A Major Obsession website now up and running

By KEITH LIDDLE
Secretary, Edinburgh & East of Scotland Alliance.
The website for Kenny Reid's book, A MAJOR OBSESSION: One Fan, Four Golf Championships, www.amajorobsession.com is now up-and-running.
It features some review feedback, and the galleries contain shots taken during his various travels to and around the four majors.
There is also information on illustrated talks that Kenny will be delivering.
The book is due in shops around June 15, just prior to the US Open at Pebble Beach.
Signed and personalised copies are available from Kenny on majorobsession@gmail.com

Torvean club president Hamish Spencer, new champion Ross Proctor (Forres) and North District president Ian Ross.

Ross Proctor wins North of Scotland boys' title

Forres Golf Club junior member Ross Proctor produced a brilliant second-round 64 on his way to an aggregate of 134 and a six-shot victory in the North of Scotland boys' championship for the H R Spence Trophy, sponsored by J &C Fotheringham, at Torvean Golf Club, Inverness.
Proctor trailed by one shot Neil Barnes (Deeside), the first-round leader with a 69, but he swept into a winning lead over the afternoon round.
Barnes, Ben Murray (Portlethen) and Andrew Carrell (Peterculter) finished joint second on 140.
Carrell (69-71) won the first prize for the lowest scratch aggregate by an Under-16 year old. Peter Sangster (Thurso), with 76-68 for 144, was runner-up.
Rory Franssen (Loch Ness), playing off 13, had the lowest handicap total of 131, winning by one shot from clubmate Calum Neil, playing off 16.

LEADING FINAL TOTALS
CSS 68 70
134 Ross Proctor (Forres) 70 64.
140 Ben Murray (Portlethen) 73 67, Neil B arnes (deeside) 69 71, Andrew Carrell (Peterculter) 69 71.
141 Tom Dingwall (Nairn Dunbar) 72 69.
144 Peter Sangster (Thurso) 76 68.
145 Ryan Ferguson (Alness) 70 75.
146 Jeff Wright (Forres) 73 73.
UNDER-16 YEARS
140 Andrew Carrell (Peterculter) 69 71.
144 Peter Sangster (Thurso) 76 68.
149 Andrew Young (Moray) 78 71.
HANDICAP
131 Rory Franssen (Loch Ness) (23) 68 63.
132 Calum Neil (Loch Ness) (16) 68 64.
133 Alexander Scott (Nairn) (19) 64 69.

Ian Hamilton launches new service of crisis management

Golf clubs must make their product attractive

NEWS RELEASE
A new golf service in being launched, aimed primarily at helping golf clubs through the current economic difficulties.
The creator of this is Ian Hamilton who has slowly and deliberately risen to high accreditation within the golf management circuit.
Hamilton studied golf management at Dornoch College and was a management trainee with St Andrews Links Trust. Keen to exploit his skills, he took on the management of Aberdovey Golf Club in Wales and revolutionised the fundamentals of contemporary golf management. In only sixteen months, Aberdovey won three national awards and increased their green fee revenue by £51,000 (25%) – a global record last year.
In a negative and compressed market, this stands out a phenomenal achievement and demonstrates what can be achieved given the opportunity.
“The management model that I exploited at Aberdovey can be executed at every mainstream golf facility within the UK. Golf has a tendency to focus on its past rather than its future and a lot of clubs are now significantly unprepared for the new era," says Ian Hamilton.
"Golf operates as a business and the product must be attractive for customers to buy into. We are in a position where custom is thin and competition is high. Golf clubs don’t need to reduce their cash flows by insane price and promotion offers. They can, however, increase their market share by making the product attractive.”
Hamilton admits that getting the message through to the traditional golf committee structures has been onerous.
“There is, without doubt, a fear of change within golf clubs. I get round this by explaining that they don’t build golf courses in concrete and all the big courses constantly refresh and update their product to remain market attractive. Without change; nothing happens and it’s quite clear that golf clubs need to do move forward to attract new and sustainable business”.
Cost is obviously a four-letter word right now but Hamilton has discovered a gap in the market which is easily affordable.
“I am not interested in the ‘shiny’ side of golf. Golf clubs seem to be participating in some form of glossy media and web site competition right now. I am totally focussed on working with clubs at the sharp end – on the course and in the clubhouse; the nuts and bolts of the operation. Let’s get the product right first and then we can do marketing”.
Aided by some exceptional talent, Hamilton is keen to emphasise the potential of this venture.
“It has taken a wee bit longer for all the building blocks to be assembled but this is the first occasion that this level of service has been successfully brought together. Normally, all the channels work independently of each other which is slow and very expensive.
"What I am offering is very fast and affordable solutions to help golf clubs maximise their business potential – essential in today’s economic climate.
You can email Ian Hamilton at ian@ianhamiltongolfconsultancy.co.uk and the full range of golf services that Ian Hamilton can offer is available to view at www.ianhamiltongolfconsultancy.co.uk.

Tommy McInally wins Ayrshire

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title for second time

FROM THE AYRSHIRE GOLF ASSOCIATION WEBSITE
Tommy McInally (Loudoun) won the 2010 Ayrshire men's stroke-play championship over the Prestwick St Cuthbert course on Sunday. He won by two strokes over the field of 66 of the best players in the county.
McInally, the Champion of Champions title-holder, added to his one previous win in the stroke-play, which was back in 2003, with a level par total of 142 over 36 holes.
McInally posted the second best round of the morning with a one under par total of 70, but found himself trailing the first round leader, Marc Smith (Troon Welbeck) who posted a best of the day 68 in his morning round.
Seven other players matched the par of 71 over the opening round to stay in touch with the leader.
McInally playing in the second group in the afternoon, posted a second round score of 72 for his 142 total, just edging ahead of local player Stephen McBlain (Prestwick St. Cuthbert) who was first in the clubhouse on 144 (71 - 73).
With scoring generally higher in the afternoon rounds, Euan Brown (Kilmarnock Barassie) added a score of level par 71 to his morning 73 for a 144 total which ultimately gave him second place in the championship.
In what proved to be a good tournament for Loudoun Gowf Club players, Scott Gilchrist and Chris Bone also matched the 144 total to secure a place in the prize list.
Marc Smith was unable to maintain his first round form, slipping to a 77 in the afternoon for a total of 145 adn the challenge to McInally was effectively finished.
The honours for best afternoon round were shared by Darren Mallinson (Irvine Ravenspark), Iain Macdonald (Largs) and Gordon Boyle (Ayr Dalmilling) who all returned one under par 70.
Competition Standard Scratch for both rounds remained at 71.
With McInally taking the title on 142, the remaining five prizewinners were tied on 144, with Brown taking the runner up spot by virtue of the best second round and the other four players being seperated by the better inward half over the second round.
At the conclusion of the event, Ayrshire Golf Association President Alasdair Malcolm (Prestwick St. Nicholas) presented prizes to the succesful competitors.
PRINCIPAL PRIZEWINNERS :-
Stroke-play champion - TOMMY McINALLY (Loudoun)
2nd - EUAN BROWN (Kilmarnock Barassie)
3rd - SCOTT GILCHRIST (Loudoun)
4th - CHRIS BONE (Loudoun).

5th - GRAEME GIMSON (Prestwick St. Cuthbert)
6th - STEPHEN McBLAIN (Prestwick St. Cuthbert)
FINAL TOTALS
142 Tommy McInally (Loudoun) 70-72
144 Euan Brown (Kilmarnock Barassie) 73-71, Scott Gilchrist (Loudoun) 71-73, Chris Bone (Loudoun) 71-73, Graeme Gimson (Prestwick St. Cuthbert) 71-73, Stephen McBlain (Prestwick St. Cuthbert) 71-73
145 Iain MacDonald (Largs) 75-70, Mark Anderson (Irvine) 73-72, Stephen Spence (Irvine) 71-74, Marc Smith (Troon Welbeck) 68-77
146 Gordon Boyle (Ayr Dalmilling) 76-70, Gary Cochran (Irvine Ravenspark) 74-72, Craig Hamilton (Ballochmyle) 74-72, Steven McEwan (Caprington) 72-74
147 Stephen Murray (Troon Welbeck) 76-71, Walter Meiklem (Troon Welbeck) 74-73, John Shanks (Irvine) 73-74, Andrew Kent (Troon Welbeck) 72-75
148 Paul Moultrie (Royal Troon) 75-73, Lee Jenkins (Beith) 74-74, Colin Gray (Irvine) 74-74, Fraser McCall (Troon Portland) 75-73
149 Darren Mallinson (Irvine Ravenspark) 79-70
150 Scott McCahill (Maybole) 76-74, David Power (Troon St. Meddans) 75-75, Gary Bryden (Girvan) 74-76, Gary Tierney (Prestwick St. Nicholas) 73-77, Billy Hunter (Troon Welbeck) 71-79, George Robertson (Irvine Ravenspark) 71-79
151 Drew Wallace (Prestwick St. Cuthbert) 76-75, Gareth Lamb (Irvine) 76-75, Kevin Fergusson (Prestwick St. Cuthbert) 75-76
152 Andrew Wright (Kilmarnock Barassie) 80-72, Craig McLaughlin (Largs) 77-75, Craig Telfer (Prestwick St. Cuthbert) 75-77, George Higgins (Ardeer) 74-78, Malcolm Pennycott (Whiting Bay) 74-78, Graeme Rowan (Ballochmyle) 72-80153 - Scott Brown (Turnberry) 82-71, Euan Walker (Kilmarnock Barassie) 77-76, Gary McTaggart (Annanhill) 77-76, Neil McCormack (New Cumnock) 75-78
154 Ewan Mckinnon (Corrie) 81-73, Craig Adams (Ardeer) 74-80
156 John Haggerty (Loudoun) 83-73, Charlie Macneal (Troon Welbeck) 80-76, Paul Robinson (Largs) 80-76, Iain Fraser (Troon St. Meddans) 79-77, John Sloan (Doon Valley) 76-80, Ian Yates (Ayr Belleisle) 76-80
157 Darren McConnell (Kilmarnock Barassie) 74-83, Stuart Miller (Kilmarnock Barassie) 74-83
158 Tommy Keddie (New Cumnock) 80-78, Frank Henderson (Troon Welbeck) 79-79, Stephen King (Prestwick St. Nicholas) 78-80
161 Robert Marshall (Beith) 81-80
162 Paul Giffney (Ardeer) 84-78, Adam Foley (Ayr Belleisle) 82-80
164 Kevin Ward (Maybole) 84-80, Kenny Milliken (Troon St. Meddans) 81-83
NR Kenny Houston (Troon Welbeck) 78-nr, Gordon Cree (Troon Welbeck) 80-nr, Paul Denim (Loudoun) 74-nr, Del Chamberlain (Troon Welbeck) 79-nr
Disqualified: Scott Clark (Ayr Belleisle) 80-dq, Kirk Russell (Doon Valley) 78-dq

Star-studded field at Wentworth for European Tour flagship event

Westwood, Poulter and Casey to play in BMW Championship

NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE EUROPEAN TOUR
World No 4 Lee Westwood has confirmed he will play in the BMW PGA Championship next month, completing a powerful trio of Englishmen in the world’s top ten who are chasing victory at Wentworth Club.
Ian Poulter, the 2010 WGC – Accenture Match Play champion and World No 6, has also confirmed his participation in the European Tour’s flagship event from May 20-23 after an absence of two years while World No 8, Paul Casey, returns to defend the title he won in dramatic fashion last May.
Westwood, who was runner-up to Phil Mickelson at the Masters Tournament earlier this month, had his best performance at Wentworth Club in 2000, when he was tied second behind Colin Montgomerie on his way to becoming European No 1 for the first time.
He has been in a rich vein of form in the past 12 months, winning the inaugural Dubai World Championship in November to be crowned Europe’s No 1 for 2009. He also finished third in the Open Championship and the US PGA Championship last year, before going one better in the first Major of 2010 after a brilliant performance at Augusta National.
Westwood, who celebrated his 37th birthday on Saturday, is relishing seeing the extensive redevelopment to Wentworth Club’s iconic West Course, which has undergone major work over the last year following a redesign of all 18 greens by three-time Major Champion Ernie Els.
“They have changed it dramatically and to be honest I welcome the changes because the way I usually play on the course has meant that I have never really had a chance around Wentworth. Any change is a good change for me,” said Westwood.
“I think that we will now have an even stronger field for what is our flagship event and that can only be good for the tournament. I would love to win it – the world ranking points on offer are great and the prize fund is one of the biggest in the world and it is the European Tour’s most prestigious event.”
Poulter returns to the West Course for the first time since 2007, having enjoyed a tremendous start to the year, finishing second in the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship in January before going on to win the WGC-Accenture Match Play in February and finishing tied tenth in the Masters Tournament earlier this month.
Those outstanding results have helped propel Poulter to the top of The Race to Dubai Rankings and he said: “I am delighted to be playing in the BMW PGA Championship again. It is a great Championship and I am looking forward to checking out the modifications to the West Course which Ernie has undertaken and I am sure the changes will be for the better.”
Casey, who was beaten by Poulter for the the WGC – Accenture Match Play title in the first all-English final, is excited about returning to Wentworth Club as defending champion, having finally shaken off the rib injury which marred the second half of last season.
“I know I’m going to have a good attitude about defending my title,” he said. “I’m intrigued to see what Ernie’s done and how the greens perform, but I know with these two par fives to finish we are going to have fun and excitement. Anything can happen, and that’s the beauty of Wentworth.
“From the history, to the course, the clubhouse, the players … that is why everyone one of us playing on The European Tour wants to win. Just stand in the middle of the first fairway and look back at the tee and that famous clubhouse and it makes the hairs stand up on the back of your neck.”
Another Englishman in the World top 20 – Luke Donald – has also entered for the sixth successive season. The 32 year old from High Wycombe, who has twice finished in the top three in the past three years, makes his first appearance on European soil since last November. However the World No 19 has shown outstanding form in America this year and will be keen to add the BMW PGA title to his list of achievements.
Ross Fisher, who played at Surrey’s Wentworth Club as a junior, is also in the field and hoping to improve on the second place he achieved in 2009 following a compelling final-round duel with Casey. Their compatriot Oliver Wilson, another who grew up in Surrey, will also play, and the 29 year old will hope to build on a promising start to the 2010 season which has yielded fifth place finishes at the Commercialbank Qatar Masters and the WGC – Accenture Match Play.
Fisher said: “There is a sentimental element for me as well because I grew up there and it was a classic Harry Colt course so it will be quite strange for me.
“Behind the Majors and WGCs the BMW PGA is the one that I would most like to win. You just have to look at the history of the course, the past champions and then, of course, my own history of growing up there. It would be a very nice title to win.”
About the BMW PGA Championship 2010
The BMW PGA Championship 2010 will boast one of the strongest fields on the European Tour International Schedule, with many of the world’s best players in action pursuing a prize fund of €4,500,000. All four days will be broadcast live on both BBC Television (May 22 and 23) and Sky Sports (May 20 and 21) with extensive highlights on both channels.

Fife name six-man squad for Scottish area team championship

The Fife six-man squad for the Scottish area team championship at Kinross on May 15-16 is:

Gary Sharp (St Andrews)
Colin Martin (Balbirnie Park)
Greg Paterson (St Andrews New)
James White (Lundin)
Brian Soutar (Leven Golfing Society)
Daniel Sommerville (St Andrews)

Winning Monifieth team (left to right) Calum McKay, Ross Munro, Ian Douglas (standing in for Grant Bowman) and Scott Smith.

Monifieth win Angus county boys' team championship at Letham Grange

Monifieth Golf Club won the Angus county boys' team championship at Letham Grange by one stroke from defending champions Downfield who were going for a record four in a row titles. Leading the Monifieth team was junior champion Grant Bowman with 71, backed up by Ross Munro 74, Scott Smith 77 and Calum McKay 79 for a total of 301.
Downfield totalled 302 with scores from Ross Storrier 70, Reece Mitchell 76, Kevin Wilkie 79 and Greg Urquhart 77.
The handicap section was won by Forfar by a single stoke from Ballumbie 2.

RESULTS

Monifieth 1 301
Downfield 302
Monifieth 2 321
Forfar 332
Arbroath 1 335
Ballumbie 2 341
Kirriemuir 1 347
Ballumbie 1 360
Kirriemuir 2 408
Arbroath 2 NR
Edzell NR

Martin Scott wins Lanarkshire boys' Spring Meeting

Hamilton's Martin Scott won the Lanarkshire boys' Spring Meeting at Carnwath with an excellent score of five-under-par 65.
Runner-up was last year's winner Craig Ross (Kirkhill) with a 67.
The handicap section was won by M. McCaig (Kirkhill) with a net 63 off 14.
LEADING SCORES
Scratch
1 Martin Scott (Hamilton) 65.
2 Craig Ross (Kirkhill) 67.
3 Nicky Clenaghan (Mt Ellen) 69 (bih).
4 James Stephen (Kirkhill) 69 (bih).
5 Craig Forbes (Carnwath) 70.
Handicap
1 M McCaig (Kirkhill) (14) 63 (bih).
2 C Harrison (Carluke) (6) 63.
3 A Scott (Lanark) (10) 65 bih.
4 D Murray (Easter Moffat) (9) 65.

MORE FROM WILLIE SHARPE:
Lanarkshire Golf Association will be represented by four boys in this Sunday's SGU Junior Tour event at Forrester Park.
Kirkhill provide three of the boys in Craig Ross, Scott Costello and James Stephen. The other representative is Eamon Bradley from Mount Ellen. He has already featured prominently in Junior Tour Events.

O'Meara and Price win better-ball US seniors' event

FROM THE PGA.COM WEBSITE
Mark O'Meara got the help he needed to win for the first time on the Champions Tour.
O'Meara and Nick Price teamed to beat Joey Sindelar and John Cook on the second hole of a play-off in the better-ball Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf at Savannah, Georgia
"It's very special, obviously," O'Meara said. "I've been practising hard and I've finished second a number of times. Having Nick as a partner out there helped a lot. To be honest, I was relaxed out there."
O'Meara, the 1998 Masters and British Open winner, won for the first time since the PGA European Tour's 2004 Dubai Desert Classic
"I felt like the timing was right, because we're both playing pretty well," said Price, who rolled in a 40-foot putt for eagle on No. 7. "I'm really happy for Mark and I'm happy because it's been over a year since I've won."
It looked as if this one might slip away, too, until Cook missed a 4-foot putt that would have won it on the final hole of regulation.
"We dodged a bullet there," Price said. "I feel bad for John, too, because he was probably playing the best of all of us today."
Playing in rain and heavy wind, both teams bogeyed the first playoff hole and returned to play the 457-yard 18th again, where Price won it with a 7-foot par putt.
"It was probably playing 500 yards today," Price said. "It was at least 20 yards of wind on each shot, and it was two clubs. And it's just so hard to keep the ball on that green."
Cook and Sindelar (61) and O'Meara and Price (62) finished at 28-under 188 in the 54-hole event at The Club at Savannah Harbor, an island layout in the Savannah River.
Andy Bean and Lu Chien-soon (64) were a stroke back, and Bernhard Langer-Tom Lehman (63) and Fred Couples-Jay Haas (64) tied for fourth at 23 under.
Ken Green, making his first Champions Tour start since having his lower right leg amputated after an auto accident in June that killed his brother and girlfriend, teamed with Mike Reid tied for 26th at 12 under. They had a 71 on Sunday.
NOTES: O'Meara's winless streak included 181 events on the US PGA Tour and 57 on the Champions Tour. ... Couples remains in the lead in the season-long Schwab Cup race with 1,015 points. Langer is second with 818, followed by Price with 461. ... The team of Tom Watson and Andy North, who were playing together in this event even before it was for official money, made bogey at No. 6, ending at 257 holes their string of never going over par.

Australia's Porter wins Nationwide Tour's South Georgia Classic

FROM THE PGA.COM WEBSITE
Australian Ewan Porter figured out a way to keep his emotions in check and it paid off with his second career win on the Nationwide Tour. Porter fired a final-round, 2-under-par 70 and won the rain-delayed South Georgia Classic by one shot over second-year pro Jhonattan Vegas of Venezuela.
Porter finished four trips around the Kinderlou Forest Golf Club at 11-under 277, one better than Vegas, who refused to fold under Sunday's back-nine pressure. Veteran Brandt Jobe closed with a 69 to wind up at 9-under and solo third while Canadian David Hearn, who held the outright led after each of the first three rounds, shot a 2-over 74 and wound up fourth.
"I'm absolutely stunned to have done this," said Porter, who had missed all four cuts on Tour this year. "To be honest, I didn't expect too much this week. This is totally unexpected. It's overwhelming. This is a huge step forward in my career."
Playing in the final threesome with Hearn and Vegas, Porter made up a one-stroke deficit on Hearn with a birdie on the second hole and hovered near the lead for a few holes before taking command with birdies at Nos. 8, 10 and 11 to go up by three.
"The putt on eight was a big one," said Porter of the 30-footer. "I was just trying to lag it down there close. And then the chip-in on 10 was the same thing, I was just trying to get it up there close. I played with Jhonattan the last 36 holes and I tried not to let his length intimidate me. I knew that if I could just keep it in play I'll be able to handle it."
Porter handled it just fine, making clutch pars and only one bogey down the stretch.
"I feel a little more comfortable on the back nine here. I can just picture the shots better," said Porter. "Those last five holes, my comfort level allowed me to open up my shoulders and relax a bit."
Vegas had a couple of chances but couldn't get the putts to fall. Hearn was the victim of a couple of loose shots and failed to put any hard pressure on the Aussie.
"I definitely felt the pressure down the stretch," said Porter. "I didn't want to play another hole that's for sure. My heart rate was way too high and I could feel the collar getting a little tight. It was a wonderful battle with them today and I was fortunate to come out on top."
The key to Porter's win came on the greens, where he finished second in putting. It was quite a turnaround from a week ago when he missed the cut in Shanghai, China.
"I have to be honest, I hit the ball ten times better last week," he said. "My putting was absolutely amazing. Last week I putted like Stevie Wonder and this week I putted like Brad Faxon."
Porter finished off the win with a steady, two-putt par from 25 on the 72nd hole. Not bad for a guy who wasn't sure if he'd wind up playing this Tour or one back home.
Porter has had a tumultuous last few months. Plans to settle in West Palm Beach with his girlfriend fell through at the last minute when a job for her didn't materialize. After missing the cut in Shanghai, he flew to South Florida to clean out his apartment. He arrived in South Georgia on Wednesday night and teed it up without the benefit of a practice round.
"It's definitely amazing when you don't throw clubs and don't get ahead of yourself," said Porter. "It's a big lesson learned in terms of demeanor and such and I've still got a lot to learn."

United States PGA Tour Scoreboard
ZURICH CLASSIC OF NEWS ORLEANS
TPC of Louisiana, Avondale
FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4x72)
270 Jason Bohn 65 67 71 67
272 Jeff Overton 67 69 70 66
274 Troy Merritt 68 70 69 67
275 Lee Janzen 71 66 69 69
276 Greg Chalmers (Aus) 70 68 69 69
277 Stuart Appleby (Aus) 72 67 70 68
278 Chris Riley 73 66 70 69, Jason Dufner 67 74 69 68, Nicholas Thompson 72 69 69 68
279 Jarrod Lyle (Aus) 70 68 73 68, Aron Price (Aus) 69 70 70 70, Roland Thatcher 73 69 68 69, Boo Weekley 70 70 70 69, Kevin Sutherland 68 72 69 70, Matthew Jones (Aus) 69 73 67 70
280 Daniel Chopra (Swe) 72 70 68 70, Chad Collins 72 69 73 66, Michael Connell 76 67 69 68, Greg Owen (Eng) 67 70 71 72, Josh Teater 70 71 70 69
281 Charlie Wi (Kor) 74 67 71 69, John Rollins 74 68 68 71, Chris Stroud 69 72 72 68, Ken Duke 72 70 69 70, Mathias Gronberg (Swe) 69 71 67 74, Garrett Willis 71 69 72 69, Alex Cejka (Ger) 70 67 68 76
282 Spencer Levin 73 69 70 70, Michael Letzig 72 68 71 71, Charley Hoffman 73 68 70 71, Michael Bradley 73 70 71 68, Steve Flesch 70 71 71 70, David Toms 69 69 69 75, Alex Prugh 72 70 68 72, Aaron Baddeley (Aus) 70 72 73 67, Cameron Tringale 69 70 70 73
283 Andres Romero (Arg) 72 68 76 67, K J Choi (Kor) 68 72 70 73, Chris Couch 67 71 68 77, Rich Barcelo 69 74 71 69, Kevin Streelman 71 71 73 68, Shaun Micheel 70 67 72 74
284 Billy Mayfair 74 69 68 73, John Senden (Aus) 67 69 75 73, Bubba Watson 71 71 75 67, Cameron Percy (Aus) 73 70 69 72, Nick O'Hern (Aus) 70 70 73 71, Charles Howell III 68 73 69 74, Justin Rose (Eng) 70 72 72 70, Arjun Atwal (Ind) 71 71 68 74, Ryuji Imada (Jpn) 71 70 71 72, Carlos Franco (Par) 70 72 71 71
285 Rory Sabbatini (Rsa) 69 72 70 74, David Duval 68 72 72 73, Tom Pernice Jnr. 69 74 68 74, Andrew McLardy (Rsa) 72 71 71 71
286 Jeff Klauk 70 72 68 76, Brian Davis (Eng) 71 66 73 76, Chris Tidland 72 70 71 73, Kevin Stadler 70 70 72 74, Brenden Pappas (Rsa) 71 68 72 75
287 John Merrick 72 70 74 71, Joe Ogilvie 71 71 72 73, Ted Purdy 72 70 73 72, Skip Kendall 71 72 70 74, Troy Matteson 71 71 73 72
289 Jerry Kelly 71 72 70 76, Francis Quinn 71 72 69 77, Tom Gillis 72 70 72 75
290 Sergio Garcia (Spa) 73 69 72 76, Craig Bowden 69 74 71 76
291 Phil Schmitt 74 67 77 73
293 Mark Hensby (Aus) 71 72 72 78
296 Brad Faxon 69 74 75 78

2010 NFU MUTUAL FIFE ORDER OF MERIT for
THE MACKAY BOWL

Positions after three events.


1 Greg Paterson The New Club 200

2 Liam McGowan The New Club 140

3 Darren Gould Ladybank 125

4= Colin Martin Balbirnie Park 100
4= Brian Soutar Leven GS 100

6= Keith Anderson Charleton 80
6= Fraser Carr Crail 80
6= Colin Loveday Scotscraig 80


*The next counting event for the 2010 NFU MUTUAL FIFE ORDER OF MERIT is the Kirkcaldy Golf Club 36 Hole Open on 9 May.