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Friday, July 13, 2012

SCOTTISH SENIORS MATCHPLAY - Miller loses in quarter finals but Gray marches on


Ayrshire has one representative still in the Scottish Seniors Matchplay Championship at the semi final stage on Friday after Richard Gray (Irvine) beat the defending champion Ian Brotherston (Dumfries and County) at the 4th extra hole in their quarter final clash on Thursday afternoon at West Kilbride.

In the second round on Thursday morning, Gray beat Ian Gillan (Bishopbriggs) by 3 & 2 to set up a clash with the holder in the last eight.

Ayrshire's other representative still in the matchplay stages on Thursday, County President David Miller, won his second round match in the morning against Bill Erskine (Kilsyth Lennox) at the second extra hole but bowed out on Thursday afternoon to a 2 & 1 defeat by Ian Taylor (Royal Burgess).

In the semi final on Friday morning, Richard Gray will play Ian Taylor for a place in the final.  

Thursday's results :-
Second round
John Fraser (Royal Burgess) beat Lindsay Godon (Turnhouse) by 1 hole
Derek Murphy (Kinross) beat Colin Christy (Kilmacolm) at the 20th
David Gardner (Broomieknowe) beat Bob Stewart (Tulliallan) at the 20th
Graham Cox (Pollok) beat Fraser McCluskey (Royal Burgss) by 3 & 2
Richard Gray (Irvine) beat Ian Gillan (Bishopbriggs) by 3 & 2
Ian Brotherston (Dumfries and County) beat Keith Bruce (Edzell) by 3 & 2
Ian Taylor (Royal Burgess) beat George Paterson (Northern) by 1 hole
David Miller (Kilmarnock Barassie) beat Bill Erskine (Kilsyth Lennox) at the 20th

Quarter finals
Murphy beat Fraser by 5 & 4
Gardner beat Cox by 1 hole
Gray beat Brotherston at the 22nd
Taylor beat Miller by 2 & 1

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