NAIRN DUNBAR PLAYERS FIRST AND THIRD

GORDON ALLAN WINS NORTH 

SCOTTISH ALLIANCE AT SPEY BAY 

Nairn Dunbar four-handicapper Gordon Allan (Nairn Dunbar) won today's North Scottish Golfers' Alliance fixture - postponed from three weeks ago - with a level par round of 70 at Spey Bay. 
Whilst some of the bigger names were faltering in the gusty conditions, allied to tricky greens, Allan made his first birdie at the eighth, holing from the lower tier of the green and followed with another at the ninth to turn in two under 33. 
A further gain at the 14th was sandwiched between bogeys at the two short holes with a closing bogey 5 completing a round of 70

It was Allan's first Alliance victory and he had two shots to spare at the finish from his nearest challenger, Elgin amateur Neil McWilliam with Nairn Dunbar assistant Gavin Hay securing third place with a 73.

LEADING SCRATCH

Par 70

70 G Allan (Nairn Dunbar)

72 N McWilliam (Elgin)

73 G A Hay (Nairn Dunbar) p

74 K Barnett (Torvean)

76 W Donnelly (Fortrose and Rosemarkie), D Hector (Elgin)

77 W R Duncan (Moray), K Williamson (Fortrose and Rosemarkie), D Johnston (Moray), B Cruickshank (Spey Bay), J A Grant (Grantown), R H Stewart (Torvean)

78 G Mackenzie (Moray), S Wilson (Inverness), J Simpson (Forres), A Cowie (Moray)

79 W B Johnston (Moray), B Fotheringham (Inverness), I Murray (Boat of Garten), S Mullen (Elgin), J Glass (Torvean)

80 D F Sharp (Boat of Garten), S Duncan (Moray), R Mckerron (Forres)

81 S Glen (Boat of Garten), A Jackson (Rothes), S Chisholm (Fortrose and Rosemarkie), W Weatherall (Muir of Ord), D Macleod (Grantown)

82 J K England (Moray), A Casey (Moray), L Stewart (Grantown), G Shanks (Elgin)

83 R Mackie (Rothes), P Matheson (Grantown), A Waterson (Boat of Garten), J Macdonald (Inverness)

LEADING HANDICAP

Class 1

70 K Barnett (Torvean) (4)

71 W R Duncan (Moray) (6), K Williamson (Fortrose and Rosemarkie) (6), A Cowie (Moray) (7)

73 I Murray (Boat of Garten) (6), D Johnston (Moray) (4) 

Class 2

69 W B Johnston (Moray) (10), J Macdonald (Inverness) (14)

70 A Jackson (Rothes) (11)

71 G Shanks (Elgin) (11)

72 D  Macleod (Grantown) (9)

WORLD MATCH-PLAY QUARTER-FINALS IN ARIZONA

DUBUISSON BEATS McDOWELL TO JOIN

DAY, ELS AND FOWLER IN SEMI-FINALS


LATE NEWS: The remarkable cliff-hanging run of Graeme McDowell ended in the quarter-finals today. He was beaten by one hole by Frenchman Victor Dubuisson.
Sunday's Semi-finals ar: Jason Day (Australia) v Rick Fowler (USA) and Ernie Els (South Africa) v Victor Dubuisson (France.
========FROM THE EUROPEAN TOUR WEBSITE 
Australian Jason Day beat an ailing Louis Oosthuizen to move into the semi-finals of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship on Saturday, as Graeme McDowell enjoyed a unique experience at Dove Mountain.
Oosthuizen received lengthy treatment for a long-standing back injury before play started and needed more out on the course before eventually losing 2 and 1 to Day, who reached the last four for the second year running.
Former Open Champion Oosthuizen looked to be in real trouble from the outset as he carved his opening tee shot into the desert. After attempting to hack clear from a bush, the South African quickly conceded the hole and seemed likely to fall two down after another errant drive on the second.
However, this time Oosthuizen took a penalty drop and then hit a superb third shot with a fairway wood on to the green, holing the putt from 20 feet for an unlikely winning birdie.
Another birdie on the third briefly took Oosthuizen one up, but he made a mess of the fourth with two bad pitches and went behind to a Day birdie on the fifth.
Day won the ninth and 11th to move three up, but Oosthuizen continued to battle hard, winning the 13th and halving the 14th and 15th with birdies, but Day held on to seal victory.
Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell had played 58 holes to reach the quarter-finals and had remarkably never stood on any tee with the lead, producing miraculous comebacks to edge past Gary Woodland, Hideki Matsuyama and Hunter Mahan.
But the former US Open Champion needed just two holes to finally get his nose in front against Victor Dubuisson, a conceded eagle on the par five second taking him one up and also leaving the Frenchman facing a deficit for the first time this week.
McDowell went further ahead with a birdie on the third, but Dubuisson birdied the fourth and seventh to get back on level terms. They were still all square through 11 and again after 15.
McDowell was heading for another cliff-hanger finish. Could his luck - and his skill - get him through another nail-biter?
The answer is No. Dubuisson went one up after 17 and halved the 18th for a notable one-hole victory that could get him at least a captain's pick for the Ryder Cup at Gleneagles in September.
Elsewhere, Rickie Fowler prevailed in a topsy-turvy encounter with USA compatriot Jim Furyk.
Furyk produced a brilliant turnaround after Fowler went three up on the 11th.
However, Furyk then birdied the 13th, 14th and 15th and won the 16th with a par to move one ahead with two to play.
But in a remarkable twist it was Fowler who won the 17th and 18th with pars to progress to face Day.
Ernie Els gave South Africa a semi-finalist by beating rising American star Jordan Spieth 4 and 2.
Els, conqueror earlier in the week of Scotland's Stephen Gallacher who was two up at one stage, was two up after 12 on Spieth and built on that for a 4 and 2 victory.
Els will play Dubuisson on Sunday for a place in the final.
QUARTER-FINAL resultsDOVE MOUNTAIN, ARIZONA

Jason Day (Australia) bt Louis Oosthuisen (S Africa) 2 and 1.
Ricky Fowler (USA) bt J Furyk (USA) 1 hole       Ernie Els (S Africa) bt Jordan Spieth (US) 4 and 2.
Victor Dubuisson (France) bt Graeme McDowell (N Ireland) 1 hole.

SUNDAY'S SEMI-FINALS
Day v Fowler
Els v Dubuisson

MOROCCO FORM AUGURS WELL FOR CHALLENGE TOUR

LAW'S CLOSING 66s EARN HIM A SHARE 

OF 2nd PLACE IN AL MAADEN OPEN
 
David Law, limbering up for his Challenge Tour campaign, covered his last 36 holes in 12-under-par with a pair of 66s to finishd joint second in the Al Maaden Open at Marrakesh, Morocco.

Aberdonian Law, pictured, had begun the 54-hole tournament with a par 72 which including a double bogey 6 at the 18th. But for that he would have finished second on his own in this German PGA Developmental Tour event.
Law's bogey-free final round today (Saturday) was studded with birdies at the third, fourth, fifth and seventh in an outward 32, followed by further birdies at the 11th and 16th in 34 home.
He tied with RobinKind (Netherlands) and Germany's Max Kramer on 12-under 204, seven shots behind the winner, Moritz Lampert (Germany) who totalled 19-under 197 with scores of 66, 66 and 65.
Law's Paul Lawrie Golf Centre team-mates Jordan Findlay from Fraserburgh and Peterhead's Philip McLean finished on 210 and 214 respectively.
Findlay had rounds of 67, 70 and 73 to tie for 20th place.
McLean shot 69, 71 and 74.

AL MAADEN OPEN
Al Maaden Golf Club, Marrakesh, Morocco
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 216 (3x72)
197 Moritz Lampert (Ger) 66 66 65
204 David Law (Sco) 72 66 66, Robin King (Net) 67 68 69, Max Kramer (Ger) 65 69 70
205 Nicolas Meitinger (Ger) 70 68 67, Eduard Espana (Fra) 71 65 69
SELECTED TOTALS
210 Jordan Findlay (Sco) 67 70 73, Max Orrin (Eng) 72 70 68, Nathan Kimsey (Eng) 72 68 70 (T20).
213 James Wilson (Eng) 65 73 75
214 Philip McLean (Sco) 69 71 74.