Golf Round-Up
Former Scottish professional champion Brian Marchbank produced a record equalling performance at Buchanan Castle on Saturday to capture the top prize in the Stirlingshire club's annual pro-am.
Marchbank carded eight birdies in a flawless eight-under-par 62 to equal Alan Tait's mark in the event three years ago and relegate reigning Scottish champion Gordon Law and Fraser Mann to joint second on 64. Leading professional scores:
62 - Brian Marchbank (Marchbank Golf Enterprises).
64 - G Law (Uphall), F Mann (Musselburgh).
65 - S Dunsmore (Falkirk Tryst), J Greaves (Glasgow Gailes).
66 - R Arnott (Bishopbriggs GR), C Ronald (Torrance House).
67 - D Orr (East Renfrewshire), N Scott-Smith (Dullatur), W Guy (Castle DR), Billy Marchbank (Auchterarder), P Smith (Newmachar), J Chillas (Glenbervie).
Leading amateur team score: 53 - (N Scott-Smith (Dullatur, pro), R McCallum 5, B McDonald 15, W Hinchcliffe 18).
q Australian Robert Allenby will be a guest of honour at the opening round of the #7000 MacGregor Scottish Assistants' Championship at Balbirnie Park today.
The MacGregor-contracted player, who was third on the European Tour money list in 1996, will take in the action at the Glenrothes course before giving a teaching clinic at the end of play and dining with the leading five assistants in last year's order of merit.
David Orr (East Renfrewshire), Nigel Scott-Smith (Dullatur), Niall McGill (King James VI), David Downie (Brunston Castle), and Murray Urquhart (Inverness) are all back for a crack at the title won last year by Turnberry Hotel assistant Martin Hastie.
The Ayrshire-based professional will not return to defend his crown and the #1100 first prize however, having qualified as a full professional since his success 12 months ago.
The tournament consists of one round today, one round tomorrow with the top 40 and those tied for 40th place completing the final two rounds on Wednesday.
q Stirling and Clackmannan County Ladies Golf Association Championship (played at Linlithgow).
Quarter-finals - J Abernethy (Alloa) beat L Jenkins (Tulliallan) 4 and 3; L Kenny (Dunblane) beat L Morton (Tulli-allan) 2 holes; E Allison (Stirling) beat T Chillas (Stirling) 4 and 3; F Liddle (Dunblane) beat J Harrison (Linlithgow) 3 and 2.
Semi-final - L Kenny beat J Abernethy 4 and 2; E Allison beat F Liddle 4 and 3.
Final - L Kenny beat E Allison 2 and 1.
qdefending champions Lothians got off to a flying start in the Scottish Area Team Championship with a 7-2 win against Stirlingshire at Duddingston yesterday.
The home side lost the opening foursomes tie, former Scottish amateur champion Simon Mac-kenzie and Mark Timmins going down on the last green to Ben Genese and Kevin McArthur, but they quickly recovered, and did not lose another tie all day, Stirlingshire's other point coming via two halved singles.
The knockout style of previous years has been replaced by a group format and Lothians were joined at the top of Group C by Renfrewshire who beat the North 7-2. In Group D, Perth and Kinross defeated Clackmannan, 7-2.
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