FRASER'S THE MANN IN SCOTTISH ALLIANCE CHAMPIONSHIP OPENER

Carnoustie's PGA senior professional champion Fraser Mann set the pace in the first round of the Scottish Golfers' Alliance 54-hole championship over the Monifieth Links medal course with a two-under-par 69.

Winner of the World Hickory Championship recently (that's Fraser pictured with the trophy), leads the field of 105 by one shot from four players, Kenny Hutton (Downfield), Craig Lawrie (Paul Lawrie Golf Centre), Marc Owenson (Gullane) and Jamie McLeary (Deer Park).

The amateurs' lead on two-over 73 is shared by Stewart Finnie (Caledonian), Jake Scott (Moray) and Brian Nicolson (Hazlehead).

In the handicap section, Alan Gall, who plays off eight at Bishopbriggs, is in the pole position with a net 69.

There is a cut after 36 holes. Those who miss the cut will have the opportunity to play in a consolation 18-hole competition over the Ashludie course.

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 FIRST ROUND PRO SCORES

69 Fraser Mann (Carnoustie)
70 Kenny Hutton (Downfield)
70 Craig Lawrie (Paul Lawrie GC)
70 Marc Owenson (Gullane)
70 Jamie McLeary (Deer Park)
72 John Duff (Newmacher)
72 Scott Gillies (North Berwick)
73 Neil Douglas (Pitlochry)
73 Craig Knowles (Glenrothes)
73 Keir McNicoll (Carnoustie)
73 Chris Curran (Bathgate)
74 Philip McLean (Peterhead)
74 Paul Brookes (Pitreavie)
74 Sean Lawrie (Paul Lawrie GC)
76 Gordon McLeod (Monifieth)
77 Sam Kiloh (Paul Lawrie GC)
79 Louis Gaughan (Bathgate)
80 James Smallwood (Irvine)
81 Richard Brian (Bruntsfield Links)

LEADING AMATEUR SCORES

Stewart Finnie (Caledonian) 73
Brian Nicolson (Hazlehead) 73
Jake Scott (Moray)                 73
Willy Hutton (Pitlochry)         74
Ian Murray (Leven Thistle)         74
Stuart Birrell (Leven Thistle) 76
Steven Dand (Pumpherston)     76
Albert Smith (Turriff)                 76
Simon Lockhart (Bathgate)        76
Keith Bruce (Edzell)                     77
Norman Dyce (Strathmore) 77
David Leslie (Bon Accord)         77
John Nicolson (Hazlehead)         77
Neil McGarva (Kilmacolm)         77
Willie Skene (Deeside)         77
Alan Gall (Bishopbriggs)         77
Chris Gilbert (Cruden Bay)         78
John Baxter (Lundin)                 78
Alistair Graham (Aboyne)         78
Jim Emslie (Royal Aberdeen)  79
Colin Halcrow (Windyhill)          79
J. Richard Johnston (Glenbervie)80
John Borthwick (Craibstone)  80
Bill Barclay (Downfield)          80
David Johnston (Moray)              80
David Fleming (Portlethen)  80
Mark Lawrie (Kemnay)          80
William Johnston (Moray)          80
Ian Jeen (St Andrews New)                  81
Gavin Chalmers (Alford)         81
Derrick Wilson (Monifieth)  81
William Dewar (Alloa)                 81
Derek Craigie (Kemnay)            81
Allister Thompson (Irvine Bogside) 81
Colin Myles (Monifieth)         82
Colin Duffus (Royal Aberdeen) 82
David Morrison (Blair Atholl) 82
Kevin Lawor (Crail GS)                 83
John Sunlay (Newmachar)         83
David Nelson (Aboyne)               83
Les Fowler (Royal Aberdeen) 83
David Lane (Deeside)                83
Ron Bell (Pitlochry)                 84
Philip Morrison (Oldmeldrum) 85
Roy Farquhar (Carnoustie)         85
Colin Mavor (St Andrews New) 85

LEADING HANDICAP SCORES 

69 A Gall  (Bishopbriggs) (8).

70 D Morrison (Blair Atholl) (12), W Johnston (Moray) (10), W Skene (Deeside) (7).

71 S Dand (Pumpherston) ( 5), A Smith (Turriff) (5), B Nicolson (Hazlehead) (2).

Times for Round 2 on Wednesday, October 11

Time	no.	Name and Club	hcap	Dist
8.06	1	Ian Murray (Leven Thistle)	0	M
8.06	1	Lee Sutherland (Monifieth)	P	M
8.06	1	Roy Farquhar (Carnoustie)	8	M
8.14	2	John Baxter (Lundin)	3	M
8.14	2	Stewart Finnie (Caledonian)	1	NE
8.14	2	Philip McLean (Peterhead)	P	NE
8.22	3	Chris Gilbert (Cruden Bay)	0	NE
8.22	3	Willy Hutton (Pitlochry)	0	M
8.22	3	Willie Laing (Prestonfield)	8	E
8.38	5	Kenny Hutton (Downfield)	P	M
8.38	5	Derek Craigie (Kemnay)	7	NE
8.38	5	Richard Wright (Auchmill)	13	NE
8.46	6	Peter Low (Craibstone)	12	NE
8.46	6	Neil Douglas (Pitlochry)	P	M
8.46	6	Jamie McLeary (Deer Park)	P	E
8.54	7	John Borthwick (Craibstone)	4	NE
8.54	7	J. Richard Johnston (Glenbervie)	1	E
8.54	7	Craig Knowles (Glenrothes)	P	M
9.02	8	Colin Halcrow (Windyhill)	4	W
9.02	8	David McKay (Fort Augustus)	8	NE
9.02	8	Ron Bell (Pitlochry)	6	M
9.10	9	Neil McGarva (Kilmacolm)	5	W
9.10	9	David Nelson (Aboyne)	7	NE
9.10	9	Bill Barclay (Downfield)	5	M
9.18	10	Graeme Hamilton (Moray)	9	N
9.18	10	Allister Thompson (Irvine Bogside)	9	W
9.18	10	Colin Mavor (New Club St. Andrews)	7	M
9.34	12	Alan McWilliam (Moray)	14	N
9.34	12	Eric Gourlay (Grange)	11	M
9.34	12	Les Fowler (Royal Aberdeen)	9	NE
9.42	13	David Johnston (Moray)	5	N
9.42	13	Keith Bruce (Edzell)	2	M
9.42	13	Richard Brian (Bruntsfield Links)	P	E
9.50	14	William Johnston (Moray)	11	N
9.50	14	David Morrison (Blair Atholl)	12	M
9.50	14	Sam Kiloh (Paul Lawrie GC)	AP	NE
9.58	15	Stuart Baker (Crail)	5	M
9.58	15	John England (Moray)	7	N
9.58	15	Philip Leggate (Musselburgh)	7	E
10.06	16	William Miller (Monifieth)	14	M
10.06	16	Mike Mackay (Kemnay)	14	NE
10.06	16	Stewart Taylor (Boat of Garten)	12	N
10.14	17	Ian Jeen (New Club)	2	M
10.14	17	Philip Morrison (Old Meldrum)	5	NE
10.14	17	Ian Cooke (Monifieth)	14	M
10.22	18	Charles Cassie (Nigg Bay)	7	NE
10.22	18	Alan Gall (Bishopbriggs)	8	W
10.22	18	William Dewar (Alloa)	6	M
10.30	19	Norman Stewart (Northern)	12	NE
10.30	19	Robert Coupar (Inverallochy)	13	NE
10.30	19	John Snaddon (Alloa)	13	M
10.46	21	Jackie Forrest (Northern)	12	NE
10.46	21	Gavin Smith (Monifieth)	14	M
10.46	21	Steven David (Pumpherston)	5	E
10.54	22	David Fleming (Portlethen)	6	NE
10.54	22	Kevin Lawor (Crail GS)	6	M
10.54	22	Alan Gall (Deeside)	6	NE
11.02	23	Keir McNicoll (Carnoustie)	P	M
11.02	23	Willie Skene (Deeside)	8	NE
11.02	23	Louis Gaughan (Bathgate)	P	E
11.10	24	Glen Cockrane (Kemnay)	9	NE
11.10	24	Fraser Mann (Carnoustie)	P	M
11.10	24	Richard Ruddiman (Royal Aberdeeen)	9	NE
11.18	25	Mark Lawrie (Kemnay)	7	NE
11.18	25	Stuart Birrell (Leven Thistle)	3	M
11.18	25	Chris Curran (Bathgate)	AP	E
11.26	26	Jim Emslie (Royal Aberdeen)	3	NE
11.26	26	Jim Watt (Edzell)	3	M
11.26	26	Jake Scott (Moray)	+1	NE
11.34	27	David Lane (Deeside)	9	NE
11.34	27	Gordon McLeod (Monifieth)	P	M
11.34	27	Robbie Duncan (Deeside)	12	NE
11.42	28	Gavin Chalmers (Alford)	5	NE
11.42	28	Alistair Graham (Aboyne)	6	NE
11.42	28	Paul Brookes (Pitrieve)	P	M
11.50	29	Simon Lockhart (Bathgate)	+2	E
11.50	29	John Sunlay (Newmacher)	7	NE
11.50	29	Craig Lawrie (Paul Lawrie GC)	AP	NE
11.58	30	Stewart Allison (Bon Accord)	6	NE
11.58	30	Albert Smith (Turriff)	5	NE
11.58	30	Sean Lawrie (Paul Lawrie GC)	P	NE
12.06	31	Benny Lumsden (Northern)	13	NE
12.06	31	Ally Douglas (Caird Park)	14	M
12.06	31	Marc Owenson (Gullane)	P	E
12.14	32	Gary Homer (Aboyne)	11	NE
12.14	32	Graham Allan (Hazelhead)	13	NE
12.14	32	Pete Cowan (West Lothian)	13	E
12.22	33	Peter Cheyne (Northern)	8	NE
12.22	33	John Nicolson (Hazelhead)	4	NE
12.22	33	Mike Herbertson (Newmacher)	7	NE
12.30	34	David Leslie (Bon Accord)	3	NE
12.30	34	Brian Nicolson (Hazelhead)	2	NE
12.30	34	Norman Dyce (Strathmore)	2	M
12.38	35	John Duff (Newmacher)	P	NE
12.38	35	Keith Henderson (Ratho Park)	10	M
12.38	35	James Wilson (Dunfermline)	14	M
12.42	36	David Blair (Irvine)	5	W
12.42	36	Scott Gilles (North Berwick)	P	E
12.42	36	Colin Myles (Monifieth)	7	M
12.50	37	Colin Duffus (Royal Aberdeen)	7	NE
12.50	37	Craig Morgan (Irvine)	14	W
12.50	37	Neish Chisholm (Kemnay)	13	NE
12.58	38	James Smallwood (Irvine)	P	W
12.58	38	Derrick Wilson (Monifieth)	6	M
12.58	38	George Cant (Monifieth)	13	M

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Battling senior wins for Yorkshire

and Warwickshire at Goswick

Yorkshire and Warwickshire battled their way to wins on the first day of the English Senior Men’s County Championship at Goswick Golf Club, Northumberland. 

 

They came out on top in two exciting matches, with Yorkshire withstanding a spirited charge by Sussex to win 5-4, while Warwickshire staged a terrific fight-back to defeat Gloucestershire 5.5-3.5. 

 

Both foursomes resulted in a 2.5-0.5 scoreline – in favour of Yorkshire and Gloucestershire. But any thoughts that this margin might provide an easy route to a win vanished as the singles got underway. 

 

Warwickshire may have been on the back foot after the foursomes, but they created the upset of the day by winning five of the six singles. 

 

Andrew Carman (pictured top) set the ball rolling when he took charge of his game on the fifth, steadily increasing his lead to win 4/3. Then Tony Allen and Martin Fell followed with wins of 2/1 which moved Warwickshire into the lead for the first time. 

 

The tension heightened as Rob Soen and Graham Taylor approached the final holes. Soen was all square after 16 but made the crucial breakthrough in his game when he won the 17th on set up a 1hole win. Taylor, meanwhile, was all square after 14, but won 15 and 16 with a birdie, par sequence to set up his 2/1 win. 

 

Gloucestershire’s High Purvis took his team’s only point of the singles in the final game, but the victory was Warwickshire’s. 

 

This is Warwickshire’s first appearance at Senior County Finals and team captain Mark Reynolds commented: “I am absolutely thrilled. We needed 4.5 points this afternoon and we managed to get five. Everyone played for each other and pulled for each other.” 

 

In the other match, Sussex set out with similar aims and, led by former international Martin Galway, were hot off the blocks. As the first players went through the 12th the team were up in five of the six games and Colin Jones typified the mood as he set off in blistering style with four birdies in the first four holes. 

 

Galway and Jones both completed big wins, but Yorkshire were determined to halt the Sussex charge. 

 

Andy King (pictured left) was on top form and didn’t lose a hole as he defeated his Sussex opponent 6/5. Then Johnny Lawrence signed off with a birdie two on the 15th for his 4/3 win, which ensured Yorkshire would at least halve the match. 

 

Andy Whitworth provided the essential half point for victory in a game which included six birdies between the two players. Whitworth trailed early on and was three down after seven holes, but he turned his fortunes around when he won four holes in a row on the back nine. 

 

Yorkshire captain Tony Greenhalgh said afterwards: “It was a super win, so exciting. It was inevitable that Sussex would give it a good go, but we have a fantastic team spirit with no egos.” 

 

The golfers were not the only attraction on Goswick’s excellent links. A long-tailed skua has taken up temporary residence on the course  (pictured below) and the rare sight has drawn twitchers from far and wide. 

 

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