SCOTTISH JUNIOR CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS, SATIRDAY, OCTOBER 11

The Duke's Course,St Andrews.
08:30
Michael Brodie (Strathmore)
Jamie Hunter (Falkirk Tryst)
Will Porter (Carnoustie)
08:38
Marcus Rickard (Cupar)
Jack Thomas (Irvine)
Marc Watt (Inverallochy).
08:46
Katie Darling (Ravelston)
Robert Hughan (Newton Stewart)
Christopher Curran (Harburn)
08:54
Jennifer Allan (Glenbervie)
Cameron Kirkwood (Bearsden)
Glen Burrett (Haggs Castle)
09:02
Anna McKay (Crail GS)
Mark Napier (Turnhouse)
Stuart Irvine (Falkirk)
09:10
Ellie Bryce (Strathaven)
George Burns (Williamwood)
Bobby Willian (Carradale)
09:18
Danielle Ker (Roxburghe)
Cameron Black (Cardross)
Sandy Scott (Nairn)
09:26
Joanne Free (Gullane)
Martin Friel (Sandyhills)
David Lamond (Haggs Castle)
09:34
Stephen Roger (Cruden Bay)
Calum Bauchop (Glenbervie)
Colin Edgar (Cochrane Castle)
09:42
Calvin Cheyne (Newmachar)
Matthew McCulloch (Portpatrick D)
Grant Stewart (Pitlochry)
09:50
James Wilson (Balmore)
Stuart Easton (Irvine)
Jamie Stewart (Old Ranfurly)
09:58
Carinne Taylor (Nairn)
Ben Kinsley (St Andrews)
Kieran Mackay (Inverness)
10:06
Jasmine Mackintosh (Hazlehead)
Stuart Lavelle (Dumbarton)
Fraser Davren (Williamwood)
10:14
Jillian Farrell (Cardross)
Lewis Caddell (Drumpellier)
Sean Burns (Caldwell)
10:22
Shannon McWilliam (Aboyne)
Kieran Cantley (Liberton)
Ryan Brown (Dunfermline)
10:30
Sam Locke (Banchory)
Fraser Kane (Kirkhill)
Innes Ferguson (Drumpellier)
10:38
Joseph Bryce (Bathgate)
Brad Bannerman (Strathmore)
Rob Paterson (Kilspindie)
10:46
Robbie Kemsley (Balmore)
Neil Stewart (Clackmannshire)

EAGLE AND THREE BIRDIES ON 19-YEAR-OLD'S CARD

                          Daniel Sim with the Craibstone Open trophy

 

DANIEL SIM SCORES FIRST MEN'S OPEN 

 

VICTORY WITH A 68 AT CRAIBSTONE

Royal Aberdeen's Daniel Sim, 19, has achieved his first victory in a men's open tournament at Craibstone Golf Club where his father Billy is the general manager.

Westhill-based three-handicapper Daniel shot a creditable one-under-par 68 in difficult conditions to head a field of 90. Highlight of his card was an eagle 2 at the par-4 14th. He also had three birdies but double-bogeyed the 11th and also dropped shots at the first and 18th.

The handicap trophy was won by Craibstone member Jacques Stephen with a net 63 off 10.

DUNBAR MAN LEADS THE SCOTTISH PROS AT KHAIMAH CLASSIC

AMATEUR DANNY KAY LEADING SCOT

ON MENA TOUR EVENT IN DUBAI

Dunbar amateur Danny Kay is the leading Scot after rounds of 70 and 69 for five-under 139 in this week's MENA Tour event, the 54-hole Ras Al Khaimah Classic at Tower Links Golf  Club, Dubai.

Kay, pictured with the South-east District Open championship trophy he won a month or two ago, is one of five players sharing fifth place, only a shot behind the quartet of co-leaders, Ahmed Almusharrekh (UAR), Toni Ferrer (Spain), Abdulrahman Sihag (UAR) and Peter Stojanoyski (Macedonia).

Portlethen rookie Sam Kiloh (Paul Lawrie Golf Centre) is the next best Scot in joint 24th place on 143 (72-71).

Paul Doherty (Vale Hotel) has dropped back to a share of 40th place after a 75 for 145, the same total as ex-pat Tom Buchanan whose 68 was one of the lowest second-round scores.
Scots who failed to beat the cut at two-over 146 were Bothwell Castle amateur Jamie Steven (73-78 for 151), Simon Dunn (72-80 for 152) and Ted Innes Ker (75-78 for 153).

LEADING SECOND-ROUND SCORES
Par 144 (2x72)
138 A Almusharrekh (UAR) 71 67, T Ferrer (Spa) 68 70, A Sihag (UAR) 68 70, P Stojanoywski (Macedonia) 69 69
139 D Kay (Sco) (am) 70 69, C Mills (Wal) 69 70, A Marijane (Mor) 69 70, F Serghini (Mor) 71 68.

OTHER SCOTS' SCORES
143 S Kiloh 72 71 (T24)
145 T Buchanan 77 68. P Doherty 70 75 (T40)

MISSED THE CUT (146 and better qualified)
151 J Steven (am) 73 78
152 S Dunn 72 80
153 T Innes Ker 75 78
Withdrew: C Lutton (Sco) 77 wd.

JOHN PATERSON TOPS FINAL FIFE BOYS' ORDER OF MERIT TABLE

2014 FIFE GOLFING ASSOCIATION BOYS ORDER OF MERIT

presented by www.MyGolfRanking.net

Final Positions after 23 events

1 John Paterson (St Andrews New) 688pts

2 Sam Nicholson (Ladybank) 645

3 Niall McMullen (Lundin) 602
4 Ryan Brown (Dunfermline) 447
5 Callum Giffen (Burntisland GHC) 360
6 Marcus Rickard (Cupar) 325
7 Ben Kinsley (St Andrews) 280
8 Hamish Gorn (Aberdour) 205
9 Keith Bowman (St Andrews New) 257
10 Stewart Philp (Lundin) 218.

On behalf of Fife Golfing Association, may I take this opportunity to thank the clubs and their members who gave up their golf to allow the Counting Events in the 2014 Fife Boys Order of Merit to take place and the Press for publishing the results throughout the year.

David Moir

Life President, FGA

WINDERMERE PLAYER COMPLETES NORTH-SOUTH DOUBLE

                                              ENGLAND GOLF NEWS RELEASE

Adam Chapman doubles up with North of England crown

Windermere’s Adam Chapman held off a challenge from England A squad team-mate Jamie Bower to clinch the North of England Open amateur stroke-play championship by a single stroke.

His victory means Chapman has completed a North/South double having won the South of England Championship at Walton Heath in July.

The 19 year old England international held his nerve on the fourth and final round at Pannal in a thrilling encounter that was decided on the final hole.

Chapman needed a par on the 18th for victory and a precise iron shot from the tee set up a simple pitch to six feet.

The Cumbrian teenager had started the day with a four-stroke lead over nearest challenger Bower, but bogeys on the third and fourth saw the Yorkshireman, from Meltham quickly trim the gap to one.

Chapman’s birdie on the sixth calmed the nerves and he played steadily until a drive into the trees on the short par four 14th saw him drop a further shot.

However, the set-back proved an inspiration as he birdied the next two holes before dropping a further shot at the 17th. His par on the last saw him finish the round at one over 73.

Chapman put himself in pole position from the start with an opening seven-under-par 65 followed by two rounds of 69.

“I’ve played nicely this week and hit the ball well but I’ve had a bit of luck too with some good lies and bounces. I played with a new putter and that seemed to work well,” he said.

Lifting the Shaw Plate was the second time Chapman has tasted victory at the famous Yorkshire course this season – in July he won the Pannal Rose Bowl by six shots.

Leading final scores:
Par 284 (4x71)

276 A Chapman (Windermere) 65 69 69 73
277 J Bower (Meltham) 68 70 69 70
279 D Brown (Bedale) 71 69 72 67
280 A Wilson (Darlington) 71 70 67 72

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TOP-CLASS ACTION AT LONDON GOLF CLUB, KENT OCT 15 to 19

PATRICK REID COMPLETES WORLD 

MATCH-PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP FIELD

NEWS RELEASE

US Ryder Cup team stand-out Patrick Reed, three-time winner on the European Tour Francesco Molinari, 2014 Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Champion Pablo Larrazabal, two-time US PGA Tour winner Jonas Blixt and local favourite and winner of the 2006 World match-play championship, Paul Casey, complete the 16-man field for the 2014 Volvo World Match Play Championship on the International Course at the London Golf Club, Kent, England, from October 15 to 19.

The field boasts ten of the world’s top 50 with 15 players ranked within the world’s top 70 ranked players.

NEWBURGH-ON-YTHAN REPLACES STORM-HIT BALLATER

NORTH-EAST ALLIANCE VENUE SWITCH

Tomorrow's North-east Golfers' Alliance fixture has been switched from Ballater to Newburgh-on-Ythan Golf Club with the tee times already booked being transferred.

The Ballater course has been hit by flooding and trees brought down by the recent winds.

ANOTHER WRONG DECISION BY TEAM LEADER COMES TO LIGHT

Bill Haas, not Webb Simpson, was originally a 

Tom Watson captain's pick for Ryder Cup

FROM GOLF.COM WEBSITE

By MARIKA WASHCHYSHYN

Webb Simpson was added to the U.S. Ryder Cup Team after a late-night plea to captain Tom Watson.

Bill Haas was  Watson’s original third pick for the 2014 U.S. Ryder Cup Team before an impassioned, last-minute plea from Webb Simpson changed his mind.
Watson had decided to use his captain's picks on Haas, Keegan Bradley and Hunter Mahan before flip-flopping and selecting Simpson, a member of the 2012 Ryder Cup team, according to a report in Golfweek.
Simpson was considered a potential captain’s pick for the team after a tie for fifth in the Wyndham Championship in August and a tie for ninth at The Deutsche Bank Championship in early September. He texted Watson after travelling from the Deutsche Bank Championship outside Boston to Colorado for that week’s BMW Championship.
"I texted him, something like, `I know it's a really tough decision for you,’” Simpson told the Associated Press.
 “I know Chris (Kirk) just won and I know Bill (Haas) is playing good, and you even have other options than that. But I really, really, really want to be on the team and I really want to represent the United States. I love this format, and I'll do anything to be on the team.' Something to that extent."
Watson then called Simpson in the wee hours of the morning the day he was to announce his picks during a live broadcast in New York City.
"I just told him about my passion for the Ryder Cup from my one experience, and how much I cared about it, and how much I believed I thought I could bring to the team," Simpson said.
That apparently was enough to displace Haas, who followed a tie for 27th at the PGA championship (Simpson missed the cut) with a strong run through the final events of the season. He was second at the Wyndham Championship, T15 at the Barclays (Simpson missed the cut), T9 with Simpson at the Deutsche Bank Championship, T16 at the BMW Championship (Simpson was 53rd) and 16th in the 30-player Tour Championship (Simpson was T23).
At Gleneagles in this year's Ryder Cup, Simpson didn't match his 2-2 record from 2012 at Medinah. He and Bubba Watson were routed, 5 and 4, by Justin Rose and Henrik Stenson in the opening match of the Ryder Cup. He then sat out until splitting his Sunday singles match with Ian Poulter.

+ A Golf.com poll shows fans are unified behind Phil Mickelson in his row with captain Tom Watson over why America lost the biennial battle yet again.
The poll of 694 fans showed 80% siding with Mickelson, who publicly criticised Watson in the immediate aftermath of Europe's 16.5-11.5 win. Just 20% of fans supported Watson, the 65-year-old legend who was widely perceived as being out of touch with his players and overly brusque in his communications.

WEST OF SCOTLAND LEAGUE VICTORY FOR STIRLINGSHIRE

LANARKSHIRE LOSE 6-2 AT GLENBERVIE

Lanarkshire  lost their most recent West of Scotland League  match 6-2 to Stirlingshire at Glenbervie Golf Club. 

This result gives Stirlingshire two wins from two matches and Lanarkshire remain pointless.

Lanarkshire Youth team also suffered a 6-2 reverse to Stirlingshire at Airdrie.

Results at Glenbervie:

Steven Rennie (Drumpellier) bt Ryan   

Campbell  2 and 1.

Alyn Dick (Shotts) lost to Fraser Moore 3 and 2.

Kenny Gallacher (East Kilbride) lost to Richard  Johnston 1 hole

Ross Hinshellwood (East Kilbride) lost to David Buchanan 1 hole.

Scott Douglas (Strathclyde Park) lost to Stuart Irving 2 holes.

Graeme Cross (Hamilton) bt Gary Shepherd 3 and 2.

Mark O’Donnell (Hamilton) lost to Lindsay Blair 3 and 2.

Derek Loudon (Hamilton) lost to Mark Hislop 2 and 1.

Next week the Lanarkshire A and Y teams play at Balmore  and Mouse Valley against Dumbartonshire.

Willie Sharpe

Press Officer  

Lanarkshire Golf Association