FRASER McKENNA TOP SCOT BEHIND LYTHAM WINNER JACK SENIOR

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@scottishgolfview.com
Heysham's Jack Senior kept the Lytham Trophy within the host county of Lancashire with a five-shot victory at Royal Lytham St Annes today.
Although the windy conditions were brutal at time - the CSS was 77-78-78-79 against a par of 70 - and Senior's winning total was 19-over-par 299, Jack will almost certainly have clinched a place in the Great Britain and Ireland team of 10 for the Walker Cup match against the United States over the Royal Aberdeen Golf Club links at Balgownie in September.
Senior had rounds of 71, 82, 73 and 74, finished five shots ahead of Frenchman Julien Brun, Jeffrey Hopkins (Skerries) and former British boys champion Tom Lewis (Welwyn Garden City).
Former US college golf circuit player Fraser McKenna (Balmore), pictured above, in sixth place on 306 with rounds of 76, 77, 76 and 77, was the highest finisher among the eight Scots - four more than last year - who survived the halfway cut at 156 or better (four Scots on 157 were eliminated).
Jordan Findlay (Fraserburgh), up with the leaders after a magnificent second round of 72 in the worst of Saturday's wind, when many players thought play should have been at least suspended or even called off for the day, sank to an 85 in this morning's third round and it took a 76 on the last circuit to earn him joint 14th place on 310.
Also on the 30-over-par mark was James White (Lundin) who had rounds of 76, 74, 78 and 81.
Fraserburgh's Kris Nicol, runner-up to Paul Cutler last year, finished joint 18th on 311 alongside compatriot Greg Paterson (St Andrews New), winner of the Craigmillar Park Open a few weeks back. Nicol scored 77, 74, 84 and 76; Paterson 76, 74, 81 and 80.
Graeme Robertson (Glenbervie) tied for 23rd place on 313 with scores of 77, 75, 79 and 82.
Peter Latimer (St Andrews New) shot 75, 76, 81 and 81 for 314 and a share of 27th place.
Michael Smyth (Royal Troon), the leading Scot after a first-round 73, subsided to three rounds in the 80s - 82, 80 and 81 for 316 and a share of 31st place.
Scottish champion and Walker Cup team place contender Michael Stewart (Troon Welbeck) withdrew with a wrist injury before play began on Friday.

Jordan Findlay explodes out of a greenside bunker at the 18th at Royal Lytham. Image by Tom Ward Photography.

LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 280 (4x70). CSS 77 79 78 79.
299 Jack Senior (Heysham) 71 82 72 74.
304 Julien Brun (France) 75 77 76 76, Jeffrey Hopkins (Skerries) 74 79 74 77, Tom Lewis (Welwyn Garden City) 72 75 75 82.
305 Marcel Sneider (Germany) 76 78 76 75.
306 Fraser McKenna (Balmore) 76 77 76 77.
308 Richard Prophet (Sandwell Park) 76 76 75 81.
309 Todd Adcock (Nevill) 77 79 76 77, Andrew Hogan (Newlands) 75 80 76 78, Paul Lockwood (Hessle) 73 83 75 78, Andrew Sullivan (Nuneaton) 76 77 78 78, Arnaud Abbas (France) 72 77 81 79, Benjamin Westgame (Trevose) 78 77 70 84.
OTHER SCOTS' TOTALS
310 Jordan Findlay (Fraserburgh) 77 72 85 76 (T14), James White (Lundin) 76 74 78 81 (T14).
311 Kris Nicol (Fraserburgh) 77 74 84 76, Greg Paterson (St Andrews New) 76 74 81 80 (T18).
313 Graeme Robertson (Glenbervie) 77 75 79 82 (T23).
314 Peter Latimer (St Andrews New) 75 76 82 81 (T27).
316 Michael Smyth (Royal Troon) 73 82 80 81 (T31).

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