HUGH HUNTER'S CLACKMANNA COUNTY NEWS

  NO JOY FOR CLACKMANNAN  AT PROVAN SALVER

 Needing a win against Fife last Sunday at Burntisland, there was disappointment when the Clackmannan County golf team went down by 6 matches to 2 in bitterly cold windy conditions.   

A narrow win looked possible after the outward half, but the Fife team fought strongly over the inward nine holes to score a convincing win.  It was all in vain anyway as Angus beat Perth and Kinross at Monifieth to take the 2013 Provan Salver title. 

Best performances for Clackmannanshire came from the team Captain Darren Hulston with a 2 and 1 win highlighted by a drilled iron through the wind at the 400 yard 16th to 8 feet and go two up  plus Ross Benvie who fought back from a two hole deficit to take his match on the last green.

   CLACKMANNAN 2,  FIFE 6

   (Clackmannan names first)

1. Scott Borrowman (Dollar) lost to Scott Stewart Cation   1 hole

2. Darren Hulston (Dollar) beat Stuart Hill (Leven Thistle) 2/1

3. James Aitken (Alloa) lost to Darren Gould (Ladybank) 2/1

4. Ross Benvie (Braehead) beat Ally Hain (St Andrews) 1 hole

5. Allan Watson (Braehead) lost to Brian Erskine (Ladybank) 2/1

6.  Steven Horne (Tulliallan) lost to Scott Brownlie (Burntisland) 2/1

7.  Steve McIvor (Alva) lost to Kevin Blyth (Lundin) 2/1

8.  John McLaren (Alloa) lost to Alex Moir (Thornton) 2/1.

 FINAL TEAM POSITIONS    

1 ANGUS 

2 FIFE

3 CLACKMANNAN 

4 PERTH AND KINROSS

  COUNTY TEAM GO EAST

 Being played next weekend is the annual Scottish Area Team Championship contested among the sixteen Areas in Scotland.  Six of the best players from each Area will play 36 holes stroke play at Crail and the top four play off by match play for the title.

Selected for the County are Darren Hulston (Captain), Scott Borrowman (both Dollar), James Aitken (Alloa), Steven Horne (Tulliallan) Allan Watson, Ross Benvie (both Braehead).

Hopefully the six will be in top golfing form for the weekend.  Best of luck to all !!

MIDLAND ALLIANCE SALUTES EDDIE SHERRY ON HIS RETIREMENT

Several of the Wee County Midland Alliance members made the trip to Scotscraig last week for a retiral dinner to celebrate 25 years of conscientious work by the secretary, Eddie Sherry.  Clackmannanshire is well served by volunteers like him who give their time to promote the game of golf.

UPCOMING LOCAL EVENTS

 

 This weekend sees the Carlsberg Open at Tillicoultry on Saturday 4th, and next week sees the concluding stages of the County Fours.

 Local golfers are reminded that entries for the County Summer Meeting and Boys Championships are still available.