Aberdeen Links Championship Scoreboard

SECOND ROUND RESULTS

L MORRICE (C) bt I WELSH (BA) 1 hole.
G PATERSON (N) bt R STEWART (N) 6 & 5.
S MURRAY (BA) bt S FORSYTH (N) 2 & 1.
D MULLEN (C) bt S ALLAN (C) 2 holes.
B EDMOND (BA) bt W ROSS (C) 1 hole.
D GARDINER (C) bt S CARMICHAEL (C) 1 hole.
M GREIG (BA) bt G V SOMERS (BA ) 2 & 1.
A DOIG (C) bt R PIRIE (C) 2 & 1.

Morrice and Edmond taken to the last green

Leading qualifiers Lee Morrice (Caledonian) and Barrie Edmond (Bon Accord) who will play off over 18 holes strokeplay for the Royal Aberdeen Medal next Wednesday (5.15pm) both came through tight encounters to progress to the last eight of this years event.
Morrice and Edmond both claimed last hole victories against Ian Welsh (Bon Accord) and Walter Ross (Caledonian) respectively.
Elsewhere, last year's low handicap winner Sean Murray (Bon Accord) progressed to the quarters of the main event with a 2 & 1 victory over Steve Forsyth (Northern).
Northern veteran George Paterson is left to fly the flag for his club after a resounding 6 & 5 victory over clubmate Robbie Stewart.

QUARTER-FINAL TIES

FRIDAY 12TH JUNE
5.00 L MORRICE (C) v G PATERSON (N).
5.06 S MURRAY (BA) v D MULLEN (C).
5.12 B EDMOND (BA) v D GARDINER (C).
5.18 M GREIG (BA) v A DOIG (C).

Scroll down to see how the Scots scored

Hanson and Saltman share lead at Prince’s

Chris Hanson and Elliot Saltman go into the final round of the PartyPoker.com European Championship at Prince’s Golf Club in Kent tied for the lead at nine under par.
Saltman (Aegon) was the overnight leader at six under and kicked his round off on the back nine with two birdies in the opening three holes. A double bogey at the par-four 13th checked his progress, but he picked up three further birdies in his round to card a three under round of 69 to take his score to 135 for the opening two rounds.
Hanson (Crosland Heath) joins Saltman out in front after starting one shot behind the Scotsman in second spot, thanks to two birdie-bursts on both nines. The 23 year-old began with a double bogey on the first but birdied the second before a cluster of four birdies from the sixth hole saw him go out at three under par. A trio of birdies from the 14th further improved his round although the man who let slip a five shot advantage on the final day of the opening event a Collingtree Park will be a touch frustrated with a bogey at the last that denied him sole possession of the lead.
Ross Whitelock (Staddon Heights) stands alone in third place going into the final round after an impressive back nine charge. The 28 year-old – three under after his first round – went out in level par but blitzed down the home stretch with three birdies and an eagle for a 67.
Duncan Stewart shot the round of the day to fire himself into contention, with six birdies and an eagle contributing to his seven under round of 65 – placing him alongside Daniel Brooks (Mill Hill), Ian Keenan (Royal Liverpool), James Busby (The Shropshire), Scott Jamieson, Phil Worthington (Donnington Grove) and Sam Hufton (Copt Heath) two shots behind the leading duo.
The high quality scoring from the opening two rounds at the Sandwich course saw the cut set at one under.

HOW THE SCOTS SCORED

First round first

135 Elliot Saltman 66, 69 -9
137 Scott Jamieson 67, 70 -7
137 Duncan Stewart 72, 65 -7
138 Chris Kelly 70, 68 -6
141 Barry Hume 71, 70 -3
141 Mark Kerr 70, 71 -3
143 Shaun McAllister 71, 72 -1
143 Jack Doherty 71, 72 -1

MISSED CUT

144 Lee Harper 70, 74 -Lvl
145 John Gallagher 72, 73 +1
145 Ross Cameron 76, 69 +1
146 Scott Herald 74, 72 +2
147 Lorne Kelly 75, 72 +3
147 Paul Doherty 73, 74 +3
148 Eric Walker 74, 74 +4
149 Graeme Brown 74, 75 +5
151 Zack Saltman 76, 75 +7
155 Steven Hume 76, 79 +11
158 Christopher Campbell 81, 77 +14
163 Steven Mackie 77, 86 +19

Ben Kerr (Saffron Walden) will be the first player out at 8am on Friday, with Saltman and Hanson teeing off at 12.03pm.

To follow the final round of the PartyPoker.com European Championship from Prince’s Golf Club, click on the Score Updates link at www.europrotour.com.

John Daly confirms he's playing in Scottish Open

NEWS RELEASE
John Daly, the American golfer known as ‘Wild Thing’ and one of the most popular figures in world golf, has confirmed he will compete in The Barclays Scottish Open at Loch Lomond from July 9-12.

With his renowned ‘grip it and rip it’ brand of golf – which is awe-inspiring and unpredictable in equal measure – Daly will captivate the galleries along the banks of Loch Lomond, near Glasgow, when a world class field assembles next month.

“I am really looking forward to returning to Scotland to The Barclays Scottish Open,” said Daly, the California-born winner of two Major Championships. “It is always such a pleasure to play in front of the Scottish crowds and I know I will have a great week. It is a great golf course in an awesome setting.”

The Barclays Scottish Open will welcome Daly for the fourth time this year, and he will be hoping to finish a couple of places higher than he did in 2001, when he finished in a tie for third with rounds of 68-68-66-70 for a 12-under-par total of 272, one shot behind Denmark’s Thomas Björn and four adrift of South African winner Retief Goosen, who held on after starting the week with an astonishing nine under par 62 which, to this day, remains the course record.

Winner of the 1991 US PGA Championship and the 1995 Open Championship at St Andrews, Daly has been enchanting European Tour crowds on a regular basis in 2009 with his long driving and his relaxed and friendly manner. Having appeared in Hong Kong, Australia, Spain, Italy, Ireland and twice in England; in the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth Club and in The European Open at The London Golf Club, Daly has come closest to victory this year in the BMW Italian Open, where he finished in a tie for second behind Argentina’s Daniel Vancsik.

“I always love coming over to Europe,” added the 43 year old. “I feel really good. I'm working hard. The fans are great and I keep them on their toes. They just never know where I'm going to go or what I'm going to do; hell, I don't even know what I'm going to do sometimes.” One of the most entertaining golfers on Tour off the course as well as on, when Daly was recently asked if he had made any particular friends on his European travels to which he replied: “I'm like Jesus, I love all of you.”

A rejuvenated and slimmer Daly, who has lost four stone in weight in recent months since going through lap-band surgery, has been particularly hard to miss on the golf course this year thanks to his collection of spectacularly decorated trousers, which has prompted the golfer to suggest a new “Styled Thing” nickname.

Daly was catapulted from golfing obscurity to global stardom in the space of four days in 1991, after he had driven through the night to fill in a late slot in the US PGA Championship field at Crooked Stick. Daly was the ninth and final alternate for the tournament, he was a complete unknown from America’s minor Tours, yet without a single practice round he shot 69-67-69-71 to win on his debut. Daly’s dramatic triumph was supposed to be impossible, and it remains one of the most remarkable stories the game has ever seen.

Daly’s popularity in Europe, and especially in Scotland, was redoubled four years later when he claimed his second Major title in The Open Championship on the Old Course at St Andrews, defeating Italy’s Costantino Rocca in a play-off. Aged 29, Daly was, at the time, the world’s youngest golfer with two Major titles to his name.

For further information on The Barclays Scottish Open 2009, including ticket sales, go to www.barclaysscottishopen.co.uk. Under-16s accompanied by adults will gain free admission to the tournament, parking is free to all, and there will be rain and bus links to the tournament from Glasgow city centre. Adult day tickets are available for £25 (senior citizens £15) until June 30, with season tickets available for £60 (senior citizens £35).

Historic victory by North District boys at Ballumbie Castle

The North District boys team who won the Scottish boys' area team championship at Ballumbie Castle golf course, Dundee for the first time in the history of the tournament. Scroll down until you reach Sunday's items to read the results. Image by courtesy of Euan Mordaunt of the Scottish Golf Union.
Left to right: George Thomson, Callum Stewart (Brora), Gavin Hay (Grantown on Spey), Alister Paterson (team captain). Front: Rodger Clarke (Moray), Kyle Godsman (Hopeman).

Aberdeen Links Championship Scoreboard

MURRAY CUP

FIRST ROUND

G W MACKIE (C) bt R McCULLOCH ( C ) 4 & 3.
J HOSIE (N) wo C CARSON (C) retired hurt.
J WATT (N) bt L ROBSON (N) 3 & 2.
M RIMMER (C) bt I STEWART (BA) at 21st.
G MILNE (C) bt A BUCHAN (N) 6 & 5.
G REID (BA) bt K HARPER (BA) 2 & 1.
J CRAIG (BA) bt G G WHYTE (N) 2 & 1.
D STEWART (C) bt A G A FORBES (C) 2 & 1.
J L GALL (C) bt R ANDERSON (C) 2 & 1.
M THOMSON (C) bt I PETRIE (N) 4 & 3.
S KELLY (BA) bt M FLANAGAN (BA) 4 & 2.
S KENNEDY (N) bt S LESLIE (C) 5 & 4.
R LESLIE (BA) bt B LUMSDEN jun (N) at 21st.
R DAVIDSON (C) bt R LUMSDEN (N) 5 & 4.
C MURPHY (BA) bt C TAYLOR (N) 1 hole.
D ARMOUR (BA) bt S WRIGHT (N) 7 & 6.

Thirteen-year-old St Machar Academy pupil Mark Rimmer of Caley claimed a notable victory over three-time Murray Cup winner Ian Stewart of Bon-Accord.
Mark was five up through 10 holes but a spirited fight back from Ian took them to extra holes. Mark held his nerve to win at the 21st with a par 3.
Elsewhere the top two qualifiers were both knocked out by clubmates. Caley veterans Graham Mackie and Jimmy Gall got the better of their young opponents, Mackie knocking out leading qualifier Robbie McCulloch 4 & 3 and Gall dispatching No 2 qualifier Ross Anderson by 2 & 1.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SECOND ROUND TIES
5.48 G W MACKIE (C) v J HOSIE (N).
5.54 J WATT (N) v M RIMMER (C).
6.00 G MILNE (C) v G.REID (BA).
6.06 J.CRAIG (BA) v D STEWART (C).
6.12 J L GALL (C) v M THOMSON (C).
6.18 S KELLY (BA) v S KENNEDY (N).
6.24 R LESLIE (BA) v R DAVIDSON (C).
6.30 C MURPHY (BA) v D ARMOUR (BA).

Aberdeen Pennant League Scoreboard
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PORTLETHEN 4 1/2, PETERCULTER 1 1/2
at Portlethen Golf Club, Tuesday evening

Home players first
James Hunter & Keith Horne halved with Phil Robb & Ian Thomson.
Ian Craik & Stephen Cook bt John Kennedy & Duncan MacLean 5 and 3.
Clark Brechin & Ryan Penny bt Murray Bowman & Kenny Austin 4 and 2.
Donald Smith & Ryan Donaldson bt Phil Sinclair & Fraser Downie 2 and 1.
Lewis Shand & Graham Innes bt George McAndrew & Graeme Meade 7 and 6.
Craig Stevenson & Colin Erskine lost to Gary Watson & Donald MacDonald.

Home club pennant organisers are invited to supply details ASAP of their matches (as above), E-mailing info to Colin@scottishgolfview.com

Bryan Innes wins Jaffray Cup

Former Scotland cap Bryan Innes (Murcar Links) won the North-east District match-play championship for the Jaffray Cup for a second time at Ballater last night.
He beat Adam Lindsay (Banchory), three times a winner on the US college circuit as a student at Iowan Wesleyan University, by 2 and 1 in the final.
Innes chipped in from 20 yards for a 2 at the fifth, which put him three up on the sixth tee.
Lindsay cut his deficit to one hole after 10 but Innes sank a long putt to go two up again at the 12th.
The Banchory player won the 15th to be only one down with three to play but after a half at the 16th, Innes clinched victory by winning the 17th.