Scottish boys area team championship at Tulliallan

Naysmith, Cantley, Bryce, Curran regain title for Lothians; Thomson wins individual Niagara Cup

Lothians, represented by Mark Naysmith, Kieran Cantley, Joe Bryce and Chris Currran, regained the Scottishi boys area team championship at Tulliallan.
They won by four shots from Lanarkshire with South a further five shots back in third place.
Glasgow, bidding to complete a hat-trick of titles, finished fourth.
The Niagara Cup, which goes to the boy with the best individual round of the afternoon, was won by Andrew Thomson (Lanark) with a one-under-par 68, a shot ahead of Chris Curran and Sandy Scott (Nairn).


364 LOTHIANS. Foursomes 148. Singles 216
369 LANARKSHIRE. 159, 210.
374 SOUTH. 157, 217
379 GLASGOW. 154, 379.
380 RENFREWSHIRE 149, 213; PERTH and KINROSS 154, 226;
NORTH 157, 223
383 NORTH EAST 154, 229
387 DUNBARTONSHIRE 161, 226
396 ANGUS 162, 234
400 STIRLINGSHIRE 162, 238; BORDERS 170, 230
412 ARGYLL and BUTE 171, 241
413 FIFE 167, 243
416 AYRSHIRE 174, 242
436 CLACKMANNANSHIRE 178, 258

Italians 1-2 in windblown St Andrews Links Trophy but Howie, Syme share third place

             And the winner is ... Federico Zucchetti. Pictured on the Swlken Bridge by Kenny Smith.

It was Italy's day in the windblow St Andrews Links Trophy with Federico Zucchetti winning the prestigious trophy with a two-under-par total of 214 for Friday's round of 71 over the Jubilee Course and today's two rounds (71-72) over the Old Course after the Saturday gale forced the abandonment of Saturday's second round over the Jubilee Course.
And Zucchetti's compatriot, Filippo Campgili followed him home, a stroke behind on 215, with scores of 71, 76 and 68.
But there was something for the Scots fans to cheer with Craig Howie (70-76-70) and Connor Syme (Drumoig) (66-77-73) sharing third place with Ireland's John-Ross Galbraith (71-74-72)
There was another Scot in the top 10 - Greig Marchbank (Thornhill) who shot rounds of 69-79-69 to tied for sixth place on 217. 
Robert Macintyre (Glencruitten) also did very well in this quality field to finish T11 on 219 with rounds of 72, 74 and 73. 
Jack McDonald (Kilmarnock Barassie) tied for 14th place on four-over 220 with scores of 66, 77 and 77
Stirling student and former Irish champion Cormac Sharvin (Ardglass), the first-round leader with a 65, subsided to an 80 and a 76 over the Old Course for a total of 221 which earned him a T21 position.
Defending champion Grant Forrest (Craigielaw) tied for 27th plac3 on 222 with rounds of 72, 75 and 75. 

LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 216 (3x72)
Round 1 over Jubilee; Rounds 2 and 3 over Old Course
214 Federico Zucchetti (Italy) 71 71 72
215 Filippo Campigli (Italy) 71 76 68
216 Craig Howie (Peebles) 70 76 70, Connor Syme (Drumoig) 66 77 73. John-Ross Galbraith (Ireland) 67 73 72
217 Thomas Perrot (France) 71 74 72, Romain Langasque (France) 72 72 73, Jack Hume (Ireland) 70 76 71, Greig Marchbank (Thornhill) 69 79 69
218 Michele Cea (Italy) 69 78 71
219 Robert Macintyre (Glencruitten) 72 74 73, Perter Launer Baek (Denmark) 70 73 76, Antonio Murdaca (Australia) 70 73 76
220 Herbert Lucas (Austria) 71 77 72, Gianmaria Trinchero (Italy) 70 77 73, Robbie Van West (Netherlands) 72 73 75. Alfie Plant (Sundridge Park) 71 74 75, Ben Eccles (Australia) 71 73 76, Ivan c
Cantero (Spain) 71 71 78, Jack McDonald (Kilmarnock Barassie) 
66 77 77

SELECTED TOTALS
221 Cormac Sharvin (Ireland) 65 80 76, Jimmy Mullen (Royal North Devon) 72 78 71, Liam Johnston (Southerness) 70 78 73, Mathias Eggenberger (Switzerland) 71 76 74 (T21)
222 Grant Forrest (Craigielaw) 72 75 75, Nick Marsh (Huddersfield) 70 78 74 (T27)
223 Ashley Chesters (Hawkstone Park) 72 74 77 (T30)
225 Daniel Young (Craigie Hill) 71 77 77 (T37)
226 Euan Walker (Kilmarnock Barassie) 71 81 74 (T42)
231 Craig Ross (Kirkhill) 72 82 77 (T54)

Classy Noren seals home win in Sweden
 
EUROPEAN TOUR COMMUNICATIONS
Sweden’s Alex Noren thrilled the huge home crowds by cruising to victory in the Nordea Masters with a one under par 71 in the final round.
The 32 year old, who won this event by eight shots in 2011, began the day with a two stroke lead and steadily plotted his way to his fourth European Tour title, starting birdie-bogey and then reeling off 15 consecutive pars before birdieing the last for a 12 under par total.
That was four shots ahead of Dane Søren Kjeldsen (71), who completed a superb fortnight having won last week in Northern Ireland, and six clear of Germany’s Max Kieffer (75), Swedes Jens Dantorp and Sebastian Soderberg (both 74) and Frenchman Alex Levy (71).
In testing conditions on the final day at PGA Sweden National in Malmö, the expected charge of Henrik Stenson never materialised, the World Number Four signing off with a 74 for a share of 13th place.
Quotes
Alex Noren
“I’m so pleased. Now I can relax a bit because it was probably the toughest weekend in terms of wind I’ve ever felt. When you’re in the lead you can think a lot, and it was very tough. I’ve had a few good tournaments but I haven’t played well on the last day. When I’ve had a chance – like at Wentworth, I had a small chance – I’ve had a slow round. I kept my poise and my caddie really helped calm me down.
“The win in 2011 Nordea Masters was very thrilling; this one is very pleasing. I wasn’t too confident coming into this week because I’ve had a tough time in the wind lately and here you really have to hit the right shots to get around. I got better as the week went on. You have to enjoy the good days in this game because you have plenty of bad ones.”
Søren Kjeldsen
“I was really determined to come and play well here. I didn’t quite know how to react after last week and I wasn’t sure how much it took out of me, but my caddie Alistair helped a lot and on Tuesday lunchtime we said it’s time to get back to work. I’ve done that and mentally I felt very good. Today was especially pleasing because I learned a lesson last week about looking at leaderboards. I never looked at one today and it helped me a lot. I felt very calm all day, even on the last few holes. It was by far the toughest day today. Alex is an incredible player and I’m very pleased for him winning in his home country.”
Max Kieffer
“It has been a great week. Obviously I’m a bit disappointed because when you’re in contention on the final day, you want to win it. But it’s another experience I can learn from. It was very tough again. I felt very good this morning and I hit some really nice shots on the first couple of holes.
"Then on the fourth I hit a spectator on the head and I struggled to handle that to be honest. I three-putted the next hole and made double bogey which was one of the easiest holes today. It was tough to come back from that but I hung in there. And I heard the guy is okay so that’s the main thing.”
FINAL TOTALS
par 288 (4x72)
276 A Noren  (Swe) 70 68 67 71,
280 S Kjeldsen (Den) 72 69 68 71,
282 J Dantorp (Swe) 67 68 73 74, M Kieffer (Ger) 68 69 70 75, S Soderberg (Swe) 68 69 71 74, A Levy (Fra) 69 70 72 71,
283 F Zanotti (Par) 70 74 73 66, T Murray (Eng) 74 68 70 71, B Ritthammer (Ger) 69 75 69 70, N Colsaerts (Bel) 73 71 68 71, L Slattery (Eng) 68 73 72 70, J Blixt  (Swe) 74 68 71 70,
 284 C Shinkwin (Eng) 69 73 69 73, H Stenson (Swe) 70 72 68 74, D Fichardt (RSA) 70 70 73 71, P Hanson (Swe) 71 71 70 72, C Paisley  (Eng) 67 73 71 73, K Broberg (Swe) 70 70 70 74, A Cañizares  (Esp) 70 71 71 72, R Cabrera-Bello (Esp) 72 69 70 73,
285 T Bjørn (Den) 71 72 74 68, B Dredge (Wal) 72 72 72 69, E Grillo (Arg) 72 70 71 72,
286 D Gaunt (Eng) 74 69 72 71, J Morrison  (Eng) 71 71 72 72, B Hebert  (Fra) 68 72 73 73, S Gallacher (Sco) 71 71 71 73, T Pieters  (Bel) 68 74 72 72, A Quiros  (Esp) 75 66 72 73, G Havret  (Fra) 72 71 69 74, M Nixon (Eng) 73 70 70 73, J Hahn (USA) 69 73 71 73,
287 S Hend (Aus) 74 69 71 73, M Carlsson  (Swe) 68 71 75 73, T Lewis (Eng) 68 70 75 74, R Gonzalez (Arg) 74 68 74 71, S Benson (Eng) 73 71 71 72, H Otto (RSA) 69 70 76 72, J Campillo (Esp) 74 70 70 73, L Bjerregaard (Den) 71 70 72 74, S Forsstrom (Swe) 70 72 70 75, M Kinhult (am) (Swe) 67 68 77 75,
288 J Rask (Swe) 74 69 75 70, R Karlberg  (Swe) 71 73 72 72, P Larrazábal (Esp) 71 72 72 73, S Hansen (Den) 71 72 72 73, E Pepperell (Eng) 70 68 75 75, A McArthur  (Sco) 71 69 73 75, O Farr (Wal) 70 70 75 73,
289 B Hellgren  (Swe) 70 70 77 72, S Jeppesen  (Swe) 72 68 70 79, O Fisher  (Eng) 69 75 70 75, S Henry  (Sco) 69 71 71 78, J Parry (Eng) 71 72 69 77,
290 F Fritsch  (Ger) 70 74 71 75, A Tadini (Ita) 69 72 73 76, A Otaegui  (Esp) 68 72 72 78, N Fasth (Swe) 72 71 73 74, J Edfors (Swe) 71 73 72 74,
291 P Lawrie (Irl) 69 71 76 75, S Wakefield (Eng) 69 75 71 76, P Oriol (Esp) 68 73 78 72, R Kakko  (Fin) 72 70 72 77, D Woltman (USA) 70 69 75 77, O Bergqvist (am) (Swe) 74 69 75 73,
292 T Fisher Jnr (RSA) 73 69 74 76, M Lundberg (Swe) 73 71 74 74, N Lemke (Swe) 74 68 76 74, J Roos (RSA) 71 70 74 77,
293 A Velasco (Esp) 70 69 80 74, R Dinwiddie  (Eng) 73 69 74 77, G Maybin (Nir) 72 71 77 73, M Hoey  (Nir) 74 68 76 75, T Van Der Walt (RSA) 72 69 78 74,
294 J Barnes (Eng) 75 69 77 73,
295 J Singh (Ind) 71 73 74 77, L Gillgren (Swe) 72 72 72 79, B Virto Astudillo (Esp) 71 72 77 75,
297 M Lorenzo-Vera  (Fra) 73 69 77 78,



EUROPEAN TOUR COMMUNICATIONS

Swiss bliss for American Im with play-off victory over Gary Boyd

EUROPEAN TOUR COMMUNICATIONS
 Daniel Im claimed his maiden European Challenge Tour title in swashbuckling style as the American birdied the first play-off hole to beat England’s Gary Boyd to the chase and be crowned the 2015 Swiss Challenge presented by Association Suisse de Golf champion. 
 In a dramatic final day at a sun-drenched Golf Sempachersee, the lead exchanged hands numerous times throughout the afternoon but in the end it came down to two. 
Both Im and Boyd came agonisingly close to sealing outright victory in regular play with makeable birdie chances at the last hole, but the former’s six under 65 and the latter’s three under 68 meant they were deadlocked on 11 under par. 
 Boyd, playing an iron off the tee at the first play-off hole - the 18th - landed his first shot in a fairway bunker, leaving a tough job make it on in two, while Im found the rough on the right. The Californian proceeded to fire a magnificent approach into the undulating green, which bounced on the fringe, halted right on the slope between the top and bottom tiers before trickling down to within eight feet of the pin.
 Boyd, meanwhile, could only hack out of a tough lie in the bunker to 35 yards short and when his third darted to the back tier of the putting surface, it was all set up for Im to wrap it up. He did so in emphatic fashion with a perfectly-weighted putt that teased its way into the hole to give the 30 year-old a first victory.
 “It feels amazing,” said Im, who climbed to fourth in the Road to Oman Rankings. “I’ve been out in Europe for three years now playing Challenge Tour and European Tour and it’s my first win. I’m happy to win with a birdie in a play-off too.
 “Gary’s a good guy, I’ve known him for a good while now, and it was just fun. At the beginning of the round I told my girlfriend Sadie, who is caddying for me, that if we could somehow get to 12 under we might have a chance. 
 “These guys out here are good so I didn’t expect to be in a play-off with 11 under. I gave it all that I could and I hit my birdie putt at 18 in regular play pretty firm, but I made the par and it was enough.
  “My first year out here in Europe I didn’t know what to expect. I’m from California so I’m used to hot weather, a bit like what we got here this week. But I learned a lot over three years and played with a lot of good players on The European Tour last year. I saw how I could manage my game to improve and win a golf tournament.
 “I’ve seen the other American guys Brooks (Koepka) and Peter (Uihlein) come through the Challenge Tour and I played with Byeong-hun An a bunch of times in the last couple of years. They are my inspiration.”
 Im also admitted that having his girlfriend on the bag was a huge factor, not least because she convinced him to choose the Swiss Challenge this week over the Nordea Masters on The European Tour, a decision which has paid dividends. 
 “She’s always reminding me to stay positive,” he said. “It was funny – at the 11th hole I was standing on the tee box and she just said, ‘you’re not weak, you’re strong, do your thing!’
 “I just want to thank her and everybody around me, as well as the people I’ve been staying with this week – Robert and Veronica – and I want to thank god for making everything happen.
 “This week I had got into Sweden on The European Tour but we made a decision that we needed more money on Challenge Tour and it’s a good thing I came!” 
Boyd, who moved to 13th in the Road to Oman courtesy of his runner-up finish, was understandably disappointed to miss out on a first win since his first and only victory at the 2009 Kenya Open. But he was keen to take the positives from a week that confirmed his comeback after a long spell of poor form. “It’s obviously gutting not to win,” said the 28 year old, who finished 50th in The 2010 Race to Dubai.
 “But at the end of the day a second place finish and only losing out in a play-off is a great week. It’s just disappointing that there was a chance there to win coming up the final stretch. “I had some of my best swings at the last four holes following a bit of a shaky period after the turn. Then I had a chance at the last and I was unlucky in the play-off with a poor lie in the bunker.
 “Fair play to Daniel though, he made birdie in the play-off and you can’t argue with that. It’s onwards and upwards for me for the rest of the season, that’s for sure.”
 Promising 18 year old German Dominic Foos claimed the best finish of his Challenge Tour career in just his fourth start, birdieing four of last five holes to earn the former Junior Ryder Cup player a five under par 66 and a third place finish on 10 under for the tournament. 
FINAL TOTALS
par 284 (4x71)
273 D Im (USA) 74 66 68 65, G Boyd (Eng) 66 70 69 68
274 D Foos (Ger) 70 71 67 66
275 S Garcia Rodriguez (Esp) 72 69 70 64, S Tiley (Eng) 69 68 70 68, O Stark (Swe) 67 70 70 68, J Heath (Eng) 69 70 67 69 
276 A Ahokas (Fin) 67 71 69 69, R Enoch (Wal) 71 67 68 70, 277 O Bekker (RSA) 67 66 70 74, R Gouveia (Por) 68 70 70 69, D Frittelli (RSA) 74 67 67 69
278 D Palm (Swe) 68 71 68 71, C Selfridge (Nir) 71 70 65 72, N Geyger (Chi) 71 68 70 69, J Harrison (Eng) 71 71 69 67, J Doherty (Sco) 67 67 72 72
279 S Hodgson (Eng) 69 71 71 68, H Porteous (RSA) 67 69 71 72, J Hansen (Den) 72 67 67 73, T Tree (Eng) 71 67 75 66, N Quintarelli (Ita) 68 73 71 67, A Bruschi (Ita) 69 69 72 69
280 J McLeary (Sco) 71 72 69 68, B Rusch (Sui) 75 68 69 68, J Girrbach (Sui) 69 69 73 69, G Drakeford (Aus) 70 72 69 69, S Heisele (Ger) 72 71 70 67, T Remkes (Ned) 72 69 68 71, S Arnold (Aus) 71 68 72 69
281 L Claverie (Esp) 70 72 68 71, C Arendell (USA) 71 69 71 70, A Saddier (Fra) 70 71 68 72, M Delpodio (Ita) 71 70 69 71, B Parker (Eng) 68 72 67 74, B Paolini (USA) 70 71 68 72
282 S Brown (Eng) 67 73 69 73, F Praegant (Aut) 73 70 68 71, M McGeady (Irl) 72 70 67 73, J Senior (Eng) 66 70 72 74, G Murray (Sco) 71 70 72 69
283 T Gornik (Slo) 69 72 71 71, B Hemstock (Eng) 68 70 75 70, M Orrin (Eng) 73 68 72 70, A Gee (Eng) 70 69 75 69, J Kunzenbacher (Ger) 67 74 74 68, B Hafthorsson (Isl) 72 69 70 72, 284 R De Sousa (Sui) 68 75 70 71, F Calmels (Fra) 70 70 73 71, C Mivis (Bel) 72 69 74 69, E Di Nitto (Ita) 72 69 69 74, J Blaauw (RSA) 72 71 66 75
285 V Riu (Fra) 69 73 72 71, G Shaw (Nir) 71 70 68 76, M Wiegele (Aut) 69 73 71 72, L Gagli (Ita) 69 72 72 72, S Manley (Wal) 70 70 75 70
286 R Kellett (Sco) 71 68 73 74, M Trappel (Aut) 73 69 72 72 
287 J Guerrier (Fra) 72 70 67 78
288 R Russell (Sco) 70 71 71 76 
289 K Benz (Sui) 70 71 74 74, M Pospisil (am) (Cze) 71 71 73 74, 291 D Ulrich (Sui) 73 70 74 74
293 L Corfield (Eng) 71 72 73 77
297 P Figueiredo (Por) 71 72 83 71
298 L Nemecz (Aut) 72 71 81 74 

 EUROPEAN TOUR COMMUNICATIONS

Robb has 16 birdies but still only T6 in Austria
 
Chris Robb followed up his bag of nine first-round birdies with seven more in a second-round repeat three-under-par 68 for a 36-hole tally of six-under-par 136 in the German PGA Developmental Tour's St Polten Open in Austria.
But Robb is only tied sixth behind Dutch leader Renier Saxtion (65-65 for 130) because the Meldrum House tour pro has had a triple bogey 6 and seven bogeys over the two rounds.
 SECOND-ROUND LEADERBOARD
  Par 142 (2x71)
130 Renier Saxton (Ned) 65 65
132 Philipp Mejow (Ger) 68 66
SELECTED SCORE
136 Chris Robb (Sco) 68 68 (T6)


 

 

Justin Rose three clear in the Memorial

 

FROM GOLFWEEK.COM

By Jim McCabe

DUBLIN, Ohio — Surreal, all of it. A swing of emotions that were so contrasting and so personal that five years later they are still vivid. One day, Justin Rose was accepting accolades for having won one of the most prestigious US PGA Tour tournaments, the next he was just another golfer in a long line of failures walking to his car in a warm twilight.
“It was all so different,” Kate Rose recalled. “Standing on the green at 18 with Jack and Barbara Nicklaus one day, then the next, no one was even watching — except for me and (their son) Leo.”
Sunday’s prize that year for winning the Memorial? A cool $1.08 million.
Monday’s gift for shooting 68-72 in a U.S. Open sectional qualifier? A pat on the back but sincere regrets, because he wasn’t offered a spot into the season’s second major, at Pebble Beach, no less.
A shame, remembers Rose, “because I played a great stretch of golf, which kind of made me believe I had a chance at the U.S. Open. Sort of made the qualifying very disappointing.”
What is remembered more clearly that week five years ago was that Rose was the ultimate example of how even with best intentions, something can slip through the cracks. Admirably offering exemptions to the top 60 in world ranking, the USGA made the cutoff late May.
Unfortunately, Rose at the time was ranked 66th.
No worries, he put his fortunes in a 36-hole sectional, and focused on the Memorial Tournament. Then 29, the Englishman was at an intriguing point in his career, so solid on many fronts, but “I was feeling the pressure for a number of years to notch my first PGA Tour victory.”
With a pulsating finish, he did that week. Four behind Rickie Fowler through 54 holes, Rose fired a closing 66 and won by three over Fowler, who shot 73. “Got the monkey off my back,” Rose said.
It just didn’t get him a spot into the U.S. Open field, a reality that unsettled many of his supporters in the media, but never did Rose complain. “Hey just said, ‘Those are the rules,’ “ Kate Rose said. “That’s Justin.”
As she recalled that unforgettable set of events, Kate Rose shared a smile with her husband. Justin Rose, riding the momentum of a birdie-birdie finish late Friday, carried that good feeling into Saturday’s third round of the Memorial and turned an impressive 6-under 66 into a three-stroke lead. Having started the day three off of David Lingmerth’s lead, Rose finished it at 15-under 201, now clear of Francesco Molinari (69 — 204) and Lingmerth (72 — 204), with Jim Furyk (70 — 205) alone in fourth.
“Obviously, a lot has been going right,” Rose said, and while he meant in 2015, because he has already won a tournament in New Orleans and finished second in the Masters, he could have been talking about his career since the 2010 Memorial. Rose has followed that with at least one win in each of the five PGA Tour seasons, and with seven on his resume, he’s a bonafide superstar.
One of those seven includes the 2013 U.S. Open, and there were more than a few suggestions two years ago at Merion that Rose’s triumph was a worthy reward for having been short-changed in 2010. After all, his victory at the Memorial that year bumped him to No. 33rd in the Official World Golf Ranking and it was hard to believe he wasn’t exempt; but deadlines were deadlines and it didn’t matter to the USGA.
Rose had to go through qualifying.
“I remember walking around and chasing Leo (then 15 months old) for 36 holes and people looking and doing double-takes. ‘Didn’t you just win yesterday?’ they asked. All of it was pretty grounding,” Kate Rose said.
Clearly, the USGA could even see the snafu, so starting in 2011 it adjusted its qualifying list; in addition to a top 60 cutoff in late may, there would be a top 60 cutoff after the Memorial. Good for others, just no good in 2010 for Rose.
“I was a trailblazer,” Rose said with a laugh, moments after addressing the media as this year’s 54-hole leader. “But, no, none of the boys have thanked me.”
Maybe a guy such as Andy Sullivan will change that Sunday, because if things play out favorably, the unheralded Englishman will benefit from what developed out of Rose’s misfortune in 2010. 
Presently 58th in the OWGR, the 29-year-old Sullivan needs a positive week at the Memorial to move comfortably inside the top 60 and be eligible for an exemption when the second cutoff is applied June 15. Given that he shot 72 — 206 and is tied for fifth, just five off the lead, it’s safe to say Sullivan is in good shape headed into Sunday.
The thing is, no one is in as good a shape as world No. 6 Rose, whose confidence is enormous and his momentum plentiful.
Not even the disappointing memory of his failure at that 36-hole qualifier just one day after winning the Memorial can spoil things. “He handled it all so well,” Kate said, recalling the swing of emotions in 2010. “He said that some day the rules will be corrected, but for now, he’d play on.”
He was right. And he has. Beautifully, we might add.

Calcavecchia grabs Champions Tour lead

 CBSSports.com wire reports

Mark Calcavecchia was carrying groceries into his brother-in-law's house on Thanksgiving morning when he stumbled.

Calcavecchia's right hand went through two panes of glass, slashing a tendon and leaving a finger dangling. Six months later, the 1989 British Open champion is finally playing like his old self.
Calcavecchia made a 15-foot birdie putt on the final hole Saturday for a 4-under 68 and a one-stroke lead heading into the final round of the Champions Tour's Principal Charity Classic.
''I like it here,'' said Calcavecchia, who grew up in nearby Laurel, Nebraska. ''A lot of good things going on here for me.''
Calcavecchia had a 9-under 135 total at Wakonda Club.
Joe Durant was second after a 68. Paul Goydos, Brian Henninger and Michael Allen were tied for third at 7 under, all shooting 70.
The 54-year-old Calcavecchia had surgery in early December. He couldn't swing a club for three months, and the lingering pain has limited the time he can spend on the range.
Calcavecchia entered the week with just one top-10 finish in seven events. He has two career victories on the 50-and-over tour after winning 13 times on the PGA Tour.
''There's still a whole bunch of guys that can win. So, basically (Sunday), I'm just trying to do what I'm doing,'' said Calcavecchia, who has notched top 10s in each of his four previous trips to Iowa.
Durant bogeyed his first hole Saturday. He rallied, briefly holding the lead before Calcavecchia's strong finish.
He'll join Calcavecchia in Sunday's final group in search of his second win of the year.
''I just didn't get flustered,'' Durant said. ''I think you just have to stay very patient on this golf course. ... The leaderboard is really bunched up. Someone is going to come out and shoot a good round. It's going to take a good round from any of us to have a chance to win. But you just play the first round to put yourself in position.''
Billy Andrade, tied for the first-round lead after a 66, double-bogeyed his first hole Saturday and stumbled to a 76. He was tied for 32nd at 2 under
Jose Coceres, who joined Andrade atop the first-round leaderboard, shot a 73 to drop into a tie for 11th at 5 under.
One of tour's oldest players made one of the best shots in the 15-year history of the Iowa event.
Larry Nelson, 67, used an 8-iron to ace the 172-yard 17th hole. It was the second hole-in-one for Nelson on the Champions Tour. He celebrated by tossing his ball to the crowd.
Nelson was tied for 42nd at 1 under after a 70.

Ron Evett wins Royal Aberdeen Medal as Aberdeen Links Ch/ship leading qualifier

DEREK JOHNSTONE REPORTS

In blustery conditions, Ron Evett of the Northern led the qualifiers in the Links Championship and with it the Royal Aberdeen Medal.  His three over par 141 (67-74) total was five shots better than Caledonian runner-up, Roy Pirie (70-76)

Defending champion, Alan Doig (Caledonian) finished seven shots worse off in fourth place on 148 (73-75.

Leading the qualifiers in the Murray Cup  was past Bon Accord captain Ricki Dunn on 140 while Links Championship secretary John Duff led the qualifiers in the Handicap Shield with a net 143. 

Links Championship/Murray Cup

Leading second-round scores

Bon Accord (B); Northern (N); Caledonian (C)
 
SCRATCH  
 CSS 71

72 C Somers (B)

73 B Edmond (B), D Oliver (C),

74 R Evett (N)

75 M Greig (B), A Doig (C), P Coutts (B)

76 R Pirie (C), A Shand (B)

HANDICAP

68 R Dunn (B) (16)

69 P Coutts (B) (6), D Oliver (C) (4), T Still (N) (11)
70 R Pirie (C) (6), G Nicholson (N) (8)

Links Championship

LEADING QUALIFIERS

141 R Evett (N) 67 74

146 R Pirie (C) 70 76

148 M Greig (B) 73 75, A Doig (C) 73 75

149 B Edmond (B) 76 73, D Oliver (C) 76 73

Match-play Draw

Monday, June 8

16.55 R Evett (N) v A Sheldrick (C)

17.03  S Slessor (N) v D Leslie (N)

17.11  P Coutts (B) v A Doig (C)

17.19 B Edmond (B) v Mark Greig (B)

17.27 R Pirie (C) v S Finnie (C)

17.35 L Minty (N) v C Somers (B)

1743 Matt Greig (B) v A Shand (B)

17.51 D Oliver (C) v C McBain (N)

Handicap Shield/Murray Cup

LEADING QUALIFIERS
134 R Dunn (B) (16)

143 J Duff (N) (9)

144 T Still (N) (11), S Kelly (B) (10)

145 B Smith (C) (10)

146 R Smith (C) (7), M Beattie (C) (5), D Cumming (B) (17)

Handicap Shield Draw

Friday, June 12

16.45 J Duff (N) v L Ross (C)

16.52  G Nicholson (N) v S Allison (C)

16.59  M Beattie (C) v G Robertson (N)

17.06 A Mitchell (N) v S Kennedy (N)

17.13 W Guyan (B) v W Smith (B)

17.20 R Allerton (B) v W Rae (N)

17.27 R Smith (C) v L Hadden (B)

17.34 W Shand (B) v D Grieve (B)

Murray Cup Draw

Friday, June 12

17.41 R Dunn (B) v N Stewart (N)

17.48  B Lumsden (N) v J Muir (N)

17.55  B Smith (C) v A Hunter (C)

18.02 D Cumming (B) v F Kennedy (C)

18.09 T Still (N) v G Mackie (C)

18.16 J McKechnie (B) v D MacPherson (C)

18.23 S Kelly (B) v C Murphy (B)

18.30 G Fiddes (N) v A Pirie (N)

Senior stroke-play championship

LEADING SCORES

SCRATCH 
 CSS 68

68 N Walker (N)

73 G McLaggen (B)

74 G Paterson (N)

HANDICAP

62 W Hardingham (B) (22)

64 N Walker (N (4)

67 A Hunter (C) (11), G Forbes (C) (11), R Watson (B) (7), G Burns (B) (22), R Dunn (B)  (16), J Murphy (N) (9)

RESULTS

James Hunter Shield (Scratch)

141 N Walker (N)

144 G McLaggen (B)

147 G Paterson (N)

F Sutherland Shield (Handicap)

133 N Stewart (N)

134 R Dunn (B)

135 A Hunter (C)

Vic Bon Trophy (Handicap Over 65s)

134 W Hardingham (B)

136 (bsr) G Forbes (C)

136 M Rothnie (B)