Ross Kellett finishes joint 16th in

Lake Macquarie International

Motherwell's Ross Kellett (Colville Park) finished joint 16th in the Lake Macquarie International men's amateur stroke-play championship over the Belmont Golf Club course in New South Wales.
Ross scored 76, 69, 67 and 75 for a 72-hole total of one-under-par 287.
Fellow Scot, Ayrshire-exile Stephen Speirs came joint 28th on 289 with scores of 74, 68, 76 and 71.
Gordon Yates (Hilton Park) and Fraser Fotheringham (Nairn) did not survive the halfway cut in a tournament played on days of extreme heat.
Winner was New South Wales player Scott Arnold with 71, 69, 66 and 67 for 15-under-par 273. He had three shots to spare from local player Brendan Smith with four rounds of 69.

LEADING TOTALS
Par 288 (4 x 72)
273 Scott Arnold (Aus) 71 69 66 67.
276 Brendan Smith (Aus) 69 69 69 69.
279 Alex Kaleka (Fra) 72 70 69 68, Robert Payne (Aus) 69 66 75 69, Charles Ford (Eng0 68 70 69 72.
280 Brody Ninyette (Aus) 70 70 72 69.
282 Daniel Beckman (Aus) 73 69 70 71.
Selected scores:
283 Arthur Gabella-Wenne (Swi) 72 65 74 72.
287 Ross Kellett (Sco) 76 69 67 75 (jt 16th).
289 Stephen Speirs (Sco) 74 68 76 71 (jt 28th).