ISAACS' WIN WILL PLEASE PAUL LAWRIE

By COLIN FARQUHARSON Colin@scottishgolfview.com Paul Lawrie will go into this week's Ryder Cup "chuffed" that one of his new stable of players at the recently opened Paul Lawrie Golf Centre - Malcolm Isaacs - won the Sandy Pipey Young Masters 36-hole tournament at Royal Dornoch Golf Club today. The 1999 Open champion never forgets his PGA traininng roots and he will undoubtedly have sent a text of congratulations to Inverness-born Isaacs who is now based in Aberdeen. Isaacs started the final day with a four-shot lead, thanks to an excellent four-under-par first round of 66. On a day of wind and rain over the classic Dornoch links, Malcolm's four-over 74 was the joint best of the second day, matched only by runner-up Neil Fenwick (Dunbar) (71-74). Isaacs won by five shots with his level par aggregate of 140 and just about doubled his earnings for the season with the £1,000 first prize. After birdies at the 12th, 14th and 16th in the awful weather, Isaacs looked like winning by a lot more until the conditions got to him and he bogeyed the 17th followed by a double bogey 6 at the last. Fenwick's supporters would claim, justifiably, that their man would have finished a lot closer to Isaacs had he not dropped four shots over the short 13th and par-4 14th - a bogey followed by a triple-bogey 7. Fenwick earned £800. Oliver Huish (North Berwick), son the now retired David Huish, finished third on 146 with rounds of 70 and 76 to collect £650. Fourth placed Keir McNicoll (Gullane), front runner for a long time in the recent Scottish Young Professionals Championship, had a quadruple bogey 8 at the par-4 seventh in his second-round 77 for 147. He earned £525. Last year's Sandy Pipey Young Masters winner Martin Lawrence (Newmachar) came joint fifth with Stuart Williamson (West Kilbride) on 148 despite double bogeys at the ninth and 15th on his way to a 75. LEADING FINAL TOTALS Par 140 (2x72) 140 Malcolm Isaacs (Paul Lawrie Golf Centre) 66 74 (£1,000). 145 Neil Fenwick (Dunbar) 71 74 (£800). 146 Oliver Huish (North Berwick) 70 76 (£650) 147 Keir McNicoll (Gullane) 70 77 (£525) 148 Martin Lawrence (Newmachar) 73 75, Stuart Williamson (West Kilbride) 70 78 (£425 each) 149 Graeme Brown (Montrose Links) 75 74 (£350). 150 Andrew Rollo (Moray) 74 76, Paul Betty (Hamilton) 76 74 (£312.50 each) 151 Gordon Hillson (Dunbar) 75 76, Paul Robinson (Largs) 74 77, Andrew McIntyre (Ranfurly Castle) 73 78, Scott McGrenaghan (Cochrane Castle) 72 79 (£240 each). 152 Ross Leeds (Turnberry Hotel) 71 81 (£195) 153 Nikki Christie (Carnoustie Links) 76 77, Martin Shaw (Whitecraigs) 75 78, Ross McConnachie (Peterculter) 74 79, Tom Dingwall (Nairn Dunbar) 70 83 (£165 each). 154 Michael Patterson (Kilmacolm) 74 80 (£145). 155 David Addison (Kilmarnock Barassie) 72 83, Christopher McMaster (Panmure) 72 83 (£137.50 each). 156 Ross MacLeod (Eastwood) 76 80, Kevin Moran (Balbirnie Park) 75 81, Emma Fairnie (Gullane) 74 82, Craig Haugh (Linlithgow) 73 83 (£122.50 each). 157 Andrew Munro (Musselburgh) 77 80 (£110). 159 Ian Anderson (Colville Park) 80 79, Matthew Burt (Helensburgh) 75 84 (£102.50 each). 160 Graham Forbes (unatt) 79 81, Gregor Wright (Ladybank) 76 84, Joseph McBrearty (Haggs Castle) 73 87 (£61.67 each) *Above are the final totals of the players who earned prizemoney. IF YOU WANT TO VIEW THE REST OF THE SCORES ON THE PGA OF SCOTLAND WEBSITE CLICK HERE