LLOYD SALTMAN LEADING SCOT
WITH ONE ROUND TO IN
AUSTRALIAN RIVERSDALE CUP

Walker Cup player Lloyd Saltman (Craigielaw) is the leading Scot going into the fourth and final round of the prestigious Riversdale Cup amateur stroke-play tournament at Riversdale Golf Club near Melbourne in Australia.
Saltman, pictured right, has posted rounds of 72, 70 and 72 over the par-72 lay-out for a 54-hole tally of two-under-par 214.
He is in joint 14th position – 10 shots behind the leader, Australian champion Tim Stewart (New South Wales) who is on the 12-under-par 204 mark, five shots ahead of the field, after superb rounds of 70, 66 and 68.
Paul O’Hara (Colville Park) dropped down to a share of 17th place on 215 after a third-round 75. His earlier scores were 69 and 71.
Scott Henry (Cardross) is one over par on 217 with scores of 73, 71 and 73.
Scottish amateur champion Kevin McAlpine (Alyth) failed to make the three-over-par (219) cut-off point for qualifiers to the final round.
Kevin had scored 78, 73 and 73 for eight-over 224.

LEADING THIRD-ROUND TOTALS
Par 216 (3 x 72)
204 Tim Stewart (New South Wales) 70 66 68.
209 Michael Foster (West Australia) 68 70 71, Boyd Watts (Yeppoon) 72 70 67.
Other scores:
214 Lloyd Saltman (Scotland) 72 70 72.
215 Paul O’Hara (Scotland) 69 71 75.
217 Scott Henry (Scotland) 73 71 73.
219 Stephen Lewton (England) 74 74 71.
Did not qualify for fourth round:
220 Jason Palmer (England) 73 76 71.
224 Kevin McAlpine (Scotland) 78 73 73.