SCOTTISH AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP

Sponsored by Allied Surveyors.
Hosted by Nairn Golf Club

O'HARA v KING and RUSHFORD
v McALPINE IN SEMI-FINALS

The last of the eight seeds was knocked out of the Allied Surveyors' Scottish men's amateur championship this morning when Scott Jamieson (Cathkin Braes) lost to Paul O'Hara (Colville Park) in the first quarter-final.
Jamieson was never ahead against Paul O'Hara's four-under-par figures as he won by 3 and 2. O'Hara, beaten by George Murray in the 2004 final at Gullane, was two up after nine holes.

Paul now plays Glasgow's Jonathan King who beat Callum Macaulay (Tulliallan) by 4 and 3.
King played superbly to be five or six under par for the holes played. He was two up at the turn.
Jonathan is the only current Scotland international player in the last four of the championship.

Bobby Rushford (Grangemouth) beat Gordon Stevenson (Whitecraigs) by 2 and 1 with one-over-par figures. Stevenson had the honour from the second to the 11th hole and was one up at the turn.
But Stirling University student Rushford caught him and took up the running over the closing holes.
Rushford now plays Kevin McAlpine (Alyth), son of the former Dundee United goalkeeper and a Colorado State University golf scholarship student for the past four years.
Kevin beat Aberdonian Terry Mathieson (Murcar Links) by 4 and 3 in the last of the four quarter-finals.
Mathieson was never ahead against McAlpine's very good scoring - four under par for the holes played. Kevin had been two up at the turn.

QUOTES (courtesy of Kate Weldon of SGU website)

JONATHAN KING: “I sneaked ahead with a few good up and downs, chipping on to the greens. Overall my short game has been pretty good.”

SCOTT JAMIESON: “I played ok, but I missed four putts from about 10 feet. If you’re not holing those your back is really up against the wall and Paul just started putting me off the greens.”

PAUL O'HARA: “My steady iron play has seen me safe from tee to green. I have a good match play record and I am really enjoying this at the moment. I have been this far before in the competition, so I know what this feels like to get this far. I am really looking forward to this afternoon’s match.”

KEVIN McALPINE: “I played very solid and made a good start. I will keep to the same strategy this afternoon and just play one shot at a time.”

QUARTER-FINAL RESULTS

Paul O'Hara (Colville Park) bt Scott Jamieson (Cathkin Braes) 3 and 2.
Jonathan King (Glasgow) bt Callum Macaulay (Tulliallan) 4 and 3.
Bobby Rushford (Grangemouth) bt Gordon Stevenson (Whitecraigs) 2 and 1.
Kevin McAlpine (Alyth) bt Terry Mathieson (Murcar Links) 4 and 3.

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