DOUBLE SUCCESS FOR LOTHIANS BOYS OVER ANGUS

By ALEX MACKAY

Angus boys' convener

The annual under-16s match between Angus and the Lothians resulted in a convincing 7-2 win for a very strong Lothians team at Piperdam. 

Most of the Angus boys, making the transition to the next age group for the first time, recieved a lesson in the standard requird at this level.

Results in the Under-16s match:

FOURSOMES(Angus names first)

Gavin Petrie (Forfar) and Marc Howie (Ballumbie) bt Callum Cochrane (Dalmahoy) and Aaron McManus (Tantallon) 2 holes

John McKenna (Downfield) and Mac Duncan (Monifieth) lost to Calum Wilson (Kilspindie) and Marc Napier (Dundas Park) 5 and 4

Jamie Beedie and Findlay Soutar (both Montrose) lost to Murray Naysmith(Dalmahoy) and Leigh Lawson (Turnhouse) 3 and 2

SINGLES

Petrie lost to Cochrane 2 and 1

Howie lost to Naysmith 5 and 4

McKenna lost to McManus 5 and 3

Duncan lost to Napier 4 and 3

Soutar bt Wilson 2 holes.

Beedie lost to Lawson 4 and 3

The annual under 14s match between the areas ended in the same 7-2 result in favour of Lothians at Swanston New. However, for all the Angus boys involved, this was their first ever county match. All the boys played their heart out but a special mention has to go to 11 year old Ewan Wheat (barely 4' 6") very impressivly taking Angus's only singles point against a giant opponent in Callum Russell. 

With two other boys going to the last putt of their matches on the 18th, they were all upbeat about the return fixture next year

Results in Under-14s match:

FOURSOMES

Aiden Smith (Edzell) and David Grant (Downfield) bt Ronnan Higgins (Tantallon) and Neil Thomson (Swanston) 4 and 3

Harry George (Downfield) and Ewan Wheat (Montrose) lost to Cameron Blair (Musselburgh) and Callum Russell 3 and 2

Charlie Walls (Monifieth) and  Campbell Gibson (Downfield) lost to David Rudd (Longniddry) and Scott Young (Tantallon) 7 and 6.

SINGLES

Smith lost to Higgins 5 and 4

Grant lost to Blair 4 and 2

George lost to Thomson 1 hole

Wheat bt Russell 2 holes

Walls lost to Rudd 1 hole

Gibson lost to Young 7 and 5.