EAST OF SCOTLAND OPEN AMATEUR CHSHIP TEE TIMES JUNE 28

The 42nd East of Scotland Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship presented by Golf in DUBAi
LUNDIN - 28 & 29 June 2014
SATURDAY	TEE TIMES
1	7:00 am	12:00	James Bunch	Prestwick
			Calum McAndrew	Germany
			Scott Grant	Downfield
2	7:10	12:10	Craig Watson	East Renfrewshire
			Willem Kerr	Craigielaw
			David Mitchell	Leven Thistle
3	7:20	12:20	Matthew Miller	Lundin
			Christopher Maclean	Balmore
			Mike Bacigalupo	Longniddry
4	7:30	12:30	Ben Murray	Portlethen
			Joshua Jamieson	The New Club
			Paul Reilly	Kilmacolm
5	7:40	12:40	Robert Johnson	Helensburgh
			Lewis Bain	Turnhouse
			Greg Wishart	Lundin
6	7:50	12:50	Angus Carrick	Douglas Park
			Jordan Shaw	Boat of Garten
			Andrew Davidson	Charleton
7	8:00	1:00	Ross Brydon	Bruntsfield Links
			Mike Howard	Royal Birkdale
			Stewart Whiteford	Lundin
8	8:15	1:15	Michael Pennycott	Whiting Bay
			Ben Ferguson	Australia
			Jamie Aitken	Dollar
9	8:25	1:25	Jamie Pryde	Deeside
			Greg Forrester	Lundin
			Anthony Blaney	Liberton
10	8:35	1:35	Connor Neil	Blairgowrie
			Matthew Clark	Kilmacolm
			Calum Hill	Tantallon
11	8:45	1:45	Jake Hogg	The New Club
			Lawrence Allan	Alva
			Kyle McClung	Wigtownshire County
12	8:55	1:55	Santiago Ruiz	Colombia
			Kenny Gallacher	East Kilbride
			John Douglas	Aberdour
13	9:05	2:05	Andrew Campbell	Dumbarton
			Alex Moir	Thornton
			Ronnie Clark	Erskine
14	9:15	2:15	Colin Baird	Bothwell Castle
			Ryan Campbell	Falkirk
			Connor Syme	Dumfries & County
15	09:30	02:30	Mark Anderson	Leven Thistle
			David Wilson	Troon Welbeck
			Chris Robb	Meldrum House
16	9:40	2:40	Greg Smail	Craigielaw
			Tom Watson	South Africa
			Robert MacIntyre	Glencruitten
17	9:50	2:50	Chris Low	Tantallon
			Gordon Stevenson	Whitecraigs
			Alan Sutherland	Ladybank
18	10:00	3:00	Greg Watson	Dunaverty
			George Burns	Williamwood
			Scott Borrowman	Dollar
19	10:10	3:10	John Mathers	Haggs Castle
			Jeff Wright	Forres
			Alexander Culverwell	Dunbar
20	10:20	3:20	John Duff	Newmachar
			Dan Lawrence	Ballumbie Castle
			Adam Dunton	McDonald
21	10:30	3:30	Ryan White	Leven Golfing Society
			Kyle Godsman	Moray
			Alister Hain	St Andrews
22	10:45	3:45	Alasdair McDougall	Elderslie
			Fraser Moore	Glenbervie
			Brian Soutar	Leven Golfing Society
23	10:55	3:55	Ben Kinsley	St Andrews
			Oliver Roberts	Hong Kong
			Daniel Kay	Dunbar
24	11:05	4:05	William Bremner	Edzell
			Charlie Macneal	Prestwick
			Martin Rohwer	South Africa
25	11:15	4:15	Ross McEwan	Troon Welbeck
			Nick MacAndrew	Royal Aberdeen
			Kevin Rhoderick	USA
26	11:25	4:25	Maurice De L'isle	Aruba
			Michael Smyth	Royal Troon
			Tom Spencer	Meldrum House

FINN ILONEN STILL LEADS IRISH OPEN BY TWO SHOTS

RORY AND TOP SCOTS MISS CORK CUT

EUROPEAN TOUR COMMUNICATIONS REPORT
Mikko Ilonen maintained his two-stroke lead on the second day of the Irish Open, but the Finn has Graeme McDowell breathing down his neck after the home hero shot a superb round of 66.
McDowell had set the early pace with six birdies to climb to eight under par on another glorious day in Cork, but he was overhauled later in the day by Ilonen, who mixed five birdies with two bogeys in his round of 68.
England’s Robert Rock and Frenchman Romain Wattel made it a three-way tie for second place alongside McDowell after signing for respective rounds of 66 and 65.
Unfortunately for the huge crowds at Fota Island Resort, Shane Lowry and Rory McIlroy both missed the halfway cut on one over par; but Padraig Harrington is firmly in contention to win his national Open for a second time after carding a round of 67 for a six under par aggregate total.    
KEY QUOTES
Mikko Ilonen
“I wanted to get to double digits, so I reached my goal. I got there with a birdie on 16 but then I lost it with the bogey on 17, so it was good to birdie the last hole. I wanted to get to at least ten under, and I just did that.”
Graeme McDowell
“I’ve played in front of many big crowds before, but maybe none as passionate as the Irish crowd.  There’s nothing quite like it when a crowd is pulling for you, it’s a fun experience. I’ve never really experienced it before, except perhaps at The Ryder Cup, so I’m looking forward to the weekend.
“It’s just fun to be part of this tournament, and fun to be contending. This is my type of golf course, and I’m loving every minute of it out there.”
Robert Rock
“It’s nice to be right in the tournament after two days. I’ve had a bit of a rough spell recently, so it feels better to be making some putts and shooting under par.
“My putting this week has been the key. I had 22 putts today – 22 putts for me is normally the front nine! I’ve put in a lot of hard work over the last few months, and it’s good to see it paying off.”
Padraig Harrington
“There’s no doubt that you’ve got to use the crowd’s momentum, but it can a double edged sword to be honest and I’ve found over the years it put a lot of pressure on me, the expectation.
“I think I’ve mellowed a little bit, and especially having won one, you realise people are behind you and encouraging you but you have to get away from that expectation. It’s not that easy to deliver all the time and win any tournament on demand. You have to relax a little bit and enjoy the applause, which I definitely do, but I don’t get too carried away with the expectations.”
Rory McIlroy
“Obviously I’m very disappointed. It’s a tournament that is very important to me, and I want to do well. To come here two years on the bounce and not even be in for the weekend, that’s not very nice.
“I just need to tighten it all up and become a lot more consistent, and just make the bad shots a little bit better and not be as wasteful around the greens. If I can do that, I know my game is right there.
“I’ve got a couple weeks off now to work on my game a little bit and play some links golf so I can get ready for the Scottish Open and The Open.”
SECOND-ROUND SCORES
  par 142 (2x71)
 132 M Ilonen  (Fin) 64 68,
 134 G McDowell  (Nir) 68 66, R Wattel  (Fra) 69 65, R Rock (Eng) 68 66,
 135 M Crespi  (Ita) 68 67, S Khan (Eng) 69 66, M Nixon (Eng) 70 65
 136 G Maybin (Nir) 71 65, P Harrington (Irl) 69 67, S Kim (SKor) 69 67, E Molinari  (Ita) 67 69
 137 R Kakko  (Fin) 71 66, M Carlsson  (Swe) 66 71, G Stal  (Fra) 70 67, A Hansen (Den) 67 70
 138 A Gee  (Eng) 68 70, G Havret  (Fra) 70 68, K Broberg (Swe) 69 69, D Huizing (Ned) 67 71, C Wood  (Eng) 69 69, P Casey  (Eng) 69 69, M Baldwin (Eng) 67 71, S Manley (Wal) 70 68, A McArthur  (Sco) 71 67, G Hurley (am) (Irl) 72 66
 139 G Bourdy (Fra) 68 71, M Hoey  (Nir) 68 71, R Gonzalez (Arg) 69 70, D Howell (Eng) 72 67, C Doak (Sco) 69 70, F Zanotti (Par) 70 69, D Willett  (Eng) 73 66, G Storm  (Eng) 69 70
 140 S Webster (Eng) 70 70, R Fisher (Eng) 68 72, M Siem  (Ger) 66 74, A Quiros  (Esp) 70 70, D Clarke (Nir) 72 68, R Cabrera-Bello (Esp) 72 68, R Finch  (Eng) 68 72, T Lewis (Eng) 68 72, M Miller (USA) 73 67, J Carlsson (Swe) 70 70, S Walker (Eng) 72 68, E Goya (Arg) 70 70, A Cañizares  (Esp) 72 68
 141 P Lawrie (Irl) 69 72, M Fitzpatrick  (Eng) 72 69, D Horsey (Eng) 72 69, M Warren (Sco) 71 70, J Singh (Ind) 68 73, O Fisher  (Eng) 73 68, W Ormsby (Aus) 70 71, M Lundberg (Swe) 70 71, R Bland (Eng) 73 68, P Larrazábal (Esp) 72 69, L Hao-Tong (Chn) 69 72, P Sjöland (Swe) 69 72, J Roos (RSA) 68 73,
 142 J Olazábal (Esp) 69 73, F Calmels  (Fra) 73 69, A Saddier (Fra) 71 71, J Doherty  (Sco) 71 71, J Kelly (Irl) 71 71, R Santos  (Por) 71 71, A Forsyth (Sco) 71 71, A Pavan (Ita) 71 71, J Heath  (Eng) 70 72, T Pieters  (Bel) 72 70, S Dodd (Wal) 73 69, R Karlsson (Swe) 66 76, D Fichardt (RSA) 68 74, A Wall (Eng) 71 71, J Knutzon (USA) 73 69, J Walters (RSA) 68 74
MISSED THE CUT
 143 R McIlroy  (Nir) 74 69, B Paolini (USA) 69 74, M Madsen  (Den) 70 73, M Korhonen (Fin) 70 73, S Dyson  (Eng) 70 73, M Manassero (Ita) 70 73, L Slattery (Eng) 70 73, P Lawrie (Sco) 72 71, J Dantorp (Swe) 71 72, R Ramsay  (Sco) 73 70, V Riu  (Fra) 71 72, S Lowry  (Irl) 71 72, T Fleetwood  (Eng) 71 72
 144 S Gallacher (Sco) 73 71, A Hartø  (Den) 73 71, H Wen-Yi (Chn) 73 71, J Kruger (RSA) 74 70, S Hansen (Den) 72 72, L Bjerregaard  (Den) 70 74, M Foster (Eng) 73 71, S Jamieson  (Sco) 74 70, K Phelan (Irl) 71 73, D Stewart (Sco) 71 73, J Campillo (Esp) 70 74, S Kapur (Ind) 74 70, A Otaegui  (Esp) 72 72, G Moynihan (am) (Irl) 69 75
 145 C Lee (Sco) 73 72, T Levet (Fra) 73 72, R McGee (Irl) 77 68, D Brooks (Eng) 70 75, C McNamara (Irl) 71 74, P Waring  (Eng) 74 71, C Del Moral (Esp) 72 73, A Levy (Fra) 72 73, B Grace  (RSA) 74 71
 146 J Parry (Eng) 73 73, E Pepperell (Eng) 72 74, J Quesne  (Fra) 74 72, R Jacquelin (Fra) 72 74, D McGrane (Irl) 72 74, S Thornton (Irl) 72 74, T Hatton (Eng) 73 73, D Drysdale (Sco) 71 75, P McGinley (Irl) 73 73, R Green (Aus) 73 73, D McElroy (am) (Nir) 73 73
 147 E Grillo (Arg) 77 70, N Elvira  (Esp) 73 74, S Kjeldsen (Den) 71 76, G Shaw (Nir) 76 71, M Kieffer (Ger) 74 73, E Brady  (Irl) 76 71, S Wakefield (Eng) 75 72
 148 R Dinwiddie  (Eng) 73 75, T Van Der Walt (RSA) 75 73, J Morrison  (Eng) 75 73, A Kaleka  (Fra) 73 75, J Hansen  (Den) 77 71, J McLeary  (Sco) 74 74
 149 E De La Riva  (Esp) 74 75, G Porteous (Eng) 74 75, P Whiteford (Sco) 71 78, E Dubois (Fra) 74 75
 150 D Higgins (Irl) 72 78, B Rumford (Aus) 72 78, B McElhinney  (Irl) 73 77, F Aguilar (Chi) 76 74, G Bhullar (Ind) 74 76
 151 J Jeong (SKor) 77 74, A Sullivan (Eng) 76 75, D Sugrue (Irl) 76 75
 152 S Henry  (Sco) 73 79, D Im (USA) 77 75,
 153 R Cannon (am) (Irl) 79 74
 154 B McGovern (Irl) 82 72, J Hahn (USA) 76 78
 155 D Mooney (Nir) 77 78, M Staunton (Irl) 76 79
 156 J Lima  (Por) 76 80 ** H Otto (RSA) 70 WD,

GEORGE MURRAY TOP SCOT, SEVEN OFF THE PACE

PALMER (Jason, that is) LEADS BELGIAN


CHALLENGE OPEN AFTER A 63

Jason Palmer surged into the lead at the Belgian Challenge Open thanks to a fine eight under par 63 in the second round at the idyllic Cleydael Golf and Country Club.
Palmer, who won three times last year on Challenge Tour satellite circuit, The Alps Tour, moved to 13 under par for the tournament, two shots ahead of Mexican Rodolfo Cazaubon, and three clear of Frenchman Joël Stalter and Germany’s Florian Fritsch.
The 29 year old could have gone even lower had he started as he finished, but the Englishman still had every reason to be upbeat about his display.
“My start was steady, but it wasn’t great,” said Palmer. “At the start you really need to get a score going but I was only one under par through six holes so I  was a little bit disappointed with that.
“But I birdied seven which was a good gain. I then birdied eight and then the putts just seemed to keep dropping. Once I saw one going in, I felt that I could hole every single putt and that's kind of what happened.”
The conditions were more favourable in northern Belgium on Friday, a factor which Palmer took full advantage of. His memorable performance puts the Alps Tour back in the spotlight, with fellow former graduate Thomas Linard having triumphed at the D+D Real Czech Challenge earlier this month.
“Thomas’ win in the Czech Republic was just fantastic,” Palmer continued. “It shows what is possible for all of the Alps Tour graduates. It is great to see all the Alps Tour guys doing well.”
Promising young Frenchman Stalter holds a share of third place heading into the weekend after also going low with eight birdies coming in the 21 year old’s seven under par 64.
Stalter was one of the hottest prospects in American college golf while representing the University of California, having claimed five senior titles, overtaking former Challenge Tour winner Julien Brun as the number one French amateur in the process.
And it seems Stalter is already adapting to the new surroundings in what is only his second appearance as a professional.
“It is wetter here compared to the States, so you have to hit more controlled shots,” he said. “I had a game plan and I worked on a few different shots at the range that I knew I would need to hit this week. I have been working really well with my caddy and I think we played the right shots at the right time.”
Germany’s Fritsch is alongside Stalter after he followed up his opening round of 64 with a three under par 68 while Spaniard Alvaro Velasco is a further shot back at nine under overall alongside Englishman William Harrold.
Meanwhile, overnight leader Dave Coupland dropped back into a tie for ninth, after shooting a one over par 72.

     SECOND-ROUND SCOREBOARD
            par 142 (2x71)
 129 J Palmer (Eng) 66 63
 131 R Cazaubon (Mex) 65 66
 132 F Fritsch  (Ger) 64 68, J Stalter (Fra) 68 64
 133 W Harrold (Eng) 70 63, A Velasco (Esp) 67 66
 134 S Little (Eng) 67 67, R McEvoy  (Eng) 69 65 135 C Paisley  (Eng) 66 69, J Garcia Del Moral (Esp) 65 70, D Coupland (Eng) 63 72
 136 G Murray  (Sco) 66 70, J Wilson (Aus) 69 67, T Pilkadaris (Aus) 66 70, T Lee (USA) 68 68, K Hesbois (am) (Bel) 66 70
 137 F Delamontagne  (Fra) 70 67, C Aguilar  (Esp) 68 69, W Roebuck (Eng) 68 69, N Ravano (Ita) 66 71, M Jonzon (Swe) 68 69, H Joannes  (Bel) 66 71, E Espana (Fra) 68 69, P Edberg (Swe) 67 70, R Kind (Ned) 66 71
 138 A Rota (Ita) 66 72, F Bergamaschi (Ita) 69 69, P McKechnie (Sco) 69 69, C Arendell (USA) 70 68, J Lara (Esp) 71 67, P Dwyer (Eng) 68 70,
 139 S Arnold  (Aus) 72 67, W Booth  (Sco) 70 69, S Hutsby  (Eng) 69 70, R Coles (Eng) 74 65, A Perrino  (Ita) 67 72, M Rominger  (Sui) 70 69, P Maddy (Eng) 72 67, J Makitalo  (Fin) 71 68, L Goddard  (Eng) 71 68, B Henson (USA) 71 68, A Björk (Swe) 70 69, J Legarrea (Esp) 70 69
 140 R Davies (Wal) 72 68, L Gagli  (Ita) 71 69, W Besseling  (Ned) 71 69, J Gonnet  (Fra) 71 69, M Glauert (Ger) 69 71, A Domingo (Esp) 69 71, J Barnes (Eng) 73 67, B Hebert  (Fra) 68 72, N Quintarelli (Ita) 71 69, D Gaunt (Eng) 69 71, R McGowan  (Eng) 67 73, J Mikkelsen (Nor) 71 69, N Kearney (Irl) 71 69, B Åkesson (Swe) 67 73, N Dougherty  (Eng) 70 70,
 141 B An (Kor) 74 67, O Farr (Wal) 68 73, J Fahrbring (Swe) 71 70, Z Scotland  (Eng) 71 70, A Dunbar (Nir) 69 72, F Becker (Ger) 70 71, J Gibb (Eng) 71 70, P Gal  (Cze) 67 74, G Main (USA) 70 71, R Steiner (Aut) 69 72,
 142 A Bernadet  (Fra) 69 73, L Richard (Bel) 69 73, P Erofejeff (Fin) 70 72, J Kelly (Nor) 70 72, G Pinto (Por) 75 67, G Boyd  (Eng) 71 71, G Houston (Wal) 72 70, E Johansen  (Nor) 70 72, N Johansson (Swe) 72 70,
 143 O Wilson (Eng) 73 70, B Stone (RSA) 70 73, A Hortal  (Esp) 74 69, J Lando Casanova  (Fra) 74 69, D Merckx (am) (Bel) 73 70,
 144 T Murray (Eng) 72 72, D Van Doren (Bel) 72 72, B Chapellan (Fra) 71 73, S Garcia Rodriguez (Esp) 75 69, P Relecom  (Bel) 70 74, M Trappel  (Aut) 73 71, F De Vries  (Ned) 75 69, M Southgate  (Eng) 69 75, M Vyncke (Bel) 75 69, C Ford (Eng) 71 73,
 145 C Russo (Fra) 72 73, C Mivis  (Bel) 72 73, N Henriques  (Por) 69 76, D Perrier (Fra) 74 71, J Huldahl (Den) 74 71, G Lockerbie  (Eng) 72 73, M Haines  (Eng) 71 74, C Macaulay  (Sco) 74 71, D Ulrich (Sui) 71 74, J Pastor (Esp) 76 69, J Timmis (Eng) 73 72, O Lieser (Cze) 74 71, G Watremez (Bel) 74 71,
 146 J Lucquin (Fra) 70 76, R Russell (Sco) 70 76, M Lafeber (Ned) 73 73, B Parker  (Eng) 70 76, B Virto  (Esp) 73 73, J Gallegos  (Esp) 76 70, X Puig (Esp) 68 78, T Pulkkanen  (Fin) 76 70, J Winther (Den) 71 75, M Haastrup  (Den) 73 73, J Moul  (Eng) 70 76, G Seegmuller  (Bel) 73 73, M Dobias  (Sui) 70 76, K Le Sager  (Fra) 73 73
 147 F Laporta (Ita) 72 75, T Sluiter  (Ned) 75 72, V Phillips (Eng) 71 76, K Benz (Sui) 75 72, S Hansen (Nor) 74 73, M Ford (Eng) 72 75, M Boesmans (am) (Bel) 76 71
 148 O Floren  (Swe) 75 73, G Gresse  (Bel) 75 73, D De Vooght (Bel) 73 75, R Megens (Bel) 72 76, X Ruiz Fonhof  (Ned) 76 72, M Novy  (Cze) 73 75, A De Bondt (am) (Bel) 72 76
 149 J Rask (Swe) 73 76, T Linard (Fra) 79 70, C Brazillier  (Fra) 75 74, L Saltman (Sco) 78 71,
 150 N Lemke (Swe) 75 75, M De Craecker (am) (Bel) 81 69
 151 N Nissen (Den) 74 77, M Wendel (Swe) 79 72
 152 D Suchan  (Cze) 77 75, A Beaupain  (Bel) 77 75
 153 N Meitinger  (Ger) 75 78, M Hocaoglu (Tur) 79 74, G Debusscher (am) (Bel) 77 76
 154 A Dumont (Bel) 74 80, O Withofs (Bel) 80 74
 156 R Enoch  (Wal) 76 80
 160 M Fenten (Ger) 80 80, G Snow  (Ken) 77 83,
 162 J Swallow (Eng) 79 83
 164 K Kalafatoglu (Tur) 84 80, J Davin (Bel) 81 83,
 ** J Howarth (Eng) 77 RT, F Praegant (Aut) WD  0,

MACINTYRE AND NAYSMITH ONE SHOT OFF THE PACE

SCOTS IN THE HUNT AT SIR HENRY

COOPER JUNIOR MASTERS IN KENT

Robert MacIntyre (Glencruitten) and Murray Naysmith (Marriott Dalmahoy) spearheaded the Scottish challenge in the first round of the boys' section of the Sir Henry Cooper Junior Masters golf tournament at Nizels Country Club, Kent today.
They both returned 69s to be part of a large group bracketed in second place, a shot behind the leader, Toby Briggs (Dunston Hall).
Ben Kinsley (St Andrews) and Cawder's Calum Fyfe are joint 16th on the 70 mark.
FIRST-ROUND SCOREBOARD
Par 72
68 T Briggs (Dunston Hall)
SCOTTISH SCORES
69 R MacIntyre (Glencruitten), M Naysmith (Marriott Dalmahoy) (T2)
70 B Kinsley (St Andrews), C Fyfe (Cawder) (T16)
72 N McMullen (Lundin), S Easton (Irvine), G Burns (Williamwood) (T30)
73 A Fisher (Newmachar) (T42)
74 Duncan McNeill (Powfoot), Callum Burns (Balmore) (T51)
76 A McDougall (St Andrews New) (T74).

 

THIRTY-SIX HOLE PRO-AM AT OBAN VENUE

FRASER'S THE MANN WITH A 

ONE-UNDER 61 ATGLENCRUITTEN 

 Fraser Mann shot a one-under-par 61 to be the halfway leader in the professional section of the Glencruitten Golf Club 36-hole pro-am at Oban today.
Over a course that has 10 par-3 holes but no par-5s, Mann, playing out of Carnoustie Golf Club,  birdied the second, fourth, seventh and 18th but dropped shots at the 11th, 12th and 17th.
He leads by a shot from Kenny Walker (Castle Park), making his usual summer return from Thailand to play the Tartan Tour, and Chris Kelly (Cawder).
Graham Fox (Clydeway Golf) is one of five players sharing fourth place on one-over-par 62.
Fox threatened to spreadeagle the field over the tricky Glencruitten course when he birdied the second, fourth, sixth and eighth to be four under the card.
But, astonishingly, Fox then bogeyed five holes in success from the ninth to the 13th ... and parred in from the 14th.
Kenny Walker and his 18-handicap partner George MacKenzie won the team event for the first day with a net score of seven-under-par 55.
LEADING PRO SCORES
Par 62
61 F Mann (Carnoustie).
62 K Walker (Castle Park), C Kelly (Cawder)
63 G Fox (Clydeway Golf), G Hutcheon (Paul Lawrie GC), C Currie (Caldwell), I Colquhoun (Loch Lomond), S McAllister (S McAllister Golf).
64 G McBain (Paul Lawrie GC) C Gordon (Edinburgh GC)
65 I McNab (Dundonald Links)
66 D Andrews (Bonnyton), S Henderson (Kings Links), C Brown (Carrick on Loch Lomond), J McCreadie (Buchanan Castle).
67 S Herald (Mearns Castle), J Fraser (Renaissance), G Brown (Montrose Links), R Dixon (Renaissance), J Sharp (Carrick on Loch Lomond)
68 C Gillies (Kingsfield), R Arnott (Bishopbriggs), C Haugh (Cawder), S Gray (Hayston), P Robinson (Largs).
69 C Tierney (Carrick on Loch Lomond)
70 S Rettie (Callaway Golf), C Ronald (Carluke)
71 C Elliott (Haggs Castle), J McBrearty (Haggs Castle), S Craig (Craig Golf), I Nicholson (Kilmacolm)
72 J Hopwood (Royal Aberdeen)
73 C McMaster (Panmure), A Marshall (Houston GR)
78 P Gallacher (Bearsden) 

SATURDAY'S PRO TEE TIMES

Round 2: Glencruitten Golf Club 21/06/2014 Tee Time Name 1A 8:30 AM Robert Arnott, Bishopbriggs 2A 8:30 AM Andrew Marshall, Houston GR 3A 8:30 AM David Andrews, Bonnyton  4A 8:30 AM Chris Brown, Carrick on Loch Lomond 5A 8:30 AM Scott Henderson, Kings Links 6A 8:30 AM Jason McCreadie, Buchanan Castle 7A 8:30 AM Graeme Brown, Montrose Links Ltd. 8A 8:30 AM Ross Dixon, Renaissance Club 9A 8:30 AM Jamie Fraser, Renaissance Club 10A 8:30 AM Scott Herald, Mearns Castle Golf Academy 11A 8:30 AM Jonathan Sharp, Carrick on Loch Lomond 12A 8:30 AM Colin Gillies, Kingsfield Golf Range 13A 8:30 AM Craig Ronald, Carluke Golf Club 14A 8:30 AM Craig Haugh, Cawder Golf Club 15A 8:30 AM Paul Robinson, Largs Golf Club 16A 8:30 AM Christopher Tierney, Carrick on Loch Lomond 17A 8:30 AM Steven Rettie, Callaway Golf Europe Limited 1 1:25 PM Stephen Gray, Hayston Golf Club 1A 1:30 PM Fraser Mann, The Carnoustie Golf Club 2A 1:30 PM Chris Kelly, Cawder Golf Club 3A 1:30 PM Kenneth Walker, Castle Park Golf Club 4A 1:30 PM Iain Colquhoun, Loch Lomond Golf Club 5A 1:30 PM Christopher Currie, Caldwell Golf Club 6A 1:30 PM Graham Fox, Clydeway Golf 7A 1:30 PM Greig Hutcheon, Paul Lawrie Golf Centre 8A 1:30 PM Stephen McAllister, Stephen McAllister Golf 9A 1:30 PM Craig Gordon, Edinburgh Golf Centre 10A 1:30 PM Greg McBain, Paul Lawrie Golf Centre 11A 1:30 PM Iain McNab, Dundonald Links 12A 1:30 PM Stephen Craig, Craig Golf 79 13A 1:30 PM Campbell Elliott, Haggs Castle Golf Club 14A 1:30 PM Joseph McBrearty, Haggs Castle Golf Club 15A 1:30 PM Iain Nicholson, Kilmacolm Golf Club 16A 1:30 PM Joel Hopwood, Royal Aberdeen Golf Club 17A 1:30 PM Christopher McMaster, Panmure Golf Club 18A 1:30 PM Paul Gallacher, Bearsden Golf Range Complete information is available at Tournament Information Page (TIP)

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PGA EUROPRO TOUR NEWS AND TOTALS

Stiggy Hodgson with the trophy (£10,000 cheque is in his back pocket!

STIGGY BEATS ELLIOT SALTMAN AND 

LUKE JOY IN £10,000 PLAY-OFF

Stiggy Hodgson (The Wisley) beat Elliot Saltman (Archerfield Links) and Dorset's Luke Joy (Broadstone) in a three-man play-off for the £10,000 jackpot prize in this week's PGA EuroPro Tour event at Cumberwell Park.
Saltman shot 66, 69 and 65 for 13-under-par 200.Hodgson had rounds of 71, 66 and 63.
And, late in the day, Luke Joy (Broadstone) joined the play-off group with scores of 67, 69 and 65.
Hodgson won the sudden-death play-off with a birdie at the first extra hole to pocket the £10,000 prize.
Elliot Saltman and Luke Joy earned £3,750 each
 
FINAL TOTALS
Par 213 (3x71)
200 Stiggy Hodgson (The Wisley) 71 66 63, Elliot Saltman (Archerfield Links) 66 69 65, Luke Joy (Broadstone) 67 69 65. Hodgson (£10,000) won play-off. Saltman and Joy, £3,750 each.

OTHER SCOTS' TOTALS
202 Paul Shields (Kirkhill) 68 69 65 (5th) (£1,400).
206 Zack Saltman (Archerfield Links) 67 68 71, Ross Cameron (Saltire Energy) 69 66 71 (T22) (£335 each)
207 Sam Binning (Ranfurly Castle) 71 65 71 (T32) (£277).
212 Kris Nicol (Paul Lawrie Golf Centre) 66 73 73 (T56) (£160)
219 Conor O'Neil (Pollok) 667469 (67th) (£115)

NEWS RELEASE FROM THE EUROPRO TOUR

Stiggy Hodgson won his first HotelPlanner.com PGA EuroPro Tour title with a play-off victory over Elliot Saltman and Luke Joy after carding a final-round 63 (-8) to finish the tournament 13 under par.

The former Walker Cup man began the day six shots behind leader Joy (Broadstone Golf Club) but carded eight birdies in an unblemished final round to tie with Joy and Scotsman Saltman (Archerfield Links Golf Club).

Joy had led by two after 36 holes but a mixed final 18 saw him card a 69 for two under, while Saltman was six under for the day to reach thirteen under for the tournament.

The play-off took place on the 18^th. Saltman found the trees lining the right side of the fairway and was forced to play back out to the fairway and took five strokes to finish the par-four hole. 

Joy’s tee shot landed left of the fairway and he was unlucky when a fine approach bounced off the green, leaving him two putts for par.

Hodgson (The Wisley Golf Club), however, took driver from the tee and cracked it straight down the middle. His wedge shot in landed just two foot from the pin and when he tapped it home for victory was clearly delighted to have held his nerve.

“I have worked so hard and been through a lot,” said Hodgson, who wins the £10,000 top prize as well as a brand new Motocaddy trolley and Shotsaver range finder. “It makes you want it that little bit more and when it pays off like that it means the world to you.

“I wasn’t going to give up, it didn’t matter how far behind I started off. I kept going and kept going and went for the jugular from the off and luckily it paid off.

“My best mate Paul Boardman usually caddies for me but he couldn’t be here today. I could hear his voice saying ‘keep going kid, keep going,’ and that is what I did. It certainly made it more difficult not having him on the bag today.

“I was aggressive in the play off, I went for driver as I had done all week so why change it? My wedge play, there aren’t many better than me I know that. 

"My putt was horrible, downhill left to right but at that point desire takes over and there was no way I was missing that.”

Luke Jackson took fourth on twelve under, just one stroke short of joining the play-off while Scotland’s Paul Shields was one further back on 11 under. Both had carded six-under 65s for their final round.

The final round was filmed for a two-hour highlights programme to be aired on Sky Sports HD on Tuesday, July 1 with repeats the following day. The HotelPlanner.com PGA EuroPro Tour continues next week with the Buildbase Open at Frilford Heath Golf Club in Abingdon, Oxfordshire.

PAUL O'HARA IS TOP SEED

ASSISTANTS' MATCH-PLAY TIES AT

GREENBURN NEXT WEEK
 
Draw for the PGA in Scotland Assistants Knockout Matchplay Championship, which takes place at Greenburn Golf Club this coming Monday and Tuesday, 23 and 24 June:

Paul O’Hara (Clydeway Golf) v Craig Haugh (Cawder)

Tom Dingwall (Kemnay) v Sean Fay (Royal Dornoch)

Louis Gaughan (Bathgate) v Andrew Hutchison (Douglas Park)

Scott Costello (Strathaven) v Robert King (Carrick)

Ciar Poriciani (Turnberry) v Jordan Gallagher (Douglas Park)

Ross Jack (Dumfries and Galloway) v Sam McLaren (Blairgowrie)

Keir McNicoll (Gullane) v Michael Mackenzie (Edzell)

Callum Beveridge (W Kilbride) v Tim Poyser (Renaissance)

The first round gets underway at 8.30am on Monday, with the second round to be played that afternoon. The semi-finals will take place on Tuesday morning, with the final and 3^rd/4^th place play-off that afternoon.

Reigning Scottish Young Professionals Champion Paul O’Hara, the only exempt player, is the top seed and he joins the 15 other players who qualified for the tournament at the same venue on 9 June. They were led by Ciar Porcini (seeded two) from Turnberry, who returned a score of 67 around the par 71 course. 

This is an Order of Merit event counting towards the Young Pro’s OOM 2014, and is the first of five counting events this year. 

It has been possible to increase the number of events thanks to the backing of WL Gore and Galvin Green who are jointly sponsoring the Scottish Young Pro’s OOM.

There is a prize-fund of £5,000 for the tournament, with the winner taking home £900. 

Tournament Director Roy Murray commented “We owe a huge debt of thanks to W L Gore and Galvin Green for their support in putting on additional events for our Trainee Professionals. 

"It is really important that they get the chance to play competitive golf against their peers to continue the promise they have shown in the amateur ranks. 

"We are also very grateful to Greenburn Golf Club for allowing us the use of their course for the two days.”

 

 

 

STEWART, WHITE AND GALLAGHER WILL PLAY TWO WEEKEND ROUNDS

THREE SCOTS MAKE THE CUT IN 

72-HOLE ALPS TOUR EVENT 
 
Ayrshire's Michael Stewart, Fifer James White and John Gallagher from Edinburgh all made the halfway cut in this week's 72-hole Alps Tour event in France, La Mirabelle d'Or at Golf de la Grange aux Ormes.
Stewart is lying joint 15th on 143, seven shots behind the two Frenchman who are sharing the lead. Michael had an excellent second-round, three-under-par 68, an improvement of seven shots.
White and Gallagher both got through on the limit mark of 147 which, for most of the day, looked like being one stroke too many.
But late on the scores deteriorated a trifle and instead of 146 being the cut mark, 147 was the magic number.
White had rounds of 72 and 75, Gallacher 73 and 74. They are tied 40th going into the third round.
Most Alps Tour events are over three rounds. This one is an exception. It is over 72 holes.
One Scot did not survive the cut. John Henry (Clydebank and District) missed it by one with scores of 76 and 72 for 148. 


HALFWAY LEADERBOARD
par 142 (2x71)
136 Xavier Poncelet (France) 69 67, Jean Pierre Verselin (France) 69 67 
SELECTED SCORES
138 Brian Casey (Ireland) 65 73 (T3)
140 Andrew Cooley (England) 68 72 (T5)
141 Tom Sherreard (England) 72 69 (T7)
143 Michael Stewart (Scotland) 75 68 (T15)
147 James White (Scotland) 72 75, John Gallagher (Scotland) 73 74 (T40)
MISSED THE CUT
148 John Henry (Scotland) 76 72 (T48)

 
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THREE SCOTS IN SATURDAY MORNING QUARTER-FINALS AT ROYAL PORTRUSH

SAVAGE,  NEIL AND SYME IN LAST

EIGHT OF BRITISH AMATEUR

Cawder's Jamie Savage, Bradey Neil (Blairgowrie) and Connor Syme (Dumfries and County)  are through to the quarter-finals of the British amateur championship at Royal Portrush.

In the third round, Neil beat Chris Robb (Meldrum House) by 3 and 1.James Ross (Royal Burgess) lost at the 19th in his third-round tie

FOURTH ROUND RESULTS
D Brown bt R Pugh 3 and 2.
S Towndrow bt T Tree 2 holes
P Howard bt C Sharvin 4 and 3
Z Lombard bt A Chapman 1 hole.
J Savage bt M Eggenberger 2 holes
B Neil bt L Bem 2 and 1.

H Magnus bt P Kinnear 2 and 1.
C Syme bt R Dawson 1 hole.

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SUMMARY OF THE FRIDAY PLAY AT ROYAL PORTRUSH

NEWS RELEASE FROM RandA
 England’s Paul Howard and Sean Towndrow led the way into the Quarter-Finals of the 119th Amateur Championship at Royal Portrush today.

Howard and Towndrow are both members at Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club in Merseyside and booked their places in the last eight with impressive victories. 

Howard defeated local player and R&A Scholar Cormac Sharvin, a Stirling student, while Towndrow overcame strong English opponent Toby Tree.

Sharvin enjoyed a strong local following cheering him on as a member of Ardglass Golf Club in nearby County Down but Howard showed his character to take an early lead in the match. 

The 23-year-old went two up after four holes, but bogeys at the sixth and seventh saw his lead wiped out. He pulled ahead again at the par-4, eighth hole when Sharvin bogeyed the hole. Then Howard stepped up the pressure. The plus 5 handicapper birdied the 10^th, 11^th and 14^th holes to take an unassailable four-hole lead.

“It’s the best I have played all week,” Howard said. “Today was the most confident I have been on the golf course. The shot that got me going was a 7-iron to two feet at the 10^th to go two up.”

Howard hit another 7-iron into the 11^th and holed a 25-foot birdie putt. At the par-3, 14^th hole, he hit a high 4-iron to 15 feet and holed that putt too. A half at the next saw him win 4 and 3.

Towndrow also went ahead early against Tree and was feeling in control of the match. “I was two up after five holes and that gave me a lot of confidence,” he said.

Tree reduced the arrears when Towndrow stepped on his ball on the 10^th hole to incur a one-shot penalty and lose the hole. Towndrow lost the 11^th when Tree birdied but he hit straight back when he hit a 60-yard lob wedge to eight feet at the 15^th and holed the birdie putt. Pars on the next two holes gave him a 2 and 1 victory. 

Daniel Brown is still on track to double up as leading qualifier and Amateur Champion. Brown overcame two-time Walker Cup player Rhys Pugh 3 and 2 to earn a spot in the last eight. 

The 19-year-old dropped four straight shots from the sixth hole but still found himself three up through that stretch.

“It was a scrappy match,” Brown admitted. “My ball striking hasn’t been as good over the last two days as it was in the qualifying so that’s something I need to sort out. My putting inside 10 feet has been a lot better though. I holed a lot of putts inside 10 feet to keep the pressure on him.”

In the later matches Scotland’s Bradley Neil defeated Frenchman Leonard Bem 2 and 1 and Neil’s fellow Scot Jamie Savage eliminated Switzerland's Mathias Eggenberger, a Stirling student, by a 3 and 1 margin.

For the latest results and Quarter-Final draw please visit championships.randa.org

FIRST NORTH OR NORTH-EAST WINNER OF TITLE IN 14 YEARS

  Barry Brooks with the championship trophy and the Blairgowrie clubhouse as a backdrop
                               Picture by courtesy of Kenny Smith.

BARRY BROOKS WINS SCOTTISH 

SENIORS' TITLE BY SIX STROKES


By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@scottishgolfview.com
Aberdonian Barry Brooks maintained the lead over the last 36 holes to run out a comfortable six-stroke winner  of the Scottish senior open amateur stroke-play championship over the Rosemount course at Blairgowrie Golf Club today.
Brooks had scores of 70, 69 and 74 for a three-under-par total of 213.
Three Englishmen tied for second place - Alan Mew (Stoneham), whose closing 71 was the joint best last round, Roy Smethurst (Crewe) and Stephen East (Moortown).
Brooks was Aberdeen Links champion in 1992, playing out of the Northern Golf Club. He is now a member at the exclusive members' club, Meldrum House, at Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire. He is the first member of that golf club, which was founded in 1997, to win a national title.
After the second-round slump by the clear first-day leader, Ian Brotherston (Dumfries and County) from an opening 67 to an 83, Brooks led by four shots from Ian Hutcheon, winner of the title in 2003, 2004 and 2007, at the start of the final round.

The Monifieth maestro's bid for a fourth over-55s' title were buried under 41 shots to the turn on his way to a five-over 77.
Hutcheon, pictured right by courtesy of Steve Ellis, uncharacteristically, opened with a triple bogey 7 and then bogeyed the second, fourth and seventh - six shots shed over the first seven holes.
Out in 41, he covered his last 11 holes in one under par with a bogey-free run and a solitary birdie at the 14th.
Brooks too did not play nearly as well as he had done over the first two days. Whereas on Wednesday and Thursday, he covered the outward half in three-under 33, Brooks, bogeying the second and fifth, required 37 shots for the first nine in the last round and did not have a single birdie.
Barry is the first winner of the prestigious title from the North or North-east of Scotland since Norman Grant (Moray) won at Falkirk Tryst in 2000.
 Richard Latham (Woodhall Spa), the defending champion, finished sixth on 221.

SCOTTISH SENIOR OPEN AMATEUR STROKE PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP
Blairgowrie GC Rosemount course
FINAL TOTALS
Par 216 (3x72)
213 B Brooks (Meldrum House) 70 69 74.
219 A Mew (Stoneham) 75 73 71, R Smethurst (Crewe) 76 71 72, S East (Moortown) 70 76 73.
220 I C Hutcheon (Monifieth) 71 72 77
221 R Latham (Woodhall Spa) 73 74 74.
223 L Chancellor (Inverness) 74 76 73, D Pearson (Royal Dornoch) 74 77 72.
224 C Banks (Stanton on the Wolds) 72 79 73.
225 R Partridge (Wildernesse) 75 79 71, M Reid (Sonning) 73 75 77
226 C Christy (Kilmacolm) 78 74 74, B Smith (Hamilton) 79 71 76
227 A McClure (Longhirst Hall) 73 76 78, P Slater (Sandiway) 70 82 75, J McManus (Uphall) 75 75 77
229 B Humble (Kilspindie) 77 73 79, M Wigley (Bude and N Cornwall) 75 77 77
228 B Edgar (Blackpool North Shore)70 81 77, J Watt (Edzell) 73 81 74, A Carman (Coventry) 77 75 76, R Wood (Long Ashton) 78 75 75, D Dickson (Lochmaben) 72 69 77, I Brotherston (Dumfries and Co) 67 83 78, J Johnston (Lanark) 72 79 77.
230 C Mitchelson (Prenton) 77 77 76, D Gardner (Broomieknowe) 72 78 80, T Patterson (Sunningdale) 77 75 78, G Rodaks (Pitreavie) 74 77 79, G MacDonald (Glenbervie) 74 77 79, A Campbell (Glenrothes) 78 73 79
231 A O'Neill (West Lothian) 77 77 77, Robert Stewart (Tulliallan) 77 77 77, D Niven (Newbury and Crookham) 76 78 77, D J Miller (Kilmarnock Barassie) 77 76 78, S Fawcett (Southport and Ainsdale) 77 75 79, L Gordon (Turnhouse) 77 76 78, D Nelson (Northernden) 71 78 82
231 L Salariya (Forfar) 75 78 79.
232 A McBride (Bedlingtonshire) 79 76 77, P Adams (Hollywood) 75 78 79, I Angus (Duff House Royal) 81 74 77, W. Erskine (Kilsyth Lennox) 79 76 77.
233 R S Millar (Cochrane Castle) 71 83 79, M Fell (Copt Heath) 74 79 80.
234 A Elder (Kirkcaldy) 77 77 80
235 R Forde (Scotscraig) 74 81` 80, A P S Brewer (Denham) 76 78 80.
237 R Gray (Irvine) 80 75 82.

TWO BOYS AND TWO GIRLS WIN TRIPS TO WEST VIRGINIA IN OCTOBER

KHUSH PATEL (15) WINS FALDO SERIES 


ENGLAND SOUTH TITLE


NEWS RELEASE
Khush Patel of Bush Hill Park closed with a level-par round of 71 to win the Faldo Series England South Championship by one shot from Knebworth’s George Williams. 
Fifteen-year old Patel and Williams (Boys’ Under-21) both qualify for the 18th Faldo Series Grand Final which Sir Nick Faldo will host at The Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA in October.

“I am really excited about playing the Old White TPC course at The Greenbrier and competing against some of the best players from around the world,” said Patel. 

“I am also looking forward to spending time with Sir Nick and hopefully learning more about how professionals’ course manage and strategize.”

Patel will make his debut at The Greenbrier in West Virginia, USA in October along with first round leader Louis Lazarus, who closed with a one-over par 72 to win the Boys’ Under-18 division.

The final two qualifying spots went to three-time former finalist Miranda Brain of Gog Magog, who won the Girls’ division, and Lauren Horsford (Wimbledon Park), who finished runner-up.

Leading final scores: 

Boys’ Under-21:

217 George Williams (Knebworth) 75-67-75

219 Harry Woan (Overstone Park) 75-73-71, William Brown (Cumberwell Park) 74-74-71. 

Boys’ Under-18: 

218 Louis Lazarus (Romford) 69-77-72

221 Jordan Sundborg (Shanklin and Sandown) 72-77-72

223 Thomas Jordan (Langley Park) 70-76-77. 

Boys’ Under-16:

216 Khush Patel (Bush Hill Park) 75-70-71

218 John Gough (Stoke Park) 72-73-73

223 Conor White (Bridgnorth) 77-76-70.  

Girls: 

220 Miranda Brain (Gog Magog) 70-77-73

232 Lauren Horsford (Wimbledon Park) 74-84-74

239 Rebecca Earl (Bishop Stortford) 81-81-77.

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