Westwood scrambles to victory over Leishman 

in Dell Match-play

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Lee Westwood survived a late scare to overcome Marc Leishman and win his second group stage match at the WGC-Dell Match Play at Austin Country Club today.
The 59th seed had lost his opening encounter to Ryder Cup team-mate and great friend Sergio Garcia but was looking comfortable at two up with two to play against the Nedbank Golf Challenge winner.
But the Englishman  was forced to concede the 17th after a wayward tee-shot and went up the 18th for the second day in a row, where a par was enough to hand him a one-hole victory.
That saw Leishman, with two defeats, become the first man eliminated from this year's tournament with Garcia, Ryan Moore and Westwood all in with a chance of progressing from Group 13 on Friday.
Westwood conceded the first but a par on the sixth got him back to all square before Leishman won the ninth and tenth. The Englishman then won three in a row and went two up on the 15th before the dramatic finish.
The 42 year old is a veteran of match play, having played nine Ryder Cups, and would dearly love to feature again at Hazeltine in September.
"I haven't played a lot over the last six weeks, I've played four or five rounds so my form yesterday was a bit rusty, today I played properly," he said.
"I'd like to play my tenth one and if I don't, I'd like to be involved in some way, shape or form in another victorious European side."
Garcia and Moore traded the first two holes in their match before birdies on the third and sixth put Moore ahead, with Garcia hitting straight back to make it all square at the turn.
The American then birdied the 11th to go one up with seven to play but Garcia hit back on the 13th and must have thought he was in the driving seat when he put his tee shot on the 17th to five feet and Moore went through the green.
The 45th seed proceeded to chip in and, while Garcia made his putt, Moore played a brilliant approach to the last for a birdie to claim the win by one hole.
In Group 4, Bubba Watson beat Emiliano Grillo by two holes and J.B. Holmes and Patton Kizzire halved their contest, meaning all four players could still progress.

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Daly's claret jug from '95 Open for sale

By Will Gray

GOLF.COM

If you've ever wanted to own a piece of major championship history, this could be your opportunity.
John Daly won the 1995 Open Championship at St. Andrews in a playoff over Costantino Rocca, a victory that seemed as unpredictable as his 1991 US PGA Championship triumph. But now the replica claret jug that Daly received for the win is officially for sale.
While champion golfers are allowed to keep the actual claret jug only for the year after their win, they are offered the option to purchase a "player's" jug, measuring just over 12" tall, that is produced by the R and A's official trophy maker.
Bidding on Daly's jug, which opened at $5,000, reached more than $8,000 by Thursday.
The auction will remain open until April 9, the day before the final round of the Masters.
According to the auction listing, the jug is not being sold by Daly himself – rather, it was "recently purchased from Daly through a mutual connection," who is now putting it up for sale.
Daly won only once more on the US  PGA Tour following his victory at the Old Course, capturing the Farmers Insurance Open in 2004. He will turn 50 next month and is expected to make his Champions Seniors Tour debut at the Insperity Invitational in May.

My Golf Rankings Week 2016/12

Fife Men

1 Gary Wishart (Charleton) 1144 pts                                                                                                   

2 Michael Riddell (Cupar) 1120

3 Blaine McGowan (Thornton) 1117

4 Stewart Lamond (Pitreavie) 1100

5 Ryan Mackie (Balbirnie Park) 1085

6 Michael Lindsay (Pitreavie) 1083

7 Graham Brown (Lundin) 1078

8 Stuart McGaulley (Balbirnie Park) 1066                                                                                                 

9 Robert Skene (Thornton) 1045

10 Ryan Mutch (Thornton) 1042

Fife Clubs - Men

1 Dunfermline 912 pts

2 Dunnikier Park 888

3 Balbirnie Park 865

4 Aberdour 822

5 Pitreavie 812

6 Ladybank 811

7 Kirkcaldy 810

8 Lundin 803

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The MGR Angus Players of Week 2016/12 are Muriel Blake (Arbroath), who has entered the Ladies' Angus Ranking Top Ten at tied sixth, and Dinish Bailwal (Piperdam Osprey), who has entered the Men’s Angus Ranking equivalent for the first time at No 7.

                                                                                                                                        

ANGUS MEN

1 Aidan Smith (Edzell) 1209 points                                                                            

2 Walter Speirs (Edzell) 1140

3 Donald Smith (Kirriemuir) 1045

4 Blair McCombie (Brechin) 1005

5 Graeme Fulton (Brechin) 1002

6 Steven McGlashan (Arbroath) 1000

7 *Dinish Bailwal (Piperdam Osprey) 998

8 Shaun McGowan (Arbroath) 985

9 Graham Summers (Panmure) 983

10 Graeme Crozier (Brechin) 971                                                                         

ANGUS CLUBS – MEN

1 Edzell 737 pts

2 Arbroath 682

3 Kirriemuir 662

T4 Brechin, *Caird Park 636

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Chris Robb in joint fifth place in Morocco

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Chris Robb (Meldrum House) moved to within two shots of the quartet sharing the lead on seven-under-par 137 with a second-round 68 for a five-under tally of 139 in the Royal Golf Mohammedia Open in Morocco today. 
A former Scottish amateur champion from Banchory, Robb is tied fifth with a round to go.
After a slow start - bogeys at the second and fourth - Robb caught fire with six birdies over a span of nine holes from the seventh to the 15th.
Defending champion Paul Doherty, a past Scottish U18 boys' match-play champion, is six strokes off the lead after rounds of 72 and 71 for a share of 19th place on 143.
Edinburgh-based Duncan Stewart is joint 35th on 146 (72-74).
Tom Spencer withdrew after a first-round 83.
The four players in the lead on seven-under 137 are England's Zane Scotland (69-68), Jamie Elson (69-68) and Andrew Marshall (68-69) as well as South African Tyler Hogarty (69-68) 
Grantown-on-Spey's Duncan Stewart, now based in Edinburgh and playing out of Turnhouse Golf Club, did not do so well. A second-round 74 put him in joint 41st position with a total of 146.

ROYAL GOLF MOHAMMEDIA OPEN
Royal Golf Mohammedia Golf Club, Morocco
LEADING SECOND-ROUND SCORES
Par 144 (2x72)
137 Zane Scotland (Eng) 69 68, Tyler Hogarty (SAfr) 6968, Jamie Elson (Eng) 69 68, Andrew Marshall (Eng) 68 69

SCOTS' SCORES
139 Chris Robb 71 68 (T5)
143 Paul Doherty 72 71 (T19)
146 Duncan Stewart 72 74 (T35)
Withdrew: Tom Spencer 873 wd.

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 Seven Scots in GB and I squad of 18 for St Andrews Trophy match

R and A NEWS RELEASE

An 18-player Great Britain and Ireland squad has been announced for the St Andrews Trophy match at Prince’s Golf Club in Kent on July 20-21

Scotland’s Craig Watson will captain the nine-man team that will face the Continent of Europe in the biennial match for the first time. GB and I are bidding to retain the trophy following their 14-10 victory at Barsebäck in 2014, their first win in the match since 2008. Watson takes over from Welshman Nigel Edwards, who captained the team on three occasions.

“I’m very much looking forward to the match and want to build on the success that Nigel and the team enjoyed two years ago in Sweden,” he said.

“We have a strong group of players to call upon again this year and there is a good mixture of experience and youth in the squad. We know we will be in for a tough match at Prince’s so we have to pick the best team we can and the players will be working hard throughout this season to impress the selectors.”

Four members of the squad, Jack Hume, Grant Forrest, Jack McDonald and Ewen Ferguson, appeared in GB and I’s record 16½-9½ win over the USA in the 45th Walker Cup Match at Royal Lytham and St Annes last September. The three Scots were also part of the winning team at the 2015 European Amateur Team Championships alongside Greig Marchbank and Connor Syme.

Syme has enjoyed an excellent start to the year by winning the Australian Amateur Championship in Melbourne. In February, Hume won the South African Amateur Stroke Play Championship and earlier this month Craig Ross secured a memorable victory in the South African Amateur Championship.

England’s Jamie Bower has also enjoyed early season success in South Africa, winning the Gauteng North Open and the Southern Cape Open.
The St Andrews Trophy has been played alternately on British/Irish and mainland European courses since 1956. GB and I has won on 25 occasions and the Continent of Europe has won five times, including the 2010 and 2012 matches.

The 2016 GB and I squad is:

England

Jamie Bower (Meltham) - Yorkshire

Scott Gregory (Corhampton) - Hampshire

Bradley Moore (Kedleston Park) - Derbyshire

Marco Penge (Golf at Goodwood) - Sussex

Ashton Turner (Kenwick Park) - Lincolnshire

Ireland

Jack Hume (Naas) – County Kildare
Stuart Grehan (Tullamore) – County Offaly
Alex Gleeson (Castle) - Dublin
John Ross Galbraith (Whitehead) – County Antrim
Scotland
Ewen Ferguson (Bearsden) - Dunbartonshire

Grant Forrest (Craigielaw) – East Lothian

Jack McDonald (Kilmarnock Barassie) - Ayrshire

Robert MacIntyre (Glencruitten) – Argyll and Bute

Greig Marchbank (Thornhill) – Dumfries and Galloway

Craig Ross (Kirkhill) - Lanarkshire

Connor Syme (Drumoig) - Fife

Wales

David Boote (Walton Heath) - Surrey

Owen Edwards (Llanwern) - Newport

Player information

David Boote (Walton Heath) age 22 – won the Welsh Amateur Championship in 2015 and finished fourth in the South American Amateur Championship in Lima in January.

Jamie Bower (Meltham) age 22 – has notched up two victories in 2016 at the Gauteng North Amateur and the Southern Cape Open in South Africa.

Owen Edwards (Llanwern) age 23 – finished tied second in the individual event at the European Nations Cup in Spain and tied fourth in the Portuguese International Amateur Championships in February.

Ewen Ferguson (Bearsden) age 19 – a member of last year’s winning GB&I Walker Cup and Scottish European Team Championship sides. Named Scottish Amateur Golfer of the Year for 2015.

Grant Forrest (Craigielaw) age 22 – the Walker Cup player won four times in US collegiate golf before graduating from the University of San Diego last year. Runner-up at The Amateur Championship in 2015.

John Ross Galbraith (Whitehead) age 21 – won the North of Ireland Amateur Open title last year and finished in a tie for third at the St Andrews Links Trophy.

Alex Gleeson (Castle) age 21 – featured in the winning Irish team for the Home Internationals at Royal Portrush last year and won the Boyd Quaich at St Andrews.

Scott Gregory (Corhampton) age 21 – runner-up in the 2016 Spanish Amateur Championship and tied fourth in last year’s International European Amateur Championship.

Stuart Grehan (Tullamore) age 23 – won the East of Ireland Amateur Open and South of Ireland Open Amateur championships last year.

Jack Hume (Naas) age 22 – the Walker Cup player won the South African Amateur Stroke Play Championship last month.
Robert MacIntyre (Glencruitten) age 19 – won the Scottish Amateur Championship in 2015 and finished in a tie for sixth in the individual event at the European Nations Cup in Spain in February.

Jack McDonald (Kilmarnock Barassie) age 23 – a member of the winning GB&I Walker Cup and Scottish European Team Championship sides and twice a semi-finalist at The Amateur Championship.

Greig Marchbank (Thornhill) age 21 – a member of Scotland’s winning European Amateur Team Championship side in 2015 and a quarter-finalist at The Amateur Championship.

Bradley Moore (Kedleston Park) age 18 – first reserve for the GB&I Walker Cup team and captained the GB&I Jacques Leglise Trophy team to a draw with the Continent of Europe in the 2015 match at Royal Dornoch.

Marco Penge (Golf at Goodwood) age 17 – played in the 2013 and 2015 GB&I Jacques Leglise Trophy teams and won three times last year: the Peter McEvoy Trophy, the Scottish Stroke Play Championship and the Sir Henry Cooper Junior Masters.

Craig Ross (Kirkhill) age 23 – won the Grand Prix de Chiberta in France last year and claimed the 2016 South African Amateur Championship title.

Connor Syme (Drumoig) age 20 – member of the winning Scottish side at the European Amateur Team Championship in 2015 and won this year’s Australian Amateur Championship.

Ashton Turner (Kenwick Park) age 20 – won the Darwin Salver last year and achieved a top ten finish at the European Nations Cup in Spain in February.

  Golf doctor presents new seminar at 

Edinburgh venue on May 18

NEWS RELEASE

Dr Karl Morris, perhaps the leading mental game/performance coach on the European Tour,  will be presenting his new seminar "In The Scoring Zone"  at the Grange Sports Club, Edinburgh  on May 18.  

Karl has worked with and helped several of the world's leading golfers win major championships throughout the world.

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Moray Golf Club look to future with a

 link to the past

 

NEWS RELEASE

For the first time in over 40 years, Moray Golf Club has engaged a golf course architect to help develop a blueprint for the future of its celebrated golf courses. The decision to commission an audit of both 18-hole golf courses continues a precedent established at the renowned Lossiemouth club of working with golf’s finest designers.

Swan Golf Designs will be the latest name to join a series of eminent golf course architects who have left their mark on the beautiful stretch of links that overlooks the Moray Firth. The club’s Old Course, for example with its revetted bunkers and undulating fairways, was laid out by Old Tom Morris in 1889. The tighter New Course was fashioned by three times Open Champion Henry Cotton whose preference for precision resulted in a shorter but equally testing route.

“Moray Golf Club has been associated with a number of legendary names in golf course architecture,” explained John Thomson, captain of Moray Golf Club which will host the qualifier for the 2016 Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open. “When the decision was made to create a masterplan that would enhance the already great holes we have at Moray, it was important to continue that precedent. That’s why we called on Swan Golf Designs.”

In a fortuitous family coincidence, Thomson’s father, Farquhar, assisted Henry Cotton during the initial design-and-build phase of the second 18-hole golf course at Moray. His central role was duly recognised when he was asked to hit the inaugural tee shot to open the New Course in 1979.

Swan Golf Designs was borne out of the successful collaboration between consultant golf course engineer Alex Swan and Henry Cotton. The duo worked with Thomson’s father on Moray’s New Course development during the 1970s. Today, the business thrives under the stewardship of Alex’s son Howard and grandson William.

 

“I am delighted to be going back as a second generation Swan,” commented Howard Swan. “It is great to be going back to represent the old man and to continue the family tradition. I had the good fortune of working with my dad for 20 years before he died in 1984, so it is always nice to go back to a club where he has worked. It is quite emotional to think that the old boy was here before me.”

The family connections aren’t the only thing to excite the celebrated golf course architect about the Moray project. “As a golf destination, Moray Golf Club is immensely important,” Swan noted. “It was laid out originally by Old Tom Morris in 1889, who was then at St Andrews. It is traditional links land of great proportion which has hosted some serious championships over the years. It is a golf club of some calibre.”

Moray Golf Club, which will host the 94th Scottish Student Sport Golf Championship and the 79th Scottish Student Sport Golf Team Championships in March and April, is one of the most treasured links lay-outs in Scotland and is placed number 34 in Golf World’s Top 100 Scottish golf courses. The Club has earned its championship links status by proudly hosting events such as The Northern Open, Scottish stroke play and amateur championships and Home Internationals.

“This is a hugely important step for Moray Golf Club and for the development of the New Course in particular as it approaches its 40^th anniversary in 2019,” Thomson noted. “Moray is a special place, especially for lovers of traditional links golf. We want to make our courses relevant and challenging now and in the future.”

He continued: “The benefits of this project are many fold including developing a courses policy document, the planning of a work schedule and the forward planning of budgets for the next few years. That is the basis on which we set out on this journey and with the invaluable input of Swan Golf Designs we intend to complete it with carefully considered improvements that will enhance rather than alter the courses at Moray.”

Moray Golf Club's famous last hole which has an out of bounds wall hard up against the left of the fairway as one looks from the clubhouse.

NORTH-EAST ALLIANCE 
FINAL TABLES FOR 2015-2016 SEASON
SCRATCH ORDER OF MERIT     
sponsored by the Brimmond Bistro @ Craibstone GC           
1 John Duff (Newmachar)                 8119    (£75)   
2 Kevin Duncan (Paul Lawrie GC)    7884    (£50)    
3 Greg McBain (Newmachar)            6456    (£40)   
4 Sean Lawrie (PLGC)                       5161       
5 Phil McLean (PLGC)                      5001       
6 Craig Lawrie (PLGC)                     4934       
7 Kris Nicol (PLGC)                          4175       
8 Terry Mathieson (Murcar Links)      4062       
9 Sam Kiloh (PLGC)                           3832       
10 Joel Hopwood (Royal Aberdeen)   3776       
11 Laura Murray (Kippie Lodge)    3692       
12 Brian Ritchie (Inverallochy)    2941       
13 Paul Lawrie (Carnegie Club)    2828       
14 David Leslie (Bon Accord)    2821       
15 Chris Lamb (Newmachar)    2788       
16 Stewart Finnie (Royal Abdn)    2776       
17 Fergus Bisset (Banchory)    2664       
18 Alan Stuart (PLGC)        2570       
19 Scott Mackie (Kemnay)    2506       
20 David Brown (Kemnay)        2466       
21 Greg Hutcheon (PLGC)        2334   
22 Keil Beveridge (Kippe Lodge)    2276        
23 Brian Nicolson (Mackenzie)    2112
24 Kamran Zeynalov (Portlethen)    2107       
25 Gary Esson (Portlethen)    2046

HANDICAP CLASS 1    
sponsored by the Brimmond Bistro @ Craibstone GC
1 Scott Mackie (Kemnay)           3556   (£75)     
2 David Leslie (Bon Accord)      2595    (£50)   
3 Brian Ritchie (Inverallochy)     2486    (£40)
4 Gavin Chalmers (Alford)          2469       
5 Fergus Bisset (Banchory)          2444       
6 Les Fowler (Royal Aberdeen)    2420       
7 David Lane (Deeside)                2200       
8 David Fleming (Portlethen)       2022       
9 John Borthwick (Craibstone)    1954       
10 Manson Merchant (Newmachar)    1892       
11 John Nicolson (Hazlehead)    1762       
12 Harry Roulston (Stonehaven)    1743       
13 Richard Blackmore (Tarland)    1670       
14 Mark Lawrie (Kemnay)            1599       
15 Alan Gall (Deeside)                1593       
16 Derek Craigie (Portlethen)      1540       
17 Steve Shand (Kemnay)             1527       
18 Keith McGillivary (Craibstone)1436       
19 Gary Esson (Portlethen)            1416       
20 Ritchie Davidson (Caley)          1381       

HANDICAP CLASS 2   
sponsored by the Brimmond Bistro @ Craibstone GC                        
1 Stephen Ross (Hazlehead)             3953    (£75)   
2 Raymond Brown (Kemnay)            2715   (£50)   
3 Jim Stewart (Banchory)                   2269   (£40)   
4 Richard Ruddiman (Royal Abdn)    2205       
5 Nigel Parker (Murcar Links)          1980       
6 William Beattie (Craibstone)          1915       
7 Mike Brown (Kemnay)                  1888       
8 Gary Homer (Bon Accord)            1884       
9 Donald Lawrie (Aboyne)               1827       
10 Sandy Davidson (Northern)         1728       
11 Doug Booth (Tarland)                  1708       
12 Peter Cheyne (Northern)    1532       
13 Jim Murray (Banchory)    1479       
14 David Bisset (Banchory)    1411       
15 Peter Walker (Cruden Bay)    1392       
16 Tom Boyle (Portlethen)    1355       
17 Michael Rendall (Stonehaven)    1275       
18 Mike Rogers (Kemnay)        1223       
19 Robbie Duncan (Deeside)    1199       
20 Lenny Duncan (Craibstone)    1173       

Lloyd Saltman wins East Alliance title for 

third time by three strokes at Gullane

REPORT FROM ALAN GREENSHIELDS
Lloyd Saltman yesterday won the Edinburgh and East of Scotland Alliance championship, played at Gullane Golf Club, for a third time.

The top 60 in the East Alliance Scratch Order of Merit contested the Uniroyal Quaich 36-hole tournament over the No 2 course (par 71, 36-35) and the No 3 course (par 68, 34-34)

In the morning round on No.2 at the halfway stage Zack Saltman (Archerfield) headed the list with a 66 (33-33) followed by Zander Culverwell (Dunbar) on 68 (34-34). Meanwhile, on the No 3 course, halfway leader was Andrew Oldcorn (Kings Acre) on 64 (31-33) with three players one shot behind on 65 - Lloyd Saltman (Archerfield Links) 34-31, Neil Henderson (Renaissance Club) 32-33 and Andrew Erskine (Ratho Park) 33-32.

In the afternoon some fine scoring saw Louis Gaughan (Bathgate) score 64 (32-32) on No 3 and Marc Owenson (Gullane)  score 67 (34-33) on No 2 to post a 133 aggregate to share third place, one shot behind runner-up Zack Saltman who followed his morning 66 on No 2 with a further 66 (32-34) on No 3.

However, the champion for 2016 and winner by three strokes and now a three times winner was Lloyd Saltman, pictured above, with a superb 64 (32- 32) for an aggregate of 129, claiming back the title he won in 2006 and 2014 from last year's winner, brother Elliot.

The amateur contest for the Gavin Clark Trophy saw Donny Munro (Kingsknowe) claim sole possession of it this year rather than share with two other players he had last year.
Three-handicapper Munro had a net aggregate of 132 handicap (67 on No 2 and 65 on No 3), comfortably ahead of second placed seven-handicapper Mark Sokolowski (Archerfield Links) on 135 (71 on No 2 and 64 on No 3).

The second hole in one of the season was obtained by Kingsknowe professional Chris Morris who aced the 175yd 15th hole on No 2 with an eight-iron.

In an extra event, nine seniors from the Scratch Order of Merit not playing in the 36-hole championship contested an 18-hole competition over No 3. The countback to produce a winner went to the back nine with Jim Scott (Minto) just pipping Ron Grant (Baberton) by one shot from their shared score of 72

Today also saw the conclusion of the Scratch Order of Merit and with Duncan Stewart (Turnhouse) not being available there was an opportunity for several players to change the final standings with double points available.

In the end it was Craig Gordon who secured this honour but only just from Ross Munro 
Top three:

1. Craig Gordon (Edinburgh Golf Centre) - 644.5

2. Ross Munro (Duddingston) - 642.5

3. Craig Imlah (Craigielaw) - 584.0

With the main season now concluded there now remains the annual match versus the West Alliance at Irvine Bogside where eight professionals and eight amateurs from each side will do battle on Monday, April 11.

CHAMPIONSHIP PRIZEWINNERS                 
           
Champion and winner of the Uni Royal Trophy for 2016           
Lloyd Saltman (Archerfield Links)           
           
Scratch    Prize    Name (Club)    Score
1  £300    Lloyd Saltman (Archerfield Links)  129
2 £250    Zack Saltman (Archerfield Links)    132
T3 £175    Louis Gaughan (Bathgate)             133
T3 £175    Marc Owenson (Gullane)               133
5  £100    Kieran Cantley (Liberton)                134
           
Winner of the Gavin Clark Trophy (Best net score)           
Donny Munro (Kingsknowe)           
           
          
Handicap    Prize    Name (Club)    Net
1 £150    Donny Munro (Kingsknowe)                  132
2 £125    Mark Sokolowski (Archerfield Links)    135
T3 £87.50    Kevin Murphy (Gifford)                    136
T3 £87.50    James Silvestro (Dalmahoy)              136
T5 £17    Robin Cockburn (Harburn)                    137
T5 £17    Colin Fraser (Peebles)                            137
T5 £17    Ian Wyse (Falkirk Tryst)                        137
           
Afternoon prizes for players not included above           
           
Scratch    Prize    Name (Club)    Score
Gullane No.2    £25    Chris Morris (Kingsknowe)                 69
Gullane No.3    £25    Malcolm Pennycott (Royal Burgess)    65
          
Handicap    Prize    Name (Club)    Net
Gullane No.2    £25    Grant Skinner (Glencorse)    71
Gullane No.3    £25    Ian Fyfe (Mussselburgh)       64


CHAMPIONSHIP SCOREBOARD                  
                          
                                             Gullane No.2        Gullane No.3        Totals        Handicap
                                                Score    Net         Score    Net           Score          Net  

Lloyd Saltman (Archerfield Links)  64    64    65    65    129    129  
Zack Saltman (Archerfield Links)    66    66    66    66    132    132  
Louis Gaughan (Bathgate)                69    69    64    64    133    133  
Marc Owenson (Gullane)                  67    67    66    66    133    133  
Kieran Cantley (Liberton)                 67    68    67    68    134    136    -1
Malcolm Pennycott (Royal Burgess)    70    71    65    66    135    137    -1
Neil Henderson (Renaissance Club)    70    70    65    65    135    135  
Andrew Oldcorn (Kings Acre)            72    72    64    64    136    136  
Zander Culverwell (Dunbar)               68    68    68    68    136    136  
Ross Munro (Duddingston)                 70    70    66    66    136    136  
Alan Reid (West Lothian)                    70    70    67    67    137    137  
Donny Munro (Kingsknowe)               70    67    68    65    138    132    3
Steven Dunsmore (Falkirk Tryst)        72    72    67    67    139    139  
Colin Fraser (Peebles)                          71    70    68    67    139    137    1
Craig Imlah (Craigielaw)                      72    72    67    67    139    139  
Craig Gordon (Edinburgh Golf Cen)    68    68    72    72    140    140  
Mark Kerr (Dalmahoy)                         69    69    72    72    141    141  
Keir McNicoll (Gullane)                       71    71    70    70    141    141  
Andy Rothney (Deer Park)                    72    70    70    68    142    138    2
Gordon Law (Uphall)                             74    74    69    69    143    143  
Stuart Callan (Bathgate)                         73    73    70    70    143    143  
Chris Morris (Kingsknowe)                     69    69    74    74    143    143  
Scott Gillies (Craigmillar Park)              73    73    71    71    144    144  
Kevin Murphy (Gifford)                         71    67    73    69    144    136    4
Ross Neill (Drumpellier)                        75    75    69    69    144    144  
Richard Johnston (Glenbervie)              76    76    68    68    144    144    0
Cameron Donaldson (Craigielaw)         74    74    71    71    145    145  
Ross Boyle (Ratho Park)                       78    76    67    65    145    141    2
Robin Cockburn (Harburn)                   72    68    73    69    145    137    4
David Nicolson (Craigielaw)                76    72    70    66    146    138    4
Ian Fyfe (Musselburgh)                        78    74    68    64    146    138    4
Tony Boyle (Glenbervie)                       80    77    66    63    146    140    3
Stuart Brown (Dunbar)                          75    71    72    68    147    139    4
George Wither (Duddingston)               74    72    73    71    147    143    2
Paul Porteous (Longniddry)                  76    73    72    69    148    142    3
Mark Sokolowski (Archerfield Links)    78    71    71    64    149    135    7
Grant Skinner (Glencorse)                     75    71    74    70    149    141    4
James Silvestro (Dalmahoy)                  79    72    71    64    150    136    7
Sandy Strachan (Deer Park)                   77    77    73    73    150    150  
Justin White (Harrison)                           78    73    73    68    151    141    5
Paul Bradbury (Kingsknowe)                 78    73    73    68    151    141    5
Walter Forsyth (Peebles)                        81    75    70    64    151    139    6
Mark Bain (Cardrona)                             76    71    76    71    152    142    5
Neil Colquhoun (Merchants)                   82    82    72    72    154    154  
Richard Brian (Bruntsfield Links)          76    76    78    78    154    154  
Ian Wyse (Falkirk Tryst)                         85    76    70    61    155    137    9
Phil Leggate (Musselburgh)                    77    71    78    72    155    143    6
Ian Jeavons (Dunbar)                              79    73    77    71    156    144    6
Mike Louden (Glencorse)                       80    77    76    73    156    150    3
Jordan Lamb (Glencorse)                       82    80    75    73    157    153    2
John Masterton (Mortonhall)                  80    71    79    70    159    141    9
John Denham (Torwoodlee)                   79    73    80    74    159    147    6
David Brydon (Torwoodlee)                  83    78    76    71    159    149    5
Graeme Johnston (Glenbervie)              78    74    85    81    163    155    4
David Thomson (Musselburgh)             85    74    79    68    164    142    11
Mike Marr (Musselburgh)                      83    76    82    75    165    151    7
Willie Laing (Prestonfield)                     92    86    79    73    171    159    6
Steven Doyle (Dunbar)                          NR    NR    79    73    NR    NR    6
Anthony Blaney (Liberton)                    NR    NR    79    79    NR    NR    0
Andrew Erskine (Ratho Park)                NR    NR    65    65    NR    NR  

Alan Greenshields

Secretary/ Treasurer

Edinburgh and East of Scotland Golfers' Alliance

18 Woodfield Park

Edinburgh

EH13 0RB

Mobile: 07730 007100

Alliance Mobile: 07814 983582

E-mail: secretary.eesga@talktalk.net

 Scotland key player in success of golf in UK

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Golf tourism and major events in Scotland are vital to the future success of golf in the UK, according to a new report funded by The R and A.

The report, compiled by the Sport Industry Research Centre at Sheffield's Hallam University, indicates that Scotland accounts for 20 per cent of added value to the UK economy from the golf industry, despite comprising just eight per cent of the population.

Scotland’s highly developed golf tourism and events offering, its worldwide reputation as Scotland, the Home of Golf and the country’s higher golf participation rate compared with the rest of the UK are cited as the key factors in Scotland’s strong overall performance within the UK golf industry.

The report also concludes that the golf industry in Scotland grew significantly in the three years from 2011 to 2014.  Increases in consumer spending, gross value added (GVA) and job creation during this period have been linked with the hosting of major events such as The Open and The 2014 Ryder Cup as well as investment in major golf resorts and a stronger economy.