HAMILTON INSPIRES BALLOCHMYLE TO SCOTTISH CLUB TITLE

The winning Ballochmyle team pictured when they won the Ayrshire Club Championship in July (Report courtesy of Cal Carson Golf Agency)  Ayrshire's Ballochmyle won the Scottish Club Championship grand final at Falkirk Tryst today for the first time, on the back of a superb individual performance from last year's Scottish mid-amateur champion Craig Hamilton. Hamilton shot rounds of 65 and 66 for a total of 131 - nine under par, and against a combined CSS of 142 (70 am, 72 pm). He was ably backed up by Graeme Rowan (75-74) and William Fleming (79-73) to produce a two-from-three best score format of 140 in the first round and 139 in the second and a total of 279. That gave them the trophy and a ticket to next year's European Club Championship Final by four shots from runners-up Blairgowrie with another Angus team, Edzell, third and Duddingston fourth. Former Scottish champion Glenn Campbell was Blairgowrie's mainstay with rounds of 70 and 68 for 138. His team-mates were Stuart Graham (71-76) and George Brass (73-74). They scored 141 in the first round and 142 in the second for a total of 283. Edzell finished on 285 (142-143) with a team of William Bremner (70-71), Gary Tough (72-72) and Barry Petrie (75-76). Duddingston came fourth on 286 (142-144) with David Miller (68-75), Gary Thomson (74-74) and Derrick Williams (78-70). Elderslie were the first-round leaders with 140 but scored 148 in the afternoon and finished sixth on 288. SCOTTISH CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP GRAND FINAL Falkirk Tryst GC FINAL TOTALS 279 Ballochmyle 140 139. 283 Blairgowrie 141 142. 285 Edzell 142 143. 286 Duddingston 142 144 288 Dumbarton 145 145, Elderslie 140 148. 292 Bon Accord 143 149. 293 Hawick 145 148. 295 Cawder 144 151. 296 Alva 145 151, Fortrose and Rosemarkie 145 151. 297 Kilsyth Lennox 151 146. 300 Wigtownshire County 151 149.] 305 Scotscraig 152 153. 308 Bothwell Castle 151 156, Machrihanish 159 148. This marks the second occassion that an Ayrshire club has won the Club Championship title in the last three years, following on from Prestwick Golf Club's success in 2009.

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