Blennerhassett, Young and Stewart

tie for victory on SGU Junior Tour

First-round leader Tom Blennerhassett (Dalmahoy) let victory in the Scottish Golf Union Junior Tour Event 3 slip through his fingers over the closing holes of the 36-hole event at the blustery Monifieth links today.
After a morning one-over-par 72, Tom bogeyed the 14th and 16th and then double-bogeyed the 17th for a 75 and a five-over-par total of 147.
That left the door open for Daniel Young (Craigie Hill) and Calum Stewart (Brora) to figure in a triple tie for victory – no play-off – with Daniel having rounds of 74 and 73 for 147 and Calum 73 and 74 for the same total.
After bogeying the 17th in his second round, Young had to birdie the last to get a share of the spoils.
For Stewart, it was like Blennerhassett a case of “might have been.” The Brora boy was looking good when he bogeyed the 12th in his second round but he then dropped two shots, at the 13th and 17th.
Craigielaw’s Grant Forrest finish fourth on his own, a shot off the pace, with a pair of 74s for 148.
FINAL TOTALS
Par 142 (2 x 71) CSS 72 72
147 Daniel Young (Craigie Hill) 74 73, Calum Stewart (Brora) 73 74, Tom Blennerhassett (Dalmahoy) 72 75.
148 Grant Forrest (Craigielaw) 74 74.
149 Mark Thomson (Grange) 77 72, Kyle Godsman (Hopeman) 76 73, Jack Scott (Deeside0 75 74, Conor O’Neil (Glasgow) 74 75.
150 Steven Smith (Deeside) 76 74, Chris Robb (Inchmarlo) 74 76.
151 Paul Shields (Kirkhill) 80 71, Matthew Reid (Downfield) 75 76, Chris Low (Tantallon) 75 76.
152 Simon Taylor (Germany) 74 77, Nick Macandrew (Royal Aberdeen) 75 77.
153 Calum McLean (Cowglen) 77 76, Gary Meechan (Dullatur) 74 79.
154 Jamie Lynch (Falkirki) 79 75, Stuart Boyle (Harburn) 78 76, Scott Gibson (Southerness) 74 80.
155 Liam Johnston (Dumfries & Co) 79 76, Ryan Campbell (Grangeouth) 78 77.
156 Fraser Thain (West Linton) 78 78.
157 Ewan Scott (St Andrews) 79 78, Danny Kay (Dunbar) 78 79, John Drummond (Strathlene) 76 81.
158 Tom Dingwall (Nairn Dunbar) 82 76, Paul McPhee (King James VI) 80 78, Jack McDonald (Kilmarnock Barassie) 80 78, Callum McNeill (Lauder) 77 81, Danny Edwards (Elgin) 76 82.
159 Greg Smail (Craigielaw) 78 81, Philip Gordon (Paisley) 76 83.
162 Josh Bogle (Ranfurly Castle) 81 81, Simon Fairburn (Gala) 78 84, Ross Munro (Monifieth) 76 86.
163 Josh Jamieson (St Andrews New) 80 83.
167 David Wilson (Troon Welbeck) 81 86.
NR Connor Neil (Blairgowrie) 84 NR.