EUAN WALKER TOP SCOT AT MCEVOY TROPHY

Euan Walker (Kilmarnock Barassie) finished the Scot-in joint seventh place - in the Peter McEvoy Trophy Under-18 boys' stroke play golf tournament at Copt Heath Golf Club, Solihull today Walker had scores of 75, 73, 73 and 73 for 10-over-par 294, seven shots behind the winner by three, Bradley Moore (Kedleston Park) (69-74-71-73 for three=over 287). Last year's Scottish schoolboys champon Connor Syme (Dumfries and Co) finished just outside the top 10 with rounds of 71, 77, 71 and 76 for 295 and a share of 11th place. Ben Kinsley (St Andrews New) faded into 16th place with a last round of 79 after earlier scores of 72, 75 and 73. Calum Hill (Tantallon) came joint 32nd on 306 with scores of 73, 76, 79 and 78. Greg Forrester (Lundin) totalled 309 for a share of 36th place with rounds of 77, 74, 77 and 81. Moore won by three shots from Ashton Turner (Kenwick Park) who had scores of 69, 75, 71 and 75 for 290. Three players - Adam Chapman (Windermere) (76-74-73-68), Harry Ellis (Moon Valley) (74-74-73-70) and Jack Singh Brar (Brokenhurst Manor) (75-74-70-72) - tied for third place on 291. e nds

EVERETT AND SAVAGE WIN GLENMUIR BETTER-BALL FOUR-BALL AT WINDY DUNDONALD

Caldwell's Craig Everett and Stewart Savage (Dalmuir) dovetailed best of all to win the £700 first prize in the PGA of Scotland's Glenmuir Winter Series better-ball four-ball competition at Dundonald Links today Such has been the severity of the Scottish winter, this was the third attempt to play the event. So third time lucky in more ways than one for Messrs Everett and Savage on a dry but very windy day at the Ayrshire venue. The winners birdied the first, fourth, sixth, 14th and 18th in a bogey-free round of five-under-par 67 (33-34) The clubhouse lead had been shared on 68 by Chris Currie (Caldwell) and Neil Fenwick (Dunbar) with the Prestwick pairing of David Fleming and Allan Todd, until Everett and Savage, in the second last match to finish, proved the tie-breaker. The joint runners-up won £425 per pairing. GLENMUIR WINTER SERIES FOUR-BALL BETTER-BALL Dundonald Links, Ayrshire. LEADING FINAL TOTALS 67 Craig Everett (Caldwell) and Stewart Savage (Dalmuir) £700. 68 Chris Currie (CaldcNawell) and Neil Fenwick (Dunbar) £425, David Fleming and Allan Todd (both Prestwick) £425. 69 Tom Eckford (Ranfurly Castle) and Ken Stevely (Corfu Golf Holidays) £225, James Erskine (Portpatrick Dunksey) and Christopher Russell (RAW Golf Course Design) £225, Graham Fox (Clydeway Golf) and Paul McKechnie (Braid Hills) £225, Scott Herald and David Orr (both Mearns Castle) £225. 70 Stephen Gray (Hayston) and James McKinnon (Irvine). 71 David Addison and Iain McNab, Robert Arnott and Mark King, Iain Colquhoun and John Robertson, Campbell Elliott and Joseph McBrearty, Morrison and Reid, Michael Paterson and David Snodgrass, Paul Robinson and Paul Wilson. TO VIEW ALL THE SCORES CLICK HERE

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Merchiston Pupil Hill named as ISGA National Schools Champion

Merchiston Castle School pupil, Calum Hill from North Berwick, has chalked up his third win in six months. The 17 year old who is now in his final year as a member of Merchiston’s Golf Academy, has won the ISGA British Schools Final by two strokes from a field of 57 players at Princes and Royal St George’s Golf Courses, Kent, England, adding to his wins at the ISGA Scottish Open and the R&A Exeter Team Invitational.

In extremely windy conditions, Calum carded a level par 36 hole aggregate of 143, (72,71) to win the individual title by two shots. Calum received his trophy from Colonel Checketts (Royal St George’s Secretary),

Alongside two Merchiston team mates, Max Brueck (Golf Club Munster) and Angus Roberts (The Roxburghe), the pupils combined to finish an admirable fifth place overall from the 19 Area ISGA British School Finalists.

Hill, a recent U18 Scottish Cap player and Tantallon Junior Club Champion also had a fine finish, in the recent Scottish Boys’ matchplay, reaching the Fifth Round.

Calum commented, “I am absolutely delighted with the ISGA British Schools victory; this was a good field with some of the country’s top juniors. I have to thank Merchiston Golf Academy for running an incredible golf programme in Edinburgh where my golf, under the tutelage of Alan Murdoch, has really taken my game to a different level. Alan has helped me technically, instilled a belief and taught me how to compete. Golf Fit coach Craig Tumblety, who works with all of the Golf Academy boys, must take a huge amount of credit too. I have worked with Craig for four years which has been invaluable.  I really think the School has something special in the Golf Academy and I am so thankful to be part of it.”

Director of Golf at Merchiston, Alan Murdoch says “Calum Hill is a young man who understands what it takes to develop and improve overall performance. He is a real joy to mentor.”

Calum has signed a letter of intent to enrol at the University of Louisiana, Monroe, USA in the Autumn 2013 Semester.