Peter Whiteford joint second in Andalucian Open
Oosthuizen wins first European Tour title
FROM THE AOL GOLF NEWS SERVICE
South African Louis Oosthuizen put four runners-up finishes behind him to land his first European Tour title.
And with victory in the Andalucian Open in Malaga comes a return trip to Augusta for The Masters in two weeks. The 27-year-old had to win to climb into the world's top 50.
With a closing three under par 67 Oosthuizen won by three from England's Richard Finch and Scot Peter Whiteford.
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Second to Rhys Davies last week with a 23 under par total, he found 17 under was easily good enough round the par 70 Parador course.
After being drenched in champagne by fellow countryman Thomas Aiken and then kissing his wife and three-month-old daughter Jana he added: "I was quite nervous down the stretch and very nervous on the 18th tee.
"I just decided to hit it as hard as I could."
As for not letting another victory chance go begging the former amateur team-mate of current European Tour number one Charl Schwartzel stated: "I knew I was good enough to win one."
Martin Dempster (The Scotsman sports website) writes:
Lothians stalwart Stephen Gallacher may fall short in his first target of the season but he's feeling confident about his long-term prospects.The former Dunhill Links champion shared 12th place in the Anadalucian Open after a closing 68 saw him finish on ten-under-par.
He earned £13,796 but still has to make more than £125,000 in two events – the China Open and the Korea Masters – to secure his card through a ten-event medical exemption.
Failing that, Gallacher would have to resort to the card he won at the Qualifying School at the end of last season, which won't get him to as many events later in the year.
Nevetheless, the former Walker Cup player is pleased with the way he has returned to the Tour after missing the second half of last season through illness.
"My game is getting better every week," said Gallacher after finishing seven shots behind winner Louis Oosthuizen.
Fifer Peter Whiteford finished joint-second – his best-ever performance on the European Tour - after a closing 66.The 29-year-old from Kirkcaldy picked up a cheque for £77,410 despite suffering the disappointment of having his driver stolen outside the Parador clubhouse before his third round on Saturday.
Dunbar's David Drysdale tied for 45th on two-under, just ahead of Lothians-based Richie Ramsay, while Andrew Oldcorn closed with two 73s to finish six-over.
SCROLL DOWN TO READ ALL THE ANDALUCIAN OPEN SCORES
Lloyd Saltman's top-25 finish in Kenya Open
On the Challenge Tour, Lloyd Saltman was a model of consistency as he finished in the top 25 in the Kenya Open in Nairobi.
After opening with a 73, the Aegon player reeled off three successive 70s to finish on one-under-par for the tournament.That made him the leading Scot after Jamie McLeary of Marriott Dalmahoy closed with a costly 75 to finish on two-over.
In South Africa, Musselburgh's Fraser Mann had his worst finish so far on the European Seniors Tour.After an opening 76 in the Berenberg Masters at Fancourt, Mann slumped to rounds of 84 and 85 to finish on 26-over - 29 shots behind winner Boonchu Ruangkit.
Arnold Palmer Invitational finish delayed
Ernie was set for a second straight US PGA Tour win before storms led to the abandonment of play in the final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational on Sunday.
South African Els had a two-shot lead over Kevin Na and was on the 15th hole when the storms moved in and officials called the players off the course.Play was abandoned for the day around three hours later at 1730 local time and the tournament was scheduled to resume at 1000 on Monday day.
Els looked frustrated at the decision but the forecast heavy rain, thunder and lightning began in earnest and put paid to hopes of finishing on Sunday.
ANDALUCIAN OPEN FINAL TOTALS
Par 280 (4x70)
263 Louis Oosthuizen (Rsa) 67 63 66 67
266 Peter Whiteford 69 64 67 66, Richard Finch 68 65 66 67
268 Francesco Molinari (Ita) 68 68 65 67, Robert Coles 69 65 63 71
269 Gabriel Canizares (Spa) 69 64 65 71, Soren Kjeldsen (Den) 65 67 69 68, Joost Luiten (Ned) 66 69 68 66, Jamie Donaldson 67 69 67 66, Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano (Spa) 68 66 67 68, James Morrison 71 63 70 65
270 Robert Jan Derksen (Ned) 68 65 67 70, Sam Hutsby 67 63 70 70, Stephen Gallacher 67 70 65 68, Francois Delamontagne (Fra) 68 67 70 65, Pablo Larrazabal (Spa) 72 64 68 66
271 Paul Lawrie 65 68 68 70, David Howell 69 69 67 66, Thomas Levet (Fra) 69 70 63 69
273 Steve Webster 71 66 68 68, Ignacio Garrido (Spa) 66 73 68 66, Mark Brown (Nzl) 66 68 70 69
274 Gary Orr 68 68 66 72, Stephen Dodd 73 66 67 68, Ariel Canete (Arg) 68 68 69 69
275 Paul Waring 74 62 69 70, Gregory Bourdy (Fra) 72 65 68 70, Bradley Dredge 66 70 71 68
276 Jose-Filipe Lima (Por) 71 66 65 74, Richard Bland 68 68 69 71, Gary Lockerbie 69 67 72 68, Mark F Haastrup (Den) 69 68 68 71, Michael Jonzon (Swe) 69 68 71 68, Julien Guerrier (Fra) 66 69 71 70, Benjamin Hebert (Fra) 70 69 68 69
277 Carlos Del Moral (Spa) 68 68 70 71, John Parry 68 69 68 72, Thomas Aiken (Rsa) 70 69 73 65, Gareth Maybin 70 67 68 72, David Lynn 67 70 69 71, Rafael Cabrera Bello (Spa) 68 70 65 74, Simon Thornton 69 70 70 68, Michael Hoey 69 69 70 69, Gregory Havret (Fra) 73 67 68 69
278 Felipe Aguilar (Chi) 69 69 71 69, David Drysdale 71 68 68 71, Phillip Archer 66 74 70 68, Danny Willett 74 66 71 67, Lorenzo Gagli (Ita) 71 67 68 72, Paul McGinley 68 66 74 70, Alvaro Quiros (Spa) 69 71 68 70
279 Richie Ramsay 73 67 69 70, Santiago Luna (Spa) 73 64 70 72, Darren Clarke 70 68 72 69
280 Marco Ruiz (Par) 70 67 72 71, Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spa) 71 68 72 69, Steven Jeppesen (Swe) 71 67 75 67
281 Daniel Vancsik (Arg) 66 71 70 74, Jamie Elson 70 68 74 69, Robert Rock 69 71 76 65, Alexander Noren (Swe) 69 71 73 68, Phillip Price 72 68 71 70, Jean-Francois Lucquin (Fra) 67 71 72 71
282 Jean-Baptiste Gonnet (Fra) 70 69 72 71, Alvaro Velasco (Spa) 68 72 71 71, Jeppe Huldahl (Den) 67 71 75 69, Stephan Gross Jnr (Ger) 70 68 71 73, Dale Whitnell 68 70 70 74, Shane Lowry 72 67 74 69
283 Miguel Angel Martin (Spa) 72 67 70 74, Marc Warren 71 68 71 73
284 Niclas Fasth (Swe) 71 69 72 72, Nick Dougherty 72 68 74 70, Barry Lane 70 70 73 71, Manuel Quiros (Spa) 71 68 76 69
285 Alastair Forsyth 71 69 70 75
286 Anthony Wall 68 69 76 73, Andrew Tampion (Aus) 70 70 75 71, Andrew Oldcorn 71 69 73 73, Peter Lawrie 68 72 71 75
288 Gary Murphy 69 71 75 73, Julien Quesne (Fra) 71 69 77 71
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Colin Farquharson is in Portugal for the next two weeks and a bit. He will be able to update the service only in the late evenings.
Please be patient.
Colin@scottishgolview.com
FROM THE AOL GOLF NEWS SERVICE
South African Louis Oosthuizen put four runners-up finishes behind him to land his first European Tour title.
And with victory in the Andalucian Open in Malaga comes a return trip to Augusta for The Masters in two weeks. The 27-year-old had to win to climb into the world's top 50.
With a closing three under par 67 Oosthuizen won by three from England's Richard Finch and Scot Peter Whiteford.
=============================
More links to golf news
Els one clear in Florida
Wie moves into contention
Palmer wants Woods to open up
McGowan opts against Masters bid
European Tour's official website
=============================
Second to Rhys Davies last week with a 23 under par total, he found 17 under was easily good enough round the par 70 Parador course.
After being drenched in champagne by fellow countryman Thomas Aiken and then kissing his wife and three-month-old daughter Jana he added: "I was quite nervous down the stretch and very nervous on the 18th tee.
"I just decided to hit it as hard as I could."
As for not letting another victory chance go begging the former amateur team-mate of current European Tour number one Charl Schwartzel stated: "I knew I was good enough to win one."
Martin Dempster (The Scotsman sports website) writes:
Lothians stalwart Stephen Gallacher may fall short in his first target of the season but he's feeling confident about his long-term prospects.The former Dunhill Links champion shared 12th place in the Anadalucian Open after a closing 68 saw him finish on ten-under-par.
He earned £13,796 but still has to make more than £125,000 in two events – the China Open and the Korea Masters – to secure his card through a ten-event medical exemption.
Failing that, Gallacher would have to resort to the card he won at the Qualifying School at the end of last season, which won't get him to as many events later in the year.
Nevetheless, the former Walker Cup player is pleased with the way he has returned to the Tour after missing the second half of last season through illness.
"My game is getting better every week," said Gallacher after finishing seven shots behind winner Louis Oosthuizen.
Fifer Peter Whiteford finished joint-second – his best-ever performance on the European Tour - after a closing 66.The 29-year-old from Kirkcaldy picked up a cheque for £77,410 despite suffering the disappointment of having his driver stolen outside the Parador clubhouse before his third round on Saturday.
Dunbar's David Drysdale tied for 45th on two-under, just ahead of Lothians-based Richie Ramsay, while Andrew Oldcorn closed with two 73s to finish six-over.
SCROLL DOWN TO READ ALL THE ANDALUCIAN OPEN SCORES
Lloyd Saltman's top-25 finish in Kenya Open
On the Challenge Tour, Lloyd Saltman was a model of consistency as he finished in the top 25 in the Kenya Open in Nairobi.
After opening with a 73, the Aegon player reeled off three successive 70s to finish on one-under-par for the tournament.That made him the leading Scot after Jamie McLeary of Marriott Dalmahoy closed with a costly 75 to finish on two-over.
In South Africa, Musselburgh's Fraser Mann had his worst finish so far on the European Seniors Tour.After an opening 76 in the Berenberg Masters at Fancourt, Mann slumped to rounds of 84 and 85 to finish on 26-over - 29 shots behind winner Boonchu Ruangkit.
Arnold Palmer Invitational finish delayed
Ernie was set for a second straight US PGA Tour win before storms led to the abandonment of play in the final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational on Sunday.
South African Els had a two-shot lead over Kevin Na and was on the 15th hole when the storms moved in and officials called the players off the course.Play was abandoned for the day around three hours later at 1730 local time and the tournament was scheduled to resume at 1000 on Monday day.
Els looked frustrated at the decision but the forecast heavy rain, thunder and lightning began in earnest and put paid to hopes of finishing on Sunday.
ANDALUCIAN OPEN FINAL TOTALS
Par 280 (4x70)
263 Louis Oosthuizen (Rsa) 67 63 66 67
266 Peter Whiteford 69 64 67 66, Richard Finch 68 65 66 67
268 Francesco Molinari (Ita) 68 68 65 67, Robert Coles 69 65 63 71
269 Gabriel Canizares (Spa) 69 64 65 71, Soren Kjeldsen (Den) 65 67 69 68, Joost Luiten (Ned) 66 69 68 66, Jamie Donaldson 67 69 67 66, Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano (Spa) 68 66 67 68, James Morrison 71 63 70 65
270 Robert Jan Derksen (Ned) 68 65 67 70, Sam Hutsby 67 63 70 70, Stephen Gallacher 67 70 65 68, Francois Delamontagne (Fra) 68 67 70 65, Pablo Larrazabal (Spa) 72 64 68 66
271 Paul Lawrie 65 68 68 70, David Howell 69 69 67 66, Thomas Levet (Fra) 69 70 63 69
273 Steve Webster 71 66 68 68, Ignacio Garrido (Spa) 66 73 68 66, Mark Brown (Nzl) 66 68 70 69
274 Gary Orr 68 68 66 72, Stephen Dodd 73 66 67 68, Ariel Canete (Arg) 68 68 69 69
275 Paul Waring 74 62 69 70, Gregory Bourdy (Fra) 72 65 68 70, Bradley Dredge 66 70 71 68
276 Jose-Filipe Lima (Por) 71 66 65 74, Richard Bland 68 68 69 71, Gary Lockerbie 69 67 72 68, Mark F Haastrup (Den) 69 68 68 71, Michael Jonzon (Swe) 69 68 71 68, Julien Guerrier (Fra) 66 69 71 70, Benjamin Hebert (Fra) 70 69 68 69
277 Carlos Del Moral (Spa) 68 68 70 71, John Parry 68 69 68 72, Thomas Aiken (Rsa) 70 69 73 65, Gareth Maybin 70 67 68 72, David Lynn 67 70 69 71, Rafael Cabrera Bello (Spa) 68 70 65 74, Simon Thornton 69 70 70 68, Michael Hoey 69 69 70 69, Gregory Havret (Fra) 73 67 68 69
278 Felipe Aguilar (Chi) 69 69 71 69, David Drysdale 71 68 68 71, Phillip Archer 66 74 70 68, Danny Willett 74 66 71 67, Lorenzo Gagli (Ita) 71 67 68 72, Paul McGinley 68 66 74 70, Alvaro Quiros (Spa) 69 71 68 70
279 Richie Ramsay 73 67 69 70, Santiago Luna (Spa) 73 64 70 72, Darren Clarke 70 68 72 69
280 Marco Ruiz (Par) 70 67 72 71, Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spa) 71 68 72 69, Steven Jeppesen (Swe) 71 67 75 67
281 Daniel Vancsik (Arg) 66 71 70 74, Jamie Elson 70 68 74 69, Robert Rock 69 71 76 65, Alexander Noren (Swe) 69 71 73 68, Phillip Price 72 68 71 70, Jean-Francois Lucquin (Fra) 67 71 72 71
282 Jean-Baptiste Gonnet (Fra) 70 69 72 71, Alvaro Velasco (Spa) 68 72 71 71, Jeppe Huldahl (Den) 67 71 75 69, Stephan Gross Jnr (Ger) 70 68 71 73, Dale Whitnell 68 70 70 74, Shane Lowry 72 67 74 69
283 Miguel Angel Martin (Spa) 72 67 70 74, Marc Warren 71 68 71 73
284 Niclas Fasth (Swe) 71 69 72 72, Nick Dougherty 72 68 74 70, Barry Lane 70 70 73 71, Manuel Quiros (Spa) 71 68 76 69
285 Alastair Forsyth 71 69 70 75
286 Anthony Wall 68 69 76 73, Andrew Tampion (Aus) 70 70 75 71, Andrew Oldcorn 71 69 73 73, Peter Lawrie 68 72 71 75
288 Gary Murphy 69 71 75 73, Julien Quesne (Fra) 71 69 77 71
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Colin Farquharson is in Portugal for the next two weeks and a bit. He will be able to update the service only in the late evenings.
Please be patient.
Colin@scottishgolview.com
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