Molly's Bistro Aberdeen Penant League results

SECTION A
Hazlehead 2.5, Royal Aberdeen 2.5
S Robertson, G Kennedy bt N Macandrew, G Joss 2 and 1
B Nicolson, S Scott halved with D Macandrew,  J Cramond.
A Macklin, A Macgregor bt D Purdie, G Hendry 1 hole.
A Strath, I Taylor lost to I Middleton, D Sim 2 and 1.
P Lawrence, S Mackie lost to G Webster, M Verling 1 hole.

SECTION B
Murcar Links 5, Peterculter 0

*B Innes, N McKinnon bt D McLean, L Buck 6 and 5.
C Stewart, A Holbrook bt G Watson, T Robertson 4 and 3.
A Bews, I Galbraith bt P Forbes, R McKinnon 3 and 2.
K Gunnyeon, J Henderson bt C McDonald, J Polson 2 and 1.
G Stewart, A Campbell bt J Kennedy, S Meade 2 and 1.

*Bryan Innes, playing a two-iron, had a hole in one at the par 3 165 yard fifth hole.

 SECTION B
Northern 1.5, Portlethen 3.5
R Hyland, M Vass lost to C Brechin, C Grant 5 and 4.
L Minty, W West lost to G Innes, K Daglish  4 and 3.
C Johnstone, N Walker bt K Horne, R Donaldson 2 holes.
S Kennedy, S Milton lost to L Shand, B Murray 2 and 1.
C Clark, S Slessor halved with Sean Lawrie, R Murdoch

SECTION C
Nigg Bay 2.5, Banchory 2.5
N Slater, G Grimmer  halved with A Lindsay, S Locke.
R Forbes, R Nielsen lost to S Larkin, R Black
S Jameson, I Welsh lost to D Brand, C Lindsay 1 hole.
L O'Conner, B Bruce bt R Gray, M Gordon 3 and 2.
G Stewart, Z Wood bt J Harling, C Smart 4 and 3.


SECTION C
Stonehaven 4, Craibstone 1
S Guzik, C Irvine lost to C Wilkinson, J Borthwick 2 and 1.
B McGillivray, B Ferguson bt K Milne, D McInroy 1 hole.
N Irvine, K Riddell bt C Shanaghey, S Gerrie 7 and 5
C Mackay, G McFarlane bt A Carle, S Milne 6 and 4.
G Adamson, R McAllan bt R Gordon, L Richards 5 and 4


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Forrest plays Culverwell in first round

Scotland is assured of at least one player in the last 32 because Grant Forrest (Craigielaw) has been paired by the automatic draw with another former Scottish amateur champion from the Lothians, Alexander Culverwell (Dunbar), in the first round, teeing off at 10.55am

Here's when to see the eight Scottish match-play qualifiers in action over the Carnoustie championship links tomorrow:
 
8.30 Craig Howie (Peebles) v Michele Cea (Italy).

10.0 Greig Marchbank (Thornhill) v Ryan Stovash (USA)

10.15 Craig Ross v Cameron Davis (Australia)

10.55 Grant Forrest (Craigielaw) v Alexander Culverwell (Dunbar)

11.20 Jack McDonald (Kilmarnock Barassie) v Frederick Wedel (USA).

11.30 Ewen Ferguson (Beasden) v David Boote (Walton Heath).

11.40 Robert MacIntyre (Glencruitten) v D J Loypur (Australia).

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Craig Howie leads eight Scots into match-play

FROM THE RandA WEBSITE
Scot Craig Howie and New Zealander Ryan Chisnall finished as the leading qualifiers after the second stroke-play round of the 120th Amateur Championship at Carnoustie and Panmure today.
After rounds over both courses, the cut fell at one-over-par 143 and 64 players qualified for the match-play stage which gets underway at Carnoustie tomorrow.
The 22-year-old Howie posted a five-under-par round of 67 at Carnoustie, which included an eagle at the par four 11th, to qualify for the match play stage for the first time. 
The Stirling University Sports Studies student is in fine form following a tied-third place finish at the recent St Andrews Links Trophy tournament
Chisnall managed three birdies on the front nine at Panmure on his way to a two-under-par 68 to finish tied for the lead. The 20-year-old won the South Island stroke-play championship in his native country last year.
Iceland’s Gudmundur Kristjansson  tied third on five-under-par 137 with Englishman Jack Yule and Germany’s Yannik Paul to qualify. Kristjansson, who is in his third year at East Tennessee State University, mixed five birdies with a single dropped shot at Panmure. Paul’s brother Jeremy also qualified after finishing on level par.
Craigielaw's Grant Forrest finished on three-under-par 139 alongside fellow Scot Craig Ross, who won a PGA EuroPro Tour event on home soil last year, and the 2014 Scottish boys and Scottish boys stroke play champion Ewen Ferguson, a former British boys' champion.
They were joined 139 by Sweden’s Marcus Kinhult, the Lytham Trophy champion, who, at third in the World Amateur Golf Ranking^TM, is the highest-ranked player in the field.
Spain’s Ivan Cantero shot a remarkable six-under-par round of 64 at Panmure, which featured an eagle, seven birdies and three bogeys, to finish on two-under-par 140 and secure his place in the match play stage of the Championship.
Key quotes:
Craig Howie
“This will be my first taste of the match play stage at this event and I will stick to the same game plan.  If I keep playing well and holing some putts it should be a good week.
“There is a lot at stake this week but I don’t think about that. I have done the hard work and made the cut so I’m just going to take one round at a time.”
Ryan Chisnall
“Match-play is one of those games where anyone can beat anyone so you have just got to stay on top of your game and hopefully everything goes well.”
Gudmundur Kristjansson
“I have played in this chmpionship  a couple of times before and never been close to the cut so it’s about time. I’m very glad that I qualified. I am playing well and I am optimistic for tomorrow.”
Yannik Paul
“My brother caddied for me which was really nice. He played Carnoustie yesterday and it was definitely a big help. On the first nine I struggled a bit with my ball striking but my putting speed was really good. I made some nice putts especially on the 18th. 
“It’s a new game now and a new start. I am looking forward to playing again here and we will see how it goes.”

The match play stage will get underway at 8.30am tomorrow.  For the draw, scoring and the full list of qualifiers visit championships.randa.org

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Eight Scots make it amng 64 Amateur qualifiers

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Craig Howie is top seed as match-play 

starts at Carnoustie tomorrow

Sixty-four players exactly have qualified for the match-play stages of the British Amateur champion after 36 holes at Carnoustie and Panmure.
Craig Howie (Peebles), pictured,  tied with New Zealander with Ryan Chisnall on seven-under-par 135 and Howie's lower second round - 67 to a 68 - earned the former Scottish U18 boys' champion No 1 seed status.
Aggregates of one-over-par 143 and better qualified for the match-play first round at Carnoustie tomorrow.
A total of eight Scots have qualified for the match-play - Howie, Ewen Ferguson, Craig Ross, Grant Forrest, Greig Marchbank, Alexander Culverwell, Jack McDonald and Robert MacIntyre.

LEADING QUALIFIERS
Par 142 (Panmure 70, Carnoustie 72)
135 C Howie (Peebles) 68 67, Ryan Chisnall (New Zealand) 67 68
137 G Kristjansson (Iceland) 71 66, J Yule (Middleton Hall) 68 69, y Pau (Germany)
138 J Mullen (Royal North Deveon) 67 71
139 F Andersen (Denmark) 71 68, B Taylor (Walton Heath) 72 67, M Kinhult (Sweden) 70 69, H Endycott (Australia) 67 72, Ewen Ferguson (Bearsden) 68 71, C Ross (Kirkhill) 70 69,  G Forrest (Craigielaw) 67 72 (T7)

SELECTED SCORES
141 A Plant (Sundridge Park) 63 78, G Marchbank (Thornhill) 72 69, J Hume (Ireland) 68 73 (T20)
142 A Culverwell (Dunbar) 70 72, J McDonald (Kilmarnock Barassie) 72 70 (T32)
143 R MacIntyre (Glencruitten) 71 72

MISSED THE CUT (143 and better qualified)
144 J Jamieson (St Andrews New) 72 72

145 M Clark (Kilmacolm) 74 71
146 G Smail (Craigielaw) 73 73, C Syme (Drumoir) 73 73, D Young (Craigie Hill) 69 77
147 K Godsman (Moray) 75 72, S Gibson (Southerness) 72 75 
148 L Allan (Alva) 73 75, F Moore (Glenbervie) 74 74, C Low (Tantallon) 74 74
149 G Robertson (Glenbervie) 74 75, L Johnston (Dumfries and Co) 73 76
150 A McDougall (Elderslie) 77 73, J Savage (Cawder) 74 76
152 A Davidson (Charleton) 76 76, B Hume (Haggs Castle) 76 76
155 A Dunton (McDonald Ellon) 79 77
157 E Walker (Kilmarnock Barassie) 82 75
158 A Blaney (Liberton) 75 83

Lombard Trophy first Scottish Q rounr

Crow Wood pair's 63 wins at Crieff

The Crow Wood Golf Club partnership of professional Ian Graham and amateur member Craig Taylor set an early clubhouse target at Crieff with an eight-under-par, better-ball 63 in the first of the two Lombard Trophy Scottish qualifying rounds this week.
And at the end of the day, they were still at the head of a field of 48 pairs  and had won a place in the Grand Final over the PGA Centenary Course at Gleneagles on September 1-2. Graham had also earned himself £475.
Thursday's second Scottish qualifier is at Pollok Golf Club.
Only the winning pair on the day at the 16 qualifying rounds nationwide go forward to the Grand Final
Graham and Taylor had birdies at the second, third, seventh, eighth and ninth in a five-under-par outward half of 32. 
They followed that with birdies at the 15th and 16th for 32 (three under par) home.
They won by a stroke from joint runners-up Gary Forbes and Greg Walker (Murcar Links) and West Lothian's Alan Reid and Ian Cox. Pros Forbes and Reid earned £375 each.


FINAL TOTALS
par 71; pro's name given first.
63 Ian Graham (£475) and Craig Taylor (Crow Wod) 32-31
64 Gary Forbes (£375) and Greg Walker (Murcar Links) 32-32, Alan Reid (£375) and Ian Cox (West Lothian) 32-32
65 Stuart Syme (£300) and Paul Muephy (Drumoig) 35-30.
66 Scott McGrenaghan (£225) and Colin McGregor (Elderslie) 36-30, Alastair Webster (£225) and Walter Speirs (Edzell) 33-33.
67 Sandy Aird (£75) and Forret (McDonald Ellon) 37-31, Norman Huguet (£75) and Gary Kerr (Musselburgh) 35-32, Andrew Cooper (£75) and Ian Grimmer (Newmachar) 34-33, Ross Harrower (£75) and Scott Bain (Boat of Garten) 34-33/
68 Craig Knowles and Norrie Kinnes (Glenrothes)_34-34, Peter McNiven and Stewart Fletcher (Forfar) 33-35
69 Craig Donnelly and Stuart McGalley (Balbirnie Park) 35-34, Christopher Nugent and Andrew Penman (Dunfermline) 36-33, Alan Tait and  Andrew Mason (Marriott Dalmahoy) 36-33, Mark Pirie and Greg Powrie (Pitlochry) 36-32, Martyn Huish and Michael Davidson (North Berwick) 37-32, Keith Baxter and Tommy Duncan (Buchanan Castle) 34-35, Paul Jamieson and Gavin Brown (Dunblane New) 33-36, Stuart Wilson and Ryan Donaldson(Portlethen) 37-32
70 Tom Melville and David Barley (Alyth) 36-34, Steven Dunsmore and Robert Walker (Falkirk Tryst) 33-37, George Bruce and Cameron McBain(Westhill) 37-33, Keil Beveridge and Morty Denholm (Kippide Lodge) 38-32, Michael McAllan and Patrick McNamara (Elgin) 37-33, Ken Campbell and Graham Anderson (Machrihanish) 34-36, David Torrance and Richard Burnett (Nairn Dunbar) 39-31
71 Ian Collins and Martin Davidson (Stirling) 37-34, David Naylor and John Hill (Banchory) 36-35, Martin Piggott and Alan Rennie (Loch Ness) 38-33.
72 Graham King and Ian Hector (Easter Moffat) 37-35, Andrew Skinner and David Houston (Royal Dornoch) 39-33, Stuart Morrison and Mike Kerry (Tain) 36-36
73 Allan Knox and Rob Hughes (King James VI) 38-35, Ron Walker and Bryan Hay (Lundin) 38-35, Paul Wytrazek and Gerry Chisholm (Burntisland) 37-36, David Murchie and Alistair Eccles (Crieff) 36-37
74 Paul Edgcombe and Brian Robertson (Forrester Park) 37-37, Andrew Erskine and Andrew Ross (Ratho Park) 40-34, Stephen Rennie and Alan Benton (Brechin) 38-36
75 Frank Coutts and Alastair Hutcheson (Deeside) 37-38
76 Steven Moir and Ken Sutherland (Aboyne) 39-37 77 Charles Dernie and Russell Rylance (Blairgowrie) 39-38
78 Kenneth Kelly and Richard Milligan (Baberton) 39-39
79 Jason Boyd and Scott Binnie (Montrose Links) 41-38
80 Mel Douglas and William McAlley (Inverness) 38-42

Ted Innes-Kerr top Scot finish in Germany 

Ted Innes-Ker from Kelso was the leading Scot in the final placings at the German PGA Developmental Tour's Ceevee Leather Open at Glashofen-Neusass Golf Club, Germany today.

The Duke of Roxburghe's son, pictured,  had rounds of 73, 74 and 72 for a three-over-par total of 219 and 24th place.
 Peterhead's Philip McLean (Paul Lawrie Golf Centre) and Chris Robb (Meldrum House) from Banchory tied for 25th placed on 220. McLean had rounds of 75, 72 and 73, Robb 74, 74 and 72.
Two Frenchmen, Antoine Schwartz (69-70-69) and Alexi Sanghert (72-70-66) tied at the top of the leaderboard on eight-under-par 208.
Schwartz birdied the first extra hole to win the title

LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 216 (3x72)
208 A Schwartz (Fra) 69 70 69), A Anghert (Fra) 72 70 66 (Schwartz won play-off at first extra hole)
210 J Kolbing (Ger) 71 71 68.

SELECTED TOTALS 
212  R McNamara (Ire) 70 71 71 (T5)
219 T Innes-Ker (Sco) 73 74 72 (24th)
220 P McLean (Paul Lawrie GC) 75 72 73, C Robb (Sco) 74 74 72 (T25)