Home advantage vital for Chris Gilbert in champion show

CHRIS Gilbert has stormed into the third round of the Evening Express Champion of Champions scratch tournament.

Cruden Bay club champion Chris beat Ray Sherrard, of Auchenblae, 5&4 after both players received byes in the first round.

Chris said: “The match against Ray was a little scrappy early on but I settled down to make a few birdies and won quite easily.

“Ray had never played Cruden Bay before so it was a huge advantage to me.”