MELDRUM HOUSE MAN FIRST AMATEUR TO WIN

Nick Robson receives his amateur prize voucher from David James, the Scot who organises
                      the Senior Golf Circuit

NICK ROBSON MAKES HISTORY ON 

EUROPEAN  SENIOR OPEN TOUR

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Aberdonian Nick Robson, Meldrum House GC clubmate of Scottish amateur champion Chris Robb and Scottish senior stroke-play champion Barry Brooks, showed that he too is capable of notching a notable victory by becoming the first amateur to win on the European Senior Tour, a circuit for professionals and amateurs aged 48 and over and organised by Scot David James from Dalbeattie.
On Saturday, the day before his 53rd birthday, Nick shot a second-round, five-under-par 67 - a brilliant score in very windy conditions - for a two-round aggregate of six-under-par 138 to win the event at La Serena Club in Spain's southeast Murcia region.
To say that the Spanish pros were stunned by Robson's performance in a wind that saw very few sub-par scores - Nick was the only player to break 70 in the final round  - is an understatement.
Robson won by four strokes from two Spaniards, Jose Carriles (72-70) and Jose Romero (68-74).
Another well-known Spanish player, Miguel Angel Martin, who had cruised to victory in the warm-up tournament, opened with a solid 70. However, after noticing an error on the card, he honourably pointed out the mistake and graciously accepted the inevitable disqualification.


LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 144 (2x72)
Players from Spain unless stated
138 Nick Robson (Sco) 71 67
142 Jose Carriles 72 70, Jose Romero 68 74
145 Jose Maria Buendia 68 77
146 Matt Briggs (Eng) 76 70, Glyn Davies (Wal) 74 72
148 Jan Lubieniecki (Net) 72 76, Peter Mortimer (Eng) 70 78.
149 Domingo Hospital 71 78, Roger Roper (Eng) 70 69
151 Nick Mitchell (Eng) 75 70, Scott Davidson (Sco) 73 78
152 Shaun Ball (Eng) 78 74, Michael Lord (Eng) 74 78, Richard Adams (Eng) 74 78, James Murphy (Eng) 70 82
154 Mike Dealey (Eng) 79 75, Mark Wharton (Eng) 76 78.