Kris Nicol wins NE Alliance in horrendous

weather at Strathlene

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Kris Nicol (Dunes Golf Centre), pictured, scored his first win of the North-east Golfers' Alliance season with a round of one-over-par 70 - one shot ahead of runner-up Phil McLean (Peterhead) - in today's fixture at Strathlene Golf Club.

A total of 57 players, from an original entry of 81,  made the journey to the Buckie venue and had to cope with horrendous weather … a mixture of strong winds, heavy showers and, latterly, dropping temperatures.

Nicol won the top pro prize of £100 with halves of 37-33 against the par of 34-35.

McLean, a winner twice in recent weeks, was in front at halfway after an outward 35 but his 36 for the inward nine gave Nicol, who had started with a double bogey 6 and was three over par after six holes, the chance to overhaul him.
 Keil Beveridge, with halves of 36, finished third with a 72

SCRATCH PRIZEWINNERS
70 K Nicol (Dunes Golf Centre) 37-33
71 P McLean (Peterhead) 35-36

72 K Beveridge (Kippie Lodge) 36-36

73 K Duncan (Cruden Bay) 36-37

74 L Murray (Kippie Lodge) 38-36, S Griffiths (Dunes Golf Centre) 38-36, S Hanson (Kemnay) 38-36

 HANDICAP PRIZEWINNERS
Class 1

74 S Allison (Bon-Accord) (7) bih, J Borthwick (Craibstone) (4).

75 D Adam (Kemnay) (5) bih, E Wheat (Montrose Links) (1)

76 S Finnie (Caledonian) (1)

Class 2

73 L Fowler (Royal Aberdeen) (10)
75 D Townsley (Peterculter) (12)

76 R Smith (Craibstone) (12) bih, D Lawrie (Deeside) (16) bih, R Wright (Northern) (14)

SCRATCH SCORES
PAR 69
70  K Nicol (Dunes GC)

71 P McLean (Peterhead)

72  Keil Beveridge (Kippie Lodge)
73 K Duncan (Cruden Bay)

74  S Hanson (Kemnay), S Griffiths (Dunes GC), Laura Murray (Kippie Lodge)

76  E Wheat (Montrose Links)

77  S Finnie (Caledonian), B Murray (Portlethen), J Duff (Newmachar)

78  J Borthwick (Craibstone)

80  J Calder (Newmachar), D Adam (Kemnay)

81  S Allison (Bon-Accord), Keil Beveridge (Aboyne)

82  J Emslie (Royal Aberdeen)

83  G Riley Craibstone), L Fowler (Royal Aberdeen)

84  C Duffus (Royal Aberdeen), R Lamb (Newmachar)

85 S McWilliam (Royal Aberdeen), D Fleming (Portlethen), R Bruce (Edzell)

86  C Cassie (Nigg Bay), S Moore (Kemnay)

87  S Kidd (Longside), G Chalmers (Alford), M Duncan (Murcar Links), D Townsley (Peterculter)

88  G Gibson (Kemnay), R Smith (Craibstone)

89  T Boyle (Portlethen), G Thom Murcar Links), W Skene (Deeside)

90 D Booth (Tarland), R Wright (Northern)

91  P Cheyne (Northern)

92  M Fraser (Longside), D Lawrie (Deeside)

93  J Sunley (Newmachar), G Leslie (Deeside)

94  D Nelson (Aboyne), R Ruddiman (Royal Aberdeen)

95  D McLean (Kemnay)

98 A Sorley (Newmachar)

100 R Coupar (Duff House Royal)

102 R Denning (Inverurie)

NRs R Reid (Tarland), P Morrison (Newmachar), M Brown Kemnay), R Brown (Kemnay), S Davidson     (Northern), D Leslie (Bon-Accord), G Cochrane (Kemnay), D Craigie (Kemnay), M Merchant (Newmachar)