GRAEME ROBERTSON MAKES TOP 20 IN PORTUGUESE AMATEUR

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@scottishgolfview.com
Stirling University student Graeme Robertson achieved a top 20 finish in his first internationally competitive outing of 2012 - the 82nd Portuguese men's amateur international championship at Montado Golf Resort, Lisbon today.
The Glenbervie GC member's opening round of three-under 69 promised more than the Scot was able to deliver in the end.
His middle two rounds added up to eight-over-par 150 (77 and 73) while his first and fourth rounds added up to four-under-par 140 (69 and 71). Why should that be? You will have to ask Robertson for the answer to that one.
Germany provided two of the first three finishers - champion Moritz Lampert (ranked 386 in the world compared with Robertson's No 257 WAGR) and joint second Marcel Sneider who tied with France's Adrien Saddier.
Lampert finished on nine-under 279 with scores of 68, 74, 65 and 72.
Sneider made up six shots on the winner over the last 18 holes with a 66 which was not only the round of the day, but the round of the tournament.
The leading British player was England's Greg Payne who tied with sometime-leader Eddie McCormack (Ireland) for eighth place on one-under 287.

LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4x72)
279 Moritz Lampert (Germany) 68 74 65 72.
281 Marcel Sneider (Germany) 71 68 70 66, Adrien Saddier (France) 72 70 70 69
Selected totals
287 Greg Payne (England) 74 69 74 70, Eddie McCormack (Ireland) 69 71 73 74 (Ti).
289 Jack Hiluta (England) 72 74 73 70, Nicholas Grant (Ireland) 78 67 71 73(T16).
290 Eddie Richardson (England) 77 70 73 70, Graeme Robertson (Scotland) 69 77 73 71 (T18).

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CURRENT SCOTS' RATINGS IN THE WORLD AMATEUR RANKINGS

257 Graeme Robertson.
282 James Ross (student at Houston University)
304 James White.
324 Greg Paterson
338 Paul Shields
358 Brian Soutar
403 Daniel Young (student at Lynn University, Florida);
417 Daniel Kay.
431 Stuart Ballingall (based in Norwich).
435 Paul Ferrier (student at UNC Charlotte)
491 Matthew Clark.
Also:
634 Scott Crichton.