CULTS ACADEMY WIN PAUL LAWRIE FOUNDATION SCHOOLS TEAM CHALLENGE

REPORT BY ORGANISER DEREK JOHNSTONE

Cults Academy, represented by Ryan McKinnon, Andrew Carrell and Ben Henderson, won the rescheduled Paul Lawrie Foundation Schools’ Team Challenge Scratch Trophy for the first time at Peterculter Golf Club.

McKinnon led the way with a one-over-par 72, which also won him the individual scratch prize, whilst Carrell and Henderson both contributed 78s for a team total of 228.  They won by 4 stokes from Alford Academy’s Callum Coutts (75), Ray Gordon (76) and Patrick McKenna (81). Defending Champions, Robert Gordon’s College - Michael Lawrie (74), Thomas Cameron (80) and Henri Charles (82) - finished third on 236.

Mintlaw Academy claimed the Handicap Trophy with a net score of 216. Their team players and individual scores were: Decklan Addison (5) 70, Calvin Cheyne (5) 71 and Liam Allan (6) 75.  Peterhead Academy were runners-up on 218 and Albyn School placed third on 223 after a card countback against Aberdeen Grammar School. 

 SCOREBOARD

CSS: Boys 71(+1).  Girls 71 (No change)

SCRATCH

228 Cults Academy

232 Alford Academy, Mintlaw Academy

236 Robert Gordon's College

237 Aboyne Academy

242 Peterhead Academy

246 Meldrum Academy,

256 Aberdeen Grammar, Inverurie Academy, Montrose Academy

257 The Gordon Schools

258 Westhill Academy

259 Albyn School

262 Banchory Academy, Banff Academy

265 St Machar Academy

283 Torry Academy

291 Dyce Academy

NR  Hazlehead Academy

Disqualified - Turriff Academy

HANDICAP

216 Mintlaw Academy

217 Peterhead Academy, Cults Academy, Robert Gordon’s College

218 Alford Academy,

223 Albyn School, Aberdeen Grammar School

225 Aboyne Academy, The Gordon Schools

226 Meldrum Academy, Montrose Academy

227 Westhill Academy

230 Inverurie Acaddemy

231 Banchory Academy

237 St Machar Academy

238 Torry Academy

239 Banff Academy, Dyce Academy