Thursday, April 12, 2012

WRIGHT STILL LEADS BUT HUTCHEON NOW ON TAIL AT DUNDONALD

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@scottishgolfview.com
It looks like a straight fight between overnight leader Gareth Wright (West Linton) and Banchory’s Greig Hutcheon for the £1,500 prize with one round to go in the Optical Express PGA Tour opener at Dundonald Links, Ayrshire.
A mixed bag of weather added up to a more difficult day for scoring but Wright did not expect to go out and repeat his nine-under-par 63. A one-under 71 for 10-under-par 134 saw his lead shrink for four shots to one.
Hutcheon, pictured right, almost closed the gap with a 67, one better than his first-round effort, despite the tougher test presented by the weather.
Wright slipped from no bogeys in the first round to four of them between the short sixth and the short 15th. But the long-hitting 30-year-old was able to compensate with an eagle 3 at the long sixth and birdies at the long third, short 11th and long 14th.
He dropped shots at three short holes in his bad run in the middle of the round, taking 4s at the short sixth, short 11th and short 15th. The only par-4 he bogeyed was the eighth.
Hutcheon was becalmed at level par for the round after a birdie at the long third and a bogey at the short sixth. Then the Banchory man suddenly picked up the scent of possible victory and covered the last nine holes in five under par with birdies at the 10th, 12th, 16th and long 18th.
Third-placed Andrew McArthur will beg to differ that it’s a two-horse race. After all he is only three behind Wright and two in arrears of Hutcheon after a 67 for 137. The former Scottish amateur champion from Windyhill packed all his action into the first 13 holes, dropping his only shot at the third but smothering it with birdies at the second, long fifth, short sixth, eighth, 12th and 13th.
For some reason McArthur lost his momentum after that and parred the last five holes.
A case too can be made out for fourth-placed Chris Doak to get his oar in over the final round. Like Hutcheon and McArthur, the Greenock man squeezed a 67 out of the rough weather for a tally of 138 – four off the pace.
Doak was out in 31 with birdies at the second, long third, long fifth, seventh and eighth. Like McArthur, somebody turned off the birdies tap. Doak parred every one of his last 10 hoes.
A total of 32 players with tallies of five-over-par 149 or better qualified for the final 18 holes.
Callum Macaulay made it through on 147 despite a 77 which included a double bogey 6 at the first and a triple bogey 7 at the 16th.
Notable failures to beat the cut included Mark King (Kingsfield) who slid for an opening 71 to an 82 for 153 and European Seniors Tour campaigner Andrew Oldcorn (Kingsacre) who totalled 154 with rounds of 79 and 75.

ALL THE SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
Par 144 (2x72)
134 Gareth Wright (West Linton) 63 71.
135 Greig Hutcheon (Banchory) 68 67.
137 Andrew McArthur (unatt) 70 67.
138 Chris Doak (unatt) 71 67.
139 Jack Doherty ( North Gailes ) 69 70, Stephen Gray (Hayston) 67 72.
140 Steven O’Hara (Alain Equestrian Shoot) 68 72, Robert Arnott (Bishopbriggs) 69 71, Graeme Brown (Montrose Links) 70 70.
141 Kris Nicol (Fraserburgh) 70 71
143 Neil Fenwick (Dunbar) 71 72.
144 Jason McCreadie (Buchanan Castle ) 74 70, Chris Kelly (Cawder) 74 70
145 David Orr (Mearns Castle ) 75 70, Ross Dixon (Renaissance) 71 74, Graham Fox (Rowallan Castle ) 74 71.
146 Craig Matheson (Falkirk Tryst) 76 70, Wallace Booth (Comrie) 72 74, Christopher Currie ( Caldwell ) 73 73.
147 David Patrick ( Elie SC ) 74 73, Callum Macaulay (Tulliallan) 70 77, Steven Taylor ( Bothwell Castle ) 73 74, Fraser Grant (Ralston) 70 77
148 Craig Lee (Tain) 70 78, Paul McKechnie (Braid Hills) 72 76, Shaun McAllister (Craigielaw) 77 71, Scott Herald (Mearns Castle) 68 80.
149 Patrick Walker ( England ) 71 78, Ross Kellett (unatt0 75 74, Paul Wardell (Whitekirk) 72 77, Scott Henderson (Kings Links) 72 77.
MISSED THE CUT
150 Paul Robinson (Largs) 74 76, Greg Paxton Ralston) 73 77, James McKinnon ( Irvine ) 74 76, Scott Catlin (Greenburn) 70 80, Iain Colquhoun (Dundonald) 71 79, Craig Ronald (Carluke) 74 76.
151 Alan Reid (West Lothian) 77 74, Ed Wood (Crow Wood) 78 73, Nigel Scott-Smith (Palacerigg) 77 74, Eric Ramsay (Carnoustie) 73 78, Jamie Mackay (North Gailes) 76 75, Keir McNicoll (Gullane) 75 76, Martin Lawrence (Newmachar) 75 76, Iain Hanna (Strathclyde Park ) 77 74.
153 Mark King (Kingsfield) 71 82, Fraser Clarke (Newmachar) 77 76, Lorne Kelly (Prodream USA ) 76 77, George Cowan (Westerhope) 76 77
154 Vincent Brown (Westerwood) 75 79, Andrew Oldcorn (Kingsacre) 79 75, David Ross-Nicol (Dundonald Links) 75 79.
156 Craig Gordon ( Edinburgh GC) 80 76.
157 Mark Loftus ( Meanrs Castle ) 80 77, Christopher Russell ( Dunbar ) 77 80.
158 Ian M Redford (St Andrews New0 78 80, Ben Irving (unatt) 79 79, Steven Mackie (unatt) 77 81.
159 Ian Graham (Crow Wood) 82 77.
160 Ian Robertson (Dalmilling) 78 82, Stuart Williamson ( West Kilbride ) 77 83.
161 Ryan Buckley (Craigielaw) 8279.
163 Stuart Morrison (Tain) 76 87, Sean Thompson (Renaissance) 79 84.
166 David Knapp (American Golf) 82 84.
168 Michael Mackenzie (Edzell) 83 85.
169 Duncan Williamson (Kirkhill) 86 83.
172 Paul Gallacher (Dalmuir) 88 84, Richard Holt ( Balbirnie Park ) 87 85, Ian P Redford senior (St Andrews New) 85 87.

FINAL ROUND TEE TIMES

8:10 Scott Henderson and Paul Wardell
8:18 Ross Kellett and Patrick Walker
8.26 Scott Herald and Shaun McAllister
8.34 Paul McKechnie and Craig Lee
8.42 Fraser Grant and Andrew McIntyre.
8.50 Steven Taylor and Callum Macaulay.
8.58 David Patrick and Christopher Currie
9.06 Wallace Booth and Craig Matheson
9.14 Graham Fox and Ross Dixon
9.22 David Orr and Chris Kelly.
9.30 Jason McCreadie and Neil Fenwick.
9.38 Kris Nicol and Graeme Brown.
9.46 Robert Arnott and Steven O'Hara.
9.54 Stephen Gray and Jack Doherty.
10.02 Chris Doak and Andrew McArthur
10.10 Greig Hutcheon and Gareth Wright.

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HARPER WINS MIDLAND ALLIANCE FINALE

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HARPER IS SHARPER TO WIN LAST MIDLAND

ALLIANCE MEETING OF SEASON

 

The Midland Golfers' Alliance season ended today (Thursday) with the rescheduoed Jim Ward Team Competition over the Buddon Course, Carnoustie.

Local scratch player Kris Harper took the individual honours with a one-under-par 64.

Kris also helped his team of Scott Mann (Carnoustie) (+3) and Neil Henderson (Scotscraig) (12) to win the team competition with a score of 57, winning on better inward half.

Another local, Graeme Paton (Dalhousie) (9) won the handicap prize with a net score of 63.

 

MIDLAND ALLIANCE

Carnoustie Buddon Course 

Leading Scratch Scores

Par 65

64 K Harper (Carnoustie)

66 S Cargill (Arbroath).

67 J Watt (Edzell).

68 W Hutton (Pitlochry), M Pirie (Pitlochry).

70 L Cargill (Arbroath).

71 J Craig (Carnoustie).

72 R Stewart (Tulliallan), G Paton (Dalhouse), C Armstrong (Burntisland).

 

Leading Handicap Scores

63 G Paton (Dalhousie) (9).

64 K Harper (Carnoustie) (scr).

65 J Watt (Edzell) (2).

66 S Cargill (Arbroath) (scr), L Cargill (Arbroath) (4), C Westland (Alloa) (10).

67 W Hutton (Pitlochry) (1).

68 D Thomson (Downfield) (6), J Craig (Carnoustie) (3),H Salmond (Tulliallan) (5)

 

Jim Ward Team Competition

57 K Harper (Carnoustie) (scr), S Mann (Carnoustie) (+3), N Henderson (Scotscraig) (12) (bih).

57 S Cargill (Arbroath) (scr), L Cargill (Arbroath) (4), E Rae (Arbroath) (4).

58 A Smith (Edzell) (7), R Brownhill (Edzell) (5), D Thomson (Downfield) (6) (bih).

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JOHN GALLAGHER LYING JOINT THIRD AT Q SCHOOL

Swanston's John Gallagher improved by a couple of shots with a four-under-par 68 and a six-under 36-hole aggregate of 138 in the PGA EuroPro Tour Final Qualifying School at Frilford Heath GC, Oxfordshire.
Gallagher will start the final round in joint third place, six shots behind the twin leaders on 12-under-par, Englishman Jack Senior, the Walker Cup hero from Heysham, Lancashire, and Tyrrell Hatton (Harleyford GC). Senior has shot a pair of 66s, Hatton 65-67.
Only five Scots in all were among the leading 114 players and ties who beat the cut at five-over 149 to play the last 18 holes which will decide the "pecking order" for playing rights on the tour in 2012.
They were John Henry (Clydebank and District), jt 16th on 141 (70-71), Mark Kerr (Marriott Dalmahoy) (72-71) and Myles Cunningham (Longniddry) (72-71), joint 29th on 143), and former Scottish amateur champion and Walker Cup player Michael Stewart (Troon Welbeck) who is lying joint 64th on 146 after rounds of 72-74.
The Scots who failed included Duddingston's James McGhee by a single shot on 150 (76-74), Mark Rae (Alyth) on 151 (72-79), Nairn Dunbar's Malcolm Isaacs on 152 (73-79), Greg Nicolson (Mortonhall) on 155 (81-74) and Scott Young (Turnhouse) on 161 (77-84) and Ellon's Ross Cameron on 154 (75-79).

SECOND-ROUND LEADERS
Par 144 (2x72)
132 Tyrrell Hatton (Harleyford) 65 67, Jack Senior (Heysham) 66 66.
138 John Gallagher (Swanston) 70 68, Paul Cutler (Portstewart) 71 67.
139 Ruaidhri McGee (Ireland) 69 70, Mark Smith (Erewash Valley) 69 70, Tommy King (England) 64 75, Nick Pateman (England) 68 71.

OTHER SCOTTISH QUALIFIERS
141 John Henry (Clydebank and Dist) 70 71 (T16).
143 Mark Kerr (Marriott Dalmahoy) 72 71, Myles Cunningham (Longniddry) 72 71 (T29).
146 Michael Stewart (Troon Welbeck) 72 74 (T64).

SCOTS WHO MISSED THE CUT (149 or better qualified)
150 James McGhee (Duddingston) 76 74.
151 Mark Rae (Alyth) 7279.
151 Clarke Lutton (Qatar) 75 76, Tom Higson (unatt) 79 72.
152 Malcolm Isaacs (Nairn Dunbar) 73 79.
154 Ross Cameron (Saltire Energy) 75 79, Gavin Wilson (Ladybank) (am) 73 81.
155 Greg Nicolson (Mortonhall) 81 74.
161 Scott Young (Turnhouse) 77 84.

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ONLY TWO SEEDS LEFT STANDING IN PLF SCOTTISH BOYS CH/SHIP

                      Jake Scott from Buckie, the only Northerner in the quarter-finals
                                       Today's action image by Kenny Smith of the SGU

FROM THE SCOTTISH GOLF UNION WEBSITE
By ED HODGE, SGU PR and Media Executive
It was a day of surprises at the Paul Lawrie Foundation Scottish boys' championship with only two seeds left standing – and they meet in tomorrow’s quarter-finals at Murcar Links.
Following the early exits of top two seeds Greig Marchbank and Anthony Blaney, three more form horses fell at the fourth and fifth-round hurdles today.
After defending champion David Wilson and Ben Kinsley departed this morning, Jamie Savage was also knocked out in the afternoon, beaten 2 and 1 by Lawrence Allan (Alva).
It means Bradley Neil of Blairgowrie and St Andrews’ Ewan Scott are the two remaining SGU National Boys’ Squad players left standing – and they have set up a mouth-watering last-eight tussle tomorrow.
Neil continued his effortless path to the quarters – he has yet to go past the 15th green in his five rounds this week and only played 67 holes – after thrashing Craig Anderson of Sandyhills 7 and 6.
The Blairgowrie ace, the former Scottish and English Under-14 champion, feels he is putting as well as ever and is relishing the match with his friend and rival, Scott.
Neil, 16, said: “I’ve never played Ewan in competition, but we’ve known each other for a long time and are good friends.
“I just want to keep things going as I know I’m playing well. The changes I’ve made with my coach Kevin Hale (National Under-16s Coach) have progressed my game so much.
“There have been a few surprises in the event but it just shows how well all the boys can play.”
Scott was less pleased with his fifth-round win over Lochwinnoch’s Paul Reilly, a tight 2 and 1 success, but expects to give Neil a hard-fought contest.
“It was quite scrappy for me in the afternoon, I struggled in the wind a bit,” said Scott, also a past English Under-14 winner.
“It was all square with five to play but then I managed to finish it off after finding some form. I’m looking forward to facing Bradley.”
Elsewhere, Peebles’ Craig Howie reached the quarter-final stage after recording two narrow victories today, eventually seeing off Dominic Dougan from Colville Park at the 21st in the fifth round.
Howie was two down with four to play but wins at 15 and 18 squared the tie, before Dougan found trouble long and left to concede at the third extra hole. “I’m winning games, but I’ve not been at my best yet,” admitted Craig.
Howie now meets Jake Scott from Buckpool, who won the all North-east tie against Andrew Burgess (Nairn).
The 16-year-old looked down and on his way out when trailing by four holes after 11, only to stage a stunning comeback by winning the next four holes on the bounce.
Scott, the last Northerner left in the competition, said: “My target coming into the week was to get to round four but I want to keep going now and see how far I can get.”
In the other quarter-finals, Allan will square off against Connar Cook of Caird Park.
Lawrence, 17, was a quarter-finalist in 2010 is playing in the event for the final time. Cook, the 16-year-old from Dundee, defeated Ryan Walsh from Kirkcaldy at the 18th to set up the clash.
Cook said: “I feel confident, I’m starting to play solidly at the levels I know I can.”
In the final quarter of the draw, Alan Waugh (Cowglen) faces a last-eight tie against Turnhouse's Lewis Bain, the Lothians junior champion.
Bain came back from four down with six holes left to beat fellow Lothians player Fraser Christie (Craigmillar Park), while Waugh was a 4 and 2 victor against George Burns (Williamwood).


FIFTH ROUND RESULTS

Craig Howie (Peebles) v Dominic Dougan (Colville Park).
Howie won at the 21st

Andrew Burgess (Nairn) v Jake Scott (Buckpool)
Scott won by one hole.

Jamie Savage (Cawder) v Lawrence Allan (Alva).
Allan won by 2 and 1.

Connar Cook (Caird Park) v Ryan Walsh (Kirkcaldy)
Cook won by one hole.

Bradley Neil (Blairgowrie) v Craig Anderson (Sandyhills)
Neil won by 7 and 6

Paul Reilly (Lochwinnoch) v Ewan Scott (St Andrews)
Scott won by 2 and 1.

Alan Waugh (Cowglen) v George Burns (Williamwood)
Waugh won by 4 and 2.

Fraser Christie (Craigmillar Park) v Lewis Bain (Turnhouse)
Bain won by one hole.
FRIDAY MORNING QUARTER-FINALS
8.0 Craig Howie (Peebles) v Jake Scott (Buckpool).
8.15 Lawrence Allan (Alva) v Connar Cook (Caird Park).
8.30 Bradley Neil (Blairgowrie) v Ewan Scott (St Andrews)
8.45 Alan Waugh (Cowglen) v Lewis Bain (Turnhouse).

FRIDAY AFTERNOON SEMI-FINALS
12.45 Howie or Jake Scott v Allan or Cook.
01.00 Neil or Ewan Scott v Waugh or Bain.

SATURDAY'S 36-HOLE FINAL
8.30am and 1.00pm

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SCHWARTZEL LEADS BY ONE IN MAYBANK MALAYSIAN OPEN

END OF PLAY SUMMARY FROM THE ASIAN TOUR 
Kuala Lumpur: South African Charl Schwartzel shot a sizzling eight-under-par 64 to hold a one-shot lead from India’s Jeev Milkha Singh after the opening round of the Maybank Malaysian Open on Thursday.
The 2011 Masters Tournament champion reeled in nine birdies at the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club as he took his place atop the leaderboard in the US$2.5 million event sanctioned by the Asian Tour and European Tour.
Singh, Asia’s number one in 2006 and 2008, fired an equally impressive 65 which included one eagle and six birdies while last week’s Masters runner-up Louis Oosthuizen of South Africa showed no ill effects of his long trip from the United States with a 66 for a share of third place with American Jason Knutzon and Jyoti Randhawa of India.
Malaysia’s best finisher in the morning session was Maybank ambassador Shaaban Hussin, who returned a 70.
World number 12 Schwartzel, who finished tied 50th in his Masters defence last week, lit up the West course with some brilliant shot-making and a hot putter where he made only 24 putts.
“I played very well today. It has been some time coming now because I have been working really hard for the last couple of months and I haven’t had anything happen for me. It could have been one or two lower as I missed a couple of chances towards the end there but I am happy with 64 – I haven’t shot a number like that for a while,” said the slender South African.
Playing alongside close friend Oosthuizen, Schwartzel turned in 33 before storming home with five more birdies.
“Louis and I got off to a good fast start at the beginning and it is always nice when there are a couple of you in the group playing well and pulling each other a long a bit. Louis is playing so well right that it is impressive to watch and helped me on,” said Schwartzel, who is seeking an eighth European Tour victory.
“Hopefully we can do the same again tomorrow. It is a long way to go and there are a lot of birdie opportunities out there but if I can keep playing the way I did today then I should have a chance on Sunday.”
Singh flew high with an opening eagle on the 10th hole, holing a 20-foot putt after setting up the chance with a wonderful three wood approach shot.
Injuries have often curtailed Singh’s game but the Indian veteran, who turned 40 last December, is injury free now and ready to add to his sixth previous victories on the Asian Tour.
“The beauty is that I’m feeling fit. That’s the most important thing because I can practise. I feel healthy and I think that things are going to get better as the year goes by,” said Singh, who is seeking for his first win since 2008.
“I have great memories here (in Malaysia). My professional career started here on the TDC Tour. My victory here previously always stays with me and coming back to Malaysia is always a great feeling. I have positive vibes coming back here. I love the country and the people,” added the Indian.
Oosthuizen, the 2010 British Open champion, shrugged off the disappointment of losing in a play-off at the Masters as he charged his way into contention with one eagle and six birdies on his card.
“I had a good night’s rest. This morning, I felt quite good. I knew the swing was still good. It was just adapting to the weather and the green speed. But I putted beautifully again today and hope to keep it going for the week.”
Randhawa, a former Asian Tour number one in 2002, reaped the benefits of a new putter where he made 27 putts.
“It’s been a while since I putted like this. I’m happy with how I putted. Last two weeks, I’ve been on the green putting and trying to get my feel back. I’m glad it came back. I’ve also changed putter this week and I think that’s helped,” said the eight-time Asian Tour winner.
Knutzon, a two-time Asian Tour winner, turned in 35 but came charging home with a flawless back nine highlighted by four birdies in the closing five holes.
“I haven’t played a lot actually. This is my fifth event. I’ve been enjoying time with my family, two kids and all that. Just kind of starting to get into it. I’m excited to be playing,” said Knutzon.
“There’s not a whole lot of drivers. The few that I hit, it was kind of like a truck-driver’s swing, kind of guiding it. Pretty straight but not real solid. My iron play was quite good today. Hit a lot of good shots with my irons.”

FIRST ROUND LEADERBOARD
Par 72. Yardage 6967
64 Charl SCHWARTZEL (RSA).
65 Jeev Milkha SINGH (IND).
66 Jason KNUTZON (USA), Louis OOSTHUIZEN (RSA), Jyoti RANDHAWA (IND).
67 Antonio LASCUNA (PHI), Rafael CABRERA-BELLO (ESP), Stephen GALLACHER (SCO).
68 Soren KJELDSEN (DEN), Joonas GRANBERG (FIN), Romain WATTEL (FRA), Prom MEESAWAT (THA), Ricardo GONZALEZ (ARG), Gaurav GHEI (IND).
69 Marcel SIEM (GER), Pablo LARRAZABAL (ESP), Lorenzo GAGLI (ITA), Richard GREEN (AUS), Scott JAMIESON (SCO), Shiv KAPUR (IND), Anthony KANG (USA), Julien QUESNE (FRA), Simon DYSON (ENG), Branden GRACE (RSA), LEE Sung (KOR), LIN Wen-tang (TPE), Danny WILLETT (ENG), Panuphol PITTAYARAT (THA).

OTHER SCOTS' SCORES
71 Alastair Forsyth (T42)_
72 David Drysdale (T53)
74 Ross Bain (T94)
75 George Muray (T109).

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DEFENDING CHAMPION WILSON AND KINSLEY MAKE ROUND 4 EXITS

FROM THE SCOTTISH GOLF UNION WEBSITE
Summary of morning play by ED HODGE, SGU PR and Media Executive
After the shock exits earlier in the week of top seeds Greig Marchbank and Anthony Blaney, two other fancied players went tumbling out of the Paul Lawrie Foundation Scottish Boys Championship at Murcar Links this morning – including the defending champion.
David Wilson, the Troon Welbeck player who sensationally recovered from eight down to win last year’s final against Liam Johnston at Dunbar, has lost his grip on the coveted Boys’ title.
The 17-year-old failed to sparkle in his fourth-round match against Ryan Walsh from Kirkcaldy and lost out 2 and 1. Wilson’s hopes took a turn for the worse when he was plugged in a bunker at the par-5 14th and took 6 to hand Walsh the initiative.
Another shock came when St Andrews’ Ben Kinsley, a descendant of the 1893 Open champion Willie Auchterlonie, was defeated by Jake Scott of Buckpool 3 and 2.
National Boys’ Squad player Kinsley, the reigning Scottish Under-16 champion and a semi-finalist in this championship 12 months ago, had looked a strong contender for success but met his match in Scott.
The 16-year-old, who cuts a colourful figure on the course with his bright Ricky Fowler-style clothes, won four club championships at three different clubs in 2011 and has now set up an all North-east last-16 tie with Andrew Burgess (Nairn) this afternoon.
In difficult conditions for all this morning, after the early sun gave way to persistent showers and a strong wind, Burgess was a 3 and 1 winner over Colin Edgar from Cochrane Castle.
Meanwhile, Craig Howie of Peebles continued his smooth path to the last 16 after a final hole-triumph over Irvine Bogside’s Jack Thomas. Howie faces Colville Park’s Dominic Dougan later today for a place in the quarter-finals.
In the second quarter of the draw, another Boys’ Squad member, Jamie Savage of Cawder, stayed on course after a 3 and 1 win over Royal Aberdeen’s Andrew Carrell.
Notably, Connar Cook (Caird Park) also became the third player of the week to rack up an 8 and 7 victory, powering past Martin McCorkell from Gleddoch.
Elsewhere, Bradley Neil of Blairgowrie continues to look the most in-form player of the competition. Neil has not needed to go past the 15th hole in his four ties so far, this morning crushing Adam Loch (Pumpherston) 8 and 6 to move easily into the fifth round.
But there was no such joy for Ben Craggs, son of SLGA national coach Kevin, who saw his gallant run come to an end after suffering a heavy loss to the impressive Paul Reilly (Lochwinnoch).
At the foot of the third quarter, Ewan Scott, 16, of St Andrews - the former English Under-14s champipn - also booked his last-16 berth with a comfortable 7 and 5 win over Blair Gavin (Kilmarnock (Barassie)).
Scott and Neil could well be on course for a quarter-final clash tomorrow if they both win this afternoon.


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RESULTS IN THE ROUND OF THE LAST 32

FIRST QUARTER
CRAIG HOWIE (Peebles) bt JACK THOMAS (Irvine Bogside) 1 hole.

DOMINIC DOUGAN (Colville Park)  bt BOB MacINTYRE (Glencruitten) 6 and 5.

ANDREW BURGESS (Nairn) bt COLIN EDGAR (Cochrane Castle) 3 and 1.

JAKE SCOTT (Buckpool) bt BEN KINGSLEY (St Andrews) 3 and 2.

SECOND QUARTER
JAMIE SAVAGE (Cawder) bt  ANDREW CARRELL (Royal Aberdeen) 3 and 1.

LAWRENCE ALLAN (Alva) bt ALEXANDER WILSON (Renaissance) 2 and 1.

CONNAR COOK (Caird Park) bt MARTIN McCORKELL (Gleddoch) 8 and 7.

RYAN WALSH (Kirkcaldy) bt DAVID WILSON (Troon Welbeck) 2 and 1.

THIRD QUARTER
BRADLEY NEIL (Blairgowrie) bt ADAM LOCH (Pumpherston) 8 and 6.

CRAIG ANDERSON (Sandyhills) bt CALLUM COCHRANE (Marriott Dalmahoy) 1 hole.

PAUL REILLY (Lochwinnoch) bt BEN CRAGGS (Glenbervie) 6 and 5.

EWAN SCOTT (St Andrews) bt BLAIR GAVIN (Kilmarnock Barassie) 7 and 5.

FOURTH QUARTER
ALAN WAUGH (Cowglen) bt JOSH HALLIDAY (Inchmarlo) 6 and 4.

GEORGE BURNS (Williamwood) bt KERR BAPTIE (Duff House Royal) 5 and 3.

FRASER CHRISTIE (Craigmillar Park) bt ROBERT JOHNSON (Helensburgh) 3 and 1.

LEWIS BAIN (Turnhouse) bt JORDAN SHAW (Kingussie) 1 hole..

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CASEY, MONTY PLAY IN BAHRAIN DESPITE CIVIL UNREST

FROM THE DAILY TELEGRAPH WEBSITE
The inaugural Bahrain Invitational golf tournament, featuring Britons Paul Casey and Colin Montgomerie, is set to go ahead this weekend, despite civil unrest in the country.
The Pro-Celeb-Am event will take place exactly a week before the controversial Bahrain Grand Prix, which has been in doubt due to concerns from a number of Formula One teams.
Unrest during the 2011 Arab Spring led to last year's F1 Bahrain GP being cancelled as security forces clashed with pro-democracy protestors in the streets.
Bahrain's Sunni ruling elite attempted to supress protests from the country's majority Shia population with bloody results.
The two-day Bahrain Invitational tournament has been organised by the Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB) and the Bahrain Olympic Committee (BOC).
Casey, Montgomerie and Thomas Bjorn are all taking part along with the likes of former tennis pro Tim Henman, former NFL quarterback Joe Montana, as well as former footballers Gianluca Vialli and Ruud Gullit.
Casey, who won last year's Volvo Golf Champions in Bahrain, said: "I'm very excited to be returning to Bahrain, a place where I've achieved great success in the past.
Held at the Royal Golf Club's Montgomerie Course, the Bahrain Invitational is one of a growing number of international sporting events held in the Arab state.
Casey added: "The Montgomerie Course is a fantastic one to play on and the Bahraini people are always so welcoming.
"The pro-celeb tournament will undoubtedly be great fun for both the competitors and the spectators, and I am also looking forward to seeing more of the kingdom during my weekend visit."

OLLY FINED $621 FOR SPEEDING IN AUGUSTA

Jose Maria Olazabal looked a far cry from Ryder Cup captain after the Spaniard was caught speeding after the Masters in Augusta. The incident occurred the day after the Masters finished, when Olazabal was clocked speeding and fined $621.

He agreed to follow a deputy to the Effingham County Sheriff's Office and pay the ticket in cash, according to the sheriff's spokesman David Ehsanipoor.
Ehsanipoor said that Olazabal, who exceeded the posted 65 mph speed limit on the four-lane Georgia highway where he was stopped, "apologised, he was cooperative and after the paperwork was done he went on his way."
USA Today reported Olazabal was clocked at 97 mph.

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TIGER SAYS SORRY FOR LOSING HIS TEMPER AT MASTERS

FROM THE GOLF.COM WEBSITE
By Mike Walker
Tiger Woods has apologised on his website for losing his cool last Friday at the Masters, where he kicked a club in frustration en route to shooting a disappointing 75. Woods finished five over for the week, his worst Masters result as a professional.
Wpods said:
"One thing I would like to say about the Masters last week is that obviously I got frustrated at times and know some of my actions were wrong, especially at No. 16.
"The Masters means a lot to me, and I was trying as hard as I could. I'm out there competing. I grind every day, and my expectations are to do my best. It's very disappointing when that doesn't happen.
"I felt good starting out the week at Augusta. My practice sessions were good and so was my short game. My putting felt very solid, unfortunately I just did not hit the ball well. I fell into some of my old patterns again, which was frustrating.
"You can't play well every week, even though we would like to. Unfortunately, I had a bad ball-striking week at the wrong time.
"Oh man, it was such a great atmosphere to play. The people were so fantastic, nice and supportive. They were trying to get me to play well. Unfortunately, I just couldn't quite get it done. The good news is that my left leg held up great, and I didn't have any problems."
Woods also announced he’d be playing at the Wells Fargo Championship and the Players Championship in May after taking a short break from golf.
"I have decided to commit to the Wells Fargo Championship, May 3-6, at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina, and THE PLAYERS Championship, May 10-13, at the TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.
"I've been fortunate to win both tournaments -- Wells Fargo in 2007 and THE PLAYERS in 2003. Both have fantastic fields, and I look forward to competing.
"Sean [Foley] and I have some work to do, but I'm going to take some time off and not look at the clubs for a while and then get back after it. I know what to work on.
"It's just a matter of getting out there and doing it. Just putting in the reps and the time. I just wasn't able to do it at the Masters."
Woods, who was seeking his fifth green jacket at the Masters, congratulated first time winner Bubba Watson, and also offered a detailed description of how Watson pulled off that hook shot from the trees on the second playoff hole to set up the victory.
"Congratulations to Bubba Watson for winning. We used to play a lot of practice rounds together. If you think about it, for a lefty, that shot on No. 10 didn't sit up too badly for him. It was a hook lie, and on top of that, he's firing it into the hill, because that green goes from right to left.
"So whatever type of hook he hits is actually going to be killed into the slope.
The only thing I was curious to see was how far down there he drove it and whether he was going to have to hit a shortiron or mid-iron.
"If he hits a mid-iron in there, he can't stop it because it's coming in there too hot. If it's a short iron, he can spin it even if you hook it that much. He makes the golf ball move a lot, which in this day and age is really hard to do because the golf balls just don't move that much.
"For Bubba to curve it as much as he does, obviously he's got a tremendous feel for his shots. He plays a way that a lot of the older players used to do it, but they did it with a ball that moved a lot more.
"It's a lot harder to move the ball the way he does with this ball now. The golf ball just doesn't spin as much. You have to have tremendous clubhead speed, and he's got that."
So now you know.

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SCHWARTZEL SHRUGS OFF 30hr JOURNEY TO LEAD IN MALAYSIA

FROM THE EUROPEAN TOUR WEBSITE
Charl Schwartzel began his first tournament since handing over the Green Jacket in fine style as he charged into the first round clubhouse lead at the Maybank Malaysian Open today.
The 27 year old South African, who made a 30-hour journey from Atlanta, Georgia to get to Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club after Bubba Watson ended his reign as Masters Tournament champion on Sunday, carded an eight under par 64.
That put him one ahead of India’s Jeev Milkha Singh, with Schwartzel’s compatriot and playing partner Louis Oosthuizen joining American Jason Knutzon in third on six under.
It was an incredible display by former Open Champion Oosthuizen, who came so close to claiming a second Major Championship at Augusta National.
Schwartzel started on the back nine and three birdies and a bogey saw him turn in 33 before he struck his approach to the first to within three feet.
That sparked a run of five gains in seven holes for a brilliant inward 31 as Schwartzel looks for his first victory since becoming a Major Champion 12 months ago.
And he admitted to being pleasantly surprised to feel so fresh after such a long journey at the start of the week.
“I felt surprisingly good today,” said Schwartzel. “I got a good night’s sleep and woke up this morning before the alarm.
“The tiredness seems to catch me more in the afternoon than the morning so it felt pretty good. I’ll go back this afternoon and get some rest.
“I played very well today. It has been some time coming now because I have been working really hard for the last couple of months and I haven’t had anything happen for me. It has been feeling good for a long time but given me nothing but I seemed to put it all together and eight under was a good score for me.
“It could have been one or two lower as I missed a couple of chances towards the end there but I am happy with 64 – I haven’t shot a number like that for a while.”
Singh also started on the back nine and began his day with an eagle at the long tenth.
The 40 year old bogeyed the next, but had six unanswered birdies after that including a 15 footer at the 18th.
“I’m really happy,” said the three-time European Tour winner. “I had a great start to the round. I hit a three wood to 20 feet and holed that for eagle, that gives you a good push and a jump start.
“I had a lot of birdie chances. I hit a lot of greens and my shots were close to the flags - I made a lot of putts too. I would take a round like that on this golf course any day."

EARLY LEADERBOARD
Par 72
64 Charl Schwartzel (S Africa)
65 Jeev Milkha Singh (India)
66 Jason Knutson (US), Louis Oosthuizen (S Africa)
67 Antonio Lascuna, Rafael Cabrera-Bello (Spain), Stephen Gallagher (Scotland).
OTHER SCOTS' SCORES
69 Scott Jamieson (T11)
71 Alastair Forsyth (T32)
72 David Drysdale (T53)
74 Ross Bain (T102)

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