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18.08		Congratulations to our winners: Liam MacDonald-McLeod (scr), Rob HAWTHORN (Class I), Grant MELVIN Class II)
18.07		Congratulations to our winners: Robert FARRIMOND (Class II) and Andrew ROE (Plate)
18.06	II	Grant MELVIN wins the Five Day Open Shield (Class II)
18.03	II	Richard's third shot is a lttle short. Grant, too, leaves his putt short. Richard misses. Grant holes out and we have a result.
17.59	II	Richard's second shot to the 12th is under the wire short of the green. Grant is pin-high, 15 feet to the left of the pin.
17.53	II	Grant's chip lands short. Grant to putt first and misses. Hole halved in 5s. The players agree to move to the 12th hole next.
17.52	II	Second shots have been played. Grant is just short of the front bunker. Richard is right of the green.
17.50	II	Two good drives lie on the flat section of the fairway. Both players have short irons left to the green.
17.44	II	Grant holes his put for a three and we're heading down the 7th (25th hole).
17.42	II	Both chip onto the green. Richard is away and holes his putt for a three.
17.40	II	Both tee shot are short of the green.
17.36	II	23nd hole halved in 5s. The match is now moving to the 6th (24th)
17.34	II	Grant MELVIN is just short of the green in two. Richard SUTHERLAND chips to 4 feet but misses the putt. Another half looks the likely outcome.
17.26	II	The fourth extra hole is halved in pars in the Class II final.
17.23	Scr	Liam MacDonald-Mcleod retains the Brora Five Day Open Salver.
17.22	Scr	Dougie has a putt to half the hole and keep the match alive. He lips out and Liam wins.
17.21	Scr	Dougie's tee shot is long. Liam finds the centre of the green. Dougie chips 10 feet past the hole. Liam putts to win but misses left.
17.20		Thanks go to Angela Grant, Sheena Bruce, Slammer and Malcolm Murray for sending in news from the course for this live scoreboard.
17.19		We would like to thank the management and owners of the Royal Marine Hotel for their generous sponsorship of this week's competition
17.17	II	Third extra hole is halved in fives. The match heads down the 22nd.
17.12	Scr	17th: Dougie puts to 5 feet from a tricky position. Liam's four is conceded. Hole is halved in 4's and the match goes up the 18th a/s
17.11	Scr	17th: Dougie's approach is almost inch-perfect put rolls back beside the bunker. Liam is safely in the middle of the green.
17.08	Scr	17th: Both players hit big drives down the 17th. Dougie leaves himself 100 yards and Liam around 70 yards.
17.07	I	Rob HAWTHORN wins the McRobert Thistle Cup (Class I) by one hole
17.04	II	Class II match is heading down the 21st hole after both players par the 20th.
17.01	I	Colin SUTHERLAND wins the 17th with a 4. Rob HAWTHORN now 1 up.
16.59	Scr	Sixteenth: Both players play good recovery shots and walk off with pars. Match still A/S
16.57	Scr	Sixteenth: Both players drive up the right hand side. Liam has a more favourable lie.
16.55	II	Class II halve 18 and 19 and are now going up the 20th hole.
16.50	Scr	16th: Liam long in 2. Dougie on the back edge, leaves his chip short. Dougie lags his put to gimme range. Liam holes a testing putt for a half.
16.47	I	Sixteenth hole halved in 4's. Rob HAWTHORN remains 2 up.
16.45	I	Colin SUTHERLAND wins the 15th with a 5. Rob HAWTHORN now 2 up.
16.41	II	Richard SUTHERLAND wins the 17th with a par to bring the match back to all square.
16.40	Scr	Fourteenth: Liam misses a makeable par putt. Dougie down in four. Match all square.
16.30	Scr	Thirteenth halved in fours.
16.28	Scr	Liam finds his ball below the ladies 14th tee and plays a recovery shot to the fringe. Dougie's bunker shot is long and he misses his putt.
16.23	Scr	Thirteenth: Liam's shot is well right. Dougie puts his shot into the back left bunker.
16.20	Scr	Twelfth: Both players on the green in two. Dougie misses his birdy chance. Liam also misses and the hole is halved. Liam remains 1 up.
16.18		Rob HAWTHORN birdies 13 to go three up.
16.16	III	Robert FARRIMOND wins the Auckroisk Cup (Class III) 5&4
16.15		Andrew ROE wins the plate 4 & 3
16.11	Scr	Eleventh: Dougie plays a good recovery shot, but concedes the hole to Liam. Liam now one up.
16.10	Scr	Eleventh: Dougie's hits his second shot to the heavens and it lands short of the burn. Liam hits his second to five feet.
16.07	II	14th hole halved in 5s. Grant MELVIN remains one up.
16.04	Scr	Eleventh: Summer is back and the rain has stopped. Liam's drive finds the fairway. Dougie misses to the left.
16.00	Scr	Tenth: Dougie plays a superb chip to 2 feet to a tough pin position. Liam putts to the same distance. Hole is halved. Match remains all square.
15.55	Scr	The driving rain is really affecting play now. Dougie's shot to the 10th is well short. Liam is on in two.
15.51	III	Marc WINDSOR wins the 11th with a par. Rob FARRIMOND now leads by four holes.
15.48	Scr	Ninth: Dougie takes two shots to get out of the bunker while Liam hits out to 15 feet. Hole conceded. Match all square at the turn.
15.45	III	Rob FARRIMOND wins the 10th after Marc WINDSOR loses his ball.
15.42	Scr	Ninth: Dougie's tee-shot is pulled left and lands beyond the greenside bunker but rolls back into the sand. Liam follows Dougie into the same bunker.
15.40	Scr	Dougie wins the eighth with a four to go one up.
15.39	I	Rob HAWTHORN is two up at the turn.
15.37	II	In the Class II, the eleventh is halved I pars. Grant MELVIN remains one up.
15.35	Scr	Eighth: After two big drives, Dougie hits a fairway wood and looks to be up in two. Liam's iron is missing to the left.
15.34		In the Plate, Andrew ROE is three up after 12 holes.
15.28	II	10th hole halved in 5's in the Class II match.
15.26	Scr	Seventh hole: Dougie plays his approach first to 15-20 feet. Liam's approach stops 25ft short. Hole halved in fours.
15.22	I	Rob HAWTHORN wins the 7th with a par to go 2 up.
15.19	Scr	Liam misses the green to the left but kicks onto the fringe. Dougie's drive is short. Both putt to gimme range and their par putts are conceded.
15.17	II	Ninth hole is halved. Grant MELVIN still one up at the turn.
15.16	II	Richard SUTHERLAND wins the eight to pull Grant MELVIN's lead back to one hole.
15.13	Scr	Fifth hole: Liam puts to gimme range for a four. Dougie catches the edge of the hole to miss from 15ft, having been short in two. Match all square.
15.11	III	Rob FARRIMOND three up at the turn.
15.05	I	Sixth hole was just halved in fours - Rob HAWTHORN still one up.
15.01	I	Just waiting for an update on the Class I match………..
15.00	Scr	Fourth hole - Liam's approach is just outside gimme range. Dougie's par put is conceded. Liam misses his birdie attempt. Hole halved.
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14.57		The heavy showers seem to be getting more frequent
14.53	II	Grant MELVIN wins both the 6th and 7th to go 2 up.
14.50	III	Robert FARRIMOND wins the seventh to go back to 3 up.
14.47	Scr	Third: Both drives land in the canal and both players hit their second shots to the green. Dougie holes out for a birdie and a one shot lead.
14.38	III	Marc WINDSOR wins 6th with a 3. Robert FARRIMOND back to 2 up.
14.38	II	Fifth hole won by Grant MELVIN. Match all square.
14.35	Scr	Dougie misses his birdie putt. Hole halved in fours.
14.33	Scr	On second hole, Liam hits his approach heavy and short. Dougie chips his second to 10 feet.
14.28	Scr	Dougie BROWN narrowly misses birdy attempt. Liam's rases his birdy putt past the hole. First hole halved in fours.
14.20	I	Rob HAWTHORN wins the first with a birdie. Second hole is halved in fours.
14.13	II	As the rain starts again, Grant MELVIN wins the third hole with a par. Richard SUTHERLAND is back to one up.
14.07	II	Richard SUTHERLAND wins the second hole in the Class II competition.
14.06	III	A 6 (nett 5) is enough to take Rorbert FARRIMOND 3 up after three holes.
13.56		In the Plate, Cullen WILSON wins the second, but Andrew ROE wins the third to remain one up.
13.55	III	Robert FARRIMOND is now two up after 2 holes
13.55	II	Richard SUTHERLAND goes one up at the first with a par
13.39	III	Robert FARRIMOND goes 1 up at the first with a par in the Class III final.
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13.20		Play is underway as the Plate finalists head down the first.
13.17		Congratulations to all prizewinners and finalists.
13.16		Steam is rising off the eighteenth green as the morning rain subsides and the finalists can look forward to a dry afternoon's play.
13.10	Scr	Dougie BROWN has qualified for the finals of the scatch competition by beating Roddie CAMERON in the semi-final by a margin of 4&3.
13.05	I	Robb HAWTHORN (Murrayfield) and Colin SUTHERLAND (Golspie) will play in the final of the McRobert Thistle Cup.
13.02	II	Grant MELVIN (Ham Manor) and Richard SUTHERLAND (Brora) will contest the final of the Five Day Open Shield.
13.01	III	Marc WINDSOR (Fortrose & Rosemarkie) and Robert FARRIMOND (Woodsome Hall) will contest the final of the Auchroisk Cup.
12.55	Scr	Local member Liam MacDonald McLeod will defend his title having beaten Jorg Paulus 3&2 in the semi-final of the Five Day Open Salver.
12.48		The Final of the Plate will be contested by Cullen WILSON (Golspie) and Andrew ROE (Royal Burgess)