JUNIOR MASTERS QUALIFIER

GOOD SCORING AT KIRRIE IN

JUNIOR MASTERS QUALIFIER

 

The scoring was as hot as the weather at Kirriemuir on Tuesday when 16 boys and 10 girls won their way through from Regional Final No 4 to join the field for the Scottish Junior Masters’ Grand Final, to be played over the Gleneagles Hotel’s Queen’s Course on Sunday, October 8.

 Scott Blacklie made a worthwhile long journey up from Jedburgh to the Angus venue to head the boys’ qualifiers with 45 Stableford points – roughly the equivalent of a nine under par net score – off a handicap of 13.

Scott had halves of 21 and 24pt and, a late finisher, he knocked the clubhouse leader off his perch.

That had been Callum Graham (Milnathort), playing off 10, who had scored 44pt (22-22) and had a better inward half than Gavin Law (Newburgh-on-Ythan) (20) who also had 44pt but halves of 23 and 21.

Ten of the leading boys scored 40pt or over, which represents very good scoring.

In the girls section, the No 1 qualifier was Louise Smith from the home club, Kirriemuir Players. Playing off 17, Louise scored 39pt with 24 out and 15 home. Louise had a net eagle at the fourth.

She won by one point from Loretto Golf Academy pupil Lauren MacCallum (Newburgh-on-Ythan) whose 38pt total off a handicap of eight was made up of halves of 22 and 16.

Rebecca Wilson, a five-handicapper from Monifieth, finished third with halves of 16 and 20 for a total of 36.

 

QUALIFIERS

BOYS

45pt Scott Blacklie (Jedburgh) (13).

44 Callum Graham (Milnathort) (10), Gavin Law (Newburgh on Ythan) (20).

43 Callum Cromar (Lumphanan (12), Stewart Gray (Grange) (11), Sam Grant (Hilton Park) (11).

42 Euan McIntosh (East Aberdeenshire) (11), James Cruickshanks (Glenrothes) (14).

41 Graeme Matheson (Deeside) (20).

40 Scott Keith (Newmachar) (18).

39 Steven Hepburn (East Aberdeenshire) (13), Alex Anderson (Kirriemuir Players) (13), George Murray (Aboyne) (18), Harry Burness (Westhill) (9).

38 Kevin Moore (Jedburgh) (6), Andrew Cowan (Blairgowrie) (10) (Matthew Wiseman (Peterhead) (9) and Reece Mitchell (Downfield) (6) also scored 38pt but were eliminated on their inward halves).

GIRLS

39pt Louise Smith (Kirriemuir Players) (17).

38 Lauren MacCallum (Newburgh on Ythan) (8).

36 Rebecca Wilson (Monifieth) (5).

35 Gail Richens (Newmachar) (9).

33 Ashley Alston (Royal Montrose) (20), Caitlin Geddes (Northern) (27).

32 Claire Penrose (Monifieth) (28).

29 Kimberley Beveridge (Aboyne) (14), Sophie Alexander (Deeside) (29).

28 Louise McGillivray (Oldmeldrum) (16).