SENIOR BRITISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
FIVE SCOTS MAKE IT THROUGH TO TURNBERRY
Former European Tour player Glenn Ralph of England marked his seniors debut in style by producing one of the lowest scores of the day to qualify for The Senior British Open Championship, presented by Aberdeen Asset Management.
Ralph, who is making his first appearance on the European Seniors Tour after turning 50 earlier in the month, birdied the two closing holes for a round of four under par 68 on the Kintyre Course, at The Westin Turnberry Resort in south Ayrshire.
It remained the equal lowest score all afternoon until American Chris Starkjohann, playing in the final group at the same course and a winner on the Nationwide Tour in the US, came home with a 67 that featured a brilliant front nine of five birdies and no dropped shots.
A total of 43 players made it through from the three qualifying rounds – at Kintyre, Dundonald and The Irvine Golf Club – and will now tee up alongside defending champion Tom Watson and other leading senior golfers at The Senior British Open Championship, presented by Aberdeen Asset Management, which starts Thursday on the famous Ailsa Course at Turnberry.
Among the successful group were five Scots – Craig Maltman of Eyemouth, Dundee’s Steve Martin, John McTear of Troon, local amateur Peter Lamb of Biggar Golf Club and Dunoon’s Russell Weir, a winner on the European Seniors Tour in 2001.
QUALIFIERS
Kintyre Course, The Westin Turnberry Resort (par 72)
67 Chris Starkjohann (US)
68 Glenn Ralph (Eng).
69 Doug Johnson (US).
70 Martin Foster (Eng), Jimmy Heggarty (NIr), Tony Price (Wal).
71 Mitch Adcock (US), Thomas Herzan (US)
72 James Blair III (US).
73 Dick McClean (US), Donald Stirling (Eng).
74 Buddy Harston (US), Peter Lamb (am) (Sco), Andrew Reynolds (Eng).
75 Angel Fernandez (Chl) - following a six-man play-off for one place.
The Irvine Golf Club (par 71).
68 Daniel Talbot (Can).
70 Ray Carrasco (US), Joe Clarke jun (US), Bob Larratt (Eng), Bill Malley (US)
71 Steve Martin (Sco), John McTear (Sco), Arthur Pierse (am) (Ire), Julian Sutton (am) (Eng).
72 Peter Dahlberg (Swe), Phil Hinton (Eng), Chris Hooper (US), Greg Hopkins (US) - following a five-man play-off for four places
Dundonald (par 72)
70 Mariano Aparicio (Spa), John Benda (US).
71 Pat McGowan (US).
72 Jon Chaffee (US).
73 Stephen Bonham (Eng), Brian Jones (Aus), Craig Maltman (Sco), Billy Todd (am) (NIr), Peter Townsend (Eng).
74 Trevor Fisher sen (SAf), John Mashego (SAf), T R Jones (US), Adan Sowa (Arg), Russell Weir (Sco), John Ross (US) - following an eight-man play-off for six places
Former European Tour player Glenn Ralph of England marked his seniors debut in style by producing one of the lowest scores of the day to qualify for The Senior British Open Championship, presented by Aberdeen Asset Management.
Ralph, who is making his first appearance on the European Seniors Tour after turning 50 earlier in the month, birdied the two closing holes for a round of four under par 68 on the Kintyre Course, at The Westin Turnberry Resort in south Ayrshire.
It remained the equal lowest score all afternoon until American Chris Starkjohann, playing in the final group at the same course and a winner on the Nationwide Tour in the US, came home with a 67 that featured a brilliant front nine of five birdies and no dropped shots.
A total of 43 players made it through from the three qualifying rounds – at Kintyre, Dundonald and The Irvine Golf Club – and will now tee up alongside defending champion Tom Watson and other leading senior golfers at The Senior British Open Championship, presented by Aberdeen Asset Management, which starts Thursday on the famous Ailsa Course at Turnberry.
Among the successful group were five Scots – Craig Maltman of Eyemouth, Dundee’s Steve Martin, John McTear of Troon, local amateur Peter Lamb of Biggar Golf Club and Dunoon’s Russell Weir, a winner on the European Seniors Tour in 2001.
QUALIFIERS
Kintyre Course, The Westin Turnberry Resort (par 72)
67 Chris Starkjohann (US)
68 Glenn Ralph (Eng).
69 Doug Johnson (US).
70 Martin Foster (Eng), Jimmy Heggarty (NIr), Tony Price (Wal).
71 Mitch Adcock (US), Thomas Herzan (US)
72 James Blair III (US).
73 Dick McClean (US), Donald Stirling (Eng).
74 Buddy Harston (US), Peter Lamb (am) (Sco), Andrew Reynolds (Eng).
75 Angel Fernandez (Chl) - following a six-man play-off for one place.
The Irvine Golf Club (par 71).
68 Daniel Talbot (Can).
70 Ray Carrasco (US), Joe Clarke jun (US), Bob Larratt (Eng), Bill Malley (US)
71 Steve Martin (Sco), John McTear (Sco), Arthur Pierse (am) (Ire), Julian Sutton (am) (Eng).
72 Peter Dahlberg (Swe), Phil Hinton (Eng), Chris Hooper (US), Greg Hopkins (US) - following a five-man play-off for four places
Dundonald (par 72)
70 Mariano Aparicio (Spa), John Benda (US).
71 Pat McGowan (US).
72 Jon Chaffee (US).
73 Stephen Bonham (Eng), Brian Jones (Aus), Craig Maltman (Sco), Billy Todd (am) (NIr), Peter Townsend (Eng).
74 Trevor Fisher sen (SAf), John Mashego (SAf), T R Jones (US), Adan Sowa (Arg), Russell Weir (Sco), John Ross (US) - following an eight-man play-off for six places
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