RONNIE CLARK WINS BY ONE SHOT FROM IAN BROTHERSTON

ERSKINE MAN WINS SOUTH SENIORS 

OPEN AT STRANRAER

Ronnie Clark (Erskine) won the Scottish Seniors Golfing Society's South of Scotland Open over 36 holes at Stranraer Golf Club today (Friday).

Clark shot 67-75 for a two-over-par total of 142. The CSS was 72 for both rounds.

The Erskine man won by a shot from Ian Brotherston (Dumfries and County) (72-71) with Stuart Black (Cathcart Castle) third on 144 after a best-of-the-day 67 in the second round.

David Smith (Stirling), playing off four of a handicap, amd Keith Ross, a six-handicapper at Beith, had the lowest net aggregates of 143, both net 73 in the first round, followed by net 70s

LEADING SCRATCH TOTALS

Par 140 (2x70) CSS 70 70

142 R Clark (Erksine) 67 75

143 I Brotherston (Dumfries and Co) 72 71

144 S Black (Cathcart Castle) 77 67

145 D Shields (Glenearn) 75 70

147 B Stewart (Tulliallan) 73 74

148 D Gardner (Broomieknowe) 73 75, M Townsley (Dumfries and Co) 73 75

149 G Forrest (Northumberland) 78 71, J Fraser (Royal Burgess) 73 76

150 G Rees (Fleetwood) 75 75, D Taylor (Dunfermline) 75 75, L Blair (Grangemouth) 74 76

151 D Smith (Stirling) 77 74, S Ellis (Cowal) 73 78, J McDonald (Cowglen) 73 78.

152 K Thompson (Bramhall Park) 78 74, B Smith (Hamilton) 78 74, A Clark (Dumfries and Co) 75 77

153 J McManus (Uphall) 82 71. R Craw (Glenbervie) 81 72, D Dickson (Lochmaben) 81 72, J Johnston (Northumberland) 80 73, C Halcrow (Windyhill) 77 76, J Watt (Edzell)  74 79.
154 R Gray (Irvine) 81 73
155 J Kinloch (Cardross) 81 74, K Ross (Beith) 79 76.
156 G MacDonald (Glenbervie) 77 79
157 B Wallace (Prestwick St Cuthbert) 80 77, A E Raphael (St Andrews) 79 78, A Harrington (Western Gailes) 77 80, S Millar (Cochrane Castle) 76 81
158 T Carson (Lockerbie) 80 78, D Heaton (delamere Forest) 80 78
159 G Rodaks (Pitreavie) 81 78
160 D Hunter (Southerness) 83 77, S Drysdale (Turnhouse) 82 78, K Bruce (Edzell) 81 69
161 P Tomisson (Nairn) 82 79, A Taylor (Turnhouse) 81 80
162 N McGHarva (Kilmacolm) 80 82, D McQuade (Glenbervie) 79 83, P Kinloch (Cardross) 79 83, K Forrest (Lenzie) 79 83
163 Kenny Harrison (Carluke) 83 80, I Jeen (St Andrews Ne3w) 78 85
164 I Dickson (Lundin) 84 80, G Milne (Aberdour) 83 81
165 A Hogg (Turnhouse) 85 80
166 G Thomson (Glasgow) 86 80
167 D Nelson (Aboyne) 89 78, A MacNaught (Colchester) 89 78, G Doig (Southerness) 85 82, I Kerr (Kilmacolm) 85 82, J Russell (Monarch Dunes) 84 83
169 A Hogg (Stirling) 88 81
172 J Paterson (Ranfurly Castle) 80 92
175 M Mather (Ballater) 91 84
176 N Chisholm (Kemnay) 86 90.
180 I Gourlay (Strathaven) 92 88 

LEADING NET AGGREGATES
143 D Smith (Stirling) 73 70, K Ross (Beith) 73 70
144 S Black (Cathcart Castle) 77 67, K Thomson (Bramhall Park) 74 70, D Taylor (Dunfermline) 72 72, M Townsley (Dumfries and Co) 71 73, D Gardner (Broomieknowe) 71 73.
145 D Shields (Glenearn) 75 70, B Stewart (Tulliallan) 72 73, L Gordon (Turnhouse) 72 73, S Ellis (Cowal) 70 75.
146 J Johnston (Lanark) 77 69, T Carson (Lockerbie) 74 72, G Rees (Fleetwood) 73 73, A Clark (Dumfries and Co) 72 74

147 G Forrest (Northumberland) 77 70, J Johnson (Northumberland) 77 70, B Wallace (Prestwick St Cuthbert) 75 72, I Brotherston (Dumfries and Co) 74 73, C Halcrow (Windyhill) 74 73, J McDonald (Cowglen) 71 76.