High winds blow Alliance scores sky high at Spey Bay: Cassie wins with a 79

By MICHAEL MacDOUGALL
Ice-cold high winds resulted in the highest general level of scoring in a North-east Golfers Alliance for many a long year  at Spey Bay Golf Club on the Moray Firth coastline today.
Charlie Cassie (Nigg Bay) won the top scratch prize in Alliance fixture for the first time with a nine-over-par round of 79, four ahead of four players on 83: Stewart Kidd (Longside), Ross McNeill (Westhill), Stewart Finnie (Caledonian) and John Nicolson (Newmachar). 
Cassie won a £100 voucher. The joint second-place finishers gained a £65 voucher each.
Peter Cheyne (Northern) won the £60 top voucher in Handicap Class 1 with a net 77 of eight.
Nigel Parker (Murcar Links) won a similar prize for heading Class 2 with a net 76 off 14.
A large number of call-offs resulted in a total absence of professionals, another first for a NE Alliance.

SCRATCH SCORES
par 70
79 C Cassie (Nigg Bay)
83 S Finnie (Caledonian), R McNeill (Westhill), S Kidd (Longside), J Nicolson (Newmachar).
84 S Allison (Bon Accord)
85 R Reid (Tarland), P Cheyne (Northern)\
86 R Sinclair (Kintore).
88 K Bedborough (Deeside)
89 T Boyle (Portlethen), P Morrison (Oldmeldrum), D Fleming (Portlethen), R Denning (Inverurie)
90 R Davidson (Caledonian), N K Parker (Murcar Links), M Lawrie (Kemnay)
92 L Fowler (Royal Aberdeen), M Duncan (Murcar Links)
93 D Booth (Tarland), G Cochrane (Kemnay)
96 M Tough (Banchory), R Coupar (Inverallochy)
97 M Forster (Cruden Bay).
98 M Smith (Newmachar)
99 M Brown (Kemnay), B Lumsden (Northern)
101 G Leslie (Deeside)
103 R Brown (Kemnay).
104 D Lawrie (Deeside)
105 J Forrest (Northern)

PRIZEWINNERS
Voucher values for all prizes
SCRATCH
79 C Cassie (£100). 83 S Kidd, R McNeill, S Finnie, J Nicolson (£65 each).
HANDICAP
Class 1 - 77 P Cheyne (8) (£60). 78 S Allison (6) (£50). 79 R Sinclair (7) (£40). 80 R Reid (5) (£30). 82 K Bedborough (6) (£20).
Class 2 - 76 N K Parker (14) (£60). 77 R Denning (12) (£50). 79 T Boyle (10) (£40). 81 M Brown (18) (£30). 82 M Tough (14) (£20).