PGA EUROPRO TOUR REPORT, FIRST-ROUND SCORES

On a day of low shooting and fine performances, Goddard (Hendon) enjoyed a flawless round of 65 (-7) which included birdies at the first, seventh, ninth, 14th, 15th, 16th and 18th.
Goddard has played in seven of the eight PGA EuroPro Tour events so far this season and is currently 24th in the Order of Merit after top ten finishes at Burhill in Surrey and Longhirst Hall in Northumberland.
However, with £10,000 going to the winner of the three-day competition it could catapult him up to fifth spot and put him in contention to qualify for next season’s Challenge Tour.
Chris Hanson (Woodsome Hall, Huddersfield ) is guaranteed a spot at the higher level next season but continued his fine form with another excellent performance, which included an eagle at the par-five 18th.
He ended the first day one behind Goddard on 66 (-6), with Chris Brook ( Bramcote Golf Academy , Nuneaton ) also on -6.
A host of players went round in 67 (-5) including Toby Burden (Hayling, Hampshire), Paul Grannell (Vale Royal Abbey, Cheshire), Darryn Lloyd, Zack Saltman (Archerfield, East Lothian) and John Gallagher (Swanston, Edinburgh).
Local golfer Tommy Fleetwood, who has played in the Walker Cup before, started the tournament as 10/1 betting favourite with SkyBet and is well placed as he is also on -5.
Burden’s round including an eagle at the third, Saltman made an eagle at the 14th, while Adam Runcie eagled the third but then double bogeyed the fourth.
Graeme Clark (Doncaster), Jamie Abbott (Fynn Valley, Suffolk) and James Busby (The Shropshire) were second, third and fourth respectively in the Order of Merit but will all need good rounds on Thursday to make the cut.
Clark double-bogeyed the fifth, Abbott did likewise on the 14th, while Busby’s round included double bogeys at both the fifth and 12th.
More than 160 players entered the tournament and they will play a second round on Thursday before the top 50 and ties advance to the final round on Friday.
The action is being filmed and Matchroom Sport will produce a two-hour highlights package, which will be broadcast on Sky Sports on Wednesday, August 17.
For more information about the PGA EuroPro Tour, visit the official website www.europrotour.com.


THE FORMBY HALL CLASSIC
FORMBY HALL GOLF CLUB, MERSEYSIDE
SCORES AFTER DAY ONE
Par 72
Luke Goddard Hendon 65
Chris Brook Bramcote Golf Academyh 66
Chris Hanson Woodsome Hall Golf Club 66
Toby Burden Hayling Golf Club 67
Paul Grannell Vale Royal Abbey 67
Darryn Lloyd Acrabuild Ltd/W.Ash and Sons 7
Tommy Fleetwood Formby Hall 67
Zack Saltman Archerfield 67
John Gallagher Swanston 67
Scott Henry The Carrick on Loch Lomond 67
Tim Dykes Penrith Golf Club 67
George Cowan Westerhope Golf Club 67


OTHER SCOTS SCORES


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SCOTS BEAT IRELAND IN BOYS' HOME INTERNATIONALS

Bradley Neil and Craig Ross, 6 and 5 winners for Scotland in the foursomes against Ireland (Picture courtesy of Tom Ward Photography)

BOYS' HOME INTERNATIONALS - ROYAL ST DAVID'S, HARLECH - DAY 2

IRELAND v SCOTLAND

FOURSOMES:
J HUME and K CUMMINGS LOST TO G FORREST and J JAMIESON 5/3
G HURLEY and J LEACY BEAT G MARCHBANK and E BRADLEY 2\1
G MOYNIHAN and C GLYNN LOST TO L JOHNSTON and j McDONALD 4/2
K LYNCH and J GALBRAITH LOST TO B NEIL and C ROSS 6/5
W RUSSELL and  A GLEESON BEAT D HENDRY and E SCOTT 3/2
IRELAND 2 SCOTLAND 3

SINGLES
J HUME lost to G FORREST 3/2
G HURLEY lost to B NEIL 4/3
J LEACY halved with J McDONALD
K CUMMINGS lost to A BLANEY 1 hole
G MOYNIHAN lost to E BRADLEY 3/2
C GLYNN lost to G MARCHBANK 6/5
K LYNCH beat L JOHNSTON 6/4
E CRADDOCK beat J JAMIES ON 2/1
A GLEESON lost to E SCOTT 1 hole
W RUSSELL beat D HENDRY 2/1
IRELAND 3.1/2 SCOTLAND 6.1/2
MATCH RESULT:
IRELAND 5 1/2, SCOTLAND 9 1/2

ENGLAND V WALES
FOURSOMES
C SHANWIN and T TREE BEAT P MULLINS & O MOTTRAM 2/1
C GRIFFITHS and G PAYNE HALVED WITH D BOOTE & O BAKER
H CASEY and M ORRIN HALVED WITH O MAND & D HAU
O CARR and P KINNEAR BEAT R THOMAS & R HASKELL 1 HOLE
N KIMSEY and P KELLY LOST TO Z GALLIFORD & Z BUSH 4\2
ENGLAND 3 WALES 2

SINGLES
C SHINKWIN lost to D BOOTE 2 holes
T TREE beat O MOTTRAM 4/2
C GRIFFITHS lost to P MULLINS 2/1
H CASEY lost to O BAKER 2 holes
M FITZPATRICK lost to O MAND 1 hole
G PAYNE beat Z GALLIFORD 4/3
P KINNEAR halved with J BUSH
M ORRIN beat D HAU 4/2
O CARR beat R HASKELL 3/2
N KINSEY beat R THOMAS 6/5

ENGLAND 5.1/2 WALES 3.1/2
FINAL RESULT
 ENGLAND 8 1/2 WALES 6 1/2
TUESDAY'S RESULT

ENGLAND 9, SCOTLAND 6

CRAIG LEE'S FOURTH DEER PARK MASTERS - AFTER A PLAY-OFF

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@scottishgolfview.com
Craig Lee, now playing out of Tain Golf Club, won the Deer Park Masters title for a remarkable fourth time this evening after a dramatic three-way play-off that did not end until after 8pm.
Lee, Chris Kelly (Cawder) and Banchory's Greig Hutcheon tied at the end of the 36 holes regulation play on 13-under-par 131 at Deer Park Country Club, Livingston.
Kelly shot 63 and 68, Lee 65 and 66, Hutcheon 61 and 64 as they finished a shot ahead of fourth placed Stephen Gray (Hayston).
Hutcheon was eliminated from the sudden death play-off with a bogey at the second extra hole.
Then Lee beat Kelly with a birdie at the third extra hole to win himself a cheque for £3,000 and a fourth Deer Park Masters title. Craig will be suggesting he gets to keep it after this!
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LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 144 (2x72)
131 Craig Lee (Tain) 65 66, Chris Kelly (Cawder) 63 68, Greig Hutcheon (Banchory) 67 64 (Lee won sudden-death play-off at third extra hole).
135 Stephen Gray (Hayston) 66 69.
136 James McKinnon (Irvine) 68 68.
137 Chris Doak (unatt) 72 65.
138 Neil Fenwick (Dunbar) 69 69, Robert Arnott (Bishopbriggs) 69 69.
139 Graham Fox (Rowallan Castle) 70 69.
140 Gareth Wright (West Linrton) 75 64, Greg McBain (Gamola Golf) 70 70, Scott Henderson (Kings Links) 70 70.
141 Paul McKechnie (Braid Hills) 71 70. 142 James McGhee (Duddingston) 72 70, Graeme Brown (Montrose Links) 73 69.
143 Alan Reid (West Lothian) 73 70, Ross Dixon (Renaissance Club) 69 74, Stephen Lamb (Cardrona) 73 70.
144 Jamie Wales (Kings Acre) 74 70, Jason McCreadie (Buchanan Castle) 77 67, Mark King (Kingsfield) 70 74, Steven Duncan (Carnoustie) 71 73.
146 Ross Neill (Drumpellier) 74 71, Lindsay Mann (Carnoustie) 68 77.
146 Samuel Cairns (Colville Park) 74 72, Christoper Currie (Caldwell) 73 73.
147 Stuart Pardoe (SP Golf) 74 73, Craig Ronal (Carluke) 74 73, Michael Patterson (Kilmacolm), Ross Cameron (McDonald Ellon) 76 76.
148 Craig Matheson (Falkirk Tryst) 74 74, Brian Gibson (Carrick at Loch Lomond) 75 73.
149 Joel Hopwood (Skibo Castle), Alistair Brown (Whitecraigs) 74 75, Steven Taylor (Bothwell Castle) 79 70, Colin Gillies (Kingsfield) 77 72.
150 Andrew Cooper (Newmachar) 75 75, Sandy Strachan (Deer Park) 74 76, Mark Kerr (Murrayfield) 77 73.
151 Graham Forbes (Gourock) 78 73, Craig Gordon (Edinburgh GC) 76 75, Alan Lockhart (Ladybank) 79 72.
152 Andrew Dunsmore (Deer Park) 77 75, Mark Loftus (Adam Hunter Golf) 76 76, Spencer Edwards (Carrick on Loch Lomond) 74 78.
153 Gareth Hardy (Bellesile) 81 71.
155 Alastair Thomson (Douglas Park) 76 79.
161 Jordan Ramanauskas (Gullane) 78 73.

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CRAIGIELAW KID WILLEM IS SCOTLAND'S LAST HOPE AT ST ANDREWS

Craigielaw’s Willem Kerr is the last hope of keeping the Merchants’ Cup – the trophy at stake in the St Andrews Boys’ Open tournament – in Scotland.

Willem has battled his way through to a red-eye semi-final tomorrow morning against George Palmer (Gaudet Luce)

In the other semi-final it’s Englands Benjamin Kerr (Colchester) against Ireland’s Alexander Wilson (Portmarnock).

The semi-finals, both over the Old Course, start at the unearthly hour of 6.30 and 6.40 am with the 18-hole final due to tee off 10 minutes before noon.

Kerr, at No 6 the lowest qualifier in the last four, beat fellow-Scot Ross Millar (Whitekirk) by 3 and 1 while his opponent, Palmer, 31^st of the 32 who advanced from the stroke-play eliminator, was a two-hole winner against William Pennington from Heswall on The Wirral.

David, the No 9 seed, was a comfortable 7 and 6 winner over Alexander Wilson (Portmarnock, who qualified in 28^th position.

In the St Andrews Boys’ Open handicap section for the Murray Mitchell Trophy it will be Daniel O’Connor (Athlone), a four-handicapper, against Lewis Daley who plays off five at Forres. Their semi-final will tee off at 6.50am on the Old Course.

Connor won by 4 and 3 but Daley had to go to the 20^th in his quarter-final over the Eden course.

In the other semi-finals at 7am, it will be Aidan Murphy (Southport and Ainsdale) (5) v Sam Fitzimmons (Windyhill) (5).

The handicap final will tee off at noon over the Old Course.

Results:

ST ANDREWS BOYS OPEN

Eden Course

THIRD ROUND

Blair Carnegie (Dunblane New) bt Euan Davidson (Charleton) at 22^nd.

Benjamin David (Colchester) bt Lyle Sutherland (Alnmouth) 1 hole.

Andrew Cunningham (Ranfurly Castle) bt Adam Fisher (Inchmarlo) 2 and 1.

Alexander Wilson (Portmarnock) bt Rhys Thompson (Boldon) 2 and 1.

George Palmer (Gaudet Luce) bt Ben Craggs (Glenbervie) 3 and 2.

William Pennington (Heswall) bt Greg Forrester (Balbirnie Park) 3 and 1.

Ross Millar (Whitekirk) bt Andrew Davidson (Charleton) 3 and 1.

Willem Kerr (Craigielaw) bt Sam Wilkinson (Fulford) at 20^th.

QUARTER-FINALS

David bt Carnegie 7 and 6.

Wilson bt Cunningham 3 and 1

Palmer bt Pennington 2 holes.

Kerr bt Millar 3 and 1.

BOYS’ HANDICAP OPEN

Eden Course

QUARTER-FINALS

Callum Cochrane (Marriott Dalmahoy) (4) bt Daniel O’Connor (Athlone) (4) 4 and 3.

Lewis Daley (Forres) (5) bt Andrew Young (Turnhous) (4) at 20th.

Aidan Murphy (Southport and Ainsdale) (5) by Thomas Simmonds (Gullane) (5) 2 and 1.

Sam Fitzsimmons (Windyhill) (5) bt Josh Stancer (Hexham) (7) at 20^th.

TAIN MEN'S FOUR-DAY OPEN SCOES

Leading scores after the first day of the Gents Tain 4-Day Open:

Scratch F Fotheringham 68, B Ferries 71, M Ferries 71, D Pearson 73, J Russell (Murcar Links) 73.
Handicap net
D MacGillivray 65, J Hughan 67, T Lloyd (Silvermere) 67, D Shalliday (St Pierre) 68, S Custerson 68 and A Patterson (Wrekin) 68