GLENCORSE'S SEAN McGARVEY WINS ALLIANCE AT DUDDINGSTON

By ALAN GREENSHIELDS
Edinburgh and East of Scotland Alliance secretary
Sunshine and blue sky resulted in 101 players competing for The M Allan Memorial Trophy at Duddingston with Sean McGarvey (Glencorse) claiming the trophy with a net 69 (69 less 0).
Three under par 69 turned out to be the best scratch score on the day. It was achieved by four players - Sean McGarvey (Glencorse) 36-33, Allyn Dick (Kingsknowe) 34-45, Gordon Law (Uphall) 34-35 and Stephen Lamb (Cardrona) 33-36.
Highlight of the 69s was Stephen Lamb's four-under front nine which included an albatross 2 at the par-5 fourth hole (holing out with a resue club from a distance).
Top handicap prize went to Sean McGarvey 69 (69 less 0). Second place was shared by Robert Denholm (Duddingston) 70 (74 less 4) and Gordon Eadie (Musselburgh) 70 (78 less 8).
Senior Prize went to William Smith (Harburn) with a net 74 (88 less 14).
Order of Merit after four events:
Scratch
1 Stephen Lamb (Cardrona) 222 points
2 Sean McGarvey (Glencorse) 217.50 points
3 Scott Catlin (Greenburn) 216 points
Handicap
1 Sean McGarvey (Glencorse) 75 points
2 Steven Dand (Pumpherston) 68 points
3 Daniel Airens (Falkirk Tryst) 67 points.

Scratch	Prize	Surname	Forename	Club	Score
1st=	£100	Dick	Allyn	Kingsknowe	69
1st=	£100	Lamb	Stevie	Cardrona	69
1st=	£100	Law	Gordon	Uphall	69
4th	£50	Morris	Jamie	Peebles	71
5th	£25	Gordon	Craig	Edinburgh Golf Cen	72
Handicap	Prize	Surname	Forename	Club	Net
1st	£125	McGarvey	Sean	Glencorse	69
2nd=	£100	Denholm	Robert	Duddingston	70
2nd=	£75	Eadie	Gordon	Musselburgh	70
4th=	£37.50	Dand	Steven	Pumpherston	72
4th=	£37.50	Lamb	Peter	Biggar	72
Senior	Prize	Surname	Forename	Club	Net
	£20	Smith	William	Harburn	74

There is now a break of three weeks until the next outing at Dalmahoy (West) on Wednesday, November 16.

Alan Greenshields
Secretary/Treasurer
Edinburgh and East of Scotland Golfers' Alliance