ARNIE INSPIRES PAUL O'HARA TO AUCHTERARDER WIN
Arnold Palmer with Paul O'Hara and Majorca-based, Scottish-born lady pro Lauren Mackin at Bay Hill Club, Florida
By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@scottishgolfview.com
Paul O'Hara met Arnold Palmer on a recent trip to Florida. Something the Great Man told the Clydeway Golf assistant professional must have clicked with Paul because today (Monday) he headed the field for the Scottish qualifying round at Auchterarder Golf Club of the Powerade PGA Assistants championship.
In cold, wet - sleet showers! - and windy conditions, Steven O'Hara's kid brother shot a one-under-par 68 with a bag of six birdies - the fifth, short eighth, long ninth, 10th, short 12th and long 15th.
Paul, settling down to PGA training after playing on the Alps Tour and other circuits, looked set to return at least a 66, which would have represented great golf in awful weather, but then the cold got to him and he bogeyed the last two holes.
Scott McGrenagahn (Cochrane Castle) and Colin Robinson (Prestonfield) were joint runners-up on par 69.
In all, the leading 18, with scores of 75 and better, qualified for the Powerade PGA Assistants Championship at Coventry from August 7 to 9.
Gullane female assistant Emma Fairnie was among those who failed by a shot on the 76 mark. But another Gullane assistant, Keir McNicoll did make it through on 73.
The 18 qualifiers were:
68 Paul O'Hara (Clydeway Golf).
69 Scott McGrenaghan (Cochrane Castle), Colin Robinson (Prestonfield).
71 Ewan Macpherson (Archerfield).
72 Neil Cameron (Blairgowrie), James Mackay (North Gailes).
73 Paul Wilson (Cawder), Keir McNicoll (Gullane), Paul Robinson (Largs), Calum Lawson (unatt), David Addison (Kilmarnock Barassie), Gordon Hillson (Dunbar), Oliver Huish (North Berwick).
74 Ian Anderson (Colville Park), Jordan Gallagher (Douglas Park), Martin Shaw (Whitecraigs), Christian MacLeod (Loch Ness).
75 Cameron Marr (Musselburgh).
NON-QUALIFIERS INCLUDED
76 Louis Gaughan (Bathgate), Ian Dean (Murrayfield), Michael Patterson (Kilmacolm), Ryan Stirling (Lanark), Emma Fairnie (Gullane), Andrew Munro (Musselburgh), Ross McConnachie (Peterculter), Murray Patterson (Cruden Bay).
In cold, wet - sleet showers! - and windy conditions, Steven O'Hara's kid brother shot a one-under-par 68 with a bag of six birdies - the fifth, short eighth, long ninth, 10th, short 12th and long 15th.
Paul, settling down to PGA training after playing on the Alps Tour and other circuits, looked set to return at least a 66, which would have represented great golf in awful weather, but then the cold got to him and he bogeyed the last two holes.
Scott McGrenagahn (Cochrane Castle) and Colin Robinson (Prestonfield) were joint runners-up on par 69.
In all, the leading 18, with scores of 75 and better, qualified for the Powerade PGA Assistants Championship at Coventry from August 7 to 9.
Gullane female assistant Emma Fairnie was among those who failed by a shot on the 76 mark. But another Gullane assistant, Keir McNicoll did make it through on 73.
The 18 qualifiers were:
68 Paul O'Hara (Clydeway Golf).
69 Scott McGrenaghan (Cochrane Castle), Colin Robinson (Prestonfield).
71 Ewan Macpherson (Archerfield).
72 Neil Cameron (Blairgowrie), James Mackay (North Gailes).
73 Paul Wilson (Cawder), Keir McNicoll (Gullane), Paul Robinson (Largs), Calum Lawson (unatt), David Addison (Kilmarnock Barassie), Gordon Hillson (Dunbar), Oliver Huish (North Berwick).
74 Ian Anderson (Colville Park), Jordan Gallagher (Douglas Park), Martin Shaw (Whitecraigs), Christian MacLeod (Loch Ness).
75 Cameron Marr (Musselburgh).
NON-QUALIFIERS INCLUDED
76 Louis Gaughan (Bathgate), Ian Dean (Murrayfield), Michael Patterson (Kilmacolm), Ryan Stirling (Lanark), Emma Fairnie (Gullane), Andrew Munro (Musselburgh), Ross McConnachie (Peterculter), Murray Patterson (Cruden Bay).
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