Scott and Ailsa win Paul Lawrie

Scottish schools titles

Scott Gibson (Dumfries & Galloway) and Ailsa Summers (City of Dundee) won the individual titles at the Paul Lawrie Scottish schools golf championships over the Burnside and Buddon course at Carnoustie.
Scott had a two-under-par total of 136, with a four-over-par 72 at Burnside and a two-under-par score of 64 at Buddon..
Highlander Calum Stewart from Brora and Daniel Young (Perth & Kinross) had the next best aggregates of 137.
Stewart scored 73 (Burnside) and 64 (Buddon), and was officially placed second by virtue of a better second round than Young who had rounds of 69 and 68.
Ailsa Summers, who plays out of Carnoustie Ladies and is holder of both the Angus women’s and girls’ county championships, had rounds of 71 (Buddon) and 74 (Burnside) for a total of 145.
Ailsa, whose mother Mary (Mackie) was a Scottish girl cap and British girls championship finalist, won by one shot from the fast finishing Gabrielle MacDonald (Midlothian). Gabrielle trailed by seven after a Buddon opening round of 78 but she produced by far the best girls’ performance over the Burnside course, shooting a 68 for a total of 146.
Jill Meldrum (East Dunbartonshire) and Rachael Watton (City of Edinburgh) came next on the 148 mark. Jill was placed third with the better second round. She scored 72 at Buddon and 76 at Burnside. Rachael had rounds of 71 and 77.
Katie McGarva (South Ayrshire), playing off 17, had the girls’ best net 36-hole aggregate of 127 with net scores of 60 and 67.
She won by two shots from Katie Reid (Dundee City), who had a net 131, playing off 11, with net scores of 62 and 69.
There was no boys’ handicap prize list.
Perth & Kinross (422) won the boys’ team title ahead of Dumfries & Galloway (425) and Dundee City (433).
East Dunbartonshire (303) won the girls’ team championship from Renfrewshire (306) and third-placed Highland (311).

PAUL LAWRIE SCOTTISH SCHOOLS CHAMPIONSHIPSBurnside & Buddon courses, Carnoustie.
Boys CSS 70 (Burnside) & 67 (Buddon)
Girls CSS 68 (Buddon) & 71 (Burnside).
LEADING BOYS TOTALS
(Burnside score first, Buddon second)
136 Scott Gibson (Dumfries & Galloway) 72 64.
137 Calum Stewart (Highland) 73 64, Daniel Young (Perth & Kinross) 69 68.
139 Liam Johnstone (Dumfries & Galloway) 70 69, Calum McLean (Glasgow) 72 67.
140 Grant Forrest (City of Edinbugh) 73 67, Stuart Boyle (West Lothian) 71 69.
141 Simon Fairburn (Borders) 74 67, Robbie Gauld (North Aberdeenshire) 72 69, Jamie Lynch (Falkirk) 72 69, Graeme Duncan (North Lanarkshire) 71 70.
LEADING GIRLS TOTALS
145 Ailsa Summers (City of Dundee) 71 74.
146 Gabrielle MacDonald (Midlothian) 78 69.
148 Jill Meldrum (East Dunbartonshire) 72 76, Rachael Watton (City of Edinburgh) 71 77.
151 Sammy Vass (Highland) 76 75.
153 Alyson McKechin (Renfrewshire) 75 78, Eilidh Briggs (Renfrewshire) 74 79, Katy Reid (City of Dee) 73 80.
155 Jordana Graham (Dumfries & Galloway) 75 80, Kirstin Scott (East Dunbartonshire) 74 81.

TEAM TOTALS
Boys – 422 Perth & Kinross, 424 Dumfries & Galloway, 433 City of Dundee.
Girls – 303 East Dunbartonshire, 306 Renfrewshire, 311 Highland.