PETER THOMSON, the Erskine professional, scored four birdies and an
eagle in a three-under-par round of 69 and took the #700 winner's cheque
in yesterday's Bonnyton pro-am.
Thomson was out in 37, but enjoyed a turn in fortunes over the inward
nine, grabbing birdies at the tenth, eleventh, and seventeenth, as well
as an eagle 2 at the fifteenth. He won by two shots from Cowglen's John
McTear, with European tour regular, Steve McAllister, finishing in a
three-way tie for third with Alan McCloskey (Airdrie) and Willie Milne
(Scot Golf). Leading scores:
69 -- P Thomson (Erskine).
71 -- J McTear (Cowglen).
72 -- A McCloskey (Airdrie), W Milne (Scot Golf), S McAllister (Palmer
Motor Factor).
73 -- J Wilson (Bonnyton),
K Walker (unattached).
74 -- I Parker (Prestwick St Nicholas), K Campbell (Machrihanish), W
Lockie (Kilmarnock Barassie), S Bree (Cathkin Braes), C Gillies
(Glenbervie), A Hemsley (Turriff).
Team -- 58 -- B Dunbar (Easter Moffat), G Cohen, D Cohen, A Mayre.
* * *
LANARKSHIRE will meet Renfrewshire at Strathaven today to decide the
outcome of the West of Scotland women's inter-county championship.
In yesterday's second round the holders, Lanarkshire, enjoyed a
61!/;1/-21!/;1/ victory over Dunbartonshire and Renfrewshire,
champions in 1987, maintained their unbeaten record with a convincing
8-1 win over the luckless Ayrshire. Results:
Dunbartonshire v Lanarkshire (Dunbartonshire players first):
Foursomes -- J Kinloch and
S McDonald halved with K Dallas and
P Hutton; M McKinlay and J Moodie lost to M Hughes and L Lundie, 2
holes;
V Melvin and M Myers lost to A Hendrie and A Johnston, 2 and 1.
Singles -- McKinlay beat Dallas, 2 and 1; Kinloch beat Lundie, 2
holes; McDonald lost to Hendrie, 3 and 2; Melvin lost to
F McKay, 3 and 2; A Baker lost to Hughes,
1 hole; L Mackiggan lost to Johnston, 2 and 1.
Final result -- Dunbartonshire 21!/;1/, Lanarkshire 61!/;1/.
Renfrewshire v Ayrshire (Renfrewshire players first):
Foursomes -- D Jackson and
K Fitzgerald beat G Thomson and
A McDill, 6 and 4; A Wilson and J Jenkins beat N Chisholm and J Jack,
3 and 2; P Orr and J Balloch beat K Bunting and
A Wallace, 2 and 1.
Singles -- Jackson beat J Finnie, 5 and 4; Fitzgerald beat McDill, 5
and 4; Jenkins lost to Thomson, 3 and 2; Orr beat Jack,
3 and 2; B Livingston beat Wallace, 4 and 2; Balloch beat R
Gilbertson, 3 and 2.
Final result -- Renfrewshire 8, Ayrshire 1.
* * *
THE West of Scotland Veteran Ladies maintained the upper hand over
their counterparts from the East with a comprehensive 61!/;1/-21!/;1/
victory in the annual match played over Gullane No.1 yesterday. Results
(West players first):
Mrs A Prentice beat Miss C Lugton,
2 and 1; Miss E Hanlon lost to Mrs E Jack,
4 and 3; Mrs J Scott beat Mrs J Kerr, 7 and 5; Mrs M Noble beat Mrs J
Andrew, 3 and 2; Mrs B Grant lost to Mrs R Clitheroe,
8 and 7; Mrs A Stevenson beat Mrs T Gunn, 3 and 2; Mrs W Cameron beat
Mrs K Milne, 5 and 4; Mrs J Watson beat Mrs H Shah, 8 and 7; Mrs A Paton
halved with Mrs A Robertson.
* * *
JEAN PATRICK (Stirling) won the Scottish Veteran Ladies Midland
Division summer meeting at Leven Scoonie with a 10-over-par 78. Aberdour
31-handicapper Catherine Meechan lifted the Donaldson Trophy for best
net score with a remarkable 62. Leading scores:
Scratch -- Mrs J Patrick (Stirling) 78; Mrs P Smith (Glenbervie) 81;
Mrs B Potter (Kirkcaldy) 83. Handicap. Silver -- Mrs I Hood, St Rule
(14) 68; Mrs M Given, Falkirk Tryst (13), Mrs M Porteous, Dollar (13)
70. Bronze -- Miss C Meechan, Aberdour (31), 62; Mrs G Wright,
Dunfermline (22), 68; Mrs S Jenkins, Tulliallan (21), 69.
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