THREE WINS IN A ROW AS SKIPPER OF PRESIDENTS CUP TEAM

LAID-BACK FRED WOULD BE PLAYERS' 

CHOICE AS  US RYDER CUP CAPTAIN
  
FROM THE GOLF.COM WEBSITE
The PGA of America’s Ryder Cup task force hasn’t even met yet, but U.S. players know the guy they want for their 2016 captain: Fred Couples.

Following Team USA’s loss to Europe at Gleneagles , Couples (pictured) received calls and texts from many American players, saying they wanted him to lead them next time, according to Golf World’s Tim Rosaforte.
From Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson on down, the players' choice to be the next U.S. Ryder Cup captain is Fred Couples.
Asked how many of the guys reached out to him via text or phone calls after the blow-out loss at Gleneagles, Couples suggested it was the whole team: 
"When they all got home, they said, 'We need you to do this.' "
Of course, the PGA of America –- not top American Tour pros -- will pick the captain for the 2016 Ryder Cup team. However, Woods and Mickelson are both on the PGA’s new Ryder Cup task force, so their opinions will carry some extra weight this year.
Couples has been captain for the last three Presidents Cup teams -- all victorious -- but has never been tapped for the Ryder Cup captaincy. His leadership style is the opposite of Watson’s. Fred is
laid-back and friendly where Watson is intense and demanding.
"He didn't cradle his boys enough, and that's what they need," Couples said of Watson, who was one of his mentors in the early '90s. "They need some love."
Couples also disagreed with Watson's decision to sit Mickelson on Saturday. Both Mickelson and partner Keegan Bradley sat out both formats on Saturday, and Mickelson was critical of Watson at Team USA’s final press conference on the Sunday.
Couples says he wouldn't have benched Mickelson as Watson did Saturday at Gleneagles. 
"Phil Mickelson has been the best [team] guy on every team I've ever been on, by far," he said.

MENA TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP SECOND-ROUND REPORT, SCORES

             Al Ain Equestrian, Shooting and Golf Club, United Arab Emirates ... this week's venue

TOM BUCHANAN MOVES UP WITH A 65

FROM THE MENA TOUR WEBSITE
By VIREN VARMA
AL AIN – It's getting hot at the top as nine players closed out their second rounds between nine and six-under on Monday, heading into Tuesday's final round within shouting distance of the MENA Tour Championship.
Overnight leader Lee Corfield had his three-shot lead shrank to one after he returned a 70, reaching nine-under with fellow Englishmen Joshua White and Jake Shepherd and Mexico’s Juan Salcedo lurking a further shot back.
Shepherd, the winner of this event in 2011, birdied three of the first six holes en route to a second 67 while White overcame two double bogeys to return a 68 and join Salcedo, who carded a 66, at eight-under.
Snapping at the heels of the front-runners are Luke Joy, who currently leads the Order of Merit, on seven-under, one ahead of a four-man group led by Edinburgh's Tom Buchanan, the head pro at Al Ain Equestrian, Shooting and Golf Club.
“It was a totally different course today with the wind blowing in the opposite direction, but I putted much better than I did on Sunday, which was the key,” said Buchanan, a sentiment echoed by many of his fellow competitors.
The Scot's second-round 65 was the joint lowest of the day. He is joint sixth on 136 - three behind Corfield
Overnight leader Corfield made a great start to his second round, playing the first six holes four-under, thanks to an eagle on the par-5, third, but four bogeys undermined his efforts though he did pick up another shot at the par-4, 14th.
England’s Zane Scotland, who started the week with a good chance of catching Joy on the Order of Merit, will have his work cut after a second round 72 leaves him a good eight shots behind Joy and 10 behind the leader.
England’s James Allan, however, took a firm hold of the Amateur Order of Merit, following his opening one-under 70 with a superb 66 to move to six-under with Switzerland’s Michael Harradine occupying solo second two shots further back.
“The change in wind direction made life a bit easier on some holes, especially on the par 5s. I holed some nice putts coming home which was good,” said Allan, who picked up five shots on the back nine, including four in a row from the 12th.
Morocco’s Ahmed Marjane maintained his dominance in the MENA professional Division, carding a second-round 68 to reach four under, six shots ahead of compatriots Amine Joudar and Faycal Serghini.
The experienced Serghini made a big move up the leaderboard with a 68, eight better than his opening round as Ayoub Lguirati moved atop the leaderboard in the amateur division for the Shaikh Maktoum Golf Foundation Award with rounds of 70 and 72.
As players vie for places in the 2014 Dubai Open and the 2015 Omega Dubai Desert Classic as well as lucrative bonus incentives on the various Orders of Merit, the final day of the 2014 MENA Golf Tour promises to provide many twists as well as the usual mix of celebration and commiseration.

MENA TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP
Al Ain Equestrian, Shooting and Golf Centre, UAE
Par 142 (2x71)
133 Lee Corfield (Eng) 63 70
134 Jake Shepherd (Eng) 67 67, Juan Salcedo (Mex) 68 66, Joshua White (Eng) 66 68
135 Luke Joy (Eng) 68 67
136 Tom Buchanan (Sco) 71 65, Stuart Archibald (Eng) 70 66, James Allan (Eng) (am) 70 66, Toni Ferrer (Spain) 66 70
137 Carlos Balmaseda (Spa) 72 65, Clarke Lutton (Sco) 69 68
138 Ahmed Marjane (Mor) 70 68; Matt Turner (England) 68 70, Xavier Puig (Spain) 69 69; Michael Harradine (Swi) (am) 69 69
139 Christopher Cannon (Eng), Peter Stojanovski (Macedonia) 68 71
OTHER SCORES
141 Danny Kay (Sco) (am) 70 71 (T18)
142 Paul Doherty (Sco) 71 71 (T21)

RYAN BROWN OF DUNFERMLINE FIFE GOLFER OF WEEK

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The MyGolfRanking Fife Golfer of the Week is Ryan Brown of Dunfermline GC, who has taken over the Number 2 slot of MGR Fife Men’s Ranking.

 

The Fife Club of the Week is Dunfermline Golf Club with two new players entering the Top 20 of the MGR Fife Men’s Club Rankings.

     

www.mygolfranking.net, Fife Men, Week 2014/43

1 Colin Campbell (Aberdour) 1317 pts

2 Ryan Brown (Dunfermline) 1156

3 Barry Logan (Dunnikier Park) 1117

4 *Steve Merrett (Dunfermline) 1111,

5 Gary Sharp (St Andrews GC) 1110,

6 Paul Hobbin (Balbirnie Park) 1092,

7 Ross Burnett (Scotscraig) 1075,

8 Michael Henderson (St Andrews GC) 1058,

9 Steve Elias (Thornton) 1040,

10 *Remi Passiatore (Dunfermline) 1021,

11 Roger Turnbull (Leven GS) 1000,

12 Paul Manderson (Forrester Park) 997,

13 Paul Meikle (Dunnikier Park) 991,

14 Robbie MacMillan (Elmwood) 984,

15 John Holguin (Burntisland GH) 981,

16 George Glen (Earlsferry Thistle) 975,

17 John Douglas (Leven Thistle) 971,

18 Paul Martin (Charleton) 969,

19 Marcus Rickard (Cupar) 965,

20 John Murray (Balbirnie Park) 963.

www.mygolfranking.net, Fife Clubs, Week 2014/43

1 Dunfermline 947 points,

2 Dunnikier Park 869,

3 St Andrews GC 868,

4 Balbirnie Park 855,

5= Glenrothes 826, Scotscraig 826,

7 Canmore 825,

8 Kirkcaldy 824,

9 Aberdour 817,

10 Thornton 813,

11 Crail 811,

12 Burntisland GH 808,

13 Forrester Park 803,

14 Pitreavie 800,

15 Kinghorn 798,

16 Ladybank 785,

17 Cupar 781,

18 Leven Thistle 778,

19 Lundin 776,

20 St Andrews New 751.

* New entry this week

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SCOTTISH JUNIOR GOLF TOUR

MATTHEW DALRYMPLE BEST AT 

DALMAHOY WITH A 73

FROM WALTER BURNS

Scottish Junior Golf Tour

Here are the results from the Scottish Junior Golf Tour event at Dalmahoy yesterday. It was a level 3, 4 and 5 event on the Championship East Course.  Despite the strong wind there was some very good scoring from the boys. Matthew Dalrymple had the best score of the day - a two-over 73.

 

LEADING SCORES

Under 18

74 Fraser Kane (Kirkhill)

75 David Fair (Strathaven)

78 Ellis Hart (Dullatur)

 

Under 16

73 Matthew Dalrymple (Lochwinnoch)

76 Graeme Greer (Carluke)

78 Kieran Quinn (Clydebank)

 

Under 15

75 Aidan Husenne (Haggs Castle)

80 Ibrahim Hussain (Eastwood)

82 Lewis Brown (Tobermory)

 

Under 14

80 Jack Bruen (Belleisle), Rowan Carey (Auchterarder)

84 Cameron Dunn (Sandyhills)

 

Kieran Quinn  (Clydebank) won the handicap prize with nett 67.

Callum Patterson won the skill challenges.

Next event is on Sunday, November 9, at Monifieth.

Walter Burns

Scottish Junior Golf Tour

 

Mob: 07951 103 827

 

Email: walter@scottishjuniorgolftour.co.uk

Web: www.scottishjuniorgolftour.co.uk

 

SCOT EARNS EVEN MORE $ IN AMERICA

MONTY WINS $158,000 FOR TIED 4th

PLACE FINISH ON US SENIORS TOUR

Colin Montgomerie earned $158,000 for a tied fourth place finish in the US Champions Tour finale at Scottsdale, Arizona on Sunday.
Over the Desert Mountain's Cochise course (par 70, 6,929yd, Monty shot 71, 67, 66 and 67 for a nine-under-par total of 271 - the same as Bernhard Langer.
Winner, at the fourth hole of a sudden death play-off, was Tom Pernice junior who had died on 269 with Jay Haas. Pernice collected $440,000; Haas $254,000.
Kenny Perry (270) was third. He won $158,000.
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Players from USA unless stated
Par 280 (4x70) Yardage: 6,929
269 Tom Pernice junior 65 67 70 67, Jay Haas 66 62 75 66.
270 Kenny Perry 66 68 68 68
271 Bernhard Langer (Germany) 66 70 70 65, Colin Montgomerie (Scotland) 71 67 66 67

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DEESIDE GOLF CLUB JUNIOR PRIZEWINNERS 2014

 Deeside Golf Club junior prizegiving on Sunday.
 Left to right:
Deeside GC captain Duncan Skinner, Benjamin Henderson, Lauren Watson, Michael Lawrie (Junior club champion), Nicholas Black.
Front: Harry McLeod, Clark Nicol, Chloe Henderson
+Can you spot the "chips of the old block"?
  Michael - son of Paul Lawrie
  Nicholas Black - son of the next GB and I Curtis Cup captain, Elaine Farquharson-Black.