Montgomerie and Coltart secure spots at St Andrews
FROM THE SCOTSMAN WEBSITE
By MARK GARROD
Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie produced a remarkable course record-equalling 62 on Sunningdale New yesterday to earn himself a place in next month's Open at St Andrews – the course where he finished runner-up to Tiger Woods five years ago.
Needing a second-round 65 just to be in a play-off at the 36-hole qualifying event, the 46-year-old, now ranked 365th in the world, went three better than that and finished joint- second with fellow Scot Andrew Coltart on nine-under par.
Montgomerie, the eight-time European No 1, has never missed an Open since his debut at the home of golf in 1990.
"I'll be 47 when the Open comes round and this will probably be my last opportunity to play the Open at St Andrews. I'm just glad the opportunity has been taken as it's a special place," he said.
Former Ryder Cup player Coltart secured a first Open appearance since Muirfield in 2002 with rounds of 66 and 65.
He said: "I've had a disappointing last few weeks but I've tried to take inspiration from some of those guys who struggle on tour and then pull something out of the hat. It can happen in golf and I was desperate to get to St Andrews."
With 96 players having battled for 10 places, Montgomerie and Coltart finished two behind Shane Lowry, the 23-year-old who won last year's Irish Open as an amateur. Lowry scored a course record-equalling 62 on the Old but Montgomerie's round came on by far the tougher of the two lay-outs.
As things stand, there are now five Scots in the field for St Andrews. Former champions Sandy Lyle and Paul Lawrie are exempt, while Martin Laird came through the American qualifier a fortnight ago.
Stephen Gallacher runs out of steam ...
FROM THE EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS WEBSITE
By NICK RODGER
Lothians golfer Stephen Gallacher admitted how his run of good form on the European Tour finally caught up with him in the Open championship's international final qualifier.
The 35-year-old withdrew after two holes of his second round at Sunningdale after racking up a crippling seven which dropped him out of the qualifying picture for the ten spots at St Andrews on offer.
Gallacher has hit a purple patch on the main circuit in the last few weeks with a trio of top 10s including a fourth place in the BMW PGA championship at Wentworth and a share of fourth in the Wales Open last weekend. That productive spell has safeguarded his tour card for next season but the former Dunhill Links champion said: "The seven at the second really knocked the stuffing out of me I've had a great run recently but I've played eight out of the last nine weeks and I need to relax."
Gallacher's Open hopes are not over, however, and the Linlithgow-based player can still qualify through a mini order of merit on the European Tour which runs until the end of the BMW International Open in Munich later this month.
While Gallacher's Sunningdale campaign ended prematurely, Edinburgh-based Andrew Coltart made sure of a first Open appearance since Muirfield in 2002.
The former Ryder Cup player strung together rounds of 66 and 65 to share second place with Colin Montgomerie, two shots behind No.1 qualifier Shane Lowry of Ireland.
"I've had a disappointing last few weeks but I've tried to take inspiration from some of those guys who struggle on tour and then pull something out of the hat," said Coltart. "It can happen in golf and I was desperate to get to St Andrews."
SCORES SUPPLIED BY RandA
Shane Lowry Republic of Ireland 62 67 129
Andrew Coltart Scotland 66 65 131
Colin Montgomerie Scotland 69 62 131
Gareth Maybin Northern Ireland 64 68 132
Thomas Bjorn Denmark 65 67 132
Jose Manuel Lara Spain 66 67 133
Tano Goya Argentina 66 67 133
Ignacio Garrido Spain 64 69 133
Bradley Dredge Wales 68 65 133
Marcel Siem Germany 64 70 134
Patrik Sjoland Sweden 68 66 134
James Kingston South Africa 65 69 134
Gregory Bourdy France 67 67 134
Jamie Donaldson Wales 68 66 134
Peter Lawrie Republic of Ireland 67 67 134
Matteo Manassero Italy 64 71 135
Kenneth Ferrie England 68 67 135
Benn Barham England 67 68 135
Sam Little England 67 69 136
Christian Nilsson Sweden 67 69 136
Sion Bebb Wales 72 65 137
Steve Webster England 71 66 137
Danny Willett England 67 70 137
Alejandro Canizares Spain 69 68 137
Mikko Ilonen Finland 68 69 137
Christian Cevaer France 69 68 137
Darren Clarke Northern Ireland 68 69 137
David Howell England 68 70 138
Paul McGinley Republic of Ireland 70 68 138
Gary Murphy Republic of Ireland 72 66 138
Peter Whiteford Scotland 66 72 138
Pablo Larrazabal Spain 68 70 138
Graeme Storm England 68 70 138
Markus Brier Austria 73 65 138
Oscar Floren Sweden 68 71 139
Mark Brown New Zealand 70 69 139
Robert Dinwiddie England 68 71 139
Scott Drummond Scotland 70 69 139
John Parry England 68 71 139
David Dixon England 66 73 139
Richard Green Australia 68 71 139
Pelle Edberg Sweden 71 68 139
Chris Gane England 68 71 139
Mark Foster England 69 70 139
Paul Broadhurst England 65 75 140
Marcus Fraser Australia 67 73 140
Richard Finch England 68 72 140
Peter Gustafsson Spain 74 66 140
Rafa Echenique Argentina 68 72 140
Niclas Fasth Sweden 67 73 140
Richie Ramsay Scotland 71 69 140
Gary Lockerbie England 69 72 141
Nick Dougherty England 71 70 141
Alastair Forsyth Scotland 65 76 141
James Morrison England 72 69 141
Francois Delamontagne France 65 76 141
Maarten Lafeber Netherlands 69 72 141
Fabrizio Zanotti Paraguay 68 74 142
Michiel Bothma South Africa 69 73 142
Roope Kakko Finland 69 73 142
Daniel Vancsik Argentina 70 72 142
Peter O'Malley Australia 71 72 143
Ariel Canete Argentina 71 72 143
Sam Hutsby England 72 71 143
Scott Strange Australia 70 73 143
Branden Grace South Africa 69 74 143
Oliver Fisher England 70 73 143
David Horsey England 74 70 144
George Coetzee South Africa 70 74 144
Andrew Marshall England 74 70 144
Nicolas Colsaerts Belgium 64 80 144
Danny Lee New Zealand 70 74 144
Peter Baker England 71 74 145
Ricardo Gonzalez Argentina 67 78 145
Richard McEvoy England 74 71 145
Gregory Havret France 74 72 146
George Murray Scotland 72 74 146
Robert Coles England 77 70 147
Andrew Butterfield England 71 76 147
Sam Walker England 77 71 148
Peter Hedblom Sweden 77 71 148
Julien Quesne France 73 75 148
Johan Edfors Sweden 66 84 150
Michael Jonzon Sweden 66 NR NR
Stephen Gallacher Scotland 68 NR NR
Jeppe Huldahl Denmark 71 NR NR
David Lynn England 71 Scr Scr
Jose-Filipe Lima Portugal 72 Scr Scr
Pablo Martin Spain 72 Scr Scr
Andrew McArthur Scotland 73 Scr Scr
Felipe Aguilar Chile 73 Scr Scr
Marc Warren Scotland 73 Scr Scr
Jean-Francois Lucquin France 73 Scr Scr
Raphael Jacquelin France 73 Scr Scr
Brett Rumford Australia 75 Scr Scr
Gary Boyd England 75 Scr Scr
FROM THE SCOTSMAN WEBSITE
By MARK GARROD
Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie produced a remarkable course record-equalling 62 on Sunningdale New yesterday to earn himself a place in next month's Open at St Andrews – the course where he finished runner-up to Tiger Woods five years ago.
Needing a second-round 65 just to be in a play-off at the 36-hole qualifying event, the 46-year-old, now ranked 365th in the world, went three better than that and finished joint- second with fellow Scot Andrew Coltart on nine-under par.
Montgomerie, the eight-time European No 1, has never missed an Open since his debut at the home of golf in 1990.
"I'll be 47 when the Open comes round and this will probably be my last opportunity to play the Open at St Andrews. I'm just glad the opportunity has been taken as it's a special place," he said.
Former Ryder Cup player Coltart secured a first Open appearance since Muirfield in 2002 with rounds of 66 and 65.
He said: "I've had a disappointing last few weeks but I've tried to take inspiration from some of those guys who struggle on tour and then pull something out of the hat. It can happen in golf and I was desperate to get to St Andrews."
With 96 players having battled for 10 places, Montgomerie and Coltart finished two behind Shane Lowry, the 23-year-old who won last year's Irish Open as an amateur. Lowry scored a course record-equalling 62 on the Old but Montgomerie's round came on by far the tougher of the two lay-outs.
As things stand, there are now five Scots in the field for St Andrews. Former champions Sandy Lyle and Paul Lawrie are exempt, while Martin Laird came through the American qualifier a fortnight ago.
Stephen Gallacher runs out of steam ...
FROM THE EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS WEBSITE
By NICK RODGER
Lothians golfer Stephen Gallacher admitted how his run of good form on the European Tour finally caught up with him in the Open championship's international final qualifier.
The 35-year-old withdrew after two holes of his second round at Sunningdale after racking up a crippling seven which dropped him out of the qualifying picture for the ten spots at St Andrews on offer.
Gallacher has hit a purple patch on the main circuit in the last few weeks with a trio of top 10s including a fourth place in the BMW PGA championship at Wentworth and a share of fourth in the Wales Open last weekend. That productive spell has safeguarded his tour card for next season but the former Dunhill Links champion said: "The seven at the second really knocked the stuffing out of me I've had a great run recently but I've played eight out of the last nine weeks and I need to relax."
Gallacher's Open hopes are not over, however, and the Linlithgow-based player can still qualify through a mini order of merit on the European Tour which runs until the end of the BMW International Open in Munich later this month.
While Gallacher's Sunningdale campaign ended prematurely, Edinburgh-based Andrew Coltart made sure of a first Open appearance since Muirfield in 2002.
The former Ryder Cup player strung together rounds of 66 and 65 to share second place with Colin Montgomerie, two shots behind No.1 qualifier Shane Lowry of Ireland.
"I've had a disappointing last few weeks but I've tried to take inspiration from some of those guys who struggle on tour and then pull something out of the hat," said Coltart. "It can happen in golf and I was desperate to get to St Andrews."
SCORES SUPPLIED BY RandA
Shane Lowry Republic of Ireland 62 67 129
Andrew Coltart Scotland 66 65 131
Colin Montgomerie Scotland 69 62 131
Gareth Maybin Northern Ireland 64 68 132
Thomas Bjorn Denmark 65 67 132
Jose Manuel Lara Spain 66 67 133
Tano Goya Argentina 66 67 133
Ignacio Garrido Spain 64 69 133
Bradley Dredge Wales 68 65 133
Marcel Siem Germany 64 70 134
Patrik Sjoland Sweden 68 66 134
James Kingston South Africa 65 69 134
Gregory Bourdy France 67 67 134
Jamie Donaldson Wales 68 66 134
Peter Lawrie Republic of Ireland 67 67 134
Matteo Manassero Italy 64 71 135
Kenneth Ferrie England 68 67 135
Benn Barham England 67 68 135
Sam Little England 67 69 136
Christian Nilsson Sweden 67 69 136
Sion Bebb Wales 72 65 137
Steve Webster England 71 66 137
Danny Willett England 67 70 137
Alejandro Canizares Spain 69 68 137
Mikko Ilonen Finland 68 69 137
Christian Cevaer France 69 68 137
Darren Clarke Northern Ireland 68 69 137
David Howell England 68 70 138
Paul McGinley Republic of Ireland 70 68 138
Gary Murphy Republic of Ireland 72 66 138
Peter Whiteford Scotland 66 72 138
Pablo Larrazabal Spain 68 70 138
Graeme Storm England 68 70 138
Markus Brier Austria 73 65 138
Oscar Floren Sweden 68 71 139
Mark Brown New Zealand 70 69 139
Robert Dinwiddie England 68 71 139
Scott Drummond Scotland 70 69 139
John Parry England 68 71 139
David Dixon England 66 73 139
Richard Green Australia 68 71 139
Pelle Edberg Sweden 71 68 139
Chris Gane England 68 71 139
Mark Foster England 69 70 139
Paul Broadhurst England 65 75 140
Marcus Fraser Australia 67 73 140
Richard Finch England 68 72 140
Peter Gustafsson Spain 74 66 140
Rafa Echenique Argentina 68 72 140
Niclas Fasth Sweden 67 73 140
Richie Ramsay Scotland 71 69 140
Gary Lockerbie England 69 72 141
Nick Dougherty England 71 70 141
Alastair Forsyth Scotland 65 76 141
James Morrison England 72 69 141
Francois Delamontagne France 65 76 141
Maarten Lafeber Netherlands 69 72 141
Fabrizio Zanotti Paraguay 68 74 142
Michiel Bothma South Africa 69 73 142
Roope Kakko Finland 69 73 142
Daniel Vancsik Argentina 70 72 142
Peter O'Malley Australia 71 72 143
Ariel Canete Argentina 71 72 143
Sam Hutsby England 72 71 143
Scott Strange Australia 70 73 143
Branden Grace South Africa 69 74 143
Oliver Fisher England 70 73 143
David Horsey England 74 70 144
George Coetzee South Africa 70 74 144
Andrew Marshall England 74 70 144
Nicolas Colsaerts Belgium 64 80 144
Danny Lee New Zealand 70 74 144
Peter Baker England 71 74 145
Ricardo Gonzalez Argentina 67 78 145
Richard McEvoy England 74 71 145
Gregory Havret France 74 72 146
George Murray Scotland 72 74 146
Robert Coles England 77 70 147
Andrew Butterfield England 71 76 147
Sam Walker England 77 71 148
Peter Hedblom Sweden 77 71 148
Julien Quesne France 73 75 148
Johan Edfors Sweden 66 84 150
Michael Jonzon Sweden 66 NR NR
Stephen Gallacher Scotland 68 NR NR
Jeppe Huldahl Denmark 71 NR NR
David Lynn England 71 Scr Scr
Jose-Filipe Lima Portugal 72 Scr Scr
Pablo Martin Spain 72 Scr Scr
Andrew McArthur Scotland 73 Scr Scr
Felipe Aguilar Chile 73 Scr Scr
Marc Warren Scotland 73 Scr Scr
Jean-Francois Lucquin France 73 Scr Scr
Raphael Jacquelin France 73 Scr Scr
Brett Rumford Australia 75 Scr Scr
Gary Boyd England 75 Scr Scr
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