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Friday, September 07, 2007

SCOTTISH POLICE GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP - Local officers succesful in 83rd championship

The 83rd Scottish Police Golf Championships were held at Irvine (Bogside) and West Kilbride on Tuesday 4th and Wednesday 5th September, hosted by Strathclyde Police, and a number of local officers were succesful in the event.

Pride of place went to Irvine Community Policing Sergeant Derek Anderson (pictured right) who won the Scottish Office Handicap Challenge Cup for the second class handicap section. The 12 handicapper had nett rounds of 73 over West Kilbride and 75 over Irvine (Bogside) for a 148 total, to win the trophy by virtue of the best round over West Kilbride, ahead of Wlson Rennie (Grampian Police).

Former Scottish Ladies Amateuur Champion, constable Alison Gemmill (pictured below) was runner up in the Ladies competition, her 151 nett total, 75 at West Kilbride and 76 at Irvine, being two adrift of the winning score returned by fellow Strathclyde officer Linda Allan.

Kilmarnock based Inspector Gillian Gibson (pictured below) was third in the ladies competition on 159.

In the retired officers competition, former constable Robin Paton (pictured below), a member at West Kilbride, was 4th on 151.












Robin Paton also combined with Linda Allan, Stuart Boyd and Jim Stevenson, as Strathclyde Team No. 4 (pictured right) , to win the team handicap title
and Glasgow Herald Trophy with a 446 total, one ahead of Strathclyde Team no. 5, which included a strong local connection in constables Stewart Wilson (pictured below), Ricky Nicol and retired officer Jim Jack, along with fellow Strathclyde officer Colin Harris.

In the First Class handicap competition, for the Willie Merilees Trophy, Ayr based detective constable Ricky Nicol was third with a 145 total, one shot adrift of the winner, Alan White (Dumfries & Galloway).





In the premier event, the scratch championship, Kilmarnock based constable Matthew Malpas (pictured right) finished in third place, a superb second round 69 over West Kilbride giving him a total of 151, just three shots adrift of the winner, retired officer Henry Anderson (Central Scotland Police) who took the title for the eighth time, extending his record haul of titles in the championship.

The competitors were entertained by the Strathclyde Police Pipe Band (pictured below)prior to the presentation of prizes on Wednesday night. Mrs. Malcolm, wife of Assistant Chief Constable John Malcolm, presented prizes to the succesful participants at the end of the competition.

The championships travel to Grampian in 2007, being hosted by Kenmay and Murchar golf clubs.

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