NORWEGIAN CHALLENGE TOURNAMENT ROUND ONE

GROUNDED GERMAN FLORIAN 

FRITSCH LEADS WITH A 64

EUROPEAN TOUR COMMUNICATIONS
Florian Fritsch flew into an early lead in the Norwegian Challenge after shooting a sensational round of 64 at Miklagard Golf Club.
The German, whose fear of flying forces him to drive across Europe to tournaments, went out in 32 and raced home in the same number of strokes to set the pace on eight under par, one shot clear of the French duo of Benjamin Hebert and Guillaume Cambis, who made a hole in one for the second week running.
First Round Scorespar 72
64 F Fritsch  (Ger)
65 G Cambis  (Fra) , B Hebert  (Fra)   
66 S Arnold  (Aus) , N Holman  (Aus)   
67 M Southgate  (Eng) , M Trappel  (Aut) , N Kearney (Irl) , P Figueiredo  (Por) , K Johannessen (am) (Nor)  
68 T Lawrence (RSA) , W Booth  (Sco) , T Hakula (Fin) , A Domingo (Esp) , C Bouniol (Fra) , N Meitinger  (Ger) , D Im (USA) , S Tiley (Eng) , A Hartø  (Den) , T Murray (Eng) , S Gros (Fra) , K Benz (Sui) , M Fitzpatrick  (Eng)
 69 P Maddy (Eng) , D Coupland (Eng) , J Fahrbring (Swe) , J Maurer  (Aut) , B Åkesson (Swe) , N Lemke (Swe) , L Gagli  (Ita) , J Moul  (Eng) , T Pulkkanen  (Fin) , T Remkes (Ned) , P Dwyer (Eng) , V Hovland (am) (Nor) , A Gjesteby (am) (Nor) ,
 70 S Hansen (Nor) , B Ritthammer (Ger) , M Wiegele  (Aut) , H Sayin (Tur) , D Geminiani (Ita) , A Tadini (Ita) , W Harrold (Eng) , D Gaunt (Eng) , J Lagergren (Swe) , T Lee (USA) , J Senior (Eng) , D Stewart (Sco) , D Kemmer (USA) , O Ramsnes  (Nor) , A Snobeck  (Fra) , M Ford (Eng) , E Johansen  (Nor) , P Widegren  (Swe) , C Arendell (USA) ,
 71 A Hortal  (Esp) , A Sobstad (Nor) , G Lockerbie  (Eng) , D Den Roover (Nor) , V Bogstrand (Nor) , N Johansson (Swe) , F Colombo (Ita) , J Pastor (Esp) , J Rask (Swe) , J Wilson (Aus) , J Stalter (Fra) , M Tullo (Chi) , H Porteous (RSA) , B Stone (RSA) , R McEvoy  (Eng) ,
 72 A Engell  (Nor) , C Aronsen  (Nor) , P Erofejeff (Fin) , K Svanum  (Nor) , M Orrin (Eng) , D Perrier (Fra) , S Henry  (Sco) , C Brazillier  (Fra) , P Archer (Eng) , B Evans  (Eng) , G Shaw (Nir) , A Björk (Swe) , B Chapellan (Fra) , C Aguilar  (Esp) , B Weilguni (Aut) , J Palmer (Eng) , H Wen-Yi (Chn) , L Nemecz (Aut) , J Kunzenbacher (Ger) , A Velasco (Esp) , S Mork Andersen (am) (Nor) , L Mjeldheim Sandvoll (am) (Nor) ,
 73 T Nørret (Den) , J Gibb (Eng) , M Haines  (Eng) , A Ellingsberg (Nor) , N Quintarelli (Ita) , O Stark (Swe) , F Bergamaschi (Ita) , D Law (Sco) , L Goddard  (Eng) , A Rota (Ita) , J Winther (Den) , N Ravano (Ita) , M Lafeber (Ned) , J Mikkelsen (Nor) , B An (SKor) , O Floren  (Swe) , B Christov (Nor) ,
 74 E Pettersen (Nor) , P McKechnie (Sco) , W Besseling  (Ned) , P Martin Benavides (Esp) , J Sjöholm (Swe) , J Guerrier  (Fra) , M Laier (Ger) , P Gal  (Cze) , J Edfors (Swe) , J Gonnet  (Fra) , S Matus  (Cze) , J Sarasti  (Esp) , T Pilkadaris (Aus) ,
 75 G Murray  (Sco) , P Edberg (Swe) , G Woolgar (Eng) , C Ford (Eng) , J Barnes (Eng) , P Mikalsen (am) (Nor) ,
 76 C Paisley  (Eng) , A Rajmont  (Cze) , J Lucquin (Fra) , D Ulrich (Sui) , S Grant  (Irl) , E Bertheussen (Nor) , M Jonzon (Swe) , S Hutsby  (Eng) , K Borsheim  (Nor) , R Kind (Ned) , S Fallon (Eng) , S Ronold (Nor) , K Pratt (Aus) , R Robertson (Eng) ,
 77 M Wendel (Swe) , J Garcia Del Moral (Esp) , M Bjone (Nor) , J Kennegard  (Swe) ,
 78 A Kaleka  (Fra) , D Suchan  (Cze) , N Nissen (Den) , P Kaensche  (Nor) ,
 79 C Lovstad (Nor) ,
 80 R Halvorsen (Nor) , J Kelly (Nor) ,
 81 A Gabella (Sui) , M Kelly (Irl) , J Gallegos  (Esp)

UNITED STATES PGA CHAMPIONSHIP FIRST ROUND

WESTWOOD FINDS FORM TO SHARE

EARLY LEAD ON SIX-UNDER 65

Lee Westwood, badly needing to find some winning form before the end of the month to get a place in the European Ryder Cup team, shot a six-under-par 65 to make the early running in the US PGA Championship at Valhalla, Kentucky.
He was sharing the lead with Americans Kevin Chappell and Ryan Palmer.

EARLY LEADERBOARD
par 71 players from USA unless stated
65 Lee Westwood (England), Kevin Chappell, Ryan Palmer
66 Jim Furyk, Edoardo Molinari (Italy)
67 Mikko Ilonen (Finland)

SELECTED SCORES
68 Ian Poulter (England), Shane Lowry (Ireland)
69 Rickie Fowler, Victor Dubuisson (France), Nick Watney, Phil Mickelson, Jamie Donaldson (Wales), Rafael Cabrera-Bello (Spain)
70 Colin Montgomerie (Scotland), Ernie Els (S Africa), Justin Rose (England), Stephen Gallacher (Scotland)
71 Marc Warren (Scotland)
73 Ross Fisher (England), Padraig Harrington (Ireland), Graeme McDowell (N Ireland).
75 Russell Knox (Scotland)

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GLENMUIR PGA PROFESSIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

FOX MOVES UP AT BLAIRGOWRIE:

 

STAGE SET FOR LAST-DAY DRAMA

Despite a double bogey 6 at the third hole, Graham Fox (Clydeway Golf) moved up to a share of 12th place on the penultimate day of the lucrative Glenmuir PGA professional championship over the Lansdowne course at Blairgowrie Golf Club.

Fox birdied the first, second, sixth, eighth and 17th for a two-under-par 70 to tag on to his earlier rounds of 70 and 73. 

On three-under 213, Fox is five shots behind the trio sharing the lead - Jason Levermore (Channels (71-68-68), Giuseppe Licagta (Bristol Golf Centre) (68-72-68) and Christopher McDonnell (Troon Golf Management) (67-72-78).

Whether or not Fox can make up five shots over the closing 18 holes is a moot point but a battle royal is assured with two shots spanning the leading six players.

David Orr (Mearns Castle) is the second best Scot in joint 25th place on 216 (74-71-71).

GLENMUIR PGA PROFESSIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Lansdowne course, Blairgowrie Golf Club

LEADING THIRD-ROUND SCORES

Par 216 (3x72)

208 J Levermore (Channels) 71 69 68, Giuseppe Licata (Bristol GC) 68 72 68, Christopher McDonnell (Troon GM) 69 72 68

209 A Willey (Bulwell Forest) 69 72 68, P Hendriksen (Dinnaton) 68 68 73, C Gane (Silvermere) 70 65 74

SCOTS' SCORES

213 G Fox (Clydeway Golf) 70 73 70 (T12)

216 D Orr (Mearns Castle) 74 71 71 (T25)

218 C Mathison (Falkirk Tryst) 70 72 76 (T35)

219 C Robinson (Portpatrick Dunskey) 77 69 73 (T40)

222 A Mackenzie (Saunton) 72 74 76 (T51)

223 I Campbell (Heathfield Park) 71 76 76(T54)

224 A Crerar (Panmure) 73 74 77 (T56)

226 S Savage (Dalmuir)74 71 81 (61st)

EUROPEAN INDIVIDUAL AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND TWO

BORROWMAN STAYS IN THE MIX,

ONE BEHIND THE LEADERS

Dollar's Scott Borrowman maintained his challenge for the European individual amateur title with a second-round 71 for a three-under-par tally of 139 over The Duke's Course, near St Andrews.

The Palmer Cup player (pictured) and former Scottish youth cap, who recently reverted to being a full-time amateur, is only one shot behind the four players sharing the lead on 138 - rising Italian star Renato Paratore (69-69, Laura Russka (Finland) (67-71), England's Ben Stow (Rushmore) (67-71) and Ireland's Gary Hurley (West Waterford) (66-72)
The next best Scot after Borrowman is Connor Syme, whose father, the Dumfries and County Golf club professional, recently bought the Drumoig driving range with a view to giving his son unlimited access to five-star practice facilities.
Syme is in joint 14th place with rounds of 73 70.

SECOND-ROUND LEADERBOARD
Par 142 (2x71)
138 Renato Paratore |(Italy) 69 69, Laura Ruuska (Finland) 67 71, Ben Stow (Rushm,ore) 67 71, Gary Hurley (West W~aterford) 66 72.
139 Scott Borrowman (Dollar) 68 71
140 David Boote (Walton Heath) 70 70

OTHER SCORES INCLUDED
141 Ashley Chester (Hawkstone Park) 69 72, Chris Selfridge (Moyola Park) 75 68 (T7)
143 Connor Syme (Drumoig) 73 70 (T14)
145 Euan Walker (Kilmarnock Barassie) 71 74 (T28)
146 Daniel Young (Craigie Hill) 73 73 (T36)
148 Chris Robb (Meldrum House) 75 73 (T51)
149 James Ross (Royal Burgess) 77 72 (T58)
150 Ewan Scott (St Andrews) 79 71, Jack McDonald (Kilmarnock Barassie) 78 72, Daniel Kay (Dunbar) 74 76 (T67)
154 Alexander Culverwell (Dunbar) 70 74, Scott Gibson (Southerness) 73 81 (T109).
155 Lawrence Allan (Alva) 76 79 (T118)
158 Jamie Savage (Cawder) 83 75 (131st)
159 Liam Johnston (Dumfries and Co) 80 79 (T132)
160 Nick Macandrew (Royal Aberdeen) 86 74 (T135)
161 Stuart Hill (The Duke's) 83 78, Craig Ross (Kirkhill) 75 86 (T137)

SENIOR BRITISH AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP SECOND ROUND

JOHN FRASER LEADING SCOT AT 

GANTON, FOUR BEHIND AMERICAN

American Brady Exber has a one-shot lead after two rounds of the Senior British Amateur championship at Ganton Golf Club, Yorkshire.
He has had rouns of 72 and 74 for four-over-par 146.
On 147 is England's Anthony McClure (Longhirst Hall) who plays on the Scottish seniors tour. He has had scored of 70 77
Namesake John McClure from the United States is sharing third place with Stephen East (Moorton) on 149.
John has scored 76-73, Stephen 75-74.
Leading Scot is John Fraser from the Royal Burgess Society in Edinburghy John had 77-73 for 150.
Anglo-Scot Malcolm Reid (Sonning) is on 151 after rounds of 76-75.

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STRATHMORE BOY FINISHES T49 AT ENVILLE

HARRY BIGHAM WINS ENGLISH UNDER-14 BOYS' OPEN TITLE

Strathmore's Alex Simpson finished T49 in the English Under-14 boys' open stroke-play championship at Enville Golf Club, Staffordshire today.
Simpson had rounds of 76, 78 and 82 for a total of 236
For a change, the Reid Trophy was won by an English boy - Harry Bigham from the Redbourn club in Hampshire. He shot 70, 65 and 75 for a three-under-par total of 213.
He won by three shots from joint runners-up Tadeas Tetak (Slovakia) (71-72-73) and France's Thomas Boulanger (70-72-74.

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PAUL HAS LOWEST SCORE OF THE TOURNAMENT - A 46

PAUL LAWRIE JT 3rd IN BRITISH Par-3

CHAMPIONSHIP, ONE OFF PLAY-OFF

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@scottishgolfview.com
Paul Lawrie finished a close-up joint third on his debut in the Farmfoods British Par-3 Championship at Nailcote Hall, Warwickshire today.
The bumper first prize of £25,000 was won by Eddie Pepperell who beat a lesser known Englishman, Jack Hamblett, at the third hole of a sudden death play-off. Pepperell chipped in for a winning birdie 2.
Pepperell and Hamblett finished seven-under-par 101, Pepperell with rounds of 52 and 49 against a par of 54.
Hamblett scored 51 and 50.
Lawrie and Gary Wolstenholme shared third place, only one shot behind the play-off participants on 102 in a field of 56 players.
Lawrie had the lowest score of the 36-hole tournament, an eight-under-par 46 in his second round after leaving himself with a lot of work to do following a first-round two-over 56.
Wolstenholme, who had a hole in one in his second round, scored 54-48.

LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 108 (54x2)
101 Eddie Pepperell 52 49, Jack Hamblett 51 50 (Pepperell won sudden-death play-off at third extra hole).
101 Paul Lawrie 56 46, Gary Wolstenholme 54 48.
103 Carl Mason 53 50
104 Mark Mouland 52 52, D J Russell 52 52, Jamie Spence 53 51, Raymond Russell 54 50, Andy Sullivan 54 50, Tim Thelen 55 49.
105 Mike Harwood 52 53, Matthew Nixon 54 51, Paul Broadhurst 54 51.
106 Andrew Oldcorn 53 53, Philip Price 54 52
107 Gareth Wright 55 52, Simon Lilly 55 52
108 Ian Woosnam  57 51, Andrew Marshall 54 54
SELECTED OTHER SCORES
110 Scott Drummond 56 54, Maurice Bembridge 57 53
112 Gordon Brand jun 56 56, Tommy Horton 57 55
113 Miss Charley Hull 60 53
114 Roger Chapman 59 55, Des Smyth 60 54
116 Brian Barnes 58 58
118 Malcolm Gregson 61 57
123 Craig Lawrie 64 59
125 Warren Jacklin 67 58
128 Robert Rock 63 65
129 Tony Jacklin 61 68

KRIS NICOL'S 67 GETS HIM THROUGH ON THE LIMIT MARK

TWO SALTMAN BROTHERS MISS CUT

AT EUROPR0 TOUR EVENT

Fraserburgh's Kris Nicol (Paul Lawrie Golf Centre) squeezed into the third and final round of the EuroPro Tour 54-hole event at Moor Allerton Golf Club, Leeds with a second-round 67 for a tally of level par 142 - the limit mark for the qualifiers.

But Saltman brothers Elliot and Lloyd missed out on 143 and 148 respectively as did Neil Fenwick on 146

Leading Scot is Paul Doherty in joint fourth place on 137 (68-69). He has a realistic chance of winning the £10,000 first prize as he is only one shot off the lead which is shared by England's Luke Jackson (70-66), Stiggy Hodgson (68-68) and Billy Hemstock (65-71)

And Ross Kellett is by no means out of it after producing a 66 for 139 and a share of 13th place overnight, three off the pace.

EUROPRO TOUR

Moor Allerton GC, Leeds

LEADING SECOND-ROUND SCORES

Par 142 (2x71)

136 L Jackson (Lindrick) 70 66, S Hodgson (Wisley) 68 68, B Hemstock (Teighmouth) 65 71

SCOTS' SCORES

137 P Doherty 68 69 (T4)

139 R Kellett 73 66 (T13)

140 N Henderson 70 70 (T20)_

141 S Crichton 71 70, Z Saltman 71 70, C Macaulay 73 68 (T31)

142 J McColl 70 72, K Nkicol 75 67 (T40)

MISSED THE CUT (142 and better qualified)

143 G Rankin 72 71, E Saltman 72 71

144 P Shields 72 72

145 F McKenna 71 74

146 N Fenwick 71 75

148 C O'Neill 77 71, L Saltman 72 76

149 E Ramsay 72 77

150 R Cameron 75 75

152 J Findlay  75 75.

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SCOTS WIN TWO OUT OF THREE MATCHES IN HOME INTERATIONALS

The winning England squad and officials at Western Gailes. Picture by courtesy of the R and A.

SCOTS FINISH RUNNERS-UP TO 

ENGLAND BOYS AT WESTERN GAILES

England beat defending champions Ireland 8-7 on the final day at Western Gailes Golf club to win the boys' home internationals' title with three victories out of three.

But it was a closer run conclusion than was expected. Scotland, whose only defeat was at the hands of England on Day 1, signed off with a 9-6 win against Wales with Newmachar's Adam Fisher clinching an excellent debut performance in winning all six ties in which he was involved. He was the only player in the tournament to achieve that distinction.

Had Ireland been able to beat England and they started the afgternoon well by winning the top two singles then Scotland would have been involved in a countback climax.

But the English rallied to draw the singles 5-5 and their 1pt lead from the foursomes was decisive in the final analysis.

Day 3 results

SCOTLAND 9, WALES 6

Foursomes 3-2

E Ferguson and R Lumsden lost to T Harry and T Williams 3 and 2.

R MacIntyre and M Naysmith bt K Harman and B Chamberlain 1 hole.

A Fisher and S Easton bt J Davidson and D Ramsay 1 hole.

B Kinsley and J Bryce lost to T Froom and G Trew 3 and 2.

C Fyfe and G Burns bt R Jones and L Sanges 3 and 1.

Singles 6-4

Ferguson bt Davidson 3 and 1.

MacIntyre bt Harman 6 and 4

Naysmith lost to Harry 2 and 1

Fisher bt Williams 2 and 1.

Lumsden bt Ramsay 4 and 3.

Kinsley bt J Davies 1 hole

McMullen lost to Sanges 1 hole.

Fyfe bt Jones 2 holes.

Easton lost to Froom 2 and 1.

Burns lost to Trew 4 and 3.

ENGLAND 8, IRELAND 7

Foursomes 3-2

H McCullena dn J Dick bt K LeBlanc and T O'Driscoll 1 hole.

M Lamb and J Li lost to J Sugrue and R Lester 5 and 4.

M Penge and H Hall bt T Mulligan and J Fletcher 3 and 1.

B Moore and J Thomson lost to C Purcell and O Crooks 1 hole

A Turner and J Storey bt E Leonard and C Butler 1 hole.

Singles 5-5

McCullen lost to LeBlanc 2 and 1.

Dick lost to Sugrue 5 and 3.

Lamb bt Lester 2 and 1

Li lost to O'Driscoll 1 hole.

Penge bt Purcell 2 and 1.

Moore bt P Kerr 4 and 3.

Thomson bt Crooks 2 and 1.

Singh Brar lost to Mulligan 2 and 1

Hall bt Butler  1 hole.

Turner lost to Leonard 2 and 1.

FINAL PLACINGS

England 3 wins, Scotland 2 wins, Ireland 1 win, Wales 0 wins

NEWMACHAR'S NEW BOY FISHER IS TOURNAMENT

MVP WITH SIX WINS OUT OF SIX

NEWS RELEASE FROM THE R and 
 England had to pull out all the stops before they were crowned Boys Home Internationals champions for the third time in four years on a dramatic final day at Western Gailes Golf Club in Ayrshire.

After winning their opening two matches against Scotland and Wales, Derek Hughes’ sides needed a result against defending champions Ireland, who like Scotland, still had an outside chance of winning if results had gone their way.

In the end, England turned things around in the final singles session to defeat Ireland by 8-7 to complete a set of three wins for the week.

To compound matters for Roy Archibald’s Ireland side, the narrow defeat meant they finished third in the table after Scotland’s 9-6 win against Wales moved them into second with two wins.

At one stage eight of the singles matches were in Ireland’s favour, which would have been enough to turn around the 3-2 deficit from the morning foursomes, but would also have been good enough to retain the title based on the highest number of individual points won. 

 However, that scenario never materialised as England rallied and when Harry Hall won the last two holes to win by one hole against Cathal Butler, the match was secured.

“That was very, very tough, I don’t want to have any more days like that on a golf course,” said a relieved Hughes afterwards. “Fair play to Ireland, they came out with a new team this week and put in a great effort. I am proud of the way my lads battled, especially when it didn’t look good for a time, but the likes of Harry coming down the last and winning was crucial.”     

As leaderboards changed all afternoon, Bradley Moore’s 4 and 3 win over Peter Kerr in the middle order ended Scotland’s chances as England secured more points than Scott Knowles’ side had accumulated. Moments later Jonathan Thomson came through a tight encounter to deny 15-year-old Owen Crooks 2 and 1 and that was the all-important point, which meant England had won the title.

“I much prefer to win the matches. If we manage that then the overall result looks after itself and thankfully that’s what happened today,” added Hughes.

Ireland can take a lot of positives from the week and look ahead as eight of the 11 players who competed at Western Gailes will be available for selection again next year when the under-18 team event moves to Conwy Golf Club in Wales.

“That was a very close run thing and a great performance by the boys,” said Archibald. “To take on England in the manner we did and narrowly lose 8-7, with a number of matches going to the final green, was a fantastic team effort.

“I can’t praise the boys highly enough. The experience this young side have gained will be invaluable.  It was close, the match came down to the last match on the last green, you can’t ask for any more than that. Of course they will be disappointed for a while but we’ll pick them up and get them going again.”

For Scotland there was a bright note when debutant Adam Fisher (pictured right) ended a great week as the only player to win all six matches.“I played solid throughout. On a tough links course like this, the secret is to make pars with the occasional birdie,” said the Newmachar golfer.

Scotland captain Knowles accepted there was too much to do but praised his team nonetheless. 

“We were disappointed to have lost to England on the first day but I’m happy with the way we rallied to beat Ireland and Wales. The end result was out of our control today and fair play to England,” said Knowles.

The Wales captain Chris King was pleased that so many of his new caps had performed well.“Overall we’re disappointed because we felt we came here with a strong side,” said King.

“Thomas Froom, who has just turned 15, was fantastic again to close out his match against Stuart Easton (2 and 1). And Gaelen Trew was new to the team and he too got four points after his 4 and 3 win over George Burns in the bottom match.

“The new caps were buzzing and they can’t wait to come back and have a go at this again,” added King, who has five players available for Conwy next year.

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The 2015 Boys Home Internationals will be played at Conwy Golf Club in Wales from August 4 to 6.

FOX MOVES UP AT BLAIRGOWRIE

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FOX MOVES UP AT BLAIRGOWRIE

Despite a double bogey 6 at the third hole, Graham Fox (Clydeway Golf) moved up to a share of 12th place on the penultimate day of the lucrative Glenmuir PGA professional championship over the Lansdowne course at Blairgowrie Golf Club.

Fox birdied the first, second, sixth, eighth and 17th for a two-under-par 70 to tag on to his earlier rounds of 70 and 73. On three-under 213, Fox is five shots behind the trio sharing the lead - Jason Levermore (Channels (71-68-68), Giuseppe Licagta (Bristol Golf Centre) (68-72-68) and Christopher McDonnell (Troon Golf Management)_(67-72-78.

Whether or not Fox can make up five shots over the closing 18 holes is a moot point but a battle royal is assured with two shots spanning the leading six players.

David Orr (Mearns Castle) is the second best Scot in joint 25th place on 216 (74-71-71).

GLENMUIR PGA PROFESSIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Lansdowne course, Blairgowrie Golf Club

LEADING THIRD-ROUND SCORES

Par 216 (3x72)

208 J Levermore (Channels) 71 69 68, Giuseppe Licata (Bristol GC) 68 72 68, Christopher McDonnell (Troon GM) 69 72 68

209 A Willey (Bulwell Forest) 69 72 68, P Hendriksen (Dinnaton) 68 68 73, C Gane (Silvermere) 70 65 74

SCOTS' SCORES

213 G Fox (Clydeway Golf) 70 73 70 (T12)

216 D Orr (Mearns Castle) 74 71 71 (T25)

218 C Mathison (Falkirk Tryst) 70 72 76 (T35)

219 C Robinson (Portpatrick Dunskey) 77 69 73 (T40)

222 A Mackenzie (Saunton) 72 74 76 (T51)

223 I Campbell (Heathfield Park) 71 76 76(T54)

224 A Crerar (Panmure) 73 74 77 (T56)

226 S Savage (Dalmuir)74 71 81 (61st)

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GLENMUIR WPGA TITLE FIRST ROUND TO COME - Cathy Panton Lewis playing in it.

Only eight competitors

ST ANDREWS BOYS' OPEN SCRATCH, HANDICAP WINS

CAMERON, KIERAN 
SCORE A DOUBLE

WHAMMY FOR INVERNESS 

Cameron Franssen, pictured, and Kieran Mackay scored a double whammy triumph for Inverness over the Old Course on the last day of the St Andrews Boys' Open tournament today (Thursday).

Cameron won the scratch section for the Merchants Cup by beating Australia's Ben Ferguson 2 and 1 in the final after beating another Aussie, Zach Murray) 5 and 4 in the morning semi-finals.

Kieran won the handicap section for the Murray Mitchell Trophy. Playing off two of a handicap, Kieran beat Jack Coslett Green from the Houghwood club at St Helens, Merseyside, playing off five, by 3 and 1 in the final.

Nicola Robertson (Stirling), playing off four, lost to Jasmin Pnaiser from the Handsworth club near Birmingham, playing off 12, by 3 and 2 in the St Andrews Junior Ladies Open's handicap section.

The girls' scratch title for the Golf Monthly Trophy was won by Lianna Bailey from Kirby Musloe, Leicstershire. She beat Lianna Bailey (Kirby Muxloe)  6 and 4 in the final.

TODAY'S RESULTS

ST ANDREWS BOYS OPEN

SCRATCH

Old Course

Semi-finals

Cameron Franssen (Inverness) bt Zach Murray (Australia) 5 and 4.

Ben Ferguson (Australia) bt Zack Bedford (St Andrews New) 3 and 1.

Final

Franssen bt Ferguson 2 and 1.

HANDICAP

Semi-finals

Kieran Mackayu (Inverness) (2) bt George Petrie (Luffenham Heath) (4) 3 and 2.

Jack Coslett-Green (Houghwood) (5)_ bt Craig Tibbetts (Uphall) (4) 4 and 3.

Final

Mackay bt Coslett-Green 3 and 1.

ST ANDREWS JUNIOR LADIES OPEN

SCRATCH

Old Course

Semi-finals

Lianna Bailey (Kirby Muxloe) bt Julie Nordin (Norway) 6 and 5.

Samantha Taylor (Tynemouth) bt Martha Lewis (St George's Hill) 1 hole.

Final

Bailey bt Taylor 6 and 4. .

HANDICAP

Final

Jasmin Pnaiser (Handsworth) (12) bt Nicola Robertson (Stirling) (4) 3 and 2.

SAME STARTING TIMES AS APPLIED LAST SUNDAY

Ralston Rosebowl

RALSTON ROSEBOWL RESCHEDULED

 

FOR SUNDAY, AUGUST 17

 

Due to heavy rain on Sunday, the Ralston Rosebowl tournament had to be abandoned with some players not having completed their first round. 

It has been decided to re-schedule it for Sunday, August 17.

All starting times for players who participated in the tournament last Sunday will remain. 

There will be some spaces available now due to some players not being able to make the revised date so if anyone wishes to play then please phone club professional Colin Munro on 0141 810 4925.

Ralston Junior Open

On Monday, August 4 Mark Seggie (Paisley) won the Ralston Junior Open with a fine nett 66, beating Nicholas MacKenzie (Whitecraigs) on the best last 6 holes.

NEW-LOOK LINE-UP FOR SOUTHERNDOWN, SOUTH WALES

ROBB GAINS FIRST CAP IN SCOTLAND

TEAM FOR HOME INTERNATIONALS

Fairstone Scottish Amateur champion Chris Robb has been selected in a new-look Scotland side for next week’s Men’s Home Internationals, the Meldrum House player one of five new faces bound for Wales. 

The 23-year-old (pictured by Cal Carson Golf Agency) from Banchory claimed a third straight domestic success at Downfield last weekend, winning the SGU’s flagship event with a 4 and 3 success over Glenbervie’s Graeme Robertson.

Robb’s red hot form has now earned him a debut in Scotland’s 11-man side seeking to repeat their 2012 triumph in the Home Internationals at Southerndown Golf Club from August 13 to 15. 

“I was hoping to have done enough having won the Scottish Amateur, and I’m now looking forward to representing Scotland at Men’s level after previously playing at Boys’ level in the Homes and Europeans,” said Robb, who finished his US college career at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga earlier this year.

“I’ve had a good few tournaments. I played well finishing up in the US and from then on I’ve just kept it going. As far as Scottish golf is concerned, I’ve not been fantastic since the junior days, I suppose.

“I won the North-east District 72-hole amateur championship two years ago, but other than that, not much until now, so it’s been great to win the East of Scotland Championship, the Cameron Corbett Vase and then the Scottish Amateur.” 

With Blairgowrie’s Bradley Neil, the Amateur champion, and Craigielaw’s Grant Forrest the St Andrews Links Trophy winner, contesting next week’s US Amateur Championship in Atlanta thanks to their places inside the top 50 of the World Amateur Golf Ranking, the Scotland side is much changed from 12 months ago at Ganton.

Robb is joined in the Scotland side by four other new faces at Men’s Home International level, namely Irish Open Stroke Play champion Jamie Savage (Cawder), last year’s Scottish Amateur semi-finalist Craig Ross (Kirkhill), ex-boys' cap Greig Marchbank (Thornhill) and Sutherland Chalice victor Adam Dunton (McDonald Ellon).

Southerness member Scott Gibson returns to the line-up for the first time since 2011, while a quintet of experienced players are looking forward to further Home Internationals competition.

Palmer Cup-winning duo James Ross (Royal Burgess) and Kilmarnock Barassie’s Jack McDonald are joined by Scottish Amateur runner-up Robertson, making his fourth appearance in the event, Daniel Young of Craigie Hill and Kilmacolm’s Matthew Clark.

Selection criteria states that the top five Scottish players from the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR), as well as the top two players on the SGU Men’s Order of Merit, automatically earn places on the team. The cut off date for automatic selection was 19 July. 

With Neil and Forrest unavailable, only three leading players earned automatic selection off the WAGR – Savage, James Ross and McDonald – with second-placed Dunton the only Order of Merit automatic selection, given it is led by Neil. This resulted in seven selectors’ picks to complete the team.

SCOTLAND TEAM Matthew Clark (Kilmacolm) 32

Adam Dunton (McDonald Ellon) 24

Scott Gibson (Southerness) 21

Greig Marchbank (Thornhill) 20

Jack McDonald (Kilmarnock Barassie) 21

Chris Robb (Meldrum House) 23

Craig Ross (Kirkhill) 21

James Ross (Royal Burgess) 24

Graeme Robertson (Glenbervie) 26

Jamie Savage (Cawder) 20

Daniel Young (Craigie Hill) 22

'TOO DIFFICULT TO EVALUATE THE SOON TO BE 57 YEAR OLD'

McGinley squashes speculation that in-form 

Langer is in his Ryder Cup team possibles

FROM THE GOLF CHANNEL WEBSITE
By RYAN LAVNER

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky – Those campaigning for Bernhard Langer as a European Ryder Cupper at Gleneagles next month might want to find another cause.
Paul McGinley all but squashed that idea Wednesday at the US PGA Championship, saying it was too difficult to evaluate the soon-to-be 57-year-old.
Why? Well, for starters, the European side uses both the Official World Golf Ranking and the Order of Merit for qualification. The only OWGR event that Langer played in this year was the Masters, where he tied for eighth, so he is not even on the radar. 
Plus, with so many talented players vying for a spot, McGinley says it’s “very hard” to determine how a Champions Tour player stacks up.
“I’ll never say never,” McGinley said, “but it’s 99.9 percent sure that my picks will come from the guys who are on the periphery of the team and chasing at the moment.”

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So at Valhalla, he preferred to discuss those players with a realistic chance to make the team. Currently, a few of the usual suspects are on the outside looking in, most notably Lee Westwood, Miguel Angel Jimenez and 2012 hero Ian Poulter. A recent run of five consecutive top 10s worldwide has pushed Graeme McDowell into one of the automatic spots on the World Points List, but he is just one point ahead of No. 9 Jamie Donaldson and two clear of No. 10 Luke Donald. Stephen Gallacher isn’t far behind, either.
The final day of U.S. qualifying is this Sunday, after the final round of the PGA, but the deadline for the European side is not until August 31.
“It’s all still up for grabs,” McGinley said. “I think it’s going to be an exciting run in for those guys, and I’m looking forward to seeing how it all evolves.”

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TEE TIMES FOR SANDYHILLS GOLF CLUB PRO-AM

 Round 1: Sandyhills Golf Club  10/08/2014

 Tee  Time      Name

  1   8:00 AM   Steven Rettie, Callaway Golf Europe Limited

  1   8:10 AM   Heather MacRae, Gleneagles Hotel Golf Courses

  1   8:20 AM   Ewan Grimes, Carrick on Loch Lomond

  1   8:30 AM   Liam Neeson, World of Golf

  1   8:40 AM   Craig Gordon, Edinburgh Golf Centre

  1   8:50 AM   Mark Kerr, Marriott Dalmahoy Golf & Count

  1   9:00 AM   Paul Robinson, Largs Golf Club

  1   9:10 AM   Kevin Campbell, Greenock Golf Club

  1   9:20 AM   Paul Betty, Hamilton Golf Club

  1   9:30 AM   Graeme Brown, Montrose Golf Links Ltd.

  1   9:40 AM   Paul O'Hara, Clydeway Golf

  1   9:50 AM   Stephen Craig, Craig Golf 79

  1   10:00 AM  Iain McNab, Dundonald Links

  1   10:10 AM  Mark King, Kingsfield Golf Centre

  1   10:20 AM  Scott Gillespie, Burntisland Golf Club

  1   10:30 AM  Craig Matheson, Falkirk Tryst Golf Club

  1   10:40 AM  Nick Walton, Glasgow Golf Club

  1   10:50 AM  Stephen Gray, Hayston Golf Club

  1   11:00 AM  Steven Taylor, Bothwell Castle Golf Club

  1   11:10 AM  Anthony Mackrell, Playsport Golf

  1   11:20 AM  Craig Ronald, Carluke Golf Club

  1   11:30 AM  Iain Colquhoun, Loch Lomond Golf Club

  1   11:40 AM  David Orr, Mearns Castle Golf Academy

  1   11:50 AM  Andrew Fullen, Largs Golf Club

  1   12:00 PM  Jonathan Sharp, Carrick on Loch Lomond

  1   12:10 PM  Greig Hutcheon, Paul Lawrie Golf Centre

  1   12:20 PM  Jonathan Lomas, Caprington Golf Club

  1   12:30 PM  Ryan Buckley, Royal Musselburgh Golf Club

  1   12:40 PM  Scott Henderson, Kings Links Golf Centre

  1   12:50 PM  Derek Watters, Gourock Golf Club

  1   1:00 PM   Brian Mason, Callaway Golf

  1   1:10 PM   Greg Paxton, Ralston Golf Club

  1   1:20 PM   Scott Herald, Mearns Castle Golf Academy

  1   1:30 PM   Jason McCreadie, Buchanan Castle Golf Club

  1   1:40 PM   Chris Kelly

  1   1:50 PM   Graham Fox, Clydeway Golf

  1   2:00 PM   Patrick Walker, Ballumbie Castle Golf Course

  1   2:10 PM   James McKinnon, Irvine Golf Club

  1   2:20 PM   Christopher Currie, Caldwell Golf Club

  1   2:30 PM   Robert Arnott, Bishopbriggs Golf Range

  1   2:40 PM   Norman Huguet, Musselburgh Golf Club

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