SPENCER HENDERSON LEAVING SGU POST TO BE

NATIONAL  COACH

OF TURKEY

By COLIN FARQUHARSON

Spencer Henderson, the Scottish Golf Union’s popular junior national coach, has accepted an offer he could not refuse from the Turkish Golf Federation to become its first national golf coach.

It’s a sheer coincidence that the 36-year-old Falkirk-born former Duff House Royal Golf Club assistant professional is going to Turkey next week. The European boys’ team championship is being hosted by Klassis Golf Club near Istanbul and Spencer will be in charge of the Scotland Under-18s’ squad.

“The Turkish Federation wanted me to take up the post as soon as possible but I said I really would like to stay with the SGU until after the boys’ home internationals (at Southerness GC, August 3 to 5). They agreed to that so I will head off to Turkey in the second week or so of August,” said Spencer.

“I’ve been given a three-year contract but I really think it will be 10 years before the things I will put in place in Turkey, the infrastructure that we take for granted, say in Scotland, bear fruit.
“It’s the most exciting challenge of my life (he will be responsible for the development of all amateur golf in Turkey: boys, girls, men and women) and I’m really looking forward to it but, at the same time, I have been really happy in my six years as SGU national junior coach and there's a touch of sadness about leaving.
“One of the things that really attracted apart from the fact that it is such a wonderful, really undeveloped golfing country – although it has something like 15 championship courses and a terrific golfing region, Antalya, on its southern coastline – is that the men’s and women’s world amateur team championships for the Eisenhower Trophy and the Espirito Santo Trophy are going to be played in Turkey, at Belek, in 2012.”
Henderson went with his parents to South Africa as a six-year-old and the family did not return to Scotland until 1990 when Spencer was 18 and his dad had a job in the North Sea offshore oil industry.

Spencer was PGA-trained by Bob Strachan at Duff House Royal Golf Club before getting his first job with the Scottish Golf Union at its ill-fated National Golf Centre at Drumoig, near Leuchars.

Spencer was originally an assistant to SGU national coach Ian Rae. He was promoted to his present national junior coach post in 2004.

“From my experience here in Scotland, I know the kind of things I want to put in place in Turkey to promote the game, to get boys and girls started, to help improve the adults who are already playing and all that sort of thing,” said Spencer.

“The beauty of being able to start with a blank piece of paper is that I can discard the things that, in my opinion, do not work, and I am going to concentrate on the things that have proved successful.

“One of my first tasks, of course, is to learn to speak Turkish. That is an essential. I learned to speak Afrikaans when living in South Africa so I should have no problems picking up the local lingo. No use having ideas and plans if I can't communicate in their language.”

wo of Henderson’s star “pupils” on the female side of the game are Scottish champion Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar), narrowly beaten in the final of the British women’s championship last week, and Louise Kenney (Pitreavie), beaten finalist in the Scottish championship for the past two years.

Does Spencer’s move to Turkey mean they are looking for new coaches? Not a bit of it.

“The winter flight schedule from Scotland to Turkey leaves a lot to be desired which is a great pity because the weather over there in the winter is just right for golf but, despite that, Kelsey and Louise will both come out there at regular intervals, not only for me to check their games, but also to practise because the Antalya region of southern Turkey really is superb for warm-weather training.

“I think once Scottish golfers in general get the message that Turkey has a lot more to offer than Spain and the Algarve for winter golf and is a lot cheaper, then I think the demand for a much better schedule of flights from Edinburgh and Glasgow to Turkey will force the airlines to do something about it.”

At the moment the airlines don’t have a regular schedule of flights to Turkey until May, far too late to take advantage of the great golfing weather over there from October to April.

Henderson’s impending move to Turkey might well prompt the Scottish Golf Union hierarchy to move their winter training camps there from the Algarve.

Having the national golf coach of Turkey “on your side,” capable of pulling a few strings could make such a move an attractive proposition for the SGU.

English men's open mid-amateur championship report, scores

Morris steals a march to lead Logan Trophy by two

FROM THE ENGLISH GOLF UNION WEBSITE
While most eyes were on the eight former champions in action on the opening day of the Logan Trophy at Sherwood Forest, debutant David Morris stole a march by snatching the lead with a superb two-under-par 68 in this the English men's open mid-amateur championship.
It leaves the Collingtree Park man two strokes clear of former champion Stephen East and three clear of the chasing pack with five players on 71 and many more facing a fight tomorrow to beat the 36-hole cut.
Morris, now 35 and eligible to play in the Mid Amateur Championship for the first time, was out in 33 with three birdies. He gave two of them back with bogeys at 14 and 15 before grabbing his fourth birdie at the 17th.
“My long game was really good and I holed a lot of good putts,” said Morris. “It’s my first time in the Logan and at Sherwood Forest and the course is set up brilliantly. It would be fantastic to win this title as I’ve never won a major championship. I’ve finished runner-up in my county championship, second in the Midland Closed last year and second in the Northampton Order of Merit. I’m delighted with 68 but there’s still a long way to go.”
Morris was a regular in the Northamptonshire team for around ten years but he quit the scene when his family came along. However, after seven years away, he is back and underlining he is a real contender. His previous experience of EGU competition isn’t one he cares to recall. He had to retire from last year’s English Amateur at Rye with sciatic nerve trouble but, with his wife Tracy acting as caddie today, there were no visible nerves.
East, from Yorkshire, was in the last game out and stood at two under par on the 14th tee. But he missed a short putt there and dropped another shot on 17 for a level par 70.
Among those on 71 is England international John Kemp, who might have been closer to Morris after covering the front nine in 32 with four birdies. But he struggled coming home, dropping four shots in three holes from the 14th.
“I’m disappointed with 71 but I know what this course is all about and you must make your score on the front nine,” he said. “My round wasn’t pretty. I made some silly mistakes which cost me. I got a bit down on myself but I’m not playing a lot because my packaging business is doing well and I don’t get the time.”
Kemp’s John O’Gaunt clubmate Mark Wharton, who lost a play-off for the European Mid Amateur title recently, also signed for 71, a round which he described as: “Could have, should have.” He had three birdies but a fourth bogey at the 17th meant he just failed to match par.
Roger Roper from Yorkshire, another former England cap, is also on 71, a score that contained an eagle-three at the fifth, thanks to a three-iron, four-iron and ten foot putt.
“I played nicely going out but struggled on the back nine where I hit a few poor iron shots,” he said. “But I had a few scrambles for par and made a good save at 18 after missing the green.”
Another with 71 is Andrew Wiltshire from Pontefract, who was in the first match out at 7.30am. “That was the worst score I could have had,” he declared. “I hit one bad tee shot and one bad wedge. Otherwise I hit 15 greens so I’m really pleased for my first time in the Logan.”
East apart, it wasn’t a great day for the majority of the eight former champions in the field. Although Nigel Chesters from Shropshire, who dropped five shots in the last five holes, and Nottinghamshire’s Charlie Banks returned 74, Martin Young from Hampshire shot 75, defending champion John Longcake 77 while Robert Godley from Lancashire, Leicestershire’s Steve Sansome and Paul Griffiths from Staffordshire all went round in 80.
Play starts at 7.30 each day and admission is free. For those unable to attend, live scoring and news updates are available on the Championships section of EGU website http://www.englishgolfunion.org/.
FIRST ROUND SCORES
Par 70
1st David Morris Collingtree Park 68
2nd Stephen East Moortown  70 
3rd Rodrigo Lacerda Soares (France) 71 
3rd Mark Wharton John O'Gaunt  71 
3rd John Kemp John O'Gaunt 71 
3rd Andrew Inglis Sunningdale Artisans  71 71 +1
3rd Andrew Wiltshire Pontefract  71
3rd Roger Roper Leeds 71 
9th Jamie Miller Fulford 72
9th Paul Telfer Stoneham 72 
9th Bruce Hilsdon Littlestone 72 
9th D Holmes Langley Park 72
13th Simon Stephens Moortown 73
13th Nicky Bell Carlisle 73 
13th Kevin Reilly Southport and Ainsdale 73 
13th Robert Bardsley Denton 73 
13th Richard Sadler Moseley 73 
18th Scott Ritchie New Zealand 74 
18th Nigel L Chesters Hawkstone Park 74
18th S M Santon Moortown 74 
18th Mark Nolan Hallowes74
18th Paul Burr South Beds 74
18th Graham Forrest Northumberland 74
18th Stephen Brennan Wheatley 74 
18th C A Banks Stanton-on-the-Wolds 74
26th Paul Williams Hillside 75 
26th Paul Dolton Frilford Heath 75
26th Phil Sewell Castle Royle 75 
26th Karl Smith Handsworth   75
26th C Gray Pannal 75 
26th Gareth Bradley Bramhall 75 
26th Stephen Creed Maxstoke Park 75 
26th Christopher Audin Tiverton 75 
26th Martin Young Brokenhurst Manor 75
26th R Heyes Girton Golf Club 75
36th Nicholas Jelley Cosby 76
36th Christopher Aukett Crondon Park 76 
36th Ian Clarke Sickleholme 76 
36th Jonathan Hems Kings Norton  76 
36th Michael Wharton-Palmer USA 76 7
36th Ewen Wilson Porters Park  76 
36th James Crampton Spalding  76 
36th Danny Curtis Knole Park  76 
36th Simon Toplis College Pines 76 
36th Karl Bowker Harwood  76 
36th Anthony Wain Sherwood Forest  76
36th David Brown Sherwood Forest  76
36th David Westwood Handsworth 76 
36th Paul Garey Kings Norton 76
36th Ben Bainbridge Sherwood Forest 76
36th Robert Treweek Moortown 76 
36th S Johnson Morpeth 76
53rd Graham McLean Meltham 77 
53rd Geoff Ascroft The Shropshire  77 
53rd Tim Harvey Bridgnorth 77 
53rd S Hallam Tadmarton Heath  77 
53rd Neil Self Stand 77 
53rd Glyn Hughes Church Stretton  77 
53rd Tim Gilbert Knole Park 77 
53rd Dan Dring Sundridge Park  77 
53rd Jean-Charles Gouvernaire (France) 77 
53rd Mark Bentley Ganton  77 
53rd John Longcake Silloth on Solway 77 
53rd Tim Seaton Grimsby 77 
65th Phil Meadows Betchworth Park 78 
65th Mark Sheridan Greystones, Ireland 78
65th Graham Ruth Tavistock  78 
65th Scott Ledbury Sandwell Park 78
65th R A Latham Woodhall Spa 78 
65th Christopher Lowe Tadmarton Heath 78 
71st Lee Pargeter Fulford 79
71st S Needham Sickleholme 79 
71st John Pugh Moseley 79 
71st Phil Taylor Bridgnorth  79
75th Paul Griffiths Sandwell Park 80 
75th Phillip Dyke Bromsgrove Golf Club 80 80 +10
75th Alexander Stewart Berkhamsted Golf Club 80 80 +10
75th A D Carman Coventry Golf Club 80 80 +10
75th Ian Kearney West Lancashire Golf Club 80 80 +10
75th N Fosker Felixstowe Ferry Golf Club 80 80 +10
75th Neil Willson John O'Gaunt Golf Club 80 80 +10
75th David Hayns Gog Magog Golf Club 80 80 +10
75th Marek Sulc Czech Republic 80 80 +10
75th Robert Godley Hillside Golf Club 80 80 +10
75th Bruce Mcquade Royal Norwich Golf Club 80 80 +10
75th Andy Theo Willingdon Golf Club 80 80 +10
75th Steve Sansome Birstall Golf Club 80 80 +10
88th Phillip Shurmer Worcestershire Golf Club 81 81 +11
88th Paul Mcgarry Bridgnorth Golf Club 81 81 +11
88th Adrian Firman Peterborough Milton Golf Club 81 81 +11
88th David Marshall Worcestershire Golf Club 81 81 +11
88th Tony Lord Northamptonshire County Golf Club 81 81 +11
88th Mark Franklin Whitehaven Golf Club 81 81 +11
88th Andy Savage Ipswich Golf Club 81 81 +11
88th M S Caister Kedleston Park Golf Club 81 81 +11
88th Roger Butler Wellingborough Golf Club 81 81 +11
97th Neil Meadows Ipswich Golf Club 82 82 +12
97th Neil Stirling Harwood Golf Club 82 82 +12
97th Steve Yorke Shirehampton Park Golf Club 82 82 +12
97th Dylan Rees Ashburnham Golf Club 82 82 +12
97th R B Smithies Manchester Golf Club 82 82 +12
97th Derek Mcjannet Coxmoor Golf Club 82 82 +12
97th Andrew Oates Kedleston Park Golf Club 82 82 +12
97th Glenn Sherwood Castle Royle Golf  and Country Club 82 82 +12
97th Mark Wootten Willingdon Golf Club 82 82 +12
97th J Kinnear Manchester Golf Club 82 82 +12
97th Kevin Smale Purley Downs Golf Club 82 82 +12
97th A David Lawrence Wheatley Golf Club 82 82 +12
97th Chris Dixon The Shire London Golf Club 82 82 +12
97th Paul Dodd Mill Hill Golf Club 82 82 +12
97th James Bainbridge Sherwood Forest Golf Club 82 82 +12
112th Craig Scott Hallamshire Golf Club 83 83 +13
112th Kevin Davies Sherwood Forest Golf Club 83 83 +13
112th Davie Bolton Goring & Streatley Golf Club 83 83 +13
112th Neil Connolly Northamptonshire County Golf Club 83 83 +13
112th Colin Johnson Hainault Forest Golf Club 83 83 +13
117th Alan Mcbride Bedlingtonshire Golf Club 84 84 +14
117th Jason Saunders Windlesham Golf Club 84 84 +14
117th Martin Cooper Mitcham Golf Club 84 84 +14
117th James Brosnan Sundridge Park Golf Club 84 84 +14
117th David Richardson Sherwood Forest Golf Club 84 84 +14
122nd Stephen Dines Lincoln Golf Club 85 85 +15
122nd Mark Stanton Chipping Norton Golf Club 85 85 +15
122nd Laurence D Hopper Stoneham Golf Club 85 85 +15
125th Jez Binch Teignmouth Golf Club 86 86 +16
126th Dion Keyser Blakes Golf Club 88 88 +18
127th Tim Christmas Chart Hills Golf Club 89 89 +19
128th Stefan Priest Hallowes Golf Club NR
129th Paul Maunder West Middlesex Golf Club NR

US PRO TOUR REPORT, SCORES

Justin Rose takes second-round lead with a 64

FROM THE SKYSPORTS.COM WEBSITE
Justin Rose put his disappointment in Connecticut behind him with a stunning second round 64 at the ATandT National in Pennsylvania.
Rose - who surrendered a three-shot final-day lead in last week's Travelers Championship - carded six birdies in a bogey-free round at the Aronimink Golf Club.
The 29-year-old Englishman's round was comfortably the best of the tournament so far and took him into a one-shot lead over Australian Jason Day and Korean Charlie Wi.
Wi - who like Rose shot a one-under-par opening 69 - came closest to matching the Memorial champion's heroics, carding a 65.
Joint first round leader Day shot a 68.
Meanwhile, Tiger Woods' preparations for the Open at St Andrews in two weeks' time continue to stutter.
Woods - champion over the Old Course in 2000 and 2005 - only just made the cut after adding a level par 70 to his opening 73. At three over par he is 10 shots off the pace.
SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
Par 140 (2x70)
Justin Rose -7 F -6 color info 69 64 133
Jason Day -6 F* -2 color info 66 68 134
Charlie Wi -6 F -5 color info 69 65 134
Jeff Overton -4 F* -2 color info 68 68 136
Charley Hoffman -4 F* -3 color info 69 67 136
Ryan Moore -3 F E color info 67 70 137
Bo Van Pelt -3 F -2 color info 69 68 137
Robert Allenby -3 F* -3 color info 70 67 137
John Mallinger -3 F E color info 67 70 137
Kris Blanks -3 F -2 color info 69 68 137
Brian Gay -3 F* E color info 67 70 137
J.B. Holmes -3 F -3 color info 70 67 137
Nick Watney -3 F* 1 color info 66 71 137
Joe Ogilvie -2 F 2 color info 66 72 138
Arjun Atwal -2 F* 2 color info 66 72 138
Ryuji Imada -2 F E color info 68 70 138
Steve Marino -1 F 1 color info 68 71 139
Bryce Molder -1 F* E color info 69 70 139
Graham DeLaet -1 F* -1 color info 70 69 139
Andres Romero -1 F* -2 color info 71 68 139
Carl Pettersson -1 F 2 color info 67 72 139
Billy Mayfair -1 F 1 color info 68 71 139
Nicholas Thompson -1 F* -3 color info 72 67 139
Ted Purdy -1 F E color info 69 70 139
Daniel Chopra -1 F* E color info 69 70 139
Jim Furyk -1 F E color info 69 70 139
Lucas Glover -1 F -2 color info 71 68 139
Sean O'Hair -1 F -2 color info 71 68 139
Aaron Baddeley -1 F E color info 69 70 139
George McNeill E F -1 color info 71 69 140
Brett Quigley E F 3 color info 67 73 140
Garrett Willis E F -1 color info 71 69 140
Jonathan Byrd E F* E color info 70 70 140
Jimmy Walker E F* -1 color info 71 69 140
Stuart Appleby E F* -1 color info 71 69 140
Nathan Green E F* -1 color info 71 69 140
Justin Leonard E F* -1 color info 71 69 140
Selected scores:
Tiger Woods 73 70 143 (jt 64th)
MISSED THE CUT (143 or better)
Greg Owen  69 75 144
Lee Janzen  73 71 144
Dustin Johnson color 71 74 145
Rickie Fowler 69 77 146
Alex Cejka 74 74 148
Brian Davis  73 76 149
Davis Love III 78 72 150
Notah Begay III  75 76 151

ALPS TOUR IN AUSTRIA

Gavin Dear (65) beats cut, Steven Hume (74) misses it

FROM THE ALPS TOUR WEBSITE
Matthew Cryer confirmed good form with 64 today to increase his lead to six strokes with an 18-under-par tally of 126. He has only dropped one shot in two days and has already got a hand on the jug of the Haugschlag Nö-Open in Austria.
His fellow Englishman Jason Palmer shot 64 for 132 as well and is a kind of used to be the runner up this season. He already had five top 5 this year and will have to be extremely efficient to disturb Cryer's plan tomorrow.
Austrian Leo Astl and Czech amateur Tim Gornik are two-way tie fourth 7 strokes back of the lead. The level of the field was very consistent this week and the perfect weather provided great scores. The cut is fixed at -3, the lowest tie this season with Gösser Open one.
Despite this very low score, one player should appreciate this very special day more than the others. Frenchman Romain Zwahlen is going to play more than 2 days for the first time in 21 appearances on the Alps Tour. Everybody has kept in mind Justin Rose's 19 cuts missed in a row as he turned pro. Now it's up to Zwahlen to follow in Rose's footsteps.
Another Frenchman did have his moment today. Now well known Alan Bihan holed in one his 9th hole the 18th. Bihan signed for 66 to be 10th prior to tee off last round.
Agathe Séron
SCOTSWATCH: Golf's a funny game - but Steven Hume's not laughing. He had a second-round 74 for 142 and missed the cut by one shot. Meanwhile, Perthshire colleague Gavin Dear who looked to be the man in "trouble" aftere a first-round 74, improved by nine shots and he easily made the cut on 139 which gives him a share of 19th place.
LEADING SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
Par 144 (2x72)
126 M Cryer 62 64.
132 J Palmer 68 64.
133 T Gornik 69 64, L Astl 67 66.
134 J Kelly 69 65.
135 D S Gonzalez 69 66, J Schmid 69 69 66, J Barnes 64 71, P Genev 70 65.
Selected scores:
139 Gavin Dear 74 65 (jt 19th).
MISSED THE CUT (141 or better)
142 Steven Hume 68 74

 

Robert Karlsson to rest wrist injury until the Open

FROM THE AOL GOLF NEWS SERVICE
Former European number one Robert Karlsson pulled out of the Alstom French Open this morning with a wrist injury and will not play again until The Open at St Andrews in two weeks' time.
"I woke up and it was sore and swollen," said the 40-year-old Swede, who missed The Open last year with a retina problem that kept him out of the game for nearly four months. "I got some treatment and the swelling went down."
But when he tried to hit some balls, Karlsson added: "I could hardly hit it 50 metres and the swelling came back."
Karlsson lost a play-off to Lee Westwood in Memphis three weeks ago, but after finishing 27th in the US Open the following week he missed the cut in Munich and then opened with a four-over-par 76 at Le Golf National near Paris on Thursday. It left him 13 adrift of leader Robert-Jan Derksen.
"I played pretty poorly and I caught a couple of shots fat on the hard ground, so I think I know what caused the injury.
"I was going to play the J P McManus Pro-am in Ireland on Monday and Tuesday, but I won't be doing that now and I wasn't entered for the Scottish Open, so it's The Open next."
Karlsson, one of the stars of Europe's last Ryder Cup side, lies only 30th on the points list for the match at Celtic Manor in October.

European Tour report, scores

Canizares leads by one from Kaymer in French Open

FROM THE EUROPEAN TOUR WEBSITE
Alejandro Canizares moved into a one-shot lead at the halfway stage of the Alstom Open de France with a second successive 66.
Defending champion Martin Kaymer is the nearest challenger on nine under par after the 25 year old German added a 67 to his opening 66 at Le Golf National near Paris.
Last year Kaymer beat Lee Westwood in a play-off on the course, then went to The Barclays Scottish Open at Loch Lomond and won there as well.
But just a few weeks later he broke three toes in a go-kart crash and was forced out of the game for two months.
Currently sixth in the race for places in Colin Montgomerie's Ryder Cup side for The Celtic Manor Resort in October Kaymer said: "I went go-karting again earlier this year, but there will definitely be no more before The Ryder Cup."
Both he and Caniizares, son of 1989 Ryder Cup hero Jose Maria, had their rounds interrupted for nearly 2 1/2 hours by a thunderstorm.
At that stage they were two behind Dutchman Robert-Jan Derksen, but Cañizares then had four birdies in his last five holes for a second 66 in a row and Kaymer birdied the tenth, 14th and 17th.
"My dad is coming tomorrow, so I'm really looking forward to the weekend," added World Number 11 Kaymer.
Caniizares, whose one previous victory came in Russia four years ago, had to return to The Qualifying School last November, but fellow graduates Simon Khan and Fredrik Andersson Hed have already lifted trophies and the 27 year old from Madrid hopes to do the same on Sunday.
"I was a little negative in my play last year, I wasn't into it very much and had a couple of problems, personal problems," said Caniizares.
"But this year, I came out, I got my card again, so it was like a new start and I knew what I lost and I learned to appreciate it a little more, this game, and try to have fun and try and enjoy it.
"I played with him [Khan] the first three days I think, and he played great at Q-School and I thought he was going to be great this year.
"He started a little slow but you never know in this game, and he won the biggest tournament of the year and very happy for him."
SCOREBOARD
+Play was suspended for 2hr 25min because of an electrical storm and did not resume until early evening.
Par 142 (2x71)
132 Alejandro Canizares (Spa) 66 66
133 Martin Kaymer (Ger) 66 67
134 Robert Jan Derksen (Ned) 63 71
135 Steve Webster 69 66
136 Jyoti Randhawa (Ind) 67 69
137 Peter Hanson (Swe) 68 69, Gregory Bourdy (Fra) 68 69, Graeme Storm 70 67
138 Francesco Molinari (Ita) 69 69, Robert Rock 67 71, Adam Scott (Aus) 69 69, Charl Schwartzel (Rsa) 68 70, Peter Lawrie 71 67, Benjamin Hebert (Fra) 72 66
139 Damien McGrane 68 71, Anders Hansen (Den) 71 68, Oliver Wilson 68 71, Danny Willett 72 67, Alvaro Quiros (Spa) 70 69, Rory McIlroy 68 71, Alastair Forsyth 71 68, Ian Poulter 72 67, Luke Donald 70 69, Mark Foster 76 63, Lee Westwood 70 69, Edoardo Molinari (Ita) 70 69
140 Christian Cevaer (Fra) 69 71, Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spa) 71 69, Matteo Manassero (Ita) 71 69, Raphael Jacquelin (Fra) 73 67
141 Richard Bland 73 68, Hennie Otto (Rsa) 68 73, Chris Wood 70 71, Joost Luiten (Ned) 73 68, Scott Strange (Aus) 67 74, Angel Cabrera (Arg) 72 69, David Lynn 73 68, Victor Dubuisson (Fra) (am) 75 66, Alexander Noren (Swe) 70 71, Romain Wattel (Fra) (am) 74 67, Marcus Fraser (Aus) 69 72
142 Soren Kjeldsen (Den) 71 71, Martin Erlandsson (Swe) 69 73, Jean Van de Velde (Fra) 66 76, Peter Hedblom (Swe) 70 72, Danny Lee (Nzl) 67 75, Felipe Aguilar (Chi) 69 73, Anthony Wall 74 68, Stephen Dodd 72 70, Thomas Bjorn (Den) 72 70, Jean-Francois Remesy (Fra) 74 68, Jean-Baptiste Gonnet (Fra) 72 70, Richie Ramsay 71 71, Peter Whiteford 69 73, Paul Waring 71 71, Marcel Siem (Ger) 67 75, Rhys Davies 71 71
143 Seung-yul Noh (Kor) 72 71, Thomas Aiken (Rsa) 73 70, James Kingston (Rsa) 71 72, Geoff Ogilvy (Aus) 73 70, Kenneth Ferrie 73 70, Rafael Cabrera Bello (Spa) 74 69, Michael Hoey 69 74, Bradley Dredge 74 69, Jeev Milkha Singh (Ind) 70 73, Shiv Kapur (Ind) 70 73, Mark Tullo (Chi) 76 67, Michael Campbell (Nzl) 75 68, Gareth Maybin 74 69, Phillip Price 72 71, Maarten Lafeber (Ned) 75 68, Andrew Dodt (Aus) 68 75, Mark Brown (Nzl) 70 73, Brett Rumford (Aus) 71 72, Stephen Gallacher 73 70, Richard Finch 71 72, Paul Lawrie 72 71, Fabrizio Zanotti (Par) 71 72, Richard Green (Aus) 73 70, Ignacio Garrido (Spa) 74 69
MISSED THE CUT
144 Mikael Lundberg (Swe) 75 69, Jeppe Huldahl (Den) 73 71, Soren Hansen (Den) 68 76, Colin Montgomerie 73 71, David Howell 73 71, Nick Dougherty 72 72, Darren Clarke 75 69, Thongchai Jaidee (Tha) 72 72, Johan Edfors (Swe) 74 70, Gary Boyd 73 71, Shane Lowry 73 71, Michael Jonzon (Swe) 74 70, Jean-Francois Lucquin (Fra) 72 72, Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano (Spa) 74 70, Peter O'Malley (Aus) 71 73
145 Michael Lorenzo-Vera (Fra) 72 73, Ross Fisher 71 74, Daniel Gaunt (Aus) 73 72, Nicolas Colsaerts (Bel) 72 73, Julien Quesne (Fra) 72 73, Paul Broadhurst 68 77, Pablo Larrazabal (Spa) 69 76, Tommy Fleetwood (am) 71 74, Tano Goya (Arg) 71 74, Paul McGinley 75 70, Gregory Havret (Fra) 71 74
146 David Dixon 76 70, David Horsey 70 76, Jamie Donaldson 72 74, Francois Calmels (Fra) 73 73, Heath Slocum (USA) 74 72, Barry Lane 73 73
147 David Drysdale 75 72, John Parry 78 69, Niclas Fasth (Swe) 75 72, Markus Brier (Aut) 73 74, Richard McEvoy 71 76, Sam Little 73 74, James Kamte (Rsa) 71 76
148 Rafael Echenique (Arg) 72 76, Julien Guerrier (Fra) 77 71, Simon Dyson 78 70, Daniel Vancsik (Arg) 78 70, Miguel Angel Martin (Spa) 75 73, Julien Xanthopoulos (Fra) 74 74, Simon Thornton 72 76, Philip Golding 70 78
149 Francois Delamontagne (Fra) 74 75, Pablo Martin (Spa) 76 73, Steven O'Hara 77 72, Jose Manuel Lara (Spa) 72 77
150 Raphael Eyraud (Fra) 76 74, Anthony Kang (USA) 76 74, Martin Wiegele (Aut) 73 77, Jose-Filipe Lima (Por) 73 77, Scott Drummond 77 73
151 Robert Coles 77 74, Federico Cabrera (Arg) 74 77, Mikel Galdos (Spa) 76 75, Andrew Butterfield 75 76, James Morrison 76 75
152 Ricardo Gonzalez (Arg) 78 74, Jose-Maria Olazabal (Spa) 82 70, Callum Macaulay 75 77
153 Marcus Both (Aus) 76 77, Rick Kulacz (Aus) 76 77, Shiv Shankar Prasad Chowrasia (Ind) 73 80
154 Thomas Levet (Fra) 80 74
155 Bruno-Teva Lecuona (Fra) 81 74, Marc Warren 78 77, Ty Tryon (USA) 78 77
WD: Robert Karlsson (Swe), Gary Lockerbie
DQ: Ariel Canete (Arg)

EUROPEAN CHALLENGE TOUR REPORT, SCORES

Russell, Elliot Saltman only Scots to beat cut

Six Scots tumbled out of the European Challenge Tour event - The Princess -in Sweden today. Only Raymond Russell and Elliot Saltman survived the cut-off mark being at level-par 142. Russell had a second-round 66 (five under par) and so too did Welshman Gary Houston, both of them sharing the "leading Britons" tag on 137, eight shots off the pace.
Elliot Saltman had a 70 for 141.
Scots who made their exit after 36 holes were George Murray (71-144), Jack Doherty (75-144), Lloyd Saltman (70-145), Scott Jamieson (74-148), Jame McLeary (78-151) and Carnoustie's Eric Ramsay who was disqualified, presumably for not signing his scorecard.
The Challenge Tour website live scoring had him round in 87 (16 over par) after a first-round 69. Ramsay had a 9 at the par-5 seventh and 7s at the par-4 13th and par-3 17th in halves of 45 and 42.

Sarah Gwynn, European Challenge Tour Press Officer, writes:
Twenty year old Alexander Bjork fired a nine under par 62 to take a three-shot lead at the halfway stage of The Princess - his maiden Challenge Tour event – on a day of stunning scoring in Sweden.
Nicolas Meitinger set the course alight in the morning, carding a staggering 11 under par 60, but the day belonged to Bjork, who could become the first Swede to win a Challenge Tour event on home soil since Henrik Stenson in 2000. Ironically, The Princess is Stenson’s own event, in its second year and named after his daughter, Lisa.
“It feels really good,” said Bjork, who is 13 under overall. “I didn’t expect to do this well. This morning I was just focusing on making the cut. But then the birdies just carried on coming and I was very relaxed today.
“My long game felt very good yesterday but I didn’t make many putts. Today everything came together. I didn’t have a chance to play the course before the first round yesterday so it has gone very well.”
Earlier, Germany’s Meitinger blitzed round Båstad Golf Club with two eagles and eight birdies, but a bogey at the par five eighth – his 17th – denied him a historic 59. His first nine – eight under par 27 – was the lowest nine-hole score on the Challenge Tour this season and equalled the record for the lowest in Challenge Tour history. Only Matthew King in the 2004 Attijari Wafa – Tilkida Beach Morccan Classic and Toni Karjalainen in the 2008 MAN NO Open have recorded a score so low.
That score lifted Meitinger up to third place, one shot behind Oscar Floren, whose 67 took him to ten under for the tournament. Swedish duo Klas Eriksson (65) and Peter Gustaffson (67) are another shot back at eight under.
“I’ve been playing well the last couple of weeks but putting badly,” said Meitinger, who broke the course record of 62 set 12 months ago by tournament winner Andrew Butterfield. “Even last week at the BMW International Open I played really well but struggled on the greens. Today it felt like it was going in from everywhere. I was still playing well but putting is always the key to a low round.
“I was hitting it pretty close but then holing everything from five or six metres. But it’s pretty disappointing not to be sitting here with a 59 on my card.
“I missed the cut by one in Germany last week and I was a bit unlucky, but after weeks like that you always have to keep it up. It was not too difficult because I played well here last year and I was glad to come back. Yesterday I played well but didn’t hole the putts, but today the putts went in.”
Floren said: “It didn’t feel as good as yesterday but I took advantage of the par. I got off to a good start and made a few birdies. I had a couple of three putts but that’s life.”
Of Meitinger’s score, he added: “That’s obviously a great number, a fantastic score. I think he was eight under through nine and he must have been thinking of a 59. You have to tip your hat to him. A 60 on any course is a great score.”
Eriksson said: “I just enjoyed it and there were no problems. It feels great with the family here. I didn’t even go out on the golf course for a practice round, just showed up and played. It’s nice. I always really like to play in Sweden.
“It makes a difference not having to travel very far, having the family here...It would be great to win here in Sweden and I’m really looking forward to the next couple of days.”
SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
Par 142 (2x72)
129 A Bjork (Swe) 67 62,
132 O Floren (Swe) 65 67,
133 N Meitinger (Ger) 73 60,
134 P Gustafsson (Swe) 67 67, K Eriksson (Swe) 69 65,
135 T Olesen (Den) 69 66,
136 J Axgren (Swe) 69 67, T Stewart (Aus) 69 67, C Brazillier (Fra) 70 66, J Dantorp (Swe) 69 67, J Karlsson (am) (Swe) 69 67,
137 A Perrino (Ita) 68 69, G Houston (Wal) 71 66, R Russell (Sco) 71 66, F Fihn (Swe) 67 70,
138 F Widmark (Swe) 68 70, S Walker (Eng) 70 68, D Denison (Eng) 69 69, C Del Moral (Esp) 67 71, R Kakko (Fin) 68 70, A Hansen (Den) 69 69,
139 J Sjöholm (Swe) 68 71, W Besseling (Ned) 70 69, G Shaw (Nir) 66 73, R Steiner (Aut) 71 68, R Eriksson (Swe) 68 71, G Molteni (Ita) 69 70, J Caldwell (Nir) 64 75, Z Scotland (Eng) 69 70, M Carlsson (Swe) 70 69, A Kaleka (Fra) 68 71, A Signor (Ita) 72 67, P Purhonen (Fin) 69 70, J Hedin (Swe) 70 69,
140 N Bruzelius (Swe) 68 72, F Hammarberg (Swe) 72 68, N Lemke (Swe) 69 71, M Korhonen (Fin) 68 72, T Edlund (Swe) 69 71, C Baker (USA) 67 73, B Wiesberger (Aut) 72 68, M Mills (Eng) 68 72, R Karlberg (Swe) 68 72, T Whitehouse (Eng) 72 68, T Rosendahl (am) (Swe) 69 71,
141 J Legarrea (Esp) 73 68, M McGeady (Irl) 72 69, J Grillon (Fra) 69 72, Å Nilsson (Swe) 69 72, A Wagner (Arg) 68 73, E Saltman (Sco) 71 70, E Dubois (Fra) 74 67, D Nouailhac (Fra) 71 70, P Dwyer (Eng) 70 71, B Barham (Eng) 70 71, C Russo (Fra) 71 70, A Bruschi (Ita) 73 68,
142 J Larsen (Nor) 71 71, O Whiteley (Eng) 67 75, T Feyrsinger (Aut) 69 73, L Johansson (Swe) 74 68, M Larsson (Swe) 72 70, M Pilo (Swe) 70 72, L Jensen (Den) 69 73, A Bossert (Sui) 71 71, M Milling (Swe) 70 72, K Jorgensen (Den) 73 69, S Jeppesen (Swe) 73 69, R Kind (Ned) 70 72, P Kaensche (Nor) 70 72, K Sullivan (Wal) 70 72, P Bocian (Swe) 70 72, P Gad (am) (Swe) 68 74
MISSED THE CUT
143 A Sjöstrand (Swe) 70 73, F Praegant (Aut) 69 74, A Marshall (Eng) 72 71, J Makitalo (Fin) 70 73, S Lewton (Eng) 72 71, J McLean (Aus) 74 69, V Almstrom (Swe) 72 71, A Gee (Eng) 69 74, P Edberg (Swe) 70 73, F Colombo (Ita) 71 72, J Ruebotham (Eng) 72 71, B Pettersson (Swe) 74 69, H Bacher (Aut) 74 69, A Ahokas (Fin) 70 73, P Ericsson (Swe) 69 74, M Laskey (Wal) 68 75,
144 M Vibe-Hastrup (Den) 72 72, S Ottosen (Den) 73 71, J Bjerhag (Swe) 71 73, G Murray (Sco) 73 71, W Ormsby (Aus) 69 75, J Garcia (Esp) 73 71, M Bothma (RSA) 71 73, J Doherty (Sco) 69 75,
145 K Brink (Swe) 73 72, M Zions (Aus) 75 70, L Westerberg (Swe) 72 73, J Rask (Swe) 70 75, L Saltman (Sco) 69 76, D Hewan (RSA) 75 70, P Del Grosso (Arg) 71 74, B Chapellan (Fra) 71 74,
146 M Soffietti (Ita) 70 76, C Ford (Eng) 74 72, M Tunnicliff (Eng) 71 75, B Akesson (Swe) 74 72, G Watremez (Bel) 71 75, J Wahlqvist (Swe) 73 73, T Norret (Den) 72 74, J Pettersson (Swe) 72 74, B Ahlenback (Swe) 76 70, C Günther (Ger) 73 73,
147 R Sjöberg (Swe) 74 73, A Jacobsson (Swe) 74 73, A Zanini (Ita) 73 74, F Marty (Fra) 71 76, R Blaum (USA) 73 74, I Van Weerelt (Ned) 74 73, M Bliss (Can) 75 72,
148 J Little (Eng) 70 78, S Jamieson (Sco) 74 74, C Simon (Esp) 72 76, T Sundström (Fin) 72 76, G Rosier (Fra) 70 78, M Eliasson (Swe) 73 75, D Perrier (Fra) 75 73,
149 F Ohlsson (Swe) 72 77, F Sundberg (Swe) 75 74, V Riu (Fra) 74 75, J Bäckström (Swe) 75 74, J Abbate (Arg) 75 74, S Cappelen (am) (Den) 74 75,
150 O David (Fra) 72 78, T Remkes (Ned) 71 79, A Axelsson (Swe) 70 80, J Fahrbring (Swe) 76 74,
151 W Schauman (Swe) 74 77, J Lagergren (Swe) 74 77, L Moolman (RSA) 77 74, J McLeary (Sco) 73 78, S Juul (Den) 72 79, H Nyström (Swe) 73 78,
152 A Högberg (Swe) 73 79,
153 P Barth (Swe) 74 79, J Billot (Fra) 77 76, N Carlsson (am) (Swe) 77 76,
154 J Cunliffe (RSA) 73 81,
155 D Sandberg (Swe) 78 77,
** A Snobeck (Fra) 79 WD, E Ramsay (Sco) 69 DQ, F Henge (Swe) 74 RT, J Theunis (Bel) 76 RT, J Billing (Swe) DQ 0,

EUROPEAN SENIORS TOUR REPORT, SCORES

Carl Mason on a Swiss roll in the mountains

By PAUL SYMES
European Seniors Tour Press Officer
England’s Carl Mason put himself into contention to equal his compatriot Tommy Horton’s record of 23 Senior Tour wins with an opening round of 64 to lead the Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open.
Mason, who currently has 22 titles to his name in a glittering Senior Tour career, is a master of Golf Club Bad Ragaz in the Swiss Alps, having triumphed there in 2007 and 2008.
And the 57 year old, who recently passed the €2million mark in Senior Tour career earnings, is in pole position to complete a hat-trick of victories after compiling eight birdies to finish on six under par, one stroke ahead of Thailand’s Boonchu Ruangkit and England’s David J Russell.
That duo are themselves in fine form, with Ruangkit the runaway leader of the Order of Merit after three victories, and Russell having arrived in Switzerland on the back of capturing his maiden Senior Tour title at last week’s De Vere Collection PGA Seniors Championship. But even they may have to play second fiddle to Mason, whose only bogeys of the day came at the 12th and 14th holes.
He said: “I had a decent last round last week, so I came here with a bit of a spring in my step. But I’m always pretty confident when I play here anyway, because I’ve obviously got a good record here in the past. At the start of the season when the schedule comes out, this event is always one I think I should be contending in. The course just suits my game, and I feel particularly comfortable on the greens. Other than a bit of a wobble in the middle of the back nine, I played pretty well.
“But I’m not thinking about the win yet, because there’s an awful lot of golf still to be played. Obviously it’d be great to equal and then hopefully one day beat Tommy’s record, but I’m not going to put too much pressure on myself. If it happens here this week, then great. All I’m thinking about at the moment is going for a swim in the pool, because it’s so hot – the only stroke I’ll be practising this afternoon is my breast stroke!”
Russell’s round began in unfortunate fashion, with a bogey on the first hole. But he cancelled that out with a birdie on the eighth hole, and added a further five after the turn to come home in just 30.
SCOREBOARD
FIRST ROUND
Par 70
64 C Mason (Eng)
65 B Ruangkit (Tha) , D Russell (Eng)
66 S Van Vuuren (RSA) , B Boyd (USA) , M Belsham (Eng) , A Sowa (Arg) , S Owen (Nzl) , J Harrison (Eng) , D Merriman (Aus)
67 D O'Sullivan (Irl) , N Ratcliffe (Aus) , J Bruner (USA) , P Fowler (Aus) , J Quiros (Esp) , J Rhodes (Eng) , G Banister (Aus) , A Franco (Par)
68 G Ralph (Eng) , C Rocca (Ita) , K Spurgeon (Eng) , K Tomori (Jpn) , B Lincoln (RSA) , H Carbonetti (Arg) , T Giedeon (Ger) , M Farry (Fra) , B Smit (RSA) , M Cunning (USA) , C Grenier (Aut)
69 J Bland (RSA) , E Rodriguez (Esp) , T Burgoyne (Sco) , M Harwood (Aus) , I Mosey (Eng) , M Clayton (Aus) , G Cali (Ita) , R Chapman (Eng) , M Miller (Sco) , G Ryall (Eng) , J Gould (Eng)
70 P Oakley (USA) , J Chillas (Sco) , L Carbonetti (Arg) , A Fernandez (Chi) , S Cipa (Eng) , N Job (Eng) , B Charles (Nzl)
71 B Cameron (Eng) , M Williams (Zim) , M Poxon (Eng) , T Charnley (Eng) , A Garrido (Esp) , M Bembridge (Eng) , D Cambridge (Jam) , M Piñero (Esp) , J Heggarty (Nir) ,
72 S Bennett (Eng) , A Johnsson (Swe) , M Gray (Sco) , J Hall (Eng) , B Longmuir (Sco) , D Johnson (USA) , L Higgins (Irl)
73 G Towne (USA) , D Hospital (Esp) , H Schumacher (Sui) , V Garcia (Esp) , G Brand (Eng) ,
74 D Creamer (Eng) , E Polland (Nir) , C Williams (RSA) , T Allen (Eng) , A Croce (Ita) , F Mann (Sco) ,
75 J Hawkes (RSA)
76 D Durnian (Eng) 
78 T Gale (Aus)
81 V Krajewski (Sui)





COREBOARD TO COME

Dunfermline man is Over-50s title-winner, 31 years after his last title

J Scott Macdonald with the Scottish seniors amateur championship trophy at Pollok Golf Club today. Image by courtesy of Andy Forman.

Great Scott! Macdonald is a Scottish champion once more
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FROM THE SCOTTISH GOLF UNION WEBSITE
Dunfermline’s Scott Macdonald clinched victory in the Scottish Seniors Amateur Championship by one shot at Pollok this afternoon – 31 years after lifting the national men’s stroke play title.
The former Walker Cup man, who defeated American Tom Kite back in 1971, posted a level par 71 in the final round to finish on 213, one ahead of English Senior international Dave Jessup.
Kilmalcolm’s Colin Christy fired a best of the day four-under par 67 to share the bronze medal with Ian Taylor (Royal Burgess) and Glen Macbryde (Stone), a further three shots back on 217.
Going into the final round tied for the lead with Berwick’s Dave Millar, Macdonald dropped a shot on the first hole, but recovered his composure with birdies at the 6th, 7th and 13th to open up a commanding lead, as Millar had a day to forget.
Jessup, a six-time gold medallist at the World Speedway, got within touching distance of the lead by holing a superb 40-yard pitch at the par five 15th for eagle to apply some pressure to Macdonald, the 1969 Scottish Stroke Play champion.
Further drama followed at the 16th when Macdonald’s playing partner played his ball by mistake, leading to a dropped shot by the leader and after paring the 17th, Macdonald found sand with his approach shot to the final green, with a two-shot cushion. An exquisite bunker shot to ten feet gave the 65-year-old two putts for victory, and he made no mistake to clinch the win with a final hole bogey.
The delighted Fifer said:
“I’ve played really good golf all week, especially my iron play and it feels great to win the national championship. It’s 31-years since I won the Scottish Men’s title at Carnoustie, so it’s nice to come out on top again.
“There was a tricky wind out there today which made choosing clubs quite difficult, but I coped well. I got a nice break at the 10th when I came up right on the edge of the burn, but I got a good up and down there which settled me.”
Macdonald, who played in the same Walker Cup side as Hugh Stuart, Charlie Green and George McGregor, concluded:
“I was always a very good bunker player – I reckon only Gary Player was better than me in my day – so I was confident on the last hole. I hit a nice shot out and it was good to get round in level par. Hopefully I’ll get into the Scotland Seniors Team this year and keep the momentum going from here.”
Jessup, who finished third at the English Seniors Championship, was also pleased with his finish:
“I had a good chance last week at the Welsh Seniors but went on the attack too early. I was nice and patient out there today and knew that pars would be good. The eagle at 15 was great but not quite enough in the end, but I’m pleased to come all the way up to Scotland and get the Silver Medal.”

FINAL TOTALS
Par 213 (3x71)
1 MACDONALD, Scott (65+) Dunfermline 70 72 71 213
2 JESSUP, Dave Rochester and Cobham Park 71 73 70 214
T3 CHRISTY, Colin Kilmacolm 71 79 67 217
T3 TAYLOR, Ian Royal Burgess 70 76 71 217
T3 MACBRYDE, Glen Stone 76 68 73 217
T6 KING, Geoff (65+) West Essex 70 77 71 218
T6 STAFFORD, Tony Dun Ochil 72 74 72 218
T8 MILLER, Derek Murrayfield 72 74 73 219
T8 STRACEY, Andrew Littlestone 72 73 74 219
T8 WIGLEY, Michael Royal North Devon 75 68 76 219
T11 SMETHURST, Roy (65+) Crewe 73 77 70 220
T11 KINLOCH, James Cardross 71 75 74 220
T11 BALDWIN, John (65+) Sunningdale 71 74 75 220
14 SLATER, Philip Sandiway 72 74 75 221
T15 MACINTYRE, Bill Harpenden 78 72 72 222
T15 LANE, David (65+) Goring & Streatley 75 74 73 222
T15 MILLER, David Kilmarnock (Barassie) 76 72 74 222
T15 JERMINE, John (65+) Sunningdale 72 75 75 222
T15 WATT, Jim Edzell 76 71 75 222
T15 ARNOLD, Douglas Copthorne 75 70 77 222
T21 REES, Glyn Fleetwood 76 73 74 223
T21 JOHNSTON, John Lanark 73 76 74 223
T21 GORDON, Lindsay Turnhouse 71 74 78 223
T24 GRIFFITHS, Basil Llanymynech 73 77 74 224
T24 GRIEVE, Brian (65+) King James VI 76 73 75 224
T24 POND, Stuart Worksop 74 74 76 224
T24 MARKS, Jonathan (65+) Woodbridge 71 76 77 224
T24 ERSKINE, William Kilsyth Lennox 75 72 77 224
T24 STEWART, Iain Curragh 74 73 77 224
30 HUTCHEON, Ian (65+) Monifieth 72 77 76 225
T31 DONKERSLEY, Adrian Gerrards Cross 70 80 76 226
T31 WHYMARK, Stephen Woodbridge 78 71 77 226
T33 GROUNDS, Aidan Falkirk Tryst 75 75 77 227
T33 PAYNE, George Prestbury 76 73 78 227
T33 MITCHELL, Billy Effingham 73 76 78 227
T36 EDGAR, Bob Blackpool North Shore 73 77 78 228
T36 MILLAR, Dave Berwick-upon-Tweed 70 72 86 228
T38 HALL, Duncan Whitecraigs 77 73 80 230
T38 PATERSON, George Northern 75 74 81 230
40 TEMPLE, Martyn (65+) United States 72 78 81 231
+SCOREBOARD FROM THE SGU WEBSITE

Aberdeen Pennant League Scoreboard

CRAIBSTONE 3.5, NEWMACHAR 2.5

Played at Craibstone Golf Centre last night

Craibstone names first
Paul Reid and Andy Cooper bt Chris Simpson and Mark McKechnie 3 and 2.
Mike Lynch and Craig Smith bt Keith Martin and Richard Barr 5 and 4.
John Sanse and Rob Goldie bt Mike Dickie and Mike Barclay 1 hole.
David Mair and Andrew Some lost to George Mitchell and Dave Clark 4 and 2.
Mike Castle and Bob Hardie lost to Chris Lamb and Robert Lamb 5 and 4.
Richard Porter and Craig Chalmers halved with Jason Duncan and Christopher Watt.


+Newmachar's next match has been confirmed with Deeside for Tuesday, July 6 at Deeside GC.