Golf: Forrest wins two legs of Boys treble

THE latest Lothians success in the Scottish Boys' Area Team Championship has set up the chance of an amazing title treble for Grant Forrest.

The Craigielaw player, who joined forces with Anthony Blaney, Graeme Duncan and Fraser Thain to claim a record ninth success in the event at Peebles on Sunday, already had the Scottish Boys' match play crown in the bag.

And he'll have home advantage when he bids to add the stroke play equivalent as Craigielaw stages that event next month.

"The Scottish Boys' Stroke Play is a big one, to make it a treble there would be amazing," said Forrest, who was delighted to lead the Lothians quartet to their weekend success in the Borders. Since his win at West Kilbride, Forrest has been fitting in his golf between exams but is now looking forward to a busy few weeks on the fairways and greens.

He's a certainty for the Scottish side that will compete in the Boys' Home Internationals later in the summer and should also be in the six-strong line up for the forthcoming European Boys' Team Championship in Turkey.