ABERDEEN AND DISTRICT MEN'S PENNANT LEAGUE SCOREBOARD

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STONEHAVEN 2, ROYAL ABERDEEN 3

Venue: Stonehaven
Stonehaven names first

Chris Taylor and Grant Robb lost to Allan Reith and Nick Macandrew 1 hole
Kevin Riddell and Ross McAllan lost to Bill Barclay and Donald Macandrew 2 and 1.
Gordon Adamson and Neil Irvine bt Mike Black and Willie Park 6 and 5.
Bruce Ferguson and Steven Shand lost to Mike Wilson and Roger Laird 3 and 2.
Graeme Adamson and Paul Lindeman bt Graeme Webster and Austen Buchan
Steven 2 and 1.

AUCHMILL 5, NORTHERN 0
Home team: Auchmill

Auchmill names first

Mike Lynch and Chris Polson bt David Lesie and Willie West 3 and 2.
John Nicolson and Graham McLaggan bt Gary Horne and Cameron McBain 5 and 4.
Richard Pratt and Steve Scott bt Liam Minty and Cameron Johnstone 4 and 3.
Ian Watt and Chris Forbes bt Derek Johnstone and Steve Milton 3 and 2.
Brian Nicolson and Scott Mackie bt Jon Inglis and A N Other 3 and 2.

ROBIN WILSON'S NORTH GOLF NEWS ROUND-UP

DALMAHOY MAN WINS BLACK ISLE OPEN

The course may measure under 6000 yards but James Braid's classic creation on Channory Point proved a tough test in last weekend's Black Isle 36 hole open competition sponsored by Ness Motors, Inverness.

Even the local members who normally cope with the testing winds which periodically sweep across the exposed links struggled to stay clear of this season's tortuous rough that has encroached on every north golf course but from where he is perhaps more accustomed to playing out of deep rough,  Marriott Dalmahoy Hotel Golf and Country, Edinburgh, Ian Wilson became the first non local player to win the Black Isle Open scratch trophy in several years.

In the severe conditions over the 36 holes just two players in the field of 88 came anywhere close to matching the par of 71 as the CSS rose in both rounds. Cards of 73 from Graeme Murray (Strathlene) in round one and club secretary and holder, Michael MacDonald in round two were the pick of the day. 

But MacDonald's second round effort came too late to retain the trophy after disaster in round one when he missed the narrow 17^th fairway, not once but twice from the tee, and the cost of losing two golf balls to the whins ran up a score of nine in his first round 78.

MacDonald escaped with a second place as locals Peter Cameron (77 74) and Chris Gaittens (77 77) came into the reckoning alongside Strathlene's Murray whose first round 73 rose by six to 79.

The blow of losing a local scratch winner was softened when members Euan Skinner and Duncan Bridger fought on to win their respective handicap sections.

Four handicapper Skinner had a very good gross 74 to post nett 70 in round two for a nett a winning nett aggregate of 143 while in the higher section Bridger, off 10, shot nett 74 and 70 for 144 and a comfortable seven shot win over club mate Lewis Patience.

Results

Black Isle Open  at Fortrose and Rosemarkie. 

CSS Round 1 – Home 72 reduction only and Away 72 reduction only.

CSS Round 2 – Home 72 and Away 72 reduction only 

Players from Fortrose and Rosemarkie unless stated

Scratch

150 I Wilson (Dalmahoy) 75 75,

151 M MacDonald 78 73, P Cameron 77 74.

152 G Murray (Strathpeffer) 73 79.

154 C Gaittens 77 77.

Handicap

Section 1 – E Skinner (4) 143 (73  70); G. Fraser  (9) 144 (70 74); K MacKay (Inverness) (5) 145 (74 71); K. Gaittens (4) 145 (73/72); J Fair  (6) 146 (78 68)

Section 2 – D. Bridger  (10) 144 (74 70); L Patience  (10) 147 (73 74); G. Leonard  (12) 149 (75 74); S Gammie (12) 149 (74 75); D. Patterson (10) 150 (75 75)

BRYAN INNES TAKES CUP BACK TO MURCAR

Murcar Golf Club's Bryan Innes, who became another North East golfer to master Royal Dornoch's championship golf course twelve months ago, retained the Sinclair Cup at the weekend,leaving once again a local member losing his winning chance in round two of the 36 hole competition.

Playing last in the field of 69, the entry lower in numbers from previous years but not in quality the final grouping all holding handicaps of plus, the lowest Innes at plus three opened his defence of the cup with a sub par card of 69 (34/35), four birdies, 5^th, 9^th , 12^th and thirteenth and three bogies 2^nd, 11^th and fourteenth.  

Last July local Kevin Matheson went into the event as Sutherland's County Champion and but for a three putt on the 17^th green might have denied the Murcar visitor. Last week it was the plus one local Chris Mailley, recent runner up in the James Braid at Brora, whose shoulders carried the home flag and he was just one shot behind from his first round level par 70 (36/34).

But Mailley was chasing the leader not by one shot but by five as early as the second tee of their second round. His opening drive had missed the fairway and the Dornoch rough left to toughen up for the forthcoming Scottish Amateur championship did not reveal the ball until after what he considered his permitted five minute search time was over. With the provisional ball he had put in place Mailley took a triple bogey seven while playing partner Innes began with a birdie three to fall five shots behind.

Mailley fell to six five behind after the first nine holes, 41 to Innes's 36, but with creditable resolve he made inroads in the deficit on the homeward stretch by matching the par over the first six inward holes before a bogey at the sixteenth against a run of four bogies from the 13^th to 16^th by Innes and the gap was back to just three shots then cut to two with Mailley's birdie on the 17^th  hole. The fightback from the local member was over when the last hole was halved in par four but it was a relieved Innes who returned to Murcar with the cup as  a two shot winner. 144 to 146.

Scratch golfer, Philip Robb (Peterculter) matched the par in round one and added a second round 77 for a third place and finish one ahead of Matheson (76/72) while a Sutherland prize list again featured Inverness's David Joel with his 78 & 74.

Local Don Cruickshank with the aid of a second round nett 71, off 12, headed the handicap list by virtue of his better second after a tie with Colin Taylor (Dunbar) and at the end of the handicap list came last year's local club champion with a nett 148, off 3. Club mate Brian Urquhart picked up a best scratch score of the day out-with the prizewinners with a 72 while another Murcar low handicapper, Gregor Stewart, had the best nett of 71, off 1.

Results

CSSS members 75 and 75. Non members 74 and 74

Sinclair Cup

SCRATCH

144 B Innes (Murcar Links) 69 75

146 C Mailley (Royal Dornoch) 70 76.

147 P Robb (Peterculter) 70 77.

148  K Matheson (Royal Dornoch) 76 72.

152  D Joel (Inverness) 78  74. 

HANDICAP

 D Cruickshank (Royal Dornoch) (12) (74  71) 145; C Taylor(Dunbar) (6) (72/ 73)145. D Mair (Moray) (6)  (71/76). C Percival (Moray) (18) (78/ 70) 148.  N Munro (Royal Dornoch) (3)  (74/ 74) 148.

Best Scratch Round - B Urquhart (Royal Dornoch) 72.

Best Handicap Round - G Stewart (Murcar Links) (1) 72 

Captain's Success at Royal Dornoch

After presenting the prizes from the previous day's tournament Royal Dornoch's club captain Hamish Macrae was on the opposite side of the trophy table when the following evening he stepped forward to collect with the G K Mackay Trophy from Sunday's men's foursomes event.

The Captain teamed up with his brother John to score a fine gross 83 and nett 71 to win by one shot from visiting pair Paul Killorn (Stirling) and partner Mark Baxter (Forester Park).

The leading scratch score was returned by local Stephen Derry and Joe Walsh from West Lancs, a 77.

G K Mackay Foursomes

 Handicap - H Macrae and J Macrae (Royal Dornoch) (12) 71; P Killorn (Stirling) and Mark Baxter (Forrester Park) (7) 72; D Albutt and C  Campbell (Royal Dornoch) (7) 77.

Scratch S Derry (Royal Dornoch) and J Walsh (West Lancs) 77.  I Rennie (Royal Dornoch) and C Moffat (Edinburgh Thistle) 81.     

Durness Sisters win at Brora

It is not unusual to see Tain's trio of Russell sisters making golf headlines but last weekend at Brora the spotlight fell on three Ross family siblings from Durness who triumphed over the Brora Golf Course in a women's three ball competition.

Northern Times north west golf correspondent Lucy Mackay, her sister, Anne Mackenzie and Joan Duncan who now resides in Brora combined to record a nett better ball score of 58, eleven under par and leave no fewer than five other teams in their wake with scorecards s of 61.

Local team member Joan Duncan set the Durness ball running with a nett eagle at the first hole as and with five more red figures they reached the turn in 28 then home in 30.

Matching the winners'  outward count of 28 over their final nine holes to earn second place by virtue of a better last six were the home trio of Wilma MacGregor, Anne McCree and  American summer visitor Jan Beaton, the latter again proving her demand as a team player having already won a club three-ball competition followed by a n open mixed foursomes.  Their outward half was 33 for 61. With the same halves (33 28) were third placed Alison Darlington, Angela Grant and Judith MacLeod (Golspie) also 33/28.

The other 61s came from a Fortrose and Rosemarkie team of, Kay Bissett, Trish Fraser and Sue Nelson (33 28), locals, Lesley Beaney, Fiona MacLennan and Angela Sutherland (32/29) and Fiona Risk, Linne Moore and Ann Robertson (30/31).

Much to like in this week's issue of Global Golf Post

 

Much to like in this week's issue of Global Golf Post, including the wonderful special section on the Open Championship venue Royal Lytham & St Annes and a terrific column on golf's unsung heroes, the amateurs, by John Hopkins. Colin Callander's notes on the Amateur scene around the UK and check out John Steinbreder's ode to short golf courses. Must-read Monday, at www.globalgolfpost.com

DONALD TRUMP IS PIPED TO GOLF LINKS' OPENING CEREMONY

Donald Trump with course designer Martin Hawtree (glasses) one step behind as they are piped to the opening ceremony of the Trump International Links at the Menie Estate today. Image by Cal Carson Golf Agency.

Donald Trump cuts the symbolic tape on the first tee. Colin Montgomerie is on left, Donald Trump junior and Sandy Jones, PGA chief executive on right. Image by Cal Carson Golf Agency.

The Big Three .... Donald Trump, Colin Montgomerie and Sandy Jones.

Image by Cal Carson Golf Agency.

Donald Trump drives the first ball to open the new Trump International Links.

  Image by Cal Carson Golf Agency.

followed on the first tee by Colin Montgomerie.

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@scottishgolfview.com
The Trump International Links at the Menie Estate, 10 miles up the coast from Aberdeen, are now officially open after seven years in the planning and construction at a cost so far of £100,000,000  ... but it will be invited guests who will be on the course for the rest of the week.
Paul Lawrie and Sir Bob Charles will be the first past Open champions to play over the links.

The course is not open for public play until Sunday, July 15, from when the rates to the public will be:


RESIDENT OF ABERDEEN OR ABERDEENSHIRE
Weekday: £120 per player.
Weekend: £160 per player.


NON-RESIDENT OF ABERDEEN OR ABERDEENSHIRE
Weekday: £150 per player
Weekend: £200 per player.

Generally players will tee off in groups of four, as is the case at the Old Course, St Andrews.

Kingsbarns Links is the only top Scottish course, I can think of, to close for several months in late autumn through the winter until re-opening in the following spring.
That may be the plan for Trump International as a Press Release talks about the course being open for play daily UNTIL October 31.
What happens AFTER October 31 is not spelled out. If Kingsbarns can do without winter visitor green fees and give their links an end-of-year, start-of-year rest, it would seem to make good sense for a similar policy to be followed at Trump International Links.
TIGHT SECURITY
There was tight security for the opening day. My car was stopped FOUR times along the brand new tarmac entrance road built from the main Aberdeen to Ellon road down to the temporary (but very nice) clubhouse and huge practice area (vast driving range, short-game area and massive putting green) which, alone, is a great addition to the North-east's golfing facilities.
Whether you can go out there and pay simply to practise, I have no idea ... yet!
What had been farmland on either side of the new road has all been landscaped and turfed at the edges, at what must have been an astronomical cost.
At first sight, what used to be fields and a shooting estate is much easier on the eye that it used to be. And there is no question that the construction of a quality links along the sand dunes has enhanced the beauty of the landscape. There is general agreement that course architect Martin Hawtree has produced a masterpiece.
Only invited guests and many media representates were allowed entrance today. There was no sign of a single protester, no placard-waving Green Party member, not even at the turn-off from the main road.
ICONIC COURSE

"Iconic course" .... "One of the world's top three courses" ... "A links capable of staging any top tournament in the world."

Those were some statements made in the speeches before Donald Trump cut the symbolic tape on the first tee and he himself took the honour of driving the first ball.

Colin Montgomerie followed him. Then came Scots-born PGA chief executive Sandy Jones and the last of the first four-ball was James Finnigan, a representative of the European Tour.

George O'Grady (Chief Executive, European Tour) and Richard Hills (Ryder Cup Director) were also in attendance, but were unable to play in the Course Opening as they had to attend a Tournament Committee Meeting at Castle Stuart, later that afternoon.

It was George O'Grady, who put all the hype into perspective when he was asked by the Media later if the Trump International Links could and would stage the Open championship or the Ryder Cup.

"As far as the Open is concerned, you would have to ask the RandA. That's their tournament."
The RandA have a long-established roster of Open championship venues - Carnoustie, St Andrews, Muirfield, Royal Troon and Turnberry in Scotland; Royal Birkdale, Royal Liverpool, Royal Lytham and Royal St George's in England. There has been no change in that list for many, many years although Carnoustie dropped off it for a while before being reinstated.

DECADES BEFORE RYDER CUP IS BACK IN

 SCOTLAND AFTER GLENEAGLES IN 2014 

George O'Grady added:
"As far as the Ryder Cup is concerned: Gleneagles will host the 2014 Ryder Cup and that's really Scotland's turn past for another decade or more. Some of us in this group will be pushing up the daisies before the Ryder Cup comes back to Scotland after 2014."
France's bid for the 2018 Ryder Cup has been accepted and all the European countries want their turn in staging it. There can only by one venue on this side of the Atlantic every four years so work your way past France, Spain, Sweden, Italy, Germany and that takes care of the next 20+ years.

George O'Grady added:

"I've only seen 16 of the holes here and that was when I came up for the Walker Cup last September. No question it is a magnificent links and there's no doubt that we can and will stage a European Tour event here ... but that's someway down the road.

"New courses have to settle. Once Trump International Links has bedded in, as it were, then we can think about which European Tour event could come here."
What's the rush, anyway?
Why not cut its teeth with smaller tournaments - say the Scottish men's amateur championship for argument's sake, and iron out what are bound to be minor problems, as every new course ever built has had to smooth over.

FROM THE DAILY TELEGRAPH WEBSITE

American businessman Donald Trump, whose mother came from Scotland, has officially opened his new links course in Aberdeenshire, a course that has been completed amid opposition from local residents, local councillors, environmentalists and despite plans for a huge windfarm a few miles offshore in the North Sea.

Multi-millionaire Trump, who owns a whole raft of golf courses in the States, cut a ribbon and struck the first ball on his new multi-million pound Scottish golf course, Trump International Golf Links, on Tuesday.

Almost seven years after purchasing the Aberdeenshire property, the businessman called Scotland the home of golf and said he hopes to have built "perhaps the greatest golf course in the world."

Mr Trump and his children teed off with former Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie who said it was an honour to play the first round on the course.

"It makes me very proud to be a professional Scottish golfer today, to witness the opening of his fantastic course. On behalf of all the pros that are playing up in Inverness today, I can go back tomorrow to tell them how wonderful this site and this occasion is today," said Montgomerie.

The building of Trump International Golf Links in Aberdeenshire has been controversial, with environmental campaigners opposing the construction of the course on protected sand dunes and Trump himself complaining about a potential offshore windfarm being built near the site.
GLOWING REPORTS

The business tycoon's son, Donald Trump Junior, defended the golf course, saying: "We have been scrutinised by every group that there is out there. Every independent agency that's monitored us, that's been appointed to monitor us by the council, we have got all glowing reports."
He added: "Architect Martin Hawtree wrote the book on environmental golf development. He's our architect. He's been incredibly instrumental in everything we have done here."
The course will open to the public on Sunday July 15.
More than £100 million has been spent on the course and the clubhouse, but further plans for a hotel and holiday homes in the area have been put on hold until a final decision is made on the offshore windfarm proposal.

JOHN FRASER TOP SEED ON COUNTBACK FOR SENIORS' MATCH-PLAY

One-time shinty star John Fraser (Royal Burgess), Angus Lamond (Haggs Castle) and Brian Smith (Kilmacolm) headed the 32 qualifiers for the Scottish senior men's amateur match-play golf championship at West Kilbride GC, Ayrshire today. The trio totalled three-over-par 145 , Fraser and Lamond having matching rounds of 73-72, Smith with scores of 72-73. Fraser, pictured, on a card countback, was made the No 1 seed and plays the last of the 32 qualifiers, James Kinloch (Cardross) who shot 84-75 for 159. Lamond, the No 2 seed. plays Ian Gillan (Bishopbriggs), 75-83 for 158. Smith, the No 3 seed, plays former match-play champion George Paterson (Northern), 80-78 for 158. Title-holder Ian Brotherston (Dumfries and Co) shot 76-75 for 151. The match-play starts Wednesday and finishes on Friday with the semi-finals in the morning and the final in the afternoon. QUALIFIERS Par 142 (2x71) CSS 74 72 145 John Fraser (Royal Burgess) 73 72, Angus Lamond (Haggs Castle) 73 72, Brian Smith (Kilmacolm) 72 73. 148 David Gardner (Broomieknowe) 78 70, Fraser McCluskey (Royal Burgess) 73 75.. 149 Colin Christy (Kilmacolm) 75 74, Keith Bruce (Edzell) 77 72, David J Miller (Kilmarnock Barassie) 78 71. 150 Derek Murphy (Kinross) 72 78. 151 Ian Brotherston (Dumfries and Co) 76 75, Alan Harrington (Western Gailes) 76 75. 152 Bob Stewart (Tulliallan) 75 77, Graham Cox (Pollok) 79 73, Ian Taylor (Royal Burgess) 75 77.. 153 Ian Randell (Silverknowes) 78 75, Lindsay Gordon (Turnhouse) 76 77m William Brown (Strathaven) 80 73. 154 George Blair (Haddington) 77 77, Richard T Gray (Irvine) 80 74, James T Johnston (Northumberland) 79 75. 155 John J Johnston (Lanark) 80 75, Bill Erskine (Kilsyth Lennox) 77 78. 156 Tony Clark (Dumfries and Co) 79 77, Stephen Ellis (Innellan) 80 76 157 Graham McGee (Erskine) 80 77, George Rodacks (Pitreavie) 79 78, Sandy Fairweather (Carnoustie Caledonia) 78 79. 158 Ian Angus (Duff House Royal) 81 77, Gordon Thomson (Bearsden) 82 76, Ian Gillian (Bishopbriggs) 75 83, George Paterson (Northern) 80 78. 159 James Kinloch (Cardross) 84 75. MATCH-PLAY DRAW Fraser v Kinloch, Randell v Gordon, Christy v McGee, Murphy v Clark, Gardner v Angus, Stewart v Blair, McCluskey v Thomson, Cox v John J Johnston. Lamong v Gillan, Brown v Gray, Bruce v Rodacks, Brotherston v Ellis, Smith v Paterson, Taylor v James T Johnson, Miller v Fairweather, Harrington v Erskine.

NINE SCOTS ENTER EUROPEAN IN IRELAND

GOLF PAR CREDIT CAL CARSON GOLF AGENCY QUERIES TO COLIN FARQUHARSON TEL 01224 869782   NINE SCOTS ENTER EUROPEAN IN IRELAND   Nine Scottish golfers have entered the European men's individual amateur championship over the Montgomerie Course at  Carton House Golf Club, Maynooth, Co Kildare in Ireland from August 8 to 11. They are: Jack McDonald (Kilmarnock Barassie), Brian Soutar (Leven GS), Graeme Robertson (Glenbervie), Paul Ferrier (Baberton), Scott Crichton (Aberdour), James White (Lundin), Adam Dunton (McDonald Ellon), Fraser McKenna (Balmore) and Liam Johnston (Dumfries & Co).   ends

OCTOBER WEATHER FORECAST FOR MOROCCO - VERY LITTLE RAIN, WARM AND SUNNY AS USUAL

The 3rd Morocco Golf Festival is being played for the third time on the fabulous golf courses surrounding the historic "Red City" of

Marrakech from October 7 (travel out) to 14 (travel back).

The festival starts with a gentle warm-up round to allow golfers to acclimatise to the warm and sunny conditions.

The first day we'll send teams of 4 out in a Texas Scramble format.

For the four competitive rounds, players will be playing in separate categories and will see them play 4 rounds of

Stableford competition of your official handicap (no slope rating adjustment)

Out of the first three rounds, a player's worst score will be discarded.

The final round always counts and will be added to the total of your previous best two scores.

In the final round, players will go off from the first tee in order of running tallies, with the best players last to tee off.

EXCITING PROGRAMME

In addition to competitive golf, there is an exciting programme full of various activities:

*Cocktail party

*Sightseeing tour of Marrakech

*Prizegiving Gala Dinner with entertainment

*Accompanying person programme.

This tournament week is great fun, a friendly competition and an enjoyable way of making new friends as you play five outstanding golf courses in Morocco. Jo Maes is the Tournament Director for a second year.


Mohamed will do your arrangements
Menara Travel and Mohamed Fakir will arrange your flights, accommodation at a five-star hotel in Marrakech, your transport to and from the airport and to and from the hotel to each new course daily.

E-mail Mohamed  at morocco4golf@googlemail.com and  tell him you want to go to the 3rd Morocco Festival.
Tell him how many will be in your party if you are not going alone, whether they are all golfers or not .. give him your preferred UK (or Ireland) airport of departure - and he will do the rest.

+The courses which will be played include the two being used by the Ladies European Tour for its Qualifying School competitions in December - Amelkis and Al Maaden (pictured below).

In fact several players who intend going out to Morocco in December for the Q School are coming to the 3rd Morocco Festival so that they can get used to the different golfing conditions compared with UK courses, in particular Amelkis and Al Maaden.
But there is plenty of room for long handicap players, male and female, at the Festival.
The long-range weather forecast for Morocco in October - warm and sunny as it always is. Yes, it sometimes rains there too - but you dry off a lot more quickly!
+Marrakech is known as the "Red City" because of the colour of the stone used in the construction of many of the buildings.

MONTROSE LINKS OPEN WEEK (JULY 23-27)

LATE ENTRIES AVAILABLE FOR MONTROSE GOLF LINKS OPEN WEEK 23RD – 27TH JULY SPONSORED BY ASTUTE (SCOTLAND) LTD

 

All players must be members of recognised golf clubs and MUST produce a current handicap certificate upon request.

 

Men’s handicap limit 18

Entry Fees

MEDAL COURSE MEN’S 5 DAY: Visitor £70.00 - Season Ticket Holder £35.00

Qualifying Sections

OVER THE MEDAL COURSE  (After playing two qualifying rounds)

1. MEN’S SCRATCH (SECTION 1)           Top 32 Scratch qualifiers in matchplay

2. MEN’S HANDICAP (SECTION A)        Top 32 players of handicaps up to 11 who did not qualify for Section 1

3. MEN’S HANDICAP (SECTION B)        Top 32 players of handicaps 12-18 who did not qualify for Section 1

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Mark O'Meara drops out of field for next week's Open championship

NEWS RELEASE FROM THE R AND A
Mark O’Meara has withdrawn from The Open Championship today due to injury.
He will not be replaced in the field at this time.

HUGH HUNTER'S CLACKMANNAN COUNTY NEWS

ALVA MISS OUT AT GLENBERVIE

Alva Golf Club, the 2011 Alexander Trophy winners, just missed retaining their title this year when they finished four shots behind the winners Falkirk Tryst Golf Club.  

Alloa finished fifth with Dollar, Tillicoultry and Braehead further back.  Dollar player Darren Hulston had the best scratch score of the day - a four under par 67 containing six birdies. He was out in one under, back in three under, mastering the heavy conditions of the day.

RESULTS

(best three scores out of four to count)

1 Falkirk Tryst 219

2 Alva  223 (Allan Aitken 74, Daniel Ashe 75, Steve McIvor 74)

5 Alloa 224 (Ian Ross 72, Ian Guthrie 74, David Milloy 78)

8 Dollar 230 (Darren Hulston 67, Peter Shearer 82, Vic Allan 81

11 Tillicoultry 237

13th Braehead

TOP TEN FINISH FOR SCOTT.

Dollar’s Scott Borrowman continues his good form in the Scottish Order of merit events. In the Cameron Corbett Vase at Haggs Castle, Scott finished in a tie for 8th position on 140 ( 71,69) and  seven shots behind the winner.

Play on Saturday was cancelled due to the wet weather and the result decided over 36 holes on the Sunday.   The next 72 hole event is the Sutherland Chalice at Dumfries and Galloway, and then it’s the Scottish amateur, so Scott will be hoping for more good golf

AND A TOP TWENTY FOR BOB

Bob Stewart (Tulliallan) made a great effort in the foggy Scottish Seniors at Luffness New last week.  With rounds of 73 and 76, Bob was in touch with the leaders, but fell back in the final round with 80 to leave him in 16th position, ten shots behind the winner.

Bob plays in the Seniors Match Play Championship at West Kilbride this week

COUNTY JUNIORS IN ACTION

Alva’s Lawrence Allan is in Sweden this week representing Scotland in the European Boys Championship. A bit nearer home Alloa’s Brian McAdam competes in the Scottish Under 16’s Championships at Strathaven.

LOCAL GOLF FIXTURES COMING UP

Entries will be closing for the County Championship this week--- 36 holes at Dollar on the 21st July

  Purkis Trophy   Alloa   14th July.

  Hugh McDonald Invitation   Braehead   14th July.

 Weir Trophy    Alloa     15th July

 Seniors Open   Braehead   19th July

OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP PRIZEFUND REMAINS AT £5 million

NEWS RELEASE FROM THE R and A
The total prize money for The 2012 Open Championship will be £5 million, the same as in 2011.
The prize money for the winner will also remain the same as in 2011.  The player who lifts the Claret Jug at Royal Lytham and St Annes as Open Champion will receive a cheque for £900,000. 

PRIZE MONEY
Place	£		Place	£
1	900,000		36	26,000
2	520,000		37	25,000
3	335,000		38	24,000
4	260,000		39	23,000
5	210,000		40	22,000
6	180,000		41	21,000
7	155,000		42	20,000
8	130,000		43	19,000
9	115,000		44	18,000
10	104,000		45	17,250
11	94,000		46	16,500
12	84,000		47	15,750
13	78,000		48	15,000
14	73,000		49	14,500
15	68,000		50	14,000
16	63,000		51	13,750
17	60,000		52	13,500
18	57,000		53	13,300
19	54,500		54	13,100
20	52,000		55	13,000
21	49,500		56	12,900
22	47,000		57	12,800
23	44,500		58	12,700
24	42,500		59	12,600
25	40,500		60	12,500
26	39,000		61	12,400
27	37,500		62	12,300
28	36,000		63	12,200
29	34,500		64	12,100
30	33,000		65	12,000
31	31,500		66	11,900
32	30,000		67	11,800
33	29,000		68	11,700
34	28,000		69	11,600
35	27,000		70	11,500

Prize money shall be allocated only to professional golfers.
If more than 70 professional golfers qualify for the final two rounds, additional prize money will be added.   Prize money will decrease by £100 per qualifying place above 70 to a minimum of £9,000.
Non qualifiers after two rounds:  Leading 10 professional golfers and ties £3,500; next 20 professional golfers and ties £2,850; next 20 professional golfers and ties £2,600; remainder of professional golfers and ties £2,350.