TRIPLE TIE AT EASTWOOD INVITATIONAL

Three players shared first prize with one-over-par 71s in today's (Friday) Eastwood Golf Club Invitational pro-am,. Alastair Forrow (Whitecraigs), Irvine's James McKinnon and Scott McGrenaghan (Cochrane Castle) earned £106 each for sharing the top spot in the select field. Alan Tait (Marriott Dalmahoy) was fourth on 72 - two shots ahead of Gleneagles Hotel pro Andrew Jowett who won a £120 bonus prize for leading home the Lomond Audi 2 team of Cameron Young (handicap 9), Rodolphe Combes (16) and Adrian Murray (14) to a net two-ball score of 123. PRO SCORES Par 70 71 Alastair Forrow (Whitecraigs), James McKinnon (Irvine), Scott McGrenaghan (Cochrane Castle). 72 Alan Tait (Marriott Dalmahoy). 74 Andrew Jowett (Gleneagles). 76 Donald McKay (Wellsgreen), Alan Lockhart (Ladybank) 78 Ross MacLeod (Eastwood) 79 Scott Gillespie (Burntisland), Stuart Wilson (Eastwood) 81 Lewis Burnett (Mearns Castle GA). 83 Claire-Marie Macaulay (Playsport Golf) 85 Ricardo Scarafile (Eastwood). ends

DRUMPELLIER CUP TEE TIMES FOR SUNDAY - LATE ENTRIES ACCEPTED

Below is the draw for Sunday's Drumpellier Cup. There are a few spaces at the end and these can be taken up by phoning Drumpellier Club administrator on 01236 424139 extension1.

This is the second event in the Lanarkshire Order of Merit Salver. The first one, The Baxter Trophy, last Saturday   at Strathaven was won by veteran Craig Watson of East Renfrewshire with 139.

He is playing at Drumpellier this Sunday as are Connor O'Neil (Pollok), Paul Gault (Westerwood), Sam Binning (Ranfurly Castle) and many others.

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Time	Name	Club
07:30	I. Williamson	Bothwell Castle
	C. Baird	Bothwell Castle
	G. Shanks	Drumpellier
07:38	J. Ruiz	Drumpellier
	S. Murray	Drumpellier
	D. Brown	Carluke
07:46	G. Spiers	Drumpellier
	G. Gillick	Drumpellier
	S. Douglas	Strathaven
07:54	K. Loughrie	Cambuslang
	S. Gillespie	Cambuslang
	G. McLetchie	Carluke
08:02	G. C. Stewart	Drumpellier
	G. Russell	Drumpellier
	J. Reid	Drumpellier
08:10	A. Fairbairn	Kirkhill
	G. Cross	Kirkhill
	I. Ferguson	Drumpellier
08:18	D. Young	Kirkhill
	C. Mclean	Hamilton
	G. Ross	Kirkhill
08:26	A. Reed	Bothwell Castle
	S. Maxwell	Windyhill
	R. Docherty	Bearsden
08:34	D. Smith	Deer Park
	I. Clark	Drumpellier
	A. Steven	Easter Moffat
08:42	I. McDowall	East Kilbride
	D. Dooey	Colville Park
	C. Hughes	Drumpellier
08:50	G. Smith	Drumpellier
	W. Ferguson	Drumpellier
	D. Hayes	Hamilton
08:58	J. Hendrick	Pollock
	R. Mckenzie	Erskine GC
	N. Fagan	Bothwell Castle
09:06	A. McDonald	Crow Wood
	A. M. Ferguson	Drumpellier
	R. Jenkins	Crow Wood
09:14	S. W. Russell	Drumpellier
	R. Grainger	Drumpellier
	P. Dempsey	Tulliallan
09:22	J. Bradley	Colville Park
	S. Rennie	Drumpellier
	C. O'Neil	Pollock
Time	Name	Club
09:30	A. Dick	Kingsknowe
	C. Hamilton	_Omanu NZ
	S,. Davis	Tauranga NZ
09:38	D. Wightman	Easter Moffat
	B. Scott	Hamilton
	S. Binning	Ranfurly Castle
09:46	M. O'Donnell	Hamilton
	C. Gibson	Hamilton
	L. McLaughlin	Troon St. Meddans
09:54	F. Drum	Cowglen
	K. Gallacher	East Kilbride
	T. Stafford	Troon St. Meddans
10:02	G. Oxton	Roxburghe
	David Lee	Crow Wood
	S. Henderson	Hamilton
10:10	W. Bryson	Drumpellier
	B. Smith	Kilmacolm
	C. Watson	East Ren
10:18	C. Graham	Hamilton
	P. Gault Jr	Westerwood
	J. Lamb	Lanark
10:26	P. Gault Sr.	Westerwood
	T. Binning	Ranfurly Castle
	R. Milton	East Kilbride
10:34	S. Wylie	Haddington
	J. McHenry	Lochview
	I. Wilson	Dalmahoy
10:42	D. Sheeren	Bothwell
	G. Haddow	Colville Park
	J.Reid	Mt. Ellen
10:50	A. Forsyth	Drumpellier
	N. Robertson	Drumpellier
	N. Clenaghan	Mt. Ellen
10:58
11:06

NEW VENUES ADDED TO EUROPEAN TOUR QUALIFYING SCHOOL

NEWS RELEASE FROM THE EUROPEAN TOUR

The Greg Norman-designed Lakes Course at Lumine Golf & Beach Club and Campo de Golf El Saler, which staged the Open de España on three occasions, have been added to the roster of host venues on The European Tour Qualifying School Schedule.

Together with Las Colinas Golf and Country Club, in Alicante, and El Valle Golf Resort, in Murcia, the two new venues in southern Spain will host the Second Stage from November 7-10, 2012.
Campo de Golf El Saler, located in the Albufera National Park some 5km south of Valencia, opened in 1968.
The 6,928 yards, par 72 layout first hosted the Open de España in 1984, when Germany’s Bernhard Langer – who would become a Major Champion at the Masters Tournament one year later – closed with a course record round of 62 en route to taking the title.
Five years later, Langer rekindled his love affair with El Saler when he won the Open de España for a second time, seeing off home hero José Maria Cañizares and England’s Paul Carrigill by three strokes.
The third and final occasion on which Javier Arana’s creation hosted the Open de España was in 2001, when Sweden’s Robert Karlsson captured his fourth European Tour title.
Marian Montero, the Director of El Saler, said: “We are delighted to host the Second Stage of the Qualifying School. I am convinced the young professionals trying to make it onto The European Tour will find El Saler very much to their liking, and we look forward to welcoming them in November.”
Mike Stewart, Director of The European Tour’s Qualifying School, said: “If the quality of a course is judged by the winners it produces, then El Saler can be rightly considered a very fine course indeed. I have no doubt it will prove a most welcome addition to an already strong roster of Qualifying School venues, which also includes another superb new venue in Lumine Golf and Beach Club.
“As with all Troon-managed resorts, we can be assured of pristine course conditions at Lumine Golf and Beach Club which, together with first-class levels of service and attention to detail, makes our lives much easier. The Qualifying School is a hugely important part of The European Tour, and it is reassuring to know that the players hoping to realise their dreams of competing at the highest level will encounter immaculately presented courses.”
Lumine Golf & Beach Club, located an hour south of Barcelona in Tarragona, on Spain’s stunning Costa Dorada, is a world-class resort with 45 holes, practice facilities and two clubhouses.
The championship Lakes Course, designed by two-time Open Champion Norman, is a links-style layout which features several water hazards and winds around the picturesque Sèquia Major wetlands, classified as an Area of Natural Interest.
Calle Carlsson, General Manager of Lumine Golf and Beach Club, said: “We are looking forward to welcoming the stars of tomorrow to Lumine Golf and Beach Club, and I can guarantee them a course that will be in great condition over the four days. The golf courses and the entire resort have been set up to headline and showcase major events, and I have no doubt this will be the start of something special for both the Club and the Costa Dorada region.”



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