Friday, July 01, 2011

COOK, HUSTON EQUAL QUEBEC COURSE RECORD IN SENIOR EVENT

BLAINVILLE, Quebec (AP) -- John Cook and John Huston shot 9-under 63s on Friday to match the course record and share the first-round lead in the Montreal Championship, the US Champions Tour's lone Canadian event.
Cook, a two-time winner this year, and Huston, coming off his first victory on the 50-and-over tour, each had 10 birdies and a bogey on the Fontainebleau Golf Club course on Canada Day. They matched the course mark set last year by D.A. Weibring in the inaugural tournament.Defending champion Larry Mize was two strokes back along with Joey Sindelar, Tommy Armour III, Jeff Sluman, Jay Haas, Dan Forsman and Lu Chien-soon.

Roger Chapman (England) and Mark Mouland (Wales) both had 68s to be joint 27th.


 

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WHAT'S HAPPENED TO JIM FURYK? FOUR MISSED CUTS IN A ROW

FROM THE GOLF.COM WEBSITE
Jim Furyk missed the cut for the fourth straight tournament, the AT and T National. This comes one year after Furyk captured the FedEx Cup. Not since 1995 has Furyk, pictured right, gone four successive US PGA Tour events without making the cut.
Furyk had rounds of 77 and 71 for 148 - five shots over the limit.
Aberdeen-born Michael Sim's poor season continued. He missed his umpteenth cut with scores of 75 and 71 for 146.
If seeing the putts drop for birdie were not enough, South Korean K J Choi noticed his gallery growing and getting more excited for him in the second round at Aronimink. 
"I started feeling that ... I'm working toward a special round," Choi said.
With five birdies over his last six holes, Choi had a 6-under 64 to match the lowest score in the two years the AT and T National has been played at Aronimink. It gave him a two-shot lead over Chris Riley, Charlie Wi, Justin Leonard and Bo Van Pelt.
Another day of brilliant weather did little to ease the scoring conditions on this classic course in the Philadelphia suburbs. Choi simply made it look easy at the end of the round by keeping it in the fairway and giving himself good looks at birdie. Three of his birdie putts were from about 10 feet or longer, and he closed out his round with a wedge into 16 inches for one last birdie.
Choi, already having a big year with his win at The Players Championship, was at 7-under 133 going into the weekend. He won the inaugural AT&T National in 2007 when it was played at Congressional, so the calendar might be more relevant than the course when it comes to his good play at this event.
Despite the lead, there were plenty of contenders. Twenty players were separated by five shots going into the weekend on a course that can be as tough as it needs to be. The greens received plenty of water to keep them from going over the edge with two days remaining.
"This is a golf course where you can run up a bunch of bogeys," Wi said after his 66. "You're not going to lose too many spots if you make par. If you stay patient out here, that's probably the most important thing."
Riley also relied on his putter, as he often does, running off three straight birdies late in his round for a 66. Riley is one of the best putters on tour, yet he benched his regular putter for a few years until going back to his old one.
And it's really an old one.
"It's a 1970 Ping Anser," Riley said, making it a club older than he is.
Turns out it belonged to his grandmother, and Riley found it in their garage when he was in college. His grandmother wasn't playing much golf at the time, so he borrowed it from her.
Riley is 38 and he is trying to go back to his early days on the PGA Tour. He played recently with 22-year-old Rickie Fowler, and watched him step over short putts and ram them back into the cup without thinking about anything else. Riley has been around long enough to realize that some of the putts miss, although he's trying to care more about the stroke than the results.
So did he play like he was 21 or 38 on Friday?
"Probably 31," Riley said, which could be classified as a progress.
Van Pelt three-putted his opening hole for the second straight day, then bounced right back with a birdie that he called his most important of the day. He made five more birdies for a 66. More than any one shot, he has kept the golf course in front of him without going sideways - either in the rough off the tee, or on the wrong side of the hole.
Like so many others, he thought the course and the way it was set up was close to perfect, even with greens slightly softer than he expected under the warm sunshine of the afternoon.
"I thought it might bake out more," he said. "If you're in the rough, they roll out on the greens. If you're in the fairway, they're holding. And that's ideal."
As for Aronimink?
"The course has been around for this long and they don't screw it up," he said. "They know it's a good course. They don't have to show it off. I'm sure it's this good the rest of the year."
If there was a surprise in the group at 5-under 135, it might be Leonard. He has struggled mightily this year, and decided after last week to part with his long-time caddie. The bigger change was his putting, which made the game feel a lot easier than it used to.
"I'm glad I played a couple of rounds I can build on," Leonard said. "I'm playing late on a Saturday, which is nice. It's been awhile."
Choi had some separation with his big finish, although so many others were very much in the mix. Charles Howell III birdied his last hole (after back-to-back bogeys) for another 68 and was in the group of four players at 4-under 136.
Adam Scott, who shared the lead after the opening round with Hunter Haas, looked as though he might come undone when he took double bogey on the par-3 14th.
His tee shot went into an ugly lie in the rough, and his plan was to get it onto the green and let it roll to the cup. He didn't quite get it on the green, and three-putted from 45 feet - the putt he made for double bogey was just over 4 feet.He played with Choi and was falling further behind until making two birdies over his final hour to salvage a round of 71, leaving him in the group at 137 that included Fowler (69) and Joe Ogilvie (70).
"Those birdies were really big," Scott said. "It's easy to get it stuck in reverse on a course like this. And playing with K.J., the way he was going at the end, it was nice to keep in touch."
Erik Compton, coming off a Nationwide Tour win last week that all but assured him a spot on the PGA Tour next year, had another 76 and missed the cut by a mile. This was his fifth straight week, a tough stretch for anyone, much less a 31-year-old who already has had two heart transplants. Before leaving, he agreed to spend time visiting with the corporate sponsors.
LEADERBOARD
Par 140 (2x70)
Players from US unless state
133 K J Choi (S Korea) 69 64.
135 Chris Riley 69 66, Charlie Wi (S Korea) 69 66, Justin Leoard 68 67, Bo Van Pelt 69 66.
Selected scores:
137 Adam Scott (Australia) 66 71.
142 Justin Rose (England) 70 72 (T50).
143 Brian Davis (England) 71 72 (T66).

MISSED THE CUT (143 or better qualified)
144 Michael Sim (Scotland/Australia) 75 71.
148 Jim Furyk 77 71.
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OLLY WHITELEY LEADS CHALLENGE TOUR EVENT IN SWEDEN

By SARAH GWYNN
European Tour Press Officer
Englishman Olly Whiteley leads The Princess by Schüco at the halfway stage after carding a three under par 69 in the second round to reach seven under.
The 33 year old, who only started his season a month ago after an extended break away from the game, sits one shot ahead of Swede Pelle Edberg at PGA of Sweden National in Malmö, while four players - François Calmels, Daniel Denison, Branden Grace and Niklas Lemke – are another shot back at five under.
Whiteley finished second in his first tournament of 2011, the Telenet Trophy, and is feeling refreshed and rejuvenated after a long spell away from competition.
He had two birdies and an eagle in his first nine holes, added another at the first – his tenth – but back-to-back bogeys at the sixth and seventh hampered his progress.
“I took about seven months off and not so much rediscovered my love for golf, but I needed a break from it,” said Whiteley. “It was getting very intense and I needed to start enjoying it a bit more. I’ve come out with a more relaxed attitude.
“During that seven months I did a bit of practice, learned how to putt, ate a lot, trained a bit… that was it. It was great. I’ve got to thank the people at Sheffield Hallam University for all they did for me during that time. I had a hand injury and they helped me a lot with my rehabilitation and training.
“It has renewed my enthusiasm for golf. I’m turning up to tournaments trying to enjoy them, and I’m not going to play as many. If you spend too much time around golf tournaments you can go a bit cuckoo. My aim is to keep a fresher outlook on it.
“I thought there would be some decent scores out there today, but it was very tricky out there with the wind. I played steadily and I’m hitting it well.”
The Princess is a tournament created by six-time European Tour champion Henrik Stenson, winner of the Challenge Tour Rankings in 2000, who named it after his daughter, Lisa. Stenson wanted to ensure there remained a Challenge Tour event in Sweden, giving up and coming players the chances he had.

SECOND-ROUND SCOREBOARD
Par 144 (2x72)
137 O Whiteley (Eng) 68 69,
138 P Edberg (Swe) 69 69,
139 F Calmels (Fra) 68 71, B Grace (RSA) 67 72, D Denison (Eng) 69 70, N Lemke (Swe) 69 70,
140 N McCarthy (Eng) 69 71, A Marshall (Eng) 69 71, T Ferreira (RSA) 70 70, A Butterfield (Eng) 69 71, J Estevez (Arg) 70 70, B Barham (Eng) 69 71, J Bäckström (Swe) 70 70,
141 R Steiner (Aut) 72 69, D Vancsik (Arg) 69 72, C Suneson (Esp) 71 70, C Moriarty (Irl) 69 72, R Santos (Por) 73 68, A Hartø (Den) 71 70, S Jeppesen (Swe) 69 72,
142 S Piaget (Mon) 73 69, C Russo (Fra) 70 72, A Högberg (Swe) 71 71, B Evans (Eng) 73 69, D Brooks (Eng) 70 72, E Kofstad (Nor) 70 72, F Henge (Swe) 71 71, G Houston (Wal) 71 71, N Bertasio (Ita) 71 71, A Tadini (Ita) 66 76, J Heath (Eng) 71 71,
143 F Colombo (Ita) 74 69, J Campillo (Esp) 69 74, J Quesne (Fra) 71 72, F Fihn (Swe) 71 72, C Macaulay (Sco) 73 70, A Jacobsson (Swe) 72 71, C Lee (Sco) 72 71, F Valera (Esp) 70 73, R De Sousa (Sui) 71 72,
144 J Clément (Sui) 71 73, A Forsyth (Sco) 69 75, M Eliasson (Swe) 72 72, J Doherty (Sco) 70 74, J Palmer (Eng) 70 74, N Meitinger (Ger) 71 73, J Hepworth (Eng) 68 76, J Fahrbring (Swe) 72 72, A Bruschi (Ita) 72 72,
145 V Almstrom (Swe) 75 70, J Lima (Por) 72 73, M Cryer (Eng) 71 74, B Ritthammer (Ger) 70 75, A Snobeck (Fra) 75 70, C Monasterio (Arg) 77 68, A Pavan (Ita) 72 73, J Rask (Swe) 73 72, B Miarka (Ger) 74 71, J Lagergren (Swe) 71 74, S Hutsby (Eng) 75 70, J Van Der Vaart (Ned) 73 72, M Kieffer (Ger) 74 71, K Borsheim (Nor) 74 71, K Sullivan (Wal) 72 73, J Legarrea (Esp) 68 77, K Eriksson (Swe) 72 73.
MISSED THE CUT
146 G Dear (Sco) 71 75, C Brazillier (Fra) 71 75, P Dwyer (Eng) 74 72, E Dubois (Fra) 68 78, H Norlander (Swe) 71 75, S Little (Eng) 71 75, F Praegant (Aut) 73 73, M Ford (Eng) 73 73, J Garcia (Esp) 70 76, T Edlund (Swe) 70 76, C Ford (Eng) 73 73, G Adell (Swe) 74 72, T Whitehouse (Eng) 73 73, M Lundberg (Swe) 71 75, E Algulin (Swe) 69 77, A Sjöstrand (Swe) 74 72,
147 T Fleetwood (Eng) 76 71, A McArthur (Sco) 74 73, M Larsson (Swe) 72 75, A Bernadet (Fra) 73 74, N Johansson (Swe) 73 74, M Johansson (Swe) 73 74
148 L Jensen (Den) 74 74, M Erlandsson (Swe) 73 75, G Lockerbie (Eng) 76 72, M Laskey (Wal) 74 74, W Schauman (Swe) 77 71, J Billot (Fra) 74 74, L Canter (Eng) 76 72, J Bragulat (Esp) 73 75
149 C Carranza (Arg) 70 79, J Grillon (Fra) 77 72, D Wuensche (Ger) 74 75, P Kaensche (Nor) 74 75, P Archer (Eng) 76 73, C Lloyd (Eng) 72 77, N Kearney (Irl) 75 74, S Bebb (Wal) 74 75, J Kennegard (Swe) 78 71
150 M Vibe-Hastrup (Den) 76 74, J Billing (Swe) 73 77, R Hjelm (Den) 75 75, H Bacher (Aut) 74 76, R Wingardh (Swe) 72 78, A Canete (Arg) 76 74, J Garcia Pinto (Esp) 73 77,
151 G Hutcheon (Sco) 79 72, A Ahokas (Fin) 73 78, M Both (Aus) 75 76, A Hansen (Den) 73 78, L Westerberg (Swe) 75 76, A Bossert (Sui) 76 75, S Walker (Eng) 77 74, G Molteni (Ita) 76 75, J Hedin (Swe) 76 75, R Kind (Ned) 75 76, M Kramer (Ger) 76 75, B Åkesson (Swe) 78 73, B Hafthorsson (Isl) 73 78, C Gane (Eng) 74 77, W Ormsby (Aus) 77 74
152 W Besseling (Ned) 74 78, L Claverie (Esp) 76 76, F Sundberg (Swe) 76 76, C Doak (Sco) 72 80, P Gustafsson (Swe) 77 75, M Evans (Eng) 80 72, G Jackson (Eng) 72 80, A Björk (Swe) 73 79, M Lorenzo-Vera (Fra) 74 78, B Etchart (Esp) 76 76,
153 B Pettersson (Swe) 76 77, P Del Grosso (Arg) 77 76, M Palm (Swe) 77 76, D Lokke (Den) 78 75,
154 F Svanberg (Sui) 81 73, P Erofejeff (Fin) 74 80, M Baldwin (Eng) 75 79
155 T Feyrsinger (Aut) 75 80, M Southgate (Eng) 74 81
156 M Pilo (Swe) 82 74, T Cerjan (USA) 75 81
157 S Nilsson (Swe) 78 79, I Keenan (Eng) 75 82
158 A Tampion (Aus) 76 82

159 P Telliard (USA) 77 82
162 F Hammarberg (Swe) 78 84

163 M Bothma (RSA) 78 85, D Jennevret (am) (Swe) 84 79
** F Ohlsson (Swe) 77 WD,





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MARK KERR WINS ABERDOUR PRO-AM WITH A 60

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@scottishgolfview.com 
Murrayfield tour pro Mark Kerr shot probably the lowest round of his golfing career today  in winning the top prize of £1,336 in the Roselle pro-am at Aberdour Golf Club.
Kerr returned a score of 60, seven under par for the Fife course, with birdies at the short seventh and ninth and a bogey at the first in an outward half of 32.
He came sailing home in 28 with an eagle 2 at the 14thy and birdies at the long 10th, short 12th, 16th and 27th.
"It was a professional record for the Aberdour course but not for a Scottish PGA event," said tournament director Roy Murray. "We have had scores lower than 60 by professionals in pro-ams at the Glencruitten course, Oban."
Kerr had three 2s, six 3s and nothing higher than a 4 on his scorecard.
Kerr finished two shots ahead of runner-up Scott Henderson (Kings Links) who collected a £1,068 reward for a 62 which included birdies at the short second, fifth, short seventh, long 10th, 11th, 14th and short 18th. He had bogeys at the sixth and 13th.
David Patrick (Elie) finished third with a 63 which earned him £801.
Craig Ronald (Carluke) steered the Brewin Dolphin 2 trio of amateurs - John McGlynn (6), Gavin Thain (14) and Simon Ross (12) - to victory in the pro-am team event with a net score of 53.
 LEADING PRO SCORES
Par 67
60 Mark Kerr (Murrayfield) (£1,336).
62 Scott Henderson (Kings Links) (£1,068).
63 David Patrick (Elie Sports Club) (£801).
64 Craig Gordon (Edinburgh Golf Centre), Paul McKechnie (Braid Hills), Graham Fox (East Kilbride) (£494 each).
65 Steven Taylor (Bothwell Castle), Graeme Brown (Montrose Links) (£320 each).
66 Robert Arnott (Bishopbriggs) (£254).
67 Craig Knowles (Panmure) (£229).
68 Graham Mackay (Prestonfield), Jonathan Lomas (unatt), James McKinnon (Irvine), Stephen Gray (Hayston), Stuart Reekie (Blairgowrie), Alan Lockhart (Ladybank) (£167 each).
69 Ken Hutton (Downfield), Colin Gillies (Kingsfield), Jason McCreadie (Buchanan Castle), Craig Ronald (Carluke), Craig Matheson (Falkirk Tryst), Lindsay Mann (Carnoustie Links) (£66 each).

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OLDCORN AND MANN IN PICTURE IN SWITZERLAND SENIORS OPEN

By SARAH GWYNN
European Tour Press Officer
Angel Fernandez blitzed into the lead in the Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open in Switzerland with a nine under par 61 in the first round.
The Chilean had seven birdies and two pars on the front nine, then picked up two more shots after the turn, meaning he equalled the course record set by Juan Quiros in 2006 and matched by Carl Mason in 2008.
He leads by three from Austrian Claude Grenier and Scot Andrew Oldcorn, while four players, including Musselburgh's Fraser Mann, are another shot back at five under par.
“Nine birdies and nine pars, so it was a pretty good day,” said Fernandez, who was runner-up in the Berenberg Bank Masters a fortnight ago. “I was surprised how many putts went in.
“It was very nice golf and a good way to start a tournament. The weather was okay and I was lucky the rain only started once I’d finished. Now I just have to continue this kind of form to stay in front.”
Grenier had a run of three birdies from the second hole, and picked up another shot at the eighth having bogeyed the par four seventh. More birdies followed at the tenth, 12th and 15th to establish an early clubhouse lead before Fernandez surged ahead.
“I played very solid from tee to green,” said Grenier, who has recently taken up Affiliate Membership of the Senior Tour. “I putted very nicely and didn’t make many mistakes – and the mistakes I did make I was able to recover from well.
“I only had 24 putts and I’m just enjoying it while it lasts. Tomorrow is another day.
“I’m usually a club pro in Austria, at a club just south of Vienna, so it’s a nice change to be playing a tournament.”
Mason, who has taken the title three times in the past four seasons, was forced to withdraw with a back injury.

FIRST ROUND LEADERBOARD





 

Par 70
61 Angel Fernandez (Chile).
64 Claude Grenier (Austria), Andrew Oldcorn (Scotland).
65 Fraser Mann (Scotland), Andrew Sherborne (England), Chris Williams (England), Juan Quiros (Spain).

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BUBBA MISSES CUT AND HITS OUT AT LACK OF CROWD CONTROL

FROM THE DAILY TELEGRAPH WEBSITE
American Bubba Watson made an early exit from the Alstom French Open in Paris today, but not before lashing out at the lack of crowd control.
The world No 12 carded two rounds of 74 in his first regular European Tour event to put him out on six over par.
“On every tee it says no phones, no video cameras and on every tee there’s hundreds,” said Watson. “It’s different - it’s not a normal tournament. There’s cameras, there’s phones, no security. I don’t know which holes to walk through – there’s no ropes.
“I’m not saying it’s bad, it’s just something I’m not used to and not comfortable with. It’s very strange to me.”
The American was heading home after a bit more sightseeing, but confirmed he would be back for the Open at Sandwich in two weeks.
“I’ll play the British because it’s a major – that’s the only reason.”
As for the following week’s tournament in Sweden, where he did have plans to play, he added: “We’ll see – it’s a few weeks away.”
Tournament director David Probyn said: “We have fully roped fairways, we have marshals. It’s an education process in terms of making people understand the way to behave.
“It’s a shame Bubba has felt that way, but we hope he will look at it again and that he comes back in the future. He will be very welcome.”
Two years ago Ian Poulter threatened never to return to the French Open after being put off by a press photographer. He did play last season, but was absent this week.

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RICHIE RAMSAY SHARING FOURTH PLACE IN FRENCH OPEN

FROM THE EUROPEAN TOUR WEBSITE
James Morrison surged to the top of the leaderboard at the halfway stage of the Alstom Open de France after carding a five under par 66.
The Englishman nearly pulled out of the tournament after he was hospitalised on Tuesday night when his Crohn’s disease flared up but the 26 year old has showed tremendous resolve to reach ten under par at Le Golf National.
Joint overnight leader Richard Green looked on course to retain his position at the top and had moved to 11 under but a double bogey on his second to last hole proved to be his undoing.
Morrison had a rather sedate start to proceedings after going level par through the back nine but exploded into life by picking up five shots in an unblemished round to equal his score from yesterday.
Australian Green, who also started his round through the back nine looked to be going along smoothly and had three successive birdies at the second, third and fourth before disaster struck at the seventh to leave him on nine under par.
Mark Foster lies three shots back after compiling 68 for the second day in a row and he admitted he was looking to take advantage of any slip ups Morrison or Green may make.
He said: “You can never be too far ahead, that is for sure. So obviously these guys that are playing exceptionally well, they have gone well clear, but I'll be looking at staying solid and maybe assessing nearer the time.
“I've had a tendency not to take form into the following weeks and I was quite conscious off that when I came out. Practised well and kept myself quiet and out of the way. Striking it well and pleased.”

Richie Ramsay, pictured, and Thorbjørn Olesen are in a tie for fourth at five under, with the Aberdonian former US amateur champion looking particularly impressive.

Three birdies in five holes at the start of the front nine took Ramsay into a share of top spot, but he failed to get up and down from just short of the seventh green.

Former Ryder Cup player Paul Broadhurst, who won the title back in 1995, and Thongchai Jaidee are at four under, whilst World Number Four Martin Kaymer is one of ten players two shots behind.

Defending champion Miguel Angel Jiménez missed the cut after taking an eight over par 79.

Fellow 2010 Ryder Cup players Francesco Molinari, Peter Hanson and Bubba Watson were among the other high profile casualties.
 
HALFWAY LEADERBOARD
Par 142 (2x71)
132 James Morrison (England) 66 66.
133 Richard Green (New Zealand) 65 68.
136 Mark Foster (England) 68 68.
137 Richie Ramsay (Scotland) 69 68, Thorbjorn Olesen(Denmark) 66 71, Matthew Nixon (England) 68 69.
 
OTHER SCOTS' SCORES
140 Peter Whiteford 68 72, Lloyd Saltman 71 69 (T14).
141 Colin Montgomerie 71 70 (T24).
143 Stephen Gallacher 74 69 (T43).
 
MISSED THE CUT (144 or better qualified)
146 George Murray 73 73.
147 Gary Orr 73 74.
148 David Drysdale 73 75.
150 Scott Jamieson 76 74.
151 Steven O'Hara 76 75.

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LAST NINE HOLES COST ROSS CAMERON £10,000 PRIZE

ELLON MAN FINISHES JOINT SEVENTH
AFTER LEADING EUROPRO TOUR EVENT

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@scottishgolfview.com
Ross Cameron’s glory run in this week’s PGA EuroPro Tour event at Ballymena, North Ireland, ended disappointingly for the Aberdeenshire man. After starting the Galgorm Castle Northern Ireland Open with a brilliant round of nine-under-par 63 and leading by two strokes with one round to go, the McDonald Ellon tour pro subsided to a closing round of three-over-par 75 to finish joint seventh on seven-under-par 209.
Cameron, in his second year on the EuroPro Tour, still achieved his highest finish so far and earned £781, but the £10,000 jackpot prize had been his for the taking.
Instead it went to Chris Hanson (Woodsome Hall) who beat Graeme Clark (Doncaster) at the second hole of a play-off after they had tied on 14-under-par 202. Clark earned £5,000.
Cameron was still in with a shout after reaching the turn in three-under 33, thanks to an eagle 2 at the second and birdies at the long third and ninth holes. But it all came apart at the seams on an inward half of six-over-par 42. He bogeyed the 10th, 11th and 13th, before double-bogeying the short 14th, birdieing the 15th but slumping to another double bogey at the 17th.
Duncan Stewart (Grantown on Spey) earned £370 for a joint 20th place finish on 211 with a final round of 70.
Shaun McAllister, like Cameron, slid down the leaderboard with a closing 75 for 212 and joint 27th position. He had a double bogey 7 at the last after starting with three bogeys in the first six holes. He earned £315.
The worst final round by a Scot was Lee Harper's 79 for 221 and joint 51st position. He had an eagle, two birdies, three double bogeys and one triple bogey - quite a collection.
The galleries were among the biggest ever seen at a EuroPro Tour event and they included former US Open champion Graeme McDowell who lives at Portrush, not all that many miles from Ballymena.
McDowell thought the EuroPro Tour provided not only a useful but necesssary stepping stone to the European Tour.

LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 216 (3x72)
202 Chris Hanson (Woodsome Hall) 66 71 65, Graeme Clark (Doncaster) 66 70 66: Hanson (£10,000) bt Clark (£5,000) at the second hole of sudden death play-off.
206 Steven Hackett (Ireland) 69 70 67 (£2,500).
208 Billy Fowles (Wentworth) 71 71 66, Michael McGeady (Ireland) 72 69 67, Michael Collins (Ireland) 69 72 67 (£1,433 each)
SCOTS' SCORES
209 Ross Cameron (McDonald Ellon) 67 71 75 (T7) (£781).
211 Duncan Stewart (Grantown on Spey) 71 70 70 (T20) (£370).
212 Shaun McAllister (Craigielaw) 69 68 75 (T27) (£315).
213 John Gallagher (Swanston) 72 68 73, Kevin McAlpine (Alyth) 72 68 73 (T31) (£280 each).
214 Chris Kelly (Cawder) 74 67 73 (T38) (£255).
215 Paul Doherty (Vale Hotel) 74 69 72 (T41) (£242)
221 Lee Harper (Archerfield) 72 70 79 (T51) (£190).

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BANKS CATCHES OVERNIGHT LEADER FRASER TO WIN SENIOR TITLE

Charles Banks from Stanton-on-the-Wolds, Notts, the new Scottish men's senior open amateur champion at Irvine Bogside - Image by courtesy of the SGU and Andy Forman

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@scottishgolfview.com
For the second time in the past three years, the Scottish senior men’s open amateur championship trophy has gone south of the Border.
Charles Banks from the Stanton on the Wolds club, Nottinghamshire, headed overnight leader John Fraser (Royal Burgess) early in the third and final round and went on to win the title by two strokes from the former shinty player and schoolteacher.
Banks had three steady rounds of 73, 74 and 73 for a seven-over-par total of 220 over the par-71 Irvine Bogside course in Ayrshire.
Fraser scored 75, 71 and 76 for 222 while Monifieth’s Ian Hutcheon, the former Walker Cup player who was the over-55s champion in 2003, 2004 and 2007, finished joint third with John Baldwin (Sunningdale) on 224. Hutcheon shot 74, 77 and 73, Baldwin 76, 76 and 72.
David Lane (Goring and Streatley), the Englishman who was champion in 2001, 2002 and 2009, missed the cut this week as did defending champion and past Walker Cup player, Scott MacDonald of Dunfermline..
Banks, two behind Fraser at the start of the final round, forged ahead with an outward half of one-under-par 35 to Fraser’s 39.


FINAL TOTALS
Par 213 (3x71). SSS 73. CSS 74
220 Charles Banks (Stanon on the Wolds) 73 74 73.
222 John Fraser (Royal Burgess) 75 71 76.
224 Ian Hutcheon (Monifieth) 74 77 73, John Baldwin (Sunningdale) 76 76 72.
225 Douglas Cameron (Moor Park) 73 80 72, Fraser McClusky (Royal Burgess) 74 76 75.
226 James Gardner (Broomieknowe) 76 74 76.
227 Glyn Rees (Fleetwood) 75 74 78, Gordon Mair (Irvine Bogside) 75 72 80.
228 Richard Gray (Cowglen) 77 77 74, Roy Smethurst (Crewe) 76 76 76, Adrian Donkersley (Gerrards Cross) 75 76 77, David Miller (Kilmarnock Barassie) 74 76 78.
229 Robert Stewsart (Tulliallan) 79 73 77.
230 Michael Wilson (Strathpeffer Spa) 76 78 76.
231 Colin Christy (Kilmacolm) 79 80 72, Michael Wigley (Royal North Devon) 74 81 76, Gordon MacDonald (Callander) 74 79 78, Rich Tolly (US) 77 74 80.
232 Gerry Boobis (Ravelston) 78 77 77, Robbie Fulker (Kilmkarncok Barassie) 70 78 84.
233 Billy Mitchell (Hankley Common) 75 81 77, John Johnston (Royal Aberdeen) 81 74 78.
234 Michael Jenkins (Duff House Royal) 75 80 79, David Smith (Stirling) 75 78 81.
235 John Willis (Carlisle) 80 77 78, Lindsay Gordon (Turnhouse) 74 82 79, Alan Harrington (Western Gailes) 74 80 81.
237 Jim Watt (Edzell) 78 81 78, John Ashton (Prestwick St Nicholas) 80 79 78, Iain MacDonald (Bruntsfield Links) 84 75 78, David Millar (St Andrews New) 79 77 81.
238 Albert Smith (Turriff) 83 74 81.
239 Derek Murphy (Kinross) 73 83 83.
240 Mike Wilde (Camberley Heath) 77 82 81, Stephen Whymark (Woodbridge) 77 78 85.
241 Dave Jessup (Rochester and Cobham) 77 77 87.
242 Nick O’Byrne (Moor Park) 81 78 83.
243 Keith Morris (Camberley Heath) 78 78 87.
244 Dave Millar (Goswick) 81 78 85.
245 Bob Humble (Kilspindie) 74 83 88.
246 David Brown (Irvine Ravenspark) 74 83 89.

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'IMPROVEMENTS HAVE MADE NAIRN DUNBAR A GREAT COURSE'

Scottish boys' open stroke-play championship

returns to Nairn Dunbar

NEWS RELEASE
Preparations for Scotland ’s most prestigious tournament for aspiring Rory Mcllroys are nearing completion at Nairn Dunbar Golf Club. The coveted Scottish Boys Open Strokeplay Championship, which has been won by the likes of Stephen Gallacher and Lloyd Saltman, will return to the famed Highland course in July.
The premier event has attracted 144 golfers from around Europe eager to sample the rippling links and tight fairways of this beautiful course which overlooks the Moray Firth . As Jim Gibson, secretary of Nairn Dunbar, explained, the course has introduced a number of important changes since it last hosted the event in 1999.
“It will be a good test for some of the best young players and Rory Mcllroys of the future,” noted Gibson. “The course has seen a number of changes since we last staged the Scottish Boys Open. The developments are part of an ongoing programme of improvements that have taken Nairn Dunbar from being a good course to a great course.”
The changes include the introduction of several new fairway bunkers, which have seen their first full year of play, and improved putting surfaces made possible by new greenkeeping equipment that helps improve the roll of the ball on the putting surfaces.
“Both members and visitors have been raving about the greens,” says Gibson. “The new piece of kit, called a Greens Iron, gives the greens extra pace and improved roll. We like to make them as quick as we can.”
With over a hundred years of golfing history, Nairn Dunbar Golf Club has long been recognised for its clever and challenging design. As a result, it has played host to a number of high-profile tournaments such as the Scottish Boys Championship.
It’s a point not missed by Euan Mordaunt, the SGU’s events manager. “We are really looking forward to staging the Scottish Boys Stroke Play Championship at Nairn Dunbar,” he said. “The championship has a great history with many former champions going onto great success in the game. This will be the second time Nairn Dunbar has hosted the event following Barry Hume’s victory back in 1999 [and] it has attracted a strong line-up, with players from France, Italy, Germany and Finland joining the best young Scottish players to test themselves on the great challenge presented by the course.”
The Scottish Boys Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship will take place between the 19 July and 21 July 2011.












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CULTS HOTEL ABERDEEN PENNANT LEAGUE SCOREBOARD

LAST NIGHT'S RESULTS

PETERCULTER 1.5, NEWMACHAR 3.5.
At Peterculter.
Peterculter names first

Murray Bowman and Duncan Maclean lost to Mark McKechnie and Chris Simpson 4 and 3.
Frazer Downie and Gary Watson bt Keith Martin and Richard Barr 1 hole. 
John Kennedy and Scott Patterson halved with Euan Duthie and Brian Ritchie
Paul Forbes and Steven Yule lost to Bryan Robson and Colin Ross 6 and 5.
Lacky Mckinnon and Ryan Mckinnon lost to Ross McCrae and Dennis Grant 1 hole.

PORTLETHEN 3, MURCAR LINKS 2
At Portlethen
Portlethen names first
Clark Brechin and Ryan Penny bt Bryan Innes and Adrian Styles 4 and 3.
Ian Craik and Ryan Donaldson lost to Ronnie Brechin and Neil McKinnon 2 and 1.
Gary Esson and Stephen Cook bt Anthony Bews and Ian Galbraith 3 and 2.
Sean Lawrie and Ben Murray lost to Ian Powell and Gregor Stewart 1 hole.
Lewis Shand and Graham Innes bt Sam Strachan and Alan Holbrook 3 and 2.
AUCHMILL 3.5, BON ACCORD 1.5
At Auchmill.
Auchmill players first

B Nicolson and A Swift halved with M Greig and G Somers.
S Mackie and S Scott bt B Edmond and W Smith 1hole.
G Geddes and G McGlaggan bt D Grieve and A Shand 2 and 1.
J Barclay and R Pratt lost to M Smith and J Kilman 1 hole.
I Taylor and C McQueen bt M Dunn and R Allerton 1 hole.


DEESIDE 3, NORTHERN 2
At Deeside
Deeside players first

Tom Rennie and Alan Ross bt Tony Robertson and Craig Ross 3 and 2.
Graham Rennie and Andrew Jarvie bt Ian Watt and Cameron McBain 1 hole.
Clifford Alexander and Simon Cruickshank bt Derek Johnstone and Graeme Bond 2 and 1.
Andrew Powell and Neil Duncan lost to David Nicholson and Phil Boyce 4 and 2.
Steven Smith (no partner) lost to Stuart Slessor and David Leslie 5 and 4.

HOW THEY STAND
LEAGUE A
                     P-W-D-L  Diff  Pts
Portlethen       5-4-0-1-- +10   6
Newmachar      3-3-0-0-- +6    6
Nigg Bay         3-3-0-0-- +5    6
Murcar Links    4-2-0-2-- +4    4
Hazlehead       4-1-0-3--  -4    2
Caledonian      4-1-0-3--  -8    2
Peterculter      4-0-0-4-- -10    0

LEAGUE B
Royal Aberdeen 5-4-0-1-- +10   8
Banchory          3-3-0-0-- +11   6
Deeside           4-2-1-1-- +3     5
Auchmill          3-2-0-1-- +2     4
Stonehaven     4-1-0-2-- - 9     2
Bon Accord      3-0-1-2-- - 5    1
Northern         4-0-0-4-- -12    0


Results and details of matches should be E-mailed to Colin@scottishgolfview.com ASAP.

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