Friday, May 06, 2016


Connor Syme, joint 11th, leads Scots at Royal Dublin

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Connor Syme (Drumoig) is the best placed Scot, in joint 11th place and six behind the leader, at the halfway stage of the Irish men's open amateur stroke-play championship at Royal Dublin.
Syme has had rounds of 74 and 68 for two-under-par 142. 
Setting the pace with a pair of 68s for eight-under 136 is Irishman Colm Campbell from Warrenpoint.
Craig Ross (Kirkhill) is the next Scot after Syme in the leaderboard. He has had a pair of 73s for 146 and is sharing 39th place.
Jamie Savage (Cawder), a former winner of this championship, is joint 48th on 147 (74-73).
Liam Johnston (Dumfries and County) has scored 73 and 75 to be joint 59th on 148.
Williamwood's Fraser Davren had a pair of 77s for 154 and a share of 102nd place. There is no halfway cut in this 72-hole tournament.
Royal Aberdeen's Nick Macandrew (76-81) and Calum Fyfe (Cawder) (78-79) both hit the 157 mark.
Scott Gibson (Southerness) followed an 84 with a 74 for 158.
Ben Kinsley (St Andrews) brought up the rear with scores of 77 and 83 for 160.
HALFWAY LEADERBOARD
Par 144 (2x72)
136 C Campbell (Ire) 68 68
138 M Penge (Eng) 74 64, T Gandy (Isle of Man) 69 69, T McLarnon (Ire) 69 69
139 E Griffin (Ire) 68 71, J Hume (Ire) 67 72 

SCOTS' SCORES
142 C Syme 73 73 (11th)
146 C Ross 73 73 (T39)
147 J Savage 74 73 (T48)
148 L Johnston 73 75 (T59)
154 F Davren 77 77 (T102)
157 N Macandrew 76 81, C Fyfe 78 79 (T115)
158 S Gibson 84 75 (T117)
160 B Kinsley 77 83 (120th).

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Scott Henry in European Tour top 10 in Morocco

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Scott Henry, in joint 10th place, and Chris Doak, sharing 35th sport, were the only Scots to beat the cut at 148 and better after two rounds of the European Tour's Trophee Hassan II tournament at Royal Golf Dar Es Salam, Rabat in Morocco.
George Murray (149), Jamie McLeary and Andrew McArthur (both 151) and Anglo-Scot Craig Sutherland (156) missed out.
Henry is only four shots behind the front-running Italian Francescco Laporta who has scored 68-70 for six-under-par 138 and a one-stroke halfway lead.
Henry has had a pair of 71s for two-under-par 142 and he would have been even closer to the leader but for bogeys at the 13th and 15th in his second round today.
Doak has had steady rounds of 72 and 73 for 145.
Murray missed out by one shot on 149 (74-75)
 McLeary shot 76-75 and McArthur 75-76 as both missed the cut by three strokes.
Sutherland had a pair of 78s for 156

HALFWAY LEADERBOARD
Par 144 (2x72)
138 F Laporta (Ita) 68 70
139 B V Astudillo (Spa) 69 70, J Scrivener (Aust) 68 71, J Wang (SKor) 71 69.

SELECTED SCORES
142 S Henry (Sco) 71 71 (T10)
145 C Doak (Sco) 72 73 (T35)

SCOTS WHO MISSED CUT (148 and better qualified)
149 G Murray 74 75
151 J McLeary 76 75, A McArthur 75 76
156 C Sutherland 78 78 

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Daniel Young's one-under-par round in Austria

Perth's Daniel Young had a one-under-par 71 and Scott Stewart-Cation from Kirkcaldy a 73 in the first round of the Alps Tour's Gosser Open at GC Erzherzog Johann in Austria today.
Young is joint 39th and Stewart-Cation sharing 79th place in a field of 144 players.
Three players, Leonard Bem, Marc Dobias and Englishman Matt Wallace, share the lead on six-under 66




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The MyGolfRanking Angus Player of Week 2016/18 is Dinish Bailwal of Piperdam Osprey. He takes over from long-time leader Aiden Smith at No 1 in the MGR Angus Men’s Ranking.
                                                                                                                               

ANGUS MEN
Dinish Bailwal (Piperdam Osprey) 1098 pts                                                    

2 Aidan Smith (Edzell) 1059

3 Donald Smith (Kirriemuir) 992

4 James Howe (Arbroath) 983

5 Louis Perera (Edzell) 938

6  Gary Pyott (Arbroath) 935

7 Brian Melville (Caird Park) 925

8 *Steven McGlashan (Arbroath) 914

9 Colin Brunton (Monifieth) 906

T10 *David Bernard (Ballumbie Castle) 888
T10 *Pat Doran (Caird Park) 888    



ANGUS CLUBS – MEN
1 Kirriemuir 843 pts

2 Edzell 760

3 Arbroath 713

4 Caird Park 688

5 Brechin 634

6 Panmure 619

7 Ballumbie Castle 608

8 Montrose Caledonia 606


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Four Scots beat cut but six, including David 

Law, miss out in Turkey

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Bearsden amateur Ewen Ferguson (140), Blairgowrie's Bradley Neil (142), Duncan Stewart (also 142) from Grantown on Spey and Ross Kellett (Paul Lawrie Golf Centre) (143) made the cut after the second round of the Turkish Airlines Challenge at Gloria Golf Club, Belek in the Antalya region.
But six Scots - Jack McDonald, David Law, Peter Whiteford, Grant Forrest, Paul Shields and Jack Doherty - were over the limit mark of one-under-par 143.
Walker Cup player Ferguson has had a pair of 70s, birdieing the 15th and 18th in his second round.
Neil, beginning to settle as a pro, has scored 72-70. He had six birdies today and once he eliminates the negative - four birdies - he will start posting some really good scores.
Stewart has had rounds of 70-72. He had a mixed bag of birdies and bogeys in his second round.
Kellett made it through with nothing to spare after rounds of 73 and 70.
 Law does not miss many cuts but he had only two birdies over the 36 holes.
Walker Cup man Grant Forrest crashed from a first-round 68 to a 76, his only second-round birdie coming at the 18th. His 144 total was only one shot over the cut mark.

TURKISH AIRLINES CHALLENGE
Gloria Golf Club, Belek, Antalya
SECOND ROUND LEADERBOARD
Par 144 (2x72)
132 M Pavon (Fra) 68 64
134 S Soderberg (Swe) 66 68, C Sordet (Fra) 66 68.

SELECTED SCORES
135 O Farr (Wal) 69 66 (T26).
140 E Ferguson (Sco) (am) 70 70 (T26)
142 B Neil (Sco) 72 70, D Stewart (Sco) 70 72 (T49)
143 R Kellett (Sco) 73 70.
SCOTS WHO MISSED CUT (143 and better qualified)
144 J McDonald 74 70, G Forrest (am) 68 76
145 D Law 74 71, P Whiteford 74 71.
146 P Shields 72 74.
147 J Doherty 69 78. 

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Martin Laird slumps from 69 to 76 in second round of Wells Fargo
Scot Martin Laird, well in the mix with an opening round of 69, crashed to a 76 today (Friday) in the second round of the US PGA Tour's Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow.


Steve Wheatcroft and Andrew Loupe upstaged a host of elite PGA Tour stars as they claimed a share of the lead after the first round of the Wells Fargo Championship.

Leaderboard

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Wheatcroft and Loupe made light of tricky scoring conditions as they opened with excellent seven-under 65s at Quail Hollow in Charlotte to snatch the lead away from early clubhouse leader Anirban Lahiri.
Justin Rose got to within three of the lead only to make a mess of the final hole and close with a double-bogey that dropped him back to two under with fellow Englishmen Ian Poulter, Paul Casey and Greg Owen, while Phil Mickelson is a shot better alongside big-hitting Scot Martin Laird.


Justin Rose was left to rue a poor finish, dropping two shots at the 18th
Justin Rose was left to rue a poor finish, dropping two shots at the 18th
But it was a tough day for the highest-ranked players in the field, with defending champion Rory McIlroy and recent form horse Adam Scott firing erratic 73s, while Henrik Stenson fired a 72 and Rickie Fowler needed a late birdie to get under the card.
Wheatcroft put together an entertaining round which featured a pitch in for eagle at the fifth and another eagle-three at the 10th after he hammered a 280-yard second to six feet. He also added five birdies although two dropped shots cost him the outright lead.


Andrew Loupe made seven birdies and kept a bogey off his card
Andrew Loupe made seven birdies and kept a bogey off his card
The American journeyman soon had company at the top of the leaderboard when Loupe completed a flawless round which included a run of four birdies over six holes in a superb, outward 31.
Lahiri defied the cold and damp early conditions as he got up and running with three birdies in four holes from the fourth, and the Indian ace picked up further shots at 10, 15 and 16 while also keeping a bogey off his card.


Kevin Chappell and Dawie van der Walt are a further shot adrift, while Mickelson offset two birdies with bogeys at the second and ninth on the front nine before vaulting up the leaderboard with a composed, inward 33.
Poulter started at the 10th and birdied 12 and 13 before parring his remaining 14 holes to stay at two under, and Casey had four birdies against two bogeys - including a late blemish at the 17th - as he also fired a 70.


Rose recovered admirably from two bogeys in his first three holes
Rose recovered admirably from two bogeys in his first three holes
Rose got off to a dreadful start with bogeys at the second and third, but he responded with three birdies in four holes and added two more at 10 and 14 before producing one of the shots of the day at the par-five next, pitching to within two feet of the cup despite being hampered by the out-of-bounds fence after a wayward second.


The resulting birdie got him to four under, but he undid much of his good work at the last when he pulled his second from the fairway, chipped to 15 feet and raced his par putt eight feet past the cup before missing the return.
Fowler, who claimed his breakthrough PGA Tour win at Quail Hollow four years ago, managed to break par despite knocking his tee-shot into water at the tough 17th and running up a double-bogey five, and two-time major champion Martin Kaymer slipped back to one under after he bogeyed the final two holes.


Rory McIlroy was four over at the turn before finding three straight birdies to post a 73
Rory McIlroy was four over at the turn before firing three straight birdies to post a 73
Defending champion McIlroy was in serious trouble when he double-bogeyed the 18th - his ninth - to plummet to four over par, but he regrouped on the front nine and three consecutive birdies from the fifth helped him claw his way back to one over.

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Fife MyGolfRanking for Week 2016/18


The MGR Fife Golfers of the Week are  Michael Lindsay (Pitreavie GC) and Sheila Johnston (Scotscraig GC), both of whom have entered their respective MGR Fife Rankings at No 9 .
 

 
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Adidas plans to sell parts of its golf business

FROM GOLF BUSINESS NEWS
This week’s financial press has carried several reports that Adidas AG is actively seeking a buyer for parts of its golf unit, after years of slumping sales.

The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg and others say that a strategic review finished in March convinced the German sportswear maker’s board of directors that it should divest its Taylormade-Adidas Golf, Adams and Ashworth golf brands which largely produce golf hardware. 
The company would continue to focus on golf apparel and footwear through its Adidas Golf brand.
Taylormade-Adidas Golf, which Adidas bought along with Salomon in 1997, used to be one of the company’s top performing business units and is still the market-leading golf brand.
Ashworth was bought by Adidas for $72.8 million in 2008, and Adams Golf for $70 million in 2012.

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