PROVAN SALVER RESULT AT PITLOCHRY

Provan Salver Tie at Pitlochry 


PERTH AND KINROSS 4 1/2, FIFE 3 1/2
GLENN CAMPBELL bt Gary Sharp (St Andrews) 6 and 5,
SCOTT MICHIE lost to Colin Martin (Balbirnie Park) 5 and 4.
TOM McLEVY lost to Keith Anderson (Charleton) 1 hole.
MARK ROSE bt Ally Hain (Ladybank) 1 hole.
STUART McKENDRICK lost to Kevin Blyth (Lundin) 5 and 4.
WILLIAM HUTTON bt David Mitchell (Leven Th) 1 hole.
LIAM BARN bt Cammy Mitchell (Lundin) 3 and 2.
THOMAS WHITE halved with Alan Anderson (Burntisland).

CHALLENGE TOUR REPORT, SCORES

From Challenge Tour Press Officer Paul Symes


Warren upbeat after closing 66 in Kenya


MARC Warren delivered an upbeat assessment on the state of his game after closing with a round of 66 to finish in a tie for sixth place at the Barclays Kenya Open on the Challenge Tour.
Warren, who won the Rankings in 2005, was unable to add his tally of two Challenge Tour titles at the €190,000 event, his eight under par aggregate total falling six shots short of Michiel Bothma’s winning mark.
But after sprinkling six birdies in his closing round at Muthaiga Golf Club in Nairobi, Kenya, the 30 year old radiated confidence as he sets about trying to earn his European Tour card back.
Warren said: “I’ve really felt great about my game this week, I’ve just struggled a little bit on the greens. Today was very close to being a great round of golf – I was disappointed that I missed the green at the last hole, because it probably would’ve been the first time I’ve ever hit all 18 greens. I only missed two greens yesterday, so from tee to green I couldn’t be any happier with the way I’m striking the ball. My control and flight’s been spot on – all that’s been missing is a few more putts.
“The swing changes I started working on last year are really starting to have the desired effect now. On Friday I was a little bit off, but still managed to shoot 74, whereas last year that might’ve been high 70s and I would’ve been out of the tournament. So the technique’s probably the best it’s ever been, and it gives me a lot of confidence for the rest of the season. It’s just a shame there isn’t an event on the Challenge Tour for a few weeks, because the way I’m striking the ball at the minute, I just want to keep playing. So that’s a little bit frustrating, but hopefully I can get an invite to one or two of the European Tour events in Asia after the Masters.”
FINALTOTALS
270 M Bothma (RSA) 66 67 69 68,


272 T Ferreira (RSA) 73 66 66 67,


275 B Grace (RSA) 68 71 66 70, S Walker (Eng) 68 69 72 66, A Bossert (Sui) 70 64 70 71,


276 F Colombo (Ita) 70 67 71 68, M Warren (Sco) 67 74 69 66, M Lundberg (Swe) 70 68 72 66,


277 J Quesne (Fra) 72 66 70 69, T Feyrsinger (Aut) 68 66 72 71, S Tiley (Eng) 68 72 68 69, E Kofstad (Nor) 73 70 69 65,


278 B Hebert (Fra) 70 69 67 72, C Russo (Fra) 68 71 70 69, C Brazillier (Fra) 70 69 71 68,


279 J Estevez (Arg) 71 67 72 69, V Riu (Fra) 73 69 68 69, A Marshall (Eng) 71 72 67 69, T Fleetwood (Eng) 72 71 68 68,


280 E Dubois (Fra) 70 72 69 69, A Pavan (Ita) 70 70 71 69, M Cryer (Eng) 72 69 72 67, N Kearney (Irl) 66 73 71 70, C Gane (Eng) 70 72 66 72, A Perrino (Ita) 68 71 70 71,


281 A Tadini (Ita) 71 70 70 70, J Lagergren (Swe) 69 73 71 68, J Cunliffe (RSA) 68 70 73 70, C Lee (Sco) 70 71 70 70, P Dwyer (Eng) 69 66 74 72,


282 J Lima (Por) 69 69 74 70, J Heath (Eng) 72 71 69 70, J Campillo (Esp) 70 71 70 71,


283 F Calmels (Fra) 68 70 71 74, R Santos (Por) 71 72 70 70, L Kennedy (Eng) 74 68 74 67, A Coltart (Sco) 66 75 75 67,


284 B Akesson (Swe) 68 74 71 71, S Davis (Eng) 73 70 72 69,


285 G Snow (Ken) 69 68 76 72, N Lemke (Swe) 70 72 70 73, S Hutsby (Eng) 73 69 71 72, N Rokoine (Ken) 67 70 75 73, K Eriksson (Swe) 71 67 73 74, L Westerberg (Swe) 74 69 72 70, J Elson (Eng) 69 71 73 72, C Lloyd (Eng) 65 73 72 75, D Vancsik (Arg) 72 69 73 71,


286 J Roos (RSA) 69 74 71 72, T Mordt (RSA) 64 73 72 77, R Kind (Ned) 70 71 71 74, B Simwa (am) (Ken) 69 74 73 70,


287 A Bruschi (Ita) 73 70 71 73,


288 R Ainley (Ken) 71 71 74 72, M Rominger (Sui) 72 69 73 74, M Kieffer (Ger) 71 70 72 75, N Brennan (Zam) 72 70 72 74,


289 M Carlsson (Swe) 71 72 76 70, A Grenier (Fra) 72 70 76 71, G Jackson (Eng) 68 71 76 74, I Keenan (Eng) 71 72 71 75, D Greene (RSA) 72 70 73 74,


290 B Barham (Eng) 69 73 74 74, C Ford (Eng) 73 70 74 73,


291 T Whitehouse (Eng) 67 75 78 71,


292 M Palm (Swe) 72 70 76 74,


293 P Njagi (Ken) 71 71 75 76,


295 C Omondi (am) (Ken) 73 70 76 76,


296 M Higley (Eng) 71 71 79 75,


299 L Jensen (Den) 71 70 83 75,


** G Dear (Sco) 72 70 RT 0,

BRIAN SOUTAR IS LOCAL HERO AT CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS

FROM THE SGU WEBSITE
Local hero Brian Soutar produced two outstanding closing rounds to win the season-opening Scottish Champion of Champions at Leven.


Six shots off the pace at the halfway stage, the 26-year-old Leven Golfing Society man signed off with scores of 68 and 67 to finish four shots clear of the elite field with a five-under-par total of 279.


It was the second time the Leven man had been the toast of the Fife town, having also won the Standard Life Gold Medal over the same course in 2007.


"I'm delighted to win the first tournament of the year," said Soutar, a member of the SGU elite squad. "To play so well in tough conditions is great.


"I feel under a bit added pressure here because people expect me to perform and I'm delighted to have completed the Leven double after also winning the Gold Medal."


The Fifer made his move in the third round, an eagle and three birdies in a three-under-par effort taking him to the top of the leaderboard.


By contrast, Sunday's morning round was the one that cost Jordan Findlay his chance of getting the domestic season off to a winning start.


It all seemed to be going so well for the former British Boys' champion when he picked up two birdies in the first three holes to extend his half-way lead.


But two-double bogeys and four bogeys thereafter cost him a five-over-par 76, seeing the six-shot cushion he'd held over Soutar at the start of the day turn into a two-shot deficit.


Soutar's presence at the top of the leaderboard brought out a few more locals for the final round, with spice being added by the fact the leader had a Lundin man - James White - as his nearest challenger.


Sam Binning, two shots back alongside Findlay, also looked to still be in the hunt, but Soutar showed he meant business by starting with two straight birdies.


That put him in the driving seat and, though both Findlay and Wigtownshire County's Kyle McClung stuck to their task in trying to chase him down, they always appeared to be fighting a losing hhttp://www.golfbox.dk/livescoring/finalresult.asp?tour={7B579AA0-32F7-4121-9C4C-9EB63F0223C5}&grp=1&clubOnly=1&color=1&lang=2057battle.


Though Soutar believed he'd been three in front playing the 16th, a six-foot par-saving putt there actually kept him two ahead before he sealed the title in style with a monster birdie putt at the last.


McClung closed with an excellent 68 to finish second on 283, making him the only other player in the field to finish under par.


Findlay's closing 70 put him third on 284, five shots in front of fourth-placed White (76).

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SCOTTISH CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS TWO-ROUND TOTALS

LEVEN GOLFING SOCIETY

Aggregate Result

Aggregate of best 2 Gross scores from 2 rounds using first round handicaps

Scot c o c R1 & R2 2011

02/04/2011

Division : 1

Player Name Total

Fraserburgh Golf Clu

69 + 69 138 Mr Jordan Findlay

Lundin Golf Club

69 + 71 140 Mr James White

Kilmacolm Golf Club

73 + 68 141 Mr Matthew Clark

Hazlehead Golf Club

73 + 69 142 Mr David Law

Ranfurly Castle Golf

67 + 75 142 Mr Sam Binning

Wigtownshire County

72 + 71 143 Mr Kyle McClung

Glenbervie Golf Club

74 + 70 144 Mr Graeme Robertson

69 + 75

144 Brian Soutar

Aberdour G.C.

71 + 74 145 Mr Scott Crichton

Balmore Golf Club

76 + 70 146 Mr Fraser McKenna

Crow Wood Golf Club

75 + 72 147 Mr Robert Jenkins

Blairgowrie G.C.

73 + 74 147 Mr Stuart Graham

Rothesay Golf Club

75 + 73 148 Mr Graham Bolton

Kilmarnock (Barassie

75 + 73 148 Mr Jamie MacKay

Mortonhall Golf Club

74 + 74 148 Mr Greg Nicolson

Kingsknowe Golf Club

73 + 76 149 Mr Allyn Dick

Royal Aberdeen Golf

78 + 72 150 Mr Scott Larkin

Dunbar Golf Club

77 + 73 150 Mr Stephen Neilson

Craigielaw G C

75 + 75 150 Mr Grant Forrest

Portlethen Golf Club

75 + 75 150 Mr Clark Brechin

Balbirnie Park Golf

73 + 77 150 Mr Scott Stewart-Cation

Silverknowes Golf Cl

75 + 76 151 Mr Graham Robertson

Drumpellier Golf Clu

77 + 75 152 Mr Steven Rennie

Tulliallan Golf Club

77 + 75 152 Mr Steven Horne

Carrickvale Golf Clu

76 + 76 152 Mr Craig Elliott

Vale of Leven Golf C

78 + 75 153 Mr Craig Checkley

Hawick Golf Club

75 + 79 154 Mr Paul Johnson

Thornton Golf Club

73 + 81 154 Mr Michael Main

Elgin Golf Club

81 + 74 155 Mr Neil McWilliam

St Andrews New

80 + 75 155 Mr Peter Latimer

Crow Wood Golf Club

79 + 76 155 Mr Ed Wood

Southerness Golf Clu

78 + 77 155 Mr Scott Gibson

Whitecraigs Golf Clu

78 + 77 155 Mr Gordon Stevenson

Cawder Golf Club

78 + 78 156 Mr Gordon Miller

Scotscraig Golf Club

78 + 78 156 Mr Sandy Squires

Kirkintilloch Golf C

77 + 79 156 Mr Colin Peddie

Downfield Golf Club

76 + 80 156 Mr Ross Bell

Carrickvale Golf Clu

79 + 78 157 Mr David Ewen

Falkirk Tryst Golf C

82 + 76 158 Mr Jamie Lynch

Kilmarnock (Barassie

78 + 80 158 Mr Euan Brown

Dunfermline Golf Clu

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81 + 78 159 Mr Scott McDonaldCLUB2000 (v14)

LEVEN GOLFING SOCIETY

Aggregate Result

Aggregate of best 2 Gross scores from 2 rounds using first round handicaps

Scot c o c R1 & R2 2011

02/04/2011

Division : 1

Player Name Total

McDonald (Ellon)

80 + 79 159 Mr Adam Dunton

Hamilton Golf Club

80 + 80 160 Mr Stewart Henderson

Glencruitten Golf Cl

84 + 79 163 Mr Allan McKie

Strathlene Golf Club

87 + 79 166 Mr David Anderson

Alva Golf Club

88 + 79 167 Mr Michael Robertson

Ballumbie Castle Gol

85 + 83 168 Mr Steven Harrod

Kirkhill Golf Club (DQ)

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78 + 75 153 Mr Paul ShieldsCLUB2000 (v14)

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Colin Farquharson is now on holiday on the Algarve - no thanks to Jet2.com whose scheduled 7.30am Saturday flight from Edinburgh to Faro did not take off until 9am and then took the best/worst part of four hours for a flight that normally takes a lot less.
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