FORMER England international cricketer Ted Dexter yesterday won the
top scratch prize in the Royal and Ancient Golf Club's autumn medal
meeting over the Old Course, St Andrews. Dexter carded a one-under-par
71, one clear of Avon member Peter Hare, who was bidding to win the King
William IV Medal for the second year in succession.
Hare did, however, win the club's gold medal as runner-up plus the
George Glennie Medal for the leading scratch aggregate of 147 for the
Spring and Autumn meetings.
The new captain of the R and A, Aberdeen-born Gordon Jeffrey, aged 59,
who now lives in Southport, yesterday played himself into office in
traditional fashion by driving off the first ball -- a long drive down
the left. Leading scores:
71 -- E R Dexter. 72 -- P R Hare. 73 -- P W Greenhough. 74 -- Dr D M
Marsh, M Attenborough, R Spence, A W Bathurst, P Winton, A Holmes. 75 --
K Choo, J Gibson, J H Kellock, M Reece, P M Bucher, R I Souter. 76 -- A
C Caylay, K Mould, J Gabrielsen, A Brodie.
Other prizes: Silver Boomerang -- P Home (North Berwick, 9). Pine
Valley Plate -- F Donagh (Surrey, 8). Canadian Silver Beaver and John
Ellis Knowles Trophy -- A G Walker (137).
* ANDREW Oldcorn won the Murrayfield/Crammond Rotary Pro-am yesterday
with a course record 61 at Newbattle featuring eight birdies and no
dropped shots. Leading scores:
61 -- A Oldcorn (Dalmahoy). 66 -- G Weir (Braid Hills). 67 -- K Walker
(Kings Links), G Law (Uphall). 68 -- S Strachan (Bathgate), G Collinson
(Windyhill); I Young (Braid Hills), B Dunbar (Easter Moffat).
Team: 53 -- G McDowall (Murrayfield), J Drinnan, S Foulds, A Lineum.
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