Friday, March 04, 2016

Murray wins in Murcia by four with 17-under total

Spain-based Englishman Liam Murray spreadeagled the Evolve Pro Tour field at La Serena GC, Murcia  this week with a 17-under-par, 54-hole aggregate of 199, made up of scores of 69, 65 and 65.
He won by four shots from Englishman Chris Selfridge (65-67-71 for 203) with another Englishman, Gareth Shaw, a further EIGHT shots back in third place on 211 (74-68-69)

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US PGA Tour and LPGA announce

 "strategic alliance agreement"


Hard on the heels of the announcement that the R and A and the Ladies Golf Union are to merge, comes surprising news from America.

 The US PGA Tour and Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) have announced a "strategic alliance agreement" which could lead to the organisations staging joint events.
Stressing that both parties remain separate and independent, the tours said they would be "exploring the potential development of joint events" and that the written agreement would help with co-ordinating schedules, joint marketing, domestic television and digital media strategies.
The European Tour and Ladies European Tour will stage simultaneous events at the same venue in May, with the men playing the Hassan Trophy on the Red Course at Royal Golf Dar Es Salam in Morocco and the women contesting the Lalla Meryem Cup on the Blue Course.
Sweden's Anders Forsbrand and Helen Alfredsson were the last winners of the Benson and Hedges Trophy, a mixed team event staged from 1988-91.
"We believe the PGA Tour has significant expertise in the areas that we will focus on together and working more closely with them carries with it the very real potential of positively impacting our members, our tournaments and our ability to grow our sport around the world," LPGA commissioner Mike Whan said in a statement.
PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem said: "From our collaboration in bringing golf back as an Olympic sport as joint members of the International Golf Federation to our co-operation in helping to grow the game of golf as part of the World Golf Foundation, our two organisations have had a long history of working together for the common good of our sport.
"Extending our relationship with the LPGA into these new areas is a natural extension of this work and collaboration."

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 Liam Johnston lone Scot in Spanish last eight

as Grant Forrest, Connor Syme are beaten

By Colin Farquharson
Liam Johnston (Dumfries and County Golf Club), 22nd of the 32 match-play qualifiers, is the only Scot in Saturday morning's quarter-finals of the Spanish amateur golf championship at Seville Golf Club.

Walker Cup player and former Scottish amateur champion Grant Forrest (Craigielaw), the No 28 qualifier, lost by 4 and 3 to Irishman Colm Campbell, the No 5 seed, by 4 and 3 in the first round. Campbell lost in the second round by one hole to Englishman Scott Gregory.
Connor Syme (Drumoig), the 20th qualifier, beat Francisco Rosete Fabos (Spain), the 13th qualifier, by 5 and 3 in the first round but went down by 3 and 1 to Italy's Guido Migliozzi, the No 4 seed, in the afternoon.
Liam Johnston, pictured, beat the  11th seed, Spain's Ivan Cantero Gutierrez, by two holes in the morning and then scored a 3 and 2 win over the No 6 seed,   Mario Galiano Aguilar (Spain),  in the second round.
Johnston, who played on the US college for four years as a student at the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, will now play the No 3 seed, France's Romain Langasque for a place in the semi-finals.

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QUARTER-FINALS LINE-UP
Stuart Grehan (Ire) (32nd qualifier) v John-Ross Galbraith (Ire) (25)
Scott Gregory (Eng) (12) v Guido Migliozzi (Ita) (4)
Romain Langasque (Fra) (3) v Liam Johnston (Sco) (22)
Jorge Maicas Redondo (Spa) (23) v James Walker (Eng) (18) 

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CARDINAL GOLF  NAMED AS OFFICIAL CLOTHING 

PARTNER FOR THE PAUL LAWRIE MATCH PLAY

NEWS RELEASE
London- It has today been announced that Cardinal Golf, the new clothing brand launched by former Open Champion Paul Lawrie, will be the Official Clothing Partner for the Paul Lawrie Match Play. The European Tour event, which sits on the Race To Dubai schedule, is now entering its second year and will be played at Archerfield Links, East Lothian  from  August 4 to 7. 
Cardinal Golf has been the brainchild of Lawrie and his family, who earlier this year announced a new line of apparel and accessories to be available in select retail stores in Spring/Summer 2017, with a compact range launching in Summer 2016. 
Speaking about the new association, Paul said, "It’s fantastic that Cardinal will be the Official Clothing Partner at the Paul Lawrie Match Play. It's the perfect opportunity to showcase our new brand to golf, and also importantly will provide an excellent launchpad for sales for the new 2017 range.” 
Dominik Senn, CEO of 4sports and Entertainment, the Promoter of the Paul Lawrie Match Play, was pleased to have the support of Lawrie's clothing brand to the event.
 He said, "It's great for the tournament to have an exciting new clothing brand as its official clothing partner. With the impending launch of Cardinal Golf, the tournament will provide a perfect platform for exposure and sales". 
About Cardinal Golf: Cardinal Golf is a company owned by Paul Lawrie and family, that designs, produces and markets a line of premium apparel and accessories to the golf retail sector. Central to the Cardinal brand is style and function. Product design addresses the needs of the modern day consumer through innovative tailoring and a combination of traditional and modern materials.
Initially launching in Summer 2016 with a compact range, the brand will be launching fully to a select retail base in Spring/Summer 2017.

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 Craig Ross becomes South Africa's fourth 

Scottish champion in last six years

FROM THE SGU WEBSITE

Scotland’s love affair with the Sanlam South African men's amateur  championship has continued today when Kirkhill’s Craig Ross claimed the title at George Golf Club.
The Lanarkshire player becomes the fourth Scot in the last six years to win the crown, after defeating up-and-coming home player Dylan Naidoo by 3 and 1 in a high quality, low scoring 36-hole final.
Ross follows last year’s champion, Craigie Hill’s Daniel Young, Brian Soutar (2012) and Michael Stewart (2011) as recent Scottish winners of the prestigious event.
Over 35 holes, Ross was an impressive 13 under par, including an eight under par effort for 17 holes in round two, while teenager Naidoo, who is bound for the University of Arkansas later this year,  was 11 under.
Ross, coached by David Orr, has achieved his biggest win in the amateur ranks, and builds on his victory among the professionals when he won at PGA EuroPro Tour event at Mar Hall in 2014.
The 23-year-old, who qualified for the knock-out phase as second seed behind compatriot Rory Franssen from Inverness, held a two-hole lead at lunch after making birdie on the last three holes. The Scot’s lead had increased to four after 22 holes, before his South African opponent began a spirited comeback.
Naidoo won three holes from the 25th to cut the deficit to just one hole, but Ross – who was five under par in his semi-final victory over Marco Steyn – refused to buckle, and won the 29th before a stunning eagle 2 at the par-4 30th.
The Scotland international player closed the match out with a birdie at the 35th and was six under par for his last seven holes.

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 Fraser and Piercy lead at Doral with 66s

ASIAN TOUR NEWS RELEASE
 Australian Marcus Fraser continued his formidable form when he fired a six-under-par 66 to share the opening honours with Scott Piercy of the United States at the World Golf Championship (WGC)-Cadillac Championship on Thursday.
Fraser, winner of the inaugural Maybank Championship Malaysia last month, nailed seven birdies against a lone bogey to hold a one-shot edge over American superstar Phil Mickelson, who took third on his own at the Trump National Doral.
Reigning Asian Tour number one Anirban Lahiri of India got off to an encouraging start as he signed for a 70 to stay four shots off the pace in tied-11th place while Korea’s K.T. Kim stayed a further shot back in tied-16th at the US$9.5 million event.
Australian Scott Hend and Thai star Kiradech Aphibarnrat were among those bunched in tied-48th after carding matching 75s while Australian Nathan Holman returned with a disappointing 82 at the WGC-Cadillac Championship.
Fraser, who leads the Asian Tour Order of Merit thanks to his win in Malaysia, credited his hot putter for his strong start and is determined to continue his good form for the next three rounds.
“It’s obviously a great way to start, especially in a golf tournament like this and a golf course as strong as this. I’ve obviously got a lot of confidence from today. 
"My previous results at Doral haven’t been that great. Nice to get a good one early and hopefully build on that over the next few days,” said Fraser.
Fraser opened with two straight birdies starting from the 10 and added a birdie on 13 to turn in 33. He birdied the first after the turn and sank three straights birdies from the fifth before stumbling with his lone bogey of the day on eighth.
“I felt like I did everything really well. I played really steady and I putted really well again. The greens is perfect out there. There’s not a mark on them, so if you feel like if you read them well and get the ball started on line, it’s a good chance to go in I felt like everything was pretty good today and felt like it was all around, I did a good job,” added the 37-year-old Australian.
Thai veteran Thongchai Jaidee was forced to withdrew from the WGC-Cadillac Championship due to illness.

FIRST-ROUND SCOREBOARD
 par 72
T1 --



-- -- -- 66

T1 --



-- -- -- 66
3 --



-- -- -- 67
T4 --



-- -- -- 68

T4 --



-- -- -- 68

T4 --



-- -- -- 68
T4 --



-- -- -- 68
T8 --



-- -- -- 69

T8 --




-- -- 69
T8 --




-- -- 69
T11 -- -2 F* -2 70 -- -- -- 70
T11 --



-- -- -- 70
T11 -- -2 F* -2 70 -- -- -- 70
T11 -- -2 F -2 70 -- -- -- 70
T11 -- -2 F -2 70 -- -- -- 70
T16 -- -1 F -1 71 -- -- -- 71
T16 --



-- -- -- 71
T16 --



-- -- -- 71
T16 -- -1 F -1 71 -- -- -- 71

T16 --




-- -- 71
T16 -- -1 F* -1 71 -- -- -- 71
T16 -- -1 F -1 71 -- -- -- 71
T16 -- -1 F -1 71 -- -- -- 71
T16 -- -1 F -1 71 -- -- -- 71
T16 -- -1 F* -1 71 -- -- -- 71

T16 --



-- -- -- 71

T16 --



-- -- -- 71
T28 -- E F E 72 -- -- -- 72
T28 -- E F* E 72 -- -- -- 72
T28 -- E F E 72 -- -- -- 72
T28 -- E F* E 72 -- -- -- 72
T28 -- E F E 72 -- -- -- 72
T28 -- E F E 72 -- -- -- 72
T28 -- E F E 72 -- -- -- 72

T28 --




-- -- 72
T28 -- E F* E 72 -- -- -- 72
T37 -- 1 F 1 73 -- -- -- 73
T37 -- 1 F* 1 73 -- -- -- 73
T37 -- 1 F 1 73 -- -- -- 73
T37 -- 1 F 1 73 -- -- -- 73
T37 -- 1 F 1 73 -- -- -- 73
T37 -- 1 F* 1 73 -- -- -- 73
T43 --




-- -- 74
T43 -- 2 F 2 74 -- -- -- 74
T43 -- 2 F 2 74 -- -- -- 74
T43 -- 2 F* 2 74 -- -- -- 74
T43 -- 2 F* 2 74 -- -- -- 74
T48 -- 3 F 3 75 -- -- -- 75
T48 -- 3 F 3 75 -- -- -- 75
T48 -- 3 F* 3 75 -- -- -- 75

T48 --




-- -- 75
T48 -- 3 F* 3 75 -- -- -- 75
T48 -- 3 F* 3 75 -- -- -- 75
T48 -- 3 F* 3 75 -- -- -- 75
T48 -- 3 F* 3 75 -- -- -- 75
T56 -- 4 F* 4 76 -- -- -- 76
T56 -- 4 F* 4 76 -- -- -- 76

T56 --




-- -- 76
T56 --




-- -- 76
T56 -- 4 F* 4 76 -- -- -- 76
T56 -- 4 F* 4 76 -- -- -- 76
T62 -- 5 F* 5 77 -- -- -- 77
T62 -- 5 F 5 77 -- -- -- 77
64 -- 9 F 9 81 -- -- -- 81
65 -- 10 F 10 82 -- -- -- 82
66 -- 11 F 11 83 -- -- -- 83
DNS -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
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