SCOTS ON TOP AS EWEN CLAIMS
WORLD TITLE
NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE AZALEA GROUPIt was a home win at the home of golf as Scottish golfers took first and second place in the 2010 World Deaf Golf Championship at Fairmont St Andrews.
Edinburgh’s David Ewen lead from wire to wire with rounds of 72, 78, 76 and 74 on the resort’s Torrance course to finish 10 shots clear of his nearest rival, Steven Cafferty, from Perth.
Cafferty was in the leading pack after a first round 76 but looked to have faded away as he carded 83 on the second day. However, he followed this up with an impressive 72 and a solid final-day 79 was enough to see him take the runners-up spot from Denmark’s Hans Elgaard by one shot, with defending champion Denver Magnusson, from Australia, two furthers shot behind on 313.
A pair of 75s had seen Preston’s Mark Forrest share the lead with Ewen at the halfway mark but rounds of 81 and 87 saw the 2009 English Deaf Golf Association national champion eventually finish seventh.
Scotland also triumphed in the team event, finishing four shots ahead of Australia while England took third place.
Charles Head, general manager of Fairmont St Andrews, said: “It was a pleasure for Fairmont St Andrews to host yet another prestigious event and even better that Scottish golfers came out on top.
“The feedback from competitors has been very positive and regardless of their performance in the competition they all enjoyed the trip and outstanding facilities on offer.”
American Melissa Stockton won the ladies’ competition and led her team to victory in the ladies’ team event, while Canadian Rob Cundy narrowly missed out on retaining his senior title finishing four strokes adrift of compatriot Keneth Hoffman’s four-round score of 332.
A record-breaking field of 114 golfers, representing 15 different countries, travelled from as far afield as Japan and Australia to contest the 2010 World Deaf Golf Championship at the five-star Fairmont St Andrews resort.
Competitors played on the Torrance course which last month hosted the Open Championship’s Final Local Qualifying and will this week welcome the cream of the European Seniors Tour for the Cleveland Golf Srixon Scottish Senior Open.
The course has benefited from significant improvements following a recent £17m redevelopment of the luxury resort which also included extensive work on its second 18-hole layout – the Kittocks course – lavish spa complex and five-star hotel.
WORLD TITLE
NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE AZALEA GROUPIt was a home win at the home of golf as Scottish golfers took first and second place in the 2010 World Deaf Golf Championship at Fairmont St Andrews.
Edinburgh’s David Ewen lead from wire to wire with rounds of 72, 78, 76 and 74 on the resort’s Torrance course to finish 10 shots clear of his nearest rival, Steven Cafferty, from Perth.
Cafferty was in the leading pack after a first round 76 but looked to have faded away as he carded 83 on the second day. However, he followed this up with an impressive 72 and a solid final-day 79 was enough to see him take the runners-up spot from Denmark’s Hans Elgaard by one shot, with defending champion Denver Magnusson, from Australia, two furthers shot behind on 313.
A pair of 75s had seen Preston’s Mark Forrest share the lead with Ewen at the halfway mark but rounds of 81 and 87 saw the 2009 English Deaf Golf Association national champion eventually finish seventh.
Scotland also triumphed in the team event, finishing four shots ahead of Australia while England took third place.
Charles Head, general manager of Fairmont St Andrews, said: “It was a pleasure for Fairmont St Andrews to host yet another prestigious event and even better that Scottish golfers came out on top.
“The feedback from competitors has been very positive and regardless of their performance in the competition they all enjoyed the trip and outstanding facilities on offer.”
American Melissa Stockton won the ladies’ competition and led her team to victory in the ladies’ team event, while Canadian Rob Cundy narrowly missed out on retaining his senior title finishing four strokes adrift of compatriot Keneth Hoffman’s four-round score of 332.
A record-breaking field of 114 golfers, representing 15 different countries, travelled from as far afield as Japan and Australia to contest the 2010 World Deaf Golf Championship at the five-star Fairmont St Andrews resort.
Competitors played on the Torrance course which last month hosted the Open Championship’s Final Local Qualifying and will this week welcome the cream of the European Seniors Tour for the Cleveland Golf Srixon Scottish Senior Open.
The course has benefited from significant improvements following a recent £17m redevelopment of the luxury resort which also included extensive work on its second 18-hole layout – the Kittocks course – lavish spa complex and five-star hotel.
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