Pirie and Mann share Midland Alliance honours at Pitlochry with 70s

By LEE SUTHERLAND 

The new season of the Midland Golfers' Alliance got underway with the Atholl Palace Team competition at Pitlochry Golf Club in Perthshire today. 

Joint best scratch was local professional Mark Pirie (Pitlochry) and last year's championship winner,. Carnoustie professional  Fraser Mann. Both returned one-over-par scores of 70. 

Rab Baldie, who plays off eight at Crieff,  led the way in the handicap section with a net score of 68. He also helped his team of Scott Miller (Blairgowrie) (14) and Grant Jenkins (Crieff) (3) to achieve first place in the team competition with a score of 58.

 

LEADING SCRATCH

par 69

70  Fraser Mann (Carnoustie) p, Mark Pirie (Pitlochry) p.

71  Graeme Brown (Montrose Links) ap, Stuart McKendrick (Dunkeld and Birnam), Gary Tough (Edzell).

72 Steve Craig (Archerfield Links) p

73 Kenny Hutton (Downfield) P, Fraser Campbell (Monifieth).

74 Paul Brookes (Pitreavie) p.

75 John Baxter (Lundin), John McMahon (Downfield), Barry Hynd (Leven Th).

LEADING HANDICAP

68  Rab Baldie (Crieff) (8).

69  Bill Miller (Monifieth) (14), Scott Miller (Blairgowrie) (14), Dougie Spaven (Pitlochry) (10).

70  Richard Brown (Royal Montrose) (7), Gary Tough (Edzell) (1).

71  John Baxter  (Lundin) (4), Davie Hutchison (Murrayshall) (9), Stuart McKendrick (Dunkeld and Birnam (scr).
72 John McMahon (Downfield) (3), Roy Sinclair (Muckhart) (4), Colin McKinnell (Pitlochry) (9).

         

Qualifiers for the Perla Showers Championship at Arbroath in April

Fraser Mann  (Carnoustie), Mark Pirie (Pitlochry) p, Graeme  Brown (Montrose Links) ap, Stuart McKendrick (Dunkeld and Birnham) (scr), Gary Tough (Edzell) (1).

       

Qualifier for the McQueen Shield at Arbroath in April

Rab Baldie  (Crieff) 8

 

Next Meeting

Wednesday, August 31

Thornton Golf Club

Tee reserved: 8.30 - 12.30