HUGH HUNTER'S CLACKMANNAN COUNTY NEWS

  MIXED EUROPEAN EXPERIENCE FOR SCOTT

It was an intense week of golf for Dollar’s Scott Borrowman, pictured, in the European Team Championship.  Each of 16 European countries was represented by six players, and the first two days of competition comprised 36 holes of stroke play to split the field into two flights of eight teams who then went on to match-play.

In the stroke play, Scotland qualified comfortably in fifth place behind France.  The draw gave Scotland their first match against Germany, and thanks to a fine comeback from Scott when he won on the last green, Scotland went through to meet the leading qualifier France in the semi-finals.  A win put Scotland into the final against England, but they lost narrowly. Unfortunately Scott lost his match at the 19th hole.

 Scott will have a break before an intense three weeks of golf - the Scottish Amateur, the European Individual in Spain, and almost certainly he will be in the still-to-be-announced Scottish team for the Home Internationals at Ganton.

WORLD AMATEUR GOLF RANKINGS

Two Clackmannanshire players are still in the World Amateur rankings - Scott Borrowman at 279 and Alva’s Lawrence Allan at 1026.  While some might not be impressed by these figures, it must be remembered that the rankings are world wide and go up to around 6000; Scotland has 1 player in the top 100, 5 in the top 200 and 13 in the top 500.

 LOCAL FIXTURES COMING UP

It’s a slightly quieter time this week with the Open Championship at Muirfield. There is a Senior Open at Braehead, and entries for the 36 hole Clackmannan County Championship at Alloa will be closing. 

The Scottish Boys Stroke Play Championship will be held next week but again there are no local entries.