LENZIE ACADEMICALS WIN SCHOOLS' FORMER PUPILS' TOURNEY

SCHOOL'S OUT, TROPHY'S IN! The winners (left to right, back row): Richard Law (Lenzie GC), Grant Minnes (Hayston GC), David Wylie and Scott Penman(Lenzie GC).
Front row: Graeme Stewart (Lenzie GC), Colin Peddie and Jim Paton(Kirkintilloch GC), Stephen Lindsay (Lenzie GC).

AT LONG LAST,  AFTER OVER 50 YEARS OF TRYING.

By JIM PATON
Lenzie Academicals achieved their first victory in the 59th Queen Elizabeth Coronation Trophy Schools FP foursomes at the Royal Burgess, Edinburgh, with a 2-1 victory over four times previous winners Daniel Stewart's Melville FP in the final.
The Lenzie side featured half of the six strong side which finished runners-up in 2004.
David Wylie and Graeme Stewart had a chance to win on the 18th in the deciding middle match but eventually secured the trophy with a par 4 on the first extra hole.
Lenzie'a results:
First round: Won 2-1 v Old Carthusians
Second round: Won 2 1/2-1/2 v Edinburgh Academicals
Third round: Won 2-1 v Breadalbane
Semi- final: Won 3-0 v Merchistonians
Final: Won 2-1 (1st extra hole) v Stewart's Melville

Jim Paton.

Queen Elizabeth Coronation Schools Trophy

This tournament was established in 1952 and is played between former pupils of schools from all over Great Britain. Format is a six-man team playing as three foursomes off scratch.

Footnote: No, I haven't played in in them all, but nearly - Jim Paton.