DAVID LAW HAS FIVE SHOTS TO MAKE UP IN AUGSBURG CLASSIC

David Law will start the final round of the German PGA Tour's Augsburg Classic in 15th place, five shots behind the leader.
The Aberdonian has had rounds of 68 and 73 for three-under-141.
Peterhead's Philip McLean was tied 65th on 149 with scores of 73 and 76.
Austrian Berni Reiter leads at eight-under 136 with rounds of 69 and 67

TARTAN TOUR QUALIFIERS FOR PGA FOURBALL CHAMPIONSHIP AT FOREST PINES, LINCOLNSHIRFE

The five pairs who qualified from today's eliminator at Musselburgh Golf Club to take part in the Golfbreaks.com PGA Fourball Championship at Forest Pines Golf Club, near Brigg, Lincolnshire from October 2 to 4 were:
Par 71
64 Richard Clark (Bruntsfield Links) and David Broadfoot (Dumfries and Co), Anthony Mackrell (Playsport and Scott Catlin (Greenburn).
65 Mark Loftus (Mearns Castle) and Simon Payne (Cowglen), Nicky Sinclair and David Fleming (Prestwick).
66 Jonathan Porteous and David Laing (Craigielaw).

Colin Robinson and Gavin Cook (Prestonfield) also finished on the 66 mark but were not present at the end of play to take part in a play-off so Porteous and Laing were automatically handed the last of the five qualifying places.

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LEE WESTWOOD FACING £5,000 FINE FROM US TOUR FOR TWITTER RETORT TO CRITICS

FROM THE DAILY TELEGRAPH WEBSITE
By OLIVER  BROWN
Lee Westwood is likely to face an automatic fine of around £5,000 from the US PGA Tour despite apologising for an extraordinary three-hour Twitter diatribe in which he rounded upon critics of his performances in major championships by saying he was “tired of sitting there taking it”. 

In the ensuing 50-tweet attack Westwood described his detractors as “minions” and told one to “get a life”, while even taking a swipe at former the views of Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie.

The majority of messages were sent at around 4am US east coast time, hours after he had failed to capitalise on a promising position in the final round of the USPGA, and he appeared later to recognise his misjudgment with an apology on the same forum that read: “Sincere apologies to my sponsors and true followers for my earlier comments. It was out of order and out of character.”

 
Twitter: Lee Westwood - You minions need to live from the inside out rather than the outside in!!!!

Westwood’s backers, who include Footjoy, Ping, Titleist and UPS, are likely to have taken a stern view of his provocative behaviour – as is the US PGA Tour, which typically levies nominal fines upon players for such outbursts without publicising the amount.

If the tirade was indeed uncharacteristic, it was also a reflection of his sensitivity about barbs towards his record in majors, after near-misses this summer at both The Open and USPGA to leave him still without the prize he covets most.

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Twitter: Lee Westwood - Ahhh just when I'm in the mood the haters all go quiet! They must have the porn on!

The 40-year-old began his fusillade in the wake of Sunday’s final round at Oak Hill, where he started the afternoon six shots off the lead before eventually limping home 13 strokes adrift of eventual champion Jason Dufner.
He opened up innocuously enough, by asking his 580,000 followers to follow the account of Ian Baker-Finch – the CBS Sports analyst and Westwood’s neighbour in West Palm Beach, Florida, whom he has recently enlisted to help improve his putting – before turning unusually profane and accusatory.
Among his choice taunts, he wrote: “Just sick of negative a-------- sitting behind a keyboard with a pitiful life” and “Like I give a f--- what the haters say – some people will always be just a little bit better and work just a little but harder.”

Twitter: Lee Westwood - I love slagging people back! Had enough of sitting there taking it. Bring it on!

He sought to clarify that the comments were not aimed at “decent human beings” but “just the p----- that should be locked up by the Twitter police.”
Westwood was asked at one stage to “learn how to putt”, to which he replied: “Will you get a life first.”
While Westwood spent five weeks in 2010 and 2011 as the world No 1, he entered the USPGA ranked 12th and recent unravellings, not least his Sunday 76 in Rochester and his closing 75 at Muirfield to lose the 54-hole lead at the Open, have plainly hurt him.
He was especially dismissive when made aware of critical remarks from former European No1 Montgomerie, asking “Who?”
 
Twitter: Lee Westwood - There's a massive troll demise! What's happened ? Can't they take the backlash? All gone quiet over there!!

Further messages seemed designed to goad his adversaries and to highlight how much money he had won this season. “Come on you girly boy trolls! I’ve only just won over 2 mill on course this year — need you to keep me entertained a bit longer than this.”
Then, minutes later: “Ah just when I’m in the mood the haters all go quiet! Obviously they didn’t like a bit back at ’em! I love slagging people back. Had enough of sitting there taking it. Bring it on!”
The strange bombardment, in which Westwood also became involved in exchanges with Joey Barton, subsided only after he had retweeted a remark from a user who pointed out how much he earned relative to those denigrating him.
Confirming the outburst had been authentic, he said: “Not been hacked. Just honest. Bored now. Westy out.”
It was all a deeply undignified riposte from a player who has largely tried to rise above such playground brickbats.
Westwood has been at pains to stress in his past few trying weeks that he has other priorities in life besides the major title that continues to elude him, but this episode inflicted harm upon his reputation as he reduced himself to playing the online trolls at their own self-absorbed game.

GAVIN DEAR LAUNCHES NEW GOLF SCHOLARSHIP WEBSITE

Golf Scholars Press Release

Ex Walker Cup player and Eisenhower Trophy winner Gavin Dear has just launched a new golf scholarship website with business partner and ex PGA Professional Liam Barn.

Golf Scholars has been designed with the input of US college coaches and ex scholarship athletes to assist with scholarship recruitment process.

‘I won the 2008 Eisenhower Trophy and 2009 European Team championship with Scotland, then went on to represent GB and I in the 2009 Walker Cup.’ said Gavin. ‘I could only have achieved this through the improvements made to my game during my time at Lynn University in Florida.’

He added ‘I spent a lot of time in America practicing and feel it is a great place to improve your game. For me, the U.S College system provides an excellent route to help reach your potential.’

The process can be difficult as individuals have countless criteria they need to fulfil to successfully obtain a place.

‘Gaining a scholarship can be a bit of a minefield for many young golfers and their parents, so business partner Liam Barn and I have designed an affordable and informative website which provides a secure platform where players can connect with College Coaches.’ 

‘The website is essentially a marketing platform where players and coaches can build relationships in a controlled environment. To help support that relationship we have put in place a comprehensive program to ensure players have a better opportunity of finding the college that is right for them.’

Golf Scholars allows players to take control of their own unique scholarship journey, by providing each with their own profile where they can upload extensive academic and golfing stats and build relationships with coaches at colleges they are interested in attending.

Gavin is continuing to play on The Challenge Tour and Europro Tour in preparation for European Tour Qualifying School in November. ‘I’ve been playing well for the last couple of months, but just not getting the breaks.’ ‘It’s just a case of continuing to work hard on my game and I know things will change.’

Find out more at www.golfscholars.com

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