United States name Eisenhower Trophy trio

United States world amateur team captain Fred RIdley will have a trio of collegiate golfers on top of their games at the ready when the American squad heads to Argentina in October to compete for the Eisenhower Trophy in the biennial event.
Selected for the men's squad are U.S. Amateur champion Peter Uihlein, runner-up David Chung and NCAA champion Scott Langley.

Uihlein's summer was capped with his 4-and-2 victory over Chung Sunday at Chambers Bay. Additionally the Oklahoma State junior claimed the title at the Sahalee Players Championship in July by seven strokes.

Despite losing to Uihlein in the Amateur final, Chung, a Stanford junior, claimed two prestigious victories this summer at the Porter Cup and Western Amateur.

After winning medalist honors at NCAAs in June, Langley qualified for the U.S. Open, where he finished T-16 securing a share of low amateur honors. The Illinois senior went on to reach the quarterfinals last week at Chambers Bay to secure his spot on the team.

All three golfers have experience competing for the U.S. in international competition. Uihlein was a member of the victorious Walker Cup squad last September, posting a 4-0 record in the competition. Chung and Langley both competed for the American side in the Palmer Cup this June.

"The players selected for the USA team all have played tremendous golf throughout their careers and on grand stages in 2010," Ridley said in a press release.
"More importantly, they are fine young men of character and each possess the human qualities which the game of golf represents. It is my distinct honor to captain these young men as they compete for the Eisenhower Trophy. We will represent the United States and the USGA with great pride."
Georgia senior Russell Henley and Oklahoma State junior Morgan Hoffmann have been named the first and second alternates.
The last time the U.S. won the World Amateur Team title was in Puerto Rico in 2004. The competition will take place Oct. 28-31 at Olivos GC, Buenos Aires.
+In the US amateur championship semi-finals, David Chung (North Carolina) bt Byeong-Hun An (South Korea) by one hole and Peter Uihlein (Orlando) bt Patrick Cantlay (California) 4 and 3. 

Scotland's squad, with non-playing captain Gordon MacDonald (Callander) centre, pictured this evening on the eve of the European senior men's amateur team championship at Fairhaven Golf Club, Lancashire. Image by courtesy of Tom Ward.

HEATHER FAILS TO

QUALIFY FOR

NORTHERN OPEN

Heather MacRae, now attached to Downfield Golf Club, Dundee, has failed to win a place in the Northern Open championship at Meldrum House Golf Club, Oldmeldrum from September 21 to 23.
The former British women's amateur stroke-play champion, pictured by Cal Carson Golf Agency, returned a score of nine-over-par 78 in today's qualifying round at Dunblane New.
Heather birdied the first and 11th but could not recover from double bogeys at the second and short seventh in an outward half of 42 although she did show better form with 36 for the inward nine.
In all 46 players qualified but only Malcolm Isaacs (Nairn Dunbar) of the five on the 76 mark went through after a card countback.
Surprise non-qualifier with a 78 was Neil Colquhoun (Merchants of Edinburgh), winner of the Torrance Young Pros event at Dundonald Links last week.
The qualifiers were jointly headed on one-under-par 68 by Campbell Elliott (Haggs Castle) and Stuart Pardoe (unatt).
QUALIFIERS
Par 69
68 Campbell Elliott (Haggs Castle), Stuart Pardoe (unatt).
69 Steven Duncan (Balbirnie Park), Kyle Kelsall (unatt), Derek McIntosh (Elderslie).
70 Ian Taylor (Drumpellier), Gary Forbes (Murcar Links), Sean O'Donnell (Balbirnie Park).
71 Alan E Reid (West Lothian), Jamie Stevenson (Braehead), David McCallum (Ralston).
72 Nigel Scott-Smith (Palacerigg), Scott Grieve (Turnhouse), Alastair Webster (Edzell), Andrew Fullen (Largs), Jonny Sharp (Carrick at Cameron House), Euan Cameron (Hamilton), Stewart Winter (Callander).
73 Ewan Davie (Dunblane New), Andrew Crerar (Panmure), Greg Paxton (Ralston), Alastair Thomson (Douglas Park), David Fleming (Prestwick), Lee Vannet (Carnouste Gofl Links), Owen Leslie (Craigentinny), Christopher Robinson (Dumfries and Galloway), Scott Herald (Mearns Castle), Greig McSporran (Kinross).
74 Garry Harvey (Kinross), David Blackadder (Kingsbarns), Paul Brookes (Pitreavie), Henry Wong (Wellgsreen), Michael Rae (alyth), Gregor Abel (Alloa), John Robertson (Glasgow), Iain Colquhoun (Dundonald Links), Paul Wytrazek (Burntisland), Mark Bruce (Gullane), Craig Imlah (Peebles), Shaun Clark (Elie), Martin Shaw (Kilmarnock Barassie), Patrick Lovie (P1 Corporate).
75 Neil Fenwick (Dunbar), Mark Finlayson (Edzell), Alan Mackay (Pumpherston).
76 Malcolm Isaacs (Nairn Dunbar).
FAILED TO QUALIFY
76 (after card play-off) Michael Patterson (Kilmacolm), Michael Sweenie (Turnberry), Andrew Cooper (Newmachar), Gavin Alison (Carrick on Loch Lomond).
77 Graeme Stewart (Gleddoch), Craig Everett (Caldwell), Ryan Fitzpatrick (Inchmarlo), Bert Mackay (Loch Lomond), Neil Murray (Cruden Bay), Alan Gowran (East Renfrewshire).
78 Sandy Aird jun (McDonald Ellon), Iain Donaldson (Meldrum House), Paul Wilson (World of Golf), Ian Rowlands (unatt), Neil Colquhoun (Merchants of Edinburgh), Heather MacRae (Downfield).
Selected scores:
79 Ian Bratton (Newburgh on Ythan), Iain Buchan (Craibstone).

DUNDEE PAIR WIN SENIOR DOUBLES TOURNAMENT

The Dundee pairing of Graham Bell and Richard Scott, both members of the Downfield club, won the Scottish Seniors Golfing Society's double tournament over two rounds at Haddington and the Glen golf courses.
They had steady scores of 71 and 68 for a total of 139, which them victory by a single shot from three pairs - Ian Taylor (Royal Burgess) and Mike Power (Duddingston), Sandy Pirie and Alastair McGregor (Hazlehead) and Dunfermline's David Taylor and Eddie Cornerford.
Brian Inglis and T C Davidson (Duddingston), playing off 10.8, had the best net total of 133.2. Runners-up were Edzell's Keith Bruce and Ian Farquhar on 134.8 off 7.2, with Ken Davidson and Dougie Burgess (Musselburgh) third on 135 off seven.
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LEADING SCRATCH TOTALS
139 Graham Bell and Richard Scott (Downfield) 70 68.
140 Ian Taylor (Royal Burgess) and Mike Power (Duddingston) 69 71, Sandy Pirie and Alastair McGregor (Hazlehead) 69 71, David Taylor and Eddie Cornerford (Dunfermline).
141 Mike Robson (Kingsknowe) and Robert Jack (Liberton) 67 74.
142 Keith Bruce and Ian Farquhar (Edzell) 70 72,, Ken Davidson and Dougie Burgess (Musselburgh) 72 70.
143 Alan O'Neil (West Lothian) and Joe McManus (Uphall) 70 73.
144 Brian Inglis and T C Davidson (Duddingston) 72 72.
145 Gordon Macdonald and Stewart Drummond (Callander) 71 74, Keith Howie and Bobby Blackwood (Cochrane Castle) 74 71, John W Johnston (Royal Aberdeen) and Stuart Farmer (St Andrews New) 68 77, Lindsay Gordon and Alistair Taylor (Turnhouse) 70 75, Wilson Morton (Dunblane) and George Black (Torwoodlee) 72 73.

Cardross juniors have had fantastic year

NEWS RELEASE
The Cardross Golf Club junior team were presented with the McIntyre League Trophy at the Junior Presentation Day held at Dumbarton Golf Club. The team, have had a fantastic year, going through their league matches unbeaten, securing the title with a game in hand, and on Monday evening secured their place in this year's DGU Knock Out semi-final. This is the third time in four years the village team have managed to secure the league spoils, which shows the strength and depth the junior section has within its ranks.
As winners of the league last year the team travelled to Westerwood to the Home Nations Inter-Club Scottish Finals. They finished a very creditable second to eventual UK winners - Craigielaw. This year the team will be hoping to go a stage further when they play in the Scottish Finals at Spey Valley later this year, by securing top spot and a place in the UK Finals to be played in Spain early 2011.
The Team and Convenors would like to take this opportunity to thank the following for their support and sponsorship this year: Weir Engineering, Shearwater Marine Services, Hullabaloo and Asbri Golf.
The team pictured above with the Junior McIntyre Trophy and their new bags supplied by ASBRI Golf are - left to right - Sean Currie, Liam Chambers, Ross McEwan, Cameron Black, Michael Currie, Alasdair Hughes-Hughes and Colin McKenzie.
Team members missing from the picture are: Cameron Farrell, Lee Gibson, Liam Halliday, Euan Fleming and Daniel Ward.

Stewart Crowned SGU Order of Merit Champion

NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY SCOTTISH GOLF UNION
Ayrshire’s Michael Stewart has been crowned the 2010 Scottish Golf Union Order of Merit Champion to round off a superb season for the Troon Welbeck golfer.
The 20-year-old Scotland international, who captured the Allied Surveyors Scottish Amateur Championship at Gullane last month, finished 43.5 points clear of Peterhead’s Philip McLean, who edged out fellow North East player Jordan Findlay for the runner-up spot following the completion of the domestic circuit after yesterday’s South East District Open Championship.
Stewart, who won the SGU Boys’ Order of Merit two years ago, has just returned from Italy where he represented GB&I in the St Andrews Trophy, while he is part of the three-man Scotland team which will defend the Eisenhower Trophy in Argentina in October. In June, he reached the last 32 of The Amateur Championship at Muirfield, finished seventh at the prestigious St Andrews Links Trophy and tied third in the Tennant Cup at Haggs Castle.
The former East Tennessee State University student was delighted with his latest honour, saying:
“It’s great to win the Order of Merit and it’s a nice reward for all the hard work I’ve put in over the last year. I was playing well over in the States during the early part of the season and I’ve managed to keep that going since returning to Scotland in May.”
“Winning the Scottish Amateur Championship at Gullane was obviously the highlight and I’m also delighted to achieve my main goal of being selected for the Eisenhower Trophy team. My coach Ian Rae has been a big help as had my dad and its nice having such supportive people around me.”
“My next target is the Walker Cup next year at Royal Aberdeen. I talked at length to Nigel Edwards the GB and I captain in Italy last week and he gave me some great advice and shared his experiences so I’m really looking forward to next season with a place in that team to aim for.” added Stewart, who was also Scotland’s leading points scorer at the recent Home Internationals, dropping just half a point in six matches.
McLean, runner-up in the St Andrews Links Trophy and winner of the Edward Trophy, improved by two places on last season’s fourth spot in the SGU rankings to clinch the runners-up spot, with a resurgent Findlay just 2.5 points behind him in third place.
Last year’s Allied Surveyors Scottish Amateur Champion David Law ended the year strongly with three consecutive top four finishes to capture fourth spot in an injury-ravaged season, with St Andrews New’s Peter Latimer, winner of the East of Scotland Championship, in fifth place just ahead of Fife and Scotland team-mate James White.
Former winners of the SGU Order of Merit include Andrew Coltart (1991) Dean Robertson (1992, 93), Gordon Sherry (1995), Steven O’Hara (2001, 01) and Callum Macaulay (2007).
Final Standings in the 2010 SGU Order of Merit
1 Michael Stewart Troon Welbeck 5 events, 466.00pts
2 Philip McLean Peterhead 9 events, 422.50pts
3 Jordan Findlay Fraserburgh 12 events, 420.00pts
4 David Law Hazlehead 9 382.50
5 Peter Latimer St Andrews New 9 380.00
6 James White Lundin 9 375.42
7 James Byrne Banchory 2 355.00
8 Scott Larkin Royal Aberdeen 11 350.00
9 Graeme Robertson Glenbervie 13 341.25
10 Greg Paterson St Andrews New 8 337.50
11 Brian Soutar Leven GS 9 332.50
12 Allyn Dick Kingsknowe 8 317.50
13 Paul Shields Kirkhill 9 296.60
T14 Ross Kellett Colville Park 7 270.00
T14 Bryan Innes Murcar Links 3 270.00




ENDS

Langer's fifth win ... maybe Monty

should have picked him!

SNOQUALMIE, Washington. Maybe it wasn't such a way-out idea that Colin Montgomerie should make Bernhard Langer one of his Ryder Cup wild-card selections. The Florida-based German scored his fifth US Champions (Seniors) Tour win this year on Sunday.
Langer pulled off a Seattle sweep with a final-round 69 as he pulled away from Nick Price down the stretch to win the Boeing Classic.
Langer finished at 18-under 198 to earn his fifth Champions Tour victory this season, and the second in the greater Seattle area this year after winning the US Senior Open at Sahalee Country Club in Sammamish, Wash., a month ago.
In his last three events in Washington state, he's won twice and finished tied for third at the Boeing Classic last year. His score under par matched Loren Roberts' tournament record from last year.

"I think right now I'm playing almost as good as I've ever played," Langer said. "I think my golf swing improved. The technique is better. My caddy said he hadn't seen me drive the ball as well as the last few weeks ever."

Leading by two shots after a bogey at No. 11, Langer made consecutive birdies at Nos. 15 and 16 to stretch his lead to four strokes with just two to play at the TPC at Snoqualmie Ridge.

"My lead was only two at that point with seven holes to go, so we still had a lot of golf left," Langer said. "My caddy came over and gave me a pep talk and said 'Let's play 2-under over the last five holes,' and I was able to go 3-under on the last few and increase my lead and have a (three-shot) lead coming into 18, which is a nice lead to have."

Price (71) wasn't able to find enough birdies on Sunday to keep up with the Charles Schwab Cup leader.

"In retrospect, I'm really happy with the way I played this week cause I played so poorly last week," Price said. "He's tough. I needed my 'A' game to beat him today and I didn't have it."

Langer gave Price opportunities early as Langer missed the first three fairways of the day. Langer drove his tee shot into a bunker on the uphill 439-yard third hole, opening the door for Price to apply some pressure trailing by just a stroke. But Price's drive found the same bunker as Langer.

Langer was able to clear the lip easily and put his second shot just through the green while Price was forced to lay up. Price couldn't save par and made bogey.

Price found the sand again off the tee on the fourth hole and his second shot caught the lip upon contact and landed in a greenside bunker. Price couldn't get up and down and made bogey, leaving a 6-footer short to save par.

"It was strange today actually because it was probably the best I drove the ball all week because I'd been struggling a little bit with my driver," Price said.

"I missed my lines by probably 10, 12 yards on both of those holes and I paid the penalty."

After a big drive at the fifth, Price chunked a wedge and barely trickled on to the front edge of the green and three-putted from 50-feet for his third straight bogey.

But Langer allowed Price to hang around. A massive drive at the downhill 484-yard, par-4 11th left Langer just 86 yards out, but his second shot flew close to 20 feet past the hole and he three-putted for bogey. Price birdied the eighth and 11th to pull within two of the lead but couldn't get any closer to the methodical Langer.

"My hat's off to Bernhard," Price said. "He played super solid today. He's a tough, tough competitor."

Home-town favourite Fred Couples closed with a 67 to finish in third at 9 under. He struggled down the stretch on Saturday, shooting 4-over par on Nos. 15, 16 and 17 to fall out of contention. The Seattle native received a huge ovation after making birdie at No. 18 to close out his weekend.

"I don't come back to Seattle much at all, but to come back and play (here) two weeks has been truly remarkable," Couples said.

Mike Reid and Hal Sutton finished tied for fourth at 8-under par.
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