Barry University puts Donald Trump courses 

out of bounds for their golf teams

GOLF WEEK.COM By Brentley Romine

The clubhouse at Trump National Doral (Getty Images)

The Barry University golf teams can no longer practise at Trump National Doral or any golf course owned by the Republican presidential candidate.
That decision comes after the university’s president, Sister Linda Bevilacqua, along with the school’s executive committee of the administration, determined that Trump’s campaign rhetoric conflicted with the university’s mission statement. 
As a result, the Miami Shores-based university has ended all relations with businesses and organisations in which Trump holds a senior leadership position, according to Campus Reform.
The men’s golf team had been allowed to practice about four times a year, free of charge, at Trump’s course in Doral, Florida.
“I can tell you that this decision has affected us quite a bit because Doral is one of the nicest courses in Florida, with outstanding practice facilities and the golf courses in the resort are really hard and challenging,” Barry golfer Alberto Bianco told Campus Reform.
 “They are deal for our golf team to practise on because they provide tough playing conditions which we don’t find a lot of where we play now.”
The ban has now affected the team’s budget. It has also affected recruiting, as coaches are not allowed to represent Barry at junior tournaments held on Trump courses.
“Mr. Trump and the golf general manager at Trump Doral were extremely gracious in allowing us to play there several times a year for free,” Barry men’s golf coach Jimmy Stobbs told Golfweek. 
“We were very appreciative of the opportunity to play on the outstanding courses that aided in the player development. Barry University administration has an issue with Mr. Trump that now affects the golf team in many ways.
“I will keep my opinion of the decision to myself, but for the record, my wife and I both voted for Mr. Trump in the Florida primary and we will again in the general election.”
– Lance Ringler contributed to this report

Rookie Young has par 72 in Tunisian Open

Rookie pro Daniel Young from Perth shot a par 72 in the first round of the Tunisian Open to be lying joint 34th at El Kantaoui Golf Club today.
Kirkcaldy's Scott Stewart-Cation, the only other Scot in the field of 124, had a 74 for a share of 56th place
Englishman Matt Wallace leads with a 67, one ahead of England's Andrew Jones and Amaury Rosaye (France). 

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David Law's good start to Madrid Challenge

David Law is the leading Scot in tied 10th place at the end of the first round of the Madrid Challenge. He shot a two-under-par 68 with birdies at the long eighth, 12th and short 13th in halves of 35 and 33.
The Aberdonian is four shots behind the leader, Francesco Laporta (Italy).
Grantown on Spey's Duncan Stewart birdied the fifth, seventh andninth and then parred every hole after the turn for a 69 and a share of 22nd place.


 MADRID CHALLENGE
Real Club de Golf de Hererria, Madrid

FIRST ROUND LEADERBOARD
par 70
64 Francesco Laporta (Ita).
65 Javier Colomo (Spa)
66 Reinier Saxton (Ned), Chris Selfridge (Eng), Pep Angles (Spa), Juan Sastri (Spa)

 SELECTED SCORES


67 Rhys Enoch (Wal), Ruaidhri McGee (Ire) (T7) 


SCOTS' SCORES
68 David Law (T10)
69 Duncan Stewart (T22)
70 Peter Whiteford (T43)
72 Paul Shields (T85)
73 George Murray  (T99)
74 Bradley Neil (T119)
75 Chris Doak (T131)
77 Scott Henry (T146)
79 Jack Doherty (T151)

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THUNDERSTORMS KEEP BYRNE OFF COURSE

Banchory's James Byrne was among the half of the field who were unable to complete their second rounds at the PGM Palm Resort Championship at Johor Bahru, Malaysia. Play was suspended at 2.38pm local time because of thunderstorms and was not resumed.

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Aberdeen businessman well clear of huge field

Nick Robson (69) leads by three at halfway

 in Seniors' Monifieth Links two-rounder

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Aberdeen businessman Nick Robson (Meldrum House) opened up a three-shot lead with a two-under-par 69 at Monifieth Links today in the first round of the Scottish Senior Golf Society's Spring Meeting competition over 36 holes.

Robson, pictured, bogeyed the second hole but covered the remainder in three under par with birdies at the long ninth, 13th and long 18th in halves of 36 and 33.
In a huge field of 142, five players share second place on 72 - Laurie Chancellor (Inverness), Norman Dyce (Strathmore), Graham Bell (Downfield), Alister Ferguson (Dunfermline) and Bradford Muir (Marriott Dalmahoy).
Chancellor was three over par after seven holes but birdied the eighth, 14th and 16th, with only one more bogey, at the 12th, in halves of 38 and 34.
Dyce had four birdies over the last 11 holes. 
Bell bogeyed the second, third and fourth but birdied the sixth and eighth before parring his last 10 holes for a 73. 
Muir looked like being second on his own until he ran up a double bogey 6 at the 15th.

DENIS McQUADE REPORTS:
The Scottish Seniors Golfing Society's new season got off to a fine start at Monifieth GC today. A beautifully-prepared course, sunshine,  cool temperatures and gentle winds greeted the early starters. The afternoon players were not so fortunate, however,  as the wind built up to 20+mph  and rain and hailstones pelted the course. The difficult afternoon conditions clearly contributed to the CSS being 75 - 4 more than the course's par of 71.
Leading the way with a fine 2-under par 69 was Nick Robson (Meldrum House) playing off a +1 handicap. Nick battled through the hailstones on a few of the holes and has obviously started the season in fine form - just as he finished in 2015.

SCOTTISH SENIOR GOLF SOCIETY SPRING MEETING
Monifieth Links
LEADING SCRATCH SCORES
Par 71
69 N Robson (Meldrum House).
72 L Chancellor (Inverness), N Dyce (Strathmore), G Bell (Downfield), A Ferguson (Dunfermline), B Muir (Marriott Dalmahoy).
74 A Campbell (Murcar Links), J W Johnston (Royal Aberdeen), T McLevy (Blairgowrie), B Brooks (Meldrum House), J Johnston (Lanark), N McGarva (Kilmacolm), L Blair (Grangemouth), N Lamond (Balmore)
75 D Gardiner (Broomieknowe), P Moultrie (Royal Troon), D Downie (Kirriemuir), J R Johnston (Glenbervie), W Morton (Dunbar), G Cochrane (Irvine Ravenspark), M Lindsay (Broughty).
76 D Taylor (Dunfermline), J M Yuille (Royal Burgess), I Brotherston (Dumfries and Co), D Hamilton (Mortonhall), B Reid (Dunbar), G McNab (Lundin), G Forrest (Northumberland), J Broadfoot (Turnberry), R W Smith (Nairn), G Murray (Moray).
77 S Calder (Uphall), J W McDonald (Cowglen), I Reid (Dumfries and Galloway), J Watt (Edzell), A Macgregor (Hazlehead), I Angus (Duff House Royal), A Hogg (Turnhouse).
78 K Reilly (Silverknowes), A J Waddell (Glasgow), L Gordon (Turnhouse), I Dickson (Lundin), R T Gray (unatt), J McArthur (St Andrews New), A Stracey (Denholm), K Gardiner (Panmure), R J Humble (Kilspindie), P G Hendry (Alloa), J McManus (Uphall), R P Ford (Scotscraig), C Devlin (Turnberry), J A P D'Aguilar (Glasgow), D Shields (Glenearn).

SELECTED SCORES
81 J Kinloch (Cardross)
82 G MacDonald (Glenbervie)
89 P Kinloch (Cardross)
Retired: K Bruce (Edzell) 

 
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Hennie Otto sets China Open pace with a 63

FROM THE EUROPEAN TOUR WEBSITE
Hennie Otto enjoyed a sensational return to form as he fired a blemish-free nine under par 63 to set the clubhouse target on day one of the Volvo China Open.
The South African has not registered a top ten since his victory at the Open d'Italia  in 2014 and had not signed for a round under 70 on The European Tour since the second round of The BMW SA Open hosted by City of Ekurhuleni in January.
The 39 year old is a three-time winner on The European Tour, though, and he showed all his class with seven birdies and an eagle to open up a three-shot lead over Frenchman Grégory Bourdy, Swede Peter Hanson, Finland's Roope Kakko and Paraguay's Fabrizio Zanotti.
After starting on the tenth, he birdied the 11th, 15th and 17th but did not instantly hit the top of the leaderboard as countryman Dean Burmester played the front nine in 31.
Otto really then found his form as he picked up birdies on the second, third, fifth and seventh before he chipped in on the par five eighth to move clear of the rest of the field.
Kakko was also blemish-free as he turned in 31 thanks to birdies on the second, third, fifth, seventh and eighth but could only add one more on the back nine at the 15th.

Hanson had gains on the third and sixth before he eagled the eighth and he added further birdies on the 11th and 15th.
Zanotti had an up-and-down round as he made hat-tricks of birdies from the 11th and 18th but then dropped shots on the third and fourth. He was one roll from a hole-in-one on the sixth before making his eighth birdie of the day on the eighth.
Bourdy started with a birdie on the tenth but then recorded eight straight pars before six birdies on the front nine moved him up the leaderboard, with a single bogey on the seventh.
Spaniard Borja Virto Astudillo then had five birdies in a 67 to sit at five under.
Bogeys on the 16th and last stalled Burmester's progress and he dropped into a large group of players at four under including qualifier Wolmer Murillo and Australian PGA Championship winner Nathan Holman.
Mikko Korhonen, Joakim Lagergren, Richie Ramsay, Marcel Siem and Jeff Winther were also in the group five off the lead.
Rikard Karlberg was in the group at three under and he provided one of the highlights of the morning as he holed a seven iron from 201 yards on the 16th for the 17th hole-in-one of the season. The Swede won a brand new Volvo XC90 for his effort.
"I was discussing up on the tee with my caddy what club to hit and how to hit it and I had to give in," he said. "I was not convinced but he convinced me how I should hit it and I hit it just like that and it ended up perfectly.
"I'll probably give him two of the tyres or something as a thankyou!
"The factory is 30 minutes from where I live so it's pretty cool. I've won a Swedish car in China."

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SCOTS' SCORES
68 Richie Ramsay (T10)
69 Stephen Gallacher, Andrew McArthur (T23)
71 Scott Jamieson (T54)
72 David Drysdale (T70)
73 Marc Warren, Craig Lee (T92)

Ross Bain sharing third place in Abu Dhabi

Scot Ross Bain is lying tied third with a round to go in the PGA's Abu Dhabi pro-am.

But leader Chris Gane has a lead of 10 strokes

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1 Chris Gane (p) . 71 66   137 2 Simon Lilly (p) 75 72   147 T3 Gavin Hall (p) 75 75   150 T3 Ross Bain (p) 77 73   150 5 Danny Kraljic (p) 78 73   151 6 Giorgio Grillo (p) 78 74   152 7 Adam Sagar (p) 78 75   153 8 Aron Makszin (p) 78 83   161

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