Strathmore now 5 from 5 in P and K Junior League
 

Strathmore retained their 100% record in the Perth and Kinross Junior Scratch League - but only just!
Alex Simpson was three down with four to play and won 15, 16 and after halving 17, birdied 18  for a brilliant square match.
Strathmore 2.5, Crieff 0.5
Brad Bannerman bt Callum Graham 4 and 3
Alex Simpson halved with Jordan Chatt
Kirsty Brodie bt Duncan Lambie 4 and 2
Strathmore now 5 from 5 with an away match at Blairgowrie to come next week.
  Iain Butchart
Picture caption (left to right): Brad Bannerman, Kirsty Brodie and Alex Simpson.

Aberdeen Links championship under way

Evett favourite to win Royal Aberdeen medal

REPORT FROM DEREK JOHNSTONE

The Aberdeen Links championship is underway and leading the pursuit of the Royal Aberdeen Medal is, former Links champion, Ron Evett.

He leads by three strokes from Roy Pirie of the Caledonian.  Ron spreadeagled the field as he covered the outward half in an impressive 5 under par with birdies at the 2^nd, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th and 8^th. Bogeys at the 10^th and 13^th were negated by a birdie on 12 for an opening round of 67.

Caledonian junior and 2014 Murray Cup winner (the youngest ever at the age of 12 years, Brook Smith leads the handicap qualifiers with a net 62 (off a 12 handicap).  Two birdies in his first 4 holes (at the 1^st and 4^th) calmed the nerves as he opened with a 3 over scratch score of 74. 

Brook has been struggling with his game recently and spoke to his dad, Sonny Smith, on the telephone while Sonny was working offshore for some advice last week.

Said Sonny:  "The best advice was to get back to the basics and hit lots of balls on the practice area with his brother Reece who is also playing in the championship."

Links Championship/Murray Cup

LEADING SCORES

Bon Accord (BA); Northern (N); Caledonian (C)
SCRATCH  CSS 70

67 R Evett (N)

70 R Pirie (C)

71 Mark Greig (BA)

72 D Leslie (N), M Beattie (C)

73 Matt Greig (BA), A Doig (C)

74 B Smith (C)

75 L Hadden (BA), A Sheldrick (C), S Slessor (N), L Minty (N), C Ross (N)

HANDICAP
62 B Smith (C) (12)

64 R Pirie (C) (6)

65 Mark Greig (BA) (6), R Evett (N) (2)

66 M Beattie (C) (6), D Cumming (BA) (18)

Senior Strokeplay Championship

LEADING SCORES

SCRATCH

71 G McLaggen (BA)

73 N Walker (N), G Paterson (N)

McArthur finishes third in Czech Challenge

EUROPEAN TOUR COMMUNICATIONS
Jens Fahrbring secured his second Challenge Tour title on a dramatic day in the D+D Real Czech Challenge, beating Ross McGowan by a single stroke after the Englishman’s birdie putt on the 18th green horseshoed round the hole. 
Fahrbring signed off with a round of 68 for a 17 under par aggregate winning total, but the bare figures alone do not tell the full story of an enthralling final round at Golf and Spa Kunetická Hora, in Drítec, where the lead changed hands several times.
Having started the day two shots behind Nico Geyger, Fahrbring soon drew level with the Chilean courtesy of a 40-foot birdie putt at the fourth hole and a glorious approach to the par five seventh.
His sole blemish of the day at the ninth hole was duly cancelled out by a birdie at the next, but not before McGowan had signalled his intentions with a six birdies in seven holes from the fourth.
Another gain followed for Fahrbring at the 12th hole, whilst in the game ahead McGowan was creating –and largely spurning – birdie opportunities at virtually every turn.
The Englishman did finally make one count at the 14th, but just as though it looked to be developing into a two-horse race to the line, Frenchman Sebastian Gros made an eagle at the 16th to draw level with the leading duo on 16 under par.
Fahrbring duly responded with a birdie of his own at the same hole to move clear once again, and when Gros made a mess of the 18th – where he had to take a penalty drop after finding thick rough – it left McGowan as the Swede’s sole remaining challenger for the title.  
When McGowan suffered his cruel twist of fate on the 72nd hole, Fahrbring knew he need just a par for victory and, despite finding a bunker with his tee shot, he duly completed the job with the minimum of fuss to lift the trophy and a cheque for €27,200.
Fahrbring, who climbs to second place behind Nacho Elvira in the Road to Oman Rankings, said: “This victory probably feels even more special than my first one [the 2013 Norwegian Challenge], because I had to fight a lot harder this time. That was pretty intense stuff out there today, and I’m just so relieved I managed to win. This is definitely one of the best days of my career.
“I was a bit nervous at the start of the round, and there were some very tough pin positions today. I had breakfast with Joel [Sjöholm] this morning, and he said the pin placements were some of the toughest he’d ever seen. I normally don’t carry a pin sheet with my scorecard, but when he said that I thought I better had, and I’m very glad I did!
“It meant I had to play safe, sensible golf for most of the day, then just try to take my chances when they came along. Fortunately my putter stayed hot today, as it has been all week. My lag putting was excellent again, and I holed almost everything from inside ten feet. To win any tournament you need your putter to be working, and it was working very well for me this week.”
In contrast, McGowan was left to rue several missed opportunities, not least that agonising putt on the last.
“It looked in all the way,” he said.
“I couldn’t believe it when it came back at me, but golf can be a cruel game sometimes. Having said that, I probably had my fair share of luck earlier in the week, so it probably evened itself out overall.
“I’m looking forward to a bit of a rest now. I’ve been playing a lot this season, on the Challenge Tour and the Sunshine Tour, so I need to give my body some recovery time. It would’ve been nice to go into the break on the back of a win, but it wasn’t to be and there are still plenty of positives to take from the week.”
Glasgow’s Andrew McArthur finished in third place on 15 under par after signing off with a round of 67.

FINAL TOTALS
271 J Fahrbring (Swe) 66 70 67 68,
 272 R McGowan  (Eng) 65 70 71 66,
 273 A McArthur  (Sco) 68 69 69 67,
 275 S Gros (Fra) 69 68 68 70, J Hahn (USA) 71 66 68 70, N Geyger (Chi) 68 66 67 74,
 276 J Sjöholm (Swe) 69 69 70 68, J Makitalo  (Fin) 69 66 72 69,
 277 J McLeary  (Sco) 65 74 68 70, R Gouveia (Por) 69 69 69 70, G Porteous (Eng) 67 69 72 69, C Del Moral (Esp) 68 68 72 69,
 278 N Bertasio (Ita) 68 69 76 65, S Brown (Eng) 65 69 72 72, J Robinson (Eng) 66 69 74 69, S Fallon (Eng) 70 69 70 69,
 279 T Pilkadaris (Aus) 68 69 72 70, A Velasco (Esp) 68 67 71 73, A Tadini (Ita) 69 70 70 70, C Selfridge  (Nir) 70 67 70 72, J Glennemo (Swe) 67 69 72 71,
 280 D Im (USA) 71 68 70 71, S Heisele (Ger) 70 71 67 72,
 281 S Arnold  (Aus) 69 69 74 69, N Elvira  (Esp) 74 65 73 69, P Widegren  (Swe) 70 69 73 69, P Relecom  (Bel) 68 72 72 69, E Dubois (Fra) 70 68 74 69, M Delpodio  (Ita) 70 70 71 70,
 282 S Jeppesen  (Swe) 67 74 71 70, D Gaunt (Eng) 66 74 70 72, N Quintarelli (Ita) 67 69 76 70, J Winther (Den) 69 70 71 72, M Søgaard  (Den) 69 70 72 71, J Blaauw  (RSA) 73 68 71 70, A Rota (Ita) 67 73 74 68, S Wakefield (Eng) 71 69 71 71,
 283 D Woltman (USA) 67 72 72 72, S Soderberg (Swe) 70 71 72 70, J Smith (Eng) 71 68 73 71, J Guerrier  (Fra) 71 70 75 67, J Senior (Eng) 68 70 72 73, J Billing (Swe) 68 72 69 74, J Doherty  (Sco) 69 70 72 72, A Pavan (Ita) 71 70 71 71, O Bekker (RSA) 70 69 73 71, J Heath  (Eng) 70 66 78 69,
 284 G Lockerbie  (Eng) 72 69 73 70, B Virto Astudillo (Esp) 73 66 77 68,
 285 J White (Eng) 68 73 73 71, B Åkesson (Swe) 66 71 74 74, W Booth  (Sco) 69 69 75 72, C Shinkwin (Eng) 72 68 71 74,
 286 R Evans  (Eng) 73 68 72 73, C Aguilar  (Esp) 69 70 71 76, D Ulrich (Sui) 69 71 74 72, R Pugh  (Wal) 69 71 73 73, S Tiley (Eng) 70 70 75 71, P Whiteford (Sco) 68 73 71 74,
 287 B Weilguni (Aut) 68 71 77 71, H Joannes  (Bel) 69 71 74 73, W Harrold (Eng) 72 68 75 72,
 288 L Motta (Ita) 71 70 76 71, A Ahokas (Fin) 70 69 72 77, J Stalter (Fra) 71 70 75 72, A Snobeck  (Fra) 66 74 77 71, M Pospisil (am) (Cze) 71 70 75 72,
 289 H Porteous (RSA) 70 71 77 71, F Bergamaschi (Ita) 69 72 77 71, M Schneider (Ger) 70 71 77 71,
 291 D Vancsik (Arg) 74 67 79 71,
 296 N Kristensen  (Den) 70 70 74 82

Wesselingh makes Woosnam wait for 

next win in Wales
 
EUROPEAN TOUR COMMUNICATIONS
England’s Paul Wesselingh forced Ian Woosnam to wait at least another year for a long overdue victory in his homeland when he captured the SSE Enterprise Wales Senior Open title at The Celtic Manor Resort by two shots.
The 53 year old from Derby conquered the Roman Road course thanks to an astute game plan and a hot putter as he took the title and £37,500 first prize with a closing 67 seven under par total of 203.
Woosnam, who shared the overnight lead with Wesselingh, briefly raced to the front but the damage was done for the Welsh favourite – without a win in his native country for a quarter of a century – when he bogeyed the 11th and Wesselingh then birdied the 12th.
The former Masters Champion closed with a 69 for 205, the same aggregate as Australian Peter Fowler, who birdied four of the last six holes to grab a share of the runner-up prize.
Despite the crowds providing strong support for Woosnam, who was seeking a transatlantic double in the space of a month after winning in the United States, it was another frustrating finish for the Welshman. 
He took defeat on the chin and admitted: “Paul played really well and I just didn’t play good enough golf today. I hit too many wrong clubs.”
Wesselingh, who was effectively winning back-to-back on the European Senior Tour having claimed the end of season MCB Tour Championhip in Mauritius last December, said; “It’s lovely to start the new season in Europe as I finished the last one. It’s been an unbelievable week on a course I love. Perfect, really!”
The Englishman, who has now won eight Senior Tour titles in the three years since he joined the ranks of the over-50s, confessed that victory had been a bit of a shock to him. 
He said: “I honestly thought Ian would win. I played with him in the third round of the Senior PGA Championship last week and he played so well that I felt I would have to hang on to his coat-tails to stay with him today!
“As it turned out, I had a perfect game plan. I knew with the windy conditions I had to keep the ball under control and not to go for any tricky pins. I had been putting so well all week I had confidence in my short game and didn’t worry if I was 30 or 40 feet away.
“The day turned around the 11th and 12th. Woosie’s second shot spun off the green at the 11th and he took a bogey then I birdied the next to move two ahead. That was it, really.”
Not for the first time, Woosnam found himself in the final group in Wales and was unable to close the deal. He added: “I didn’t manage to read the wind very well on any of the three days. I did appreciate the support of the Welsh galleries and the tournament is good for Wales. Hopefully I will be back again to try to win for everyone supporting me.”
FINAL TOTALS
par 210 (3x70)
203 P Wesselingh (Eng) 69 67 67
205 I Woosnam (Wal) 70 66 69, P Fowler (Aus) 72 67 66,
209 M Martin (Esp) 67 72 70,
210 A Bossert (Sui) 70 71 69, M James (Eng) 72 68 70,
211 M Davis (Eng) 73 70 68,
212 C Mason (Eng) 70 74 68,
213 W Grant (Eng) 77 67 69, G Wolstenholme (Eng) 76 67 70, B Lane (Eng) 74 74 65, S Brown (Eng) 72 68 73, L Carbonetti (Arg) 75 71 67, A Oldcorn (Sco) 72 75 66,
214 G Emerson (Eng) 71 69 74, D O'Sullivan (Irl) 67 73 74, P Linhart (Esp) 72 68 74, A Forsbrand (Swe) 72 73 69, S Tinning (Den) 72 70 72, M Bianco (Ita) 74 68 72,
215 M Mouland (Wal) 70 75 70, G Brand Jnr (Sco) 74 70 71, P Golding (Eng) 76 70 69, J Gould (Eng) 75 67 73, R Gibson (Can) 73 70 72,
216 G Manson (Aut) 73 70 73, M Harwood (Aus) 70 72 74, A Sherborne (Eng) 74 71 71, P Walton (Irl) 74 71 71,
217 D Russell (Eng) 72 71 74, M Mackenzie (Eng) 69 72 76, B Cameron (Eng) 70 76 71,
218 G Rusnak (USA) 71 75 72, C Rocca (Ita) 73 70 75, J Berendt (Arg) 73 77 68, R Drummond (Sco) 76 70 7
219 C Monasterio (Arg) 70 76 73, B Longmuir (Sco) 70 73 76, G Bell (Eng) 69 75 75, J Harrison (Eng) 76 73 70, S Luna (Esp) 74 75 70,
220 T Elliott (Aus) 73 71 76,
221 A Murray (Eng) 74 73 74, G Brand (Eng) 78 73 70, C Williams (RSA) 74 71 76,
222 F Lamare (Fra) 77 72 73, R Sabarros (Fra) 75 72 75, T Price (Aus) 75 75 72, T Thelen (USA) 74 75 73, J Carriles (Esp) 75 74 73, M Cunning (USA) 75 72 75, G Ryall (Eng) 77 73 72, G Marks (Eng) 71 73 78, J Spence (Eng) 75 73 74,
223 M Farry (Fra) 76 73 74, J Quiros (Esp) 75 71 77,
224 J Bruner (USA) 80 71 73, P Evans (Wal) 77 71 76,
225 S Torrance (Sco) 76 75 74, K Tarling (Can) 74 75 76, P Eales (Eng) 75 74 76, D Hospital (Esp) 80 73 72, M Piñero (Esp) 78 74 73,
226 M McLean (Eng) 76 74 76, K Hutton (Sco) 78 75 73, N Job (Eng) 77 75 74, G Davies (Wal) 77 72 77, J Rivero (Esp) 77 74 75,
230 P Mitchell (Eng) 72 77 81,
232 S Cipa (Eng) 78 71 83,
234 N Ratcliffe (Aus) 79 75 80,
242 V Garcia (Esp) 78 83 81,

It's that man Donaldson again: new Angus stroke-play champion

Downfield's Campbell  Donaldson added the Angus stroke-play championship to the Glamis Quaich and the Champion of Champions title by beating Ross Coull (Royal Montrose) on the better second round after they had tied on 142, Donaldson 72=-70, Coull 70-72.

Callum McKay (Monifieth) won the youths title.

LEADING TOTALS

142 C Donaldson (Downfield) 72 70, R Coull (Royal Montrose) 70 72 (Donaldson won on better second round).

145 C Hutcheon (Monifieth) 71 74.
146 M Lindsay (Brouoghty) 74 72 (better second round), P Teviotdale (Arbroath) 70 76.
148 D Downie 72 76.
148 L Strachan (Arbroath)76 73 (better second round), C McKay 75 74
151 S Smith (Downfield) 75 76, G Finlay (Ballumbie Castle) 74 79.
MATCH-PLAY DRAW
Coull v Finlay.
Teviotdale v Strachan.

Lindsay v McKay

C Hutcheon v Smith.

Kjeldsen is Great Dane in Irish Open play-off
EUROPEAN TOUR COMMUNICATIONS
Søren Kjeldsen ended his six-year wait for a fourth European Tour title after he emerged victorious from a three-way play-off at Royal County Down to claim the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open Hosted by the Rory Foundation.
The Dane birdied the first play-off hole, the par five 18th, to deny Austrian Bernd Wiesberger and Eddie Pepperell of England after all three players had finished the final round – played in demanding windy conditions – on two under par 282.
Kjeldsen had begun the day two strokes ahead of the field but tentatively secured his place in the play-off after shooting a final round 76. But the 40 year old, who had not won since the 2009 Open de Andalucía de Golf, held his nerve when it counted on the 18th for a second time as he saw his birdie putt rattle around the cup before falling in.
Pepperell had produced one of the rounds of the final day as he defied the windy conditions to shoot a bogey-free 69 – only four players carded under par rounds all day – to set the clubhouse mark.
 Wiesberger then joined the young Englishman with a final round 73, but they were left to wait on Kjeldsen who was a stroke ahead with two holes to play.
Kjeldsen had bogeyed both during his third round and when he three putted the 17th, he was left to hold his breath as a par putt at the 18th only just dropped to ensure he was a part of the play-off at all. He recomposed himself superbly, however, to take immediate control on the first extra hole. A fine drive saw him reach the green with his second shot while Wiesberger and Pepperell took longer routes.
Pepperell was unable to chip in to keep his hopes alive and when Wiesberger then failed with a 20 foot birdie putt from the back of the green, Kjeldsen was left to stroke home his winning putt – albeit after the ball rolled around the hole.
Pepperell earned the considerable consolation of a place at St Andrews for the Open Championship in July alongside fourth placed Tyrrell Hatton of England, while the final place went to Kjeldsen himself, putting the seal on a fine week’s work.
Player Quotes
Søren Kjeldsen: “I felt good before coming into the tournament. I played well the last two tournaments, but didn’t really have a chance of winning either of them. So to have the chance today was exciting; and nerve‑wracking at the same time, because I haven't played great for a long time, and I think you saw down the stretch that my confidence is maybe not where it was a few years ago. But today will certainly help.”
Rory McIlroy: “From a Foundation perspective, I think one of the biggest things this week has done is give it global exposure. The number of countries that have seen The Irish Open this week, it's been all over the world and it's given us incredible exposure to show what we are trying to achieve and what we've been able to do for the cancer funds for children, and for Daisy Lodge. Also the support this tournament's had from sponsors, fans, volunteers, and Royal County Down, it has been incredible. It has exceeded expectations.”
FINAL TOTALS
par 284 (4x71)
282 S Kjeldsen (Den) 69 70 67 76, E Pepperell (Eng) 74 72 67 69, B Wiesberger  (Aut) 72 67 70 73 (*Kjeldsen won sudden-death play-off at first extra hole).
283 T Hatton (Eng) 73 66 70 74, R Cabrera-Bello (Esp) 71 68 69 75,
284 D Willett  (Eng) 69 76 71 68, A Sullivan (Eng) 74 70 69 71,
285 M Fitzpatrick  (Eng) 71 72 70 72, M Kieffer (Ger) 67 76 65 77,
286 T Jaidee (Tha) 72 74 70 70, R Green (Aus) 72 72 70 72, R Ramsay  (Sco) 72 67 70 77, N Fasth (Swe) 71 73 67 75, A Wall (Eng) 72 71 69 74, B Dredge (Wal) 72 70 71 73,
287 J Van Zyl (RSA) 73 74 68 72, C Wood  (Eng) 70 69 75 73,
288 J Kruger (RSA) 73 73 71 71, L Bjerregaard  (Den) 73 73 66 76, L Donald  (Eng) 70 70 72 76,
289 A Noren  (Swe) 73 74 67 75, J Roos (RSA) 75 69 68 77, R Karlberg  (Swe) 70 76 74 69, B An (SKor) 75 71 67 76, T Fleetwood  (Eng) 71 75 69 74, D Fichardt (RSA) 76 71 67 75, J Parry (Eng) 72 70 72 75,
290 D Clarke (Nir) 75 72 72 71, J Barnes (Eng) 75 72 70 73,
291 M Tullo (Chi) 74 72 74 71, E Grillo (Arg) 69 75 73 74, G McDowell  (Nir) 72 75 69 75, R Fowler  (USA) 71 71 76 73, S Jamieson  (Sco) 73 72 73 73,
292 R Fisher (Eng) 74 71 74 73, T Lewis (Eng) 74 71 73 74, M Ford (Eng) 70 71 77 74, M Carlsson  (Swe) 72 72 73 75, M Nixon (Eng) 77 70 71 74,
293 A Hansen (Den) 70 73 76 74, F Zanotti (Par) 72 74 73 74, M Foster (Eng) 77 70 73 73,
294 S Lowry  (Irl) 72 74 71 77, T Aiken (RSA) 73 72 72 77, R Gonzalez (Arg) 76 67 75 76, M Fraser (Aus) 73 73 74 74, E Els (RSA) 71 73 78 72, L Slattery (Eng) 72 73 73 76, M Jiménez (Esp) 72 72 74 76, P Harrington (Irl) 67 73 78 76,
295 F Molinari (Ita) 71 73 79 72, S Benson (Eng) 74 71 72 78,
296 L Westwood (Eng) 74 72 74 76, R McEvoy  (Eng) 71 72 79 74, F Aguilar (Chi) 74 71 73 78, R Bland (Eng) 75 72 75 74, R Wattel  (Fra) 74 72 73 77, T Fisher Jnr (RSA) 70 74 75 77,
297 M Lampert (Ger) 76 71 70 80,
298 P Uihlein  (USA) 72 74 74 78, S Webster (Eng) 72 74 78 74, S Thornton (Irl) 71 76 71 80,
299 G Bourdy (Fra) 73 74 76 76, B Hebert  (Fra) 75 72 78 74,
300 S Hansen (Den) 68 76 79 77, A Dodt (Aus) 73 73 72 82, S Hend (Aus) 73 74 71 82,

Carrick Neill Scottish men's open stroke-play championship

Marco Penge (17) wins in the wind at Lossie

NEWS RELEASE FROM SGU

On a blustery final afternoon over the Lossiemouth links at Moray, England’s Marco Penge refused to be blown off course to claim his biggest title in the game – the Carrick Neill Scottish Open Stroke Play Championship. 

After taking advantage of the flat calm conditions of the morning’s third round to reach eight under par, Penge battled bravely in the final round as the wind whipped across the renowned Old Course.

With a host of leading names in the hunt for the title on a classy leaderboard, the 17-year-old showed great tenacity to keep them at bay – helped by a decisive eagle at the par-5 17^th – and close with a two-over-par 73 for a six under par winning total. 
Penge said later:

“I played in similar weather at the Irish Amateur, so I guess I’m used to it! I actually feel I like those conditions as it makes you battle and keep your head mentally.

“It’s my first win at Men’s amateur level, so I’m progressing.

“Playing in the Walker Cup was my goal at the start of the season so hopefully I have given the selectors something to think about.”

 

Glenbervie’s Graeme Robertson, in the provisional Walker Cup squad ahead of September’s clash with the US at Royal Lytham, finished as runner-up on five under after a brave bid, with another Walker Cup squad man, Ireland’s Cormac Sharvin, taking third spot a stroke further back.

Robertson, who posted a brilliant 66 in round three helped by a chip in for an eagle 2 at the 9^th, was bidding to become the first Scots winner since 2008 but came up just short. 

Penge – a former winner of the Fairhaven Trophy who will rise from his world amateur ranking of 280 – joins an impressive list of past champions. They include victorious Ryder Cup captains Bernard Gallacher and Colin Montgomerie, as well as current European Tour stars Stephen Gallacher, Richie Ramsay, Tommy Fleetwood and Andrew Sullivan.

Lucas Herbert, the top player in the field at world amateur ranked No. 20, had catapulted himself into the hunt after a new course record in the third round but had to settle for a tie for fourth overall on one over.

The Aussie fired a bogey -free six-under-par 65 for the new record after a series of recent course improvements to enhance the much-loved routing of the Old Course, which was first laid out by Old Tom Morris in 1889. 

Bearsden’s Ewen Ferguson, twice a domestic winner in 2015, was four strokes behind going into the final round, but his hopes drifted on the wind after a closing 76 as he shared fourth with Herbert, Switzerland’s Mathias Eggenberger and English pair Tom Sloman and Callum MacKay.

Welsh left-hander Owen Edwards, world-ranked 2,221, had also put up a brave fight during the opening 54 holes but struggled in the late afternoon conditions to finish with a 77.

Carrick Neill, part of the Arthur J. Gallagher group and the SGU’s official insurance partner, continue to provide their support to the championship.

 

> View final scores from the Carrick Neill Scottish Open Stroke Play Championship

 

Carrick Neill Scottish men's open stroke-play at Lossie

Robertson, Penge share lead with a round to go

Walker Cup selection candidate Graeme Robertson (Glenbervie) shares the third-round lead with Marco Penge (Goodwood) with 18 holes to play in the Carrick Neill Scottish men's open amateur stroke play championship over the Moray Golf Club Old Course at Lossiemouth.
Robertson shot a third-round, five-under-par 66 for 206 a total matched by Penge's 67 this morning.
They are one shot ahead of Stirling student and former Irish amateur champion Cormac Sharvin who knows the course very well as the Scottish student championships are played here every April.
Sharvin had a 69 for 207
Former Scottish boys champion Craig Howie shot a third-rond 68 to share fourth place on 209 with past British and Scottish boys champion Ewen Ferguson who lost ground with a 71.

THIRD ROUND LEADERS
Par 213 (3x71)
206 G Robertson (Glenbervie) 69 71 66, M Penge (Goodwood) 69 69 67
207 C Sharvin (Ardglass, Ireland) 69 69 69
209 C Howie (Peebles) 72 69 68, E Ferguson (Bearsden) 69 69 71

SELECTED OTHER SCORES
210 J McDonald (Kilmarnock Barassie) 70 72 68, G Marchbank (Thornhill) 69 70 71
212 S Scott (Nairn) 67 72 73

Duke Slips to 25th at NCAA Championship

 
NEWS RELEASE FROM DUKE UNIVERSITY
BRADENTON, Florida. -- Freshman Adam Wood shot a team-low 74 Saturday as Duke posted a 21-over 309 in the second round of the 2015 NCAA Championship at The Concession Golf Club. The Blue Devils slipped to 25th overall with a 36-hole total of 606.
USC holds the tournament lead with a two-under 574 with Illinois three shots back. Georgia (581), LSU (581), South Florida (585) and Vanderbilt (585) round out the top five. The top 15 team following tomorrow's third round will advance to play one more stroke play round Monday. The top eight teams at the end of stroke play advance on to the match play championship.
Wood recorded three birdies on the day but had his round thwarted by a pair of double-bogeys. The Zionsville, Ind., native followed a bogey on No. 2 with back-to-back birdies to move to one-under on the day. He suffered a double-bogey on the par 4 eighth hole and slipped to three-over after a double-bogey on No. 2. Wood settled in to card six pars and a birdie on the par 5 17th hole to close out the round. He enters tomorrow's third round of action tied for 40th with a three-over 147.
Fellow freshman Jake Shuman is also tied for 40th after carding a 78 Saturday. He recorded a pair of birdies in the round but also suffered eight bogeys.
Max Greyserman, a sophomore out of New Jersey, also had a six-over 78 in the second round. He opened the day with a birdie but had two bogeys and a double-bogey over the next eight holes to make the turn at three-over. Greyserman collected six pars on the back nine but also had three more bogeys to conclude the day tied for 144th with a 16-over 160.
Senior Turner Southey-Gordon carded a 79 and is now tied for 85th with an eight-over 152. The Canadian left-hander registered 12 pars in the round and was just three-over late in the round before stumbling down the stretch. Southey-Gordon had two bogeys and a double-bogey over the final four holes of play.
Motin Yeung struggled once again and finished the day with an 84. He had a pair of birdies in the round but also suffered two triple-bogeys and a double-bogey. Yeung sits in 156th after rounds of 88 and 84.
Duke opens third round play Sunday at 7:50 a.m. on the back nine at The Concession Golf Club. The Blue Devils will be paired with Stanford and Texas Tech. Live scoring for the tournament is available at www.golfstat.com.

Kirkcaldy man loses lead, finishes T2 in Guadeloupe Open

Scott Stewart-Cation, 27-year-old from Kirkcaldy, lost a two-hole lead over the final round and finished joint second in the Alps Tour's Guadeloupe Open on the Leeward Islands.
Scott finished with rounds of 67, 70 and 70 for a six-under-par total of 297 - two shots behind the winner of the 5,800 euros first prize, Italy's Andrea Maestroni who scored 69, 70 and 66 for eight-under 205.
Maestroni was able to make up four shots on the Scot over the final 18 holes, going to the turn in 31.
Stewart-Cation dropped out of the lead early after bogeys at the fourth, 12th and 14th. He finished strongly with a birdie at the 15th, an eagle 3 at the 17th and a birdie at the 18th but could not make up the lost ground on Maestroni.
The Scot earned 3,250 euros, finishing joint second with Leo Espinasse (France) who had scores of 70, 70 and 67.
Harry Casey (England) tied for fifth place on 211 with scores of 71, 70 and 70 to earn 720 euros.
John Henry from Clydebank and District, the only other Scot in the field apart from Stewart-Cation finished T17 on 215 with rounds of 68, 77 and 70. He earned 649 euros.