PAUL LAWRIE MAKES THE OPEN CUT .... SITTING AT HOME IN BIELDSIDE!
By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@scottishgolfview.com
Paul Lawrie improved by 12 shots with a second-round, two-under-par 69 in the second round of the Open at Muirfield today.
That meant he made the halfway cut right on the limit mark of
eight-over-par 150.
Trouble is Paul was sitting comfortably at home in Bieldside, to the west of Aberdeen and about 160 miles north of Gullane. by the time the cut figure was finalised.
As the 1999 Open champion at Carnoustie said in his website blog:
" Hit it really nicely this morning to shoot 69 -2 to finish +8 overall , the pins were a little easier but the course was still very tough , we had a quick bite to eat in the players lounge then headed up the road , we're now watching it on TV with the cut creeping closer to us."
Paul did not resume that blog once he knew he had qualified but we can presume he loaded his golf gear back into his car and drove back down again to wherever he had booked out from, thinking he had missed the cut - which, to be fair, was estimated at only four or five over when he left the course.
Because there's only half the original field to get round on Saturday and Sunday, play does not start nearly as early as the 6.30am tee time of the first two rounds.Lawrie will tee off at 9am and Richie Ramsay 9.10am in the third round.
So a great, gutsy effort by the Aberdonian while players like Luke Donald, Justin Rose and Rory McIlroy failed to show the same determination to retrieve the situation, even though they were all ahead of Lawrie at the end of the first round.
Veteran Spanish Ryder Cup player Miguel Jimenez - "The Mechanic" from Malaga - leads the field at three-under-par 139 with scores of 68-71.
He is one shot ahead of Sweden's Henrik Stenson (70-70), England's Lee Westwood (72-68), World No 1 Tiger Woods (69-71) and fellow American Dustin Johnson (68-72).
Martin Laird is in the group on 141 with scores of 70-71. First-round leader Zach Johnson is alongside the leading Scot after going back from an opening 66 to a 75 today.
Fellow Aberdonian Richie Ramsay made it through on the same mark as Paul Lawrie, shottong 76-74 for 150.
But world-class names such as Luke Donald (72 for 152), Justin Rose (77 for 152), Rory McIlroy (75 for 154) will be seen no more at Muirfield this weekend.
Grant Forrest (Craigielaw), winner of the Scottish amateur title at Royal Dornoch last year and a student at San Diego University, was also among the non-qualifiers. He plunged from a promising 73 to a disastrous 86.
After pulling out of the Scotland team for last week's European men's amateur team championship in Denmark so that he could spend more time practising for the Open, there will be no tears shed for his failure to last more than two rounds at Muirfield.
HALFWAY LEADERBOARD
Par 142 (2x71)
139 Miguel Jimenez (Spain) 68 71
140 Henrik Stenson (Sweden) 70 70, Lee Westwood (England) 72 68, Tiger Woods 9uS) 69 71, Dustin Johnson (US) 68 72.
141 Martin Laird (Scotland) 70 71, Rafael Cabrera-Bello (Spain) 67 74, Zach Johnson(US) 66 75, Angel Cabrera (Argentina) 69 72.
142 Ryan Moore (US) 72 70
143 Jordan Spieth (US) 69 74, Darren Clarke (N Ireland) 72 71, Charl Schwartzel (S Africa) 75 68, Adam Scott (Australia) 71 72, Webb Simpson (US) 73 70, Francesco Molinari (Italy) 69 74, Bubba Watson (US) 70 73, Ian Poulter (England) 72 71, Phil Mickelson (US) 69 74.
SELECTED OTHER SCORES
146 Stephen Gallacher (Scotland) 76 70, Graeme McDowell (N Ireland) 75 71 (T34)
148 Sandy Lyle (Scotland) 76 72, Padraig Harrington (Ireland) 73 75, Sergio Garcia (Spain) 75 73, Ernie Els (S Africa) 74 74 (T49)
140 Gareth Wright (Wales) 71 78 (T55)
150 Richie Ramsay (Scotland) 76 74, Paul Lawrie (Scotland) 81 69 (T70).
MISSED THE CUT INCLUDED
151 George Murray (Scotland) 76 75
152 Luke Donald (England) 80 72, Marc Warren (Scotland) 72 80, Justin Rose (England) 75 77.
153 Tom Watson (US) 75 78
154 Rory McIlroy (N Ireland) 79 75
156 Scott Jamieson (Scotland) 80 76, Lloyd Saltman (Scotland) 79 77
157 Matteo Manassero (Italy) 78 79, Sir Nick Faldo (England) 79 78.
159 Grant Forrest (Scotland) (am) 73 86.
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Colin@scottishgolfview.com
Paul Lawrie improved by 12 shots with a second-round, two-under-par 69 in the second round of the Open at Muirfield today.
That meant he made the halfway cut right on the limit mark of
eight-over-par 150.
Trouble is Paul was sitting comfortably at home in Bieldside, to the west of Aberdeen and about 160 miles north of Gullane. by the time the cut figure was finalised.
As the 1999 Open champion at Carnoustie said in his website blog:
" Hit it really nicely this morning to shoot 69 -2 to finish +8 overall , the pins were a little easier but the course was still very tough , we had a quick bite to eat in the players lounge then headed up the road , we're now watching it on TV with the cut creeping closer to us."
Paul did not resume that blog once he knew he had qualified but we can presume he loaded his golf gear back into his car and drove back down again to wherever he had booked out from, thinking he had missed the cut - which, to be fair, was estimated at only four or five over when he left the course.
Because there's only half the original field to get round on Saturday and Sunday, play does not start nearly as early as the 6.30am tee time of the first two rounds.Lawrie will tee off at 9am and Richie Ramsay 9.10am in the third round.
So a great, gutsy effort by the Aberdonian while players like Luke Donald, Justin Rose and Rory McIlroy failed to show the same determination to retrieve the situation, even though they were all ahead of Lawrie at the end of the first round.
Veteran Spanish Ryder Cup player Miguel Jimenez - "The Mechanic" from Malaga - leads the field at three-under-par 139 with scores of 68-71.
He is one shot ahead of Sweden's Henrik Stenson (70-70), England's Lee Westwood (72-68), World No 1 Tiger Woods (69-71) and fellow American Dustin Johnson (68-72).
Martin Laird is in the group on 141 with scores of 70-71. First-round leader Zach Johnson is alongside the leading Scot after going back from an opening 66 to a 75 today.
Fellow Aberdonian Richie Ramsay made it through on the same mark as Paul Lawrie, shottong 76-74 for 150.
But world-class names such as Luke Donald (72 for 152), Justin Rose (77 for 152), Rory McIlroy (75 for 154) will be seen no more at Muirfield this weekend.
Grant Forrest (Craigielaw), winner of the Scottish amateur title at Royal Dornoch last year and a student at San Diego University, was also among the non-qualifiers. He plunged from a promising 73 to a disastrous 86.
After pulling out of the Scotland team for last week's European men's amateur team championship in Denmark so that he could spend more time practising for the Open, there will be no tears shed for his failure to last more than two rounds at Muirfield.
HALFWAY LEADERBOARD
Par 142 (2x71)
139 Miguel Jimenez (Spain) 68 71
140 Henrik Stenson (Sweden) 70 70, Lee Westwood (England) 72 68, Tiger Woods 9uS) 69 71, Dustin Johnson (US) 68 72.
141 Martin Laird (Scotland) 70 71, Rafael Cabrera-Bello (Spain) 67 74, Zach Johnson(US) 66 75, Angel Cabrera (Argentina) 69 72.
142 Ryan Moore (US) 72 70
143 Jordan Spieth (US) 69 74, Darren Clarke (N Ireland) 72 71, Charl Schwartzel (S Africa) 75 68, Adam Scott (Australia) 71 72, Webb Simpson (US) 73 70, Francesco Molinari (Italy) 69 74, Bubba Watson (US) 70 73, Ian Poulter (England) 72 71, Phil Mickelson (US) 69 74.
SELECTED OTHER SCORES
146 Stephen Gallacher (Scotland) 76 70, Graeme McDowell (N Ireland) 75 71 (T34)
148 Sandy Lyle (Scotland) 76 72, Padraig Harrington (Ireland) 73 75, Sergio Garcia (Spain) 75 73, Ernie Els (S Africa) 74 74 (T49)
140 Gareth Wright (Wales) 71 78 (T55)
150 Richie Ramsay (Scotland) 76 74, Paul Lawrie (Scotland) 81 69 (T70).
MISSED THE CUT INCLUDED
151 George Murray (Scotland) 76 75
152 Luke Donald (England) 80 72, Marc Warren (Scotland) 72 80, Justin Rose (England) 75 77.
153 Tom Watson (US) 75 78
154 Rory McIlroy (N Ireland) 79 75
156 Scott Jamieson (Scotland) 80 76, Lloyd Saltman (Scotland) 79 77
157 Matteo Manassero (Italy) 78 79, Sir Nick Faldo (England) 79 78.
159 Grant Forrest (Scotland) (am) 73 86.
TO VIEW THE COMPLETE SCOREBOARD
CLICK HERE
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