ALAN REID'S 72 BEST AT GOSWICK ALLIANCE
REPORT FROM ALAN GREENSHIELDS 
Edinburgh and East of Scotland Alliance members made their trip south of the border on Wednesday despite the sub zero temperatures at start of play to contest the Tom Galloway Trophy and thanks go to Goswick Golf Club for hosting the event.  
Indeed they kindly set things up on the summer tees which was much appreciated and hopefully helped to warm some up a bit! Lots of events have been cancelled nationwide and courses closed in recent days so members appreciated being able to keep the 'East Coast Swing' going.
On the scratch front level par ended up the best score of the day and Alan Reid (West Lothian) took the honours with a 72 (40, 32). 
Alan was 5 over par after 10 holes but blasted back in 5 under over the last 8 holes to level things up. Closely followed one shot behind on 73 were Jamie Fraser (Renaissance Club), Louis Gaughan (Bathgate) and Daniel Wood (The Hirsel).
The Tom Galloway Trophy winner and handicap results were a much closer contested situation with two brothers in the end having to be split on the best last 6 holes.
Early in the field Stuart Brown (Dunbar) looked like his net 71 (76 less 5) would test the field but late in the day Walter Forsyth (Peebles) carded a net 71 (78 less 7) with a better inward 9 to place one hand on the trophy.
 However, brother Norman, in the match behind also provided a net 71 card (74 less 3) but with a better inward 6 holes by only one third of a shot to place both hands on The Tom Galloway Trophy and secure his name on it.
On the Trainee front Cameron Marr (Musselburgh) secured top prize with a 75 and The Seniors ranks saw Ewan Robertson (Longniddry) gain the top prize with a net 74 (79 less 5).
Well done to all the winners on a very testing day with the rather 'firm' conditions to be played from. Not the easiest but in the end comments indicate the opportunity to play Goswick was truly enjoyed by those returning and those playing for the first time.
With Neil Henderson away in Florida, the Scratch Order of Merit sees a new leader via Chris Morris taking over the No.1 slot. Top 3 are now -
1. Chris Morris (Kingsknowe) - 419.5
2. Neil Henderson (Renaissance Club) - 392.0
3. Craig Gordon (Edinburgh Golf Centre) - 371.0

The Handicap Order sees no change at the top with Walter Forsyth consolidating his lead but changes are made below. Top 3 are now -
1. Walter Forsyth (Peebles) - 111.5
2. Stuart Brown (Dunbar) - 93.5
3. Philip Leggate (Musselburgh) - 91.0

Overall Winner		Norman Forsyth (Peebles)			71net
Scratch	Prize	Surname	Forename	Club	Score
1st	£100	Reid	Alan	West Lothian	72
2nd=	£60	Fraser	Jamie	Renaissance Club	73
2nd=	£60	Gaughan	Louis	Bathgate	73
2nd=	£60	Wood	Daniel	The Hirsel	73
5th=	£10	Callan	Stuart	Bathgate	74
5th=	£10	Pennycott	Malcolm	Royal Burgess	74
Handicap	Prize	Surname	Forename	Club	Net
1st	£100	Forsyth	Norman	Peebles	71
2nd	£80	Brown	Stuart	Dunbar	71
3rd	£60	Forsyth	Walter	Peebles	71
4th	£40	Brown	Gordon	Baberton	73
5th	£20	Leggate	Philip	Musselburgh	73
Trainee	Prize	Surname	Forename	Club	Score
Professional	£20	Marr	Cameron	Musselburgh	75
	£10	Munro	Ross	Duddingston	77
Senior	Prize	Surname	Forename	Club	Net
	£30	Robertson	Ewan	Longniddry	74
	£20	Louden	Michael	Glencorse	76
	£10	Wardlaw	Stuart	Harburn	78

SCROLL DOWN FOR TOP 52 SCRATCH SCORES

Next week we move round the coast to The Glen at North Berwick hopefully to some warmer weather and certainly a bit more daylight.
Alan Greenshields
Secretary/Treasurer
Edinburgh and East of Scotland Golfers' Alliance
70 Sydney Crescent
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 TOP 52 SCRATCH SCORES AT GOSWICK

No	Surname	Forename	Club	Category	Gross
1	Reid	Alan	West Lothian	Pro	72
2	Fraser	Jamie	Renaissance Club	Trainee	73
3	Gaughan	Louis	Bathgate	Trainee	73
4	Wood	Daniel	The Hirsel	Pro	73
5	Callan	Stuart	Bathgate	Pro	74
6	Forsyth	Norman	Peebles	Amateur	74
7	Pennycott	Malcolm	Royal Burgess	Amateur	74
8	Marr	Cameron	Musselburgh	Trainee	75
9	Morris	Chris	Kingsknowe	Pro	75
10	Brown	Stuart	Dunbar	Amateur	76
11	Buckley	Ryan	Royal Musselburgh	Pro	77
12	Munro	Ross	Duddingston	Trainee	77
13	Bradbury	Paul	Kingsknowe	Amateur	78
14	Forsyth	Walter	Peebles	Amateur	78
15	Free	Nathan	Longniddry	Trainee	78
16	Grieve	Scott	Turnhouse	Pro	78
17	McNicoll	Keir	Gullane	Trainee	78
18	Strachan	Sandy	Deer Park	Pro
19	Boyle	Tony	Glenbervie	Amateur	79
20	Huguet	Norman	Musselburgh	Pro	79
21	Johnston	Richard	Glenbervie	Amateur	79
22	Louden	Michael	Glencorse	Senior	79
23	MacKenzie Smith	Richard	Skibo Castle	Trainee	79
24	Robertson	Ewan	Longniddry	Senior	79
25	Rothney	Andrew	Deer Park	Amateur	79
26	Gordon	Craig	Edinburgh Golf Centre	Pro	80
27	Lees	Steven	Dalmahoy	Amateur	80
28	Blaney	Anthony	Liberton	Amateur	81
29	Fraser	Colin	Peebles	Amateur	81
30	Leggate	Philip	Musselburgh	Amateur	81
31	Neill	Ross	Drumpellier	Pro	81
32	Bain	Neil	Duddingston	Amateur	82
33	Cockburn	Robin	Harburn	Amateur	82
34	Fyfe	Ian	Musselburgh	Senior	82
35	Lamb	Joshua	Cardrona	Amateur	82
36	MacKay	Graham	Melville Golf Centre	Pro	82
37	Nicolson	David	Craigielaw	Amateur	82
38	Porteous	Paul	Uphall	Amateur	82
39	Rennie	Martin	Uphall	Amateur	82
40	Taylor	Ian	Eyemouth	Senior	82
41	Boyle	Ross	Ratho Park	Amateur	83
42	Brown	Gordon	Baberton	Amateur	83
43	Brydon	David	Torwoodlee	Amateur	83
44	Cordery	Thomas	Musselburgh	Amateur	83
45	Marr	Michael	Musselburgh	Amateur	83
46	McCallum	Iain	Murrayfield	Amateur	83
47	Airens	Daniel	Falkirk Tryst	Amateur	84
48	Allison	Liam	Bathgate	Amateur	84
49	Jeavons	Ian	Dunbar	Amateur	84
50	Johnston	Graeme D	Glenbervie	Amateur	85
51	Munro	Donny	Kingsknowe	Amateur	85
52	Wilson	Iain	Longniddry	Amateur	85