Saturday, July 12, 2014

SOUTHERNESS MAN HAS COMMANDING LEAD WITH TWO ROUNDS TO GO



GREAT SCOT! GIBSON GOES FIVE 

CLEAR IN SUTHERLAND CHALICE

Scott Gibson (Southerness) has a commanding five-stroke lead  at the halfway stage of this weekemd's SGU 72-hole Order of Merit event, the Sutherland Chalice at Dumfries and Galloway Golf Club.
A former Scotland cap who played on the US college circuit when a student at East Tennessee State University, Gibson has shot rounds of 66 and 64 for a 10-under-par tally of 130.
Another past international Adam Dunton (McDonald Ellon)  is Gibson's nearest challenger on 135 after rounds of 68 and 67.
Gibson is seven shots ahead of the two players sharing third place on 137, Michael Smyth (Royal Troon) and Daniel Young (Craigie Hill).
The low-scoring potential on the course was underlined by Royal Aberdeen's Nick Macandrew, who beat Jamie Savage in a play-off for the Battle Trophy at Crail earlier in the summer.
Macandrew came whistling home in only 30 shots for a second-round 68 but his 139 tally leaves him nine strokes to make up on Gibson over the final 36 holes. Gibson's halves, by the way, in his 64 were 32-32.
Defending champion Matthew Clark (Kilmacolm) is 11 shots behind leader Gibson at the halfway point after rounds of 68 and 73.

SUTHERLAND CHALICE
Dumfries and Galloway Golf Club
LEADING SECOND ROUND TOTALS
Par 140 (2x70) CSS 71 71
130 Scott Gibson (Southerness) 66 64
135 Adam Dunton (McDonald Ellon) 68 67
137 Michael Smyth (Royal Troon) 68 69, Daniel Young (Craigie Hill) 67 70.
138 Scott Borrowman (Dollar) 71 67, Lawrence Allan (Alva) 68 70.
139 Nick Macandrew (Royal Aberdeen) 71 68, Greig Marchbank ( (Thornhill) 71 69
140 Jeff Wright (Forres) 68 72
141 Steven Rennie (Drumpellier) 70 71, Mathew Clark (Kilmacolm) 68 73, Clark Riddick (Southerness) 67 74
142 Liam Johnston (Dumfries and Co) 71 71, Craig Hill (Dumfries and Galloway)  70 72
143 Chris Corbett (Dumfries and Galloway) 73 70
144 Malcolm Pennycott (Whiting Bay, Arran)  71 73, Alan Birdsall (Dumfries and Co) 70 74, Rowan Marchbank (Dumfries and Galloway)  69 75
145 Lewis Bain (Turnhouse)74 71, Greg O'Neill (Dullatur)  73 72, Ben Craggs (Glenbervie)  70 75
146 Craig Deerness (Harburn) 77 69.m, Colin Baird (Bothwell Castle)  74 72, David Brodie (Wigton and Bladnoch)  74 72, Mike Gray (North Berwick) 71 75.
147 Mark Owenson (Longniddry) 76 71
148  Scott Mann (Carnoustie) 76 72, Franklin Manchest (South Africa) 75 73, Alan Sutherland (Ladybank) 72 76
149 Alasdair Simpson (North Berwick) 71 78
150 Nick Peoples (Tantallon) 78 72, Andrew Kerr (Crichton) 78 73, Daniel Thompsett (Aboyne) 76 74, Kyle McClung (Witgownshire Co) 76 74
John Duff (Newmachar) 75 75, James Johnston (Greenburn) 74 76, Fraser Grant (Ralston) 73 77. 
151 Brandon Burgess (Dumfries and Galloway0 78 73, Jamie Booth (Cathkin Braes) 76 75, Russell Murray (Moffat) 72 79, Kenny MacAskill (Turnberry Staff) 71 80, George Corbett jun (Dumfries and Co) 78 73. 
MISSED THE CUT 
152 Sam Burns (Caldwell) 78 74, Ryan Johnston (Dumfris and Co) 79 73, Craig Telfer (Prestwick St Cuthbert) 74 79
154 John McMahon (The Carrick) 79 75
155 Callum Beauchop (Glenbervie) 78 77, Alastair Thurlow (Murrayshall) 78 77
156 Ian McDowall (Cathkin Braes) 75 81, 
159 Hayden Garcia (South Africa) 81 78
163 Oliver Duffy (Craigielaw)  84 79.

SUNDAY TEE TIMES
07:53 and 12:00: MacAskill and Murray.

08:00 and 12:07: Booth and Burgess.
08:08 and 12:15: Grant and James Johnston
08:15 and 12:22: Duff and Thompsett
08:23 and 12:30: McClung and Peoples.
08:30 and 12:37: Kerr and Simpson
08:38 and 12:45: Sutherland and Manchest 
08:45 and 12:52: Mann and Owenson.
08:53 and 13:00:Gray and Baird.

09:00 and 13:07: Brodie and Deerness.
09:08 and 13:15: Craggs and O'Neill
09:15 and 13:22: Bain and Rowan Marchbank  09:23 and 13:30: Birdsall and Pennycott
09:30 and 13:37: Corbett and Grunwell
09:38 and 13:45: Hill and Liam Johnston
09:45 and 13:52: Riddick and Mathew Clark 
09:53 and 14:00: Rennie and Wright.

10:00 and 14:07 Macandrew and Greig Marchbank.
10:08 and 14:15: Allan and Borrowman 
10:15 and 14:22: Young and Smyth.
10:22 and 14:30: Dunton and Gibson




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EUAN GILL RUNNER-UP IN RAIN AT TAIN

SANDY SCOTT WINS  RPB BAIN TROPHY  

By ROBIN WILSON

After dominating the North of Scotland boys' championship earlier in the season when providing the champion and three other teenagers in the top six, Inverness juniors had to give way to Sandy Scott (The Nairn), pictured by Robin Wilson, at Tain on Saturday in the confined North District boys' championship.

Scott, who turned 16 at the end of June and has been capped at Scotland boys and Scottish schools level, won the R P B Bain Trophy for the first time with excellent rounds of 71 and 73.
The North's sunny dry spell came to an end at Tain and the players had to contend with incessant rain throughout the day when Scott's first round 71 was by far the best of the morning scores. 
When most of the field struggled with the wet rough on the outward half, scratch player Scott matched Tain's outward par of 35 with two bogeys, the 1st and ninth, and two birdies, the 4th and seventh.  
 His inward 36 was compiled from one birdie, the 12th, and two closing bogeys to lead by four from early starter Lee Findlay (Orkney) a 75.
Finlay got washed out in the second round rain while in round two Inverness's Euan Gill was one below par after an outward 34.  He got his card to three under par after twelve holes but a score- wrecking double bogey 7 at the 13th and a bogey at the shortest par four on the course the 346 yard 15th brought him back to level par 70 for second place.
Inverness's Keiran Mackay improved from 79 to 73 to take third place on 152 and combining with Gill (146) and clubmate siblings, Cameron (159) and Rory (164) Franssen, the quartet lifted the Emslie Team Shield for Inverness with a combined total of 621.  

SCRATCH SCORES
CSS 72 72
144 Sandy Scott (The Nairn) 71 73
146 Euan Gill (Inverness) 76 70                          
152 Kieran MacKay (Inverness) 79 73 
153 Isaac Alexander (Moray) 77 76
155 Thomas Bell (Forres) 79 76
156 Michael Schinkell (Kirkwall) 77 79
158 Gregor Munro (Reay) 78 80       
159 Cameron Franssen (Inverness) 85 74, Ewan MacPherson (Fortrose and Rosemarkie) 80 78
160 Alasdair Ross (Fort William) 78 82, Lorne Ross (Fort William) 79 81, Andrew Moir (Elgin) 79 81
164 Jamie Mackintosh (The Nairn) 82 82, Jack Hart (Grantown on Spey) 87 77, Rory Franssen (Inverness) 77 87
165 Graeme Bethune (Moray) 87 78.
166 Gregor Miller (Forres) 83 83, Euan Munro (Reay) 80 86                                             
 UNDER-16s
SCRATCH
155 Thomas Bell (Forres) 79 76
160 Lorne Ross (Fort William) 79 81.
160 Andrew Moir (Elgin) 79 81                            
 HANDICAP
140 Padraig McNeil (Fort William) (14) 71 69
143 Logan Gillies (Loch Ness) (13) 77 66
146 Jack Hart (Grantown on Spey) (9) 78 68
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ABERDEEN ASSET MANAGEMENT SCOTTISH OPEN FINAL TEE TIMES

WHEN TO SEE THE STARS ON SUNDAY


08:30  Gaganjeet BHULLARKevin PHELAN

08:40  Alvaro QUIROSWade ORMSBY

08:50  Gary STALDamien MCGRANE

09:00   Maximilian KIEFFERFelipe AGUILAR

09:10JB HANSENErnie ELS

09:20Niclas FASTHFabrizio ZANOTTI

09:30Carlos DEL MORALScott HENRY

09:40Thomas AIKENJeev Milkha SINGH

09:50Graeme STORMThongchai JAIDEE

10:00Magnus A CARLSSONJoost LUITEN

10:15Matt JONESPaul LAWRIE

10:25Johan CARLSSONRicardo SANTOS

10:35Tommy FLEETWOODGreig HUTCHEON

10:45Michael HOEYPaul WARING

10:55Bernd WIESBERGERJimmy WALKER

11:05Mikael LUNDBERGPadraig HARRINGTON

11:15Tom LEWISOllie SCHNIEDERJANS (AM)

11:25Richard BLANDRyan PALMER

11:35Miguel Angel JIMÉNEZAlastair FORSYTH

11:45George COETZEEMartin LAIRD

12:00Gareth MAYBINAlexander LEVY

12:10Lucas BJERREGAARDLuke DONALD

12:20Paul CASEYMark FOSTER

12:30 Simon KHANMatt FORD

12:40David DRYSDALEDarren CLARKE

12:50Simon DYSONJames MORRISON

13:00Shiv KAPURDavid HOWELL

13:10Rafa CABRERA-BELLOAdrian OTAEGUI

13:20Scott JAMIESONStephen GALLACHER

13:30Phil MICKELSONMarcel SIEM

13:45Thomas BJÖRNRussell KNOX

13:55Rickie FOWLERSøren KJELDSEN

14:05Rory MCILROYJohn HAHN

14:15Matteo MANASSERODanny WILLETT

14:25Robert KARLSSONMikko ILONEN

14:35Shane LOWRYPablo LARRAZÁBAL

14:45Craig LEERicardo GONZALEZ

14:55Kristoffer BROBERGTyrrell HATTON

15:05Justin ROSEMarc WARREN

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SCOT AND ENGLISHMAN SHARE THIRD-ROUND LEAD AT BALGOWNIE

  
            Marc Warren studies the line of a putt Picture by courtesy of Gatty Images (c)

  IT LOOKS LIKE MARC WARREN v 

JUSTIN ROSE FOR TITLE

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Home favourite Marc Warren, 33, from Glasgow  will go head to head with 2013 US Open winner Justin Rose in a mouth-watering final round of the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open on Sunday.

Warren signed for a third-round, four-under-par 67 to reach ten under 203 for the tournament at Royal Aberdeen Golf Club, the same mark as Johannesburg-born Englishman Rose, who described his 66 as one of his best rounds of the year.
Sweden’s Kristoffer Broberg is another shot back following a 68, while Argentinian Ricardo Gonzalez and Stirling’s Craig Lee are tied for fifth place on six under par 207
Rory McIlroy, who led after a first round 64 only to labour to a 78 on day two, steadied proceedings with a 68 to lie seven shots back in a share of 13th place.

Defending champion Phil Mickelson has yet to play the closign holes well. He is eight off the pace after a 70 for 211 after a day of generally low scoring.

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Rose felt he had lost his game somewhere over the Atlantic when he arrived in Scotland on Wednesday.
Four days later the former US Open champion will take a share of the lead with  Warren into the final round after a superb third round of 66.

Rose, who won the Quicken Loans National a fortnight ago on the US PGA Tour, said: "I came here on Wednesday and felt absolutely horrendous but the last couple of days I have been finding my feet again and that's part of the reason for playing here.

"Today and my second round at Congressional are two of the best rounds I have played all year. I'm really happy with the way the game has progressed throughout the week.

"It would be great to win tomorrow. I'm on a nice run at the moment and to keep it going would be fantastic. I'm still really enjoying the links golf and I think that's what I came here to do, just keep playing the game and keep trying to work out the shots.

"But obviously there will come a point tomorrow where you have to win a golf tournament. I'm looking forward to it.

" I said at the beginning of the week, just to be in contention this week and sharpening your skills under pressure will be a fantastic opportunity going into the Open next week."
Rose was in danger of falling off the pace when he managed just one birdie on the front nine, which was again playing the easier part of the course due to the direction of the wind.

But the 33 year old then carded a hat-trick of birdies from the tenth and recovered from his only bogey of the day on the 14th with two more on the 15th and 16th for a back nine of 31, the lowest of the day.

"I fell asleep on my second shot to 14 after a perfect drive and made bogey there but gave myself a good talking to on the 15th," added Rose, who admitted a victory at Royal Aberdeen would continue his habit of winning on tough courses.

"It would definitely hold its own amongst the courses I have won on. That's definitely been my M.O. recently; of the tournaments I've managed to win they have all been on pretty stout tests. I'd take pride in winning on a links course for sure."

Warren has won twice on The European Tour, but the most recent of those was back in 2007, although the 33 year old from Glasgow has had several near-misses since.
He narrowly missed out on the Open de España title in 2013 and a month later lost a play-off for the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth, but most famously saw a three-shot lead with four holes to play evaporate in this event at Castle Stuart in 2012.
"On the front nine I played really well, really in control of what I was doing," Warren said after a round of 67 saw him pick up six shots in his first 13 holes before two late bogeys.
"It was a little bit scrappy towards the end there but I'm tied going into tomorrow and playing with a Major Champion. I'm in a great position, a very exciting position as well.
"For us Scottish guys it doesn't get much better than this. It's our fifth Major. I've been in this situation before, so once the gun goes I'll be ready to do my job.
"Winning's never easy. It always seems to be the most difficult thing but if you're going to go through a couple of tough holes, it's great to have the home fans behind you, giving you the encouragement you need to go over the finishing line."
At ten under par, Rose and Warren hold a one shot lead over Sweden's Kristoffer Broberg, with England's Tyrrell Hatton two shots further back after matching Rose's 66.
Stirling's Craig Lee also returned a 66 to lie six under 207 alongside overnight joint leader Ricardo Gonzalez, who bogeyed three of his last seven holes in a 71
Rory McIlroy is seven off the lead after a 68 and defending champion Phil Mickelson another shot back after bogeys on the 16th and 18th in a round of 70.
THIRD-ROUND SCOREBOARD
Par 213 (3x71)
203 M Warren (Sco) 67 69 67, J Rose (Eng) 69 68 66
204 K Broberg (Swe) 65 71 68

206 T Hatton (Eng) 69 71 66
207 C Lee (Sco) 72 69 66, R Gonzalez (Arg) 65 71 71
208 P Larrazábal (Esp) 69 73 66, M Ilonen  (Fin) 71 68 69, S Lowry  (Irl) 72 68 68,
209 D Willett  (Eng) 70 71 68, R Karlsson (Swe) 71 71 67, M Manassero (Ita) 69 72 68,
210 R Fowler  (USA) 71 71 68, R McIlroy  (Nir) 64 78 68, J Hahn (USA) 71 71 68, S Kjeldsen (Den) 70 70 70,
211 R Cabrera-Bello (Esp) 72 68 71, S Jamieson  (Sco) 74 67 70, S Gallacher (Sco) 72 69 70, T Björn (Den) 70 73 68, D Howell (Eng) 68 70 73, R Knox (Sco) 68 74 69, A Otaegui  (Esp) 71 69 71, M Siem  (Ger) 73 69 69, P Mickelson (USA) 68 73 70
212 J Morrison  (Eng) 71 72 69, M Foster (Eng) 71 70 71, M Ford (Eng) 75 67 70, L Bjerregaard  (Den) 70 69 73, D Clarke (Nir) 69 73 70, L Donald  (Eng) 67 73 72, P Casey  (Eng) 69 71 72, S Dyson  (Eng) 71 73 68, S Kapur (Ind) 69 75 68, S Khan (Eng) 70 71 71, D Drysdale (Sco) 67 76 69
213 M Jiménez (Esp) 74 68 71, G Coetzee (RSA) 73 70 70, R Bland (Eng) 67 74 72, R Palmer (USA) 70 72 71, G Maybin (Nir) 70 74 69, T Lewis (Eng) 70 71 72, M Laird  (Sco) 70 73 70, A Levy (Fra) 75 69 69, A Forsyth (Sco) 70 73 70, O Schniederjans  (USA) (am) 71 70 72
214 M Lundberg (Swe) 71 73 70, P Harrington (Irl) 71 72 71, J Walker  (USA) 71 70 73, G Hutcheon (Sco) 70 70 74, P Waring  (Eng) 75 66 73, T Fleetwood  (Eng) 70 70 74, B Wiesberger  (Aut) 74 68 72, M Hoey  (Nir) 66 74 74,
215 M Jones (Aus) 71 73 71, J Singh (Ind) 70 71 74, T Aiken (RSA) 71 70 74, R Santos  (Por) 73 71 71, J Luiten (Ned) 73 70 72, P Lawrie (Sco) 74 70 71, T Jaidee (Tha) 71 71 73, M Carlsson  (Swe) 71 72 72, G Storm  (Eng) 70 72 73, J Carlsson (Swe) 71 73 71,
216 N Fasth (Swe) 69 74 73, C Del Moral (Esp) 70 73 73, F Zanotti (Par) 70 70 76, S Henry  (Sco) 73 71 72,
217 E Els (RSA) 73 71 73, M Kieffer (Ger) 71 73 73, A Quiros  (Esp) 71 71 75, F Aguilar (Chi) 73 71 73, J Hansen  (Den) 71 73 73, D McGrane (Irl) 71 72 74, G Stal  (Fra) 68 75 74,
218 W Ormsby (Aus) 71 73 74, K Phelan (Irl) 69 73 76
220 G Bhullar (Ind) 75 69 76

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WOODS RETURNS TO SCENE OF HIS LAST OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP WIN

TIGER PLAYS 13 HOLES AT HOYLAKE - 

AND HE'S FEELING GOOD

FROM THE ESPN.COM WEBSITE
By Bob Harig | ESPN.com

HOYLAKE -- The last time he walked off the 18th green at Royal Liverpool, Tiger Woods sobbed in the arms of his former caddie, a third Claret Jug won amid a torrent of emotion.
Today Woods returned to the scene of his last Open Championship title to a much different-looking golf course, and came off that same 18th green with a smattering of spectators taking pictures and a few reporters waiting to ask questions.
It was a quiet day at Hoylake, where Woods will play in his first major championship this year after missing the Masters and U.S. Open due to back surgery. 
He played 12 holes -- Nos. 1 through 6 and then 13 to 18 with US PGA Tour player Patrick Reed -- and dodged a few raindrops along the way.
And Tiger was pleased that we were hard-pressed to see any pain or discomfort as he played the course.
"I'm not favouring anything," Woods said. "The little baby steps worked. We were very diligent about what I was doing. Going into it we pushed it pretty hard to get my abs and glutes strong so when I did come back I was able to rebound fast. 
"I can do whatever I want. I'm at that point now. We didn't think we'd get to that point until this tournament or the week after."
Woods had surgery to alleviate a pinched nerve in his back on March 31 and has said that the pain prior was so severe it affected his qualify of life, not just golf.
"Before I had the procedure, I was at the point I couldn't do anything," he said. "This is how I used to feel. I had been playing with [the back injury] for a while and I had my good weeks and bad weeks. Now they are all good."
How he fares this coming week at a place he dominated eight years ago will be of great interest. Woods hit just one driver at Hoylake in 2006, laying up with mostly 2-irons and fairway woods off the tee to stay short of the numerous pot bunkers. 
Strong iron play led to a two-stroke win over Chris DiMarco at 270, 18 under, on a burned-out, fast-running course.
"It's definitely different, there is no doubt," Woods said. "It's a lot more green, lush, but it's still playing fast."
In his return to competitive golf two weeks ago at the Quicken Loans National, Woods missed the cut with rounds of 74-75 and showed plenty of rust. His short game was particularly poor, as he got upand down for par just three  of 16 times.
And yet, even playing was a surprise: Woods had been targeting the Open for his return.
"Congressional was big for me," Woods said. "The fact I could go out there and play and I got better as the days went on. It was a little bit eerie and iffy if that was going to happen or not, especially with how hard I was hitting the ball.
"But I've got my speed back, which is nice, and I'm starting to hit the ball out there again. I'm only going to get stronger. As the weeks go on, I'm getting strong and faster."
Woods described the week after the Quicken Loans tournament as a "working vacation," having gone on a trip with his children. He ramped up his preparations at home in Florida last week.
A business trip to Switzerland on Friday to meet with Rolex officials meant a short trip to England on Saturday morning. He teed off around 3 p.m local time and finished just before 6 p.m.
In 2006, Woods had missed his first cut as a pro in a major championship at the U.S. Open following the death of his father, Earl, in May of that year. Hence, the emotional scene with caddie Steve Williams following the victory.
This time, things were much more subdued, especially with rain on and off.
"I just wanted to get out here and get a feel for the golf course," Woods said. "I just wanted to get out here and get my feet wet, and literally I did."

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SCOT CARRIES ONE-STROKE LEAD INTO FINAL ROUND



Andrew McArthur in action today. Picture by courtesy of Getty Images(c).
 
ANDREW McARTHUR HOLDS ON TO 

LEAD IN SLOVAKIA CHALLENGE

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Andrew McArthur maintained his one shot lead at the D+D Real Slovakia Challenge courtesy of a four under par third round of 68 on a day when Englishman Andrew Johnston set a new course record with a spectacular 62.
McArthur stayed steady under the pressure of several challengers to the throne on a day of low scoring, as England's Sam Hutsby and Spaniard Alvaro Velasco both carded seven under par rounds of 65 to move to second and third place, respectively.
Johnston, meanwhile, stepped onto the 16th tee with a 59 in his sights and, while he couldn’t reach the magic number, a ten under par round and the course record at the stunning Penati Golf Resort was consolation enough.
But it was the second round leader from Scotland who remained in pole position for a first Challenge Tour title since 2008, despite carding his first and only bogey of the week at the par four ninth hole.
Five birdies were enough to move McArthur to 17 under for the tournament and keep the Scottish flag flying high at the summit on a week when the eyes of the golfing world are on his home nation and the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open.
“It was really steady today and I played very well but it feels as though I didn’t hole any putts,” said the 35 year old. “I think my longest birdie putt was three feet so I took advantage of most of the par fives.
“I gave myself loads of chances and hit a couple of great shots for tap-in birdies but unfortunately no longer putts dropped.
“I’m delighted to still be in the lead but I almost feel like if I’d had two or three more birdies, it would have taken a lot of the guys out of the reckoning and as it is now, it’s jam-packed at the top.
“I'm going to have to shoot a really low round tomorrow because it’s that kind of course. It’s there for the taking and a lot of the boys are tapping them in for birdie so I just need more of the same and to hole a few more putts. Hopefully I can be the one who shoot that low one tomorrow, I'm playing well enough.”
Hutsby enjoyed a terrific start to his third round as the 25 year old birdied the first and eagled the second on the way to his lowest round of the week, which moved him to within a shot of lead on 16 under par.
The former Walker Cup player was one shot clear of his playing partner and 2010 Challenge Tour Number One Velasco, who is chasing a third title in the second tier.
The round of the day belonged to Johnston, winner of the Scottish Hydro Challenge hosted by Macdonald Hotels and Resorts two weeks ago, as he carded two eagles and seven birdies to set a new course record on the Nicklaus-designed Legend course, which is hosting Slovakia’s first ever major men’s professional tournament this week.
“I was getting fairly excited at one point,” said the 25 year old, who moved from just inside the cut line, after round two, to tied fifth spot on 13 under par. “After a four under front nine I wasn’t too excited but I told myself to just take advantage of the par fives coming in and see what happens.
“I made a good birdie at the tenth, had an eagle on 11 and then birdied 12 and then I was thinking, ‘this could really be good now’. At 16 the pin was right at the top tier on the right so I decided to go straight at it.
“I hit it really well and it went over the flag. It was probably three or four yards too long and bounced over so it was a nightmare shot coming back - it was a good bogey four in the end. I knew I was hitting the ball well though so there was no need to back down, I just thought ‘let’s go for it’.
“I scrambled so well just to make the cut this week so I wanted to go out and have some fun and see what happens. I always look forward to Sundays so this one will be good, I can’t wait.”
THIRD-ROUND SCOREBOARD

Par 216 (3x72)
199 A McArthur  (Sco) 65 66 68
200 S Hutsby  (Eng) 66 69 65
201 A Velasco (Esp) 68 68 65
202 M Haastrup  (Den) 67 65 70
203 O Farr (Wal) 68 67 68, R Coles (Eng) 65 68 70, A Johnston (Eng) 73 68 62,
205 P Oriol (Esp) 68 65 72, J Barnes (Eng) 68 69 68,
206 S Tiley (Eng) 68 71 67, H Joannes  (Bel) 70 70 66, B Stone (RSA) 71 67 68, O Stark (Swe) 69 68 69, T Pulkkanen  (Fin) 68 70 68
207 J Sjöholm (Swe) 69 69 69, M Haines  (Eng) 71 69 67, A Hortal  (Esp) 67 70 70, T Sluiter  (Ned) 68 70 69, M Tullo (Chi) 70 72 65, F Fritsch  (Ger) 73 66 68, M Lorenzo-Vera  (Fra) 69 70 68,
208 E Bertheussen (Nor) 69 68 71, N Kimsey (Eng) 69 70 69, N Ravano (Ita) 70 66 72, M Wiegele  (Aut) 70 71 67, G Murray  (Sco) 70 69 69, R McGowan  (Eng) 66 71 71
209 A Björk (Swe) 71 69 69, A Tadini (Ita) 70 67 72, J Gonnet  (Fra) 72 70 67, J Makitalo  (Fin) 66 68 75, J Fahrbring (Swe) 73 66 70
210 C Monasterio (Arg) 71 69 70, C Macaulay  (Sco) 70 69 71, A Snobeck  (Fra) 70 69 71, J Winther (Den) 70 68 72, M Orrin (Eng) 69 72 69, R Steiner (Aut) 70 70 70, T Remkes (Ned) 69 71 70
211 B Ritthammer (Ger) 75 67 69, G Snow  (Ken) 74 67 70, L Nemecz (Aut) 71 67 73, A Marshall (Eng) 68 73 70
212 J Lando Casanova  (Fra) 69 71 72, F Mruzek (Cze) 68 70 74, J Elson  (Eng) 72 68 72, A Hartø  (Den) 67 71 74, B Chapellan (Fra) 68 74 70, C Bouniol (Fra) 71 71 70, D Gaunt (Eng) 72 69 71, M Trappel  (Aut) 74 66 72
213 G Piris Mateu (Esp) 71 70 72, D Vancsik (Arg) 73 68 72, N Quintarelli (Ita) 70 71 72, E Espana (Fra) 66 76 71, A Bernadet  (Fra) 67 72 74,
214 O Wilson (Eng) 71 71 72, D Frittelli (RSA) 69 72 73, J Clément  (Sui) 72 70 72, M Delpodio  (Ita) 69 69 76, J Gibb (Eng) 68 73 73, J Garcia Del Moral (Esp) 71 71 72
215 P Edberg (Swe) 71 70 74, J Lagergren (Swe) 73 68 74, P McKechnie (Sco) 72 69 74
217 N Johansson (Swe) 71 71 75,



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SINGLES WINS BY BURNS, FERGUSON AND MACINTYRE


SCOTS BEAT ENGLISH IN EUROPEAN

BOYS' IN 3rd PLACE NORWAY PLAY-OFF

Scotland's Under-18 juniors succeeded where their older compatriots failed by beating England 4-3 in a third place play-off at the European boys team championship at Oslo, Norway.
After the foursomes were shared 1-1, Scotland took the singles 3-2 for a splendid overall victory.
George Burns capped his great week by winning the top singles 4 and 3 and his example was followed by British boys champion Ewen Ferguson and left-handed Robert MacIntyre who both won their ties by one hole.
Ben Kinsey lost by 2 and 1 and Murray Naymsith went down by two holes but they had played their part in Scotland's earlier matches.
Italy beat Sweden 5 1/2-3 1/2 to win the European boys' team title.
Wales lost 3-2 to Denmark.

SCOTLAND 4, ENGLAND 3
Foursomes: E Ferguson and M Naysmith bt B Moore and H McCullen 2 and 1; G Burns and C Fyfe lost to A Turner and M Penge at 19th (1-1)
Singles: Burns bt Penge 4 and 3, B Kinsey lost to McCullen 2 and 1, Ferguson bt J Dick 1 hole, R MacIntyre bt Moore 1 hole, Naysmith lost to Turner 2 holes (3-2).


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ENGLAND BEAT SCOTLAND IN EUROPEAN THIRD PLACE PLAY-OFF

ENGLAND BEAT SCOTLAND IN THIRD 

PLACE MEN'S PLAY-OFF IN FINLAND

Scotland lost 2 1/2-4 1/2 to England in the third place play-off today (Sat) at the European men's amateur team golf championship at Linna, Finland.
The writing was on the wall for the Scots when they lost the foursomes 2-0. James Ross and Jack McDonald going down heavily, by 7 and 6, to Ryan Evans and Paul Howard.
Grant Forrest and Bradley Neil, Scotland's top two world-ranked players, could do no better than a 2 and 1 defeat at the hands of Euroepan champion Ashley Chesters and Lytham Trophy winner Ben Stow.
Irish open amateur stroke play champion Jamie Savage raised Scotland hopes by winning the lead-off singles by two holes against Howard but Jordan Smith restored England's 2pt advantage by beating Graeme Robertson by two holes.
Forrest and Stow halved before Evans clinched an overall England victory by beating Neil 4 and 3.
Ross won the last match for Scotland, beating Toby Tree by one hole.
Spain beat Ireland 5-2 in the European final.
ENGLAND 4 1/2, SCOTLAND 2 1/2
Foursomes: R Evans and P Howard bt J Ross and J McDonald 7 and 6; A Chesters ande B Stor bt G Forrest and B Neil 2 and 1 92-0)
Singles: Howard lost to J Savage 1 hole, J Smith bt G Robertson 2  holes, Stow halved with Forrest, Evans bt Neil 4 and 3, T Tree lost to Ross 1 hole (2 1/2-2 1/2).



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INWARD HALF OF 31 PUTS SOUTHERNESS MAN IN LEAD

 SCOTT GIBSON SETS PACE WITH A 66

IN SUTHERLAND CHALICE

Former US collete circuit golfer Scott Gibson (Southerness) came roaring home in 31 shots for a four-under-par opening round of 66 and a one-shot lead in this weekend's SGU 72-hole Order of Merit event, the Sutherland Chalice at Dumfries and Galloway GolfClub.
Gibson played in America for four years as a student at East Tennessee State University.
Clubmate Clark Riddick and Perth's Daniel Young (Craigie Hills) were his nearest rivals on 67.


FIRST ROUND SCOREBOARD
 Par 70. CSS 71
Scott Gibson (Southerness) 66
Clark Riddick (Southerness) 67
Daniel Young (Craigie Hill) 67
Mathew Clark (Kilmalcolm) 68
Adam Dunton (McDonald Ellon) 68
Lawrence Allan (Alva) 68
Jeff Wright (Forres) 68
Michael Smyth (Royal Troon) 68
Rowan Marchbank (Dumfries and Galloway) 69
Craig Hill (Dumfries and Galloway) 70
Michael Grunwell (Powfoot) 70
Ben Craggs (Glenbervie) 70
Steven Rennie (Drumpellier) 70
Alan Birdsall (Dumfries and Co) 70
Nick MacAndrew (Royal Aberdeen) 71
Mike Gray (North Berwick) 71
Greig Marchbank (Thornhill) 71
Liam Johnston (Dumfries and Co) 71
Alasdair Simpson (North Berwick) 71
Scott Borrowman (Dollar) 71
Kenny MacAskill (Turnberry Staff) 71
Malcolm Pennycott (Whiting Bay, Arran) 71
Alan Sutherland (Ladybank) 72
Russell Murray (Moffat) 72
Chris Corbett (Dumfries and Galloway) 73
Ben Irving (Dumfries and Galloway) 73
Greg O'Neill (Dullatur) 73
Fraser Grant (Ralston) 73

 David Brodie (Wigton and Bladnoch) 74
James Johnston (Greenburn) 74
Ryan Hyslop (Dumfries and Galloway) 74
Jamie Telfer (Wigton and Bladnoch) 74
Colin Baird (Bothwell Castle) 74
Lewis Bain (Turnhouse) 74
Craig Telfer (Prestwick St Cuthbert) 74
John Duff (Newmachar) 75
Ian McDowall (Cathkin Braes) 75
Franklin Manchest (South Africa) 75
Kyle McClung (Wigtonshire County) 76
Jamie Booth (Cathkin Braes) 76
Mark Owenson (Longniddry) 76
Daniel Thompsett (Aboyne) 76
Scott Mann (Carnoustie) 76
Craig Deerness (Hartburn) 77
Robbie McBeth (Lochmaben) 77
George Corbett Jnr (Dumfries and Galloway) 78
Alastair Thurlow (Murrayfield) 78
Andrew Kerr (Crichton) 78
Brandon Burgess (Dumfries and Galloway) 78
Nick Peoples (Tantallon) 78
Callum Bauchop (Glenbervie) 78
Sean Burns (Caldwell) 78
Ryan Johnston (Dumfries and Co) 79
John McMahon (The Carrick) 79
Hayden Garcia (South Africa) 81
Oliver Duffy (Craigielaw) 84

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PAUL LAWRIE MATCHES BALGOWNIE PAR 0F 71

mAMathew Lindsay (Glasgow Evening Times) receives a splendid trop from Aberdeen Asset Management CEO Martin Gilbert in the Scottish Open Media Centre this morning after winning a three-hole, three-club competition for the golf writers reporting the event. Mathew's scores forthe three holes were 5-3-3. Net score 10 off handicap of 1. Picture by Carson Golf Agency.
HAAR DELAY AT AAM SCOTTISH OPEN


There is a slight delay in the course of the third round of the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open due to haar - mist coming in off the North Sea - at the Royal Aberdeen links.

Some completed 54-hole scores:
par 213 (3x71)
211 Thomas Bjorn (Denmark) 70 73 68
212 Simon Dyson (England) 71 73 68, David Drysdale (Scotland) 67 76 69, James Morrison (Wales) 71 71 69
214 Padraig Harrington (Ireland) 71 71 72 
215 Paul Lawrie (Carnegie Club) 74 70 71
216 Scott Henry (Scotland) 73 71 72
217 Ernie Els (S Africa) 73 71 73 

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SCOT DELIGHTED WTIH POSITION - AND NO WONDER!

COLIN MONTGOMERIE LEADS BY ONE
IN US SENIOR OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
Bernhard Langer shot a second consecutive 69 on Friday to head into the third round just two strokes off of the lead. (USGA/Hunter Martin)
By Ron Driscoll, USGA
EDMOND, Oklahoma – Hall of Fame pitcher Satchel Paige famously counselled, “Don’t look back; someone may be gaining on you.”
In the second round of the 35th U.S. Senior Open Championship at Oak Tree National, Colin Montgomerie was fully aware who was gaining on him, but he didn’t need to look back. The scenario was playing out right in front of him.
For the second consecutive day, Montgomerie played in the grouping behind Bernhard Langer, the 2010 Senior Open champion, who has already won three times on the Champions Tour this year. Montgomerie, the overnight leader after a first-round 65, shared the lead with Langer for much of the inward nine on Friday before edging ahead of the German by two strokes over the final few holes.
Monty, on six-unser 136 (65-71), leads by one shot from American Scott Dunlap (69-68) with Langer (69-69) and another American Gene Sauers (69-69) tied for third on 138.
Video: Round 2 Recap
“It was a good effort, to be honest – it’s never easy leading,” said Montgomerie after completing his round of even-par 71. “Really, I was watching Bernhard Langer ahead. He was doing well in holing out and so I was just trying to keep pace with him. … Staying a couple ahead of our German friend is always good.”
Indeed, Langer is actually tied for third place with Gene Sauers, after both players completed two rounds with identical scores of 69-69. Scott Dunlap, who turned 50 last August and is making his Senior Open debut, snuck in between them with a second-round 68 for a 137 total, one behind Montgomerie’s 6-under 136.
Montgomerie had a comfortable start to the championship on Thursday morning, hitting 11 of 14 fairways en route to eight birdies and the first-round lead. On Friday afternoon, however, his tee shots turned wayward, and he struggled to a couple of early bogeys. 
He immediately followed his second bogey with a birdie on the par-5 seventh, then settled down to record nine consecutive pars, helped by one-putts on Nos. 9 and 10. 
The Scot regained the solo advantage over Dunlap, who played in the morning, with a 5-footer for birdie on the par-3 17th and a solid par on No. 18.
“It was very easy to let that go today, but I’m still leading,” said Montgomerie. “I’m delighted with my position and delighted with the comeback from the sixth hole.
Dunlap, who competed at Oak Tree National 30 years ago in the U.S. Amateur, never got in a practice round before this championship. He opted to watch World Cup soccer on Tuesday, and his Wednesday practice plan was waylaid by rain.
“I just got my putter, walked around, and reacquainted myself with some of the holes I couldn't remember,” said Dunlap, who has kept his game sharp by playing on the Web.com Tour the past few years, which he described as “the toughest dollar in professional golf.”
Dunlap has made only one bogey in two days, on his 12th hole Thursday. His approach to practice is opposite of many of his contemporaries. 
“Being fresh and not beaten down is the first and foremost thing for me,” he said. “I have friends who are the golf equivalent of basketball gym rats. They want to be at the golf course all day, every day. That’s great. That works for them. It doesn’t work for me.”
Photos: Friday Action
Langer made the turn in 3-under 32, all square with Montgomerie at 5 under for the championship. He got to 6 under with a birdie on No. 14, but he made three bogeys and a birdie in the final four holes to slip back.
“It's very difficult not to make bogeys here; you can bogey every single hole,” said Langer. “I just missed a lot of fairways throughout the back nine. The swing wasn't quite there today, so I got to do a little better tomorrow.”
Sauers leaped into the mix by making eagle-birdie on Nos. 7 and 8, his inward nine. He hit a hybrid to 15 feet to make one of five eagles on the day at the 499-yard seventh. Sauers won four times on the PGA Tour before retiring in 2004. 
He was away from the game for seven years, then battled back from a near-fatal bout with Stevens-Johnson Syndrome in 2011, the end result being that he’s “just glad to be here. Bogey doesn’t mean that much anymore.
Jeff Sluman, who won the 1988 US PGA Championship at Oak Tree National, is tied for fifth place with Lance Ten Broeck, Mark Brooks and Doug Garwood at 3-under, while Vijay Singh is alone in ninth place at 140 after a second-round 71. Tom Lehman, Kirk Triplett and Wes Short Jr. are tied for 10th at 1 under. Robin Byrd, a sectional qualifier from Satellite Beach, Fla., had the day’s low round, a 67, which was a 10-stroke improvement from his Thursday round. Marco Dawson, who opened with a 66, went in the opposite direction, shooting a second-round 76 to fall into a tie for 13th.
Jeff Wilson (70-76) and 2013 U.S. Mid-Amateur champion Mike McCoy (74-74) were the lone amateurs in the group of 17 who started to make the 36-hole cut, which fell at 7-over 149. 
Among the notable professionals to make the cut on the number were defending champion Kenny Perry, 2012 Senior Open winner Roger Chapman, two-time major champion Mark O’Meara and Sam Randolph, the runner-up to Scott Verplank in the 1984 U.S. Amateur at Oak Tree National. 
Among those to miss out on the weekend were Oak Tree’s own Verplank and 1989 British Open champion Mark Calcavecchia, both of whom missed out by one stroke at 8-over 150.
Ron Driscoll is the manager of editorial services for the USGA. Email him at rdriscoll@usga.org.

SECOND-ROUND LEADERBOARD
Par 142 (2x71) Players from USA unless stated.
136 Colin Montgomerie (Scotland) 65 71
137 Scott Dunlap 69 68
138 Gene Sauers 69 69, Bernhard Langer (Germany) 69 69
139 Lance Ten Broeck 70 69, Mark Brooks 68 71, Jeff Sluman 70 69, Doug Garwood 70 69
140 Vijay Singh
SELECTED SCORES
141 Tom Lehman 72 69
143 Barry Lane (England) 74 69 (T17)
149 Roger Chapman (England) 79 70 (T55)

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