RITCHIE PIPS LINDSAY, BISSET FOR ALEX FOX TROPHY AT SCOTTISH

GOLF WRITERS’ CHAMPIONSHIP

Bryce Ritchie (Bunkered Magazine) pipped Matthew Lindsay (Glasgow Evening Times) and Fergus Bisset (Golf Monthly) for the Alex Fox Trophy in the Scottish Golf Writers’ Championship at Dundonald Links today.
Bryce, playing off 11 of a handicap, scored 34 Stableford points, one more than two-handicapper Matthew and Fergus who plays off three.
Matthew’s better inward half of 16pt won him Class 1 from Fergus (inward half 14pt).
The Bunkered Guests’ Trophy was won for a second time by Scottish PGA tournament director Hugh Malcolm. He scored 35pt off seven of a handicap.
Ian Hutcheon (Monifieth), recent winner of the Scottish senior amateur title for a third time and still playing off +2 at the age of 65, was runner-up in the guests’ section with 33pt and also presented the prizes.
+Picture shows (left to right) Bryce Ritchie, Ian Hutcheon and Hugh Malcolm.
PRIZEWINNERS

WRITERS’ Class 1: 0 to 10
33 Matthew Lindsay (Evening Times) (2) (inward half 16pt), Fergus Bisset (Golf Monthly) (3) (inward half 14pt).
29 Gillian Kirkwood (http://www.kirkwoodgolf.co.uk/) (10) (inward half 17pt), Martin Dempster (Bunkered) (10) (inward half 13pt).
26 Malcolm Campbell (Freelance) (5).
24 Lawrence Donegan (The Guardian) (7).
WRITERS’ Class 2: 11 to 24
34 Bryce Ritchie (Bunkered) (11).
25 Douglas Lowe (Herald) (11) (inward half 12pt), Nick Rodger (David Begg Sports) (18) (inward half 7pt).
24 David McCarthy (Daily Record) (18).
15 Euan McLean (Sunday Mail) (12) (better last six holes), Alan Campbell (Sunday Herald) (18). 6 Michael McEwan (Bunkered) (24)
GUESTS
35 Hugh Malcolm (Scottish PGA) (7).
33 Ian Hutcheon (Scottish senior champion) (+2).
29 Stewart McDougall (David Begg Sports) (10).
27 Ross Duncan (Scottish Golf Union) (6).
26 Hugh Hunter (Past SGU president) (9).
25 Graham Watson (Scottish Institute of Sport) (4).
PUTTS DURING ROUND
Writers’ Class 1
31 Matthew Lindsay (inward half 16), Gillian Kirkwood (inward half 17).
Writers’ Class 2
33 Bryce Ritchie (better last six holes: 10), Douglas Lowe (last six holes: 11).
Guests
30 Ian Hutcheon (inward half 16), Graham Watson (inward half 17).
TEAM SWEEPSTAKE
95 Fergus Bisset, Hugh Malcolm & Ross Duncan.
91 Lawrence Donegan, Bryce Ritchie & Matthew Lindsay.