SAM LOCKE PIPS MICHAEL LAWRIE FOR FIRST PLACE IN PAUL LAWRIE JUNIOR OPEN AT DEESIDE

Left to right: Paul Lawrie, winner Sam Locke, runner-up Michael Lawrie and third-placed Craig      Lawrie. Pictures from the Paul Lawrie Foundation website.

Sam Locke, son of Paul Lawrie Golf Centre-based coach Andrew Locke, pipped Paul's younger son, Michael, for first place in the Paul Lawrie Foundation Junior Open tournament at Deeside Golf Club (on Sunday). Both went round in one-under-par 69.
Sam came home in 34 to Michael's 35 and that was the tie-breaker.
Paul's older son, Craig, finished third with a 70.

 

ALL THE SCRATCH SCORES
Par 70 CSS 71
69 Sam Locke, Michael Lawrie.
70 Craig Lawrie
72 Dylan Smith.
74 Niall Young.
75 Fintan McKenna, Craig Stephen, Grant Joss, Kieran Spence.
76 Kiran Nolan, Stephen Roger, Calvin Cheyne.
77 Curtis Stephen, Lewys Anderson, Adam Fisher, Ben Murray
78 Calvin Duffton, Patrick McKenna.
79 Andrew McLaughlin, Ryan McKinnon.
80 Tyler Ogston, Cameron Fraser, Fergus Milne. 
81 Chris Somers, George Colleran.
82 Ray Gordon, Ross Powell
83 Shaun Wilson, Finley Simon, Jay Hutton, Thomas Cameron.
84 Ellis Gray, Marc Watt, Lauren Watson
85 Craig Leith, Kevin Duncan, Brad Murray, Bruce Thain, Henry Charles
87 Cameron Black, Ben Cassie
88 Ross Kane, Reece Smith.
89 Nicholas Black, Clark Moore, Michael Walker, Mathew Dick.
90 Jonathan Bell
91 Finlay Smith, Ross Connon.
92 Finlay D Smith
95 Emma Loggie.
96 Ross Nicholson 
100 Charlie MacDonald
101 Ben Green
102 Paul Kane
104 Brook Smith, Ross Kennedy
106 Scott Mathieson
109 Andrew George
135 Chloe Henderson 

LEADING HANDICAP
Dylan Smith won the leading net prize with 69 (72 less 3) although Michael Lawrie’s 66 (69 less 3) was the lowest net score).
66 Michael Lawrie (3).
67 Sam Mocke (2) 67
69 Dylan Smith (3)
70 Fintan McKenna (5), Andrew McLaughlin (9), Curtis Stephen (7) 
71 Tyler Ogston (9), Craig Lawrie (+1) 71
72 Ross Connon (19), Craig Stephen (3), Grant Joss (3), Kiran Nolan (4), Finlay Smith (19), Ross Kane (16)
73 Niall Young (1), Calvin Duffton (5), Stephen Roger (3), Kieran Spence (2)

Flag Final, Deeside GC - Sunday, September 22

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FROM THE PAUL LAWRIE FOUNDATION WEBSITE
A stunning day at the beautiful Blairs Course (Deeside GC) for the Flag Finals.
The winning players from all of the 2013 season's previous events lined-up to take on the tree-lined "wee course" at Deeside.
In the Under 10s Boys there was a three-way tie for 1st place as Liam Harker/Jamie Gibb/Ruben Lindsay all holed out at the 9th.
In the Under 10s Girls category, Rachel Mathieson and Carmen Griffiths were very good but just short of Caitlin Fraser's good play.
Three familiar names topped the Under 12S Boys event with Liam Waldron, Evan Orr and, in first spot, Cameron Black doing the business.
For the Under 12's Girls  Megan Ashley got  furthest, ahead of Lucy George and Chloe Henderson.

U10 Boys

T1 Liam Harker (holing at 9th)

T1 Jamie Gibb (holing at 9th)

T1 Ruben Lindsay (holing at 9^th)

U10 Girls

1 Caitlin Fraser

2 Carmen Griffiths

3 Rachel Mathieson

U12 Boys

1 Cameron Black

2 Evan Orr

3 Liam Waldron

U12 Girls

1 Megan Ashley

2 Lucy George

3 Chloe Henderson

 

 

ROOKIE PRO CONOR O'NEIL BEST SCOT IN DUBAI CREEK OPEN FIRST ROUND

Conor O'Neil (Pollok) and Balmore's Fraser McKenna are making their debuts as professionals in the first event of the MENA Tour this week.
O'Neil, pictured, fared best of the bunch of Scots playing in the Dubai Creek Open today (Monday). He shot a level par 72 to be joint 16th, five shots behind the Australian pacemaker, Trevor Marshall.
McKenna and Mortonhall's Greg Nicolson are sharing 28th place on 74.
Clarke Lutton had a 76, Tom Buchanan and Ross Bain 77s, while Ted Innes Ker and Graeme Stewart are on the 80 mark.

LEADING FIRST ROUND SCORESPar 72
67 Trevor Marshall (Aus)
69 James Housby (Eng), Tommy Mou (US), Tyler Hogarty (SAf), Zane Scotland (Eng), James Allan (Eng) (am)

SCOTS SCORES
72 Conor O'Neil (T16)
74 Fraser McKenna, Greg Nicolson (T28)
76 Clarke Lutton
77 Tom Buchanan, Ross Bain
80 Ted Innes Kr, Graeme Stewart.

IMPRESSIVE O'HARA WINS PIPEY YOUNG MASTERS BY FOUR SHOTS

Left to right in the Royal Dornoch clubhouse: Don Greenberg (sponsor), Dennis Bethune (club president), Paul O'Hara with trophy, Keir McNicoll, Greg Paterson, and Kenny Hutton (PGA Scotland captain). Pictures by Robin Wilson.

By COLIN FARQUHARSON

Colin@scottishgolfview.com

It will certainly be a Happy 27th Birthday for Paul O'Hara tomorrow (Tuesday). The Clydeway Golf, Uddingston assistant pro, in his first year of PGA training, followed up his recent success in the Scottish Young Professionals' Championship by winning the Sandy Pipey Young Masters title by four shots over the classic Royal Dornoch links today.
O'Hara, pictured, earned the £1,050 first prize with rounds of 70 and 66 for four-under-par 136.
In his first round, Paul had two birdies, two bogeys and 14 pars. In his second circuit, he eliminated the negative completely with 14 pars and four birdies, at the first, eighth, short 13th and 16th.
Runner-up on 140 was another former Scotland amateur internatonal, Keir McNicoll (Gullane), with scores of 71 and 69 for level par 140 for which he received £800.
The Carnoustie man birdied the short sixth, seventh and long 12th, but offset that with bogeys at the short 10th and 18th.
Greg Paterson (St Andrews Links Golf Academy) earned £650 for third place on 144 with rounds of 73 and 71.
He had the same amount of birdies (four) as the winner but had a costly run which saw him bogey the sixth and seventh before running up a double bogey at the eighth. He also bogeyed the 17th.
Two of the three female young professionals in the field, Emma Fairnie (Gullane) and former British women's amateur champion Julie (Hall) Otto (Elie Sports Centre) finished in the money.
Fairnie earned £155 for a total of 152 (78-74) while Otto slashed 11 shots off her opening effort (81) with a second-round 71 for 153 and a £118 payslip.
SANDY PIPEY YOUNG MASTERS
Royal Dornoch Golf Club.
TOTALS
Par 140 (2x70)
136 P O'Hara (Clydeway Golf) 70 66 (£1,050)
140 K McNicoll (Gullane) 71 69 (£800)
144 G Paterson (St Andrews Links Golf Academy) 73 73 (£650)
145 P Robinson (Largs) 76 69, C Marr (Musselburgh) 76 69, N Christie (Carnoustie Links) 72 73 (£458 each).
146 R McConnachie (Peterculter) 76 70, O Huish (North Berwick) 
75 71 (£387 each).
147 K Zeynalov (Paul Lawrie GC) 76 71, F Clarke (Newmacahr) 76 71, J Fraser (unatt) 73 74 (£325 each).
148 C Armstrong (Burntisland) 80 68, S McGrenaghan (Cochrane Castle) 75 73 (£262 each).
149 D Addison (Kilmarnock Barassie) 77 72, S Fay (Royal Dornoch) 77 72, C Robinson (Prestonfield) 74 75, D Flannery (Caldwell) 72 77 (£225 each).
150 R Munro (Duddingston) 78 72, T Dingwall (Nairn Dunbar0 74 76 (£195 each).
151 C Tortolano (Gleneagles Hotel) 77 74 (£180).
152 A Hutchison (Douglas Park) 79 73, P Betty (Hamilton) 78 74, K Moran (Balbirnie Park) 76 76, Emma Fairnie (Gullane) 78 74 (£155 each).
153 Julie Otto (Elie SC) 82 71, C Haugh (Linlithgow) 81 72, G Robertson (Airdre) 81 72, M Shaw (Whitecraigs) 75 78 (£118 each).
154 E Macpherson (Auchterarder) 81 73, C Brown (Carrick on Loch Lomond) 78 76, A Munro (Musselburgh) 77 77, G Smith (Gleneagles Hotel) 74 80, A McIntyre (Carrick on Loch Lomond) 75 79 (£41 each).
155 S Costello (Strathaven) 81 74, L Burnett (Mearns Castle) 769 76, J McBrearty (Haggs Castle) 79 76, M Thomson (Panmure) 73 81
156 R Leeds (Turnberry Hotel) 84 71, I Lowdean (Murrayfield) 84 72, J Mackay (North Gailes) 83 73, S Watters (Balbirnie Park) 82 74, C Lawson (Wellsgreen) 82 74, R King (Carrick on Loch Lomond) 81 75, R Penny (Kings Links) 79 77, C Porciani (Turnberry Hotel) 78 78, N Cameron (Hamilton) 76 80.
157 F Robertson (Elie SC) 77 80
158 G Nethercott (Deeside) 81 77, J Gallagher (Douglas Park) 79 79. R Stirling (Lanark) 78 80.
160 I Anderson (Colville Park) 81 79.
161 F Smith (unatt) 82 79, S Bissett (unatt) 81 80, R Holt (unatt) 79 82
1652 A McCandlish (Kingsbvarns0 82 80
163 A Todd (Prestwick) 78 85.
167 F Thomson (Turnberry Hotel) 83 84, T Poyser (unatt) 81 86
169 J Brown (Cathcart Castle) 90 79.
170 M Mackenzie (Edzedll) 94 76
171 C Dick (Royal Burgess) 87 84
175 G Wright (Ladybank) 92 83
179 Kirstin Scott (Gleneagles Hotel) 90 89.

STIRLINGSHIRE BEAT YOUNG DUNBARTONSHIRE TEAM

Dunbartonshire  were beaten 5-3 in their first match of the West of Scotland league by Stirlingshire in a close encounter at Dullatur.

A young and inexperienced Dunbartonshire team, several playing for the first time for the A team, managed to take four of the games to the last green only to lose out by the one hole.

 Details (Dunbartonshire players first):

James Cooper (Dullatur) lost Graeme Robertson (Glenbervie) 6 and 5.

Gary Murphy (Clydebank and Dist) lost to Hugh Nelson (Kilsyth) 1 hole.

Angus Carrick (Douglas Park) bt Ryan Campbell (Carmuirs) 4 and 2.

Alan Colsh (Bearsden) lost to Eric Gall (Falkirk Tryst) 1 hole.

Chris McLean (Clydebank and Dist) bt David Buchanan (Falkirk Tryst) 6 and 4.

Paul Semple (Bearsden) lost to Gary Shepherd (Glenbervie) 1 hole.

Gavin Gough (Bearsden) bt Chris Lawton (Falkirk Tryst) 4 and 3.

Greg Halkett (Kirkintilloch) lost to Mark Hislop (Glenbervie) 1 hole.

Jim Paton

DGU

KAYMER COMMITS TO PORTUGAL MASTERS AT VILAMOURA

EUROPEAN TOUR NEWS RELEASE
Ryder Cup star Martin Kaymer has added his name to an already stellar field for the 2013 Portugal Masters, which returns for a seventh consecutive season to the stunning Oceânico Victoria Golf Course from October 10-13.

The 28 year old German, whose point in the final day singles of The 2012 Ryder Cup meant Europe retained the trophy, will be hoping to win his first European Tour title of the season on the Algarve. 

“I’m looking forward to playing in the Portugal Masters, which is always an excellent tournament,” said Kaymer. “The course is good, the hotel is fantastic and it’s a very friendly place where we are made to feel very welcome.

“I’ve had a couple of good results there in the past, but it would be great to better that this year and get some momentum heading into the important final part of the season.” 

Kaymer has twice finished in the top ten in the event and shot a course record 61 in 2007, but a typically strong line-up will stand in his way of claiming the lion’s share of the €2,000,000 prize fund.

MyGolfRanking International, 20 September 2013:

1 Scott Hunter (Tillicoultry) 1185 pts

2 Brendan Gargan (Rosslare) 1177

3 John Boag (Blairgowrie) 1173

4 Kevin Wood (Prestonfield) 1148

5 Scott Moffat (Burntisland GH) 1136

6 Greig Denton (Balfron) 1133.33

7 Lewis Blyth (Prestonfield) 1132.5

8 Daniel Alexander (Kingsknowe) 1125

9 Douglas Taylor (Dunfermline) 1100

10 Alex McKenzie (Lothianburn) 1081

11 Andrew Maiden (Montrose Mercantile) 1067

12 Chris Drumm (Rosslare) 1058

13 John Douglas (Leven Thistle) 1055

14 Brendan Holden (Ashridge Artisans) 1054.17

15 Russell Bracey (Ashridge Artisans) 1053.57 

 For up-to-date ranking lists of participating clubs, the full Regional and National Rankings and how it works, please visit www.mygolfranking.net

 

 

This week’s MyGolfRanking Golfer of the Week is Scott Hunter of Tillicoultry Golf Club.

                                                                                                                                                

The MyGolfRanking Club of the Week is Tillicoultry Golf Club, Clackmannanshire.                   

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2013 FIFE GOLFING ASSOCIATION BOYS ORDER OF MERIT

Presented by www.MyGolfRanking.net 

 

Final positions after 25 events: 

1 Niall McMullen (Lundin) 500 pts

2 Greg Forrester (Lundin) 470

3 Alan Miller (Canmore) 400

4 Greg Cessford (Balbirnie Park) 365

5 Alasdair McDougall (St Andrews New) 290

T6 Rory Giddens (Elie Golf House) 280

T6 Ben Kinsley (St Andrews) 280

T8 Keith Bowman (St Andrews New) 230

T8 Ryan Brown (Dunfermline) 230.

 

After a closely contested season, congratulations go to Niall McMullen for winning the Fife Boys Order of Merit from fellow Scottish Boy internationalist, Greg Forrester.

Fife Golfing Association thanks the Clubs and their members who gave up their golf to allow the counting events in the 2013 Fife Boys Order of Merit to take place and the golfing media for publishing the results.

 

David Moir

Life President

Fife Golfing Association

 

SIR MICHAEL BONALLACK RECEIVES HONORARY MEMBERSHIP OF RandA

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews

NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE PUBLICATION

23 September 2013, St Andrews: Sir Michael Bonallack OBE has become the 16th Honorary Member of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews.

A former Captain and Secretary of the Club, Sir Michael is Britain’s most decorated amateur golfer.

Sir Michael received the Honorary Membership during the Club’s Autumn Meeting and his portrait is now displayed in the Big Room of The Royal and Ancient Clubhouse.

“I am extremely proud to receive Honorary Membership of the Club,” he said. “I feel privileged to have been so closely involved with the Club for so much of my life and both it and the town of St Andrews are incredibly dear to me. I would like to thank the past Captains and Members for their friendship and support over the years. It has been an honour to serve the Club.”

Sir Michael was born in 1934. He enjoyed a hugely successful career as an amateur golfer, winning The Amateur Championship five times between 1951 and 1970. 

He won the English Amateur Championship five times and captured the English Amateur Stroke Play title on four occasions. He appeared in nine Walker Cups, including two as playing Captain in 1969 and 1971, and was twice the leading amateur in The Open Championship in 1968 and 1971.

He joined The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews in 1960 and served on a number of Committees, including as Chairman of the Amateur Status Committee and of the Selection Committee as well as a Member of the Rules of Golf Committee and the General Committee.

He was appointed Secretary of the Club in 1983, in succession to the late Keith Mackenzie. In 1998, Sir Michael was knighted in the Queen's birthday honours list. He retired as Secretary in 1999 and was succeeded by Peter Dawson. Sir Michael was nominated as Captain of the Club from 1999 to 2000.

Before becoming Secretary in 1983, Sir Michael was Chairman of the Professional Golfers' Association and the Golf Foundation and President of the English Golf Union.

The Honorary Members of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews are: 

His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh

His Royal Highness The Duke of York

His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent

The Honourable G H W Bush

Peter Alliss

Tony Jacklin CBE

John Jacobs OBE

Kel Nagle

Jack Nicklaus

Arnold Palmer

Gary Player

Peter Thomson CBE

Lee Trevino

Roberto De Vicenzo

Tom Watson.

ALL-SPORTS STARS AT ALFRED DUNHILL LINKS CHAMPIONSHIP

GREAT KNIGHTS OF BRITISH SPORT HEAD CLASSIC LINE-UP

AT ALFRED DUNHILL LINKS CHAMPIONSHIP

• Sir Ian Botham, Sir Bobby Charlton and Sir Steve Redgrave lead team of sport stars at Alfred Dunhill Links Championship
• ‘The opportunity to play with the pro’s when they are competing in one of the biggest tournaments on the European Tour is such a privilege’ - says W imbledon tennis legend Tim Henman
• Played over the Old Course at St Andrews, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns
• Championship dates: Thursday, September 26 - Sunday, September 29
• FREE ENTRY to all three courses for the first three days

ST ANDREWS, September 23, 2013 - A trio of Britain’s greatest sporting knights – Sir Ian Botham, Sir Bobby Charlton and Sir Steve Redgrave - lead a locker room of sports legends at the prestigious Alfred Dunhill Links Championship which begins on Thursday (Sept 26) at St Andrews.
Cricket is the leading sport on the fairways this year with an amazing group of former players picking up their golf clubs to take on the challenge of the Old Course St.Andrews, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns. 
Between them Sir Ian Botham, Mark Boucher, Jacques Kallis, Allan Lamb, Mark Nicholas, Andrew Strauss, Michael Vaughan and Shane Warne have played over 800 Tests.
Backing them up are footballers Sir Bobby Charlton, Johan Cruyff and Ruud Gullit, Olympic rowing legend Sir Steve Redgrave, rugby stars Sean Fitzpatrick and Rob Louw and popular former British tennis No.1 Tim Henman.
Tim Henman said: “Unquestionably the best golfing week of my year. The three courses – Kingsbarns, Carnoustie and St Andrews - are just amazing. The opportunity to play with the pros, when they are competing in one of the biggest tournaments on the European Tour is such a privilege.

“I missed it last year when I had to go to China for some Wimbledon meetings with the players. It was a huge disappointment to miss out, so I can’t wait to be there this year. It’s definitely a goal of mine to make the cut in the Team event – I’ve never played on Sunday.”

The sportsmen, along with Hollywood actors Andy Garcia and Hugh Grant and an A-list group of showbiz stars, including Don Felder from The Eagles, Riverdance idol Michael Flatley, rock star Huey Lewis, Kyle MacLachlan of Desperate Housewives fame and actors James Nesbitt and Luke Wilson, will be joining a world-class field of professionals.
This year no fewer than 12 Major Champions, including Ernie Els, Darren Clarke, Retief Goosen, Padraig Harrington, Martin Kaymer, Paul Lawrie, Louis Oosthuizen, Charl Schwartzel and Vijay Singh will be taking part.
Defending champion Branden Grace will also be returning to St Andrews, hoping to become the first golfer to win back-to-back Alfred Dunhill Links titles. 
Entrance to the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship will be FREE at all three courses on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. A ticket price of £20 (concessionary £15) will be charged for the final day’s play over the Old Course on Sunday, September 29.  
Entry for under 16s and students is free. Tickets are available through the ticket hotline on 0870 010 9021 or at the entrance gates. 

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SCOTTISH JUNIOR GOLF TOUR RESULTS FROM MONIFIETH ASHLUDIE

FROM WALTER BURNS

Here are the results from the Scottish Junior Golf Tour event at Monifieth yesterday on the Ashludie course. The course was as ever in fantastic condition with fast greens on lovely warm day. It was a level 2 and 3  event. Jack Williams had the best score of the day with four over par 72. Local Angus boy Ewan Wheat won the Under 12 category with 77.

Results

Under 14

72           Jack Williams (Sandyhills)

77           Craig Jackman (Dunblane)

78           Kyle Irvine (Craigielaw)

81           Ibrahim Hussain (Eastwood), Euan English (Erskine)

Under 12

77           Ewan Wheat (Royal Montrose)

86           Anna McKay (Crail Golfing Society)

88           Connor McKinney (Canmore)

91           Aamar Saleem (Ladybank), Ben Mace (Ladybank)

The handicap prize was won by Graeme Winney (Dunfermline) with a nett 70.

Good luck to Jack Williams in his challenge today against Tom Watson at Gleneagles.

 

Kind regards,

Walter Burns

Scottish Junior Golf Tour

 

Mob: 07951 103 827

 

Email: walter@scottishjuniorgolftour.co.uk

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MARK WIEBE BEATS COREY PAVIN IN CHAMPIONS TOUR PLAY-OFF

      MARK WIEBE, ANOTHER BIG WIN FOR THE BRITISH SENIOR OPEN CHAMPION

FROM THE US CHAMPIONS TOUR WEBSITE
By Phil Stambaugh, Champions Tour staff

Mark Wiebe holed an eight-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole in regulation to get into a playoff with Corey Pavin and then eventually defeated him with a 20-foot par-saving putt on the second extra hole. On the second playoff hole, it appeared as if Pavin was in better position to win after chipping his third shot to within 10 feet of the flag. 
Prior to that, Wiebe putted from the fringe for his third shot but when he failed to get his ball over the ridge in the sloping 18th green, it eventually rolled back to 20 feet. However, Wiebe holed his putt and then watched Pavin come up short on his bid to send the playoff to a third extra hole.

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-- Mark Wiebe won his fifth career title on the Champions Tour, becoming a multiple winner for the first time in his professional career. 
In late July, Wiebe won the Senior British Open Championship, his first major title, when he defeated Bernhard Langer in a five-hole sudden-death playoff at Royal Birkdale in Lancashire
-- Mark Wiebe became the sixth player with a pair of titles on the 2013 Champions Tour, joining Bernhard Langer, David Frost, Kenny Perry, Rocco Mediate and Esteban Toledo.
-- Mark Wiebe’s win today at the Pacific Links Championship was his fifth title in 147 career starts and his second victory in his last seven appearances.
-- Wiebe’s stats for the week: Fairways: 34-42/4th Greens In Regulation: 42-54/4th Putts: 28.7/T26
-- Wiebe earned 270 Charles Schwab Cup points and moved up into 13th place in the season-long standings with 902 total points on the season.
-- Wiebe’s victory means the winner has come from the last group on Sunday in 14 of the 21 events this year.
-- For the first time since the 1985 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic, Wiebe had his wife, Cathy, in attendance for the victory.
-- Wiebe increased his 2013 earnings to $758,055, the most he’s made in a season on the Champions Tour since the 2011 campaign.
-- Wiebe’s final-round 72 equalled the highest finish by a winner this year. Both Bernhard Langer (ACE Group Classic) and Bart Bryant (Dick’s Sporting Goods Open) shot 72s in the final round.
-- Wiebe became the fourth wire-to-wire winner this year, joining Bernhard Langer (ACE Group Classic), David Frost (Toshiba Classic) and Rocco Mediate (Shaw Charity Classic).
Final Notes/Statistics at the Pacific Links Hawaii Championship
-- Today’s playoff was the fifth of the year and the second in the last three tournaments on the Champions Tour. It was Wiebe’s second playoff of the 2013 season. He won the Senior British Open at Royal Birkdale, defeating Bernhard Langer with a par-4 on the fifth extra hole. The 2013 season started in Hawaii with a playoff at the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai. On the Big Island in January, John Cook defeated David Frost with a birdie two on the second extra hole.
-- World Golf Hall of Fame member and 34-time PGA TOUR winner Vijay Singh was tied for the lead after 11 holes on Sunday, but he played his final seven holes in 2-over par to drop down into a T6 in his debut on the Champions Tour. After making just one bogey in his first 48 holes, Singh made two bogeys and a double-bogey over his last six holes at Kapolei Golf Club.
-- Pavin’s 69 today was his 11th straight round in the 60s on the 2013 Champions Tour, a streak that started with a 69 on Saturday of the Senior British Open at Royal Birkdale. His playoff loss today was his third consecutive runner-up effort and fifth straight tournament where he’s finished either second or third. Earlier this year, Fred Couples had three straight runner-up finishes.
Today’s playoff loss was also Pavin’s sixth straight top-10 performance. The all-time Champions Tour record for most consecutive sub-70 scores is 13 by Hale Irwin in 1999.
-- Bernhard Langer’s final-round 68 moved him up into solo third place in the Pacific Links Hawaii Championship. It was his fifth straight top-10 and eighth top-10 performance in his last nine tournaments dating back to a T10 in early June at the Regions Tradition. Overall, Langer now has 13 top-10 finishes this year in his 19 appearances on the Champions Tour which leads the circuit.
-- Bernhard Langer earned 130 Charles Schwab Cup points this week and increased his yearly Schwab Cup total to 2,033. He now trails Kenny Perry by 727 points in the season-long race with five events remaining. David Frost also earned 56 Schwab Cup points this week and remains in third place with 1,786 total points. At the end of the season, the player earning the most Schwab Cup points will earn a $1 million payout.
-- Champions Tour rookie Brian Henninger recorded his first top-10 finish on the Champions Tour, a T6 this week at Kapolei Golf Club. Prior to this week, Henninger’s best effort in 11 previous appearances was 14th at the Boeing Classic.
-- The par-72 Kapolei Golf Club played to a stroke average of 72.149 this week compared to 71.516 last year. There were only 14 rounds in the 60s today and Fred Couples had the low round of the day with 66 that included eight birdies. There were 19 scores in the 60s on Saturday compared to 18 sub-70 rounds on Friday. For the second straight year, the the par-4 13th hole played as the most difficult (4.266). The par-5 14th hole played as the easiest (4.548), giving up four eagles and 122 birdies.
-- Bruce Summerhays, a three-time winner on the Champions Tour, finished 80th in his first appearance on the circuit since he last played at the 2010 Principal Charity Classic. The 69-year-old Summerhays has been serving as an LDS mission president in Tampa, Fla. the last three years.
-- World Golf Hall of Fame member Isao Aoki made his first appearance on the Champions Tour since playing in last year’s Pacific Links Hawaii Championship and was 79th. Aoki was forced to withdraw last year prior to the final round with a hip injury.

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