England's Hemstock and Robinson finished fourth

fourth in Simon Bolivar Cup in Venezuela

England's Billy Hemstock (Teignmouth) and James Robinson (Southport) finished fourth in the Simon Bolivar Cup pairs international team championship at Barquismeto Golf Club, Venezuela.
Hemstock finished joint seventh individually with rounds of 71, 71, 73 and 74 for one-over-par 289 - 10 shots ahead of Robinson who had rounds of 73, 76, 75 and 75 for a 12th place finish.
Their combined aggregate of 588 was 17 shots behind winners Argentina for whom Tomas Cocha had a total of 282 and Leando Marelli 289.
Argentina (571) won by 11 shots from Peru (582) with the Domican Repulbic (586) third.

FINAL TOTALS
571 Argentina (Tomas Cocha 72 71 67 72: 282, Leandro Marelli 74 74 72 69: 289).
582 Peru.
586 Dominican Republic.
588 England (Billy Hemstock 71 71 73 74: 289; James Robinson 73 76 75 75: 299).
590 Brazil.
597 Colombia.
600 Spain.
6o1 Chile.
603 Panama.
607 Venezuela.
616 Paraguay.
619 Uruguay.
621 Mexico.
+Leading individual was Miguel Ordonez (Paraguay) with scores of 72 69 71 and 68 for eight-under-par 280.

Sam Torrance seals third Order of Merit win with

third place in last event of Seniors' season

By STEVE TODD, European Seniors Tour Press Officer
Sam Torrance came out on top in the battle of the former Ryder Cup captains with Ian Woosnam for the European Senior Tour Order of Merit to claim his third John Jacobs Trophy in a thrilling climax to the 2009 season.
Torrance’s third place in the OKI Castellόn Senior Tour Championship at Club de Campo Mediterraneo meant he finished just €3,380 ahead of 2008 Senior Tour No 1 Woosnam in the closest Order of Merit contest since 2000.
The Sunningdale-based Scot from Ayrshire originally ended the year on €170,696 following his victory in the DGM Barbados Open and four other top five finishes, including fifth in The Senior Open Championship presented by MasterCard at his home course Sunningdale.
It was Torrance’s third Order of Merit victory following 2005 and 2006, meaning he equals Carl Mason’s total and is now just two behind Tommy Horton’s benchmark of five.
“It means the world to me,” said the 55 year old Scot. “I’m delighted - over the moon. I’m the best Senior player in Europe this year. That feels fantastic.
“This week was so important and I managed to do it. It means more to me than anything else.
“It’s been a great battle between me and Woosie. I said last year I wanted to get his title off him and I’ve done it. I only won one event but I dug in over the year.
“This Order of Merit is actually sweeter than the other two. The older you get the harder it is. With each year that goes by you get older and it’s not like the main Tour where you are 18 or 21 and gaining experience. So it’s a fantastic achievement.”
Torrance had entered the season ending OKI Castellόn Senior Tour Championship knowing he had to finish in at least the top four and hope that Woosnam was down the field.
That seemed certain after Woosnam opened with consecutive level par rounds to lie in a share of 30th but his grip on the John Jacobs Trophy looked to be loosening when Woosnam remarkably produced back-to-back eagles on his eighth and ninth holes to surge up the leaderboard. However two bogeys on the way in proved costly for the Welshman he closed with a round of 71 for a share of 18th place.
That meant Torrance succeeded him as Senior Tour No q, although with the wind playing havoc and every shot of vital importance, the battle went right to the wire with the 2002 European Ryder Cup Captain edging over the line.
“I holed a great putt on the 17th because I knew I had to finish second or third. I looked at the leaderboard and saw Woosie had two eagles. I didn’t really know what else he had done when I was playing. If he had finished top ten I wouldn’t have won it but he didn’t and I did!
“I’m absolutely over the moon. There was so much pressure coming down the last few holes. Even on the 18th I had such a difficult shot over the bunker then I didn’t putt it stone dead and in that wind it was difficult.”
After two years of battling a hand injury following his Order of Merit win in 2006, it was at the 2008 OKI Castellόn Senior Tour Championship that Torrance’s resurgence began when captured his 10th Senior Tour title.
He quickly declared that he was out to get Woosnam’s Order of Merit crown and proved as good as his word, starting the year with a tied sixth place in Brunei before capturing his 11th title in the DGM Barbados Open when he produced some of the best golf of his career, including a stunning course record 63.
“Having two former Ryder Cup captains going head to head is fantastic for the Senior Tour,” said Torrance. “We’ve been locking horns for 40 years Woosie and I so it’s great to still be doing it.
“I couldn’t be happier to beat him though! It’s been a great year. Playing so well at Sunningdale in The Senior Open Championship was fantastic as it’s my home course. That was like winning a tournament for me.”
Former World No 1 Woosnam, who last year became the first former Harry Vardon Trophy winner on The European Tour to win the Senior Tour Order of Merit, ended the season on €167,316.
The Welshman had led the Order of Merit for most of the season after winning the Irish Seniors Open in association with Fáilte Ireland and AIB Bank and finishing third and fourth respectively in the lucrative Ryder Cup Wales Seniors Open and Casa Serena Open.
He congratulated Torrance on his John Jacobs Trophy victory but, just as Torrance did 12 months ago, he warned his rival he will be out to reclaim the silverware next season setting up another mouthwatering contest between the pair.
“It’s been a great battle with Sam,” said the former Masters Tournament winner. “It’s been good for the Senior Tour. We need to have more of those battles – it’s what it is all about. Good for Sam for winning this one. He deserved it. He’s played well this year. He played well at this tournament last year and has kept it going.
“Next year I’m going to have him though!
“It’s been another good season for me. I’ve been consistent but I haven’t putted as well as last year. I putted so well last season and that’s why I won more money. It’s nice to be up there again though. The main thing for me was to finish in the top four so I get into all the Majors. When I did that at Prague that was what I was looking for.
“Winning in Ireland was great. I’d like to do it again. I’ve had some great times in Ireland. I want to get my game back to where I’m winning more. I’ve struggled with my game this year. I really felt I was going to play well this week but it’s one of those courses that doesn’t suit me.”
Englishman Carl Mason’s back-to-back birdie finish to take fourth place in Spain meant he ended the year in third place on the Order of Merit with €157,918, leaving him just €42, 707 short of breaking the €2million barrier in Senior Tour career earnings.
His compatriot Glenn Ralph, winner of the Cleveland Golf/Srixon Scottish Senior Open, finished fourth with Angel Franco, runner-up behind Australian Mike Harwood in Castellόn, completing the top five.
Aussie Mike Harwood carded a superb final round of 66 in windy conditions to finish three strokes clear of overnight leader Angel Franco and add the season-ending over-50s championship to the Volvo Masters he won on the European Tour in 1990 – becoming the first player to win both titles.
His victory meant he also moved from 28th to ninth on the Order of Merit, past Roger Chapman to win the European Senior Tour Rookie of the Year award.
It capped a magnificent fortnight for the 50 year old who won the Australian Senior Open two weeks ago and rounded off a seamless return to competitive golf in 2009 after more than a decade out of the game.
“It was an amazing day, emotional too,” said Harwood. “When the wind was as bad as it was this morning I just didn’t want to make an idiot of myself.
“It’s been a great week. I had a few lucky breaks and I’ve made a lot of putts this week. I came in thinking this could be my week but I played well and putted so well.
“I hoped I would win this year but thought it might be unrealistic after so long out of the game. There must be something about Spain and the wind because my Volvo Masters win came in exactly the same conditions.”
Harwood had started the day two strokes behind Franco at Club de Campo del Mediterráneo but five birdies on his front nine saw him move into a share of the lead.
Another birdie on the 11th took him one clear as Franco bogeyed the same hole on the start of a run which saw the South American drop three shots in three consecutive holes.
Harwood had also bogeyed the 12th but a run of pars until the 17th, which both players birdied, meant he finished on 13 under par 203, with Franco dropping a shot on the last to finish on ten under par, and Torrance a further stroke back.
“My short game today was unbelievable on the front nine,” said Harwood. “I played pretty well on the back nine – I didn’t hit the ball that great but my short game was electric.
“I holed some fantastic four or five footers on the back nine. Confidence played a big part after winning in Australia. I played well the first day and struggled with my swing yesterday. I played smart today in the wind and kept it in play and with the way I putted that’s all I needed to do.”
Franco’s level par closing round of 72 meant he finished runner up for the sixth time in his Senior Tour career and for the third time this season. There was some consolation for him as he moved into fifth place in the final Order of Merit.
FINAL TOTALS

Par 216 (3x72)

203 M Harwood (Aus) 65 72 66
206 A Franco (Par) 64 70 72
207 S Torrance (Sco) 67 71 69
208 C Mason (Eng) 68 71 69
209 J Bruner (USA) 67 72 70
210 D Hospital (Esp) 71 69 70, B Cameron (Eng) 71 70 69, J Rivero (Esp) 69 71 70
211 D Smyth (Irl) 66 77 68, D O'Sullivan (Irl) 68 68 75, N Job (Eng) 70 71 70
212 C Williams (RSA) 72 70 70, J Quiros (Esp) 71 68 73, G Ralph (Eng) 70 70 72, B Longmuir (Sco) 71 68 73
213 M Clayton (Aus) 70 70 73
214 J Chillas (Sco) 69 72 73,
215 M Piñero (Esp) 70 72 73, T Johnstone (Zim) 71 74 70, P Mitchell (Eng) 69 75 71, M Cunning (USA) 72 65 78, I Woosnam (Wal) 72 72 71,
216 D Merriman (Aus) 73 69 74, R Chapman (Eng) 71 71 74, E Rodriguez (Esp) 72 71 73,
217 C Rocca (Ita) 69 73 75, K Tomori (Jpn) 72 70 75, G Brand junior (Sco) 68 74 75, J Bland (RSA) 69 78 70,
218 D Cambridge (Jam) 76 70 72, R Drummond (Sco) 66 74 78, G Cali (Ita) 74 69 75, G Brand (Eng) 69 70 79, J Heggarty (NIr) 69 75 74,
219 E Darcy (Irl) 72 72 75, L Carbonetti (Arg) 69 75 75,
220 A Murray (Eng) 72 73 75, K Spurgeon (Eng) 73 69 78,
222 V Garcia (Esp) 76 71 75,
223 B Lincoln (RSA) 76 74 73,
225 B Smit (RSA) 75 75 75,
239 G Hopkins (USA) 80 77 82,

Steven Tiley receives the Egyptian Open championship trophy from Ayman Hussein, chairman of the Egyptian Golf Federation.

Monty fifth, Murray sixth behind Egyptian Open winner Tiley

By ALAN EWENS, Egyptian Open Press Officer
England’s Steven Tiley held his nerve to lead from the front and win by four shots at the $200,000 Egyptian Open after a wind-swept final round at Mirage City Golf Club, Cairo.
It was a controlled performance from the 27 year-old who played on both the Asian Tour and European Challenge Tour this season before recording the biggest win of his career, thanks to a final round 68 that saw him take the title by four strokes with a 13-under-par total of 275.
For a while a play-off had looked possible as Denmark’s Thorbjorn Olesen birdied the 17th to go level with Tiley on 11 under par. Unfortunately for the Dane, a double bogey on the last saw him drop back to nine under, while Tiley grabbed birdies on two of the last three holes to clinch the title.
“When he went to eleven under with me, I thought it was going to be a very close finish,” said Tiley after receiving the 88 year-old trophy from Ayman Hussein, Chairman of the host Egyptian Golf Federation. “But once that double bogey was posted and he dropped to nine under, I knew a par-par finish would be enough so to birdie 17 was a bonus and I could relax coming up the last.”
One of the famed ISM Management stable that includes the likes of Lee Westwood, Ernie Els and Darren Clarke, Tiley revealed that a phone call from ISM chief Andrew Chandler had helped him focus on the job in hand.
“Chubby told me to just keep doing what I was doing – hitting fairway and greens,” he smiled. “It’s simple but it kept me focused on my game. I just did what I had to do and let the others make mistakes.”
Tiley’s names goes on to the venerable old trophy after an event that saw European Ryder Cup skipper Colin Montgomerie finish in fifth place after a disappointing final round at the JW Marriott Mirage City Golf Club. Monty, who had started the day just three behind the leader, got to within one shot of Tiley but had to settle for an even par 72 seven shots adrift of the new champion.
“I played well all week but just not consistently enough,” said Montgomerie. “Today was a poor day – driving well and putting OK but never at the same time. But overall I’m not too concerned. I’ll get it going again.”
Despite a fierce wind that blew over the trophy on the first tee and threatened to knock many of the players off their feet, Tiley settled quickly picking up a birdie on the second hole before surrendering it on the third.
Despite the setback, he picked up another five shots with a solitary bogey on the 14th the only blemish on a calm and collected back nine.
“It’s been a great week for me,” he added. “I’ll take a break next week then go to the second stage of Q School in Spain. This has certainly given me a boost in confidence so I’m looking forward to it.”
Although not part of the official European Challenge Tour, the Egyptian Open showed it has the capacity to put on a worthy event enjoyed by all the visiting pros and amateurs.
“We’ve seen some wonderful golf over the four days and our thanks must go to the player from the European Challenge Tour who agreed to join our local and regional golfers in what we believe to be a unique event in this part of the world,” said Tournament Director Gerard Bent of the Egyptian Golf Federation.
“Their presence – and obviously that of Colin Montgomerie – has given golf in Egypt an international profile and we hope to push on from here and stage full Challenge Tour and possibly European Tour events in the years to come.”
FINAL TOTALS
Par 288
275 Steven Tiley (Eng) 69 70 68 68.
279 Thorbjorn Olesen (Den) 69 70 72 68.
280 Thomas Feyrsinger (Aut) 69 71 70 70.
281 Christoph Gunther (Ger) 70 72 67 72.
282 Colin Montgomerie (Sco) 69 72 69 72.
283 George Murray (Sco) 70 71 72 70.
284 Andrew Marshall (Eng) 67 77 70 70, Julien Grillon (Fra) 66 74 72 72, David Griffiths (Eng) 71 71 71 71, Ross Bain (Sco) 70 75 69 70.
285 Richard Kilpatrick (NIr) 70 73 69 73.
286 Peter Kaensche (Nor) 73 72 70 71, Joel Sjoholm (Swe) 68 74 72 72, Jan-Are Larsen (Nor) 70 70 74 72, Leif Westerberg (Swe) 70 72 71 73.
287 Sandeep Grewal (Eng) 73 74 68 72, Calle Carlsson (Swe) 66 73 72 76, Gareth Shaw (NIr) 74 72 69 72, Christophe Brazillier (Fra) 73 75 68 71, Andre Bossert (Swi) 69 73 67 78, Joakim Rask (Swe) 70 75 69 73.
288 Carl Suneson (Spa) 65 73 75 75.
289 Pablo Del Grosso (Arg) 70 73 74 72, Lloyd Kennedy (Eng) 72 70 72 75, Steve Surry (Eng) 69 72 73 75.
290 Bjorn Pettersson (Swe) 72 77 70 71, Ian Keenan (Eng) 71 71 76 72, Christian Aronsen (Nor) 73 78 66 73, Anthony Snobeck (Fra) 72 73 72 73, Kyron Sullivan (Wal) 66 73 77 74, Alexandre Kaleka (Fra) 72 73 70 75.
291 Daniel Sandberg (Swe) 72 78 71 70, Andrew Butterfield (Eng) 74 73 72 72, Dale Marmion (Eng) 71 73 74 73, Craig Smith (Wal) 70 74 71 76, Philip Golding (Eng) 69 79 70 73.
292 Paul Nilbrink (Nor) 76 75 69 72, Simon Dunn (Sco) 71 74 73 74, Rob Harris (Eng) 72 72 72 76.
293 Jaco Von Zyl (SAf) 70 73 69 81, Scott Jamieson (Sco) 70 79 71 73, Carlos Rodiles (Spa) 69 74 76 74.
294 Daniel Denison(Eng) 72 74 73 75, Ally Mellor (Eng) 74 75 73 72, Lee Corfield (Eng) 78 75 69 73, Petter Bocian (Swe) 72 76 71 75.
295 Ben Evans (Eng) 73 77 73 72, Marcel Haremza (Ger) 72 79 71 73.
296 Johan Bjerhag (Swe) 74 70 77 75.
297 Matthew Mills (Eng) 70 79 783 75, Daniel Wardrop (Eng) 74 74 75 74.
298 Jean-Nicolas Billot (Fra) 73 76 72 77.
301 Andreas Hogberg (Swe) 76 76 75 74.
302 Johan Skold (Swe) 76 75 76 75.
304 Kristian Nielsen (Den) 75 73 75 81.
306 Per Barth (Swe) 73 80 75 78.
307 Fabian Becker (Ger) 75 77 75 80.
308 Matthew Dearden (Wal) 75 77 75 81.
309 Steven Wilson (Wal)79 74 74 82.

Rory McIlroy back on Westwood's tail in money table

FROM THE AOL GOLF NEWS SERVICE
Rory McIlroy, who finished with a round of 63, is back into second place on the European money list with two weeks left and has cut Lee Westwood's lead to under £47,000.
The pair, who finished fourth and eighth respectively at the WGC-HSBC Champions in Shanghai, now head to the Hong Kong Open.
First prize there is around £250,000, which means the Order of Merit cannot be decided until the concluding Dubai World Championship starting on Thursday week.
The winner of that earns over £750,000.
Latest leading positions in the European Tour "Race to Dubai" money list after the WGC-HSBC Champions:
1 Lee Westwood (Eng) £2,142,965, 2 Rory McIlroy (NIre) £2,096,338, 3 Martin Kaymer (Ger) £2,078,768, 4 Ross Fisher (Eng) £1,876,022, 5 Paul Casey (Eng) £1,794,937, 6 Geoff Ogilvy (Aus) £1,491,706, 7 Oliver Wilson (Eng) £1,486,749, 8 Simon Dyson (Eng) £1,321,886, 9 Ernie Els (Rsa) £1,226,030, 10 Ian Poulter (Eng) £1,220,681
11 Soren Kjeldsen (Den) £1,193,894, 12 Sergio Garcia (Spa) £1,178,055, 13 Francesco Molinari (Ita) £1,099,313, 14 Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano (Spa) £1,048,034, 15 Peter Hanson (Swe) £1,046,093, 16 Henrik Stenson (Rsa) £1,011,202, 17 Padraig Harrington (Ire) £997,565, 18 Thongchai Jaidee (Thai) £982,021, 19 Soren Hansen (Den) £976,139, 20 Alvaro Quiros (Spa) £974,137

Paul Casey forced to retire before final round

FROM THE AOL GOLF NEWS SERVICE
Paul Casey's hopes of winning the inaugural Race to Dubai title are in tatters after the Ryder Cup star was forced to pull out of the final round of the World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions.
Casey quit the tournament after suffering a recurrence of the rib injury which has blighted his season.
The 32-year-old will head to America to consult with his long-time specialist with a decision on whether he will play in the season-ending Dubai World Championship later this month expected next week.
"He has felt pain before, but he felt in severely enough," said Casey's manager Guy Kinnings.
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"We always agreed that if he felt that he would stop. He is going to withdraw from next week and get back and see the specialist who he has been working with and get it scanned and have a look and see.
"He is sufficiently concerned to do that straight away. He doesn't know if this means recurrence and out for a while or just a worrying tweak."
In a bid to remain in the hunt for a maiden order of merit title, Casey returned to action at last week's Volvo World Match Play Championship after three months on the sidelines.
He lost all three matches in Spain but was six under par through three rounds in Shanghai despite insisting all week he had still not fully recovered from the muscle injury.
After after just two holes of his fourth round he was forced to withdraw as a precaution and he has also pulled out of next week's Hong Kong Open, the penultimate event of the European Tour season.
Despite his lengthy spell out of action, wins in Abu Dhabi and at May's BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth had left Casey fifth in the Race to Dubai and well in touch with leader Lee Westwood.

Phil Mickelson wins by one shot from

Ernie Els, Tiger Woods tied sixth

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Shanghai , November 8: Phil Mickelson claimed a thrilling one-stoke victory at the WGC-HSBC Champions after a day of drama at the Sheshan International Golf Club today.
The left-handed American world No 2, winner here in 2007, shot a three-under-par 69 to triumph by a single shot over South African Ernie Els, who charged into contention with a course record 63 but saw his title hopes sink when he found water on the 18th hole in the star-studded US$7 million event.
Little-known Ryan Moore of the United States settled for third place with a 68, followed by talented Irishman Rory McIlroy, who also fired a stunning 63. World number one Tiger Woods came in tied sixth after a frustrating 72 in Asia’s first World Golf Championships event.
Asia’s top finisher was Japan ’s Daisuke Maruyama, who was the first player to establish a new course mark earlier in the day, as he finished tied 10th, seven shots behind Mickelson.
“It feels terrific to have won this tournament. This has been a very special event to have a World Golf Championships here in China , and to be the champion feels great. This is my last event of the year. I won't play again until the end of January, and so to finish the year with this victory feels wonderful,” said Mickelson, whose winning total of 17-under-par 271 was worth US$1.2 million.
Holding an overnight two-shot lead, Mickelson battled gamely against Els and Moore to lead at the turn after a 36 which included two birdies and two bogeys. After being overhauled by a resurgent Els, Mickelson hit three more birdies coming home to eventually prevail but the left-hander said a huge par putt safe from 15 feet on the 16th hole was decisive in delivering his fourth victory of the year and 42nd career worldwide title.
“Ernie played one of the greatest rounds, shot a course record, along with Rory and I was very fortunate to come out on top. This feels terrific, because I had to fight very hard. Nothing came easy. I didn't hit it great. The putts weren't falling, and yet, I hung in there, too, and was able to win by one.
“The putt (on 16) was the critical moment for me. It was not an easy putt. It broke quite a bit and I had to feed it in from the side, and it was the best putt I made all week,” said Mickelson.
Els charged up the leaderboard in majestic style and led by one playing the final hole, a par five. But he agonisingly pushed his five wood approach shot into the water guarding the green which allowed Mickelson the luxury of needing only a par on 18 to win.
“I had 218 yards to the front of the green. But I was on a severe downslope, and I was in between clubs, thinking I couldn't carry a four iron to the front, because I can hit my 4 iron to about 215,” said Els, whose card included eight birdies and one eagle.
“I tried to take a five wood, aim left and hit a big cut. But because of the downhill, I kind of stood back on my swing, and I hit the ground first, basically duffed it. For me to come back all of the way, to actually share the lead at that point, was quite nice. I'm disappointed about that, but I'm going to really think about the 63 I shot. I can't complain,” he added.
Woods never got out of first gear in his attempt to win a first HSBC Champions title following second place finishes in 2005 and 2006. He double bogeyed the fourth hole when he found water from off the tee and although he rallied briefly with three straight birdies around the turn, he never got close enough to playing partner Mickelson.
“Anything that could go wrong went wrong for me. I got off to a bad start and buried the ball in a tee shot there on seven. I hit a drive down the middle of the fairway on 10 and ended up in someone's ball mark. Just one of those days,” said Woods.
Maruyama, an Asian Tour member, was the first set a new course mark on Sunday thanks to eight birdies and a glorious eagle at the last hole where he hit a five wood to within three feet of the pin.
“Being the first match out in the morning, the greens were beautiful and I just holed everything,” said Maruyama, who won this year’s Panasonic Open on the Asian Tour. “I eagled the last hole with a nice shot and it was a perfect finish to a great round. This is my first WGC appearance, so I’m happy with a top-10 finish.”
LEADING FINAL TOTALS

Par 288 (4x72)

271 Phil Mickelson (USA) 69 66 67 69
272 Ernie Els (Rsa) 70 71 68 63
273 Ryan Moore (USA) 66 69 70 68
274 Rory McIlroy 73 68 70 63
275 Nick Watney (USA) 64 70 70 71
276 Tiger Woods (USA) 67 67 70 72, Martin Kaymer (Ger) 66 74 69 67
277 Lee Westwood 70 71 65 71, Alvaro Quiros (Spa) 69 66 76 66
278 Francesco Molinari (Ita) 73 67 70 68, Soren Kjeldsen (Den) 69 72 71 66, Anthony Kim (USA) 67 69 72 70, Pat Perez (USA) 68 69 75 66, Retief Goosen (Rsa) 71 71 68 68, Geoff Ogilvy (Aus) 72 74 65 67, Daisuke Maruyama (Jpn) 72 69 74 63
279 Ryo Ishikawa (Jpn) 72 67 70 70, Koumei Oda (Jpn) 70 69 72 68
280 Alexander Noren (Swe) 70 71 71 68, Matt Kuchar (USA) 68 72 72 68, Jyoti Randhawa (Ind) 68 70 70 72, Thongchai Jaidee (Tha) 71 69 70 70
281 Robert Allenby (Aus) 73 69 70 69, Sergio Garcia (Spa) 75 70 69 67
282 Brian Gay (USA) 69 69 72 72, Camilo Villegas (Col) 70 69 73 70, Padraig Harrington 74 69 72 67
283 Ross Fisher 70 70 72 71, Shane Lowry 66 74 71 72, Simon Dyson 72 69 72 70
284 Peter Hanson (Swe) 72 72 75 65, Mark Brown (Nzl) 71 74 71 68
285 Jeev Milkha Singh (Ind) 73 72 70 70, James Kingston (Rsa) 70 70 75 70, Yong-eun Yang (Kor) 72 71 75 67, Scott Strange (Aus) 71 72 74 68, Wen-Tang Lin (Tpe) 67 72 70 76, Chapchai Nirat (Tha) 71 74 70 70, Shingo Katayama (Jpn) 75 68 77 65
287 Rodney Pampling (Aus) 69 72 75 71, Garth Mulroy (Rsa) 69 72 76 70, Jason Dufner (USA) 69 71 73 74, Wen-chong Liang (Chn) 73 73 73 68, Henrik Stenson (Swe) 69 72 74 72
288 Ricardo Gonzalez (Arg) 74 71 70 73, Rory Sabbatini (Rsa) 74 68 76 70, Oliver Wilson 71 72 73 72, Ian Poulter 72 69 79 68, Greg Chalmers (Aus) 72 74 73 69, Gonzalo Fdez-Castano (Spa) 73 73 72 70
289 Prayad Marksaeng (Tha) 81 69 70 69, Yuta Ikeda (Jpn) 73 73 71 72, Stewart Cink (USA) 71 74 75 69
290 Christian Cevaer (Fra) 73 77 71 69, Jerry Kelly (USA) 71 75 74 70, Martin Laird 72 74 73 71
291 Steve Marino (USA) 77 70 74 70, Michael Jonzon (Swe) 72 74 73 72, Thomas Levet (Fra) 77 77 72 65
292 Chih-bing Lam (Sin) 71 74 75 72, Richard Sterne (Rsa) 74 73 72 73
293 Nathan Green (Aus) 79 77 72 65, Sean O'Hair (USA) 74 71 76 72
294 Jeppe Huldahl (Den) 76 72 73 73, Mark Murless (Rsa) 71 76 79 68
295 Danny Lee (Nzl) 74 71 76 74, Lian-Wei Zhang (Chn) 73 70 80 72
296 Anthony Kang (USA) 75 76 76 69, Thomas Aiken (Rsa) 74 78 73 71
298 Daniel Vancsik (Arg) 74 74 74 76, Ashun Wu (Chn) 74 71 83 70, Peter Hedblom (Swe) 77 71 76 74
299 Jean Hugo (Rsa) 78 76 74 71
300 Gaganjeet Bhullar (Ind) 74 76 76 74, Nick Dougherty 68 80 76 76, C Muniyappa (Ind) 74 69 78 79
301 Wei-Huang Wu (Chn) 74 78 75 74
Retired: Paul Casey 67 73 70

Callum Trahan fails to make top 35 in

weather-hit Sunshine Tour Q School

Rain washed out the fifth and final round of the South African Sunshine Tour Qualifying School tournament at Vaal de Grace Estate.
With only the leading 35 and ties due to get starts on the 2010 tour, young amateur Callum Trahan (Murcar Links) finished joint 72nd on 298 with rounds of 75, 73, 75 and 76 - 26 shots behiind the winner, South African amateur Jake Tedman with rounds of 65, 69, 69 and 69 for 16-under-par 272. He won by five shots from South African pro Andrew Georgiou who shot 71, 67, 69 and 70 for 277 and collected the first cash prize of 14,500 South African Rand.
The highest placed Scottish finisher was Steven Morgan with scores of 76, 78, 75 and a great last round of 66 for 295 and joint 54th position.
Fellow Scotts Allan Wilson and James Erskine finished joint 109th and joint 129th respectively.
Wilson had scores of 73, 73, 82 and 76 for 304, and Erksine 76, 76, 79 and 76 for 307.
+No home towns were listed for Morgan, Wilson and Erksine. They may have lived in South Africa for most of their lives - but if you know their links to Scotland, E-mail the information to Colin@scottishgolfview.com

FIRST RESPONSE FROM DAVID WATSON:
James Erskine might be from Portpatrick Dunskey. Not sure, but Euan Little played that tour for a few years and may have encouraged him to play on it.

SECOND RESPONSE FROM WALTER BURNS:
James Erskine is definitely from Portpatrick. He will be back there this week doing what he does best, inspiring kids to play Golf.
Walter Burns
Director, Junior Golf Tour (Scotland)
Web: www.scottishjuniorgolftour.co.uk