KEITH HORNE AND DAVID SMITH WIN NE CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS' FINALS

Keith Horne, pictured, beat Portlethen GC clubmate Clark Brechin by 5 and 3 in the scratch final of the North-east District's Champion of Champions tournament at Craibstone Golf Club today. 
The Handicap Final was won by David Smith (Aboyne) over Graeme Meade (Caledonian). Smith won by 3 and 2.

SCRATCH FINAL RUN OF PLAY
Horne was two up in the early stages but had been pulled back to a one-hole lead by the turn before forging clear with wins at the 10th, 112th, 12th and 13th.
HOLE BY HOLE
Hole 1 - Horne won. One up
Hole 2   Halved
Hole 3   Halved
Hole 4   Horne won. Two up
Hole 5   Halved
Hole 6  Halved
Hole 7 Clark won. Horne one up.
Hole 8  Halved
Hole 9 Halved. Horne one up at the turn
Hole 10 Horne wins. Horne 2 up.
Hole 11 Horne wins. Horne 3 up
Hole 12 Horne wins. Horne 4 up
Hole 13 Horne wins. Horne 5 up
Hole 14 Clark wins.  Horne 4 up.
Hole 15 Horne wins hole and match by 5 and 3.

OWEN TIED EIGHTH, KNOX TIED 30TH IN CHIQUITA CLASSIC FINALE

England's Greg Owen and Scotland's Russell Knox - the only two Brits in the field - finished T8 and T30 respectively in the Web.com
Tour's Chiquita Classic at River Run Cuntry Club, Davidson, North Carolina.
The tournament was won by Andrew Svoboda who beat fellow American Will Mackenzie at the first hole of a sudden death play-off after they had tied on 276.
Owen had scores of 70, 66, 71 and 73 for 280.
Knox, from Inverness, shot 70, 74, 70 and 72 for 286.

LEADERBOARD
players from USA unless stated
276 Andrew Svoboda 72 65 69 70, Will Mackenzie 69 68 72 67 (Svoboda won play-off).
277 Ben Martin 71 69 69 68, John Petersen 71 68 67 71

SELECTED TOTALS
280 Greg Owen (England) 70 66 71 73 (T8)
286 Russell Knox (Scotland) 70 74 70 72 (T30). 

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UNITED STATES MARCH ON TO RECORD A 17-9 VICTORY IN WALKER CUP

Not much for the Union Jack brigade to cheer as Great Britain and Ireland head for a heavy defeat in defence of the Walker Cup. Today's picture by Gillian Kirkwood

United States won back the Walker Cup from the grasp of Great Britain and Ireland at the National Golf Links of America, Southampton in New York State.
The final scoreline was: USA 17, GB and Ireland 9.
At the end of Saturday's play, the halfway point in the two-day match, the United States led 8-4.
The Sunday morning foursomes were shared at two wins apiece, making the overall scoreline: USA 10, GB and Ireland 6.
The closing 10 Sunday afternoon singles just about summed up the gap between the sides with the Americans winning seven of them and GB and Ireland only three.
GB and I's three Sunday wins came from Matthew Fitzpatrick (the Englishman who holds the US amateur title), Callum Shinkwin and US-based Irishman Kevin Phelan.
In the final singles to finish, Ireland's Gavin Moynihan, was all square after 15 holes but lost. That again summed up a most disappoinint GB and I performance. 
Never has so little been delivered by a GB and I team that was considered to be better than the one that beat the Americans at Royal Aberdeen two years ago.
What was the difference? Well, the GB and I team that won in 2011 had some Scots in it!

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DEESIDE WIN ABERDEEN PENNANT FINAL - FIRST TITLE SINCE 1999

                                   The winning Deeside team 
Left to right: Tom Rennie, Marc Vass, Jack Loggie, Ron Evett, David Halliday (holding trophy), Jamie Pryde, Craig Lawrie, Kevin Willox, Alan Ross, Sandy Hutchison.


Deeside Golf Club have won the Aberdeen Pennant League championship, sponsored by the Cults Hotel, for the first time sicne 1999.

They beat Nigg Bay 4-1 in the final at the Kings Links today.

It was a much closer contest that the final scoreline suggests.

The top two better-ball foursomes went to the 18th green - both were won by Deeside but could have gone the other way.
Overall, the standard of golf was very good ... in some matches the losing pairs were under par at the finish!

Paul Lawrie's older son, Craig, was a member of the Deeside team.

Details:

DEESIDE 4, NIGG BAY 1

  

David Halliday, Alan Ross bt Ricky Neilsen, Ian Welsh 1 hole.
Craig Lawrie, Kevin Willox bt Gordon Grimmer, Nicky Slater 1 hole.
Jamie Pryde, Ron Evett bt Steve Jamieson, Ross Young 3 and 2
Tom Rennie, Sandy Hutchison bt Gary Stewart, Ryan Forbes 3 and 2
Marc Vass, Jack Loggie lost to Lee O’Connor, Robert Bothwell 4 and 3.

                    Nigg Bay's gallant losers in Aberdeen Pennant Final.

Left to right: Ryan Forbes, Steve Jamieson, Dave Russell (Match Secretary, Ian Welsh, Ross Young, Gordon Grimmer, Robert Bothwell, Ricky Nielsen, Zac Wood, Lee O'Connor, Nicky Slater, Gary Stewart.

 +Words and pictures by courtesy of Derek Johnstone.

FIFE PIP PERTH AND KINROSS FOR MIDLAND TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP

Fife pipped Perth and Kinross for the Midland men's team golf championship in a "photo-finish" at Braehead GC to the four-cornered eight-a-side stroke-play tournament.

With seven of the eight scores to count for a team's total, Fife and PandK finished level on 500.

The tie-breaker was a comparison of each team's eighth scorer - and Fife's 78 to PandK's 79 was the decider of the destination of the trophy.

Allan Watson (Clackmannan) won the individual trophy with a 67 on a better inward half than Glenn Campbell (Perth and Kinross) who also had a 67.

FINAL PLACINGS

500 FIFE (S Stewart-Cation, D Mitchell 69; K Anderson 71; K Blyth 72; A Hain, G Forrester, B Erskine 73. (Tie-breaker: S Hill 78).

500 PERTH AND KINROSS (G Campbell 67; P Scott 69; S Michie 71; J Thomson, S McKendrick 72; R Tinker 74; L Barn 75 (Tie-breaker: T McLevy 79).

508 CLACKMANNAN (A Watson 67; S Borrowman 69; R Benvie, J McLaren 73; D Beaton 74; D Milloy 75; G Chalmers 77 (Non-counting D Hulston 81).

513 ANGUS (C Donaldson 68; D Elder 69; A Fyfe 72; D Lawrence 74; S Smith 76; G Finlay, R Perry 77 (Non-counting: C Smith 80)

LANARKSHIRE BOYS WIN WEST OF SCOTLAND LEAGUE

  Willie Sharpe, past president of the Lanarkshire Golf Association, with the title-winning Lanarkshire boys' team

REPORT FROM WILLIE SHARPE

Lanarkshire Boys were crowned West of Scotland champions today with an 8-0 victory over Glasgow Boys at Wishaw Golf Club. 

Lanarkshire started the match knowing that any sort of victory would be enough to win the league but the margin of victory was far greater than anyone expected. 

Team manager Ian Rankin of Colville Park was delighted with the result and felt the boys deserved their league victory as they had to face three away games this year.

RESULTS

 

Under-18s: LANARKSHIRE 4, GLASGOW 0

Fraser Kane (Kirkhill) bt Matthew Clifford (Sandyhills) 5 and 4.

David Cleland (Hamilton) bt Luke Ralston (Cawder) 4 and 3.

Callum Connacher (Wishaw) bt Fraser Davren (Williamwood)  4 and 3.

Ricky Livingston (Colville Park) bt Martin Friel (Sandyhills) 2 and 1.

Under-16s: LANARKSHIRE 4, GLASGOW 0

Kieran McVicar (East Kilbride) bt Ross Glass (Cawder) 2 and 1.

David Fair (Hamilton) bt Blair McIntyre (Sandyhills) 2 holes.

Andrew Thomson (Lanark) bt Daniel Moy (Cathcart Castle) 2 holes.

Innes  Ferguson (Drumpellier) bt Luke McCartney (Cawder) 3 and 2.

BJORN BIRDIE BEATS LEE AT FIRST HOLE OF EURO MASTERS PLAY-OFF

                 THOMAS BJORN .. King of the Mountains

                 Picture by courtesy of Getty Images(c)

FROM THE EUROPEAN TOUR WEBSITE 

Great Dane Thomas Bjorn holed a 12ft birdie putt to beat Stirling's Craig Lee at the first hole of a sudden-death play-off conclusion to the European Tour's Omega European Masters at Crans-sur-Sierre today.
Extra holes were required to separate Björn and overnight leader Lee, who struck 65 and 67 respectively on the final day.
The former made quick work of sealing victory thereafter, birdieing the 18^th with a fine putt that sealed his 14^th success on The European Tour and second in this tournament, following his triumph two years ago.
“It was nice,” he said. “I had a really good run through the summer and did not really get close enough.
“I had to grit my teeth for a while and I really wanted to get out and try to win a golf tournament again.
“I came in this week not playing particularly great but promised myself I’d stick to how I play this golf course.
“I did that and had two bogeys in 72 holes, which is good going around here. I felt good and I got over the line.
“It was nice to do that in a playoff. I’ve had a hard time dealing with pressure situations and there is no more pressure than that.”
That Björn required a playoff was thanks to a valiant effort from Lee, who is still seeking his first triumph on tour.
It appeared the more experienced Björn, who has been a model of consistency in the tournament thus far, had taken control after making five birdies in an outward 31 that featured some stupendous play around the greens.
With the Dane dropping only two shots over the first three rounds, it certainly seemed like he had the necessary consistency – particularly given he required just nine putts on the front nine.
However, Lee – who yesterday carded a stunning 61 having threatened to produce the first sub-60 round in the history of The European Tour – caught fire on the back.
Amid Björn picking up just one more shot on the way in, Lee enjoyed gains at 12, 15 and 16.
He headed into the final hole knowing a birdie would be enough to secure victory but – after seeing his first putt lip out – ultimately settled for a par to join Björn in the clubhouse on 20 under par and force extra holes.
In the end, just one was required in heavy mist as Björn once again found the Midas touch on the greens.
FINAL TOTALS
Par 284 (4x71)
264 Thomas Bjorn (Denmark) 66 66 67 65, Craig Lee (Scotland) 71 65 61 67 (Bjorn  bt Lee at first hole of play-off). Bjorn 366,660 Euros; Lee 244,440 Euros

REST OF FINAL TOTALS

	1	54	127		↓-1	3	DUBUISSON, Victor	-19	18	-5	68	65	66	66	265
	1	65	210		↓-2	4	CAÑIZARES, Alejandro	-18	18	-4	69	65	65	67	266
	1	107	139		↑+2	T5	FISHER, Ross	-15	18	-5	71	69	63	66	269
	1	28	55		-	T5	JIMÉNEZ, Miguel Angel	-15	18	-4	65	68	69	67	269
	1	96	318		↑+10	T7	HAVRET, Grégory	-14	18	-8	68	69	70	63	270
	1	129	114		-	T7	KOEPKA, Brooks	-14	18	-4	68	66	69	67	270
	1	18	58		↑+8	T9	JAIDEE, Thongchai	-12	18	-6	68	69	70	65	272
	1	14	64		-	T9	GALLACHER, Stephen	-12	18	-3	67	65	72	68	272  44,587 Euros
	1	36	167		↓-4	T9	FLEETWOOD, Tommy	-12	18	-1	65	68	69	70	272
	1	55	65		↑+12	12	LAWRIE, Paul	-11	18	-6	68	70	70	65	273  37,840 Euros
	1	4	38		↓-1	T13	STERNE, Richard	-10	18	-3	69	66	71	68	274
	1	78	332		↓-1	T13	KIEFFER, Maximilian	-10	18	-3	68	69	69	68	274
	1	128	398		↑+17	T15	KARLBERG, Rikard*	-9	18	-5	69	69	71	66	275
	1	176	685		↑+9	T15	LEWIS, Tom	-9	18	-4	71	70	67	67	275
	1	159	667		↑+2	T15	DODT, Andrew	-9	18	-3	69	72	66	68	275
	1	7	78		↓-3	T15	RUMFORD, Brett	-9	18	-2	68	68	70	69	275
	1	30	98		↓-5	T15	CASEY, Paul	-9	18	-1	65	69	71	70	275
	1	50	97		↑+4	T20	FRASER, Marcus	-8	18	-3	69	71	68	68	276
	1	116	373		↓-3	T20	TULLO, Mark	-8	18	-2	68	66	73	69	276
	1	80	341		↑+10	T22	MAYBIN, Gareth*	-7	18	-3	70	69	70	68	277
	1	--	353		↑+2	T22	QUE, Angelo	-7	18	-2	70	70	68	69	277
	1	74	170		↑+2	T22	DYSON, Simon	-7	18	-2	71	69	68	69	277
	1	100	119		↑+10	T22	VAN ZYL, Jaco*	-7	18	-3	68	68	73	68	277
	1	156	226		↑+6	T26	KAPUR, Shiv*	-6	18	-2	70	69	70	69	278
	1	98	301		↓-2	T26	BENSON, Seve	-6	18	-1	70	68	70	70	278
	1	56	172		↑+6	T26	HOWELL, David*	-6	18	-2	70	67	72	69	278
	1	240	1370		↓-2	T26	DODD, Stephen	-6	18	-1	69	72	67	70	278
	1	149	754		↑+19	T26	HANSEN, Soren*	-6	18	-3	69	71	70	68	278
	1	157	231		↓-9	T26	HEND, Scott	-6	18	Par	69	70	68	71	278
	1	137	424		↓-14	T26	FINCH, Richard	-6	18	+1	67	66	73	72	278
	1	58	107		↓-16	T26	WILLETT, Danny	-6	18	+2	69	64	72	73	278
	1	126	321		↓-2	T34	KORHONEN, Mikko	-5	18	-1	72	69	68	70	279
	1	125	366		↓-10	T34	HORNE, Keith	-5	18	Par	69	69	70	71	279
	1	174	393		↓-2	T34	HENSON, Berry*	-5	18	-1	67	72	70	70	279
	1	--	429		↑+11	T34	JUNHASAVASDIKUL, Pariya*	-5	18	-2	67	72	71	69	279
	1	121	399		↑+11	T34	OLAZÁBAL, José María*	-5	18	-2	67	71	72	69	279
	1	5	31		↑+15	T34	MANASSERO, Matteo*	-5	18	-3	70	69	72	68	279
	1	114	364		↑+18	T34	HENRY, Scott*	-5	18	-4	70	70	72	67	279  15.620 Euros
	1	60	91		↓-24	T41	HARRINGTON, Padraig	-4	18	+2	70	65	72	73	280
	1	93	238		↓-24	T41	QUESNE, Julien	-4	18	+2	72	69	66	73	280
	1	97	349		↑+17	T41	CAMPILLO, Jorge*	-4	18	-5	71	70	73	66	280
	1	19	118		↓-12	T44	BOURDY, Grégory*	-3	18	+1	69	71	69	72	281
	1	22	80		↑+1	T44	LUITEN, Joost*	-3	18	Par	70	71	69	71	281
	1	162	288		↑+5	T44	WALL, Anthony*	-3	18	-1	70	71	70	70	281
	1	220	448		↑+5	T44	NIRAT, Chapchai*	-3	18	-1	71	70	70	70	281
	1	25	83		↑+10	T44	APHIBARNRAT, Kiradech*	-3	18	-3	71	68	74	68	281
	1	29	48		↓-17	T49	FDEZ-CASTAÑO, Gonzalo*	-2	18	+2	70	67	72	73	282
	1	--	969		↓-37	T49	ULRICH, Damian	-2	18	+5	71	69	66	76	282
	1	179	673		↑+5	T49	COLES, Robert*	-2	18	-2	69	71	73	69	282
	1	85	198		↑+11	T49	HOEY, Michael*	-2	18	-4	67	73	75	67	282
	1	122	465		↑+15	T49	FISHER, Oliver*	-2	18	-6	77	64	76	65	282
	1	--	959		↓-22	T54	LI, Hao-tong*	-1	18	+3	68	69	72	74	283
	1	90	145		-	T54	BROBERG, Kristoffer*	-1	18	-1	70	68	75	70	283
	1	61	175		↑+12	T54	KJELDSEN, Søren*	-1	18	-6	70	71	77	65	283
	1	131	384		↓-25	T57	WAKEFIELD, Simon	Par	18	+4	72	69	68	75	284
	1	231	178		↓-25	T57	LAHIRI, Anirban*	Par	18	+4	63	71	75	75	284
	1	52	131		↓-5	T57	DE LA RIVA, Eduardo*	Par	18	+1	68	71	73	72	284
	1	178	641		↓-6	T60	GONNET, Jean-Baptiste*	+1	18	+1	72	69	72	72	285
	1	245	1445		-	T60	CÉVAËR, Christian*	+1	18	-1	70	71	74	70	285
	1	99	146		↓-30	T62	BHULLAR, Gaganjeet*	+2	18	+6	68	71	70	77	286
	1	--	1562		↓-4	T62	AMACHER (AM), Edouard*	+2	18	+1	72	69	73	72	286
	1	221	519		↓-2	T62	BARR, Scott*	+2	18	Par	69	72	74	71	286
	1	160	422		↓-5	T65	TADINI, Alessandro*	+3	18	+1	68	73	74	72	287
	1	165	496		↑+1	T65	LEVET, Thomas*	+3	18	-2	68	72	78	69	287
	1	192	435		↓-3	67	PRATT, Kieran*	+6	18	+2	71	69	77	73	290
	1	258	352		↓-2	68	MOORE, Jonathan*	+9	18	+4	69	72	77	75	293