BOB STEWART WINS BY TWO SHOTS AT SOUTH SENIORS OPEN

Past Scottish seniors champion Bob Stewart (Tulliallan) is one of the most consistent of golfers in the over-55 ranks - and he has started the Scottish Seniors Golfing Society 2011 circuit with an impressive win in the South of Scotland Seniors Open at Powfoot.

With rounds of 74 and 71 for a total of 145, three over par but bang on the combined CSS (72 +73), Bob (pictured) had two shots to spare at the head of a field of "all the usual suspects."

His second round, which lifted him out of the pack, included one eagle, four birdies, eight pars, one double bogey and four bogeys!
His eagle was a 2 at the 313yd par-4 11th. He hit his tee shot through the gap at the front of the green to within 4ft of the flagstick and downed the putt for a 2. Birdies at the 17th and 18th secured his win.
Sharing second place were David Miller (Kilmarnock Barassie), Alan O'Neil (West Lothian) and Fraser McCluskey (Royal Burgess). One shot further back was Kinross's Derek Murphy whose second round 70 was best of the event.
The handicap medal was shared between Ken Forrest (Lenzie), Iain MacDonald (Bruntsfield) and Colin Campbell (Gullane)


LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 142 (2x71). CSS 72 73.
145 Bob Stewart (Tulliallan) 74 71.
147 David J Miller (Kilmarnock Barassie) 76 71, Alan O'Neill (West Lothian) 74 73, Fraser McCluskey (Royal Burgess) 73 74.
148 Derek Murphy (Kinross) 78 70, Ken Forrest (Lenzie) 75 73, Iain MacDonald (Bruntsfield Links) 73 75.
149 Keith Bruce (Edzell) 75 74
150 Graham Sharp (Dumfries and Co) 75 75, Ian Taylor (Royal Burgess) 73 77.
151 Les McLaughlin (Bonnyton) 74 77.
152 John McDonald (Cowglen) 75 77, Richard T Gray (Cowglen) 75 77, Richard T Gray (Cowglen) 75 77, David Gardner (Broomieknowe) 75 77, Alan Ross (Northumberland) 75 77, Wilson Butler (Carluke) 74 78, David Shields (Dunblane New) 73 79.
153 Sandy Pirie (Hazlehead) 78 75, Peter Lamb (Biggar) 77 76, Allan Elder (Kirkcaldy) 76 77, Colin Christy (Kilmacolm) 74 79, James Kinloch (Cardross) 74 79.
154 Jalil Aman (Grangemouth) 78 76, Lindsay Gordon (Turnhouse) 77 77, Colin Campbell (Gullane) 74 80, David Dickson (Lochmaben) 74 80, Stuart Black (Cathcart Castle) 73 81.
155 Jim Watt (Edzell) 78 77, Michael Jenkins (Duff House Royal) 78 77, Peter Jamieson (Cathkin Braes) 77 78, Stuart Pond (Worksop) 75 80, Ian Gourlay (Strathaven) 74 81.
156 Robbie Nairn (Lochmaben) 83 73, Paul Crellin (Prenton) 76 80, Marshall Douglas (Thornhill) 74 82.
157 Wilson Morton (Dunbar) 82 75, Tom Carson (Lockerbie) 80 77, DrewWilson (Clober) 77 80, Ian Dickson (Lundin) 75 82, Keith McAllister (South Shields) 75 82.
158 George Blair (Haddington) 83 75, Billy Erskine (Kilsyth Lennox) 82 76, Dougie Adams (Dunbar) 79 79.
159 Albert Smith (Turriff) 81 78, John Sim (Duff House Royal) 81 78, Brian Smith (Kilmacolm) 81 78, Len Grindrod (Crow Wood) 81 78, Gordon Gray (Newmachar) 81 78, Gordon MacDonald (Callander) 77 82, Ken Thomson (Bramall Park) 72 87.
160 Brian Grieve (King James VI) 82 78, John Baxter (Lundin) 80 80, Ken Dvidson (Musselburgh) 80 80, James Ingram (Boat of Garten) 79 81, Graham McGee (Erskine) 78 82, Denis McQuade (Glenbervie) 78 82.
161 John W Johnston (Royal Aberdeen) 81 80, David Warren (North Berwick) 81 80, Tony Stafford (Gleneagles) 77 84.
162 Alistair Fiddes (Murcar Links) 83 79, Brian Christie (Wilton) 83 79, David Taylor (Dunfermline) 82 80, John Broadfoot (Turnberry) 81 81, Iain Stewart (The Curragh) 81 81, Dom McLaughlin (Crow Wood) 79 83.
163 James Hendrick (Pollok) 84 79, Gordon Doig (Southerness) 82 81, Stephen Ellis (Innellan) 82 81, Allan Cameron (Gourock) 82 81, Denis Albutt (Royal Dornoch) 82 81, Jim Paton (Kirkintilloch) 81 82, Norman Cameron (Porters Park) 80 83, Norman Cameron (Porters Park) 80 83.
164 Phil Costello (Hirsel) 83 81, Trevor Bennett (Great Barr0 82 82, Alan Chainey (North Berwick) 81 83, Keith Howie (West Kilbride) 81 83, Peter Kinloch (Cardross) 80 84
165 Donald McCart (Sherwood Forest) 86 79, Charles Brown (Auchterarder) 83 82.
166 Billy Wallace (Prestwick St Cuthbert) 84 82.
167 Alastair Taylor (Turnhouse) 86 81, George Clark (Effingham) 80 87.
168 Graham Brown (Royal Liverpool) 88 80, Neish Chisholm (Kemnay) 87 81, Brian Halbert (Callander) 86 82, Brian Porteous (Langholm) 84 84.
169 Colin Moir (Worksop) 83 86, Gordon Cree (Troon Welbeck) 82 87.
171 Kenny Harrison (Carluke) 88 83, Ian Kerr (Kilmacolm) 87 84, Doug Bennie (Lanark) 85 86, David Brand (Kilmarnock Barassie) 82 89.
172 Donnie Lindsay (Troon St Meddans) 87 85, Norman Blound (Dumfries and Co) 83 89.
173 Joseph Langford (Carluke) 84 89.

174 Douglas Inving (Powfoot) 86 88.

176 Michael Mather (Ballater) 88 88.

178 John Winning (Dumfries and Co) 88 90.

179 Fraser Sharp (Boat of Garten) 91 88.

180 Colin Mavor (Elgin) 91 89.

182 Roger Rees (Eden) 98 84, David Nelson (Aboyne) 93 89.