SCOTTISH ALLIANCE CHAMPIONSHIP AT DALMAHOY

OLDCORN AND KERR SHARE LEAD 

WITH ONE ROUND TO GO 

The stage is set for an exciting finish to the 54-hole Scottish Golfers Alliance championship with Andrew Oldcorn (Kings Acre) and Mark Kerr (Marriott Dalmahoy) sharing a two-stroke lead with one round to go over the Marriott Dalmahoy East Course on Friday
The odds are that one of them will collect the £1,000 prize but there are five players sharing third place, all out to mount a challenge over the last 18 holes.
Oldcorn followed up his one-under 72 on the tougher East Course with a four-under 64 on the shorter West Course for a two-round tally of five-under-par 136.
Kerr matched that total, also with scores of 72 and 64.
Fraserburgh's Kris Nicol (Paul Lawrie Golf Centre) and Gordon Hillson (Dunbar) had the lowest scores of the day - six-under-par 62s on the West Course to move into the reckoning in joint third place on 138.
Also on that mark are Keir McNicoll (Gullane) 73-65, Neil Henderson (Renaissance) 71-68 and Ross Neill (Drumpellier) 72-66.
Lloyd Saltman (Archerfield Links), one of the pre-tournament favourites, is eight shots behind the leaders on 144 after scores of 75 and 69.

LEADING SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
Par 141 (East Course 73, West Course 68)
136 A Oldcorn (Kings Acre) 72 64, M Kerr (Marriott Dalmahoy) 72 64
138 K McNicoll (Gullane) 73 65, G Hillson (Dunbar) 76 62, N Henderson (Renaissance) 71 67, K Nicol (Paul Lawrie GC) 76 62, R Neill (Drumpellier) 72 66
139 P McLean (Paul Lawrie GC) 73 66
141 D Stein (Ranfurly Castle) 73 68, J Gallagher (Douglas Park) 74 67, R Buckley (Royal Musselburgh) 77 64, C Matheson (Falkirk Tryst) 76 75
142 A Marshall (Houston GR) 72 70, L Gaughan (Bathgate) 76 66
143 C Gordon (Edinburgh GC) 72 71, D Wood (Hirsel) 77 66
144 L Saltman (Archerfield Links) 75 69, G O'Neill (Dullatur) 75 69, S Lamb (Peebles) 74 70
145 S Grieve (Turnhouse) 75 70, K Shanks (Kings Links) 73 72, J Duff (Newmachar) 77 68, R Harrower (Boat of Garten) 77 68
147 S Craig (Dunfermline) 81 66, G Wither (Duddingston) 79 68, A Rothney (Deer Park) 77 70, N Huguet (Musselburgh) 72 75
148 D Roger (Windyhill) 81 67, C Law (Kings Links) 82 66, N Colquhoun (Merchants of Edinburgh) 78 69
149 A MacKay (Kingsknowe) 79 70, T Boyle (Glenbervie) 78 71
150 B Stewart (Tulliallan) 84 66, A Martin (Duke's) 79 71
151 C Morris (Kingsknowe) 81 70, P Brookes (Pitreavie) 79 72, J Kinloch (Cardross) 79 72
152 A Smith (Turriff) 82 70, C Fraser (Peebles) 77 75, R Munro (Duddingston) 78 74, A Ellison (Hamilton) 78 74
153 B Robson (Newmachar) 81 72, D Nicolson (Craigielaw) 82 71
154 K Bruce (Edzell) 77 77, J Watt (Edzell) 83 71, S Birrell (Leven Thistle) 89 65, D Leslie (Northern) 81 73
155 H Fraser (Niddry Castle) 82 73.
156 C Halcrow (Windyhill) 85 71, A Erskine (Ratho Park) 83 73
157 D Fleming (Portlethen) 82 75, J Lamb (Cardross) 88 69, R H Stewart (Torvean) 80 77, J Kerr (Deer Park) 83 74
158 G Hillan (Strathaven) 85 73, E Robertson (Longniddry) 86 72, R Bell (Pitlochry) 83 75
159 C Cassie (Nigg Bay) 83 78, D MacKay (Hazlehead) 88 71
160 K Cooney (Kingsfield) 86 74
161 P Leggate (Musselburgh) 88 73
162 P Kinloch (Cardross) 86 76
163 N McGarva (Kilmacolm) 83 80 
164 P Porteous (Uphall) 92 72, R Cockburn (Harburn) 82 82, W Laing (Prestonfield) 90 74
165 S Davidson (Archerfield Links) 90 75
166 D Fyfe (Duddingston) 86 80
167 D Johnston (Moray) 90 77, M Winton (Caledonian) 88 79
168 J Duncan (Newburgh on Ythan) 86 82, D Spaven (Pitlochry) 92 76, J Rankeillor (Baberton) 88 80
169 G Homer (Northern) 92 77, T Madden (Elgin) 89 80, C Duffus (Kemnay) 89 80 
170 I Macaulay (Elgin) 90 80, R Coupar (Boat of Garten) 91 79, L Sutherland (Monifieth) 89 81.
171 A Mason (Thornton) 96 76, J England (Moray) 92 79, J McCluskey (Archerfield Links) 94 77, D Airens (Falkirk Trst) 83 88
172 B Allan (Cardrona) 90 82, D Wilson (Duff House Royal) 86 86
173 B Lumsden (Northern) 93 80
175 D Nelson (Aboyne) 93 82, B Johnston (Moray) 95 80
176 N Chisholm (Kemmay) 94 82, K Cochrane (Dullatur) 94 82. W Marr (West Lothian) 92 84
177 A Graham (Aboyne) 92 86.

LAST ROUND CHAMPIONSHIP TEE TIMES
EAST COURSE

Match	No.	Name	Club
1	1	Michael Winton	Caledonian GC
08:00	2	Charles Cassie	Nigg Bay
	3	David MacKay	Hazelhead
2	4	Graham Hillan	Strathaven
08:10	5	Ewan Robertson	Longniddry
	6	Ron Bell	Pitlochry
3	7	David Fleming	Portlethen
08:20	8	Joshua Lamb	Cardrona
	9	Robert H Stewart	Torvean
4	10	John Kerr	Deer Park
08:30	11	Colin Halcrow	Windyhill
	12	Andrew Erskine	Ratho Park
5	13	Hugh Fraser	Niddry Castle
08:40	14	Keith Bruce	Edzell
	15	Jim Watt	Edzell
6	16	Stuart Birrell	Leven Thistle
08:50	17	David Leslie	Northern GC
	18	Bryan Robson	Newmacher
7	19	David Nicolson	Craigielaw
09:00	20	Albert Smith	Turriff
	21	Colin Fraser	Peebles
8	22	Ross Munro	Duddingston
09:10	23	Andy Ellison	Hamilton
	24	Chris Morris	Kingsknowe
9	25	Paul Brookes	Pitreavie
09:20	26	James Kinloch	Cardross
	27	Bob Stewart	Tulliallan
10	28	Alan Martin	The Duke's
09:30	29	Alan MacKay	Kingsknowe
	30	Tony Boyle	Glenbervie
11	31	David Roger	Windyhill
09:40	32	Chris Law	Kings Links GC
	33	Neil Colquhoun	Merchants
12	34	Steve Craig	Dunfermline
09:50	35	George Wither	Duddingston
	36	Andrew Rothney	Deer Park
13	37	Norman Huguet	Musselburgh
10:00	38	Scott Grieve	Turnhouse
	39	Keith Shanks	Kings Links GC
14	40	John Duff	Newmacher
10:10	41	Ross Harrower	Boat of Garten
	42	Lloyd Saltman	Archerfield Links
15	43	Greg O'Neill	Dullatur
10:20	44	Stephen Lamb	Peebles
	45	Craig Gordon	Edinburgh GC
16	46	Daniel Wood	The Hirsel
10:30	47	Andrew Marshall	Houston Golf Range
	48	Louis Gaughan	Bathgate
17	49	David Stein	Ranfurly Castle
10:40	50	Jordan Gallagher	Douglas Park
	51	Ryan Buckley	Royal Musselburgh
18	52	Craig Matheson	Falkirk Tryst
10:50	53	Philip McLean	Paul Lawrie GC
	54	Keir McNicoll	Gullane
19	55	Gordon Hilson	Dunbar 11.00 = G Hillson (Dunbar), N Henderson (Renaissance), K Nicol (Paul Lawrie GC) 11.10 - R Neill, A Oldcorner, M Kerr
11:00	56	Neil Henderson	CONSOLATION ROUND TEE TIMES Match No. Name Club 1 Willie Laing Prestonfield 8.00 2 Alan Devlin Pumpherston 3 Paul Porteous Uphall 8.10 4 Robin Cockburn Harburn 5 Philip Leggate Musselburgh 6 Iain Macaulay Elgin 8.20 7 Robert Coupar Boat of Garten 8 Alister Mason Thornton 9 Tommy Madden Elgin 8.30 10 Kenny Cochrane Dullatur 11 James Silvestro Musselburgh 12 John McCluskey Archerfield Links 8.40 13 Danny Airens Falkirk Tryst 14 Bob Allan Cardrona 15 William Marr West Lothian 8.50 16 Alistair Graham Aboyne 17 Stuart Wardlaw Harburn 18 Michael Carrigan Greenburn 9.00 19 Robert Marshall Greenburn 20 William Rusk Nairn 21 Gerry Wilson Musselburgh 9.10 22 Alan Boxx Boat of Garten 23 Norman Stewart Northern GC 24 Jimmy Rankeillor Baberton 9.20 25 John Forrest Northern GC 26 Neil McGarva Kilmacolm 27 Dougal Spaven Pitlochry 9.30 28 Peter Jeffrey Duddingston 29 David Nelson Aboyne 30 Bill Johnston Moray 9.40 31 John England Moray 32 David Johnston Moray 33 Bill Shaw Banchory 9.50 34 Ben Lumsden Northern GC 35 Gary Homer Northern GC 36 Neish Chisholm Kemnay 10.00 37 David Wilson Duff House Royal 38 Stewart Taylor Boat of Garten 39 Richard Lamont Bathgate 10.10 40 James Wilson Dunfermline 41 Gilbert Wilkie Muckhart 42 Colin Duffus Kemnay 10.20 43 Alistair Douglas Caird Park 44 James Duncan Newburgh on Ythan
	57	Kris Nicol	Paul Lawrie GC
20	58	Ross Neill	Drumpellier
11:10	59	Andrew Oldcorn	Kings Acre
	60	Mark Kerr	Dalmahoy

VOLVO WORLD MATCH PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP DAY 2 REPORT

STENSON'S STUNNING PERFORMANCE 

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Pre-tournament favourite Henrik Stenson produced a stunning performance on day two of the Volvo World Match Play Championship, covering his last nine holes in eight under par to see off Francesco Molinari 2 and 1.

The Swede was three down after four holes against Molinari, but rallied in emphatic fashion to register his first victory of the week at London Golf Club, having halved his opening match with George Coetzee on day one.

Coetzee himself remains unbeaten after defeating last year’s finalist Thongchai Jaidee 2&1, whilst the most exciting finish of the day came in the Pablo Larrazábal versus Stephen Gallacher match, which went the Spaniard’s way after he chipped in from the rough for a dramatic birdie on the 18th hole.
In the same group, Frenchman Victor Dubuisson has already qualified for the quarter finals after dispatching Shane Lowry 3 and 2.The Mark McCormack Group is on a knife edge with all four players on two points, after Jamie Donaldson beat Jonas Blixt 3 and 2 and Patrick Reed defeated Paul Casey 2 and 1.
 








 

VOLVO WORLD MATCH-PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP - SCOT LOSES AGAIN

 LARRAZABAL CHIP-IN AT LAST 

BEATS STEPHEN GALLACHER

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Pablo Larrazábal chipped in on the last to keep alive his Volvo World Match Play Championship hopes at London Golf Club.

The Spaniard holed a pitch from the rough for a birdie four on the 18th to beat Stephen Gallacher 1 up.

That leaves the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship winner tied with Shane Lowry, who he faces tomorrow, on two points in the Gabrielsson pool.

Larrazábal raced out of the blocks to win the first two holes, but Gallacher won three of the next four to take the lead.

The pair traded blows until the 12th, when Gallacher's bogey allowed the Spaniard to level things up, and they went down the last all square.

Despite hitting a Volvo advertising board, the Scot looked well set to take the hole with Larrazábal finding the sand and then the rough, but the former Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year stunned his opponent by chipping in from the bank.

Gallacher was left with a 15 footer to halve the match but he came up short, ending his hopes of reaching the quarter-final.

A thrilled Larrazábal did his best to describe the winning moment.

He said: "(The hole) looked terrible all the way. Driver to the bunker, I stride to hit a nine iron, I pull it a little bit into the thickest rough on the golf course and I had 50 metres to the hole. I hit a six iron as hard as I could, trying to make five and trying to have a half point today (so I could) go out there and try to do my job tomorrow.
"But yeah, the ball was sitting great. I thought I had the chance to putt it close and to make five and to put the pressure on Stevie - Stevie had a good lie - but I holed it and it went in, happy days."
In the other game in the group, Victor Dubuisson kept his 100 per cent record with a 3 and 2 victory against Lowry.
World Number Five Henrik Stenson produced a masterclass on the back nine to take victory against Francesco Molinari.
The Italian went round in seven under and led by three after four holes, but still saw his chances of reaching the last eight ended by a 2 and 1 defeat to the Swede.
Stenson, who halved his opening match against George Coetzee, was two down at the turn, but gained holes at the tenth and 11th to level things up.
Molinari birdied the 12th to regain the lead, but Stenson eagled the 15th to move back to all square.
Stenson followed that up with back-to-back birdies which secured a stunning victory and set up a showdown with Thongchai Jaidee on Friday.
The Swede said: "I felt like I was playing better and better as the round went on. I just figured yesterday I didn't take my chances against George when I had them.
"Today I felt I needed to take them and rolled some nice putts in to close out the match, so that was very satisfying."
Jaidee, last year's runner-up, missed the chance to book his spot in the last eight as he was beaten 2 and 1 by Coetzee, who moves to three points.
Reigning champion Graeme McDowell suffered only his third defeat in the championships as he fell 2 and 1 to Mikko Ilonen.
McDowell had won 15 of his previous 17 matches at the Volvo World Match Play, with Nicolas Colsaerts the only man to have beaten him.
But Irish Open Champion Ilonen produced a superb start and managed to hold off a trademark McDowell comeback to secure his first win of the competition.
Despite going two under on the front nine, McDowell found himself three down and that became four on the tenth.
However, the Northern Irishman produced birdies on the 11th, 13th and 15th to close to within one, but Ilonen kept his composure to complete the par four 17th in three shots and take victory.
"I'm disappointed to lose today but Mikko was incredibly solid," McDowell said. "I felt like I played the best golf the first five holes but he putted better and that was the difference."
Three consecutive birdies on the ninth, tenth and 11th ensured Joost Luiten followed his opening-day win over Ilonen with another success, the Dutchman beating Alexander Levy 4 and 3.
In the McCormack pool, the four players head into the final group match tied on two points each.
Jamie Donaldson recovered from his defeat against Paul Casey by beating Jonas Blixt 3 and 2, while Casey fell to a 2 and 1 defeat to Patrick Reed.
A delighted Donaldson said: "Today was important to get off to a good start. (I) played well for most of the day and (it is) nice to come up with the victory."

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DARKNESS HALTS PLAY IN CHALLENGE TOUR EVENT

DAVID LAW LEADS SCOTS WITH A 73



Low visibility delayed the opening morning of the inaugural Shankai Classic presented by IDG by an hour but as the mist lifted – if only just – Paul Maddy was left shining brightest at six under par through his first ten holes after darkness halted play.
The Englishman got his round off to the perfect start with an eagle two at the par four third hole, before birdies followed at the fourth, sixth, ninth and tenth, but he will have to return first thing on Friday morning to put the finishing touches to his opening salvo.
COMPLETED SCORES BY SCOTS:
73 David Law
74 Andrew McArthur
75 George Murray
Three shots behind are clubhouse leaders Edouard Espana and Antonio Hortal, who both fired rounds of 69 at Chongqing Poly Golf Club in the worst of the early conditions.
For Hortal it was a return to the form that saw him win his first start of the season on home soil at the Challenge de Catalunya, a result that has been the foundation for his 13th place on the European Challenge Tour Rankings, with just four events remaining on the schedule.
All of the players teeing it up this week will have their eyes fixed firmly on a top 15 position within the season-long list, and with plenty of prize money available as part of the US$3,500,000 prize fund, the Spaniard is fully aware that he needs to play well if he is to maintain his position and graduate to The European Tour.
“It was a rainy day and I was not nervous at the start, but I was not too comfortable on the course because of the rain,” said the 25 year old Madrid resident. “I just tried not to miss too many shots, kept finding the greens and holed a few long putts, which helped.
“I don’t like to play in the rain, but today I managed to hit the fairways and greens so I felt pretty comfortable, and today it felt good because I hit it very straight. The greens are a little slow, so three putts are easy if you are not concentrating, but I played well, which was good.
“I am hanging on in there in the top 15 in the Rankings, but I need to play pretty good in these last four tournaments, so this is a good start.”
Alongside Hortal at three under par is Espana, who is arguably playing the best golf of anyone right now on the Challenge Tour, thanks to 13 top 20 finishes in his previous 17 starts.
The last of those came a fortnight ago at the EMC Golf Challenge Open where he posted a career-best tie for third, and unlike many of his competitors in China’s southern region, he revels in the wet conditions that have been forecast to continue over the next few days.
“Three under today, and I played very well,” said the man who missed out by a stroke on his European Tour card at the Qualifying School Final Stage last year after a costly bogey at the last hole. “My putting was good, and the course played very tough because of the rain and no wind, and it was also playing very long, so you needed to hit it far and straight.
“Your putting needs to be good out there too as it is tough to get close to the pins, so you need to hole some long putts to make your birdies. I did that today, so I am very happy.
“I love this weather – really, I love it – because it is tough and you have to fight against the course. I like these kinds of conditions and it showed today as I played well. I’m not sure if I am pleased that the weather is set to be like this all week, as I like good weather too, but we will see.”
Also at three under par, but yet to complete their rounds, are Denmark’s Lasse Jensen and the highest placed home player so far – Hu Mu – while a shot further back are a whole host of players at two under, with plenty unable to complete their first 18 holes.
Cyril Bouniol did his chances of earning a starting berth in The Race to Dubai no harm after a two under par 70 on Thursday. The Texas-based Frenchman is at 18th on the Rankings and needs a big week, as does Alvaro Velasco and Pontus Widegren, at 19th and 24th respectively, with both carding the same score to lie in a tie for sixth so far.
Also on that mark, but yet to finish, are the likes of Byeong-hun An, Yan Bin, Julien Guerrier and Mark Tullo, all of which will have to come back on Friday morning.
On a tricky day in China, former US Amateur Champion Matthew Fitzpatrick had an up and down round, carding just one par on his front nine en route to a level par score of 72 to lie in a tie for 22nd when play was suspended.

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SOUTH AFRICAN POSTS OPENING 66 IN HONG KONG OPEN

ERNIE ELS LURKING WITH INTENT IN 

HONG KONG, PETER WHITEFORD'S 67
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Ernie Els’ debut in the Hong Kong Open got off to a fine start as the big South African posted an opening score of four under par 66 at the Hong Kong Golf to lie just two shots behind the first round leader, Jyoti Randhawa.
Scot Peter Whiteford is well in the mix with a 67.
Despite turning in two under par, Els, who will celebrate his 45th birthday tomorrow (Friday), was the first to admit he did not strike the ball well during his opening nine holes, but he found his mojo on the Hong Kong Golf Club’s back nine and started to play more like a man who has won four Major Championships and a total of 67 times around the world.
“If they had the cameras with us on the front nine, you'd have thought I was a seven handicap!” laughed Els. “But pulled it together and played much better on the back nine.
“But it really doesn't matter where you are now. You want to have a good round the first day because it's easy to shoot yourself out of it.
“That is the pressure of the opening round but if you can make a solid start like I did then you take it from there. It’s like a session in cricket. You take the session and do as best as you can, and then it all happens on Sunday afternoon.
“I got a really nice tour of the clubhouse here this morning from the Captain and saw the list of past champions of this event. It's a who's who of golf and it would be great to join them but I don't even want to think about that for the moment. Let's talk about trying to get a good round tomorrow and take it from there.”
While Els endured an up and down day on the greens, Randhawa putted like a God, taking just 23 strokes with the short stick to charge into the first round lead on six under, one better than Angelo Que of the Philippines one shot back and then Els and another eight players on four under including in-form Belgian Nicolas Colsaerts who finished second in last week’s Portugal Masters.
The Indian, an eight-time winner on the Asian Tour, is rebuilding his swing as he enters what he hopes will be an exciting new chapter in his career.
“For me, it's really awesome to get off to such a good start because I've been playing decent in the last few weeks but haven't been able to put up a good number,” said Randhawa.
“Today I really putted my heart out, so I'm really happy with the way it went, and I'm glad I got the pace on the greens right.

“I've had some decent finishes on the Asian Tour, and I am really just trying to get four rounds together.  Hopefully this week, if I can do that, it will be great.  I'm very happy with the way I played today and happy with how the new swing is working.”
Defending champion Miguel Angel Jiménez’s bid to win a record fifth Hong Kong Open was adversely effected by a bout of suspected food poisoning. The Spaniard struggled through his morning round and ended the first round on two over par.

Round One Scores:
Par 70
64 J Randhawa (Ind);
65 A Que (Phi);
66 N Colsaerts  (Bel); N Elvira  (Esp); R Jacquelin (Fra); E Els (RSA); B Seuk-Hyun (Kor); J Kruger (RSA); L Wei-Chih (Tpe); J Heath  (Eng); D Huizing (Ned);
67 J Quesne  (Fra); M Foster (Eng); S Cyr (USA); R Santos  (Por); R Karlberg  (Swe); P Whiteford (Sco); M Both (Aus); A Groom (Aus); S Hend (Aus); G Bourdy (Fra); S Kim (Kor); C Kim (USA); M Fraser (Aus); D Chia (Mas); W Ormsby (Aus);
68 U Park (Aus); L Slattery (Eng); A Otaegui  (Esp); M Perera (Sri); S Kapur (Ind); C Nirat (Tha); D Lipsky (USA); R Gangjee (Ind); A Wall (Eng); E De La Riva  (Esp); J Knutzon (USA); C Smith (Aus); J Colomo  (Esp); S Manley (Wal); S Benson (Eng); M Joong-Kyung (Kor); J Doherty  (Sco);
69 T Wiratchant (Tha); D McGrane (Irl); A Hartø  (Den); K Phelan (Irl); S Chawrasia (Ind); M Stieger (Aus); S Webster (Eng); J McLeary  (Sco); N Fung (Mas); L Chih-Bing (Sin); M Korhonen (Fin); J Janewattananond (Tha); V Riu  (Fra); D Im (USA); Z Scotland  (Eng); A Forsyth (Sco); A Da Silva (Bra); S Walker (Eng); L Bjerregaard  (Den); P Junhasavasdikul (Tha);
70 C Wi (Kor); P Pittayarat (Tha); A Lascuna (Phi); J Hansen  (Den); T Tang (Hkg); L Sung (Kor); L Wen-Chong (Chn); P Lawrie (Irl); B Henson (USA); A Pavan (Ita); J Elson  (Eng); D Drysdale (Sco); J Higginbottom (Aus); R Bland (Eng); Z Lianwei (Chn); M Nixon (Eng); A Vongvanij (Tha); R Staunton (am) (Hkg); L Yanwei (Chn);
71 M Crespi  (Ita); A Dodt (Aus); L In-Woo (Kor); S Jamieson  (Sco); S Kjeldsen (Den); P Peterson (USA); P Archer (Eng); G Charoenkul (Tha); M Mamat (Sin); D Papadatos (Aus); T Lewis (Eng); T Chi-Huang (Tpe); J Parry (Eng); J Morrison  (Eng); C Shih-Chang (Tpe); C Lee (Sco); B Easton (RSA); C Kumar (Ind); S Lewton (Eng); P Meesawat  (Tha);
72 M Rominger  (Sui); J Walters (RSA); J Granberg  (Fin); M Lundberg (Swe); C Phadungsil  (Tha); W Jeung-Hun (Kor); J Lara (Esp); M Jiménez (Esp); K Aphibarnrat (Tha); B Rumford (Aus); A Kang (USA); S Mizuno (am) (Hkg);
73 S Brazel (Aus); J Stewart (Hkg); B Ruangkit (Tha); P Waring  (Eng); B Paolini (USA); S Yates (Sco); R Gonzalez (Arg); F Andersson Hed (Swe); R Beem (USA); A Gee  (Eng); J Singh (Ind); R Khan  (Ind); R Lee (Can); S Wakefield (Eng); K Pratt (Aus);
74 H Rai (Ind); C Plaphol (Tha); W Choy (Hkg); C Pigem (Esp); S Hansen (Den); J Dantorp (Swe); W Woon Man (Hkg); S Barr (Aus); M
 Regan Wong (am) (Hkg);
75 M Griffin (Aus); L Wen-Tang (Tpe); S Singh (Ind); A Lahiri (Ind); K Gi-Whan (Kor); L Wen-Teh (Tpe);
76 Y Yang (Kor); E Salvador (Phi); A Saddier (Fra); C Del Moral (Esp); R Derksen (Ned); N Tantipokhakul (Tha); R Kakko  (Fin);
77 L Martin (Hkg);
78 S Hak (Hkg);
79 K Sung-Hoon (Kor); N Lemke (Swe); D Williams (am) (Hkg);     

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UNITED STATES PGA GRAND SLAM OF GOLF WIN BY GERMAN

MARTIN KAYMER BEATS BUBBA 

 

WATSON IN BERMUDA PLAY-OFFF

 

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Germany's Martin Kaymer defeated Bubba Watson in a sudden-death play-off to win the US PGA Grand Slam of Golf in Bermuda on Wednesday.
Kaymer, who held a two shot lead over Masters Tournament champion Watson following an opening 65, birdied the first extra hole at Port Royal Golf Course after the pair had finished tied on six under par.
The US Open Champion holed from six feet on the par four 18th hole and then saw Watson miss from half the distance to extend the play-off.
"Yes, of course I was surprised that he missed it," said Kaymer, who also beat Watson in the singles in Europe's Ryder Cup victory at Gleneagles last month.
"I had a similar putt earlier in the regular round, just half an hour before we were standing there in the play-off. But his was a little bit longer and I knew that it's not an easy putt.
"On my putt it was quite an advantage that I had the similar putt earlier, just a little bit longer, but pretty much the same line and I knew it didn't break as much as I thought. So that helped me a lot. It was a good stroke and so it went in.
"But I was surprised about him, obviously, you don't want to win a golf tournament that way. Of course I will take it, but you don't really want the other guy missing a short putt."
Watson added: "I thought I hit a great putt. There's no way that ball should go that way, unless it's wind forced. It's just one of those things. It was Martin's time and not my time."
Watson also held a two shot lead with two holes to play following birdies on the 14th, 15th and 16th, only to drive into water on the 17th and run up a bogey six, while Kaymer birdied the same hole.
World Number One Rory McIlroy, who won The Open Championship and US PGA this year, carded a 75 to finish two over par, one ahead of Jim Furyk.