FRENCH BOY WINS SCOTS UNDER-16 TITLE

Home-grown talent claimed only five of the leading 11 places in the Global Golf Post Scottish Under-16 boys open amateur stroke play championship over 72 holes at Glen Golf Club, North Berwick today.
The winner with a level par aggregate of 280 was France's Paul Foulquie with rounds of 67, 73, 72 and 68.
He won by four shots from Australian Ben Ferguson (72-74-69-69).
Joint third on the well spread out field were England#s Thomas Harrison (Nevill) and Sami Valimalo (Finland).
Scotland's highest finishers were Matthew McCulloch (Portpatrick Dunskey), Robert Watson (Muckhart) and Callum Bruce (Duff House Royal), joint 5th on 290.
Glen Burrett (Haggs Castle) made the top 10 in joint ninth place on 291

LEADING TOTALS
Par 280 (4x70) CSS 70 73 71
C284 B Ferguson (Aus) 72 74 69 69
288 T Harrison (Nevill) 73 70 69 76, S Valimaki (Fin) 70 70 75 73
290 M McCulloch (Portpatrick Dunskey) 69 75 71 75, R Watson (Muckhart) 69 78 71 72, T Jacques (Fra) 72 75 72 71, C Bruce (Duff House Royal) 76 71 72 71
291 G Burrett (Haggs Castle) 73 70 74 74, C Charmasson (Fra) 75 68 75 73, O Lindell (Fin) 73 72 76 70.
292 C Black ( Cardross) 70 75 74 73, R Franssen (Inverness) 70 75 77 70, S Locke (Banchory) 71 74 73, 74.
SELECTED TOTALS
294 L Reid (Tantallon) 70 74 77 73 (T16)
295 D Howie (Peebles) 67 80 79 69 (T21)
306 M Rickard (Cupar) 72 74 86 74 (40th)







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NAIRN DUNBAR MAN IS NEW SCOTTISH YOUNG PROS' CHAMPION

GAVIN HAY BEATS PAUL O'HARA AT 

THIRD PLAY-OFF HOLE

Nairn Dunbar's Gavin Hay is the new Scottish young professionals' champion after a dramatic finish to the tournament at West Lothian Golf club, Bo'ness.
Hay, the first-round leader, beat the defending champion and halfway pacemaker, Paul O'Hara with a birdie 2 at the third hole of a sudden death play-off.
But the drama had started before that.
First Hay had regained the lead with a great third round of 66 for  a 54-hole tally of 203 - one shot ahead of O'Hara who had a par 71 for 204.
Then the final round saw O'Hara birdie the 17th and 18th for a 67 and to match Paul's 271 aggregate and force a play-off, Hay faced a 12ft putt for birdie.
Gavin kept cool and slotted the putt for a 68 and a 271 total.
On to the play-off which saw the first two holes halved in pars before Hay scored his biggest ever win with his birdie 2 from about 12ft at the third extra hole.
The win earned Hay a cheque for £1,000 but, as Scottish young professionals champion, the Nairn Dunbar man will find a lot more tournament doors opening for him over the next year or so.
O'Hara's consolation prize amounted to £900 but full credit to Paul for making such a stout defence of his title.
Hay and O'Hara finished 11 shots ahead of the joint third place finishers, Sam McLaren (Blairgowrie) and Keir McNicoll (Gullane).
 LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 284 (4x71) 
271 G Hay (Nairn Dunbar) 66 71 66 68, P O'Hara (Clydeway Golf) 67 66 71 67 (Hay won sudden death play-off at third extra hole)
282 S McLaren (Blairgowrie) 75 67 69 71, K McNicoll (Gullane) 67 73 72 70 
287 R Munro (Duddingston) 73 71 72 71
289 A Welsh (Cathkin Braes) 76 74 68 71, Paul Betty (Hamilton) 70 72 73 74
291 Andrew Hutcheson (Douglas Park) 78 73 71 69, C Marr (Musselburgh) 72 72 71 76
293 D Stein (Ranfurly Castle) 75 74 73 71, J Gallagher (Douglas Park) 75 73 74 71, F Rummins (Canmore) 72 76 69 76, R McConnachie (Peterculter) 74 73 73 73, M Patterson (Cruden Bay) 70 75 71 77
294 R Jack (Dumfries and Galloway) 74 72 77 71
296 T Dingwall (Kemnay) 73 78 70 75, D Flannery (Caldwell) 75 71 75 75
297 I Anderson (Colville Par) 75 76 70 76, I Lowdean (Murrayfield) 72 77 75 73, C Porciani (Turnberry Hotel) 84 83 84 87. G Smith (Gleneagles) 72 73 75 77
298 Ailsa Bain (Macdonald Cardrona) 70 74 77 77, C Haugh (Cawder) 75 69 76 78

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