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• Auchterarder exit Bell Trophy at Quarter-Final stage

 

Tuesday 28 June

In a nail-biting quarter-final tie where all five games went to the final green, King James VI  emerged victors by a margin of 3½ to 1½. In the first game D D Smith was narrowly defeated by one hole, David Russell by the same margin. Billy Murray lost two down whilst Vic Heap managed a creditable half and new man Andy Grant managed the solitary win for Auchterarder at the last.

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• Auchterarder handed another home tie in Quarter Finals of the Bell Trophy

Fortune smiled on Auchterarder again, as the reward for ousting champions Muthil has resulted in another home tie against King James VI in the Quarter Finals. All ties to be played by Sunday 05 July. The full draw is:

 

Craigie Hill v Milnathort

Pitlochry v Crieff

Auchterarder v King James VI

Whitemoss v Whitemuir

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• Auchterader defeat defending champions in the Bell Trophy

Monday 30 May

In a thrilling contest, Auchterarder ousted Muthil, the defending champions of the Bell Trophy, by a margin of 3½ to 1½, though the scoreline does not reflect the closeness of the tie, with four of the five games going to the last green.

In Game 1, the only one-sided contest of the night, D D Smith was round in four under par for the holes played for a 6&5 win. In Game 2, David Russell bounced back from a 2nd Round defeat, to win at the first extra hole. Billy Murray in Game 3, played probably the shot of the day on the last, from a greenside bunker above the pin but failed to capitalise, as his opponent holed from fifteen feet whilst he missed from five feet for a 1 hole defeat. Vic Heap in Game 4, the surprise package of this side, came from dormie two down to grab a vital half at the last. In Game 5, Keith Allan came from one down with two to play, to win the final two holes for a thrilling victory.

All in all, a great team performance and Auchterarder deservedly take their place in the last eight of the competition.

1st Round:   Bye

2nd Round: Auchterarder 4  Taymouth Castle 1

3rd  Round: Auchterarder 3½   Muthil 1½

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• Winning start for Auchterarder in the Bell Trophy

Saturday 16 April

Auchterarder achieved a comfortable win in the 2nd Round by the margin of four to one, with wins for D D Smith, Billy Murray, Vic Heap and  Keith Allan. Somewhat surprisingly, the only defeat on the day went to in-form David Russell who will no doubt be looking to make ammends when the team take on Muthil in the 3rd Round for a place in the last eight, on Monday 30 May.