Lloyds in legal battle over sale of Loch Lomond


FROM THE DAILY TELEGRAPH WEBSITE
By JONATHAN RUSSELL
Lloyds Banking Group has found itself embroiled in a legal battle with the celebrity members of one of the world's most exclusive golf courses.
In legal papers filed in the US, the bank has been accused of fraud, negligent misrepresentation and breach of fiduciary duty over plans to sell Loch Lomond Golf Course, an asset it effectively owns, to De Vere Hotel Group, a company it also has a 50pc stake in.
Lloyds took ownership of the golf course from HBOS-backed Lyle Anderson Companies when the group fell into administration in 2008.
Since then the club's members, who are thought to number just 200 and include Sir Sean Connery and Prince Andrew as well as senior City figures, have been trying to buy the club.
However, the US administrator Marotta Gund Budd & Dzera has rejected their approach and entered into talks to sell the course to De Vere Hotels.
A source close to the club said: "The MEC [members' executive committee] has submitted an offer on behalf of members which is clear, financially competitive and with limited conditionality to closing.
"Unfortunately, however, the bank appears minded to pursue a sale of the club to the De Vere Hotel group, in which the bank has recently become a large shareholder.
"We believe that this is the wrong decision for all the parties concerned, since it will result in mass resignations by the membership and leave the legal class action as the only route for members to recover their debenture investment in the club."
Loch Lomond, near Glasgow, describes itself as "one of the most prestigious private international clubs in the world".
Membership is understood to cost up to £75,000 a year, for which members get access to the golf course, fly fishing, shooting and 43 suites on the estate.
However, members fear that the sale of the golf course would reduce the value of their debentures by opening up the course to a wider public.
Although Lloyds declined to comment, it is understood the bank is to defend the legal action brought against it and Lyle Anderson, the previous owner of the course.
The suit, disclosed by property magazine Estates Gazette, seeks an injunction against the sale of the course while also seeking punitive damages. It has been brought by US law firms Paul Hastings and Hinshaw & Culbertson.
As part of the claim the executive committee of the club is asking members to contribute £500 each to a fighting fund to back the claim.
It is not known whether the club's high profile members, including Sir Sean and Prince Andrew, have agreed to back the claim.
Members of the club also include UBS banker Andrew Horricks and former House of Fraser finance director Stefan Cassar.

Anybody here seen Kelly? That's him three clear for Irish

seniors victory at Castleroy

FROM THE IRISH GOLF UNION WEBSITE
Killeen's Maurice Kelly fired a closing round of 73 to capture the Irish senior men's open amateur championship at Castletroy Golf Club today by three strokes from Tipperary's Arthur Pierse.
Kelly, who also holds the Irish senior amateur (closed title), got of to a superb start with pars on the opening three holes followed by back to back birdies. His first dropped shot of the round came on the par four eighth hole and another followed on the tenth before he steadied the ship with four straight pars.
A birdie on the fifteenth hole made victory a formality for the Killeen man who has won the Irish Seniors Order of Merit in four of the last five years.
Pierse also recorded a 73 on the final day to clinch the runner-up spot ahead of Michael Coote (Tralee), John Carroll (Bandon) and Tony Cleary (Cork). Carroll was winner of the Over 60s Trophy while Roy Smethurst (England) and Sean Hosty (Galway) won the Over 65's and Over 70s equivalents.
FINAL TOTALS
223: M Kelly (Killeen) 76 74 73
226: A Pierse (Tipperary) 76 77 73
227: M Coote (Tralee) 80 74 73, J Carroll (Bandon) 74 77 76 (Winner Over 60s Trophy), T Cleary (Cork) 74 77 76
229: J Knoll (USA) 77 75 77, T O'Grady (USA) 74 81 74
230: P Slater (England) 75 81 74, A Morrow (Portmarnock) 73 77 80
231: L MacNamara (Woodbrook) 76 75 80
232: B Donlon (Birr) 78 75 79, R Smethurst (England) 76 79 77 (Winner Over 65s Trophy), B McCarroll (Ballyliffin) 76 79 77, I Stewart (Curragh) 74 78 80
233: J Browne (Belvoir Park) 77 76 80
234: A Smith (The Island) 77 81 76
235: D Lane (England) 81 76 78, M Eager (Lucan) 77 81 77, P Cowley (Cork) 77 79 79, B O'Leary (Greystones) 77 77 81, R Thompson (USA) 76 86 73
236: B O'Malley (The Royal Dublin) 85 74 77
237: H Donnelly (South County) 82 74 81, B Edgar (Scotland) 81 75 81, S McParland (Greenore) 79 79 79, J Johnston (Scotland) 77 81 79, D Morris (Limerick) 77 80 80
238: J Cuffe (Monkstown) 83 79 76, T Hayes (K Club) 81 80 77, G O'Keeffe (Waterford) 81 77 80, S Hosty (Galway) 81 77 80 (Winner Over 70s Trophy), H Smyth (Mourne) 79 81 78
239: H Mackeown (Portmarnock) 80 80 79
240: B Burke (Moate) 83 77 80, T Brown (England) 78 81 81
241: S Lynch (Minchinhampton) 84 78 79
242: M Wigley (England) 77 82 83
243: P Lynch (Slade Valley) 82 81 80, B Whitaker (Elm Park) 80 79 84
244: S Baker (England) 83 79 82, T Goode (Lucan) 83 78 83, R Walker (England) 81 79 84, T Tyrrell (The Heath) 78 79 87
245: I Mason (England) 81 78 86, P Hautz (Delgany) 79 82 84
246: S Ellis (Scotland) 81 79 86
247: S Pond (England) 77 83 87
249: G Rees (Wales) 82 81 86, B Yates (England) 82 81 86
251: B O'Gorman (Rossmore) 86 77 88
RTD: V Smyth (Co. Louth) 79 83 RTD

Maitland Shield foursomes hosts win the tournament

NO PLACE LIKE HOME FOR MURCAR LINKS

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Murcar Links made the most of home advantage to regain the City of Aberdeen Foursomes title by a comfortable margin this evening.
They beat Hazlehead by a combined eight holes in the final of the Maitland Shield they last won at Craibstone two years ago.
Anthony Bews, who works in the Murcar pro’s shop and was a member of the North-east District team who won the Scottish championship earlier this month, combined with Ian Galbraith to win the first-string tie by holes against Kevin Duthie and Scott Robertson.
Duncan Raitt and Gregor Stewart finished three holes up on Hazlehead’s second pairing of Sandy Pirie, who played in the Walker Cup match of 1967, and Alan Macklin.
Results:
SEMI-FINALS
Hazlehead bt Auchmill by 1 hole
K Duthie and S Robertson 0, G Geddes and S Scott 0
A K Pirie and A Macklin 1, A Allan and J Nicolson 0

Murcar Links bt Newmachar by 4 holes
A Bews and I Galbraith 6, C Simpson and M McKechnie 0
D Raitt and G Stewart 0, J Duff and C Lamb 2.

FINAL
Murcar Links bt Hazlehead by eight holes.
Bews and Galbraith 5, Duthie and Robertson 0.
Raitt and Stewart 3, Pirie and Macklin 0.

England's Chris Lloyd setting the pace with a five-under-par 66

As the Crowe flies, Anglo Ross is leading Scot at Gailes

FROM THE SCOTTISH GOLF UNION WEBSITE
with additional words by Colin Farquharson
A member of the Westerhope club near Newcastle, Ross Crowe is the leading Scot at the end of the opening day of the Scottish men's amateur stroke-play championship at Glasgow Golf Club's Gailes links in Ayrshire.
Crowe, who is in the R&A World Amateur Rankings, had a two-under-par 69 to be in joint fifth place behind the young English leader, Chris Lloyd (Kendleshire).
There are four Scots among those on the 70 mark, including Murcar Links' Bryan Innes who produced a storming birdie blitz.

The 40-year-old former international from Murcar Links, pictured by Cal Carson Golf Agency, a beaten semi-finalist in last summer's Scottish amateur championship at Royal Troon, fresh from playing a key role in the North-east’s victory in the Moneygate Scottish Area Team Championship, was three-over at the turn before collecting five birdies on the home way home to end the day on one-under par 70, four behind leader Lloyd
Other Scots on the 70 mark going into Saturday's second round are Philip McLean (Peterhead), a winner of the Edward Trophy over the same course in late April, Mark Bookless (Sandyhills) and Andrew Wallace (Glenbervie). 

Bristol’s Chris Lloyd, a former county junior foursomes partner of European Tour star Chris Wood, had seized the early clubhouse lead.
The 18-year-old fired six birdies in a superb opening round of 66 to finish five-under on his first competitive outing in Scotland. His only blemish was a three-putt bogey at the tenth, but consecutive birdies at the seventh, eighth and ninth followed up with back nine birdies at the 13th, 14th and 16th gave him a one-shot morning lead from fellow Englishman Billy Hemstock.

Lloyd, whose best finish this season was sixth place at the Lytham Trophy, said:
“My form coming into this week hasn’t been great, but I found some good temp on the range this morning and kicked on from there. I managed to keep the ball straight off the tee, find the middle of the greens and putted really well.”
“I’ve got my final school exams coming over the next few weeks but the books have been left at home to concentrate on the golf! I’m playing the St Andrews Links Trophy next week but will have to miss the Amateur Championship as my exams clash with that.”
French champion Romain Wattel, who beat Ross Kellett (Colville Park) in the final of the Argentina championship towards the end of last year before he won the prestigious Junior Orange Bowl in Florida over the Festive period,  led the overseas challenge with a fine three-under par 68, having got off to flyer with birdies on the opening two holes. He picked up further shots on the 4th, 9th and 10th and despite notching seven birdies in total, was left slightly disappointed with his round:
“I had a chance of a really good score this morning but missed a few opportunities and four bogeys was disappointing. Conditions were perfect this morning and I was hoping to make more of my round when the wind was down.”
The Frenchman, who hails from the same home club as Gregory Havret, said he took inspiration from the success of his countryman on Scottish soil:
“I watched Gregory win at Loch Lomond a couple of years ago so it would be nice for me to win here too. He beat Phil Mickelson who is a hero of mine, but I was delighted for him as it was a great boost for French golf.”
Peterhead’s Philip McLean sits four shots back after a one-under par round of 70, despite his “only bad swing of the day” costing him a double-bogey six at the tenth hole, while Pollok 19-year-old James Hendrick was level par after his opening round 71.
FIRST ROUND SCORES
Par 71
1 LLOYD, Chris (Kendleshire) 66
2 HEMSTOCK, Billy (Teignmouth) 67 
T3 ZUNIC, Jordan (Australia) 68
T3 WATTEL, Romain (France) 68 
T5 JEONG, Jin (Korea) 69
T5 SMITH, Richard (Notts) 69 
T5 CROWE, Ross (Westerhope) 69 
T8 INNES, Bryan (Murcar Links) 70 
T8 BOOKLESS, Mark (Sandyhills) 70 
T8 WINSTANLEY, Ian (Formby) 70 
T8 WALLACE, Andrew (Glenbervie) 70 
T8 WRIGHT, Darren (Rowlands Castle) 70 
T8 McLEAN, Philip (Peterhead) 70 
T14 HARKINS, Chris Ayr Belleisle 71 
T14 SOUTAR, Brian Leven GS 71 
T14 KELLETT, Ross Colville Park 71 
T14 ROBERTSON, Graeme Glenbervie 71 
T14 BINNING, Sam Ranfurly Castle 71 
T14 HENDRICK, James Pollok 71 
T14 HAMILTON, Craig Ballochmyle 71 
T14 SENIOR, Jack Heysham 71
T14 MCELROY, Dermot Ballymena 71 
T14 SHIELDS, Paul Kirkhill 71
T14 NIXON, Matthew Ashton-Under-Lyne 71 
T14 COWAN, Rob Canada 71
T14 LATIMER, Peter St Andrews New 71
T14 DUNTON, Adam McDonald 71
T28 LARKIN, Scott Royal Aberdeen 72 
T28 BOLTON, Sandy Goring and Streatley 72 
T28 HILLSON, Mark Craigielaw 72 
T28 DORAN, Connor Banbridge 72
T28 CUTLER, Paul Portstewart 72 
T28 PALMER, Andrew Chorley 72 
T28 CAMPBELL, Ben New Zealand 72 
T28 BREMNER, William Edzell 72 
T28 SOUTHGATE, Matthew Thorpe Hall 72 
T28 DOCHERTY, Richard Bearsden 72 
T28 McPHEE, Paul King James VI 72 
T28 ALEXANDER, Paul Caldwell 72 
T28 GIBSON, Scott Southerness 72 
T41 BETTY, Paul Hayston 73
T41 CLARK, Matthew Kilmacolm 73
T41 PERRY, Mathew New Zealand 73 
T41 KING, Jonathan Glasgow 73
T41 CAMBIS, Guillaume France 73 
T41 REDFORD, Ian St Andrews New 73 
T41 WHITE, James Lundin 73
T41 MCDONALD, Jack Kilmarnock (Barassie) 73 
T41 MCKENNA, Fraser Balmore 73
T41 NICOL, Kris Fraserburgh 73
T41 ROBINSON, James Southport and Ainsdale 73 
T41 RENNIE, Steven Drumpellier 73 
T53 LEONARD, Rory Banbridge 74 
T53 HODGSON, Stiggy Sunningdale 74 
T53 WOOD, Ed Crow Wood 74
T53 FARR, Oliver Ludlow 74
T53 LEWIS, Tom Welwyn Garden City 74
T53 ROBERTSON, George Irvine Ravenspark 74 
T53 GRANT, Nick Knock 74
T53 BAIRD, Colin Bothwell Castle 74 
T53 YATES, Gordon Hilton Park 74 
T53 THOMSON, Colin East Refrewshire 74
T63 STEVENSON, Gordon Whitecraigs 75 
T63 STEWART, Michael Troon Welbeck 75 
T63 MARTIN, James Spain 75
T63 FINLAY, George Ballumbie Castle 75
T63 ROSS, James Royal Burgess 75 
T63 FINDLAY, Jordan Fraserburgh 75 
T63 SIMPSON, David Crieff 75
T63 CUNNINGHAM, Myles Craigielaw 75 
T63 HOWARD, Paul (Southport and Ainsdale 75 
T63 BROWN, Steven Wentworth 75
T63 MCEWAN, Steven Caprington 75 
T63 WATSON, Craig East Renfrewshire 75 
T63 SPEIRS, Stephen Koovonga 75 
T63 BELL, Ross Downfield 75
T63 BOAS, Jonathan South Africa 75 
T63 MOULTRIE, Paul Royal Troon 75 
T63 CONNOR, Sam Sandiway 75
T63 CAMPBELL, Glenn Blairgowrie 75
T63 CAMPBELL, Michael Renfrew 75
T82 HARPER, Kristofer Carnoustie 76 
T82 CHRISTIE, Alex Tyrrells Wood 76 
T82 PATERSON, Greg St Andrews New 76 
T82 SOMMERVILLE, Daniel St Andrews 76 
T82 YOUNG, Daniel Craigie Hill 76
T82 SWEENEY, Aaron Carnoustie 76
T82 LENNOX, Luke Moyola Park 76 
T82 STUART, Sam St Anne's Old Links 76 
T82 GOUVEIA, Ricardo Portugal 76
T82 SHEVILL, Daniel Prudhoe 76
T82 FOTHERINGHAM, Bryan Inverness 76 
T82 SHEMAN, David Canada 76
T82 HULSTON, Darren Dollar 76 
T82 CLARK, Ronnie Erskine 76 
T96 CRICHTON, Scott Aberdour 77 
T96 STUART, Thomas St Anne's Old Links 77 
T96 WILSON, James Formby 77
T96 BORROWMAN, Scott Dollar 77 
T96 WHITELAW, James Mouse Valley 77
T96 HOGAN, Andrew Ireland 77
T96 WYBAR, John Aldeburgh 77 
T96 NICOLSON, Greg Mortonhall 77
T96 FOTHERINGHAM, Fraser Nairn 77 
T96 SLOAN, Ben Cathkin Braes 77
T96 SPENCE, Stephen Irvine 77 
T107 PINTOR SMITH, Fran Spain 78
T107 HENDERSON, Neil Glen 78 
T107 O'NEIL, Conor Pollok 78 
T107 BOOTH, David Rotherham 78
T107 CULVERWELL, Alexander Dunbar 78 
T107 MCGARVEY, Sean Glencorse 78 
T107 EVANS, Josh Mere 78
T107 GRUNWELL, Michael Powfoot 78 
T115 SELFRIDGE, Chris Moyola Park 79 F +8
T115 RIDDICK, Clark Southerness 79 F +8
T115 CARNIE, Grant Newburgh on Ythan 79 F +8
T115 HEUCHAN, Colin Southerness 79 F +8
T115 WHITSON, Reeve Mourne 79 F +8
T115 MCGRENAGHAN, Scott Cochrane Castle 79 F +8
T115 SMYTH, Michael Royal Troon 79 F +8
T122 DUNNE, Paul Greystones 80 F +9
T122 TAYLOR, Kristian Formby 80 F +9
T122 DAILY, Michael Erskine 80 F +9
T122 WATT, Jonathan Brokenhurst Manor 80 F +9
T126 SPRAGGS, Patrick Stowmarket 81 F +10
T126 GAULT, Paul Westerwood 81 
T126 SHEPHERD, Jake Wisley 81 
T126 SCHULTE, Frederik Germany 81 
T126 CAMPBELL, Andrew Dumbarton 81
T126 MACKAY, Jamie Kilmarnock (Barassie) 81 
T126 JABBLE, Gee Buckinghamshire 81 
T126 COSSINS, Charlie Bath 81 
T126 TELFORD, Wayne Rathmore 81 
T126 HAMILTON, Keith Ayr Belleisle 81
T126 RUSHFORD, Bobby Grangemouth 81
T126 WEIR, Andrew Montrose Mercantile 81
T138 GORRIE, Graeme Glasgow 82
T138 BLENNERHASSETT, Tom Marriott Dalmahoy 82 
T138 JOHNSTON, Liam Dumfries and Co 82 
141 ROBB, Chris Inchmarlo 83
142 MACKIE, Rae South Africa 85 
143 BRAIN, Jonathan United States 86 
DQ RAVEN, Mark Royal Automobile DQ


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Luke Donald leads from Rhys Davies at Madrid halfway

FROM THE EUROPEAN TOUR WEBSITE
England's Luke Donald leads at halfway in the Madrid Masters after Welshman Rhys Davies did not quite get the 25th birthday present he most wanted.
Former Walker Cup player Davies, who has already won in his first full season on The European Tour, was tied for the lead with two holes of his second round to play.
But a bogey on the short 17th robbed him of top spot and he then missed a nine foot birdie chance at the last.
"I was a little disappointed the way I finished, I thought I could have got the lead on my own, but all in all I'm not going to complain," said Davies.
"I'm right in with a shout."
A week after losing the BMW PGA Championship by a shot - and that after a double bogey on the penultimate hole - Donald leads on 12 under par after adding a 67 to his opening 65.
Alone of the three first round leaders to have a morning start, Donald went six clear of the field when he turned in 31 and then added further birdies on the second and sixth.
But he three-putted the seventh and then bogeyed the eighth as well after plugging in a bunker.
"It's hard to play perfect golf for four days, but the two bogeys were not really bad shots and I feel like I have a lot better control with my irons this week," said the 32 year old, who despite being 13th in the Official World Golf Rankings has not had a win in Europe for six years and anywhere for four.
"I keep knocking at the door and hopefully it will open soon. I feel like I should have won a few in the last few years, but I'm in a great position here."
Davies was on the practice putting green when he saw Donald's score, but promptly went out in 33 and, after stumbling with a bogey six at the tenth, had three more birdies in four holes.
Two shots further back in third place is Davies' compatriot Jamie Donaldson. He was the other man to open with a 65, before adding a 70.
Ulsterman Graeme McDowell, who began the week discovering that he had just kept his place in the world's top 50 and did not therefore have to qualify for the US Open or Open Championship, is in fourth spot on eight under after a second successive 68.
The 30 year old, who chipped in for eagle on the opening day, holed a 113 yard pitch for another at his very first hole, but gave up two late shots just like Donald.
"I don't have to worry about the top 50 anymore and it's like a weight lifted off my shoulders," he said.
Former Open de France champion Graeme Storm, who had to pull out with stomach cramps last week and was still suffering earlier this week, felt a whole lot better after charging from one over to seven under with a course-record 64.
Luke Donald's playing partner and good friend Sergio Garcia missed the cut by two strokes when a 73 left him on one over par.

 The Spaniard had felt he was turning the corner with his game after 15 months in the doldrums, but another failure caused his shoulders to slump as he disappointed his home fans.
"It's hard when you know your potential and you just can't achieve it," said the former world No 2, who is now 32nd and falling in the rankings, said. "At the moment, I can't see the future. The way things are I can't see how long it will take to come out of this."
His failure to produce the penetrating ball-striking which took him so close to world No 1Tiger Woods at the start of 2009 was demonstrated on his first hole of the day, the par-five 10th.
"I hit a great drive, but then pushed a five-iron and ended up in the water, not the greatest of starts," the 30-year-old Spaniard said. "A spark comes with rounds of 62 or 63, not 73," he said.
Last week Garcia said that he would not want to be picked for the Ryder Cup by Colin Montgomerie if he were playing as "badly" as he is at the moment.
SCOTSWATCH:
The Scots on the  European Tour never seem to get much credit for their efforts so lets hear it for the "Magnficent Seven' - that's how many survived the cut on one-under-par 143 to continue the action into the weekend. When was the last time seven Scots made it past the halfway cut in a European Tour event, probably not as long ago as that but an occasion still worth highlighting.
Gary Orr is the No 1 Scot on 140 (73-67), followed by Marc Warren on 141 (70-71) and the in-form Stephen Gallacher on 142 (69-73). Four Scots made it on the limit mark of 143 - Peter Whiteford (73-70), David Drysdale (69-74), Paul; Lawrie (73-70) and Alistair Forsyth (74-69).
Five Scots were sidelined - Steven O'Hara (71-74) on 145, Richie Ramsay (74-72) and Andrew Coltart (74-72) on 146, Andrew McArthur (76-71) on 147 and Scott Drummond (74-77) on 151.

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CALLUM MACAULAY SHARES
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VICTORY IN TARTAN TOUR
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EVENT AT GLENEAGLES

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Tulliallan’s Callum Macaulay notched up a joint victory on the Tartan Tour today when he shared first place with three other players in the Teddy Bear Foundation Invitational pro-am over the King’s Course at Gleneagles Hotel.
Macaulay (pictured left by Cal Carson Golf Agency), Campbell Elliott (Haggs Castle), Iain Colquhoun (Dundonald Links) and Gary McFarlane (Clober) all hit the two-under-mark of 68 at what is not a prize money event.
The pros are paid what amounts to an appearance fee and the bulk of the income from the pro-am, plus the considerable proceeds from a golf memorabilia auction dinner, conducted by Andy Cameron, in the hotel this evening, will add up to a £100,000 boost for the charity.
Elliott and McFarlane came home in 30 strokes apiece.
Colquhoun could claim a double-whammy victory. The Dundonald Links pro led the N R C Ltd amateur trio of Donald Livingston (handicap 8), Neil Henderson (17) and Roy Lascelles (13) to win with a combined net score of 15-under-par 125.
PRO SCORES
Par 70
68 Campbell Elliott (Haggs Castle), Iain Colquhoun (Dundonald Links), Gary McFarlane (Clober), Callum Macaulay (Tulliallan).
69 Scott Henderson (Kings Links), Stephen Gray (Hayston), Stuart Kerr (Strathaven).
70 Gordon Brand junior (Players Club), David Armitage (Renaissance), Andrew Crerar (Panmure), Richard Hall (Turnberry), Chris Kelly (Cawder).
71 John Greaves (Glasgow), Gordon Stewart (Cawder), Jonathan Lomas (unatt), Greig Hutcheon (Banchory), Alan Tait (Marriott Dalmahoy).
72 Mark King (Kingsfield), Steven Dunsmore (Falkirk Tryst).
73 Tom Eckford (Ranfurly Castle), Steven Richardson (Garon Park), Alastair Forrow (Whitecraigs).]
74 Donald McKay (Wellsgreen).
75 Jacky Montgomery (Dunbar), Stewart Russell (East Renfrewshire), Phil Harrison (Wildwood CC), Simon McLean (Airdrie), Russell Smith (Gleneagles Hotel), Gordon Sherry (Gordon Sherry Golf.
76 Alan Purdie (Kingsbarns), Paul Affleck (Portal G&CC), Philip Walton (unatt), Stuart Baryne (Archerfield Links).
79 Iain Kennedy (Mearns Castle).
80 Iain Darroch (West Kilbride), Guy Redford (Dundonald Links).
NRs Paul Way (Hildon Golf Centre), Iain Nicholson (Kilmacolm).

Orr, Warren, Gallacher, Whiteford, Drysdale, Lawrie, Forsyth make the cut

European Tour Scoreboard
MADRID MASTERS
Real Sociedad Hipica Espanolo Club, Madrid
SECOND ROUND TOTALS|
Par 144 (2x72). Yardage 7162
132 Luke Donald 65 67
133 Rhys Davies 65 68
135 Jamie Donaldson 65 70
136 Graeme McDowell 68 68
137 Francesco Molinari (Ita) 67 70, Jarmo Sandelin (Swe) 67 70, Graeme Storm 73 64
138 Brett Rumford (Aus) 67 71, Robert Rock 70 68, Niclas Fasth (Swe) 67 71, Richard Green (Aus) 71 67, Ignacio Garrido (Spa) 71 67, Benjamin Hebert (Fra) 68 70
139 Christian Nilsson (Swe) 69 70, James Kingston (Rsa) 68 71, Richard Finch 68 71, Joost Luiten (Ned) 70 69, Nick Dougherty 69 70, Simon Dyson 70 69, Alvaro Quiros (Spa) 69 70, Raphael Jacquelin (Fra) 69 70
140 Gary Orr 73 67, Peter Lawrie 71 69, Clodomiro Carranza (Arg) 73 67, Johan Edfors (Swe) 67 73, James Morrison 70 70, Santiago Luna (Spa) 69 71, Paul McGinley 66 74, Bradley Dredge 67 73
141 Jean-Baptiste Gonnet (Fra) 73 68, Thomas Aiken (Rsa) 68 73, Oliver Wilson 70 71, Phillip Price 67 74, Martin Kaymer (Ger) 71 70, Louis Oosthuizen (Rsa) 68 73, Julien Quesne (Fra) 72 69, Sion E Bebb 70 71, Gary Boyd 73 68, Marc Warren 70 71, Oskar Henningsson (Swe) 70 71, Tano Goya (Arg) 69 72, Emanuele Canonica (Ita) 69 72, Marcus Fraser (Aus) 71 70
142 Robert Jan Derksen (Ned) 71 71, John Parry 72 70, Damien McGrane 69 73, Jorge Campillo (Spa) 72 70, Oliver Fisher 70 72, Pablo Larrazabal (Spa) 70 72, Jose Manuel Lara (Spa) 70 72, Felipe Aguilar (Chi) 75 67, Alvaro Salto (Spa) 74 68, Eirik Tage Johansen (Nor) 68 74, Gonzalo Fdez-Castano (Spa) 75 67, Gregory Havret (Fra) 68 74, Maarten Lafeber (Ned) 66 76, Julien Guerrier (Fra) 68 74, David Lynn 72 70, Sam Hutsby 73 69, Gary Clark 71 71, Carl Suneson (Spa) 69 73, Stephen Gallacher 69 73, Ross McGowan 68 74
143 Peter Whiteford 73 70, Marcel Siem (Ger) 72 71, Kenneth Ferrie 73 70, Peter Hedblom (Swe) 72 71, Danny Lee (Nzl) 69 74, David Drysdale 69 74, Stephen Dodd 69 74, Shane Lowry 69 74, Paul Lawrie 73 70, Rick Kulacz (Aus) 72 71, Markus Brier (Aut) 68 75, Fabrizio Zanotti (Par) 71 72, Alastair Forsyth 74 69, Edoardo Molinari (Ita) 72 71
MISSED THE CUT
144 Chris Gane 71 73, Patrik Sjoland (Swe) 70 74, Shiv Kapur (Ind) 69 75, Soren Hansen (Den) 71 73, Rafael Echenique (Arg) 72 72, Gary Lockerbie 71 73, Scott Hend (Aus) 74 70, Lorenzo Gagli (Ita) 69 75
145 Alvaro Velasco (Spa) 68 77, Steve Webster 75 70, Sergio Garcia (Spa) 72 73, David Howell 72 73, Peter Baker 68 77, Steven O'Hara 71 74, Thongchai Jaidee (Tha) 70 75, Marco Ruiz (Par) 74 71, Raul Quiros (Spa) 73 72, James Ruth 70 75, Rafael Cabrera Bello (Spa) 74 71
146 Richie Ramsay 74 72, Andrew Coltart 74 72, Carlos Balmaseda (Spa) 75 71, Paul Broadhurst 76 70, Anthony Kang (USA) 73 73, Jamie Elson 71 75, Gary Murphy 73 73, Mark F Haastrup (Den) 67 79, Andrew Marshall 75 71, Phillip Archer 74 72, Fredrik Andersson Hed (Swe) 71 75
147 Martin Erlandsson (Swe) 73 74, Richard McEvoy 69 78, Stuart Manley 69 78, Shiv Shankar Prasad Chowrasia (Ind) 71 76, Robert Coles 74 73, Ricardo Gonzalez (Arg) 75 72, Andrew McArthur 76 71, David Dixon 71 76, Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spa) 71 76, Wen-chong Liang (Chn) 73 74, Mark Foster 70 77
148 Richard Bland 73 75, Scott Strange (Aus) 77 71, Pelle Edberg (Swe) 73 75, George Coetzee (Rsa) 70 78, Simon Thornton 77 71, Mark Brown (Nzl) 72 76, Sam Little 72 76, Diego Suazo (Spa) 72 76.
149 Jeppe Huldahl (Den) 71 78, Neil Cheetham 77 72, Ariel Canete (Arg) 76 73
150 Daniel Vancsik (Arg) 69 81, Stephan Gross Jnr (Ger) 73 77, Pedro Oriol (Spa) 75 75
151 Santiago Vega de seoane (Spa) 74 77, Pedro Linhart (Spa) 75 76, Alejandro Canizares (Spa) 73 78, Steven Jeppesen (Swe) 72 79, Chapchai Nirat (Tha) 72 79, Scott Drummond 74 77, Jorge Simon (Spa) 79 72
152 Henrik Nystrom (Swe) 74 78, Barry Lane 75 77, Peter O'Malley (Aus) 73 79
153 Fredrik Ohlsson (Swe) 76 77, Gabriel Canizares (Spa) 75 78, Javier Colomo (Spa) 79 74, Alfredo Garcia-Heredia (Spa) 73 80
154 Jyoti Randhawa (Ind) 80 74
155 Carlos Rodiles (Spa) 79 76
156 Carlos Del Moral (Spa) 72 84
159 Mikael Lundberg (Swe) 81 78

CHALLENGE TOUR REPORT, SCORES

Russell, Jack Doherty, Lloyd Saltman miss cut in Belgium

Lee Slattery retained his one shot lead at the Telenet Trophy after firing a four under par 68 in the second round at Rinkven Golf Club in Belgium today.
The Englishman, at 12 under for the tournament after a stunning 64 on day one, leads by one shot from his compatriot Matt Haines, playing only his second Challenge Tour event having turned professional a fortnight ago.
Scotland's prospects of providing the winner are practically nil. Only two Scots made the cut and Jamie McLeary is 10 shots off the pace with 70 and 72 for 142. George Murray made the cut with nothing to spare after rounds of 73 and 70 for 143.
Raymond Russell and Jack Doherty both missed the cut by four shots on 147 while Lloyd Saltman, despite a 10-shot improvement from 80 to 70, failed by a country mile to make the cut.
At the sharp end of the tournament, at which the Scots are certainly not, Frenchman Alex Kaleka is two shots behind Haines in third place, having shot up the leaderboard with an eight under par 64, equalling the course record Slattery set in the first round. England’s Simon Wakefield also posted a 64 to move to four under overall.
Slattery’s lead could have been greater but he three-putted the last for his only bogey of the first two rounds.
“That is really frustrating because I’ve never gone 36 holes without a bogey,” said the 31 year old. “It’s very annoying, but overall I’m very pleased to be where I am and I’m delighted with the way I’m playing.
“I think I actually hit the ball better today but the course is playing probably two or three shots tougher. I had to hit the driver a lot more because it was into the wind and it’s swirling around in all directions out there.
“The birdies I made were six or eight footers – nothing special. I just played very solid again. The last time I won a tournament was in 2004 at the Telia Grand Prix and since then I’ve had a couple of runner-up finishes on the main Tour so I’m definitely due a win.
“It’s a funny category I’ve got this year but the aim is to get back onto The European Tour one way or another.”
Haines, who finished tied 38th on his Challenge Tour debut last week at the Mugello Tuscany Open, said: “I’m over the moon at the minute. I played pretty much the same as yesterday and finished well again by picking up three shots in the last five holes. It’s always nice to have an eagle on the card.
“It sounds simple but if you hit it on the fairways off the tee there are a lot of chances. I’m just really happy to be taking those chances and to be in this position. Hopefully I can keep it going over the next two days.”
Kaleka said: “It’s always good to be in contention and it makes a nice change because I haven’t been playing that well recently. But I felt really good on the driving range this morning, especially with my driver so I used that more today and then was pretty accurate with my wedges into the greens. And I hole everything from about 10ft.”
Defending champion Francois Calmels is three under for the tournament after a 73 in round two and Challenge Tour Rankings leader Robert Dinwiddie is six under at the halfway stage following a two under par 70.
SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
Par 144 (2x72)
132 L Slattery (Eng) 64 68,
133 M Haines (Eng) 66 67,
135 A Kaleka (Fra) 71 64,
137 B Grace (RSA) 70 67, B Evans (Eng) 67 70, K Sullivan (Wal) 69 68,
138 N Meitinger (Ger) 68 70, M Tullo (Chi) 72 66, R Dinwiddie (Eng) 68 70, V Riu (Fra) 68 70, J Sjöholm (Swe) 68 70, G Molteni (Ita) 71 67,
139 J Zapata (Arg) 71 68, A Tadini (Ita) 67 72, D Denison (Eng) 69 70, E Dubois (Fra) 67 72, J Makitalo (Fin) 69 70, N Lemke (Swe) 69 70, M Wiegele (Aut) 71 68, C Russo (Fra) 67 72, T Whitehouse (Eng) 70 69,
140 G Shaw (Nir) 70 70, T Norret (Den) 69 71, S Surry (Eng) 71 69, S Ottosen (Den) 67 73, J Larsen (Nor) 69 71, M Carlsson (Swe) 66 74, S Wakefield (Eng) 76 64, O Whiteley (Eng) 69 71, L Jensen (Den) 71 69,
141 F Calmels (Fra) 68 73, J Abbate (Arg) 73 68, K Eriksson (Swe) 70 71, D Perrier (Fra) 68 73, S Tiley (Eng) 70 71, D Nouailhac (Fra) 68 73, S Lewton (Eng) 71 70, G Woodman (Eng) 68 73, F Colombo (Ita) 70 71, P Del Grosso (Arg) 70 71, C Moriarty (Irl) 73 68, A Perrino (Ita) 70 71, B Etchart (Esp) 71 70, P Rolland (am) (Bel) 65 76,
142 M Thorp (Nor) 72 70, M Korhonen (Fin) 70 72, J McLeary (Sco) 70 72, A Blyth (Aus) 71 71, F De Vries (Ned) 72 70, R Santos (Por) 71 71, B Mason (Eng) 69 73, O David (Fra) 71 71, B Barham (Eng) 69 73, P Relecom (Bel) 66 76,
143 B Chapellan (Fra) 73 70, A Snobeck (Fra) 75 68, A Bruschi (Ita) 71 72, G Houston (Wal) 72 71, T Feyrsinger (Aut) 70 73, A Hansen (Den) 69 74, A Haindl (RSA) 70 73, J Moul (Eng) 72 71, M Higley (Eng) 72 71, G Murray (Sco) 73 70, J Garcia (Esp) 72 71, T Remkes (Ned) 72 71, A Mellor (Eng) 70 73, N Vanhootegem (Bel) 75 68, O Floren (Swe) 70 73.
MISSED THE CUT
144 A Willey (Eng) 72 72, S Buhl (Ger) 71 73, D Whitnell (Eng) 71 73, S Davis (Eng) 69 75, J Grillon (Fra) 73 71, M Rominger (Sui) 75 69, L Claverie (Esp) 71 73, S Lilly (Eng) 72 72, R Kind (Ned) 74 70, S Walker (Eng) 70 74, D Ulrich (Sui) 71 73, G Davies (Eng) 71 73, G Gresse (Bel) 73 71, T Carolan (Aus) 72 72, J Roos (RSA) 72 72,
145 D Griffiths (Eng) 70 75, A Högberg (Swe) 70 75, W Besseling (Ned) 71 74, B Lecuona (Fra) 75 70, R Kakko (Fin) 70 75, A Bernadet (Fra) 70 75, S Reale (Ita) 71 74, M Eliasson (Swe) 71 74, C Mivis (am) (Bel) 77 68,
146 L Moolman (RSA) 77 69, A Grenier (Fra) 71 75, T Haylock (Eng) 74 72, F Henge (Swe) 74 72, G Watremez (Bel) 73 73, A Sjöstrand (Swe) 70 76, B Alvarado (Chi) 70 76, A Johnston (Eng) 70 76, W Ormsby (Aus) 71 75,
147 R Russell (Sco) 73 74, J Doherty (Sco) 73 74, D Wardrop (Eng) 73 74, P Dwyer (Eng) 74 73, I Pyman (Eng) 72 75, R Sjöberg (Swe) 73 74, I Van Weerelt (Ned) 75 72, J Gidney (Eng) 77 70, T Planchin (Fra) 75 72, M Laskey (Wal) 76 71, Q De Valensart (Bel) 73 74, N Sulzer (Sui) 77 70, L Goddard (Eng) 70 77, L James (Eng) 72 75,
148 C Brazillier (Fra) 75 73, T De Kesel (Bel) 71 77, N Bruzelius (Swe) 73 75, L Brovold (Nor) 75 73, D Brooks (Eng) 73 75,
149 J Legarrea (Esp) 76 73, B Ritthammer (Ger) 76 73, M Mills (Eng) 74 75, J Caldwell (Nir) 76 73, L Bond (Wal) 75 74, T Pieters (am) (Bel) 72 77,
150 J Billot (Fra) 70 80, O Turnill (Eng) 80 70, J Maurer (Aut) 75 75, A Ahokas (Fin) 78 72, L Saltman (Sco) 80 70, S Garcia (Esp) 74 76, A Zanini (Ita) 74 76,
151 L Richard (Bel) 74 77, G Monville (Bel) 77 74, F Marty (Fra) 76 75,
152 Z Scotland (Eng) 71 81, J Relecom (Bel) 80 72, T Werbrouck (Bel) 74 78, S Quy (am) (Bel) 77 75,
153 A Kimani (Ken) 78 75,
154 M Lowe (Eng) 78 76, M Zions (Aus) 76 78, J Xanthopoulos (Fra) 78 76,
155 B Pettersson (Swe) 79 76, P Kaensche (Nor) 77 78,
157 H Thethy (Ken) 77 80,
160 D De Vooght (Bel) 76 84, M De Craecker (am) (Bel) 79 81,
164 G Seegmuller (Bel) 79 85,
** L Westerberg (Swe) 69 DQ, R Muntz (Ned) 74 WD, E Du Monceau (am) (Bel) 80 WD, M Lorenzo-Vera (Fra) 75 WD, J Clément (Sui) DQ

STEVEN HUME JOINT 2ND

FINISH ON ALPS TOUR AS


GAVIN DEAR PLUNGES

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Murrayshall's Steven Hume and Gavin Dear are travelling all over Europe together. But today, in the final round of the Alps Tour's Montecchia Open in Italy, they went in different directions.
Hume closed with a six-under-par 66 for a total of 11-under 205 which gave him joint second place and a financial reward of 3,232 Euros – his best performance as a rookie pro.
Meanwhile, former Walker Cup man and amateur star Dear, one of the most consistent players on the Alps Tour, fell from grace with one of his worst rounds as a pro – an eight-over-par 80 which dropped him to two-over 218, a share of 36th place and a payslip for 481 Euros 50 cents.
Hume, pictured above by Cal Carson Golf Agency, came roaring into the picture with an outward half of 32, birdieing the long first, the short second, the sixth and the long ninth. A birdie at the 10th got him to five under par but he dropped his only shot of the round at the 13th before finishing strongly with birdies sixth and seven at the 16th and long 18th.
In contrast, things went from bad to worse for Dear after he had birdied the long first hole. He dropped shots at an alarming rate – the second, the fourth, the seventh and the ninth to be out in three-over 39. It didn’t get any better after the turn for the Murrayshall man. He bogeyed the 11th and 15th before the final body blow – a triple bogey 8 at the long 18th which Hume had reduced to four strokes.
Englishman Adam Hodkinson, with not a single bogey over 54 holes, was the winner with scores of 66, 68 and 68 for 14-under-par 202 and the first prize of $6,525, finishing three shots ahead of another Englishman, Ben Mannix, Slovakia’s Gregor Slabe and Hume.
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 216 (3x72)
Prizemoney in Euros
202 Adam Hodkinson (Eng) 66 68 68 (6,525).
205 Steven Hume (Sco) 70 69 66, Ben Mannix (Eng) 73 67 65, Gregor Slabe (Slo) 68 67 70 (3,232).
206 Juan Antonio Bragulat (Spa) 74 66 66, Jason Palmer (Eng) 69 70 67 (2,047).
208 Fredrik Svanberg (Swi) 70 74 64 (1,710).
209 Matthew Baldwin (Eng) 73 68 68 (1,485).
210 Xavier Poncelet (Fra) 66 74 70, Alan Bihgan (Fra) 71 69 70, David Antonelli (Fra) 67 73 70, Leo Astl (Aut) 70 69 71 (1,071).
Selected totals:
212 Neil Chaudhuri (Eng) 70 67 75 (jt 15th) (750).
218 Gavin Dear (Sco) 70 68 80 (jt 36th) (481).

EUROPROTOUR REPORT, SCORES

Craig Lee collects £2,500

for third place finish

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Craig Lee finished par-bogey when he needed to birdie the last two holes to win the £10,000 top prize in this week’s PGA EuroPro Tour event, the £40,100 Pandora’s Open at Burhill Golf Club, Surrey, today.
The Stirling man, pictured right by Cal Carson Golf Agency, attached this season to the Aspire Golf Centre, near Aberdeen, signed for a two-under-par 70 and a final total of six-under 210 when a 67 for 207 would have got him first past the winning post. .
The “consolation” prize for his third place finish, two shots behind play-off participants, Englishmen Sean Doherty and Robert Steele, was £2,500.
Lee birdied the third and sixth, having dropped a shot at the first, to turn in one-under-par 35. After birdies at the 10th and 16th, the Scot had an outside chance of posting a 207 target. It was not to be but Lee can feel happy with his performance.
Steele beat Doherty at the first extra hole of the play-off..
Scott Henry (The Carrick on Loch Lomond) and Craigielaw’s Shaun McAllister shared 30th place on level par 216, both closing with disappointing 75s. Henry had a triple bogey 8 at the long fifth while McAllister bogeyed the 12th, 15th and 17th at a time when he really needed birdies, and a lot of them, to get nearer to the top 20. Both earned £287.50.
Paul Lawrie Foundation team members Graeme Lornie (73 for 218) and Ross Cameron (76 for 221) earned £260 and £205 respectively for joint 37th and joint 48th positions.
FINAL TOTALS
Par 216 (3x72)
208 Sean Doherty (Eng) 68 71 69, Robert Steele (Forest of Arden) 72 64 72 (playing off).
210 Craig Lee (Aspire Golf Centre) 74 66 70 (£2,500).
211 Robert Watkins (England) 74 70 67, Gary King (Eng) 70 72 69, Martin Sell (Eng) 68 72 71, Jamie Little (Eng) 70 68 73, Alex Belt (Eng) 70 68 73.
212 George Woolgar (Eng) 72 69 71, Matthew Ford (Eng) 70 71 71, Paul O'Hanlon (Ire) 9 72 72.
213 James Hepworth (Eng) 76 69 68, James Heath (Eng) 74 68 71, Stuart Archibald (Eng) 71 71 71, Graham Benson (Eng) 68 71 74
Selected totals:
216 Scott Henry (The Carrick on Loch Lomond) 70 71 75, Shaun McAllister (Craigielaw) 68 73 75 (jt 30th) (£287.50 each).
218 Graeme Lornie (Paul Lawrie Foundation) (72 73 73 (jt 37th) (£260).
221 Ross Cameron (Paul Lawrie Foundation) 74 71 76 (jt 48th) (£205).


Sean Doherty and Robert Steele are playing for first prize in this week's PGA EuroPro Tour event, the £40,100 Pandora's Open at Burhill Golf Club, Surrey.
They tied on eight-under-par 208.
Scotland's Craig Lee finished third on 210 with scores of 74, 66 and 70.
More news later.

FINAL TOTALS
Par 216 (3x72)
208 Sean Doherty (Eng) 68 71 69, Robert Steele (Forest of Arden) 72 64 72 (playing off).
210 Craig Lee (Aspire Golf Centre, nr Aberdeen) 74 66 70.
211 Robert Watkins (England) 74 70 67, Gary King (Eng) 70 72 69, Martin Sell (Eng) 68 72 71, Jamie Little (Eng) 70 68 73, Alex Belt (Eng) 70 68 73.
212 George Woolgar (Eng) 72 69 71, Matthew Ford (Eng) 70 71 71, Paul O'Hanlon (Ire) 9 72 72.
213 James Hepworth (Eng) 76 69 68, James Heath (Eng) 74 68 71, Stuart Archibald (Eng) 71 71 71, Graham Benson (Eng) 68 71 74.
Selected totals:
216 Scott Henry (The Carrick on Loch Lomond) 70 71 75, Shaun McAllister (Craigielaw) 68 73 75 (jt 30th).
218 Graeme Lornie (Paul Lawrie Foundation) (72 73 73 (jt 37th).
221 Ross Cameron (Paul Lawrie Foundation) 74 71 76 (jt 48th).

Larratt wins £4,750 over-50s' pro prize by six strokes

Senior PGA Championship Scoreboard
FINAL TOTALS
Par 210 (3x70)
202 Bob Larratt (Kibworth) 66 66 70 (£4,750).
208 John Harrison (Matfen Hall) 68 70 70 (£3,500).
214 Glyn Davies (Celtic Manor) 71 69 74 (£2,600).
215 Hogan Stott (Korineum) 72 73 70, John Gould (Vidauban Golf) 73 71 71, Dave Padgett (Pannal) 73 70 72 (£1,816.66 each).
216 Donald Stirling (Swingtowin 80 68 68, Peter Allan (Ashton-in-Makerfield 75 71 70, John Hoskison (Newbury Golf Centre 74 71 71, Terry Burgoyne (Sweden 73 72 71, Stephen W. Craig (Frankfurt 71 71 74, John McTear (McTear Golf 72 70 74, Richard Green (Bramhall 73 67 76, Steve Cipa (South Essex Golf Club 69 68 79 (£937.50 each).
 217 Garry Harvey (Kinross Golf 74 75 68, Gordon Townhill (Brough 73 73 71, Simon Wood (Hythe Imperial 73 70 74 (£563.33 each).
218 Steve McNally (De Vere Slaley Hall) 69 72 77 (£500).
219 Alastair Webster (Edzell 76 72 71 480.00 »»
220 Glyn Krause (Elton Furze 76 73 71 460.00 »»
221 Michael Deeley (La Moye 73 73 75, Barrie Stevens (Beau Desert 73 73 75 (£430 each).
222 Robin Mann (Felixstowe Golf Range 79 70 73, Bill Lockie (North Gailes 75 74 73, Graham Burroughs (Boyce Hill 76 72 74, John Lower (Wollaton Park 79 68 75,  Simon Parker (Peinerhof/Parker Golf 69 76 77 (£375 each).
223 Brian Evans (Pinheiros Altos 71 78 74 (£335),
224 Phil Hinton (Chesterton Valley 77 73 74, Gary Potter (Links Country Park 74 74 76, John Hudson (Rivenhall Oaks 73 74 77 (£316).
225 Alan Hemsley (Barnham Broom 73 77 75, Stewart Graham (Golf De Bondues 79 71 75, Iain Clark 75 74 76, Peter Barber (ENG) Didsbury 76 73 76, Roddy Watkins (Solent Meads 74 72 79, George Ryall (Players Club 76 70 79 (£292.50 each).
226 Alan Roach (West Midlands 77 73 76 (£275).
227 Robert Evans (Pyle and Kenfig 75 75 77, Mark Bevan (Newquay 77 73 77, Tim Rouse (Northamptonshire Co) 75 73 79, Nick Newman (Boothferry GC) 72 73 82 (£262.50 each).
228 Lawrence Farmer (Moor Park) 78 72 78 (£250).

The snow-capped Atlas Mountains provide a picture postcard setting for the Al Maaden course which has staged professional tournaments this year and will be one of the courses on the Morocco Family Golf Festival.

MOROCCO FAMILY GOLF FESTIVAL

Based at the 5-star Palm Plaza Hotel & Spa in the

mystical city of Marrakech

Five rounds of competitive golf on four difference courses

OCTOBER 9 to 16, 2010

List of participants todate
Competing in the Male (Under-55) Category
MARK HARVEY (Saffron Walden Golf Club, Essex). Handicap 7. Flying from Gatwick.
SHANE TURNER. No golfing particulars to hand. Flying from Manchester.
MICHAEL GRIFFIN (Gog Magog Golf Club, Cambrdidge). Flying from Gatwick.

Competing in the Senior Male (over-55) Category
DAVID SHOLEY. No golfing particulars to hand. Flying from Manchester.
MICHAEL PRICE (Saffron Walden GC, Essex). Handicap 11. Flying from Gatwick.
FRANCIS SMALLEY (Preston Golf Club). Handicap 16. Flying from Manchester.
JOHN WOOLNER (Kings Lyn Golf Club, Norfolk). Handicap 16. Flying from Gatwick.
RICHARD DENNING (Newmachar Golf Club, Aberdeenshire). Handicap 15. Flying from Gatwick.
NEVILLE HILL (Cams Hall Estate Golf club, Fareham). Handicap 14. Flying from Gatwick.
ROBERT LANE (Saffron Waldon GC, Essex). Handicap 12. Flying from Gatwick.
KEN SEWELL (Gog Magog GC, Cambridge). Flying from Gatwick.
Competing in the Senior Lady (over 50) Category
DUILLIA SMALLEY (Preston Golf Club). Handicap 23. Flying from Manchester.
JULIE WOOLNER (Kings Lyn Golf Club, Norfolk). Handicap 25. Flying from Gatwick.
CAROLINE DENNING (Newmachar Golf Club, Aberdeenshire). Handicap 28. Flying from Gatwick.

Non-golfers
CAROLINE GRIFFIN. Flying from Gatwick.
Mrs KEN SEWELL. Flying from Gatwick.
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Riccarton gave Carrickvale close shave in quarter-finals

FROM THE EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS WEBSITE
By MARTIN DEMPSTER
Carrickvale feared their remarkable winning run in the Evening News Dispatch Trophy was dead and buried until 'The Graves' came to their rescue on a dramatic night at the Braids.
The historic hat-trick winners claimed the 18th hole in both games to scrape past Riccarton after their quarter-finals opponents effectively built their own coffin in the notorious area to the right of the closing hole on the Capital course.
"I thought we were gone on the 18th tee as the momentum was with Riccarton at that point," admitted a relieved Allyn Dick as he reflected on Carrickvale's closest shave since embarking on the run that has seen them dominate the event in recent years.
On a night that started and finished in a hail shower, Riccarton, the 2005 winners, were left kicking themselves after letting a great opportunity to claim another medal slip through their fingers.
Five down after ten in the top match, Stephen Marshall and Ian Gourlay had cut the deficit to three by the time they reached the 16th tee against Dick and David Ewen.
After Dick found the gorse with Carrickvale's tee shot there and Ewen had to take a penalty drop, Riccarton were favourites to win the hole but paid the price for Gourlay's pitch finishing above the hole and had to settle for a half in bogey-5s.
Admitting afterwards that the tension had got to him, Ewen then missed a short putt for a half at the par-3 17th.
At the back, Grant McCall and Dougie Waugh were three up early on and still led by that margin with three holes to play against Darren Coyle and Craig Elliot.
A visit to the gorse cost the Riccarton duo the 16th but they bounced back to take the 17th thanks to a good two-putt, meaning Carrickvale were one down over the double foursome with the 18th to play in both matches.
However, Marshall and McCall both found 'The Graves' off the tee, leaving Gourlay and Waugh to discover the degree of difficulty from down there.
Gourlay flew his shot right over the green into a gorse bush, while Waugh was down on one knee as he made a valiant but unsuccessful attempt to escape.
With Dick and Ewen safely on in two, they were conceded the hole after their opponents had played four shots, while Coyle and Elliot were conceded a birdie-3 following a brilliant drive from the former that just ran off the back edge.
"It was one of those nights when the golf was ugly," added Dick, while Elliot paid tribute to his partner after revealing Coyle had been struggling with a shoulder injury that was "popping" on the back nine every time he hit a shot.
Carrickvale's opponents in tomorrow morning's semi-finals will be Stewart's Melville, who maintained their impressive progress in an event being run in association with Edinburgh Leisure by beating Cramond 7 and 6.
"The teams above us in the draw are the favourites but we're going quietly about our business," said Ally Ritchie after joining forces with David Donaldson to finish five up in the back match on Craig Scott and Ian Randall.
Up front, Kevin Cattanach and Alan Anderson won three holes in a row from the 13th to come out on top against Ian Doig and Paul Heggie.
After cruising through their earlier matches, Silverknowes got the tough test they were expecting against BBT but stayed on course in their bid to regain the trophy with a 3 and 1 victory.
All square over the double foursome with five holes to play, Tam Caldwell's superb 7-iron set up a hole-winning birdie at the 17th for Silverknowes and minutes later they also won the 16th in the back match thanks to an exquisite pitch from Paul Ross.
Steven Armstrong then came up short with BBT's tee shot at the 17th in that game, leaving Keith Reilly to use the two putts Silverknowes had to set up a last-four clash with RICS, who won more easily than expected against Temple.
On a night when nothing much went right for the Duddingston team, they went down 5 and 3 and the RICS quartet of Brian Tait, Steven Ewing, Gary Denholm and Mike Corrie have certainly proved the dark horses this year.
Ewing, a 47-year-old, has secured a second medal on his return to the Braids after a lengthy absence, while 28-year-old Denholm will pick up his first one tomorrow after proving a "supersub" for Mike Armstrong.

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Bob Larratt five shots ahead in Senior PGA pro championship

FROM THE PGA WEBSITE
Leicestershire's Bob Larratt put one hand firmly on the Senior PGA Professional Championship title after another scintillating 66 at Northants County.
The 2005 champion from Kibworth, who is on course to become only the second player to win it more than once in the tournament's 16-year history, stretched his overnight lead to five shots after another four-under-par round having begun the day just two ahead of his main rivals.
South Essex Golf Club PGA professional Steve Cipa is his nearest challenger after he moved up a place to second after another sub-par round, this time a two-under-par 68 to leave him three-under for 36 holes.
Matfen Hall's John Harrison remains the only other player in the red after he followed his opening 68 with a 'disappointing' level par 70.
But despite his advantage, Larratt, who has insisted this is his final tournament of the season to concentrate on caddying for his daughter on the Ladies European Tour, refuses to get carried by the prospect of strolling to the title.
"I may have a five-shot lead but you never know what can happen round this course - you've still got to play well," said the 57-year-old.
"As for any tactics, it depends on how the course is set up. If they put the pins away I won't go for any of them - never do round here. It's just try and get uphill putts and keep the ball in play as best you can.
"I suppose it's more for me to lose than the others to win, but you can't think like that. You've just got to play your own game and keep it solid."
Larratt's display, which began with a bogey but ended with a birdie, was another display of exquisite golf as he sank six birdies in all handing two shots back.
"I played nicely after a shaky start," he said. "I holed a good putt for birdie on the second and that seemed to steady me.
"I putted nicely, putted better than I have for a long time. It helped the course wasn't as vicious as yesterday after the overnight rain.
"The last was a good tee shot. I was in between clubs and just hit a perfect three wood. I didn't see the putt for eagle move as much as it did but I'd have taken the birdie."
Second-placed Cipa, making his championship debut, again showed excellent course management skills to stay in the hunt for the title."
It was a really basic style of play. It was a very cautious approach with three woods off the tee as I only hit the driver twice as I respected the golf course," he said.
"I played very well, missed only three greens so it was a good solid round. All-in-all it was a very good workmanlike performance.
"As for the final round, I'll just concentrate where I want my ball to go. If I do that then I will have succeeded."
Third-placed Harrison, also a first timer at the tournament, was left bemoaning his luck with the putter having chalked up three three-putts over his round to leave him six adrift of Larratt.
"I played better today but just putted badly," he said. "There were too many shots that I gave back to the course from good positions. There were too many three putts, I had three of them.
"The greens are tricky but they're not quick and I'm disappointed because I felt I should have been four-under for my round at least."
The cut came at nine-over with 43 players battling it out for a share of the £35,000 prize fund. Defending champion George Ryall (Players Club) is six-over-par after a second round 70.
The top 20 finishers will qualify for the £250,000 De Vere Collection PGA Seniors Championship at Slaley Hall next month, while the winner will also compete in the Scottish Seniors Open.

SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
Par 140 (2x70)
132 Bob Larratt (Kibworth 66 66 »»
137 Steve Cipa (South Essex Golf Club 69 68 »»
138 John Harrison (Matfen Hall 68 70 »»
140 Glyn Davies (Celtic Manor 71 69, Richard Green (Bramhall 73 67 »»
141 Steve McNally (De Vere Slaley Hall 69 72 »»
142 John McTear (McTear Golf 72 70, Stephen W. Craig (Frankfurt) 71 71 »»
143 Simon Wood (Hythe Imperial 73 70, Dave Padgett (Pannal 73 70 »»
144 John Gould (Vidauban Golf 73 71 »»
145 Simon Parker (Peinerhof/Parker Golf 69 76, Terry Burgoyne (Sweden) 73 72, John Hoskison (Newbury Golf Centre 74 71, Nick Newman (Boothferry)  72 73, Hogan Stott (Korineum) 72 73.
146 George Ryall (Players Club 76 70, Peter Allan (Ashton-in-Makerfield 75 71, Roddy Watkins (Solent Meads 74 72, Gordon Townhill (Brough 73 73, Barrie Stevens (Beau Desert 73 73, Michael Deeley (La Moye 73 73.
147 John Lower (ENG) Wollaton Park 79 68, John Hudson (Rivenhall Oaks 73 74 »»
148 Graham Burroughs (Boyce Hill 76 72, Gary Potter (Links Country Park 74 74, Alastair Webster (Edzell 76 72, Tim Rouse (Northamptonshire Co) 75 73, Donald Stirling (Swingtowin) 80 68. 
149 Brian Evans (Pinheiros Altos 71 78, Bill Lockie (North Gailes 75 74, Peter Barber (Didsbury 76 73, Robin Mann (Felixstowe Golf Range 79 70, Iain Clark 75 74, Garry Harvey (Kinross Golf 74 75, Glyn Krause (Elton Furze 76 73 »»
150 Lawrence Farmer (Moor Park 78 72, Alan Roach (West Midlands 77 73, Stewart Graham (Golf De Bondues 79 71, Phil Hinton (Chesterton Valley 77 73, Mark Bevan (Newquay 77 73, Alan Hemsley (Barnham Broom 73 77, Robert Evans (Pyle and Kenfig 75 75 »»
MISSED THE CUT
151 Duncan Williamson (Kirkhill 79 72, Murray White (Penfold Park 80 71, Stephen Bradley (Marine Praha 78 73, Mike Pashley (Plumtree Golf School 77 74, Marcus Urbye (Parkstone 73 78, Andrew Bownes (North Warwickshire 77 74, Roy Williams (North Wales 71 80, Jack Hammond (Ormskirk 73 78.
152 Mark Desmond (Swanmore Golf 78 74, Ian Richardson (Flying Golfer Holidays 80 72, Graham Laing (North Wilts 76 76, Nigel Hirst (Dewsbury and Dist) 74 78, Stewart Adwick (Tiverton 78 74, Paul Milton (Surbiton 77 75, Mike Gallagher (Farthingstone 80 72, Stephen Bonham (Lostwithiel 74 78, Peter Ridley (Steisslingen 80 72.
153 John Barnett (Royal St Davids 74 79, Michael McLean (Chesterfield 78 75, Frank Kiddie (Hawkstone Park 82 71, Peter Garratt (Naunton Downs 80 73, Roger Fidler (retired) 76 77, Nicholas Williams (St Enodoc 81 72, Mark Angel (Colchester 75 78, Peter O'Hagan (Peter O Hagan.com 81 72, David Allen (Benross 73 80, Chris Hebdon (Hoebridge Golf Centre 76 77, Peter Goldthorpe (Handley Wood Driving Range 78 75, Richard Masters (Baildon 79 74
154 Martin Morbey 81 73, Brian Sharrock (BFS Trading 77 77, Rosario Giardina (Hartsbourne 81 73, Brent Ellis (Filton 80 74, Tim Rastall (Mottram Hall 77 77 »»
155 Andrew Reynolds (Royal Cinque Ports 75 80, Warwick Holland (Worcs and Herefordshire 82 73, Alan Humphrey (Shirley Park 73 82, Mark Whaler (North Downs 79 76, Stephen Rooke (Windermere 81 74, Roy Johnson (Port Sunlight Golf Centre Ltd 74 81, Alan Hall (Silvermere 78 77 »»
156 Mark Sharman (Quantum Golf School 79 77, Bob Longworth (Bolton 81 75,
157 Malcolm Edmunds (West Cornwall 79 78, Nigel Burch (Castle Point 85 72, Richard Morris (Enzesfeld 78 79, Peter Hickey (Cork 75 82, Stephen Marr (Withington 82 75, Nic Gilks (Bramcote Waters 86 71 158 David Regan (West Byfleet 79 79, John Cuddihy (Delapre Park 79 79, Ken Steadman (Swingrite Golf Driving Range 81 77, Tony Price (Alsace 79 79, Michael Greenough (Ashton and Lea 81 77 »»
159 Ronald Commans (Wisley 76 83, Ian Butcher (Kings Acre 80 79, David Edwards (David Edwards Golf Show 78 81, Glyn Stevens (G.C Toscana 79 80, Alistair Thomson (Inverness 81 78, Stephen Watkins (Etchinghill 78 81 »»
160 Daniel Fitzsimmons (Harpenden Common 79 81, Henry Arnott (Chesfield Downs 82 78, Grahame Atkinson (Radlett Golf Centre 80 80, Patrick O'Boyle (Bandon 82 78, John Heggarty (Royal Liverpool 78 82, Peter Maton (Henllys Hall 83 77, Graham Cant (Longhirst Hall 81 79 »»
161 Mark Stancer (N1 Golf 79 82.
162 Dirk Dekker (Amstelborgh 82 80, Paul Horridge (Bolton Old Links 82 80, Brian Larsen (Amstelborgh Golf Centre 88 74, Keith Vince (Lesum 79 83, Bruce Whipham (Kirby Muxloe 81 81, Steven Rastall (Sempachersee Golf Club 83 79, Frank Hill (Thorpeness 84 78, Peter Laugher (Thurlestone 86 76 »»
163 Robert Webster (retired 82 81, Chris Phillips (Golf Abbeville 85 78, John Halliwell (Royal Antwerp 82 81, Steve Harrison (Eden 80 83.
164 David Parsons (Bridport and W Dorset 83 81, David Wheeler (Crewe 80 84, Andrew Hall (Sand Martins 84 80.
166 Brian Burlison (Halfpenny Green Golf Centre 89 77, Jim Christine (Worplesdon 86 80 »»
167 Graham Hawkings (Malvern College 89 78 »»
169 Mike Peel (unattached 83 86 »»
172 John Hearn (Sittingbourne and Milton Regis 90 82 »»
RTD - Lionel Platts (Three Rivers,  Martin Jackson (Morpeth, Kenneth Howarth (Ampleforth College.
Ian Howieson (Leatherhead, David Marcks (Rittergut Birkhof Golf Park 84
DSQ - Shaun Ball (South Staffs,  Martin Smith (Hartley Wintney, Martyn Vaughan (Hacienda Del Alamo
David Screeton (Marriott Worsley Park, Terry Hanson (Cardiff, Ken Williams (Eichenried 82 DSQ

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Phil Mickelson trails by eight after birdie-birdie start

FROM THE PGA.COM WEBSITE
FORT WORTH, Texas -- Phil Mickelson was smiling and flashing the thumbs-up to acknowledge the verbal kudos from the gallery after he birdied his first two holes in his return to the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial.

By the time he tapped in a bogey putt at the 18th hole, Lefty was shaking his head and trying to figure out how his impressive start turned into such a struggle.
"There's no excuse. There's no wind, the golf course is in perfect shape, and there were a lot of scores out there," Mickelson said. "I just wasn't one of them."
On a hot day with ideal scoring conditions Thursday, Mickelson shot an opening 1-over 71, eight strokes behind co-leaders Jason Bohn, Jeff Overton and PGA Tour rookie Blake Adams.
It will take quite a comeback for Mickelson to win his third Colonial, a victory that would push him to No. 1 in the world ranking ahead of Tiger Woods for the first time in his career. He has work to do just to make the cut and participate in the tournament's second "Pink Out" during the third round Saturday.
Mickelson wasn't at a pink-swathed "Hogan's Alley" to defend his title last May after finding out that his wife had breast cancer. That is when the Colonial had its first "Pink Out" to honor Amy Mickelson and raise awareness of the disease.
After 75 of the 121 players in the field finished under par, Mickelson was tied for 89th place.
Overton shot his career-best round after being even through seven holes, while Bohn, who won last month in New Orleans, had his season-best round despite congestion so bad he couldn't hear out of his left ear. Adams was in the last group of the day.
Brian Davis was alone in fourth after shooting 64 despite a swollen face from an abscess inside his mouth. Davis left after his round to go see a doctor.
"The other guy looks worse than me," Davis joked. "It's pretty painful. I'll probably have it cut out."
There was a group of nine players at 65, one shot better than John Daly, who had his first bogey-free round in two years. Defending champion Steve Stricker shot 68.
After Mickelson blasted from a greenside bunker to 10 feet for a birdie at the opening par-5, 565-yard hole, the Masters champion put his drive at the dogleg-right 389-yard 2nd hole only 50 yards from the pin and pitched to 8 feet for another birdie.
Mickelson managed to save par at the 406-yard 6th hole despite sending his drive into the right rough and then hitting his approach only 37 yards -- 43 yards away from the pin and still in the rough.
The next tee shot ricocheted backward off a tree, seemingly a break since he had a clear line to the No. 7 green despite being in the right rough. But Mickelson pushed his approach well left into a hazard, forcing him to take a penalty on his way to double bogey. His only other birdie came on a 16-foot putt at the par-3 8th.
"I played well the first four holes, then the last 14, I hit the ball terrible, so I'll have some work to do," Mickelson said. "Already was in there texting Butch (Harmon, his coach) and so I've got some direction. In the morning, I'll probably get out here early."
Mickelson, who hit only five of 14 fairways, bogeyed two of the last three holes. And he saved par in between at No. 17 despite his approach shot hitting a television tower.
Bohn woke up around 1 a.m. with sharp shooting pain in his left ear and so much congestion that he didn't sleep much the rest of the night.
"But it didn't affect my play too much, so I'm not really complaining," said Bohn, who planned to see a doctor Thursday afternoon.
A week ago at the HP Byron Nelson Championship in Irving, about 25 miles away, Jason Day showed up before the first round feeling ill after a reaction to antibiotics that were supposed to wipe out a sinus infection. He thought about withdrawing and going home to Fort Worth, but shot an opening 4-under 66 and went on to get his first PGA Tour victory.
Maybe that's a good omen for Bohn, who a month ago won the Zurich Classic for his first victory in five years.
"That would be one heck of a coincidence if that happened," he said. "Two Jasons and two illnesses."
Bohn made four birdie putts of 12 feet or more over his first seven holes. His only bogey came after his approach shot at the 18th flew over the green. That kept him from being atop the leaderboard alone, where he was after a 6-foot birdie putt on the 387-yard 17th.
In the first group of the day off No. 1, Overton was even until his 7-iron tee shot on the 194-yard 8th hole landed 6 feet from the pin. That set up the first of seven birdies in a 10-hole stretch. His backside 6-under 29 that was one off the course record.
Overton was the runner-up to Bohn in New Orleans and finished in a three-way tie for second behind Day last week at the Nelson.
"I hit a bunch of good iron shots and just been riding that wave. It's been great," Overton said. "I was like, `Come on, it's playing pretty easy right now, let's make a birdie or something. I had a perfect club (at No. 8). ... The next thing I knew the floodgates just kind of opened."

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Montgomerie relishes Ryder Cup deadline


FROM THE SCOTSMAN WEBSITE
By Martin Dempster
Colin Montgomerie was up at the crack of dawn yesterday to unpack boxes as he prepares, following an 18-month stay in a rented property at Gleneagles, to move back to nearby Dunning, where his new family home is being built. His alarm clock will also be set for an early hour on Sunday, 29 August – the day he'll take the wraps off his European Ryder Cup team.
Including this week's Madrid Masters, there are 14 counting tournaments, three of them majors and one a WGC event, to come before the last lap actually takes place, but already the European captain is looking forward to this year's Johnnie Walker Championship over the PGA Centenary Course at Gleneagles.
"To be chairman of the event is an honour in itself but, when you add in the Ryder Cup captaincy and what has to happen on the Sunday evening, then it takes on a whole different role," said Montgomerie, who was quick to note at Gleneagles yesterday that the annual media get-together for the tournament had attracted a full house.
"It (the composition of his team] is important for everyone involved in European golf and I've got some very difficult decisions to make on the Sunday. I think we are likely to see the strongest field we've ever had here... It will be a very interesting event and I'm looking forward to every part of it."
The Scot is pleased with the way his team is shaping up and insists he's not too concerned about Sergio Garcia having said that, on current form, he wouldn't merit a place in the European side that will seek to regain the trophy at Celtic Manor at the beginning of October. "Any team without Sergio Garcia is a weaker one and, by definition, any team with him in it is stronger," said Montgomerie, who intends speaking to the Spaniard at the forthcoming US Open.
"There are three majors and a WGC event to come before the selection and I feel that Sergio's form will turn around. He has great passion for the event and would be a great asset to the team."
Asked if that meant Garcia, currently outside the top 30 in the world after his dip in form, was a certainty for one of his three wild cards if he didn't qualify automatically, he added: "I'm glad I'll have the extra pick for the likes of someone of his calibre, but whether Sergio would get a wild card or not remains to be seen. European golf is so strong just now that I'm in a position where I could pick Team A and Team B and Team B would probably beat Team A as often as the other way around."
According to Montgomerie, the battle for spots is likely to go right to the wire. "There is obviously the potential of someone doing well at Gleneagles, having also done well the previous week, as was the case with Darren Clarke two years ago," he noted. "That means I'll probably be leaving a couple of picks until the last round is finished and it is only right that I do so.
"I'm very happy with my 12 names (on a list he compiled before the qualification process started at last year's Johnnie Walker Championship] compared to what we have. It's going to be very tight regarding the nine who qualify automatically and they're going to have to have played very well to be in that. In fact, they will probably have had to win a few times."
While insisting he won't concern himself too much about the identity of the players in the US team in south Wales, Montgomerie believes Tiger Woods will be one of them and certainly doesn't buy into the theory that Corey Pavin's team would be hindered by the world No 1's presence. Woods, currently nursing a shoulder injury, didn't play when the Americans halted a run of three straight defeats under Paul Azinger at Valhalla in 2008.
"I just can't see him not playing, and for the sake of Ryder Cup and the sport I hope he does play," said the European captain. "I think it would be a better and bigger event with him in it than without, and it would be a bigger and better win for Europe with him against us.
"People say his Ryder Cup record isn't great but it's not bad, you know. He wins a lot more than he loses and you'd certainly like to have someone on your side who is going to guarantee you three points minimum out of five. So it would be very difficult for me to say they'd be a weaker team without the best player who's ever played the game not playing for them – that doesn't add up.
"However, I can't be too concerned about their team. I've got to look after my own house, keep that in order, then whatever is thrown at us we can hopefully counteract it by playing better golf."

United States PGA Tour

CROWNE PLAZA INVITATIONAL

Colonial Country Club, Fort Worth, Texas

Total prize fund: $6.2million. First prize: $1,116,000.

FIRST ROUND
Par 70. Yardage: 7,204yd. Temperature: 76 degrees
63 Jeff Overton, Blake Adams, Jason Bohn
64 Brian Davis (Eng)
65 Bryce Molder, Spencer Levin, Aron Price (Aus), Kris Blanks, Zach Johnson, John Mallinger, Nathan Green (Aus), Bill Haas, Carl Pettersson (Swe)
66 John Daly, Ricky Barnes, John Merrick, Paul Casey (Eng), Jason Day (Aus)
67 J.P. Hayes, Woody Austin, Vijay Singh (Fij), Justin Leonard, Justin Rose (Eng), Bo Van Pelt, Boo Weekley, Henrik Stenson (Swe), Jerry Kelly, Rory Sabbatini (Rsa), Tim Herron, Michael Bradley, Derek Lamely, Kevin Na, J J Henry, K J Choi (Kor), Cameron Beckman, Corey Pavin, Tim Clark (Rsa), Scott Verplank
68 Nick Watney, Brian Gay, David Toms, David Duval, Graham Delaet (Can), James Nitties (Aus), Ben Crane, Steve Marino, Tim Petrovic, Mike Weir (Can), Stephen Ames (Can), Steve Stricker, Kyle Stanley, Angel Cabrera (Arg), Michael Connell, Charlie Wi (Kor), Kenny Perry, George McNeill, Fredrik Jacobson (Swe), Jonathan Byrd
69 Brendon De Jonge, Michael Sim (Sco), Pat Perez, John Senden (Aus), Billy Mayfair, Stewart Cink, Matt Kuchar, Heath Slocum, Matthew Jones (Aus), Kevin Stadler, Paul Goydos, Martin Laird (Sco), Ryuji Imada (Jpn), Ian Poulter (Eng), Tom Gillis, Jerod Turner, D.J. Trahan
70 Rodney Pampling (Aus), Lee Janzen, Greg Chalmers (Aus), Ben Curtis, Geoff Ogilvy (Aus), Webb Simpson, Shaun Micheel, Mark Wilson, Chad Campbell, Chad Collins, Sean O'Hair, Briny Baird, Rickie Fowler
71 Chris Stroud, Byeong-hun An (Kor), Mark Brooks, Davis Love III, Chris Couch, Kevin Sutherland, Scott Piercy, Tom Pernice junior, Alex Prugh, Steve Elkington (Aus), Phil Mickelson, Trevor Immelman (Rsa), Brett Quigley, Brandt Snedeker
72 Martin Flores, Lucas Glover, Kevin Streelman, D.A. Points, Jeff Maggert, Jim Furyk, Ryan Palmer, Yuta Ikeda (Jpn), Stuart Appleby (Aus), Ryan Moore
73 Jeev Milkha Singh (Ind), Hunter Mahan, Steve Flesch, Y.E. Yang (Kor), Matt Weibring
75 John Rollins, Andres Romero (Arg), Josh Teater
WD: Chris Tidland 72