DUNCAN SCORES THIRD WIN IN SEVEN WEEKS

ON NORTH-EAST ALLIANCE CIRCUIT


By COLIN FARQUHARSON

Scottish Alliance champion Kevin Duncan (Cruden Bay) scored his third win over the last seven competitions on the North-east Golfers Alliance circuit at Craibstone Golf Club today.

He shot a two-under-par 67 on a cold, windy day, highlighting his scorecard with six birdies: first, third, 13th, 14th, 16th and 18th in halves of 35-32 against the par of 35-34.

Duncan won the first prize of £130 by three shots from  young Montrose amateur Ewan Wheat and Peterhead tour pro Phil McLean (36-34) both of whom shot 70s.
John Nicolson (Newmachar), who finished joint fourth with Kamran Zeynalov (Portlethen) on the 71 mark, had the best inward half of the day - 31.

There was a field of 76 players.
The next NE Alliance competition will be held at Inverallochy Golf Club on January 9.

SCRATCH SCORES
Par 69

67 K Duncan (Cruden Bay) 35-32

70 E Wheat (Montrose Links), P McLean (Peterhead) 36-34

71 J Nicolson (Newmachar) 40-31, K Zeynalov (Portlethen) 37-34

72  J Duff (Newmachar), K Bedborough (Deeside)

73 S Finnie (Caledonian), P McKenna (Peterculter)

74  S Kidd (Longside), D Fleming (Portlethen)

75 B Murray (Portlethen), J Borthwick (Craibstone), I Esslemont (Paul Lawrie GC)

76  D Leslie (Bon-Accord)             

78 D Adam (Kemnay), W Middler (Peterhead), J Emslie (Royal Aberdeen), S Griffiths (Dunes GC), M Merchant (Newmachar)   

79 S McWilliam (Royal Aberdeen), M Fraser (Longside)

80  S Moore (Kemnay), R Sinclair (Kintore)

81  D Templeton (Murcar Links), G Somers (Bon-Accord), R Davidson (Caledonian), J Scott (Peterculter), E Riley (Craibstone), S Shand (Kemnay), R Bruce (Edzell), W Skene (Deeside), D Booth (Tarland), T Boyle (Portlethen),

82  C Cassie (Nigg Bay), M Duncan (Murcar Links)

83  S Allison (Bon-Accord), C Angus (Kemnay), R Denning (Inverurie), G Allan (Newmachar), P Cornfield (Newmachar)

84  R Smith (Craibstone)

85 G Burnett (Westhill), G Gibson (Kemnay), L Fowler (Royal Aberdeen), R Ruddiman (Royal Aberdeen)

86  K Mathieson (Kintore), J Forrest (Northern), D McLean (Kemnay), R Lamb (Newmachar), B Elsby (Peterculter)

87  D Townsley (Peterculter)

88  M MacKay Kemnay), P Cheyne (Northern), A Clark (Newmachar)

89 R Coupar (Duff House Royal)

90 R Duncan (Deeside) R Brown (Kemnay)

91  P Low (Craibstone), J Hosie (Hazlehead)

92  B Munro (Newmachar)

93  N Hardie (Kintore), A Sorley (Newmachar)

95  G Thom (Murcar Links)

98 G Leslie (Deeside)

100 M Brown Kemnay)

102 G Travis (Auchmill)

NRs I Birnie (Deeside), S Hanson (Kemnay), D Craigie (Kemnay), D Lawrie (Deeside), B Ritchie (Inverallochy), G Chalmers (Alford), R Reid (Tarland), S Davidson (Northern), S Kiloh (Portlethen)

SCRATCH PRIZEWINNERS

67 K Duncan (Cruden Bay)

70 E Wheat (Montrose Links), P McLean (Peterhead)

71 J Nicolson (Newmachar), K Zeynalov (Portlethen)

HANDICAP PRIZEWINNERS

CLASS ONE

67 K Bedborough (Deeside) (5)

68 S Kidd (Longside) (6)

69 D Fleming (Portlethen) (5)

71 J Borthwick (Craibstone) (4)

72 S Finnie (Caledonian) (1)

CLASS TWO

70 P Cornfield (Newmachar) (13)

71 J Scott (Peterculter) (10) bih, E Riley (Craibstone) (10)

72 G Allan (Newmachar) (11) bih, R Denning (Inverurie (11) bih.