HUGH HUNTER'S CLACKMANNAN COUNTY NEWS

TOP TEN FOR SCOTT AT SOUTHERNESS.

 In the Scottish Open Stroke Play Championship held at Southerness, Dollar’s Scott Borrowman finished in seventh equal place---- the second best Scot in the event.  

 With a 10 over par aggregate for the first two rounds---- and that included a brilliant eagle 3 finish at the 18th when he holed his approach shot from the fairway--- it looked as if he might just miss the cut , but with soaring scores in the second round, he made it to the last 36 holes where he returned much better scores of 69 and 70   to give an 11 over par aggregate of 287  (73,75,69,70) and a share of seventh place.   

The points earned will keep him well up the 2013 Order of Merit, and keep his name forward for team selection.

The other two County representatives just missed the cut   Alloa’s Jamie Aitken  recorded 83 and a good 72 while Alva’s Lawrence Allan back from University studies in America  finished with 78 and 75

SGU BOYS' AREA TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP

This weekend sees the 2013 Boys Area Team Championship at Prestwick St Cuthbert where 4 boys from each of the sixteen Areas will compete for the 2013 title.  Selected for Clackmannanshire are Rikky Alexander, Grant Murray, Brian McAdam and Ryan Calder.  Two foursomes are played on Sunday morning and 4 singles in the afternoon (best 3 to count).

                            

SCOTTISH SENIORS' GOLF

The season is well underway with the Spring Meeting paled at Montrose where two County seniors finished in the top ten.  Tillicoultry’s Mike Rust finished in 9th place with rounds of 78 and 80 one shot ahead of Tulliallan’s Bob Stewart with rounds of 82 and 77.   The East of Scotland Seniors take place this week at Forfar with Bob Stewart and Michael Niven in the field.

SCOTTISH LADIES CLUB FOURSOMES

Only two of the local Clubs put forward teams to compete in the Scottish Ladies Club Foursomes event. The draw arranges local ties in the early rounds and Braehead recorded a win against Tillicoultry by 3 and 1 in the second round.   

Braehead Ladies now play Falkirk Tryst in the third round of the competition.

PAUL LAWRIE FOUNDATION SCHOOLS CHAMPIONSHIPS

 

The Scottish Schools Golf Championships will be held next Monday over the Murrayshall Hotel courses near Perth.  A good field of over 80 boys and 40 girls will compete for individual awards and team championships.  

Clackmannan is represented in the event by Rikky Alexander and Robert Watson in the boys' section with Eilidh Watson in the girls' section all  with high hopes for good scores.  The top players from the event will represent Scotland in a Schools International against English Schools in September at West Kilbride.