DAVID CAMERON was the toast of Kingarth at the weekend as he celebrated a return to top form with a double. The seven-handicapper beat par on successive days with gross scores of 67 and 66.

The first cause for cheers came on Saturday when he lifted the McAlister Tankard after finishing eight up in the annual bogey competition. Birdies at the seventh and eighteenth helped him to a one-under-par 67 with a solitary blemish when he took a five at the fourth. Cameron continued on his winning way next day in the second round of the island's open M&M Trophy event, also at Kingarth, when he went one better with a four-birdies round of 66 to earn the scratch prize. He was five shots ahead of second-placed Alistair Murray of Rothesay who had 71.

The McAlister Tankard competition produced a barrage of birdies on the Saturday. In addition to Cameron's clutch Donald Standaloft (3) had a rollercoaster round with four birdies and an eagle which were wiped out by six bogeys to leave him on level par 68 and a share of third place with John Bunyan (20) on two up. John Kernaghan (14) was also part of the sub-par blitz as he contributed four birdies in a splendid gross round of 73 to finish runner-up on five up. The competition scratch score was 64.

The Bute members are back on the trail of silverware tomorrow (Saturday) when they will battle it out for the Kingarth Trophy, gifted last year by the club patron, the Honourable Lord Kingarth. Arthur Hunter, the first winner, is defending in this stableford event. The usual ballot takes place at 8.30am at the clubhouse.