Lothians man has four bogeys in final round

LLOYD SALTMAN FINISHES 2ND IN SPAIN

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Difficult to be critical of a man who finishes 14 under par in a three-round tournament and had six birdies in his final round - but Lloyd Saltman finished second instead of scoring his second victory on the Spanish Hi5 Pro Tour today.
It was the bogey man that eventually beat the Lothians man. He had only one bogey over his first 36 holes - but he had four of them when the chips were down over the last 18.Lloyd, pictured, in fact, bogeyed the last hole and finished runner-up, beaten by a single shot, in the Murcia Sun Series' event, the 30,000 Euros Al Torreal Open.
Saltman started the final round level with Portugal's Tiago Cruz who forged clear of the Scot with a bogey-free outward half of 33 to Saltman's 35.
Lloyd's last round bogesy came at the third, fifth, seventh and 18th. He did birdie the first, second, sixth, ninth, 11th, 12th and 16th to keep on his rival's tail.
The pressure also got to leader Cruz who bogeyed the 16th and 18th to open the door for Lloyd who would have forced a play-off had he been able to par the last hole.
Cruz finished with scores of 65, 68 and 68 for 15-under-par 201 over the par-72 lay-out to collect the 5,000 Euros first prize.
Saltman shot 67, 66 and 69 for 202 and earned 2,850 Euros.
Eric Ramsay from Carnoustie collected 1,353 Euros for a fifth place finish, scoring 70, 71 and 69 for six-under 210. His outward half of 32 was one of the lowest of the tournament. His only bogey on the final day came at the 18th but he would be reflecting on a first-round double bogey 6 that eventually cost him fourth place and a bigger pay check.
Elliot Saltman finished joint 17th on 215 with an up-and-down performance, scoring 73, 68 and 74. He had a double bogey 7 at ninth in 38 to the turn in the final round.
Former Scottish boys match-play champion Paul Doherty and Keir McNicoll (Carnoustie) tied for 31st place on 220, with identical rounds of 75, 69 and 76.
Paul's older brother Jack also had a poor last round of 76 after earlier scores of 75 and 70. Jack shared 27th place on 221.
Zack Saltman, the youngest of the three brothers in the field, had the worst last round of all - an 81(42-39) which included one triple bogey and two doubles. He did also shoot three birdies but finished 42nd of the 43 last day qualifiers on 12-over-par 228. His earlier rounds were 75 and 72.
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 216 (3x72)
201 T Cruz (Por) 65 68 69 (5,000 Euros).
202 L Saltman (Sco) 67 66 69 (2,850 Euros).
205 R Santos (Por) 69 68 68 (1,650 Euros).
209 B Miarka (Ger) 71 66 72 (1,495 Euros).
210 E Ramsay (Sco) 70 71 69 (1,353 Euros).
211 T Pollari (Fin) 68 73 70.
212 F Fritsch (Ger) 72 73 67, M Ford (Eng) 72 66 74, K Sullivan (Wal) 67 70 75.
Selected totals
213 J Busby (Eng) 75 70 68, R McGee (Ire) 67 76 70 (jt 10th).
214 M A Martin Spa) 70 75 69, J Smith (Eng) 74 66 74.
215 S Wiffin (Eng) 80 66 69, J Ruth (Eng) 70 74 71, E Saltman (Sco) 73 68 74 (jt 17th).
217 G King (Eng) 71 72 74.
220 Y Ali (Eng) 79 66 75, P Doherty (Sco) 75 69 76, K McNicoll (Sco) 75 69 76 (jt 31st).
221 Jack Doherty (Sco) 75 70 76 (jt 27th).
228 Zack Saltman (Sco) 75 72 81 (42nd).


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