DUNCAN STEWART SHARES SCHEME ALMOST A SELL-OUT AGAIN

By DUNCAN STEWART

Once again my shares scheme has been a huge success. At the moment I have 110 different share holders and I only have about 5 shares left to sell from the 300 that were available. 

I would like to give everyone who has contributed to the scheme a massive thank you and it is going to be a huge help to fund my season on the Challenge Tour. This year my main shareholders who have bought advertising are as follows:

Paul Lawrie Foundation

Golfwarehouseuk.com

Genesis Choice Insurance 

Scottish Counselling Services

A W Laing Ltd Joiners and Building Contractors

You can view my other shareholders on my website which is www.duncanstewartgolfer.co.uk

I have played one event so far this year in Kenya. Although I missed the cut it was a great experience and it was good to get the season under way. In the next two months I have four events lined up before the next Challenge Tour event - two in Morocco on the Mena Tour and 2 in the United States on the NGA Tour. 

Hopefully these tournaments will get me competition sharp for the resumption of the Challenge Tour. 

If anyone is interested in snapping up the remaining shares please contact me at duncanstewartgolf@hotmail.co.uk 

Thanks

Duncan Stewart

AYRSHIRE WINTER GOLF ASSOCIATION SCOREBOARD

	WEST KILBRIDE 26/2/2013
		PAR 70
PROFESSIONALS/ASSISTANTS		CLUB	ASS/PROF	SCORE
PAUL	MCKECHNIE	Braid Hills	PRO.	67
MIKE	PATTERSON	Kilmacolm G. C.	ASST.	68
GRAHAM	FOX	Rowallan	PRO.	70
PAUL	ROBINSON	Largs	ASST.	71
CAMPBELL	ELLIOTT	Haggs Castle	PRO.	73
DAVID	FLEMING	Prestwick	PRO.	73
ALASTAIR	FORROW	Whitecraigs	PRO.	73
PAUL	WILSON	Cawder	ASST.	73
	ALAN MICKEL TROPHY
AMATEURS		CLUB	NET	HCAP
JOHNNY	MULLANEY	Dundonald	68	1
JONATHAN	d'AGUILAR	Glasgow G C	69	7
ROBERT	KERR	Troon Welbeck	69	8
GORDON	CLARK	Irvine G. C.	71	14
ALEX	FALLIS	Cowglen	71	17
LIAM	McGUIGAN	East Kilbride	71	11
GARY	MCINTOSH	EastRenfrewshire	71	8

Full results on the webpage. www.ayrshirewintergolfassociation.webs.com

Next fixture Old Prestwick 13th March

GO-AHEAD FOR £100million GOLF RESORT AND HOTEL NEAR GIANT'S CAUSEWAY

FROM THE DAILY TELEGRAPH WEBSITE
Work on a £100 million golf resort near the famous Giant's Causeway on Ulster's north coast is due to get under way later this year after a landmark ruling at the Northern Ireland High Court today.

Mr Justice Weatherup dismissed a legal challenge by the National Trust which claimed the development would have a major environmental impact on the UNESCO designated World Heritage site.

More than a decade after the initial planning application was lodged, the judge endorsed a decision last year by the Northern Ireland Environment minister Alex Attwood to give the go-ahead for a championship course and five-star hotel outside the village of Bushmills, Co Antrim, a mile and a half from the Causeway, one of the country's main tourist attractions.

The ruling was a personal triumph for the US-based Northern Ireland businessman Dr Alistair Hanna who is heading up the investment and advisory group involved in the Bushmills Dunes golf resort and spa scheme, and which he claims could create up to 360 direct jobs and an estimated 300 more through suppliers and construction.

The Trust launched a fierce campaign of resistance because of the close proximity of the proposed 18-hole championship course, luxury hotel and holiday accommodation to the Causeway and sought a judicial review of the minister's decision to approve the application – one of the most significant since the power-sharing executive was established in Belfast.

Dr Hanna was not in court for today's judgment, but afterwards declared work would begin as soon as possible. It is likely to begin towards the end of the summer and take at least two years, maybe three, to complete.

He said: ''Not only will the resort provide a world class golf links course and facilities attracting thousands of visitors each year, it will also protect the vulnerable topography of the coastal area which has been left vulnerable following decades of neglect.'' 

NIGEL SCOTT-SMITH WINS WITH A 68 AT LANARK

WEST OF SCOTLAND ALLIANCE REPORT
From MARGARET CARRELL

Here are the results from our event today at Lanark.

After a 2hr frost delay we were treated to another excellent day’s golf.  Thanks to all staff at Lanark for an superb day. 

Par for Lanark is 70 and the scratch winner was Palacerigg professional Nigel-Scott Smith with an impressive 68.

He finished two shots ahead of another pro, David Orr (Mearns Academy).

Two +1 amateurs, James Hendrick (Pollok) and Liam Halliday (Cardross) tied for third place on 71. 

Scratch

68 Nigel Scott-Smith (Palacerigg).

70 David  Orr (Mearns Academy). 

71 James Hendrick (Pollok), Liam Halliday (Cardross).

Handicap

65 Michael McPherson (Dullatur) (7)

71 Colin Halcrow (Windyhill) (5)

73 Hugh Burns (Troon Welbeck) (1), Fraser Davern (Willliamwood) (scr), Douglas Martin (Crow Wood) (10), Derek Surgeon (Hayston) (5).
Seniors

72 Andrew Sturton (Forrester Park) (9), Derek Noble (Crow Wood) (13).

Next event
Tuesday, March 5
Rescheduled match at Barassie.

Regards

Margaret

STEWART SAGS, KELLETT NOT TOP SCOT ON ALPS TOUR

Motherwell's Ross Kellett took over the leading Scot in the Alps Tour's Red Sea Bay Open in Egypt today after Michael Stewart from Troon ran up two double bogeys ons his way to a 76.
Kellett was four under par on the 18th tee after birdies at the short fourth, fifth, 12th and long 13th but then marked up his only bogey of the day at the last.
He finished with a 69 for a share of fifth place on 140 - three shots behind Italian leader Andrea Rota (66-71 for seven-under 137).
Stewart's nine-shot slump compared with his first round dropped him to joint 13th place on 143.
Fraserburgh's Kris Nicol (Paul Lawrie Golf Centre) was heading for a par 72 until he bogeyed the 15th, 16th and 17th for a 75 and a share of 22nd place on 145.
Ross Cameron from Ellon made the cut with nothing to spare after a 73 for 148.
John Henry (Clydeband and Dist) missed out by two shots with a 76 for 150.

ALPS TOUR - RED SEA OPEN
Sokhna GC, Egypt.

LEADING SECOND-ROUND SCORES
Par 144 (2x72)
137 A Rota (Ita) 66 71
138 F Adarraga (Spa) 69 69, A Cooley (Eng) 69 69
139 E Espana (Fra) 68 71.

SCOTS' SCORES
140 R Kellett 71 69 (T5)
143 M Stewart 67 76 (T13)
145 K Nicol 70 75 (T22).
148 R Cameron 75 73 (T36)

MISSED THE CUT (148 and better qualified)
150 J Henry 74 76.

DAVID LAW NOSEDIVES OUT OF AMELKIS OPEN IN MOROCCO

David Law nosedived out of the German PGA's Pro Golf Tour event, the Amelkis Open at Marrakesh, Morocco - and joined Paul Lawrie Golf Centre team-mates Jordan Findlay and Philip McLean on the sidelines.
Law looked to be in a challenging position after an opening round of 70 but a triple bogey 6 at the short seventh derailed his second-round effort. Birdies at the 14th and 15th were too little too late as he finished in 75 for 145 - one shot too many beat the cut.
Bernd Ritthammer (Germany) led the qualifiers with 64-67 for 13-under-par 131.
Findlay (77-73) missed the cut on 150 and McLean (75-78) on 153 was even wider off the mark.

GERMAN PGA PRO GOLF TOUR
AMELKIS OPEN
Amelkis GC, Marrakesh, Morocco
LEADING SECOND-ROUND SCORES
Par 144 (2x72)
131 B Ritthammer (Ger) 64 67
133 A Knappe (Ger) 68 65
137 N Henriques (Por) 68 69

SELECTED SCORES
139 J Johnson (Eng) 65 74 (T4)
142 M Smith (Eng) 69 73 (T19)

MISSED THE CUT (144 and better qualified)
145 D Law (Sco) 70 75
150 J Findlay (Sco) 77 73
153 P McLean (Sco) 75 78.
ends

A GRAND PERFORMANCE BY GALLAGHER IN SPAIN

Former Scottish amateur champion John Gallagher, now playing out of Duddingston Golf Club, won 1,000 Euros as runner-up in the Gecko Tour 36-hole competition at La Reserva Golf Club on the Costa del Sol, Spain.The cack-handed Scot shot a pair of par 72s for 144, finished three strokes behind the winner of the 2,000 Euros first prize, Eirik Tage Johansen (Denmark), with scores of 72-69 for three-under 141.Malcolm Isaacs (Paul Lawrie Golf Centre), Elliot Saltman (Archerfield Links) and Myles Cunningham (Longniddry) all finished out of the money.Isaacs had scores of 80-75 for 155 and a share of 16th place.Saltman return 76-80 for 156 and joint 18th place.Cunningham chalked up rounds of 88-82 for 170 and a share of 39 place in a field of 50.
GECKO PRO TOURLa Reserva GC, Costa del Sol, SpainLEADING FINAL TOTALSPar 144 (2x72)141 Eirik Tage Johansen (Den) 72 69144 John Gallagher (Sco) 72 72145 Raul Quiros (Spa) 74 71

OTHER SCOTS' TOTALS155 Malcolm Isaacs 80 75 (T16)
156 Elliot Saltman 76 80 (T18)170 Myles Cunningham 88 82 (T39)Field of 56 players.

McKENNA versus SCOTT IN SOUTH AFRICAN QUARTER-FINAL

Balmore's Fraser McKenna and Ewan Scott (St Andrews) are through to the last eight of the South African men's amateur match-play golf championship ... and, as luck would have it, they play each other for a place in the semi-finals at Johannesburg Country Club.McKenna was in excellent form and did not have to play the last four holes in his second and third-round wins.He beat South African Jade Buitendag 5 and 4, then chalked up a 6 and 5 win over Jason Viljoen who had KO'd Cawder's Jamie Savage by 2 and 1 in the morning round.Scottish youths champion Scott won by one hole over Hennie Du Plessis and then won at the 20th in a thriller of a tie against Teagan Moore.Graeme Robertson (Glenbervie) lost a marathon second-round tie at the 26th against Gerlou Roux.
SOUTH AFRICAN AMATEUR MATCH-PLAY CHAMPIONSHIPJohannesburg Country Club.SELECTED RESULTSPlayers from S Africa unless statedSECOND ROUND
G Roux bt G Robertson (Glenbervie) at 26th.F McKenna (Balmore) bt J Buitendag 5 and 4.J Viljoen bt J Savage (Cawder) 2 and 1.E Scott (St Andrews) bt H Du Plessis 1 hole.

THIRD ROUNDMcKenna bt Viljoen  6 and 5.
Scott bt T Moore at 21st.

ROOKIE LAURA WINS HER FIRST PRIZEMONEY AS A PRO

By COLIN FARQUHARSON

Colin@scottishgolfview.com
Rookie pro Laura Murray has won her first prize money since she quit the amateur ranks a couple of weeks ago.
Last year's Scottish women's amateur champion from Alford,
now playing out of the Paul Lawrie Golf Centre, shot an
excellent three-under-par 66 to tie with Royal Aberdeen amateur
Jim Emslie in today's North-east Alliance played in comparatively warm sunshine and under bright blue skies at Craibstone Golf Club, Aberdeen.
"It's a long time since I scored in the 60s so to do it so soon after turning professional, gives my confidence a big boost," said Laura who will play on the Ladies European Tour's developmenatal circuit, LETAS and the new Paul Lawrie Scottish Ladies Open Tour in her rookie season.
"I holed a lot of putts out there - seven birdies, including three in a row from the 15th, but I also had a double bogey 6 after landing in a bush at the 13th. I still could have won outright but for being long with my No 9 iron approach at the last and ending up in a bunker, which cost me a bogey 5."
Murray's other birdies came at the second, fifth, ninth and 10th in halves of 32 (three under) and 34 (level par).
She was four under par when marking up her first bogey at the 12th followed by the double at the next.
Jim Emslie plays off two of a handicap at Royal Aberdeen and he had a much steadier 66 than Laura - birdies at the first, fourth, 11th and 16th with only one bogey, at the fourth, in halves of 34-32.
At the head of a field of 70 players, Laura will receive roughly £90 in cash and Jim the equivalent in a prize voucher.
They finished a shot ahead of Sam Kiloh (Portlethen), just recently turned 18 years of age and winner of the North-east District boys' stroke-play title last year.
Kiloh parred the first nine holes and then birdied the 12th, 13th, 16th and 17th with offsetting bogeys at the 10th and 14th in an inward 32.
Kiloh has the US college golf scouts on his trail - and no wonder. He is a great prospect. 

SCROLL DOWN FOR ALL TODAY'S SCORES AND ALSO THE TEE TIMES FOR INSCH NEXT WEDNESDAY

NORTH-EAST ALLIANCE SCORES AT CRAIBSTONE TONE

SCRATCH
Par 69
66 J Emslie (Royal Aberdeen) 34-32, Laura Murray (Paul Lawrie Golf Centre) 32-34.
67 S Kiloh (Portlethen) 35-32.
69 C Nelson (Mackenzie Shop) 33-36.
70 L Vannet (Carnoustie Links) 36-34, D Leslie (Northern) 35-35, K Duncan (McDonald Ellon)
71 R Fitzpatrick (unatt) 35-36, C Trahan (Meldrum House) 35-36, J Duff (Newmachar) 34-37, F Bisset (Banchory) 37-34, B Mitchell (McDonald Ellon).
72 L Fowler (Royal Aberdeen) 37-35, S Finnie (Caledonian) 35-37, K Beveridge (unatt).
73 D Fleming (Portlethen).
74 J Hopwood (Royal Aberdeen).
75 Samantha Leslie (Aberdeen Ladies).
76 K Watson (Deeside), W Shaw (Banchory), J Duncan (Newburgh).
77 H Roulston (Stonehaven), D Bisset (Banchory), K Zeynalov (Portlethen).
78 C Lamb (Newmachar), L Prouse (Hazlehead), I Taylor (unatt), A Petrie (Oldmeldrum)
79 M Merchant (Newmachar), N K Parker (Murcar Links), D Nelson (Aboyne).
80 C Cassie (Nigg Bay), M Forster (Cruden Bay), J Forrest (Northern), P Cheyne (Northern), A Gall (Deeside), M Winton (Caledonian).
81 L Roger (Royal Aberdeen), G Paterson (Northern), B Lumsden (Northern), G Milne (Newburgh).82 J Murray (Banchory), P Murray (Kemnay), J Borthwick (Craibstone), A Graham (Aboyne), J Jessiman (Oldmeldrum).
83 M Booth (Kemnay).
84 G Leslie (Newburgh), R Brown (Newburgh), I D Smith (Hazlehead), D Wright (Northern).
85 M Smith (Inverurie), S Davidson (Northern), D McKay (Caledonian).
86 P Leech (Oldmeldrum), M Brown (Newburgh), D Randall (Banchory), M Rogers (Kemnay).
88 N Stewart (Northern), N Chisholm (Kemnay).
89 H McNaughton (Cruden Bay), W Skene (Deeside).
90 M Rendall (Stonehaven), S Dunn (Deeside).
93 S Dillon (Kemnay), I Grant (Huntly).
94 A Clark (Newmachar).

LEADING NET SCORES
 (No official prize list until joint secs return from holiday)
64 J Emslie (Royal Aberdeen) (2).
66 L Fowler (Royal Aberdeen) (6), D Leslie (Northern) (4), N K Parker (Murcar Links) (13).
67 W Shaw (Banchory) (9).
68 P Leech (Oldmeldrum) (18), M Brown (Newburgh) (18), D Fleming (Portlethen) (5), B Lumsden (Northern) (13), S Kiloh (Portlethen) (+1), Fergus Bisset (Banchory) (3), J Jessiman (Oldmeldrum) (14), A Petrie (Oldmeldrum) (10), B Mitchell (McDonald Ellon) (3).
69 M Winton (Caledonian) (11), D Bisset (Banchory) (8).
70 L Roger (Royal Aberdeen) (11), H Roulston (Stonehaven) (7).

TOP SCORECARDS
CRAIBSTONE PAR 69
OUT: 4-3-4-5-5-3-3-4-4: 35
   IN: 3-4-3-4-4-4-4-4-4: 34

JIM EMSLIE 66
OUT: 3-3-5-4-5-3-3-4-4: 34
   IN: 3-3-3-4-4-4-3-4-4: 32
LAURA MURRAY 66
OUT: 4-2-4-5-4-3-3-4-3: 32
   IN: 2-4-4-6-4-3-3-3-5: 34
SAM KILOH 67
OUT: 4-3-4-5-5-3-3-4-4: 35
   IN: 4-4-2-3-5-4-3-3-4: 32   
COLIN NELSON 69
OUT: 5-3-3-4-5-3-3-3-4: 33
   IN: 3-4-4-6-4-3-4-4-4: 36     

TEE TIMES FOR INSCH NEXT WEDNESDAY

0800   K.F WATSON, C CASSIE.                                         

0808   B.HARPER, G LESLIE, I BRATTON

0816   D MACKAY, R FITZPATRICK.                                           

0824   FREE                                                       

0832   D MACANDREW, F CLARK, G MUNRO                             

0840   FREE 

0848   FREE

0856   M MERCHANT, R LAMB, C LAMB

0904  H ROULSTON, D RANDELL, J BORTHWICK 

0912  J HAMILTON, L ROGER, D  GEORGE 
0920  S DAVIDSON, M BROWN, R BROWN
0928  S THOMSON, M WINTON, P LEECH
0936  C NELSON, L PROUSE, J DALGARNO
0944 K BEVERIDGE, LAURA MURRAY
0952  S DUNN, A STEWART
 

1000  J.FORREST, N STEWART, H McNAUGHTON
1008  D WRIGHT, P CHEYNE, B LUMSDEN.
1016  P.MACKAY, S FINNIE, W SKENE
1024  L FOWLER, J EMSLIE, R CHISHOLM
1032  I GRANT, M SMITH, A GALL

1040  D LESLIE, B SHAW, M FORSYTH

1048  D RANDALL, J MURRAY, N K PARKER

10.56 J DUNCAN, G MILNE, M ROGERS

 

1104  J.HOPWOOD, C ADAM, L GRAHAM
1112  T COLLIE, M LAWRIE, M BOOTH

11.20 F BISSET, D BISSET, C BRINDLEY

1128  D NELSON, A GRAHAM,I TAYLOR                                     

1136  B.MITCHELL, K DUNCAN, G LAFFERTY 
1144  A CLARK, A DUNCAN, G THOM  
1152  FREE 

12.00 FREE 
12.08 FREE

1216  J NICOLS, G ALLAN

1224  D WILSON, P CORNFIELD, B NICHOLSON

McKENNA AND SCOTT IN LAST 16 OF SOUTH AFRICAN MATCH-PLAY

Fraser McKenna (Balmore) and Ewan Scott (St Andrews) are through to the last 16 in the South African men's amateur match-play championship at Johannesburg Country Club.
McKenna beat Jade Buitendag 5 and 4 while Scott beat Hennie Du Plessis by one hole.
In the afternoon ties, McKenna will play Jason Viljoen who beat Jamie Savage (Cawder) by 2 and 1 this morning.
Glenbervie's Graham Robertson was on the losing end of a 26-hole marathon tie against Gerlou Roux.
England's Toby Tree will be playing in this afternoon's third round after scoring a 4 and 2 win over Teagan Galche. 

RANFURLY CASTLE LAUNCHES ENTERPRISING SCHEME

Ranfurly Castle Golf Club introduces innovative new membership scheme 

MIND THE GAP

Ranfurly Castle Golf Club has launched a new and flexible membership initiative aimed at encouraging more people into the game.
The Golf Access Pass (GAP) has been created to meet the needs of those who want to enjoy the social and health benefits of playing golf, but who cannot commit the time or resources to a traditional golf club membership.
GAP is also an ideal stepping stone for those starting out in the sport who want to build up their confidence and knowledge of the game before graduating to a full club membership.
Based on a unit system, those wishing to take part in the GAP will be issued with 100 units, at a cost of £3.49 each, equating to a total of £349.
Each time they play at Ranfurly Castle, host of this year’s Scottish Girls Stroke Play Championship, they will use up a set amount of units. For example, a midweek round of golf will cost six units, while a weekend game will be eight units.
 GAP golfers play until they have used up all of their units, and may top up at any time they wish. (minimum top-up is 12 units)
Ranfurly Castle, situated in the picturesque village of Bridge of Weir, is an undulating moorland course boasting wonderful views of the surrounding countryside and vistas of the Scottish mountains to the north.
Just 20 minutes from Glasgow city centre, the course is regarded as the finest moorland track in the West of Scotland and has hosted numerous events in the past including the Scottish Seniors Championship.
The clubhouse is reminiscent of Rennie McIntosh in style and offers a full bar and catering service to members and visitors.
PGA Advanced Professional Tom Eckford, is on hand to help with any enquiries about the GAP and will be happy to discuss any questions you may have.

For further information contact Tom on 01505 614795 or email tomeckford@btconnect.com.