MONDAY TEE TIMES FOR TARTAN TOUR'S SPRINT FINAL AT DUKE'S

Tee times for the PGA Scottish Region's Sprint to St Andrews Final
at The Duke's Course, St Andrews on Monday, October 3 are:

  1   9:30 AM   Fraser Clarke, Newmachar Golf Club
                Craig Gordon, Edinburgh Golf Centre
                Stuart Reekie, Blairgowrie Golf Club

  1   9:40 AM   Neil Fenwick, Dunbar Golf Club
                Scott Henderson, Kings Links Golf Centre
                Christopher Currie, Caldwell Golf Club

  1   9:50 AM   Heather MacRae, Gleneagles Hotel Golf Courses
                Stephen McAllister, Renaissance Club
                James McGhee, Duddingston Golf Club

  1   10:00 AM  Christopher Russell, Dunbar Golf Club
                David Patrick, Elie Sports Centre
                Jason McCreadie, Buchanan Castle Golf Club

  1   10:10 AM  Steven Duncan, Carnoustie Golf Links
                Alan Lockhart, Ladybank Golf Club
                Lindsay Mann, Carnoustie Golf Links

  1   10:20 AM  Alan Tait, Marriott Dalmahoy Golf & Count
                Stephen Lamb, Macdonald Cardrona Golf & Coun
                Tom Buchanan, Duddingston Golf Club

  1   10:30 AM  Craig Matheson, Falkirk Tryst Golf Club
                Kenneth Hutton, Downfield Golf Club
                Mark Kerr, Murrayfield Golf Club

  1   10:40 AM  Ross Dixon, Renaissance Club
                Ross Cameron, McDonald Golf Club
                Mark Loftus, Adam Hunter Golf

  1   10:50 AM  Paul McKechnie, Braid Hills Golf Range
                Greg McBain, Gamola Golf
                Robert Arnott, Bishopbriggs Golf Range

  1   11:00 AM  Alastair Mackenzie, Renaissance Club
                Scott Grieve, Turnhouse Golf Club
                James McKinnon, Irvine Golf Club

  1   11:10 AM  David Orr, East Renfrewshire Golf Club
                Gareth Wright, West Linton Golf Club
                Graham Fox, Rowallan Castle Golf Club

  1   11:20 AM  Greig Hutcheon, Banchory Golf Club
                Graeme Brown, Montrose Golf Links Ltd.
                Craig Ronald, Carluke Golf Club


THE TWO-ROUND TOURNAMENT CONCLUDES ON TUESDAY.

STEVE STRICKER HAS A HERNIATED DISK IN HIS NECK

FROM THE GOLF.COM WEBSITE
CLEVELAND (AP) — Tests have confirmed that Steve Stricker has a herniated disk in his neck. The next step for the highest-ranked American golfer is figuring out what to do about it.

Stricker's agent at IMG, Jon Heaton, said today that an MRI confirmed the neck injury. He says Stricker is not feeling any pain, although he is weak in his left arm.
He says Stricker is consulting specialists and evaluating treatment options.
Still to be decided is whether Stricker is fit enough to play Nov. 17-20 in the Presidents Cup. U.S. captain Fred Couples has said if Stricker can't play, he would be replaced by US PGA champion Keegan Bradley.

DARREN CLARKE ADMITS HE'S FINDING IT HARD TO BE MOTIVATED

FROM THE BBC SPORT WEBSITE
Open winner Darren Clarke has admitted he is finding it hard to motivate himself following his victory at Royal St George's in July.
The 43-year-old, whose Open win was his maiden major title, is playing in this week's Dunhill Links Championship at St Andrews, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns.
"I've done what I've always wanted - got to the top of the mountain," said Clarke. "What else can compare to it?
"Ask anybody who's achieved their lifetime goal, they'll probably tell you 'how do you keep going and going?'"

The Ulsterman added: "What else is there to do? I've managed to win the tournament I've wanted to win from when I first started playing golf, the biggest and best tournament in the world.

"My difficulty since has been assessing and fixing some goals

"What else is there to do? Yes, they (major championships) are all very important, but to me The Open is the oldest, the biggest, the best there is.

"I've no idea how people like [Olympic five-times gold medallist rower] Steve Redgrave do it, keep going for more."

Clarke's success in Sandwich two-and-a-half months ago, which saw him hold off the challenge of American duo Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson to become the first UK winner since Paul Lawrie in 1999, came in his 20th appearance in the famous tournament.

Since winning the Open, Clarke has played in four events, with his best performance coming at the European Masters in Switzerland when he finished five under to tie for 35th. He has twice failed to make the cut, at the Irish Open and the US PGA Championship.

However, with a large haul of points available on offer this weekend in the event played with an amateur partner over three courses - St Andrews, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns - Clarke sees this as an opportunity to achieve another of his goals: to play in a sixth Ryder Cup.

"We're playing for an awful lot of prize money this week, Ryder Cup points and world ranking points," he said. "I would dearly love to make the [Ryder Cup] team next year and I want to give myself every chance I can to do that."

ALASDAIR (14) GETS DREAM PLACE IN ALFRED DUNHILL LINKS FIELD
By BILL SHAWA golfing dream has come true for a 14 year old student of St Leonard’s High School in St Andrews. Alasdair McDougall will join the likes of Darren Clarke, Colin Montgomerie, Rory McIlroy and Lee Westwood after being added to the draw as a late-entry amateur at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship which tees off tomorrow morning.
McDougall, who hails from Drumoig near St Andrews, is a promising young golfer who won the St Andrews Links Junior Golf Association (SALJGA) Order of Merit this year. He will tee off on the Old Course at 10.50am tomorrow in the same group as SALJGA honorary president Paul Lawrie and partnering Dutch professional Joost Luiten.
“It is a fantastic opportunity for me,” he said. “I love playing golf and the chance to play in the same event as some of my heroes is just unbelievable. The Dunhill is a great event and it doesn’t get any better than playing in a championship on The Old Course. It will be a little nerve-wracking but I am really looking forward to it.”
Alasdair was born in Carlisle but moved to Drumoig with his family six years ago. Attending school in St Andrews, Alasdair immediately joined SALJGA and quickly fell in love with the game. Two years ago his handicap was 13 but he is now playing off three.
Earlier this year he represented Scotland in the under-16 quadrangular internationals playing against Ireland, the Netherlands, Italy and Wales. Alasdair is also part of the national Scottish Golf Union squad coached by Steve North, Director of Instruction at St Andrews Links Golf Academy.
Alasdair’s father Duncan said, “He really took to golf after moving St Andrews and I don’t think there could have been a better place for him to learn the game. The coaching and facilities have been excellent for him. At the moment he is really enjoying his golf and playing in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship will be such a great experience.”

JUSTIN DUFF LEADS NE ALLIANCE WITH THREE-UNDER 67 AT TURRIFF

It was the Day of the Duffs in the North-east Golfers Alliance meeting at Turriff Golf Club today.
Fraserburgh member Justin had the lowest scratch score of three-under-par 67 and Newmachar member John Duff was joint second on the 70 mark with Kris Nicol (Fraserburgh and Gary Esson (Portlethen).
A total of 83 played including notable visitors from the West of Scotland Alliance, the Kinloch twins Peter and Jim. They are both members of Glasgow Gailes and, as you would expect from twins, they both had the same score of 78!
Colin Ord, who plays off six at Auchmill, had the best net score of 69 in Class 1 of the handicap section.
Jim Scott (Peterculter), playing off 11, had the lowest score of net 67 in Class 2.

LEADING SCRATCH SCORES
Par 70. SS 70. CSS 70
67 Justin Duff (Fraserburgh).
70 John Duff (Newmachar), Kris Nicol (Fraserburgh), Gary Esson (Portlethen).
72 Ryan Fitzpatrick (Inchmarlo).
73 Brian Nicolson (Auchmill), Craig Dempster (Inchmarlo), Euan Kennedy (Newmachar), Jordan Findlay (Fraserburgh).
74 Sandy Pirie (Hazlehead), Stewart Finnie (Caledonian).
75 Colin Ord (Auchmill).
76 Graeme Nethercott (Deeside), David Mackay (Newmachar), Allan Ross (Deeside).
77 Keith Watson (Deeside), Robert Lamb (Newmachar), Ian Esslemont (Cruden Bay), Colin Nelson (Mackenzie Golf).
78 Charlie Cassie (Nigg Bay), Peter Kinloch (Glasgow Gailes), Jim Kinloch (Glasgow Gailes), Jim Scott (Peterculter).
80 Neil Keith (Newmachar), Paul McIntosh (Newburgh), Lawence Prouse (Hazlehead)
81 John Hamilton (Murcar Links), Jackie Forrest (Northern), Peter Guthrie (Peterculter).
82 Les Fowler (Royal Aberdeen), Jim Murray (Banchory), Chris Adam (Aboyne).
83 Jim Duncan (Newburgh), Mike Booth (Kemnay), David Leslie (Northern), Grant Leslie (Newburgh), John Forrest (Murcar Links).
84 George Paterson (Northern), Colin Clark (Mackenzie Golf), Harry Roulston (Stonehaven), David Bisset (Banchory), Sandy Youngson (Turriff).
85 John Dalgarno (Hazlehead), Leslie Roger (Royal Aberdeen).
86 Alan Gall (Deeside), Gary Ross (Meldrum House), Phil Morrison (Oldmeldrum).
87 Manson Merchant (Newmachar).
88 Neish Chisholm (Kemnay), David Nelson (Aboyne).
89 David McKay (Caledonian).
90 Raymond Brown (Newburgh)
91 Mike Brown (Newburgh).
92 Ben Lumsden (Northern), Graham Mitchell (Braemar).
93 John Jessiman (Oldmeldrum), John Kinsella (Braemar), Jim Gall (Caledonian), Michael Rendall (Stonehaven).
94 Colin Farquhar (Auchmill), Ian Grant (Keith), Hamish McNaughton (Cruden Bay)
95 Peter Cheyne (Northern).
96 S Davidson (Northern)
LEADING HANDICAP
Class 1 - Colin Ord (Auchmill) (6) 69; David Mackay (Newmachar) (6) 70; Keith Watson (Deeside) (5), Sandy Pirie (Hazlehead) (2), Petere Kinloch (Glasgow Gailes) (6) 72.
Class 2 - Jim Scott (Peterculter) (11) 67; Chris Adam (Aboyne) (14) 68; Sandy Yongston (Turriff) (15) 69; Mike Booth (KJemnay) (12), Jackie Forrest (Northern) (10).

LEADING RESULTS FROM EDINBURGH AND EAST OF
SCOTLAND ALLIANCE MEETING AT LIBERTON
Finally, the EESGA have managed to complete their first outing of the new season and even better with the 89 players basking in sunshine at Liberton Golf Club.
Winner of the Bernard Gallacher Trophy with a net 66 (72 less 6) was Alan Young (Lochend), closely followed by Wilson Morton (Dunbar) with a net 67 (71 less 4) and third place shared with net 68's by Tony Boyle (Glenbervie) 72 less 4, Steven Dand (Pumpherston) 74 less 6 and Andrew Wight (Glencorse) 71 less 3.
Scratch score was closely fought with three tied for 1st place - Andrew Erskine (Ratho Park), Colin Fraser (Peebles) and Gordon Law (Uphall) with level par scores of 67. Fourth spot was also shared three ways - Scott Latlin (Greenburn), Stephen Lamb (Cardrona) and Jamie Morris (Peebles) with 68s.
Senior prize goes to David Jeffrey (Whitekirk) with a net 69 (76 less 7).

Scottish Alliance Championships are held next week at Buchanan Castle.
Next Edinburgh and East of Scotland outing is on Wednesday, October 12 at Royal Musselburgh.

Stephen Gray wins after Scott Henderson bogey-bogey finish at Brora

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@scottishgolfview.com
Stephen Gray scored his ninth win of the Tartan Tour season when he collected first prize of £900 in the inaugural Northern Links Callaway Challenge over the Tain and Brora Golf Club courses.
But the Hayston man would have been demoted to second place had Scott Henderson been able to par the last two holes in the second and final round at Brora today.
Gray, playing ahead of Henderson, had finished with a three-under-par 66 for a total of six-under-par 133 following his three-under 67 at Tain on Tuesday.
So the Kings Links man, a former Northern Open champion and past European Tour Rookie of the Year knew what he had to do after birdieing the first, fourth, fifth, seventh, ninth and 10th with only bogeys at the second and third taking the edge off that superlative run.
But Henderson, after six pars on the trot, bogeyed the 17th and then also bogeyed the 18th for a 67, a repeat of his first-day score, to finish second on 134, a shot behind winner Gray.
At 17th the Aberdonian drove into an adjacent second-hole fairway bunker and at the 18th he put his tee shot onto a hill to the right of the green. Henderson played a good recovery but missed the par putt of 10 feet that would have forced a play-off.
It has to be said that Scott's putting let him down over the final nine holes. He missed chances on the 13th, 14th and 16th greens
Stephen Gray's top of the table earnings now amount to £32,941. What a season the Hayston man has had!
Henderson's consolation prize was a cheque for £710.
Welshman Gareth Wright from West Linton collected £630 for a third place finish in which he and fourth-placed David Patrick (Elie Sports Centre) jointly set a professional course record of four-under-par 65.
Amateur Jimmy Miller - the man who beat American ace Johnny Miller in a singles match when the Brigham Young University golf team toured the North -holds the amateur course record of 61, set in 1976.
Wright's rounds were 70 and 65 for 135, former Walker Cup man Patrick 71 and 65 for 136. Patrick earned £560.
+pictured above by courtesy of Robin Wilson are (left to right): Alistair Risk (president of Brora GC), winner Stephen Gray, Andrew Crerar (captain of PGA Scottish Region) and Brian Mason, sponsors Callaway's representative).


FINAL TOTALS
Par 139 (Tain par 70, Brora par 69)
133 Stephen Gray (Hayston) 67 66 (£900).
134 Scott Henderson (Kings Links) 67 67 (£710).
135 Gareth Wright (West Linton) 70 65 (£630).
136 David Patrick (Elie Sports Centre) 71 65 (£560).
137 Greig Hutcheon (Banchory) 70 67, Chris Kelly (Cawder) (£470 each).
138 Kenny Hutton (Downfield) 71 67, Colin Gillies (Kingsfield) 70 68, Steven Duncan (Carnoustie Golf Links) 67 71 (£328 each).
139 Lee Harper (Archerfield Links) 70 69, Paul McKechnie (Braid Hills) 69 70 (£257 each).
140 Andrew Crerar (Panmure) 73 67, Robert Arnott (Bishopbriggs) 73 67, Jason McCreadie (Buchanan Castle) 72 68, Steven Taylor (Bothwell Castle) 71 69 (£201 each).
141 Ross Dixon (Renaissance Club) 74 67, Christopher Currie (Caldwell) 72 69, Neil Fenwick (Dunbar) 71 70, Graeme Brown (Montrose) 70 71, James McGhee (Duddingston) 69 72, Graham Fox (Rowallan Castle) 67 74 (£127 each).
142 Greg McBain (Gamola Golf) 75 67, William Colquhoun (Dundonald Links) 74 68, Mark Kerr (Murrayfield) 72 70, Alan Reid (West Lothian) 68 73 (£72 each).
FOLLOWING FINISHED OUTWITH THE PRIZEMONEY LIST
143 Craig Gordon (Edinburgh Sports Centre) 76 67, Malcolm Isaacs (Nairn Dunbar) 74 69, Stuart Williamson (West Kilbride) 72 71, Alan Lockhart (Ladybank) 72 71, Stuart Grieve (Turnhouse) 70 73.
144 Stuart Reekie (Blairgowrie) 72 72.
145 Ross Cameron (McDonald Ellon) 76 69, Paul Jamieson (Dunblane New0 75 70, David Orr (East Renfrewshire) 74 71.
146 David Thomson (Carnegie Club) 77 69, Sean thompson (Renaissance Club) 75 71, Ross MacLeod (Eastwood) 74 72.
147 Scott Herald (Adam Hunter Golf) 77 70, Patrick Walker (St Andrews Links Golf Academy) 74 73, Paul Wardell (Whitekirk) 74 73, Matthew Burtt (Helensburgh) 74 73, Stuart Morrison (Tain) 72 75.
148 Terry Mathieson (Murcar Links) 76 72, Grant Smith (Gleneagles) 74 74.
149 Mark King (Kingsfield) 77 72, James McKinnon (Irvine) 74 75, Lindsay Mann (Carnoustie Golf Links) 73 76.
150 Alastair Mackenzie (Renaissance Club) 77 73, Jody Rostock (Carnegie Club) 77 73, Malcolm Murray (Bearsden) 77 73, Ewan Davie (Dunblane New) 74 76.
151 Stephen McAllister (Renaissance Club) 82 69, Lewis Burnett (Adam Hunter Golf) 76 75, Gary Dingwall (Royal Dornoch) 76 75.

ZANE SCOTLAND WINS, GREG NICOLSON T9 ON PRO DEBUT

Shaikh Fahim bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Chairman of the Arab Golf Federation, presenting the winner’s trophy to Zane Scotland as Mohamed Juma Buamaim, Chairman of the MENA Golf Tour, looks on at Saadiyat Beach Golf Club today.

NEWS RELEASE ISSUE BY THE MENA (Middle East-North Africa) GOLF TOUR
ABU DHABI - Zane Scotland staged a tremendous charge to win the Abu Dhabi Golf Citizen Open, the first event on the MENA Golf Tour, at Saadiyat Beach Golf Club today.
Starting the day two shots off the pace, the former European Tour player showed flashes of brilliance, closing with a blazing 67 - the tournament's best round -- to go to eight under par 208 for the $50,000 54-hole event.
Zane, for whom a glittering tour pro future was predicted early in his career, beat the overnight leader and hot favourite Yasin Ali by one shot.
Yasin, who carded a final-round 70, needed a par on the 18th to force a play-off, but agonisingly three-putted for a bogey from the edge of the green to hand Scotland a victory he will cherish for a long time to come.
Morocco's Younes El Hassani birdied the last to finish third on five under 211. Shaikh Fahim bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Chairman of the Arab Golf Federation, presented the trophy and the winner's cheque for $9,000 to Scotland in the presence of Mohamed Juma Buamaim, chairman of the MENA Golf Tour.
Just when it appeared Yasin was on cruise control, Zane Scotland produced something special - a birdie on the 14 which was followed by an eagle on the 15th - to close the gap on the leader.
A bogey on the 16th threatened to undermine Zane's brilliant efforts, but he held his nerve and picked a crucial shot on the 17th before walking off with a new course record.
"I knew I was in with a chance, and the experience of playing on the European and Asian Tours did come handy," said Scotland. "The key to winning was that birdie and eagle finish on the 14th and 15th. I have played this course before and hence had a bit of local knowledge too - and that helped me in the end.
"I have been playing really well these days and know how to deal with pressure. Yasin is quite an experienced player and I have a lot of respect for him. We all enjoyed competing in this tournament.
"I have played in Europe and Asia and can tell from my experience that this tour is up there with the best. I would like to thank the Shaikh Maktoum Golf Foundation for their initiative in organizing the Tour. The competition was really intense. The players from Morocco and Pakistan, in particular, are really good. They strike the ball as well as anybody," said Scotland who is associated with Yas Links Golf Club.
A steady Yasin required a birdie on the closing hole to clinch the issue, but three-putted for bogey.
"Frankly, I didn't know whether I needed a birdie or a par. But this is no excuse. I was on the green and should have parred the 18th, but that didn't happen. I pushed it a bit to the right from about five feet.
"The end result notwithstanding, I enjoyed playing in this tournament. Everything about it was just perfect," said the Englishman.
Morocco's El Hassani was equally pleased with his overall efforts. "I should have finished better, but then this is golf, you have to be very consistent all days if you aim to seal a victory. I played good, but not good enough to win," said El Hassani, who closed with a 71.
Edinburgh's Greg Nicolson, who turned professional on the eve of the tournament and had a hole in one during his second round, finished an encouraging joint ninth on his debut in the paid ranks. He had scores of 77, 70 and 71 for two-over-par 218 to earn a cheque for $950 - hopefully the first of many.
Greg is staying out there in Abu Dhabi to playing the four MENA tour events - and he is looking forward to playing with the experienced Scot, Ross Bain, next week at Ras al Kaima
Morocco's Ahmed Marjan followed his back-to-back 76 with a solid 70 to emerge as the leading amateur.
The next event on the MENA Golf Tour, the Ras Al Khaimah Classic, will be held at the Tower Links Golf Club from Monday.
 Leading final totals
Par 216 (3x72)
208 Zane Scotland (England) 69, 72, 67
209 Yasin Ali (England) 70 69 70
211 Younes El Hassani (Morocco) 69 71 71
213 Ross Bain (Scotland) 72 69 72
215 Sean McNamara( Thailand) 73 73 69
216 Anil Shah (Kenya) 72 72 72
217 Shafiq Masih (Pakistan) 69 71 77, Ross Canavan (Thailand) 72 74 71
218 George Perry (US) 73 70 75, Andy Andrews (UAE) 73 75 70, Aadil Jehangir (Pakistan) 70 72 76, Abdel Kader El Hali (Morocco) 71 72 75, Greg Nicolson (Scotland) 77 70 71
219 Dale Marmion (England) 71 73 75, Matloob Ahmed (Pakistan) 73 73 73.
Selected score:
222 Ahmed Marjan (Morocco) (leading amateur) 76 76 70.

FROM THE GOLF.COM WEBSITE
Turns out that sudden-death play-off Bill Haas won at East Lake, Atlanta on Sunday  was worth more than $11.44 million. It earned him a spot in the Presidents Cup.
US team captain Fred Couples, pictured, has used his two picks on Tiger Woods and Haas, who won the Tour Championship for his first win of the year.
Couples took Haas, the son of vice captain Jay Haas, over Keegan Bradley, whose two wins this year include the US PGA Championship.
International team captain Greg Norman took Robert Allenby and Aaron Baddeley, both of whom grew up in Melbourne, the venue for the Presidents Cup match.
He said Allenby was an "automatic pick" because of his long-time success at Royal Melbourne, while Baddeley made it an easier choice when he tied for third at the Tour Championship.
"Bill Haas knew he had to win last week, and he did it," Couples said. "I could not leave him off the team after that. When a guy knows that second place ... and he'll tell you, second place isn't good enough. And he understood that."
He said if Haas had lost the play-off at East Lake and Bradley had finished fourth or fifth - he wound up tied for 11th - then Bradley would have been the pick.
Couples said if Steve Stricker cannot play because of an injury, then Bradley would be chosen to replace him. Stricker had an MRI on Tuesday because of weakness in his left arm, although results were not immediately disclosed.
Woods was announced as a pick five weeks ago. Couples thought it was important to let the rest of the Americans know there would be only one open spot after qualifying ended.
Woods, who missed most of the summer with left leg injuries, did not return until August and played only two tournaments, missing the cut in the US PGA Championship.
Tiger is playing next week at the Frys.com Open, and will play in the Australian Open the week before the matches.
The Presidents Cup is Nov. 17-20 at Royal Melbourne.
"Things are going great," Woods said. "We're practising very hard up at The Medalist, and I'm playing as much as I possibly can, something that I hadn't done all summer because I hadn't been cleared to do it.
"I'm really looking forward to getting my game rounded for The Presidents Cup."
Couples also considered Brandt Snedeker, who finished 11th in the U.S. standings.
"Congrats to Bill Haas and Tiger Woods. They deserve the picks. Although I'm very disappointed, I've very happy to have been considered. GO USA," Bradley said on Twitter.
Bradley becomes the first American to win a major and be left off a team in the same year since (British) Open champion Todd Hamilton was not chosen for the 2004 US Ryder Cup team.
For the Presidents Cup, Ben Curtis (British Open) and Shaun Micheel (PGA) were left off the 2003 team. That was their only win that year. Bradley, a 25-year-old rookie, has also won the Byron Nelson Championship.
Couples said he spoke to Bradley for 45 minutes on the phone to explain his decision.
"I'm not one to say, 'Hey, you're going to be on plenty of teams.' I wouldn't want to hear that," Couples said. "I know he's a young player. I laid it out on the line and told him for really three or four weeks now where everyone stood.
"I just felt like in this instance, Bill Haas has played two years, never been outside the top 12 position."
Haas has won three times over the past two years.
The rest of the American team that qualified two weeks ago were Stricker, Matt Kuchar, Dustin Johnson, Bubba Watson, Nick Watney, Hunter Mahan, Phil Mickelson, Jim Furyk, Webb Simpson and David Toms.
It will be the first team competition for Haas, Watney and Simpson.
Allenby and Baddeley give the International team - comprised of players from everywhere but the United States and Europe - five Australians for the matches at Royal Melbourne. It's the fifth time since the Presidents Cup began that the International side has had five Aussies.
Allenby missed the '98 matches at Royal Melbourne because he was just recovering from a near-fatal car accident and did not qualify.
It will be his sixth team, and by far the most important.
"Going down to Melbourne and playing at Royal Melbourne is probably one of the biggest highlights of my career," Allenby said.
Norman referred to him as an "automatic pick" because Allenby plays his best golf Down Under, winning the Australian Masters, Australian Open and the Australian PGA in the same year.
Baddeley was a more difficult choice, especially after John Senden of Australia was runner-up in the final qualifying event outside Chicago two weeks ago. Baddeley finished one shot out of the playoff at the Tour Championship, while Senden finished 25th.
"Knowing that we are playing in the backyard of Australia, I wanted to hopefully load up on the team with as many Aussies as I possibly could," Norman said.
He said he put Baddeley and Senden on notice going into the Tour Championship.
"Whoever played the best at the Tour Championship would obviously get the final nod," Norman said.
The 10 who qualified for the International team are:
Adam Scott, Jason Day, Charl Schwartzel, Ernie Els, K.J. Choi, K.T. Kim, Ryo Ishikawa, Y.E. Yang, Geoff Ogilvy and Retief Goosen.
Norman took Baddeley over Senden, former (British) Open champion Louis Oosthuizen and Vijay Singh, who was the only player to have competed in all eight Presidents Cup matches

SCOTTISH ALLIANCE CHAMPIONSHIP - BUCHANAN CASTLE GC

08:30	1	Andrew Marshall	Houston	East	Pro
		Ross Neill	Drumpellier	East	Pro
		Stuart Baker	Hilton Park	West	6
08:38	2	Barry Campbell	Vale of Leven	West	Pro
		Ewan Grimes	The Carrick	West	Pro
08:46	3	Scott Catlin	Greenburn	East	Pro
		James Johnston	Greenburn	East	1
		Robert Marshall	Greenburn	East	8
08:54	4
		Alexander Bruce	Moray	NEast	14
		John Junor	Hilton Park	West	14
09:02	5	James Smallwood	Fereneze	West	Pro
		Ryan McCafferty	Fereneze	West
09:10	6	David Snodgrass	Hilton Park	West	Pro
		John Hamilton	Murcar Links	NEast	6
		Harry Rouston	Stonehaven	NEast	7
09:18	7
		Leslie Roger	Ryl Aberdeen	NEast	12
		Michael Rendall	Stonehaven	NEast	12
09:26	8	Ian Graham	Crow Wood	West	Pro
		Ian Cameron	Crow Wood	West	6
		Robert McGinty	Vale of Leven	West	14
09:34	9	Chris Hogg	Cawder	West	Pro
		Malcolm McPhee	Bishopbriggs	West	1
09:42	10	Jamie McKay	North Gailes	West	Pro
		Peter Kinloch	Cardross	West	6
		George Whither	Lothianburn	East	1
09:50	11	David McLure	North Gailes	West	Pro
		James Kinloch	Cardross	West	3
		Steve Middleton	Bonnyton	West	8
09:58	12	Paul Jamieson	Dunblane New	Midland	Pro
		David Ferguson	Paisley	West	1
		Philip Leggate	Musselburgh	East	8
10:06	13	John Fowler	Hayston	West	0
		Bob Stewart	Tulliallan	Midland	0
		Charles Cassie	Nigg Bay	NEast	5
10:14	14
		John Muirden	Leven	Midland	14
		Raymond Barton	Alloa	Midland	9
10:22	15	Alistair Graham	Aboyne	NEast	9
		David Nelson	Aboyne	NEast	6
		James Ingram	Boat-of-Garten	North	6
10:30	16	Hugh Fraser	Niddry	East	1
		Graeme Johnston	Glenbervie	East	5
10:38	17	Gilbert Wilkie	Muckhart	Midland	12
		Ron Comber	Uphall	East	12
		John Kinsella	Braemar	NEast	7
10:46	18	Lee Sutherland	Ballumbie C	Midland	Pro
		George Findlay	Ballumbie C	Midland	-1
		Jonathan D'Aguillar	Glasgow	West	8
10:54	19	Jim Duncan	Newburgh	N East	4
		David McKay	Newmachar	N East	6
		David Wilson	Duff Hse Ryl	NEast	6
11:02	20	Hugh Burns	Troon Welbeck	West	0
		Mike Robson	Harrison	East	2
		Donald Munro	Kingsknowe	East	3
11:10	21	Andy Fullen	Largs	West	Pro
		Neil McGarva	Kilmcolm	West	6
		Justin White	Harrison	East	4
11:18	22	John T Anderson	Kingsknowe	East	9
		Peter Jeffrey	Duddingston	East	10
		Graham Milne	Aberdour	Midland	5
11:26	23	Shaun Clark	Ellie	Midland	Pro
		Allan Glass	Alloa	Midland	12
		Peter Guthrie	Peterculter	NEast	9
11:34	24	Len Grindrod	Falkirk Tryst	West	1
		Jordon Gallagher	Dullatar	West	2
		Douglas Martin	Crow Wood	West	10
11:42	25	James Hendrick	Pollok	West	-1
		Alan Welsh	Cathkin Braes	West	0
		Alan Todd	Turnberry	West	5
11:50	26	Andrew Sturton	Forrester Park	West	7
		Brian Robertson	Forrester Park	West	10
11:58	27	Chris Westland	Alloa	Midland	9
		William Marr	West Lothian	East	9
		Kenneth Thomson	Alloa	Midland	14

SAME TEE TIMES FOR FIRST AND SECOND ROUNDS AT BUCHANAN CASTLE ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4 AND 5.


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