Scottish Golf Academy Under-16s Winter Series event at Strathmore Golf Centre

Ewan Scott (68) wins boys' event:

Ailsa, Gabrielle, Clara tie for first

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
St Andrews Golf Club juniors Ewan Scott and Ben Kinsley figured in a 1-2 finish to the boys' section of the Scottish Golf Academy Under-16s Winter Series 18-hole event at Strathmore Golf Centre, Alyth today.
Gabrielle McDonald (Craigielaw), winner of the girls' first event at The Glen at the end of October, figured in a three-way tie this time with Clara Young (North Berwick) and Ailsa Summers (Carnoustie Ladies) at the head of the girls' field.
Scott, pictured above by Cal Carson Golf Agency, winner of the English open Under-14s championship last year, headed a field of 40 boys with a sparkling round of four-under-par 68 which featured a flawless inward half of 32 with birdies at the 10th, 12th, 15th and 16th.
He won by two strokes from clubmate Kinsley who birdied three of the last four holes for a 70 to finish two ahead of third-placed Ben Craggs (Glenbervie).
Bradley Neil (Blairgowrie), the boys' winner at The Glen, could not get in contention this time round and finished with a six-over-par 78. His only birdie came at the last hole.
Ailsa Summers had a two-stroke advantage over both Gabrielle McDonald and Clara Young when she reached the turn in two-over 35 but the latter pair made up the difference by each coming home in one-under 36 to Ailsa's 38.
Clara birdied the 11th, 15th and 18th, Gabrielle the 15th and 18th. Summers too had late birdies at the 15th and 18th but they were surrounded by bogeys at the 14th, 16th and 17th.
In a tight finish to the girls' section, Summers, McDonald and Young finished only one stroke ahead of three players on 76 - Scottish girls' match-play champion Lesley Atkins (Gullane Ladies), Lauren Whyte (St Regulus) and Renfrewshire county champion Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm).
The third Scottish Golf Academy Under-16s Winter Series event will be held at the Eden course, St Andrews on Sunday, February 6.

TODAY'S BEST SCORECARDS

BOYS' PAR 72. OUT: 5-4-4-3-5-3-4-4-4--36. IN: 4-4-5-3-4-4-4-3-5--36.

EWAN SCOTT 68
OUT: 6-4-4-3-4-3-4-4-4--36.
   IN: 3-4-4-3-4-3-3-3-5--32

BEN KINSLEY 70
OUT: 5-3-4-3-4-3-4-4-5--35.
  IN:  4-4-5-3-5-3-5-2-4--35.

GIRLS' PAR 72. OUT: 5-4-4-3-4-3-4-4-4--35. IN: 4-4-5-3-5-4-4-3-5--37.

AILSA SUMMERS 75
OUT: 5-4-4-4-4-3-4-5-4--37.
  IN: 4-4-5-3-6-3-5-4-4--38.

GABRIELLE McDONALD 75
OUT: 5-4-4-4-5-4-4-4-5--39.
   IN: 4-4-5-3-5-3-4-4-4--36.

CLARA YOUNG 75
OUT: 5-4-5-3-5-4-4-4-5--39.
  IN:  5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3-4--36