FIVE SCOTS FINISH IN UNDER-16s TOP TEN BEHIND SWEDISH WINNER

Sweden's Oskar Bergvist made most of the running to win the Scottish Under-16 boys' open stroke-play golf championship at Strathaven GC, Lanarkshire today. But there were reasons to be cheerful for home golf fans, officials and players with five Scots finishing in the top 10. Oban's Robert MacIntyre (Glencruitten) finished joint second with Germany's Patrice Schumachar, only one shot behind the winner. And defending champion Ben Kinsley had one of the best final rounds, a 69, to surge up into a share of fourth place on 289. Other top 10 Scottish finishers were Niall McMullen (Lochgelly), George Burns (Williamwood) and Murray Naysmith (Marriott Dalmhoy) on 293 - a good performance in a strong international field. +Scotland's representatives in next week's RandA Junior Open (for Under-16s) at Fairhaven GC, Lancashire are Colin Edgar (Cochrane Castle) and Clara Young (North Berwick). LEADING FINAL TOTALS Par 284 (4x71) CSS 74 72 72 71 286 Oskar Bergqvist (Sweden) 69 71 72 74. 287 Robert MacIntyre (Glencruitten) 69 72 73 73, Patrice Schumacher (Germany) 77 69 73 68. 289 Ben Kinsley (St Andrews) 71 77 72 69, Alexandre Daydou (France) 75 69 70 75. 293 Niall McMullen (Lochgelly) 74 76 71 72, George Burns (Williamwood) 76 74 72 71, Murray Naysmith (Marriott Dalmahoy) 69 74 73 77, David Ravetto (France) 76 68 74 75 294 Edgar Catherine (France) 76 72 72 74, Leo Mathard (France) 77 70 76 71 295 Tim Bombosch (Germany) 79 75 72 69, Max Ropinski (Germany) 76 72 72 75, Callum Cochrane (Marriot Dalmahoy) 74 77 70 74, Thomas Le Berre (France) 74 70 77 74. 296 Jarle Volden (Norway) 75 71 75 75, Christopher Curran (Harburn) 77 73 72 74. 297 Victor Veyret (France) 74 74 75 74 298 Henrik Skogseth (Norway) 78 73 76 71, Cameron Kirkwood (Bearsden) 74 71 79 74 300 Alasdair McDougall (St Andrews New) 79 74 75 72, Jack Thomas (Irvine) 75 74 79 72 301 Nicolai Geburek (Germany) 82 70 74 75, Yannick Fuchs (Switzerland) 76 72 78 75 302 Humza Rafique (Cookridge Hall) 78 75 78 71, Fraser Davren (Williamwood) 76 77 75 74, Scott Clarke (Haggs Castle) 79 72 76 75 303 Ian Mackay (The Belfry) 77 76 77 73, Kenji Nakajima (Germany) 76 73 79 75 304 Lucas Dinouard (Switzerland) 80 72 76 76 305 Marco Lahmar (Italy) 76 77 79 71. 306 Thomas Schofield (Barbados) 81 72 75 78, Nicholas Gotzens (Germany) 76 78 77 75, Cameron Franssen (Inverness) 76 73 79 78 307 Christopher Whatham (Grange Park) 75 75 82 75. 308 Jevann Parmar (The Leicestershire) 77 77 78 76, Lewis Reid (Tantallon) 77 75 80 76, Duncan McNeill (Powfoot) 74 77 77 80. 309 Bjorn Bojesen (Denmark) 79 72 79 79, Rory Stewart (Crieff) 82 70 82 75. 311 Paul Elissalde (France) 78 76 72 85, Michael Brodie (Strathmore) 79 71 79 82. 312 Gavin Petrie (Forfar) 79 75 80 78. 319 Mark Napier (Dundas Park) 77 75 84 83  REPORT FROM THE SGU WEBSITE Swede Oskar Bergqvist held on to claim a narrow success in the 72-hole Scottish boys' Under-16 open stroke-play championship at Strathaven. On the day the 1996 Under-16 winner, Peter Whiteford, recorded a hole-in-one on The European Tour at the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open at Castle Stuart, Bergqvist triumphed by a shot in South Lanarkshire. His two-over-par total was one better than the fast finishing German Patrice Schumacher, who posted a final round 68. Schumacher was joined in a share of second place by Glencruitten’s Robert MacIntyre, the nephew of the late Adam Hunter. MacIntyre, who is in year three of the Scottish Golf Academy and works with George Boswell at Mearns Castle, carded 69, 72, 73 and 73. Defending champion Ben Kinsley of St Andrews, a member of the SGU National Boys’ Squad, was joint-fourth at five-over-par after surging through the field with a final round 69. Further good performances came from Lothians duo Murray Naysmith, a member of the winning Dunfermline Building Society Scottish Boys Area Team Championship, and Callum Cochrane. The Marriot Dalmahoy pair finished in a tie for sixth (with George Burns of Williamwood) and 12th respectively. Cochrane is in year one of the Scottish Golf Academy and is coached by Colin Brooks. Fife Junior Niall McMullen (Lochgelly), who impressively tied sixth overall too, is also in year one and works with Steve North at St Andrews.