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NEW CHAMPION McALPINE MAKES DEBUT FOR
SCOTLAND AT PYLE & KENFIG

New Scottish match-play champion Kevin McAlpine (Alyth) will gain his first full cap for Scotland when they defending the Raymond Trophy as men's amateur home internationals' champions at Pyle & Kenfig Golf Club in South Wales, starting on Wednesday.
McAlpine, pictured right, won the North of Scotland open amateur title at Nairn Dunbar the weekend before last.

Programme:
Match 1 Scotland v Ireland
First Foursomes 0730 1st Singles 1215
Match 2 England v Wales
First Foursomes 0810 1st Singles 1335

THURSDAY
Winners of Match 1 v Losers of Match 2.
Winners of Match 2 v Losers of Match 1

TEAMS


ENGLAND
Gary Boyd - Cherwell Edge
Robert Dinwiddie - Barnard Castle
Oliver Fisher - West Essex
Adam Gee - Leatherhead
Stephen Lewton - Woburn
Ross McGowan - Banstead Downs
Jamie Moul - Stoke-by-Nayland
Ben Parker - Royal Birkdale
Edward Richardson - Southern Valley
Paul Waring - Bromborough
Gary Wolstenholme - Kilworth Springs
Reserves: Matthew Cryer - Coventry
David Horsey - Styal
Non-playing captain: Cecil Bloice - Moortown

IRELAND
Jonathan Caldwell - Clandeboye
Connor Doran - Banbridge
Darren Crowe - Dunmurry
Shane Lowry - Esker Hills
Niall Kearney - Royal Dublin
Pat Murray - Limerick
Rory McIlroy - Holywood
Aaron O'Callaghan - Douglas
Seamus Power - West Waterford
Gareth Shaw - Lurgan
Simon Ward - Co Louth
Non travelling reserves:
1. Paul Cutler - Portstewart
2. Paul O'Kane - Moyola Park
Non-playing captain: Michael Burns - Tramore

SCOTLAND
Glenn Campbell - Blairgowrie
John Gallagher - Swanston
Scott Henry - Cardross
Scott Jamieson - Cathkin Braes
Jonathan King - Glasgow
Kevin McAlpine - Aylth
Keir McNicoll - Carnoustie
George Murray - Earlsferry Thistle
Paul O’Hara - Colvillie Park
Richie Ramsay - Royal Aberdeen
Lloyd Saltman - Craigielaw
Non-playing captain: George Crawford - Williamwood

WALES
Chris Cousins – Aberdare
Rhys Davies - Royal Porthcawl
Tim Dykes – Wrexham
Nigel Edwards – Whitchurch
Rhys Enoch – Truro
Craig Evans - West Monmouthshire
Zachariah Gould - Vale of Glamorgan
Llewellyn Matthews – Southerndown
Cennydd Mills - Vale of Glamorgan
Ryan Thomas – Aberdare
Ben Westgate – Perranporth
Non-travelling Reserve: Richard Merchant - Monmouthshire
Non-playing captain: JL Toye - Radyr

CRAW'S NEST TASSIE

HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF WITH CHAMPION MANN TOP QUALIFIER AND BEATEN FINALIST MARSHALL
NO 7 SEED AT CARNOUSTIE

So far, history is repeating itself in the week-long Craw's Nest Tassie tournament over the Carnoustie Links championship course.
Last year Scott Mann, the +4 Carnoustie Caledonia player, was No 1 of the 64 qualifiers for the match-play stages - and he went on to win it. This time round, Scott, pictured right with the trophy last year, is again the leading qualifier with 75 and 66 for 141.
That's three shot ahead of Steve Adkins (Stock Brook Manor) (79-65) with Stephen Brooks (Blyth) earning the third seed berth with 73 and 72 for 145.
Graham Marshall, a one-handicapper from Birstall and beaten 2 and 1 in last year's final by Mann, qualified seventh of 64 - exactly his position last year.
LEADING SCRATCH QUALIFIERS
141 Scott Mann (Carnoustie Caledonia) 75 66.
144 Steve Adkins (Stock Brook Manor 79 65.
145 Stephen Brooks (Blyth) 73 72.
146 Andrew Webster (Blundells Hill) 75 71.
147 Nigel Hunter (Breightmet) 74 73, Warren Laverty (Breightmet) 77 70, Graham Marshall (Birstall) 78 69, William Bromilow (Chorley) 78 69.
148 Scott Robertson (Downfield) 78 70, Damian Scholes (Bromborough) 78 70, Gary Sales (Maylands) 78 70.
149 Aaron Sweeney (Carnoustie) 81 68.
150 Joe Restein (Eastern Shore) 80 70, Ken Sargent (Haydock Park) 73 77, James Pye (Preston) 81 69.
151 Stephen Bennett (Broadstone) 80 71, David Downie (Kirriemuir) 77 74, Stuart Norrie (Carnoustie) 75 76, Barry Galloway (Carnoustie) 79 72.
152 Michael Partridge (Chigwell) 77 75, Neil Self (Stand) 80 72, Garry Duncan (Carnoustie Caledonia) 85 67, Robert Drage (Hallamshire) 82 70, James Griffiths (North Manchester) 76 76, Kristopher Harper (Carnoustie) 80 72, Kevin Dyckman (Haninge) 82 70.
153 Graham Silver (Newmachar) 80 73, Leslie Vine (Wallasey) 78 75, Mark Gregory (Dunscar) 77 76, Jon Greenough (West Lancs) 80 783, Ian Watson (Swinton Park) 76 77, Ian Kearney (West Lancs) 83 70.
*The match-play in the scratch and handicap tournaments starts on Wednesday with the semi-finals and final on Saturday.

DIAGEO/ELGIN GC CENTENARY PRO-AM

GREIG HUTCHEON LEADS BY ONE SHOT
AT HALFWAY STAGE OF PROS' 36-HOLER


Peterculter’s Greig Hutcheon shot a three-under-par 66 in a steady drizzle to have a one-stroke lead from Craig Ronald (Carluke) and Dean Robertson (Czech Design) at the halfway stage of the individual professionals’ event in the Diageo/Elgin Golf Club 36-hole centenary pro-am today.
Also in the hunt are Gary Collinson (Esporta Dougalston) on 69 and a pack of five on 70 – Ross Drummond (Prestwick Driving Range), Craig Lee (All Swing Golf Centre), Gordon Law (Uphall), Alan Reid (unattached) and David Park (Wishaw).
New Scottish PGA champion Dean Robertson and Isla Green, a five-handicap member of the host club, won the pro-amateur better-ball event with a net score of nine-under-par 69.
Runners-up on 62 were Greig Hutcheon and Jim Ross (11), and Craig Lee and Dave Hector (3).
LEADING PRO SCORES
Par 69
FIRST ROUND
66 G Hutcheon (Peterculter).
67 C Ronald (Carluke), D Robertson (Czech Design).
69 G Collinson (Esporta Dougalston).
70 R Drummond (Prestwick Driving Range), C Lee (All Golf Swing Centre), G Law (Uphall), A Reid (unatt), D Park (Wishaw).
71 S Henderson (Kings Links).
PRO-AM BETTER BALL
Final totals
60 D Robertson (Czech Design) & Isla Green (5).
62 G Hutcheon (Peterculter) & Jim Ross (11); C Lee (All Golf Swing Centre) & Dave Hector (3).

EUROPEAN TOUR FINE BJORN

DANE IS FINED A SUBSTANTIAL SUM FOR PUBLIC
CRITICISM OF RYDER CUP CAPTAIN WOOSNAM

The European Tour have imposed a "substantial" fine on Thomas Bjorn, pictured right, for his public criticism of European Ryder Cup captain Ian Woosnam for not naming him as a wild-card selection for the forthcoming match against the United States.
George O'Grady, Executive Director of the European Tour, issued the following statement today.
"Thomas Björn is a passionate and outstanding supporter of the European Tour. Nevertheless the European Tour will not tolerate comments such as the personal and unacceptable remarks made by Thomas on Ian Woosnam, The 2006 European Ryder Cup captain.
"We are aware that he has apologised to Ian Woosnam, and he has also apologised to the Tour. Thomas's commitment to The European Tour has never been in doubt. On this occasion he accepts his immense disappointment caused him to make spontaneous but inappropriate comments.
"We take this matter extremely seriously and we have fined Thomas a substantial sum. He has accepted this fine. This very unfortunate episode is now closed."

AMERICAN COLLEGE NEWS

JACKSONVILLE JOCKS ARE
OFF AND RUNNING AGAIN

Jacksonville University’s Scottish trio of golfers – Duncan Stewart (Grantown on Spey), Russell Knox (Inverness) and Jamie Kennedy (Edinburgh) – have started the new American college golf season the way they finished the last one.
Jacksonville won the team title in the Sanctuary Cove Preview 36-hole tournament at Sanctuary Cove, Waverly in Georgia by 14 shots and Duncan Stewart, pictured right, claimed the individual honours.
Stewart set a record, seven-birdie 66 (34-32) for the 7,003yd, par-71 course in the first round and followed it up with a 70 for a three-shot victory with a total of six-under-par 136 in the individual event.
Russell Knox finished joint second on 139 with rounds of 68 and 71.
Jamie Kennedy had a level par total of 142 (73-69) to finish joint seventh.
Stewart’s course record only stood for a few hours. In the second round, Jeff Dennis (North Florida) lowered it to 65.
The tournament was contested by four colleges who compete in the Atlantic Sun Conference of which Jacksvonille were champions in the 2005-2006 season. The new season’s championship will be played over the same Sanctuary Cove course next April.

LEADING INDIVIDUALS
136 D Stewart (Jacksonville) 66 70.
139 R Knox (Jacksonville) 68 71, M Kleinrock (Jacksonville) 70 69, J C Horne (North Florida) 68 71.
140 J Dennis (North Florida) 75 65.
Also:
142 J Kennedy (Jacksonville) 73 69.
TEAM TOTALS
554 Jacksonville.
568 North Florida.
582 Gardner-Webb.
590 Mercer.
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