Inverallochy's Brian Ritchie wins by three at Kemnay with a one-under 70

Brian Ritchie from Inverallochy headed a North-east Golfers Alliance field of 85 competitors with a one-under-par score of 70 at Kemnay Golf Club today (Wednesday).
It is his first win on the circuit
Ritchie, a four-handicapper, had one eagle, three birdies and four bogeys in halves of 36 (level par) and 34 (one under). He won by three strokes from Kevin Duncan (Cruden Bay) and Lee Buck (Peterculter)


NORTH-EAST ALLIANCE

VENUE: KEMNAY Golf Club

par 71
70 B Ritchie (Inverallochy) 36-34
73 K Duncan (Cruden Bay) 38-35, L Buck (Peterculter) 36-37
75 J Chalmers (Kemnay) 38-37, Laura Murray (Kippie Lodge) 37-38
76 P McLean (Peterhead) 40-36, B Nicholson (Newmachar) 40-36
77 G Somers (Bon Accord) 37-40, S Finnie (Caledonian) 39-38, R Mitchell (Paul Lawrie Golf Centre) 40-37
78 R Reid (Tarland) 39-39, C Gilbert (Cruden Bay) 40-38, I Esslemont (Newmachar) 38-40, J Nicolson (Hazlehead) 40-38
79 D Booth (Tarland) 40-39
80 S Barron (Kemnay) 41-39, G Meade (Caledonian) 38-42, F Bisset (Banchory) 41-39
81 D Adam (Kemnay) 41-40, S McWilliam (Royal Aberdeen) 38-43
82 R Bruce (Peterculter) 44-38, R McConnachie (Peterculter) 45-37, C Dempster (Paul Lawrie Golf Centre) 40-42, C Craig (Kintore), M Duncan (Murcar Links) 42-40, D Fleming (Portlethen) 44-38, S Shand (Kemnay) 41-41, D Craigie (Kemnay) 43-39, Keil Beveridge (Kippie Lodge) 42-40, W Middler (Peterhead) 43-39
83 R Davidson (Caledonian) 44-39, M Forster (Cruden Bay) 45-38, D Leslie (Bon Accord) 39-44
84 C Riches (Newmachar) 43-41, C Angus (Kemnay) 44-40, C Carnegie (Kemnay) 42-42, A B Clark (Newmachar) 41-43, C Duffus (Royal Aberdeen) 43-41, S Mackie (Hazlehead) 42-42.
85 G Gibson (Kemnay) 44-41 , K Bedborough (Deeside) 44-41, W Skene (Deeside) 43-42, D Lane (Deeside) 48-37, S Kidd (Longside) 48-37, G Cochrane (Kemnay) 45-40,  J Barclay (Newmachar) 44-41
86 R Smith (Portlethen) 43-43, L Fowler (Royal Aberdeen) 45-41, W Rennie (Paul Lawrie Golf Centre) 43-43, M Lawrie (Kemnay) 43-43.
87 S Allison (Bon Accord) 43-44, P Morrison (Newmachar) 44-43, D Wright (Auchmill) 42-45, D McLean (Newmachar) 41-46, G Allan (Newmachar) 45-42.
88 S Ross (Hazlehead) 44-44, G Thom (Murcar Links) 45-43, J Hosie (Hazlehead) 46-42, S Cowie (Cullen Links) 51-37
89 M MacKay (Kemnay) 47-42, I Birnie (Deeside) 43-46, J Scott (Peterculter) 44-45, D Nelson (Aboyne) 41-48, R Denning (Inverurie) 44-45
92 D Cassie (Nigg Bay) 47-45, B Lumsden  (Northern) 48-44, D Townsley (Peterculter) 48-44
94 J Cobban (Portlethen) 47-47, G Homer (Aboyne) 44-50, D Cruickshank (Craibstone) 50-44
95 M Brown (Deeside) 49-46
96 P Cornfield (Hazlehead) 48-48
97 P Cheyne (Northern) 49-48, G Deveci (Peterculter) 49-48
98 N Glass (Portlethen) 52-46, D Bisset (Banchory) 50-48.
104 G Watson (Deeside) 55-49
105 A Sorley (Newmachar) 53-52
111 G Travis (Auchmill) 59-52.
No Returns: G Chalmers (Alford), S Davidson (Northern), J Sunley (Newmachar), D Wilson (Paul Lawrie Golf Centre), S Moore (Kemnay), N Hardie (Kintore).

PRIZEWINNERS
SCRATCH
70 B Ritchie (Inverallochy)
73 K Duncan (Cruden Bay), L Buck (Peterculter)
75 J Chalmers (Kemnay), Laura Murray (Kippie Lodge)
HANDICAP
CLASS 1 

 71 Doug Booth (Tarland) (8)
 73 Raymond Reid (Tarland) (5)
 74 Brian Nicolson (Newmachar) (2)

 74 Graham Somers (Bon-Accord) (3)

 75 Ian Esslemont (Newmachar) (3)
 

CLASS 2

 71 Dick Wright (Auchmill) (16)

 72 Stephen Ross (Hazlehead) (16)

 72 Alistair Clark (Newmachar) (12)

 73 Martin Forster (Cruden Bay) (10)

 73 Mike Duncan (Murcar Links) (9)