Friday, July 18, 2014

LAST-ROUND PGA EUROPRO TOUR DRAMA AT EDINBURGH VENUE



WATTS WINS ROYAL BURGESS PLAY-OFF
Leader Ross has triple bogey 6 at last hole


NEWS RELEASE
James Watts moved into the crucial top five on the HotelPlanner.com PGA EuroPro Tour Order of Merit after winning a three-way play-off at Royal Burgess Golfing Society of Edinburgh.

The Hertfordshire man shot a final-round 66, four under par, to finish tied third with Neil Fenwick (Dunbar Golf Club) and Stiggy Hodgson (The Wisley Golf Club) on nine-under-par after 54 holes to take the event to a play-off on the par-three 18th.

Watts (Kingsway Golf Centre) landed his tee shot by far the closest of the three to the pin, and was unlucky not to see his first putt drop. However, he made par while Fenwick, who had carded a final-round 67, and Hodgson, who shot 65 on the last round, both took three putts and bogeyed the hole.

“It feels amazing to win,” said Watts, who wins £10,000, a brand new Motocaddy and a Shotsaver range finder, climbing to fourth on the Order of Merit, from which the top five at the end of the season earn Challenge Tour cards.

“I have been in good form over the last few weeks. I have been playing well and knew that if I kept going through my processes then something would happen. I had a few chances last year but didn’t break through, so very pleased to win today.

“The goals change now considerably. I will play all the remaining EuroPro tournaments this year in a bid to come in that top five.

“The play-off, I hit a really good shot in. My first putt was good, it just caught the lip and spun out, but I was happy to get the win in the end.”

Royal Burgess amateur James Ross came agonisingly close to victory. The 24-year-old led by one as he played the 18th but dragged his tee shot out of bounds to the right of the green. 
His second tee shot then found a greenside bunker and he made triple bogey 6 to finish the tournament tied sixth on seven under.

Andrew Cheese (Sutton Coldfield) and Jack Colegate (Deangate Ridge) shared fourth on eight under.

Highlights of the event air on Sky Sports on Tuesday, July 29. The HotelPlanner.com PGA EuroPro Tour heads to Ireland next week for the Kingspan Concra Wood Open.

SCROLL DOWN FOR FINAL TOTALS

FENWICK BEATEN IN £10,000 PLAY-OFF

Scots figured prominently in a dramatic finish to the PGA EuroPro Tour's Simpson and Marwick Cup over the Royal Burgess Society's course at Barnton, Edinburgh today (Friday).
Host club amateur James Ross had a triple bogey 6 at the short 18th hole where he went out of bounds.
Had he parred the hole he would have had a lower 54-hole final total than the three professionals who contested the sudden-death play-off for the £10,000 first prize - Englishmen James Watts (Kingsway), Stiggy Hodgson (The Wisley) and Dunbar's Neil Fenwick
They all totalled nine-under-par 210, Watts with scores of 65, 70 and 66, Hodgson 67, 69 and 65, and Fenwick three rounds of 67.
Watts won the £10,000 shoot-out. Fenwick and Hodgson earned £3,750 each.
Ross, who is to turn pro before the end of the season, had a great tournament over his
home course. He had scores of 65, 67 and 71 for seven-under 203 to tie for sixth place. 
Before his disaster at the last, Ross had an an eagle 3 at the sixth and birdies at the 13th and 14th after starting slowly with bogeys at the first and fourth.
Malcolm Isaacs (Newmachar) earned £700 for a 13th place finish on 206 (70-68-68).
Another North-east man, Greg McBain (Paul Lawrie Golf Centre) made the top 20 with scores of 67, 68 and 72 for 207 and a share of 14th place which earned him£488.

FINAL TOTALS and PRIZEMONEY
par 210 (3x70)
1 England James Watts  Kingsway Golf Centre (p)


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£10,000
T2 England Stiggy Hodgson  The Wisley Golf Club


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£3,750
T2 Scotland Neil Fenwick  Dunbar Golf Club


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£3,750
T4 England Andrew Cheese  Sutton Coldfield Golf Club


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£1,550
T4 England Jack Colegate  Deangate Ridge Golf Club


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£1,550 
T6 Scotland James Ross (a)  Royal Burgess


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amateur
T6 England Gary King  Tyrrells Wood


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£1,200
T8 England Jamie Rutherford  Knebworth Golf Club


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£950
T8 Wales Mark Laskey  Brocket Hall Golf Club


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£950
T10 England Alex Belt  De Vere/Snainton


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£800
T10 England Liam Murray  La Marquesa Golf


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£800
T10 England Marcus Armitage  Howley Hall Golf Club


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£800
13 Scotland Malcolm Isaacs  Newmachar Golf Club


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£700
T14 England Daniel Osbaldeston  Prestbury Golf Club


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£486
T14 England Westley Wray  The Rayleigh Club Golf Resort


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£486
T14 New Zealand Harry Bateman  Royal Wellington Golf Club


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£486
T14 England Jamie Abbott  Fynn Valley Golf Club


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£486
T14 England James Maw  Rockliffe Hall


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£486
T14 England Greg Payne  Chobham Golf Club


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£486
T14 Northern Ireland Richard Kilpatrick  Banbridge Golf Club


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£486
T14 England Max Smith  Donnington Grove Country Club


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£486
T14 Scotland Greg McBain  Paul Lawrie Golf Centre


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£486
T23 England Sam Forgan  Stowmarket Golf Club


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£370
T23 England Chris Halley  Malton & Norton Golf Club


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£370
T23 England Paul Reed  Bristol & Clifton Golf Club


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£370
T26 England James Robinson  Southport & Ainsdale Golf Club


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£325
T26 Wales Tim Dykes  Penrith Golf Club


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£325
T26 England Luke Joy  Broadstone (Dorset) Golf Club


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£325
T26 Scotland Ross Kellett  Kingsfield Golf Centre


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£325
T26 England Stuart Archibald  The Legend Alliance


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£325
T26 Ireland Tim Rice  Limerick Golf Club


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£325
T32 England Billy Hemstock  Teignmouth Golf Club


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£270
T32 Ireland Paul Cutler  Team Ireland


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£270
T32 New Zealand James Hamilton  Cowglen GC


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£270
T32 Scotland Andrew Oldcorn  Kings Acre Golf Club


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£270
T32 England George Parker  The London Club


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£270
T32 Scotland Paul Robinson  Largs Golf Club


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£270
T32 Scotland Chris Currie  Caldwell Golf Club


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£270
T32 England Richard Wallis  North Foreland Golf Club


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£270
T32 England James Scade  Ingrebourne Links


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£270
T32 England Charlie Cossins  Cumberwell Park


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£270
T32 Wales Gareth Wright  West Linton Golf Club


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£270
T43 England Jonathan Bell  Royal Blackheath Golf Club


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£220
T43 England Nick McCarthy  Moortown Golf Club


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£220
T43 England George Morris  Eaton Golf Club


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£220
T43 England Ryan Boyns  JMS Golf


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£220
T43 Scotland Conor O'Neil  Mearns Castle Golf Academy


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£220
T43 Ireland Richard Weldon  Killeen Castle Golf Club


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£220
T43 Scotland Kris Nicol  Paul Lawrie Golf Centre


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£220  
T43 England James Ruebotham  Welwyn Garden City Golf Club


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£220
T43 England Ben Loughrey  Wrag Barn Golf Club


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£220
T52 Scotland Ross Cameron  Saltire Energy Ltd


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£192
T52 Scotland James Dick  Duddingston Golf Club


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£192
T54 Scotland Jordan Findlay  Paul Lawrie Golf Centre


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£180
T54 Scotland Eric Ramsay  Carnoustie Golf Club


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£180
T54 Spain Fernando Garcia Grout  Golf Son Antem


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£180
T57 Wales Rhodri Fieldhouse  Wrexham Golf Club


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£160
T57 England Robert Gowers  South Winchester Golf Club


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£165
T57 England Peter Tarver-Jones  Worthing Golf Club


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£165
T60 England Paul Lockwood  Hessle Golf Club


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£152
T60 England George Thacker  Kedleston Park


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£152
T62 England Sam Robertshawe  Army Golf Club


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£140
T62 England Laurie Canter  Saltford Golf Club


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£140
T62 England Sam Watts  MCL


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£140

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