A level-par 68 gave scratch-handicapper Kris a share of third place, just one shot behind joint winners Edzell pro Alastair Webster and unattached professional Steve Martin, from Dundee.

Another Carnoustie player Jack Cree was joint second in the handicap section with a net 66, playing off 14.



Leading scores:

Scratch

67 - A. Webster (P), Edzell; S. Martin (P), Unattached.
68 - S. Cargill, Arbroath; G. Jenkins, Crieff; E. Walker (AP), Burntisland; K. Harper, Carnoustie.
69 - M. Pirie (P), Pitlochry.
70 - P. Jamieson (P), Dunblane; A. Lockhart (AP), Ladybank; K. Hutton (P), Downfield.
71 - G. Abel (AP), Alloa; P. Brookes (P), Pitreavie; J. Stevenson (P), Braehead; A. Crerar (P), Panmure.

Handicap

65 - G. Jenkins, Crieff, (3).
66 - R. Baldie, Crieff, (7); J. Cree, Carnoustie, (14).
67 - S. Cargill, Arbroath, (1); A. Farquharson, Downfield, (11).
68 - C. Gowrie, Kirriemuir, (6); I. Mason, St Andrews New, (7); K. Harper, Carnoustie, (Scratch).
69 - A. Mitchell, St Andrews New, (12); D. Thomson, Downfield, (6).
70 - D. Vicary, Craigie Hill, (11); I. McMurray, Downfield, (12); I. Wilson, Craigie Hill, (6); C. Brunton, Monifieth, (5); C. Westland, Alloa, (11); D. Ritchie, Crieff, (9); J. Rennie, Dunfermline, (13); A. McEwan, Carnoustie, (12); J. Cree, Thornton, (11).
Qualifiers for the JTC Interiors Express MGA Championship in April were A. Webster (P), Edzell, S. Martin (P), Unattached, and A. Crerar (P), Panmure.

The next meeting will be at Montrose on Tuesday, November 10. Tee-times are from 8.30 a.m. to 12 noon and the host club is Montrose Caledonia.

MGA Order Of Merit

Leading positions

Professional - 1, B. Mason, Callaway Golf, £175; 2, L. Vannet, Carnoustie Golf Links, £150; 3, A. Lockhart, Ladybank, £135; 4, C. Donnelly, Balbirnie Park, £120; 5, S. Martin, Unattached, £110; 6, equal, G. Abel, Alloa, M. Pirie, Pitlochry, M. Rae, Alyth, £100; 9, E. Walker, Burntisland, £90; 10, A. Webster, Edzell, £80. Other local placings: 16, equal, K. McNicoll, Unattached, L. Sutherland, Ballumbie Castle, £50.

Amateur - 1, R. Stewart, Tulliallan, £230; 2, M. Niven, Alloa, £185; 3, R. Bell, Downfield, £155; 4, M. Brown, Monifieth, £130; 5, G. Finlay, Ballumbie Castle, £125; 6, R. Redpath, Scotscraig, £115; 7, J. Ward, Carnoustie, £105; 8, equal, A. Farquharson, Downfield, A. McEwan, Carnoustie, D. Adams, Carnoustie, £100. Other local placings: 11, equal, C. Brunton, Monifieth, R. Farquhar, Carnoustie, £95; 13, equal, L. Kinnear, Carnoustie, £90; 18, J. Cree, Carnoustie, £75; 19, equal, A. Landsburgh, Panmure, £70; 23, equal, D. Mitchell, Panmure, £65; 26 equal, K. Harper, Carnoustie, £50; 29, equal, G. Paton, Dalhousie, P. Rhind, Grange, R. McDonald, Monifieth, £40; 38, equal, D. Chalmers, Panmure, £30.