Savage finishes 2nd, five Scots in top 10 of
African amateur championship
By Colin Farquharson
Five Scots finished in the top 10 - spearheaded by second place Jamie Savage (Cawder) - in the inaugural African men's amateur stroke-play championship which ended at Leopard Creek Country Club, South Africa today (Saturday).
Savage, pictured, in a five-way tie for the lead at halfway, posted socres of 71, 67, 70 and 71 for nine-under-par 279, but still finished five shots behind the South African winner, Albert Venter who shot 65, 73, 65 and 71 for 14-under 274.
Jack McDonald (Kilmarnock Barassie) and Craig Ross (Kirkhill) both closed with par 72s and tied for third place with England's Jamie Bower on seven-under 281.
Connor Syme (Drumoig) also finished with a 72 and claimed a share of seventh place on 285, a shot ahead of Walker Cup player Grant Forrrest (Craigielaw) who signed off with a 69 for 286. Forrest saddled himself with a five-over 77 on the first day and was seven-under-par for the remaining three rounds.
There were seven Scots in the top 20, an excellent achievement on foreign turf.
Cawder's Calum Fyfe and Nairn youngster Sandy Scott had last-round 72s, Fyfe tieing for 12th place on 287 and Scott finishing on his own in 16th place on 289.
Strangely enough, Bob MacIntyre, the left-handed Scottish amateur champion from the Glencruitten club, Oban, did not have a good tournament. His last round of 71 was his only score under par. He finished tied 40th on 10-over 298.
Scott Gibson (Southerness) started the tournament with an 86 and finished it with a 72 for a share of 46th place on 300.
AFRICAN MEN'S AMATEUR STROKE-PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP
Leopard Creek Country Club, South Africa
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
par 288 (4x72)
274 Albert Venter (SAf) 65 73 65 71
279 Jamie Savage (Cawder) 71 67 70 71
281 Jack McDonald (Kilmarnock Barassie) 73 70 66 72, Craig Ross (Kirkhill) 66 73 70 72, Jamie Bower (Eng) 66 72 68 75
OTHER SCOTS' TOTALS
285 Connor Syme (Drumoig) 73 70 70 72 (T7)
286 Grant Forrest (Craigielaw) 77 69 71 69 (T9)
287 Calum Fyfe (Cawder) 75 70 70 72 (T12)
289 Sandy Scott (Nairn) 76 70 71 72 (16th)
298 Bob MacIntyre (Glencruitten) 77 72 78 71 (T40)
300 Scott Gibson (Southerness) 86 73 69 72.
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African amateur championship
By Colin Farquharson
Five Scots finished in the top 10 - spearheaded by second place Jamie Savage (Cawder) - in the inaugural African men's amateur stroke-play championship which ended at Leopard Creek Country Club, South Africa today (Saturday).
Savage, pictured, in a five-way tie for the lead at halfway, posted socres of 71, 67, 70 and 71 for nine-under-par 279, but still finished five shots behind the South African winner, Albert Venter who shot 65, 73, 65 and 71 for 14-under 274.
Jack McDonald (Kilmarnock Barassie) and Craig Ross (Kirkhill) both closed with par 72s and tied for third place with England's Jamie Bower on seven-under 281.
Connor Syme (Drumoig) also finished with a 72 and claimed a share of seventh place on 285, a shot ahead of Walker Cup player Grant Forrrest (Craigielaw) who signed off with a 69 for 286. Forrest saddled himself with a five-over 77 on the first day and was seven-under-par for the remaining three rounds.
There were seven Scots in the top 20, an excellent achievement on foreign turf.
Cawder's Calum Fyfe and Nairn youngster Sandy Scott had last-round 72s, Fyfe tieing for 12th place on 287 and Scott finishing on his own in 16th place on 289.
Strangely enough, Bob MacIntyre, the left-handed Scottish amateur champion from the Glencruitten club, Oban, did not have a good tournament. His last round of 71 was his only score under par. He finished tied 40th on 10-over 298.
Scott Gibson (Southerness) started the tournament with an 86 and finished it with a 72 for a share of 46th place on 300.
AFRICAN MEN'S AMATEUR STROKE-PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP
Leopard Creek Country Club, South Africa
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
par 288 (4x72)
274 Albert Venter (SAf) 65 73 65 71
279 Jamie Savage (Cawder) 71 67 70 71
281 Jack McDonald (Kilmarnock Barassie) 73 70 66 72, Craig Ross (Kirkhill) 66 73 70 72, Jamie Bower (Eng) 66 72 68 75
OTHER SCOTS' TOTALS
285 Connor Syme (Drumoig) 73 70 70 72 (T7)
286 Grant Forrest (Craigielaw) 77 69 71 69 (T9)
287 Calum Fyfe (Cawder) 75 70 70 72 (T12)
289 Sandy Scott (Nairn) 76 70 71 72 (16th)
298 Bob MacIntyre (Glencruitten) 77 72 78 71 (T40)
300 Scott Gibson (Southerness) 86 73 69 72.
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