MAX TING (13) QUALIFIES TO PLAY IN HONG KONG OPEN

Max Ting will tee it up at next week's Hong Kong Open, where he is set to become the fourth youngest player to compete in a European Tour event.
Ting, who will be 13 years and 288 days old when he begins his first round next Thursday at Hong Kong GC, earned one of three qualifying spots today at the New Course in Fanling, China.
"That's amazing. I didn't know that," Ting told the South China Morning Post. “It’s great and I’m really looking forward to play in the (Hong Kong) Open. I tried to stay calm and play my own game. I felt very good.”
Ye Wocheng was 12 years and 242 days old when he competed at the China Open earlier this year, breaking Tianlang Guan's previous record of 13 years and 177 days, which was set at the 2012 China Open.
Guan is entered in the field for next week's event in Hong Kong.

GREIG HUTCHEON WINS PGA PLAY-OFFS AFTER TURKEY PLAY-OFF

                 Greig Hutcheon ... PGA No 1 for a second time

FROM THE PGA WEBSITE
Greig Hutcheon proved the ace of clubs in Turkey after a superb five iron set up an eagle and victory in the Titleist PGA Play-Offs.
The 40-year-old Tartan Tour kingpin and Banchory Golf Club tour player  earned the PGA No.1 player accolade for a second time in a dramatic finale at Antalya Golf Club where he edged out Matt Cort in a sudden death shootout at the third extra hole at the PGA Sultan Course.
Hutcheon and compatriots Graham Fox (Clydeway Golf) and Chris Kelly (Cawder), by finishing in the top 10, earned themselves places in the field at next spring's BMW PGA championship at Wentworth.
Hutcheon and Cort, from the Rothley Park club, Leicestershire, had tied at nine-under-par for the 54-hole tournament just ahead of overnight leader Matt Ford from Kent but following pars on the first and second holes, Hutcheon delivered a perfect blow to six feet to secure the title and £2,000 with Cort only able to make birdie in increasingly gusty conditions.
Hutcheon’s spoils include, apart from an invitation to the 2014 BMW PGA Championship, a place in the field for the Wales Open but Greig admitted he was close to missing out altogether after a dreadful run of 18 holes midway through the tournament.
“I’m really chuffed to win because although I played well today I feel the reason I won was the last 14 holes of the second round and the first four holes this morning where I played so badly and really struggled but still managed to cover those holes in just about level par," said Hutcheon who has won this end of season title previously.
"My game had vanished and I had to say to myself you’re out of this and a spot at Wentworth unless you pull your finger out and then it was a momentum thing and I started to play a bit better.”
Hutcheon’s final round 67 was a veritable rollercoaster with three bogeys, including two on the first two holes, five birdies and an eagle.
His fifth and decisive birdie came at the 18^th which he birdied for the third time this week to book his place in the play-off. It also erased for good the double bogey demon on the same hole last year which cost him an automatic PGA Cup place.
“It’s really a huge honour to be the PGA’s number one, I’m delighted to win it again and it caps off a really good season for me bar winning my singles in the PGA Cup,” added Hutcheon who also topped  the Tartan Tour Order of Merit and money table, and won the Scottish PGA Championship at Gleneagels in 2013
The players were forced to briefly leave the course for 40 minutes following a lightning strike and on resumption Ford saw his hopes go up in smoke with bogeys on 15 and 16.
Despite a superb birdie on the last hole his 72 left him one place behind the joint leaders.
Meanwhile Cort holed a brilliant up and down on 18 to make the play-off and despite eventually losing out to Hutcheon was happy to book a return to Wentworth after missing out last year.
“I was head to head with Matt (Ford) for a lot of the time and thought it was between him and me,” said Cort.
“I played nicely all day but took too much club on 18 and holed a putt on the last which, given the circumstances, was probably one of the best putts of my life.
“I said all week finishing first or second would be a massive bonus but having played well all week it was a shame I couldn’t get to win.
“Now I’m just looking forward to enjoying some home time and giving my young son Charlie a squeeze because it’s the first time I’ve been away since he’s been born.”
Ford was left rueing a double bogey on the first and a bogey on 16 where he found the water on both occasions.
“They were a couple of poor shots but probably got punished more than they deserved,” he said.
“I played great in the middle stretch including an eagle on seven and birdie on the last but left a few putts short.”
Ford can console himself with earning entry to next year’s BMW PGA Championship as can Ian Ellis (Costessey Park), Jason Levermore (Channels), Graham Fox (Clydeway Golf), Damian Mooney (Ballyliffin), Mark Hooper (Rayleigh), Chris Kelly (Cawder) and Liam Bond (Marriott St Pierre).

LEADING FINAL TOTALS

Par 213 (3x71)
204 Greig Hutcheon (Banchory) 67 70 67; Matthew Cort (Rothley Park) 66 68 70. Hutcheon (£2,000) bt Cort (£1,500) in sudden death play-off.
205 Matthew Ford (CK Group) 66  67 72 (£1,200).
207 Ian Ellis (Costessey Park) 72 67 68 (£1,000)
208 Jason Levermore (Channels) 72 67 69 (£850).
209 Graham Fox (Clydeway Golf) 68 72 69 (£750)
210 Mark Hooper (Rayleigh) 69 72 69, Chris Kelly (Cawder) 69 68 73, Damian Mooney (Ballyliffin) 73 70 67 (£650 each).
211 Liam Bond (Marriott St Pierre) 71 71 69, Adrian Ambler (Low Laithes) 68 72 71 (£525 each)
212 Paul Streeter (Lincoln) 69 71 72 (£425)

KEVIN KISNER WINS PEBBLE BEACH INVITATIONAL

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PEBBLE BEACH, California -- Kevin Kisner made a 15-foot par putt on the 18th hole for a 2-over 74 and a one-stroke victory over Chesson Hadley at the Pebble Beach Invitational on Sunday.
Kisner began the day with a two-stroke lead and finished at 13-under 275 after a tumultuous final round in the tournament featuring 80 professionals from the US PGA, LPGA, Champions and Web.com tours.
"I wish I would had about a six-stroke lead, so it wasn't so stressful," said Kisner, who rejoined the US PGA Tour this season. "The back nine was playing brutally hard. I just got unlucky."
Kisner, who had a tournament-low 64 Saturday at Spyglass Hill, moved to 17 under and a six-stroke margin after 11 holes. But he bogeyed the 12th, double-bogeyed the 14th and bogeyed the 17th.
"I just hung in there," said Kisner, who in March claimed his second Web.com Tour title at the Chile Open in Santiago. "Things like this always happen when you are in the hunt. Only when you are in a position to win does it seem to happen."
Hadley shot a 70 and was four shots in front of Scott Langley (68) and William McGirt (73), who tied for third at 8 under.
Hadley, playing in the final group with Kisner, began the day trailing by five shots. But he remained steady while Kisner stumbled.
"When Kevin double-bogeyed 14, I definitely thought I still had a chance," said Hadley, a 2013-14 PGA TOUR rookie. "The conditions were tough out there, but I thought I had a chance on the 18th, but Kevin made a downhill 15-footer to win. My hat's off to him."
Mina Harigae had a 71 to top LPGA finishers and finished tied for fifth with Sam Saunders (74) and Mark Brooks (70) at 281.
Brooks, who has won the event three times, moved into contention and was 6 under on the day and 11 under for the tournament halfway through the final round before faltering.
Tommy Armour III (68) and Kirk Triplett (72) were the top Champions Tour finishers and were among five players at 282.
Jason Kokrak started the day in second two shots back, but shot 80 and finished among seven players at 283.
Hall of Famer Annika Sorenstam, who has played in the event several times since retiring from the LPGA in 2008, finished at even par after a final-round 75.
Kisner earned $60,000 of the $300,000 purse.

ORDER OF PLAY FOR NORTH SCOTTISH ALLIANCE AT KINLOSS ON SATURDAY

Competitors will leave the tee at alternate 7 and 8 minute intervals in Saturday's North Scottish Golfers' fixture at Kinloss. Late entries and scratchings  will be taken by telephone  01343812241 or e.mail alan.nsga@btinternet.com .

BG, Boat of Garten; E, Elgin; F, Forres; FR, Fortrose and Rosemarkie; G, Grantown; I, Inverness; LN, Loch Ness; M, Moray; MoO, Muir of Ord; ND, Nairn Dunbar; R, Rothes; SB, Spey Bay; T, Torvean

8.00 B Cruickshank (SB), N McWilliam (E), L Crawford (M); S Mitchell (M), G A Hay (ND), K Thomson (M); R Laing (G), S Dingwall (G), J A Grant (G); S Taylor (BG), J R Ingram (BG), D F Sharp (BG); D R Mackellar (G), G H Hay (G), J S D Campbell (G); A Thom (G), A Anderson (G), D Thom (G); R G Macpherson (M), A Casey (M), partner; S Wilson, R Stewart (N/D), partner

9.00  W B Johnston (M), A Mcwilliam (M), D Johnston (M); A J England (M), J K England (M), partner; R McKerron (F), J Simpson (F), B Fotheringham (I); I Turner (BG), L Dickson (BG), B Murray (BG); R Quinn (BG), S Rooney (BG) R Harrower (BG); T Loynes (BG), A Boxx (BG), L Macbean (BG); A Waterson (BG), M McDonald (BG), L Stewart (G); D Ross (BG), A Grigor (BG), I Murray (BG)

10.00 F Hutchison (I), A Hutchison (I), W Hutchison (I); L Hutchison (I), A Macintosh (T), B Rennie (I); J Macdonald (I), M Windsor (FR), A Cameron (FR), L Reid (FR); K Mackay (I), J Wright (F);  W J Donnelly (FR), W Donnelly (FR). partner; J Treasurer (I), B J Thomson (T), D Joel (I); J Greenwood (I), D Gordon (I), D McGrouther (I); A Jackson (R), P Masson (R), R Mackie (R)

11.00 R R Adams (M), I Hamilton (E), W R Duncan (M); Elgin (3); Elgin (3) ; D Spence (FR), C Small (N), G Allan (ND); A Imrie (MoO), W Weatherall (MoO), V Tilman (MOO); F Mackellar (G), I Laing (G), P Matheson (G); I Brown (G), D Macleod (G), partner; G Lees (E), J Lees (M), partner

12.00 R Innes (T), W Rusk (T), R H Stewart (T); M Lyall (T), K Barnett (T), A J Duncan (M); D D Bunker (ND), H M Bunker (ND), T Dingwall (ND)