Junior Freddie Brown on course for Nairn Dunbar success
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HOME club junior member Freddie Brown has made a name for himself in the Nairn Dunbar Five Day Open by securing a semi-final place thanks to a comprehensive 6&5 win over clubmate Martin Britovsek.
Earlier in the day Brown eased into the quarter-finals thanks to a comfortable 3&2 victory over another fellow Nairn Dunbar member, Brian Ford.
He meets 2009 champion Craig Neilson (La Moye) who scored a 2&1 win over Nairn's Cameron Nelson.
The other semi-final will feature Nigg Bay's Gordon Grimmer who beat Jim Carrigay of Portrush by 3&2. He will meet Nairn stalwart Patrick Tomisson who defeated David Snape of Worfield at the 19th.
RESULTS (Nairn Dunbar unless otherwise stated)
Scratch, Second Round: William Barron lost to Gordon Grimmer (Nigg Bay) 3&2; Deyne Miller lost to Jim Carrigy (Portrush) 4&2; Patrick Tomisson (Nairn) beat Lorne Miller 4&3; David Snape (Worfield) beat Charlie Duffy 1 hole; Martin Britovsek beat B. A. Watson at 20th; Freddie Brown beat Brian Ford 3&2; Mike Stewart (MacDonald Ellon) lost to Cameron Nelson (Nairn) 5&3; Sean Burgess (Nairn) lost to Craig Neilson (La Moye) 5&4. Quarter finals: Grimmer beat Carrigy 3&1; Tomisson beat Snape at 19th; Britovsek lost to Brown 6&5; Nelson lost to Neilson 2&1.
Low Handicap, Second Round: Alan Finlay (8) lost to Gordon Topping (7) 2&1; Hamish Bunker (7) lost to Adrian Trim (West Wilts) (5) 2&1; Steven Killoh (Oldmeldrum) (6) beat Jim O'Brien (MacDonald Ellon) (9) 3&1; Pat Fox (Cruden Bay) (8) lost to David Nicol (9) at 19th; John Davidson (5) lost to William Harvey (8) 4&3; Alan Cuming (Gullane) (7) lost to Alan Mackie (Dunblane) (9) 4&2; John Banks (Shrewsbury ) (8) beat Colin MacGregor (10) 5&3; James Wallace (Catterick) (7) beat Fraser MacPherson (10) 7&6. Quarter-finals: Topping lost to Trim 2&1; Killoh beat Nicol 5&3; Harvey beat Mackie 6&4; Banks beat Wallace 3&2.
High Handicap, Second Round: Tim Brown (Dunstan) (15) beat Frank Lundie Jnr (Ardeer) (16) 6&5; Andy Burnet (15) beat Paul Paice (Bungey) (13) 2&1; James Neil (Hayston) (13) beat Jim McCloy (11) 4&3; Brian Orrock (18) w/o Andrew Cox (Lymm) (11); James Garrison (Worfield) (13) beat Andrew I. Burgess (Nairn) (13) 2&1; David Black (Dunfermline) (12) beat Lanny Colliss (West Wilts) (11) 4&3; Paul Equi (16) lost to Sam Snape (Worfield) (17) 4&3; Paul Wickes (Piping Rock) (12) lost to Nicholas Snape (Worfield) (14) 3&1. Quafter-finals: Brown beat Burnet 5&4; Neil lost to Orrock 5&4; Garrison lost to Black 4&2; S. Snape beat N. Snape 3&2.
