LEVEN GOLD MEDAL - Dixon only three behind as McNicoll wins title

Ross Dixon (Kilmarnock Barassie) was only three shots adrift of a play off place in the 72 hole Leven Gold Medal, played at the Fife course over the weekend.

Victory went to Kier McNicoll (Carnousite) with a par 3 at the second play off hole, against Wallace Booth (Comrie)and Scott Borrowman (Dollar).

Steven McEwan (Caprington), with rounds of 83 and 72 for 155, missed the 36 hole cut by nine shots. John Shanks (Irvine) also missed the cut on 156 (78/78).

LEADING FINAL TOTALS

273 S Borrowman (Dollar) 71 68 68 66, W Booth (Comrie) 71 67 66 69, K McNicoll (Carnoustie) 67 69 70 67.

274 S Henry (Cardross) 70 65 69 70, P O'Hara (Colville Park) 69 65 68 72.

275 J Gallagher (Swanston New) 69 69 66 71.

276 R Dixon (Kilmarnock Barassie) 69 70 66 71, R Kellett (Colville Park) 69 68 69 70.

277 B Soutar (Leven GS) 73 70 67 67, G Yates (Hilton Park) 72 68 68 69.

278 G Dear (Murrayshall) 74 68 68 68.

279 B McDermott (Leven GS) 74 70 68 67, L Kirton (Newmachar) 71 69 69 70.

281 R Bell (Downfield) 74 68 70 69, J Byrne (Banchory) 74 66 72 69, M Lamb (Haddington) 79 69 70 72.

282 A Main (Thornton) 70 70 71 71, C Macaulay (Tulliallan) 69 72 69 72, K Nicol (Fraserburgh) 68 71 71 72, S McAllister (Craigielaw) 66 73 67 76.

283 D Gould (Ladybank) 75 70 68 70, G Paterson (St Andrews New) 69 71 73 70.

284 P Betty (Hayston) 72 68 72 72.

285 G Campbell (Blairgowrie) 74 72 69 70, S Smith (Arbroath Artisans) 70 73 70 72, J White (Lundin) 72 70 74 69

286 J Mackay (Kilmarnock Barassie) 74 72 70 70, D Somerville (St Andrews) 71 73 73 69, C Martin (Balbirnie Park) 73 68 72 73

287 P McLean (Peterhead) 75 69 73 70

288 J Findlay (Fraserburgh) 74 70 69 75

289 S Spiers (Aus) 70 71 77 71

290 K Shanks (US) 74 71 73 72

291 S Stewart-Cation (Balbirnie Park) 71 72 75 73, J Mathers (Haggs Castle) 73 69 72 77

292 M Hillson (Craigielaw) 72 74 73 73, C Harkins (Ayr Belleisle) 71 71 71 79

293 B Erskine (Leven Th) 75 71 73 74, S Robertson (San dyhlls) 75 69 71 78

294 J Fox (Portmarnock) 73 73 75 73, J Welsh (Australia) 74 72 75 73

300 C Sanders (Leven Th) 71 75 77 77