SCOT MATCHES RORY'S FIRST-ROUND, SEVEN-UNDER-PAR SCORE

                                   Russell Knox, bogey-free round of seven birdies

McILROY STILL LEADS BUT KNOX (63)

MOVES INTO HONDA PICTURE

Rory McIlroy continues to lead the US PGA Tour's Honda Classic ... but Russell Knox matched the Ulsterman's first-round, seven-under-par 63 with the same score in the second round.
Knox had a bogey-free card today at Palm Beach Gardens, Florida with birdies at thelong third, short fifth, minth, 11th, 12th, 13th and 18th in halves of 32 (three under par) and 31 (four under).
McILroy shot a four-under 66 today and is in the No 1 position at halfway with an 11-under-par tally of 129.
He leds by one shot from South Africa's Brendon de Jonge (66-69). 
Russell Henry (USA) is third on 132 (64-68) then come Lee Westwood (68-65) and Russell Knox (70-63) sharing fourth place on 133.
To get into the weekend action a player had to score level par 140 or better for the first 36 holes.
Among the big name "failures" was Phil Mickelson
He scored 70-71 for 141, one stroke too many.
Padraig Harrington missed out on 142 (68-74) and Stephen Gallacher on 143 (72-71) and so too did South African ace Charl Schwartzel, surprisingly well down the also-rans with a total of seven-over 147 (74-73). (Scroll down to read GolfWeek story about Schwartzel parting company with ISM and Chubby Chandler).And even below him was Sweden's star of the past year, Henrik Stenson, with 73-76 for 149 and a share of 136th place!

RORY HAS HAD ONLY 49 PUTTS SO FAR!
 
FROM THE US PGA TOUR WEBSITE
Two years ago, Rory McIlroy won The Honda Classic to reach No. 1 in the world. Through two rounds of this year’s tournament, his game appears to be headed in that direction again.
McIlroy shot a 4-under 66 Friday morning to get to 11 under and a one-shot lead going into the weekend at PGA National.
South African Brendon de Jonge had a chance to gain a share of the top spot with McIlroy late in the day until he failed to get up-and-down for par on his final hole of the day, the par-4 ninth.
“I've putted beautifully the first two rounds,” said de Jonge, the beneficiary of a putting tip from good friend Nick Price earlier in the week.
Price helped him square his head at address to give him a better eye line.
McIlroy, meanwhile, was nearly flawless for a second straight day. The Ulsteman, bogey-free in his first-round 63, bounced back from two early second-round bogeys with six birdies over his final 12 holes, including a couple from long distance.
A year after walking off the course in frustration in the middle of his second round here, McIlroy looked in complete control of all parts of his game -- especially his putter. He took just 24 putts and through the first two rounds has 49 in all.
“When you're not quite in control of your swing, your confidence can sort of go in peaks and troughs,” McIlroy said. “When you hit a few good shots, your confidence can go up quite quickly but then you hit one bad one, it can sort of go down again and that's where I was sort of most of last year.
“Now I feel I'm happy with where my swing is, and even if I do hit a loose shot, I can get over it much quicker and much easier because I have the confidence in what I'm doing.”
Russell Henley is alone in third three shots off the lead, while England's Lee Westwood and Scotland's Russell Knox are tied for fourth.



HALFWAY LEADERBOARD
before the end of play on Friday
par 140 (2x70). Players from USA unless stated
129 Rory McIlroy (N Ireland) 63 66.
130 Brendon de Jonge (S Africa) 66 64.
132 Russell Henley 64 68
133 Lee Westwood (England) 68 65, Russell Knox (Scotland) 70 63. 
134 Jamie Donaldson (Wales) 65 69, Ryan Palmer 68 66
135 Daniel Summerhays 70 65, Chris Stroud 69 66, Boo Weekley 68 67, John Senden (Australia) 72 63, Thomas Bjorn (Denmark) 69 66, Luke Donald (England) 67 68, Derek Ernst 66 69, Will Mackenzie 67 68, Brendon Steele 69 66.
136 Jason Kokrak 70 66, Jhonattan Vegas 70 66, Mark Wilson 67 69, Chris Kirk 69 67, Rory Sabbatini (S Africa) 65 71 (T18)

SELECTED SCORES
137 Adam Scott (Australia) 68 69, Graeme McDowell (N Ireland) 70 67, David Lingmerth (Sweden) 69 68 (T23)
138 Matteo Manassero (Itraly) 67 71 (T38)
140 Gonzalo Fernandez Castano (Spain) 71 69, Paul Casey (England) 72 68, Sergio Garcia (Spain) 72 68, Tiger Woods71 69 (T66)

MISSED THE CUT MARK
141 Phil Mickelson 70 71142 Thorbjorn Olesen (Denmark) 70 72, Martin Kaymer (Germany) 72 70, Padraig Harrington (Ireland) 68 74 
143 Stephen Gallacher (Scotland) 72 71
144 David Lynn (England) 69 75, Peter Uihlein 73 71
145 Brian Davis (England) 74 71, Retief Goosen (S Africa) 72 73
147 Charl Schwartzel (S Africa) 74 73.
149 Henrik Stenson (Sweden) 73 76. 
155 Darren Clarke (N Ireland) 77 78.

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SCHWARTZEL LEAVES CHUBBY

CHANDLER'S ISM STABLE

FROM GOLFWEEK WEBSITE
After 13 years, 2011 Masters champion Charl Schwartzel and agent Chubby Chandler are calling it quits.
Schwartzel, 29, made the decision sometime before the Northern Trust Open and after Saturday’s third round gave the news to Chandler, CEO of International Sports Management.
“Just felt like a change,” Schwartzel said of the move. “It was nothing personal, nothing anyone did wrong.”
Chandler was surprised by the decision of a player he had mentored since his days as a young amateur back in South Africa, but completely understood his desire to look at options.
“At the end of the day, whether it be right or wrong, some people are different,” Chandler, said of the move. “Some people like the way we do things and they're going to be there forever, but sometimes you need to just have a change, and sometimes the change might be us, and unfortunately this time it's us. It's not a coach, it's not a caddie.”
Schwartzel’s financial advertiser met with Chandler on Wednesday night before the Honda Classic and the remaining points of the separation were hammered out – leaving Schwartzel a prized free agent.
“I'll just give it a bit of time,” Schwartzel said. “See exactly what other guys have got to offer and see what's out there and how I feel about it. I come from a really good management company, and nothing anyone did or didn't do. Sometimes in life you've got to maybe give yourself an opportunity to try something else.”
Chandler is well aware the word is out about Schwartzel and the 12-year pro is being courted by many of the likely candidates.
“Obviously now everybody has heard, so everybody is all over him,” Chandler said. “(Mark) Steinberg has met with him.
The loss of Schwartzel is not the only defection from the Chandler camp. Stuart Cage, the Head of Golf for ISM, and Ian Garbutt an agent for ISM, have also recently left the company.
Cage has taken a position at Octagon in Europe and Garbutt is working for Callaway Europe.
Because of the changes in staffing, Chandler is going to take a more hands-on role with the company he founded in 1989 after his professional golf career was over; he is not planning to replace the two staffers at this point.
“Suddenly I'm the man again,” Chandler said about his new role. “I know exactly what's going on. I've got everybody reporting to me. I know what everybody's deal is. I know what everybody's relationship is, talking to all the guys in South Africa this week, and I'm right involved. I'm actually sad I'm here. I'd actually rather be in South Africa."
+Scott Jamieson signed up with ISM earlier this week.

BRADLEY DREDGE WINS EVOLVE TOUR'S 36-HOLE EVENT

CHRIS AND HEATHER FAIL TO BREAK

80 IN SPANISH TOURNAMENT

The temperature in southeast Spain was not up in the 80s today but Chris Kelly from Cawder and his girlfriend Heather MacRae were!

Kelly had a second round of 82 for 153 and a joint 21st place finish in the Spanish Evolve Tour's 36-hole El Valle Open at El Valle Golf Club.

Heather followed suit with an 81 for 154 and joint 23rd place.

Kelly had three double bogeys in halves of 42-40 while MacRae, the Gleneagles staff pro, had a triple bogey 8 at the 17th in her iniward half of 43.

Former Walker Cup player, Welshman Bradley Dredge won by five shots with scores of 69 and 71 for four-under 140. He was the only player to finish under par for the 36 holes.

LEADING FINAL TOTALS

Par 144 (2x72)

140 Bradley Dredge (Wal) 69 71

145 Alex Belt (Eng) 74 71, Marcus Armitage (Eng) 73 72, Matt Haines (Eng) 73 72, Aaron Kearney (Ire) 71 74

SELECTED TOTALS

153 Chris Kelly (Sco) 71 82 (T21)

154 Heather MacRae (Sco) 73 81 (T23)

165 Paul McGhee (Sco) 79 86.

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TSHWANE OPEN REPORT AND SCOREBOARD

       Ross Fisher, Ryder Cup player in 2010

               Picture by courtesy of Getty Images(c)_

FISHER LANDS HALFWAY LEAD IN S 

AFRICA AFTER INWARD HALF OF 30

FROM THE EUROPEAN TOUR WEBSITE
England’s Ross Fisher stormed home in just 30 strokes to claim the halfway lead at the Tshwane Open in South Africa today.
The 33 year old, a member of Europe’s Ryder Cup team in 2010, had an early birdie at the first but then had to be patient as eight straight pars followed.
Another gain at the tenth ignited a tremendous run of scoring, with a pitch to within a foot of the pin at the 13th providing a third birdie of the day.
Fisher then holed a curling 40 footer for eagle at the 15th, birdied the 16th from ten feet and picked up a fourth shot in three holes with a 15 footer at the next.
That led to a seven under par 65 and 13 under halfway total, as well as a one shot lead over Dane Morten Ørum Madsen, who continued his impressive form on South African soil.
The South African Open Championship winner carded seven birdies in a flawless second round 65 at Copperleaf Golf and Country Estate, reaching 12 under for the week.
The 25 year old burst out the blocks with four gains in his first five holes, turned in 31 and, after a quiet spell in the middle of his round, picked up further shots at the sixth and seventh.
A closing bogey looked to be on the cards after an errant drive, but Madsen produced a brilliant pitched third to a foot to salvage par.
“I got off to a great start this morning,” said Madsen.
“Winning has calmed me down a little bit, just by knowing what to expect. It's hard to birdie every hole and you've got to deal with adversity well, because you're not going to play perfect golf for 72 holes.
“Whoever deals with the bad holes and bad shots the best is probably also the guy who's going to be on top come Sunday. I stayed patient in the beginning of my back nine and made a couple of birdies on six and seven, and then I saved a nice par on nine, so it was a nice way to finish.
“It's always fun to see your name up there on the leaderboard and that's what we play for. I practice to put myself in that position and to have a chance at the weekend is always great and it's something I really cherish.”
England's Simon Dyson maintained his bid for a seventh European Tour title with a second round of 68.
The 36 year old held the clubhouse lead overnight thanks to completing a seven under par 65 shortly before an approaching thunderstorm forced the players off the course, with play later abandoned for the day.
South Africa's Trevor Fisher Junior was also seven under with two holes to play and although he bogeyed the first of those when play resumed this morning, a birdie on the 18th saw him join Dyson at the top of the leaderboard.
Both players were then soon back in action for round two and Dyson carded six birdies and two bogeys to join Spain's Carlos Del Moral in the clubhouse on 11 under par.
“It's always tough to follow a low score,” said Dyson, “because you always feel like you're losing ground on what you had the day before. I've been out here quite a while now and I knew there were plenty of chances to come today.
“I also knew that I was putting nicely, so I just stayed patient and hit good putts and eventually a few of them dropped.”
Del Moral, who won the Qualifying School at the end of last year to regain his playing privileges, had carded a flawless 65 and had not dropped a shot in 36 holes, despite the 7,964-yard Ernie Els-designed course being the longest in European Tour history.
“I played really good,” said the 28 year old. “I hit 17 greens today and at the last I misread the wind and pulled it a little.
“I got a very good up-and-down, because I was thinking that it would be such a shame to make the first bogey in two rounds there.
“It was nice to make that putt and hopefully I can make some more during the rest of the tournament, because that's where the real difference comes.”
South African trio Fisher, Darren Fichardt and Jake Roos were on ten under as they looked to claim a sixth win for home players from the eight European Tour events being staged in South Africa this season.
However, defending champion Dawie van der Walt - who beat Fichardt by two shots 12 months ago - had missed the halfway cut after rounds of 78 and 74.
HALFWAY LEADERBOARD
par 144 (2x72)
131 Ross Fisher (England) 66 65
132 Morten Orum Madsen (Denmark) 67 65
133 Simon Dyson (England) 65 68, Carlos del Moral (Spain) 68 65
134 Darren Fichardt (S Africa) 66 68, Trevor Fisher jun (S Africa) 65 69, Michael Hoey (N Ireland) 69 65
SCOTS' SCORES
140 Jack Doherty 69 71 (T39)
141 Doug McGuigan 71 70, Marc Warren 73 68 (T51)
MISSED THE CUT (141 and better qualified)
142 Peter Whiteford 69 73
143 Jamie McLeary 72 71, David Drysdale 72 71
146 Chris Doak 74 72
147 Alan McLean 73 74
152 Scott Jamieson 76 76

ALL THE SCORES 
 players from S Africa unless stated

Par 144 (2x72)

 

131 Ross Fisher (ENG) 66 65

132 Morten Orum Madsen (DEN) 67 65

133 Carlos Del Moral (ESP) 68 65, Simon Dyson (ENG) 65 68

134 Darren Fichardt 66 68, Trevor Fisher Jnr 65 69, Jake Roos 69 65, Michael Hoey (NIR) 69 65

135 Gaganjeet Bhullar (IND) 70 65, Edoardo Molinari (ITA) 70 65, Chris Wood (ENG) 67 68

136 Danie van Tonder 66 70, Hennie Otto 71 65, Jean Hugo 68 68

137 Oliver Bekker 70 67, Jaco Ahlers 71 66, Kevin Phelan (IRL) 68 69, Justin Harding 70 67

138 Andy Sullivan (ENG) 69 69, Merrick Bremner 69 69, Nacho Elvira (ESP) 71 67, Maximilian Kieffer (GER) 68 70, Lucas Bjerregaard (DEN) 67 71, Jared Harvey 66 72, David Howell (ENG) 69 69, Mikko Korhonen (FIN) 70 68, Erik van Rooyen 66 72

139 Ricardo Santos (POR) 68 71, Vaughn Groenewald 71 68, Jens Dantorp (SWE) 70 69, Ryan Cairns (ZIM) 70 69, James Morrison (ENG) 69 70, Heinrich Bruiners 69 70, Tyrrell Hatton (ENG) 70 69, Daan Huizing (NED) 68 71, Shane Lowry (IRL) 68 71, Anthony Wall (ENG) 68 71, Daniel Brooks (ENG) 72 67

140 Paul Waring (ENG) 70 70, Alex Haindl 72 68, Thomas Aiken 69 71, Tjaart van der Walt 69 71, Ruan de Smidt 69 71, George Coetzee 70 70, Haydn Porteous 70 70, James Kingston 71 69, Soren Hansen (DEN) 70 70, Louis de Jager 71 69, Jack Doherty (SCO) 69 71, CJ du Plessis 71 69

141 Alejandro Canizares (ESP) 70 71, Michael Jonzon (SWE) 72 69, Keith Horne 74 67, Oliver Fisher (ENG) 73 68, Tyrone Ferreira 72 69, Kristoffer Broberg (SWE) 67 74, Matthew Baldwin (ENG) 72 69, Tyrone Mordt 70 71, Robert Rock (ENG) 70 71, Soren Kjeldsen (DEN) 72 69, Gregory Bourdy (FRA) 72 69,Jaco Van Zyl 71 70, Doug McGuigan 71 70, Shiv Kapur (IND) 67 74, Marc Warren (SCO) 73 68, Warren Abery 71 70, James Kamte 72 69,Callum Mowat 72 69

Missed the cut 

142 Colin Nel 71 71, Patrik Sjoland (SWE) 72 70, Peter Whiteford(SCO) 69 73, Titch Moore 71 71, Jacques Blaauw 68 74, Johan Carlsson (SWE) 74 68, Connor Arendell (USA) 71 71, Neil Schietekat 70 72, Mark Foster (ENG) 70 72, Toto Thimba (Jnr) 70 72, Romain Wattel (FRA) 73 69, Michael Hollick 73 69,Adrian Otaegui (ESP) 70 72

143 Pablo Martin Benavides (ESP) 71 72, Divan van den Heever 74 69, Jamie McLeary (SCO) 72 71, Simon Wakefield (ENG) 74 69, Wallie Coetsee 72 71, Justin Walters 70 73, Tyrone Ryan 75 68, David Drysdale (SCO) 72 71, Jbe' Kruger 70 73, Christiaan Basson 70 73, Eddie Pepperell (ENG) 74 69, Joel Sjoholm (SWE) 70 73

144 Richard Bland (ENG) 73 71, Graeme Storm (ENG) 70 74, Francois Calmels (FRA) 71 73, Jorge Campillo (ESP) 69 75, Magnus A Carlsson (SWE) 68 76,Tommy Fleetwood (ENG) 73 71, Damien McGrane (IRL) 74 70, Adilson Da Silva (BRA) 70 74, P H McIntyre 71 73, Andrea Pavan (ITA) 71 73, Brandon Pieters 69 75,Omar Sandys 72 72

145 Garrick Porteous (AMA) (ENG) 74 71, Andrew Curlewis 72 73, Lyle Rowe 72 73, Ross McGowan (ENG) 73 72, Brinson Paolini (USA) 73 72, Andreas Harto (DEN) 72 73, Charl Coetzee 73 72, Niclas Fasth (SWE) 73 72, Ulrich van den Berg 73 72, Robert Dinwiddie (ENG) 76 69

146 Keenan Davidse 72 74, Gert Myburgh 73 73, J J Senekal 73 73, Bryce Easton 71 75, Gareth Maybin (NIR) 75 71, Chris Doak (SCO) 74 72,Roberto Lupini 75 71

147 - Michiel Bothma 73 74, Martin du Toit 74 73, Sam Walker (ENG) 73 74, Alan McLean (SCO) 73 74

148 - Mikael Lundberg(SWE) 76 72, Estanislao Goya (ARG) 79 69, Stuart Manley (WAL) 76 72, Morne Buys 76 72, Grant Veenstra 74 74, JB Hansen (DEN) 72 76,Peter Karmis 75 73, Dean Burmester 73 75, Shaun Norris 71 77, Allan Versfeld 73 75, Thomas Pieters (BEL) 72 76, Grant Muller 76 72

149 - James Heath (ENG) 74 75, Gregory Havret (FRA) 77 72, Lindani Ndwandwe 74 75, Hendrik Buhrmann 74 75

150 - Fredrik Andersson Hed (SWE) 70 80

151 - Sipho Bujela 83 68, Graham van der Merwe 69 82, Dylan Frittelli 76 75

152 - Dawie Van der Walt 78 74, Peter Lawrie (IRL) 76 76, Scott Jamieson (SCO) 76 76

154 - Jose-Filipe Lima (POR) 75 79

155 - Ryan Strauss 77 78, Nic Henning 78 77, Chris Swanepoel 74 81

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FIRST MAN TO BE CHAMPION TWO YEARS IN A ROW IN 36 YEARS

LAWRENCE RETAINS SOUTH AFRICAN

AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP 

Thriston Lawrence became the first player in 36 years to win the South African men's amateur championship two years in a row at Hermanus Golf Club on the Western Cape today.
Lawrence beat compatriot Altin Van der Merwe by 5 and 4 in the 36-hole final.
Lawrence, never behind at any stage, was three up after the first 18 holes. He then had a run of five birdies to extend his lead to nine holes after 24 holes.
Two birdies saw Van Der Merwe win the 26th and 28th and two more holes, but it wasn’t enough to catch Lawrence, who eventually took the title 5 and 4. 
“It feels really great and this will give me a good confidence boost for the rest of the year,” said a thrilled Lawrence afterwards.
One of the champion's toughest ties during the week was in the quarter-finals where he had to go to the 20th to beat Scott Gibson (Southerness).

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ASIAN TOUR HIT BY RAIN SUSPENSION OF PLAY

PERERA AND KHAN LOCKED IN BATTLE 

AT RAIN-HIT SAIL-SBI OPEN

 

NEWS RELEASE FROM ASIAN TOUR

New Delhi: Sri Lanka’s Mithun Perera tied overnight leader Rashid Khan of India for the lead at the SAIL-SBI Open before a thunderstorm forced the suspension of the third round on Friday.

The straight-shooting Perera, bidding to become the first Sri Lankan to win on the Asian Tour, battled to three under par through eight holes and 13-under for the tournament when officials abandoned play at the Delhi Golf Club due to inclement weather.

Khan, who led by four overnight, was one over through seven holes while Bangladeshi star Siddikur Rahman moved to within one stroke of the co-leaders with birdies on the first and seventh holes in the US$300,000 Asian Tour event.

Leading third round scores

-13: Mithun Perera (Slk) through 8 holes, Rashid Khan (Ind) through 7 holes

-12: Anirban Lahiri (Ind) through 8 holes, Siddikur Rahman (Ban) through 7 holes

-11: Martin Rominger (Sui) through 8 holes

-10: S.S.P Chowrasia (Ind) through 9 holes

-9: Shamim Khan (Ind) through 9 holes, Scott Barr (Aus) through 9 holes

-8: Rikard Karlberg (Swe) through 15 holes, Anura Rohana (Slk) through 12 holes, Javi Colomo (Esp) through 9 holes, Akinori Tani (Jpn) through 9 holes, Steve Lewton (Eng) through 9 holes, Unho Park (Aus) thru 7  holes.

 

(Note: Third round to resume at 7.30am Saturday morning, followed by the final round in the same grouping order as the third round)

INAUGURAL CONCESSION CUP AT BRADENTON, FLORIDA

Mid-Amateur and Super Senior players announced for United States and Great Britain and Ireland teams for inaugural event – The Concession Cup.

Officials from The Concession Cup announced today the selection of competitors for the two, eight-man Mid-Am (age 25 to 54) teams and the two, two-man Super Senior (age 65 and older) teams from the United States (US) and Great Britain & Ireland (GB&I). With today's announcement the teams are now set for the inaugural Concession Cup, to be held biennially at The Concession Golf Club, located in Bradenton, Fla., during the week of April 28th, 2014.

Vinny Giles and Garth McGimpsey, previously released, will serve as team captains for the United States (US) and Great Britain & Ireland (GB&I) respectively. Together, Giles and McGimpsey bring more than 80 years of competitive experience to the amateur team match-play competition.

Players will compete over three days through the traditional team match-play formats of foursome, fourball and singles. Each team will be comprised of 18 players separated into three categories: eight (8) Mid-Am members (age 25 to 54), eight (8) Senior members (age 55 and older) and two (2) Super Senior members (age 65 and older).

The Concession Cup will deliver a world–class experience for its participants, sponsors, volunteers, attendees and members of The Concession Golf Club while showcasing top amateur golfers from around in the true spirit, character and competitiveness of amateur golf, all for the benefit of charity. 

In addition to the focus on amateur golf and worthwhile charities the event will feature a number of the greats in the game, who have come together through the Concession Cup in an effort to support the effort of giving back. 

Lending their names to the event and committed to attend the opening celebration are Jack Nicklaus and Tony Jacklin (Honorary Captains), Paul Azinger (Honorary Chairman) and Gary Koch (Opening Celebration MC & Host).

“We are very pleased that Mid Amateur Golf Tour members Martin Young and James Bunch have been selected for this new international event and look forward to them bringing home the trophy in May,” commented Jason Morris, Director of Golf at the Mid Amateur Golf Tour.

More information relating to this event can be found at www.concessioncup.com

GB and I TEAM

MID-AMATEURS

 James Bunch (St Andrews, Scotland)

• Mid-Am Stroke Play Championship of Scotland Champion (2012)
• Welsh Mid Amateur Stroke Play Champion (2013)

Matthew Clark (Kilmacolm)

• Scottish Mid-Amateur at Duddingston champion (2007)
• SGU Order of Merit Newlands Trophy (2012)

Robbie Cannon

• Irish Amateur Open Championship champion (2013)

Harry Diamond (Belfast, Ireland)

• West of Ireland Amateur Open champion (2012)
• The Spirit International team Ireland member (2011)

Eoghan O'Connell (Cork, Ireland)

• Walker Cup team member (1989)
• Eisenhower Trophy World Amateur team (1988)
• United States Amateur Medalist (1989)
• Two-time Coleman Invitational at Seminole champion (2005 and 2006)

Edward Richardson (Brighton, England)

• Hong Kong Open Amateur Championship champion (2012)

Ben Westgate (Llandaff, Cardiff, UK)

• Walker Cup team member (2008 and 2009)
• Eisenhower Trophy team member (2008 and 2012)
• Two-time Duncan Putter champion (2009 and 2012)
• Two-time Trubshaw Cup champion (2008 and 2009)
• Welsh Amateur champion (2008)
• Tucker Trophy champion (2008)

Martin Young

• Two-time Micklem Cup winner (2011 and 2013)
• Two-time Solent Salver winner (2011 and 2013)
• Three-time Hampshire Mid-Am winner (2011, 2012 and 2013)
• Mid-Amateur Golf Tour Order of Merit winner (2012)

SENIOR

 Richard Latham (Lincolnshire)

• English Men's Senior Championship champion (2013)
• Scottish Seniors Open champion (2013)
• Winner of the Titleist/FootJoy England Golf Seniors Order of Merit (2013)

Richard Partridge (Kent)

• Scottish Seniors Open runner-up (2013)
• Senior Home Internationals team (2013)
• English Seniors' County Championship team (2013)

Previously released GB&I Senior Team members

• Garth McGimpsey (Playing Captain)
• Ian Brotherston
• Maurise Kelly
• Adrian Morrow
• Arthur Pierse
• Andrew Stracey

SUPER SENIOR

 Peter Hedges (Kent)

• Walker Cup team member (1973 and 1975)
• Eisenhower Trophy team (1974)
• English Stroke Play Championship champion (1976)
• Three-time Berkshire Trophy winner (1973, 1976 and 1978)

Ian Hutcheon (Angus, Scotland)

• Scottish Amateur champion (1973)
• Scottish Open Amateur Stroke-play champion (1971, 1973 and 1977)
• Eisenhower Trophy team member and individual winner (1976)
• Walker Cup team member

US TEAM

MID-AMATEURS

 Gene Elliott (West Des Moines, IA)

• Crump Cup champion (2013)
• Two-time Coleman Invitational champion (2007 and 2009)
• Member of the Iowa Golf Hall of Fame (2012 inductee)
• Four-time Iowa Mid-Am champion

Scott Harvey (Greensboro, NC)

• Three-time Carolinas Player of the Year (2011, 2012 and 2013)
• Two-time Carolinas Mid-Am champion (2012 and 2013)
• Four-time United States Amateur qualifying medalist
• North Carolina Open champion (2011)
• Carolinas Amateur champion (2011)

Tim Jackson (Germantown, TN)

• Walker Cup team member (two-time)
• Two-time United States Mid-Am champion(1992 and 2001)
• Tennessee State Amateur champion (2012)
• 2009 United States Senior Open – became first amateur to have the lead, or a share of it, after any round of a Senior Open. Set amateur record in First Round with a 66. Lead after 36 and went on to finish T11.
• T5 finish in 2012 Northeast Amateur as the oldest player in the field

Trip Kuehne (Westlake, TX)

• Walker Cup team member (1995, 2003 and 2007)
• Ben Hogan Award winner (1995)
• Member of NCAA Championship team – Oklahoma State (1995)
• United States Amateur runner up (1994)
• Two-time Masters participant (1995 and 2008)
• Four-time U.S. Open participant (1996, 2003, 2005 and 2007)

Mike McCoy (West Des Moines, IA)

• United States Mid-Am champion (2013)
• 11-time Iowa Player of the Year
• Two-time Trans-Mississippi champion (2000 and 2008)

Gary Nicklaus (Jupiter, FL)

• Seven-time United States Amateur participant
• Porter Cup champion (1991)
• PGA TOUR member (2000 – 2002) Best finish second place at 2000 BellSouth Classic
• Regained amateur status in 2007
• Palm Beach Kennel Club County Amateur champion (2008)

Nathan Smith (Pittsburgh, PA)

• Walker Cup team member (2009, 2011 and 2013)
• Four-time United States Mid-Am champion
• Sunnehanna Amateur champion (2011)
• The Spirit International team member – Medalist

Todd White (Spartanburg, SC)

• Walker Cup team member (2013)
• United States Mid-Am semi-finalist
• Three-time South Carolina Golf Association Player of the Year (2004, 2010 and 2012)
• U.S. Open participant (1995)

SENIOR

 Previously released US Senior Team members

• Vinny Giles (Playing Captain)
• Dr. Doug Hanzel
• Chip Lutz
• John "Spider" Miller
• Pat Tallent
• Paul Simson
• Martin West
• George Zahringer

SUPER SENIOR

 Jim Holtgrieve

• Walker Cup team (1979, 1981, 1983)
• Walker Cup captain (2011 and 2013)
• Eisenhower Trophy team (1980 and 1982)
• United States Mid-Am champion (1981 [inaugural event])
• British Amateur runner-up (1983)
• Turned professional and played on Champions Tour beginning in 1998 (best finish was T2 at The Home Depot Invitational 1999)
• Regained amateur status in 2007

Robert Lewis (Pepper Pike, OH)

• United States Amateur runner-up (1980)
• Two-time United Stated Mid-Am runner-up (1981 and 1984)
• Walker Cup team member (1981, 1983, 1985, 1987)
• Two-time Walker Cup Captain (2003 and 2005)
• Seven-time Masters Tournament participant – low amateur in 1987
• Three-time U.S. Open participant (1978, 1983 and 1986)
• Two-time Senior Division Coleman Cup champion (2003 and 2005)