SCOTT HENDERSON WINS AT EDZELL - HIS SECOND SUCCESS IN NINE DAYS

Kings Links tour pro Scott Henderson scored his second win in nine days on the Tartan Tour with a six-under-par 65 to collect first prize of £1,056 in today's (Sunday) Edzell Golf Club pro-am.

Henderson, who had won at Kemnay, also within easy reach of his Aberdeen base, had six birdies - at the first, third, 10th, 11th, 16th and 18th (where he got down in two from 80yd) - and only one bogey, at the sixth, in halves of 34 and 31.

He won by a shot from the long-time clubhouse leaders Alan Lockhart (Ladybank) and Stephen Gray (Hayston) whose 66s earned them £739 apiece.

Greig Hutcheon (Banchory) finished fourth on 67 for which he receivged £475.

Gray led the "Early Birds" trio of Alan Benton (handicap 8), Brian Warrender (13) and Ian Hamilton (18) to victory in the pro-am team event with a net total of 20-under-par 122.

PRO SCORES

Par 71

65 Scott Henderson (Kings Links) (£1,056)

66 Alan Lockhart (Ladybank), Stephen Gray (Hayston) (£739 each).

67 Greig Hutcheon (Banchory) (£475)

78 Craig Matheson (Falkirk Tryst), Jason McCreadie (Buchanan Castle) (£348 each).

69 Robert Arnott (Bishopbriggs), David Patrick (Elie SC) (£253 each).

70 Mark Kerr (unatt), Chris Kelly (Cawder), Craig Gordon (Edinburgh GC) (£179 each).

71 Patrick Walker (Ballumbie Castle), Steven Duncan (Carnoustie GL), Alistair Webster (Edzell) (£137 each).

72 Graham Fox (Rowallan Castle), Andrew Marshall (Houston GR) (£110 each).

73 Lee Vannet (Carnoustie GL), Neil Fenwick (Dunbar), James Fenwick (Irvine), Mark King (Kingsfield GR), Andrew Fullen (Largs), Greg McBain (Gamola Golf) (£52 each).

74 Steven Moir (Aboyne), Christopher Currie (Caldwell), James McGhee (Duddingston), Craig Ronald (Carluke).

75 Craig Knowles (Panmure)

77 Terry Matheson (Murcar Links)

78 Paul McKechnie (Braid Hills)

79 Graeme Brown (Montrose Links)

87 Michael McKenzie (Edzell).

JUSTIN HARDING WINS ZAMBIA OPEN

Justin Harding was unmatchable at the Indo Zambia Bank Zambia Open on Sunday and shot a final-round 68 to finish two shots clear of his nearest rival in the R1,2-million tournament.

“I was three-up playing 18, which was huge. It’s a good feeling, because my other wins were tight, so it was a bit different. I got to enjoy walking up 18 a little bit,” he said.

The 26-year-old began his Sunday round at Lusaka Golf Club one stroke clear of the field and stretched his lead throughout the day, reaching 12-under-par and coasting to his third Sunshine Tour win.

“I managed to keep it together,” he said. “At the beginning of the day I knew that if I could shoot a round under par I would have a chance. It was awesome walking up there (the 18th green) and seeing the crowds.

“I holed out well and kept it together, and at the end of the day come out ahead. I tried to just get the job done. I’ve been working on keeping cool, calm and collected.”

Throughout the week the Cape Town local looked comfortable in windy conditions – he broke par during all four days at Lusaka. On moving day he shot 69 to head into the last round at seven-under; one stroke clear of Divan van den Heever.

Harding’s Sunday 68 sealed the deal – he reached the 18th three strokes clear of the pack and calmly played his way to a first national open win.

“I’ve been hitting the ball pretty well for the past three days. If you just put it in play around this golf course then it is playable. I played the par-fives relatively well. The greens are good and I made my fair share of putts today, which hasn’t happened in a while,” he said.

His closest chaser, Van den Heever began the event with a disappointing 75, but salvaged his chances with a second-round 70. At the weekend he shot 68-69 to secure sole second and once again distinguish himself as a threat on the Tour.

Sunshine Tour veteran Des Terblanche shot the round of the day – 67 – to finish tied third at nine-under-par. The 16-time winner was very impressed by the tough conditions out there.

“The wind has been blowing for four days straight. It becomes difficult and players start making stupid mistakes because you make swing changes. It’s a great course and a great layout. It’s very tough, so it has a US Open type of feeling – there are some flags you can’t go for. I don’t think we get enough of that on our tour, so this week was very good,” he said. 

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