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Sunday, November 01, 2015

Chris MacLean and Gemma Batty the student winners at Fairmont St Andrews

Balmore Golf Club member Chris MacLean (Stirling University), pictured, won the men's tournament by four strokes at the Scottish students' 54-hole tournament at Fairmont St Andrews over the weekend.
Gemma Batty, also a St Andrews student, won the women's title by seven shots.
Switch over to www.kirkwoodgolf.co.uk to read Rob Macpherson's report and view all the scores.

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Turkish Airlines Open report and scores

Brilliant back nine makes Dubuisson the victor!

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Frenchman Victor Dubuisson, pictured with the trophy by courtesy of Getty Images(c), conjured a brilliant back nine to win the Turkish Airlines Open for the second time in three appearances and spark emotional scenes at the Montgomerie Maxx Royal.

The 25 year old chipped in for eagle at the 11^th to get back in the hunt and then had three birdies in the last four holes – including the last two – for a six under par 66, stealing the title from South African Jaco Van Zyl, the long-time leader, who could only par the last for a 67.

Thailand’s Kiradech Aphibarnrat took third place after signing off with 67, while South Korean Byeong Hun An was fourth, thanks to a closing 66.

The expected challenge of World Number Three Rory McIlroy never materialised, a one under par 71 leaving him tied sixth – although he extended his lead at the top of the Race to Dubai after second-placed Danny Willett finished tied 11^th.

The Turkish Airlines Open was the first event in the European Tour’s lucrative Final Series, which now heads to the WGC-HSBC Champions, the BMW Masters and the season-ending DP World Tour Championship, Dubai.

Quotes

Victor Dubuisson
“It means a lot because I haven’t had a great season so far and to win here, to get back in the top ten of the Race to Dubai, is really great. For personal reasons I haven’t played a lot this season, and when I have it’s not been great.

"I was still in the top 50 in the Race to Dubai, but I was expecting more compared to the 2014 and 2013 seasons. Winning this week, I couldn't dream of anything better.

“My putting was really bad this year and my short game, as well. But it's because I didn't really have time to practise a lot. When you start to putt really badly, then you lose your confidence. I decided to change my putter two months ago, and now, it worked pretty well this week. It was definitely my week on the greens.

“On the 18th I was sure Jaco would make birdie, so I just tried to make a big drive and take my chance. The chip on 11 – at that time of the tournament every shot is very, very important. I was really counting on the three par fives on the back nine. To make eagle was just amazing and it arrived at the best time.”

Jaco Van Zyl
“It was a great battle between the three of us out there today. I thought it was between Kiradech and me when we were going low over the front nine, but then Victor played some amazing golf on the back nine and when you do that you deserve to win the tournament.”

Rory McIlroy
“I definitely feel like I can get myself into contention. It's always good to test yourself under pressure and in contention. My game didn't hold up as well as I wanted it to today. I don’t know if I was just trying a bit too hard out there or what it was. I started hitting my irons left which wasn’t good. But next week is another opportunity to try to get in the mix again.”

Victor Dubuisson – With This Win

His second European Tour International Schedule victory in his 115^th European Tour event.
Moves to 1,908,858 points and seventh place in The Race to Dubai.
Extends his European Tour exemption until the end of 2017.
Has a stroke average for the tournament of 67.41 from his 12 rounds in the Turkish Airlines Open.
Becomes the 12th different player in European Tour history to win the same event for their first two victories.
Moves to the top of the European Ryder Cup Points List.

FINAL TOTALS

par 288 (4x72)
266 V Dubuisson (Fra) 69 64 67 66
267 J Van Zyl (RSA) 61 69 70 67
268 K Aphibarnrat (Tha) 67 68 66 67
269 B An (SKor) 70 68 65 66
271 C Wood (Eng) 66 66 71 68
272 P Uihlein (USA) 68 69 67 68, R McIlroy (Nir) 67 67 67 71,
273 S Lowry (Irl) 68 70 69 66,
274 L Slattery (Eng) 68 68 72 66
275 A Johnston (Eng) 70 66 72 67,
276 R Cabrera-Bello (Esp) 67 69 70 70, S Kjeldsen (Den) 72 68 70 66, L Westwood (Eng) 64 71 69 72, D Willett (Eng) 69 70 68 69, J Donaldson (Wal) 71 68 69 68,
277 I Poulter (Eng) 69 70 71 67, R Bland (Eng) 67 65 72 73,
278 B Hebert (Fra) 70 70 68 70, A Levy (Fra) 69 65 74 70,
279 D Lipsky (USA) 70 69 70 70, G Storm (Eng) 71 74 71 63, M Kieffer (Ger) 71 69 71 68, J Campillo (Esp) 69 70 72 68, J Quesne (Fra) 67 70 69 73,
280 A Wall (Eng) 73 69 69 69,
281 L Bjerregaard (Den) 68 69 75 69, L Haotong (Chn) 72 68 70 71, T Jaidee (Tha) 69 69 69 74, T Hatton (Eng) 69 70 72 70, M Fitzpatrick (Eng) 73 63 73 72, S Gallacher (Sco) 71 68 70 72, T Pieters (Bel) 72 66 72 71,
282 G Havret (Fra) 73 72 69 68, A Cañizares (Esp) 69 71 71 71, J Lagergren (Swe) 70 68 75 69, R
Karlberg (Swe) 70 73 72 67,
283 D Howell (Eng) 70 69 73 71, G McDowell (Nir) 70 65 73 75, R Green (Aus) 71 70 72 70, R Wattel (Fra) 70 71 67 75,
284 T Olesen (Den) 71 71 69 73, D Drysdale (Sco) 69 72 69 74, G Stal (Fra) 74 68 73 69, G Bourdy (Fra) 69 70 72 73, M Siem (Ger) 74 73 68 69, T Aiken (RSA) 68 72 74 70,
285 R Jacquelin (Fra) 68 69 72 76, T Bjørn (Den) 72 69 75 69, M Fraser (Aus) 69 73 74 69,
286 K Broberg (Swe) 71 69 74 72, J Daly (USA) 77 71 69 69, P Edberg (Swe) 73 71 71 71, F Zanotti (Par) 67 66 74 79, B Wiesberger (Aut) 67 74 75 70, C Schwartzel (RSA) 71 71 72 72,
287 R Rock (Eng) 72 73 69 73, M Madsen (Den) 70 70 73 74, R Ramsay (Sco) 73 72 74 68, T Fisher Jnr (RSA) 70 72 72 73,
288 P Larrazábal (Esp) 71 71 72 74, J Luiten (Ned) 72 71 72 73, A Sullivan (Eng) 76 67 73 72, T Fleetwood (Eng) 71 70 73 74, J Morrison (Eng) 70 68 78 72,
289 M Ilonen (Fin) 72 69 76 72,
290 A Noren (Swe) 70 71 74 75, M Carlsson (Swe) 70 74 79 67,
291 M Jiménez (Esp) 78 71 68 74, R Fisher (Eng) 76 69 69 77, M Hoey (Nir) 72 75 72 72,
292 E De La Riva (Esp) 72 73 75 72,
293 A Altuntas (am) (Tur) 73 74 67 79,
295 M Warren (Sco) 79 69 71 76,
296 D Horsey (Eng) 73 73 76 74,
301 D Clarke (Nir) 75 71 75 80,
302 M Lorenzo-Vera (Fra) 71 81 75 75,
310 S Akarsu (am) (Tur) 74 78 77 81,
326 E Kemaloglu (am) (Tur) 77 80 84 85,

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PGAs of Europe Invitational at Quinta do Lago, Algarvwe

Bradley Neil loses Algarve lead, finishes T9

Blairgowrie's Bradley Neil started the final round of the PGAs of Europe Invitational pro-am sharing the lead in the individual section with Victor Garcia (Spain) at Quinta do Lago on the Algarve.

But the Scot, pictured, after earlier rounds of 70 and 67, slumped to a 74 while Garcia shot 68-69-69 to win the 10,000 euros top prize with a 10-under-par total of 206.
Neil, who had a double bogey 7 at the long second and a double bogey 5 at the short 11th, did birdie the third, eighth and 17th to finish joint ninth on 211 and earn 1,075 euros.
James McGhee (Bishopbriggs) tied for 11th place on 212 wih rounds of 69, 75 and 68.
McGhee's final round was bogey-free and had birdiwes at the second, 12th, 13th and 14th.
John Henry (Clydebank and Dist) earned 737 euros for a joint 13th place finish on 213 (69-71-73).
Anglo-Scot Craig Sutherland (Cherry Lodge) shot 70, 76 and 74 for a 220 total and a joint 28th place finish with Downfield senior Kenny Hutton (75-70-75). Both earned 440 euros.
Senior David James from Dumfries finished 31st in a field of 44 with rounds of 72, 75 and 74 for 221 and 395 euros.
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 216 (3x72)
206 V Garcia (Spa) 68 68 68 (10,000 euros)
207 M Mouland (Wal) 71 68 68, David Griffiths (Eng) 70 67 70 (3,790 euros each)
SCOTS' TOTALS
211 B Neil (Blairgowrie) 70 67 74 (T9) (1,075 euros)
212 J McGhee (Bishopbriggs) 69 75 68 (T11) (887 euros)
213 J Henry (Clydebank and Dist) 69 71 73 (T13) (737 euros
220 C Sutherland (Cherry Lodge) 70 76 74, K Hutton (Downfield) 75 70 75 (T28) (410 euros each)
221 D James (Dumfries) 72 73 75 (31st) (395 euros)
Field of 44 players

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Spanish success in PGAs of Europe pro-am on Algarve

The €50,000 PGAs of Europe-Sanctioned Invitational is only a two-year-old Pro-Am tournament but already one tradition has been established.

By shooting a 69 to reach ten-under par in the third and final round over the South Course at Quinta do Lago, Victor Garcia became the second Spaniard to win the title, following in the footsteps of his fellow countryman Gabriel Canizares in 2014.

Garcia admitted that having been part of a three-way tie for the second round overnight meant he felt nervous when walking to the first tee.

Full Final Scores: http://eur.pe/2015Invitational

"But I steadied up when I made a birdie at the third hole," he said after receiving the winner's cheque for €10,000. “And then I really gained some confidence at the par-five fifth hole when I holed a lovely chip for an eagle three.
"I feel so happy, I think it’s one of the most important days of my life because I’ve never won a tournament as a Professional before. I want to say thanks to everybody including Eligo, Quinta do Lago, the PGAs of Europe and even my partner today, it was awesome to play with him."
Garcia was, however, chased all the way to the wire and only clinched his one-shot win by holing a putt of around two feet on the 18th green.
Local Professional, Hugo Santos (pictured below, right), finished in a three-way tie for second place. Shooting a closing 66, he finished alongside Englishmen, Mark Mouland, who shot a 68, and David Griffiths who signed for a 70.

Garcia and his Pro-Am partner Uday Jani also closely contested the Pro-Am event having reached a betterball score of 27-under across Quinta's Laranjal, North and South courses, but they lost on a countback to Santos and his partner Rogario Bradao
Third place in the Pro-Am went to Wales' Bradley Dredge, a two-time European Tour winner, and his partner Daphne Fagan.

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Duffy Waldorf just misses out on a 59 on Champions Tour

NEWPORT BEACH, California - Duffy Waldorf missed a chance to shoot the second 59 in Champions Tour history Saturday, parring the final two holes for an 11-under 60 in the second round of the Toshiba Classic.
Waldorf missed a 10-foot birdie putt on the par-5 18th, coming up short and right.
''It was a trickier putt than I wanted,'' Waldorf said. ''I didn't hit the putt hard enough. I had been reaching the hole all day, so I didn't think that would be a problem.''
He drove behind a tree into the left rough on the closing hole, statistically the easiest hole at Newport Beach Country Club, and hooked a hybrid approach through the green and into the back bunker.
''I tugged it a little,'' Waldorf said about his drive. ''Yeah, it was nerves, but I felt like if I just hit one solid, I would be in pretty good shape. It didn't really work out that well. I mean, I thought I might just get a look at the hole.''
Kevin Sutherland is the only player to shoot 59 on the 50-and-over tour. He had a 13-under 59 last year in the Dick's Sporting Goods Open.
''I wasn't keeping track until I saw the board on 17,'' Waldorf said. ''Coming into 18, I knew what I had in front of me.''
Waldorf tied the course record set by Tom Purtzer in 2004 and matched by Nick Price in 2011, both en route to victories. Waldorf had a 15-under 127 total to break Price's 36-hole record by a stroke.
The 53-year-old former UCLA player has a three-stroke lead over defending champion Fred Couples in the final full-field event of the year. Couples, also the 2010 winner, had a 65.
''I felt like somebody was going to shoot a low round,'' Couples said. ''What he shot today was exceptional. Duffy went flying by everyone.''
Waldorf birdied the first three holes and added three more on the front nine, including a 20-footer on the ninth. He made two more birdies and had another three-hole birdie streak that he capped with a 50-footer on 16. Waldorf finished with 11 birdies, hitting wedges into seven of the greens.
''If I get 10 drives in the fairway, I like my chances hitting short irons into greens,'' Waldorf said. ''I definitely want to be in the fairway here.''
Sutherland (66) was four strokes back along with Woody Austin (63), Kenny Perry (65) and first-round leaders Steve Pate (68) and Scott McCarron (68).
The top 30 on the money after the tournament, which ends Sunday, will qualify for the season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship next week at Desert Mountain in Scottsdale, Arizona.

SECOND-ROUND SCORES
par 142 (2x71)

1	Duffy Waldorf	67	60	.	127
2	Fred Couples	65	65		130
T3	Steve Pate	63	68		131
T3	Scott McCarron	63	68		131
T3	Kenny Perry	66	65		131
T3	Kevin Sutherland	65	66		131
T3	Woody Austin	68	63		131
T8	Billy Andrade	64	68		132
T8	Paul Goydos	65	67		132
T10	Joe Durant	67	66		133
T10	Peter Senior	65	68		133
T10	Rod Spittle	64	69		133
T10	Michael Allen	69	64		133
T10	Bart Bryant	68	65		133
T10	Tom Lehman	68	65		133
T16	Scott Dunlap	65	69		134
T16	Todd Hamilton	66	68		134
T16	Mark Brooks	67	67		134
T16	Tom Byrum	67	67		134
T16	Mark O'Meara	67	67		134
T16	Stephen Ames	68	66		134
T16	John Cook	67	67		134
T16	Jeff Maggert	68	66		134
T24	Olin Browne	65	70		135
T24	Lee Janzen	66	69		135
T24	Wes Short Jr.	68	67		135
T24	Grant Waite	67	68		135
T24	Doug Garwood	70	65		135
T29	Jay Don Blake	65	71		136
T29	Fred Funk	70	66		136
T29	Brian Henninger	67	69		136
T29	Gene Sauers	68	68		136
T29	Scott Hoch	70	66		136
T29	John Huston	69	67		136
T29	Scott Verplank	68	68		136
T29	Larry Mize	70	66		136
T29	Loren Roberts	69	67		136
T38	Jeff Sluman	67	70		137
T38	Bernhard Langer	70	67		137
T38	Esteban Toledo	71	66		137
T41	Roger Chapman	72	66		138
T41	Carlos Franco	71	67		138
T41	Skip Kendall	68	70		138
T41	Corey Pavin	68	70		138
T41	Jerry Smith	70	68		138
T41	Tom Pernice Jr.	67	71		138
T47	David Frost	69	70		139
T47	Gil Morgan	70	69		139
T47	Joey Sindelar	69	70		139
T47	Craig Stadler	70	69		139
T47	Bob Tway	71	68		139
T47	Jeff Brehaut	71	68		139
T47	Steve Jones	72	67		139
T47	Mark Wiebe	68	71		139
T47	Jeff Hart	72	67		139
T56	Marco Dawson	69	71		140
T56	Bob Gilder	70	70		140
T56	Russ Cochran	69	71		140
T56	Rocco Mediate	72	68		140
T56	Colin Montgomerie	71	69		140
T56	Hale Irwin	72	68		140
T56	Vijay Singh	72	68		140
T63	Jesper Parnevik	70	71		141
T63	Steve Lowery	70	71		141
T65	Jay Haas	72	70		142
T65	Tom Jenkins	73	69		142
T65	Mark Calcavecchia	73	69		142
T65	Mike Goodes	74	68		142
T65	Kirk Triplett	74	68		142
T70	Guy Boros	75	68		143
T70	Bob Friend	72	71		143
T70	Jim Rutledge	75	68		143
T73	Tommy Armour III	71	73		144
T73	Brad Faxon	72	72		144
T75	Wayne Levi	73	73		146
T75	Dan Pohl	74	72		146
T77	Peter Jacobsen	76	72		148
T77	Tom Kite	73	75		148
79	Mark Pfeil	72	77		149
80	Ben Crenshaw	75	79		154
81	Tom Purtzer	80	77		157

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Russell Knox finishes T21 at 14 under par 274

Justin Thomas wins CIMB Classic

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Justin Thomas won the CIMB Classic on Sunday for his first US PGA Tour title, holing a 6-foot par putt on the final hole for a one-stroke victory over Adam Scott.
The 22-year-old American closed with a 6-under 66 for a tournament-record 26-under 262 total at Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club.
Thomas had a double bogey on the 14th after hitting into the water, then rallied with three consecutive birdies to take the outright lead.
Scott had an eagle and seven birdies in his closing 63. Kevin Na and Brendan Steele tied for third at 24-under. Na had a 67, and Steele shot 68.
Thomas opened with rounds of 68, 61 and 67 to share the third-round lead with Steele.
Inverness-born Russell Knox finished T21, the leading British and Irish-born player in the field, on 14-under-par 274
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TERRIFIC THOMAS EDGES SCOTT TO SECURE MAIDEN WIN AT CIMB CLASSIC

Kuala Lumpur, November 1: American Justin Thomas underlined his status as a rising star when he claimed an impressive one-stroke win at the US$7 million CIMB Classic with a tournament record of 26-under-par 262 on Sunday.

The 22-year-old Thomas, the joint third round leader, closed with a six-under-par 66 which included a double bogey on the 14^th hole to edge out Major champion Adam Scott of Australia, who signed off with a sparkling 63, for his first PGA TOUR title.

Co-overnight leader Brendan Steele of the United States shot a 68 to settle for tied third place alongside countryman Kevin Na who claimed his third straight top-three finish after posting a 67 in the CIMB Classic which is sanctioned by the PGA TOUR and Asian Tour.

Japanese star Hideki Matsuyama was the best placed Asian in fifth place after a 67 while Anirban Lahiri of India finished tied 21^st at the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club’s West Course to put one hand on the Asian Tour’s Order of Merit crown.

Thomas, a former All-American and a close friend of world number two Jordan Spieth, overcame a wobble on 14 with three successive birdies to take a one-shot lead into the par five 18^th hole with Scott already in the clubhouse.

He ran his first putt five feet past the hole to give the Aussie a glimmer of hope of a play-off but then coolly converted his par putt to pocket a cool US$1.26 million champion’s cheque. Thomas is expected to break into the world’s top-30 with his career breakthrough victory.

“It was really nice to make those birdies after that double on 14. I'm probably more proud of that than winning the tournament. The only thing you could do is what I did, just laugh it off. It was that bad of a shot in the circumstance,” said Thomas of his mishit approach shot.

“I told myself I had four holes left, that I was leading at that point, fortunately, and if I was tied or one back when that happened it would have been a huge deal. I really felt very calm and great all day.

“The only time I really was nervous and jittery was on 18 probably hitting that bunker shot. And obviously the putt, if you couldn't tell by how far past I hit it (first putt).”

Thomas, playing in his second season on the PGA TOUR, became the seventh consecutive golfer in their 20s to win on the PGA TOUR which underlined the youth movement in America.

“I expected to win a lot sooner than this, honestly. I always had high expectations for myself and I definitely played well enough last year in some events to win. I understand that wining is difficult and it doesn't happen that often,” he said.

Scott, who was four shots off the pace at the start of the day, charged into contention with a front nine 31 highlighted by an eagle on the third hole before returning with four birdies on the homeward stretch. He had a putt for eagle on 18 but made a poor attempt to settle for birdie.

“It was a great round of golf. I played great but they got off to a faster start and I chased hard but its’ probably not enough,” said Scott. “It was disappointing not to hit a better putt (on 18). It was a really big breaking putt and I completely didn't trust it. It wasn't even close. But I threw everything I could at it.”

He tipped his cap to Thomas, especially with the way the young American handled himself when the pressure was on at the back nine. At one stage during the early part of the final round, six golfers were tied for the lead.

“These kids playing out on TOUR now are so good, they keep learning from the guys before, and they're like experienced at 22. It's another indication of how good a shape and how strong a shape the game's in with these young guys really taking it to everyone,” said Scott.

American Na, the Asian Tour’s Rookie of the Year in 2002 and now firmly established on the PGA TOUR, was disappointed not to cross the finishing line after coming close in the last three weeks. He was five under through 10 holes but parred his last eight holes.

“I gave it my best shot. It just keeps getting more and more disappointing, because three weeks in a row I'm right there. But you got to take the positive. I'm playing the best golf of my life,” said Na, who was seeking a second PGA TOUR win.

Matsuyama fired five birdies with no bogey to end four shots behind the new champion. “I'm disappointed I didn't make a few more birdies, because I needed a couple more to win. I was trying my best but just came up short. The other guys, they just played better than I did. I did my best and really no regrets,” said the world number 15.

ALL THE FINAL TOTALS
PAR 288 (4x72)