Fraser Fotheringham KO'd in


last 16 of Aussie match-play

Nairn's Fraser Fotheringham, pictured right, reached the last 16 of the Australian men's open amateur match-play championship at Royal Queensland Golf Club before losing by 6 and 5 to New Zealander Blake McGrory, the No 23 qualifier.
In the first round, contested by the leading 32 finishers in the Australian stroke-play championship, Fotheringham, the No 26 qualifier, beat the No 7 seed, Jordan Sherrat from South Australia) by 2 and 1.
Fotheringham, who will be 20 in August, was beaten in the 36-hole final of the 2007 British boys championship.
The final of the Australian match-play championship will feature Australian Daniel Beckmann (Victoria) and compatriot Scott Arnold (New South Wales) who beat McGrory 3 and 2 in the semi-finals.
New Zealand's Ryan Fox, son of All Blacks legend Grant Fox, was defeated by Beckmann at the 19th in the semi-finals.

AUSSIE MATCH-PLAY LATER RESULTS
Quarter-finals
Ryan Fox (NZ) bt Ben Wallace (NZ) 2 and 1.
Daniel Beckmann (Victoria) bt Jason Scrivener (Western Australia) 3 and 2.
Blake McGrory (NZ) bt Brendah Smith (New South Wales) at 19th.
Scott Arnold (New South Wales) bt Kieran Pratt (Victoria) 2 and 1.
Semi-finals
Beckmann bt Fox at 19th.
Arnold bt McGrory 3 and 2.

AUSSIE STROKE-PLAY FINAL TOTALS
Leading final totals from the Australian men's open amateur stroke-play championship over the same course:
Par 287 (3 x 72, 1 x 71)
280 Bryden Macpherson (Victoria) 70 72 68, 70, Jin Jeong (Korea) 68 68 74 70 (Macpherson won sudden-death play-off for title with birdie at first extra hole).
281 Daniel Beckman (Victoria) 66 66 74 75, Jason Scrivener (Western Australia) 67 73 68 73, Scott Arnold (New South Wales) 67 71 71 72.
Selected scores:
288 Fraser Fotheringham (Scotland) 66 74 71 77 (jt 24th).
290 Adam Wainwright (England) 70 76 73 71 (jt 27th).
292 Jason Palmer (England) 70 75 69 78 (jt 39th).