Paul Lawrie wins NE Alliance with brilliant 64 in bad weather at Portlethen

 

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Paul Lawrie scored his third win of the North-east Golfers Alliance season at Portlethen Golf Club on Wednesday in the last fixture of 2017 with a brilliant round of eight-under-par 64 in very windy conditions with a little bit of rain thrown in for good measure.

The 1999 Open champion, now attached to Gleneagles Hotel, won the top scratch prize of £160 by three shots from John Duff (Newmachar) with Paul's 22 year old son Craig third with a 70. John earned £130 and Craig £100.
Young Sam Kiloh, like Craig, playing out of the Paul Lawrie Golf Centre, was fourth with a par 72 which earned him £80.
Newmachar's Gordon Munro claimed the leading amateur honours with a creditable 73 in the testing conditions.

 

PAR 72

SCRATCH

Paul Lawrie Gleneagles) - 64 - £160

John Duff (Newmachar) - 67 - £130

Craig Lawrie (PLGC) - 70 - £100

Sam Kiloh (PLGC) - 72 - £80

Gordon Munro (Newmachar) - 73 - £60 (voucher)

Philip McLean (Peterhead) - 74

Craig Dempster (PLGC) - 74

Ben Murray (Portlethen) - 74

Chris Gilbert (Cruden Bay) - 74

Drew Buchan (Peterhead) - 74

HANDICAP PRIZEWINNERS
Class 1
vouchers.

 *countback applies

Colin Duffus (Royal Aberdeen) - 77 (7) 70* - £80

Derek Craigie (Kemnay) 77 (7) 70 - £70

Willie Middler (Peterhead) 76 (5) 71* - £60

Steve Shand (Kemnay) 77 (6) 71 - £50

John Nicolson (Hazlehead) 76 (4) 72 - £40

Class 2

Grant Leslie (Newburgh on Ythan) 82 (10) 72 - £80

Jim Scott (Peterculter) 84 (9) 75 - £70

Richard Denning (Inverurie) 89 (13) 76* - £60

Jim Stewart (Banchory) 85 (9) 76* - £50

Martin Forster (Cruden Bay) 85 (9) 76 - £40

The next PLF North-east Alliance fixture is on January 10 at Inverallochy Golf Club.