North-east Alliance AGM and first competition, both at Craibstone next week

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
The North-east Alliance 2017-18 season tees off at Craibstone Golf Club next Wednesday (September 6).
The annual general meeting is at the same venue on Monday evening (7.30pm) (September 4).
Tee times for the first competition can be booked by those attending the AGM. New members welcome.
Michael MacDougall, pictured, Paul Lawrie's right hand man, is the new NE Alliance secretary.
Michael organised and ran the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Par-3 championship at the Paul Lawrie Golf Centre Ardoe earlier this week.
Now there's an idea for a future NE Alliance fixture - a competition at the par-3 venue, which, as the professionals who played there this week will testify, is certainly not a pitch-and-putt course, more a stiff examination of a player's iron-play skills.

Fixtures for the new NE Alliance season:

SEPTEMBER
6 Craibstone
13 Kemnay
20 Newmachar
27 Kintore

OCTOBER
4  Alford
10-11-12 Scottish Alliance Championship (Monifieth)
18 Banchory
25 Peterculter

NOVEMBER
1  Oldmeldrum
8  Strathlene
15 Fraserburgh
22 Montrose
29 Buckpool

DECEMBER
6  Portlethen

JANUARY 2018
10 Inverallochy
17 Peterhead
24 Royal Tarlair
31 Buckpool

FEBRUARY
7   Newmachar
14 Spey Bay
21 Montrose
28 Fraserburgh

MARCH
7   Duff house Royal
14 Portlethen (Championship Round 1)
21 Craibstone (Championship Round 2)
22 Craibstone (foursomes)
28 McDonald Ellon