Tuesday, November 27, 2012

CRAIG MATHESON WINS MIDLAND ALLIANCE AT BALBIRNIE

This week the Midlands Golfers’ Alliance held their meeting at Balbirnie Park Golf Club in Fife. Craig Matheson, Falkirk Tryst (AP) led the way with a 2 under par score of 68. 
John Leddy, Bathgate (10) won the handicap with an impressive net score of 64. 
LEADING SCRATCH
Par 70
68 C Matheson (Falkirk Tryst) (ap).
69 R Stewart (Tulliallan), A Duncan (Murrayshall).
70 G Tough (Edzell), C Ferguson (Muckhart), K Bruce (Edzell).
71 N Anderson (Monifieth) 
72 D West (Burntisland), C Browne (Monifieth), G Collins (Ballumbie Castle)

LEADING NET SCORES
64 J Leddy (Bathgate) (10).
65 A Duncan (Murrayshall) (4).
66 G Wilkie (Muckhart) (14).
67 A Douglas (Caird Park) (14), D Black (Dunfermline) (12), A Herd (Scotscraig) (12).
68 C Ferguson (Muckhart) (2), K Bruce Edzell (2), C Marr (Glenrothes) (13), D Wilson (Monifieth) (5), R Stewart (Tulliallan) (1) 

Qualifiers for the JTC Kitchen Express Midland Golfer’s Alliance Championship in April at Crieff:
 A. Duncan (Murrayshall), C Ferguson (Muckhart), D West (Burntisland), C Browne (Monifieth), G Collins (Ballumbie Castle).

Qualifiers for the JTC Kitchen Express McQueen Shield at Crieff in April
 J Leddy (Bathgate)
Next week's meeting
Tuesday, December3
Strathmore Golf Centre, Alyth
Tee reserved: 8.30 - 12.00
Lee Sutherland

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FIVE SCOTS SURVIVE FIRST CUT AT EUROPEAN Q SCHOOL

By COLIN FARUHARSON
Colin@scottishgolfview.com

Five of the nine Scots in the starting line-up of 156 have made it through to the final two rounds of the European Tour Final Qualifying School at PGA Catalunya, Girona near Barcelona
George Murray (278), Gary Orr (278), Callum Macaulay (282), Andrew McArthur (283) and Alastair Forsyth (283) figured among the 73 qualifiers with totals of two-over-par 286.
But one-time PGA championship winner Scott Drummond (287), Jamie McLeary (291), Raymond Russell (29) and Wallace Booth (290) failed to beat the cut.
Anstruther's Murray and 45-year-old Helensburgh-born Orr are sitting pretty in joint 13th place and look set to be among the 25 recipients of European Tour players' cards at the end of Thursday's sixth and final round.
On a cold and wet day in north-east Spain, Murray shot one-under-par 71 over the tougher and longer Stadium Course (7,333yd) while Orr had a 74 at the same venue.
Former Scottish amateur champion Macaulay from Tulliallan needs to improve at least seven places over the final 36 holes. He had a 74 over the Stadium Course and is lying joint 32nd.
McArthur had been written off by most pundits after he started with an 80 but rounds of 67, 71 and 65 (over the shorter, par-70 Tour course of 6,610yd) have seen him climb up to a share of 39th place ... still a long way to go but if he continues to produce sub-70 scores, the Windyhill man might still make the top 25. If he did it would be an astonish performance.
Forsyth is on the same mark as McArthur after a 75 over the Stadium course.
The Paisley man has been complaining that he is being dragged down by a tendency to make unforced errors. It happened again today.

McLeary had a nightmare fourth-round of 79 - seven-over-par at the Stadium course - and missed the cut by five after seeming certain to clear at least the first hurdle.
Wallace Booth shot his best round of the week, a one-under 69 at the Tour course but it was too little too late and the Comrie man will be campaigning on the Challenge Tour next year.

Well-known names for whom the show is over include the Flying Dutchman Daan Huizing, whose brilliant form in amateur events deserted him in the company pros, former Walker Cup player and US college star Rhys Davies and former British boys champion Pablo Martin, the last amateur to win a European Tour event.
Martin withdrew from the fourth round after some erractic play through the first three rounds. He may well have suffered an injury.

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SULLIVAN JOINS GOYA IN LEAD WITH TWO ROUNDS TO GO AT EUROPEAN TOUR Q SCHOOL

FROM NEIL AHERN
European Tour Press Officer
Estanislao Goya remained at the top of the leaderboard after the fourth round of The European Tour Qualifying School Final Stage, but unlike the previous three rounds, he had company in the shape of former Walker Cup player Andy Sullivan of England at 12 under par.
The Argentine struggled to a one over par 73 on the Stadium Course at a wet and cold PGA Catalunya Resort in Spain, opening the door for Sullivan, who was third here last year, to share the lead, thanks to a three under par 69.
German amateur Moritz Lampert, Frenchman Anthony Snobeck, Finn Mikko Korhonen and Englishmen Richard McEvoy and John Parry made up the chasing pack at 11 under, with Parry carding the joint-lowest round of the day on the Stadium Course, a sparkling five under par 67.
A 40-foot eagle putt at the par five 15th was the highlight of Sullivan’s round, which also featured two birdies and one bogey, and the 25 year old is hopeful of returning to The European Tour, having finished 145th in The Race to Dubai in his rookie campaign this year.
“I played very steadily today, and it’s always nice to see 40-feet putts roll in,” said Sullivan. “I’m in a good position for the rest of the week and hopefully I can build on it. It’s always nice to come back to a place where you’ve done well before, even if it’s not the ideal situation to be back here.
“I learned a lot last season. I don’t think I did a lot wrong, it was just a big learning curve for me. I learned a lot about myself and my golf game, so if I get my card back I’ll be doing pretty much the same things again but this time I’ll have a lot more knowledge and confidence.”
Goya said: “Of course I want to win any tournament, even if this week is mostly about qualification. Winning is always the ultimate priority and I’m doing everything I can to be on top.”
 
FOURTH ROUND TOTALS
Par 284 (2x72 Stadium Course; 2x70 Tour Course) 
272 E Goya (Arg) 64 71 64 73; A Sullivan (Eng) 71 67 65 69;
273 J Parry (Eng) 71 71 64 67; R McEvoy  (Eng) 67 72 64 70; M Korhonen (Fin) 74 62 66 71; A Snobeck  (Fra) 69 67 68 69; M Lampert (am) (Ger) 70 67 65 71;
274 M Lundberg (Swe) 68 68 65 73; J Lagergren (Swe) 71 66 67 70;
275 M Southgate  (Eng) 72 70 65 68; M Nixon (Eng) 68 72 67 68; B Åkesson (Swe) 70 72 66 67;
278 G Murray  (Sco) 66 71 70 71; G Orr (Sco) 67 69 68 74; P Erofejeff (Fin) 72 67 66 73; A Levy (Fra) 68 72 71 67; M Madsen  (Den) 78 66 64 70; E De La Riva  (Esp) 70 70 65 73;
279 M Jonzon (Swe) 74 69 66 70; S Arnold  (Aus) 67 73 67 72; D Higgins (Irl) 73 64 68 74; D Gaunt (Aus) 74 68 68 69; O Floren  (Swe) 71 66 70 72;
280 D Im (USA) 72 66 70 72; M Delpodio  (Ita) 67 69 65 79; T Remkes (Ned) 71 72 68 69;
281 J Lima  (Por) 76 67 64 74; M Glauert (Ger) 73 70 64 74; C Del Moral (Esp) 70 71 68 72; A Domingo (Esp) 70 70 69 72; P Hedblom (Swe) 70 69 66 76;
282 J Glennemo (Swe) 72 69 68 73; S Little (Eng) 70 68 67 77; S Benson (Eng) 75 70 67 70; M Sell  (Eng) 74 67 68 73; C Macaulay  (Sco) 71 71 66 74; T Van Der Walt (RSA) 71 69 70 72; B An (Kor) 69 72 66 75
283 S Dodd (Wal) 77 70 68 68; L Jensen (Den) 70 74 65 74; O Bekker (RSA) 73 72 71 67; A Forsyth (Sco) 75 65 68 75; H Bacher (Aut) 74 68 66 75; T Murray (Eng) 68 72 70 73; A McArthur  (Sco) 80 67 71 65; M Brier (Aut) 71 69 73 70;
 284 D Vancsik (Arg) 75 68 68 73; D Griffiths  (Eng) 67 72 70 75; R McGowan  (Eng) 77 71 70 66; J Huldahl (Den) 76 70 72 66; W Besseling  (Ned) 69 73 70 72; C Brazillier  (Fra) 69 74 66 75; S Norris  (RSA) 68 72 71 73; J Hugo  (RSA) 71 72 64 77; F Calmels  (Fra) 72 72 65 75;
 285 C Lloyd (Eng) 73 69 68 75; N Ravano (Ita) 74 70 69 72; D Kemmer (USA) 79 66 74 66; S Kim (Kor) 78 67 77 63; S Hutsby  (Eng) 74 68 73 70; J Barnes (Eng) 77 69 74 65; T Haylock  (Eng) 74 72 71 68; T Fisher Jnr (RSA) 69 71 71 74; D Dixon (Eng) 72 74 73 66; Å Nilsson (Swe) 74 69 68 74; C Kim (USA) 73 66 69 77; O Wilson (Eng) 75 68 72 70;
 286 A Marshall (Eng) 75 67 67 77; T Pilkadaris (Aus) 75 73 71 67; J Timmis (Eng) 74 69 66 77; J Howarth (Eng) 75 67 69 75; G Boyd  (Eng) 76 70 73 67; J Ruth  (Eng) 70 71 69 76;
 287 D Perrier (Fra) 73 71 69 74; C Monasterio (Arg) 72 72 71 72; S Drummond (Sco) 76 68 70 73; B Henson (USA) 76 68 72 71; B Koepka  (USA) 73 71 73 70; G Clark (Eng) 78 67 70 72;
 288 M Crespi  (Ita) 72 68 71 77; N Floren (Swe) 80 67 71 70; R Davies (Wal) 68 74 68 78; J Watts (Eng) 77 68 75 68; R Kakko  (Fin) 74 70 76 68; D Frittelli (RSA) 76 70 74 68; P Edberg (Swe) 72 75 71 70; S Tiley (Eng) 77 67 69 75; M Zions (Aus) 74 73 74 67; D Huizing (Ned) 70 81 69 68; B Ritthammer (Ger) 69 71 70 78; B Dredge (Wal) 70 75 72 71;
 289 S Whiffin (Eng) 75 70 69 75; K Pratt (Aus) 72 75 73 69; N Kearney (Irl) 73 72 74 70; D Brooks (Eng) 71 74 71 73; G Cambis  (Fra) 73 78 68 70; J McLeary  (Sco) 69 72 69 79; M Haastrup  (Den) 72 75 72 70;
 290 W Bennett (Eng) 77 67 70 76; S Thornton (Irl) 71 75 72 72; S Jeppesen  (Swe) 78 71 71 70; R Russell (Sco) 73 72 75 70; A Hansen  (Den) 71 74 75 70; M Lorenzo-Vera  (Fra) 74 74 75 67; L Bond (Wal) 76 69 74 71; W Booth  (Sco) 77 71 73 69; F Bergamaschi (Ita) 76 68 70 76;
 291 P Broadhurst (Eng) 74 74 73 70; S Strange (Aus) 75 67 66 83; R Hjelm (Den) 77 71 72 71; G Stal  (Fra) 81 70 73 67; R Karlberg  (Swe) 75 73 72 71; C Devlin (Nir) 71 73 71 76; A Otaegui  (Esp) 77 70 73 71; A Johnansson (Swe) 76 67 68 80; L Goddard  (Eng) 72 71 70 78; M Siddikur  (Ban) 75 73 73 70; J Jeong (Kor) 80 66 80 65; K Borsheim  (Nor) 78 71 73 69;
 292 P Uihlein  (USA) 75 77 70 70; P Maddy (Eng) 78 72 72 70; J Sandelin (Swe) 75 72 76 69;
 293 K Ferrie (Eng) 80 71 72 70; S Walker (Eng) 74 73 78 68; C Aguilar  (Esp) 77 71 77 68; T Sluiter  (Ned) 81 68 74 70; Z Scotland  (Eng) 76 72 72 73; C Suneson (Esp) 74 75 72 72; J Harding  (RSA) 74 74 74 71; L Kennedy  (Eng) 73 71 74 75; A Saddier (am) (Fra) 80 65 77 71;
 294 J Bäckström (Swe) 77 72 73 72; A Rota (Ita) 74 69 73 78; I Pyman (Eng) 76 71 79 68;
 295 N Schietekat (RSA) 70 75 78 72; S Hong (Kor) 71 74 73 77;
 296 G Shaw (Nir) 81 73 74 68; M Grönberg (Swe) 75 75 78 68;
 297 M Tunnicliff (Eng) 74 72 77 74;
 298 S Fallon (Eng) 73 72 78 75; P O'Keefe (Ire) 81 65 77 75; O Lieser (Cze) 74 70 72 82; R Blizard (Aus) 75 69 76 78;
 299 J Lerchedahl (Den) 76 75 75 73; J Grillon  (Fra) 72 77 77 73;
 300 P Archer (Eng) 80 72 75 73;
 301 J Scrivener (Aus) 77 69 75 80; O Rozner (am) (Fra) 74 76 81 70;
 302 S Garcia Rodriguez (Esp) 73 70 75 84;
 303 O Henningsson  (Swe) 79 74 74 76;
 304 C Aronsen  (Nor) 74 80 76 74; D Wuensche  (Ger) 86 76 74 68; N Dougherty  (Eng) 80 73 77 74;
 307 J Gallegos (am) (Esp) 80 76 73 78;
 Withdrew: A Haig (RSA) 76 72 82 WD; P Martin  (Esp) 81 69 77 WD;
 
EUROPEAN TOUR COMMUNICATIONS

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BAN ON ANCHORED PUTTERS COULD BE ANNOUNCED TOMORROW MORNING

FROM THE GOLF CHANNEL WEBSITE 
By RYAN LAVNER
The U.S. Golf Association and R and A will hold a teleconference Wednesday in which it is expected they will announce whether there will be a ban on anchored putters.
Each of the leaders from golf’s governing bodies will be on the 8:30 a.m. ET call: USGA executive director Mike Davis, R and A chief executive Peter Dawson, USGA senior director of rules Thomas Pagel and R and A executive director of rules and equipment standards David Rickman.
Anchoring has become one of the hot-button issues in the sport, after three of the past five major winners used a putter that was affixed to a part of the body.

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DARREN CLARKE IS PEOPLE'S CHOICE TO BE RYDER CUP CAPTAIN



NEWS RELEASE FROM THE AZALEA GROUP
The 2011 Open champion, Darren Clarke OBE, is the popular choice among club golfers to lead the European Ryder Cup team in 2014, according to a recent poll carried out by HowDidiDo, Europe's largest golfing community.
Clarke, pictured, who played in five consecutive European sides between 1997 and 2006, took 39 per cent of the vote, polling half as many votes again as his nearest rival, fellow Irishman Paul McGinley (26 per cent).
Spaniard Miguel Ángel Jiménez, who joined Clarke and McGinley as vice-captains in José María Olazábal's amazing success at Medinah, was the third most popular choice, but he managed only to secure 12 per cent of the vote.
The 2010 captain, Colin Montgomerie, was the fourth most popular choice with eight per cent, with Sandy Lyle (six), Thomas Bjorn (five) and 2012 hero Paul Lawrie (four) also trailing in the wake of the two popular Irishmen.
Indeed, Clarke polled more votes than Montgomerie, Lyle, Bjorn, and Lawrie, combined, showing that, not surprisingly, the bookies are correct in having the Northern Irishman as favourite for the post, with his odds as low as 8/13*.
Nearly 2,000 votes were registered in the poll, and there are, arguably, few better websites from which to take an accurate sample of golfing opinion. HowDidiDo boasts a membership of more than 370,000 golfers - all golf club members - and contains a database of handicaps, results and scores for in excess of 1.3m men and women.
HowDidiDo Media's managing director, Barry Dyett, said: "While the popularity among club golfers of Clarke and McGinley is not unexpected, the level of support for Clarke does come as something of a surprise. We certainly did not anticipate him polling half as many votes again as McGinley.
"You know what they say, ‘you never see a poor bookie', and the odds being quoted currently tend to fall in line with our findings, although our members - all paid-up club golfers - have Miguel Ángel Jiménez as third favourite, while the lowest I've seen him quoted is 20/1 fifth favourite. Could he be the surprise choice?"
Standard membership to HowDidiDo is free and the plethora of statistics available allows any golfer to analyse and compare performance with other players at their own club or across the network. During 2011, the site received more than 60 million page views.
Registration to HowDidiDo is required to check handicap lists or competition results, but it remains a free service to any golf club whose administrators use CLUB2000 software from Club Systems International, which is in place at around 2,000 UK clubs. Nearly 1,800 golf clubs currently use the HowDidiDo site and the service welcomes new members daily.
Registration to HowDidiDo is required to check handicap lists or competition results, but it remains a free service to any golf club whose administrators use CLUB2000 software from Club Systems International, which is in place at around 2,000 UK clubs. More than 1,800 golf clubs currently use the HowDidiDo site and the service welcomes new members daily.
*As at November 27, 2012, Ladbrokes is quoting: 8/13 Darren Clarke; 13/8 Paul McGinley; 8/1 Colin Montgomerie; 10/1 Thomas Bjorn; 25/1 Miguel Ángel Jiménez; 33/1 Paul Lawrie; 40/1 Sandy Lyle; 50/1 Lee Westwood; 66/1 Bernhard Langer.
For more information on HowDidiDo contact barry.dyett@howdididomedia.com

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SINGAPORE COURT RULES ASIAN TOUR BAN WAS RESTRAINT OF TRADE

FROM THE REUTERS WEBSITE
By PETER RUTHERFORD
SINGAPORE - A Singapore court ruled against the Asian Tour in a restraint of trade case today and ordered it to repay fines imposed on four golfers.
Australians Terry Pilkadaris and Matthew Griffin, Dutchman Guido van der Valk and Malaysian Anis Helmi Hassan brought the case against the Asian Tour after being suspended for refusal to pay $5,000 (3,120.32 pounds) fines imposed for playing events on the rival OneAsia circuit.

The players argued that the penalty was unfair and they should be allowed to play elsewhere if the Asian Tour did not stage a tournament the same week.
Pilkadaris said in a statement he was delighted with the verdict and felt vindicated in his stance.
"This situation was simply unfair. Even when the Asian Tour didn't have a tournament, we were being prevented from playing on OneAsia - and as a professional golfer this clearly is an infringement of trade," he said.
"I was a very loyal Asian Tour member. Even when I was on the European Tour, I used to come back to Asia to play their events, so to be accused of disloyalty was not very nice.
"I earned the right to play on the Asian Tour - and OneAsia - and so I am glad that this has been resolved."
In the High Court ruling on Tuesday, the judge wrote that the Asian Tour's regulations regarding the release of players to take part in events on other tours was "unenforceable and null and void for being an unreasonable restraint of trade".
The ruling ordered the Tour to repay the fines levied on players and pay their costs.
The Asian Tour, which has accused OneAsia of stealing events, had said it was simply following its rules and regulations in suspending the quartet for failing to pay.
Other Tour members had agreed to pay the fines and gone on to play rival events, it had said.
A statement from the Asian Tour on Tuesday said: "Our lawyers are reviewing the court judgement and we will make further comments at an appropriate time."
Sang Y Chun, chairman and commissioner of OneAsia, said it had been "illogical" for the Asian Tour to stop its players from competing in other competitions, particularly when there was no conflict of dates.
"We have always had a much more open policy - if you are qualified to play, you should be allowed to play," he said in a statement.
"OneAsia wants to see the best golfers in Asia competing for the richest purses and we hope this ruling opens the way for more players to take part in our events without fear of punitive fines or banning."
While the Asian Tour has been keen to help its players on to the bigger European and US PGA Tours, it has been concerned about the growth of the rival OneAsia circuit and introduced fines to deter members from playing on it.
OneAsia launched its first season in 2009, promising $1 million (624 thousand pounds) events with full fields of Asian players. It now has 10 full-field stroke play events this year after starting with five in its first year.
Van der Valk incurred a $5,000 fine for playing in OneAsia events in 2010 but the world No. 600 told Reuters earlier this month that he could no longer afford to take the risk of paying them as he has no guarantees of making money from competing.
Griffin played in the Chengdu Open, Maekyung Open, SK Telekom Open and Indonesian Open on the OneAsia Tour between April and July 2010, with Pilkadaris playing in three of the events, Van der Valk two and Anis just in Indonesia
Pilkadaris, Griffin and Anis have dropped their membership of the Asian Tour.

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TOP TEN FLORIDA FINISH BY GREG DUNCAN FROM EDINBURGH


Greg Duncan (pictured) from Edinburgh finished ahead of Murrayshall's Gavin Dear in the West Palm Beach Classic, the first 18-hole event of this week's Golfslinger.com Tour at Ironhorse Country Club, West Palm Beach in Florida.
Duncan finished joint eighth and earned $175 for a score of one-under-par 71.
Dear had a 72 which earned him $87 and 50 cents for joint 12th place in a field of 85.
American John Curran from Jupiter, Florida won the $1,000 first prize at the third hole of a sudden-death play-off featuring seven players who hit the 70 mark.
Curran, winning for the first time on the Golfslinger.com Tour, had figures of birdie-par-birdie for the play-off. 



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RORY McILROY ONLY NON-OLYMPIAN ON BBC SPORTS PERSONALITY OF YEAR SHORT LEET

European Number One Rory McIlroy has reacted with pride to the news that he is the only non-Olympian to earn a place on the 12-strong shortlist for this year's BBC Sports Personality of the Year award.
As expected, stars of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games dominate the list, while five female athletes have made the cut in contrast to last year's controversial all-male shortlist.
McIlroy, who won his second Major title this year and finished top of both the Race to Dubai and US money list, said: "I am delighted to be nominated again for Sports Personality of the Year.
"It is a real honour to be nominated two years in a row. With it being an Olympic year, and with so many outstanding achievements in British sport in 2012, the voting is sure to go right down to the wire."
McIlroy is joined on the shortlist by Nicola Adams, who made history by becoming the first Olympic women's boxing champion when she floored world number one Ren Cancan en route to a memorable points win in London.
Adams told the Press Association: "I didn't expect to be nominated, let along make the short list. There are so many big names on the list, and so many others who didn't make it, that I am just happy to be part of it.
"I have watched Sports Personality of the Year for years and I never once thought I would be part of it. I would have been happy enough with my gold medal. Everything that is happening now is just a bonus."
Katherine Grainger's British rowing team-mates reacted with delight to the news that Grainger, whose double sculls gold medal with Anna Watkins came on the back of three consecutive Olympic silvers, had also made a cut.
In a joint statement they said: "We are very proud that Katherine has made the shortlist, representing not only the rowing team but women in sport. She has given so much to her team and country that it is brilliant she is being recognised in this way."
Cyclist Bradley Wiggins is the bookmakers' odds-on favourite after his historic triumph in the Tour de France and gold in the Olympic time trial, ahead of Mo Farah, double gold medallist in the 5,000metres and 10,000m.
Andy Murray, who became the first British man to win a Grand Slam singles title for 76 years when he triumphed in the US Open and also won an Olympic gold for good measure, is ranked third favourite with the bookies just ahead of Olympic heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis.
David Weir is one of three Paralympians on the list, the four-time London gold medallist joined by another four-time London Paralympic champion, cyclist Sarah Storey, and swimmer Ellie Simmonds
Barbara Slater, the director of BBC Sport who chaired the shortlisting panel, admitted that having to leave out so many big names had been painful.
Slater said in a BBC blog: "We had already extended the shortlist for the main award this year from 10 to 12, but at times we all wished it was nearer 15 or 20.
"It was very difficult to leave off Olympians and Paralympians of the calibre of Charlotte Dujardin, Alistair Brownlee, Jade Jones, Sophie Christiansen, Laura Trott, Jonnie Peacock, Jason Kenny and Victoria Pendleton, to name just a few."
The expert panel included national newspaper sports editors and three former award nominees, Sir Steve Redgrave, Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson and Denise Lewis.
The panel also selected the winners of the coach of the year, team of the year and overseas personality.
The main award will be chosen by public vote and announced at the Sports Personality of the Year show from London's ExCeL centre on December 16.
Shortlist (in alphabetical order): Nicola Adams (Olympic boxing), Ben Ainslie (Olympic sailing), Jessica Ennis (Olympic heptathlon), Mo Farah (Olympic 5,000m and 10,000m), Katherine Grainger (Olympic rowing), Sir Chris Hoy (Olympic cycling), Rory McIlroy (world number one golfer and USPGA champion), Andy Murray (Olympic tennis and US Open champion), Ellie Simmonds (Paralympic swimming), Sarah Storey (Paralympic cycling), David Weir (Paralympic wheelchair athlete), Bradley Wiggins (Olympic cycling and Tour de France winner).

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NZ OPEN WINNER HIGGINBOTTOM (19) TURNS PROFESSIONAL

FROM THE CBS SPORTS.COM WEBSITE
SYDNEY (AP) -Australian teenager Jake Higginbottom has announced his decision to turn professional, only two days after his breakthrough victory at the New Zealand Golf Open.
The 19-year-old Higginbottom had to forego the $72,000 winner's cheque after winning the New Zealand tournament by a shot from compatriots Peter Wilson and Jason Norris.
He will make his professional debut at the New South Wales PGA Championship at the Mount Broughton course in New South Wales state from Thursday.
Higginbottom will also be in the field for the Australian Open at Sydney's Lakes course next week and the Australian PGA championships at Coolum in December.

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