Knox and Kirkpatrick advance to Stage
2 of PGA Tour Qualifying School

Scots Russell Knox and David Kirkpatrick have advanced to the Stage 2 stage of the long and winding PGA Tour Qualifying School trail.
But compatriots Joel Hendry and Paul Cormack failed to make the top 23 and ties at their venues.
Kirkpatrick shot rounds of 73, 74, 75 and 74 for a total of 296, eight over par at the 7384yd Crandon Park course, Key Biscayne, Florida. That gained him joint 23rd place so he made it to Stage 2 with nothing to space.
At the same venue twice former Scottish youths champion Joel Hendry from Elgin, but a long-time resident of the United States, failed with scores of 82, 72, 76 and 76 for 18-over-par 306, one shot better than Irishman Sean McTernan who had rouns of 75, 74, 78 and 80.
At St John's Golf & Country Club, St Augustine in Florida, Russell Knox, third top money-winner on the 2008 Hooters Tour, continued his consistent scoring with rounds of 69, 71, 68 and 69 for 12-under-par 276. He qualified in joint second place. The 23 and ties who made it at this venue had 72-hole totals of 285 or better.
Paul Cormack failed on nine-over 297 with scores of 72, 74, 73 and 78.

Seve's third brain operation "a success"

FROM THE AOL GOLF NEWS SERVICE
Doctors at Madrid's La Paz hospital have revealed Seve Ballesteros' latest operation has been concluded successfully.
Ballesteros, the 51-year-old five-time major winner, was diagnosed with a tumour earlier this month and has already had two operations - the second to reduce swelling on the brain.
Today's third surgical procedure was undertaken to alleviate pressure on the brain caused by by an edema, and to remove remaining tumour tissues. A statement issued by the La Paz hospital read: "The patient Mr Severiano Ballesteros has been subjected to a new surgery that has ended at 1700 Friday with no complications occurring."
It continued "In that operation, the targets originally planned have been achieved and the edema and the remnants of the tumour eliminated.
"The patient entered the operating room of Neurosurgery Service at 0830 for the preparation and process anaesthetic and the intervention began at 1030.
"It has involved three neurosurgeons, two anaesthesiologists and three nurses.
"The patient is stable... and is currently under observation in the Intensive Care Unit."

European Tour Scoreboard
CASTELLO MASTERS
Costa Azahar Club de Campo, Castellon, Spain
SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
Par 142 (2 x 71)
131 Soren Kjeldsen (Den) 64 67, Richard Finch 65 66, Sergio Garcia (Spa) 66 65
133 Francois Delamontagne (Fra) 66 67, David Lynn 67 66, Peter Hedblom (Swe) 68 65, Simon Dyson 66 67, Alvaro Quiros (Spa) 67 66
134 Thomas Levet (Fra) 66 68
135 Mikael Lundberg (Swe) 67 68, Rory McIlroy 68 67, Phillip Archer 67 68, Ignacio Garrido (Spa) 65 70
136 Paul Casey 69 67, Alexander Noren (Swe) 68 68, Jarmo Sandelin (Swe) 69 67, Camilo Villegas (Col) 70 66, Maarten Lafeber (Ned) 70 66, John Bickerton 66 70
137 Francesco Molinari (Ita) 72 65, Jeev Milkha Singh (Ind) 71 66, Alvaro Velasco (Spa) 66 71, Gary Orr 70 67, Nick Dougherty 68 69, Angel Cabrera (Arg) 65 72, Stuart Manley 69 68, Justin Rose 67 70, Stephen Gallacher 67 70, Thomas Bjorn (Den) 69 68, Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano (Spa) 69 68
138 Garry Houston 67 71, Jesus Maria Arruti (Spa) 70 68, David Griffiths 67 71, Ricardo Gonzalez (Arg) 67 71, Jose-Maria Olazabal (Spa) 66 72, Peter Hanson (Swe) 65 73, Felipe Aguilar (Chi) 71 67, Jean Van de velde (Fra) 68 70, Alastair Forsyth 68 70, Gregory Bourdy (Fra) 68 70
139 Magnus A Carlsson (Swe) 71 68, Bradley Dredge 71 68, Pablo Larrazabal (Spa) 71 68
140 Christian Cevaer (Fra) 72 68, Chris Wood 68 72, Martin Erlandsson (Swe) 71 69, Benn Barham 68 72, Simon Wakefield 72 68, Anthony Wall 71 69, Jose-Filipe Lima (Por) 70 70, Pedro Linhart (Spa) 68 72, Barry Lane 71 69, Richard Sterne (Rsa) 71 69
141 Paul Lawrie 71 70, Markus Brier (Aut) 74 67, Sam Little 72 69, Johan Edfors (Swe) 70 71, Ross McGowan 72 69
142 Lee Slattery 71 71, Shiv Kapur (Ind) 72 70, David Howell 69 73, Jean-Francois Remesy (Fra) 73 69, Pelle Edberg (Swe) 70 72, Mark Foster 72 70, Fredrik Andersson Hed (Swe) 69 73, Peter O'Malley (Aus) 72 70
MISSED THE CUT
143 Robert Jan Derksen (Neth) 72 71, Daniel Vancsik (Arg) 73 70, Sam Walker 73 70, Michael Jonzon (Swe) 71 72, Santiago Luna (Spa) 69 74, Scott Drummond 72 71, Oliver Fisher 70 73, Andrew McLardy (Rsa) 71 72
144 Steve Webster 67 77, Patrik Sjoland (Swe) 72 72, Phillip Price 74 70, Rafael Echenique (Arg) 71 73, Raphael Jacquelin (Fra) 73 71, Andres Romero (Arg) 73 71, Paul McGinley 72 72, Miles Tunnicliff 67 77
145 Jean-Baptiste Gonnet (Fra) 71 74, Mikko Ilonen (Fin) 75 70, Anders Hansen (Den) 73 72, David Frost (Rsa) 72 73, Peter Lawrie 71 74, Carlos Rodiles (Spa) 76 69, Carl Suneson (Spa) 74 71, Marc Warren 73 72, Niclas Fasth (Swe) 75 70
146 Thongchai Jaidee (Tha) 69 77, Paul Broadhurst 76 70, Jyoti Randhawa (Ind) 73 73
147 Luis Claverie (Spa) 76 71, Carlos Garcia (Spa) 75 72
148 Gary Murphy 74 74, Robert Dinwiddie 73 75, Tom Whitehouse 75 73, Ariel Canete (Arg) 71 77, Gregory Havret (Fra) 75 73, Henrik Stenson (Swe) 74 74
149 Carlos Balmaseda (Spa) 73 76, Jordi Garcia (Spa) 80 69
150 Leif Westerberg (Swe) 76 74, Graeme Storm 75 75
151 Pablo Martin (Spa) 72 79, Emanuele Canonica (Ita) 79 72, Simon Khan 74 77
155 Henrik Nystrom (Swe) 77 78
156 Federico Cabrera (Arg) 77 79
166 Luis Romero (Arg) 86 80

Thornton trail in Turkey as
French aces trump field

Scottish club champions Thornton - represented by Scott Michie, Michael Main and David Imrie - are lying 16th in a field of 24 teams going into the third and final round of the European club golf championship at Klassic Golf & Country Club, Istanbul in Turkey.
Imrie has shot rounds of 76 and 87, Main 92 and 75, Michie 83 and 80. Only the two best scores count every day.
The Fifers' running team total of 314 leaves them 38 shots behind the Saint Nom La Bretche team of French internationals, Jean Jacque Wolff, Kevin Turlan and Victor Dubuisson whose 36-hole tally of 276 has put them six shots ahead of Spain.
Not all of the competing countries play by the rules. What a coincidence that three of the best amateur golfers in France are all members of the same club!
Rather like Scotland's Eisenhower Trophy heroes Calum Macaulay, Gavin Dear and Wallace Booth all being members of Tulliallan when it comes to an international club competition.
A French club not only leads the field. There is a SECOND French club, not only in the field but in close third position. How can one country have two clubs representing them?
The only explanation can be that last year's winners are given a place in the following year's final - and it was probably a different French club that just happened to have three internationals on their membership roll that won it last year.
HOW THEY STAND IN TURKEY
276 St Nom La Breteche (France 2): Jean Jacque Wolff 75-78, Kevin Turlan 69-71, Victor Dubuisson 69-67.
282 Spain: Carlos Pigem 70-68, Emilio Cuartero 72 -72, Gerard Piris 75-75.
284 Racing Club de Paris (France 1).
285 Germany.
288 Turkey.
291 Ireland: Ryan Gribben NR-82, Colin Campbell 69-75, Paul Reavey 73-74.
294 Netherlands.
298 Denmark.
298 Hallowes (England): James Maw 85-75, James Smedley 73-72, Scott Campbell 78-75.
300 Austria.
302 Czech Republic.
308 Iceland.
309 Belgium.
310 Slovenia.
312 Portugal.
314 Thornton (Scotland): David Imrie 76-87, Michael Main 92-75, Scott Michie 83-80.
317 Switzerland.
320 Luxembourg.
321 Finland, Malta.
322 Estonia.
326 Royal St David's (Wales): Michael Hunt 73-86, Medwyn Davies 84-83, Norman Fletcher 89-90.
328 Poland.
351 Croatia.

It's a Glee-ful day for David as he
goes five clear in Macau Open

Australian hotshot David Gleeson broke away from the chasing pack after firing his second straight seven-under-par 64 for the second round lead at the Macau Open today.
Gleeson, 30, nailed eight birdies against a lone bogey for a 14-under-par 128 total and a five stroke advantage over the charging field at the Macau Golf and Country Club.
Indian rookie Anirban Lahiri and Australia’s Adam Blyth shot matching 65s to lie in a tie for second place alongside Chinese Taipei’s Lin Wen-tang who carded a 68 and England’s Yasin Ali who improved with a 64.
Rhys Davies of Wales was among those in a tie for sixth place after a 68 together with Thailand’s Wisut Artjanawat who carded a 69 in the US$500,000 Asian Tour event.
But it was Taipei-based Gleeson who remained firmly at the top of the leaderboard eager to end his six-year title drought this week.
“I stuck to my game plan although the wind picked up slightly today. A 14 under after two days is a good score. This is an interesting course with the hills and swirling breeze so I will keep studying the course and hope to get the nightmare off the scorecard.
“I’ve come here to do a good job just like how I have been planning to do well in the remaining weeks on the Asian Tour.
“My goal was to play better earlier on in the season but I didn’t quite do it. I went back home and practised quite a lot and I returned with three top-10 finishes from four events a few months ago. That got me going and I hope to gather momentum for a win this week,” said Gleeson, who won the 2002 Volvo China Open.
Lahiri, 21, has found his footing on the Asian Tour this week after having recorded a 65 today.
“I putted well for a change. I finished off solid with a birdie followed by an eagle at the 18th hole. I used a driver and a two iron on the last hole. I was 240 yards from the pin before a 12 foot putt for an eagle.
“In the first five or six events this season, I was still trying to come to terms with the environment but now I feel much more at home on the Asian Tour and my game is slowly falling into place,” said the Bangalore-based golfer, who is playing in his ninth event in Macau.
Birthday boy Blyth, who turned 27-years-old today, remained in contention this week after a 65 alongside England’s Ali who ended his round with a strong 64.
“It all fell into place today with solid driving and steady putting. It’s nice to be back in the mix again and I hope to keep it going over the weekend,” said Ali.
After a 72 in the opening round, China’s Zhang Lian-wei bounced back with a 67 and was in a tie for 39th place.
A total of 66 players made the weekend rounds.
TOP HALFWAY TOTALS
Par 142 (2 x 71)
128 David Gleeson (AUS) 64-64
133 Anirban Lahiri (IND) 68-65, Lin Wen-tang (TPE) 65-68, Adam Blyth (AUS) 68-65, Yasin Ali (ENG) 69-64
134 Rhys Davies (WAL) 66-68, Lin Wen-hong (TPE) 65-69, Wisut Artjanawat (THA) 65-69, Kao Bo-song (TPE) 66-68
135 Adam Groom (AUS) 70-65, Danny Chia (MAS) 67-68, Wang Ter-chang (TPE) 66-69, Angelo Que (PHI) 68-67, Darren Beck (AUS) 66-69, Jason King (AUS) 67-68
136 Tony Carolan (AUS) 67-69, Mitchell Brown (AUS) 70-66, Nakul Vichitryuthasastr (THA) 68-68, Chan Yih-shin (TPE) 69-67, Thaworn Wiratchant (THA) 67-69
137 Mars Pucay (PHI) 67-70, Somkiat Srisanga (THA) 69-68, Steven Tiley (ENG) 70-67, Neven Basic (AUS) 70-67, Mardan Mamat (SIN) 70-67, Chris Rodgers (ENG) 72-65, Udorn Duangdecha (THA) 65-72, Kim Nam-kang (KOR) 70-67

Challenge Tour climax in Italy

Mighty Morgan surges into share of
lead with a 61 in Grand Final

From Paul Symes, Challenge Tour Press Officer
An astonishing round of 10-under-par 61 upgraded John Morgan’s status from also-ran to joint tournament leader with compatriot Richard Bland on 13-under-par 200 after Day 3 of the Apulia San Domenico Grand Final.
Morgan, who began the week ranked 27th and therefore outside qualification for The European Tour, reached the turn in just 28 shots after notching six birdies in nine holes at the picturesque San Domenico Golf Resort in Puglia, Italy.
Four more birdies on the back nine moved Morgan – who started the day in a tie for 18th place – to 13 under par, level with Bland, who came home in 32 for a round of 67. Morgan’s round, his lowest in tournament golf, broke the course record and put him within sight of a place in the money-spinning Race to Dubai.
He said: “I just had to get myself back in the game, and I think I’ve done that. It was a crazy round of golf. I missed four putts from around eight feet, so a 59 was definitely there for the taking. You’re not going to believe this, but I had 59 in my head from about the sixth or seventh hole. I just felt it was going to be my day.
“To make ten birdies is pretty special, but to not make any bogeys was just as important. The only time I was in trouble was when I missed the green on the 15th hole, but I sank a cracker of a putt to save par. Then on the next hole I sank another 15 foot putt for birdie, and I just had to laugh.
“It’s a funny old game. I shot 73 yesterday, and then go and better it by 12 shots today. If I can finish it off tomorrow and get my European Tour card, I’ll be the happiest man alive and my family can enjoy a great Christmas. If I don’t, Christmas is cancelled this year!”
Morgan will play in the final group with Bland, whose chances looked to be ebbing away until a birdie at the 11th hole sparked a scoring spree which culminated in an eagle on the 17th.
The 35 year old, whose has wife Caroline was his caddy for the first time, will now seek his second victory after claiming his first at the Challenge Tour Grand Final in 2001.
He said: “I think I’m one over on the front nine and 14 under coming home, so I may just ask if I can start on the tenth tee and just play the back nine twice tomorrow! I wasn’t really hitting it well enough on the front nine which was frustrating, but then I made a good birdie on the 11th and saved par from about seven feet on 12th. After that, I never really looked back.
“Hopefully I can finish it off tomorrow, because I should’ve won at least once this season. Maybe I’ve put too much pressure on myself instead of relaxing and letting it happen. So I’m going to try to not think about it too much, which is easier said than done.
"But it helps that I’ve got my wife here with me this week to take my mind off things, because we’ve not talked about golf once. If I was staying in the players’ hotel all the talk would probably be about who’s doing what and where people might finish in the Rankings, so I’m better off out of it!”
Glasgow's Andrew McArthur is one shot back on 12 under par 201, alongside Argentina’s Estanisloa Goya and Brazilian Alexandre Rocha. McArthur had a two-under-par 69 in his third round, his worst so far, which is an indication of how well he is playing.
Fellow Scots Steven O'Hara, Richie Ramsay and David Drysdale also each shot 69 today to move up the leaderboard but Greig Hutcheon, who led the way with a 65 on the opening day was able only to tread water with a 72 today for 212.

THIRD-ROUND LEADERBOARD
Par 213 (3 x 71). 7042yd
200 Richard Bland (Eng) 67 66 67, John E Morgan (Eng) 66 73 61.
201 Andrew McArthur (Sco) 67 65 69, Alex Rocha (Braz) 68 65 66, Rafael Cabrera Bello (Spa) 66 66 69, Estanislao Goya (Arg) 67 69 65.
Other scores:
207 Steven O'Hara (Sco) 70 68 69 (jt 17th).
210 Richie Ramsay (Sco) 72 69 69 (jt 24th).
211 David Drysdale (Sco) 71 71 69 (jt 30th).
212 Greig Hutcheon (Sco) 65 75 72.

ADAM LINDSAY LYING SIXTH IN MIDWEST
COLLEGIATE CHAMPIONSHIP

Banchory's Adam Lindsay, a student at Iowa Wesleyan University, will start the final two rounds of the Midwest Collegiate Conference championship in sixth place - in the spring!
It must be a unique tournament that has its first two rounds in October and its last two rounds several months later, but that's the format.
Adam had a pair of 73s for two-over-par 146 over the 6987yd, par-72 course at Finkbine Golf Club, Iowa City.
The leader is Adam White (St Ambrose) with 68 and 71 for 139.

JAMIE BLAKE'S 71 OVER PGA NATIONAL
Jamie Blake from Arbroath, a student at Post University, New York State, finished in a share of 44th place in the Nova Shark Invitational college tournament over the PGA National course at Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
The even was abbreviated by rain to two rounds and Jamie just wasn't himself with a first-round 84 but his second round of one-under-par 71 was the second lowest return of the day. To score that low over such a famous course (6,806yd from the tees they were using) was a fine achievement.
Another Post University Scot, David McGregor from Helensburgh, scored 83 and 81 for 164 and a share of 66th place.
Winner was Chris Carlin (Barry University) with 70 and 72 for 142.

JACQUELINE TOP SCORES FOR GRAND CANYON
Jacqueline Sneddon from Meigle, a student at Grand Canyon University, Arizona, top scored for her college team with scores of 78 and 80 for 158 and joint seventh place in the Sonoma State Women's Invitational tournament.
It was a tough women's course, measuring "only" 5816yd but with a par of 73. Jacqueline finished six shots behind the winner, Chelsea Helget (Sonoma State) who shot 75 and 77 for 152.
Grand Canyon University finished third in the team event, their third top-three finish of the autumn college golf season.

ROSS LEEDS MAKES TOP 20 IN TEXAS
Ross Leeds from Glenfarg, a student at Odessa College, Texas finished 18th in the Odessa College Inviational over a long course of some 7,338yd with a par of 72. Ross shot 78, 72 and 73 for a creditable seven-over-par 223 total.
Team-mate Mark Penny took the individual honours with rounds of 69, 72 and 70 for five-under-par 211.
Odessa finished second to Midland College in the team event.

Tie for first place in final event of
2008 Tartan Tour

There was a tie for first place in the final event of the PGA Scottish Region's 2008 circuit - the Monifieth Four-ball.
The Lothians pairing of Fraser Mann (Musselburgh) and Paul Wardell (Whitekirk) shot a five-under-par better-ball of 66, which was matched later in the day by the all-Glasgow Golf Club combination of John Greaves and Englishman Nick Walton.
Each pair won £412.50.
A shot behind on 67, winning £170.83 per pair, were the Collinson brothers, Gary (Esporta Dougalston) and Robert (Bearsden Golf Range), Christopher Campbell (Carnegie Club, Skibo Castle) and Lee Harper (Archerfield Links), and Scottish Alliance champion Craig Everett (Caldwell) in partnership with Stewart Savage (Dalmuir).
The field included Ronan Rafferty (partnering Paul McKechnie) and Steve Martin (partnering Lee Vannet). Both combinations finished on three-under-par 68.
SCOREBOARD
Par 71
66 Fraser Mann (Musselburgh) & Paul Wardell (Whitekirk); John Greaves (Glasgow) & Nick Walton (Glasgow) (£412.50 each pair).
67 Gary Collinson (Esporta Douglaston) & Robert Collinson (Bearsden Golf Range); Chris Campbell (Carnegie Club) & Lee Harper (Archerfield Links); Craig Everett (Caldwell) & Stewart Savage (Dalmuir) (£170.83 each pair).
68 Ronan Rafferty (unatt) & Paul McKechnie (Braid Hills); Edward Thomson (Senit Association) & Graham Fox (East Kilbride); Steve Martin (North Engineering) & Lee Vannet (Carnoustie Golf Links) (£25 each pair).
69 Alastair Webster (Edzell) & Mark Finlayson (Edzell); Ross Murdoch (Dumfries & Galloway) & Christopher Robinson (Dumfries & Galloway).
70 Stephen Gray (Hayston) & Peter Kerr (Hayston); Campbell Elliott (Haggs Castle) & Karl Salmoni (Haggs Castle); Iain Colquhoun (Dundonald Links) & David Ross Nicol (Dundonald Links); Kenneth Hutton (Downfield) & Lindsay Mann (Carnoustie).
71 Scott McEwing (Downfield) & Craig Storrier (Panmuire); Paul Jamieson (Dunblane Neww) & Alan Lockhart (Ladybank); Alan E Reid (West Lothian) & Ross Ewen (West Lothian); Paul Malone (Braid Hills Golf Centre) & Jonathan Porteous (Craigielaw); George Boswell (Mearns Castle) & Adam Hunter (Marns Castle Golf Academy); Tim Mitchell (Murrayfield) & Michael McAllan (Murrayfield); Chris Kelly (Cawder) & Kenneth Monaghan (Bothwell Castle).
72 Alastair Forrow (Whitecraigs) & Alistair Brown (Whitecraigs); Douglas Crichton (Loch Lomond) & Bert Mackay (Loch Lomond); Alan Purdie (Kingsbarns) & Fraser McLaughlan (Bothwell Castle); Colin Campbell (Eden Club) & Colin Sinclair (Carnoustie Hotel); Donald McKay (Wellsgreen) & Jack Montgomery (Dunbar); Craig Dempster (Inchmarlo) & Mark Barnard (Inchmarlo).
73 Jamie Wales (Kings Acre) & Terry Mathieson (Kings Acre); Ian Wright (West Linton) & Gareth Wright (West Linton); Billy Marchbank (Crieff) & Alan White Lanark); Gareth Hardy Dundonald Links) & Chris McCalman (unatt); Paul Brookes (Pitreavie) & Jamie Stevenson (Braehead).
74 Sandy Smith (Ladybank) & Fraser Galloway (Ladybank); Alastair McLean (Duddingston) & Tom Buchanan (Duddingston); Martin Pottinger (North Gailes) & Andrew Gibson (North Gailes); Derek McIntosh (Elderslie) & Daniel Welsh (Port Royal DR).
75 David Thomson (Carnegie Club) & Jody Rostock (Carnegie Club); Tom Melville (Alyth) & Michael Rae (Alyth); Richard Brian (Bruntsfield Links)) & Steven Brian (Royal Burgess); Samuel Cairns (Colville Park) & Vincent Brown (Westerwood).
76 Christopher Duffy (Windyhill) & Alan Logan (Cochrane Castle).
77 Derek Wright (Hamilton) & Scott Clark (Hamilton); Richard Fyvie (Pumpherston) & Ryan Buckley (Craigielaw); Andrew Carlton (Cawder) & Matthew Laughland (Cawder).
78 Simon Payne (Cowglen) & Mark Loftus (Cowglen).
79 Steven Moir (Aboyne) & Keil Beveridge (Aboyne).

Some more scores you might have missed when Colin Farquharson was on holiday:

LINKSLANDS SERIES FINAL
Renaissance Club
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
145 Paul McKechnie (Braid Hills) 73 72 (£700.
150 Lee Harper (Archerfield Links) 75 75, Graham Fox (East Kilbride) 70 80 (£390 each).
152 Christopher Currie (Caldwell) 75 77 (£225).
153 Peter Mitchell (Hermitage) 77 76 (£200).
154 Steven Taylor (Bothwell Castle) 78 76 (£175).
155 Greg McBain (Royal Dornoch) 80 75 (£150).
156 Stuart Robin (Kilmarnock Barassie) 76 80, Mark Loftus (Cowglen) 75 81 (£122 each).

CHRIS DOAK SET TARTAN TOUR ONE-SEASON CASH RECORD

Chris Doak's final Tartan Tour earnings for 2008 - £42,045 - set a new one-season record for the PGA Scottish Region.
The previous best was £41,590 by Colin Gillies.
Doak's £5,000 cheque for winning the PGA Play-offs at Hoylake does not count for Tartan Tour purposes.

Top six money-winners for 2008 on this side of the Border were:
1 Chris Doak £42,045 from 48 events.
2 Jason McCreadie £34,034 (50).
3 David Orr £33,709 (58).
4 Stephen Gray (Hayston) £23,320 (65).
5 Chris Kelly (Cawder) £20,262 (61).
6 Alan Lockhart (Ladybank) £19,302 (57).

Top placings in the final Order of Merit were:
1 Chris Doak.
2 Jason McCreadie.
3 David Orr.
4 Edward Thomson.
5 Robert Arnott.
6 Chris Kelly.

End of the European Tour road for Jean
Van de Velde, the 1999 Open loser

Jean Van de Velde, the man who should have won the 1999 Open at Carnoustie but didn't, is quitting full-time golf.
The Frenchman will play only a handful of events on the European Tour next season.
Van de Velde, who is competing in this week's Castellon Masters in Spain, is currently too low on the money list to retain his card for 2009.
But the 42-year-old's management company has confirmed he will not change his mind even if he climbs into the top 115 by the end of the season.
Van de Velde is best known for his spectacular collapse in the Open at Carnoustie in 1999, when he held a three-shot lead with one hole to play, only to rack up a triple-bogey and eventually lose out to Paul Lawrie in a play-off.
A ski-ing accident six years ago left him with chronic knee problems and he also wants to spend more time with his family.

Welshman Johnson lying third in
US PGA Tour event

FROM THE AOL GOLF NEWS SERVICE
John Mallinger followed his best performance of the season last weekend with a seven-under-par 63 on Thursday to join Doug LaBelle II at the top of the leaderboard after the first round of the Frys.com Open at Scottsdale, Arizona.
Mallinger, who finished tied for third at the Shriners Hospital for Children Open, fired eight birdies and a bogey in his opening round at the par-70 Grayhawk Golf Club.
The 29-year old began his round on the back nine and was out in five-under 30.
LaBelle, who has just one top-10 finish in 20 events on the PGA Tour this year, also began his round on the back nine but enjoyed his success after the turn with five birdies on the front nine, including three on his final four holes.
Richard Johnson of Wales shot a six-under 64 to put himself in sole possession of third place heading into Friday's second round.
Johnson, who has made only eight cuts in 26 attempts on the PGA Tour this year, got off to a sizzling start with four birdies on the first six holes en route to his best round of the season. He finished with eight birdies and two bogeys.
Mathias Gronberg of Sweden, Chris Stroud and JJ Henry are part of a six-way tie for fourth on five under.
Defending champion Mike Weir is tied with five other players on four under after carding a 66.
HOW THEY STAND
Par 72
63 Douglas Labelle, John Mallinger
64 Richard Johnson (Wal)
65 Arron Oberholser, J J Henry, Chris Stroud, Marco Dawson, Todd Demsey, Mathias Gronberg (Swe)
66 Y E Yang (Kor), Bill Haas, Robert Garrigus, Mike Weir (Can), Jason Day (Aus), Steve Elkington (Aus)
67 Robert Gamez, Chris Riley, Omar Uresti, Lee Janzen, Kevin Sutherland, Steve Allan (Aus), Tom Pernice Jnr., Aaron Baddeley (Aus), Dustin Johnson, Chad Collins, Jim McGovern
68 Jeff Quinney, Brian Gay, Tag Ridings, Nick O'Hern (Aus), Ronald Whittaker, Sean O'Hair, Charles Warren, Brad Elder, Kevin Streelman, Charlie Wi (Kor), Kevin Na, Michael Allen, George McNeill, Scott Sterling, Olin Browne, Rocco Mediate, Tommy Gainey
69 Michael Letzig, Nick Watney, Billy Mayfair, Mark Hensby (Aus), Woody Austin, Todd Hamilton, Brenden Pappas (Rsa), Paul Claxton, Justin Bolli, Bo Van Pelt, Shane Bertsch, Frank Lickliter II, Jin Park (Kor), Davis Love III, Steve Flesch, Bubba Watson, Peter Lonard (Aus), Mark Wilson, Bob Tway, Billy Andrade, Mathew Goggin (Aus), Cameron Beckman, Rich Beem, Glen Day, Scott Verplank
70 Charley Hoffman, Rodney Pampling (Aus), Cody Freeman, John Douma, James Driscoll, Chez Reavie, Jeff Maggert, Paul Goydos, Ryan Armour, John Riegger, Tim Clark (Rsa)
71 Brad Adamonis, Pat Perez, Kyle Thompson, Jason Dufner, Harrison Frazar, Nick Flanagan (Aus), Bob Estes, Brett Quigley, Jonathan Byrd, Ryan Moore
72 Patrick Sheehan, Jeff Gove, J.P. Hayes, Matthew Jones (Aus), Tommy Armour III, Jesper Parnevik (Swe), Brian Davis (Eng), Kent Jones, Rory Sabbatini (Rsa), Scott McCarron, Michael Sim (Aus), Jason Allred, Tim Herron, Joe Ogilvie, Steve Lowery, Cliff Kresge, Travis Perkins.
73 Kirk Triplett, Eric Axley, Kenneth Ferrie (Eng), Brett Rumford (Aus), Bob Sowards, Ryan Palmer, Tim Petrovic, Notah Begay III, Jay Williamson, Martin Laird (Sco), Craig Kanada, Jason Gore
74 Daniel Chopra (Swe), Vaughn Taylor, John Merrick, Alejandro Canizares (Spa)
75 David Lutterus (Rsa), Tony Rohlik, Bob Heintz
77 Parker McLachlin, Jon Mills (Can)
78 Nathan Green (Aus)
80 Jimmy Walker
81 Kevin Stadler
Disqualified: Ted Purdy 75
Withdrawn: Dean Wilson 73