Monday, May 20, 2013

NOT SO EASY FOR MURCAR LINKS AND ROYAL ABERDEEN

         Murcar Links team who are defending the City of Aberdeen foursomes title for the Maitland Shield. Left to right: Neil McKinnon, Adrian Styles, Corin Stewart, Anthony Bews
 Picture by courtesy of Walter Rae.

Last year's finalists, title-holders Murcar Links and Royal Aberdeen, were pushed all the way in tonight's opening ties in the City of Aberdeen men's foursomes for the Maitland Shield at the Kings Links.
Royal Aberdeen squeezed past Hazlehead by one hole overall in the double foursomes format. Both matches were all square playing the last but the Balgownie first pair of Buchan and Macandrew were able to secure a winning par 3.
Murcar Links finished two holes up on Nigg Bay in a match that was very close until the final holes. Murcar's second string of Stewart and Bews won the 17th and 18th with par figures that proved decisive.
Bon Accord, title winners two years ago, had a fairly comfortable seven-hole win over Craibstone with top pairing of Barrie Edmond and newly recruited Graeme Mitchell winning by six holes.  The second Bon Accord pairing won their last five holes to finish one up.

RESULTS
FIRST ROUND
Royal Aberdeen bt Hazlehead by one hole
(S Buchan, D Macandrew 1, A Strachan, J Laing 0; I Middleton, G Joss 0, K Ross, I Murray 0).
Murcar Links bt Nigg Bay by two holes
(N McKinnon, A Styles 0, R Nielsen, I Welsh 0; C Stewart, A Bews 2, R Young, G Grimmer 0).
Portlethen bt Auchmill by six holes
(C Brechin, S Kiloh 6, J Newcombe, R McConnachie 0; G Innes, K Horne 0, A Milne J Smith 0).
Bon Accord bt Craibstone by seven holes
(B Edmond, G Mitchell 6, I Still, F Buchan 0; M Greig, M Dunn 1, A Bloice, D McIlroy 0).

TUESDAY MATCHES
FIRST ROUND
4.47pm Caledonian v Northern.
5.01pm Deeside v Peterculter
5.15pm Banchory v Newmachar   

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FERRIER SHOOTS FIVE UNDER PAR BUT WINS ONLY $1,000 IN AMERICA

Paul Ferrier, the 2007 Scottish boys' match-play champion from the Baberton club and now a tour professional on American satellite circuits, finished T31 in a field of well over 100 last week at the EGolf Professional Tour event, the Palisades Classic, at The Palisades Country Club, North Carolina.

Ferrier, pictured right, totalled five-under-par 211, a respectable total over a par-72 course but so high is the standard on these American mini-tours, that Paul finished well down the field and earned only $1,020.
The winner of the $16,000 first prize was an American of whom you will never have heard, Andy Bear, who shot 19 under par 197 ( 63-66-68) for 197 and a one-stroke victory over another compatriot whose name will mean nothing to you, Brien Davies.
You will have heard of the Swede who finished joint third, Robert Karlsson, who earned  just over $5,000 for a total of 16-under-par 200 (67-67-66).
Karlsson played for Europe in the Ryder Cup contests of 2006 and 2008.   

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CITY OF ABERDEEN DOUBLE FOURSOMES FOR THE MAITLAND SHIELD

SPONSORED BY THE CULTS HOTEL   



TONIGHT'S FIRST-ROUND TIES AT THE KING'S LINKS

4.47pm

ROYAL ABERDEEN v HAZLEHEAD

NIGG BAY v MURCAR LINKS

5.15pm

AUCHMILL v PORTLETHEN

5.29pm

CRAIBSTONE v BON ACCORD


TUESDAY

4.47pm

CALEDONIAN v NORTHERN

5.01pm

DEESIDE v PETERCULTER

5.15pm

BANCHORY v NEWMACHAR
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RECAP ON LAST YEAR'S MAITLAND SHIELD
 AT BALGOWNIE

SEMI-FINALS
Royal Aberdeen bt Banchory
Murcar Links bt Deeside
FINAL
Murcar Links bt Royal Aberdeen by six holes    

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ALAN SKINNER CHARITY OPEN RESULTS FROM SWANSTON NEW

FROM BOBBY RUSHFORD
PGA Assistant Professional
Swanston New Golf Club
Edinburgh
www.swanstongolf.com
 
On Sunday we hosted the Alan Skinner Charity Open. 
Alan Skinner was a past captain at Swanston Golf Club. The chosen charity for this year's event was Cystic Vibrosis.org. Half of the entry money raised, as well as money raised through a raffle was given to the chosen charity. This totalled over £800. 
Thirty teams of four competed in the event with teams coming from all over Scotland. 
Local knowledge paid off as a team from Swanston New Golf Club won with a net score of 50. The team consisted of Peter MacDonald, Steven Melville, Kenneth Matheson and Norrie Black. Norrie is the men's section captain and handicap convener so hopefully he will cut his own handicap!
 
PRIZEWINNERS


Winners
Vouchers each
1st
Norrie Black, Peter McDonald, Steven Melville, Kenny Matheson 50
£50.00
2nd
Andy Dighton, Greig Dighton, Bob McAllistar, G Constable 52 (better last 6)
£25.00
3rd
Ross Angus Louise Angus, Nick Harrison, Graham Ross 52
£20.00
4th
Craig Laird, Stewart Laird, Mathew Laird, Tony Jones 53 (better last 6)
£10.00
1st
Mitch Storrie, Cameron Bruce, Ronnie Ackroyd, Gary Hamilton (Harrison G.C) 60
£25.00
2nd
Grant Ross, Callum Watson, Davie Douglas. Aaron Paterson (Alloa G.C) 61
£10.00

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MARK ANDERSON WINS WITH 29-UNDER-PAR TOTAL ON WEB.COM TOUR

Mark Anderson won the weekend US Web.Com Tour (formerly the Nationwide Tour) event by five shots with a 29-under-par total of 259.

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SOUTH KOREAN SANG-MOON BAE SCORES FIRST WIN IN BYRON NELSON CHAMPIONSHIP

FROM THE US PGA TOUR WEBSITE

By PGATOUR.COM wire services

IRVING, Texas -- Sang-Moon Bae watched anxiously after hitting his tee shot at the par-3 17th hole Sunday in the HP Byron Nelson Championship.

When the ball landed on the front edge of the green fronted by water, he bent his knees and leaned backward obviously relieved. He was only a few shots away from his first US PGA Tour victory and a congratulatory hug from the widow of the tournament's namesake.


After squandering a four-stroke lead in the final round, the 26-year-old South Korean beat Keegan Bradley by two stokes for a win in the United States to go with his 11 international victories on the South Korea, Japan and Asian tours.
Bae picked up 500 FedExCup points with the win, moving to 18th in the season-long standings.
"It's something I've always dreamed of, winning on the US PGA Tour," Bae said. "It was surreal to have Mrs. (Peggy) Nelson there and with all the history ... I was in awe, actually, so almost I didn't know how to react. `'
Bae, who is 26 going on 27 years old, finished at 13-under 267 with a closing 1-under 69 on a day with wind gusting to near 40 mph at times, similar to conditions two years ago when Bradley got his first US Tour win at TPC Four Seasons. Bradley shot 72 this time.
Four birdies in a five-hole stretch on the front nine gave Bae a four-stroke advantage in the final group. But he made double bogey at No. 9 and a bogey at the next hole.
After some nice par saves, Bradley finally got even with a birdie at the 15th hole, a 17-footer that had just enough to get into the cup. But the American missed a short birdie putt at the next hole to fall behind for good.
"When my iron play came back in the latter part of the round, I had confidence," Bae said. "On that shot on 17, I knew it was short, and the wind pushed it over to the right, and I was happy and relieved that it turned out OK."
Bradley was trying to become the HP Byron Nelson's first wire-to-wire winner since Tom Watson in 1980. Bradley set the course record with an opening 60 even with two bogeys.
"I'm pretty disappointed but Moon played very well," Bradley said. `I just didn't play great today, but I hung in there. I chipped away. ... When I made that putt on 15, I was pretty confident that I was going to win."


Charl Schwartzel, the 2011 Masters champ, shot a 68 to finish third at 10 under. Justin Bolli shot a bogey-free 65 for the best round of the day and matched his career-best finish of fourth. A stroke further back at 272 were Morgan Hoffmann (66), Martin Kaymer (68) and Scott Piercy (72).
Bae won $1.2 million, nearly matching his total US PGA Tour career earnings of $1.6 million in his 42 previous starts. He tied for second last year in the Tampa Bay Championship presented by EverBank after getting into a four-man playoff. He is the fourth South Korean-born player to win on the US Tour, joining K.J. Choi, Y.E. Yang and Kevin Na.
Bradley's birdie at 15 was the only one he made all day. It gave him a share of the lead when Bae missed a par putt there from just inside 6 feet.
But after Bae sank a 5-foot birdie at the par-5 16th hole, Bradley had a shorter putt on the same line -- it horseshoed around the hole and didn't fall. He then hit his tee shot at the 171-yard 17th over the green.
"I hit that right down my line, right perfect," Bradley said. "I just hit it too good. I ripped it through the wind."
That made it irrelevant that he finally had a par at No. 18, the hole he bogeyed the first three rounds. Especially with Bae's final drive landing in the middle of the fairway.
Players wore red ribbons during the final round in memory of Ken Venturi, the 1964 U.S. Open champion and longtime CBS golf analyst who died Friday. 
With the gusty winds and dried-out greens, the scoring average was 71.8 on Sunday. That was two strokes higher than Thursday's first round, after inches of rain. Players were able to lift, clean and place their balls the first two days.
"Feels a little like the British Open without rain," Martin Kaymer said about the conditions Sunday.
At No. 14, Bradley drove into the left rough between some trees and missed the green before chipping to 5 feet to save par. On the par 3 just before that, his tee shot settled behind the green, but he hit from there to 8 feet and made that putt as well.
Bradley scrambled for pars on the first two holes, and gave up the lead at the 502-yard third hole when his drive went left into the water. He bogeyed and Bae rolled in a 27-foot birdie putt.
Bae was 16 under and four strokes ahead after three consecutive birdies, on the fifth through seventh holes.
Notes: Tom Gillis, in his 150th US PGA Tour start and still without a win, started the final round only two strokes out of the lead. He shot 76, including a triple-bogey 7 at the sixth hole that already had him 6 over for the round. ... Ryo Ishikawa had an eagle, five birdies, two bogeys and a double bogey in his closing 67. ... Defending champion Jason Dufner was 4 over through eight holes Sunday on way to a 72. He finished at 279, tied for 33rd. .

About the winner: Sang-Moon Bae

• Sang-Moon Bae moves from No. 95 to No. 18 in the FedExCup standings. Last year as a rookie, he finished 96th in the FedExCup standings.
• Bae, currently in his sophomore season, has made 11 of 13 cuts this year, with his only other top 10 coming at the Northern Trust Open (T8).
• Bae’s previous best finish on TOUR was a playoff loss to Luke Donald at the 2012 Tampa Bay Championship.
• Bae is the fifth golfer of South Korean-descent to capture a US PGA Tour title: K.J. Choi (8), Y.E. Yang (2), Kevin Na (1), John Huh (1).

• There have been 11 players that have claimed their first TOUR win at the HP Byron Nelson Championship: Don January (1956), Johnny Pott (1960), Charles Coody (1964), Mark Hayes (1976), Neal Lancaster (1994), Robert Damron (2001), Ted Purdy (2005), Brett Wetterich (2006), Jason Day (2010), Keegan Bradley (2011), Sang-Moon Bae (2013).

LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 280 (4x70)
Players from USA unless stated
267 Sang-Moon Bae (South Korea) 66 66 66 69.
269 Keegan Bradley 60 69 68 72.
270 Charl Schwartzel (South Africa) 63 70 69 68.
271 Justin Bolli 69 69 68 65
272 Morgan Hoffman 69 71 66 66, Martin Kaymer (Germany) 68 67 69 68, Scott Piercy 66 68 66 72

SELECTED TOTALS
281 Padraig Harrington (Ireloand) 70 70 71 70 (T48)
283 Gary Christian (England) 69 69 70 75 (T63)

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