Tuesday, January 31, 2012

DRAW FOR MAITLAND SHIELD, CITY OF ABERDEEN FOURSOMES

                                                         SPONSORED BY THE CULTS HOTEL
By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@scottishgolfview.com
Royal Aberdeen Golf Club are the hosts for this year's City of Aberdeen Foursomes for the Maitland Shield (named after Adam Maitland, who was Lord Provost from 1914-1918).
Bon Accord are the trophy-holders. Their quartet of
Barrie Edmond, Neil Mitchell, Matt Greig and Graham
Somers beat Peterculter, the host club, in last year's final by a combined aggregate of four holes.
The popular men's double foursomes tournament,
one of the oldest on the North-east golfing calendar, is sponsored by The Cults Hotel.

DRAW

FIRST ROUND
Monday, May 21
5pm Northern v Bon Accord.
5.15 Royal Aberdeen v Hazlehead.
5.30 Deeside v Stonehaven.
Tuesday, May 22
5pm Caledonian v Portlethen.
5.15 Newmachar v Murcar Links
5.30 Peterculter v Nigg Bay.

QUARTER-FINALS
Wednesday, May 23
4.45 Banchory v Auchmill.
5pm Northern or Bon Accord v Royal Aberdeen or Hazlehead.
5.15 Deeside or Stonehaven v Caledonian or Portlethen.
5.30 Newmachar or Murcar Links v Peterculter or Nigg Bay.

SEMI-FINALS
Thursday, May 24
4.45 Banchory or Auchmill v Northern/Bon Accord or Royal Aberdeen/Hazlehead.
5pm Deeside/Stonehaven or Caledonian/Portlethen v Newmachar/Murcar Links or Peterculter/Nigg Bay.

FINAL
Friday, May 25
4.45pm

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BURGOYNE ONLY SCOT IN CONTENTION AT SENIORS' Q SCHOOL

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American Dick Mast carded a second consecutive four under par 67 to take a four stroke lead at the halfway mark of the European Senior Tour Qualifying School Final Stage in Portugal.
The 59 year old, who finished third in The 2006 Senior Open Championship at Turnberry, sank a curling 12ft birdie putt on the par three fifth hole to kick-start his round before adding four more birdies to his card, dropping his only shot of the day on the 11th.
Mast’s eight under par total of 134 at Pestana Golf Resort’s Vale da Pinta leaves him in pole position to secure one of the 14 available cards, as he surged past compatriot and overnight leader Charlie Bolling, who followed up his opening round course record 64 with a three over par 74 to slip back to four under par, alongside Englishman Paul Wesselingh who carded a 67.
With two rounds remaining on Portugal’s Algarve, Mast knows he needs to remain patient if he is to succeed countryman Tim Thelen as winner of the Senior Tour Qualifying School.
“I didn’t hit it as well today but I managed myself better and I knew the course a little better,” said Mast. “I didn’t make any big mistakes today unlike yesterday when I three-putted three times and hit it out of bounds once.
“I scored well today for the way I hit it and hung in well. I was patient today which pleased me. The course is toughening up as it dries out and you need to have good position out there. With the position I’m in now it suits me as I can go for the middle of the green as I don’t always need to make birdie. If someone is trying to catch you they have to go for flags.
“I’ve quite a naturally aggressive player so I’ve been reminding myself to back off a little. But that can hurt you too as you need to play your game but I will try to play percentage shots aggressively over the next two days.”
With five of his compatriots Mitch Adcock, JC Anderson, Bolling, Zeke P Martinez and Kris Moe also contending for the all-important top 14 positions at the halfway mark, Mast is hopeful of a strong American graduation onto the 2012 Senior Tour following Thursday’s final round.
“There are more of us here this year and it would be nice to get three or four us through together so we can travel together,” said Mast. “It’s looking good so far.”
Five-time Senior Tour champion Delroy Cambridge is also on course to secure playing privileges for the new season after a second round 70 moved the Jamaican into joint fourth position with Englishman Steve Cipa on three under par.
Another former Senior Tour winner, 2009 Scottish Senior Open winner Glenn Ralph, is a further shot back in a share of sixth position, alongside Australian Tim Elliott and Englishman Jeff Hall.
SCOTSWATCH
Only Oban-based Terry Burgoyne of the seven Scots in the field of 74 is in contention for pass marks after 72 holes. The top six will gain full playing rights on the over-50s circuit while the next eight will be able to play in a limited number of events in 2012.
Burgoyne is in joint ninth place at the halfway stage with rounds of 68 and 73 for 141 - seven shots behind the pacemaking American Dick Mast, who has had a pair of 67s for eight-under-par 134 to lead by four.
All the other Scots have a fight on their hands to survive the third-round cut.
Edzell pro Alastair Webster is close to the borderline in joint 36th position with rounds of 72 and 75 for 147.
Lindsay Mann (Carnoustie) and Iain Parker (Royal North Devon) are joint 42nd on 148. Mann has shot 75-73, Parker 71-77.
Deeside's Peter Smith, David James from Dumfries and Murray White (Penfold Park, Watford) are seemingly right out of it on the eight-over 150 mark. Smith has had a pair of 75s, James 78-72 and White 72-78 for a share of 52nd place.


LEADING SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
Par 142 (2x71)
134 Dick Mast (US) 67 67.
138 Paul Wesselingh (Eng) 71 67, Charlie Bolling (US) 64 74.
SCOTS' SCORES
141 Terry Burgoyne 68 73 (T9).
147 Alastair Webster 72 75 (T36).
148 Lindsay Mann 75 73, Iain Parker 71 77 (T42).
150 Peter Smith 75 75, David James 75 72, Murray White 72 78 (T52).

COMPLETE SECOND-ROUND SCOREBOARD
Par 142 (2x71)
134 D Mast (USA) 67 67
138 C Bolling (USA) 64 74, P Wesselingh (Eng) 71 67
139 D Cambridge (Jam) 69 70, S Cipa (Eng) 70 69
140 J Hall (Eng) 71 69, T Elliott (Aus) 68 72, G Ralph (Eng) 69 71
141 P Horrobin (Jam) 69 72, M Guzman (Arg) 74 67, T Burgoyne (Sco) 68 73, J Heggarty (Nir) 70 71, R Gibson (Can) 68 73
142 A Takamatsu (Jpn) 71 71, D Wettlaufer (Can) 71 71, M Briggs (Eng) 70 72, S Bennett (Eng) 72 70
143 M Adcock (USA) 70 73, Z Martinez (USA) 72 71, J Laforce (Can) 71 72, K Dickens (Eng) 71 72, P Dahlberg (Swe) 71 72, K Moe (USA) 69 74
144 E Rodriguez (Esp) 72 72, M Stokes (Eng) 72 72, J Buendia (Esp) 73 71, N Mitchell (Eng) 73 71, W Grant (Eng) 72 72, K Tarling (Can) 73 71, J Anderson (USA) 68 76
145 M Fernandez (Arg) 73 72
146 K Olsen (Aus) 74 72, P Brostedt (Swe) 75 71, M Donald (USA) 76 70, J Fronceda (Esp) 73 73
147 A Webster (Sco) 72 75, R Sabarros (Fra) 78 69, L Soto (Ven) 75 72, M Deboub (Alg) 76 71, M Girouard (Can) 77 70, S Okuda (Jpn) 77 70

========== PROJECTED THIRD-ROUND CUT ===============

148 M Bianco (Ita) 78 70, L Mann (Sco) 75 73, L Turner (Eng) 73 75, I Parker (Sco) 71 77, C Grenier (Aut) 73 75, P Allan (Eng) 73 75
149 J Mathews (Eng) 74 75, A Macdonald (Eng) 73 76, P Dugeny (Fra) 71 78, R Masters (Eng) 74 75
150 M Bright (RSA) 74 76, M White (Sco) 72 78, P Smith (Sco) 75 75, J Salgado (Esp) 76 74, D James (Sco) 78 72
151 B Boudreau (Can) 78 73, B Evans (Eng) 74 77, S Davidson (Eng) 78 73, D Edwards (USA) 76 75, P Ebner (Aut) 76 75, D Stirling (Eng) 77 74, P Jonas (Can) 80 71
152 S Ball (Eng) 76 76, A Mori (Ita) 76 76, P Mortimer (Swe) 75 77,
153 N Clarke (RSA) 76 77
154 J Delgado (Fra) 80 74, J Sallat (Fra) 76 78, D Gavrilovic (Eng) 74 80
156 J King (Eng) 79 77
157 M Gallagher (Eng) 77 80
158 A Dean (USA) 80 78
160 M Söderberg (Swe) 81 79

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ROSS CAMERON FINISHES JT 14TH IN SUENO DUNES CLASSIC

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@scottishgolfview.com
Ellon's Ross Cameron finished joint 14th with three par rounds of 69 for 207 while Paul O'Hara from Motherwell pulled himself up to a final placing of joint 23rd with his best round of the three, a 69, for 210 in the third EPD (German PGA) Tour event in its Turkey swing.
Cameron earned 502 Euros for finishing seven shots behind the first-time pro winner, Austrian Florian Pogatschnigg, who shot 66-069-65 for seven-under 200 in the Sueno Dunes Classic at Belek.
He won the 5,000 Euros first prize by two shots from Germany's Daniel Wunsche.
Said Cameron:
"The course this week was quite short but tricky with some pins in challenge positions. While i have improved on my finishing positions as the tournaments have gone on, I really need a four-figure cheque in the last tournament in Turkey to keep up with the top money winners."
O'Hara, starting at the 10th, was heading for a sub-par scoring and a bigger pay-out than the one he got, 382 Euros, until he double-bogeyed his third last hole, the seventh after birdies at the short 17th, first and short fourth.

EPD TOUR - Sueno Dunes Classic
Sueno Dunes GC, Belek, Turkey
Leading final totals
Par 207 (3x69). Prize money in Euros
200 Florian Pogatschnigg (Aut) 66 69 65 (5,000).
203 Marek Novy (Cze Rep) 69 67 67, Christoph Peau (Aut) 66 68 69 (1,750 each).
204 Sven Mauritz (Net) 70 67 67, Floris De Haas (Net) 69 67 68, Kenny Le Sager (Fra) 70 65 69, Tiago Cruz (Por) 67 66 71 (1,150 each).
Selected totals
206 Grant Jackson (Eng) 67 658 71 (T11) (646)
207 Ross Cameron (Sco) 69 69 69 (T14) (502)
208 Lee Corfield (Eng) 66 72 70, James Wilson (Eng) 71 68 69 (T18) (443 each).

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WIND OF CHANGE BLOWING AT FALKIRK GOLF CLUB

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 GOLF CLUB
Falkirk Golf Club Head Greenkeeper Matt Thomson is in shock after having to cut the greens at the golf course in January, the first time he has every had to undertake this task in his 35-year career as a greenkeeper.
Falkirk Golf Club have recently introduced an in house "tea-brewing" system to produce organic fertiliser rather than chemical alternatives. A mixture of onsite soils and bottled bacteria creates a spray full of NATURAL organisms is used to treat the greens.
Matt commented “Since starting with the 'Carmuirs Cocktail' there has been no new incidence of turf disease. In fact disease scars previously present have, against convention, started to heal.”
Falkirk Golf Club is one of the few courses in Scotland that offer the full package of extensive practice facilities, a parkland 18-hole course along with a nine-hole, par-3 course (the wee course) developed for the encouragement of Juniors and the condition of the greens is very important to the members. Hamish Rodger, the club's greens convener, is also upbeat with the results.
“On a recent inspection of the course we could not believe the condition of the greens. Whether it's all down to the environmentally friendly fertiliser system or the exceptionally mild weather over the winter, climate change or not, we are really pleased with the results.”
Falkirk Golf Club is also pro-active in developing young golfers and has recently introduced a new membership category with discounted fees between the age of 23 and 30. It is also offering "Free Golf for Kids" on the par-3 course.

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OPEN de ANDALUCIA RETURNS TO ALOHA GC FROM MARCH 15-18

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The European Tour will return to Aloha Golf Club on Spain’s Costa del Sol for the first time since 2008 when the 2012 Open de Andalucía takes place in March.
The Marbella venue, which hosted the Open de Andalucía in 2007 and 2008, has been confirmed for the tournament from March 15-18, which carries a €1 million prize fund.

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ABERDEEN PENNANT LEAGUE, sponsored by Cults Hotel, FIXTURES

Clubs to confirm arranged fixture dates to Steven Craig at RAGC (steven.craig@craig-group.com).

WEEK 1 (May 29 or 31)
A Peterculter v Caledonian
A Nigg Bay v Hazlehead
A Newmachar v Murcar Links
B Royal Aberdeen v Auchmill
B Northern v Bon Accord
B Deeside v Banchory

WEEK 2 (June 5 or 7)
A Newmachar v Caledonian
A Murcar Links v Hazlehead
A Nigg Bay v Portlethen
B Northern v Stonehaven
B Deeside v Auchmill
B Banchory v Bon Accord

WEEK 3 (June 12 or 14)
A Newmachar v Peterculter
A Hazlehead v Caledonian
A Murcar Links v Portlethen
B Deeside v Royal Aberdeen
B Banchory v Stonehaven
B Bon Accord v Auchmill

WEEK 4 (June 18 or 21)
A Peterculter v Nigg Bay
A Portlethen v Newmachar
A Caledonian v Murcar Links
B Royal Aberdeen v Northern
B Stonehaven v Deeside
B Auchmill v Banchory

WEEK 5 (June 26 or 28)
A Hazlehead v Peterculter
A Murcar Links v Nigg Bay
A Caledonian v Portlethen
B Auchmill v Stonehaven
B Banchory v Northern
B Bon Accord v Royal Aberdeen

WEEK 6 (July 3 or 5)
A Portlethen v Hazlehead
A Peterculter v Murcar Links
A Nigg Bay v Newmachar
B Northern v Deeside
B Stonehaven v Bon Accord
B Royal Aberdeen v Banchory

WEEK 7 (July 10 or 12)
A Hazlehead v Newmachar
A Portlethen v Peterculter
A Caledonian v Nigg Bay
B Auchmill v Northern
B Bon Accord v Deeside
B Stonehaven v Royal Aberdeen

WEEK 8 (July 17 or 19)
Buffer for weather cancellations 

AUGUST 5 or 12
Semi Finals

SEPTEMBER 2
Final at Royal Aberdeen

+Officials of home clubs are requested to E-mail match results ASAP to steven.craig@craig-group.com and colin@scottishgolfview.com
Similarly, postponements and any rearrangements should be advised.

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