Nigg Bay's winning quartet. Pictures by Matty Beattie
No Maitland Shield glory run for Banchory 

and Craibstone this year!

By COLIN FARQUHARSON 
Banchory, last year's beaten finalists,  and Craibstone , the surprise packet who made it to the semi-finals 12 months ago, were both knocked out this evening in the first round of the 100th City of Aberdeen men's double foursomes for the Maitland Shield at King's Links. Sic transit gloria!
Murcar Links beat Banchory by seven holes with Adrian Style and Bryan Innes finishing four up against Adam Lindsay and Fergus Milne, while Anthony Bews and Ronnie Brechin were three up on Craig Lindsay and Roy Black.
Nigg Bay scored a similar 7-0 win over Craibstone. Gordon Grimmer and Steve Jamieson were four up on Ian Still and John Borthwick at the end of 18 holes and Zac Wood and Ryan Forbes were three holes to the good over Stuart Milne and Mark McDonald.
Hazlehead were the night's biggest winners. Their quartet of Greig Kennedy, Adam Strachan, Phil Lawrence and Brian Nicholson, finished a combined nine holes  up on Auchmill's Jonathan Gregor, Graeme Hay, Alex Allan and Keith Duncan.
Peterhead have become the second club to scratch from the tournament. Last week Stonehaven withdrew. Today, Peterculter said they were scratching because of team problems. 
That gives Bon Accord a walk-over into Wednesday's quarter-finals.


Results in this evening's first-round ties in the 100th City of Aberdeen men's double foursomes for the Maitland Shield at the Kings Links were:

Nigg Bay bt Craibstone by 7 holes
G Gimmer, S Jamieson 4, I Still, J Borthwick 0.
Z Wood, R Forbes 3, S Milne, M McDonald 0

Murcar Links bt Banchory by 7 holes 
                             (Banchory team pictured right)

A Styles, B Innes 4, A Lindsay, F Milne 0.o
A Bews, R Brechin 3, C Lindsay, R Black 0

Hazlehead bt Auchmill by 9 holes
G Kennedy, A Strachan 5, J Gregor, G Hay 0.
P Lawrence, B Nicholson 4, A Allan, K Duncan 0. 

TUESDAY'S FIRST-ROUND TIES
4.47 Royal Aberdeen v Deeside.
5.01 Bon Accord walk-over, Peterculter scratched
5.15 Portlethen v Newmachar 

               Hazlehead's winning team on the first night of Maitland Shield

                                             Craibstone's team beaten in first round

                                  Auchmill, first-round losers in Maitland Shield