Golf: More upsets in the East

LONGNIDDRY and Tantallon are out in front at the top of Division 1 in the East Lothian Winter League after another weekend of upsets.
By MARTIN DEMPSTER
Published 17th Nov 2011, 11:56 BST

No fewer than six of the eight fixtures resulted in wins for the visiting side, but Longniddry bucked that trend with 5-0 home win over Gullane to take over top spot from their opponents.

In a match that saw all five ties going at least as far as the 17th, Graham Clarke and Kevin Girdler secured the whitewash with a last-green win.

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Tantallon maintained their challenge by winning at Haddington – a second successive home defear for Neil Bain’s men.

Down on the coast, defending champions Glen lost for the fourth match in a row, this time to Musselburgh in a close encounter.

In Division 2, Royal Musselburgh are clear at the top after winning at Gifford, but North Berwick also stayed unbeaten with a thumping win over Musselburgh Old.

Dunbar got back on track as they handed out a whitewash at Thorntree, Castle Park picked up a win at Whitekirk - only their second success on the road in this competition - and Craigielaw kept in touch with a win at Kilspindie.

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