US PGA Tour Scoreboard
QUAIL HOLLOW CHAMPIONSHIP
Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, North Carolina.
THIRD-ROUND TOTALS
Par 216 (3x72)
205 Zach Johnson 70 67 68
207 George McNeill 69 68 70, Tiger Woods 65 72 70, Lucas Glover 68 71 68
208 Brendon De Jonge 72 69 67, Retief Goosen (Rsa) 68 68 72, Sean O'Hair 69 72 67, Bubba Watson 71 65 72
209 Jason Dufner 67 71 71, Ross Fisher (Eng) 73 67 69, Davis Love III 70 69 70, David Toms 71 71 67, Y.E. Yang (Kor) 72 71 66
210 Jeff Klauk 69 71 70, Danny Lee (Nzl) 71 69 70, Jim Furyk 71 66 73, Martin Kaymer (Ger) 71 70 69
211 Charles Warren 69 71 71, Nick Watney 71 71 69, Bill Haas 69 71 71, Fredrik Jacobson (Swe) 71 70 70, Ted Purdy 70 69 72, Bo Van Pelt 69 71 71, Ian Poulter (Eng) 71 70 70
212 Brendon Todd 70 70 72, Tim Petrovic 71 70 71, Joe Ogilvie 71 72 69, Camilo Villegas (Col) 71 67 74, Geoff Ogilvy (Aus) 71 73 68
213 Phil Mickelson 67 71 75, Kent Jones 72 70 71, Jeff Maggert 68 70 75, Steve Marino 67 72 74, Boo Weekley 71 70 72, John Huston 73 71 69, Cliff Kresge 69 72 72
214 Jeff Overton 70 71 73, Martin Laird (Sco) 74 70 70, Rocco Mediate 72 70 72, Matt Bettencourt 72 71 71, Jonathan Byrd 72 72 70
215 Brian Davis (Eng) 72 71 72, Ben Curtis 74 70 71, Will MacKenzie 70 74 71, Hunter Mahan 68 72 75, Michael Allen 70 73 72, Chad Campbell 72 70 73, David Mathis 70 73 72, Ken Duke 70 72 73
216 Peter Tomasulo 74 69 73, Jonathan Kaye 70 72 74, Mathew Goggin (Aus) 71 71 74, John Senden (Aus) 71 72 73, Shaun Micheel 74 69 73, Cameron Beckman 73 71 72
217 Robert Karlsson (Swe) 70 69 78, Anthony Kim 70 69 78, Mark Calcavecchia 69 74 74, Steve Lowery 73 71 73
218 Robert Allenby (Aus) 67 74 77, Bill Lunde 72 72 74, Kevin Sutherland 71 72 75, Tom Pernice Jnr. 72 69 77, Parker McLachlin 73 71 74
219 Trevor Immelman (Rsa) 73 70 76
220 Chris Stroud 73 69 78, Pat Perez 74 70 76, John Rollins 70 74 76, Rich Beem 71 73 76, Gary Woodland 70 74 76, Steve Wheatcroft 70 73 77
221 Steve Flesch 69 74 78
222 Aron Price (Aus) 71 73 78
223 Brad Faxon 74 69 80

LYTHAM TROPHY HALFWAY SCOREBOARD

Dear, McNicoll, Kellett, Booth

and Campbell make the cut

Five Scots beat the halfway cut at leading 40 and ties in the Lytham Trophy at Royal Lytham St Annes, Lancashire today.

England's Dale Whitnell is leader on level par 140 after rounds of 68 and 72.

But Craigmillar Park Open winner Gavin Dear (Murrayshall), top Scot in the R&A World Amateur Rankings, is on his tail, only one shot behind with rounds of 71 and 70.

Last year's St Andrews Links Trophy and Leven Gold Medal winner Keir McNicoll is the next Scot in the hit parade. He had rounds of 74 and 70 for 144 - one shot ahead of Ross Kellett (Colville Park) (75-70) and Wallace Booth (Comrie) (70-75).

Completing the Scottish quintet who will be taking part in Sunday's 36-hole action is last month's Scottish champion of champions' tournament winner Glenn Campbell, the former Scottish amateur match-play champion from the Blairgowrie club. Glenn had rounds of 76 and 72 for eight-over-par148, which was the limit mark for qualifying.

Last weekend's Edward Trophy play-off winner Paul O'Hara (Colville Park) missed out by one shot with scores of 73 and 73 for 149, the same total as this year's Scottish boys' match-play champion David Law (Hazlehead). David score 74 and 75.

Steven McEwan (Caprington) looked certain to qualify after opening with a 71 but he slipped back today to a 79 for 150 and bowed out.

On 151 was Greg Paterson (St Andrews New) with 76 and 75.

Gordon Yates (Hilton Park) missed out with a pair of 76s.

Nothing went right for Peterhead's Philip McLean in a second-round 81 for 154, which was three better than his Buchan colleague, Kris Nicol (Fraserburgh) who scored 78 and 79.

Scottish universities champion James White (Lundin), beaten by O'Hara in last Sunday's Edward Trophy play-off suffered a big second slump from a 73 to an 85 for 158.

FROM THE GOLFWEEK.COM WEBSITE

Alistair Tait reports

There is only one way for England’s Dale Whitnell to go if he hopes to keep his record of improving every year in the Lytham Trophy.

Winning is the only option for the 20-year-old.

Whitnell added a second-round, two-over-par 72 to his opening 68 for a level 140 total to lead the Lytham Trophy heading into the final two rounds.

Scotland’s Gavin Dear holds second place a shot behind after a 70. First-round leader Shane Lowry shares third place at 142 with Englishmen Luke Goddard and Mark Thistleton.

Whitnell is playing in his third Lytham Trophy. He finished sixth in his debut. Last year he was runner-up to Matt Haines, missing out on a play-off for the title by a shot.

There’s a reason why Whitnell does well here.“I just love this course,” he said. “It’s my favourite tournament and my favourite course. It’s a great test. It’s good to come to a course where you feel comfortable and have confidence in your game. It obviously brings out the best in me.”

Whitnell is a member of the 28-man Great Britain & Ireland Walker Cup squad. He’s in the squad for good reason. Whitnell won the Portuguese amateur championship in February, and is a member of the English Golf Union’s Elite squad.

Needless to say, the +4.7 handicapper has set his sights on making the trip to Merion Golf Club September 12-13 as one of the 10 GB&I players to take on Buddy Marucci’s U.S. team.

“My goal this year is the Walker Cup. It’s the pinnacle of amateur golf. I’ve played in the Eisenhower Trophy (World Amateur Team Championship) but I want that Walker Cup spot. I’m going to turn pro at the end of the season and if I make the Walker Cup team then I will have done everything in amateur golf.”

Winning the Lytham Trophy would practically cement Whitnell’s place.“That’s the goal this week.”

Dear propelled himself into contention by playing the back nine in two-under-par. He is in good form, too. He warmed up for Lytham by winning the Craigmillar Park Open. Last year he helped Scotland win the Eisenhower Trophy. He also took his game Stateside and won the Dixie Amateur.

Dear is also a member of the GB&I Walker Cup squad, and is heavily fancied to make the 10-man team.

Lowry has a good chance of joining Whitnell and Dear on the flight to the United States in September. The 22-year-old Irishman is also in the GB&I Walker Cup squad. Whether he flies to the U.S. as Lytham Trophy winner depends if he can replicate the form that saw him shoot an opening 66, rather than his second-round 76.

The burly Irishman did well to get round the Lytham lay-out in just six shots over par. He was five-over after eight holes and looking like returning a big score.

“Yesterday I wasn’t in any bunkers but it was pay back time today,” Lowry said. “I was in five or six. I was even in the same one twice!”

Lowry hit what he thought was a perfect 4-iron at the 196-yard, par-312th hole only to see the ball come up short and plug in a greenside bunker. He made a double bogey there when he needed two attempts to get out of the trap.He birdied the 13th but gave the shot back at the 15th and played the back nine in one-over par 37.

“It’s disappointing but I’m still in the tournament.”

So too are a number of players looking to impress GB&I Walker Cup captain Colin Dalgleish and his team of selectors over the final two rounds.The smart money says this year’s Lytham Trophy winner will be a GB&I Walker Cup squad player.

TWO-ROUND TOTALS

Par 140 (2x70)

QUALIFIERS

140 Dale Whitnell (Five Lakes) 68 72.

141 Gavin Dear (Murrayshall) 71 70.

142 Mark Thistleton (Hayling) 74 68, Luke Goddard (Hendon) 72 70, Shane Lowry (Esker Hills) 66 76.

143 Max Glauert (Germany) 74 69, Billy Hemstock (Teignmouth) 74 69, Stiggy Hodgson (Sunningdale), Sam Hutsby (Liphook) 71 72, Edward Parker (Crewe) 71 72, Darren Wright (Rowlands Castle).

144 Keir McNicoll (Carnoustie) 74 70, Charles Ford (Kirby Muxloe) 72 72, James Robinson (Southport & Ainsdale) 72 72, Nigel Edwards (Whitchurch) 72 72, Matt Haines (Rochester & Cobham) 72 72.

145 Ross Kellett (Collville Park) 75 70, Jack Senior (Heysham) 74 71, Tommy Fleetwood (Formby Hall) 74 71, James Watt (East Herts) 72 73, Wallace Booth (Comrie) 70 75.

146 Jonathan Gidney (Church Stretton) 76 70, Farren Keenan (Sunningdale) 76 70, Ben Westgate (Trevose) 73 73, Sebastian Schwind (Germany) 73 73, Jake Shepherd (The Wisley) 73 73, Francois Rouilleaux (St Nom La Bretche) 73 73, Miles Mackman (Broomie Manor) 72 74.

147 Andy Sullivan (Nuneaton) 78 69, Adam Wills (Sandiway) 77 70, Dara Lernihan (Castle) 76 71, Todd Adcock (The Nevill) 76 71, Elias Bertheussen (Trondheim) 73 74, Matthew Nixon (Ashton Under Lyne) 72 75, Miro Veijalainen (Finland) 72 75, Mayel Oueld es Cheikh (RCF La Boulie) 71 76.

148 Jason Barnes (Chart Hills) 77 71, Glenn Campbell (Blairgowrie) 76 72, Martin Keskari (Geremany) 75 73, Alexandre Kaleka (Marcilly-Orleans) 74 74, Steven Uzzell (Hornsea) 73 75, Frederic Abadie (Ormesson) 73 75, Rhys Black (Sherwood Forest) 71 77, Lucas Bjerregaard (Frederickshavn) 70 78.

ALL THOSE WHO MISSED THE CUT

149 Anders Kristiansen (Dorregaard) 78 71, Joachim Hansen (Hillerod) 78 71, Josh Evans (Mere) 77 72, Julien Gressier (Paris) 77 72, David Antonelli (Mionnay) 77 72, Paul O'Hara (Colville Park) 76 73, Max Roehrig (Germany) 75 74, Dave Corsby (Royal Lytham) 74 75, Alan Dunbar (Rathmore) 74 75, David Law (Hazlehead) 74 75, Toni Hakula (Finland) 73 76, Hans Bacher (Radstadt ) 73 76.

150 Tommy King (Sudbury) 81 69, Ken Benz (Bubikon) 78 71, Colin Edwsards (Bath) 77 73, Sam Stuart (St Annes Old Links) 77 73, George Gleichman (Rosendaelsche) 77 73, Stuart Phillips (Royston) 76 74, Jurrian Van Der Vaart (De Koepel) 76 74, Ryan Brown (Worksop) 74 76, Simon Lee (City of Newcastle) 74 76, Teemu Bakker (Lochem) 74 76, Clement Berardo (Orleans-Limere) 74 76, John Ambridge (Moor Park) 73 77, Gareth Evans (Northcliffe) 73 77, Steven McEwan (Caprington) 71 79, David Coupland (Boston) 70 80.

151 Adam Woodton (Oxford City) 79 72, Sebastien Gros (Salvagny) 78 73, Eddie Pepperell (Drayton Park) 77 74, Stephen Wolters (Germany) 77 74, Greg Paterson (St Andrews New) 76 75, Mark Young (Longridge) 76 75, Richard Smith (Notts) 75 76, Adam Runcie (Abergele) 74 77, Roberto Laino (Bedford & Co) 73 78, Liam Burns (Sundridge Park), Johann Lopez-Lazara (Paris) 71 80.

152 Jonathan Hurst (Shaw Hill) 79 73, Fraser Fotheringham (Nairn) 78 74, Joe Vickery (Newport) 78 74, Jerome Lando-Casanova (Ormesson) 78 74, Alexis Szappanos (St Leon-Rot) 77 75, Gordon Yates (Hilton Park) 76 76, Tom Lewis (Welwyn Garden City) 75 77, Mikael Salminen (Finland) 74 78, Jamie Abbott (Fynn Valley) 71 81.

153 Niall Kearney (Royal Dublin) 82 71, Oliver Farr (Ludlow) 78 75, Alex Christie (Tyrrells Wood) 78 75, Paul Lowey (Rowany) 78 75, Moritz Lampert (Germany) 77 76, Simon Fernoux (Golf Du Gouverneur) 77 76, Anders Larson (Uppsala) 76 77, Andrew Hogan (Newlands) 71 82.

154 Gavin O'Neill (Royal Jersey) 80 74, Jonathan Bell (Royal Blackheath) 80 74, Ian Kenwright (Haydock Park) 79 75, Paul Cutler (Portstewart) 79 75, John Kemp (John O'Gaunt) 78 76, James Smedley (Hallowes) 78 76, Callum Tarren (Dinsdale Spa) 78 76, David Bobrowski (Cannes Mougins) 78 76, Gavin Samuels (Leighton Buzzard) 75 79, Kevin Turlan (St Noma La Breteche) 75 79, John Carroll (Huyton & Prescot) 74 80, Philip McLean (Peterhead) 73 81.

155 Cian Curley (Newlands) 80 75, Olivier Serres (Ormesson) 80 75, Richard Bentham (St Pierre) 79 76, Francois Illouz (Morfontaine) 77 78, Lindsay Reynolds (Myrtle Beach) 75 80.

156 Mx Walz (Germany) 82 75, Alexander Matlari (Germany) 80 76, Craig Hinton (The Oxfordshire) 78 77, Luke Collins (Mendip Spring) 78 77, Benedict Staben (Germany) 76 80.

157 Sam Haywood (Rotherham) 82 75, James Frazer (Pennard) 78 78, Richard Merchant (Wernddu) 78 79, Kris Nicol (Fraserburgh) 78 79, James Scade (Braintree) 77 80.

158 Arthur Gabella-Wenne (Bossesy) 79 79, James White (Lundin) 73 85.

159 Oscar Sharpe (Minchinhampton) 79 80, Raphael Marguery (La Boulie) 79 80, Michael J Bedford (Prestbury) 78 81, Pontus Widegren ( Stockholm) 77 82, Ian Crowther (Royal Lytham) 76 83.

160 Stephen Clark (Grand Summit, USA) 81 79, Ossi Mikkola (Finland) 79 81.

161 James Taverner (South Herts) 81 80.

164 Sebastian Kannier (Germany) 80 84.

166 Keith Shanks (Kampen) 82 84.

167 Nicolas D'Incau (Neuchatel) 84 83.

168 Peter Croonquist (Tenison Park) 89 79.

169 Seven Mauritz (Havelte) 87 82.

173 Oliver Gilmartin (Interlaken) 91 82.

NRs Nick Keenan (The Lambourne) 87 NR, Frederik Killevold (Niklas Diethelm) NR NR.

Report and scores from Fairhaven Trophies junior tournament

The second round, played in glorious sunshine at Fairhaven Golf Club, Lancashire, again saw some high calibre golf, with the low score of the day coming from England boy international Adam Carson of Long Ashton GC.
He finished with an eagle for a round of seven-under-par 67. This brilliant score Adam heading the leader board on 11-under-par 137 - great scoring!
Overnight leader Daniel Byrne (Dartford GC) followed his 67 with a level par round of 74 to take second place going into the final day.
Danny Keddie (Belton Park GC) is lying third on six-under-par following two rounds of 71.
Defending champion Tom Boys (Royal Liverpool GC) moved up the field, as did Ben Stow (Rushmore GC) following rounds of 70.
The defending girls' champion Alexandra Peters (Notts Ladies GC) is the leading girl after a 71 and 75 for four-under-par 146.
She is closely followed by another England girl international Heidi Baek (Felixstowe Ferry GC)
who is one shot behind on a total of 147 following rounds of 73 and 74.
The cut for the leading 40 scores and ties was as low as 150 (+2)
The CSS was 73 for boys and 75 for girls
LEADING SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
Boys
Par 148 (2 x 74)
137 Adam Carson (Long Ashton) 70 67.
141 Daniel Byrne (Dartford) 67 74.
142 Danny Keddie (Belton Park) 71 71.
143 Chris Lloyd (Kendleshire) 70 73, Jeff Hopkins (Five Lakes) 68 75.
144 Jordan Smith (Boward) 74 70, James Webber (Three Rivers) 72 72, Sebastian Crookall-Nixon (Workington) 71 73.
145 Ben Stow (Rushmore) 75 70, Christopher Nugent (Fulford Heath) 72 73, Joshu Bassett (Ripon City) 72 73.
146 Tom Boys (Royal Liverpool 76 70, Freddie Sheridan-Mills (Walsall) 74 72, Andrew Scrimshaw (Prudoe) 72 74, Sam Robertshawe (Army) 72 74, Antony Glen (Sudbury) 69 77, James Burnett (Sleaford) 69 77.
Girls
Par 150 (2 x 75)
146 Alexandra Peters (Notts Ladies) 71 74.
148 Heidi Baek (Felixstowe Ferry) 73 74.
155 Emily Taylor (Royal Lytham) 82 73, Raphaela Dwyer (Hayling Island) 78 77.
156 Lauren Taylor (Woburn) 80 76.
158 Hannah Turland (Tidworth Garrison) 78 80.
160 Olivia Birrer (Oberkirch) 79 81.
161 Sophie Myles (Ilkley) 80 81, Jamie-Leigh Voss (Kirby Muxloe) 77 84.
177 Lucy Greenberry (Exeter) 91 86.
180 Fiona Briggs (Lake Side) 91 89.




Web: http://www.fairhavengolfclub.co.uk/

Andrew McArthur three strokes off

the pace in Moroccan Classic

From Steve Todd
European Challenge Tour Press Officer
stodd@europeantour.com
Former Scottish amateur champion Andrew McArthur from Windyhill heads into the final day of the European Challenge Tour's Moroccan Classic just three strokes behind leader Englishman Robert Coles after a third round 69 in El Jadida.
The 29 year old from Glasgow birdied the first hole then picked up further shots on the eighth, 11th and 13th holes but bogeyed the last to finish on six under par, with Coles carding a round of 71.
McArthur is now well placed to try to add to his victory in the Reale Challenge de España on the European Challenge Tour last year, although he admitted the dropped shot on the last when his drive found the bushes could be costly.
“That was my first bogey in 35 holes since I had a double bogey on 18 on the first day,” he said. “I had a wry smile coming up the last knowing that but I managed to salvage a six rather than a seven.
“I should really stick to a three wood rather than a driver on that hole. I don’t know what it is. There are much more difficult tee shots out there but there’s something about having to come over the bushes.
“I missed tons of chances out there but I’m content with the way I’m playing. If the conditions stay like this tomorrow and I can hole some more putts there is definitely a low score out there.”
Coles birdied the last hole after three putting the 17th to card a 71 as he looks to add to his own sole Challenge Tour title victory in the BA-CA Golf Open, presented by Telekom Austria in 2003.
“The difference was I didn’t hole any putts today apart from a 12 footer on the first and the one of the last,” said Coles.
“I played OK on the back nine but missed a few chances and then three putted 17. It was nice to finish with a birdie rather than have that in my memory.
“I think it depends on the weather a lot tomorrow but it is possible to shoot a low score out there. I’m just going to try to play like I have done the past three days. I’d like to play well tomorrow.
“The last time I won I came from behind but I would prefer to have a three shot lead than be that many shots behind.
“Hopefully it will be a good weekend all round with West Ham also winning today!”
McArthur’s compatriot George Murray, another past Scottish amateur champion, from Anstruther in Fife, carded a one under par 71 to move to one under par for the tournament.

THIRD-ROUND SCOREBOARD
Par 216 (3 x 72)
207 R Coles (Eng) 69 67 71.
210 J Clément (Sui) 68 74 68, A McArthur (Sco) 73 68 69,
211 J Wahlqvist (Swe) 71 74 66, B Evans (Eng) 71 70 70, J Sköld (Swe) 69 71 71, J Quesne (Fra) 69 71 71.
212 T Cruz (Por) 70 71 71.
213 M Zions (Aus) 71 68 74, S Reale (Ita) 74 68 71, J Sjöholm (Swe) 69 71 73, B Teilleria (Fra) 73 68 72, O David (Fra) 72 70 71.
214 S Jeppesen (Swe) 70 75 69, M Reale (Ita) 72 73 69, A Willey (Eng) 70 75 69, B Lecuona (Fra) 73 73 68.
215 D Nouailhac (Fra) 72 69 74, G Davies (Eng) 70 73 72, T Feyrsinger (Aut) 70 74 71, L Richard (Bel) 71 72 72, G Murray (Sco) 70 74 71, J Moul (Eng) 69 71 75, D Griffiths (Eng) 77 71 67, A Högberg (Swe) 73 71 71.
216 A Hansen (Den) 70 71 75, A Marshall (Eng) 74 71 71,
217 P Terreni (Ita) 78 70 69, R Steiner (Aut) 74 71 72, P Gustafsson (Swe) 75 69 73, A Haindl (RSA) 72 72 73, Y El Hassani (Mar) 74 74 69,
218 L James (Eng) 79 68 71, M Mills (Eng) 74 74 70, E Molinari (Ita) 72 74 72, M Delpodio (Ita) 71 72 75,
219 V Riu (Fra) 71 72 76, J McLeary (Sco) 73 73 73, G Boyd (Eng) 71 70 78, T Whitehouse (Eng) 70 74 75, A Zanini (Ita) 73 73 73, K Sullivan (Wal) 69 76 74, R McEvoy (Eng) 75 72 72, B Miarka (Ger) 71 72 76, L Brovold (Nor) 75 73 71, P Kaensche (Nor) 73 73 73,
220 L Westerberg (Swe) 73 71 76, A Wagner (Arg) 75 73 72, L Bond (Wal) 71 76 73, L Kennedy (Eng) 76 72 72, J Axgren (Swe) 71 76 73, J Grillon (Fra) 73 73 74, M Korhonen (Fin) 72 74 74, J Guerrier (Fra) 73 71 76,
221 R Harris (Eng) 73 74 74, M Haastrup (Den) 76 70 75, F Calmels (Fra) 70 76 75, A Butterfield (Eng) 73 73 75, J Billot (Fra) 74 71 76,
222 M McGeady (Irl) 75 73 74, R Kakko (Fin) 73 74 75, P Del Grosso (Arg) 75 73 74,
223 S Juul (Den) 75 71 77, S Saavedra (Arg) 73 75 75, F Schoettel (Fra) 76 72 75, P Bocian (Swe) 75 72 76,
224 T Schuster (Ger) 71 77 76, S Delagrange (Fra) 74 72 78,
225 J Little (Eng) 74 73 78,
227 C Gane (Eng) 72 76 79, R Diab (Mar) 73 74 80,

Frenchman Levet leads by two from

English rookie Stuart Davis

FROM THE AOL GOLF NEWS SERVICE
France's Thomas Levet has a two-stroke lead going into Sunday's final round of the Spanish Open at Girona, to the north of Barcelona.
But if he fails to lift the title, 35-year-old European Tour rookie Stuart Davis could be the man to take advantage.
While Levet stayed out in front with a one-under-par 71 to lie 14 under par, Englishman Davis improved from sixth to second with a superb 67 which included four birdies in the last seven holes in the windy conditions.
Among the players he overtook was Dubliner Peter Lawrie, trying to become the first man to make a successful defence of the trophy since Max Faulkner in 1953.
Lawrie bogeyed the last for a 71 and 11-under total, but needs only to think back 12 months to believe he can still do it. He came from five adrift to beat Spaniard Ignacio Garrido in a play-off in Seville.
Levet was four clear at one point but bogeyed the short 16th as Davis made his charge.
The 40-year-old from Paris, runner-up to Ernie Els in the 2002 Open and part of Europe's winning Ryder Cup team in Detroit two years later, had been two ahead of Dane Soren Hansen at halfway.
Welshman Stephen Dodd and Paraguay's Fabrizio Zanotti are in joint fourth place on nine under. American John Daly is down on level par, two double bogeys on the back nine taking him to a 74.
Daly, down at 788th in the world, is in Europe for the next month.
It wasn't a good name for the other member of the "Lawrie clan" in the field. Paul Lawrie, the 1999 Open champion, was blown away to a third-round 80 for 220.
Gary Orr is the leading Scot in joint 34th with ever-increasing scores of 68, 72 and 74 for 214.
Callum Macaulay had a 76 for 217, the same score as Steven O'Hara who had a 73, one of the better scores of another wind-blown day.
Stephen Gallacher is on 219 after following up a 71-70 start with a 78.
THIRD ROUND TOTALS
Par 216 (3x72)
202 Thomas Levet (Fra) 64 67 71
204 Stuart Davis 72 65 67
205 Peter Lawrie 68 66 71
207 Stephen Dodd 69 69 69, Fabrizio Zanotti (Par) 71 70 66
208 Thomas Bjorn (Den) 70 67 71
209 Francesco Molinari (Ita) 69 70 70, Charl Schwartzel (Rsa) 67 73 69, Soren Hansen (Den) 63 70 76, Niclas Fasth (Swe) 75 69 65, Marcel Siem (Ger) 67 70 72, Jose Manuel Lara (Spa) 65 73 71, Paul Broadhurst 70 69 70
210 Juan Francisco Sarasti (Spa) 73 69 68, Jarmo Sandelin (Swe) 66 75 69, Alejandro Canizares (Spa) 67 69 74, Paul McGinley 70 67 73
211 Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spa) 69 74 68, Estanislao Goya (Arg) 75 69 67, Rafael Cabrera Bello (Spa) 70 67 74, Pablo Martin (Spa) 68 72 71, Mark Foster 69 72 70
212 Jose-Filipe Lima (Por) 68 74 70, Pedro Linhart (Spa) 71 69 72, Michael Lorenzo-Vera (Fra) 70 74 68, Jordi Garcia Pinto (Spa) 73 71 68, Jean-Francois Lucquin (Fra) 68 71 73, David Lynn 69 73 70
213 Iain Pyman 68 76 69, Marcus Higley 71 69 73, Sion Bebb 69 71 73, Raul Quiros (Spa) 68 75 70, Santiago Luna (Spa) 69 71 73
214 Carlos Del Moral (Spa) 73 71 70, Gary Orr 68 72 74, Steve Webster 74 68 72, Robert Rock 73 70 71, Magnus A Carlsson (Swe) 71 69 74, David Horsey 72 70 72, Gregory Bourdy (Fra) 71 71 72, Gonzalo Fdez-Castano (Spa) 72 69 73
215 Soren Kjeldsen (Den) 69 72 74, Chris Wood 66 70 79, Alfredo Garcia-Heredia (Spa) 74 69 72, Pelle Edberg (Swe) 69 74 72, Rafael Echenique (Arg) 73 71 71, Pablo Larrazabal (Spa) 71 70 74, Matthew Millar (Aus) 69 75 71, Oskar Henningsson (Swe) 70 73 72, Ross McGowan 71 71 73
216 Jean-Baptiste Gonnet (Fra) 72 70 74, Ake Nilsson (Rsa) 70 73 73, Jan Are Larsen (Nor) 67 76 73, Phillip Price 73 71 72, Alvaro Quiros (Spa) 72 68 76, John Daly (USA) 70 72 74, James Kamte (Rsa) 73 71 72, Miles Tunnicliff 72 70 74, Bradley Dredge 72 71 73
217 Christian Cevaer (Fra) 72 67 78, Callum Macaulay 65 76 76, Steven O'Hara 72 72 73, Graeme Storm 69 71 77
218 Daniel Vancsik (Arg) 68 75 75, Fredrik Andersson Hed (Swe) 71 71 76
219 Stephen Gallacher 71 70 78, Alessandro Tadini (Ita) 71 71 77
220 Paul Lawrie 68 72 80
221 Gary Murphy 70 74 77
222 Andrew McLardy (Rsa) 72 72 78
223 Manuel Quiros (Spa) 69 74 80

James White crashes out of

reckoning in second round

of Lytham Trophy



There were some disastrous second-round scores by Scots in the Lytham Trophy 72-hole tournament at the Lancashire links today.
Steven McEwan (Caprington), pictured by Cal Carson Golf Agency, last year's SGU Order of Merit winner, had a 79 for 150.
Philip McLean (Peterhead) had an 81 for 154.
Scottish universities champion James White (Lundin), beaten in a play-off for the Edward Trophy at Glasgow Gailes last Sunday, slumped from a 73 to an 85 for 159.
US-based Scot Stephen Clark had a 79 for 160.
EARLY CLUBHOUSE LEADERS
Round 1 CSS 75.
143 Stiggy Hodgson (Sunningdale) 73 70, Sam Hutsby (Liphook) 71 72.
144 Nigel Edwards (Whitchurch) 72 72.
146 Farren Keenan (Sunningdale) 76 70, Francois Rouilleaux (France) 73 73, Miles Mackman (Broome Manor) 72 74.
Selected scores:

150 Steven McEwan (Caprington) 71 79.
152 Fraser Fotheringham (Nairn) 78 74, Gordon Yates (Hilton Park) 76 76.
155 Philip McLean (Peterhead) 73 81.
158 James White (Lundin) 73 85.
160 Stephen Clark (US) 81 79.

SPANISH OPEN THIRD-ROUND NEWS

Two double bogeys knock

John Daly down the field

FROM THE AOL GOLF NEWS SERVICE
Two double bogeys in today's third round destroyed any hopes John Daly had of a top 10 finish on his return to competitive golf this week.
The former US Open and Open champion, pictured right, out since December and still serving a six-month US Tour ban imposed after he was put in jail to sober up last October, fell deep into the pack with a third round 74 at the Spanish Open in sunny Girona.
It was all looking so much better for the controversial 43-year-old American, down from 20 to 16 stones after lap-band stomach surgery in February, when he went to the turn in 34 to stand four under.
That was still nine adrift of Frenchman Thomas Levet at the time, but Daly then took 5 at the short 11th and a 7 on the 492yd par-5 15th.
"First an eight-iron plugged under the lip of a bunker and in trying to get it out the ball popped up and buried again," said the American. "Then on 15 I flushed a five-iron from the rough, but it caught a tree.
"Other than that it was pretty damn good. I love the way I am swinging - I'm hitting it solid and I've made only three bad swings, which is good coming back. I'm just not making any putts and I've got to get that sorted out."
Daly, down at 788th in the world and in Europe for the next month, had to settle for a level par aggregate of 216 with Sunday's final round to come.
Meanwhile, Dane Soren Hansen reduced Levet's lead to one with a birdie at the long third and then saved par on the next after going over the green into sand.
They were 13 under and 12 under respectively, while joint third were defending champion Peter Lawrie and Spaniard Jose Manuel Lara on 10 under.
Lara birdied five of the first seven holes, while Dubliner Lawrie, trying to become the first player since Max Faulkner in 1953 to retain the title, resumed with five successive pars.
EARLY THIRD-ROUND TOTALS
Par 216 (3 x 72)
209 Niclas Fasth (Swe) 75 69 65
210 Juan Francisco Sarasti (Spa) 73 69 68
211 Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spa) 69 74 68, Estanislao Goya (Arg) 75 69 67
212 Jose-Filipe Lima (Por) 68 74 70, Michael Lorenzo-Vera (Fra) 70 74 68, Jordi Garcia Pinto (Spa) 73 71 68, David Lynn 69 73 70
213 Iain Pyman 68 76 69, Raul Quiros (Spa) 68 75 70
214 Carlos Del Moral (Spa) 73 71 70, Steve Webster 74 68 72, Robert Rock 73 70 71, David Horsey 72 70 72, Gregory Bourdy (Fra) 71 71 72
215 Matthew Millar (Aus) 69 75 71, Alfredo Garcia-Heredia (Spa) 74 69 72, Pelle Edberg (Swe) 69 74 72, Oskar Henningsson (Swe) 70 73 72, Rafael Echenique (Arg) 73 71 71
216 Jean-Baptiste Gonnet (Fra) 72 70 74, Ake Nilsson (Rsa) 70 73 73, Jan Are Larsen (Nor) 67 76 73, Phillip Price 73 71 72, John Daly (USA) 70 72 74, James Kamte (Rsa) 73 71 72, Miles Tunnicliff 72 70 74, Bradley Dredge 72 71 73
217 Steven O'Hara 72 72 73
218 Daniel Vancsik (Arg) 68 75 75, Fredrik Andersson Hed (Swe) 71 71 76
219 Alessandro Tadini (Ita) 71 71 77
221 Gary Murphy 70 74 77
222 Andrew McLardy (Rsa) 72 72 78
223 Manuel Quiros (Spa) 69 74 80
207 Fabrizio Zanotti (Par) 71 70 66 209 Niclas Fasth (Swe) 75 69 65
210 Juan francisco Sarasti (Spa) 73 69 68, Jarmo Sandelin (Swe) 66 75 69
211 Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spa) 69 74 68, Estanislao Goya (Arg) 75 69 67, Mark Foster 69 72 70
212 Jose-Filipe Lima (Por) 68 74 70, Michael Lorenzo-Vera (Fra) 70 74 68, Jordi Garcia pinto (Spa) 73 71 68, David Lynn 69 73 70
213 Iain Pyman 68 76 69, Raul Quiros (Spa) 68 75 70
214 Carlos Del Moral (Spa) 73 71 70, Steve Webster 74 68 72, Robert Rock 73 70 71, David Horsey 72 70 72, Gregory Bourdy (Fra) 71 71 72
215 Soren Kjeldsen (Den) 69 72 74, Alfredo Garcia-Heredia (Spa) 74 69 72, Pelle Edberg (Swe) 69 74 72, Rafael Echenique (Arg) 73 71 71, Pablo Larrazabal (Spa) 71 70 74, Matthew Millar (Aus) 69 75 71, Oskar Henningsson (Swe) 70 73 72, Ross McGowan 71 71 73
216 Jean-Baptiste Gonnet (Fra) 72 70 74, Ake Nilsson (Rsa) 70 73 73, Jan Are Larsen (Nor) 67 76 73, Phillip Price 73 71 72, John Daly (USA) 70 72 74, James Kamte (Rsa) 73 71 72, Miles Tunnicliff 72 70 74, Bradley Dredge 72 71 73
217 Callum Macaulay 65 76 76, Steven O'Hara 72 72 73
218 Daniel Vancsik (Arg) 68 75 75, Fredrik Andersson Hed (Swe) 71 71 76
219 Stephen Gallacher 71 70 78, Alessandro Tadini (Ita) 71 71 77
221 Gary Murphy 70 74 77
222 Andrew McLardy (Rsa) 72 72 78
223 Manuel Quiros (Spa) 69 74 80

Who remembers Finlay Morris - rising Scottish

golf star who died young in a car crash?

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@scottishgolfview.com
The tragic death in a car crash this week of 19-year-old rising Welsh star Ben Enoch brought back memories for this writer of the death in similar circumstances, quite a few years ago now, of Finlay Morris.
Morris had turned professional and was being talked of in terms of being "the next John Panton or Eric Brown," in the days when these Scottish legends were at the top of the golfing tree.
Does anyone else apart from me remember Finlay Morris?
I was going to put a few words about him on the website but my memory is not good enough and GOOGLE does not give him a mention.
If YOU any memories of Finlay Morris, I would be delighted if you would E-mail them to me at the above address.

Tiger's late bogeys let Bubba Watson

in to lead at Quail Hollow


FROM THE AOL GOLF NEWS SERVICE
Bubba Watson fired a superb seven-under-par second round of 65 to grab a share of the lead at the Quail Hollow Championships in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Watson equalled the course record of 30 over the front nine at Quail Hollow Club and carded eight birdies and an eagle against three bogeys to draw level with Retief Goosen at the top of the leaderboard on eight under par.
Overnight leader Tiger Woods bogeyed two of his final three holes to finish level par for the day and seven-under for the tournament alongside Jim Furyk, Zach Johnson and George McNeill.
Watson began his second round on the 10th and having opened with a birdie and then a bogey, sank three consecutive birdies from the 14th to gather momentum.
He was briefly checked by bogeys at the 17th and 18th to reach the halfway point one-under but birdies at the first, third and fourth saw Watson climbing the leaderboard.
A 27-foot putt at the seventh brought an eagle and a birdie at the eighth saw him end the day level with Goosen, who completed a second consecutive 68.
Goosen sank six birdies, the highlight a 31-foot putt on the 10th, with just two bogeys in his four-under effort.
Woods, meanwhile, began his day with a bogey at the first but fought back with birdies at the fifth, ninth - courtesy of a 55-foot putt - and 10th before finding a greenside bunker at the 16th which led to a bogey.
The 33-year-old then dropped another shot at the last to fall one shot behind the leading pair.

Martin Laird makes cut by Padraig Harrington fails

US PGA Tour Scoreboard
QUAIL HOLLOW CHAMPIONSHIP
SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
Par 144 (2 x 72)
136 Retief Goosen (Rsa) 68 68, Bubba Watson 71 65
137 Tiger Woods 65 72, George McNeill 69 68, Jim Furyk 71 66, Zach Johnson 70 67
138 Phil Mickelson 67 71, Jeff Maggert 68 70, Jason Dufner 67 71, Camilo Villegas (Col) 71 67
139 Robert Karlsson (Swe) 70 69, Anthony Kim 70 69, Steve Marino 67 72, Lucas Glover 68 71, Davis Love III 70 69, Ted Purdy 70 69
140 Danny Lee (Nzl) 71 69, Hunter Mahan 68 72, Charles Warren 69 71, Jeff Klauk 69 71, Bill Haas 69 71, Ross Fisher (Eng) 73 67, Brendon Todd 70 70, Bo Van Pelt 69 71
141 Brendon De Jonge 72 69, Jeff Overton 70 71, Martin Kaymer (Ger) 71 70, Cliff Kresge 69 72, Tom Pernice Jnr. 72 69, Fredrik Jacobson (Swe) 71 70, Sean O'Hair 69 72, Robert Allenby (Aus) 67 74, Tim Petrovic 71 70, Ian Poulter (Eng) 71 70, Boo Weekley 71 70
142 Nick Watney 71 71, Kent Jones 72 70, Chris Stroud 73 69, Jonathan Kaye 70 72, David Toms 71 71, Chad Campbell 72 70, Mathew Goggin (Aus) 71 71, Ken Duke 70 72, Rocco Mediate 72 70
143 Brian Davis (Eng) 72 71, Peter Tomasulo 74 69, Joe Ogilvie 71 72, Steve Flesch 69 74, John Senden (Aus) 71 72, Kevin Sutherland 71 72, Steve Wheatcroft 70 73, Matt Bettencourt 72 71, Brad Faxon 74 69, Michael Allen 70 73, Trevor Immelman (Rsa) 73 70, Mark Calcavecchia 69 74, Shaun Micheel 74 69, David Mathis 70 73, Y.E. Yang (Kor) 72 71
144 Aron Price (Aus) 71 73, Pat Perez 74 70, Bill Lunde 72 72, Steve Lowery 73 71, Gary Woodland 70 74, Ben Curtis 74 70, Geoff Ogilvy (Aus) 71 73, Parker McLachlin 73 71, Will MacKenzie 70 74, John Rollins 70 74, Cameron Beckman 73 71, Rich Beem 71 73, John Huston 73 71, Martin Laird (Sco) 74 70, Jonathan Byrd 72 72
MISSED THE CUT
145 John Merrick 70 75, Eric Axley 71 74, Woody Austin 71 74, Greg Chalmers (Aus) 73 72, Stewart Cink 72 73, Nick O'Hern (Aus) 69 76, Brian Bateman 70 75, Chez Reavie 72 73, Aaron Watkins 75 70, Ben Crane 70 75, Paul Goydos 73 72, Andres Romero (Arg) 73 72, Ryan Moore 73 72, Jason Bohn 72 73
146 Michael Letzig 74 72, Kirk Triplett 74 72, Colt Knost 70 76, Angel Cabrera (Arg) 70 76, Harrison Frazar 74 72, Heath Slocum 76 70, Peter Lonard (Aus) 71 75, Jarrod Lyle (Aus) 73 73, Roland Thatcher 76 70, Jay Williamson 75 71, Johnson Wagner 71 75
147 Jerry Kelly 72 75, Brett Quigley 71 76, Chris DiMarco 74 73, James Nitties (Aus) 73 74, Nicholas Thompson 71 76
148 Rory Sabbatini (Rsa) 74 74, Vaughn Taylor 73 75, Greg Kraft 74 74, Steve Elkington (Aus) 73 75, Paul Claxton 77 71, K J Choi (Kor) 74 74, Marc Leishman (Aus) 73 75, Ryuji Imada (Jpn) 75 73, Glen Day 76 72, Troy Matteson 74 74, Padraig Harrington (Irl) 73 75
149 Spencer Levin 77 72, Rodney Pampling (Aus) 70 79, Sergio Garcia (Spa) 71 78, Jeff Quinney 73 76, David Duval 76 73, Webb Simpson 74 75, D.A. Points 74 75, Aaron Baddeley (Aus) 75 74, Richard S Johnson (Swe) 73 76, Curt Sanders 76 73, J.B. Holmes 74 75, Dean Wilson 77 72
150 Scott Piercy 73 77, Greg Owen (Eng) 76 74, Charles Howell III 71 79, Kevin Streelman 70 80, Vijay Singh (Fij) 76 74, J J Henry 73 77, Justin Rose (Eng) 74 76, Carl Pettersson (Swe) 75 75
151 Notah Begay III 75 76, Matt Kuchar 72 79, Stephen Leaney (Aus) 75 76, Tommy Armour III 73 78, D.J. Trahan 75 76
152 Jeev Milkha Singh (Ind) 76 76, Nathan Green (Aus) 70 82, Derek Fathauer 74 78, Adam Scott (Aus) 77 75, Todd Hamilton 78 74, Stuart Appleby (Aus) 73 79, Mark Wilson 78 74
153 Jason Gore 75 78
154 Robert Garrigus 74 80, Casey Wittenberg 78 76
155 Billy Mayfair 78 77

Fairhaven Trophies junior scores on Kirkwoodgolf.co.uk

We were unable to display the first-round Fairhaven Trophies boys and girls' results from the Lancashire venue yesterday because of a major "blogging" problem which also severaly restricted our normal service of golf news.
You can catch up on the leading scores from Fairhaven by switching over to our sister website, www.kirkwoodgolf.co.uk

Dubliner Peter Lawrie motivated to

retain Spanish Open championship

FROM THE AOL GOLF NEWS SERVICE
Nobody has made a successful defence of the Spanish Open since Max Faulkner way back in 1953.
But if Dubliner Peter Lawrie completes the double on Sunday it will taste particularly sweet. The 35-year-old, who burst into third place on Friday with six birdies in eight holes, is not best pleased about a lack of recognition this week.
Lawrie, who goes into the third round at PGA Catalunya near Girona three strokes behind France's Thomas Levet, said after his 66: "There's not one picture of me anywhere."
He added: "I thought I would at least deserve something - it's disappointing and a little bit of motivation.
"Somebody said about me being the ex-Spanish Open champion. I said 'No, I am the current Spanish Open champion.'
"I just have to try to play well and let the scores make the point."
The pre-event publicity was dominated by John Daly's golfing comeback after four months out and Colin Montgomerie's late decision to play.
But Montgomerie is already out of the event after crashing to an 81 in the much windier afternoon conditions and Daly - still serving a six-month US Tour ban imposed after he was thrown in jail to sober up last October - is deep in the pack on two under.
Levet, Dane Soren Hansen and Lawrie had things much calmer before lunch and were never likely to be dislodged from the top three spots.
With Hansen double-bogeying the last for a 70, seven worse than his course record-breaking opening round, Levet leads by two at 13 under thanks to a 67.
+++Slaughter of the Scots: Scroll down for more words about the Spanish Open's second-day play.