Michael Williams from St Michaels, NSW not Leuchars

Meet Michael Williams from St Michaels Golf Club, Sydney, New South Wales ... not St Michaels Golf Club, Leuchars as Scottishgolfview mistakenly believed when seeing the club listed opposite his name in the weekend Cameron Corbett Vase scores.
Michael, on a golfing holiday in Scotland, sent the above image and also the following CV:

Michael Williams

D.O.B: 1st February 1991.

Hcap:+1

Golf Club: St Michaels, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

Some achievements:

NSW State Junior Boys Team 2008

NSW Open (finished T18- 2nd Amateur) (69,74 ,71,74= level par) 2008

*JNJGF State Age Overall Boys’ Champion (74,71,72,73=+2) 2008 *JNJGF Muswellbrook Overall Boys’ Champion (73,70=-1) 2008
*JNJGF Leader in Scoring Averages NSW 2008
*JNJGF International T3 in 17’s (67,75,76,70= E) 2008
Captain of St Michael's Golf Club winning Junior Pennant Team 2008
Member Junior State of Origin NSW team 2008
T11th Australian Amateur Championships Strokeplay (72, 71, 75, 67=-2) 2009
Member NSW Colts Squad 2009
Undefeated for St Michaels in Metropolitan Major Pennants 2009
Member NSW Colts Team 2009
NSWIS current scholarship holder 2009/10
T7th Keperra Bowl (Aus national trial event) (69,67,65,76= -11) 2009
3rd Cameron Corbett Vase (70,67,70,70=-11) 2009

*denotes- Jack Newton Junior Golf Foundation

Coming up Brora's 18th fairway on a not-too-bright day in Northern Scotland. Left to right: Bob Anderson, Sir Bob Charles, Liam MacDonald and Jim Miller (image by courtesy of Robin Wilson).

Sir Bob's ball landed in the burn at the 13th. Here he has it tossed back to him by Jim Miller ... note Sir Bob is ready to catch it with his LEFT hand. Despite the water visit, Sir Bob salvaged a 4 at the hole (image by Robin Wilson).

Sir Bob goes round Brora in 74 to

get a square foursomes game

By ROBIN WILSON
Sir Bob Charles arrived at the furthermost north destination of his Scottish links "Tour of Discovery", the five times Open champion James Braid's links course at Brora today.
He teed off in the company of local professional Brian Anderson, promising junior member Liam MacDonald (18) and the local legend Jim Miller, just eight years younger than Charles, who set the amateur course record of 61, eight under par, as long ago as 1977 (and who, of course, beat US Open champion-to-be Johnny Miller when he was a member of the Brigham Young University team on a tour of Scotland).
The match was accompanied by an appreciative gallery who watched the 1963 Open champion go round in approximately 74 in quite difficult conditions as the summer sun had a day off in the North.
Charles birdied the par-3 ninth hole to turn one up with the local professional but with a short game that matched that of the Open champion's over the remaining nine holes Miller assured a friendly half on the final green with the best score of the four, a three over par 72.
Sir Bob ends his tour tomorrow at Tain where he will play alongside Tain's North District's team player and also a lefty, Munro Ferries, and the club's newly crowned club champions, father and daughter David and Sammy Vass. The lefties v the conventional?

Reference our recent mention of Michael Williams
(St Michaels GC, Australia NOT St Michaels GC, Leuchars).

From Keith Hamilton

I actually played with Michael Williams in the last two rounds of the Cameron Corbett Vase at Haggs Castle on Sunday. Both Michael and his friend Brett are over from Sydney, Australia for a month and are really enjoying their trip.
They have been staying with a family friend's son in the west end of Glasgow and have been temporary members at Balmore Golf Club as well as playing several tournaments while here.
I believe the last of them is the Sutherland Chalice this weekend before they travel home.
Brett finished 11th at the East of Scotland Open but missed the cut on Saturday and was on the bag on Sunday for Michael who played very solid golf.
Neither Michael or Brett is in the Australian National team but I think they have both won the equivalent of our county championship events. Hope this information is of interest.

Keith Hamilton

2009 FIFE ORDER OF MERIT for THE MACKAY BOWL

Positions after 14 events

1 James White (Lundin) 580pt.
2 Greg Paterson (St Andrews New) 460pt.
3 Colin Martin (Balbirnie Park) 250pt.
4 Alex Main (Thornton) 220pt.
4 Danny Sommerville (St Andrews) 220pt.
6 Scott Crichton (Aberdour) 205pt.
7 Lee Stewart (Canmore) 175pt.
8 Colin Loveday (Scotscraig) 170pt.

The next counting event for the 2009 FIFE ORDER OF MERIT is the Sutherland Chalice at Dumfries & Galloway on 11 & 12 July.

Hugh Hunter's Clackmanan County news

Glenbervie Golf Club's winning team in the Alexander Trophy (image by courtesy of Hugh Hunter). See report below. Left to right: Mark Findlay, Henry Anderson, Derek Fish and Mark Hislop.

Braehead Golf Club boys' team who had a very good win at Alva (image courtesy of Hugh Hunter).

MIXED FOURS TITLE GOES TO ALLOA
Plying over their home course, the Alloa mixed fours team scored an emphatic victory by 12 shots (on a handicap basis) from the Braehead team.

FULL RESULTS
1. ALLOA (I Ross & S McKeracher 70, A Whitelaw & T Whitelaw 66½, J Aitken & J McIntosh 75, D Milloy & I Rhind 77 1/2).
2. BRAEHEAD 224
3. TILLICOULTRY 227
4. DOLLAR 2341/2

GLENBERVIE GLORY IN ALEXANDER TROPHY
First played for in 1917, the Alexander Trophy is an inter-club tournament played for by clubs in Stirling and Clackmannan counties.
The competition is a four-man team event (best three score to count) played over 18 holes, and it was Clackmannanshire’s turn to host the event at Alloa Golf Club.
Competitors from 13 clubs enjoyed fine weather on the testing lay-out which players found to be in very good condition. Glenbervie Golf Club took the trophy thanks to two sub par rounds by Derek Fish (67: best of the day) and Henry Anderson (69), backed up by Mark Hislop (72), giving them a team total of 208, four shots ahead of Clackmannanshire’s Braehead.
FULL RESULTS (Best three scores)
1. Glenbervie 208; 2 Braehead 212; 3Grangemouth 217; 4 Alva 220; 5 Tulliallan 221; 6. Falkirk 223; 7 Stirling 227; 8 Alloa 228; 9 Bonnybridge 229; 10 Dollar 234; 11 Falkirk Tryst 236; 12 Earlsgate 246; 13 Tillicoultry 261

SHOCK DEFEAT FOR ALVA IN BOYS' LEAGUE

The Braehead boys pulled off a surprise win at Alva where they won by 3 matches to 2 with one half, giving them their first win in the league. Meanwhile at Tillicoultry, the home side had a comfortable win over the Alloa boys by 4 matches to 1 with one half. These results put Tillicoultry in a strong position in the League, and their match against Alva this weekend could prove crucial, so both sides will be looking to field their strongest team.

SCOTT IN THE TOP TEN
Dollar’s Scott Borrowman is keeping in touch with the top Scottish Amateurs with his golf. His latest performance in the Cameron Corbett Vase over Haggs Castle Golf Club gave him an 11th placing with a five under par score of 283 (71, 69, 74 and 69) and should keep him well up the rankings.
At present he is the ninth best Scot in the R&A WAGR where his ranking is moving steadily upwards. He is currently at 284th position. The next big event will be the Scottish Amateur at Royal Troon and he will be joined by Alloa golfers Jamie Aitken and Scott Moffat, making three Wee County Golfers in the 256 strong field.
All three County golfers are on action on the first day---- Jamie plays Chris Harkins (Ayr) at 9.53; Scott plays David Brown (Carluke) at 10.33 and Scott plays Kristofer Harper (Carnoustie) at 13.45.
The holder of the Scottish Amateur is of course Callum Macaulay who makes his second appearance in the Scottish Open at Loch Lomond this week. Kast year he was an invited amateur, this year he has received an invitation as a professional.

Open Championship Local Final Qualifying

Byrne still burning it up - leader

at Western Gailes with a 68

Banchory amateur James Byrne's fantastic run of form continued at Western Gailes, Ayrshire yesterday in the first round of the 36-hole Open Championship Local Final Qualifying competitions.
With only four players from each of three venues - Glasgow Gailes and Kilmarnock Barassie - are the others - and 90 in each field, the odds against qualifying to join the championship field at Turnberry are very long indeed.
But Byrne, pictured right by Cal Carson Golf Agency, is in the pole position at halfway at Western Gailes with a three-under-par round of 68.
A Scot also leads at Glasgow Gailes - Elliot Saltman (Archerfield) on 67 - and it's Markus Brier, the Austrian pro who plays on the European Tour, who leads at Kilmarnock Barassie with a nine-under-par 64.
Elliot Saltman's older brother, Lloyd, winner of the Amateur Silver Medal in the last Open at St Andrews but struggling to make the grade as an amateur, is lying second at Barassie with a 66.
SCOREBOARD
GLASGOW GAILES
Par 71
67 E Saltman.
69 C Corrigan, J Gill, P Maddy, N Redfern, P Baker, E Little, C Gaunt, T Aiken.
70 J Mellor, J Abbot (am), M Davies, C Geraghty, D Higgins, S Barr.
Selected scores:
71 C Matheson, C Lee.
72 R Rafferty.
74 K Hutton, R Kellett (am).
75 D Kirkpatrick.
75 M Stewart (am).
76 C Doak.
77 J Lomas, J Gallagher.
WESTERN GAILES
Par 71
68 J Byrne (am).
69 C Balmaseda.
70 F Andersson Hed, D McCarthy, M Thompson, D Perrett, Z Scotland, D Whitnell (am), P O'Keefe, M Loftus.
Selected scores:
71 P Whiteford.
72 G Hutcheon.
73 A Oldcorn.
74 M Cunningham (am).
79 S Henry.
KILMARNOCK BARASSIE
Par 73
64 M Brier.
66 L Saltman.
67 M Quiros, I Walley.
68 G Dear (am), P Ellebye.
69 K McNicoll (am), J Elson, R Lee, D Gaunt.
70 T King (am), M Nixon (am), R Golding, D Greenwood, J Wilson (am), G Brand, G Wolstenholme, J Bevan, J M Olazabal.
Selected scores:
71 R Russell, M Kerr.
72 C Ronald, B Hume.
73 C Kelly.
74 M Daily (am).
78 J Cliff.