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Hazlehead's David Law claimed the Scottish Boys Championship title after a second successive day of nail-biting drama at Royal Aberdeen.
In a battle of the top two seeds it looked as if local knowledge was going to take the lad from the north east to a comfortable win in the 36-hole final when he led Kirkhill's Paul Shields, last year's beaten finalist, by four holes at lunch.
However Shields, who was still four down after seven holes in the afternoon round, showed extraordinary courage to fight back. His solid play allowed him to gradually reel in Law as the pre-tournament favourite dropped shots at the 8th, 9th and 14th holes. When, in blustery conditions, Shields managed to birdie the 15th it was all square for the first time since midway through the morning round.
Law rallied at that point to win the 16th with a par but double bogeyed the short 17th to leave things all square as they headed down the last for the second time.
That hole had been the scene of a spectacular finish the previous day when Law had looked to be going out to Scottish Schools champion Chris Robb until he holed a 40 yard pitch shot to steal the win.
This time a match played in exceptional spirit looked destined to go down extra holes when Law held his nerve to save par from around six feet on the final green with his opponent just short of that. In what was a heart-breaking finish for Shields his putt also looked to be on target but he had slightly misread it and it lipped out to give the home support the result they were hoping for.
"I am absolutely delighted to win this title," said Law, a Grampian Institute of Sport supported athlete. "I quite enjoyed the attention I got this week. It actually made me feel more confident. It is pressure, but it's pressure you need. It was really tough coming down the last stretch. The wind was so strong after the turn I was just trying to get halves and it was hard to commit to shots.
"It was a really long week, particularly having played four matches that went down the last.
"This isn't that easy for either of us. We're really good pals and we chatted all the way round. I feel sad for Paul. He hit a lot of really good shots."
Law was presented with his trophy by his mentor Paul Lawrie, part of what he described as an excellent support team.
"It was a fantastic win for David and to be part of that is brilliant. If I can help a little bit that is great," said the former Open champion. "It's always nice to win tournaments where you come from. I knew a big win was just around the corner for him and he is a lovely player tee to green. If he can keep his mentality then he can go a long way."
Lawrie, whose handicap as a youngster was never low enough to let him get into the Scottish Boys Championship added: "He's a far better player at this stage than I was. Then again there has been a very high standard of golf throughout this week on what is a very testing course."
