David Law wins Sotogrande Masters by six
 

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Aberdeen's David Law outclassed the field to win the MENA Tour's inaugural Sotogrande Masters by six strokes with a seven-under-par total of 209 at La Reserva Golf Club on Spain's Costa del Sol today.
The Paul Lawrie Golf Centre player had rounds of 74, 67 and 68 over a course that proved too tough for the majority of his rivals.
Former Northern Open and twice Scottish amateur champion, Law, whose victory was worth US $9,000, dropped his only shot of the day at the sixth and then covered the rest of the holes in five under par with birdies at the long seventh, the ninth, the 12th, the long 15th and the 18th in halves of 35 and 33.
Said and elated Law in an E-mal to Scottishgolfview.com:
 "I've won in Morocco, Spain, Scotland and Turkey I think and its a great feeling to win in a foreign country. It was fantastic to win today and to expand my lead from twp at the start of the day to six is what pleased me the most. I've had two runner-up finishes (in 2013) on the MENA tour so to get a maiden victory means a lot. 

“My game plan at Sotogrande was to stay in the moment and focus on what I needed to; that’s to make birdies,” said Law after receiving the winner’s trophy and a cheque of US$9,000 from Spain’s Manuel Pinero, a nine-time winner on the European Tour.

“Basically, I tried to play golf the way I did on the first two days. Sotogrande is a tough golf course from tee to green, but I am very happy with my golf. I putted well and took opportunities that came my way,” said Law, the third Scot to win on the MENA after Paul Doherty and Clarke Lutton, like Law an Aberdonian.   

“The tour is travelling to new places which is fantastic. We are lucky to play on this course which is by far one of the best in Spain,” said the Scot who also equals the largest winning margin record on the MENA (Middle East North Africa) Tour, recorded by England’s Ross McGowan (England) at the 2012 Abu Dhabi Golf Citizen Open.

Distant runner-up was England's Zane Scotland who shot 76, 70 and 69 for a total of one-under-par 215. He was the only other player in the field to finish the 54 holes with a sub-par aggregate.
Grantown on Spey's Duncan Stewart, now based in Edinburgh and playing out of Turnhouse Golf Club, had a sad last round of four-over 76 after earlier scores of 71 and 73.
His four-over 220 total saw him tumble down the leaderboard to finish in 13th place. Stewart had a double bogey 6 at the ninth and also dropped shots at four other holes. He did have two birdies, at the fourth and 16th.
Ross Kellett tied for 29th place with improving scores of 77,75 and 73 for 225. He birdied the seventh, eighth and 18th in his final round.
 SOTOGRANDE MASTERS
Leading Final Totals
par 216 (3x72)
209 D Law (Sco) 74 67 68
215 Z Scotland (Eng) 76 70 69
216 V Bertran (Spa) 72 78 66, R Sanjust (Ita) 72 73 71
217 T Lawrence (SAf) 77 70 70, M Quiros (Spa) 76 71 70
218 J Gallegos (Spa) 71 74 73, A Marshall (Eng) 73 74 71, M Tullo (Chile) 71 77 70, A Andersson (Swe) 75 72 71
219 G Moynihan (Ire) 70 74 75, M Decottignies-Lafon (Fra) 70 73 76.
220 D Stewart (Sco) 71 73 76. 

SELECTED SCORE
225 R Kellett (Sco) 77 75 73 (T29)