Grantown man refuses to criticise selectors for leaving him out
DUNCAN STEWART WINS NE DISTRICT OPEN
FOLLOWING SUCCESS IN EAST OF SCOTLAND
BY COLIN FARQUHARSON
Grantown on Spey’s Duncan Stewart chalked up his second SGU Order of Merit tournament win of the summer at Newmachar today when he won the rain-shortened North-east District Open by three strokes from Glen Taylor and Glenn Campbell.
Stewart, after four years playing on the American college circuit as a student at Jacksonville University, Florida, won the East of Scotland Open over 72 holes at Lundin Links a few weeks ago.
It is rare for the winner of two Order of Merit tournaments in the same season not to be included in the Scotland team for the forthcoming home internationals but Stewart said he did not blame the selectors for not choosing him in the squad announced last week.
“Winning the East of Scotland Open was not enough and the team was selected before I won here at Newmachar. The man I really for sorry for is Ross Kellett after his great run in the British amateur championship,” said 23-year-old Duncan who also won the Chiberta Grand Prix last year.
Now he sees his future in the professional ranks and will compete in the European Tour First Qualifying Stage at Chart Hills Golf Club, Kent next month.
Play was suspended for the best part of two hours from 11.30 after parts of the course began to flood following more than 24 hours’ continuous rain. During the enforced break, excess water was squeejeed off the worst affected greens.
It was decided to cancel the fourth round and the third round was resumed around 1.30pm after the rain had eased.
From an original entry of 79, only 29 players completed the three rounds.
As a trivia question, here's one for a pub quiz. Which player took more than two hours to birdie the first hole at Newmachar in a championship. Answer: Duncan Stewart.
"I played my approach shot to about 10ft from the flag at the first and had just marked my ball when play was suspended and we were all called back to the clubhouse," said Duncan later.
"When we went back out more than two hours later, I holed the putt for a birdie 3!"
Stewart, after further birdies at the eighth, 11th, 13th and 16th, had so much in hand over the closing holes at the Hawkshill course that he was able to afford the luxury of bogeying the last two holes for a one-over-par 73 and a final total of three under par 213.
He had a pair of 70s over the shorter Swailend course to share the Saturday 36-hole lead on four-under-par 140 with former Scottish champion Glenn Campbell from Blairgowrie.
Campbell faded to a closing 76 with a double bogey 5 at the short ninth and a double bogey 6 at the 18th.
Campbell finished on the same par 216 total as former Newmachar club professional Glen Taylor who joined the Meldrum House club after being reinstated as an amateur.
Taylor, now a very successful businessman in supplying and renting keep-fit equipment to health clubs, individuals and the oil rigs, had a superb round of seven-under-par 65 over the Swailend course on Saturday afternoon. It will need some checking to see if that is a course record for the No 2 Newmachar course.
Glen, 45 on August 1 when he set a Meldrum House course record of 63, was awarded second place over Campbell by virtue of a better third round, a 75 to a 76.
Taylor also won the prize for the best performance by a North-east District player.
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FINAL TOTALS
First two rounds over Newmachar Swailend. Third round over Newmachar Hawkshill. Fourth round cancelled due to rain
Par 216 (3 x 72). CSS 72 71 NC
213 D Stewart (Grantown on Spey) 70 70 73.
216 G Taylor (Meldrum House) 76 65 75, G Campbell (Blairgowrie) 70 70 76.
217 M Buchan (Cruden Bay) 70 74 73.
218 K Nicol (Fraserburgh) 71 71 76.
219 G Paterson (St Andrews New) 68 74 77, M Hillson (Craigielaw) 71 70 78.
220 M Lawrence (Newmachar) 70 75 75, G Esson (Portlethen) 77 69 74.
221 Justin Duff (Fraserburgh) 73 74 74, Jordan Findlay (Fraserburgh) 71 71 79.
223 A Dunton (McDonald Ellon) 76 70 77.
224 John Duff (Newmachar) 74 76 74.
225 P McLean (Peterhead) 75 71 79, Jonathan Findlay (Fraserburgh) 73 71 81.
226 D Gould (Ladybank) 75 71 80.
227 J Godward (McDonald Ellon) 75 71 81, K Shearer (Murcar Links) 69 75 83.
228 B Fotheringham (Forres) 71 76 81.
230 A Cameron (Inverness) 70 78 82, E Forbes (Inverness) 76 71 83.
231 F Milne (Fraserburgh) 75 74 82, C Shaw (Royal Aberdeen) 78 69 84.
232 J Scott (Deeside) 74 74 84.
234 B Spoor (Westhill) 76 74 84.
238 G Mitchell (Braemar) 75 80 83, R Barr (Newmachar) 74 74 90.
240 A Hepburn (Fraserburgh) 79 73 88.
245 R Hyland (Hazlehead) 77 78 90.
Sunday withdrawals: E McIntosh (Newmachar 72 72, G Stewart (Murcar Links) 71 76, J Williamson (Turriff) 72 75, T McInroy (North Berwick) 77 73, P Dempsey (Alloa) 74 77, F McCarron (Stonehaven) 79 73, R Carson (Dalmahoy) 76 77, O Morton (Glenearn) 78 77, D Miller (Oldmeldrum) 75 81.
FOLLOWING SUCCESS IN EAST OF SCOTLAND
BY COLIN FARQUHARSON
Grantown on Spey’s Duncan Stewart chalked up his second SGU Order of Merit tournament win of the summer at Newmachar today when he won the rain-shortened North-east District Open by three strokes from Glen Taylor and Glenn Campbell.
Stewart, after four years playing on the American college circuit as a student at Jacksonville University, Florida, won the East of Scotland Open over 72 holes at Lundin Links a few weeks ago.
It is rare for the winner of two Order of Merit tournaments in the same season not to be included in the Scotland team for the forthcoming home internationals but Stewart said he did not blame the selectors for not choosing him in the squad announced last week.
“Winning the East of Scotland Open was not enough and the team was selected before I won here at Newmachar. The man I really for sorry for is Ross Kellett after his great run in the British amateur championship,” said 23-year-old Duncan who also won the Chiberta Grand Prix last year.
Now he sees his future in the professional ranks and will compete in the European Tour First Qualifying Stage at Chart Hills Golf Club, Kent next month.
Play was suspended for the best part of two hours from 11.30 after parts of the course began to flood following more than 24 hours’ continuous rain. During the enforced break, excess water was squeejeed off the worst affected greens.
It was decided to cancel the fourth round and the third round was resumed around 1.30pm after the rain had eased.
From an original entry of 79, only 29 players completed the three rounds.
As a trivia question, here's one for a pub quiz. Which player took more than two hours to birdie the first hole at Newmachar in a championship. Answer: Duncan Stewart.
"I played my approach shot to about 10ft from the flag at the first and had just marked my ball when play was suspended and we were all called back to the clubhouse," said Duncan later.
"When we went back out more than two hours later, I holed the putt for a birdie 3!"
Stewart, after further birdies at the eighth, 11th, 13th and 16th, had so much in hand over the closing holes at the Hawkshill course that he was able to afford the luxury of bogeying the last two holes for a one-over-par 73 and a final total of three under par 213.
He had a pair of 70s over the shorter Swailend course to share the Saturday 36-hole lead on four-under-par 140 with former Scottish champion Glenn Campbell from Blairgowrie.
Campbell faded to a closing 76 with a double bogey 5 at the short ninth and a double bogey 6 at the 18th.
Campbell finished on the same par 216 total as former Newmachar club professional Glen Taylor who joined the Meldrum House club after being reinstated as an amateur.
Taylor, now a very successful businessman in supplying and renting keep-fit equipment to health clubs, individuals and the oil rigs, had a superb round of seven-under-par 65 over the Swailend course on Saturday afternoon. It will need some checking to see if that is a course record for the No 2 Newmachar course.
Glen, 45 on August 1 when he set a Meldrum House course record of 63, was awarded second place over Campbell by virtue of a better third round, a 75 to a 76.
Taylor also won the prize for the best performance by a North-east District player.
(C)+This report is covered by copyright laws and may not be reproduced in whole or in part on any other website without the express permission of Colin Farquharson.
FINAL TOTALS
First two rounds over Newmachar Swailend. Third round over Newmachar Hawkshill. Fourth round cancelled due to rain
Par 216 (3 x 72). CSS 72 71 NC
213 D Stewart (Grantown on Spey) 70 70 73.
216 G Taylor (Meldrum House) 76 65 75, G Campbell (Blairgowrie) 70 70 76.
217 M Buchan (Cruden Bay) 70 74 73.
218 K Nicol (Fraserburgh) 71 71 76.
219 G Paterson (St Andrews New) 68 74 77, M Hillson (Craigielaw) 71 70 78.
220 M Lawrence (Newmachar) 70 75 75, G Esson (Portlethen) 77 69 74.
221 Justin Duff (Fraserburgh) 73 74 74, Jordan Findlay (Fraserburgh) 71 71 79.
223 A Dunton (McDonald Ellon) 76 70 77.
224 John Duff (Newmachar) 74 76 74.
225 P McLean (Peterhead) 75 71 79, Jonathan Findlay (Fraserburgh) 73 71 81.
226 D Gould (Ladybank) 75 71 80.
227 J Godward (McDonald Ellon) 75 71 81, K Shearer (Murcar Links) 69 75 83.
228 B Fotheringham (Forres) 71 76 81.
230 A Cameron (Inverness) 70 78 82, E Forbes (Inverness) 76 71 83.
231 F Milne (Fraserburgh) 75 74 82, C Shaw (Royal Aberdeen) 78 69 84.
232 J Scott (Deeside) 74 74 84.
234 B Spoor (Westhill) 76 74 84.
238 G Mitchell (Braemar) 75 80 83, R Barr (Newmachar) 74 74 90.
240 A Hepburn (Fraserburgh) 79 73 88.
245 R Hyland (Hazlehead) 77 78 90.
Sunday withdrawals: E McIntosh (Newmachar 72 72, G Stewart (Murcar Links) 71 76, J Williamson (Turriff) 72 75, T McInroy (North Berwick) 77 73, P Dempsey (Alloa) 74 77, F McCarron (Stonehaven) 79 73, R Carson (Dalmahoy) 76 77, O Morton (Glenearn) 78 77, D Miller (Oldmeldrum) 75 81.
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