JOINT 60th FINISH IN WEB.COM TOUR EVENT

JIMMY GUNN MISFIRES AGAIN 

Jimmy Gunn finished a disappointing T60 in this weekend's Web.com Tour event, the Portland Open at Witch Hollow @ Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club, Oregon.
He had up and down rounds of 72, 69, 75 and 69 for a one-over-par total of 285 over the par 71 course.
At the time of writing Mexican Carlos Ortiz was four shots clear of the field at 17 under par in his final round.

RUSSELL KNOX HAS A BAD WEEKEND

HUNTER MAHAN SET TO WIN THE

BARCLAYS CHAMPIONSHIP

It looked like being a play-off climax to The Barclay's Championship but Hunter Mahan has
suddenly forged two shots clear with only a couple of holes to play ... and his closest rivals are back in the clubhouse.
HOW THEY STAND
Hunter Mahan 14 under par after 16 holes
Stuart Appleby and Cameron Tringale have 
finished on 12 under par (272)
Ernies Els and William McGirt finished on 11 under (273)
Matt Kuchat is 10 under par after 17 holes
Jim Furyk is 10 under par after 16 holes
Rory McIlroy and Paul Casey finished on five under (279)
Justin Rose finished on four under (280)



RUSSELL KNOX HAS A BAD WEEKEND
Russell Knox played the first 36 holes well and the last 36 holes poorly.
The Highlander shot 67-69 through Thursday and Friday, only to score 74-71 Saturday and Sunday.
That pushed him up to 281, a three-under-par finish.

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EXCITING NORTH DISTRICT OPEN AMATEUR STROKE PLAY

Stuart Tatters with the David Blair Trophy. Picture by courtesy of the North District SGU

TATTERS BEATS GODSMAN IN 

ALL-MORAY PLAY-OFF AT ELGIN

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@scottishgolfview.com
The North District Open Amateur Stroke-play Championship for the David Blair Trophy boiled down to a play-off between two members of Lossiemouth's Moray Golf Club which is not many miles distant from the tournament venue of Elgin Golf Club.
Stuart Tatters beat Kyle Godsman, third in the previous weekend's North-east District Open at Peterhead, in a two-hole aggregate play-off - the first and the 18th - winning with eight shots (4-4) to Godsman's nine (4-5).
So Tatters landed the David Blair Trophy and a £400 voucher. Godsman received a £300 voucher.
Godsman, who played on the US college golf circuit for the past four years as a student at the University of South Carolina-Aiken, should have won the title within the regulation 72 holes of this SGU Order of Merit event.
But Kyle double-bogeyd the last hole for a two-under 67 and and five-under total of 271, the same as Tatters who, despite a a double bogey 6 at the first hole, had shot into a share of the third-round lead with North-east District Open winner Connor Syme (Drumoig) with a  63 (joint lowest of the weekend), and, like Godsman,  closed with a 67 for 271.
Godsman missed the green at his 72nd hole, landing on the downslope of a grass hollow. He was able to move the ball only a few feet. He then chipped on but missed the putt and a double bogey 6 set up the play-off.
Four players finished joint third on 273 - two shots behind the play-off participants
They were Fraser Moore (Glenbervie),  Jeff Wright (Forres) , Scott Borrowman (Dollar) and Matthew Clark (Kilmacolm).
The best last round of the four - a 67, earned Moore third prize of a £200 voucher with Wright being placed fourth, Borrowman fifth and Clark sixth.
In one of the most exciting David Blair Trophy tournament finishes for years, any one of 10 players could have won.
Lowest last round of the tournament was a six-under-par 63 by Gordon Munro (Fraserburgh). 
He had not managed to get under 70 in his first three rounds but, finishing on 277, he was officially placed ninth ahead of former Scottish champion Alexander Culverwell (Dunbar), Nairn youngster Sandy Scott,  Ryan Campbell (Falkirk) and Kevin Duncan (Cruden Bay), all of whom  also totalled 277.
There were 18 scores of par 69 or better over the pot-boiler of a final round. 
+Stuart Tatters and Kyle Godsman have more in common than being Moray GC clubmates. They both spent four years at US universities, Tatters at Pfeiffer in the late 1990s, Godsman, the past four years at South Carolina-Aiken. Tatters stayed on in America, turned professional and married an American girl.  

FINAL TOTALS
Par 276 (4x69) CSS 70 70 71 70
271 Stuart Tatters (Moray) 71 69 63 67, Kyle Godsman (Moray) 65 68 71 67 (Tatters won two-hole aggregate play-off).
273 Fraser Moore (Glenbervie) 68 69 69 67, Jeff Wright (Forres) 67 68 70 68, Scott Borrowman (Dollar) 72 68 64 69, Matthew Clark (Kilmacolm) 66 69 69 69
275 Connor Syme (Drumoig) 66 72 65 72.
276 Nick Macandrew (Royal Aberdeen) 67 72 70 67
277 Gordon Munro (Fraserburgh) 70 72 72 63, Alexander Culverwell (Dunbar)72 71 69 65, Ryan Campbell (Falkirk) 72 67 71 67. Sandy Scott (Nairn) 75 64 71 67, Kevin Duncan (Cruden Bay) 71 72 66 68
278 Christopher Maclean (Balmore) 70 68 72 68
279 Bryan Fotheringham (Inverness) 72 66 69 72. David Joel (Inverness) 70 69 70 70
280 Adam Dunton (McDonald Ellon) 70 70 70 70284 Jack Harling (Banchory) 71 67 76 70, Jordan Milne (Elgin) 70 72 73 69
285 Ben Kinsley (St Andrews New) 71 67 73 74
286  John D Forbes (Inverness) 73 69 73 71, Andrew Davidson (Charleton) 70 77 72 67
287 Adam Fisher (Newmachar) 67 76 70 74, R Tinker (Strathmore) 77 72 69 69
288 Alan Sutherland (Ladybank) 77 72 69 70, Rory Franssen (Inverness) 74 71 74 69
290 Chris Gaittens (Fortrose and Rosemarkie) 72 74 73 71, Daniel Kay (Dunbar) 70 78 71 71, John Duff (Newmachar) 70 76 72 72
291 Tom Watson (S Africa) 70 76 67 78, Malcolm Pennycott (Whiting Bay, Arran) 71 77 72 71, Alastair S Thurlow (Murrayfield) 76 69 78 68
292 Jordan Shaw (Boat of Garten) 69 71 81 71
294 Cameron Franssen (Inverness) 75 73 75 71
295 Benjamin Henderson (Deeside) 73 72 76 74, Gordon Grimmer (Nigg Bay) 77 71 74 72
297 Allan L Cameron (Fortrose and Rosemarkie) 72 75 71 79
298 Blair Carnegie (Glenbervie) 70 74 78 76, Duncan Cairnie (Carnoustie Caledonia) 78 70 81 69
301 Steve Jamieson (Nigg Bay) 70 73 80 78, Corin Stewart (Murcar Links) 70 77 77 77

 Leading prizewinners and officials at the conclusion of the North District Open Amateur Championship at Elgin. Picture by courtesy of the North District SGU.

Left to right: Connor Syme, Ian Howarth (SGU President), Ian Stewart (Elgin GC captain), Stuart Tatters, Alister Paterson (North District President), Kyle Godsman, Jeff Wright.

SATURDAY, SEPT 30 EVENT AT INVERNESS

LOCH NESS GOLF CLUB OPEN

Late entries will be accepted on 01463 713334 for the Loch Ness GHolf Club men's open tournament at Loch Ness golf course, Inverness on Saturday, September 30.

Competitors will tee off in threes at 7min intervals and are from the host club unless otherwise stated.

Abbreviations: I, Inverness;  MO, Moray; ND, Nairn Dunbar; S, Strathpeffer; T, Torvean; Th, Thurso.

8.0 C Black (I), D Hardie, L. Gillies, Donnie Fraser, Don Fraser, G. Ross (S), I. Doig, A Kinnaird, S Pickard, W MacDonald, B Balfour, D. Steel, A. Rennie, D Fraser, N. MacDonald (E), J Gordon, S Moss, M Sanderson

9.0 A Tomney, T Smith, H Young, D Johnston, A Simpson, J MacKenzie

11.0 G Munro (N)

1.0  C Grant, J Begg(Th)

4.0 W Chisholm

ARGENTINA'S MONASTERIO STAYS AHEAD THIS TIME

CESAR ROMPS TO FIRST EUROPEAN 

SENIOR TOUR WIN AT CO DURHAM
 
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Argentina’s Cesar Monasterio, pictured with the trophy by courtesy of Getty Images(c), romped to a maiden victory at the English Senior Open in just his fifth start on the European Senior Tour.
Having led by three shots overnight at Rockliffe Hall, County Durham, following a course record-equalling 63 on Saturday, the 50 year old Tucuman native put together a serene two under par 70 to finish five clear of England’s Barry Lane (70) and Scotland’s Andrew Oldcorn (67) and with it become the second rookie in succession to win on the Senior Tour.
England’s Paul Eales finished tied fourth after a best-of-the-day 66, alongside Scot Ross Drummond (73).
It was a result that never really looked in doubt, as Monasterio calmly plotted his way to an aggregate total of 202, 14 under par, to seal a memorable victory and a winner’s cheque of €37,503.
With bright sunshine, warm temperatures, and crowds numbering more than 4,500 at the North-East of England venue on Sunday, Monasterio’s bid for the title began somewhat ingloriously with a bogey at the par four first and the lead was briefly reduced to just two shots.
That was as close as it got, however, as the affable Argentinian, who won the Abierto Telefonica Moviles de Guatemala on the Challenge Tour in 2005 and the 2006 St Omer Open on The European Tour, posted birdies at the short third and par five seventh to immediately reassert his authority on proceedings.
A further gain at the long 12th preceded six straight pars and a victory the man of the moment described most accurately as “muy tranquilo”.
“I am very happy, it’s difficult to explain,” said Monasterio, who becomes just the fifth player to have won an event on all three of The European, Challenge and now Senior Tours after Antonio Garrido, John Bland, Constantino Rocca and Philip Golding.
“This whole week was has been very enjoyable, every day has been good and the course is in excellent condition and it is an unbelievable tournament.”
Commenting on his runner-up finish at last week’s SSE Scottish Senior Open, where he led for 36 holes, he added: “After the disappointment of almost winning last week, and a difficult weekend, I feel very good, this one is for me!”

FINAL SCORES
Par 216 (3x72)

202 C Monasterio (Arg) 69 63 70 
207 B Lane (Eng) 71 66 70, A Oldcorn (Sco) 72 68 67 
208 P Eales (Eng) 74 68 66, J Spence (Eng) 67 71 70, R Drummond (Sco) 70 65 73 
210 S Luna (Esp) 71 68 71, M James (Eng) 70 70 70, A Murray (Eng) 71 69 70, C Williams (Eng) 69 71 70
211 J Sallat (Fra) 75 66 70, J Carriles (Esp) 70 68 73, A Bossert (Sui) 72 69 70, P Fowler (Aus) 73 70 68
212 A Franco (Par) 72 69 71, S Tinning (Den) 72 68 72, P Linhart (Esp) 72 69 71, M Farry (Fra) 71 72 69, J Harrison (Eng) 77 67 68, M Martin (Esp) 70 71 71,
 213 D O'Sullivan (Irl) 71 73 69, G Rusnak (USA) 69 72 72, J Gould (Eng) 71 69 73, P Jonas (Can) 72 70 71, B Conser (USA) 70 72 71, P Wesselingh (Eng) 70 72 71, L Carbonetti (Arg) 73 72 68,
 214 G Manson (Aut) 71 73 70, D Russell (Eng) 69 73 72, J Berendt (Arg) 73 73 68,
 215 P Golding (Eng) 72 71 72,
 216 I Woosnam (Wal) 74 64 78, S Brown (Eng) 77 70 69, G Wolstenholme (Eng) 71 70 75, R Gibson (Can) 73 70 73, J Quiros (Esp) 71 72 73, M Davis (Eng) 73 73 70,
 217 R Rafferty (Nir) 74 70 73, K Spurgeon (Eng) 76 68 73, G Bell (Eng) 72 73 72, T Thelen (USA) 72 73 72,
 218 M Mackenzie (Eng) 76 70 72, R Arnott (Sco) 71 73 74, J Smith (USA) 74 73 71, K Tomori (Jpn) 70 75 73,
 219 P Curry (Eng) 70 73 76, D Smyth (Irl) 71 78 70, A Sherborne (Eng) 75 68 76,
 220 G Brand Jnr (Sco) 71 75 74, J Bruner (USA) 74 75 71, T Price (Aus) 73 70 77, B Cameron (Eng) 74 73 73, N Job (Eng) 75 72 73, P Walton (Irl) 74 72 74,
 221 R Roper (Eng) 77 71 73, T Johnstone (Zim) 68 77 76,
 222 M McLean (Eng) 73 74 75, G Ryall (Eng) 74 73 75, S Torrance (Sco) 75 72 75, M Cunning (USA) 70 76 76,
 223 M Bianco (Ita) 72 81 70,
 224 C Mason (Eng) 77 73 74,
 225 P Way (Eng) 74 74 77, S Cipa (Eng) 75 77 73,
 226 M Harwood (Aus) 74 72 80, G Brand (Eng) 75 76 75,
 227 G Emerson (Eng) 76 77 74, D Durnian (Eng) 75 78 74,
 230 W Grant (Eng) 77 77 76,
 232 N Ratcliffe (Aus) 80 78 74,
 236 B Longmuir (Sco) 80 79 77,
 ** J Remesy (Fra) RT  0 0,

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TWO-SHOT WINNER OF CZECH MASTERS

WELSHMAN DONALDSON CONFIRMS 

RYDER CUP TEAM PLACE

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Jamie Donaldson confirmed his place at the 2014 Ryder Cup in the most spectacular fashion, as the Welshman claimed his third European Tour title, courtesy of a two-shot victory at the inaugural Czech Masters.
The 38 year old carded a four under par final round 68 to overcome his countryman and first-round leader Bradley Dredge, finishing on a winning total of 14 under and earning an automatic place in Paul McGinley’s European team through the qualifying points table.
With so much at stake, Donaldson showed the poise and determination of a future Ryder Cup star and raced out of the blocks.
He started with three successive birdies before a bogey at the fourth pegged him back to two under for the day, having found the trees from the tee.
He claimed that shot back, however, with a 3 at the par four sixth hole to reach the turn in three under, before rolling in a putt from 25 feet at the tenth for birdie and capitalising on the final par five, the 13th, for another gain.
A bogey at the tricky 17th hole did not prove costly for Donaldson as Dredge also ran up a 5 after driving into the water hazard and a par at the sealed the title and a place at Gleneagles next month
Said Donaldson after rounds of 66, 69, 71 and 68 for 14-under-par 274:
“This is big. It’s been an amazing week, I didn’t get here until late, I needed to play well either this week or next week, or both, to guarantee my place in the Ryder Cup team. So there was a lot on the line and I had to play well and this week I played really well, so that’s great.
“Winning is everything, wins shoot you up world rankings, The Race To Dubai, all sorts. It’s massive, very important, those three last holes coming in there were really tough with the wind blowing, so I’m just really happy to seal it.
“I felt pretty good after yesterday, I’ve had a lot of birdies here all week. Like I said I’ve dropped too many shots, which stopped me from moving away a little bit, so today everything came together. I had a great start first three holes and felt very relaxed. I just had to slow things down, take my time and allow myself to play good shots all the time, as supposed to some of the time – and that went my way and worked well and enabled me to win.
“It’s so difficult to get into the team, the lads are playing so well. I played a couple of weeks there in
Germany and France, and then I should’ve maybe taken a week off and didn’t, I went to Scotland thinking I was playing well, and then when I got there I wasn’t at the races. The form then followed on and I was a bit tied, didn’t play well at The Open.
“Suddenly you’ve missed two cuts at two big events and slipped down the Rankings a bit, and it’s all to play for. You know that you have to play well to secure your place and it did come down to the wire.
“But that’s how it is to get into the team. I played as well as I can play for 18 months, and then a couple of slow events and you rocket down the list, so it’s great to come here and play so well and do enough to get into the team.”r.”

FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4x72)
274 J Donaldson (Wal) 66 69 71 68,
276 B Dredge (Wal) 68 70 66 72,
277 S Kjeldsen (Den) 68 70 68 71, M Bremner (RSA) 70 68 70 69,
280 T Fleetwood  (Eng) 72 65 73 70, E Pepperell (Eng) 70 72 71 67,
281 S Gallacher (Sco) 70 67 71 73, S Walker (Eng) 69 71 70 71,
282 S Jamieson  (Sco) 71 73 74 64, J Heath  (Eng) 73 70 71 68, G Porteous (Eng) 70 67 72 73, P Hedblom (Swe) 70 68 73 71,
283 D Willett  (Eng) 68 75 72 68, K Ferrie (Eng) 68 71 71 73, M Baldwin (Eng) 72 71 67 73, C Lee (Sco) 69 71 71 72, J Colomo  (Esp) 69 71 71 72, J Morrison  (Eng) 70 68 72 73,
284 T Sluiter  (Ned) 69 73 70 72, P Uihlein  (USA) 70 73 72 69, D Lipsky (USA) 69 71 69 75, P Waring  (Eng) 68 71 70 75,
285 F Aguilar (Chi) 73 71 70 71, G Bourdy (Fra) 69 67 71 78, K Phelan (Irl) 72 69 73 71, S Manley (Wal) 71 72 74 68, P Lawrie (Sco) 70 70 71 74, R Karlberg  (Swe) 70 72 68 75, D Huizing (Ned) 69 74 70 72,
286 J Hansen  (Den) 70 69 72 75, Z Scotland  (Eng) 74 70 69 73, T Hatton (Eng) 70 73 71 72, A Otaegui  (Esp) 70 70 72 74, E Dubois (Fra) 71 73 70 72, L Slattery (Eng) 68 69 77 72, D Stewart (Sco) 70 69 74 73, M Lundberg (Swe) 67 76 68 75, P Archer (Eng) 69 72 71 74,
287 F Calmels  (Fra) 70 72 70 75, A Wall (Eng) 72 72 71 72, T Lewis (Eng) 74 70 73 70, G Stal  (Fra) 71 73 72 71, O Stark (Swe) 71 67 76 73, A Pavan (Ita) 72 70 69 76, A Saddier (Fra) 71 72 70 74, T Lee (USA) 72 68 72 75, S Chowrasia (Ind) 68 75 68 76, D Kemmer (USA) 71 70 78 68, S Wakefield (Eng) 70 74 72 71, H Otto (RSA) 70 71 76 70, J Sjöholm (Swe) 74 70 69 74,
288 J Luiten (Ned) 70 71 73 74, A Forsyth (Sco) 73 71 70 74, P Sjöland (Swe) 72 72 71 73, S Kapur (Ind) 71 70 75 72, A Sullivan (Eng) 69 73 69 77, C Hanson (Eng) 74 70 75 69, J Hahn (USA) 68 69 76 75, D McGrane (Irl) 73 70 74 71,
289 F Andersson Hed (Swe) 72 68 75 74, A Hartø  (Den) 73 71 69 76, K Horne (RSA) 68 74 74 73, G Boyd  (Eng) 72 70 75 72, P Lawrie (Irl) 72 72 73 72, R Kakko  (Fin) 70 70 74 75, R Bland (Eng) 71 70 74 74, H Porteous (RSA) 74 70 69 76, N Elvira  (Esp) 72 71 70 76,
290 G Bhullar (Ind) 72 71 71 76,
291 D Frittelli (RSA) 72 70 75 74, J Knutzon (USA) 70 71 74 76, E Grillo (Arg) 72 72 73 74, S Kim (SKor) 74 67 73 77, B Evans  (Eng) 74 70 76 71,
292 J Doherty  (Sco) 73 69 76 74, B Stone (RSA) 71 73 75 73, S Webster (Eng) 70 72 68 82, P Whiteford (Sco) 70 70 72 80,
293 G Maybin (Nir) 72 72 77 72, J Kingston (RSA) 76 68 72 77,
294 M Foster (Eng) 74 69 74 77, J Lagergren (Swe) 71 68 76 79,
295 M Nixon (Eng) 68 74 76 77,
** R Gonzalez (Arg) 74 68 71 retired


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NORTH DISTRICT OPEN AMATEUR STROKE PLAY

THIRD-ROUND TOTALS
AT ELGIN GOLF CLUB
Par 207 (3x69) CSS 70 70 71
203 Stuart Tatters (Moray) 71 69 63
203 Connor Syme (Drumoig) 66 72 65
204 Scott Borrowman (Dollar) 72 68 64
204 Matthew Clark (Kilmacolm) 66 69 69
204 Kyle Godsman (Moray) 65 68 71
205 Jeff Wright (Forres) 67 68 70
206 Fraser Moore (Glenbervie) 68 69 69
207 Bryan R Fotheringham (Inverness) 72 66 69
209 David Joel (Inverness) 70 69 70
209 Nick Macandrew (Royal Aberdeen) 67 72 70
210 Adam Dunton (McDonald Ellon) 70 70 70
210 Sandy Scott (Nairn) 75 64 71
210 Ryan Campbell  (Falkirk) 72 67 71 
210 Christopher Maclean (Balmore) 70 68 72
211 Ben Kinsley (St Andrews New) 71 67 73
212 Alexander Culverwell (Dunbar) 72 71 69
213 Tom Watson (S Africa) 70 76 67
213 Adam Fisher (Newmachar) 67 76 70
214 Gordon Munro (Fraserburgh) 70 72 72
214 Jack Harling (Banchory) 71 67 76
215 John D Forbes (Inverness) 73 69 73
214 Jordan Milne (Elgin) 70 72 73
218 R Tinker (Strathmore) 77 72 69
218 A J Sutherland (Ladybank) 77 72 69
218 Allan L Cameron (Forstrose and Rosemarkie) 72 75 71
218 John Duff (Newmachar) 70 76 72
219 Daniel Kay (Dunbar) 70 78 71
219 Andrew Davidson (Charleton) 70 77 72 
219 Chris Gaittens (Fortrose and Rosemarikie) 72 74 73 
219 Rory Franssen (Inverness) 74 71 74 
220 Malcolm Pennycott (Whiting Bay, Arran) 71 77 72
221 Benjamin Henderson (Deeside) 73 72 76
221 Jordan Shaw (Boat of Garten) 69 71 81 
222 Blair Carnegie (Glenbervie) 70 74 78
223 Cameron Franssen (Inverness) 75 73 75
223 Alastair S Thurlow (Murrayfield) 76 69 78
223 Steve Jamieson (Nigg Bay) 70 73 80
224 Corin Stewart (Murcar Links) 70 77 77
229 Duncan Cairnie (Carnoustie Caledonia) 78 70 81

BANCHORY MAN ENDS LEAN SPELL AT JAKARTA

JAMES BYRNE SCORES $17,500 WIN ON 

ASIAN DEVELOPMENTAL TOUR

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Jakarta: James Byrne of Scotland produced a grandstand finish when he holed a remarkable eagle on the last to win the US$100,000 Ciputra Golfpreneur Tournament by three shots on Sunday.

The 25-year-old Byrne fired three birdies in each half and sealed the deal with a 40-foot eagle putt for a flawless eight-under-par 64 to bag his second Asian Development Tour (ADT) title at the Damai Indah Golf, BSD Course.

Tour rookie William Sjaichudin (65) raised local cheers by claiming his best result on the ADT in tied second alongside overnight leader Brett Munson (70) of the United States on 274.

Malaysia’s Arie Irawan (70), Nils Floren (67) of Sweden, Anura Rohana (68) of Sri Lanka and Annop Tangkamolprasert (67) of Thailand finished a further shot back in tied fourth in the inaugural ADT event.

Byrne, a former Walker Cup star, was delighted to return into the winners’ circle after enduring a frustrating 2013 Asian Tour season where he lost his Tour card.

He hopes that his victory in Indonesia, which pushed him to eighth position on the ADT Order of Merit, will be a sign of better things to come as he aims to finish inside the top-five on the Merit rankings at the end of the season to regain an Asian Tour card for 2015.

“This is by far my most satisfying win,” smiled the dashing Byrne, who prior to his victory only made three cuts in eight appearances on the ADT this season.

“I didn’t play well on the Asian Tour to keep my card and I’ve been disappointed that I haven’t been closer to the top-five on the ADT Order of Merit. Hopefully this win will change things,” said Byrne, who won US$17,500 and earned six Official World Golf Ranking points.

“I’ve been playing so badly and at some point, you think on what you have been doing with your career. I’ve been working on the right things and change doesn’t happen immediately. I knew what I was doing in practice and I was confident the scores will improve,” he added.

Indonesia’s Sjaichudin overcame his initial jitters by shooting four birdies and one bogey in his opening six holes before adding four birdies on his homeward nine to enjoy his best placing on the ADT since turning professional early in 2014.

“I was very nervous in the first four holes because I haven’t been in this position for a long time. I think it was a good thing to have pressure because I was more focussed. I will definitely play in more ADT events to gain more experience,” said the 23-year-old.

Starting this season, the ADT will reward the top five players on the final Order of Merit with playing rights for the 2015 Asian Tour season

LEADING FINAL TOTALS

Par 288 (4x72)
271 James BYRNE (SCO) 64 74 69 64

274 William SJAICHUDIN (INA) 71 70 68 65, Brett MUNSON (USA) 71 68 65 70

275 Annop TANGKAMOLPRASERT (THA) 69 69 70 67, Nils FLOREN (SWE) 71 70 67 67, Anura ROHANA (SRI) 68 72 67 68, Arie IRAWAN (MAS) 68 71 66 70

276 Sattaya SUPUPRAMAI (THA) 69 68 71 68

277 Pijit PETCHKASEM (THA) 70 71 69 67, Jake STIRLING (AUS) 68 70 70 69

278 Michael MOORE (AUS) 71 65 69 73

279 Airil Rizman ZAHARI (MAS) 69 71 71 68

280 LAM Chih Bing (SIN) 74 71 67 68, Grant JACKSON (ENG) 71 70 72 67, Joshua Andrew WIRAWAN (INA) 74 71 69 66, Yuki USAMI (JPN) 72 72 71 65, Niall TURNER (IRL) 69 67 73 71

281 Samuel CHIEN (USA) 72 71 69 69, Peter RICHARDSON (ENG) 70 72 68 71

 

REPORT AND SCORES FROM SWITZERLAND

SOUTH KOREAN FIRST TO WIN ON


CHALLENGE TOUR

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Byeong-hun An claimed his maiden European Challenge Tour title after a superlative final round 64 earned him a three shot victory at the Rolex Trophy at Geneva, Switzerland, becoming the first South Korean to win on Europe’s top developmental tour.
The 23 year old, who still holds the record as youngest player to win the US Amateur Championship having won in 2009, began the day an incredible seven shots off the pace but reeled off eight birdies in a stunning eight under par final round to finish on 19 under for the tournament.
Five birdies the seven holes after the turn were enough to secure his place in Challenge Tour history and move to fourth in the Rankings on €85,677, making the Orlando-based player a virtual certainty for The European Tour next year.
 The 2014 season has been a breakthrough campaign for a player upon whose shoulders much expectation rested when he arrived on the Challenge Tour in 2012 - becoming the first player from the Asian nation to earn a card for Europe’s second tier - following a stellar amateur career.
An was thrilled to finally earn a first professional title having finished runner-up three times in the last two seasons.
“It is my first professional win and I’m so happy,” said the Seoul-born player. “I had a lot chances to win this season but every time I finished second or fourth.
“I played really well every time but I felt that I threw it away. I was pretty mad after the last three holes of the third round, dropping four shots, which was very disappointing. This time again, I played really well and it was good enough to win.
“I think I was lucky that I had this great round when the other guys were struggling. I couldn't have done better today in these windy and chilly conditions.
“I have been playing well for weeks now but I felt this morning that I hit it well at the practice range. I wanted to do my best and I took advantage on the easy holes. But honestly I never holed more than from six feet for birdie. Maybe once, I needed to hole a ten-footer on a par five but that was it.
“The last time I won was five year ago as an amateur. It is amazing to be the first Korean player to win on Challenge Tour. I am so happy with that.”
Benjamin Hebert, the 2011 champion of this event, was the closest challenger to An in the end but the Frenchman could not carry the momentum from his third round 65 and a level par final round 72 meant he finished runner up on 16 under par.
“I am disappointed and happy at the same time,” said the four-time Challenge Tour winner. 
“It did not go my way today but honestly I did not play as well in any other round as I did in the last round, but you need to hole putts too. But I am happy, my goal was a podium finish and I made it.
“I really want to get back on The European Tour and with this second place alone I am not far away from having enough money to graduate. But I don't want to think too much about the top 15, I just want to keep on playing well during the big events which are coming up.”
Lasse Jensen, the leader by two shots heading into the final round, struggled to a three over par final round 75 and finished in a share of third place alongside Englishman Callum Shinkwin, who signed for a three under 69 to also finish the week on 15 under par.
FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4x72)
269 B An (SKor) 63 69 73 64,
272 B Hebert  (Fra) 67 68 65 72,
273 C Shinkwin (Eng) 69 69 66 69, L Jensen (Den) 61 70 67 75,
274 S Hutsby  (Eng) 65 71 71 67,
275 S Brown (Eng) 68 70 69 68, F Fritsch  (Ger) 68 67 71 69, M Lorenzo-Vera  (Fra) 64 70 71 70,
276 C Bouniol (Fra) 67 68 74 67, J Lando Casanova  (Fra) 69 70 67 70,
277 A Marshall (Eng) 71 67 70 69, M Fitzpatrick  (Eng) 69 68 71 69,
278 A Hortal  (Esp) 68 73 70 67, D Coupland (Eng) 71 71 67 69, E Espana (Fra) 67 71 69 71, D Ulrich (Sui) 67 68 69 74,
279 A Johnston (Eng) 66 69 72 72,
280 C Aguilar  (Esp) 74 69 70 67,
281 M Delpodio  (Ita) 70 75 67 69, J Garcia Pinto (Esp) 69 69 72 71, M Tullo (Chi) 69 68 72 72, T Linard (Fra) 71 68 68 74,
282 L Gagli  (Ita) 70 69 70 73, J Roos (RSA) 68 68 72 74,
283 J Barnes (Eng) 70 70 70 73,
284 R Coles (Eng) 70 69 75 70, D Gaunt (Eng) 70 71 72 71, P Relecom  (Bel) 69 68 73 74,
285 P Widegren  (Swe) 71 70 78 66, A Bernadet  (Fra) 68 70 72 75, B Åkesson (Swe) 68 71 70 76,
286 T Pilkadaris (Aus) 68 71 73 74, J Huldahl (Den) 71 71 68 76,
287 S Henry  (Sco) 69 77 70 71, C Arendell (USA) 72 67 72 76,
288 N Quintarelli (Ita) 76 70 74 68, J Fahrbring (Swe) 70 75 69 74,
289 P Oriol (Esp) 75 73 68 73,
290 A McArthur  (Sco) 70 74 77 69,
291 A Tadini (Ita) 71 75 74 71, J Palmer (Eng) 74 69 73 75,
292 F Bergamaschi (Ita) 71 73 75 73, O Farr (Wal) 72 72 74 74,
294 W Harrold (Eng) 70 71 75 78,

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FURYK AND DAY SHARE LEAD THE 

BARCLAYS, MICKELSON MISSES CUT


PARAMUS, New Jersey -- Jim Furyk was steady. Jason Day was wild. Both wound up with a share of the lead Saturday at The Barclays.
Day lost his golf ball in a mound of high grass and took double bogey on the par-5 13th, the third-easiest hole at Ridgewood. He also took four shots to get down from a bunker on the par-5 17th for a bogey. But the Australian made enough birdies for a 3-under 68.
Furyk played bogey-free for a 69 and joined Day in the lead at 9-under 204.
The final round of his opening FedEx Cup playoff event was shaping up as a shootout, with 15 players separated by three shots.
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208 Justin Rose 68 70 70, Paul Casey 66 71 71 (T16)
209 Rory McIlroy 74 65 70, Graeme McDowell 70 68 71 (T23)
210 Russell Knox 67 69 74 (T30)

Hunter Mahan was tied for the lead until his approach went right of the green on the 18th and he took bogey for a 68. He was one shot behind. Matt Kuchar, who won The Barclays the last time it was at Ridgewood in 2010, was among seven players two shots behind.
The group at 6-under 207 included Ernie Els and Erik Compton.
Missing from the mix -- but not entirely out of the picture -- was Rory McIlroy. The British Open and PGA champion made an early move until he was slowed by a pair of bogeys around the turn. He had a 70 and was five shots behind in his bid for a fourth straight victory.
Adam Scott failed to keep pace. Tied for the lead going in a cloudy Saturday, the defending Barclays champion made only one birdie in a round of 75 and left him five shots out of the lead.
At least he's still playing. Phil Mickelson missed the 54-hole cut, which is in effect when more than 78 players make the 36-hole cut. 
For the second straight day, Mickelson hit his tee shot onto the terrace of a grandstand left of the fifth green. This time, he saved par.
That was the lone highlight, however. Mickelson shot a 75 and headed home. It was unclear if he would play the Deutsche Bank Championship next week, which might end his season if he doesn't stay among the top 70 eligible for the BMW Championship.
Just about everyone else at Ridgewood is still in the running, or so it seems.
"It's going to be interesting tomorrow," Day said, who is trying to make the most out of what seems like a lost year because of a thumb injury.
Day injured his thumb while winning the Match Play Championship in February, costing him tournaments and momentum. But a big run now that he's healthy could help him salvage his season.
The focus figures to be on Furyk, who has gone nearly four years without a victory. Since winning the Tour Championship at the end of 2010, Furyk has had at least a share of the 54-hole lead seven times and has failed to convert.
His last chance was a month ago in the Canadian Open, where Tim Clark beat him by a shot. He also missed out on two majors, the PGA Championship last year at Oak Hill and the U.S. Open in 2012 at Olympic Club.
Furyk said only a few guys had a realistic chance in Canada. This is different.
"Going to be a little bit of a shootout tomorrow," he said. "Excited about one more opportunity."
Mahan has gone more than two years without winning. Not only is he trying to extend his streak of reaching the Tour Championship every year, Mahan still is auditioning for Tom Watson as a potential captain's pick for the Ryder Cup. He took the outright lead with a 15-foot birdie putt on the par-3 15th hole, but he lost a good birdie chance with a poor we
dge into the 17th, and then flared his approach to the right on the 18th. Even so, he's right there with a chance to win and make a big statement.
And so is everyone else. Even as Scott went sliding backward, Cameron Tringale held his own. It was the first time Tringale had a share of the lead going into the weekend, and he bounced back from an early bogey to stay in the hunt.
Morgan Hoffman, at No. 124 the second-to-last man into the playoffs, had the best round Saturday with a bogey-free 66 and was in the group at 7-under 206. Kevin Chappell had a two-shot lead with he drove the green at No. 5 and converted a long two-putt for birdie. He didn't make another birdie and dropped three shots for a 71 and was among those two shots behind.
The players at 5-under 208 -- four shots back -- included Rickie Fowler (67), Ryo Ishikawa (68) and Paul Casey, who had a 71 as he tries to extend his season.

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DUNLAP LEADS SENIORS' BOEING CLASSIC AFTER A NINE-UNDER 63

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SNOQUALMIE, Washington State -- Scott Dunlap leads the Boeing Classic after his second-round 9-under 63 Saturday.
Dunlap, in his first full season on the Champions Tour, birdied five of his final seven holes for a two-day 12-under 132 at the TPC Snoqualmie Ridge course.
He leads by one stroke over Doug Garwood, who shot a 6-under 66 for a two-round 11-under 133.

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Tommy Armour III and Mark Brooks are tied for third at 9-under 135.
Fred Funk, Woody Austin and Joe Durant are tied at 8-under 136, four behind the leader.
Six of the top seven players are seeking their first Champions Tour victory.
Dunlap has never led entering the final round in the PGA Tour, the Web.com Tour or the Champions Tour.
Asked if he can hang on to win Sunday, Dunlap said, ''I know I can. It's will I? For the past couple months, I've been playing better every week.''
In his 16th start on this Tour, Dunlap got his round going with an eagle 2 on the par-4 fourth hole. His 150-yard approach hit 30 yards to the left of the hole then found its way into the cup.
''We couldn't see it from where we were,'' Dunlap said. ''It was a good sensible shot, but didn't think I holed it. Good bumper-pool on that one.''
He saved par on the 10th and 11th, then started a three-hole birdie run. He finished with a 45-foot eagle putt on 18, just missing to the right for a seven-birdie bogey-free round.
Dunlap played seven seasons on the PGA Tour in three separate stints. He did not play on the PGA Tour from 2002 until he regained his card in 2012. During that time he toured the world.
''I've been to some places that you'd have absolutely no reason to go to if wasn't for playing a golf tournament,'' he said. ''I think you mature much quicker than what you would otherwise.
''The globe-trotting is out of necessity. One, I needed to make a dollar. And, two, I don't look back at any of that and think of disappointment. It's been great.''

Two of the Tour's most successful players, Fred Couples and Bernhard Langer, both struggled. Couples, the most popular player here playing in his hometown, was at 2-under 142. Langer, who had won three of the past five tournaments, was at 3-under 141.