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TWO SCOTS MAKE THE CUT IN ENGLISH

UNDER-16 BOYS STROKE-PLAY

Only two Scots - Cameron Black (Cardross) and Glen Burrett (Haggs Castle) survived the halfway cut in the English Under-16 boys' open stroke play golf championship for the McGregor Trophy at Radcliffe-on-Trent Golf Club.

Black shot 71=74 for 145 and is sharing 18th place behind the leader by three, Denmark's John Axelson who broke the course record with a second-round 66 for four-under 136.

Burrett made it with two shots to space on 146 (71-75) and is sharing 25th place.

Sam Locke (Banchory) missed out by one with 75-74 for 149.

Paul Lawrie's younger son Michael, a Deeside member, also failed with 77-81 for 155, the same total as Darren Howie (Peebles).

ENGLISH UNDER-16 BOYS OPEN STROKE-PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP

Radcliffe-on-Trent Golf club.

LEADING HALFWAY TOTALS

Par 140 (2x70)

136 J Axelsen (Den) 70 66

139 M Penge (Goodwood) 69 70

SCOTS' SCORES

145 C Black (Cardrosws) 71 74 (T18)

146 G Burrett (Haggs Castle) 71 75 (T25)

MISSED THE CUT (148 and better qualified)

149 S Locke (Banchory) 75 74

150 L Reid (Tantallon) 78 72, C Burns (Balmore) 75 75

151 R Watson (Muckhart) 72 79

152 M McCrone (Troon Welbeck) 76 76, M McCulloch (Portpatrick Dunskey) 76 76

154 K Bowman (St Andrews New 78 76

158 D Howie (Peebles0 80 78, M Lawrie (Deeside)77 81

161 C Graham (Crieff) 82 79

Withdrew: R Franssen (Inverness) 79 wd.

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ALPS TOUR EVENT AT ASOLO GOLF CLUB

GALLAGHER TOP SCOT IN ITALY

There are four Scots tour pros who play on the Alps Tour and this week John Gallagher, James White, John Henry and Michael Stewart are competing in the Servizitalia Open at Asolo Golf Club which is in Italy, but which part we have no idea!
Four Italians are sharing the first-round lead with four-under-par 68s.
Gallagher is the best Scot on the day with a 71 (35-36), which included four birdies and three bogeys. The former Scottish amateur champion is T26.
Henry and White are T69 on 74. Henry had halves of 83-36, White 37-37, including a double bogey at the long fifth. He did birdied the ninth and 15th.
Stewart is T114 on 78 (36-42). He had three double bogeys in the space of fiv holes - at the long 12th and par-4 13th and 16th.

PGA EUROPRO TOUR EVENT AT EDINBURGH VENUE

JAMES ROSS KEEPS THE HOME FIRES

BURNING AT ROYAL BURGESS

Home course player James Ross, pictured, shot eight birdies in compiling a five-under-par 65 to keep up with his professional rivals in a rain-delayed first round of the PGA EuroPro Tour 54-hole event at the Royal Burgess Society course at Barnton, Edinburgh today.
Ross, who played on the US college circuit as a student at Houston University, had halves of 32-33. which included three bogeys as he finished the day level with James Watts and another Englishman, Jack Colegate, only one shot behind another Englishman, Gary King's leading 64.

SCROLL DOWN PAST THE SCORES TO READ ABOUT ROSS'S PLANS TO TURN PRO IN THE UNITED STATES WITH HOUSTON AS A BASE.

Greg McBain from the Paul Lawrie Golf Centre stable will start the second round in joint seventh place after a 67 which had an eagle 3 at the long sixth plus five birdies. He had halves of 32-35 and would have been jousting for the lead but for bogeys at the 15th, 17th and 18th.
Also on the 67 mark is Neil Fenwick (Dunbar) who had an eagle 3 at the long 16th in 35-32 halves.
The rain was so heavy at one stage there was a suspension of play in the late afternoon.
 
FIRST-ROUND LEADERBOARD
Par 70
64 G King (Eng)
65 J Watts (Eng), J Ross (Royal Burgess) (am), J Watt (Eng)

REST OF SCOTS' SCORES
67 G McBain (Paul Lawrie GC), N Fenwick
 (Dunbar) (T7)
68 M Hillson (Tandridge) (T13)
69 C Currie (Caldwell), J Findlay (Paul Lawrie GC), K Nicol (Paul Lawrie GC) (T20).
70 M Isaacs (Newmachar), R Cameron (Saltire Energy) (T39)
71 S Binning (Ranfurly Castle), P Robinson (Largs), J Cliff  (Murrayfield) (T50)
72 J Dick (Duddingston), A Oldcorn (Kingsacre), R Kellett (Kingsfield), P Shields (Kirkhill), L Saltman (Archerfield), C Lawrie (Paul Lawrie GC), R Dixon (Renaissance), C O'Neil (Mearns Castle), C Trahan (Gleneagles) (T69)
73 P Doherty (Vale Hotel), E Ramsay (Carnoustie), S Crichton (Aberdour), E Saltman (Archerfield) (T92)
74 J Yuille (am) (T105)
75 N Henderson (Renaissance), C Dick (Royal Burgess), G Rankin (Drumpellier) (T120)
77 J Hendrick (Pollok), M Patterson (Kilmacolm), J McDoll (Scotscraig) T137)
78 Z Saltman (Archerfield) (T143)
79 C Smith (Royal Musselburgh), F McKenna (Balmore) (T146)
80 G Forbes (Bob Torrance Golf Schol)
83 A Borg (Forthview GR)
84 M Smith (unatt).

+The leading 50 and ties after Round 2 qualify for the final round

ROSS LIKELY TO TURN PRO THIS YEAR
NEWS RELEASE

Gary King shot a six-under-par 64 to lead by one stroke after the first round of the HotelPlanner.com PGA EuroPro Tour event at Royal Burgess Golfing Society of Edinburgh on Wednesday.

James Ross, the 2013 Scottish Amateur of the Year who is attached to Royal Burgess, is one of three golfers who trail leader King by one having carded 65s on the opening day. England’s Jack Colegate (Deanridge Golf Club) and James Watts (Kingsway Golf Centre) share second with the 24-year-old amateur.

King (Tyrrells Wood) made seven birdies in his opening round, a bogey at the fourth being the only mark on his card as he moved to the top of the leaderboard in the event, which carries a £40,000 prize fund with £10,000 going to the winner.

Ross, who is playing in his first pro event but maintaining his amateur status and therefore cannot earn any prize money, made eight birdies in his opening-round 65 and was pleased with his efforts during his first experience of professional tournament golf.

“You can never base anything off one event but it is nice to get a feel for what a professional tournament feels like,” he said.

“This is my first pro event, I have played Open qualifying but that is open to pros and amateurs. I am very comfortably here because I am a member and have been since I was a boy, so it is nice to have some local support.

“I had eight birdies today, taking advantage of the par fives and I hit a few wedges quite close. I made three bogeys but the one at 17 was the only one where I thought, fair enough. The hole was playing really hard today and I just leaked it right into the trees, so I was always struggling to make par from there.

“I will probably turn pro at the end of the summer. I will play out the amateur summer, see where that gets me, and turn at the end of the year. I am moving out to Houston in the States, which is where I went to college, so I will go down the American route when I turn pro.”

The 54-hole event concludes on Friday, when the final round will be filmed for a two-hour highlights package to be aired on Sky Sports on Tuesday, July 29. Spectator entry is free throughout the event and live scoring can be found at www.europrotour.com.

 

GOLF DATA LAB SCOTTISH YOUTHS CHAMPIONSHIP REPORT, SCORES

DIFFERENT CLASS MARSH WINS SCOTS
 
YOUTHS TITLE BY TWELVE STROKES 

              Nick Marsh with the trophy. Picture by courtesy of Kenny Smith (SGU)
 
By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@scottishgolfview.com
Yorkshire's Nick Marsh, 19-year-old runner-up at Panmure in the recent Scottish men's open amateur stroke-play championship, played like a man among boys to win the Golf Data Lab Scottish youths open amateur stroke-play title by 12 strokes over the Jubilee course at St Andrews.
Marsh's total of 11 under par 277 for what many regard as the most testing of all the Home of Golf's
courses underlined the class of the Huddersfield player who had rounds of 70, 68, 70 and 69 against a par of 72. He had 23 birdies over the 72 holes.

Now for the good news . nine of the top 12 finishers were Scottish, which is a good effort, considering the English dominated the first-round scoreboard.
Calum Hill (Tantallon) produced the low round of the tournament - a five-under-par 67 - in the final session of play to take second place on one-over-par 289. His earlier rounds were 72, 78 and 72.
Hill had a final outward half he should remember for the rest of his days. He had an eagle 3 at the third and birdies at the sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth for a meagre 30 shots to the turn.
And he got another three birdies on the inward journey at the 11th, 15th and 18th - one eagle, seven birdies and four bogeys made up Hill's great last round. Look out for Marsh making the 2015 GB and I Walker Cup team. He is that good!
Josh Jamieson (St Andrews New), winner of the Scottish boys stroke play title at Nairn Dunbar three years ago, finished third on 290
Defending champion Robert MacIntyre (Glencruitten) was in with a chance of filling second place until he signed off tieh a 77 for 294, the same total as Ben Kinsley (St Andrews) who finally got the hang of how to tackle the Jubilee with a closing 69.

FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4x72)
277 N Marsh (Huddersfield) 70 68 70 69
289 C Hill (Tantallon) 72 78 72 67
290 Josh Jamieson (St Andrews New) 74 73 71 72.
293  M Naysmith (Marriott Dalmahoy) 74 74 70 75, J Douglas (Aberdour) 73 78 71 71
294 R MacIntyre (Glencruitten) 71 75 71 77, B Kinsley (St Andrews) 71 76 78 69
295 J Rooney (West Lancs) 72 72 75 76
297 S Robins (Hull) 73 76 74 74, P Reilly (Kilmacolm) 70 80 71 76, J Wilson (Balmore) 73 76 75 73
298 W Aldred (Brocket Hall) 71 77 77 73,  A McDougall (St Andrews New) 72 77 77 72, J Ashman (Bognor Regis) 73 77 78 70
299 E Bowden (Tantallon) 80 72 75 72
300 W Porter (Carnoustie) 78 74 72 76, F Davren (Williamwood) 73 77 75 74, R Tinker (Strathmore) 72 79 75 75, C Fyfe (Cawder) 73 77 76 74, K McClatchie (Serengeti) 71 79 77 71
301 W Whiteoak (Shipley) 72 78 72 79, A Davidson (Charleton) 72 78 76 75, J Bryce (Bathgate) 76 74 81 70
302 S McCandless (Bathgate) 74 78 79 71,  A Stone (Lancaster) 77 72 74 79, C Kendall (Royal Lytham) 70 82 75 75
303 H Young-Alls (Ratcliffe on Trent) 72 76 78 77, C Howie (Peebles) 77 72 76 78, L Fenn (Dunbar) 77 74 78 74
304 R Patterson (Kilspindie) 73 76 83 82, M Martin (Ladbrook Park) 75 74 83 72, D McNeill (Powfoot) 77 75 76 76, A Carrick (Douglas Park) 78 71 80 75
305 C Maclean (Balmore) 72 76 80 77
306 P Coles (Frankfurt) 70 79 75 82,  J Holt (Wilpshire) 73 72 81 80
308 G Forrester (Lundin) 73 76 76 83, D Wilson (Troon Welbeck) 74 75 75 81, B Carnegie (Glenbervie) 77 75 77 79
309 S Burgess (Nairn) 72 80 73 84
311 S Wearing (Bishopbriggs) 73 77 82 79

MARSH EASES PAIN OF MISSING OUT ON OPEN

NEWS RELEASE FROM THE SGU
Yorkshire's Nick Marsh eased the disappointment of missing out on this week’s Open Championship by storming to success in the Golf Data Lab Scottish Youths Open Championship – joining a winners’ list that includes European Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley.

Marsh marched to a 12-shot win over the Jubilee Course in St Andrews to add the Scottish to his Welsh Youths title triumph in 2012.

The men’s England team member was licking his wounds, having lost in a four-man play-off at Hillside last week to miss out on qualifying for a dream Open place at Hoylake.

But Marsh, who hails from Huddersfield, put the agony behind him to go one better on Scottish soil after finishing joint runner-up in the Carrick Neill Scottish Open Stroke Play at the start of last month.

The 19-year-old posted superb rounds of 70, 68, 70 and 69 for an 11-under-par total in Fife to leave the home players in his wake. Indeed, the next six places were filled by Scots, with defending champion Robert MacIntyre (Glencruitten) sharing sixth on six over par.

Tantallon’s Calum Hill came through the field to finish as runner-up on one over par thanks to his impressive closing 67. Josh Jamieson, from the local New club in St Andrews, claimed third spot a stroke further back. 

“I love coming to St Andrews,” said Marsh, who has 2015 Walker Cup aspirations. “The course was in excellent condition and I played well all week, felt very comfortable on the greens. I could just roll the ball because the surfaces were so good.

“Fairways and greens was my game plan, even with a big lead, so I’m pleased to have stayed ahead and got the victory.”

First staged at Dalmahoy in 1979 and won by current European Seniors Tour player Andrew Oldcorn, the Scottish Youths Championship boasts an enviable list of past champions from its relatively short history. 

A young McGinley, the 2014 European Ryder Cup captain for Gleneagles in September, took the title when Ladybank and Glenrothes hosted the 1988 event, while recent European Tour graduate Jamie McLeary, Frenchman Gregory Bourdy and PGA Tour star Martin Laird were winners between 2000 and 2002.

Stephen Gallacher and Dean Robertson were both victorious in the 1990s and the previous two champions have been two of the country’s most promising youngsters in Ewan Scott (2012) and MacIntyre (2013).

 

> View final scores from the Golf Data Lab Scottish Youths Open Championship

 

 

KEVIN LEBLANC HAS THE LOWEST 54-HOLE TOTAL

IRISH BOY WINS RandA JUNIOR OPEN:

JAMIE STEWART TIES FOR 24th PLACE

              IRISH EYES ARE SMILING: Kevin Leblanc with the Junior Open trophy at West Lancs

                           Picture by courtesy of the R and A.

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@scottishgolfview.com
Jamie Stewart (Old Ranfurly) tied for 24th place and Strathmore's Kirsty Brodie finished joint 64th in the big international field which gathered from around the world for the prestigious R and A Junior Open for under-16s at West Lancashire Golf Club.
Jamie had ever-improving rounds of 80, 78 and 76. Who knows what he would have scored next time out if it had been a 72-hole tournament!
Kirsty totalled 250 with scores of 88, 78 and 84.
She finished ahead of the Irish and Welsh girl representatives -  Wales' Rhian Barton totalled 252 with rounds of 90, 76 and 86 while Valery Clancy tied for 76th place on 257 (87-84-86).

 It was a talented Irish boy, Kevin Leblanc who had the lowest 54-hole aggregate in a field of mixed gender. He shot 72, 75 and 74, with nine birdies over the 54 holes, for a five-over-par total of 221, which was good scoring, bearing in mind the tournament is for Under-16 year olds and the West Lancashire links rough is just as tough as at the Open venue of Hoylake - only 10 miles away - and also Royal Birkdale where some of the competitors in last week's  Ricoh Women's British Open said it was the most penal rough they had ever encountered!
Kevin won by a shot from two players on 222 - Italy's Teodoro Soldati (76-70-76) and Belgian girl Diane Baillieux (75-71-76).
A member at The Island Golf Club, Donabate near Dublin, the 15-year-old Dubliner is the second Irish winner of the Junior Open.
Winner of successive Irish Under-15 titles, Kevin is a +2 handicapper from Donabate who learned the game at Balcarrick before moving to The Island.
LeBlanc follows in the footsteps of inaugural winner Sergio Garcia (1994) and Limerick's Cian McNamara, who became the first Irish player to capture the trophy in 2002 at Royal Musselburgh Golf Club.

LEADING FINAL TOTALS 
Par 216 (3x72)
221 Kevin Leblanc (Ireland) 72 75 74
222 Teodoro Soldati (Italy) 76 70 76, Diane Baillieux (Belgium) 75 71 76
224 Xinying Wang (China) 78 77 69, Yumi Matsubara (Japan) 75 79 70.
SELECTED TOTALS
227 Michael Gilbert (England) 75 75 77 (T7)
228 Hugo Townsend (Sweden) 70 77 81 (T10)
230 Hollie Muse (England) 74 77 79 (T12)
234 Jamie Stewart (Scotland) 80 78 76 (T24)
250 Kirsty Brodie (Scotland) 88 78 84 (T64)
251 Rhian Barton (Wales) 90 76 86
256 Valerie Clancy (Ireland) 87 84 86 

NEWS RELEASE FROM THE R AND A

:Kevin Leblanc overcame tough conditions and late challenges to land the biggest win of his young career after the Ireland international was crowned 2014 Junior Open champion at West Lancashire Golf Club.

The 15-year-old became only the second Irish player to land the prestigious title after Cian McNamara at Royal Musselburgh in 2002.  It was a composed performance as sporadic downpours and a constant breeze tested the mettle of all the players in the closing stages.

In the end Leblanc signed for a two-over 74 for a five-over-par total of 221, one shot ahead of Italy’s Teodoro Soldati and Diane Baillieux from Belgium, who both carded 76’s in the final round.

“I couldn’t be any happier at the moment,” said Leblanc in his typically understated manner. “It has been a fantastic week, a well-run tournament and a great one for me personally. It is definitely my biggest achievement so far.”

Soldati and Baillieux had shared a one stroke overnight lead on two-over-par heading into the final round with Leblanc a shot behind in a tie for third. 

 It was Soldati’s compatriot Angelica Moresco who raced into the early lead after picking up two birdies in her opening five holes. However the 15-year-old fell away in the latter stages and a 78 left her tied seventh.

Playing in the penultimate group, Leblanc reached the turn in one-over-par 37 before torrential rain became a real factor. After making bogey on the par-three 17^th he stood on the 18^th tee five-over-par for the tournament.

 He split the fairway with his tee shot and his approach finished 15-feet from the hole. He missed the birdie attempt but secured par and had to wait to see how things would unfold in the final group.

Soldati needed a par at 18 to tie but a pulled tee shot meant his approach flew the green into a seemingly impossible lie. The 14-year-old played a deft pitch to 20-feet but missed the crucial par putt.

At the same time Baillieux needed a birdie to force a play-off. The 16-year-old played her approach to 12-feet but missed the birdie and Leblanc was confirmed as the new champion. 

It was welcome relief to The Island Golf Club, Dublin’s new champion – and also to his dad Hugh who was a bundle of nerves throughout.

“I hit a lot of good shots today. My gameplan is simple – for any competition – hit as many greens and fairways as possible. If I hole the putts I have a good chance of winning.

“Being from The Island you figure out pretty quickly what you need to do in these conditions and the courses are very similar,” said Leblanc, who came straight to West Lancashire from competing in the European Boys’ Championship in Norway and didn’t even have time for a practice round. 

As for the runners-up, they were both gracious in defeat. “I made a bad start, three-over after four holes but came back strongly. When I see Kevin winning on five-over I think what might have been but it’s fine, it was still a good week and I can look forward to Hoylake now,“ said Baillieux.

As for Soldati, he learned from the experience. “I was unlucky with some bad lies like on 18, but that’s links golf. I cannot complain, it was still a good week. I played well in conditions we don’t often play in. This week will help me improve as a player.”

The biggest moves on the final day came from China’s Xinying Wang, who carded the low round 69 to tie fourth on an eight-over par total of 224. 

She was joined by Japan’s Yumi Matsubara, the lowest handicap player in the field at plus six, who closed with a 70.

Local favourite and West Lancashire member Hollie Muse left herself with too much to do and had to settle for tied 12^th on 14-over-par after a 79 that included nine straight pars on the back nine.

“I struggled to get it going but I’m proud of myself and it has been a great week for the club,” said 14-year-old Muse, who still has much time on her hands.

The biennial Junior Open will next be played at Kilmarnock Barassie in Ayrshire from July 11-13^th, 2016 in the same week of The Open Championship at Royal Troon.

For the final leaderboard visit Championships.RandA.org.

WILLIE SHARPE'S LANARKSHIRE NEWS

The Lanarkshire team to play Dumbartonshire in a boys' match at Airdrie on Sunday, July 20   (11am) is:

A Thomson (Lanark)

F Kane (Kirkhill)
M Ronald (East Kilbride)

D Fair (Strathaven)

D Burt (Bellshill)

G Greer (Carluke)

L Caddell (Drumpellier)

S Thomson (Mount Ellen)

LANARKSHIRE BOYS' MATCH-PLAY

CHAMPIONSHIP

East Kilbride GC

 QUARTER-FINALS

S Fulton (Hollandbush) bt F Kane (Kirkhill) 3 and 2.
A Thomson (Lanark) bt D Burt (Bellshill) at 19th.
L Caddell (Drumpellier) bt G Greer (Carluke) 1 hole.

K McVicar (East  Kilbride) bt M Ronald (East Kilbride) 3 and 1.

Semi-Finals (8am) and Final (2pm) tomorrow.







Willie Sharpe    
Press Officer
Lanarkshire Golf Association

SCOTTISH SENIOR MATCH-PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP AT SOUTHERNESS

HALCROW ENDS BROOK'S HOPES OF 

SENIOR TITLE DOUBLE 

The hopes of Barry Brooks (Meldrum House) that he might complete a Scottish seniors' title double this week in the match-play championship following his recent victory in the stroke-play tournament were ended by Colin Halcrow (Windyhill) in the first round at Southerness Golf Club on the Solway Firth.
In terrible conditions of strong winds and torrential rain, Halcrow birdied the 18th to square the match against Brooks, winner of the Aberdeen Links championship in his younger days.
Then Halcrow prevailed at the 20th.
Tony Clark (Dumfries and County) beat former match-play champion David Gardner (Broomieknowe) by two holes. 
Top seed Lindsay Blair (Grangemouth) won his opening tie on the 18th green against the last of the 32 qualifiers, Albert Smith (Turriff).
Two of the biggest winners of the day, Ian Gillan (Bishopbriggs) and Ken Thomson (Bramhall) will meet in the second round tomorrow morning.
Defending champion Jim Watt (Edzell) retired early in the inward half of his tie against Stewart Miller (Cochrane Castle). The awful weather may have had something to do with it! Miller was in the lead at the time.
George Rodaks (Pitreavie) also retired, conceding the match to his opponent, James Johnson (Northumberland) after the battery on his caddie car gave up the ghost after four or five holes.


RESULTS
FIRST ROUND
Lindsay Blair (Grangemouth) bt Albert Smith (Turriff) 1 hole.
Tony Patterson (Sunningdale) bt Gordon Doig (Southerness) 5 and 4.
Stewart Millar (Cochrane Castle) bt Jim Watt (Edzell) retired.
Bob Stewart (Tulliallan) bt David J Millar (Kilmarnock Barassie) 3 and 2.
Muir Townsley (Dumfries and Co) bt Ian Jeen (St Andrews New) 2 and 1.
Colin Halcrow (Windyhill) bt B Brooks (Meldrum House) at 20th.
Les Pirie (Millport) bt John Johnston (Lanark) 3 and 2.
Malcolm Reid (Sonning) bt John McDonald (Cowglen) 1 hole.
James Johnson (Northumberland) bt. George Rodaks (Pitreavie) retired
Ricky Gray (Irvine) bt William Erskine (Kilsyth Lennox) 4 and 3.
Tony Clark (Dumfries and Co) bt David Gardner (Broomieknowe) 2 holes.
I Brotherston (Dumfries and Co) bt George Kennedy (Olton) 5 and 4.
Alistair Harkness (Southerness) bt Angus Lamond (Glasgow) 1 hole.
Ian Gillan (Bishopbriggs) bt Jim Emslie (Royal Aberdeen) 6 and 5.
Ken Thomson (Bramhall Park) bt Brian Smith (Hamilton) 6 and 5. 

SUPER SENIORS MATCH-PLAY
QUARTER-FINALS
David A Millar (St Andrews) (5) w.o. David Nelson (Aboyne) (8) scr
John Broadfoot (Turnberry) (4) w.o. Ian Peddie (Tulliallan) (9) scr
Gordon Gray (Newmachar) (7) bt Tom Carson (Lockerbie) (6) 3 and 2.
Keith Howie (West Kilbride) (5) bt Donald Shamash (Kirkcudbright) (7) 2 and 1.

 

GOLF DATA LAB SCOTTISH YOUTHS CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL TWO ROUNDS

NICK MARSH NOW EIGHT SHOTS CLEAR

of TITLE-HOLDER ROBERT MACINTYRE

Title-holder Robert McIntyre (Glencruitten) has moved up into second place in the Golf Date Lab Scottish Youths championship  with a third-round 71 over the Jubilee Course, St Andrews today.
But the overnight leader INick Marsh from Huddersfield has stretched his lead to nine shots with a 70 for eight-under-par 208.
Former champion Josh Jamison (St Andrews New) is sharing third place with Edinburgh's Murray Naysmith on the 218 mark.
The final round is well under way.

THIRD-ROUND TOTALS
Par 216 (3x72)
208 N Marsh (Huddersfield) 70 68 70
217 R MacIntyre (Glencruitten) 71 75 71
218 Josh Jamieson (St Andrews New) 74 73 71.
218 M Naysmith (Marriott Dalmahoy) 74 74 70
219 J Rooney (West Lancs) 72 72 75
221 P Reilly (Kilmacolm) 70 80 71
222 C Hill (Tantallon) 72 78 72
222 J Douglas (Aberdour) 73 78 71
222 W Whiteoak (Shipley) 72 78 72
223 S Robins (Hull) 73 76 74
223 A Stone (Lancaster) 77 72 74
224 P Coles (Frankfurt) 70 79 75
224 J Wilson (Balmore) 73 76 75
224 A Fisher (Newmachar) 72 77 75
224 W Porter (Carnoustie) 78 74 72
225 B Kinsley (St Andrews) 71 76 78
225 W Aldred (Brocket Hall) 71 77 77
225 E Farquharson (Auchterarder) 71 78 76
225 G Forrester (Lundin) 73 76 76
225 C Howie (Peebles) 77 72 76
225 F Davren (Williamwood) 73 77 75
225 R Tinker (Strathmore) 72 79 75
225 S Burgess (Nairn) 72 80 73
226 C Fyfe (Cawder) 73 77 76
226 A Davidson (Charleton) 72 78 76
226 J Holt (Wilpshire) 73 72 81
226 H Young-Alls (Ratcliffe on Trent) 72 76 78
226 A McDougall (St Andrews New) 72 77 77
227 C Kendall (Royal Lytham) 70 82 75
227 E Bowden (Tantallon) 80 72 75
227 D Wilson (Troon Welbeck) 74 75 75
227 K McClatchie (Serengeti) 71 79 77
228 C Maclean (Balmore) 72 76 80
229 A Carrick (Douglas Park) 78 71 80
229 B Carnegie (Glenbervie) 77 75 77
229 L Fenn (Dunbar) 77 74 78
231 J Bryce (Bathgate) 76 74 81
231 S McCandless (Bathgate) 74 78 79
232 B Patterson (Kilspindie) 73 76 83
232 M Martin (Ladbrook Park) 75 74 83
232 S Wearing (Bishopbriggs) 73 77 82

ASIAN TOUR NEWS, SCOREBOARD

AMERICAN MUNSON KEEPS JAKARTA 

CLASSIC LEAD AT EIGHT-UNDER-PAR

ASIAN TOUR NEWS RELEASE

Jakarta: Brett Munson of the United States maintained his lead at the halfway stage of the US$60,000 Linc Group Jakarta Classic after shooting a three-under-par 69 today.

 

The 27-year-old Munson stayed in front of the chasing pack with an eight-under-par 136 total to hold a one shot advantage over Englishman Grant Jackson, who returned with a 68 at the Imperial Klub Golf.

Niall Turner of Ireland and Mathiam Keyser of South Africa were a further shot back in tied third on 138 while Japan’s Konosuke Nakazato, Michael Moore of Australia, I Ketut Sugiarta of Indonesia and Shang Zhi of China shared fifth place on 141.

Munson was even-par at the turn before shooting three birdies on his homeward nine to put himself in good position to seal his second victory on the burgeoning Tour, which is the gateway to the Asian Tour.

“I played consistently but I need to eliminate the three putts because I had one each day. It is a good feeling to have when you are at the top of the leaderboard but we are only halfway through the tournament. I’m still going out there to take one shot at a time,” said Munson.

The American believes that the confidence gained when he won his first ADT title in Malaysia in March will put him in good stead against the talented cast gathered at the Linc Group Jakarta Classic.

“Once you’ve won, you have proven it to yourself that you can win and it gives you some confidence. Hopefully I can continue my form,” added Munson, who is ranked third on the Order of Merit.

Jackson charged up the leaderboard with seven birdies against three bogeys highlighted by a huge 40-feet birdie putt on the par three fifth hole. The Englishman was delighted that his hard work during the break is starting to pay off.

“I’m coming here with the mind set of winning and this is a good position to be in. I trained a lot using the TrackMan Golf device and the Aimpoint Express. My putting and hitting have improved so I’m pleased with my game and results so far,” said Jackson, who has one ADT victory.

The halfway cut was set at five-over-par 149 with a total of 56 players progressing into the final two rounds.

  LEADING HALFWAY TOTALS

    par 144 (2x72)

136 Brett MUNSON (USA) 67 69

137 Grant JACKSON (ENG) 69 68

138 Niall TURNER (IRL) 70 68, Mathiam KEYSER (RSA) 70 68

141 Konosuke NAKAZATO (JPN) 71 70, Michael MOORE (AUS) 72 69, I Ketut SUGIARTA (INA) 71 70, Shang ZHI (CHN) 72 69

142 Mitchell SLORACH (SIN) 71 71, Annop TANGKAMOLPRASERT (THA) 69 73, Peter RICHARDSON (ENG) 72 70, Ian ANDREW (INA) 70 72

143 Clarke LUTTON (SCO) 71 72, Pavit TANGKAMOLPRASERT (THA) 71 72, Unho PARK (AUS) 72 71, Jack MUNRO (AUS) 71 72, CHOO Tze Huang (SIN) 73 70, George GANDRANATA (INA) 73 70, Lindsay RENOLDS (CAN) 72 71

144 Fajar WINURYANTO (INA) 73 71, Rory HIE (INA) 71 73, Danny MASRIN (A) (USA) 73 71

145 Jordan SHERRATT (AUS) 71 74, YE Jian-feng (CHN) 74 71, Joshua Andrew WIRAWAN (INA) 73 72

146 Kurnia Herisiandy SANTOSO (INA) 71 75, Tenka TERADA (JPN) 72 74, Casey O'TOOLE (USA) 74 72, Jake STIRLING (AUS) 74 72, Mars PUCAY (PHI) 74 72, Arie IRAWAN (MAS) 77 69, Yuki USAMI (JPN) 76 70

 

BLACK ISLE MEN'S OPEN (36 holes) SATURDAY JULY 19

SPONSORED BY MacGREGOR INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES

FORTROSE and ROSEMARKIE GOLF CLUB.

 

Late entries are still being accepted for the Black Isle Open at Fortrose and Rosemarkie Golf Club on Saturday, 1July 19.  
Please telephone the golf shop on 01381 620733 or the club on 01381 620529 to secure one of the places which are still available.  
Entry fee for visitors is £35 and includes a free two-course meal for all competitors.  Scratch and Two Handicap Sections.  Closest to the Pin Prizes for each of the three par 3’s on the course for each round.

 

Mike MacDonald

Club Secretary

Fortrose and Rosemarkie Golf Club

Ness Road East

Fortrose

Ross-Shire

IV10 8SE