REPORT ON FIRST ROUND OF SCOTTISH BOYS CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL
GREAT GOLF PUTS EWEN FERGUSON
FOUR UP AGAINST BEN KINSLEY
FROM THE SGU WEBSITE
At the end of the first 18 holes of today's two-round Scottish boys championship final, British U18 title holder Ewen Ferguson (Bearsden) was four up on Ben Kinsley from St Andrews.
In blustery, wet conditions at West Kilbride, the final began in the worst weather of the week. Still, Ferguson and Kinsley battled well and made birdies on the second to illustrate their abilities.
However, bogeys from Kinsley at the sixth and ninth saw Ferguson take a two-hole lead at the turn, with the Bearsden boy battling to one-over-par for the opening nine holes.
As the skies brightened, even though the wind continued to gust, Kinsley regrouped and made a birdie on the 11th after Ferguson found trouble in the sand.
At the next, he had pulled level, brilliantly chipping in from over a bunker at the short 12th. Ferguson, though, hit back in some style as the final ebbed and flowed.
At the 13th, with both players close, it was Ferguson who made birdie before he emulated Kinsley’s chip in with his own holed shot at the 14th – brilliantly finding the cup from 20 yards for an eagle 2 to restore his two-hole lead.
More magic from Ferguson followed at the 16th, when he played a brilliant approach shot from a bunker. Kinsley was close with his fine second shot too, but he missed from 10 feet and Ferguson holed from six feet to go three ahead, his third birdie in four holes.
A win for Kinsley at the 18th would have been a huge confidence booster, and he looked in pole position to do it after Ferguson was unable to reach the green in two.
However, Ferguson eyed up his greenside chip and promptly knocked it in to the delight of his Bearsden followers. Kinsley was unable to match the birdie from eight feet to allow Ferguson, four under for his last six holes, to go four up at lunch.
As well as the finalists, it’s a special day for Lanarkshire’s Allan Wilson, a member of the SGU Championship Committee, who refereed the first 18 holes on the day of his 65th birthday.
FOUR UP AGAINST BEN KINSLEY
FROM THE SGU WEBSITE
At the end of the first 18 holes of today's two-round Scottish boys championship final, British U18 title holder Ewen Ferguson (Bearsden) was four up on Ben Kinsley from St Andrews.
In blustery, wet conditions at West Kilbride, the final began in the worst weather of the week. Still, Ferguson and Kinsley battled well and made birdies on the second to illustrate their abilities.
However, bogeys from Kinsley at the sixth and ninth saw Ferguson take a two-hole lead at the turn, with the Bearsden boy battling to one-over-par for the opening nine holes.
As the skies brightened, even though the wind continued to gust, Kinsley regrouped and made a birdie on the 11th after Ferguson found trouble in the sand.
At the next, he had pulled level, brilliantly chipping in from over a bunker at the short 12th. Ferguson, though, hit back in some style as the final ebbed and flowed.
At the 13th, with both players close, it was Ferguson who made birdie before he emulated Kinsley’s chip in with his own holed shot at the 14th – brilliantly finding the cup from 20 yards for an eagle 2 to restore his two-hole lead.
More magic from Ferguson followed at the 16th, when he played a brilliant approach shot from a bunker. Kinsley was close with his fine second shot too, but he missed from 10 feet and Ferguson holed from six feet to go three ahead, his third birdie in four holes.
A win for Kinsley at the 18th would have been a huge confidence booster, and he looked in pole position to do it after Ferguson was unable to reach the green in two.
However, Ferguson eyed up his greenside chip and promptly knocked it in to the delight of his Bearsden followers. Kinsley was unable to match the birdie from eight feet to allow Ferguson, four under for his last six holes, to go four up at lunch.
As well as the finalists, it’s a special day for Lanarkshire’s Allan Wilson, a member of the SGU Championship Committee, who refereed the first 18 holes on the day of his 65th birthday.
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