Saturday was a good day for the Wilson clan with Angus of that ilk finishing joint first in the third class and Andrew securing the Coronation Trophy with a fine score of 66. Despite shooting the best scratch score of the day, 69, Brendan Watt had to settle for second place after a count-back. A blistering start saw Brendan reach four under par after seven holes before bogeys at the 8th and 9th temporarily halted his momentum. Further birdies at the 13th and 18th were not quite enough as Andrew Wilson matched both of them to hold on for victory.
Ian Hamilton fought off the challenge of Stuart McKenzie to win the second class. Ian’s score was based on a solid one-over par front nine while Stuart was left to rue three successive bogeys from the 15th. One shot further back were John Rogerson, Peter McGuigan and Joe Woloszyn. John played steadily throughout while Peter and Joe had more of a rollercoaster ride. Peter had a triple-bogey 7 at the 3rd but countered with birdies at the 6th and 12th while Joe had 7s at the 5th and 17th but managed to birdie the 2nd and, more impressively, the 15th which was once again the hardest hole on the course.
In class three, both Angus Wilson and James Brown made second successive appearances on the podium. James had another consistent round while Angus recovered well from triple bogeys at the start of both halves, finishing on a high with a birdie at the last. They were joined on 70 by John Cattigan and Brian Houston. John also birdied the 18th to claim a share of the prize while Brian shrugged off a triple bogey at the 11th to birdie the 14th and 16th. He was denied outright victory by an untidy 7 at the final hole.
Results
Class 1
66 – Andrew Wilson (8), Brendan Watt (3)
69 – George Kirkwood, (6), Graham Manson (9), Kieron Aldridge (5), Andrew Aitken (6)
Class 2
67 – Ian Hamilton (10)
68 – Stuart McKenzie (12)
69 – Peter McGuigan (12), John Rogerson (12), Joe Woloszyn (13)
Class 3
70 – Angus Wilson (16), John Cattigan (18), Brian Houston (15), James Brown (15)
