HUGH HUNTER'S CLACKMANNAN COUNTY NEWS
SENIOR SERVICE FOR BOB IN POLAND
Tulliallan’s Bob Stewart could not maintain
the brilliant start in the European Seniors Team Championship held in Poland
last week. In the 36 hole stroke play
qualifying event to determine the flights of teams, Bob returned a first class
aggregate of 149 (76, 73).
This was the
second best score for the Scottish team, putting Bob in 6th place
out of 149 entrants and helping to ensure that Scotland started the Match Play
section in the top flight.
The
first quarter final match was against Germany, and Bob partnered Barry Brooks
in the foursomes match, recording a one- hole win and
helping Scotland to a 3-2 victory.
However it all went downhill from there. In the semi- final
Scotland lost to Sweden 1.5-3.5, and in the play-off for 3rd pace,
the Scots went down heavily to England by 4 matches to 1.
Ireland finished as the 2014 European Senior
Team Champions,
In
spite of this, Bob must be feeling a bit confident for the Senior Home
Internationals to be played at North Berwick from the 16th till 18th
September.
Bob
will be competing this week in the Scottish Seniors Finals day at Blairgowrie,
in a field of 30. Bob is lying 5th in
the Senior Order of Merit. Joining Bob will be Mike Rust (Tillicoultry) who has
made it to the top 30 in the Order of Merit.
SCOTT BIDS
FOR EUROPEAN TOUR
Although not as good as recent years, Dollar’s Scott Borrowman has
finished well up the Scottish Order of Merit for 2014, achieving 12th
place.
Late good performances in the
North of Scotland and South East District 72 hole events did help a bit. Alva’s
Lawrence Allan finished at 28th position from only 6 events.
Scott has entered the first stage of the 2015 European Tour
School qualifying - a gruelling total of 14 rounds for those who make it to the final
stages and then only a few are rewarded with playing rights on the European
Tour.
There are eight qualifying venues for
the first stage - probably around 700 hopefuls will play - and it cost each
of them £1400 top enter.
There is a cut after three rounds, so the unlucky will
have paid over £400 for each round!
Borrowman has opted for the
Roxburghe golf course and joins 23 Scots in a field of 77. Around 30 will proceed to Stage 2 to be held
in Spain. Mind you his club name has
gone all pear shaped, and you might scratch your head, wondering where POLLOAR
golf Club was situated.
Best of luck Scott from the local golf clubs and golfers!
MIDLAND TEAM
CHAMPIONSHIP
The
Midland Team Championship played between the four Midland golf associations was
held at Dunfermline last weekend. Angus county could not raise a team so the contest was between the other three.
With
7 out of 8 scores to count, Perth and Kinross came out on top with a score of
507. Fife finished runners up on 512,
and Clackmannan were in third place with 534.
GLENBERVIE
TRIUMPH FOR ALAN
It's always nice to see a new name featuring in a golfing success, and
many congrats must go to Alloa’s Alan Goodwillie for scooping the first prize
in the Scottish Golf Life Members day at Glenbervie.
From a
field of 48, Alan scored 38 Stableford points, winning by two points from
runners up Jim Black and Jim Paton
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