Edinburgh & East of Scotland Alliance
PATERSON MEDAL COMPETITION
Winterfield Golf Club

Overall Winner
Scott Knowles (Kingsknowe) (2) 64 (better inward half)

SCRATCH
1st equal £90 voucher: Scott Knowles (Kingsknowe) 66.
1st equal £90: David Patrick (Elie) 66.
3rd equal £50: Tom Buchanan (Duddingston) 67.
3rd equal £50: James Dick (Duddingston) 67.
5th equal £10 voucher: Stuart Smith (Duddingston) 68.
5th equal £10 voucher; Scott Grieve (Turnhouse) 68.
Other leading scratch scores:
68 Grant Skinner (Glencorse) am.
69 Andrew Erskine (Ratho Park) pro, David Graham (Lochend) am, Terry Mathieson (King's Acre) trainee pro, Paul Wardell (Whitekirk) pro, George Wither (Lothianburn) am.
70 Scott Caitlin (Greenburn) pro, Neil Colquhoun (Merchants) pro, Ian Fraser (Duddingston) senior amateur.

HANDICAP
prizes in vouchers
1st £100: David Graham (Lochend) (5) 64.
2nd £80: Grant Skinner (Glencorse) (3) 65.
3rd equal £30: Neil Bain (Haddington) (5) 66.
3rd equal £30: William Laing (Prestonfield) (6) 66.
3rd equal £30: Alex Kemp (Duddingston) 66.
3rd equal £30: Ian Fraser (Duddingston) (4) 66.

Trainee professional
£20: Terry Mathieson (King's Acre) 69.












Senior
Prize
Surname
Forename
Club
Net
£10
Jeffrey
David
Whitekirk
67
£10
Lewis
Tom
West Lothian
67

John Daly tries to Twitter his own back on golf writer

FROM THE DAILY TELEGRAPH WEBSITE
John Daly was so irritated that a Florida newspaper wrote about his US PGA Tour disciplinary file that he referred to the writer as a "jerk" on Twitter and posted the writer's mobile phone number for his followers to call.
The Florida Times-Union reported on Tuesday that the Daly file was now public record through the player's unsuccessful libel lawsuit against the newspaper. The file is 456 pages and notes that Daly has been suspended five times and cited 21 times for not giving his best effort.
"Here's the jerk who writes non-news article on debut of my show – call and flood his line and let's tell him how we feel," Daly said on Twitter, adding the cell phone number of golf writer Garry Smits.
The story appeared the day Daly's reality show made its debut on The Golf Channel.
Smits, the golf writer for the Florida Times-Union, said he received about 30 calls after a series of three tweets late Tuesday night, and nearly 100 calls by early Wednesday afternoon. Smits said most of the callers hung up, and about 30 left messages.
"His fans are very unhappy," Smits said.
Daly removed the tweets by mid-morning on Wednesday. Bud Martin, president of SFX World and Daly's agent, could not be reached for comment. The US PGA Tour would not comment on Daly's tweets.
"Over the haters – To me, this isn't journalism, it's paparazzi-like gossip. Please try harder to find some real news next time Gary," said Daly's second tweet.
It was followed by, "Gnight all but here's Gary Smits cell number in case you didn't get it ... non sports writer."
The US PGA Tour does not comment on player discipline, but it was forced to turn over Daly's file to attorneys for the newspaper's parent company when Daly sued for libel. The file is now public record.
The lawsuit was dismissed a year ago, and Daly was ordered to pay nearly $272,000 in legal fees.
The 456-page file includes several newspaper clippings and incidents that already have been reported during Daly's tumultuous career. It also included some startling numbers – he was placed on probation six times, ordered to go to counselling or alcohol rehab seven times, cited for conduct unbecoming a professional 11 times and fined nearly $100,000.
Daly has not had his full US PGA Tour card since 2006 and has been playing on sponsor exemptions.

Ian Poulter is European Tour Golfer of Month for first time

FROM THE IRISH TIMES WEBSITE
Ian Poulter was named European Tour Golfer of the Month for February after claiming his first WGC title at last month’s Accenture Match Play at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in Dove Mountain, Arizona.
Poulter’s 4 and 2 win over compatriot Paul Casey in the event’s first all-European final, was also his first victory on American soil and took him to a career high of fifth in the world rankings.
In Arizona he also defeated Justin Leonard, Adam Scott, Jeev Milkha Singh, Thongchai Jaidee, and Sergio Garcia.
It is the first time the 34-year-old Ryder Cup player has won the monthly award.
“It felt amazing to win a World Golf Championship and I certainly felt very comfortable and in control on the golf course in Arizona,” said Poulter. “It was also great to move up to five in the world and to be recognised with the golfer of the month award at the end of it all capped a truly great week for me.
“I worked a lot on my game in the off season, particularly on the shots from 100 yards and in, and I think that paid off - I certainly felt like I came out strongly at the start of the year. I feel my game has been in pretty good shape for some time but it was just about ironing out some of the small creases - that has been the thing that has made the big difference.”

Spanish men's open amateur championship Scoreboard
LA CANADA GOLF CLUB, COSTA DEL SOL

FIRST QUALIFYING ROUND
1 HAINES, MATTHEW ENG 66
2 CUARTERO BLANCO, EMILIO ESP 67
3 NICOL, KRIS SCO 69
4 PULKKANEN, TAPIO FIN 70
5 SHEPHERD, JAKE ENG 71
5 STAL, GARY FRA 71
5 PASTOR RUFIAN, MARCOS ESP 71
5 CHRISTIE, ALEX ENG 71
5 YATES, GORDON SCO 71
5 SMITH, MAX ENG 71
11 LEVY, ALEXANDER FRA 72
11 BERARDO, CLEMENT FRA 72
11 WEBER, LIONEL FRA 72
11 WINSTANLEY, IAN ENG 72
11 HODGSON, STIGGY ENG 72
16 BRUN, JULIEN FRA 73
16 LERNIHAN, DARA IRE 73
16 PRIHODA, MARTIN CZE 73
16 OTAEGUI JAUREGUI, ADRIAN ESP 73
16 SARASTI BERNARAS, JUAN FRANCISCO ESP 73
16 FRIESTAD, ARE NOR 73
16 BORDA ANTOÑANA, DAVID ESP 73
16 LESPINASSE, LEO FRA 73
16 LYKKE-KJELDSEN, RASMUS DEN 73
16 GAUTIER, STANISLAS FRA 73
16 RUSHFORD, BOBBY SCO 73
16 NIXON, MATTHEW ENG 73
16 PEYRICHOU, NICOLAS FRA 73
16 CUENCA BELMONTE, ANDRES ESP 73
16 BORROWMAN, SCOTT SCO 73
31 HORTAL OCHOA, ANTONIO ESP 74
31 LEWIS, TOM ENG 74
31 BERTASIO, NINO ITA 74
31 PATERSON, GREG SCO 74
31 SHADBOLT, THOMAS ENG 74
31 PIETERS, THOMAS BEL 74
31 LOPEZ LAZARO, JOHANN FRA 74
31 KING, TOMMY ENG 74
31 BERTRAN CROUS, VICTOR ESP 74
31 SCHWARTZ, ANTOINE FRA 74
31 BERTHEUSSEN, ELIAS NOR 74
31 FERNANDEZ LOPEZ, ALBERTO ESP 74
43 MOTTA, LEONARDO ITA 75
43 GARCIA RODRIGUEZ, SEBASTIAN ESP 75
43 MENA RUIZ, OLIVER ESP 75
43 LANDO-CASANOVA, JEROME FRA 75
43 MIVIS, CHRISTOPHER BEL 75
43 PEPPERELL, EDDIE ENG 75
43 CURLEY, CIAN IRE 75
43 ANGLES ROS, PEP ESP 75
43 GIL CASTRO, MANUEL ESP 75
43 LINARD, THOMAS FRA 75
43 ROBINSON, JAMES ENG 75
43 DECOTTIGNIES-LAFON, MATHIEU FRA 75
43 SORDET, CLEMENT FRA 75
43 SAINZ DELGADO, JAVIER ESP 75
43 WATTS, JAMES ENG 75
43 HAKULA, TONI FIN 75
43 JOHN, ALLEN GER 75
43 PIGEM XAMMAR, CARLOS ESP 75
43 CARSON, ADAM ENG 75
43 FLEETWOOD, TOMMY ENG 75
43 ABBOTT, JAMIE ENG 75
64 BERGAMASCHI, FILIPPO ITA 76
64 WOLTERS, STEPHAN GER 76
64 ELISSALDE, THOMAS FRA 76
64 RODRIGUES, TIAGO POR 76
64 KIEFFER, MAXIMILIAN GER 76
64 WATTEL, ROMAIN FRA 76
64 ABADIE, FREDERIC XAVIER FRA 76
64 SENIOR, JACK ENG 76
72 FERNANDEZ SALMON, SCOTT WILLIAM ESP 77
72 SIMON DE MIGUEL, JORGE ESP 77
72 DUNNE, PAUL IRE 77
72 SOUTHGATE, MATTHEW ENG 77
72 D´INCAU, NICOLAS SWI 77
72 MCLEAN, PHILIP SCO 77
72 ESPAÑA, EDOUARD FRA 77
72 COUVERT, PIERRE-LUDOVIC FRA 77
72 CROOKALL-NIXON, SEBASTIAN ENG 77
72 BONDIA GIL, JOSE ESP 77
82 WRIGHT, DARREN ENG 78
82 HILLSON, MARK SCO 78
82 LAW, DAVID SCO 78
82 VERSELIN, JEAN-PIERRE FRA 78
82 JOIA, JOSE MARIA POR 78
82 MAYRHAUSER, MORITZ AUT 78
82 ERREA MAYO, XABIER ESP 78
89 TERRAGNI, CRISTIANO ITA 79
89 BOLOGNESI, ANDREA ITA 79
89 MORENO LINARES, EDER ESP 79
89 BROWN, STEVEN ENG 79 79
89 MOROZOV, MIKHAIL RUS 79 79
89 PAISLEY, CHRIS ENG 79 79
89 WHITE, JAMES SCO 79 79
89 BERNA MANZANARES, DANIEL ESP 79
97 DALL´ARCHE, VALENTINO ITA 80
97 KELLETT, ROSS SCO 80
97 TURLAN, KEVIN FRA 80
97 OROZCO CALLEJA, JOSE MARIA ESP 80
97 GARCIA-MANCEBO GONZALEZ, CARLOS ESP 80
97 JUANEDA GRIMALT, JOSEP ESP 80
97 MATTON, SAM ENG 80
97 RAHM RODRIGUEZ, JON ESP 80
97 NEMECZ, LUKAS AUT 80
106 HOGAN, ANDREW IRE 81
106 CABALLER HERNANI, ANDRES ESP 81
106 GROS, SEBASTIAN FRA 81
106 PUIG GINER, XAVI ESP 81
110 DUNBAR, ALAN IRE 82
110 QUINTARELLI, NICCOLO ITA 82
112 AYOSO ALVAREZ, MANUEL ESP 84
112 NOGUE LOPEZ, SERGI ESP 84
112 STABEN, BENEDICT GER 84
115 PIRIS MATEU, GERARD ESP 85
116 LOKKE, DANIEL DEN 86
117 CUTLER, PAUL IRE disqualified
First round not completed yet
LOUGHREY, BEN ENG Finish Tomorrow
MCEWAN, STEVEN SCO Finish Tomorrow
KNAPPE, ALEXANDER GER Finish Tomorrow
Campeonato Internacional de España Amateur Mascu

April 30 to May 2 at ExCel venue

FREE ENTRY TO THE LONDON GOLF SHOW

The London Golf Show returns for its sixth outing from April 30-May 2 and this year every golf club member in the country can attend for free.
As part of a new relationship with the England Golf Partnership, every golf club member in the country will be entitled to free entry to the golfing extravaganza, all they have to do is register on www.londongolfshow.com before April 17.
Roger Moreland, chief operating officer of the England Golf Partnership, said: “The London Golf Show is established as the country’s major consumer event for golfers and we wanted to ensure our members can benefit from it.
“Because every member of a golf club is a member of the English Golf Union or the English Women’s Golf Association, which are founder members of the England Golf Partnership, it means our support benefits golfers across the country with free membership.
“This is a fantastic addition to our support for the show and we’re looking forward to even more golfers having the chance to attend and see everything that’s going on in golf.”
The London Golf Show returns to ExCeL for its sixth outing from April 30 to May 2 and will once again offer the entire golfing spectrum under one roof.
Visitors will be able to test the latest clubs from all the big brands, enjoy custom fitting, see cutting-edge golf gadgets, try their hand at a host of competitions to win fantastic prizes and much more.
In addition, this year’s event runs alongside the inaugural London Tennis Show and visitors to one event get free entry to the other.
For more information go to www.londongolfshow.com.

North-east Alliance at Newburgh report, scores

Scott Larkin completes
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hat-trick of victories

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Banchory's Scott Larkin became the first player for a few years to win three North-east Golfers' Alliance competitions in a row when he claimed today's top prize at Newburgh-on-Ythan with a two-under-par round of 62 over the short winter course at the Aberdeenshire venue.
Larkin, pictured by Cal Carson Golf Agency, a former American college circuit player as a student at the College of Charleston, has worked in a Banchory hotel since his return from the States. Today he was following up victories at Murcar Links and Montrose Links on the preceding Wednesdays.
He did not make the best of starts, bogeying the first and fourth, although he did birdie the second but a run of six pars in a row steadied him up before he birdied the 11th, 12th, 16th and 17th.
A bogey at the short last hole still got him home in three-under-par 29.
Runner-up, three strokes behind in a field of 85 players, was Roy Pirie (Caledonian) with birdies at the sixth and 15th but bogeys at the seventh, 16th and 17th in halves of 32 and 33.
Joint third on 66 were Scottish seniors match-play champion George Paterson (Northern) 35-31, Jordan Findlay (Fraserburgh) 32-34, home course pro Ian Bratton (Newburgh) 32-34 and Alexander Wiseman (Fraserburgh) 33-33.
Secretary Ron Menzies is looking for an alternative venue for next Wednesday's first round of the NE Alliance championship, scheduled for Duff House Royal. The Banff course has been affected by the severe winter. We'll keep you posted of Ron's success in this direction on this website.

Leading scores (Par 64)
SCRATCH
62 Scott Larkin (Banchory).
65 Roy Pirie (Caledonian).
66 George Paterson (Northern), Jordan Findlay (Fraserburgh), Ian Bratton (Newburgh), Alexander Wiseman (Fraserburgh).
67 Colin Duffus (Kemnay), Mark Lawrie (Kemnay), Kevin Duncan (McDonald Ellon).
68 Manson Merchant (Newmachar), Steven Chalmers (Banchory), Craig Stewart (Kippie Lodge), Stewart Finnie (Caledonian).
69 Charles Cassie (Nigg Bay), Bill Shaw (Banchory).
70 Steven Sharp (Newburgh), Sandy Pirie (Hazlehead), Paul McIntosh (Newburgh), Brian Nicolson (Auchmill), Fraser Milne (Fraserburgh), Dave McKay (Caledonian), Adam Dunton (McDonald Ellon).
HANDICAP
Class 1 - C Duggus (Kemnay) (6) 61; M Lawrie (Kemnay) (5), R Pirie (Caledonian) (3) 62; M Merchant (Newmachar) (5), B Shaw (Banchory) (6) 63.
Class 2 - D Townsley (Peterculter) (12), Michael Rendall (Stonehaven) (12), Sandy Davidson (Northern) (13), Norman Stewart (Northern) (12) 62; W Forbes (Murcar Links) (13) 63; R Brown (Craibstone) (122), I Grant (Huntly) (18) 64.

NEWBURGH WINTER COURSE SCORECARD
OUT: 4-3-4-4-3-4-3-3-4--32. IN: 4-4-4-3-3-4-4-3-3--32



SCOTT LARKIN 62
OUT: 5-2-4-5-3-4-3-3-4--33. IN: 4-3-3-3-3-4-3-2-4--29



ROY PIRIE 65
OUT: 4-3-4-4-3-3-4-3-4--32. IN: 4-4-4-3-3-3-5-4-3--33


GEORGE PATERSON 66
OUT: 35. IN: 31.



JORDAN FINDLAY 66
OUT: 32. IN: 34.



IAN BRATTON 66
OUT: 32. IN: 34



ALEXANDER WISEMAN 66
OUT: 33. IN: 33

Fairways Target Golf Leagues Week 6

By Neil D. Hampton
Golf & Marketing Director, Loch Ness Golf Course
Web: www.golflochness.com

MONDAY LEAGUE REPORT
Once again the frosty weather made it a tricky task keeping the balls in the targets on Monday night but it did make for some exciting viewing.
League leaders Orion maintained their position at the head of affairs with an easy two points as the Neverwillbees didn’t field a team, but their nearest challengers both won their games as well to keep up the pressure.
BM Trucks beat the Sainties and the Parahandies, who top scored with just 29, defeated the Specialists. These three teams are now guaranteed to be in the top half when the split comes after next Monday’s games.
The most exciting battle will be for the final spot in the top half which is currently occupied by the Royal Swingers. They are just two points ahead of the Specialists, whom the play next week, and with their shots scored tally almost the same it will be a winner-takes-all crunch game.
At the foot of the table the Sainties are still yet to score but with a total of four games still to be played in the league they still have plenty time to avoid the wooden spoon.

MONDAY NIGHT RESULTS
Happy Gilmour’s 4 – 27 Royal Swingers
Orion 21 – 0 The Neverwillbees
Parahandies 29 – 13 Specialists
Sainties 13 – 21 BM Trucks.

TUESDAY NIGHT REPORT
The icy conditions continued for the Tuesday teams and it was the Mad Drivers who made the most of the slippery conditions to post the night’s top score. Their performance belied their lowly league position and the result lifted them from the foot of the table as they leapfrogged their opposition Fairways.
At the other end of the table the Luckless Leadbetters' poor run of form continued as they lost to league leaders Kenyon’s Klan, a result that puts the Leadbetters in danger of failing to make the top half after the split and leaves the Klan two points clear at the top.
Fairhurst Fore are hot on the heels on Kenyon’s Klan with another solid victory of the Senior Moments and they are joined by the Muirton Marvels who had the closest of battles with the Coastguards winning by just one shot.

TUESDAY NIGHT RESULTS
Coastguards 14 – 15 Muirton Marvels
Mad Drivers 33 – 12 Fairways
King Kenyon’s Klan 17 – 12 Luckless Leadbetters
Fairhurst Fore 22 – 11 Senior Moments.

HOW THEY STAND
MONDAY LEAGUE
1 Orion 12pt.
2 BM Trucks 10pt.
3 Parahandies 10pt.
4 Royal Swingers 6pt.
5 Specialists 4pt.
6 Neverwillbees 4pt
7 Happy Gilmour's 2pt.
8 The Sainties 0pt.
TUESDAY LEAGUE
1 King Kenyon's Klan 10pt
2 Muirton Marvels 8pt.
3 Fairhurst Fore 8pt.
4 Luckless Leadbetters 6pt.
5 Coastguards 6pt.
6 Senior Moments 4pt.
7 Mad Drivers 4pt.
8 Fairways 2pt

Law, McLean, Kellett and White are

Scotland four for Sotogrande

NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE SCOTTISH GOLF UNION

Scotland’s leading men's amateur golfers will be aiming to add to last year’s European amateur team championship success with a victory in the European Nations Championship which gets underway in Spain later this month (March 17 to 20).
Colville Park’s Ross Kellett is the only player named in the side announced today to feature from the six-man team who defeated England in the European Final in Conwy last July, as the Scots look for their second title in the space of three years at the Copa Real Golf Club in Sotogrande.
Kellett is joined by reigning Scottish Men’s and Boys’ champion David Law (Hazlehead) , 2009 Leven Gold Medal winner Philip McLean (Peterhead) and former Scottish boys' match-play champion James White (Lundin).

All four players will be making their debut in the tournament, formerly named the Sherry Cup.
McLean, pictured above by Cal Carson Golf Agency, who finished fourth in the 2009 SGU Order of Merit, is relishing lining up in the championship:
“It’s a real honour to be selected for Scotland in this event and I hope we can build on the recent success our teams have enjoyed in the World and European Championships. We’re all new to this one, but we’ve had a good build up to the season in the States, Portugal and Spain and the boys are well prepared.”
“The championship has a strong history and some great players have taken part over the years, including Padraig Harrington and Sergio Garcia, as well as Ross Fisher and Richie Ramsay of late. It would be great to follow in their footsteps and doing well would be a good boost for the season ahead,” added the 22-year-old.
Scotland finished 11th in last year’s tournament, having won the title the previous year with a side that featured Callum Macaulay, Wallace Booth, Keir McNicoll and Scott Henry. The best three scores each day contribute to the team score, whilst the event also features an individual championship.

European Tour players Richie Ramsay and Andrew McArthur finished joint runners-up in the individual event back in 2005.
England will defend the European Nations Championship with a team which includes Walker Cup players Tommy Fleetwood, Matt Haines and Chris Paisley.
The Scotland team is sponsored by Aberdeen Asset Management and TaylorMade-adidas Golf.