2014 FIFE GOLF ASSOCIATION ORDER OF MERIT

THE MACKAY BOWL

Positions after two events. 

	NAME	CLUB		Points
1	Alex Moir	Thornton		140
2	Greg Forrester	Lundin		120
3	Ryan White	Leven GS		60
T4	Steven Aitken	Leven GS		40
T4	Fraser Carr	Crail		40
T4	David Oldham	Crail		40

JACKSON IS LEADER FROM LINDRICK WITH EIGHT-BIRDIE 64

DRUMMOND EIGHT  OFF PACE ON 

JAMEGA TOUR ... with a par 72!

Anglo-Scot Scott Drummond, a former PGA champion, shot a par round of

72 in the first round of the 36-hole Jamega Tour event today (Wed) at

Whittlebury Park Golf Club, Northampton.

That left him eight shots behind the leader by three, Luke Jackson (Lindrick)

who had an eight-birdie, bogey-free round of 64.

LEADING FIRST ROUND SCORES

Par 72

64 L Jackson (Eng)

67 J Webb (Eng)

SCOTS SCORES

71 J Mullaney

72 S Drummond

73 J Dick (Duddingston)

75 I Redford

80 P McGhee (East Renfrewshire)

ROSS CAMERON SURVIVES SEVEN-MAN PLAY-OFF AT CRIEFF

EVERETT WINS SPGA CHAMPIONSHIP

QUALIFIER BY FIVE SHOTS WITH A 64

Craig Everett (Caldwell) shot a splendid round of seven-under-par 64 at Crieff Golf Club today to be the leading qualifier of 18 for the Gleneagles Scottish PGA Championship, being played early this year (May 5 to 7) because of the Ryder Cup in September.

Everett's score was achieved on preferred lies but that does not diminish in any way a bogey-free round of seven birdies - second, sixth, 11th, 13th, 14th, 17th and 18th.
Everett, pictured right, son of a one-time champion distance runner, picked up the £100 leading qualifier prize by five strokes from the joint runners-up on 69 - Mark Hillson (Tandridge), Jonathan Cliff (Murrayfield), David Laing (Craigielaw) and unattached senior Ross Drummond.
There was a seven-man play-off featuring those who finished on two-over 73 for the last qualifying place.
It was won by Ellon's Ross Cameron (Saltire Energy) who birdied the second extra hole.
The second qualifying competition will be held over the same course tomorrow (Thursday).

GLENEAGLES SCOTTISH PGA CHAMPIONSHIP - Qualifier 1 
Crieff Golf Club
QUALIFIERS
Par 71
64 C Everett (Caldwell)
69 M Hillson (Tandridge), J Cliff (Murrayfield), R Drummond (unatt), D Laing (Craigielaw).
70 T Dingwall (Kemnay), O Huish (North Berwick), S Cairns (Colville Park)
71 J McGhee (Bishopbriggs), A Mackrell (Playsport Golf), C Gordon (Edinburgh GC), S Morrison (Tain), D Wood (Hirsel).
72 S Herald (Mearns Castle), P Walker (Ballumbie Castle), D Fleming (Prestwick), A Fullen (Largs).
73 (after play-off) R Cameron (Saltire Energy)
NON-QUALIFIERS
73 (after play-off) E Macpherson (Auchterarder), C Lawson (Wellsgreen), A McCandlish (Kingsbarns), R Dixon (Renaissance), G Forrester (St Andrews GS), S McGrenaghan (Cochrane Castle).
74 S Catlin (Greenburn), A Forrow (Whitecraigs), L Vannet (Carnoustie GL), R Leeds (Turnberry Hotel), D Braodfoot (Kirkcudbright), D Nicol (Dundonald Links), J Sharp (Carrick on Loch Lomond).
75 Emma Fairnie (Gullane), I Brown (Newent), F Rummins (Canmore), A Crerar (Panmure), I McNab (Dundonald Links), A Munro (Elie SC)]
76 J Gallagher (Douglas Park), S Bissett (Kingsfield), A Burns (Bothwell Castle), G Robertson (Airdrie), A MacPherson (Affordable Golf), S Craig (Craig Golf), I Stoddart (Uphall), F Mann (Carnoustie Golf Hotel), R Harrower (Boat of Garten), S Milne (Balbirnie Park), J Ramanauskas (Gullane), K Zeynalov (Paul Lawrie GC).
77 G McSporran (Kinross), T Mathieson (Murcar Links), B Mason (Callaway Golf)
78 A McHardy (Noah's Ark), S Strachan (Deer Park), C Porciani (Turnberry Hotel), G Nethercott (Deeside)
79 J Fraser (Renaissance)
80 K Phillips (Winterfield)
81 L Neeson (World of Golf), P Gallacher (Bearsden), M Mackenzie (Edzell).
83 M Shaw (Whitecraigs), D Thorburn (Braid Hills)
84 I Howieson (Howieson GS).

CLUB SECRETARY MAGI VASS LEADS THE WAY

MILLER QUAICH WIN No. 11 FOR TAIN

 By ROBIN WILSON

A 14-strong team of Tain golfers regained the Miller Quaich at a sun-drenched Royal Dornoch links at the weekend.

There is no more appealing golf course in the North than Royal Dornoch at this time of year, its    Spring colour of gorse blossom complimenting the lovely Easter sun shining through on the Tain members and inspiring them to a marvellous winning Stableford points total of 364.

The neighbouring club from just across the Dornoch Bridge continued their stranglehold of the trophy originally donated by the Royal Dornoch Golf Club in 1999 to recognise the achievements of Sutherland's top amateur golfer, Jim Miller (Brora), at Dornoch and throughout the North over four decades dating back to the early 1960s

In the 16th year of the four clubs coming together,Tain have now held the trophy as sole winners nine times and shared it in four other years.  

 Golspie Golf Club came second this year with 349pts, Royal Dornoch were third (348 pts) and Brora, the holders, filled fourth place with 300pts.

The top 12 cards from the 14 team scores are used to determine the winners and it was the Tain Golf Club  secretary, Magi Vass, the lady golfer with the lowest handicap of nine, who led Tain to the top of the table .

Her 37 points was not only Tain's best but also the leading score of the day. Tain's other top scorers were Mark Brunton (35) with  Deirdre Wlodarcyk, Jim Hutcheon and Steven Martin each chipping in with 33 points.

The host' club's  Eileen Macrae and Brora's Anne Clarke were two other women team members who distinguished themselves by topping their club's individual scores, Macrae  36 points and Clarke 30 points for Brora. 

Helping Golspie to second place was Colin Mackay with an individual 36 points assisted by Billy Melville, 35,  and Raymond Jack 32 which could be a good omen for when the competition returns to their course in 2015. 

 Picture by Robin Wilson

Tain members helping Maggie Vass show off the Quaich are from left to right - Doug Neville, Billy Duff, Steven Martin, Jane Neville, Magi Vass, David Vass, Jim Hutchison, Mark Brunton, John Hugh an and Gus Gurnard.  Missing from the presentation were - Mike Kay, Daniel Cormack, Deirdre Wlodarczyk and  Anne MacDonald

PGM LADA LANGKAWI CHAMPIONSHIP REPORT, LEADING SCORES

ENGLAND'S JACKSON SHARES LEAD

ON ASIAN DEVLOPMENT TOUR

Langkawi, Malaysia: Grant Jackson, 32, of England and Chinese Taipei’s Chan Shih-chang were tied after the third round of the PGM Lada Langkawi Championship after shooting matching 15-under-par 201s on Wednesday.

Jackson and Chan, both Asian Development Tour (ADT) champions, posted a 69 and 70 respectively to lead by one from Thailand’s Poosit Supupramai at the Gunung Raya Golf Resort.

Japanese duo Masaru Takahashi and Senroku Isa stayed in the hunt for their first ADT win following rounds of 68 and 70 to tie for fourth, two shots back from the leaders at the RM250,000 (approximately US$80,000) ADT tournament.

Jackson, who missed out on an Asian Tour card last year, got off to fast start where he was five-under through 13 holes before slipping back with two bogeys on holes 14 and 17.

“I got off to a fast start and that’s what I wanted to do because I was trailing heading into today’s round. It was quite tricky out there and I didn’t hit enough greens on the back to give myself chances. When I had the chance to score, I left my putts short. I didn’t quite get the pace of the greens today

“I played here last year and I know what to expect. I just needed to refresh my memory. I’ve won here before so I have a bit of an advantage but so did Chan. It will be an exciting final round,” said Jackson, who finished tied 27^th in last year’s edition.

Chinese Taipei’s Chan was disappointed not to seize the outright lead after missing two short par putts in a round of six birdies against four bogeys.

“The round was okay but I’m a bit disappointed because I missed two easy pars. My putting was not at its best. It is going to be an exciting final day. Jackson is a veteran on the ADT so he will be tough to beat,” said Chan, winner of the 2013 PGM UMW Sabah Classic.

Leading third round scores:
par 216 (3x72)

201 Grant JACKSON (ENG) 64 68 69, CHAN Shih-Chang (TPE) 64 67 70

202 Poosit SUPUPRAMAI (THA) 66 64 72

203 Masaru TAKAHASHI (JPN) 68 67 68, Senroku ISA (JPN) 69 64 70

204 Pasamet POGAMNERD (THA) 67 68 69, Blair WILSON (AUS) 68 66 70

205 KOH Deng Shan (SIN) 67 68 70

206 TSENG Hong-sheng (TPE) 72 65 69, Peter RICHARDSON (ENG) 69 68 69, Tirawat KAEWSIRIBANDIT (THA) 68 69 69

207 Philip MATSSON (THA) 72 68 67, Suppakorn UTHAIPAT (THA) 69 69 69, Rizal AMIN (MAS) 68 72 67, Rattanon WANNASRICHAN (THA) 68 69 70, Mitsuhiko HASHIZUME (JPN) 68 69 70

208 B K SOBHANI (USA) 71 68 69, Konosuke NAKAZATO (JPN) 69 69 70, Jordan SHERRATT (AUS) 69 72 67

 

FRASERBURGH STUDENT EARNS PROMOTION

GORDON MUNRO MAKES DEBUT FOR 
NORTH-EAST AT RANFURLY

Fraserburgh's Gordon Munro will make his debut for the North-east's six-man team in the Scottish area team championship at Old Ranfurly and Ranfurly Castle from May 16 to 18.

Munro, pictured, a student, plays regularly, with distinction, on the North-east Alliance circuit from September to March. 
Recently he tied for second place behind David Morrison (Duff House Royal) in the NE District's Phillips Trophy 72-hole stroke-play tournament
 
Team is:

Adam Dunton (McDonald Ellon)

Bryan Innes (Murcar Links)

Anthony Bews (Murcar Links)

Barrie Edmond (Bon Accord)

Clark Brechin (Portlethen)

Gordon Munro (Fraserburgh)

ends