Tiger Woods Foundation to help Haitian people

The Tiger Woods Foundation may be providing as much as $3 million to help relief efforts in earthquake-stricken Haiti.
Greg McLaughlin, the president of the Foundation, said his staff were evaluating "the most appropriate role" to help the Haitian people.
"Our plan is be part of the relief effort to help rebuild Haiti by supporting organisations that provide critical resources to young people, which is consistent with our mission and previous efforts regarding Hurricane Rita, Hurricane Katrina and the 2004 tsunami," McLaughlin said in a statement.
McLaughlin said he had not received any information from rap mogul Russell Simmons, who made the claim about Woods' donation on his Twitter page.
Woods has not been seen in public since a November 27 car accident that touched off a media frenzy over marital infidelity. He said in December he would take an indefinite break from golf to address issues in his personal life.
Woods established the foundation when he turned professional in 1996. It focuses on providing educational resources and opportunities to disadvantaged youth.
Woods' foundation gave $100,000 to tsunami relief efforts in 2004 through Give2Asia, with the money directed toward two groups providing sanctuary and relief to children.
It also gave the Baton Rouge Area Foundation $200,000 to set up a Hurricane Katrina educational fund.

Adam Hunter in hospital for

leukaemia treatment

FROM THE SCOTTISH DAILY EXPRESS
By JOCK MacVICAR
Adam Hunter, one of Scotland's top golf coaches, has leukaemia.
The 47-year-old former Portuguese Open champion and the man who helped Paul Lawrie win the 1999 Open at Carnoustie, began a course of chemotherapy in Glasgow yesterday.
Hunter, picture by Cal Carson Golf Agency, began to feel unwell with earache towards the end of last year but it was only recently that he was diagnosed with leukaemia.
"I'm going into hospital for nine or 10 days for chemotherapy," he said last night.
"I'm receiving fantastic support in so very many ways from Paul Lawrie and his wife Marion. They're terrific, and a massive support, as are Paul's sponsors, Aberdeen Asset, and the Scottish Golf Union."
A Scotland boys and youths international as an amateur, Hunter turned profesional in 1984 after a two and a half year golf schoalrship at Virginia College in the United States.
He won the Northern Open three years later and played on the European Tour for a number of years. His greatest moment on Tour came in 1995 when he got up and down from a bunker to beat Darren Clarke in a play-off for the Portuguese Open at Penha Longa.
After quitting the Tour he moved into coaching and was a huge influence in Lawrie's famous play-off victory in the 1999 Open at Carnoustie. Hunter still works with Lawrie on his short game.
Adam has also worked with Women's British Open champion Catriona Matthew and is currently involved in national coaching with the Scottish Golf Union.
Every golfer in Scotland and beyond will wish him well.

SCOTT BORROWMAN JT 50TH FINISH IN AUSTRALIA

Former Scottish youths golf champion Scott Borrowman (Dollar) finished joint 50th in the Avondale Amateur Medal at Avondale Golf Club on Sydney, Australia's North Shore today in the first tournament on his self-funded trip Down Under.
Borrowman, perhaps still jet-lagged, opened with a mediocre round of 83 but showed his true ability with subsequent rounds of 72 and 71 for a total of 226.
Top Scot was Paul Black (see footnote asking for help about Paul's home club) who had rounds of 72, 79 and 73 for 224.
A third Scot in the field was David Graham who finished on 234 with scores of 76 74 and 84. David is currently working in Australia on a golf course (See Ken Campbell's explanatory E-mail below).
Two Australians tied for first place on 208 and Brett Drewitt (73-68-67) beat Jordan Zunic (67-70-71) in the play-off for the title.
Welshman James Frazer (Pennard), well placed after two rounds, finished third on 209 after a last-round 74.

LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Players from Australia unless stated
208 Brett Drewitt 73 68 67, Jordan Zunic 67 70 71 (Drewitt won play-off).
209 James Frazer (Wales) 70 65 74.
210 Jake Higginbottom 68 70 72, Lincoln Tighe 73 68 69, Brady Watt 73 69 69.
Selected totals:
215 Toby Burden (England) 72 71 72.
216 Neil Raymond (England) 73 70 73.
221 Richard Hooper (Wales) 73 76 72.
224 Paul Black (Scotland) 72 79 73.
226 Scott Borrowman (Scotland) 83 72 71 (jt 50th).
239 Rhodri Fieldhouse (Wales) 77 75 78.
234 David Graham (Scotland) 76 74 84.
251 Luke Thomas (Wales) 81 90 80.

Note from Editor: Paul Black and David Graham are not Scots with whom we are familiar. If you know their home clubs in Scotland, please E-mail the information to Colin@scottishgolfview.com and we can improve our last-day report on the Avondale Amateur Medal.

E-mail from Machrihanish GC pro Ken Campbell:

David Graham is a member at The Machrihanish Golf Club. He is in Australia working on a golf course, arranged by Keith Martin, the head greenkeeper, at Machrihanish Dunes golf course.

Editor: Thanks, Ken. Now if we could only get some information about Paul Black's Scottish connection ...

Peter Whiteford sharing 20th place in South Africa

Schwartzel leads by four shots in Joburg Open

FROM THE AOL GOLF NEWS SERVICE
South African Charl Schwartzel has a second successive victory in his sights after another flawless display in the Joburg Open.
A glorious third-round 64 takes Schwartzel into the final day on 18 under par - four ahead of Northern Ireland's Darren Clarke.
The 25-year-old won the Africa Open last Sunday with a 20-under-par total, and the only time he has dropped a shot at Royal Johannesburg and Kensington this week was a double bogey at the 12th hole of his opening round on Thursday.
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That was a careless, four-putt 6 - but he has certainly made up for that since.
The last player to win back-to-back European Tour titles was German Martin Kaymer at the French and Scottish Opens last July.
Schwartzel is currently 51st in the world and another victory would make it odds-on that he will earn a Masters debut at Augusta in April.
The top 50 the week before the event are guaranteed places in the opening major of the season.
Clarke is now outside the top 100 and has not been to The Masters since 2007, but the 40-year-old - whose 63 on the adjoining West Course on the first day was his lowest Tour round for 11 years - was impressive again in shooting 67.
In third place, six behind, is 46-year-old South African Hendrik Buhrmann (69), with Alex Haindl, James Kamte, Hennie Otto, Jaco Van Zyl and Danny Willett one shot further back.
Peter Whiteford is the best placed of the three Scots who survived the halfway cut. He had a 70 for eight-under-par 205 and is sharing 20th place.
Andrew McArthur, who only just survived the cut by parring the last three holes in the early morning resumption, improved his position with a 68 for 207 but Glasgow-born Alan McLean fell away with a 76 - 10 shots more than he required in the second round - for 213, and has only three players behind him on the scoreboard.

THIRD ROUND SCOREBOARD
Par 213 (3x71)
195 Charl Schwartzel (Rsa) 63 68 64
199 Darren Clarke 63 69 67
201 Hendrik Buhrmann (Rsa) 68 64 69
202 Alex Haindl (Rsa) 71 66 65, Hennie Otto (Rsa) 67 66 69, Danny Willett 65 67 70, Jaco Van Zyl (Rsa) 71 64 67, James Kamte (Rsa) 67 66 69
203 Jbe Kruger (Rsa) 63 69 71, Keith Horne (Rsa) 68 65 70, Alejandro Canizares (Spa) 66 69 68, Neil Schietekat (Rsa) 62 72 69, Paul Broadhurst 66 68 69
204 Tjaart Van Der Walt (Rsa) 67 70 67, John Parry 66 67 71, Joost Luiten (Ned) 66 69 69, T C Charamba (Zim) 68 68 68, Soren Hansen (Den) 66 70 68, Michael Hoey 68 69 67
205 Oliver Bekker (Rsa) 70 64 71, Peter Whiteford 66 69 70, Marcel Siem (Ger) 67 69 69, Josh Cunliffe (Rsa) 68 70 67, David Lynn 63 67 75
206 Titch Moore (Rsa) 68 68 70, Jamie Elson 71 67 68, Warren Abery (Rsa) 69 67 70, Louis Oosthuizen (Rsa) 70 66 70, Simon Thornton 70 65 71, Clodomiro Carranza (Arg) 65 70 71
207 Gary Lockerbie 70 66 71, Brandon Pieters (Rsa) 70 69 68, Andrew McArthur 65 74 68, Robert Dinwiddie 70 66 71, Ariel Canete (Arg) 68 69 70, Darren Fichardt (Rsa) 67 68 72, Deane Pappas (Rsa) 67 68 72, Fredrik Andersson Hed (Swe) 69 68 70
208 Prinavin Nelson (Rsa) 71 68 69, Kevin Stone (Rsa) 72 63 73, Neil Cheetham 67 69 72, Dawie Van Der Walt (Rsa) 70 68 70, Shaun Norris (Rsa) 67 70 71, Andrew McLardy (Rsa) 67 67 74, Raphael Jacquelin (Fra) 66 69 73
209 Christiaan Ries (Rsa) 68 70 71, Michael Lorenzo-Vera (Fra) 70 68 71, Branden Grace (Rsa) 67 70 72, Carlos Rodiles (Spa) 69 70 70, Julien Quesne (Fra) 69 70 70, Carl Suneson (Spa) 66 70 73, Robert Rock 68 71 70, Alexandre Kaleka (Fra) 71 67 71, Richard Sterne (Rsa) 67 69 73, Trevor Fisher junior (Rsa) 72 67 70, Edoardo Molinari (Ita) 70 69 70
210 Ross Wellington (Rsa) 68 69 73, Andrew Marshall 69 69 72, Phillip Price 72 67 71, David Horsey 68 71 71, Andrew Curlewis (Rsa) 68 66 76, Ryan Tipping (Rsa) 72 67 71, Marc Cayeux (Zim) 70 67 73
211 Grant Muller (Rsa) 71 68 72, Adilson Da Silva (Bra) 66 71 74, Rhys Davies 73 66 72, Mark Brown (Nzl) 71 66 74, Barry Lane 65 72 74
212 Sam Hutsby 70 69 73, Theunis Spangenberg (Rsa) 71 68 73, Teboho Sefatsa (Rsa) 69 70 73, Justin Walters (Rsa) 71 67 74
213 Alan McLean 71 66 76, Simon Khan 63 74 76
214 Jacques Blaauw (Rsa) 68 68 78
216 Christiaan Basson (Rsa) 67 72 77, Vaughn Groenewald (Rsa) 69 70 77

Lee Harper misses out by 10 shots

at Asian Final Qualifying School

NEWS RELEASE FROM ASIAN TOUR
Hua Hin , Thailand , January 16: Filipino Artemio Murakami defeated Guido Van Der Valk of Holland in a play-off at the 2010 Asian Tour Qualifying School Final Stage presented by Sports Authority of Thailand on Saturday.
Murakami and Van Der Valk, who both lost their Asian Tour cards last season, returned to the 18th hole after firing a final round 70 and 69 respectively to tie on 12-under-par 275 in regulation play at the Springfield Royal Country Club.
The duo birdied the first play-off hole which led to a dramatic second play-off hole as both their approach shots found water. Van Der Valk failed to recover and hit his fourth shot into the water for the second time.
Murakami’s second attempt landed safely on the green and he sank his putt for par and the victory. The 2007 Iskandar Johor Open winner led a total of 45 players who earned their Tour cards.
“From our angle, the sun was facing directly at us and we could not see where the green was! It was a really tough shot which both of us failed to make,” said Murakami.
Mark Foster (69) of England , a one-time European Tour winner, finished in tied third on 276 alongside overnight leader and two-time Japan Tour winner Katsumune Imai (74) of Japan .
Singapore ’s Quincy Quek finished tied 11th after his round of 74. Thailand ’s Pol Kemmarat was the only Thai who earned his Tour card after signing off with a 70 to finish in tied 28th place.
Frenchman Jean Van De Velde failed in his second attempt at the Asian Tour Qualifying School Final Stage after finishing in tied 67th place. Vietnamese Tran Le Duy Nhat, vying to be the first Vietnamese to make the grade, also finished outside the top-40.
Murakami was delighted to make a swift return to the Asian Tour after posting four birdies against two bogeys in regulation play.
“Overall my game clicked this week. I was struggling with my putting last year but it seems to be coming together again. It is always good to start with a victory and hopefully it will spur me on to more success this year,” said Murakami.
Despite his defeat, Van Der Valk remained optimistic and is confident that he will bounce back.
“There’s always a winner and loser in a play-off and it is too bad that I had to lose. The glaring sunlight did not help but I’m looking ahead to better performances on the Asian Tour and maybe try to go one up,” said the Dutchman who mixed his card with six birdies and three bogeys.
Quek, a former individual and team winner in the Putra Cup during his amateur days, made the turn in 40 but managed to recover with two birdies on the 11th and 12th holes.
“It was disappointing not to have a better result but I still made the grade and that’s what’s important. My game has matured and I’m feeling more confident. I’m looking forward to playing more on the Asian Tour and taking it to the next level,” said the Singaporean.
Lee Harper (Archerfield Links), pictured above by Cal Carson Golf Agency, missed out by 10 shots after a disappointing last round of 79 for 295.
The Sports Authority of Thailand also announced today that they will continue to sponsor the Asian Tour Qualifying School Final Stage for a further three years, extending their sponsorship to 2014.



FINAL TOTALS
Par 287 (3x72, 1x71)


275 Artemio Murakami (Phi) 67 73 65 70, Guido Van Der Valk (Net) 70 70 66 69
(Murakami won sudden-death play-off at second hole)
276 Mark Foster (Eng) 65 75 67 69, Katsumune Imai (Jap) 65 70 67 74
277 Yang Ji-ho (SKo) 70 70 72 65, Peter Cooke (Aus) 69 72 68 68, Han Seung-su (SKo) 65-71-71-70, Tim Sluiter (Net) 67-67-69-74
278 Matthew Rosenfeld (US) 70 71 69 68, Eltoro Sjoholm (Swe) 70 70 70 68
279 Richard Moir (Aus) 70-71-73-65, Ross Bain (Sco) 68 70 71 70, Kunal Bhasin (Aus) 68-71 68 72, Sean Shahi (US) 70-70-67-72, Azuma Yano (Jap) 69 66 70 74, Toni Karjalainen (Fin) 72 66 67 74, Quincy Quek(Sing)71-68-66-74
280 Kenichi Kuboye (Jap) 74 71 66 69, Alexandre Rocha (Brazil) 69 70 71 70, Richard Karlberg(Swe) 71 69 70 70, Kim Young-jin (Sko) 69 75 69 67, David Johnson (US) 70 67 70 73
281 Corey Harris (US) 70 74 68 69, Brad Smith (Aus) 71 66 71 73.
282 Ben Fox (US) 70 69 69 74, Takao Nogami (Jap) 71 72 70 69, Simon Dunn (Sco) 68 71 74 69. 283 Chang Tse-Peng (Taip) 70 68 76 69, Ferdinand Aunzo (Phi) 72 72 68 71, Taichiro Kiyota (Jap) 73 70 69 72, Hirotaro Naito (Jap) 69 71 72 71, Marvin Dumandan (Phi) 70 70 69 74, Sam Osborne (Eng) 66 72 74 71, Pol Kemmarat (Thai) 71 69 73 70, Baek Seuk-Hyun (SKo) 70 68 68 77.


284 P Gunasegaran (Malaysia) 75 69 74 66, Martin Rominger (Swi) 73 69 69 73, Peter Karmis (Rsa) 67 74 69 74, Lucas Lee (Brazil) 71 69 73 71.


285 Oscar Fraustro (Mex) 72 70 74 69, Jay Bayron (Phi) 72 71 72 70, Rohan Blizard (Aus) 72 71 71 71, Chiang Chen-Chih (Taip) 72 67 71 75, J S Kim (SKo) 69 69 74 73, Jason King (Aus) 68 73 72 72, Choi Jin-Ho (SKo) 74 71 69 71


FAILED TO QUALIFY FOR PLAYING RIGHTS
286 Tatsuhiko Takahashi (Jap) 70 72 73 71, Josh Smith (Aus) 73 68 74 71, Pasamet Pogamnerd (Thai) 68 72 74 72, Pavit Tangkamolprasert (Thai) 66 73 72 75, Akhmal Tarmizee (Malayasia) 75 67 68 76, Masaki Sakata (Jap) 65 70 77 74, Scott Arnold (Aus) 70 75 68 73, Edward Loar (US) 71 73 70 72, Namchok Tantipokakul (Thai) 72 73 69 72.
287 Daniel Im (US) 71 73 73 71, Xiao Zhi-Jin (China) 72 82 81 82, Lee Don-Ha (SKo) 72 68 74 73, Yoshinobu Tsukada (Jap) 69 76 69 73, Tran Le Duy Nhat (Viet) 73 70 68 76, Creighton Honeck (US) 69 73 68 77, Pasi Purhonen (Fin) 70 69 71 77, Joshua Kelley (US) 70 68 74 75, Hsieh Tung-Shu (Taip) 70 70 73 74, Hseij Chin-Sheng (Taip) 71 73 70 73, Bryan Saltus (US) 73 71 70 73.
288 Ronnachai Jamnong (Thai) 71 70 74 73, Jean Van De Velde (Fra) 72 73 70 73, Poosit Supupramai (Thai) 69 69 79 71, Hong Soon-Sang (SKo) 69 74 72 73, Kiyoshi Miyazato (Jap) 71 74 70 73, Kwon Ki-taek (SKo) 72 70 72 74, Daisuke Kataoka (Jap) 72 71 71 74.


289 Peter Wilson (Eng) 75 70 72 72, Nick Jones (US) 73 67 75 74, Dok Rea Noh (SKo) 74 69 75 71, Lee Jin-Won (SKo) 69 74 72 74, Jason Kang (U~S) 74 71 70 74, Jun Kikuchi (Jap) 68 73 73 75, Choi Min-Chel (SKo) 70 73 71 75, Shukree Othman (Malaysia) 72 67 72 78, Baaz Mann (India) 68 73 70 78, Cho Hyun-woo (Sko) (am) 67 75 69 78, Rafael Ponce (Ecu) 71 74 67 77, Richard Wallis (Eng) 73 71 70 70.


290 Tye Alexander (US) 69 763 74 74, Jake Grodzinsky (US) 72 71 72 75.


291 T J Kim (SKo) 69 73 74 75, Gabriel Canizares (Spa) 70 71 75 75, Lee Dae-jun (SKo) 70 67 81 73, Peter Shaw (Aus) 70 74 75 72.


292 Hsu Chia-Jen (Tai) 71 74 71 76, Hong Chia-Yuh (Taip) 75 70 75 72, Ashok Kumar (India) 76 67 70 79.


293 Takafumi Kawane (Jap) 72 70 74 77, Senroku Isa (Jap) 70 75 74 74.


295 Lee Harper (Sco) 69 73 76 79, Ryan Panichpakdee (US) 71 72 75 77.


296 Siddikur Ban 72 73 74 77, Sung Ji-boo (SKo) (am) 70 73 79 74, Piya Swabgaryboirb *(Thai) 67 74 81 74.


298 Masahiko Wada (Jap) 71 73 77 77.


299 Liao Gui-Ming (China) 70 75 78 76.


300 Choengchai Panpumpo (Thai) 73 72 76 79.


303 Lu Tze-Shyan (Taip) 74 71 77 81.

Only three Scots make the cut in South Africa

European Tour Scoreboard
JOBURG OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
Royal Johannesburg and Kensington GC, Johannesburg, South Africa
SECOND ROUND TOTALS
Par 142 (2x71) both courses. All second runds now completed.
West Course
132 Hendrik Buhrmann (Rsa) 68 64, Danny Willett 65 67
133 Keith Horne (Rsa) 68 65, James Kamte (Rsa) 67 66
134 Oliver Bekker (Rsa) 70 64
135 Kevin Stone (Rsa) 72 63, Peter Whiteford 66 69, Alejandro Canizares (Spa) 66 69, Jaco Van Zyl (Rsa) 71 64, Simon Thornton 70 65
136 Gary Lockerbie 70 66, Titch Moore (Rsa) 68 68, Warren Abery (Rsa) 69 67, Robert Dinwiddie 70 66, TC Charamba (Zim) 68 68, Louis Oosthuizen (Rsa) 70 66
137 Alex Haindl (Rsa) 71 66, Adilson Da Silva (Bra) 66 71, Alan McLean 71 66, Shaun Norris (Rsa) 67 70, Branden Grace (Rsa) 67 70, Mark Brown (Nzl) 71 66, Barry Lane 65 72
138 Jamie Elson 71 67, Christian Ries (Rsa) 68 70, Dawie Van Der Walt (Rsa) 70 68, Andrew Marshall 69 69, Justin Walters (Rsa) 71 67
139 Brandon Pieters (Rsa) 70 69, Phillip Price 72 67, Rhys Davies 73 66, Julien Quesne (Fra) 69 70, Sam Hutsby 70 69, Theunis Spangenberg (Rsa) 71 68, Christiaan Basson (Rsa) 67 72, Grant Muller (Rsa) 71 68, Ryan Tipping (Rsa) 72 67, Teboho Sefatsa (Rsa) 69 70, Vaughn Groenewald (Rsa) 69 70, Trevor Fisher junior (Rsa) 72 67
MISSED THE CUT
140 Ulrich Van Den Berg (Rsa) 72 68, Magnus A Carlsson (Swe) 70 70, Anders Hansen (Den) 72 68, Francois Delamontagne (Fra) 72 68, Benn Barham 72 68, Klas Eriksson (Swe) 69 71, Nic Henning (Rsa) 72 68, Michiel Bothma (Rsa) 70 70, Marco Ruiz (Par) 73 67, Gary Murphy 73 67, Callum Macaulay 70 70, Richard Finch 72 68, Tyrone Van Aswegen (Rsa) 67 73, Niall Kearney 72 68
141 Carlos Del Moral (Spa) 69 72, Reggie Adams (Rsa) 67 74, Stephen Gallacher 72 69, Mark f Haastrup (Den) 70 71, Paul Lawrie 68 73, Chris Swanepoel (Rsa) 71 70, Miles Tunnicliff 73 68, Lindani Ndwandwe (Rsa) 72 69
142 Joakim Haeggman (Swe) 71 71, Patrik Sjoland (Swe) 72 70, James Kingston (Rsa) 73 69, Steven Jeppesen (Swe) 69 73, Louis Moolman (Rsa) 72 70, Eirik Tage Johansen (Nor) 69 73, James Ruth 74 68, Benjamin Hebert (Fra) 71 71, Mark Murless (Rsa) 70 72
143 Andrew Tampion (Aus) 73 70, Chris Wood 70 73, David Dixon 69 74, Andre Cruse (Rsa) 74 69, David Hewan (Rsa) 71 72
144 Anthony Michael (Rsa) 77 67, Stuart Manley 74 70, Warrick Druian (Rsa) 73 71, Sam Little 74 70
145 Fredrik Ohlsson (Swe) 72 73, Willie Van Der Merwe (Rsa) 77 68, Eugen Marugi (Rsa) 74 71, Des Terblanche (Rsa) 72 73, Keenan Davidse (Rsa) 75 70, Tyrone Ferreira (Rsa) 73 72, Peter Lawrie 74 71
146 Gary Clark 73 73, David Howell 73 73, Steve Van Vuuren (Rsa) 75 71
147 Divan Van Den Heever (Rsa) 75 72
149 Brett Liddle (Rsa) 73 76, Chris Williams (Rsa) 79 70, Rick Kulacz (Aus) 76 73
150 Andrew Georgiou (Rsa) 76 74, Daniel Vancsik (Arg) 74 76, Markus Brier (Aut) 77 73
152 Dean Lambert (Rsa) 77 75, Ali Tsai (Tpe) 73 79
156 Muswalo Nethunzwi (Rsa) 81 75
East Course
130 David Lynn 63 67
131 Charl Schwartzel (Rsa) 63 68
132 Jbe Kruger (Rsa) 63 69, Darren Clarke 63 69
133 John Parry 66 67, Hennie Otto (Rsa) 67 66
134 Andrew Curlewis (Rsa) 68 66, Andrew McLardy (Rsa) 67 67, Paul Broadhurst 66 68, Neil Schietekat (Rsa) 62 72
135 Joost Luiten (Ned) 66 69, Clodomiro Carranza (Arg) 65 70, Darren Fichardt (Rsa) 67 68, Deane Pappas (Rsa) 67 68, Raphael Jacquelin (Fra) 66 69
136 Jacques Blaauw (Rsa) 68 68, Neil Cheetham 67 69, Carl Suneson (Spa) 66 70, Soren Hansen (Den) 66 70, Marcel Siem (Ger) 67 69, Richard Sterne (Rsa) 67 69
137 Tjaart Van Der Walt (Rsa) 67 70, Ross Wellington (Rsa) 68 69, Ariel Canete (Arg) 68 69, Fredrik Andersson Hed (Swe) 69 68, Michael Hoey 68 69, Simon Khan 63 74, Marc Cayeux (Zim) 70 67
138 Michael Lorenzo-Vera (Fra) 70 68, Josh Cunliffe (Rsa) 68 70, Alexandre Kaleka (Fra) 71 67
139 Prinavin Nelson (Rsa) 71 68, Robert Rock 68 71, Andrew McArthur 65 74, David Horsey 68 71, Carlos Rodiles (Spa) 69 70, Edoardo Molinari (Ita) 70 69
MISSED THE CUT
140 Henrik Nystrom (Swe) 66 74, Toto Thimba junior (Rsa) 72 68, Peter Baker 67 73, Richard McEvoy 68 72, Matthew Zions (Aus) 65 75, Doug McGuigan 68 72, Pelle Edberg (Swe) 67 73, Kenneth Ferrie 69 71, James Morrison 69 71, Alastair Forsyth 64 76, Phillip Archer 70 70, Matthew Carvell (Rsa) 69 71
141 Desvonde Botes (Rsa) 67 74, Thomas Aiken (Rsa) 73 68, Jaco Ahlers (Rsa) 67 74, Sion Bebb 69 72, Julien Guerrier (Fra) 69 72, George Coetzee (Rsa) 69 72, Bradford Vaughan (Rsa) 72 69, Dion Fourie (Rsa) 70 71, Gary Boyd 68 73, Andre Bossert (Swi) 72 69, David Drysdale 72 69, Martin Maritz (Rsa) 71 70
142 Danny Lee (Nzl) 70 72, Clinton Whitelaw (Rsa) 71 71, Jamie McLeary 68 74, Jarmo Sandelin (Swe) 69 73, Jean Hugo (Rsa) 72 70, Lorenzo Gagli (Ita) 71 71
143 Anton Haig (Rsa) 68 75, Jake Roos (Rsa) 68 75, Louis De Jager (Rsa) 72 71, Steven O'Hara 72 71, Ryan Cairns (Zim) 71 72, Oliver Fisher 69 74
144 Steve Basson (Rsa) 72 72, Tyrone Mordt (Rsa) 69 75, Charlie Ford 70 74, Mohammed Tayob (Rsa) 73 71, Scott Hend (Aus) 69 75, Thabang Simon (Rsa) 70 74, Jake Redman (Rsa) 73 71, Dylan Frittelli (Rsa) 68 76
145 Merrick Bremner (Rsa) 73 72, Paulo Pinto (Arg) 69 76, Stephan Gross Jnr (Ger) 70 75, Albert Pistorius (Rsa) 72 73, Irvin Mazibuko (Rsa) 70 75
146 Daniel Greene (Rsa) 72 74, Paul Waring 69 77, Stuart Anderson (Can) 71 75, Omar Sandys (Rsa) 74 72, Charl Coetzee (Rsa) 72 74
147 Roope Kakko (Fin) 69 78, Dale Whitnell 71 76, Darren Holder (Rsa) 74 73, Jean-Francois Lucquin (Fra) 71 76, Craig Liebenberg (USA) 76 71
148 Jean-Baptiste Gonnet (Fra) 72 76, Daniel Brunson (USA) 71 77, Scott Drummond 70 78
149 Michael Dreyer (Rsa) 72 77
151 Cameron Johnston (Rsa) 74 77, Sipho Sithole (Rsa) 76 75
153 Adrian Ford (Rsa) 72 81
167 Emmanuel Masoliedze (Rsa) 79 88
Retired: Francois Calmels (Fra) 73, Chris Gane 74, Alpheus Kelapile (Rsa) 77, Jose-Filipe Lima (Por) 71, Lee Slattery 72, Byron Smith (USA) 74

Luke Donald misses cut by one stroke

Ryan Palmer leads by one in Sony Open on Hawaii

FROM THE EUROPEAN TOUR WEBSITE
Australian Robert Allenby is hot on the heels of American Ryan Palmer, who sneaked in with a four under par round of 66 late in the day to take the halfway lead at the Sony Open in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Early starter Allenby had led the second round for much of the day at Waialae Country Club before late finisher Chad Campbell matched him at eight under par.
Even later than Campbell, Palmer got to nine under for the tournament with birdies at the 17th and 18th.
Allenby had opened his US PGA Tour season with a five under par 65 late on Thursday to take a six-way share of the overnight lead, including Palmer, and he followed it with a three under 67 to get to the clubhouse at eight under at the first full-field event on the 2010 US PGA Tour.
Campbell then posted a bogey free 64 before Palmer's 66 took control, defending champion Zach Johnson bringing up the rear with a birdie at his last, the par five ninth, for a 67 to get him to eight under despite a triple bogey at the 17th, his eighth of the day.
World No 3 Steve Stricker and fellow American Jeff Quinney matched Allenby's second round 67 and were lying two strokes behind Palmer alongside compatriot and another of the six first round front-runners John Merrick, who shot a 68.
Allenby credited some solid putting on an otherwise wayward day for keeping him in contention for a first title on US soil since winning his fourth US PGA Tour event in 2001.
“If you're hitting it good or hitting it bad, if you're not putting it well you're not going to score well,” Allenby said. “Today was just purely that I putted well.
“I hit a few good shots but I think I only hit three fairways for the whole day and about 11 greens whereas yesterday I hit a fair chunk of the fairways and hit a lot of greens.
“So it was just one of those days. I had to grind it out and I did that very well.”
Allenby was still struggling on an ankle he twisted when stepping off a kerb in Honolulu on Monday.
“The swelling's down but I'm still very gun-shy on trying to make any decent swings,” he said.
“It's just a question of staying patient. I know I'm going to hit a lot of bad shots, that's just the way it is.
“I can't rotate properly and I can't come through the ball properly. I'm just making do with what I've got and just relying on my short game really.”
Masters Tournament champion Angel Cabrera is among those a further shot back on six under after a 68.
England's Justin Rose was another to make a big move with a second-round 65 to improve to three under.
Rose’s fellow Englishman Brian Davis moved to one under following a 69 but Luke Donald missed the cut despite posting a two under 68 that left The Ryder Cup star at two over par with the cut line at one over.
Luke Donald had a 68 for 142 - but missed the cut by one stroke.

SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
Par 140 (2x70)
131 Ryan Palmer 65 66
132 Chad Campbell 68 64, Zach Johnson 65 67, Robert Allenby (Aus) 65 67
133 Steve Stricker 66 67, John Merrick 65 68, Jeff Quinney 66 67
134 Davis Love III 65 69, Angel Cabrera (Arg) 66 68, Troy Matteson 67 67, Shane Bertsch 66 68
135 Michael Allen 67 68, Paul Goydos 72 63, Tom Lehman 66 69, Roger Tambellini 66 69, Stephen Ames (Can) 68 67, Mark Wilson 68 67
136 Pat Perez 66 70, Rory Sabbatini (Rsa) 68 68, Retief Goosen (Rsa) 69 67, Graham Delaet (Can) 69 67, Blake Adams 69 67, Ricky Barnes 67 69, Wen-chong Liang (Chn) 68 68, Carl Pettersson (Swe) 66 70, Troy Merritt 65 71
137 Chris Tidland 69 68, Chad Collins 69 68, Sean O'Hair 68 69, Justin Rose (Eng) 72 65, Brian Gay 68 69
138 Omar Uresti 70 68, Jeff Klauk 70 68, Nathan Green (Aus) 71 67, Bob Estes 68 70, Dean Wilson 71 67, Marc Leishman (Aus) 69 69, Corey Pavin 71 67, Tim Clark (Rsa) 71 67
139 Brian Stuard 66 73, Woody Austin 70 69, David Toms 70 69, Kevin Johnson 68 71, Ben Curtis 70 69, Charles Howell III 73 66, Webb Simpson 71 68, Henrik Bjornstad (Nor) 71 68, Ernie Els (Rsa) 69 70, Boo Weekley 71 68, Y.E. Yang (Kor) 70 69, Brian Davis (Eng) 70 69, Bubba Watson 69 70, Dustin Johnson 70 69, Jeff Maggert 73 66, John Rollins 70 69, Mark Calcavecchia 71 68, Tom Gillis 71 68, Jonathan Byrd 75 64
140 David Lutterus (Rsa) 73 67, Spencer Levin 69 71, Martin Flores 66 74, Joe Ogilvie 69 71, Stewart Cink 68 72, Nick O'Hern (Aus) 71 69, Jason Day (Aus) 73 67, Ryuichi Oda (Jpn) 68 72, Ryuji Imada (Jpn) 68 72, Jerod Turner 71 69, Briny Baird 69 71
141 Jason Dufner 69 72, Alex Prugh 74 67, Jim Carter 71 70, Kevin Na 73 68, Richard S Johnson (Swe) 71 70, Vijay Singh (Fij) 69 72, Aaron Goldberg 70 71, Kevin Hayashi (Jpn) 74 67, Fredrik Jacobson (Swe) 70 71, K J Choi (Kor) 71 70, Rich Barcelo 70 71
MISSED THE CUT
142 Charlie Wi (Kor) 73 69, Justin Leonard 70 72, Jimmy Walker 75 67, Ted Purdy 72 70, Daisuke Maruyama (Jpn) 71 71, Luke Donald (Eng) 74 68, Cameron Percy (Aus) 72 70, Shigeki Maruyama (Jpn) 75 67, Cameron Tringale 71 71
143 Brendon De Jonge 72 71, Scott McCarron 75 68, T.j Kua 69 74, Steve Wheatcroft 72 71, Chez Reavie 70 73, Chris Wilson 71 72, Brett Quigley 73 70, Tim Petrovic 72 71, Bo Van Pelt 72 71, Bryce Molder 71 72, Nick Mason 71 72, D.J. Trahan 72 71
144 Garth Mulroy (Rsa) 75 69, Lucas Glover 75 69, Parker McLachlin 72 72, Matt Bettencourt 71 73, Matthew Jones (Aus) 71 73, Derek Lamely 73 71, John Daly 73 71, George McNeill 72 72, Daniel Chopra (Swe) 73 71, Jay Williamson 73 71, Billy Horschel 76 68
145 Chris Riley 74 71, Jeff Overton 75 70, Matt Kuchar 70 75, Greg Kraft 72 73, Christopher Baryla (Can) 70 75, Cameron Beckman 72 73, Roland Thatcher 71 74, Rich Beem 75 70, Stuart Appleby (Aus) 72 73, Josh Teater 71 74, Jesper Parnevik (Swe) 75 70
146 Michael Letzig 73 73, Kaname Yokoo (Jpn) 76 70, Kris Blanks 73 73, Jeff Gove 72 74, Steve Lowery 77 69, Scott Piercy 73 73, D.A. Points 77 69, Brad Faxon 75 71, Justin Bolli 76 70, Marc Turnesa 77 69
147 Tadd Fujikawa 72 75, Rickie Fowler 75 72
148 Bill Haas 73 75, Brenden Pappas (Rsa) 72 76
149 Mathias Gronberg (Swe) 73 76
150 Johnson Wagner 73 77
151 John Huston 73 78, Harrison Frazar 76 75
152 Nicholas Thompson 79 73
Withdrew: 74 Jerry Kelly, 77 Tim Wilkinson (Nzl)

Cliffe Jones says PGA bans on Orr and Kerr

were harsh but only 'matter of time'

FROM THE SCOTSMAN WEBSITE
By MARTIN DEMPSTER
One of the longest-serving club professionals in Scotland has claimed it was only a matter of time before action was taken against players who are breaching PGA training programme rules by not fulfilling the hours they should be working in the shop.
Cliffe Jones, who has been the professional at Glencorse for 25 years and is a former captain of the PGA Scottish Region, was speaking in the wake of David Orr, the current Scottish champion, and Mark Kerr, one of the rising talents on the Tartan Tour, both being hit with playing bans until 1 July.
The action was taken against Orr, who is attached to East Renfrewshire, and Kerr, who played out of Marriott Dalmahoy in the second half of last season following a spell at Bathgate, after they were both found to have failed to complete the stipulated 30 hours per week required as part of the PGA programme.
Stewart Russell, the head professional at East Renfrewshire, and Alan Tait, Marriott Dalmahoy's director of golf, have each been fined £1,500 for breaching PGA training regulations and code of ethics, with the latter, a PGA member for nearly 20 years, being advised that he should resign from the Scottish Region committee.
The suspensions and fines have sent shockwaves through Scottish professional golf but, according to Jones, players have been getting away with such breaches for far too long and the punishments will, he says, hopefully sort out the situation once and for all.
"These sort of people have had warnings and it was only a matter of time before action like this was taken," said Jones. "It is a harsh lesson for David Orr but he's been successful and, therefore, was an easy target.
"David is a good player and a good guy to have on board, but he's been around long enough now to get through the Tour School and shouldn't need the Tartan Tour. There's nothing wrong with him wanting to become a Tour player but, if he does his PGA training, he can also be a club professional in later life, at somewhere like East Renfrewshire for example.
"I have a lot of sympathy for Alan Tait, a good golf professional who has done a lot of things for the PGA over the years. He has represented them well. However, this sort of thing has been going on for a long time and, at long last, someone has taken the bull by the horns.
"I think there are a few more chapters in this story to come. There are a number of guys out there in the same boat and they have to decide whether they are going to be a PGA pro or not. "Paul Lawrie is a great example to everyone. He did his PGA training, working the hours he needed to, and went on to win the Open. That shows you can do both."
Jones, who has been around the Scottish scene for 30 years and has played on the Tartan Tour himself, added: "Yes, these guys pay their money to be in the PGA but this could have been nipped in the bud a long time ago."
Once a player enters the training programme, they sign a contract that stipulates the number of hours they must work in the shop as part of their three-year course.
"We have to maintain adherence to rules and regulations and the integrity of the sport," said Sandy Jones, the PGA's chief executive. "On the playing side, if someone is out of bounds by an inch, no matter who you are – even Tom Watson – you are punished. The strength of the game is that players and members stick to the rules."
Orr, who drives a taxi in Glasgow to supplement his earnings from golf, will miss the Northern Open, one of the main events on the Scottish circuit, but his one crumb of comfort is that the Gleneagles Scottish Championship, held in June last year, has been moved to October this season.
"I am bitterly disappointed the way things have worked out," said the 35-year-old. "For the moment I will be concentrating on the coaching side of my career but this makes me more determined to compete on the Tartan Tour come July."
Contrary to reports, David Patrick, the former Walker Cup player from Edinburgh who is now attached to Elie, did not receive a suspended sentence. While the 2009 Scottish Young Professionals' champion faced a similar accusation and attended the disciplinary hearing along with Orr and Kerr, he was cleared.

Any comments? You can E-mail them to Colin@scottishgolfview.com

E-mail from reader Danny Wightman:
I can see the PGA's point of view in banning David Orr and Mark Kerr from playing on the Tartan Tour but I really think that PGA has been very harsh on them.
I think the players should appeal against the bans.

E-mail from reader Bill Barclay:
I've read the statement regarding the players and feel this punishment is very harsh, particularly in light of the winter we are having. How can these players expect to make any earnings while courses are under snow?
My sympathies are with these players and their bosses. It think the comment made by Cliffe Jones that David Orr "shouldn't need the Tartan Tour" to be untasteful and disrespectful.
The Tartan Tour needs talent in their competitions to attract sponsors and spectators.

Fractured knuckle looks like KO for Law's US trip

FROM THE SCOTSMAN WEBSITE
David Law, the Scottish boys' and men's amateur champion, has been told his injured left hand could take another two months to fully heal.
The 18-year-old from Hazlehead, who became the first player to win both national match-play titles in the same season, has been sidelined for the past seven weeks following an assault in Aberdeen city centre which left him with a fractured knuckle on his left hand.
Law is set to fly out to the US a week tomorrow with a Scottish squad for the Jones Cup in Florida but the Paul Lawrie protege's hopes of making that trip look slim.
"It's probably 50-50 at the moment and I need to make a decision about the US trip soon," he said. "The doctor said it will be another two months before it heals properly."