NORTH-EAST UNDER-14 BOYS CHAMPIONSHIP @Kemnay

Fraser Laird from Alford wins scratch title with a 75,

Dylan Boyce (Murcar Links) takes handicap prize

       Fraser Laird (left) and Dylan Boyce with their trophies. Picture by Cal Carson Golf Agency

Alford's Fraser Laird won the Paul Lawrie North-east Under-14 boys' stroke-play championship with a scratch score of four-over-par 75 at Kemnay Golf Club today.
Playing off nine of a handicap, 13-year-old Fraser also had the best net score of 66, which means a cut in his handicap is on the cards.
Laird won the scratch trophy by a single stroke from Jamie Gibb (Aboyne) and Ethan Main (Murcar Links). Gibb was placed second with a better last six holes' score (25 to Main's 26).
Laird could not win both the leading scratch and handicap awards. The latter went to Dylan Boyce (Murcar Links) with a net score of 69 off 22. He had a better inward half than seven-handicapper Ethan Main who also returned a net 69.
The Under-12s' handicap prize was won by Koby Buchan (Cruden Bay) with a net 73 off 13.
The Under-18s match-play, contested by the four lowest scorers in the stroke-play championship yesterday, resulted in a win for Owen Walker (Newmachar) who beat Ryan Lovie (Duff House Royal) 6 and 5 in the final.
Under-18s' stroke-play title winner Liam Waldron lost by 4 and 2 to Lovie in the semi-finals.

PAUL LAWRIE UNDER-14s STROKE-PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP
Kemnay Golf Club
Par 71. CSS 69
SCRATCH SCORES
75 F Laird (Alford).
76 J Gibb (Aboyne) (better last 6 holes), E Main (Murcar Links)
82 R Bothwell (Royal Aberdeen)
83 S Spark (Newmachar), J Spark (Newmachar).
84 C Bruce (Deeside).
85 M To (Kemnay)
86 K Buchan (Cruden Bay)
91 D Boyce (Murcar Links)
96 A Buckley (Murcar Links)
99 F Black (Royal Aberdeen)
101 B Gray (Duff House Royal)
102 C-L Wright (Cullen)
106 N Begg (Murcar Links)

NET SCORES
66 F Laird (Alford) (9)
69 D Boyce (Murcar Links) (22), E Main (Murcar Links) (7)
70 J Gibb (Aboyne) (6)
72 R Bothwell (Royal Aberdeen) (10), M To (Kemay) (13)
73 K Buchan (Cruden Bay) (13)
74 J Spark (Newmachar) (9)
76 A Buckley (Murcar Links) (20)
77 B Gray (Duff House Royal) (24), S Spark (Newmachar) (6)
78 C Bruce (Deeside) (6)
79 F Black (Royal Aberdeen) (20)
80 C-L Wright (Cullen) (22)
87 N Begg (Murcar Links) (19)

PAUL LAWRIE UNDER-18 BOYS MATCH-PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP
Kemnay Golf Club
Semi-finals - R Lovie (Duff House Royal) bt L Waldron (Royal Aberdeen) 4 and 3; O Walker (Newmachar) bt L Watt (Murcar Links) 3 and 2.
Final - Walker bt Lovie 6 and 5

    Owen Walker (Newmachar), left, with the Bill Brown Trophy as winner of the Paul Lawrie U18s' match-play championship. On right is beaten finalist Ryan Lovie (Duff House Royal). Picture byu Cal Carson Golf Agency/