SCOTTISH BOYS CHAMPIONSHIP - Easton books quarter final place

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Stuart Easton

or the second year in succession, Stuart Easton (Irvine) is through to the last eight of the Scottish Boys Championship.

In the fifth round match against Robbie Kemsley (Balmore) at West Kilbride on Thursday afternoon, Easton was never behind, although the tie was not decided until the final green.

One up after four holes, Easton extended his lead at the seventh, but a bogey four at the ninth hole saw Easton's lead reduced to a single hole at the turn.

Solid par golf on the inward nine from Easton gave his opponent little opportunity to level the match, and even a birdie three at the eleventh by Kemsley was only good enough to half the hole.

Easton's one dropped shot in the inward half came at the fourteenth, a bogey five allowing Kemsley to level the match for the first time since the third.

Though the match was close, Easton continued on the par trail, finishing with three straight pars and edging a single hole victory after his opponent carded a disasterous double bogey six on the final hole.

In the quarter finals on Friday morning, Easton faces Rory Brunton (Portpatrick) for a place in Friday afternoon's semi finals.