Drumpellier's Torrance wins West of Scotland boys' championship

By WILLIAM SHARPE
Jonathan Torrance of Drumpellier won the West of Scotland boys' championship today at Mount Ellen Golf Club with two excellent scores of 67 and 70 for a one-over-par total of 137. 

His first round included consecutive 2s at par four eighth and par three ninth (eagle-birdie). Jonathan is pictured with the trophy.

 In second place on 138 was Matthew Dalrymple (Old Ranfurly) with a brace of 69s.

Third was Scott Thomson of host club Mount Ellen with 70-69 for 139.  The handicap prize was won by Ross Nimmo (Carluke) with 67 and 66   for net 133  off 11 handicap.

LEADING SCRATCH
par 68 CSS 68 68

137 Jonathan Torrance  Drumpellier         67  70  

138 Matthew Dalrymple  Ranfurly              69  69  

139 Scott Thomson    Mount Ellen               70  69  

140 Jack McMorris    East Kilbride                71  69 

141 Ibrahim Hussain    Eastwood                  69  72  

143 Euan English    Erskine                             73  70   

143 Craig O’Hara jnr    Palacerigg                  73  70  

143 Lewis Caddell    Drumpellier                    71  72  

143 Scott McPherson   Bothwell  Castle       70  73  

144 Kieran McAllister  Easter Moffat            78  66  

144 Jack Savage    Cawder                               72  72  

144 Allan Woodhouse   East Kilbride             72  72  

145 Greg Andrews    East Kilbride                   74  71 

145 Aaron McGinlay  Mount Ellen                  72  73  

146 E J Milligan  jnr     Kilmarnock Barassie       73  73  

147 Stewart Percy     Caldwell           78  69  

147 Roddy McAuley   Fereneze             75  72  

147 Bryce McLean       Carluke                70  77  

148 Robbie Muir        Kilmarnock Barassie             75  73  

148 Mark MacMillan    Drumpellier                        75  73  

149 Cameron Stewart    Drumpellier                       74  75  

151 Callum Paterson      Strathaven                         77  74  

151 Jack Williams        Sandyhills              74  77

151 Kieran Hughes      Hilton Park                             80  72  

The top 16 boys go into matchplay. Two rounds tomorrow and semi final and final on Wednesday all at Mount Ellen Golf Club.

Matchplay draw is:

J Torrance   v     S Percy

S McPherson  v   L Caddell

J McMorris      v        G Andrews

A Woodhouse    v     I Hussain

M Dalrymple    v      E J Milligan

K McAllister     v      C O’Hara

S Thomson      v     A McGinlay

J Savage        v     E English

First round matches start tomorrow at 9am

Second Round at  2pm

Photograph is  Jonathan Torrance with WOS Boys Trophy