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Russell Knox in the mix at the Memorial

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Defending champion Hideki Matsuyama from Japan piled up four birdies on each nine to surge into a tie for the lead at the Memorial Tournament, as Tiger Woods fought back from a messy start to lie nine shots off the pace.

Matsuyama carded a bogey-free 64 to move joint top of the leaderboard alongside American Bo van Pelt, who fired 10 birdies during his round to set the early pace at eight under.
Jason Dufner look set to threaten the leaders when a 60-foot eagle putt dropped at the 15th and lifted the American to eight under, but a double-bogey at the last left him two strokes back on six under alongside Scotland’s Russell Knox (pictured above), while Woods’ return to action ended with a disappointing first round 73.  

Matsuyama, who won last year's title in a play-off with American Kevin Na, took advantage of relatively soft conditions to post birdies at two of the first three holes before picking up two more shots on the front nine.
Four successive gains from the 11th saw the Japanese star surge up the leaderboard, with the world No 14 finding all but one of the greens in regulation during an impressive first round.

"To be honest with you, up until yesterday I was not hitting the ball very well, I was not chipping very well, I was not putting very well," Matsuyama said. "And I don't know what happened overnight. We just caught magic."
Van Pelt birdied six of his first nine holes before losing some momentum after the turn, dropping shots at the 10th when finding the rough off the tee and at the 17th after leaving his approach short and in the bunker.
"This course is never easy, I made a couple (of birdies) early which helped," Van Pelt said. "I have played terrible all year but the last month has been better.
I was excited and something good was coming but you never know. I had been hitting good shots - I love this golf course."
Harris English and Ryan Moore lead the group of nine players tied on five under, with Masters champion Jordan Spieth and Justin Rose in the mix a further stroke back. 
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Tim Whittaker two ahead at England Seniors Overnight leader Tim Whittaker held on tight today and is two shots clear heading into tomorrow’s final round of the English senior men’s open amateur championship at Worplesdon, Surrey. The Beaconsfield player is two-over par after 36 holes, returning scores of one-under 68 yesterday at West Hill and three-over 74 today at Worplesdon - and he’s enjoying being in contention. “It’s what we play for!” said Whittaker (image © Leaderboard Photography), who is new to senior ranks and relishing the opportunity to compete.  He played as a youngster in Hampshire but his career in the oil industry and family commitments limited his golf – until now. Whittaker  made a slow start to today’s round and was four-over after seven, but played the back nine in one-under. “One thing I’ve learned about senior golf is that you will make mistakes; you hope you won’t and when you were young you might not have done! “My mistakes were frustrating, but I hit the ball very well and if I do that tomorrow I will be happy,” he remarked. He’s being chased by the local man, Ian Attoe, who scored level par yesterday at Worplesdon – his home course – and added four-over 73 at West Hill. Another two shots back on six-over are the defending champion Stephen East, Windermere’s Andrew Atkinson, and senior international Andrew Stracey (Denham) The birdies totally eluded East today at West Hill. However Atkinson, who played the same course, managed two, including a spectacular one on the 17th where he putted out from about 60 yards. Stracey, meanwhile, had contrasting fortunes on a pair of par fives at Worplesdon: a double-bogey seven on the fifth and an eagle three on the 17th which contributed to a score of one-over 72. Two shots further back is a group of five players, including past champion Chris Reynolds (Littlestone) who played his way into the mix with a level par 71 at Worplesdon. “I’m still challenging at my mature years!” joked the 2009 winner, who has also been runner-up at least three times. Lincolnshire’s Steve Cullington (Stoke Rochford) had the low round of the day at Worplesdon with a one-under par 70, in contrast to his opening 83 at West Hill.  “I played so badly yesterday, I thought I probably hadn’t qualified so I decided to relax and enjoy it – and that’s what I did. It’s a lovely course and I holed a nice lot of putts.” He played the back nine in three-under and came in to face a long wait before discovering he had qualified.  “This is the fourth time I’ve played in this and I’ve never made the cut. It would be nice to play on Friday for a change,” he said. The huge field of 288 players again played in warm sunshine and has now been cut to the leading 80 players and ties for tomorrow’s final round. A total of 82 players qualified. Click here for the full scores

Aberdeen Pennant League sponsored by Molly's Bistro

Portlethen, Bon Accord Thursday night winners

Portlethen and Bon Accord were the Thursday night winners in Section B of the Aberdeen Pennant League, sponsored by the Douglas Hotel's Molly's Bistro restaurant in Market Street.
Portlethen scored a good 3.5-1.5 home win over Murcar Links and Bon Accord won 3-2 on the road against Peterculter.

Details:
SECTION B
Portlethen 3.5, Murcar Links 1.5 
Clark Brechin and Cameron Grant halved with Bryan Innes and Adrian Styles.
Graham Innes and Kevin Daglish bt Corin Stewart and Alan Holbrook 2 and 1.
Keith Horne and Gary Esson bt Duncan Raitt and Anthony Bews  3 and 2. 
Lewis Shand and Ben Murray lost to Kenny Gunnyson and Jim Henderson 4 and 2. 
Sean Lawrie and Robbie Murdoch bt Gregor Stewart and Ronnie Brechin 1 hole.  

Peterculter 2, Bon Accord 3
SECTION B
Tony Robertson and Craig MacDonald lost to Barrie Edmond and Graham Somers 2 holes.
Duncan McLean and Lee Buck bt Graeme Mitchell and Alan Shand 4 and 3.
Paul Forbes and Ryan McKinnon bt Chris Somers and Davie Grieve 4 and 3.
 Gary Watson and John Kennedy bt Matty Greig and Mark Greig 2 holes
Duncan Stewart and Stuart Meade lost to Matty Dunn and Ross Allerton 1 hole.
  
A recap on the Week 1 results
A - Auchmill 1, Hazlehead 4
A - Caledonian 1, Deeside 4
B -  Peterculter 2, Bon Accord 3
B - Portlethen 3, Murcar Links 2
C - Craibstone 2, Nigg Bay 3
C - Stonehaven 1, Newmachar 4

NEXT WEEK'S FIXTURES
TUESDAY, JUNE 9
A Deeside v Hazlehead
A Royal Aberdeen v Caledonian
B Bon Accord v Northern
C Banchory v Stonehaven.

THURSDAY, JUNE 11
B Portlethen v Petercutler
C Newmachar v Craibstone

Next time you fancy a meal in town, why not try Molly's Bistro in the Douglas Hotel, Market Street, Aberdeen.
It supports the Pennant League, why not support Molly's Bistro? 
The Douglas Hotel is also the "home" of Malones Irish Bar, sponsors of the Maitland Shield
 

 

Swedish amateur - he won Lytham Trophy - shares Nordea lead with Dantorp, Paisley

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Swedish amateur Marcus Kinhult carded an impressive 67 to take a share of the lead on the opening day of the Nordea Masters in Malmö, Sweden today.
The 18-year-old was joined at the top of the leaderboard on five under par by countryman Jens Dantorp and England’s Chris Paisley.
Local lad Dantorp set the clubhouse lead earlier in the day, recovering from a bogey on the tenth, his opening hole, with an eagle and four pars.
Kinhult reached the turn in 36 before making five birdies on the back nine, including one at the par five last, for a strong finish, shortly before Paisley completed a round which contained six birdies and one bogey.
Kinhult, who recently won the prestigious Lytham Trophy, attributed his superb start to an improvement in his putting.
"It's pretty special for me to play in a European tour event and to play here in Sweden.
“That score was thanks to brilliant putting. I played really well from tee to green but I also holed a lot of putts for birdie and for par. The putter was pretty hot.
“I didn’t expect much, just to have a great week and gain some experience. So far, so good.
“My game feels good – I’m very solid from tee to green and finally my putting is starting to come good. It’s a good combination. 
“There’s not much difference between the amateur and professional ranks. The course set-up is very similar to what we’re used to. I don’t feel any different playing here. I hope I can just keep making birdies and keep hitting fairways and greens.”
Paisley, who lost his card in 2013 and played last season on the Challenge Tour, is delighted to see some better form returning. 
"I’m obviously really happy," he said. 
"I’ve been playing well for a little while but in a lot of my rounds I’ve not putted well enough or made a couple of stupid bogeys. Today I holed a few putts, and I’m delighted with how I’ve started.
“At this level it’s such fine margins. There are so many great players playing every week, so if you’re playing well every week but not quite holing the putts or making a few mistakes, there are always guys who will beat you. 
"I didn’t really do anything different today in terms of my long game, but I managed to sink a few putts and kept the bad holes off my card.
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“The confidence has been building for a while now and my game’s been good. I had a tough year last year and the year before, so it’s taken a while for the confidence to come back. Over time I’ve been getting better and better – it’s a year’s worth of confidence building to get to this point.
“I holed a nice couple of 20-footers which I haven’t done for a while, and I avoided all the out of bounds and water hazards. 
“I love this place. The golf course is great and one thing my caddie and I commented on earlier was how good the greens have stayed this afternoon. Normally in the afternoon they get a bit bumpy as the day goes on, but they’ve stayed great. The whole venue is fantastic.”
England’s Lee Slattery and German Maximilian Kieffer are among a group of nine players one shot back on four under.
Meanwhile home favourite Henrik Stenson finished three shots off the lead with a 70, and his 2014 Ryder Cup team-mates Thomas Bjørn and Stephen Gallacher are haring 41st place with one under par 71s.
Gallacher is not the leading Scot, however.
Scott Henry is T13 on 69 and David Drysdale is T24 with a 70.
On the same 71 mark at Gallacher are two other Scots, Andrew McArthur and Chris Doak.
Duncan Stewart had a 73, only one over par, but so high is the standard of play that he is T86 and is on the wrong side of the projected cut mark.
LEADERBOARD
par 72
67 Marcus Kinhult (Sweden) (am), Chris Paisley (England), Jens Dantorp (Sweden).
68 Max Kieffer (Germany), Benhjamin Hebert (France), Sebastien Soderberg (Sweden), Magnus A Carlsson (Sweden), Tom Lewis (England), Pedro Oriol (Spain), Adrian Otaegui (Spain), Thomas Pieters (Germany), Lee Slattery (England)

SCOTS' SCORES
69 Scott Henry (T13)
70 David Drysdale (T24)
71 Stephen Gallacher, Andrew McArthur, Chris Doak  (T41)
73 Duncan Stewart (T80)

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Boyd and Senior set pace in Swiss Challenge
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Gary Boyd is feeling inspired by the recent European Tour resurgence of his friend James Morrison, and the Englishman believes he is turning a corner of his own after he took a share of the first-round lead at the Swiss Challenge today.
The 28 year old announced his arrival in the highest echelons of the game when he finished 50th in The 2010 Race to Dubai following a runner-up finish at the Czech Open and a top five at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, but has since suffered a steady decline in form.
Playing this week on an invite, however, the former Challenge Tour winner is brimful of confidence and believes a new fitness regime and a change in coach have put him back on the road to success.
A five under par opening round 66 in Lucerne will do nothing to hinder those beliefs and, having watched his close friend and compatriot Morrison win at the Open de España four weeks ago, Boyd is ready to put himself in contention for a second career Challenge Tour title and begin the climb back to the top“I’ve only played twice this year and I’ve been lucky and thankful to get the invitations,” said Boyd, who holed a 40 foot putt at the 15th for one of his six birdies at Golf Sempachersee.
“But I played well both times and I’ve been knocking on the door - I just need to hole a few more putts. I feel my game is there to go out and win now, where 18 months ago it really wasn’t, it was pretty awful to be honest.
“When you’re hitting it 50 or 60 yards off line from the tee and you feel like you’re the red arrows out there, it’s not a nice place to be. I wasn’t enjoying playing golf to be honest, every time I saw a shot go wayward I was wondering why. It was a big technical issue and the confidence goes from that.
 “I had a re-evaluation over the winter and changed coach and did more fitness work and it seems to be paying off. It was a tough two years where I wasn’t enjoying it, and I’m not the only one to have been through it. Guys like Henrik Stenson have bounced back and my good friend James (Morrison) struggled for a while but has come back from it.
“I feel like I’ll be a stronger player after it because I’m still quite young at 28, and I have a lot of experience behind me. I’m looking forward to the future because I do feel like my game is back to where it should be.”
Jack Senior was the other man tied for the lead on five under at a sun-kissed Sempachersee and - much like his compatriot Boyd, who had his best finish of 2014 here - he enjoyed a strong week at this very venue last year, finishing in a share of seventh place.
In his third season on the Challenge Tour, Senior, a former Walker Cup player, believes he is settling into life on tour and thinks that a mentality shift is key to his increase in confidence, having claimed a top five at the recent Made in Denmark Challenge.
 “I took positives from that week in Denmark,” said the 26 year old. “I hit the golf ball fantastic all four days and putted really well for the first three days too, but it went a bit cold on the final day - it was a brutal day though.
“I think it’s such a learning experience out here. Two years ago I had a year where I played really poorly and got down with my game and wasn’t enjoying it
“Then I started working with a psychologist at the start of the year – I never thought I’d need one to be honest – but it’s amazing when you go there and sit down and analyse what you’re thinking out on the golf course.
“You just have to keep committing to the lines with every shot. If you commit to the lines that’s the key. That’s what I’ve learned over the last year or so.
“I have started to enjoy myself more too. You get to know the guys on tour and there’s a bit of camaraderie. It’s not being accepted as such, but it’s more like you know the ropes.
“I’ve played here the last two years so I know what to expect when I come here and where everything is. That’s so important, and then you start to feel more comfortable with the surroundings and that can only result in good golf.”
The top Scot in a crowded leaderboard is Jack Doherty, joint third on 67, one off the pace. Raymond Russell is on 70 with George Murray, Ross Kellett and Jamie McLeary on 71.
 
FIRST-ROUND SCORESpar 71
66 J Senior (Eng) , G Boyd  (Eng)
67 A Ahokas (Fin) , J Doherty  (Sco) , O Stark (Swe) , H Porteous (RSA) , J Kunzenbacher (Ger) , O Bekker (RSA) , S Brown (Eng) ,
68 R De Sousa (Sui) , B Parker  (Eng) , N Quintarelli (Ita) , D Palm (Swe) , R Gouveia (Por) , B Hemstock (Eng)
69 A Kaleka  (Fra) , J Girrbach (Sui) , L Gagli  (Ita) , V Riu  (Fra) , S Hodgson (Eng), J Heath  (Eng), S Tiley (Eng) , M Wiegele  (Aut) , C Ford (Eng) , T Lawrence (RSA) , T Gornik (Slo) , A Bruschi  (Ita)
70 A Gee  (Eng), G Drakeford (Aus), D Foos (Ger) , R McGee (Irl) , S Manley (Wal) , L Claverie (Esp), A Saddier (Fra) , R Pugh  (Wal) , L Goddard  (Eng) , K Benz (Sui) , W Besseling  (Ned) , B Paolini (USA) , R Russell (Sco) , J Ballesteros (Esp) , F Calmels  (Fra) ,
71 G Lockerbie  (Eng) , J Loughrey (Eng) , T Tree (Eng) , G Murray  (Sco) , N Geyger (Chi) , J Sarasti  (Esp) , M Delpodio  (Ita) , J Harrison (Eng) , L Corfield  (Eng) , G Shaw (Nir) , R Kellett (Sco) , R Enoch  (Wal) , P Figueiredo  (Por) , C Selfridge  (Nir) , J McLeary  (Sco) , D Kemmer (USA) , K Subregis  (Fra) , N Bertasio (Ita) , S Arnold  (Aus) , M Schneider (Ger) , C Arendell (USA) , M Pospisil (am) (Cze) ,
72 T Remkes (Ned) , M Dobias  (Sui) , S Grant  (Irl) , M McGeady (Irl) , S Heisele (Ger) , T Elissalde  (Fra) , J Burnier (Sui) , C Mivis  (Bel) , D Coupland (Eng) , J Blaauw  (RSA) , J Hansen  (Den) , B Hafthorsson (Isl) , E Di Nitto  (Ita) , J Guerrier  (Fra) , S Garcia Rodriguez (Esp) , J Smith (Eng) , L Nemecz (Aut) , E Cuartero Blanco  (Esp) , J Maurer  (Aut) , B Chapellan (Fra) , A Gabella (Sui) 73 D Ulrich (Sui) , J Lucquin (Fra) , F Praegant (Aut) , S Einhaus (Ger) , S Reeves (USA) , M Orrin (Eng) , L Astl (Aut) , C Russo (Fra) , J Gallegos  (Esp) , M Trappel  (Aut) , Z Scotland  (Eng) , N Woernhard (am) (Sui) 
74 P Relecom  (Bel) , L Motta (Ita) , D Frittelli (RSA) , H Satama (Fin) , J Clément  (Sui) , D Vancsik (Arg) , J Elson  (Eng) , J Garcia Del Moral (Esp) , A Eckhardt (Fin) , H Bacher (Aut) , M Cabrera-Bello (Esp) , D Huizing (Ned) , A Bernadet  (Fra) , L Weber (Fra) , G Baumann  (Sui) , F Bergamaschi (Ita) , P Howard  (Eng) , J Makitalo  (Fin) , D Im (USA) ,
75 A Gurini (Sui) , F Svanberg  (Sui) , O Henningsson  (Swe) , P Tarver-Jones (Eng) , L Galliano (Sui) , L Tintera  (Cze) , R Davies (Wal) , B Rusch (Sui) , M Veijalainen (Fin) , D Markle (Can) , M Rocchi  (Fra) , N Ravano (Ita) ,
76 C Hanson (Eng) , D Law (Sco) , M Fenasse (Fra) , M Kramer  (Ger) , G Watremez (Bel) , T Pfister (Sui) , C Brazillier  (Fra) , R Benatti  (Ita) ,
77 N Chaudhuri  (Eng) , A Björk (Swe) , C Suk (Cze) ,
78 G Pinto (Por) , T Nemecz (Aut) , D Suchan  (Cze) , S Matus  (Cze) , M Southgate  (Eng) , K Hesbois  (Bel) , J Freiburghaus (am) (Sui) ,
79 W Booth  (Sco) , T Sinnott (Aus) , L Bemberg (am) (Sui) ,
80 Z Lombard  (RSA) , P Whiteford (Sco) , N Thommen  (Sui) , N Meitinger  (Ger) ,
81 J Legarrea (Esp) , A Rota (Ita) , H Casey (Eng)


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Stewart and Fenwick lead Scots on EuroPro Tour

Michael Stewart, the 2010 Scottish amateur champion whose professional career has yet to get off the launch pad, showed that the skill that made him a Walker Cup-class amateur is still there as he shot  a three-under-par 69 to be joint fourth with compatriot Neil Fenwick in a field of 156 at the end of the first day of this week's PGA EuroPro Toour event at Longhirst Hall Golf club, near Morpeth in the north-east of England.
Ayrshire man Stewart, playing out of Troon Welbeck, had birdies at the second, third, fifth, 10th and 14th with, on the debit side, bogeys at the first and 13th, in halves of 35-35.
Fenwick (Dunbar) came storming home in 32, finishing strongly with birdies at the 15th, 17th and 18th.
Stewart and Fenwick are three shots behind the pacemaker, Sam Connor (Alsager)
Lloyd Saltman (Archerfield Links) will have been disappointed to return a level par 72 because he was two under par with three to play but bogeyed the 16th and 18th.

FIRST ROUND LEADERBOARD
Par 72
66 S Connor (Eng)
67 A Wootton (Eng)
68 D Gavin (Eng)

SCOTS' SCORES
69 M Stewart, N Fenwick (T4)
72 L Saltman (T21)
73 J Findlay, E Saltman (T33)
74 J Duff, P Doherty, N Henderson, P Shields, C O'Neil (T52)
75 F McKenna (T68)
76 D Kay, R Cameron, S Kiloh, G McBain, C Lawrie (T83).
77 G O'Neill, P Robinson, K Duncan, J Steven, K Nicol (T103)
79 S Borrowman, I Redford (T129)
80 S Crichton (T138)
82 B Craggs, Z Saltman (T146)








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East of Scotland Seniors Open at Downfield

Nick Robson and Paul Moultrie share lead on 72

By GORDON THOMSON
PICTURES BY STEVE ELLIS

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Paul Moultrie (Royal Troon), pictured right,   and Nick Robson (Meldrum House), pictured below,  are joint leaders on level par 72 after the first round of the East of Scotland Seniors Open  at Downfield Golf Club, Dundee.

Graham Bell (Downfield), the holder and local favourite, and former international player George Barrie (Callander), are just one shot back.

With a further 17 players within four shots of the lead  a close finish is in prospect.

 The highly rated Downfield course was in fine condition and presented an excellent test for the high quality field.

The  CSS of the day was 74 for the par 72 course.

FIRST ROUND SCORES
Par 72. SS 72 CSS 74
72 Nick Robson  (Meldrum House), Paul Moultrie (Royal Troon).
73 George Barrie (Callander), Graham Bell (Downfield).
74 Robert Craw (Glenbervie), Bob Stewart (Tulliallan), Murray Ferguson (Stirling), Ian Dickson (Gullane).
75 John Fraser (Royal Burgess), James Watt (Edzell), Lindsay Blair (Grangemouth), Joe McManus (Uphall).
76 Kevin McArthur (Balbirnie Park), Ian  Jeen (Scotscraig), Alister Ferguson (Dunfermline), Les Pirie (Millport), Keith Ross (Beith), Dave Millar (St Andrews New), Tony Patterson (Sunningdale), Phil Dempsey (Tulliallan), Alex Ritchie (Bothwell Castle).

77 Keith Reilly (Silverknowes), Ian Angus (Duff House Royal), Tom McLevy (Blairgowrie), David Logie (Craigie Hill), David Shields (Glenearn), Colin Halcrow (Windyhill).
78 John Broadfoot (Turnberry), Ian Brotherston (Dumfries and Co), Laurie Chancellor (Inverness), Alastair Taylor (Turnhouse), A William Wallace (Prestwick St Cuthbert), Stewart Millar (Cochrane Castle), Graeme Sharp (Dumfries and Co), Calum Wilson (Ladybank), Gerard Mannering (Bothwell Castle), Stuart Drysdale (Turnhouse).
79 Grant McNab (Lundin), John McLay (St Andrews New), Gordon MacDonald (Glenb ervie), Tom Sirel (Largs), George Crawford (Williamwood), Angus Lamond (Glasgow), Alistair Miller (Cochrane Castle), Tom Caldwell (Silverknowes).
REST OF SCORES
Bob Humble    Kilspindie    80
Ian W R Smith    Craigielaw    80
Ian Taylor    Eyemouth    80
Michael  Rust    Tillicoutry    80
Gerry Curran    Mortonhall    80
Barry Brooks    Meldrum House    80
John  Johnston    Lanark    80
Lindsay Gordon    Turnhouse    80
William Irvine    Lanark    80
Robin Lawson    R & A    80
Richard  Scott    Downfield    80
David Imrie    Lundin Golf Club    80
W Kenneth Thomson    Bramall Park    81
Andrew  Campbell    Murcar    81
Gordon McLeod    Glenbervie    81
Alistair Serrels    Royal Montrose    81
Alan  Ross    Northumberland    81
Forbes McLennan    Royal Aberdeen    81
Stewart Finnie    Royal Aberdeen    82
Alasdair MacGregor    Hazelhead    82
Brian Mitchell    Royal Burgess    82
Brian Bingham    Royal Troon    82
Peter  Sinclair    Inverness    82
J David Gardner    Broomieknowe    82
Keith McAllister    South Shields    82
Gordon Scott    Cawder    82
Kenneth Hill    Downfield    82
Dougie Imrie    Turnhouse    82
Drew  Wilson    Clober    83
Graham Haugh    Glasgow Gailes    83
Andy Miller    Windyhill    83
John Scott    Grange    83
Donnie Lindsay    Barassie    83
John Russell    Monarch Dunes USA    83
Kenneth Christie    Dollar    84
Patrick Tomisson    Nairn    84
Ian Johnston    Williamwood    84
Tom Carson    Lockerbie    84
Ian Kerr    Kilmacolm    84
John W  Johnston    Royal Aberdeen    84
Iain  Gourlay    Strathaven    84
Ian R Dickson    Lundin    84
J Scott Macdonald    Dunfermline    84
Michael  Mather    Ballater    84
John Houston    Greenock    84
Neil McGarva    Kilmacolm    84
Duncan Hamilton    Mortonhall    85
Richard  Gray    Troon St Meddans    85
Alexander Rowe    St. Andrews    85
Tony Stafford    Gleneagles (Dun Ochil)    85
David  Taylor    Dunfermline    85
Sandy Fairweather    Caledonia    85
Colin MacDonald    Elgin    86
James Paton    Kirkintilloch    86
David Smith    Stirling    86
Derek  Sim    Grange    86
Jim Paterson    Ranfurly Castle    87
Richard Goodale    Aberdour    87
Robin MacPherson    tantallon    87
John Duff    Mortonhall    88
Allan Elder    Kirkcaldy    88
David Nelson    Aboyne    88
Allister  Raphael    St Andrews    89
David Halkerston    New Club    89
Kenneth Harrison    Carluke    89
Alexander Hogg    Stirling    89
Bill Donaldson    St Andrews G.C.    89
Brian Halbert    Callander    89
Fraser Sharp    Boat of Garten    90
Ian Farquhar    Edzell    91
James Strang    Stirling G C    94
Michael  Jenkins    Duff House Royal    nr
Neish Chisholm    Kemnay    nr
George Rodaks    Pitreavie    nr
Allan Hogg    Turnhouse    nr
Gavin Shanks    Drumpellier    ns
       

Gareth right in firing line for £10,000 payday

Welshman Gareth Wright has an excellent chance of winning the £10,000 first prize in the PGA professionals' championship at Burnham and Berrow Golf Club.
The West Linton staff pro is in a triple tie for the lead going into the final round with Paul Hendricksen from Dinnaton, Devon, and Michael Watson from Wessex.
They are all on three-over-par 216 over the par-71 Somerset course.
Wright is getting better every round as his improving scores of 73, 72 and 71 indicate.
In his third round he birdied the first, long eighth and short 16th, gains that were cancelled out by bogeys at the fourth, seventh and 13th.
Wright is not the only Tartan Tour man in the running for a big payslip from this £78,000 tournament.
Graham Fox (Clydeway Golf), although tied seventh, is only two shots behind the leading trio with rounds of 73, 74 and 71. Bogeys at the 14th and 15th prevented him from making it a four-way tie for the pole position.

THIRD-ROUND LEADERBOARD
Par 213 (3x71)
216 P Hendricksen (Eng) 77 71 68, G Wright (West Linton) 73 72 71, M Watson (Eng) 73 71 72
 
SELECTED SCORES
217 A Belt (Eng) 75 67 75 (T4)
218 G Fox (Clydeway Golf) 73 74 71 (T7)]
222 C Everett (Caldwell) 75 71 76 (T18)
223 C Ronald (Carluke) 76 72 75, P Wardell (North Berwick) 72 74 77 (T20)
228 F Mann (Carnoustie GC) 79 74 75 (T42)
232 S Savage (Dalmuir) 75 73 84 (T56)
234 P Walker (Ballumbie Castle) 75 78 81

Bossert, Quiros share lead in senior Jersey Open
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Switzerland’s André Bossert justified his decision to resist the lure of a tournament on home soil as he posted a four under par opening round of 68 to share the lead with Juan Quiros in the Acorn Jersey Open.
Bossert, the only Swiss player to win on The European Tour, had been offered an invitation to play in the Swiss Challenge presented by Association Suisse de Golfe, but instead opted to continue his quest for a breakthrough victory on the European Senior Tour.
It has proved a sage decision so far, with the 51 year old building on the form he showed in finishing tied fifth in last week’s SSE Enterprise Wales Senior Open, producing another impressive display at La Moye Golf Club. 
Starting from the tenth tee, he birdied the 13th, 15th and 17th holes, before dropping his first shot of the day when he three putted the 18th.
 He then posted back-to-back birdies on the second and third holes, adding one more on the sixth to move clear at the top of the leaderboard, but another three putt on the eighth hole meant he had to settle for a share of the lead with Spaniard Quiros.
“I had two-three putts today and missed my fair share elsewhere, so I played well out there,” he said. “I think four under was about right and I’m very pleased with the start.
“I prepared well for the season and I’m feeling good about my game. It was great to make the cut in the US Senior PGA Championship on a tough course, and then I finished top five last week, so I’m playing well.
“This year, the goal is to be in contention a little more and see if I can breakthrough.”
Bossert, who won the 1995 Cannes Open on The European Tour, admits it was a straightforward choice to continue his pursuit of a maiden Senior Tour win, with his best finish to date a share of second place behind runaway winner Colin Montgomerie in the Travis Perkins Masters last September.
“I would have played on the Challenge Tour if it was a blank week on the Senior Tour, as I was given an invite, but this is my priority now,” he said. “I’ve done my time with the kids. It’s looking like a good decision so far and hopefully I can keep it going.”
Quiros had earlier set the pace, recovering from a double bogey five on the par three 12th hole, to card his fifth and sixth birdies of the day on the next two holes.
The 59 year old has won four times on the Senior Tour, including the 2008 Irish Seniors Open over the links of Ballyliffin, which he compared to La Moye. 
 “It’s a long time since I’ve had a score like this, so it is very nice,” he said. “My victory in the Irish Seniors Open at Ballyliffin seven years ago was on a course a bit like this, but the conditions were much tougher, with the rain and cold. This is my first time here and I really like it.
“It’s not a long links course but it is very difficult. It needs concentration and I’m happy with my start.”
Englishman Mark Davis threatened to make it a three-way tie at the top, but he dropped a shot on the last hole and had to settle for a round of 69, sharing third place with Canadian Rick Gibson, the runner up on the 2014 Senior Tour Order of Merit, who birdied three of his last six holes.
Englishman Barry Lane, the former Ryder Cup player, posted a round of 70 for a six-way share of sixth position on two under par, alongside Carl Mason, the most prolific winner in Senior Tour history, France’s Marc Farry, Canadian Ken Tarling, Sweden’s Anders Forsbrand and Australian Peter Fowler.
Former World Number One and Masters Champion, Ian Woosnam, opened with a level par round of 72 to lie four shots off the pace in a share of 14th position. The Welshman, who is a long-time resident on the Channel Island, eagled the par five sixth hole and birdied the ninth, but also had three bogeys on his card, as he looks to go one better than last week’s tied second place in his native Wales.

FIRST ROUND SCORES
par 72
68 A Bossert (Sui) , J Quiros (Esp)  
69 R Gibson (Can) , M Davis (Eng)
70 K Tarling (Can), C Mason (Eng), B Lane (Eng) , P Fowler (Aus) , M Farry (Fra) , A Forsbrand (Swe)  
71 G Marks (Eng) , J Remesy (Fra)  
72 M James (Eng) , G Brand (Eng) , I Woosnam (Wal) , A Sherborne (Eng) , P Golding (Eng)  
73 D O'Sullivan (Irl) , D Smyth (Irl) , P Walton (Irl) , D Russell (Eng) , J Bruner (USA) , P Way (Eng) , M Mouland (Wal) , M Martin (Esp) , P Wesselingh (Eng) , G Brand Jnr (Sco) 
74 S Brown (Eng) , J Berendt (Arg) , N Job (Eng) , G Wolstenholme (Eng) , M Harwood (Aus) , S Tinning (Den) , G Manson (Aut) , B Longmuir (Sco) 
75 R Drummond (Sco) , M Mackenzie (Eng) , J Harrison (Eng) , G Rusnak (USA) , S Luna (Esp) , P Linhart (Esp) , L Carbonetti (Arg) , T Thelen (USA) 
76 P Eales (Eng) , D Hospital (Esp) , T Elliott (Aus) , P Mitchell (Eng) , A Oldcorn (Sco) , R Rafferty (Nir) , B Cameron (Eng) 
77 W Grant (Eng)
78 T Johnstone (Zim) , C Williams (RSA) , S Torrance (Sco) , T Price (Aus)
 79 N Ratcliffe (Aus), P Harrison (Eng) 
80 G Emerson (Eng)
81 M Deeley (Eng) 88 W Stephens (Eng)

EUROPEAN TOUR COMMUNICATION

Last Sunday's Paul Lawrie Golf Foundation Aberdeen and District Junior Pennnant League results

Peterhead 3,  Peterculter 2                        

 Winners of Section ‘A’  Peterhead

 

Banchory 1,  Kemnay 4                                 

Winners of Section ‘B’  Kemnay

 

Aboyne 1.5,  Inverallochy 3.5                     

 Winners of  Section ‘C’  TBA

 

Royal Aberdeen 3.5,  McDonald Ellon 1.5             

Winners of Section ‘D’  TBA

 

'I think I underachieved all my life,'  says 

Nicklaus ... and it was the secret of his success

FROM GOLF.COM

 By DOUG FERGUSON
DUBLIN, Ohio – Jack Nicklaus won 18 professional majors and 73 times on the US PGA Tour, which is why he often is referred to as golf's greatest champion. And he's not sure he lived up his talent.
''I think I underachieved all my life,'' Nicklaus said Wednesday at the Memorial. ''I think that's why I got better.''
In one of the more insightful comments - one that a new generation of players should heed - Nicklaus said it was that attitude that likely led to a career that has not been matched when it comes to the majors.
''I think that if you feel you're overachieving, or getting more out of what you should get, then you stop working,'' Nicklaus said. ''I always feel like I'm never getting what I should be getting out of what I'm doing. 
"So you've got to work harder to make sure you do that. I always wanted to climb a mountain. I always wanted to get better. ... So I just tried not to believe anything about what I would read or what I would hear or what I even thought.
''I still don't think I achieved what I could have achieved in my career.''
Along with his 18 majors, Nicklaus was runner-up a record 19 times in the biggest four events. He used to wonder how many more majors he might have won if he had been chasing a record, much like Tiger Woods has been chasing his.
The standard when Nicklaus started his career was Bobby Jones and his 13 majors - seven professional, six amateur (U.S. Amateur and British Amateur). Nicklaus wasn't even aware he was close to the Jones' mark until it was mentioned to him by the late Associated Press golf writer Bob Green.
He broke the mark in the 1973 US PGA Championship - his 14th major in context with Jones (Nicklaus won two U.S. Amateurs), and his 12th professional major was one more than Walter Hagen won.
Just don't get the idea Nicklaus has any complaints. His greatest personal achievement is five and 22 - five children, 22 grandchildren.
''They all know who their grandpa is and I've got a great relationship with all of them,'' Nicklaus said. ''I wouldn't trade that for the world. I wouldn't trade any championship for any of that. That to me is far more important. 
"Could my record have been better? Yeah. But my family would not be what I think we enjoy today.''

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BUNKER MENTALITY: There's a little less sand down the right side of the 18th fairway at Muirfield Village - not that anyone was ever there.
Jack Nicklaus kept adding bunkers on the closing hole as players kept hitting the ball farther. A few years ago, there were as many as nine bunkers. That changed, however, when he found land to move the tee farther back. The closing hole now is 484 yards.
And there are only three bunkers.
''We're trying to figure out how to make the fellows play the golf hole the way it was designed,'' Nicklaus said.
Once the tee was moved back, US PGA Tour data showed no tee shots were in any of the bunkers beyond the original three. Two bunkers were removed after 2013, and four more were removed after last year's tournament. The three that he kept are much deeper.
Among other things, Nicklaus said the nine bunkers didn't look good on television.
''I didn't like to look down at the aerial shot on television, seeing the bunkers to keep someone from not playing the hole the way I wanted it to be played,'' he said. ''Now they play it the way it was designed, and that's good