Monday, August 10, 2009

British boys' opening day a good one for Scots

Scotland's representatives had a good opening day in the British boys' championship at Royal St George's Kent.
Only Conor O'Neil (Glasgow) from north of the Border was beaten.

Scots' first-round results:

Clement Sordet (Fra) bt Conor O'Neil (Glasgow) 1 hole.
David Law (Hazlehead) bt Alfredo Passeschi (Ita) 4 and 2.
Colin Robinson (Largs) bt Jordan Smith (Bowood) 4 and 2.
Rodger Clarke (Moray) bt Michael Wolf (Ger) 1 hole.
Mark Thomson (Monifieth) bt luke Jackson (Mold) at 2oth.
Grant Forrest (Craigielaw) bt Luca Baraldini (Ita) 7 and 6.
Colin Baird (Bothwell Castle4) bt Viktor Doka (Swi) 5 and 4.
Paul McPhee (King James VI) bt Paul Barjon (Fra) 3 and 1.
Chris Robb (Inchmarlo) bt Liam Harper (Lydd) 1 hole.

Selected other result:
M atteo Manassero (Ita) bt Julien Richelle (Bel) 4 and 2

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Brora's Cameron is new course

record holder at Golspie

Inverness's Bruce Thomson's seven day old course record score at Golspie was broken by Brora's Roddy Cameron in the August 36 hole tournament last weekend.

Cameron (48) has always been considered a course specialist at Golspie with winning scores stretching back over many years at the venue he learnt his boyhood golf but this is the first time he set a course record. He was defending the Sinclair Cup and Saturday's record card of 66 in the second round added his name to the cup for the fifth time, previous wins coming in 1991, 2002, 2006 and 2008.

After his first round 77 his grip on scratch cup was very slack, seven shots off the pace set by visitor Mike O'hara (Bathgate) who led by two from his club mate G. Lynn. But with the afternoon wind direction changing the players with more local knowledge of the course came up through the field. Local green keeper Alex MacDonald added a one over par 70 to his first round 78 and then Cameron's sizzling 66 launched him to the winning podium. Eclipsing Thomson's previous week's record 68 by two shots Cameron's card began with a birdie three, where in the morning he had made an opening double bogey six, in his first round halves of 38 & 39. His afternoon card figures read; Out -3 3 4 5 3 4 3 4 4 = 33. In – 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 5 = 33, total 66 and three under the par. (Birdies underlined and bogies in bold)

Cameron finished with 143 and three ahead of Moray Golf Club head green keeper George Paterson 74/73 (147). Paterson saved his first round score with a run of four threes from the 15th, two of them birdies the 15th and 18th . In third scratch place with 148 came MacDonald. O' Hara falling back to 150 after a second round 80.

Former club champion Alistair MacDougall was in the mix once again with a fourth place from two steady rounds of 75 and 74 for 149 but more significant his nett 139 won the Clydesdale Bank Cup for Category one handicap returns. R. Stewart (Nairn Dunbar) was the runner up by virtue of a better second round score over Brora's Graham Grant.

From third place in Class 2 the previous weekend D. Dodsman (Kemnay) improved to a first place to win the Argo Cup with a nett total of 142, two strokes ahead of Ian Fraser (RDGC) and getting a share of the lime light, the scratch winner's brother, Johnnie Cameron, marking his return to the fairways with a third place.

Results. CSS 71 both rounds (Home & Away)
Scratch – Sinclair Cup : R. S. Cameron (Brora) 77/66, 143. G. Paterson (Moray) 74/73, 147. A. MacDonald (RDGC) 78/70, 148. A. MacDougall (Golspie) 75/74, 149. G. Lynn (Bathgate) 72/77, 149. S. Thornhill (Broadway) 76/74, 150. R. Macrae (Huntly) 75/75, 150. G. Grant (Brora) 74/76, 150. R. Robertson (Ladybank) 74/76, 150. I. Rennie (RDGC) 74/76, 150. M. O'Hara (Bathgate) 70/80, 150
Handicap Class 1. Clydesdale Bank Cup – A. MacDougall (Loch Ness) (5) 139. R. Stewart (Nairn Dunbar) (50 142. G. Grant (Brora) (4) 142. Class 2. Argo Cup - D. Godsman (Kemnay) (19) 142. I. Fraser (RDGC) (14) 144. J. S. Cameron (Golspie) (13) 145.

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Tim Clark calls two-shot penalty on himself for

not replacing ball in original position

FROM THE SCOTSMAN SPORTS WEBSITE
South African Tim Clark tumbled from joint third into a tie for 14th after being given a two-stroke penalty during Saturday's third round of the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational.
Clark, who briefly led by a shot after seven holes, was penalised for failing to replace his ball mark in the original position on the 16th green after removing it so playing partner Padraig Harrington could putt.The South African bogeyed the hole after three-putting, but his violation of rule 20-7 meant his one-over-par 71 was later amended to a 73, giving him a three-under total of 207.
That left him seven shots behind pacesetting Irishman Harrington, who fired a 67 in rain-softened conditions at Firestone Country Club.
"It was an unfortunate situation," Clark said. "Padraig asked me to move my ball on the last hole and it got me thinking that I may have forgotten to move it back on the 16th hole. I just had a feeling that I had not moved it back. I asked Paddy about it and he wasn't sure either.
"Our caddies thought that I had, but we wanted to make sure."Clark summoned a rules official and, following a review of the television footage, the South African was assigned a two-stroke penalty.
"The good thing about it is that I called it on myself," added Clark, who is yet to win on the PGA Tour while finishing second seven times."That sort of saved my integrity for me. That is about the only good thing that I can take out of the situation."

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Hugh Hunter's Clackmannan County News

NO JOY AT SENIORS FOR BOB
Although Tulliallan’s Bob Stewart finished with a disappointing third round in the British Seniors championship, held last week over Old Prestwick, he can be well pleased with his first two round efforts.
In difficult conditions, Bob carded two rounds of 76 to put him only two shots behind the leaders; howevcr in his third and final round, his putting touch deserted him and he fell back down the field with an 87 and a final 3 round total of 239.
Best home performance came from former Clackmannanshire player Tony Stafford who finished only three shots behind the winner Derek Vallis (Bermuda) and was the only Scot in the top twelve of the event.
Bob Stewart is in action this week in the European Seniors in Ascona, Switzerland as part of the Scottish contingent. He then plays in the North of Scotland seniors at Nairn Dunbar where he will be hoping to improve his 11th equal position in the Seniors Order of Merit.

CALLUM BACK IN ACTION
After a short break, Tulliallan’s Callum Macaulay will be back in action in the coming weeks, first in the KLM Dutch Open and then the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles. The latter event will be a great opportunity for local golfers to see Callum in action and give him some local support in his bid to move up the European Tour rankings with a good performance
Callum won many friends when he put in an appearance at the Dollar Challenge last week with a “beat the Pro” event. The event was a pitching challenge and any golfer putting his shot closer to the hole than Callum was awarded a certificate.
Local junior Gary Chalmers, who was caddying for Wallace Booth in the event, did it in style with a pitch past the pin and a bit of backspin back into the hole. Altogether a good day with fine golf from the 4 top Scottish golfers as well.

STANDARD LIFE GOLD MEDAL
Dollar’s Scott Borrowman finished in the middle of the field last weekend at Leven Links with a four round total of 290 (75,71,75,69) some way behind the winner Philip Mclean (Peterhead) who won with a four round total of 270.

BELHAVEN BEST SCOTTISH CLUB HANDICAP CHAMPIONSHIP
In the Regional final of the event held at Piperdam Golf course near Dundee, Tulliallan’s Hugh McGlashan and Colin Drummond returned a two over par 74, finishing outside the qualifying score for the National Final. This week sees the Dollar team (Andrew Ure, Ken Christie) and Braehead team (Steven Skelton, Martin Kaney) in action at Prestonfield also trying to win a qualifying place.

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Martin Laird finishes joint second in

Legends Reno-Tahoe Open in Nevada

FROM THE AOL GOLF NEWS SERVICE
Glasgow's Martin Laird achieved his highest finish in a US PGA Tour event - joint second - as
American John Rollins clinched the third victory of his career with a three-shot triumph at the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open in Nevada on Sunday.
Rollins, joint runner-up in the event last year, equalled the course record with a second-round 62 on Friday and was four clear heading into Sunday but enjoyed a far from smooth ride in his final round.
He double-bogeyed the fourth and dropped three further shots on the back nine, but also picked up six shots along the way to card a level-par 72 which saw him finish 17 under for the tournament.
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Rollins' compatriot Jeff Quinney and Glasgow's Martin Laird tied for second spot on 274 following respective final rounds of 66 and 69.
Laird, fourth a year ago, resumed in fourth place, but followed three opening pars with a seven-foot birdie putt to move to 12 under par.
Dropped shots at seven and eight set him back but then four consecutive birdies resumed his charge.
He had produced an amazing finish to his third round, making birdies at the 15th, 16th and 17th and then holing his 77-yard pitch to the last for an eagle two.
Quinney, tied for ninth overnight, picked up six birdies and did not drop a shot on Sunday but had too much ground to make up on Rollins.
Another American, Joe Ogilvie, finished a shot back in fourth, with Germany's Alex Cejka and another US duo, Kevin Na and Ryan Palmer, one further adrift and tied for fifth.
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4x72)
271 John Rollins 70 62 67 72
274 Jeff Quinney 69 69 70 66, Martin Laird (Sco) 72 67 66 69
275 Joe Ogilvie 70 68 66 71
276 Kevin Na 71 70 67 68, Ryan Palmer 69 68 66 73, Alex Cejka (Ger) 72 69 68 67
277 Rodney Pampling (Aus) 67 70 73 67
278 J J Henry 72 71 65 70, Jonathan Kaye 68 69 73 68, Robert Garrigus 69 67 71 71, Billy Mayfair 72 72 64 70, Rocco Mediate 70 68 68 72
279 Marc Leishman (Aus) 68 68 73 70, J.P. Hayes 74 68 70 67, Greg Kraft 72 70 68 69
280 Charles Warren 75 69 68 68, Chris Riley 72 64 71 73, Glen Day 74 68 67 71, Jonathan Byrd 69 72 70 69, Matthew Jones (Aus) 71 70 71 68
281 Tag Ridings 73 68 71 69, Harrison Frazar 75 68 70 68, Mark Wilson 71 70 68 72, Steve Elkington (Aus) 69 71 73 68
282 Vaughn Taylor 68 69 74 71, Chris DiMarco 72 69 71 70, Ted Purdy 73 68 71 70, Wil Collins 70 70 72 70, Ken Duke 72 72 70 68, Steve Lowery 72 72 71 67, Matt Kuchar 72 68 70 72, James Nitties (Aus) 69 70 71 72
283 Francesco Molinari (Ita) 73 71 71 68, Charl Schwartzel (Rsa) 73 70 70 70, Shaun Micheel 69 65 73 76, Steve Flesch 71 69 72 71, Parker McLachlin 69 69 73 72, Bob Heintz 73 69 70 71, Matt Weibring 72 70 70 71
284 Jeff Maggert 75 69 73 67
285 Kevin Stadler 72 71 69 73, Troy Matteson 71 66 76 72, Rich Barcelo 68 69 71 77, Spike McRoy 71 72 70 72, Chez Reavie 71 71 71 72
286 Jay Delsing 73 71 71 71, Michael Allen 72 69 74 71, Carlos Franco (Par) 70 72 77 67, Heath Slocum 73 70 74 69
287 Troy Kelly 70 71 71 75, Nicholas Thompson 77 66 73 71
288 Patrick Sheehan 71 69 70 78, Kris Blanks 71 69 76 72, Scott McCarron 72 72 73 71, Mark Brooks 74 70 74 70, Scott Piercy 71 72 71 74, Matt Bettencourt 72 71 72 73, Brian Vranesh 74 70 73 71, Grant Waite (Nzl) 68 72 73 75, Jason Gore 72 70 73 73, Tommy Gainey 72 70 71 75
289 Spencer Levin 68 70 76 75, Brendon De Jonge 72 72 72 73
290 Tommy Armour III 72 70 75 73
292 Derek Fathauer 75 69 75 73, Aron Price (Aus) 73 70 75 74, Tyler Aldridge 72 72 74 74
293 Kirk Triplett 74 70 71 78, Steve Pate 68 71 77 77
294 Daniel Chopra (Swe) 72 70 74 78
295 Eric Axley 70 71 73 81
298 J.L. Lewis 72 70 75 81

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Tiger Woods wins by four after

Harrington has triple bogey 8


FROM THE SCOTSMAN SPORTS WEBSITE
By Simon Lewis in Akron
Tiger Woods landed his seventh World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational title as Padraig Harrington's title bid met a watery end at Firestone Country Club, Akron Ohio on Sunday.
Woods, who won by four shots with a total of 12-under-par 268, had decimated the three-shot third-round lead held by Harrington in the first four holes of the final round before the Dubliner regained the advantage with five holes to play.
Disaster befell Harrington, though, as he zig-zagged his way down the 16th and then sent his fourth shot at the par-5 from greenside rough into the pond guarding the front of the green.
A triple-bogey 8 was the end result as Woods carded a birdie 4 on the way to a second consecutive 65 that sealed his 90th victory worldwide, his 70th US PGA Tour win, his fifth title of the year and the second in as many weeks after landing last Sunday's Buick Open.
Harrington explained that he was a little rushed playing the 16th, because he and Woods were being timed for slow play.
"I had an awkward shot and I probably rushed it a bit as well, and that was the end of that," he said. "It was a tough shot on a downslope. You've got to swing at it and hit it and I just did it poorly. I just didn't get under it enough and it came out strong."
Harrington had started his final round at ten under par with a three-stroke lead over the world No 1.
Having both parred the opening hole, Woods piled the pressure on Harrington at the par-5 second by sinking a 24ft eagle putt to move to nine under.Woods also birdied the fourth and Harrington's three-shot lead had evaporated.
Woods' putter was as hot as the weather and another birdie on the fifth gave him the lead.
Harrington was not without his chances and at the eighth his 14-foot birdie putt came up short by inches, but he handed the advantage to Woods at the ninth with his first significant error of the round.
Woods had hit his second shot to seven feet but Harrington, from the fairway, could only find a greenside bunker.The Irishman escaped from the sand to inside six feet but Woods holed for birdie to move into a two-shot lead at 12 under.
Harrington clawed a shot back at the 11th and was back on level terms when Woods bogeyed the par-four 13th.
There was more bad news for Woods at the next when he found rough at the back of a greenside bunker with his approach and then pitched his third shot into the sand. Harrington sank his par putt from 14 feet, celebrating with a fist pump while Woods chipped to five feet and took his bogey to fall to 10 under.
Both men parred the 15th but the tables dramatically turned back in Woods' favour at the par-five 16th.
The duo missed the fairway off the tee, Harrington to the right and Woods to the left. The world No 1 laid up in the fairway but the Irishman found a mound of rough at the front edge of a fairway bunker and sent his next shot through the green.
By that time Woods had produced some magic from 182 yards, his eight-iron approach stopping a foot from the hole.There was more woe for Harrington as his wedge out of the rough hopped onto the green and bounced into the water, leading to a triple-bogey 8.
Woods' birdie gave him a three-shot lead with two to play and he sealed the win in style with another birdie on the last.
Harrington posted a 72 to fall into a tie for second with Australia's Robert Allenby, who shot a 66 to finish at eight under.
Hunter Mahan and Masters champion Angel Cabrera finished on seven under in a tie for fourth while Open winner Stewart Cink and his fellow American Steve Stricker closed at six under alongside Spaniard Miguel Angel Jimenez.
England's Lee Westwood closed at five under for ninth place following a 65 that was his best round of the week and secured his fourth consecutive top-ten finish, including a tie for third at the Open.
"I just kept playing the way I had been playing all week," Westwood told reporters after finishing in ninth place."I hit a lot of good shots, hit it close a lot and was unlucky not to make a hole-in-one at the 12th, it just lipped out."
But the key was that I made a couple more putts, and that is what has been lacking this week," the 36-year-old Englishman said after totalling only 25 putts in the hot and humid conditions.
"The first day I came out and that was really where I let myself down this week. I made seven birdies that day and only shot one under par."
Oliver Wilson finished 11th at three under with a closing 71 while compatriot Ian Poulter was 15th. nFormer tournament winner Darren Clarke, the 2003 champion, shot a 69 to finish level par for the week, tied for 22nd in a group also including Sergio Garcia.
FINAL TOTALS
Par 280 (4x70)
Playes from US unless stated
268 Tiger Woods 68 70 65 65
272 Robert Allenby (Aus) 68 69 69 66, Padraig Harrington (Irl) 64 69 67 72
273 Hunter Mahan 68 69 70 66, Angel Cabrera (Arg) 70 68 68 67
274 Steve Stricker 67 69 71 67, Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spa) 68 72 66 68, Stewart Cink 69 69 68 68275 Lee Westwood (Eng) 69 71 70 65
276 Mike Weir (Can) 71 66 69 70277 Jerry Kelly 71 65 69 72, Kenny Perry 69 71 66 71, Chad Campbell 71 68 69 69, Oliver Wilson (Eng) 69 69 68 71
278 Zach Johnson 67 70 69 72, Woody Austin 69 68 69 72, Ian Poulter (Eng) 67 74 67 70, Alvaro Quiros (Spa) 72 65 72 69
279 Lucas Glover 69 69 68 73, Davis Love III 72 66 73 68, Y E Yang (Kor) 72 72 69 66
280 Dustin Johnson 70 71 70 69, Pat Perez 70 72 66 72, Mathew Goggin (Aus) 73 71 68 68, Sergio Garcia (Spa) 68 72 70 70, David Toms 69 69 69 73, Geoff Ogilvy (Aus) 69 71 67 73, Darren Clarke (NIrl) 71 70 70 69
281 Vijay Singh (Fij) 70 73 67 71, Retief Goosen (Rsa) 71 67 71 72, Justin Rose (Eng) 75 68 69 69, Ernie Els (Rsa) 71 72 70 68, Tim Clark (Rsa) 66 68 73 74, Charles Howell III 71 72 68 70, Henrik Stenson (Swe) 69 72 70 70
282 Nick Watney 74 68 69 71, Anthony Kang 71 76 66 69, J B Holmes 70 72 65 75, Anthony Kim 72 68 71 71, Prayad Marksaeng (Tha) 66 70 72 74, Camilo Villegas (Col) 70 70 72 70, Carl Pettersson (Swe) 70 70 68 74
283 Ross Fisher (Eng) 70 71 70 72
284 Justin Leonard 70 71 70 73

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