Friday, August 13, 2010

UNITED STATES PGA CHAMPIONSHIP SCORES

SECOND ROUND
Par 144 (2x72)
136 Matt Kuchar 67 69
139 Dustin Johnson 71 68, Rory McIlroy (NIrl) 71 68, Seung-yul Noh (Kor) 68 71, Zach Johnson 69 70, Jason Dufner 73 66, Bryce Molder 72 67
140 Chad Campbell 70 70
141 Carl Pettersson (Swe) 71 70
142 D.A. Points 70 72, Ernie Els (Rsa) 68 74, Shaun Micheel 73 69
143 Tom Lehman 74 69, Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano (Spa) 70 73, Wenchong Liang (Chn) 72 71
144 Steve Stricker 72 72, Darren Clarke (NIrl) 74 70
145 Adam Scott (Aus) 72 73, Jeff Overton 74 71, Brandt Snedeker 75 70,
Heath Slocum 73 72, Fredrik Andersson Hed (Swe) 74 71
146 Kenny Perry 73 73, Tim Thelen 71 75, Chris Wood (Eng) 78 68, Boo Weekley 76 70
147 Rory Sabbatini (Rsa) 76 71, Anders Hansen (Den) 76 71, Lucas Glover 74 73, John Senden (Aus) 77 70, Troy Pare 73 74
148 Mike Weir (Can) 74 74, Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spa) 75 73
149 Kevin Sutherland 74 75, Jason Bohn 77 72
150 Soren Hansen (Den) 77 73
152 Koumei Oda (Jpn) 78 74, Ross Fisher (Eng) 78 74, Mike Small 78 74
153 Paul Goydos 80 73
154 Cameron Beckman 79 75
155 David Hutsell 75 80, Henrik Stenson (Swe) 80 75
158 Chip Sullivan 83 75
162 Colin Montgomerie (Sco) 79 83

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Manassero in command in Geneva

By SARAH GWYNN
European Challenge Tour Press Officer
Italian teenager Matteo Manassero is on the brink of his first professional victory after firing a stunning eight under par 64 in the third round of the Rolex Trophy.
The 17 year old, who joined the paid ranks in May, will take a commanding lead into the final round, three shots ahead of Frenchman Alex Kaleka, who shot 67, and four in front of Chile’s Mark Tullo, who impressed with a 66.
Manassero showed why he has become one of golf’s hottest properties in the last year, carding nine birdies to reach 19 under for the tournament. Having teed off from the tenth and reached the turn five under, he picked up further shots at the first, third and fifth.
“It’s very easy to enjoy it when you’re playing like this,” said Manassero, who burst onto the scene when he won the Silver Medal as the highest-placed amateur in The 2009 Open Championship and subsequently became the youngest player in history to make the cut at the Masters Tournament.
“It feels very good. I’m leading and it’s been a great round for me today. Everything I’ve tried to do, I’ve done. I made one three-putt but otherwise it’s a great score.
“I won’t change how I play tomorrow. You still have to play really well on this course and make many chances for birdie and hole as many putts as you can. You always have to try to extend the lead as much as you can.”
Manassero’s total of 197 is the lowest first 54 holes of the season, and Kaleka knows he will have to be at his best to overhaul his rival.
“I just have to hope I play as well again tomorrow and perhaps Matteo will have a bad day – you never know,” said Kaleka, who had five birdies and an eagle. “I won’t feel any pressure, I will just stick to my game and try and do my best.
“I hit the ball very well again today. The bogey at the 16th was disappointing because I made a good putt but it hit a footprint and went off line. There are lots of footprints on the greens but that’s what happens when you play late in the afternoon.”
Tullo paid credit to Manassero, saying: “Matteo is playing fantastically so hats off to him. If you play your best and still lose to someone else, you have to applaud them. But I’m going to try and play well again tomorrow and we’ll see what happens. I am playing really well and enjoying it this week.”
First round co-leader Lee Slattery posted a seven under par 65 to reach 13 under, while Scotsman George Murray’s 67 took him to 12 under.
Englishman Slattery, who has had a mixed week so far with two rounds of 65 and a second round of 73, said: “It’s been like a see-saw these last three days. I didn’t play badly yesterday but just didn’t score well. Maybe I had too much sleep the night before. I didn’t sleep well last night and shoot 65 again – maybe that’s the secret!”
Murray, chasing his second Challenge Tour win following his victory in the Scottish Hydro Challenge, said: “That was the best I’ve played all week. I’ve struggled a bit the last two days. I three-putted on the 18th for a bogey which was annoying, but it’s just one of those things.
“Manassero is absolutely flying out there today and in control now. It’s his to lose.”
THIRD-ROUND TOTALS
197 M Manassero (Ita) 66 67 64,
200 A Kaleka (Fra) 67 66 67,
201 M Tullo (Chi) 69 66 66,
203 L Slattery (Eng) 65 73 65,
204 G Murray (Sco) 68 69 67,
205 M Thorp (Nor) 67 67 71,
206 S Walker (Eng) 69 70 67, M Haines (Eng) 70 70 66, V Riu (Fra) 70 65 71, R Russell (Sco) 65 73 68,
207 A Tadini (Ita) 69 66 72, P Gustafsson (Swe) 69 66 72, M Carlsson (Swe) 65 71 71, J Clément (Sui) 66 75 66,
208 J Elson (Eng) 69 71 68, P Edberg (Swe) 65 69 74,
209 S Manley (Wal) 70 68 71, B Wiesberger (Aut) 71 72 66, B Evans (Eng) 72 68 69, D Gaunt (Aus) 68 70 71, M Zions (Aus) 70 67 72,
210 J Zapata (Arg) 69 68 73,
211 M Korhonen (Fin) 69 70 72, A Velasco (Esp) 71 71 69, J Larsen (Nor) 70 72 69, R Dinwiddie (Eng) 68 73 70,
212 F De Vries (Ned) 71 72 69, E Saltman (Sco) 68 71 73,
213 C Baker (USA) 72 70 71, C Moriarty (Irl) 68 73 72,
214 T Olesen (Den) 74 70 70, J Arruti (Esp) 72 69 73, J Sjöholm (Swe) 68 75 71,
215 C Russo (Fra) 71 69 75, A Willey (Eng) 72 72 71, E Dubois (Fra) 70 69 76, P Del Grosso (Arg) 76 70 69,
216 S Davis (Eng) 75 73 68,
217 O Floren (Swe) 71 73 73,
218 C Ford (Eng) 67 75 76,
219 D Vanegas (Col) 66 76 77,
221 D Denison (Eng) 74 69 78,



Sarah Gwynn

Press Officer

European Tour

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CONOR O'NEIL LONE SCOT IN

QUARTER-FINALS OF BRITISH BOYS'

CHAMPIONSHIP

NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE R AND ATwo Frenchmen, two Germans, two Irishmen and one player from each of Spain and Scotland have reached the quarter-finals of the 2010 Boys Amateur Championship at Kilmarnock (Barassie). Two rounds of match play were played today, reducing the field from 32 to just eight.
The winner of stroke play qualifying, France’s Julien Brun, registered his second 5 and 4 victory of the day against England’s Paul Lockwood, having comfortably defeated Spaniard Jon Rahm in his morning match.
“That was the best I have played all week. My strategy was good and I made almost no mistakes,” said the 18-year-old, who made just one bogey in 28 holes today. “Each match play game is different, so I will play one game at a time. But I think I’m playing good enough to win.”
Brun, who is joined by fellow Frenchman Stanislas Gautier in the next round after Gautier defeated Germany’s Moritz Lampert 4 and 3, will face Adrian Otaegui tomorrow morning. The Spaniard defeated Scott Gibson of Scotland by just one hole, after making a 30-foot putt for birdie on the 18th green.
Gibson’s compatriot, Ewan Scott, also suffered a one-hole defeat, to Ireland’s Dermot McElroy. However, as the highest-placed under-17 at the Championship, Scott was awarded with the Peter Garner Bowl, a trophy which counts Sergio Garcia and Sandy Lyle amongst its former winners.
“I’m a little bit disappointed because I feel like I could have won,” said the 15-year-old , pictured right by Cal Carson Golf Agency. “but I’m obviously delighted to get my name on this [trophy]. Sergio Garcia, especially, has been a hero of mine for the last five or six years, so it’s brilliant.”

Chances of a home win now rest with Conor O’Neil, who completed a one-hole victory over Andrew Scrimshaw of England. The 18-year-old’s morning match had been decided on the 20th hole by a four-iron struck to five feet from 210 yards, which O’Neil described as “the best shot of my career”.

“Anything can happen now,” he said. “For the first few rounds you just have to beat the guy in front of you, but from now on you have to play good golf.”

Germans Aaron Leitmannstetter and Max Rottluff impressed in their last-16 matches, recording wins of 3 and 2 and 2 and 1 over Christoph Korbler of Austria and Denmark’s Mads Sogaard, respectively.

“It’s good that there are two of us [from Germany] through to the quarter finals,” said Rottluff. “We are pleased that we have got this far and we hope to have a good day tomorrow.”

In the final match of the day, Jeff Hopkins defeated Englishman David Blick by one hole to ensure that there would be two Irish quarter-finalists. It is possible that Hopkins and McElroy, Brun and Gautier, or Leitmannstetter and Rottluff could meet in all-Irish, all-French or all-German final.


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ANGLO CAMERON IS TOP SCOT BEHIND

YANKEE DOODLE DANDY SIMSON

American Peter Simson won the British senior open amateur golf championship for the third time in the past four years at Walton Heath GC, Surrey today
Winner in 2006 and 2008, as well as being runner-up last year, Simson continued his love affair with this over-55s tournament, having five shots to spare after 54 holes.
He had rounds of 70, 69 and 69 for an excellent total of eight-under-par 208, the standard of scoring of a man of lesser years.
He won by five shots from another American, Chip Lutz who score 72, 71 and 70 for 213.
Former Walker Cup player Garth McGimpsey from Bangor in Northern Ireland came third on 215 with scores of 70, 72 and 73.
The leading Scot was English-based Douglas Cameron (Moor Park). He tied for seventh place on 222 with scores of 79, 77 and 76.
Tony Stafford (Dun Ochil) finished on 227 (72-75-80), thye same mark as Bob Stewart from Tulliallan. Bob scored 74, 76 and 77.
Derek Murphy (Kinross) scored a hat-trick of 76s for 228 - one shot better than Lindsay Gordon (Turnhouse) with rounds of 78, 73 and 78.
John Johnston (Lanark) and David Perrie (Paisley) finished on 232, Johnston with 75, 77 and 80, Perrie with 79, 74 and 79.

LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 216 (3x72)
208 Paul Simson (US) 70 69 69.
213 Chip Lutz (US) 72 71 70.
215 Garth McGimpsey (NIr) 70 7 73.
219 Douglas Pool (US) 73 76 70.
220 Tom Clearly (Cork) 74 76 71, Roy Smethurst (Crwew) 71 77 72.
222 Alan Fadel (US) 72 76 74, Chris Reynolds (Littlestone) 71 76 75, Adrian Morrow (Portmarnock) 76 71 75, Douglas Cameron (Moor Park) 79 77 76, Michael Quirke (Doneraile, Cork) 75 70 77.
223 Peter Hedges (Wildernesse) 75 75 73., Danny Yates (US) 67 75 81.
Other Scots scores:
227 Tony Stafford (Dun Ochil) 72 75 80, Bob Stewart (Tulliallan) 74 76 77.
228 Derek Murphy (Kinross) 76 76 76.
229 Lindsay Gordon (Turnhouse) 78 73 78.
232 John Johnston (Lanark) 75 77 80, David Perrie (Paisley) 79 74 79.

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Mailley and Rennie taken to extra holes

at Dornoch

By ROBIN WILSON
Things tightened up at Royal Dornoch this morning in Round 2 of the Carnegie Shield when last year's finalists, Chris Mailley the winner, and Ian Rennie, the loser, were taken beyond the stipulated 18 holes before maintaining their interest in the competition.
Mailley was taken to the 20th by Graeme McIntyre (Grangemouth) before securing his ticket into the quarter finals where he now meets leading qualifier Ian Brotherston (Dumfries and County). Rennie won at the 19th against the 1989 winner Gary Bethune. Rennie moved on to meet Brotherston's club mate Ian Fraser.
Scott Saal from Bayville Virginia Beach is the lowest handicapper in the event at +4 and through to a quarter final tie against local Alex MacDonald. Should Saal win this tie he may come up against San Francisco's Andrew Biggadike, a former winner in the semi-finals, but first Biggadike has to account for the other McIntyre brother, David who in round two beat Oldmeldrum's R Ord.
Results:
Round 2
Players from Royal Dornoch unless stated
 I Brotherston (Dumfries and Co) bt P Bamford (Rothley Park) 4 and 3.
C Mailley bt G McIntyre (Grangemouth) at 20th.
I Rennie (Hindhead) bt G Bethune at 19th.
 I Fraser (Dumfries and Co) bt I Pether (US) 2 and 1.
A MacDonald bt R Bremner (The Nairn) 2 and 1
S Saal (US) bt S Johnston (Prestonfield) 4 and 3.
D McIntyre bt R Ord (Oldmeldrum) 3 and 1
 A Biggadike ((US) bt J P Paulus (Am Reichswald) 2 holes.

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AMERICAN SIMSON WINS SENIORS OPEN AMATEUR FOR THIRD TIME IN FIVE YEARS

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American Paul Simson maintained his overnight lead to win the Seniors Open Amateur Championship by five shots from countryman Chip Lutz at Walton Heath, Surrey.
Closing with an impressive 54-hole total of eight under-par 208, with rounds of 70, 69 and 69, the 59-year-old from North Carolina added this title to two previous wins in 2006 and 2008, which came at Saunton and Royal Cinque Ports and Prince's ... and he was also runner-up last year.
Simson, who was recently inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame, got off to a flying start with birdies on the second and third holes. The narrowly missed 90-foot eagle-putt on the third hole was then followed by a stunning six-iron shot into 15 feet on the par-three seventh and a two-putt birdie on the par-five eighth for an outward nine of 33, two-under par.
A three-iron to eighteen feet and two putts secured another impressive birdie on the par-five 16th, before he closed in style with a 15-foot birdie-putt on the final hole.
“I really wanted to get off to a good start, which I was able to do,” Simson said. “I had a good swing pattern going and it went really well; I was in control. This is the best score I have shot in this event and I am just very pleased.
“The golf course here at Walton Heath is so wonderful."
Courtesy of his victory, Simson will return to Walton Heath for next year's Senior Open Championship , as well as the US Seniors Amateur, which takes place at Lake Nona in October.
“It is a real thrill to win here, it’s a great great golf course and I am really looking forward to coming back here for the Senior Open.”
Pennsylvania’s Chip Lutz made a spirited challenge for the title. Having started the final day four shots behind the leader, Lutz recorded a final round of 70 for a three-under-par total of 213.
Playing off a handicap of plus three, the 55-year-old from Ledge Rock Golf Club made three birdies on the front nine, one coming after an exceptional bunker shot to three feet on the 8th. A three-putt on the par-five 16th hole, however, ended his challenge.
“I knew I had to play well as Paul had a really good lead. I thought I could put a little pressure on early but he had a great start, so I just tried to play away and make some birdies. I just didn’t make enough to catch up.
“I love the course, all the history and tradition here. It’s unlike other places. It’s a wonderful place and I have had a great trip”
Former Great Britain and Ireland Walker Cup Captain Garth McGimpsey finished a further two shots behind in third position after today’s one-over-par 73 left him on a total of 215, one under par for the Championship.
Roy Smethurst, winner in 2003 at Blairgowrie, scored a 54-hole total of 220, after rounds of 71, 77, and 72, to win the 65 and over age category.
The 2011 Seniors Open Amateur Championship will be played at Royal Portrush on August 3 to 5.

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MEN'S HOME INTERNATIONALS

AT ASHBURNHAM, SOUTH WALES


FIRST DAY

SCOTLAND 7, WALES 8.
ENGLAND 11, IRELAND 4.

SECOND DAY

SCOTLAND 7, ENGLAND 8
WALES 6  1/2, IRELAND 8 1/2

FINAL DAY

SCOTLAND 10, IRELAND 5
ENGLAND 11, WALES 4

FINAL POSITIONS
1 ENGLAND
2 SCOTLAND
3 WALES
4 IRELAND

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FOUR SCOTS IN

BRITISH BOYS' LAST 32

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Four Scots have made it through to the last 32 of the 2010 Boys Amateur Championship, which is taking place on the west coast of Scotland this week. Liam Johnston, Scott Gibson, Conor O’Neil and Ewan Scott got their bids to become the first Scot to win the event on home soil since Steven O’Hara in 1998 off to the best possible start with first-round wins at Kilmarnock (Barassie).
Dumfries and County’s Johnston posted the most emphatic victory of the four in defeating Domenico Geminiani 6 and 5. Johnston, 17, got off to a flying start, eagling the first on his way to establishing a five-hole lead after six. From there he would keep the Italian – who at 14 is the youngest player ever to contest a European Tour event – at arm’s length, winning comfortably on the 13th green.
“My goal was just to make the match play rounds,” said the 2010 Scottish Amateur Championship quarter-finalist, “so anything I get now is a bonus – I’m just enjoying myself.
“I struck it well into the wind and I didn’t get myself into trouble, which is the main thing around here,” added Johnston, who won a Scottish Golf Union Junior Tour event by eight shots at Barassie earlier in the year.
St Andrews’ Ewan Scott won his match with Englishman Craig Young by two holes. Scott Gibson and Conor O’Neil, however, required extra holes to overcome their opponents, despite both standing on the 18th tee with a one-hole advantage.
Gibson relinquished a four-hole lead over the closing stretch, before he eventually secured passage to the next stage on the 20th. O’Neil, meanwhile, three-putted the last to return the match to all-square, but held his nerve to win on the 19th – the par-five first at Barassie – after putting his third shot to within a foot from 45 yards.
“I’m playing well at the moment,” said O’Neil, who had Scotland team-mate and Barassie member Jack McDonald on his bag today. “I had five and a half points out of six in the Boys Home Internationals and I was second in the Scottish boys the week before. I just need to try and continue it on.
“The four Scots that have made it through were probably the four strongest at the Homes [Boys Home Internationals], so we’ll all take confidence from that. It’s good for Scottish golf that four of us are through.”
Stroke play leader Julien Brun is also safely through his first match play round, but only after clinching victory over Germany’s Sebastian Schwind at the 20th hole. The French 18-year-old made par on Barassie’s 394-yard, par-four 2nd hole to progress.
“I played okay today in difficult conditions,” said Brun. “The wind was hard, the pins were quite hard and my ball-striking was not so good as the first two days. I’m happy to win.”

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GLENMUIR PGA CHAMPIONSHIP
IRISHMAN DAVID MORTIMER WON THE TITLE

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2010 Money List
After 4th Event at The Westerwood
(only those who have received prize-money are shown and bonuses do not count
towards the Money List)
1. Greig Hutcheon Banchory £2637.50 (4 events)
2. Scott Henderson Kings Links £1965.00 (4 events)
3. Chris Kelly Cawder 1690.00 4
4. Stephen Gray Hayston 1576.66 4
5. Alan Lockhart Ladybank 1337.49 4
6. Keir McNicol Carnoustie 813.75 3
7. Craig Matheson Falkirk Tryst 706.66 4
8. Graeme Lornie Paul Lawrie Foundation 669.16 2
9. Andrew Oldcorn Kings Acre 652.50 2
10. John Gallagher Swanston 648.33 3
11. Corisande Lee West Lancs 600.00 2
12. Graeme Brown Montrose 522.50 2
13. Wallace Booth Comrie 516.66 1
14.James Mcghee Turnhouse 433.33 4
15.Paul McKechnie Braid Hills 405.00 2
16. Chris Russell RAW Design 358.33 3
17. Euan Cameron Hamilton 312.50 4
18. Shaun McCallister Craigielaw 308.33 2
19. Craig Ronald Carluke 251.66 1
20=. Scott Catlin Greenburn 212.50 2
20=. Chris Currie Caldwell 212.50 1
22. Mark Kerr Marriott Dalmahoy 198.33 2
23. Sean O’Donnell Balbirnie 187.50 3
24. Scott Herald Mearns Castle 175.00 1
25=. Ewan Davie Dunblane 100.00 2
25=. David Orr East Renfrew 100.00 1
25=. Graham Rankin Drumpellier 100.00 3
25=. Gavin Dear Unattached 100.00 1
29=. Tom Buchanan Duddingston 68.75 2
29=. Kylie Walker Unattached 68.75 2
29=. Alan Waugh Clydebank & District 68.75 2
32=. Jonnie Cliff Murrayshall 45.83 2
32=. Danny Wardrop Didsbury 45.83 1
32=. Stephen Clark Carrick on Loch Lomond 45.83 1
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1. Corisande Lee West Lancs 800.00 (2 events)
2. Kimberley Crooks LET 400.00 (3 events)

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US PGA CHAMPIONSHIP

Francesco Molinari, Bubba Watson (68)

share lead

FROM THE AOL GOLF NEWS SERVICE
Italian Francesco Molinari is another step closer to a Ryder Cup debut after taking a share of the clubhouse lead on the opening day of the USPGA Championship - the final major of the golfing year - at Whistling Straits on Thursday.
After a fog delay of more than three hours, Molinari's four-under-par 68 put him alongside left-hander Bubba Watson, the big-hitter very much on United States captain Corey Pavin's radar for October's match at Celtic Manor.
When play was called off because of fading light just before 8pm local time, South African Ernie Els and Americans Matt Kuchar and Nick Watney were on the same mark entering the closing stretch - with Northern Irishman Darren Clarke and England's Simon Khan among those only one behind after 13 and seven respectively.
Clarke is making his return to the venue where he led six years ago after a course-record 65, while Khan, of course, won Europe's PGA Championship at Wentworth in May.
Unlike last week's world championship, meanwhile, Tiger Woods is in touch with all the leaders and seemingly on the comeback trail.
An unbelievable joint 78th out of 80 in Akron - and 18 over par in the process - Woods posted a one-under-par 71 on a day that also saw Ireland's Padraig Harrington crash to a 75 and Spain's out-of-sorts Sergio Garcia to a 78 that effectively ends his Ryder Cup career for the time being.
One behind in the clubhouse are Australian Jason Day and American duo Charles Howell and Ryan Moore after three-under-par 69s. Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano is on the same mark with two to play along with Khan and 41-year-old Clarke, who had a hat-trick of birdies from the ninth - the last of them after an expert chip-and-run to two feet.
Scot Martin Laird is one further back and compatriot Stephen Gallacher shot 71, while Paul Casey, Ian Poulter and Luke Donald handed in 72s. Casey chipped in twice, but both were for pars, while Poulter recovered from a triple-bogey seven on the 15th, his sixth.
European Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie is four over with four holes of his first round to play, while Ross Fisher, sixth in the cup standings, struggled even more, turning in a five-over 41.
Rory McIlroy came back from three over after four with four birdies in the next seven. Fellow Ulsterman and US Open champion Graeme McDowell managed only 38 going out, but Ireland's Shane Lowry is two under starting the front nine and Justin Rose level par after 10.
Tiger Woods was not about to go singing from the rooftops about a round which left him tied for 24th after day one of the final major of the year.

But the world number one still recognised that a one-under-par 71 was far better than what had come before and what many people thought might follow.

"It's not where I want it, but it's better. It felt good to be a little bit more steady," Woods admitted.
Woods was 18 over par in finishing next-to-last at last week's world championship in Ohio, so going to bed only three strokes off the lead was a massive leap.

"That's the way it goes. I mean, everybody has bad weeks," he said.

"Welcome to golf. It is what it is. Guys shoot 59 and don't win. Fickle game."

On his putting, he added: "I felt so much more comfortable. I got my lines back. I got everything lined up where I could release the blade."

As for the two players who could claim his top spot on the world rankings, Phil Mickelson and Steve Stricker are also one under after 11 and 13 holes respectively.

They were unable to finish on Thursday night because of the earlier fog hold-up and face the prospect therefore of playing 25 and 23 holes on Friday as the tournament tries to catch up.

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US PGA CHAMPIONSHIP
FIRST ROUND (par 72)
Whistling Straits, Kohler, Wisconsin, United States of America
Note: First round play was been suspended due to fog delay, 75 players still to finish their first round
68 Francesco Molinari (Ita), Bubba Watson
69 Charles Howell III, Ryan Moore, Jason Day (Aus)
70 Michael Sim (Aus), Jim Furyk, John Merrick, Martin Laird (Sco), Gregory Bourdy (Fra), Thongchai Jaidee (Tha), Kyung-Tae Kim (Kor)
71 Brian Davis (Eng), Tiger Woods, Rhys Davies (Wal), Steve Elkington (Aus), Stephen Gallacher (Sco), Ryan Palmer, Marc Leishman (Aus),  Camilo Villegas (Col), Edoardo Molinari (Ita)
72 Brian Gay, David Horsey (Eng), Martin Kaymer (Ger), Matt Bettencourt, J.B. Holmes, Ian Poulter (Eng), Paul Casey (Eng), Luke Donald (Eng), Troy Matteson, Y.E. Yang (Kor), D.J. Trahan, Stuart Appleby (Aus)
73 Soren Kjeldsen (Den), Rob Labritz, Charl Schwartzel (Rsa), Vaughn Taylor, Davis Love III, Sonny Skinner, Vijay Singh (Fij), Ben Crane, Justin Leonard, Bo Van Pelt, Rickie Fowler
74 Brendon De Jonge, Daniel Willett (Eng), David Toms, Geoff Ogilvy (Aus), Matthew Jones (Aus), Alvaro Quiros (Spa), Hiroyuki Fujita (Jpn), Anthony Kim, Steve Marino, K J Choi (Kor), Tetsuji Hiratsuka (Jpn)
75 Jerry Kelly, Ricky Barnes, George McNeill, Tim Petrovic, Padraig Harrington (Irl), Rich Steinmetz, Scott Hebert
76 John Daly, Ryo Ishikawa (Jpn), Retief Goosen (Rsa), Fredrik Jacobson (Swe), Kyle Flinton
77 Stewart Cink, Derek Lamely
78 Sergio Garcia (Spa), Keith Ohr, Rob Moss, Raphael Jacquelin (Fra)

79 Ryan Benzel, Corey Pavin

80 Mark Brooks

82 Mark Sheftic, Jason Schmuhl

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Ryder Cup qualifying blow for Luke

Donald

FROM THE DAILY TELEGRAPH WEBSITE
Luke Donald discovered only yesterday that Ryder Cup qualifying does not end when he thought it did.
Europe's nine automatic qualifiers and three wild cards will be named in two weeks at the end of the Johnnie Walker Classic in Gleneagles.
Like Padraig Harrington, Justin Rose and Paul Casey - the current favourites to be selected by captain Colin Montgomerie if they do not climb into the top nine - Donald plans to be at event in America.
Woods will accept wild card That finishes the same day as the tournament in Scotland, but does not count for points.
"I didn't even realise that until this morning - and it does not seem fair," said Donald after starting the US PGA Championship with a level-par 72.
He is currently fourth on the world points list, but if he falls one spot on that he will require a wild card as well because five of the team are determined by European Tour earnings.
Harrington's hopes of avoiding the need for a pick from Montgomerie suffered a big blow with a 75 yesterday.
And the three-time major winner then said that it was only a week ago that he remembered the first of the FedEx Cup play-off series does not carry Ryder Cup points.
He says, however, that he can see why the European Tour wants to end the race at one of their events rather than one on the US Tour.
"For a decision of that magnitude I can totally understand that," he said.
Harrington still believes he can re-ignite his challenge at the final major of the season - one he won two years ago, of course - but things look really bleak for two more cup stars.
Sergio Garcia might well be starting a two-month break from the game tonight after a 78 which included several angry swipes at a bunker as frustration boiled over, while Swede Henrik Stenson, suffering badly with a chest infection, followed last week's last place by dropping five shots in the first two holes.
He was seven over after 12 when play was called off and had only four of the 156-strong field below him.

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ZANE SCOTLAND WINS AFTER LAST-

HOLE HORROR FOR BUSBY

By MICHAEL EMMONS
PGA EuroPro Tour Press Officer

ZANE Scotland has clinched an incredible victory on the PGA EuroPro Tour after a last-hole horror show from leader James Busby handed him the title.
Scotland had already finished and Busby held a one-shot lead going into the par-five 18th but fired a double bogey seven as Scotland won by one shot.
It completed a remarkable three days at the ABC Solutions UK Championship at De Vere Wychwood Park in Crewe as the lead repeatedly changed hands before Scotland clinched the £10,000.
Scotland, 28, who hails from Banstead, Surrey , peaked at the right time as his last day score of four-under was the best round of Thursday’s play.
“In golf one of the best parts of our sport is that no one wishes anyone down,” said Scotland , who made the cut at The Open last month. “I’m really happy I won but gutted for James that he didn’t get to finish it off.
“I’ve been in the same position where I’ve messed it up in the last few holes but the next time you get in that scenario you are more determined and think ‘I’m going to win it now’.
“James is a really good player, played great all week so he will get that opportunity to win again and I wish him well.
“This was the first time I’ve won a tournament like that and it was pretty dramatic. I had a nervous wait to see what happened and I knew a total of five-under was a decent effort.
“The victory gives me a bit of confidence coming into the end of the season and I’ll be going to the European Qualifying School soon and the US Tour qualifying as well.
“This was my first EuroPro Tour event since 2007 and I’ve always enjoyed playing them. There is always a great atmosphere, everyone is friendly, it’s well-run and it has a nice feel as you know it’s full of the future stars.”
At the start of the last day three men – Ian Keenan, James Heath and Tim Dykes – shared the lead on five-under but each of them drifted off the pace.
A double bogey on the 14th ended Dykes’ hopes, while Heath fell out of contention with five dropped shots in a period of six holes.
Keenan, who was hoping to move closer to a place on the Challenge Tour, had a disappointing day as bogeys at the second, sixth, 12th and 15th left him in tied 15th.
Adam Frayne (St Mellion) and Australian Scott Arnold (NSW Golf Club) finished in tied third on three-under.
A strong final round of three-under from Lawrence Dodd catapulted him into tied fifth, where he was one of ten golfers to finish on two-under.
Craig Lee and Ian Keenan, second and third on the PGA EuroPro Tour Order of Merit before this tournament, were hoping to close in on current money leader Daniel Gaunt.
Both men ended on one-under in tied 15th position but would have been hoping to finish higher up the leaderboard.
To see full results, go to the official website www.europrotour.com and click on ‘Score Updates’ on the right-hand side.


ABC SOLUTIONS UK CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS
1 Zane Scotland -5 72 71 68 211 (£10,000).
2 James Busby The Shropshire -4 72 68 72 212 (£5,000).
T3 Adam Frayne St Mellion -3 72 70 71 213 (£1866.67).
T3 Scott Arnold NSW Golf Club -3 69 72 72 213 (£1,866.67).
T3 James Heath Robert Heath Heating -3 70 69 74 213 (£1,866.67).
T6 Lawrence Dodd G Signs and  Design -2 71 74 69 214 (£827.78).
T6 James Hepworth Ilkley GC -2 73 71 70 214 (£827.78).
T6 Robert Hearty Bromborough -2 70 74 70 214 (£827.78).
T6 Graeme Clark Doncaster GC -2 72 71 71 214 (£827.78).
T6 Gareth Davies Abbeydale GC -2 72 70 72 214 (£827.78).
T6 Matthew Evans Rotherham GC -2 71 71 72 214 (£827.78).
T6 Billy Fowles Wentworth -2 72 69 73 214 (£827.78).
T6 Daniel Perrett Purplegolf.com/Clevedon GC -2 70 70 74 214 (£827.78).
T6 Tim Dykes Wrexham GC -2 68 71 75 214 (827.78).

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EUROPEAN CHALLENGE TOUR

Masterful Manassero takes share of lead


By SARAH GWYNN,
Challenge Tour Press Officer
Teenage star Matteo Manassero carded an impressive five under par 67 to grab a share of the lead in the Rolex Trophy at Golf Club de Genève in Switzerland.
The Italian shone with seven birdies to reach 11 under par for the tournament, level with Frenchman Alex Kaleka, who fired a six under par 66 earlier in the day. The pair lead Swede Pelle Edberg and Norway’s Marius Thorp, who shot 69 and 67 respectively, by one stroke.
Manassero, playing under a sponsor’s invitation to join the top 40 players in the Challenge Tour Rankings, made a fine start with back-to-back birdies in his opening two holes, and he picked up two more shots before the turn.
A bogey at the 14th halted his progress, and although he birdied the next three in a row, a bogey five at the 18th prevented him from taking the outright lead.
“I didn’t hole all the putts but I’m happy that I’m making chances,” said Manassero, who won the Silver Medal as the highest-placed amateur in The 2009 Open Championship and became the youngest player in history to make the cut at the Masters Tournament in April. “It was a little disappointing to finish with a bogey but overall I’m very happy with my game.”
Asked if he felt more pressure playing a Challenge Tour event, given all he has already achieved in his burgeoning career, Manassero replied: “No, not really. My aim is to get my European Tour card for 2011 so there is pressure every week, whether it’s on the main Tour or the Challenge Tour. There is no more pressure this week.
“My goal is to win in any tournament I play, whatever tour it is on. I’m enjoying it here and I think I can win. I’m playing well and I’m confident.”
The Rolex Trophy is played in a pro-am format, where each professional plays with a junior amateur in the first round, then with a group of three amateurs for the next three rounds. It is one of the most competitive events on the Challenge Tour schedule as only the top 40 from the Rankings are in the field, plus two invitations, and the prize fund is €218,000.
Kaleka’s round featured four consecutive birdies on the back nine, his front nine, before three more in a row from the fifth.
“I’m very pleased to have two rounds back to back like this,” said Kaleka, who won on his Challenge Tour debut last year at the ALLIANZ EurOpen de Lyon. “I played in this event last year which helps because I’m used to the format and know the course. I’m hitting the ball very nicely and I hope I can continue to do so for the next two rounds.
“I was lucky to have three good guys in my group today who all played very well which kept the rhythm going. Sometimes it is hard if you play with someone who is struggling as it’s difficult to maintain momentum. Since my win last year I’ve had quite a few top tens and top fives but not won, so it would be great to this week.”
Edberg, chasing his maiden Challenge Tour victory, had a mixed round with three bogeys and five birdies but was happy overall.
“If you told me at the start of the week I’d be ten under after two rounds I would definitely have taken that,” he said. “I had a pretty rough start but then a birdie at the fifth got me going a bit. I’m hitting really good tee shots which means I don’t have very far for my second shots but I




’m not taking advantage enough. It was nice to finish with two birdies though.


“But when you are out there and playing well it feels like you should be scoring better. I enjoyed it though. I played with three good guys and it was pretty relaxed and good fun."


SECOND ROUND TOTALS


Par 144 (2x72)
133 M Manassero (Ita) 66 67, A Kaleka (Fra) 67 66,
134 M Thorp (Nor) 67 67, P Edberg (Swe) 65 69,
135 P Gustafsson (Swe) 69 66, V Riu (Fra) 70 65, A Tadini (Ita) 69 66, M Tullo (Chi) 69 66,
136 M Carlsson (Swe) 65 71,
137 J Zapata (Arg) 69 68, G Murray (Sco) 68 69, M Zions (Aus) 70 67,
138 S Manley (Wal) 70 68, R Russell (Sco) 65 73, D Gaunt (Aus) 68 70, L Slattery (Eng) 65 73,
139 S Walker (Eng) 69 70, E Saltman (Sco) 68 71, E Dubois (Fra) 70 69, M Korhonen (Fin) 69 70,
140 M Haines (Eng) 70 70, C Russo (Fra) 71 69, J Elson (Eng) 69 71, B Evans (Eng) 72 68,
141 C Moriarty (Irl) 68 73, J Clément (Sui) 66 75, J Arruti (Esp) 72 69, R Dinwiddie (Eng) 68 73,
142 A Velasco (Esp) 71 71, J Larsen (Nor) 70 72, C Ford (Eng) 67 75, C Baker (USA) 72 70, D Vanegas (Col) 66 76,
143 D Denison (Eng) 74 69, F De Vries (Ned) 71 72, J Sjöholm (Swe) 68 75, B Wiesberger (Aut) 71 72,
144 T Olesen (Den) 74 70, A Willey (Eng) 72 72, O Floren (Swe) 71 73,
146 P Del Grosso (Arg) 76 70,
148 S Davis (Eng) 75 73,

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