Paul Lawrie still

believes he can

win it again

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DOUGLAS LOWE, Golf Correspondent
Paul Lawrie used to be referred to as the last European to have won a major championship, but Dubliner Padraig Harrington, who is going for his third Open in a row, changed all that. Now the Scot is frequently called the last Briton to have won a major, and that is a run stretching back all of a decade.
The 40-year-old Aberdonian, who stepped into the breach at Carnoustie in 1999 when Jean Van de Velde imploded, still raises his eyebrows at mention of that state of affairs. "We have a lot of good players in Britain, and in Europe. Padraig's won the last two years but the fact that no Briton has won is a little surprising," he said.
"I noticed Harrington won last week the Irish PGA at the European Club. Obviously it wasn't the strongest of fields but the fact he has won a tournament will do him a lot of good. He'll be there or thereabouts this week, there is no doubt in my mind about that," said Lawrie, who doesn't rule out an end to that British drought.
"Paul Casey is playing really well and a major is overdue. I also picked Lee Westwood a couple of years ago and I can't believe he hasn't won one by now. He's such a good player. He's done a lot of work on his fitness, he looks better and he's hitting it so far. The stats show he's the longest and straightest and that's a nice combination."
Lawrie does not always receive the credit he deserves for his Open win from 10 shots adrift going into the final round. His closing 67 was the best of the day and he birdied the 17th and 18th, two of the most difficult holes in major championship golf, in the play-off. He also had a good Open background, coming close in the 1993 Open at Royal St George's "I don't see why not," he replied when asked if he could win again. "I'm playing well enough and my chipping and putting are good enough in spells. At Turnberry it's not about how long and far you hit it but about getting it in the hole. There's no point being anything other than positive. I enjoy links golf and I'm going there to win."
Lawrie, who opens his campaign at 2.31 on Thursday in an attractive grouping with fellow major winner Davis Love and Australian Stuart Appleby, has learned to live with the label of being a poor-weather specialist which dates back to the bad weather of Carnoustie a decade ago "I don't mind playing when the weather's horrible. You don't have much choice," he conceded.

"I think there are a lot of guys who don't like it when it's a howling gale and pouring with rain. I've always said my attitude's better in bad weather. I tend to focus better, but I would rather have beautiful sunshine," he said.
Lawrie was planning to walk round yesterday to familiarise himself with the course and then play it today and tomorrow. With the links tradition at the very heart and soul of Scottish golf, there is a theory that the Open not having been played at Turnberry for 15 years is playing into Scottish hands. Lawrie, however, does not subscribe to that.
"I don't think it makes any difference," he said. "You are talking about more than 150 world-class players in the field and I don't think that because it hasn't been there for a while it doesn't make any difference. Whether it's pouring rain and a gale or beautiful sunshine, these boys can play."

+Reproduced by permission of "The Herald" Sports Editor and Douglas Lowe.

THE WAY THEY WERE

Looking back on the Open

days when Thomson was

Peter the Great

Five-times Open Champion Peter Thomson, pictured right, was the last professional to win three consecutive Open Championships (1954-56), a feat Padraig Harrington is attempting to emulate this week.
Here, The Melbourne Tiger, who celebrates his 80th birthday in August, (in an interview with Gary Firkins of Landmark Media on behalf of Thomson Perrett & Lobb Golf Course Architects), describes the Turnberry course and Harrington and Woods’ chances of claiming the Claret Jug.

Q: The Open Championship returns to Turnberry this year. You played in the 1977 Open, which Tom Watson won – what are your memories of the course?
A: I played there in the British match-play championships, I think in 1957, so I was very familiar with the place, having had a lot of serious rounds there in the match-play. As a matter of fact, I lost to Christy O’Connor on the final hole in our match, in the semi-final, so I was very familiar with the course and rather liked it, actually.

Q: What sort of course is it and what sort of player do you have to be to do well there?
A: The course was resurrected after World War II, during which it had served as an airfield, and was put together again in a nice way – I think it is impossible to criticise. It is a top-class course, one of the category A courses, I’d say. But it needs wind, like all the seaside courses do – wind and a bit of dryness to make the lies tighter on the fairway.
Then, it is as good as anything in Britain.

Q: You were the last player to win three consecutive Opens – 1954, 1955 and 1956 – and, of course, Padraig Harrington has the opportunity of winning his third successive Open this year. What do you think his chances are?
A: Well, I think his chances must be good. If he’s good enough to win two, he’s good enough to win three. But the extraneous issues, such as how well other people play, come into the picture. He’s quite capable of winning three in a row, but whether the other players' form will allow him to do that is in the lap of the gods, I would say.

Q: Will Harrington be under extra pressure?
A: There is no doubt there is pressure on him to perform, and that can have its toll on a fellow’s performance. He can’t really free-wheel it and let it happen – he has got to make it happen and I think that is a big burden to carry.

Q: What about Tiger Woods? What you think his chances are?
A: Well, of all the players that will be assembled there, he is the cleverest of the lot because he really spends time figuring out a course and how to play it and how to keep out of trouble, although he is pretty good at getting out of trouble, too.
But the way he performed at Hoylake was magnificent. So he is a specialist on the seaside links, like all great champions are, if I may say so, and I think he will be a very formidable opponent, for everybody.

Q: You mention Hoylake, which was one of the courses where you won one of your consecutive Opens, the final of those coming in 1956 at St Andrews. Tell us about that experience. You mentioned the pressure that Harrington might be under – was the fact that you were going for three Opens in a row playing on your mind? Was it an added pressure?
A: It wasn’t really because when I started off on the first day I was very pessimistic. I wasn’t playing well and I had a driver I didn’t like. I wasn’t putting that well, so I thought I would be very lucky to get into the top half a dozen in this event.
But as time went by I found that everyone else was having similar troubles. In the end I was the one that was high and dry, just a stroke ahead. You know, to win you have got to be very grateful to the people who lose. That’s been my philosophy all my life.

Q: You mentioned the equipment and that you went into an Open not particularly happy with your driver.
A: That would seem inconceivable now.The golf clubs we used were pathetically bad, truthfully – they were like broomsticks. If you had a good driver with a good head on it and the right loft, you would hang onto it as long as you could, but inevitably the wood used to deteriorate so you had to change it.
Playing pro golf, you are hitting a lot of shots and the wooden head began to wear out, quite frankly. Also, they have wonderful slide-on rubber grips now but in those times, in the 1950s, we wrapped the leather grip around the shaft and had to do this every week to get a fresh tackiness.
So we battled with equipment and right up to the last minute people were changing their clubs, hoping for something better than last week.

Q: And what about the golf ball, because in your day you were playing with a smaller, wound golf ball, which presumably used to spin a lot more and was susceptible to the wind. What about the golf balls you were playing with then and the balls that the top professionals use today?
A: Well there is no doubt that the 1.62 smaller ball was more difficult to play with. I mean you had to play better with a small ball to get a good score. That was why I was so against it when they changed the size, it wasn’t really helpful in the examination of skills. A small ball and a dry course was really a hell of a test – they don’t have that now.

Q: Peter, you usually travel over from Melbourne for the Open Championship. Next month (August), however, you are celebrating your 80th birthday and I guess while you must be happy to be celebrating such a landmark, you’re probably missing not being in Scotland to see the Open Championship?
A: I am missing it already, truthfully. But an 80th Birthday is something special. I would prefer a 70th Birthday, but I have had that already and my family is assembling, so it will be an emotional time for us.

Q: I guess you will be keeping a close eye on the golf on television?
A: Indeed, I will.

HONOURS EVEN BETWEEN NORTH

AND NE BOYS AT G AND K

North and North-east shared the honours in two boys' representative golf matches at Garmouth & Kingston Golf Club today.
North scored a 5 1/2-3 1/2 win over North-east at Under-18 level after taking the morning foursomes 3-0 but North-east beat North in the Under-16s match by 7-2 with a 5-1 sweep of the singles.
Details:
North-east players named first

NORTH-EAST U18s 3 1/2, NORTH U18s 5 1/2
Foursomes: Nick Macandrew (Cullen) & Fraser Clarke (Westhill) lost to Kyle Godsman (Hopeman) & Lyle McAlpine (Invergordon) 3 and 2; Jack Scott (Deeside) & Steven Smith (Deeside) lost to Tom Dingwall (Nairn Dunbar) & Dale Wright (Alness) 2 holes; Alexander Wiseman (Fraserburgh) & Gordon Munro (Fraserburgh) lost to Jamie Treasurer (Inverness) & Jeff Wright (Forres) 3 and 2 (0-3).
Singles: Macandrew lost to Treasurer 4 and 3, Scott halved with Godsman, Wiseman lost to Wright 1 hole, Munro bt Dingwall 2 and 1, Smith bt Wright 3 and 2, Clarke bt McAlpine 2 and 1 (2 1/2-3 1/2).

NORTH-EAST U16s 7, NORTH U16s 2
Foursomes: Sam McNeil (Aboyne) & Robbie Gauld (Cruden Bay) bt Craig Oram (Nairn Dunbar) & Ross Proctor (Forres) 5 and 4; Andrew Carrell (Peterculter) & Daniel Thomsett (Aboyne) lost to Jamie Boon (Forres) & Sean Burgess (Nairn) 5 and 3; Jack Presly (Banchory) & Chris Lamb (Newmachar) bt Freddie Brown (Nairn Dunbar) & Jordan Shaw (Kingussie) 2 and 1 (2-1).
Singles: McNeil bt Shaw 1 hole, Gauld bt Burgess 2 holes, Carrell bt Boon 3 and 2, Thomsett bt Oram 3 and 2, Presley halved with Proctor, Lamb halved with Brown (5-1).

The winning North District youths team at Hopeman - see bottom of the page for the individual names (image by courtesy of North District; click to enlarge it).

North youths win at Hopeman - and

silver medal for Calum Stewart (67)

North won the Northern District youths invititational tournament at Hopeman Golf Club - and Calum Stewart from Brora earned the silver medal for the best individual round of 67.
Only one round instead of the scheduled 36 holes was played because of steady rain.
SCOREBOARD
(best seven scores to count)
507 NORTH DISTRICT: Calum Stewart (Brora) 67, Kyle Godsman (Hopeman) 70, Chris Gaittens (Fortrose& Rosemarkie) 71, Lyle McAlpine (Invergordon) 72, Derek Ramsay (Elgin) 73, Jeff Wright (Forres) 77, Danny Edwards (Elgin) 77, Stuart Connell (Inverness) 81.
527 NORTH-EAST: Sam Strachan (Inverallochy) 71, Ryan Bain (Strathlene) 72, Gordon Munro (Fraserburgh) 75, Grant Carnie (Newburgh-on-Ythan) 76, Kevin Duncan (McDonald Ellon) 76, David Morrison (Duff House Royal) 78, Donald Macandrew (Royal Aberdeen) 79, Nick Macandrew (Cullen) 79.
551 ANGUS: Mark Thomson (Grange) 74, Chris Bremner (Edzell) 77, Scott McGregor (Forfar) 77, Scott Nicol 78, Ross Storrier (Downfield) 80, Mathew Reid (Downfield) 81, Danny Lawrence (Ballumbie Castle) 84, Nick Conroy (Caird Park) 85.

Picture above the story is an image of the winning North District team at Hopeman:
Left to right: Calum Stewart (Brora), Danny Edwards (Elgin), Jeff Wright (Forres), Lyle McAlpine (Invergordon), Kyle Godsman (Hopeman), Chris Gaittens (Fortrose & Rosemarkie), Derek Ramsay (Elgin) and Stuart Connell (Inverness).

Royal Dornoch man keeps trophy at home

Kevin Matheson regains

Sinclair Cup after late

slips by Stewart

By ROBIN WILSON
Local member Kevin Matheson was unable to be at Golspie the previous weekend to be presented with the Campbell Shield but he was on hand in his home clubhouse at the weekend to safely return the Sinclair Cup to the trophy cabinet after its two-year absence in the North East.
Matheson was the last Dornoch name to appear on the cup in 2006 and also 2004. In the others years since 2005 it has been in the hands of Royal Aberdeen's Mark Halliday. In Halliday's 2005 triumph he equalled Jimmy Gunn's amateur course record of 65.
The Royal Aberdeen member was not back defending this year but in his place in setting the morning pace and attaching a temporary North-east address label to the cup with a two under par 68 was +2 handicapper Michael Buchan (Cruden Bay). Buchan. a reinstated amateur, won the David Blair North of Scotland 72 hole stroke-play championship at Royal Dornoch in 2007.
But Buchan astonishingly vanished from the Dornoch picture in a second round 17-shot crash to an 85, leaving three players, all in the same starting group, playing a needle-tight second round with one eye on their ball and the other on their opponent's score card - Matheson, Gregor Stewart (Murcar Links), and from England, Will Dugdale (Sunningdale).
Buchan's morning 68 was three ahead of Stewart's 71, with Matheson and Dugdale a stroke behind. Also on 72 was another North-east visitor, Andrew Hepburn (Fraserburgh).
Hepburn left the main stage with a second round 78 but did finish up with a fourth place prize, courtesy of local Barry Templeton.
Stewart's first-round halves were 35 and 36, Matheson two 36s and Dugdale 35-37. When they arrived on the 10th tee of their second round the man from Sunningdale had slipped back with an outward 39. Stewart had increased his overall lead over Matheson by two shots with an outward 36 after Matheson who had birdied the fourth and sixth holes ended his front nine with three bogeys for 37.
The inward half became crucial in the race between the two for first place.
Matheson was still trailing by two with three holes remaining before Stewart ran up three bogeys on the 16th, 17th and final hole for 74 to let Matheson in to win with a level par inward count of 35 for 72 and 144. Stewart finished one behind on 145.
A trio on 150 included Hunstanton visitor Benoit Ramsey (72-78) whose net 140 led the handicap returns, allowing Dugdale's 150 (72-78) to rise to third scratch place and the gross 149 (75-74), net 143 from Templeton to move for the better second handicap position.
Buchan's two under par 68 was the best of the day and recognised with a voucher out with the main list.
PRIZEWINNERS
CSS: Home 73 75, Visitors 74 75.
Players from Royal Dornoch unless stated
Scratch
144 K Matheson 72 72.
145 G Stewart (Murcar Links) 71 74.
150 W Dugdale (Sunningdale) 72 78, A Hepburn (Fraserburgh) 72 78.
152 D Joel (Loch Ness) 80 72.
Handicap
B Ramsey (Hunstanton) (5) 140; B Templeton (3), B Nicholson (4), P Gauld (4) 143; J Kerr (Carrickvale) (5) 146.
Other prizes:
Best scratch round - M Buchan (Cruden Bay) 68.
Best handicap round - S Craig (Royal Aberdeen) (5) 67.

++ Picture above, by courtesy of Robin Wilson, shows Kevin Matheson receiving the Sinclair Cup from Royal Dornoch club captain Jim Campbell.

Chris Gaittens, winner of the Black Isle Open (image by courtesy of Robin Wilson)

Chris Gaittens wins Black Isle Open

on tie-breaker after triple tie on 145

By ROBIN WILSON
Local member Michael MacDonald after a three year winning run in the Ness Motors Black Isle 36 hole Open championship at Fortrose & Rosemarkie last Saturday lost out on another win by that annoying competition rule “better second round score ” to club mates Chris Gaittens and Alan Cameron.
In praise of Gaittens, now 19, who took his recent form at Golspie the previous weekend back onto his home course, after taking a season to make the transition from junior to adult, had an excellent second round score, in the very windy conditions, worthy of lifting him to the top of the leader board and win the Sponsor's £240.00 first prize voucher and as a local member the Miss Isa Ross Cup.
MacDonald, the holder and local club secretary, posted an early warning of wining for a fourth year with an opening sub seventy card of 69, a score that was shared by Invergordon's Lyle McAlpine. But from the accustomed shelter of Invergordon's tree lined course to the exposed Channory Peninsula McAlpine's game in the afternoon got blown upwards to a second round 81 and eventually finishing in 5th place.
Alan Cameron, still living with the shock of losing the club championship final to his 18 year-old nephew was menacingly placed with a first round 71 matching the holder's 36 hole aggregate of 145 with a hard working second round 74.

MacDonald struggled to hold onto his first round lead after his second round card rose to 76 in the challenging conditions, leaving the way open for Gaittens after his first round 73.
In round two the teenager, he won the North District Boy's championship in 2007, played very steady golf for two halves of 36 for 72 and 145 when the the second round became the deciding factor. MacDonald slipped to third place behind Cameron by way of the second round rule and Alan Everett (Tain) building on his first round 70 with a 76 earned fourth position.
It was local members nearly all the way in the Handicap Section, Louis Patience topping the scoring and winning the Newton Group Cup with a nett aggregate of 143, off 9, from club mates Andrew Fraser and Colin High both on 144. Inverness's Darren Hexley broke the local clean sweep with a fourth position.
Results

Scratch -
145 C GAITTENS [F & R] 73 72 (better second round), R A L CAMERON [INVERNESS] 71 74, M MACDONALD [F & R] 69 76.
146 A EVERETT [TAIN] 70 76.

150 L McALPINE [INVERGORDON] 69 81.

151 L REID [F & R] 73 78.

Handicap
143 L PATIENCE [F & R] [9] 67 76.

144 A FRASER [F & R] [16] 75 69, C HIGH (F & R) (9) 74 70, D HEXLEY (INVERNESS) (3) 73 71, K PATIENCE [F & R] [14] 67 77, S ROBERTSON (F & R) (9) 65 79.

145 I LEWIS [F & R] [10] 71 74.

Other prizes:
Best Scratch Score – A. Brown (F&R) 72.

Best handicap S. Bassingdale (F&R) 68.

US Nationwide Tour Scoreboard
FORD WAYNE GRETZKY CLASSIC
The Georgia Bay Club, Clarksburg, Ontario, Canada
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 285
Players from US unless stated
265 Roger Tambellini 64 66 66 69.
269 Blake Adams 68 68 64 69.
270 Craig Barlow 67 69 68 66.
271 D J Brigman 66 70 70 65, Chris Andereson 67 68 67 69, Garth Mulroy (SAf) 67 66 675 73.
272 Craig Bowden 65 71 67 69, David Branshaw 67 66 67 72.
Selected scores:
278 Matthew Richardson (Eng) 68 67 70 73 (jt 25th).
281 Gary Christian (Eng) 69 67 71 74 (jt 41st).

SGU gives club golfers chance to

play with Ryder Cup hero

NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE SCOTTISH GOLF UNION
The Scottish Golf Union is teaming up with Cleveland Golf/Srixon to give club golfers across Scotland a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to play with two-time Ryder Cup star David Howell at the Home of Golf.
Howell, a five-time winner on the European Tour and twice a victorious member of the European Ryder Cup team, will join three Scottish club golfers at the new Torrance course at Fairmont St Andrews on Monday, August 17 as part of Cleveland Golf/Srixon’s sponsorship of the Scottish Senior Open.
The competition is open to golf club members (aged 16 and over) of an SGU affiliated club, who participate in a medal stroke play competition over the next four weeks (July 10 – August 7). The ‘SGU Cleveland Golf/Srixon Challenge’ will have three handicap categories, meaning golfers of all abilities will have the opportunity to compete. The golfers with the best net score in each handicap category will win the challenge and play alongside Howell next month.
Ross Duncan, SGU Marketing & Sponsorship Manager, said, “We are delighted to bring this opportunity to all golfers across Scotland through playing in their club medals and opens over the next few weeks. David is a fantastic golfer who has competed at the highest level on the Tour and in Ryder Cups and it will be a real privilege for any golfer to play alongside him.”
“The Scottish Golf Union is committed to adding value to golf club membership and we hope to introduce more opportunities like this one in the future. Through their sponsorship of the Scottish Senior Open, Cleveland Golf/Srixon have become great supporters of golf in Scotland,” he added.
Greg Hopkins, CEO of Cleveland Golf and COB of Srixon Sports Europe, commented, “Everyone at Cleveland Golf/Srixon is looking forward to our activity in Scotland this summer and we are proud to be working with the Scottish Golf Union and their club members. David Howell is a great ambassador for our brands and I’m sure the Challenge winners will have a wonderful time playing the Torrance Course with him.
“We are very excited to be hosting the Cleveland Golf/Srixon Scottish Senior Open at the home of golf and we hope that Scottish golf fans will be out in force to support what will be a great field for the event.”
The SGU will be communicating the Challenge to clubs this week and full details will be available at http://www.scottishgolf.org/. The Cleveland Golf/Srixon Scottish Senior Open takes place from Friday 21 to Sunday 23 August at the Torrance Course, Fairmont St Andrews.
For more information, please visit:
http://www.scottishgolf.org/
http://www.clevelandgolf.com/
http://www.srixon.co.uk/

Turnberry a lot more difficult than people are letting on - Tiger

Tiger Woods had completed his second practice round for The Open by just after 10am today – and described Turnberry as "a lot more difficult than people are letting on."
The world No 1 had never seen the Ayrshire links until Sunday, but he had not visited Hoylake before the 2006 Open either and won there by two from fellow American Chris DiMarco.
"You've just got to do your homework," added Woods after a round that began around 6.30am.
The victory three years ago at Royal Liverpool was notable for the fact that he used his driver only once in the entire championship – and playing partner Nick Faldo reckoned that there was no need for it even then.
After recent rain – there were more showers this morning – Turnberry is not as fast-running as Hoylake and he has still to decide his strategy.
"I've got the driver in (his bag), but I don't know how often it's going to be used."

Open Championship Starting Times

FIRST TIME IS FOR THURSDAY'S ROUND

SECOND TIME IS FOR FRIDAY'S ROUND

6.30am & 11.41
Paul Broadhurst England
Michael Campbell New Zealand
Mark Calcavecchia USA
6.41 & 11.52

Jeff Overton USA
Pablo Larrazabal Spain
Gary Orr Scotland
6.52 & 12.03
Anthony Wall England
Rory Sabbatini South Africa
Jeev Milkha Singh India
7.03 & 12.14
Graeme Storm England
Nick Watney USA
Charl Schwartzel South Africa
7.14 & 12.25

Rafa Echenique Argentina
Richard Finch England
Mark O'Meara USA
7.25 & 12.36
David Duval USA
Nick Dougherty England
Adam Scott Australia
7.36 & 12.47
Greg Norman Australia
Kenny Perry USA
Oliver Wilson England
7.47 & 12.58
Henrik Stenson Sweden
Steve Stricker USA
Wen-Chong Liang China
7.58 & 1.09
Sergio Garcia Spain
Tom Watson USA
Matteo Manassero (Italy) (amateur)
8.09 & 1.20

Peter Hanson Sweden
Dustin Johnson USA
Louis Oosthuizen South Africa
8.20 & 1.31
Vijay Singh Fiji
Bubba Watson USA
Graeme McDowell Northern Ireland
8.31 & 1.42
Camilo Villegas Colombia
Yuta Ikeda Japan
Sean O'Hair USA
8.42 & 1.52

Azuma Yano Japan
Luke Donald England
Darren Clarke Northern Ireland
8.58 & 2.09
Robert Allenby Australia
Justin Leonard USA
Anders Hansen Denmark
9.09 & 2.20

Tiger Woods USA
Lee Westwood England
Ryo Ishikawa Japan
9.20 & 2.31

Richard Green Australia
Chad Campbell USA
Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano Spain
9.31 & 2.42
Stewart Cink USA
David Howell England
Thongchai Jaidee Thailand
9.42 & 2.53

Raphael Jacquelin France
Ken Duke USA
Mathew Goggin Australia
9.53 & 3.04

Mark Brown New Zealand
Briny Baird USA
Johan Edfors Sweden
10.04 & 3.15

Prayad Marksaeng Thailand
D J Trahan USA
Markus Brier Austria
10.15 & 3.26

Chris Wood England
Boo Weekley USA
Rod Pampling Australia
10.26 & 3.37

Bryce Molder USA
Jaco Ahlers South Africa
Richie Ramsay Scotland
10.37 & 3.48
Billy Mayfair USA
Marc Cayeux Zimbabwe
Lloyd Saltman Scotland
10.48 & 3.59

Robert Rock England
Martin Laird Scotland
Ben Crane USA
10.59 & 4.10

Branden Grace South Africa
Thomas Haylock England
Brandt Snedeker USA
11.10 & 4.21

Daniel Wardrop England
Michael Wright Australia
Peter Ellebye Denmark
11.41 & 6.30am
Damien McGrane Republic of Ireland
Tim Stewart Australia
Matt Kuchar USA
11.52 & 6.41

David Higgins Republic of Ireland
Jeremy Kavanagh England
Daniel Gaunt Australia
12.03 & 6.52

Gaganjeet Bhullar India
Rhys Davies Wales
James Driscoll USA
12.14 & 7.03

Sandy Lyle Scotland
Alvaro Quiros Spain
Steve Marino USA
12.25 & 7.14
Sir Nick Faldo England

Soren Kjeldsen Denmark
Brian Gay USA
12.36 & 7.25
Mike Weir Canada
Ben Curtis USA
Ross Fisher England
12.47 & 7.36

Tim Clark South Africa
Stephen Ames Canada
Charles Howell III USA
12.58 & 7.47

Ernie Els South Africa
Lucas Glover USA
Martin Kaymer Germany
1.09 & 7.58
Hunter Mahan USA
Justin Rose England
Andres Romero Argentina
1.20 & 8.09
Colin Montgomerie Scotland
Zach Johnson USA
K J Choi South Korea
1.31 & 8.20
Rory McIlroy Northern Ireland
Anthony Kim USA
Retief Goosen South Africa
1.42 & 8.31

Todd Hamilton USA
Soren Hansen Denmark
Tomohiro Kondo Japan
1.53 & 8.42
J B Holmes USA
Ian Poulter England
Miguel Angel Jimenez Spain
2.09 & 8.58
Ryuji Imada Japan
Paul Casey England
Angel Cabrera Argentina
2.20 & 9.09

Padraig Harrington Republic of Ireland
Jim Furyk USA
Geoff Ogilvy Australia
2.31 & 9.20

Davis Love III USA
Paul Lawrie Scotland
Stuart Appleby Australia
2.42 & 9.31

Paul McGinley
Republic of Ireland
Carl Pettersson Sweden
John Daly USA
2.53 & 9.42

Stephan Gross (Germany) (amateur)
David Toms USA
Tom Lehman USA
3.04 & 9.53
James Kingston South Africa
Charley Hoffman USA
Fredrik Jacobson Sweden
3.15 & 10.04
Paul Goydos USA
Francesco Molinari Italy
Richard Sterne South Africa
3.26 & 10.15
Richard S Johnson Sweden
Thomas Levet France
Kevin Sutherland USA
3.37 & 10.26
Thomas Aiken South Africa
Peter Hedblom Sweden
Peter Baker England
3.48 & 10.37

Josh Geary New Zealand
Fredrik Andersson Hed Sweden
David Drysdale Scotland
3.59 & 10.48
Kenichi Kuboya Japan
Bruce Vaughan USA
Elliot Saltman Scotland
4.10 & 10.59
Timothy Wood Australia
David Smail New Zealand
Oliver Fisher England
4.21 & 11.10
Terry Pilkadaris Australia
Steve Surry England
Koumei Oda Japan

Inaugural Bonnyton Scratch Open results
PLAYED ON SATURDAY, JULY 11

LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 144 (2x72) CSS 74 72
141 Paul Gault (Kirkhill) 71 70.
142 Richard Gill (Craigmillar Park) 72 70.
143 Neil McBride (Cowglen) 71 72, Kevin Loughrie (Cambuslang) 66 77.
145 Allan Johnston (Bonnyton) 74 71.
146 Andrew McLachlan (Bonnyton) 75 71.
147 Mark McMillan (Bonnyton) 73 74.
148 Stephen Higgins (Gourock) 76 72.
149 Les McLaughlin (Cowglen) 79 70.

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NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY R&A

OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP BULLETIN NO: 2

MONDAY 13 JULY 2009


Brett Quigley (USA) has turned down his exempt place through Category 18 (The John Deere Classic).

The resultant vacancy in The Open starting field has been filled by Thomas Levet (France) from the OWGRanking Reserve List.

John Senden (Australia) is now Reserve No 1.

John Rollins (USA) is Reserve No 2.

Scott Piercy (USA) is Reserve No 3.

Alexander Noren (Sweden) is Reserve No 4.

Scott Strange (Australia) is Reserve No 5.

Langer's eagle chip-in for back

to back US senior victories

Bernhard Langer’s build up to The Senior Open Championship presented by MasterCard gathered momentum with his fourth US Champions Tour victory, and second in succession, on Sunday.
The German chipped in for eagle on the last to win the 3M Championship at the TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minnesota.
A seven under par 65 gave him a 16 under par total of 200 for the tournament and a one stroke victory over American Andy Bean.
Langer, who leads the US Champions Tour Money List and the Charles Schwab Cup standings, takes a week off this week before heading to Sunningdale for the season’s second Senior Major, the same venue where he won the 1985 European Open.
Langer secured victory with a perfect chip. Standing about ten feet off the back fringe, Langer softly chipped the ball on the edge of the green and watched it roll into the hole. Langer turned and pointed to the crowd with both arms raised when the ball dropped. It was his only eagle of the tournament.
"It came out a little hot, but right on line, hit the back of the cup, and popped up an inch or two and then disappeared," he said. "Before I played that shot I told my son, Stefan, 'I'm going to make this.' Sometimes you just have a feeling like you can do it."
It was the first eagle to win a tour event since Loren Roberts at the 2006 Turtle Bay Championship.
Langer's four wins have come in 12 events. He has finished out of the top nine just three times in amassing a seemingly insurmountable 660-point lead in the season-long Charles Schwab Cup points standings. In 37 Champions Tour events, Langer has eight wins.
He admits he may be playing some of the best golf of his career in "the last two or three years," but cannot explain why. "There's always somebody who's a little bit better than the rest. I'm trying to be that somebody out here."
Spectators can buy tickets for The Senior Open Championship by visiting www.europeantourtickets.com or by calling +44 (0) 800 023 2557 or on the gate. One day tickets are £25 and season tickets are £70.
FINAL TOTALS
Par 216 (3x72)
200 Bernhard Langer (Ger) 67 68 65
201 Andy Bean 65 69 67
202 Scott Hoch 67 69 66
203 Tom Kite 69 67 67
204 Nick Price (Zim) 65 68 71, Steve Thomas 73 64 67
205 Mark O'Meara 71 70 64, Dan Forsman 67 71 67, Larry Mize 71 67 67
206 Gene Jones 66 68 72
207 Mark McNulty (Irl) 70 70 67, Ronnie Black 67 74 66
208 David Edwards 70 71 67, John Cook 71 68 69, Jay Haas 71 69 68
209 Bruce Fleisher 69 73 67, Jeff Sluman 72 70 67, Dana Quigley 71 69 69, David Eger 72 71 66
210 Brad Bryant 70 71 69, Chip Beck 71 70 69
211 R.W. Eaks 70 71 70, Tom Jenkins 73 69 69, Mike Goodes 68 71 72, Mark James (Eng) 71 69 71, Morris Hatalsky 71 75 65, Don Pooley 71 73 67, James Mason 74 69 68, Fuzzy Zoeller 70 68 73, John Jacobs 70 74 67
212 John Morse 70 71 71, Keith Fergus 70 72 70, Jerry Pate 70 73 69
213 Gil Morgan 71 74 68, Robert L Thompson 69 77 67, Bruce Vaughan 71 69 73, John Harris 71 72 70, Olin Browne 71 73 69, Fred Funk 70 75 68, Mitch Adams 75 72 66, Tim Simpson 73 72 68
214 Gary Hallberg 68 74 72, Bruce Lietzke 73 73 68, Joey Sindelar 69 76 69, Graham Marsh (Aus) 71 74 69
215 Bobby Wadkins 73 72 70, Tom McKnight 72 74 69
216 Mike McCullough 71 74 71, Fulton Allem (Rsa) 68 73 75, Ben Crenshaw 68 74 74
217 Mike Reid 73 73 71, Hale Irwin 72 71 74, Hal Sutton 72 75 70
218 Tom Purtzer 75 73 70, Lanny Wadkins 71 75 72, Dave Stockton 75 72 71, Wayne Levi 70 72 76
219 Phil Blackmar 72 74 73, Jay Sigel 79 71 69, Jim Thorpe 78 71 70, Scott Simpson 75 71 73
220 Mike Hulbert 70 75 75, Larry Nelson 75 74 71
221 Mark Wiebe 75 73 73, Lonnie Nielsen 71 75 75
222 Bruce Summerhays 77 76 69, Gary McCord 73 72 77, Tom Herzan 75 73 74, Blaine McCallister 74 72 76
223 Bob Gilder 72 76 75
224 Allen Doyle 78 68 78, Ron Streck 73 77 74, Leonard Thompson 73 74 77
225 Mark W Johnson 73 74 78, Denis Watson (Zim) 71 77 77, Dave Eichelberger 77 74 74
226 Jim Colbert 75 76 75
227 Peter Jacobsen 75 81 71, Jim Dent 73 81 73

Steve Stricker wins John Deere

Classic by three shots

Steve Stricker cruised to his second US PGA Tour title of the year as he won the John Deere Classic by three shots yeterday.
Stricker had catapulted himself into contention by tying the course record with a 10-under par 61 on Saturday, and followed that up with rounds of 68 and 64 Sunday as time was made up for a lost day's play on Friday.
No one could keep up with that place as three players, Zach Johnson, Brandt Snedeker and Brett Quigley tied for second place.
Tim Petrovic came the closest, and was two strokes behind Stricker as he headed to the tee of the 18th.
But he found the water and had to settle for a double-bogey that dropped him into a three-way tie for fifth place alongside Matt Jones and JJ Henry.
Quigley, who qualified for the Open at Turnberry with the share of second place, had shot 62 in the morning but could not repeat that in the afternoon as he carded a 67.
Overnight leader Darron Stiles struggled in his final two rounds, carding a 70 and a 71, to fall back into a tie for ninth place.
Quigley later confirmed he does not intend to take up his place at the Open, allowing it to pass to Thomas Levet.

US PGA Tour Scoreboard
JOHN DEERE CLASSIC
The TPC at Deere Run, Silvis, Illinois
FINAL TOTALS
Par 284 (4x71)
264 Steve Stricker 71 61 68 64
267 Brett Quigley 69 69 62 67, Zach Johnson 69 68 64 66, Brandt Snedeker 67 67 68 65
268 J J Henry 65 69 66 68, Tim Petrovic 66 67 66 69, Matthew Jones (Aus) 68 68 63 69
269 Kevin Streelman 70 67 68 64
270 Aaron Baddeley (Aus) 68 69 68 65, Daniel Chopra (Swe) 67 70 66 67, Cameron Beckman 71 66 64 69, Darron Stiles 64 65 70 71, Scott Verplank 70 64 69 67, Greg Owen (Eng) 67 67 68 68
271 Spencer Levin 67 69 68 67, George McNeill 67 71 68 65, Chad Campbell 68 67 68 68, Chris Stroud 67 68 67 69, Charley Hoffman 71 65 66 69, Jason Day (Aus) 66 68 68 69, Peter Lonard (Aus) 67 69 68 67
272 Steve Elkington (Aus) 69 69 65 69
273 Jerry Kelly 69 64 70 70, Robert Garrigus 68 70 70 65, Ryan Palmer 70 64 71 68, Lee Janzen 64 70 66 73, Charles Howell III 69 69 69 66
274 David Mathis 69 69 69 67, Garrett Willis 69 68 71 66
275 Bryce Molder 69 69 66 71, Pat Perez 69 68 69 69, Marc Leishman (Aus) 68 70 66 71, Todd Hamilton 68 68 70 69
276 Chris Riley 71 67 69 69, Kyle Stanley 71 66 69 70, Heath Slocum 69 67 70 70, Ryan Moore 71 67 69 69, Frank Lickliter II 69 66 71 70
277 Jack Newman 71 67 69 70, Jason Dufner 71 66 71 69, Dean Wilson 65 70 73 69, Roland Thatcher 70 68 71 68, Ted Purdy 68 70 71 68, Jimmy Walker 71 64 72 70, Matt Bettencourt 65 70 67 75, Webb Simpson 68 69 68 72, Jason Bohn 67 70 69 71
278 Kirk Triplett 67 67 70 74, Richard S Johnson (Swe) 67 68 69 74, Bart Bryant 69 69 65 75, Ken Duke 71 65 72 70, Mathias Gronberg (Swe) 67 70 69 72, Johnson Wagner 70 67 73 68, Tommy Gainey 69 67 73 69
279 Brian Davis (Eng) 67 70 70 72, Davis Love III 70 68 68 73, Mark Brooks 69 68 71 71, Carl Pettersson (Swe) 70 68 74 67
280 Kenny Perry 68 68 72 72, D.J. Trahan 71 66 71 72
281 Jay Williamson 70 68 72 71
282 Mark Calcavecchia 68 69 68 77, Casey Wittenberg 72 66 70 74
283 Scott McCarron 68 66 73 76
285 Matthew Borchert 66 72 72 75