Goodward.
FINAL TOTALS (two from three scores to count per round).
285 PRESTWICK 144 145.
290 ST ANDREWS 146 144.
295 POWFOOT 152 143, McDONALD ELLON 150 145.
298 FORRES 153 145.
299 SANDYHILLS 145 154.
300 BLAIRGOWRIE 150 140.
301 CAMBUSLANG 150 151, GLENBERVIE 153 148.
303 COCHRANE CASTLE 153 150.
307 BEARSDEN 156 151, KELSO 158 149.
310 BATHGATE 155 155, INNELLAN 161 149.
312 DOLLAR 156 156.
316 FORFAR 156 160.
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The Prestwick team, which included three former Scotland internationalists, Allan Thomson, Gavin Lawrie and Jonathan King took the title by five shots at an overcast and windy St. Nicholas links, presented in excellent condition by John McLaughlin and his greenkeeping staff.
Prestwick qualified to represent Ayrshire in the championship after the team of Allan Thomson, James Bunch and Jonathan King won the Ayrshire Club Championship title at Loudoun earlier in the year.
Sunday's event was staged over 36 holes stroke-play with the best two scores from three in the morning and the best two scores from three in the afternoon being combined to give the team total.
Prestwick led the way after the first round on 144 with Gavin Lawrie's score of 71 being the best return from the field in the morning round.
After the first 18 holes, Glasgow Golf Union club Sandyhills were Prestwick's closest challengers on 145 with St. Andrews, from Fife, one shot further back on 146.
In the afternoon, former Scottish amateur champion Allan Thomson came back in a superb one under par 33 for a best of the day score of 69 to give Prestwick an excellent chance of taking the title.
In the following game, Gavin Lawrie was three over par standing on the final tee but his tee shot drifted right and flirted with the out of bounds at the clubhouse before coming back into play near the first tee. Unperturbed, Lawrie chipped onto the green and holed the put for a par 3 and a score of 72. to give Prestwick the lead over the 16 club field.
Jonathan King completed Prestwick's efforts with a fine 73 to ensure a useful countback score in the event of a tie.
With Glasgow's Sandyhills fading away in the second round, Prestwick's only challengers appeared to be St. Andrews and when the Fife club team completed their rounds their total came up five adrift of the Ayrshire side.
At the conclusion of the championship the medals were presented to the winners by Championship Chairman Don Bremner and the Club Championship Trophy was handed over to the Prestwick trio by Prestwick St. Nicholas Captain Bill Rae.
This win is Prestwick's first in the 22 year history of the event and is the first win by an Ayrshire club since Kilmarnock (Barassie) took the title in 1994. Other Ayrshire winners were Troon Welbeck (1993) and Kilmarnock Barassie (1992).
Prestwick now go forward to represent Scotland in the European Club Championship final in Antalya, Turkey, from 22nd to 24th October this year.
Prestwick qualified to represent Ayrshire in the championship after the team of Allan Thomson, James Bunch and Jonathan King won the Ayrshire Club Championship title at Loudoun earlier in the year.
Sunday's event was staged over 36 holes stroke-play with the best two scores from three in the morning and the best two scores from three in the afternoon being combined to give the team total.
Prestwick led the way after the first round on 144 with Gavin Lawrie's score of 71 being the best return from the field in the morning round.
After the first 18 holes, Glasgow Golf Union club Sandyhills were Prestwick's closest challengers on 145 with St. Andrews, from Fife, one shot further back on 146.
In the afternoon, former Scottish amateur champion Allan Thomson came back in a superb one under par 33 for a best of the day score of 69 to give Prestwick an excellent chance of taking the title.
In the following game, Gavin Lawrie was three over par standing on the final tee but his tee shot drifted right and flirted with the out of bounds at the clubhouse before coming back into play near the first tee. Unperturbed, Lawrie chipped onto the green and holed the put for a par 3 and a score of 72. to give Prestwick the lead over the 16 club field.
Jonathan King completed Prestwick's efforts with a fine 73 to ensure a useful countback score in the event of a tie.
With Glasgow's Sandyhills fading away in the second round, Prestwick's only challengers appeared to be St. Andrews and when the Fife club team completed their rounds their total came up five adrift of the Ayrshire side.
At the conclusion of the championship the medals were presented to the winners by Championship Chairman Don Bremner and the Club Championship Trophy was handed over to the Prestwick trio by Prestwick St. Nicholas Captain Bill Rae.
This win is Prestwick's first in the 22 year history of the event and is the first win by an Ayrshire club since Kilmarnock (Barassie) took the title in 1994. Other Ayrshire winners were Troon Welbeck (1993) and Kilmarnock Barassie (1992).
Prestwick now go forward to represent Scotland in the European Club Championship final in Antalya, Turkey, from 22nd to 24th October this year.
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