Kemnay Golf Club professional David Brown, third last week, stepped up a couple of places to win this week's North-east Golfers' Alliance competition at Stonehaven Golf Club.
Brown headed a field of 74 with a level par round of 66 - two shots ahead of fellow pro Colin Nelson (Mackenzie Shop) and Auchmill amateur Brian Nicolson.
Brown made his score with a bogey-free outward half of 31, highlighted by a birdie at the third. He dropped shots after the turn, at the 12th, 14th and 17th, but compensated with birdies at the 13th and long 16th.
Nelson was only one behind Brown at halfway but took 36 shots to come home while Nicholson had two halves of 34.
LEADING SCRATCH
Par 66
66 D Brown (Kemnay)
68 C Nelson (Mackenzie Shop), B Nicolson (Auchmill)
69 B Murray (Portlethen).
70 J Emslie (Royal Aberdeen), D Leslie (Northern), T Ralton (Hurlstone Hall).
71 J Nicolson (Auchmill), L Fowler (Royal Aberdeen), A Campbell (Deeside)
72 I Taylor (Newmachar), S Kiloh (Peterculter), H Roulston (Stonehaven), D Fleming (Portlethen)
73 J Hopwood (Royal Aberdeen), S Finnie (Caledonian)
74 K Zeynalov (Portlethen), A Graham (Aboyne).
76 S Mackie (Stonehaven), C Cassie (Nigg Bay), G Milne (Fraserburgh)
77 J Duncan (Newmachar), C Brindley (Banchory), J Hamilton (Murcar Links), C Redman (Inchmarlo).
79 G Homer (Northern), R Mason (Auchmill), J Forrest (Northern), A K Pirie (Hazlehead).
HANDICAP
Class 1 - L Fowler (Royal Aberdeen) (16) (bih), T Ralton (Hurlstone Hall) (5) 65; D Leslie (Northern) (4) (bih), H Roulston (Stonehaven) (6) 66.
Class 2 - C Redman (Inchmarlo) (18) 59; C Brindley (Bancory) (11) 66; R Mason (Auchmill) (11) 68; H McNaughton (Cruden Bay) (13) 70.
REST OF GROSS SCORES
80 P Cheyne, D Bissett, M Lawrie, J Murray.
81 B Nelson, J Dalgarno.
82 N Chisholm, D McKay, M Both, C Sandison.
83 H McNaughton, C Adam.
84 G Allan, M Forster, S Davidson.
85 R Brown, P Walker, R Orr, S Melvin, B Lawrie, C Duffus.
92 M Smith.
107 G McDonald.