SCOT DOES WELL IN ESSENDON CC TEST

LATIMER HEADS EAST QUALIFIERS 

FOR ORDER OF MERIT EVENTS
FROM THE PGA EAST REGION WEBSITE
Former Scottish amateur international Peter Latimer, pictured above, was the outright winner of The PGA in England (East) 36-hole qualifying school held at Essendon Country Club.
Felixstowe Ferry assistant Latimer, who helped Suffolk to win the inaugural SkyCaddie PGA in England and Wales Inter-County Championship at The Belfry in October, was five-under-par 139 for the tournament and four-under 68 for his second round.
Latimer comes from Markinch, Fife and is a former pupil of Madras College, St Andrews. He also played on the US college circuit as a student at Guilford College, Greensboro, North Carolina. His
clubs as an amateur were St Andrews New and Lundin Links.
Richard Smith of Oxhey Park Golf Centre had the best second round score of six-under-par 66. He ended joint runner-up with the consistent senior, Andrew George of Ely City.
They were only shot behind Latimer, who did not enter last year’s Order of Merit events but could be a power in 2014.
Darren Charlton of Dunstable Downs was five-under for his second round which lifted him to fourth place, a shot clear of Chris Cutchie of Colchester and Nicholas Cunningham of Bedford and County. Both were one-under-par.
Fifty players from a field of 108 qualified for the six Order of Merit events in the PGA in England East Region this year. The 50^th place was settled on count back with one qualifier from the eight who finished on 10-over-par. Fredrick Harrington of Rayleigh Golf Range won the last place with a second round of 73 which was equalled by Carl Parker of Crews Hill.