Schools Team Championships
Scratch Winners - Aboyne Academy
Daniel Thompsett (74), Kimberly Beveridge (74), Sam McNeill (83)
Handicap Winners - Westhill Academy
Lloyd Shand, Sam Thain, Mark Robinson
Lowest Individual Scratch - Craig Lawrie (72)
ROBERT GORDON’S COLLEGE AND HAZLEHEAD
CONTEST SCHOOLS’ FINAL
Robert Gordon’s College and HazleheadAcademy will contest Thursday’s Paul Lawrie Foundation sponsored Aberdeen Schools’ Golf Championship at Newburgh.
In the semi-finals played at Murcar Links, HazleheadAcademy beat CultsAcademy 2-1 whilst Robert Gordon’s College beat the defending champions, AberdeenGrammar School by a similar score.
There was a dramatic conclusion to the Hazlehead/Cults match. Scott Main and Grant Joss won the first tie for Hazlehead by beating Andrew Carrell and Evan Robertson 2 & 1. Cult’s second pair of Jamie Pryde and Calum Sutherland then levelled the overall score at 1-1 by beating Elliot Duff and Callum Dunbar 2 & 1.
In the final tie, Hazlehead’s Paul Stewart and William Mathers had battled back from 4 down to be dormie playing the last hole against Cults’s Ross Yule and Philip McNicholas. However, it was the Hazlehead team who celebrated progress into the final when Paul 2-putted for a half and one hole victory.
Match Results
:
Hazlehead 2 CultsAcademy 1
S Main & G Joss beat A Carrell & E Robertson 2& 1
E Duff & C Dunbar lost to J Pryde & C Sutherland 2 & 1
P Stewart & W Mathers beat R Yule & P McNicholas 1 up
Robert Gordon’s College 2 AberdeenGrammar School 1
Hazlehead and Cults Monopolize
Aberdeen Schools’ Championship
Scott Main representing HazleheadAcademy won the Paul Lawrie Aberdeen Schools’ Scratch Trophy at Craibstone today. Five-handicapper, Scott shot a six over par 75, in very wet, testing conditions, to pip Andrew Carrell of CultsAcademy by one shot.
In his round, Scott had two birdies - at the ninth and 16th. But on the debit side he had double bogies sixes at the 8th and 18th and single shots dropped at the sixth, seventh, twelfth and 17th. Andrew was only one over after twelve holes but a double bogey and four bogies in the final six holes meant he had to be satisfied with the runners-up slot for the second successive year.
The Paul Lawrie Girls’ Championship was won by Lauren Watson of St Margaret’s. After a very nervy first four holes the 17-handicapper settled down, eventually beating Rachael Polson of CultsAcademy on the countback.
Six handicapper, Evan Robertson of CultsAcademy lifted the Paul Lawrie Handicap Trophy with a net 70, to beat Hazlehead’s William Mathers and Calum Sutherland by one shot.
There was further success for CultsAcademy when the Paul Lawrie Schools’ Handicap (13 to 24) Trophy was won by Jack Yule with a net 62 off his 18 handicap. The scratch trophy was won by Jamie Hall of Harlaw Academy with a eight over par 77.
LEADING SCORES (scr-12)
BOYS’ SCRATCH (White tees) CSS 71
75 S Main (Hazlehead);
76 A Carrell (Cults), E Robertson (Cults);
78 C Sutherland (Cults);
79 C Polson (St Machar);
81 R Yule (Cults), E Moore (Harlaw), A Fisher (Cults);
82 C Dunbar (Hazlehead), J Pryde (Cults);
BOYS’ HANDICAP
70 E Robertson (Cults) (6).
71 W Mathers (Hazlehead) (12).
72 C Dunbar (Hazlehead) (10).
GIRLS’ HANDICAP CSS 73 (Reduction only)
78 L Watson (St Magarets) (17).
78 R Polson (Cults) (5).
LEADING SCORES (13-24)
BOYS’ SCRATCH (Yellow tees) CSS 68
77 J Hall (Harlaw);
80 J Yule (Cults);
81 S Bennett (Torry); A Harkins (AGS); R Powell (Cults);
82 S Harkness (RGC), M Rae (Oldmachar);
83 G Kinnear (AGS); E Hvide (Oldmachar);
BOYS’ HANDICAP
62 J Yule (Cults) (18).
64 R Powell (Cults) (17).
65 E Hvide (Oldmachar) (18).