TEMPERATURES OF UP TO 90 DEGREES AT SANTIAGO

CANADIAN HADWIN LEADS IN CHILE

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SANTIAGO, Chile – Canada’s Adam Hadwin fired a five-under 67 and managed to scramble to the top of a tightly-packed leaderboard at the Chile Classic, the second stop on the 2014 Web.com Tour schedule.
Hadwin was steady but not spectacular as he moved into the 54-hole lead with a 13-under 203 total, one better than Columbia’s Manuel Villegas (64), Scott Pinckney (67) and Kyle Reifers (68).
Australian Alistair Presnell (65) and South Africa’s Garth Mulroy (70) share fifth place, two shots back of Hadwin.
Eight others, including 36-hole leader Byron Smith (75), are three off the pace heading into Sunday’s finale.
For Hadwin, a non-winner in his first two full seasons on Tour, this week has been about keeping things simple at the Prince of Wales Country Club.
“Some might say I’m a little conservative off the tee than others. I’ve hit a lot of 4-irons off the tees,” he said.
 “I’m coming into greens with 8-irons or 9-irons instead of challenging it. I haven’t been in too much trouble this week and I feel like I’m starting to play smart golf and play to my strengths.”
Hadwin chalked up six birdies to offset a single bogey and slowly moved into contention as the second-round leaders all struggled to pull away from the field. 
"Only three of the final ten players on the course Saturday managed to break par and the final pairing of Smith and Argentina’s Jorge Fernandez-Valdes both stumbled to over-par scores and dropped in the standings.
“The golf course layout is short and it plays short but if you miss the fairway by five yards left or right you  don’t have a shot on some of these doglegs,” said Hadwin, who had never held or shared a lead in any of his first 48 Tour starts.
 “If your rhythm is not quite there, it’s very easy to start missing stuff in the wrong place and bogeys will come quickly.”

• Saturday weather: Sunny all day. Winds were calm in the morning and then Southerly 5-10mph through 4pm and then Southerly 10-20 mph. High of 90.
• Mark Hubbard registered the third ace of the week on the par-3, 11th hole. Hubbard used a 9-iron to cover the 156 yards to the cup.
 "My caddie gave me the club, told me one bounce and in, and that’s what I did," he said. It was his fourth career ace but his first in competition. 
Roger Sloan and Jake Younan both aced that same hole during Thursday’s round. Hubbard finished with a 5-under 67 and is T25 heading into Sunday.
• Perhaps it's only a coincidence that Roger Sloan, Jake Younan and Mark Hubbard all bogeyed the 12th hole after each aced the par-3, 11th.

LEADERBOARD
Par 216 (3x72) Players from USA unless stated
203 Adam Hadwin (Canada) 67 69 67
204 Manuel Villegas (Colombia) 73 67 74, Scott Pinckney 67 70 67, Kyle Reifers 68 68 68
205 Alistair Preswell (Australia) 70 70 65, Garth Mulroy (S Africa) 64 71 70

SELECTED SCORES
206 Henrik Norlander (Sweden) 64 72 70
208 Richard S Johnson (Sweden) 70 67 71
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PUERTO RICO OPEN REPORT AND SCORES

HADLEY LEADS FROM KIWI LEE GOING 

INTO FINAL ROUND AT SAN JUAN

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For the first time since 2010, the US PGA Tour didn't see a rookie claim a title in January or February. The drought without a first-year member notching a victory may come to an end, like it did that year, in Puerto Rico this weekend.
Web.com Tour graduate and US PGA Tour  rookie Chesson Hadley carded a bogey-free 67 Saturday to take a one-shot lead over fellow-graduate and second-time Tour member New Zealander Danny Lee (66) after 54 holes of the Puerto Rico Open.
Hadley hit 17 greens in regulation but made just one birdie in his last 11 holes.
"It was frustrating, to be honest with you," Hadley said. "I missed quite a few putts, a lot of putts the last 11 holes, but you know what, we're right where we need to be.  I'm leading, and you know, that's great."
This won't be the first time Hadley and Lee have battled down the stretch on a Sunday. Last May, at the Rex Hospital Open, Hadley tracked down 54-hole leader Lee with a closing 64 to win in his hometown. 
Hadley went on to win the Web.com Tour Championship last season while Lee is still searching for his first title in a US PGA Tour-sanctioned event since the 2011 WNB Golf Classic on the Web.com Tour that helped him to his first stint on the US PGA Tour.
"Danny and I are great friends and we're going to have a blast," Hadley said of Sunday's final pairing. "I think we're playing twosomes tomorrow, so we'll have a blast out there, and hopefully we can kind of duel it out."
It's hardly a two-man race in Puerto Rico, however. Jason Gore (66) and Jonathan Byrd (67) are tied for third, just two off the pace. Another shot back are Carl Pettersson (66), Jerry Kelly (67) and David Toms (67) on a course where 15 players were 5-under or better on Saturday.
Hadley, who has been bogey-free 11-under over his last 28 holes remains in the driver's seat, but knows he can't relax on Sunday.
"I'm going to go at just about every flag (on Sunday)," he said. "You gotta stay aggressive out here.  I've learned that.  You know, for me, if I kind of take the foot off the pedal a little bit, I'll kind of lose focus and you know, I won't be as sharp as I would like to be, so I plan on being really aggressive, and you know, if I can shoot another 5, 6, 7‑under tomorrow, I think we'll be in good shape."
Hadley has two top 10s in 10 TOUR starts on his rookie season with a tie for fifth at October's Shriners Hospitals for Children Open his best showing.
THIRD ROUND LEADERBOARD
Par 216 (3x72) Players from USA unless stated
200 Chesson Hadley 68 65 67
201 Dany Lee (NZ) 67 68 66
202 Jason Gore 67 69 66, Jonathan Byrd 69 66 67
203 Carl Pettersson (Sweden) 71 66 66, Jerry Kelly 69 67 67, David Toms 72 64 67
204 Raf Cabrera-Bello (Spain) 69 67 68

SELECTED SCORES
207 Robert Karlsson (Sweden) 71 67 6 9, Greg Owen (England) 69 67 71, James Driscoll 69 63 75 (T20)
210 John Daly 74 69 67 (T42)
211 David Skinns (England) 74 66 71 (T49)
212 Nicolas Colsaerts (Belgium) 70 69 73 (T53)
213 Jesper Parnevik (Sweden) 69 73 71 (T57)

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NO WIND AND BLUE MONSTER LOSES SOME OF ITS TEETH

REED LEADS BY TWO BUT TIGER IS

BACK IN THE HUNT WITH A 66

On a day when Tiger Woods shot an eight-birdie 66, Patrick Reed (pictured) ended it as the leader by two shots
on two-under-par 214 with only Sunday's 18 holes to go in the WGC-Cadillac Championship over Donald Trump's Blue Monster Course at Doral, Miami in Florida.
Reed needed a par 4 at the last for a 69 to lead by two and he got it. Fairway drive, on in two, two putts. Quite simple when you are that good a player.
He leads by two from fellow Americans Jason Dufner (68 for 214) and Hunter Mahan (71 for 214).
After his brilliant "comeback" from a first-round 76, Tiger Woods' 66 rocketed him up the scoreboard to joint fourth place on 215 alongside Welshman Jame Donaldson(71).
Overnight leader Dustin Johnson failed to take advantage of the wind dropping and the Blue Monster losing some of its teeth. He had a 73 and dropped back to tied sixth on 216, alongside former Masters champion Zach Johnson (71)  and veteran Spaniard Miguel Angel Jimenez who shot a third-round 69.
Rory McIlroy was another who had a disappointing day. He had a 75 - a shot worse than he managed in the gale-force wind of Friday - for 219 and joint 19th place 

 Determined Donaldson remains in touch
 

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Jamie Donaldson trails pacesetter Patrick Reed by three shots heading into the final round with Tiger Woods also lurking after the World Number One tamed the Blue Monster.

Welshman Donaldson heads the European challenge at Trump National Doral in Miami following a one under par third round of 71 which moved him to one under par for the tournament.

The Ryder Cup hopeful shares fourth place with World Number One Woods, who mounted a spectacular charge through the field, posting eight birdies in a round of 66.

Having started his title defence with an opening round of 76, Woods is now just three shots behind leader Reed, who carded a three under par 69 to open up a one stroke cushion over fellow Americans Jason Dufner (68) and Hunter Mahan (71).

Having won twice on The European Tour, Donaldson is now looking to claim his first victory in a World Golf Championships event, and he feels improving his fortunes on the greens will be key during the final round.

“I just need to hole more putts,” he said. “I played pretty good today.  I played more solid than the previous couple of days, especially yesterday.  I just need to make a few more putts. 

“I'm in a good position.  I just need to go out tomorrow and shoot as low as I can.”

Spaniard Miguel Angel Jiménez, the oldest player in the field at 50, also moved into contention on level par with a round of 69, and he is looking forward to trying to pass Reed.

He said: “Winning or not winning, what I will try to do is still enjoy myself.  That's the main thing.  That is the only way you can catch someone.”

Northern Ireland’s Graeme McDowell struggled to regain his rhythm following the windy conditions on Friday as he posted a 73. At one over par, McDowell is five shots back, but he still believes he has a chance of victory.

“I haven't blown myself out of the tournament, which is a good thing,” said the 2010 US Open Champion.  “I'm still well within touch for tomorrow. I didn't play very well today.  My rhythm was a bit out, whether that was something to do with the winds yesterday or what.  I didn't have a very good warm up this morning.  I was a bit out of rhythm out there.”

 Former World No 1 Rory McIlroy, who like his compatriot McDowell and Donaldson started the day one shot off the lead, twice found the water as he made double bogeys on the eighth and tenth holes. However, the two time Major champion chipped in on the last to sign for a 75 and will start the final round seven shots back in a share of 19th position.

“It was a tough day,” said McIlroy. “I didn't play the par fives well at all.  I played those in four over.  So when you do that around here, you're sort of putting yourself behind the eight‑ball a little bit.

“I shot 65 here in the last round here last year to get myself in the top ten.  I need something like that tomorrow to have a chance to win, but to get into the top ten, I wouldn't need something that low.”

THIRD-ROUND LEADERBOARD
par 216 (3x72) Players from USA unless stated
212 Patrick Reed 68 75 69
214 Jason Dufner 69 77 68, Hunter Mahan 69 74 71
215 Tiger Woods 76 73 66, Jamie Donaldson (Wales) 74 70 71
216 Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spain) 70 77 69, Zach Johnson 70 75 71, Dustin Johnson 69 74 73
217 Jimmy Walker 73 77 67, Richard Sterne (S Africa) 74 73 70, Bubby Watson 73 72 72, Graeme McDowell (N Ireland) 73 71 73, Matt Kuchar 69 74 74.
218 Phil Mickelson 74 75 69, Branden Grace (S Africa) 75 74 69, Bill Haas 73 76 69, Ryan Moore 70 79 69, Nick Watney 72 75 71.
SELECTED SCORES
219 Rory McIlroy (N Ireland) 70 74 75 (T19)
220 Stephen Gallacher (Scotland) 75 75 70, Adam Scott (Australia) 75 73 72, Harris English 69 77 74, Francesco Molinari (Italy) 69 75 76 (T21)
221 Justin Rose (England) 74 77 70 (T25)
222 Ian Poulter (En gland) 71 78 73 (T37)
223 Thomas Bjorn (Denmark) 75 75 73, Sergio Garcia (Spain) 74 76 73, Henrik Stenson (Sweden) 73 76 74 (T40).
224 Lee Westwood (England) 75 79 70, Luke Donald (England) 70 82 72 (T440
225 Russell Henley 72 78 75 (T46)
226 Ernie Els (S Africa) 75 78 73, Matteo Manassero (Italy) 76 76 74 (T51)
228 Martin Kaymer (Germany) 75 80 73, Victor Dubuisson (France) 72 81 75 (T56)
231 Gonzalo Fernandez Castano (Spain) 77 77 77 (64th).




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SWEDE JUMPS INTO FIVE-STROKE LEAD

Lundberg Lights Up Sunny Spain in La Manga

Club International pro-am opening day 

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Swedish professional Mikael Lundberg got his La Manga Club International Pro-Am campaign underway in sparkling fashion today by carding an eight-under 65 to take the lead at Spain’s La Manga Club after the opening round.

Perfect spring weather provided good scoring conditions and Lundberg made a dream start, carding an eagle on the fourth hole followed by three birdies before the turn on the renowned South Course. 

Three birdies and six regulation pars through the back nine secured the 65 and no less than a five-shot lead heading into the second round, which will be played on the resort’s West Course.

Spain’s Carlos Rodiles kept things simple on the opening day with three birdies at holes four, six and eight, and pars for the remaining holes for a three-under-par 70. 

Sitting in a tie for third place are the PGA of Holland’s Joost Steenkamer and PGA of France professional Julian Gressier.

Both players had far more up-and-down rounds than the two golfers ahead of them on the leaderboard - seven birdies, three bogeys and a double for Steenkamer, and six birdies, one bogey, and a triple for Gressier, left them both with two-under 71s.

Ireland's Brendan McGovern, and Norway's Audunn Einarsson both carded 75s, making sox players within 10 shots of the lead. 

Lundberg and his team of Mike Norris, Chris Webb and Fraser Phillips also lead the team pro-am competition with a 16-under par 88pts, ahead of Team McGovern on 14-under (86pts).

The third-placed team of Gressier was helped to their 85pt total by amateur Raphael Gayraud who had a hole-in-one on the 17^th hole of the South course.

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BRADLEY NEIL WINS PLAY-OFF AFTER TEAM TIE WITH ITALY

Proud as Punch: National coach Ian Rae with his team - left to right: Scott Borrowman, Jack McDonald, Graeme Robertson and Bradley Neil - and the trophy at Sotogrande. Picture by courtesy of the Scottish Golf Union.

SCOTS WIN EURO NATIONS CUP AFTER
 
SOTOGRANDE PLAY-OFF DRAMA

Scotland's Bradley Neil (Blairgowrie), Jack McDonald (Kilmarnock Barassie), Scott Borrowman (Dollar) and Graeme Robertson (Glenbervie) came from behind on the final day to win the European Nations Cup golf team championship at Sotogrande Golf Club on Spain's Costa del Sol on another windy day (Saturday).
The Scots tied with Italy for the lowest aggregate - 878 - after four rounds of stroke-play under a best
three from four individual scores to count daily.
Both countries were asked to nominate one player for a title-deciding play-off.
The in-form Neil was Scotland's choice and he beat the rising Italian star, Renato Paratore, with a birdie at the second extra hole.
The last time an SGU squad won this prestigious title was in 2008 when the successful quartet - allo professionals now - were Scott Henry, Callum Macaulay, Wallace Booth and Keir McNicoll.
Scotland had not led in the 2014 tournament until the final totals. Teenager Bradley Neil, the 2013 Scottish boys' U18 match-play champion, played a major part with his consistent scores over the four rounds  in keeping the Scots within striking distance and then, fittingly, won the title play-off single-handed.
France and Ireland were joint third on 880.
England, despite a line-up that included US amateur champion Matthew Fitzpatrick and British amateur champion Garrick Porteous (who did not complete the four rounds) played poorly and finished 10th on 910.
Bradley Neil finished joint second in the individual table with rounds of 71 71, 76 and 72 for 290, the same total as Mario Aguilar (Spain). The winner with a total of 287 was Italy's Guido Migliozzi (74-71-72-70)

The Scots emulated the success of countrymen Scott Henry, Callum Macaulay, Wallace Booth and Keir McNicoll who triumphed in the Nations Cup back in 2008.

Neil and McDonald, the 2013 SGU Men’s Order of Merit winner, had counting scores in every round, but GB and I cap Graeme Robertson deserves a mention for seeing the Scots finishing joint top of the scoreboard. He had a gutsy 74 in the windy conditions.
Five shots adrift going into the final day, the Scots dug deep as the Italians faltered, ensuring both countries tied on 878.

In the play-off, Neil, showing a maturity beyond his years, held his nerve to halve the first play-off hole. Both players got up and down from bunkers for matching pars.

At the par-5 second hole, Neil reached the green in two shots and two-putted for a winning birdie 4 to his opponent's two-putt par 5.

Scotland's national coach Ian Rae said: “It’s been a brilliant week and we’re delighted to win a great event. The guys played nicely all week and we just hung in there. It was windy most of the week so conditions were difficult.

“Everyone played their part, maintaining  a course strategy. The players were first class, none more so than Graeme Robertson , who was our last player to come in. 
"He had to produce a score when it counted and he made two great pars on the 17th and 18th; an awesome performance under pressure.
“Individually, Bradley also continued his great start to the season, as did Jack McDonald. Bradley showed great nerve to win the play-off.”
With US-based college players like Grant Forrest, now world-ranked 39, and James Ross both missing from the team, Rae feels the win shows the growing strength in depth of Scottish amateur golf.
“We were without our highest-ranked player and other players based in the US,” added Rae. “The win shows the depth we now have, which is pleasing.”
Neil, meanwhile, seems certain to break into the world’s top 100 after his performance in Sotogrande.
FRANCE WIN WOMEN'S TEAM TITLE

AS ENGLAND FADE OUT OF LEAD

France (595) won the women's title against of Spain (598) and Denmark (606).
England faded into fourth place on 607.
Wales finished eighth on 621.
Scotland and Ireland did not enter women's teams.

MEN'S FINAL TEAM TOTALS
898 Scotland, Italy (Neil won play-off for Scotland with birdie at second extra hole).
880 France, Ireland
887 Holland, Norway
894 Spain
900 Switzerland
903 Norway
910 England
915 Belgium
918 Sweden, Finland
919 Germany

LEADING MEN'S INDIVIDUAL TOTALS
287 Guido Migliozzi (Italy) 74 71 72 70
290 Bradley Neil (Scotland) 71 71 76 72, Mario Aguilar (Spain) 75 67 73 75
291 Lars Keunen (Holland) 71 74 70 76
292 Jack Hume (Ireland) 73 76 69 74
293 Renato Paratore (Italy) 72 74 73 74, Robbie Van West (Holland) 74 71 74 74

OTHER SCORES
296 Jack McDonald (Scotland) 75 71 78 72 (T11)
298 Cormac Sharvin (Ireland and Stirling Univ) 74 79 76 69 (T17)
301 Gary Hurley (Ireland) 74 73 76 78 (T22)
302 Scott Borrowman (Scotland) 80 73 70 79, Ryan Evans (England) 74 70 80 78 (T25)
303 Mathias Eggenberger (Switzerland and Stirling Univ) 75 76 78 74 (T27)
306 Graeme Robertson (Scotland) 75 75 82 74, Dermot McElroy (Ireland) 79 74 70 83 (T37)
309 Matthew Fitzpatrick (England) 79 75 77 78 (T44)
311 Paul Howard (England) 82 80 76 73 (T42)
Retired - Garrick Porteous (England) 76 78 76 ret
 
WOMEN'S FINAL TEAM TOTALS
595 France
598 Spain
606 Denmark
607 England
610 Holland
613 Switzerland
615 Germany
621 Wales
623 Italy
634 Norway
654 Belgium.

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SPANISH PAIR IN POSITION FOR 

DRAMATIC KENYAN OPEN FINALE
 

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Two Spaniards will be hoping to join their hero 

Seve Ballesteros on the prestigious list of winners 

at the Barclays Kenya Open, after Alvaro Velasco 

battled to maintain his lead on day three and was 

joined at the top by compatriot Pedro Oriol and 

South Africa’s Jake Roos.

If either Velasco or Oriol were to claim victory 

tomorrow, they would make it two Spanish wins 

in as many years after Jordi Garcia Pinto’s triumph 

at Karen Country Club last year, while European 

golf legend Ballesteros and fellow former Ryder 

Cup star Jose Maria Cañizares also won this 

tournament before it joined the Challenge Tour 

schedule.

But the three leaders will be looking nervously 

over their shoulders at an extremely bunched 

leaderboard in Nairobi, which includes local 

favourites Greg Snow and Dismas Indiza, one shot 

and two shots off the pace, respectively. 

The two home hopes have been paired together 

for the final round as they aim to make it a first 

Kenyan winner in the event’s history, which is 

sure to make for an electric atmosphere.

Velasco has led the field since day one and, while 

he struggled to build on his impressive opening 

two rounds, he was delighted with the battle he 

showed as he fought back from two over par to 

card a level par 72 and remain on eight under.

“It was a tough day today,” said the 32 year old, a

former Challenge Tour Number One with two 

wins under his belt. “I didn’t play very well but I 

put up a good fight out there and I feel like I have 

done a good job. 

“I found it tough to make birdies and I had a 

couple of bad shots but I showed good fight and at 

the end I got the reward with a birdie at the last. 

“I'm not thinking ahead of myself for the final day. 

I try to stay in the present and in the now and not 

think about what would be. 

"If things start to happen then I will begin to 

think about winning  but not right now.”

Oriol, meanwhile, joined his fellow countryman at 

the top courtesy of a two under par 70, which 

included five birdies and three bogeys, and he is 

delighted to be in contention heading into the final 

round.

“It was the hardest day today,” said the 27 year 

old. 

“The wind was blowing hard and the course is 

getting firmer and firmer so I'm very happy with 

my round.

“Last year the crowds were amazing and this year 

there are Kenyan players up there so if you’re 

playing good, it’s great fun to have people 

watching.

“I know Seve won this tournament, and Jordi last 

year, so it would be great to win. To win a 

tournament Seve has won, that would be huge for 

me.”

Roos, an experienced South African who was in 

contention on The European Tour just last week at 

the Tshwane Open, is playing on an invite this 

week and he was delighted to have joined the 

leaders on moving day as he vies for a maiden 

Challenge Tour victory.

“It was very breezy again today so it was tricky 

but I played nicely,” said the 33 year old from 

Pretoria, who signed for a one under 71. “I'm a 

little disappointed with my finish but it’s still a 

round under par so I'm pleased.

“I was trying to kick on after moving to nine under 

but I missed a few putts and the greens are so 

firm, it’s a struggle to make them drop. But it’s the 

same for everyone so I have to stay patient and

keep making good strokes and see what happens.”

The crowds are sure to be out in force for the final 

day as Snow leads the home hopes, just one shot 

off the pace alongside Oliver Bekker and Danie 

van Tonder of South Africa, Englishman Sam ]

Hutsby, France’s Adrian Bernadet and Dane Lasse 

Jensen.

Indiza also commanded huge crowds on day three 

and they are sure to return as he sits two shots 

back on six under par.

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  THIRD-ROUND TOTALS
  Par 216 (3x72)

208 A Velasco (Esp) 66 70 72, J Roos (RSA) 69 68 71, P Oriol (Esp) 69 69 70

209 S Hutsby  (Eng) 73 66 70, A Bernadet  (Fra) 70 69 70, L Jensen (Den) 67 71 71, D Van Tonder  (RSA) 70 69 70, G Snow  (Ken) 70 68 71, O Bekker (RSA) 71 70 68

210 J Huldahl (Den) 70 71 69, D Indiza  (Ken) 73 69 68, P Widegren  (Swe) 69 69 72

211 A Johnston (Eng) 70 71 70

212 M Ford (Eng) 70 70 72, B Ritthammer (Ger) 74 69 69, N Lemke (Swe) 72 71 69, P Price (Wal) 70 71 71, A McArthur  (Sco) 71 68 73, T Linard (Fra) 71 70 71, A Tadini (Ita) 76 66 70, J Garcia Pinto (Esp) 71 67 74, S Little (Eng) 75 70 67

213 S Brown (Eng) 70 72 71, D Kemmer (USA) 69 73 71, E Dubois (Fra) 69 73 71, L Gagli  (Ita) 73 70 70, M Lafeber (Ned) 72 72 69, C Aguilar  (Esp) 71 69 73, J Lando Casanova  (Fra) 70 73 70

214 C Bouniol (Fra) 70 72 72, R Coles (Eng) 72 71 71, C Hanson (Eng) 73 72 69, M Wiegele  (Aut) 74 71 69, B An (SKor) 68 72 74

215 O Stark (Swe) 69 73 73, O Wilson (Eng) 69 68 78, J Elson  (Eng) 73 69 73, E Espana (Fra) 73 70 72, M Lampert (Ger) 72 68 75, G Woolgar (Eng) 72 68 75, J Gonnet  (Fra) 73 71 71

216 D Coupland (Eng) 72 72 72, A Marshall (Eng) 73 71 72, H Porteous (RSA) 67 73 76, B Åkesson (Swe) 75 68 73

217 J Guerrier  (Fra) 69 75 73, P Relecom  (Bel) 69 72 76, W Besseling  (Ned) 69 75 73, J Winther (Den) 73 72 72, J Legarrea (Esp) 72 73 72, J Garcia Del Moral (Esp) 70 74 73, B Evans  (Eng) 73 71 73, S Tiley (Eng) 71 73 73

218 T Charamba (Zim) 75 67 76, M Rominger  (Sui) 75 70 73, R Kind (Ned) 72 70 76, Z Scotland  (Eng) 71 72 75, F Bergamaschi (Ita) 74 71 73

219 S Walker (Eng) 71 73 75, D Ulrich (Sui) 69 76 74, G Lockerbie  (Eng) 75 70 74, A Björk (Swe) 74 70 75

220 A Bruschi  (Ita) 72 73 75, J Kennegard  (Swe) 71 74 75, O Farr (Wal) 70 74 76, L Kennedy  (Eng) 72 70 78

221 J Lagergren (Swe) 73 72 76, K Benz (Sui) 73 71 77

 

 

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MERCHISTON, LORETTO SHARE 

HONOURS AT CRAIGIELAW
 
MERCHISTON 2, LORETTO 2
Foursomes match at Craigielaw
Eight of the best golfers Merchiston has to offer made their way to an unusually still and unseasonably mild day at Craigielaw course to do battle with close rivals Loretto.  The stakes were high with both schools having worked hard to build up enviable golf academies and the tension was evident on the bus journey to East Lothian.  Upon arrival the boys spotted Scottish footballing legend John Collins and Celtic fan Ronan Dowds wasted no time in stopping for a quick chat!
The first pairing pairing for Merchiston were Scottish international Murray Naysmith and team captain Max Brueck who were up against a German international and another top German junior.  The Loretto pairing won three of the first five holes and they ran out winners by 2 and 1.
The second pairing were Borders boys Morgan White and Jimmy Roberts against Loretto's second pairing.  Morgan and Jimmy were on top form in this match - three under par - and won by 5 and 3.
Andrew White and Kayau Siu, Merchiston's No 3 pairing, had a close fought match with familiar opponents Cameron and JP. Consistent pars from the Loretto boys proved too much for Andrew and Kayau who lost by 2 and 1.
The final match was all important for the overall match score and, with Merchiston trailing 2-1, young Rory Thain and Ronan Dowds had a "must win" incentive.  Coach Alan Murdoch had said before the match that he wanted his strongest pairing to play as fourth pair and Ronan and Rory didn't disappoint.  They led the match nearly all the way, eventually winning by 3 and 2.

MATSUYAMA BURIED HIS PUTTER IN 13TH GREEN IN FIT OF TEMPER

POULTER CALLS JAPANESE PLAYER AN 

IDIOT AFTER ROUND 2 INCIDENT

FROM THE GOLFWEEK WEBSITE
By BRENTLEY ROMINENS

Ian Poulter will be paired with Hideki Matsuyama for Saturday's third round of the WGC-Cadillac Championship. The two players, both at 5 over, will tee off at 11:15 a.m. at Trump National Doral, more than two hours before the final group.
So what makes this pairing interesting? Well, here's why:
"Playing with Matsuyama tomo. He buried his putter in the 13th green 5 ft from the hole, Referee had to repair the crater. Because he didn't," Poulter tweeted Friday night via his Twitter account, @IanJamesPoulter.
Poulter was referring to an incident that apparently happened Friday. Poulter was playing in the group behind the 21-year-old from Japan when Poulter says Matsuyama left a sizeable mark in the 13th green with his putter. According to Poulter, a referee and not Matsuyama had to repair the damage.
But Poulter didn't stop there. Here are a few other tweets on the subject:

• "Im no saint and first to say. But that was disgusting. I wouldn't bury a putter in a green 5 ft from a hole and have players behind deal with it."
• "Why should Matsuyama leave a crater in the green for others to putt over, or have to call a referee to repair the damage. Idiot."
• "I can't wait to. @Lainger66 are you going to speak to him like a man or just blast him on twitter like all the other keyboard warriors?”

Let's just say the scene on the first tee at 11:15 a.m. is setting up to be an awkward one.

WEB.COM TOUR'S CHILE CLASSIC REPORT AND SCORES

JIMMY GUNN BACK IN FORM WITH A 70 

BUT MISSES CUT BY FOUR SHOTS

FROM THE US PGA TOUR WEBSITE
SANTIAGO, Chile – Byron Smith battled through a bit of nerves, a little fatigue, a couple mistakes and the tricky winds around the Prince of Wales Country Club course and emerged as the second-round leader of the Chile Classic.
Smith chalked up six birdies in his first 10 holes and then played even-par on the way to the clubhouse for a round of 66 and a two-day total of 13-under 131, one shot better than 21-year old Argentine Jorge Fernandez-Valdes, who matched the leader’s 6-under-par score

Jimmy Gunn found his form a day too late to make the cut
The Arizona-based tour pro from Dornoch saddled himself with a first round of four-over-par 76. In the second round he shot a two-under 70 for a 36-hole total of two-over 146, four shots too many to make the two-under 142 cut-off.
First-day co-leader Sebastian Vazquez of Mexico carded a 2-under 70 and stands alone in third place at 10-under par. Bhavik Patel (68), Garth Mulroy (71) and Roger Sloan (69) share fourth place, four back of Smith.
Smith was cruising along nicely on a warm, sunny day before things got shaky on the back nine.
“I was leaking oil coming in today,” said Smith, who had two birdies, two bogeys and a couple of nifty par saves over his final eight holes. “I was just trying to stay relaxed but it’s been a long off season for me and it may take a while for me to get the feel and the flow back.”
Smith didn’t roll in any birdie putts of “real substance” while finding nothing but greens and fairways for most of the day.
 A well-struck 6-iron on the par-3, 15th failed to clear and bunker and he missed his short putt for par. On the next hole he yanked a pitching wedge into a greenside bunker and missed another five-footer for par, dropping him back to minus-12.
“I hadn’t missed too many greens and then suddenly I missed two in a row and I was worried about just getting it to the house,” he said. “The wind was a lot trickier today. You don’t know where it’s coming from. I know there’s a predominant wind direction but it just swirls in these trees and there are a lot of trees out here.”
Smith found them on No. 17 when he pulled a 3-iron off the tee. 
He squeezed a 5-iron through a narrow window but watched his ball race over the green and into a bush, setting him up for a third consecutive bogey.
“I had no business hitting that second shot,” he admitted. “I was running on empty right there. I had just missed two makeable putts. I was able to get my third shot on the green. It turned into an all-world par when I made a 14-foot, downhill slider.”
That putt stopped the backwards run and Smith got up and down for birdie on the par-5, 18th to put him at lucky-13.
His closest challenger is Fernandez-Valdez, who had a win and six other top-10 finishes en route to fourth place standing on the 2013 Latinoamerica Tour’s Order of Merit.
“I really feel comfortable on the greens,” said Fernandez-Valdez, who now calls Miami home. “We changed my set up and changed the address and everything is working well.”
Fernandez-Valdez was nearly perfect on the day but admitted luck entered the equation as well.
After a slight-draw, 5-iron stopped 10 feet from the cup for eagle at the par-5, 14th (he made the putt), he surprised himself with a hole out from a greenside bunker on the 191-yard, 16th, the third-toughest hole on the course.
“I was just hoping to get it within the six to nine foot range,” he said. “I thought I might be able to make par. Somehow it went in.”

• Friday weather: Mostly sunny all day. Winds were calm in the morning and then S 5-10 through 4pm and then S 10-20 mph. High of 91.

SECOND-ROUND LEADERBOARD
Par 144 (2x72) Players from USA unless stated
131 Byron Smith 65 66
132 Jorge Fernandez Valdez (Argentina) 66 66
134 Sebastian Vazquez (Mexico) 64 70
135 Bhavik Patel 67 68, Garth Mulroy (S Africa) 64 71, Roger Sloan (Canada) 66 69

MISSED THE CUT (142 and better qualified)
146 Jimmy Gunn (Scotland) 76 70


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PUERTO RICO OPEN REPORT AND SCORES

JAMES DRISCOLL EQUALS COURSE 

RECORD WITH A NINE-UNDER 63


FROM THE US PGA TOUR WEBSITE

RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico (AP) -- James Driscoll matched the Puerto Rico Open record with a 9-under 63 on Friday to take a one-stroke lead after the second round.
Playing in wind gusting to 20 mph after morning rain at Trump International, Driscoll had an eagle and seven birdies in his bogey-free round. He had a 12-under 132 total.
"I had the putter going pretty hot today," Driscoll said. "I was fortunate. I hit a bunch of shots pretty close, too. I judged the wind. Luckily, I read the wind right a couple of times. 
"The wind was pumping pretty good. It was blowing about 20 miles an hour, but there were a few times I had some crosswinds and just judged it perfectly and hit it in there to about a foot or so."
Driscoll also shot a 63 in the 2011 tournament for a share of the record set by Derek Lamely in his 2010 victory and also matched by Chris Tidland in 2011 and Scott Brown last year in his victory.
"The first 63, I think I was 11 under with like three or four holes to go and made two bogeys coming in, and this one was just kind of, I just kept chipping away at it and birdied the last to get to 63," Driscoll said. 
"So they were a little bit different, but both pretty special. Both holed a bunch of putts and just one of those days where you hit some iron shots close and make a mile of putts."
US PGA Tour rookie Chesson Hadley was second after a 65.
"I've kind of been struggling all year just with ball-striking, just finding the planet, honestly," Hadley said. 
"And yesterday, I don't know, I was just talking to my swing coach again, and we kind of just like, `Look, just go back to the basics.' I've always struggled with staying tall through the ball, and I just started thinking about that yesterday before my round, and I hit it great on the range, and it really started to line up yesterday. I hit it great, and then I just poured it everywhere, all over the place today."

Eric Axley was 10 under after a 66, and Jonathan Byrd, Wes Roach, Ben Martin and Danny Lee were another stroke back. Byrd and Roach shot 66, Martin 67, and Lee 68.
"I'm playing solid, hitting a lot of greens right now, being patient, and getting a lot of them close to the hole," Axley said. "So putting's not been too difficult.
"It's a little soft right now, after the rain we've had. Yesterday, when we played it was kind of getting a little firmer. If the wind blows a little and no more rain, it could get a little firmer for the weekend.
Brown made the cut on the number, shooting 70-73 to tie for 68th at 1 under.
DIVOTS: J.J. Henry was disqualified after the first round for failing to sign his scorecard. He shot 74. ... Puerto Rico's Rafael Campos made the cut with rounds of 74 and 69. He was in the tie for 68th at 1 under. ... John Daly also was 1 under with rounds of 74 and 69.

SECOND-ROUND LEADERBOARED
Par 144 (2x72) Players from USA unless stated
132 James Driscoll 69 63
133 Chessan Hadley 68 65
134 Eric Axby 68 66
135 Ben Martin 68 67, Wes Roach 69 66, Jonathan Byrd 67 66, Danny Lee (NZ) 67 68

SELECTED SCORES
136 Greg Owen (England) 69 67, Raf Cabrera-Bello (Spain) 69 67 (T8).
139 Nicolas Colsaerts (Belgium) 70 69
140 David Skinns (England) 74 66 (T33)

MISSED THE CUT (143 and better qualified)
144 Alvaro Quiros (Spain) 69 74
146 David Duval 73 73

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LUKE DONALD AND VICTOR DUBUISSON SCORE IN THE 80s

A DAY OF TORTURE FOR THE STARS AS 

WIND BLOWS AT BLUE MONSTER


FROM THE US PGA TOUR WEBSITE
DORAL, Florida (AP) -- The new Doral in a raging wind and firm greens looked a lot like an old U.S. Open on Friday.
Matt Kuchar played out of the rough to tap-in range for birdie on the 18th hole for a 2-over 74 that allowed him to join an exclusive group at the WGC-Cadillac Championship -- one of only four survivors to par.
The Blue Monster gobbled up just about everyone else.
Dustin Johnson bogeyed three of his last six holes for a 74. Patrick Reed made only two birdies in his round of 75. Hunter Mahan atoned for a triple bogey with a 4-iron into 5 feet for eagle on the eighth hole, giving him a 74. They joined Kuchar atop the leaderboard at 1-under 143.
"I felt stressed all day, because I knew every shot had `big penalty' written all over it," Mahan said. 
"It was a really tough day. There wasn't an easy shot out there. One of those rounds where it could go south pretty fast, so you've got to grind it out and find a way to get a number up there and get to the weekend."
Only three players broke par in the second round. No one shot in the 60s. The average score was a fraction under 76.
"I don't think I've played in conditions this difficult in the U.S.," Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland said after a 71 that left him one shot behind. 
"It's an Open Championship day. It's a real Friday afternoon at St. Andrews in 2010 before they called it. It was hard out there -- really, really hard."
Rory McIlroy (74), Francesco Molinari (75) and Jamie Donaldson of Wales (70) also were one behind at even-par 144.
Tiger Woods hit three balls in the water and scraped out a 73, thanks in part to a 90-foot birdie putt on the par-3 fourth hole. 
Phil Mickelson made back-to-back double bogeys, and then laid on his back along the bank of the fourth tee during a long wait. He got up, hit into the water and made another double bogey. Lefty shot 75.
Both were still in the mix, only six shots behind.
"It's a tough golf course as it is," Reed said. "And with how hard the wind is blowing, it made it even tougher. Almost felt like we were playing at a major today."
At times, it looked even worse.
Fist pumps were replaced by players stretching out their arm to take a penalty drop from the water -- 113 balls in the water, which is everywhere on the course that Gil Hanse redesigned under the direction of new owner Donald Trump.
Trump described it as bold. It turned out to be brutal.

And just like a U.S. Open, there were plenty of complaints.
The greens were always going to be firm because the course was built in under a year. There was always going to be concern about the sharp edges of fairways and greens that sent balls down the bank and into the water. 
Throw in gusts that topped 30 mph, and any score was possible on any hole.
"The set-up is horrendous," Webb Simpson said after a 78 that included a bunker shot that went onto and over the seventh green and into the water. "Even if we had a 10 mph wind, it still would have been bad. I played terrible. I want to get that out there. But when you have conditions like this, and a set-up like this, so much luck comes into play."
Henrik Stenson prefaced his comments by saying, "How do you say something you might regret the rest of your life?"
So he didn't.
The reigning FedExCup champion, part of the Nos. 1-2-3 grouping from the world ranking, had a 76 and joined Woods at 5-over 149. 
Masters champion Adam Scott, the other member of that illustrious trio, had a 73 and was at 4-over 148. The group was a combined 14-over par for the tournament.
Stenson was walking off the 15th green Friday morning while finishing up the rain-delayed first round. Spotting a small group of reporters, he said, "Are you having fun watching?" 
And then as he walked away, he smiled and said, "Because it's sure as hell not any fun to be playing."
Johnson managed for the longest time. Even as everyone was succumbing to par, he was at 3 under with a birdie on No. 12. But he dropped a shot on the par-3 13th. 
His short iron into the 15th hit the green and rolled over the back and into the water. And on the 18th, his fairway bunker shot came out too strong and over the green, and he missed a 6-foot par putt that would have given him the outright lead.
The forecast is for less wind on the weekend, and surely a sigh of relief from the players.
And this World Golf Championship is wide open.
"We've all got a shot at it now," Woods said. "No one is going anywhere."
Woods, like so many other players, could have gone south. He was 7 over for the round after a wedge tumbled into the water on No. 3. But he made the long birdie on No. 4 and hit wedge to 3 feet for birdie on the next hole, and then managed to avoid bogeys the rest of the way.
McIlroy went out in 40, but he made three birdies on the back nine. A 74 was enough to move up the leaderboard on this day.
"It was a day where you obviously couldn't win the golf tournament, but you could let it get away from you, and you could rack up a few big numbers and play yourself out of contention," McIlroy said.
Luke Donald did just that with an 82. So did Victor Dubuisson, who had an 81. Both likely members of the European Ryder Cup team at Gleneagles in September.

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