NORTH-EAST 2ND, ANGUS THIRD

 

FAVOURITES FIFE WIN SCOTTISH BOYS

AREA TEAM GOLF TITLE AT PAISLEY

 

Fife, with a line-up including Scottish boys champion James White (Lundin) and beaten finalist Michael Main (Thornton), won the Glenvarigill Peugeot Scottish boys’ area team golf championship for a fifth time in all and for the first time since 1996 today (Sunday).

Fife’s total of 367, compiled by White, Main, Scott Crichton and Alex Moir  (149 from the foursomes and 218 from the singles) at Paisley Golf Club, won them the trophy and the title by four shots from the North-east quartet of Lewis Kirton (Newmachar), James Byrne (Banchory) and Northern’s Graeme Mitchell and Scott Fraser (foursomes 149, singles 222).

Angus, represented by Ross Bell, Daniel Elder, Josh Clarke and William Bremner (foursomes 146, singles 227), finished a close-up third on 373.

Defending champions Lothians finished back on 384.

 

GLENVARIGILL PEUGEOT SCOTTISH BOYS’ AREA TEAM

CHAMPIONSHIP

Paisley Golf Club

HOW THEY FINISHED

367 Fife (Foursomes 149: J White & M Main 77, S Crichton & A Moir 72. Singles 218: White 72, Moir 73, Main 73, Crichton 76).

371 North-east (Foursomes 149: L Kirton & J Byrne 71, K Duncan & S Fraser 78. Singles 222: Kirton 73, Duncan 74, Byrne 75, Fraser 79).

373 Angus (Foursomes 146: R Bell & D Elder 71, J Clarke & W Bremner 75. Singles: Bremner 74, Bell 76, Clarke 77, Elder 80).

379 South.

380 Renfrewshire.

382 Perth & Kinross.

384 Lothians, Stirlingshire.

387 Dumbartonshire, Ayrshire.

388 Borders.

389 North.

395 Lanarkshire.

499 Glasgow.

411 Argyll & Bute.

421 Clackmannanshire.