LAST EVENT OF US PGA TOUR 2014 SEASON

RUSSELL KNOX FINISHES joint 37th

BEHIND WINNER CHARLEY HOFFMAN

Russell Knox finished joint 37th with an aggregate of seven-under-par 277 (69-68-70-70) in the weekend's US PGA Tour event in Mexico, the OHL Classic at Mayakoba, which was its final event of the 2014 season.
The Inverness exile earned $26,230 for his performance.
Charley Hoffman was the winner of the $1,098,00 top prize with a final round of 66 for 17-under-par 267 - a shot ahead of Shawn Steffani who closed with a 69 at Playa del Carmen amd earned $658,800. 
Hoffman rallied from a three-shot deficit by closing with a 5-under 66 for a one-shot victory.

Hoffman ended another long drought with his third career US PGA Tour victory. He had gone 105 starts between his first and second victories, and this time went 108 starts until winning today.
Hoffman and Stefani each finished with a bogey.

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Hoffman hit his tee shot against the trunk of a tree and had to play left-handed out to the fairway. Stefani drove into a bunker and had to play short of the green because of a steep lip. A 50-yard pitch for his third shot was short of the green. Stefani closed with a 69.

New Zealander Danny Lee was joint third on 269 with Argentina's Andres Gonzales.

LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 284 (4x71) Players from USA unless stated
267 Charley Hoffman 66 68 67 66 ($1,098,000)
268 Shawn Steffani 66 65 68 69 ($658,800)
269 Danny Lee (New Zealand) 66 69 67 67,  Andres Gonzales (Argentina) 69 67 66 67 ($353,800 each).
270 Jerry Kelly 69 66 67 68 ($244,000)
271 Brice Garnett 66 68 71 66 ($219,600)

SELECTED SCORES
277 Russell Knox (Scotland) 69 68 70 70 (T37) ($26,230).
280 Gonzalo Fernandez Castano (Spain) 71 67 72 70 (T51) ($14,445).

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BRAVE RECOVERIES BY WHITEFORD  

(66) AND BOOTH (65) IN ROUND TWO

Peter Whiteford and Wallace Booth, who both made a potentially disastrous start to the European Tour Final Qualifying School on Saturday, still have a chance of making the first cut to the leading 70 and ties after four rounds at PGA Catalunya, Gerona near Barcelona.
Whiteford shot a second-round 66 on Sunday - 11 shots better than his first round - and is lying joint 73rd on 143.
Booth fired a courageous 65 which was a 15-stroke improvement on his Saturday round of 80. He is joint 102nd on 145.
Leading the five Scots in the field of 156 is Motherwell man Ross Kellett with a pair of 70s for joint 35th place on 140.
Scott Henry is sharing 58th place on 142 (70-72)
Duncan Stewart, the top Scot on Saturday evening after an opening 67, plummeted to joint 73rd place alongside Whiteford after a 76.

LEADING SECOND ROUND SCORES
Par 142 (70+72)
133 Anirban Lahiri (Ind) 65 68
135 Rikard Karlberg (Swe) 67 68, Pelloe Edb errg (Swe) 73 62
136 Andrea Pavan (Ita) 69 67, Pedro Oriol (Spa) 70 66, Matthew Fitzpatrick (Eng) 70 66, Matteo Delpoddio (Ita) 68 68, Ricardo Gonzalez (Arg) 68 68, John Parry (Eng) 68 68

SCOTS' SCORES
140 Ross Kellett 70 70 (T134)
142 Scott Henry 70 72 (T58)
143 Peter Whiteford 77 66, Duncan Stewart 67 76 (T73)
145 Wallace Booth 80 65 (T102).

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INDIAN LAHIRI GOES TWO CLEAR 

AFTER 2 ROUNDS OF FINAL Q SCHOOL

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Indian Anirban Lahiri moved two shots clear of the field of 156 at The European Tour’s Qualifying School Final Stage after the World Number 74 carded a four under par 68 over the testing Stadium Course to move to nine under par on day two of the six-round marathon.
The 27 year old, whose nickname ‘Baan’ is written on the back of his cap, is the highest-ranked player in the field at PGA Catalunya Resort, having won twice on the Asian Tour and recorded two top ten finishes on The European Tour this year.
The Bangalore player put serious weight behind that statistic as he recorded just a single bogey in his opening 36 holes at the stunning European Tour Destination near Girona, a five at the par four 17th in round two which was preceded by a superb eagle at the par five 15th, where a beastly drive left him with an eight iron approach.
Lahiri duly knocked that to ten feet, before holing what was one of his longest putts of an impressive ball-striking day to move to the summit and edge closer to European Tour Membership for the first time in his career.
“I played really well today,” said the five-time Asian Tour winner. “I really enjoy playing tracks like the Stadium Course here, it demands a lot of shots from you and I really enjoy that challenge.
“It’s not easy. You’ve got to really hit a lot of good shots so I’m really happy with the way I played today. There were a couple of loose holes at the end there but I’m really happy with the way I’m hitting the ball.
“I could have putted a lot better today so hopefully that gets better throughout the week. I’ve played a lot in Europe, some tournaments in America, some in Japan and around Europe too so these are not alien conditions to me anymore.
“They were when I played here three years ago. It’s ten degrees warmer now than the last time I played in December so that helps! I’m quite comfortable now.
“I’ve just been playing well. This whole year has been solid and I’m just trying to do the same things I’ve been doing and keep that form going. The rest of it should take care of itself.
“Even on the 12th I hit it to around five feet for eagle and it didn’t even touch the hole with my putt, so I’ve been hitting it really solid and hopefully I can keep that going.”
Pelle Edberg, meanwhile, carded the round of the week thus far as the experienced Swede fired a spectacular eight under par 62 on the Tour Course to climb 75 places into a share of second.
The 35 year old, on his eighth visit to Final Stage, teed off on the tenth hole before a superlative six under front nine helped move him to seven under par alongside compatriot Rikard Karlberg.
Edberg was delighted with his round and, while he did admit he felt the pressure coming into this week – having missed out on Challenge Tour graduation last week, finishing 44th in the Rankings – he feels he has played his cards right so far in Girona.
“Seven under through two rounds is pretty good,” he said. “There are four rounds still to go, but obviously that is a good start. I played pretty solid and holed a few putts, so it was good.
“You know you have two rounds on the Tour Course before the cut, and you really need to be a few under over this one, and then level on the Stadium over four rounds. Then, you should stand a pretty good chance.
“I will hit a few balls on the range this evening, but will also spend a few hours on the paddle courts. It is a long week and you can’t change too much in your swing, so I just feel like I need to be rested and be 100 per cent focused out on the course.
“If I said I didn’t feel any pressure coming in this week then I’d be lying. I finished top 45 on the Challenge Tour so I might get a few events (on The European Tour) next year, but a top 25 here would of course help that.
“I just need to forget today and head out on the other course tomorrow, make as many pars as possible, and maybe hole one or two birdie putts.”
Four time European Tour winner Ricardo Gonzalez of Argentina, young English prospect Matthew Fitzpatrick and former Challenge Tour Number One Andrea Pavan of Italy were among the six players tied for fourth place on six under par.

SECOND-ROUND SCORES
Par 142 (70 + 72)
133 A Lahiri (Ind) 65 68
135 P Edberg (Swe) 73 62; R Karlberg  (Swe) 67 68
136 M Delpodio  (Ita) 68 68; M Fitzpatrick  (Eng) 70 66; R Gonzalez (Arg) 68 68; P Oriol (Esp) 70 66; J Parry (Eng) 68 68; A Pavan (Ita) 69 67
137 A Dodt (Aus) 66 71; S Soderberg (Swe) 67 70; S Fallon (Eng) 72 65; M Korhonen (Fin) 72 65; S Thornton (Irl) 68 69; R Paratore (Ita) 67 70; S Walker (Eng) 66 71
138 M Ford (Eng) 74 64; C Lloyd (Eng) 72 66; A Otaegui  (Esp) 67 71; C Gloet  (Den) 64 74; R McEvoy  (Eng) 73 65; P Lawrie (Irl) 71 67; S Manley (Wal) 66 72; J Lagergren (Swe) 66 72
139 A Tadini (Ita) 72 67; E Goya (Arg) 71 68; C Paisley  (Eng) 70 69; E Kofstad (Nor) 72 67; P Maddy (Eng) 67 72; E De La Riva  (Esp) 71 68; M Both (Aus) 70 69; A Saddier (Fra) 66 73; D Im (USA) 66 73; E Cuartero Blanco (am) (Esp) 74 65
140 D Dixon (Eng) 68 72; S Kim (SKor) 73 67; C Bouniol (Fra) 72 68; A Marshall (Eng) 69 71; B Åkesson (Swe) 72 68; J Makitalo  (Fin) 66 74; J Guerrier  (Fra) 69 71; R Kellett (Sco) 70 70; T Murray (Eng) 76 64; N Geyger (Chi) 66 74; M Soegaard  (Den) 67 73; B Virto  (Esp) 77 63
141 V Riu  (Fra) 75 66; B Evans  (Eng) 73 68; K Ferrie (Eng) 66 75; N Chaudhuri  (Eng) 73 68; N Elvira  (Esp) 71 70; K Phelan (Irl) 69 72; J Gonnet  (Fra) 68 73; P Widegren  (Swe) 70 71; L De Jager  (RSA) 73 68; H Shun Yat (Hkg) 67 74; J Scrivener (Aus) 77 64;
142 A Ahokas (Fin) 66 76; R Gouveia (Por) 74 68; A Björk (Swe) 72 70; M Jonzon (Swe) 69 73; S Gros (Fra) 67 75; M Orrin (Eng) 69 73; D Markle (Can) 70 72; P Archer (Eng) 68 74; C Del Moral (Esp) 68 74; J Knutzon (USA) 66 76; J Winther (Den) 73 69; J Hansen  (Den) 71 71; S Henry  (Sco) 70 72; T Fisher Jnr (RSA) 67 75; B Seuk-Hyun (Kor) 67 75
143 D Stewart (Sco) 67 76; M Wiegele  (Aut) 74 69; P Whiteford (Sco) 77 66; G Drakeford (Aus) 71 72; J Edfors (Swe) 66 77; A Velasco (Esp) 69 74; J Walters (RSA) 73 70; A Hortal  (Esp) 72 71; S Chawrasia (Ind) 71 72; R Coles (Eng) 70 73; B Hellgren  (Swe) 75 68; P Hedblom (Swe) 74 69; L Jensen (Den) 69 74; A Knappe (Ger) 74 69; C Shinkwin (Eng) 73 70; G Lockerbie  (Eng) 76 67; J Stalter (Fra) 69 74
144 R Davies (Wal) 73 71; G Porteous (Eng) 80 64; R Santos  (Por) 72 72; D Woltman (USA) 72 72; S Griffiths (Eng) 76 68; B Parker  (Eng) 67 77; J Elson  (Eng) 71 73; T Tree (Eng) 71 73; S Heisele (Ger) 78 66; J Fahrbring (Swe) 74 70; S Wakefield (Eng) 72 72; N Kimsey (Eng) 70 74
145 D Papadatos (Aus) 78 67; L Kennedy  (Eng) 79 66; N Dougherty  (Eng) 68 77; W Booth  (Sco) 80 65; W Harrold (Eng) 71 74; G Maybin (Nir) 74 71; F Andersson Hed (Swe) 76 69; B Ritthammer (Ger) 76 69; D Huizing (Ned) 76 69; L Slattery (Eng) 75 70; N Quintarelli (Ita) 79 66; H Joannes  (Bel) 75 70; W Homan  (USA) 77 68
146 J Glennemo (Swe) 76 70; D Coupland (Eng) 76 70; C Pigem (Esp) 77 69; H Porteous (RSA) 71 75; M McGeady (Irl) 71 75; J Lara (Esp) 72 74; M Rocchi  (Fra) 70 76; R McGowan  (Eng) 68 78; J Huldahl (Den) 67 79; M Schneider (Ger) 72 74; R Kakko  (Fin) 72 74; R De Sousa (Sui) 71 75; J Hahn (USA) 67 79; J Kunzenbacher (Ger) 78 68; S Dodd (Wal) 79 67
147 B Hemstock (Eng) 77 70; J Lucquin (Fra) 75 72; J Billing (Swe) 71 76; I Garrido (Esp) 70 77; B Hafthorsson (Isl) 74 73
 148 D Løkke (Den) 73 75; G Cambis  (Fra) 69 79; T Sluiter  (Ned) 74 74; G Houston (Wal) 70 78
150 M Bremner (RSA) 80 70; T Linard (Fra) 80 70; D Ulrich (Sui) 76 74; A Bernadet  (Fra) 75 75; J Wahlqvist (Swe) 81 69; M Southgate  (Eng) 70 80; J Wilson (Aus) 71 79; K Subregis  (Fra) 69 81; A Canete (Arg) 71 79
 151 B Ninyette (Aus) 77 74; P Price (Wal) 73 78; N Floren (Swe) 83 68; Z Lombard  (RSA) 77 74; P Howard (am) (Eng) 70 81
152 O Bekker (RSA) 75 77
154 M Brown (Nzl) 84 70
156 O Henningsson  (Swe) 80 76;
WD J Remesy (Fra) 72 wd


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RASHID KHAN WINS CHIANGMAI 

CLASSIC BY ONE SHOT

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Chiangmai, Thailand: Rashid Khan of India produced a gutsy performance to win his second Asian Tour title by one-shot at the Chiangmai Golf Classic today.

Khan started the final round two shots behind overnight leader Thanyakon Khrongpha of Thailand before rallying on the back nine to defeat the Thai and countryman Jyoti Randhawa at the US$750,000 Asian Tour event.

The 23-year-old fired a four-under-par 68 highlighted by four birdies on holes nine, 10, 12 and 14 for a winning total of 17-under-par 271 at the majestic Alpine Golf Resort Chiangmai.

Thanyakon three-putted for bogey on the 16^th hole to slip out of contention. But a birdie on the last for a 71 earned him a tied second place finish alongside Randhawa, who settled for a 69 after missing a 20-foot birdie attempt on 18 which would have forced a play-off.

LEADING FINAL TOTALS

Par 288 (4x72) Yardage 7,481

271 - Rashid KHAN (IND) 68-69-66-68.

272 Jyoti RANDHAWA (IND) 68-65-70-69, Thanyakon KHRONGPHA (THA) 69-65-67-71.

274 Kiradech APHIBARNRAT (THA) 69-70-66-69.

275 Mithun PERERA (SRI) 70-70-67-68, Kalem RICHARDSON (AUS) 71-69-64-71.

277 Jason DUFNER (USA) 69-69-73-66, Danny CHIA (MAS) 74-68-68-67, Jbe KRUGER (RSA) 73-66-68-70, Scott BARR (AUS) 68-69-67-73.

278 Panuphol PITTAYARAT (THA) 68-75-66-69, HUNG Chien-yao (TPE) 71-68-66-73.

279 Namchok TANTIPOKHAKUL (THA) 71-70-68-70.

280 Sutijet KOORATANAPISAN (THA) 70-69-71-70, Brett MUNSON (USA) 73-70-67-70.

281 Miguel TABUENA (PHI) 70-72-71-68, Javi COLOMO (ESP) 73-72-68-68, Chikka S (IND) 69-72-71-69, Paul PETERSON (USA) 70-70-71-70, Scott HEND (AUS) 72-69-70-70, MO Joong-kyung (KOR) 69-69-72-71, George GANDRANATA (INA) 66-72-72-71, Terry PILKADARIS (AUS) 70-71-69-71, LIN Wen-tang (TPE) 69-71-69-72.

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McILROY WINS RACE TO DUBAI A


WEEK BEFORE THE LAST TOURNEY

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For the second time in an increasingly prolific career, Rory McIlroy has won The Race to Dubai after a superb season in which he took his haul of Major titles to four, and won a World Golf Championship and the BMW PGA Championship for the first time.
With 2,726,514 pts now separating McIlroy and Henrik Stenson in second place, and 1,666,600 on offer to the winner of next week’s season-ending DP World Tour Championship, Dubai, the World Number One has already built an unassailable lead in The Race to Dubai and becomes the youngest player in history to win The European Tour’s money list twice.
McIlroy first captured the Harry Vardon Trophy, awarded to the player who finishes the season as Europe’s Number One, in 2012 after winning both the US PGA Championship and the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai. 
But, if anything, his campaign in 2014 has been even more impressive.
After starting his inexorable march towards the summit of both The Race to Dubai and Official World Golf Rankings with victory in the BMW PGA Championship, The European Tour’s flagship event at Wentworth Club, McIlroy hit a purple patch from mid-July which marked him out as the game’s pre-eminent player.
In a stunning four-week spell, McIlroy increased his tally of Major titles to four by first winning The Open Championship and then the US PGA Championship, with a maiden victory in a World Golf Championship event, at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, sandwiched in the middle for good measure.
In the process, the 25 year old became the third youngest player in history – after Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods – to win three of golf’s four Major Championships.     
A tied runner-up finish in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, which took place a week after he played his part in Europe’s victory over America in The Ryder Cup, means McIlroy has now finished in the top two in each of his last four appearances on The European Tour.
The Northern Irishman will now go in search of a second victory in next week’s US$8 million season finale at Jumeirah Golf Estates, having triumphed two years ago courtesy of a stunning five-birdie finish. 
He said: “This has obviously been the best season of my career by a long way, and to win The Race to Dubai for the second time really is something truly special. That four-week spell over the summer, from The Open to the US PGA Championship, would have to be the best golf of my life, so I feel like I’ve really earned The Race to Dubai.
“Winning it for the first time two years ago was a fantastic feeling, but I feel like I’m now a more complete player and my all-round game has moved to another level. I’ve put in a lot of hard work this season, with my game and my fitness, so it’s nice to get the rewards at the end of it.
“In some ways the pressure is off next week, but I’ll fight very hard to end the year on a high with another victory. I’ve a great record in this tournament, and in Dubai generally, having secured my first European Tour win there in 2009.
“Finishing with five birdies to win the DP World Tour Championship in 2012 is right up there with my best performances on The European Tour, so every time I go back to Jumeirah Golf Estates, it always brings back some happy memories.
“It’s a great tournament to finish the season with, and if I can notch up another win it really will complete an amazing year. I’m looking forward to getting out on the golf course and feeling that competitive edge again.”          
George O’Grady, Chief Executive of The European Tour, said: “During another season of incredible success for The European Tour, with our Members winning three of the four Major Championships, it says something about his outstanding form that Rory ends the year as the dominant player, not only on our Tour, but on the world stage.
“Given the extraordinary success he has achieved, it is only right that the season should culminate in Rory winning the Harry Vardon Trophy for the second time, and it would be no surprise to anyone if he were to end his campaign with another win in Dubai next week.
"He is a credit both to himself and The European Tour, and a most deserving winner of The Race to Dubai.”
 


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NORTH ALLIANCE GOLF ABANDONED

Saturday's North Scottish Golfers' Alliance fixture at Nairn Dunbar was abandoned early on due to fog. As yet there is no date for a rearrangement of the fixture.

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AMERICAN KOEPKA WINS BY ONE 

FROM POULTER

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Brooks Koepka held off a spirited challenge from Ian Poulter to win the Turkish Airlines Open by the Ministry of Youth and Sports.
Koepka claimed his first European Tour title in Antalya, a result which ensured Rory McIlroy won The Race to Dubai for the second time in three years.
The American carded a flawless closing 65 at the Montgomerie Maxx Royal to finish on 17 under par, one shot ahead of Poulter, who missed a birdie putt from six feet on the 18th to force a play-off.
Marcel Siem, Jamie Donaldson or Sergio Garcia had needed to win in Turkey and at next week's DP World Tour Championship, Dubai to have a chance of overtaking McIlroy.
And although Siem started the final round just one shot off the lead, the BMW Masters winner could only card a closing 71 to finish joint eighth, with Donaldson 19th and Garcia 25th.

Later it was revealed that Marcel Siem dislocated a rib early Sunday morning while warming up for his round.
“It’s something I haven’t done for a year now because of my surgeries,” he said after his round. “I couldn’t really do it, and dislocated my rib. I thought I can’t even tee it up.
“Then my physio tried to crack it back in, didn’t work and we went to see the chiropractor and they pushed it back in. I had like 1,600 milligrams of ibuprofen. I couldn’t have a proper back swing, but I played all right. I don’t want to blame it on anything, to be honest.” 
Siem closed with a one-under 71 to finish in joint eighth, five shots back of Brooks Koepka. 

Koepka, who won three times on the Challenge Tour last year to gain instant promotion to The European Tour, carded four birdies on the front nine and holed from 40 feet for another on the 10th, before a brilliant approach to the 13th set up an eagle from just eight feet.
That gave him a two-shot lead and although Poulter halved his deficit with his fifth birdie of the day on the same hole, the Ryder Cup star was unable to find another on the last despite a superb long greenside bunker shot.

Key quotes
Brooks Koepka
“The Final Series is what you prepare for all year, so to win one of them is very special, and I hope I can carry it onto Dubai next week.
“I feel like I’ve been playing really well recently. I’ve been knocking on the door for these last two or three months, I’ve been very close and I feel like I should have won a couple. But I’ve learned something new every time, and I used that today. I was very relaxed, very calm today, and I guess it showed.
“To look where I was a year and a half ago on The Challenge Tour, to now be a winner on The European Tour is incredible.”

Ian Poulter
“I missed a couple of opportunities coming in. That was the difference, a couple of putts here and there. I can look back and add them up, and there were plenty.
“I played some good golf this week, but to play a bad round on Saturday is a bit inexcusable. There are good players out here week in, week out, and you need to play well for four rounds of golf.
“But there are still a lot of positives to take from the week. As bad as 2014 has been, the last two weeks have been pretty good. For me to play well over this stretch of tournaments with new equipment in the bag is very pleasing.”
FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4x72)
271 B Koepka  (USA) 69 67 70 65
272 I Poulter (Eng) 64 66 75 67
274 H Stenson (Swe) 70 70 70 64
275 D Willett  (Eng) 67 70 69 69, A Sullivan (Eng) 67 75 66 67, M Jiménez (Esp) 63 73 71 68, W Ormsby (Aus) 65 71 68 71
276 M Siem  (Ger) 70 69 66 71, L Westwood (Eng) 70 68 67 71,
277 E Pepperell (Eng) 70 71 67 69
278 A Levy (Fra) 68 71 73 66, E Grillo (Arg) 68 72 71 67, P Uihlein  (USA) 73 65 70 70, R Wattel  (Fra) 67 71 73 67
279 D Lipsky (USA) 69 73 69 68, V Dubuisson  (Fra) 77 68 70 64, B De Jonge (Zim) 65 73 73 68, S Gallacher (Sco) 67 71 71 70
280 F Zanotti (Par) 72 71 69 68, J Donaldson (Wal) 72 72 70 66, T Hatton (Eng) 65 72 72 71, H Otto (RSA) 67 69 72 72, B Grace  (RSA) 67 69 73 71, C Doak (Sco) 69 73 69 69
 281 F Molinari (Ita) 70 71 71 69, J Blixt  (Swe) 68 71 72 70, J Daly (USA) 69 72 67 73, J Luiten (Ned) 70 73 71 67, S Lowry  (Irl) 70 66 72 73, S Garcia  (Esp) 75 71 65 70, R Fisher (Eng) 74 70 70 67,
 282 T Fleetwood  (Eng) 69 71 77 65, L Donald  (Eng) 74 73 68 67, G Bourdy (Fra) 68 73 72 69, D Van Der Walt (RSA) 72 72 68 70,
 283 A Cañizares  (Esp) 69 71 73 70, D Horsey (Eng) 74 70 72 67, T Jaidee (Tha) 69 68 74 72
284 S Jamieson  (Sco) 70 72 72 70, R Bland (Eng) 71 69 73 71, D Fichardt (RSA) 68 73 71 72, R Green (Aus) 71 74 69 70, M Baldwin (Eng) 73 68 72 71, E Molinari  (Ita) 67 72 71 74, M Warren (Sco) 67 74 75 68,
 285 R Karlsson (Swe) 71 71 70 73, R Cabrera-Bello (Esp) 72 68 73 72
286 R Derksen (Ned) 69 74 72 71, D Lynn (Eng) 69 74 72 71, D Howell (Eng) 71 71 71 73, M Carlsson  (Swe) 69 70 75 72
287 B Wiesberger  (Aut) 71 71 74 71, P Larrazábal (Esp) 70 74 73 70, N Colsaerts  (Bel) 80 71 70 66
288 G Coetzee (RSA) 76 71 71 70, S Dyson  (Eng) 68 71 75 74, M Manassero (Ita) 70 77 72 69, G Storm  (Eng) 75 77 69 67, R Jacquelin (Fra) 68 72 78 70, 
289 M Kaymer (Ger) 68 72 75 74, O Wilson (Eng) 76 70 73 70, R Sterne  (RSA) 74 77 73 65, O Fisher  (Eng) 67 81 71 70 
290 M Ilonen  (Fin) 69 72 74 75, T Aiken (RSA) 70 72 75 73, D Clarke (Nir) 75 70 73 72, F Aguilar (Chi) 72 74 71 73 
291 M Foster (Eng) 70 72 78 71, K Broberg (Swe) 72 75 72 72
292 C Montgomerie  (Sco) 76 72 72 72 
294 R Ramsay  (Sco) 76 70 72 76 
295 T Olesen (Den) 77 71 73 74
 297 M Madsen  (Den) 72 76 79 70
 298 J Quesne  (Fra) 77 76 75 70
 303 M Hoey  (Nir) 82 75 73 73
 319 A Altuntas (am) (Tur) 79 84 80 76
 320 E Kemaloglu (am) (Tur) 81 79 86 74
 330 A Afsar (am) (Tur) 82 86 87 75


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BOUND FOR ALPS TOUR Q SCHOOL

                  Javier Ballesteros caddieing for his dad at an Open championship at Hoylake.

SEVE'S SON TURNS PROFESSIONAL

Javier Ballesteros, the eldest son of the late five-time major champion Seve Ballesteros, has announced his arrival to the professional circuit.
Ballesteros, 23, shared the news on Twitter. 
"My father taught me everything or almost everything I know about golf, and I would have loved him to see me turning pro," Ballesteros junior told Spanish media.
 "I am sure he would be very proud."
Ballesteros, a tournament winner as an amateur, will attempt to qualify for the third-tier Alps Tour in December. 
The late Seve won 87 titles, including three Open Championship titles and two Masters, and played in eight Ryder Cups. He died in 2011 at the age of 54 from complications due to brain cancer.
Will Ballesteros Junior possess his father's great talent? Only time will tell but it's a big ask.

                   Javier Ballesteros in action as an amateur

LAST USPGA TOUR EVENT OF YEAR

 JASON - Bohn, that is - CHASING THE 

GOLDEN FLEECE IN MEXICO

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PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico (AP) -- Jason Bohn looked out toward the ocean Saturday and knew it was going to be tough day at the OHL Classic. He kept it together long enough to take the lead.
Bohn made a pair of birdies, and a pair of tough par saves that were just as valuable, for a 4-under 67 in the rain and wind that gave him a one-shot lead over Shawn Stefani going into the final round of the last US PGA Tour event of the calendar year.
"When we started, it was just a little bit breezy. It was nice. It was going to be a beautiful day," Bohn said. 
"Then we could kind of see the rain coming in from the ocean. Once it started raining, it got very difficult. The greens got a little bit slower just from the rain.
" If you were in the rough, you got some squirters where the ball could fly where there was water trapped between the grass and the ball. And it was just tough."
"I'm just soaked, right down to my boxer shorts," he said. "I am as soaked as can be right now."

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Bohn was reminded on the final hole how tough it will be to capture his third career victory, and his first since New Orleans in 2010.
He stretched his lead to three shots as Stefani, Ken Duke and 36-hole leader Michael Putnam kept dropping shots. 
On the 18th hole at the El Camaleon course of Mayakoba, Bohn tugged his approach to the left side of the green.
Stefani, who made bogey from the bunker on the 16th and from a tee shot into the bushes on the 17th, made a 20-foot putt for one of only two birdies on the 18th hole in the final round. Bohn left his long birdie putt about 5 feet short and missed that for a bogey.
That put him at 15-under 198, and his three-shot lead suddenly was down to one shot.
Stefani is looking his first US PGA Tour win. He lost to Justin Rose in a playoff at Congressional in July.
"I walked off the green on 17 and said, `Just try to hit one in the fairway.' Hit a good shot in there and just tried to make birdie to end on a positive note," Stefani said. 
"Sixteen and 17 were just kind of mental errors, getting tired late in the day. You can't do that. It happened. But I stayed positive walking onto 18 tee box, and hit a couple good shots and knocked her in there."
Charley Hoffman (67) and Alex Cejka (68) were three shots behind, while the group at 11-under 202 included Jerry Kelly and Ken Duke, who hit a tee shot in the hazard on the 16th and made double bogey.
"Only time I hit it in the hazard all week," Duke said. "It's just tough to get out there with everything coming down. You're just soaked out there."
Fred Funk, 58, whose Champions Tour season is over, was five shots behind.
Oscar Fraustro of Mexico had a 69 and was in the group at 9-under 204, while Carlos Ortiz again held up under all the attention with a 69. He was seven shots behind. Ortiz won three times on the Web.com Tour a year ago and was voted its player of the year.
Bohn is coming off a runner-up finish last week in Mississippi and is 29-under par in his last seven rounds. 
He believes he has finally figured out that he doesn't have to smash it off the tee to compete as long as he's keeping the ball in play. He made a number of key putts for par to grab the 54-hole lead.
"I've always tried to do things with the golf ball that maybe I can't actually do," Bohn said. "I'm really comfortable in a place where I know my own game. I'm not a bomber, but I can keep it in front of me and I can hit some good, solid iron shots in there."
Russell Knox is T26 on six-under 207 after rounds of 69, 68 and 70 over the par-71 course.

LEADING THIRD-ROUND SCORES
PAR 213 (3x71) players from USA unless stated
198 Jason Bohn 66 65 67
199 Shawn Steffani 66 65 68
201 Alex Cejka (Germany) 66 67 68, Charley Hoffman 66 68 67
202 Ken Duke 69 63 70, Danny Lee (NZ) 66 69 67, Andres Gonzales 69 67 66, Jerry Kelly 69 66 67

SELECTED SCORES
207 Russell Knox (Scotland) 69 68 70 (T26)
210 Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano (Spain) 71 67 72 (T52)

  
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