PAUL REILLY WINS FIRST EVENT OF WEST ALLIANCE SEASON

REPORT FROM MARGARET CARRELL

The West Alliance started their new season today at Strathaven Golf Course on what proved to be a very  enjoyable round of golf on an immaculate course.

Many congratulations to today’s winner Paul Reilly son of Gerry Reilly, professional at Lochwinnoch.

Scratch winners:

1^st with a 67 Paul Reilly (Lochwinnoch),

2^nd equal with 71s:

John Fowler (Hayston),

Greg O’Neill( Dullatar)

Alan Welsh (Cathkin Braes)

Derek Surgeon (Hayston)

  
Handicap winners:
Net scores
1^st 68 Neil McGarva (Kilmacolm) (5).
2^nd 70 Andrew Sturton (Forrester Park) (9)

3^rd 71Stuart Clayton (Crowwood) (3).
4^th 72 Martin Hynd after countback (Forrester Park) (6).

Seniors winners:

net scores

1^st 72 William Houston (Torrance House) (16)

2^nd 73 James Kinloch (Cardross) (4)

Next event is at Largs on Tuesday 1^st October.

EUROPEAN TOUR SCHOOL QUALIFYING IN ITALY, PORTUGAL

EUROPEAN TOUR QUALIFYING SCHOOL 

SECTION REPORT 

Alessio Bruschi carded a course record round of 64 to finish a stroke clear after round one of the European Tour School's First Qualifying Section C at Circolo Golf Bogogno, Italy.. 

The Italian had a fine day on the greens, carding nine birdies and one bogey, a score which leaves him handily placed to progress with those in 24th place and ties earning a spot in Stage Two.

In second place is Swiss amateur Joel Girrbach who went blemish free on Tuesday, with five birdies and one of only six eagles on the day, to finish narrowly behind Bruschi. 

A trio of players are three shots behind the top two in a tie for third, with Switzerland’s Nicolas D’Incau, Italy’s Andrea Bolognesi both alongside America’s Michael Jensen at four under par.

While two time Challenge Tour winner Antti Ahokas, who triumphed at the ECCO Tour Championship and 103 Abierto VISA de la Republica presentado por Peugeot in 2008, is in a five way tie for sixth place at three under par. The Finn is alongside Mark Hoffman, Horacio Leon, Hugo Leon, and Andrea Romano. 

Meanwhile over at Ribagolfe, at the other Stage C venue, Justin Pieters fired a seven under par round of 65 on Tuesday to carve out a two stoke lead in Portugal. 

The Belgian has been under the guidance of compatriot Nicolas Colsaerts, and he put that experience to good use in making nine birdies on Tuesday. Two dropped shots took a little shine off of an otherwise sublime display, and he is a couple of strokes clear of two men in second place.

One of these is American Daniel Berger who carded six birdies and two bogeys in his first eight holes en route to a five under par opening score, and he is alongside Chile’s Martin Ureta. 

Three Spaniards – Vicente Blasquez, Eduardo Larrañaga and Diego Suazo – are all at four under par and in a tie for fourth, and they are alongside Canada’s Jordan Krantz.

Ribagolfe scores after round  1:

65 T Pieters  (Bel) ,

67 M Ureta  (Chi) , D Berger (USA) ,

68 V Blazquez (Esp) , J Krantz (Can) , D Suazo  (Esp) , E Larrañaga (Esp) ,

69 X Guzman (Esp) , D Palm (Swe) ,

70 R Hjelm (Den) , X Poncelet  (Fra) , C Ortiz (Mex) , M Trainer (USA) , A Long (USA) , K Phelan (Irl) , R Whitson (am) (Nir) ,

71 B Virto (Esp) , R De Sousa (Sui) , N Bjorling (Swe) , G Canizares (Esp) , A McLardy (RSA) , G Piris Mateu (Esp) , E Cole (USA) , J Gallegos (am) (Esp) ,

72 J Murphy (USA) , A Gutierrez (Esp) , G O'Mahony (USA) , J Griffin (USA) , W Strickler (USA) , A Hortal  (Esp) , A Garcia-Heredia (Esp) , N Cochran (USA) , B Lee (USA) ,

73 R Mattila (Fin) , N Dahlgren (Fin) , S Dartnall (Aus) , S McNamara (USA) , T Simola (Fin) , F Adarraga (Esp) , K Storgaard (Den) , F De Haas (Ned) , J Carlota (am) (Por) , M Pavon (am) (Fra) ,

74 M Cobo (Esp) , A Theodore (USA) , A Christie (Eng) , J Bragulat  (Esp) , X Puig (Esp) , M Bey (Fra) , T Curtis (Eng) , B Tilley (USA) , D Silva Jr (Por) , P Williamson (USA) , J Sarasti (am) (Esp) , K Subregis (am) (Fra) ,

75 M Quiros (Esp) , J Kelly (USA) , C Balmaseda  (Esp) , D Osorio (Esp) , N Grant (Nir) , R Holland (Eng) , D Borda (Esp) , M Jedrzeyczyk (Pol) , W Murillo (Ven) , C Rodiles (Esp) , T Ferrer (am) (Esp) , P Rolland (am) (Bel) ,

76 J Rangel (USA) , G Tonelli  (Ita) , J Back (Kor) , S Soderberg (Swe) , S Seijo (Esp) , L Lespinasse (Fra) , P Kelly (Eng) , J De Lope (Esp) , S Hansen (Nor) , R Becker (Bra) , B Detweiler (USA) , K Turlan (am) (Fra) ,

77 G Elena (Esp) , C Loop (USA) , G Parker (Eng) , P Badawy (USA) , T Grava  (Fra) , J Pitt (Eng) , D Booth (Eng) , B Etchart  (Esp) , D Corsby (Eng) ,

78 R Bastard (Eng) , P Karantzias (Gre) , J Osorio Valencia (Esp) , E Gibbs (USA) , M Rawitzer (am) (USA) ,

79 A Parr (Can) , J Parron (Esp) ,

80 S Frost (USA) ,

81 T Ayala (USA) , J Martin (Esp) ,

82 J Lee (Esp) ,

84 R Yoo (USA) ,

 ** C Nielsen (Swe) , R Lopez Perales (Esp) ,

First Qualifying Stage Section C Bogogno
par 72
1 Alessio BRUSCHI ITA 64
2 Joel GIRRBACH (AM) SUI 65
3 Michael JENSEN USA 68
Andrea BOLOGNESI ITA 68
Nicolas D'INCAU SUI 68
6 Antti AHOKAS FIN 69
Andrea ROMANO ITA 69
Mark HOFFMAN CAN 69
Horacio LEON CHI 69
Hugo LEON CHI 69
11 Matthew RICHARDSON ENG 70
Gregory MAIN USA 70
Andrea MAESTRONI ITA 70
Joey MCLISTER USA 70
Adrien SADDIER FRA 70
Philip FRANCIS USA 70
17 Nathan HOLMAN AUS 71
Domenico GEMINIANI ITA 71
Lucas LEE BRA 71
Patrick SIMARD ESP 71
Jonas MAGNUSSON SWE 71 
Jaime CAMARGO ESP 71
Connor ARENDELL USA 71
Spencer ANDERSON USA 71
Christoph PFAU AUT 71
26 Leonardo MOTTA ITA 72
Stephen THOMAS CAN 72
Nicolas PEYRICHOU FRA 72
Oscar STARK SWE 72
Marco RUIZ PAR 72
Fernando FIGUEROA ESA 72
Max SCODRO USA 72
Lorenzo GUANTI ITA 72
Lasse Sonne NIELSEN DEN 72
Gregory MOLTENI ITA 72
36 Daniel SANDBERG SWE 73
Brad HOPFINGER USA 73
Magnus SVAHLIN SWE 73
Hyeon-cheol HWANG KOR 73
Clement BERARDO FRA 73 
Eric DUGAS USA 73
Paolo TERRENI ITA 73
Fredrik SVANBERG SUI 73
Alessandro GRAMMATICA ITA 73
Mikel MARTINSON USA 73
Henri SATAMA FIN 73
Jean-Luc BURNIER SUI 73
Francesco LAPORTA ITA 73
Ignacio SANCHEZ-PALENCIA ESP 73
Michele CEA (AM) ITA 73
Enrico DI NITTO (AM) ITA 73
52 Carlo GUARALDI ITA 74 
Alberto CAMPANILE ITA 74
Charles DAVIES WAL 74
Rafael GUERRERO LAURIA VEN 74 
Tim GORNIK (AM) SLO 74 
57 Federico COLOMBO ITA 75
Kevin BOZZI ITA 75 
Thomas BOSCO-CWIOK POL 75
Martin ROMINGER SUI 75
Jon Andrea NODÉR SUI 75
Nemanja SAVIC SRB 75
Nino BERTASIO ITA 75
Julian KUNZENBACHER GER 75
Kevin ROY USA 75
Kevin MCLISTER USA 75
Jean-Pierre VERSELIN FRA 75
Edouard AMACHER (AM) SUI 75
Francesco TESTA (AM) ITA 75
Giorgio DE FILIPPI (AM) ITA 75 
71 Gael SEEGMULLER BEL 76 76 4
Mattia MILORO ITA 76 76 4
Olivier GILMARTIN SUI 76 76 4
Pietro RICCI ITA 76 76 4
Lorenzo SCOTTO ITA 76 76 4
Pierrick PERACINO FRA 76 76 4
Roberto SEBASTIAN TIRADO ESP 76 76 4
Oskar NYSTROM SWE 76 76 4
Immu KORVENMAA FIN 76 76 4
Esteban CALISTO ECU 76 76 4
Petr GAL CZE 76 76 4
Federico MACCARIO (AM) ITA 76 76 4
Philipp MUELLER (AM) GER 76 76 4
Corrado DE STEFANI (AM) ITA 76 76 4
85 Robin WINGARDH SWE 77 77 5
Gervasio CUQUEJO ESP 77 77 5
Christofer BLOMSTRAND SWE 77 77 5
Frankie SUITS USA 77 77 5
89 Mark NICHOLS ENG 78 78 6
Otto BONNING SWE 78 78 6
Andrea PERRINO ITA 78 78 6
Clemens DVORAK AUT 78 78 6
93 Oliver SUHR DEN 79 79 7
Soren Schulze PETTERSSON DEN 79 79 7
95 Yevgeny KAFELNIKOV RUS 80 80 8
Federico CELANO ITA 80 80 8
James FIELD JNR USA 80 80 8
Nelson DESMOULINS FRA 80 80 8
Davide ALBERTINI (AM) SUI 80 80 8
100 Eric SHRIVER USA 82 82 10
Kurt WATKINS USA 82 82 10
Marc DOBIAS (AM) SUI 82 82 10
103 Jack PATON USA 87 87 15
104 Kristian BOBANOVIC AUS RT

SENIOR SCOTS HOLD ENGLAND TO DRAW IN SINGLES-ONLY FIRST DAY

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Winning start for Ireland at Seniors' Home Internationals

A storming performance in the singles gave European champions Ireland the perfect start at the Seniors Home Internationals at Royal Co Down.
Ireland swept all six matches against Wales, while England and Scotland battled to a draw in a match that swung one way and another throughout the afternoon.
The morning's play in the foursomes was halted after just over an hour.
With a long delay setting in, the team captains met with the Championship Committee and expressed a preference for declaring the foursomes halved with a good outlook for the singles matches.
One belt of sea mist in the afternoon called a temporary halt to the proceedings yet again just before the halfway point of the singles, but after the resumption, Ireland continued their early good play, with Garth McGimpsey leading from the front and beating Keith Stimpson on the 15th.
From then on in, Ireland look assured and ran out easy winners by 7.5-1.5, the margin of victory assured by final green wins for Arthur Pierse against Glyn Rees and for Adrian Morrow against Jeff Thomas.
Meanwhile, Scotland had taken the initiative early and looked strong in the first three matches.
But although Alan O'Neill beat John Ambridge (2/1) and Ian Brotherston beat Charles Banks (4/3), David Gardner lost the last hole and had to settle for a half against Richard Leatham.
England began their fightback there, and continued that run with a victory for Tyrone Carter on the 15th against Lindsay Gordon.
Andrew Stracey then turned his match around, winning at the final green against Scotland captain John Fraser, leaving the match to be decided between England's Chris Reynolds and Scotland's Lindsay Blair, who were all square playing the last, which they halved following a brilliant up and down from Reynolds.

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THE SCOTTISH ANGLE
Scotland drew 3-3 with defending champions England and European title-holders Ireland whitewashed Wales 6-0 on the first day of the Senior men's home internationals at Royal Co Down, Newcastle, Northern Ireland.
Fog ruled out play in the morning foursomes and the matches were decided on afternoon singles along.
Scotland were leading England 2 1/2 to 1/2 with three matches to finish but, in the end, were thankful that tail-gunner Lindsay Blair (Grangemouth) could halve his match with Chris Reynolds after Andrew Stracey beat John Fraser (Royal Burgess) by one hole and Tyrone Carter beat Lindsay Gordon (Turnhouse) by 4 and 3 to wipe out the Scots' lead.
David Gardner (Broomieknowe) halved the top singles match with Richard Leatham.
Alan O'Neill (West Lothian) was a 2 and 1 winner over John Ambridge and Ian Brotherson (Dumfries and Co) put Scotland into a 2pt lead by beating Charles Banks 4 and 3.

SENIOR MEN'S HOME INTERNATIONALS
Royal Co Down Golf Club
Newcastle, Northern Ireland
+The morning foursomes were abandoned because of fog
ENGLAND 3, SCOTLAND 3
Singles
R Leatham halved with D Gardnber
J Amvbridge lost to A O'Neill 2 and 1.
C Banks lost to I Brotherston 4 and 3.
A Stracey bt J Fraser 1 hole.
T Carter bt L Gordon 4 and 3.
C Reynolds halved with L Blair.

IRELAND 6, WALES 0
Singles
G McGimpsey bt K Simpson 5 and 3.
A Pierse bt G Rees 1 hole.
T Cleary bt A Williams 3 and 2.
M Quirke bt P Bloomfield 5 and 4.
J Mitchell bt J Thomas 5 and 3.
A Morrow bt B Griffiths 2 holes.

LOGJAM FOR LEAD IN TAIN-BROA 36-HOLE CHALLENGE

Five players share the lead on two-under-par 68 and another eight are breathing down their necks from the 69 mark at the halfway stage of PGA Scotland's Tain-Brora 36-hole Challenge.
The first round was over the par 70 Tain and setting the pace as the field moves up to Brora, the most northerly venue for the Tartan Tour, are Jonathan Cliff (Murrayfield), Ross MacLeod (Clydeway Golf), Chris Kelly (Cawder), Gareth Wright (West Linton) and Craig Ronald (Carluke).
Kelly would have been the clear leader, possibly, but for a double bogey 6 at the sixth. His bag of six birdies was the biggest of the day and the Cawder man  finish well with birdie 2s at the 16th and 17th. 
MacLeod could also have been No 1 on his o wn but for a bogey-bogey finish 
First prize is £1,103 and easier to name the Grand National winner than predict who will step up to collect the four-figure cheque at the conclusion of this popular two-rounder in the far North.

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TUESDAY TEE TIMES FOR ROUND 2 AT BRORA 

FIRST ROUND SCORES
Tain Golf Club
Par 70
68 J Cliff (Murrayfield), R MacLeod (Clydeway Golf), C Kelly (Cawder), G Wright (West Linton), C Ronald (Carluke).
69 T Dingwall (Nairn Dunbar), N Henderson (Renaissance), C Robinson (Portpatrick Dunskey), D Orr (Mearns Castle), G Fox (Clydseway Golf), G Hutcheon (Banchory), P O'Hara (Clydeway Golf), G Law (Uphall).
70 C Lawson (Wellsgreen), S Gray (Hayston).
71 G Paston (Ralston), G Brown (Montrose Links), G Smith (Gleneagles Hotel), J Lomax (Caprington), Emma Fairnie (Gullane), J McCreadie (Buchanan Castle), K Hutton (Downfield), S Taylor (Bothwell Castle), S Herald (Mearns Castle), S Henderson (Kings Links).
72 J McGhee (unatt), A Crerar (Panbmure), T Mathieson (Murcar Links), S Lamb (Macdonald Cardrona), C Everet (Caldwell), C Gordon (Edinburgh GC), I Anderson (Colville Park), J Gallagher (Douglas Park)
73 S Morrison (Tain), S Fay (Royal Dornoch), G Hillson (Dunbar), C Currie (Caldwell), P Wardell (Whitekirk).
74 M Thomson (Panmure), A Munro (Musselburgh)
75 R McConnachie (Peterculter), M Patterson (Kilmacolm), N Colquhoun (Mercahnts of Edinburgh), P Affleck (unatt), A Duncan (unatt), F  Clarke (Newmachar), C Marr (Musselburgh).
76 J Dick (Duddingston), P Wailson (Cawder), R Munro (Duddingston), K Baxter (Buchanan Castle), K McNicoll (Gullane), G Dingwall (Royal Dornoch).
77 S Bissett (unatt), S Costello (Strathaven), S Savage (Dalmuir)
78 E Macpherson (Auchterarder), J Brown (Cathcart Castle), P Brookes (Pitreavie), C McMaster (Panmure).
79 G McBain (Gamola Golf)
80 N Christie (Carnoustie Links)
82 M Kerr (Marriott Dalmahoy).
83 K McNiven (Gleneagle Hotel), R Holt (unatt)
87 L Burnett (Mearns Castle). 
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TEE TIMES FOR SECOND ROUND AT
BRORA ON TUESDAY

 Round 2: Brora Golf Club 25/09/2013

 Tee  Time      Name

  1   8:20 AM   Kevin McNiven, Gleneagles Hotel Golf Courses

  1   8:30 AM   Lewis Burnett, Mearns Castle Golf Academy
                Richard Holt
                Mark Kerr, Marriott Dalmahoy Golf & Count

  1   8:40 AM   Nikki Christie, Carnoustie Golf Links
                Greg McBain, Gamola Golf
                Christopher McMaster, Panmure Golf Club

  1   8:50 AM   Paul Brookes, Pitreavie Golf Club
                Jack Brown, Cathcart Castle Golf Club
                Ewan Macpherson, Auchterarder Golf Club

  1   9:00 AM   Stewart Savage, Dalmuir Golf Club
                Scott Costello, Strathaven Golf Club
                Sean Bissett

  1   9:10 AM   Keith Baxter, Buchanan Castle Golf Club
                Keir McNicoll, Gullane Golf Club
                Paul Wilson, Cawder Golf Club
                James Dick, Duddingston *

  1   9:20 AM   Ross Munro, Duddingston Golf Club
                Gary Dingwall, Royal Dornoch Golf Club

  1   9:30 AM   Mark King, Kingsfield Golf Range
                Cameron Marr, Musselburgh Golf Club
                Paul Affleck, Unattached *

  1   9:40 AM   Neil Colquhoun, Merchants of Edinburgh Golf Cl
                Michael Patterson, Kilmacolm Golf Club
                Ross McConnachie, Peterculter Golf Club

  1   9:50 AM   Fraser Clarke, Newmachar Golf Club
                Alan Duncan
                Andrew Munro, Musselburgh Golf Club

  1   10:00 AM  Mark Thomson, Panmure Golf Club
                Paul Wardell, Whitekirk Golf Course
                Christopher Currie, Caldwell Golf Club

  1   10:10 AM  Gordon Hillson, Dunbar Golf Club
                Sean Fay, Royal Dornoch Golf Club
                Stuart Morrison, Tain Golf Club

  1   10:20 AM  Jordan Gallagher, Douglas Park Golf Club
                Ian Anderson, Colville Park Golf Club
                Craig Gordon, Edinburgh Golf Centre

  1   10:30 AM  Craig Everett, Caldwell Golf Club
                Stephen Lamb, Macdonald Cardrona Golf & Coun
                Terry Mathieson, Murcar Links Golf Club

  1   10:40 AM  Andrew Crerar, Panmure Golf Club
                James McGhee
                Scott Henderson, Kings Links Golf Centre

  1   10:50 AM  Scott Herald, Mearns Castle Golf Academy
                Steven Taylor, Bothwell Castle Golf Club
                Kenneth Hutton, Downfield Golf Club

  1   11:00 AM  Jason McCreadie, Buchanan Castle Golf Club
                Emma Fairnie, Gullane Golf Club
                Jonathan Lomas, Caprington Golf Club

  1   11:10 AM  Grant Smith, Gleneagles Hotel Golf Courses
                Graeme Brown, Montrose Golf Links Ltd.
                Greg Paxton, Ralston Golf Club

  1   11:20 AM  Stephen Gray, Hayston Golf Club
                Calum Lawson, Wellsgreen Golf Range
                Gordon Law, Uphall Golf Club

  1   11:30 AM  Paul O'Hara, Clydeway Golf
                Graham Fox, Clydeway Golf
                Greig Hutcheon, Banchory Golf Club

  1   11:40 AM  David Orr, Mearns Castle Golf Academy
                Christopher Robinson, Portpatrick Dunskey Golf Club
                Neil Henderson, The Renaissance

  1   11:50 AM  Tom Dingwall, Nairn Dunbar Golf Club
                Craig Ronald, Carluke Golf Club
                Gareth Wright, West Linton Golf Club

  1   12:00 PM  Chris Kelly, Cawder Golf Club
                Ross MacLeod, Clydeway Golf
                Jonathan Cliff, Murrayfield Golf Club

THREE SCOTS TIED IN 17TH PLACE AT DUBAIN CREEK OPEN

Rookie pros Conor O'Neil (Pollok) and Fraser McKenna (Balmore) plus Mortonhall's Greg Nicholson are sharing 17th place with one round to go in the MENA Tour's Dubai Creek Open ad Dubai Creek Golf and Yacht Club.
O'Neil slipped back from an opening one-over-par 72 to a 74 for 146 while McKenna and Nicolson did it in reverse of that - 74 in the first round and 72 in the second.
Other Scots who made the cut on 151 and better were Clark Lutton (73-149), Ross Bain (72-149) and Tom Buchanan (74-151).
Australian Trevor Marshall maintained the lead with a 71 for 138, one shot ahead of Zane Scotland 

DUBAI CREEK OPEN
Dubai Creek Golf and Yacht Club
LEADING SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
Par 142 (2x71)
138 Trevor Marshall (Aus) 67 71
139 Zane Scotland (Eng) 69 70
140 Yasin Ali (Eng) 70 70, Max William (Eng) (am) 70 70
141 Ian Keenan (Eng) 70 71
142 Younes El Hassani (Mor) 71 71
143 William Harrold (Eng) 74 69, Jake Shepherd (Eng) 74 69.
SCOTS' SCORES
146 Fraser McKenna 74 72, Greg Nicolson 74 72, Conor O'Neil 72 74 (T17)
149 Clark Lutton 76 73, Ross Bain 77 72 (T36)
151 Tom Buchanan 77 74 (T47)
MISSED THE CUT (151 and better qualified)
156 Ted Innes Ker 80 76
161 Graeme Stwart 80 81










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FOG KOs OPENING FOURSOMES IN SENIOR HOME INTERNATIONALS

The mountains of Mourne do sweep down to the sea at Royal Co Down Golf Club. Picture by Cal Carson Golf Agency.

Heavy fog put paid to play in the morning foursomes on the first day's play at the Seniors Home Internationals at Royal County Down.
Following a joint meeting of the Championship Committee and the four team captains, at which a number of altnerative scenarios regarding the schedule for the week's matches were discussed, it was agreed to declare the foursomes matches halved in the first series of games.
This decision was made with the fog beginning to lift, and so the way was clear for the first day's singles to take place.
England, the defending champions, are playing Scotland in tehir opening match while recently crowned European champions Ireland take on Wales.

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