16 ENGLISHMEN BUT ONLY
ONE SCOTSMAN AMONG
'SPANISH' QUALIFIERS
Craigielaw's Elliot Saltman - who paid his own way there - is the only Scot to have figured among the 32 qualifiers for the match-play stages of the Spanish men's open amateur golf championship at Desert Springs.
Saltman, a +3 player, qualified in 13th position with scores of 73 and 72 for 145 - six shots behind the top seed, Englishman John Parry who had a 70 and 69 for 139.
Perhaps Elliot, pictured right, who has never been capped for Scotland although he finished sixth in the SGU Order of Merit last season, might begin to get some overdue recognition this year.
Of the official Scottish Golf Union squad who made the trip, Glenn Campbell (Blairgowrie) was just one shot outside the qualifying mark of 148 with a 76 and 73 for 149.
John Gallagher (Swanston) and Ross Kellet (Colville Park) both finished on 150. Gallagher scored 78 and 72, Kellet 77 and 73.
Craig Elliot's youngest brother, teenager Zack scored a 79 and 73 for 152.
Robert McKnight (Barassie) had a pair of 76s for 152.
No 1 seed John Parry was not the only player to total 139 for the qualifying rounds. Spaniard Jesus Legarrea had 68 and 71 and another Englishman, Gary Boyd, scored 67 and 72. Parry's second-round 69 gained him top billing for the match-play.
In the first round of the match-play, Elliot Saltman plays Englishman Adam Hodkinson, the 20th qualifier. Until fairly recently, Adam was a golf scholarship student at East Tennessee State University - the one where Rhys Davies and Jordan Findlay are on the roster.
The breakdown of the qualifiers' nationalities was:
England 16, Spain 6, France 3, Germany 2, Wales 2, Finland 1, Portugal 1, Scotland 1.
LEADING QUALIFIERS
Par 144 (2 x 72)
139 J Parry (Eng) 70 69, J Legarrea (Spa) 68 71, G Boyd (Eng) 67 72.
140 C Wood (Eng) 70 70, P Waring (Eng) 68 72, E Dubois (Fra) 68 72.
141 D Horsey (Eng) 71 70, M Veijalainen (Fin) 69 72.
143 S Capper (Eng) 70 73, G Berlin (Spa) 70 73.
144 P Figueiredo (Por) 71 73.
145 M Haines (Eng) 74 71, E Saltman (Sco) 73 72, I Garcia (Spa) 72 73, B Chapellan (Fra) 73 72.
146 G J Evans (Eng) 76 70, G Cuquejo (Spa) 74 72, M Cryer (Eng) 72 74.
147 F Schulte (Ger) 78 69, A Hodkinson (Eng) 76 71, R Menard (Fra) 75 72, D Belch (Eng) 75 72, B Evans (Eng) 75 72, T Ryan (Wal) 74 73, G Vicente (Spa) 73 74, J Hiluta (Eng) 73 74, S Hutsby (Eng) 71 76.
148 D Marmion (Eng) 79 69, S Garcia (Spa) 78 70, P Westermann (Ger) 78 70, R Enoch (Wal) 76 72, J Hurst (Eng) 75 73.
NON-QUALIFIERS INCLUDED:
148 S Ward (Ire) 74 74, L Campbell (Eng) 72 76.
149 L Matthews (Wal) 77 72, G Campbell (Sco) 76 73, M Baldwin (Eng) 74 75.
150 J Freeman (Eng) 80 70, C Rice (Eng) 78 72, J Gallagher (Sco) 78 72, W Bowe (Eng) 77 73, R Kellet (Sco) 77 73.
151 B Parker (Eng) 73 78.
152 Z Saltman (Sco) 79 73, M Mackman (Eng) 78 74, R McKnight (Sco) 76 76, D Brooks (Eng) 76 76, R Neil-Jones (Eng) 74 78.
ONE SCOTSMAN AMONG
'SPANISH' QUALIFIERS
Craigielaw's Elliot Saltman - who paid his own way there - is the only Scot to have figured among the 32 qualifiers for the match-play stages of the Spanish men's open amateur golf championship at Desert Springs.
Saltman, a +3 player, qualified in 13th position with scores of 73 and 72 for 145 - six shots behind the top seed, Englishman John Parry who had a 70 and 69 for 139.
Perhaps Elliot, pictured right, who has never been capped for Scotland although he finished sixth in the SGU Order of Merit last season, might begin to get some overdue recognition this year.
Of the official Scottish Golf Union squad who made the trip, Glenn Campbell (Blairgowrie) was just one shot outside the qualifying mark of 148 with a 76 and 73 for 149.
John Gallagher (Swanston) and Ross Kellet (Colville Park) both finished on 150. Gallagher scored 78 and 72, Kellet 77 and 73.
Craig Elliot's youngest brother, teenager Zack scored a 79 and 73 for 152.
Robert McKnight (Barassie) had a pair of 76s for 152.
No 1 seed John Parry was not the only player to total 139 for the qualifying rounds. Spaniard Jesus Legarrea had 68 and 71 and another Englishman, Gary Boyd, scored 67 and 72. Parry's second-round 69 gained him top billing for the match-play.
In the first round of the match-play, Elliot Saltman plays Englishman Adam Hodkinson, the 20th qualifier. Until fairly recently, Adam was a golf scholarship student at East Tennessee State University - the one where Rhys Davies and Jordan Findlay are on the roster.
The breakdown of the qualifiers' nationalities was:
England 16, Spain 6, France 3, Germany 2, Wales 2, Finland 1, Portugal 1, Scotland 1.
LEADING QUALIFIERS
Par 144 (2 x 72)
139 J Parry (Eng) 70 69, J Legarrea (Spa) 68 71, G Boyd (Eng) 67 72.
140 C Wood (Eng) 70 70, P Waring (Eng) 68 72, E Dubois (Fra) 68 72.
141 D Horsey (Eng) 71 70, M Veijalainen (Fin) 69 72.
143 S Capper (Eng) 70 73, G Berlin (Spa) 70 73.
144 P Figueiredo (Por) 71 73.
145 M Haines (Eng) 74 71, E Saltman (Sco) 73 72, I Garcia (Spa) 72 73, B Chapellan (Fra) 73 72.
146 G J Evans (Eng) 76 70, G Cuquejo (Spa) 74 72, M Cryer (Eng) 72 74.
147 F Schulte (Ger) 78 69, A Hodkinson (Eng) 76 71, R Menard (Fra) 75 72, D Belch (Eng) 75 72, B Evans (Eng) 75 72, T Ryan (Wal) 74 73, G Vicente (Spa) 73 74, J Hiluta (Eng) 73 74, S Hutsby (Eng) 71 76.
148 D Marmion (Eng) 79 69, S Garcia (Spa) 78 70, P Westermann (Ger) 78 70, R Enoch (Wal) 76 72, J Hurst (Eng) 75 73.
NON-QUALIFIERS INCLUDED:
148 S Ward (Ire) 74 74, L Campbell (Eng) 72 76.
149 L Matthews (Wal) 77 72, G Campbell (Sco) 76 73, M Baldwin (Eng) 74 75.
150 J Freeman (Eng) 80 70, C Rice (Eng) 78 72, J Gallagher (Sco) 78 72, W Bowe (Eng) 77 73, R Kellet (Sco) 77 73.
151 B Parker (Eng) 73 78.
152 Z Saltman (Sco) 79 73, M Mackman (Eng) 78 74, R McKnight (Sco) 76 76, D Brooks (Eng) 76 76, R Neil-Jones (Eng) 74 78.
153 L Collins (Eng) 79 74, S Uzzell (Eng) 78 75, D Whitnell (Eng) 77 76, I Winstanley (Eng) 77 76, J Abbott (Eng) 74 79.
154 J Howarth (Eng) 79 75, R Merchant (Wal) 79 75.
155 J T Smith (Eng) 79 76.
156 B Britton (Eng) 81 75, S Stuart (Eng) 78 78.
157 P Murray (Ire) 79 78, N Chaudhuri (Eng) 79 78.
158 E Pepperell (Eng) 79 79.
159 G Blainey (Eng) 81 78, J Senior (Eng) 76 83.
160 S Lowry (Ire) 83 77, J Curry (Eng) 79 81, M Thistleton (Eng) 78 82.
161 J Barnes (Eng) 87 74, L Goddard (Eng) 79 82, B Jones (Eng) 78 83.
163 J Timmis (Eng) 84 79.
164 E Wise (Eng) 80 84.
MATCH-PLAY
First round
Top half: Parry v Hurst, Evans v Cuquejo, Caper v Thomas, Veijalainen v Vicente, Waring v Marmion, Haines v Menard, E Saltman v Hodkinson, Wood v Garcia.
Lower half: Boyd v Westermann, Garcia v Schulte, Figueiredo v Belch, Dubois v Hutsby, Horsey v Hiluta, Berlin v Evans, Chapellan v Cryer, Legarrea v Enoch.
INTERNATIONAL TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
FINAL TOTALS
279 England B (Parry, Cryer, Waring).
280 England A (Horsey, Boyd, Parker).
287 France A.
291 Spain C.
293 Portugal.
294 Germany A.
295 England C.
296 Spain A, France C, Germany B, Wales A (L Matthews, R Thomas).
298 (12th) Scotland (Gallagher, Kellet, Campbell).
302 Wales B (R Merchant, R Enoch).
303 Sweden, Italy.
3o4 Ireland (S Lowry, S Ward, P Murray).
309 Netherlands.
310 Spain B.
312 France B.
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