Aberdeen Links Championships' Tee Times

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ABERDEEN SENIOR LINKS CHAMPIONSHIP
(May 28)
10 MINUTE INTERVALS
08.00 J.B.H.Wilson, E.Yeats, S.Davidson; J.L.Duncan, J.McBeath, E.Simpson ; E.Leigh, D.Yeats, W.McLeod; A.Hearns. D.McNeil, J.Murphy; E.P.Morrison, R.O’Rawe, R.Jones; I.Morrice, G.Forbes, G.Adams.
09.00 J.A.Christie, S.Robertson, W.Kidd; D.L.Ross, J.Gray, N.West; A.J.Reid, E.Mitchell, S.Duthie; J.A.Morrison, D.J.Hampton, J.Hepburn; A.W.Mathieson, G.Allan,A.Low.
10.00 A.Henderson, C.Carson; C.L.Forbes, G.W.Mackie; P.Reid, A.Forbes; F.Watson, S.Moir; R.Ludlam, R.D.Lind; W.Cruikshank, R.L.Watt, W.C.J.Brebner.
11.00 G.A.Ingram, I.McLaughlin, J.Duff; R.A.Cheyne, S.Law, J.Forrest; G.Paterson, R.Green, G.F.Webster; D.S.Leighton, S.Mearns, N.Stewart.

ABERDEEN LINKS CHAMPIONSHIPS (May 29)
10 MINUTE INTERVALS
06.30 I.Welsh, P.McIntosh, R.Neilson; A.Haining, C.Laing, S.Davidson; R.Stewart, R.Rimmer, G.Fiddes; G.Stewart, D.Mullen, R.Evett; N.Meldrum, G.Grimmer, S.Duff; S.Jamieson, G.Meade, G.Bond.
07.30 W.J.Smith, N.Mitchell, G.Horne; M.Smith, W.Shand, M.Ogston; M.Dunn, J.Ritchie, A.J.Sherriffs; M.Edmond, G.Anderson, S.Muir; B.Edmond, M.Beattie, C.McBain; J.Annand, P.Boyce, I.Watt.
08.30 D.S.S.Smith, G.Allan, S.Slessor; R.Allerton, D.Nicholson, S.Kennedy; J.Kilman, J.Inglis; A.Shand, S.Finnie, Matt Greig; T.Still, P.Cheyne; S.Murray, A.Doig, J.Forrest; A.Stewart, D.Leslie.
09.50 K.Ross, B.Reid; K.Ironside, R.Davidson; G.V.Somers, K.Dalglish, Z.Wood; S.Murphy, C.Johnstone
10.40 D.Henderson, R.Davidson, D.Johnstone;
11.00 J.Gray, J.Duff; D.Forbes, W.West; M.Taylor, M.Burnett; A.Divers, B.McPherson; G.Forbes, S.Stewart; W.Ross, D.Leighton; G.Leslie,G.W.Henderson, C.Ross; D.Gardiner, R.Pirie, R.Stewart
12.30 E.M.Leslie, S.Allison, A.Sheldrick; D.Grieve, Mark Greig, G.Geddes.

MURRAY CUP (May 30)
10 MINUTE INTERVALS
06.40 D.Main, M.Rimmer, A.McDonald.
07.30 J.T.Mair, C.Somers, D.Stewart; A.Greig, R.Grieve, J.Muir; S.Guyan, Cal.Murphy, T.Russo; D.McEwan, D.McPherson, L.Robson; W.Guyan, K.Robertson, A.Pirie; M.Flanagan, A.G.Forbes, I.Petrie;
08.30 J.McKechnie, R.McCulloch, A.Handsley; D.Greig, A.Forbes, J.Reid.
09.00 J.Craig, J.Hosie,G.Kidd; D.Barclay, B.Lumsden, J.Watt; S.Kemp, B.Lumsden jnr, D.Coull; G.McDonald, D.Gill.
10.00 R.Dunn, C.Carson, T.Butler
10.40 A.Rea, J.Davidson, M.Kane; G.W.Mackie, R.Jones; S.Leslie, J.Skinner;D.McKerron, S.Beattie.
11.30 A.Moor, R.Moir; R.Urquhart, M.Robertson, G.F.Webster.

Xltec Pro Tour draw for Dalmahoy on Kirkwoodgolf.co.uk

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Welsh men's open amateur

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stroke-play championship

ROYAL ST DAVID'S GOLF CLUB, HARLECH

FIRST ROUND

Par 69. Standard Scratch 73. CSS 72

1 PATERSON, Greg (St Andrews New) 63 (pictured right today by Tom Ward Photography).
T2 COUPLAND, David Boston 65
T2 BINNING, Sam Ranfurly Castle 65
T4 O'NEILL, Liam Keighley 66
T4 CANTER, Laurie Saltford 66
T4 BROWN, Steven Wentworth 66
T4 LYKKE-KJLDSEN, Rasmus Breinhottgard 66 F -3
T4 LEWIS, Tom Welwyn Garden City 66
T4 PEPPERELL, Eddie Drayton Park 66
T10 SORENSEN, Kasper Toftlund 67
T10 YOUNG, Mark Longridge 67
T10 WILSON, Charlie Littlestone 67
T10 CHRISTIE, Alex Tyrrells Wood 67
T10 THOMAS, Luke Vale of Glamorgan 67
T10 SOUTHGATE, Matthew Thorpe Hall 67
T16 CARTER, Richard Lansdown 68
T16 FARR, Oliver Ludlow 68
T16 LOUGHREY, Ben Wrag Barn 68
T16 DUNTON, Adam (McDonald Ellon) 68
T16 LOUGHREY, Josh Wrag Barn 68 F -1
T16 DODDS, Sam Coventry 68 F -1
T16 HARTOE, Andreas Furesoe 68 F -1
T23 RAYMOND, Neil Corhampton 69 F Par
T23 CONNOR, Sam Sandiway 69 F Par
T23 MCLISTER, Ross Cardiff 69 F Par
T23 SHEPHERD, Jake Wisley 69 F Par
T23 BOYS, Tom Royal Liverpool 69 F Par
T23 FOX, James Portmarnock 69 F Par
T23 CAMERON, Lee Wentworth 69 F Par
T23 MAW, James Hallowes 69 F Par
T23 JONES, Alastair Radyr 69 F Par
T23 TOMLINSON, Henry Royal Lytham & St Annes 69 F Par
T23 SENIOR, Jack Heysham 69 F Par
T23 BURNS, Liam Sundridge Park 69 F Par
T35 HATTON, Tyrrell Harleyford 70 F +1
T35 BEDFORD, Michael Prestbury 70 F +1
T35 MOSELEY, Matthew Carmarthen 70 F +1
T35 KING, Tommy Sudbury 70 F +1
T35 SHIELDS, Paul Kirkhill 70 F +1
T35 MONAGHAN, James The Island 70 F +1
T35 FINDLAY, Jordan Fraserburgh 70 F +1
T35 RAVEN, Mark Royal Automobile Club 70 F +1
T43 BETTY, Paul Hayston 71 F +2
T43 COX, Matt Royal Birkdale 71 F +2
T43 KEOGH, Adam Boston West 71 F +2
T43 SMITH, Richard The Notts 71 F +2
T43 LERNIHAN, Dara Castle 71 F +2
T43 JOHNSTON, Niall Aspley Guise & Woburn Sands 71 F +2
T43 GRANT, Nick Knock 71 F +2
T50 ROBERTS, Graham Eaton 72 F +3
T50 BOLTON, Sandy Goring & Streatley 72 F +3
T50 BUCKLAND, Nick Sundridge Park 72 F +3
T50 EVANS, Josh Mere 72 F +3
T50 O'FLYNN, Thomas Fota Island Resort 72 F +3
T50 LEWIS, Marc Borth & Ynyslas 72 F +3
T50 HOPKINS, Jeff Skerries 72 F +3
T50 WILSON, James Formby 72 F +3
T50 ROBB, Chris Inchmarlo 72 F +3
T50 HOGAN, Andrew Newlands 72 F +3
T50 McCLUNG, Kyle Wigtownshire County 72 F +3
T61 BOGGAN, Ciaran Co Meath 73 F +4
T61 O'NEILL, Christopher Radyr 73 F +4
T61 FRAZER, James Pennard 73 F +4
T61 ANSLOW, Lee Oswestry 73 F +4
T61 WESTGATE, Ben Trevose 73 F +4
T61 BROOKS, Jack Pleasington 73 F +4
T61 CURLEY, Cian Newlands 73 F +4
T61 LANE, Steven Worcestershire 73 F +4
T61 FIELDHOUSE, Rhodri Wrexham 73 F +4
T61 COLLIN, Mark Eyemouth 73 F +4
T61 WHITE, Jon Saunton 73 F +4
T61 McNAMARA, Rory Headfort 73 F +4
T61 STOW, Ben Rushmore 73 F +4
T61 FOTHERINGHAM, Fraser Nairn 73 F +4
T61 FLOYD, Matt Cumberwell Park 73 F +4
T76 NUGENT, Christopher Fulford Heath 74 F +5
T76 CALLISTER, Daryl Mount Murray 74 F +5
T76 CASEY, Brian Headfort 74 F +5
T76 EVANS, Michael Clays 74 F +5
T76 WALSH, Martyn Styal 74 F +5
T76 BLEASE, Gareth Burhill 74 F +5
T76 CANNON, Robert Laytown & Bettystown 74 F +5
T76 MATTON, Sam Bowood 74 F +5
T76 WILLIAMS, Richard Vale of Glamorgan 74 F +5
T76 LAINO, Roberto Woburn 74 F +5
T76 NEWMANN, Ryan Brookmans Park 74 F +5
T87 DUNSTER, Jamie The Worcestershire 75 F +6
T87 PHILLIPS, Gareth Creigiau 75 F +6
T87 JONES, Lee Conwy 75 F +6
T87 ROSS, James Royal Burgess 75 F +6
T87 JONES, Paul Royal Birkdale 75 F +6
T87 JAMES, Nick Wenvoe Castle 75 F +6
T87 BELL, Ross Downfield 75 F +6
T87 HOOPER, Richard Neath 75 F +6
T87 CARDY, Jack Hintlesham 75 F +6
T87 BENTHAM, Richard St Pierre 75 F +6
T87 HARMSTON, Warren Wentworth 75 F +6
T87 VICKERY, Joe Newport 75 F +6
T99 CULVERWELL, Alexander Dunbar 76 F +7
T99 LOFTHOUSE, Nick Conwy 76 F +7
T99 HOWIE, Jamie Royal St David's 76 F +7
T99 LAWTON, Chris Falkirk Tryst 76 F +7
T99 HENDERSON-SOWERBY, Donovon Burford 76 F +7
T99 BORROWMAN, Scott Dollar 76 F +7
T99 DIMOND, James East Devon 76 F +7
T99 SUURSALU, Mark Suuresta 76 F +7
T99 HEUCHAN, Colin Southerness 76 F +7
T108 PALMER, Andrew Chorley 77 F +8
T108 REES, Thomas Creigiau 77 F +8
T108 MARTIN, James San Roque 77 F +8
T111 TROW, Mark Llanymynech 78 F +9
T111 HUGHES, Greg Royal Automobile Club 78 F +9
T113 RENFREW, Ben Wynyard 79 F +10
T113 BRODERS, Karlis Ozo (Latvia) 79 F +10
T113 WILLIAMS, Paul Hillside 79 F +10
116 BOAS, Jonathan Randpark 80 F +11
117 WILLIAMS, Gary Wallasey 82 F +13
118 THOMSON, Colin East Renfrewshire 83 F +14
DQ CAMERON, Craig Wentworth 72 F DQ

DQ THORNE, Vincent Haverfordwest 73 F DQ


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European Challenge Tour Scoreboard
MUGELLO TUSCANY OPEN
Poggio del Medici Golf Club
SECOND-ROUND LEADERS
Par 142 (2x71) 7114yd
135 Floris De Vries (Netherlands) 67 68, Nicolas Meitinger (Germany) 70 65.
137 Jan-Are Larsen (Denmark) 68 69, Andrew Coltart (Scotland) 69 68.
138 Fredric Henge (Sweden) 69 69, Alessandro Tadini (Italy) 69 69, Peter Gustafsson (Sweden) 68 70, Joel Sjoholm (Sweden) 70 68, Javi Colombo (Spain) 67 71, Ghislain Rosier (France) 72 66.
Selected scores:
139 Jamie McLeary (Scotland) 72 67 (jt 11th).
142 George Murray (Scotland) 73 69 (jt 31st).
143 Scott Jamieson (Scotland) 73 70 (jt 38th).
MISSED THE CUT (145 and better to qualify)
146 Raymond Russell (Scotland) 74 72.
150 Lloyd Saltman (Scotland) 75 75.
152 Eric Ramsay (Scotland) 79 72.
153 Keir McNicoll (Scotland) 78 75.
154 Jack Doherty (Scotland) 79 75.

Luke Donald (136) leads by one at Wentworth

FROM THE CBS SPORTS WEBSITE
Luke Donald of England shot a second straight 3-under 68 on Friday to take a one-shot lead after the second round of the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth.
Donald took advantage of an early start time to make four birdies and a lone bogey while playing in perfect conditions for a 6-under total of 136.
Leaderboard
English duo Ross Fisher and first-round leader Danny Willett were a shot back in second, along with with James Kingston of South Africa.
Willett was among the late starters and birdied three of his first four holes before the wind started picking up at Wentworth's West Course, leaving the leaders struggling to make par. Willett had five bogeys and just one more birdie the rest of the way, for a 1-over 72.
"With that wind swirling in the tree you've got to stand up and trust that you and your caddy have got the wind right when you hit the shot," the 22-year-old Willett said. "But when it swirls like that it messes with you, and I started to hit long into some of the greens and then could not get up and down from the positions I found myself in."
Fisher birdied two of his last three holes for a 70, while Kingston shot a 69.
Padraig Harrington of Ireland was among a quartet of players a further shot back after carding a 67 in a bogey-free round.
Harrington is chasing his first title since 2008, and said he liked the redesigned West Course, which has been heavily criticised by some of his colleagues.
"There is plenty of intimidation out there," Harrington said. "But I like that. I play better when I am worried about missing a shot. When I get over the ball I tighten up my focus. It's so much better for me when I am on edge."
Defending champion Paul Casey was tied with Harrington at 4 under as he tries to become only the third player after Colin Montgomerie and Nick Faldo to retain his title since the tournament was launched in 1955.
Luke Donald and Paul Casey - close friends, but very different golfers - are both battling for the biggest prize at The European Tour's flagship event.

Leading the Scottish challenge, both on 140, were two Aberdonians, Paul Lawrie and Richie Ramsay.

European Tour Scoreboard
BMW PGA CHAMPIONSHIP
Wenworth Club, West Course, Virginia Water, Surrey
SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
Par 142 (2x71)
136 Luke Donald 68 68. 136 Luke Donald 68
137 James Kingston (Rsa) 68 69, Ross Fisher 67 70, Danny Willett 65 72
138 Chris Wood 70 68, Paul Casey 70 68, Padraig Harrington 71 67, Fredrik Andersson Hed (Swe) 68 70
139 Ricardo Gonzalez (Arg) 69 70, Ernie Els (Rsa) 69 70, Marcel Siem (Ger) 69 70
140 Richie Ramsay 67 73, Damien McGrane 69 71, Paul Lawrie 71 69, Richard Finch 70 70, Gregory Bourdy (Fra) 71 69, Rhys Davies 70 70, Shiv Shankar Prasad Chowrasia (Ind) 67 73, Ross McGowan 72 68
141 Francesco Molinari (Ita) 72 69, Steve Webster 67 74, Thomas Aiken (Rsa) 68 73, Graeme McDowell 70 71, Charl Schwartzel (Rsa) 70 71, Nicolas Colsaerts (Bel) 68 73, Matteo Manassero (Ita) 71 70, Simon Khan 72 69, Stephen Gallacher 69 72, Richard Green (Aus) 66 75
142 Soren Kjeldsen (Den) 68 74, Jeppe Huldahl (Den) 74 68, Colin Montgomerie 73 69, Richard McEvoy 73 69, Maarten Lafeber (Ned) 72 70, Peter Hanson (Swe) 70 72, David Drysdale 71 71, Alexander Noren (Swe) 69 73, Wen-chong Liang (Chn) 70 72, Jean-Francois Lucquin (Fra) 71 71
143 Neil Cheetham 69 74, Hennie Otto (Rsa) 71 72, Anders Hansen (Den) 71 72, Gareth Maybin 68 75, Scott Strange (Aus) 69 74, Peter Hedblom (Swe) 71 72, Oliver Fisher 72 71, Paul Broadhurst 71 72, Robert Rock 69 74, Rory McIlroy 74 69, Justin Rose 74 69, Shane Lowry 72 71, Alejandro Canizares (Spa) 72 71, Jamie Donaldson 69 74
144 Robert Jan Derksen (Ned) 71 73, Nick Dougherty 71 73, Peter Lawrie 70 74, Simon Dyson 73 71, Thongchai Jaidee (Tha) 76 68, Paul McGinley 71 73, Lee Westwood 70 74, Henrik Stenson (Swe) 73 71, Gregory Havret (Fra) 73 71
145 Seung-yul Noh (Kor) 74 71, Soren Hansen (Den) 72 73, Joost Luiten (Ned) 71 74, Robert Karlsson (Swe) 75 70, Danny Lee (Nzl) 68 77, Prayad Marksaeng (Tha) 75 70, Alastair Forsyth 75 70, Rafael Cabrera Bello (Spa) 73 72, Craig Lee 69 76, Peter Whiteford 74 71, Paul Waring 71 74, David Howell 71 74, Andrew Dodt (Aus) 72 73, Mark Brown (Nzl) 72 73, David Lynn 70 75, Mark Foster 73 72
MISSED THE CUT
146 Christian Nilsson (Swe) 73 73, Craig Shave 69 77, Francois Delamontagne (Fra) 75 71, Martin Kaymer (Ger) 76 70, Jose Manuel Lara (Spa) 74 72, Robert Coles 75 71, Felipe Aguilar (Chi) 71 75, Gary Boyd 70 76, Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spa) 73 73, Ariel Canete (Arg) 76 70, Gonzalo Fdez-Castano (Spa) 77 69, Barry Lane 72 74
147 Shiv Kapur (Ind) 79 68, Mikko Ilonen (Fin) 69 78, Martin Erlandsson (Swe) 74 73, Oliver Wilson 71 76, Wen-Tang Lin (Tpe) 69 78, Phillip Price 72 75, Anthony Wall 70 77, Markus Brier (Aut) 70 77, Ian Poulter 78 69
148 Christian Cevaer (Fra) 72 76, Richard Bland 68 80, Rafael Echenique (Arg) 72 76, Louis Oosthuizen (Rsa) 73 75, Johan Edfors (Swe) 71 77, Raphael Jacquelin (Fra) 72 76, Niclas Fasth (Swe) 72 76, Fabrizio Zanotti (Par) 75 73, Chapchai Nirat (Tha) 74 74, Michael Watson (USA) 71 77, Jyoti Randhawa (Ind) 74 74
149 Oskar Henningsson (Swe) 73 76, Kenneth Ferrie 73 76, Marcus Fraser (Aus) 73 76, Alvaro Quiros (Spa) 72 77, Edoardo Molinari (Ita) 72 77, Thomas Levet (Fra) 74 75
150 Jose-Filipe Lima (Por) 73 77, Daniel Vancsik (Arg) 76 74, Marc Warren 75 75, David Horsey 76 74, Michael Jonzon (Swe) 75 75, Scott Drummond 73 77, Seve Benson 74 76
151 Gary Orr 74 77, Thomas Bjorn (Den) 76 75, Pablo Larrazabal (Spa) 73 78, Peter O'Malley (Aus) 76 75, James Morrison 71 80
152 Darren Clarke 75 77, Sam Little 74 78
153 Gary Lockerbie 81 72, Andrew Butterfield 78 75, Sean Whiffin 77 76, David Dixon 74 79, Tano Goya (Arg) 76 77, Ignacio Garrido (Spa) 80 73, Jon Lupton 78 75, Pablo Martin (Spa) 73 80
154 Anthony Kang (USA) 79 75, Andrew Raitt 72 82, David Higgins 80 74
156 Brett Rumford (Aus) 80 76
157 Julien Quesne (Fra) 78 79
159 Chris Gill 80 79, James Lee 81 78
160 Mikael Lundberg (Swe) 85 75
WD: Michael Hoey 75, Stephen Dodd 80
RTD: Graeme Storm 73, Bradley Dredge 76

ROOKIE RICKIE FOWLER IN SEARCH OF OPEN DEBUT

AS VETERANS COUPLES AND

LOVE III BID FOR ST ANDREWS RETURN

NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE R&A
On Monday, Rickie Fowler, the former World Amateur Golf Ranking number one who has had four top-ten finishes on the PGA Tour in 2010, will attempt to earn his Open debut at International Final Qualifying – America.
Also bidding to secure their places in the 150th Anniversary Open Championship will be Fred Couples, the 50-year-old who finished sixth at this year’s Masters Tournament and Davis Love III, a veteran of 23 consecutive Open Championships, who successfully qualified at IFQ last year.
“This is my first attempt to qualify for The Open,” said 21-year-old PGA Tour rookie Fowler, the current world number 54, who concluded his amateur career last September by earning four points out of four for the USA in the 2009 Walker Cup Match.
“I have done well in qualifiers in the past, having qualified for the US Open twice. I am looking forward to the chance to play in my first Open. Links golf is one of my favourites if not my favourite, so I look forward to this opportunity.”
A field of 78, which currently includes 21 of the world’s top 100 players, will play 36 holes of the 6856-yard, par-70 Queens Course at Gleneagles Country Club in Plano, Texas, to determine which of them will earn one of the eight places available at golf’s oldest Major Championship.
Current world number 68 Rory Sabbatini of South Africa has played in the last seven Open Championships, with his best result, tied-26th, coming at Royal Liverpool in 2006.
“I love playing The Open,” said the 2009 Byron Nelson Champion. “It is a true test of golf. Playing it is definitely a challenge and I look forward to it every year.
“I have actually never played at Gleneagles Country Club. I drove around it last week to get a look at it,” added Sabbatini.
Gleneagles Country Club, a venue which is conveniently located to tie into the Tour’s Texas swing, lies only 20 miles from the TPC Four Seasons Resort, where the Byron Nelson Championship is currently being played. Following IFQ, players will travel the 50 miles to Fort Worth for the Crown Plaza Invitational at the Colonial.
Charley Hoffman, who has made two previous Open appearances, in 2007 at Carnoustie and in 2009 at Turnberry, said: “I have never played Gleneagles Country Club, but I have walked around and looked at it. The Open is a tournament you always want to play every year and being back at St Andrews is something you want to be part of. Getting into The Open is a high priority for me.”
Other notable names due to contest eight Open Championship berths on Monday include 2008 US Ryder Cup player JB Holmes, India’s Jeev Milkha Singh and Martin Laird, Scotland’s highest-ranked golfer.
Play will get underway at 7.00am local time from two tees. Live scores and stories will be published on www.opengolf.com throughout the day.

Sir Nick Faldo confirms Carnoustie appearance

NEWS RELEASE
Sir Nick Faldo, the six-time Major Champion, has confirmed he will be part of the world class line-up for this year’s Senior Open Championship presented by MasterCard from July 22-25.
Europe’s last Ryder Cup Captain follows the current United States Captain Corey Pavin in entering the field for the 24th edition of the Championship, which will be played over the famous Championship Course at Carnoustie.
Faldo won The Open Championship three times in Scotland – at Muirfield in 1987 and 1992, and St Andrews in 1990 – and he will be hoping to add his maiden Senior Major championship to his hat-trick of Claret Jugs.
It will be the 52 year old’s third Senior Open Championship, after finishing tied 14th on his debut at Muirfield in 2007 and tied 38th last year at Sunningdale having missed the 2008 Championship due to his Ryder Cup Captaincy commitments.
Faldo, who also won three Masters Tournaments, is the all-time leading points scorer in The Ryder Cup, having appeared in the biennial contest 11 times.
He was knighted in the Queen’s Birthday Honours in 2009 in recognition of his services to golf over a career now spanning five decades in which he has become Britain’s most successful player.
Tickets are now on sale at a discounted rate to see Faldo play in The Senior Open Championship, which will also see the legendary pair of Gary Player and Tom Watson return to the course where they won The Open Championship in 1968 and 1975 respectively.
Spectators can buy tickets by visiting www.senioropengolf.com or by calling +44 (0) 800 023 2557, or on the gate. One day tickets are £25 and season tickets are £70.
Substantial savings can now be made both on day passes and season tickets for The 2010 Senior Open Championship, which are priced respectively at £16.50 and £60, with a further 10% discount available to MasterCard holders.

Moray win Senior Northern Counties Cup

Moray gained a measure of revenge for last year's defeat by Nairn Dunbar 1 in the final of the Senior Northern Counties Cup by beating the same club team by eight holes in this year's final at Cruden Bay today
The Lossiemouth leading-off pairing of J Westwood and J K Young established a three-hole winning margin over H Clunas and D Lamb.
The Moray second string of C J MacLeod and M J Dean did even better by finishing five holes up on B Kettles and D Bunker to clinch posession of the Brian D Fraser Trophy.

SENIOR NORTHERN COUNTIES
Cruden Bay Golf Club
Final
Moray bt Nairn Dunbar 1 by eight holes.

J Westwood & J K Young 5, H Clunas & D Lamb 0.

C J MacLeod & M J Dean 5, C B Kettles & D Bunker 0.

LAIRD ATTEMPTING TO EARN TICKET HOME

AT INTERNATIONAL FINAL QUALIFYING

NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE R&A
On Monday, Scotland’s Martin Laird will compete for one of eight places available in the 150th Anniversary Open Championship, when he takes his place in the field at International Final Qualifying – America.
The current world number 105 will play 36 holes of the Queens Course at Gleneagles Country Club in Plano, Texas, to determine whether he will make only his second Open Championship appearance at St Andrews in 2010, having made his debut last year.
The Glaswegian, who missed the cut by two strokes at Turnberry, won the 2009 Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospital for Children Open, securing his PGA Tour card for 2010 and 2011. It was the first victory by a Scot on the PGA Tour since Sandy Lyle won the Masters Tournament in 1988.
Laird is joined in the field by two-time European Tour winner Brian Davis of England. Davis has made five Open Championship appearances, with his best result, tied-sixth, coming at Royal St George’s in the 2003 Open Championship. Now a regular on the PGA Tour, Davis finished in second place at the Verizon Heritage in April.
Notable names due to contest eight Open Championship berths at IFQ on Monday include Rickie Fowler, the PGA Tour rookie who has registered four top-ten finishes already this year and who took four points out of four for the USA during last year’s Walker Cup Match.
Others due to stake their claim for a 150th Anniversary Open Championship berth are 2008 US Ryder Cup player JB Holmes; India’s Jeev Milkha Singh; 1992 Masters Champion Fred Couples, who finished in third place when The Open was last held at St Andrews in 2005; and Davis Love III, the 1997 PGA Champion who successfully qualified for The Open last year at IFQ – America.
Play will get underway at 7.00am local time from two tees. Live scores and stories will be published on www.opengolf.com throughout the day.

United States PGA Tour Scoreboard
HP BYRON NELSON CHAMPIONSHIP
TPC Four Seasons Resort Las Colinas, Irving, Texas
FIRST ROUND (now complete)
Par 70
66 Hunter Mahan, Jarrod Lyle (Aus), Joe Durant, Michael Sim (Sco), Blake Adams, Steve Elkington (Aus), Jason Day (Aus)
67 Jeff Overton, Colt Knost, Parker McLachlin, Greg Owen (Eng), Alex Prugh, Dustin Johnson, Nathan Green (Aus), Marc Leishman (Aus), Jay Williamson
68 Rory Sabbatini (Rsa), Mark Hensby (Aus), James Nitties (Aus), Steve Wheatcroft, Shaun Micheel, D.A. Points, Corey Pavin, Brandt Jobe, Briny Baird, Jordan Spieth
69 Robert Garrigus, Garth Mulroy (Rsa), Chris Smith, James Driscoll, Heath Slocum, Tommy Armour III, Trevor Fisher Jnr (Rsa), Brent Delahoussaye, Rodney Pampling (Aus), Michael Bradley, Tom Pernice Jnr., Brad Faxon, Charlie Wi (Kor), J J Henry, Arjun Atwal (Ind), Cameron Beckman, Jason Schultz
70 Paul Stankowski, Jeff Gove, Billy Mayfair, Kevin Johnson, Harrison Frazar, Ben Crane, Sean O'Hair, Ryuji Imada (Jpn), Y.E. Yang (Kor), John Merrick, Joe Ogilvie, Greg Chalmers (Aus), Stewart Cink, Derek Lamely, Chris Wilson, Kenny Perry, Mathew Goggin (Aus), Brett Wetterich, Johnson Wagner, Scott Verplank, Jerod Turner, Josh Teater
71 Brian Stuard, Aron Price (Aus), Chris Riley, Jeff Quinney, J.P. Hayes, Kevin Sutherland, Brenden Pappas (Rsa), Graham Delaet (Can), Ryan Palmer, Jimmy Walker, Craig Bowden, Kris Blanks, Vance Veazey, Ricky Barnes, Cameron Tringale, Spencer Levin, Charley Hoffman, Bill Lunde, Gary Woodland, Chris Couch, Matt Bettencourt, John Mallinger, Webb Simpson, Tim Wilkinson (Nzl), Will MacKenzie, Chad Campbell, Roland Thatcher, Matt Weibring, Bryce Molder, Pat Perez, Henrik Bjornstad (Nor), Lee Janzen, Kevin Streelman, Tom Gillis
72 Brian Gay, Roger Tambellini, Chris Tidland, Justin Leonard, Martin Laird (Sco), Rickie Fowler, Stuart Appleby (Aus), Charles Warren, Jeev Milkha Singh (Ind), Omar Uresti, Tim Herron, Chris DiMarco, Steve Lowery, Cliff Kresge, Alex Cejka (Ger), Andrew McLardy (Rsa), Andres Romero (Arg), John Huston, Rocco Mediate, Skip Kendall, D.J. Trahan
73 Brendon De Jonge, John Senden (Aus), Wil Collins, Mathias Gronberg (Swe), Jeff Maggert, John Rollins, Daniel Chopra (Swe), Vijay Singh (Fij), J.B. Holmes, Justin Bolli, Chad Collins, Yuta Ikeda (Jpn), Carl Pettersson (Swe)
74 Brian Davis (Eng), Garrett Willis, Todd Hamilton, Chez Reavie, Matthew Jones (Aus), Bob Estes, Christopher Brown, Troy Matteson
75 Bobby Hutcherson, Martin Flores, Ted Purdy, Michael Connell, George McNeill, Richard S Johnson (Swe), Mark Calcavecchia, Troy Merritt, Rich Barcelo, Jason Gore
76 Cameron Percy (Aus), Nicholas Thompson
77 David Lutterus (Rsa), Ken Duke
DQ Michael Letzig 83

66 Joe Durant, Jason Day (Aus)
67 Dustin Johnson, Marc Leishman (Aus), Jay Williamson
68 Rory Sabbatini (Rsa), Mark Hensby (Aus), James Nitties (Aus), Steve Wheatcroft, Briny Baird, Shaun Micheel
69 Brent Delahoussaye, Rodney Pampling (Aus), Garth Mulroy (Rsa), Michael Bradley, Tom Pernice Jnr., Brad Faxon, J J Henry, Arjun Atwal (Ind), Jason Schultz
70 Jeff Gove, Joe Ogilvie, Greg Chalmers (Aus), Kevin Johnson, Harrison Frazar, Derek Lamely, Kenny Perry, Mathew Goggin (Aus), Ryuji Imada (Jpn), Brett Wetterich, Jerod Turner, Scott Verplank, Y.E. Yang (Kor)
71 Spencer Levin, Chris Riley, Bill Lunde, Jeff Quinney, J.P. Hayes, Kevin Sutherland, John Mallinger, Matt Bettencourt, Graham Delaet (Can), Webb Simpson, Will MacKenzie, Chad Campbell, Roland Thatcher, Jimmy Walker, Craig Bowden, Bryce Molder, Lee Janzen, Henrik Bjornstad (Nor), Kevin Streelman, Tom Gillis, Cameron Tringale
72 Charles Warren, Jeev Milkha Singh (Ind), Chris DiMarco, Brian Gay, Steve Lowery, Roger Tambellini, Cliff Kresge, Andrew McLardy (Rsa), Chris Tidland, Justin Leonard, John Huston, Skip Kendall, Rocco Mediate, Stuart Appleby (Aus), D.J. Trahan
73 Daniel Chopra (Swe), John Rollins, Jeff Maggert, John Senden (Aus), Yuta Ikeda (Jpn), Carl Pettersson (Swe)
74 Bob Estes, Christopher Brown, Garrett Willis, Todd Hamilton, Troy Matteson, Matthew Jones (Aus)
75 George McNeill, Martin Flores, Mark Calcavecchia, Ted Purdy, Troy Merritt
76 Cameron Percy (Aus), Nicholas Thompson
77 Ken Duke
DQ: 83 Michael Letzig