Wednesday, August 05, 2015

PGA EuroPro Tour report and scores

Play it again, Sam! Connor leads with 65 at

The Carrick on Loch Lomond


REPORT BY NICK TEALE
Sam Connor, pictured above in action today,  leads the COBRA PUMA GOLF Open by two strokes after shooting an opening-round six under par on a wet day at The Carrick on Loch Lomond.

Connor (Alsager Golf andCountry Club) currently sits fourth on the HotelPlanner.com PGA EuroPro Tour’s Race To Desert Springs, from which the top five at the end of the season graduate to play the Challenge Tour next year.

He was the winner at Longhirst Hall Golf Club earlier this season and another success would likely be enough to secure his promotion to Europe’s second tier for 2016.

The Cheshire golfer carded a six-under-par 65 in Scotland on Wednesday to lead by two from the three golfers sharing second on four under.

He made eight birdies in his opening round, four going out and four coming in. However bogeys at the 14th and 5th, having started at 10, allowed the field to remain in touch with the leader.

Ireland’s Tim Rice (Limerick Golf Club), Englishman Jack Colegate (Deangate Ridge Golf Club) and Northern Irishman Jonathan Caldwell (BetMcLean) all shot four-under-par 67 for their opening round, which Nicolas Garland occupies fifth on three under.

“I player really steady golf today,” said Connor, who is one of many HotelPlanner.com PGA EuroPro Tour players supported by tournament sponsors COBRA PUMA GOLF.

“Putting was the key for me today; I putted really well which was pleasing. It was tough work today. When we started off it was hammering down and I didn’t know if we would get finished. Mercifully it cleared for us.

“I don’t dwell on it too much when the weather isn’t so good, so it might work out to be a good thing for me because of my attitude towards it.

“To get into the top five has been my goal since the start of the season and if I believe if I keep doing what I am doing then I can do it.

“The people at COBRA PUMA GOLF have been great to us and really helped us out this year. I love the Puma gear and the partnership with them has been fantastic.”

The COBRA PUMA GOLF Open is a 54-hole stroke-play event with a cut to the leading ties made after 36 holes. The tournament commences on Wednesday, August 8 and concludes in front of the TV cameras on Friday, August 10.

A two-hour highlights programme will air on Sky Sports on Tuesday, August 18. Spectator entry is free throughout. 

FIRST-ROUND SCOREBOARD
Par 71
 
 
1 England Sam Connor  Alsager Golf & Country Club -6 F * -6 65 
T2 Ireland Tim Rice  Limerick Golf Club -4 F * -4 67 
T2 Northern Ireland Jonathan Caldwell  BetMcLean -4 F * -4 67 
T2 England Jack Colegate  Deangate Ridge Golf Club -4 F -4 67 
5 England Nicholas Garland  Nordec Property Services -3 F -3 68 
T6 England Matthew Cort  Beedles Lake Golf Club -2 F -2 69 
T6 England Sam Matton  Bowood Golf & Country Club -2 F * -2 69 
T6 Scotland Neil Henderson  The Renaissance Club -2 F * -2 69 
T6 England Kris Gray  Slaley Hall -2 F * -2 69  
T6 South Africa Darryn Lloyd  Stamford Marquees -2 F -2 69  
T6 Scotland Fraser McKenna  Balmore Golf Club -2 F -2 69  
T12 England Aaron Rai  DCD Group -1 F -1 70  
T12 England Robbie Busher  Salisbury and South Wilts GC -1 F -1 70  
T12 Wales Richard Bentham  The Celtic Manor Resort -1 F -1 70  
T12 England Jamie Rutherford  Knebworth Golf Club -1 F * -1 70  
T12 England Curtis Griffiths  Wentworth -1 F * -1 70  
T12 England Mark Young  Clitheroe -1 F * -1 70  70
T12 England Liam Taylor  Sherwood Forest, T&C Joinery -1 F -1 70  70
T12 England James Wilkinson  John Letters Golf -1 F * -1 70  70
T12 Scotland Ian Redford  New Club St Andrews -1 F -1 70  70
T12 England George Parker  The London Club -1 F * -1 70  70
T12 Scotland Callum Macaulay  Tulliallan Golf Club -1 F * -1 70  70
T23 Scotland Ben Craggs  Kingsfield Golf Centre E F * E 71  71
T23 England Darren Wright  Golf at Goodwood E F E 71  71
T23 England David Clarkson  Malden Golf Club E F * E 71  71
T23 England James White  Lundin Golf Club E F * E 71  71
T23 Scotland Lloyd Saltman  Archerfield Links Golf Club E F E 71  71
T23 England Adam Mason  AJM Golf E F E 71  71
T23 England Luke Joy  Remedy Oak/Yas Links Abu Dhabi E F E 71  71
T23 England Alex Wrigley  Hartlepool Golf Club E F E 71  71
T23 England Paul Reed  Bristol & Clifton Golf Club E F E 71  71
T23 England Christopher Evans  Wishaw Golf club E F * E 71  71
T23 England Charlie Simpson  Foxhills Resort E F * E 71  71
T23 England Mike Bedford  Bramhall Park Golf Club E F E 71 
 
T23 England Ryan Brown  Worksop Golf Club E F E 71 
T23 England Jamie Abbott  Fynn Valley Golf Club E F * E 71 
T37 Scotland Conor O'Neil  Mearns Castle Golf Academy +1 F * +1 72 
T37 England Jamie Dick  Sherdons Golf Centre +1 F +1 72 
T37 England Sam Crowther  Mottram Hall +1 F * +1 72 
T37 England Jordan Smith  Bowood Golf & Country Club +1 F +1 72 
T37 England Robert Sutton  Dunstable Downs Golf Club +1 F * +1 72 
T37 England Jamie Howarth  Mottram Hall Golf Club +1 F * +1 72  72
T37 England Robert Hearty  Bromborough Golf Club +1 F +1 72  72
T37 Scotland Greg McBain  Paul Lawrie Golf Centre +1 F +1 72  72
T37 Scotland Jordan McColl  Kingsbarns Pro - Academy +1 F * +1 72  72
T37 Scotland Neil Fenwick  Dunbar Golf Club +1 F * +1 72  72
T37 Spain Sebastian George Garcia Grout  Golf de Poniente Mallorca +1 F * +1 72  72
T37 England Jason Timmis  Newcastle-Under-Lyme GC +1 F * +1 72  72
T37 Wales Steve Martin  Unattached +1 F +1 72  72
T37 England Lee Corfield  Burnham and Berrow Golf Club +1 F * +1 72  72
T51 Scotland Jordan Findlay  Paul Lawrie Golf Centre +2 F * +2 73  73
T51 England David Booth  Rotherham Golf Club +2 F +2 73  73
T51 England James Simpson  Close House +2 F * +2 73  73
T51 England Jack Heasman  West Essex Golf Club +2 F * +2 73  73
T51 England Joshua White  Unattached +2 F +2 73  73
T51 Ireland Richard Weldon  Killeen Castle Golf Club +2 F * +2 73  73
T51 England Andrew Cheese  Sutton Coldfield Golf Club +2 F +2 73  73
T51 England Luke Jackson  Lindrick Golf Club +2 F +2 73  73
T51 Scotland Clarke Lutton  R U Active Sports Services +2 F * +2 73  73
T51 England James Ablett  Lee-on-the-Solent Golf Club +2 F * +2 73  73
T51 England James Ruebotham  Welwyn Garden City Golf Club +2 F * +2 73  73
T51 Scotland Paul Robinson  Largs Golf Club +2 F +2 73  73
T51 England Nick McCarthy  Moortown Golf Club +2 F +2 73  73
T51 England Graeme Clark  Doncaster Golf Club +2 F * +2 73  73
T51 England Liam Murray  La Marquesa Golf +2 F +2 73  73
T51 England Sam Robinson  Franklin Fitch/Market Rasen GC +2 F * +2 73  73
T67 Scotland Scott Borrowman  Dollar Golf Club +3 F * +3 74  74
T67 England Ben Hall  Wollaton park golf club +3 F * +3 74  74
T67 England Steve Surry  Cumberwell Park +3 F * +3 74  74
T67 England Myles Frost  Perton Park Golf Club +3 F +3 74  74
T67 England Martin Edge  Hesketh Golf Club +3 F * +3 74  74
T67 Scotland Sam Kiloh  Paul Lawrie Golf Centre +3 F * +3 74  74
T67 Ireland Mark Whelan  Allied Pension Trustees +3 F * +3 74  74
T67 England Ben Rawsthorne  Bawburgh Golf Club +3 F * +3 74  74
T67 England Hugo Dobson  Woodbridge Golf Club +3 F * +3 74  74
T67 England James Scade  Ingrebourne Links +3 F +3 74  74
T67 England Tom Wade  Portsmouth Golf Centre +3 F +3 74  74
T67 England Andrew Marshall  Bawburgh Golf Club +3 F * +3 74  74
T79 Scotland Ross Cameron  Saltire Energy Ltd +4 F +4 75  75
T79 England Craig Farrelly  TPS +4 F +4 75  75
T79 Wales Matthew Tottey  North Wales Golf Club +4 F * +4 75  75
T79 Scotland Kevin Duncan  Cruden Bay Golf Club +4 F * +4 75  75
T79 England Laurie Canter  Cumberwell Park Golf Club +4 F +4 75  75
T79 England Greg Payne  Chobham Golf Club +4 F * +4 75  75
T79 England Zane Scotland  Woodcote Park GC/Princes GC +4 F +4 75  75
T79 Scotland Daniel Kay  Renaissance Club +4 F * +4 75  75
T79 England Will Brown  Cumberwell Park +4 F +4 75  75
T79 England Ryan O'Neill  Penwortham Golf Club +4 F +4 75  75
T79 Scotland Michael Stewart  Troon Welbeck +4 F +4 75  75
T79 Scotland Jonathan Mullaney  Unattached +4 F +4 75  75
T79 England Luke Cornford  Cooden Beach Golf +4 F * +4 75  75
T79 Northern Ireland Paul Wilson  Unattached +4 F * +4 75  75
T79 England Warren Harmston  Wentworth Golf Club +4 F * +4 75  75
T94 England Steven Gibbs  Sedlescombe Golf Club +5 F * +5 76  76
T94 England Guy Winstanley  R&R +5 F +5 76  76
T94 Scotland Ross Bell  Downfield Golf Club +5 F * +5 76  76
T94 England Robert Watson  The Shire London +5 F +5 76  76
T94 Scotland Paul Shields  Kirkhill Golf Club +5 F +5 76  76
T94 England Alex Evans  Bromborough GC / Helix Roofing +5 F +5 76  76
T94 England Liam Robinson  Tadmarton Heath Golf Club +5 F +5 76  76
T94 Scotland Scott Crichton  Aberdour Golf Club +5 F +5 76  76
T94 England Michael Bullen  Golf Data Lab +5 F * +5 76  76
T94 England Paul Newman  East Berkshire Golf Club +5 F +5 76  76
T94 France Michael Hill  Golf du Totche +5 F * +5 76  76
T94 Wales Rhodri Fieldhouse  Wrexham Golf Club +5 F * +5 76  76
T94 England Liam Hancock  Leek Golf Club +5 F +5 76  76
T94 England Charlie Lidyard  Surbiton Golf Club +5 F * +5 76  76
T94 England Jamie Brittain  Matthew Lea Golf Academy +5 F * +5 76  76
T94 England Westley Wray  The Rayleigh Club Golf Resort +5 F * +5 76  76
T94 England Daniel Wood  Brampton Heath Golf Centre +5 F * +5 76  76
T94 England Thomas Muchmore  Ashford Golf Club +5 F +5 76  76
T112 Scotland Michael Patterson  Kilmacolm Golf Club +6 F +6 77  77
T112 England Josh Kenny  London Golf Club +6 F * +6 77  77
T112 England Neil Chaudhuri  www.specialisteyes.co.uk +6 F +6 77  77
T112 England James Tisdale  Wallasey golf club +6 F +6 77  77
T112 Scotland Philip McLean  Paul Lawrie Golf Centre +6 F * +6 77  77
T112 England Kit Holmes  Hunstanton Golf Club +6 F +6 77  77
T112 England Alexander Holmes  Gorleston Golf Club +6 F * +6 77  77
T112 England Matthew Chapman  Wentworth Golf Club +6 F * +6 77  77
T112 England Andy Scrimshaw  Close House Golf Club +6 F * +6 77  77
T112 England Luke Goddard  Hendon +6 F +6 77  77
T112 England Matthew Haines  Rochester and Cobham Golf Club +6 F * +6 77  77
T112 England Paul Bradshaw  Gainsborough Golf Club +6 F +6 77  77
T112 England Phillip Kelly  Coastal Property Group, Lytham +6 F * +6 77  77
T112 Scotland Eric Ramsay  Carnoustie Golf Club +6 F +6 77  77
T126 Scotland Kris Nicol  Paul Lawrie Golf Centre +7 F +7 78  78
T126 England Ryan Dickinson  Stems of style florist +7 F +7 78  78
T126 Scotland Zack Saltman  Archerfield Links Golf Club +7 F +7 78  78
T126 Scotland Shaun McAllister  Craigielaw Golf Club +7 F +7 78  78
T126 Scotland Alexander Culverwell (a)  Dunbar Golf Club +7 F * +7 78  78
T126 England Ben Stow  Rushmore Golf Club +7 F * +7 78  78
T126 Scotland Alastair Forsyth  Mearns Castle Golf Academy +7 F +7 78  78
T126 Scotland John Duff  Newmachar Golf Club +7 F +7 78  78
T126 England Simon Williams  Northampton Golf Club +7 F +7 78  78
T126 England Alastair Kinnaird  Kirby Muxloe Golf Club +7 F +7 78  78
T126 England Will Roebuck  Woburn Golf Club +7 F * +7 78  78
T126 England Steven Parry  North West Golf Academy +7 F +7 78  78
T126 England Adam Wootton  Oxford Golf Centre +7 F +7 78  78
T126 England Lewis Horobin  Matthew Lea Golf Academy +7 F * +7 78  78
T140 England Sam Day  Mendip Springs Golf Club +8 F * +8 79  79
T140 Scotland Calum Smith  Royal Musselburgh Golf Club +8 F * +8 79  79
T140 England Robert Gowers  Alresford Golf Club +8 F +8 79  79
T140 England James Maw  Rockliffe Hall +8 F +8 79  79
T140 England Sam Forgan  Stowmarket Golf Club +8 F +8 79  79
T140 England Miles Collins  Stoke by Nayland Golf Club +8 F +8 79  79
T146 Scotland Craig Lawrie  Paul Lawrie Golf Centre +9 F * +9 80  80
T146 Scotland James Hendrick  Pollok Golf Club +9 F * +9 80  80
T146 Scotland Greg O'Neill  Dullatur Golf Cub +9 F +9 80  80
T146 England Sam Watts  MCL +9 F +9 80  80
T146 England Richard Wallis  North Foreland Golf Club +9 F * +9 80  80
T151 England Alex Belt  Qhotels/Snainton Golf +10 F +10 81  81
T151 England Josh Sims  Caldy Golf Club +10 F * +10 81  81
T151 England Jacob Bagshaw  Buxton and High Peak +10 F +10 81  81
T151 Wales Rhys Enoch  Celtic Manor +10 F * +10 81  81
T151 England Marcus Mohr  Sports Mang.for the Aspiring +10 F +10 81  81
T156 Pakistan Daanyal Spalding  Copt Heath Golf Club +11 F +11 82  82
T156 England Max Brackley  Manston Golf Club +11 F +11 82  82
158 England Mark Cleary  Investcheck Ltd +12 F * +12 83  83
T159 England Todd Adcock  The Nevill Golf Club +13 F * +13 84  84
T159 England James Adams  Druids Heath Golf Club +13 F * +13 84  84
T159 England Joshua Carpenter  Cleobury Mortimer Golf Club +13 F +13 84  84
162 Scotland James Steven  Clydeway Golf +16 F +16 87  87



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