The vagaries of the Scottish summer saw the competitors having to contend with constant rain and this was reflected in the higher than normal number of no-returns. Nevertheless, there were some excellent scores, notably Alan Dryden shooting a level par 72.

The third class was won by Alan Winter who fought back strongly after taking six at three of the first five holes. Successive threes at the 6th, 7^th and 8^th got his round back on track and he stayed on the rails to the end to win by a shot from James Brown. James was going well until triple-bogeys at the 9th and 13^th. He still had a chance of winning the class but ran up another 7 at the final hole. Steady rounds secured equal third place for Angus Wilson and John Cunningham while Jimmy Watt had cause to regret a profligate finish – after a birdie at the hardest hole on the course, the 15^th, he spilled seven strokes over the last three holes, finishing on 74.

In class two, Robbie Robertson more than made up for a mediocre front nine by storming home in level par, the highlight being a “magic two” at the 14^th. His net 68 was matched by Archie Young who played very solidly with only one six on his card and birdies at 6 and 16. One shot behind Robbie and Archie was Colin Griffin who also recovered from a poor outward half. Eight over par at the turn, Colin had further bogeys at 10 and 11 before a run of pars and good birdies at the 17^th and 18^th helped him into third place.

The winner of class one and of the President’s Cup was Rab Cunningham. One of the first to tee off, Rab posted an excellent 67 which was never surpassed.  Three-under par after five holes, he was on course for an even lower total but let shots slip at five of the next six holes before a birdie at the 18^th set the seal on a fine round. Two shots further back were Iain McFarlane and Murray Macmillan who both played steady golf to finish on 69. One shot behind them were Alan Cumming and Robert Sneddon. Alan got off to a flyer with birdies at the first three holes but couldn’t quite sustain this form while Robert shot the best back nine of the day – a one-under par 35.                    

Results

Class 1

67 – Robert Cunningham (9)

69 – Iain MacFarlane (4), Murray Macmillan (5)

Class 2

68 – Robbie Robertson (10), Archie Young (11)

69 – Colin Griffin (12)

Class 3

70 – Alan Winter (14)

71 – James Brown (15)

73 – Angus Wilson (16), John Cunningham (17)