Rory's former Northern Ireland house for sale at 2,500,000 euros

FROM GOLFWEEK
Want to own the former house of the world's No. 1 golfer?
Rory McIlroy sold his 7,200-square-foot house in Moneyreagh, Northern Ireland, in 2013. Now, the current owner is putting the house back on the market.
The Robinhall House's interior includes five bedrooms and five reception rooms. The property also has a putting green, driving range and practice area, as well as a tennis court and lake. (Click here for more on the house.)
The asking price: 2,500,000 euros.

P and H CHAMPIONSHIP

FINAL ROUND PAIRINGS @ THE RENAISSANCE
 
  8:00am  Jonathan Lomas, Caprington        
                James McGhee, Bishopbriggs GR
  8:08  Cameron Marr, Musselburgh
           Rodger Clarke, Gamola Golf
  8:16  Stuart Williamson, Clydeway Golf
           Graeme Brown, Montrose Links
  8:24  Daniel Wood, Hirsel
           Ian Taylor, Drumpellier
  8:32 Robert Arnott, Bishopbriggs GR
          Paul Shields, Kirkhill
  8:40 Neil Fenwick, Dunbar
          Ross Munro, Duddingston
  8:48 Stephen McAllister, S McAllister Golf
          Paul McKechnie, Braid Hills GR
  8:56 Graham Fox, Clydeway Golf
          Keir McNicoll, Gullane
 
  9:04am  Christopher Robinson, Portpatrick Dunskey
               Alan Welsh, Cathkin Braes
  9:12   Cameron Farrell, Cardross
            Patrick Walker, Ballumbie Castle
  9:20  Louis Gaughan, Bathgate
           Greig Hutcheon, Paul Lawrie GC
 9:28  Colin Gillies
          Chris Kelly
 9:36  Mark Hillson, Tandridge
          Malcolm Isaacs, Gamola Golf
 9:44  Greg Paxton, Ralston
          Gavin Hay, Nairn Dunbar
 9:52 Christopher Currie, Caldwell
         Craig Everett, Caldwell 

 10:00am  Fraser Mann, Carnoustie GC
                Gareth Wright, West Linton
 10:08  Scott Henderson, Kings Links GC
            Mark Kerr, Marriott Dalmahoy
 10:16  Greg McBain, Paul Lawrie Gc
             Samuel Binning, Mearns Castle GA
 10:24  Stephen Gray, Hayston
            Paul Wardell, North Berwick
 10:32 David Orr, Eastwood
           Paul Robinson, Largs

Paul Robinson maintains three-stroke lead in P and H Championship with a round to go

Paul Robinson (Largs), if he keeps his nerve, will tomorrow secure his biggest win and his biggest cheque so far on the Tartan Tour
The overnight leader with a six-under 65, he posted a second-round 70 to maintain a three-stroke lead into the third and final round of the £40,000 P and J Championship at The Renaissance Club, East Lothian

Robinson had an eagle 3 at the long third and birdies at the long seventh, 10th, and long 13th in halves of 35 (one under par) and 35 (par) for a 36-hole aggregate of seven-under-oar 135.
Paul "only" has to keep on doing what he has done that bit better than anyone else over the first 36 holes to finish above the best men on the PGA in Scotland circuit.
Waiting to pounce should Robinson falter is David Orr
(Eastwood), runner-up to Robert Arnott (Bishopbriggs) in last year's inaugural tournament at Dundonald Links. He had a 70 for 138 after  a good start with birdies at the second, third and fifth
Sharing third place on 139 - four shots behind Robinson - Greg McBain (Paul Lawrie Golf Centre), Paul Wardell (North Berwick) and Stephen Gray (Hayston).
 McBain had the best score of the day,  a four-under 67 of which the highlights was an eagle 3 at the par-5 16. Earlier the Aberdonian birdied the fifth, sixth and seventh in two-under 34 to the turn. He came home in two-under 33. 
Wardell added a steady one-under 70 to his opening 69 while Gray had two birdies and two bogeys in a par 71, three shots worse than his first-round effort. 
McBain's stablemate at the Paul Lawrie Golf Centre,  Greig Hutcheon virtually snuffed out his title hopes with a triple bogey 7 at the eight on his way to a 73 for 144.
The  cut to the leading 40 and ties fell at six-over-par 148.
Defending champion Robert Arnott (Bishopbriggs) made it with two shots to spare but a 76 for 146 puts him out of contention. 
Graham Fox (Clydeway Golf) surprisingly slipped back with a 75 for 145.
At least Graham will be playing in the final round. Stablemate Paul O'Hara missed the limit mark with rounds of 79 and 76 for 155.
LEADERBOARD
Par 142 (2x71)
135 P Robinson (Largs) 65 70
138 D Orr (Eastwood) 68 70
139 P Wardell (North Berwick) 69 70, G McBain (Paul Lawrie GC) 72 67, S Gray (Hayston) 68 71
140 S Binning (Mearns Castle) 70 70
142 M Kerr (Marriott Dalmahoy 74 68, S Henderson (Kings Links) 69 73, G Wright (West Linton) 69 73, F Mann (Carnoustie GC) 73 69, G Hay (Nairn Dunbar) 70 72, C Currie (Caldwell) 69 73, C Everett (Caldwell) 71 71
143 G Paxton (Ralston) 70 73, M Isaacs (Gamola Golf) 71 72, M Hillson (Tandridge) 72 71, C Kelly (unatt) 71 72, C Gillies (unatt) 69 74. 
144 G Hutcheon (Paul Lawrie GC) 71 73, L Gaughn (Bathgate) 71 73, 
145 P Walker (Ballumbie Castle) 75 70, C Farrell (Cardross) 74 71, A Welsh (Cathkin Braes) 73 72, C Robinson (Portpatrick Dunskey) 69 76, K McNicoll (Gullane) 71 77, G Fox (Clydeway Golf) 70 75, P McKechnie (Braid Hills) 69 76, S McAllister (S McAllister Golf) 71 74
146 R Munro (Duddingston) 74 72, N Fenwick (Dunbar) 76 70, P Shields (Kirkhill) 69 77, R Arnott (Bishopbriggs) 70 76
147 I Taylor (Drumpellier) 75 72, D Wood (Hirsel) 77 70, G Brown (Montrose Links) 74 73, S Williamson (Clydeway Golf) 72 75, R Clarke (Gamola Golf) 74 73
148 C Marr (Musselburgh) 72 76, J McGhee (Bishopbriggs) 71 77, J Lomas (Caprington) 73 75

MISSED THE CUT
149 C Smith (Royal Musselburgh) 77 72, L Vannet (Craibstone) 75 74, S Speirs (Swanston New) 76 73, C Elliott (Haggs Castle) 71 78, R Dixon Renaissance) 77 72.
150 C McMaster (Panmure) 76 74, T Dingwall (Kemnay) 74 76, K Walker (unatt) 77 73, S Maxwell (Eastwood) 76 74, M Burtt (Helensburgh) 79 71, I Deacon (Loch Lomond) 73 77, S Taylor (Bothwell Castle) 73 77.
151 C Gordon (Edinburgh GC) 73 78, S Watters (Balbirnie Park) 80 71, M Mackenzie (Edzell) 76 75, R Neill (Drumpellier) 74 77, A Reid (West Lothian) 73 78, C Goodwin (Duff House Royal) 75 76.
152 Brian Marchbank (unatt) 74 78 S Savage (Dalmuir) 78 74, L Anderson (Colville Park) 76 76, S McLaren (Blairgowrie) 75 77, S Morrison (Tain) 74 78.
153 C Sutherland (Cherry Lodge) 77 76, C Lawson (Elmdwood) 81 72, P Edgcombe (Forrester Park) 78 75, N Huguet (Musselburgh) 74 79, J Dick (Duddingston) 77 76, J Gallagher (Douglas Park) 73 80.
154 P Brookes (Pitreavie) 78 76, G Law (Uphall) 76 78, D Snodgrass (Crail GS) 78 76, C Robinson (Elie Links) 76 78, C Beveridge (West Kilbride) 76 78
155 E Macpherson (Auchterarder) 79 76, G Robertson (Airdrie) 77 78, A Hutchison (Douglas Park) 78 77, J Fraser (Renaissance) 77 78, M Huish (North Berwick) 79 76, P O'Hara (Clydeway Golf) 79 76, A McDonald (Dunnikier Park) 72 83
156 P Scanlan (unatt) 82 74, S Costello (Strathaven) 76 84, I Brown (Newent ) 79 77, S Craig (Craig Golf) 77 79
157 B Harvey (Glasgow) 77 80, D Ramsay (Moray) 75 82.
158 D Williamson (Kirkhill) 81 77, M Kanev (Bruntsfield) 76 82, F Cramb (Crieff) 78 80, R McNiven (Gleneagles) 79 79
160 A Forrow (Whitecraigs) 79 81, S Grieve (Turnhouse) 76 84, A Mackrel l(Playstport Golf) 78 82, G Mackay (Melville GR) 81 79
161 C Tierney (Bishopbriggs) 80 81
162 R Buckley (Royal Musselburgh) 80 82.
162 R Buckley (Royal Musselburgh) 80 82
163 P Malone (Braid Hills) 84 79, A Munro (Elie Links) 84 79.
164 D Swinley (Prestonfield) 81 83, N Colquhoun (Merchants of Edinburgh) 76 88, C Haugh (Cawder) 80 84
165 F Dunlop (Gleneagles) 79 86
167 O Leslie (Piperdam) 84 83, P Kerr (Hayston) 82 85.
169 P McKenna (Paul Lawrie GC) 82 87
170 F Thomson (Turnberry Hoel) 89 91
177 I Howieson (Howieson Golf) 93 84

Aberdeen Links Championship late entries

accepted up to 10pm this Wednesday

Late entries (players must be a member of the Bon Accord, Caledonian or Northern Golf Clubs) are being taken up to 10 pm on Wednesday, May 27 for the following tournaments:

Aberdeen Links Senior stroke-play championship (36 holes) on Friday, May 29 and Friday, June 5.

Aberdeen Links Championship and Murray Cup. Qualifying Rounds on Saturday, May 30 and Saturday, July 6.

Both Championships are to be played over the Kings Links.

There will be 16 qualifiers for each of the three match-play competitions - Links Championship, Handicap Shield and Murray Cup. 

 

 

Moscow start for 2016 Ryder Cup points race

 EUROPEAN TOUR COMMUNICATIONS
The quest to make The 2016 European Ryder Cup team will begin in Russia later this year when the M2M Russian Open at the Skolkovo Golf Club in Moscow has the honour of being the first counting event.

European Ryder Cup captain Darren Clarke, pictured, made the announcement during the build-up to this week’s Dubai Duty Free Irish Open hosted by the Rory Foundation, revealing that the tournament, from September 3-6, will set the ball rolling.
"I am delighted that we are able to announce the start of the qualification for The 2016 European Ryder Cup Team,” said the Northern Irishman, who was unveiled as European captain on February 18.
 “This signals the start of what I know will be an intense and exciting period for me personally and for everyone involved with The European Tour.”
With the precise schedule for the 2016 European Tour season still to be finalised, the last counting event is not yet determined, but what is clear is the fact that the players will be operating under the same system employed for the 2014 qualification process.
To recap, that means the first four players bound for Hazeltine National in Minnesota in September 2016 will come from The Ryder Cup European Points List – based around points gained from events on The European Tour’s Race to Dubai – with the next five players coming from The Ryder Cup World Points List – based around Official World Golf Ranking points gained globally.
That will leave Clarke the task of choosing three wild cards to complete The 2016 European Team in the days after the conclusion of the final qualifying tournament.
“The qualification period is a truly global affair now and many of the players that will make the team will do so by playing in many tournaments around the world,” added Clarke.
“However, as I said when I was announced as captain, I’m focused on assembling the best team possible to represent Europe and I think this system gives me the opportunity to do just that.”