GORDON MACDONALD
RETAINS SPANISH
SENIORS TITLE
SENIORS TITLE
AT LA MANGA
Gordon MacDonald (Callander) has retained the Spanish senior men’s international amateur championship at La Manga Golf Resort. He had rounds of 78, 74 and 74 for a 54-hole total of 226 to head a field of 120 over-55s (handicap cut-off 4.7) from all over Europe.
He is pictured right after being presented with the trophy for the second year in a row.
Gordon, the 2005 Scottish senior men’s champion, holed a 12ft birdie putt on the very last green to avoid a play-off and win by one shot from Irishman Maurice Kelly with Englishman David Lane third on 228.
Another Scot, Donald McCart, shared the first round lead on 75 but dropped out of the title hunt with a second-round 83.
MacDonald took closer order with rounds of 78 and 74 to be lying second on 152, one shot behind Francesco Guirardi (Italy) with one round to play.
The Italian subsided to a final round of 82 while Gordon closed with a 74 for a memorable victory.
Royal Aberdeen’s John Johnston, another member of the Scotland team who won the senior men’s home internationals title at Dunbar last autumn, finished in joint 13th position on 235.
Conditions were quite difficult with a wind, sometimes hot, sometimes cold. Course had fair amount of water hazards and the greens were difficult to read.
Gordon, the 2005 Scottish senior men’s champion, holed a 12ft birdie putt on the very last green to avoid a play-off and win by one shot from Irishman Maurice Kelly with Englishman David Lane third on 228.
Another Scot, Donald McCart, shared the first round lead on 75 but dropped out of the title hunt with a second-round 83.
MacDonald took closer order with rounds of 78 and 74 to be lying second on 152, one shot behind Francesco Guirardi (Italy) with one round to play.
The Italian subsided to a final round of 82 while Gordon closed with a 74 for a memorable victory.
Royal Aberdeen’s John Johnston, another member of the Scotland team who won the senior men’s home internationals title at Dunbar last autumn, finished in joint 13th position on 235.
Conditions were quite difficult with a wind, sometimes hot, sometimes cold. Course had fair amount of water hazards and the greens were difficult to read.
But, a good time was had by all - especially Gordon MacDonald, champion for another year!
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
226 G K MacDonald (Sco) 78 74 74.
227 M Kelly (Ire) 78 75 74.
228 D Lane (Eng) 78 76 74.
229 M Preysler (Spa) 78 78 73, H Smyth (Ire) 77 82 70, B Griffiths (Wal) 75 78 76.
239 G Vigna (Ita) 77 76 77.
232 P Hildebrand (Swe) 79 78 75.
233 N De Brito (Spa) 79 80 74, F Guirardi (Ita) 75 76 82.
Other totals:
234 D Longmuir (Eng) 81 77 76 (jt 11th).
235 J W Johnston (Sco) 81 78 76 (jt 13th).
237 G Steel (Sco) 77 81 79 (jt 17th).
238 D McCart (Sco) 75 83 80 (jt 20th).
239 L Wallace (Sco) 80 80 79 (jt 26th).
240 B Brown (Sco) 79 83 78 (jt 29th).
241 A Ferguson (Sco) 83 84 74 (jt 34th).
243 R Gill (Sco) 79 83 81 (jt 39th).
244 J Kinloch (Sco) 85 78 81 (jt 42nd).
245 D Millar (Sco) 83 82 80 (jt 46th).
246 A K Pirie (Sco) 78 84 83 (jt 51st).
253 B Edgar (Sco) 83 84 88 (jt 61st).
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
226 G K MacDonald (Sco) 78 74 74.
227 M Kelly (Ire) 78 75 74.
228 D Lane (Eng) 78 76 74.
229 M Preysler (Spa) 78 78 73, H Smyth (Ire) 77 82 70, B Griffiths (Wal) 75 78 76.
239 G Vigna (Ita) 77 76 77.
232 P Hildebrand (Swe) 79 78 75.
233 N De Brito (Spa) 79 80 74, F Guirardi (Ita) 75 76 82.
Other totals:
234 D Longmuir (Eng) 81 77 76 (jt 11th).
235 J W Johnston (Sco) 81 78 76 (jt 13th).
237 G Steel (Sco) 77 81 79 (jt 17th).
238 D McCart (Sco) 75 83 80 (jt 20th).
239 L Wallace (Sco) 80 80 79 (jt 26th).
240 B Brown (Sco) 79 83 78 (jt 29th).
241 A Ferguson (Sco) 83 84 74 (jt 34th).
243 R Gill (Sco) 79 83 81 (jt 39th).
244 J Kinloch (Sco) 85 78 81 (jt 42nd).
245 D Millar (Sco) 83 82 80 (jt 46th).
246 A K Pirie (Sco) 78 84 83 (jt 51st).
253 B Edgar (Sco) 83 84 88 (jt 61st).
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