Bute Golf Club

GORDON PETTIGREW rolled back the years on Sunday as he putted his way to a fifth club championship success. The six-handicapper, who last won the title in 1990, was master on the greens against final opponent David Cameron on a course that has recovered remarkably from the problems of the winter. It was not to be third time lucky for Cameron, who has featured unsuccessfully in two other finals, as his opponent came back strongly from an early setback when he lost the fourth.

Pettigrew first took the seventh in par then rolled in excellent birdie putts at the eighth and ninth to be two up at the turn. He was out in 33 while five-handicapper Cameron, who had dropped one shot to par, scored 35. A bogey five cost Cameron the tenth and his problems increased when Pettigrew confidently holed a putt across the green for a two at the twelfth to go four up. Then, after losing the fourteenth to par, Pettigrew went dormie three when the next hole was halved. Suddenly Cameron found his touch on the greens and mounted a fight-back with superb birdies on the sixteenth and seventeenth to take the match to the last hole. In a scrappy finish Pettigrew took the title by one hole when they both scored bogey fives.

The new champion was involved in another cliff-hanger in the semi-finals when he birdied the eighteenth to keep his match with David Bryden alive. He then followed up with another winning birdie at the nineteenth to earn his place in the final.

Cameron had an excellent win over defending champion three-handicapper Donald Standaloft after a brave birdie at the par four seventeenth, where he drove the ball through the green, put him one up. The final hole was shared in par to give Cameron victory.

In the quarter-finals Pettigrew beat Gordon Little 6 and 4, Bryden beat George Cuthbertson 3 and 2, Cameron beat John Kernaghan 2 and 1 and Standaloft beat Bobby Speirs 8 and 6.

IN the “wee championship” Leonard Ferguson lifted the Cuthbertson Cup after a final win over Graham Leonard. It looked as though Fergie was coasting to victory after scoring 37 to the turn to be six up, but Leonard came back strongly to win the next four holes reducing the leeway to two. However, despite an excellent back nine, Leonard was unable to catch his opponent and was finally beaten by 2 and 1.

In the quarter-finals Jim Wylie beat Frazer Robinson by 3 and 2 before going down to Leonard 5 and 4 in the semis. Duncan Keith beat Jim McKirdy by one hole then lost out on a final place when Ferguson beat him 6 and 5.

CLUB captain Iain McDougall produced his best golf of the season so far to win second class in the extra medal at Kingarth with a net 60 playing off 18. Leonard Ferguson (18) and Willie Adam (20) were next on 66. The first class was led by Duncan Speirs (6) with a better inward half against Alastair McFarlane after both finished on 66. The competition scratch score was 63.

ROTHESAY’S Peter Crawford defends the Middleton Cup in the Royal Bank of Scotland Kingarth Open on Sunday. A big field is expected for the event which again has been generously sponsored by RBS. An £80 voucher goes to the player with the leading net score while other prizes include £50 for the leading scratch scorer plus prize vouchers for best returns in first and second class and other special awards. Tee-off is from 7.30am until 3.00pm.

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	GORDON PETTIGREW rolled back the years on Sunday as he putted his way to a fifth club championship success. The six-handicapper, who last won the title in 1990, was master on the greens against final opponent David Cameron on a course that has recovered remarkably from the problems of the winter. It was not to be third time lucky for Cameron, who has featured unsuccessfully in two other finals, as his opponent came back strongly from an early setback when he lost the fourth. Pettigrew first took the seventh in par then rolled in excellent birdie putts at the eighth and ninth to be two up at the turn. He was out in 33 while five-handicapper Cameron, who had dropped one shot to par, scored 35. A bogey five cost Cameron the tenth and his problems increased when Pettigrew confidently holed a putt across the green for a two at the twelfth to go four up. Then, after losing the fourteenth to par, Pettigrew went dormie three when the next hole was halved. Suddenly Cameron found his touch on the greens and mounted a fight-back with superb birdies on the sixteenth and seventeenth to take the match to the last hole. In a scrappy finish Pettigrew took the title by one hole when they both scored bogey fives. The new champion was involved in another cliff-hanger in the semi-finals when he birdied the eighteenth to keep his match with David Bryden alive. He then followed up with another winning birdie at the nineteenth to earn his place in the final. Cameron had an excellent win over defending champion three-handicapper Donald Standaloft after a brave birdie at the par four seventeenth, where he drove the ball through the green, put him one up. The final hole was shared in par to give Cameron victory. In the quarter-finals Pettigrew beat Gordon Little 6 and 4, Bryden beat George Cuthbertson 3 and 2, Cameron beat John Kernaghan 2 and 1 and Standaloft beat Bobby Speirs 8 and 6. IN the “wee championship” Leonard Ferguson lifted the Cuthbertson Cup after a final win over Graham Leonard. It looked as though Fergie was coasting to victory after scoring 37 to the turn to be six up, but Leonard came back strongly to win the next four holes reducing the leeway to two. However, despite an excellent back nine, Leonard was unable to catch his opponent and was finally beaten by 2 and 1. In the quarter-finals Jim Wylie beat Frazer Robinson by 3 and 2 before going down to Leonard 5 and 4 in the semis. Duncan Keith beat Jim McKirdy by one hole then lost out on a final place when Ferguson beat him 6 and 5. CLUB captain Iain McDougall produced his best golf of the season so far to win second class in the extra medal at Kingarth with a net 60 playing off 18. Leonard Ferguson (18) and Willie Adam (20) were next on 66. The first class was led by Duncan Speirs (6) with a better inward half against Alastair McFarlane after both finished on 66. The competition scratch score was 63. ROTHESAY’S Peter Crawford defends the Middleton Cup in the Royal Bank of Scotland Kingarth Open on Sunday. A big field is expected for the event which again has been generously sponsored by RBS. An £80 voucher goes to the player with the leading net score while other prizes include £50 for the leading scratch scorer plus prize vouchers for best returns in first and second class and other special awards. Tee-off is from 7.30am until 3.00pm.