Saturday, January 30, 2016


Choi, Brown tied for lead at Torrey Pines

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SAN DIEGO (AP):  K.J. Choi one-putted his last six holes Saturday to salvage an even-par 72 and a share of the lead with Scott Brown going into a final round at the Farmers Insurance Open that seems to have everyone nervous.
The biggest threat might be a forecast of high wind and heavy rain, and tee times were moved up as early as possible to try to avoid it.
Inside the ropes, the final round figured to be wide open with 16 players separated by three shots.
Choi was headed the wrong direction until he made a pair of birdies, saved par on three straight holes and then hit wedge to 3 feet on the par-5 18th for one last birdie that allowed him to join Brown at 9-under 207.
Brown, whose lone PGA Tour victory was nearly three years ago in Puerto Rico, would not seem to be a candidate to thrive on the South Course at Torrey Pines, the longest on the PGA Tour and a U.S. Open site. But he managed to keep it in play, which is key no matter how far anyone hits it. He had a 70 and goes into Sunday with a great chance to win and earn the Augusta native his first trip to the Masters.
Jimmy Walker, already a winner on two other California courses, was the anomaly. He couldn't seem to keep it in play off the tee by hitting only three fairways and still managed to gouge enough shots out of the rough and hole enough putts for a 68 that put him one shot behind.
Gary Woodland, tied with Choi going into the third round, birdied his last hole for a 73 to join Walker at one shot behind.
Phil Mickelson and Rickie Fowler each missed the cut, though Torrey Pines still has a local favorite to cheer. That would be Michael Kim, the Cal grad who went to Torrey Pines High School and grew up watching Mickelson and Tiger Woods win here. Kim had a 70 and was among four players at 7-under 209.
Another shot back was a group that included Dustin Johnson, who didn't make a birdie until the 13th hole and still managed to limit the damage to a 74.
Choi hasn't won since The Players Championship in 2011, which gave him a five-year exemption that ends this year. He was an assistant captain in the Presidents Cup in October, and showed he still has plenty of game. Giving him 30 yards off the tee to Johnson and Woodland, he rarely was out of play and dropped shots mainly on a three-putt bogey at No. 5 and a poor chip across the green at No. 7 that led to double bogey.
But he got back into the mix with his strong finish, particularly the par saves on the 15th and 16th holes.
Brown appeared to be the most relaxed, maybe because of his home life. His wife, Allison, gave birth to their second daughter a week ago Tuesday. Brown said that might have put him at ease this week, and he recorded back-to-back top 10s on the PGA Tour for the first time in 2012 right after their first daughter was born.
But he did not dismiss the work he put in over the offseason with swing coach John Tillery, or even the inspiration from good friend and Aiken, South Carolina, neighbor Kevin Kisner, who has been among the best players on tour over the last year and who routinely beats him in games at Palmetto Golf Club.
Even with the lead groups struggling with the South Course, there were plenty of fireworks.
Jason Gore had an albatross when he holed out with a 3-wood on the par-5 18th hole. Ben Crane was stuck behind a tree and punched it out on the 15th, only to watch it bound onto the green and into the cup for an eagle. A short time later, Freddie Jacobson holed out for eagle on the 15th.
Based on the forecast, the final round might be more about surviving with pars.
''I enjoy the grind of it. And I like tough golf courses,'' Brown said. ''And I think we're going to have both tomorrow.''

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Craig Ross (T13) best of Scots in South Africa

Craig Ross fared best of the six Scots in action at the Gauteng North Open at Irene Country Club, South Africa.
Yorkshire's Jamie Bower was the winner with a seven-under-par total of 275 (scroll down for an England Golf News Release).
Kirkhill GC member Ross had rounds of 73, 71, 69 and 69 to finish T13 on 282.
Scottish champion, left-hander Robert MacIntyre (Glencruitten) finished T17 on 283 with rounds of 70, 73, 70 and 70.
Young Sandy Scott from Nairn finished T35 with scores of 73, 73, 70 and 72 for 288.
Three Scots missed the cut at 146.
Jamie Savage (Cawder) scored 71-76 for 147.
Scott Gibson (Southerness) scored 73-76 for 149.
Calum Fyfe (Cawder) scored 77-73 for 150.

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Bower’s 18th hole birdie wins 

Gauteng North Open, S Africa

England’s Jamie Bower sank an 18-footer for a last-hole birdie and snatched victory in the Gauteng North Open at Irene Golf Club in South Africa.
The 22-year-old from Meltham in Yorkshire finished one shot ahead of South Africa’s Garrick Higgo, who bogeyed the 18th after leading for most of the round.
“This is probably is my biggest win to date and my first outside the UK so it's definitely really special for me” said Bower, who was 13-under for 72 holes (Image © Leaderboard Photography).
He was in contention throughout the event and, after a pair of 68s, he held the halfway lead. 
Bower powered ahead in the third round with 66, but Higgo did even better and his 64 gave him a one-shot advantage with one round left to play.
The South African was sometimes as many as three shots clear of Bower as the round unfolded. But the Yorkshireman, playing in the final group just behind his rival, held on tenaciously and when his chance came on the 18th he grabbed it.
“I heard a few rumours that Garrick had dropped some shots and that I was tied with him coming up the last,” said Bower. “But I didn't know for certain so I just tried to make the best score I could and hope it was enough - luckily that was birdie!
I had a much shorter putt on a similar line in the morning which I holed so I did fancy it.” It gave him a final round score of one-over 73, while Higgo took 75.
Bower went on: “I had an idea in my head of what score I needed to win and I thought if I could get to 16-under - double my score from the first two rounds - then that would be good enough. I didn't manage it, but thankfully 13-under was good enough.”
Bower is part of an England Golf squad touring South Africa and has got off to a flying start with this win in their first event.
“I've been working very hard on my long game over the winter, under the guidance of England coach Alan Thompson, and I've been hitting the ball great tee to green this week which is very pleasing. 
"I'm obviously delighted to get off to such a good start on the tour and I can't wait for the next event next week.”
Bower was joined in the event by Alfie Plant (Sundridge Park) and Paul Kinnear (Formby) who both made the cut in the championship. Their next date is the South African Stroke Play, which starts on Tuesday at Blue Valley Golf Club.
The Gauteng North Open was previously won by Toby Tree of Sussex in 2012 and 2013.

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His travels may have made him weary, but Jordan Spieth will have a winning chance going into the final day at the SMBC Singapore Open.
Massive delays over the first two days at the Serapong Course at Sentosa Golf Club meant players had to put in several extra holes of work on Saturday, and the World No. 1 was no exception.
Spieth played 28 holes in all on a catch-up day, and the 22-year-old played that stretch in 2 under to move to 6 under total and within three of the lead. Spieth was through 16 holes of his third round before darkness suspended play.
Young Song, the leader, had posted a sizzling second-round 63 and remained steady at 9 under, thanks to a pair of birdies and a pair of bogeys in his first 13 holes of the third round.
The biggest mover on the day may have been Wen-Chong Liang, the clubhouse leader. The Chinese player completed a whopping 31 holes on Saturday but played them in 7 under to post 67-67 in his second and third rounds and reach 8 under.
Liang is the 2007 Asian Tour Order of Merit champion, but he has Spieth, who posted six birdies and four bogeys in his 28-hole day, on his heels.
A total of 15 players, including Spieth and Song, will return at 7:30 a.m. local time on Sunday to complete their third rounds. The final round is scheduled to commence at 8:20 a.m. local time with no pairings re-draw.

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The My Golf Rankings Lothians Player of Week 2016/04 is Colin Malone (Baberton) who retained the No 1 position on the MGR  Men’s Ranking.


LOTHIANS MEN
1 Colin Malone (Baberton) 1217 pts
2 Murray Strachan (Kingsknowe) 1169
3 Steven Lawrie (Bridgend and District) 1119
4 Andy Sillars (Binny) 1110
5 Benn McLeod (Musselburgh) 1094

                                                                                       
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1 Musselburgh 1013 pts
2 Kingsknowe 914
3 Baberton 891
4 Swanston New 809
5 Liberton 772
6 Prestonfield 764

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Amazing Grace as Lawrie comes to grief on 

final round in Qatar Masters with a 78

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South African Branden Grace became the first player to win back-to-back Commercial Bank Qatar Masters titles after plotting his way to a classy victory at Doha Golf Club.
Grace, who was the highest ranked player in the field and came into the event off the back of five consecutive top tens, posted a three under par 69 to finish on 14 under 274, two shots clear of Spaniard Rafa Cabrera-Bello and Dane Thorbjørn Olesen, who closed with rounds of 70 and 71 respectively.
Having started the day two shots behind Paul Lawrie, Grace patiently made progress in windy conditions, holding off his rivals with a flawless back nine and birdieing the last for good measure as he captured his seventh European Tour title.
Grace is currently No 11 in the World Rankings. This win might push him into the top 10 for the first time.
Despite an early deficit, Grace held serve for much of the final round at Doha Golf Club. Birdies on Nos. 1 and 6, which offset a bogey on the fifth, pushed the South African to 12 under and into a share of the lead with overnight leader Paul Lawrie (who followed an opening birdie with bogeys in two of his next four holes). 
The Scot's double bogey on the par-5 ninth really opened the door, as Grace proceeded to birdie the following hole for 13 under and a two-shot lead.
He was never truly threatened from there, and for good measure added a birdie on the par-5 18th to close at 14 under and post 69, one of only four sub-70 rounds on Saturday.




Welshman Bradley Dredge and Englishmen Andrew Johnston and Lee Slattery shared fourth spot, but it was a day to forget for Lawrie, winner of this title in 1999 and 2012, but who signed for a 78 and slipped down to tied 13th.
Paul earned 32,370 euros compared with the 381,459 euros that went to the winner.
 Lawrie wrote on his website blog:
"I  hit it poorly and my putting was horrific which is not a good
combination. Really unlucky on a few holes but overall I struggled

a bit today which is disappointing but it is what it is. Still it's been
 a good week with loads of positives; just a bit hacked off to shoot that today when it was the last thing I was expecting .

"Flying to Dubai now for next week's Desert Classic."

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Qatar masters R4 - 30 Jan
Shot 78+6 today , hit it poor and putted horrific which is not a good combination , got really unlucky on a few holes but overall struggled  a bit today which is disappointing but it is what it is , still it's been a good week with loads of positives just a bit hacked off to shoot that today when it was the last thing I was expecting , big thanks to everyone at Doha golf club and congrats to Brandon grace who was the first player to successfully defend the Qatar masters this week , flying to dubai now for next week's desert classic
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Qatar masters R4 - 30 Jan
Shot 78+6 today , hit it poor and putted horrific which is not a good combination , got really unlucky on a few holes but overall struggled  a bit today which is disappointing but it is what it is , still it's been a good week with loads of positives just a bit hacked off to shoot that today when it was the last thing I was expecting , big thanks to everyone at Doha golf club and congrats to Brandon grace who was the first player to successfully defend the Qatar masters this week , flying to dubai now for next week's desert classic
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 It wasn't a good day either for Aberdeen-born Clarke Lutton, making his European Tour debut. After deteriorating rounds of 68, 72 and 76, the MENA Tour winner took 82 blows today and finished last of the qualifiers with an aggregate of 10-over-par 298. Lutton earned 3,430 euros.
Quotes:
Branden Grace
“I’m pretty much at a loss for words. It’s a big thing to come to a week defending – you’ve got a lot more pressure and a lot more things going on. But to get the first proper defence under the belt is something great, and something I've been dreaming of. It was brutal out there. You can’t really force things to happen. 
"You just need to stay patient and let it happen. I did that really well yesterday and it worked to my advantage and did the same today. I think maybe it went my way a little bit, as well. I enjoy tough conditions. I’m a grinder, and the patience was a big key. I really had to grind it out and let it happen.
“Anything can happen on 18, especially with that pin position; you get the guy going for it, and making eagle. It’s happened before. It’s one of those holes where you can’t really get too comfortable that you’ve done it, but I thought when I hit the green in two, this is done for. 
"I had to take it on, and I would put that down as the best swing of the week. A three-iron is not the easiest club in the bag to hit, and I just flushed it straight at the middle of the green and that took care of the rest.
“I feel privileged to be able to get my name on the trophy twice in a row. It’s great to be in the winner’s circle again.”
Rafa Cabrera-Bello
“I had a very strong finish and I'm very pleased with the result. I made a bad mistake on the eighth. It was a tough day and many of the guys were also making mistakes, so I just told myself that there was still a lot to play for, still a lot of golf to play, and I just stayed patient and waited for my chances and they came in the end. It’s just nice to be feeling that I’m playing good at the moment and feeling in control of my game.”

Thorbjørn Olesen
“At the start of the week, you’d take tied second - it’s pretty good. I had a lot of chances today but nothing really went in. I missed that short putt on the tenth which hurt a lot. I never really got the pace on the greens. But I gave myself so many good chances, and that’s always nice. 

"I've tried to change my mental side a little bit, and I’ve really enjoyed this week from the start. Even though I hit a few bad shots, I was still very good mentally. That’s a good sign and that’s what I have to keep working on. This is a very good start and I’m looking forward to next week in Dubai.”
Final scores
par 288 (4x72) prizemoney in euros
274 B Grace  (RSA) 70 67 68 69 (381,459)
276 T Olesen (Den) 67 69 69 71, R Cabrera-Bello (Esp) 67 68 71 70 (198,791 each)
277 L Slattery (Eng) 69 69 69 70, A Johnston (Eng) 66 69 72 70, B Dredge (Wal) 71 67 70 69 (97,197 each)
280 G Coetzee (RSA) 67 70 73 70, S Garcia  (Esp) 70 66 74 70, L Oosthuizen  (RSA) 65 73 71 71, R Bland (Eng) 72 69 67 72, R Gouveia (Por) 67 71 70 72, T Fleetwood  (Eng) 67 69 70 74 (50,735 each).
281 B Wiesberger  (Aut) 68 70 70 73, M Ilonen  (Fin) 71 68 71 71, G Bourdy (Fra) 67 68 72 74, J Luiten (Ned) 70 67 74 70, P Lawrie (Sco) 67 66 70 78, J Carlsson (Swe) 69 67 72 73, P Larrazábal (Esp) 65 72 72 72 (32,370 each)
282 K Broberg (Swe) 67 70 74 71, T Jaidee (Tha) 68 72 71 71, S Kjeldsen (Den) 70 69 75 68, R Rock (Eng) 68 70 71 73, P Edberg (Swe) 70 66 71 75, B Hebert  (Fra) 71 70 71 70, J Campillo (Esp) 69 68 73 72,
283 N Colsaerts  (Bel) 66 68 77 72, A Cañizares  (Esp) 73 67 73 70,
284 E Els (RSA) 68 70 72 74, B Evans  (Eng) 69 71 74 70, G Havret  (Fra) 71 67 70 76, R Kakko  (Fin) 69 71 72 72, M Siem  (Ger) 69 71 75 69, R Paratore (Ita) 75 66 71 72,
285 N Holman  (Aus) 70 71 72 72, M Warren (Sco) 73 68 73 71, M Kieffer (Ger) 69 68 76 72, C Shinkwin (Eng) 68 74 70 73, P Meesawat  (Tha) 72 67 73 73, J Cheng (am) (Chn) 72 70 71 72 (16,250 each)
286 R Davies (Wal) 69 73 73 71, J Lagergren (Swe) 72 68 75 71, A Noren  (Swe) 69 69 75 73, B Åkesson (Swe) 66 73 74 73, R Ramsay  (Sco) 71 69 71 75, T Hatton (Eng) 71 70 69 76, L Bjerregaard  (Den) 68 70 77 71 (13,504 each)
287 B Stone (RSA) 72 68 75 72, T Fisher Jnr (RSA) 72 70 69 76, S Benson (Eng) 74 67 71 75, B Rumford (Aus) 68 69 78 72,
288 K Aphibarnrat (Tha) 69 73 72 74, T Immelman  (RSA) 68 74 75 71, R Karlsson (Swe) 73 67 73 75, W Ashun (Chn) 73 70 73 72, T Pieters  (Bel) 75 68 71 74,
289 H Porteous (RSA) 71 71 73 74, J Morrison  (Eng) 70 70 73 76,
290 P Hanson (Swe) 74 67 75 74, G Stal  (Fra) 74 68 71 77, A Dodt (Aus) 72 71 71 76, M Korhonen (Fin) 72 68 75 75, T Bjørn (Den) 69 72 76 73, M Fraser (Aus) 69 72 75 74, M Lorenzo-Vera  (Fra) 72 71 74 73, N Fasth (Swe) 71 71 77 71,
291 B Dechambeau (am) (USA) 73 70 74 74,
292 S Jamieson  (Sco) 73 70 73 76, A Quiros  (Esp) 70 73 76 73, O Wilson (Eng) 72 69 74 77, J Hansen  (Den) 71 72 73 76 (4,692 each)
293 J Fahrbring (Swe) 69 68 77 79,
297 D Lipsky (USA) 71 72 76 78,
298 C Lutton (Sco) 68 72 76 82 (3,430)

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Snow cancels North Alliance at Spey Bay
Today's North Scottish Alliance fixture at Spey Bay was cancelled due to snow on the links.

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 Liang leads Singapore Open as Spieth round suspended until Sunday

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Sentosa, Singapore: China’s Liang Wen-chong broke through the fatigue barrier by carding a four-under-par 67 to snatch the clubhouse lead before the third round of the SMBC Singapore Open was suspended due to darkness on Saturday.
Liang played 31 holes at the Serapong Course, Sentosa Golf Club after inclement weather during the first two rounds had led to lengthy delays at the US$1 million event which is sanctioned by the Asian Tour and Japan Golf Tour Organisation (JGTO).
Second round leader Song Younghan of Korea mixed two birdies against two bogey to be on nine-under through 13 holes while world number Jordan Spieth remained in contention at six-under with two holes left to play. 
A total of 15 players will return at 7.30am to complete their third round with the final round scheduled to commence at 8.20am with no re-draw.
Liang, the 2007 Asian Tour Order of Merit champion, returned early in the morning to complete 13 holes from his second round where he signed for a flawless 67. 
After a quick lunch break, the Chinese was back at the starting tee again.
He charged out of the blocks quickly with three birdies in his opening four holes but dropped a shot on the fifth. 
Liang then struggled to keep his focus but was eventually rewarded with two more birdies in his last three holes.
“I played 31 holes today and to be honest, I was feeling tired towards the end of the round. I’m happy I managed to birdie 16 and 18 coming in as those birdies gave me that much-needed confidence boost for tomorrow,” said Liang, who signed for a three-day total of eight-under-par 205. 
“I started off really well with three birdies in first four holes but dropped a bogey on the fifth. After that, I couldn’t find those birdie opportunities and was glad they finally came again on 16 and 18. I’ll try my best tomorrow,” added Liang.
Despite having to endure a long wait, Song believes he can still surmount a challenge to win the SMBC Singapore Open title. 
“It did not help me that much not having played this morning as I had to wait about a long time for my tee off. I have had many second place finishes in Japan and Korea but I do not think that will affect me (mentally) tomorrow.  It would be great to win here and that’s my aim.”
 

  THIRD-ROUND LEADERBOARD
  par 213 (3x71) Yardage: 7,398
205 - LIANG Wen-chong (CHN) 71-67-67.
207 - Jeunghun WANG (SKOR) 73-67-67, LEE Won-joon (AUS) 71-69-67, Akio SADAKATA (JPN) 70-71-66.
208 - Berry HENSON (USA) 66-73-69, Jinho CHOI (SKOR) 69-69-70, Brett MUNSON (USA) 71-67-70.
209 - Sam BRAZEL (AUS) 72-67-70.
210 - Daisuke KATAOKA (JPN) 72-68-70, Soomin LEE (SKOR) 70-70-70, Masahiro KAWAMURA (JPN) 70-70-70, Yoshinori FUJIMOTO (JPN) 74-68-68, Chapchai NIRAT (THA) 69-70-71, Yuta IKEDA (JPN) 70-69-71, Yusaku MIYAZATO (JPN) 71-68-71.
 

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ANGUS MEN
1 Aidan Smith (Edzell) 1097 pts
2 Graham Summers (Panmure) 1094
3 Walter Speirs (Edzell) 1027
4 Graeme Fulton (Brechin) 1002
5 Lindsay Taylor (Kirriemuir) 991
6 Louis Perera (Edzell) 989
7 Shaun McGowan (Arbroath) 980
8 George Herd (Kirriemuir) 975
9 Iain Buist (Montrose Mercantile) 934
10 Ewan Auld (Brechin) 925
                                                                                       
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1 Edzell 724 pts
2 Kirriemuir 623
3 Montrose Caledonia 619
4 Arbroath 609
5 Brechin 596
6 Logie 557.

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Paul Lawrie is not going to win the Qatar Masters for a third time.
A double bogey 7 at the long ninth and other slips have seen him slip down the leaderboard.
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Birdie-birdie finish wins Rahman Putra 

Championship for American Salah

Selangor, Malaysia: Josh Salah of the United States claimed a hard earned victory at the  Rahman Putra Championship after shooting a six-under-par 66 on Saturday.
The 24-year-old won by a mere stroke, thanks to two closing birdies, to finish on 17-under-par 271, defeating Shunya Takeyasu (70) of Japan at the RM200,000 (approximately US$46,600) Asian Development Tour (ADT) event.
Jordan Sherratt of Australia settled for third place after returning with a 71 for a 274 total while Soonsang Hong of South Korea finished a further shot back in fourth position following a 69 at the Kelab Rahman Putra Malaysia.
Josh SalahSalah stayed patient despite numerous weather delays during the week and was rewarded with his first ADT title after completing 26 holes on Saturday.
Trailing by four shots after the penultimate round, the American birdied the third hole before a bogey on the next hole ignited his title charge as he registered six birdies to cross the finishing line in style.
“I got off to a slow start. I bogeyed the fourth hole and it was the best thing that could have happened to me because it made me focus more. It made me stay committed to my targets. I was disappointed with the bogey from the middle of the fairway. From there, I knew I had to stay focus and not get ahead of myself,” said Salah.
Playing in his second season on the ADT, Salah was delighted to secure the win after missing the grade at Qualifying School in Thailand two weeks ago. The victory came with a prize purse of US$8,192, which pushed him to third place on the ADT Order of Merit.
“Last year I struggled a little bit but as the year got on, I felt more comfortable. I played week after week and felt that I was good enough and that I belonged here. I was disappointed with the Qualifying School but I knew I had what it takes to win out here. I couldn’t have done it without last year’s experience on the ADT,” said Salah.
Banchory's James Byrne finished T34 on 283 with rounds of 67, 71, 74 and 71.
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
271 – Josh SALAH (USA) 69 65 71 66
272 – Shunya TAKEYASU (JPN) 66 66 70 70
274 – Jordan SHERRATT (AUS) 66 68 69 71
275 – Soonsang HONG (SKOR) 68 70 68 69
276 – Riley FLEMING (CAN) 70 68 63 75, Pavit TANGKAMOLPRASERT (THA) 70 68 70 68, Dodge KEMMER (USA) 63 67 72 74
277 – Jay BAYRON (PHI) 72 68 69 68, Gavin FAIRFAX (AUS) 70 70 68 69, Rattanon WANNASRICHAN (THA) 69 71 72 65, Sutijet KOORATANAPISAN (THA) 66 71 73 67
278 – Nitithorn THIPPONG (THA) 68 71 69 70, George GANDRANATA (INA) 67 69 68 74, Hans JAMIL (MAS) 68 67 70 73
279 – Rizal AMIN (MAS) 68 70 68 73, Simon GRIFFITHS (ENG) 69 69 69 72, Oskar ARVIDSSON (SWE) 71 69 69 70, Nirun SAE-UENG (THA) 70 68 71 70, Suradit YONGCHAROENCHAI (THA) 71 70 68 70
280 – Blake SNYDER (USA) 69 70 70 71, KHOR Kheng Hwai (MAS) 71 69 70 70, Tawit POLTHAI (THA) 71 69 73 67, Kemarol BAHARIN (MAS) 67 69 74 70, Greg MOSS (USA) 71 71 69 69
281 – Mathiam KEYSER (RSA) 74 66 70 71, Chanat SAKULPOLPHAISAN (THA) 72 64 75 70, Janne KASKE (FIN) 66 69 73 73, R. Nachimuthu (MAS) 72 70 69 70.
SELECTED TOTAL
283 James Byrne (Scotland) 67 71 74 71 (T34)

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Bad weather wipes out last round in New

 South Wales amateur stroke-play

The New South Wales men's amateur stroke-play championship was reduced to 54 holes because of inclement weather.
Two Englishmen and two Welshmen figured in a tie for seventh place on 208.
They were Jack Davidson (Wales) with scores of 69, 72 and 67; compatriot Owen Edwards with 69, 69 and 70; England's Bradley Moore with 69, 70 and 69, plus Jack Singh Brar with 67, 73 and 68.
Tied 18th on 212 was England's Adam Chapman with 69, 70 and 73 
Ashton Turner, also of England, finished T29 on 213 with scores of 70, 74 and 69.
All of these players qualify for the New South Wales match-play championship.

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Mickelson leads surprising list of big 

names who miss Torrey Pines cut

Phil Mickelson came undone Friday with a series of late bogeys at Torrey Pines' North Course.
Phil Mickelson came undone Friday with a series of late bogeys at Torrey Pines' North Course. ( Getty Images ) 
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SAN DIEGO — There are those times when it’s more interesting to see who’s leaving than to focus on who is staying.
Of course, that sentiment will likely change come the weekend of the Farmers Insurance Open, given that hard-hitting Gary Woodland has a share of the 36-hole lead and world-class talent Dustin Johnson is lurking just one back, but in all due respect to those who played splendid golf in Friday’s second-round action at Torrey Pines, the exits were the story.
Perhaps it wasn’t a shock that No. 2 Jason Day (74 on the South Course) wasn’t recovered enough from flu-like symptoms to make the cut, but certainly it was a surprise that No. 4 Rickie Fowler (71 on the South) missed weekend play just one week after winning over Rory McIlroy and others in Abu Dhabi.
The highest-ranked players in the field at the Farmers, Day and Fowler were star attractions at a place they love. 
Day came in as the defending champ, Fowler arrived for what passes as his home-town event riding massive momentum.
Yet they both left early — Fowler at even par, missing by one, Day at 2 over — which, when added to No. 7 Justin Rose’s departure alongwith fellow Englishman Paul Casey, presented some layers of surprise. Then again, everything after the exit by Phil Mickelson seemed tame, didn’t it?
Huh? Mickelson missed the cut?
You’re thinking, “but he opened with a 3-under 69 on the more difficult South Course Thursday and was as red as 4 under in Round 2 on the easier North Course,” aren’t you?
You’re thinking correctly, which is why the question is: How did Mickelson finish bogey, bogey, bogey to miss the cut by two?
“I don’t have a good explanation,” said the world's No 1 left-hander.
OK, but at least a mediocre reason, then.
“I don’t know. It just kind of slipped. I wasn’t really mentally as sharp as I need to be,” Mickelson said.
He was 1 under on his round, 4 under for the tournament when he bogeyed the par-3 17th, his eighth hole, and hit his approach wide left and under a fence at the par-5 18th. Lefty double bogeyed that hole, then bounced back with birdies at the first and second to get to 3 under for the tournament.
Big sigh of relief for all those wearing “Team Phil” shirts — at least until he bogeyed the fourth, then Nos. 7, 8 and 9. For the day, he made two birdies, one bogey, and one double on the soft par 5s at the North Course.
Shocking stuff, but his cup remains more than half full.
“I’m looking forward to playing Phoenix and getting back in the swing of it because I just feel like it’s starting to come together,” Mickelson said.
As for Day and Fowler, their departures were more surprising than Mickelson’s, though they didn’t come with as dramatic a collapse.
“It’s just one week. You can’t live and die by one week,” Day said after he didn’t make a birdie until the par-5 18th, by which time he was 3 over and out of weekend play.
 “It’s not going to be the last cut I’m going to miss; hopefully it is the last cut I’m going to miss this year.”
Fowler had things stacked against him, having opened with a 73 Thursday on the North Course. But for much of Friday on the South Course, he showed some life, and when he birdied the par-4 13th and par-3 16th, Fowler was 2 under for his round, 1 under overall and inside the cut.
Then he flared his drive right at 17, had to lay up and then failed to get it up-and-down from from 35 yards.
Like Mickelson, Fowler shrugged off the early exit and pointed himself to next week’s Waste Management Phoenix Open. 
Day, meanwhile, looked at the silver lining after not practising at all, because of his health.
“I’m not trying to make excuses. I’m just looking forward to trying to get over this virus,” he said.
Martin Laird is tied fourth at seven under par 137 after rounds of 69 and 68.

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