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Monday, June 27, 2016

Ireland's Robin Dawson wins world students' title,

Gemma Batthy T5 in women's event

The 16^th FISU World University Golf Championship was hosted in Brive-la-Gaillarde, France. Student-golfers representing 23 nations were present.
The French men’s team succeeded in keeping the gold medal in the host country. The French student-golfers shared the medal podium with Team Ireland which got silver and Team Chinese Taipei who won the bronze.
In the women’s team competition, Team Czech won the gold leaving the silver to Team Chinese Taipei and the bronze to Team USA.
The girls of Team Czech also dominated the Individual Women’s competition as they took over the whole podium with Karolina Vlckova collecting the gold, Marie Lunackova the silver and Katerina Vlasinova the bronze.
Scotland's Gemma Batty finished tied 5th with an 11 over par total and Chloe Goadby from St Andrews finished 14th with a +18 aggregate.
In the Men’s Individual competition, Robin Dawson (IRL) mounted the highest podium winning the gold with Xuewem Luo (CHN) getting the silver and Yu-Chen Yeh (TPE) settling for the bronze.
Dawson finished with a three over par aggregate.
Scot Chris Maclean finished tied fourth with a nine over par total.
Mike Howard finished 23rd with a +23 aggregate

Labels: Student Golf

The MyGolfRanking Angus Players of Week 2016/25 are Susan Stewart (Montrose Caldonia), who enters the MGR Angus Ladies’ Ranking Top Ten at No 10, and James Howe of Arbroath who hits the highspot of No 1 on the MGR Men’s Angus Ranking.

ANGUS MEN

1 James Howe (Arbroath) 1141 points

2 Dinish Bailwal (Piperdam Osprey) 1098

3 Jamie Watt (Broughty) 1088

4 Aidan Smith (Edzell) 1069

5 Keith Law (Forfar) 1030

6 Matthew Crabb (Brechin) 1022

7 Steven McLachlan (Grange Monifieth) 994

8 *Campbell Donaldson (Downfield) 966

9 Kenneth Marshall (Camperdown) 956

10 Steven Geekie (Logie) 950

ANGUS CLUBS – MEN

1 Edzell 856 pts

2 Grange Monifieth 793

3 Arbroath 704

4 Caird Park 670

5 Forfar 643

6 Brechin 637

+Switch over to www.kirkwoodgolf.co.uk for the Angus ladies' rankings

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FIFE GOLFING ASSOCIATION

2016 ORDER OF MERIT

for The Mackay Bowl.

Positions after 10 events:

1 Connor Syme (Drumoig) 260 pts

2 Alan Sutherland (Cupar) 200

3 Greg Forrester (Lundin) 156

T4 Andrew Davidson (Charleton), David Mitchell (Leven Thistle) 140

T6 Scott Brownlie (Burntisland GHC), Stuart Meiklejohn (Aberdour) 125

8 Hamish Gorn (Aberdour) 100

T9 Dan Bones (Scotscraig), Raymond Perry (St Andrews GC), Paul Stewart (Ladybank) 90

Presented by www.MyGolfRanking.net

Labels: GOLF NEWS

Seb Galeppini: Highlands and Islands University

graduate who's looking for big-time break

Colin Farquharson writes: Remember the name Sebastiano Galeppini. He has recently completed a degree course in Golf Management at the University of Highlands and Islands at Dornoch. He has a CV that takes a lot of beating. I meet him regularly during the golf season when I am the Ladies Golf Union website story writer and photographer. Seb has become the right-hand man of Susan Simpson, the LGU Head of Golf Operations.

Now he needs a big break to move further up the ladder of golf management. The sky's the limit for a young man with his qualifications. He even refereed a match at last week's British women's open amateur championship at Dundonald Links.

Scottishgolfview.com is read by well over a million viewers annually. Someone out there could want Seb for a golf post that will being the best out of him.
Read on

By SEBASTIANO GALEPPINI
I have been working for the last three summers with the Ladies Golf Union in the United Kingdom and Ireland and it has been a great experience. I have had the opportunity to be involved in the event planning and delivering of national and international championships, including the Ricoh Women’s British Open, the 2016 Curtis Cup at Dun Laoghaire and the 2014 Ryder Cup at Gleneagles.
I have currently finished my last year of a degree in Golf Management at the University of Highlands and Islands and I am intending to develop my career in the event management and sport management. I am looking for long term internship and getting even more experience which would be an invaluable step in my career.

I am a responsible, sociable, hard-working individual with experience of working in golf clubs with a high customer care expectation, as well as experience of event management in golf tournaments with the LGU and in the local bars of my city.
Moreover, I spent few summers coaching golf at the summer camp in my local golf club. I have an understanding of issues such as planning action, tournament operation as well as how to communicate with, motivate and support colleagues and customers. I also have a good knowledge of the rules of golf and I passed the R and A Level 3 rules exam with 88%.

During my degree course I have learned about various aspects of the business environment including marketing, finance management, operational areas, customer-centred business, event-planning, contemporary issues, human resource and golf tourism.
Furthermore, I have been the captain of the University golf club and it has been giving me experience about social event, fund-raising, club competition and team management. I was also part of the finalist team for the 2016 British University Championship. I was the winner of the Best Contribution to Clubs and Societies award in 2016 by the University Student Association.

I have always enjoyed travelling and learning everything I did not know, especially from different cultural backgrounds and I have learned to adapt to different situations.

Below is my CV.

Sebastiano Galeppini

Languages:

§ Italian: Mother tongue

§ English: Writing, fluent; speaking, fluent; reading, fluent

Personal Skills:

§ MS Office: Excellent command of Microsoft Office package.

§ Team Work: Proven ability to work in teams and independently

§ Intercultural: Used to working in a highly intercultural and flexible Environment. Love of learning and visiting new places

§ University golf club team member, Expert skier and tennis player.

§ Rapallo golf club team captain for the under 18 tournaments.

§ Aeronautical knowledge on 360°

§ Greenkeeping experience at Royal Dornoch Golf Club

§ R and A Level 3 Tournament Administrators and Referees School 88%

§ Currently Captain of the University Golf Club based at Royal Dornoch Golf Club

§ University Award for the student Best Contribution to Club and Society

References are available upon request

Labels: GOLF NEWS

Left to right: Bryan Fotheringham, Donald Sutherland (Brora club captain), Malcolm Campbell (captain of James Braid Society), Brora GC secretary Tony Gill, Ken Lorimer (Brora).

Bryan Fotheringham and Chris Mailley

shoot record 65s at Brora

By ROBIN WILSON

The real impact of the North District's Order of Merit challenge was seen on the Brora golf course last Saturday with over 90 playing in the James Braid 36 hole open when the standard and quality of scoring was the best seen since the club's heydays of the 1990's

Scratch and plus handicap bearing golfers, all of them featuring in the 2016 Order of Merit table, broke par in one or both rounds and an amateur course record of 65 was set in round two by Bryan Fotheringham (Forres), then equalled by the previous record holder, Royal Dornoch's Chris Mailley.

Their cards:

Bryan Fotheringham:

OUT: 3 4 4 3 4 2 4 5 3 (32)

IN: 3 4 4 3 4 4 3 4 4 (33) = 65

Chris Mailley:

OUT: 4 3 4 3 4 2 4 3 3 (30)

IN: 5 4 5 3 4 3 3 5 3 (35) = 65

Nairn's reigning North District Champion Fraser Fotheringham led the first round challenge for the Howey Cup with a five birdie two under par first card of 68 (35-33).

Close behind, and also with an inward 33, to add to his first nine 36 for 69 came Muir of Ord's John Forbes before the arrival of two ex District champions, all with level par 70's - Dougie Thorburn (Thurso) (36-34) and Bryan Fotheringham (Forres) (35-35).

Also on level par 70 was the cup holder, Chris Mailley of Royal Dornoch, and Brora and Inverness teenager Cameron Franssen.

In the first round mix were, Inverness's senior Laurie Chancellor, Dornoch's Bryan Urquhart both 71, Robert MacKay (Fortrose and Rosemarkie), Robert McKerron (Forres), former winner Iain Powell (Murcar Links) and the best of the home members Robert MacDonald, all with 72.

Chasing down the Sponsor's Royal Marine Hotel Trophy were Rory MacPherson (The Nairn) (13) 66, and the local pair of Ken Lorimer (11) 67 and Ian Davidson (19) 67. A stroke back was Robert MacKay's nett 68, of 4. Mackay had learned his golf at Brora when a Helmsdale laddie and his second round score improved by one to nett 67 to scoop the Marine Hotel Trophy with 135 after two rounds.

The Clubhouse was buzzing when the 3 handicapper from Forres came in with his new course record card of 65 but he did not count on the determination of Mailley to match it. Indeed Mailley just lipped out for a final birdie two which would have given him a 64 as they were joined on the 135 aggregate by Nairn's Fotheringham (67-68). (The two Fotheringhams, not related, both hold +3 handicaps and Mailley +2).

With a second round gross 70, nett 67 regular visitor to Brora, Dougie Brown from Prestwick Golf Club, hauled himself up into a second nett place behind Mackay and was rewarded with the Kidd Cup from the Class 1 Section while local Ken Lorimer (hdc 11) netted a total of 137 to win the Duke of Sutherland Cup from Section 2. Confined to members of the James Braid Society Brora's club Secretary, Tony Gill won the James Braid Plinth with nett scores of 73 and 68.

Results

CSS am: home 70, away 70; pm: home 69, away 70)

Howey Cup - Scratch

135 B Fotheringham (Forres) 70 65 (better last nine), C Mailley (Royal Dornoch) 70-65, F Fotheringham (The Nairn) 68-67.

138 C Franssen (Inverness) 70-68.

140 J Forbes (Muir of Ord) 69 71.

141 D Thorburn (Thurso) 70 71.

143 R J Mackay (Fortrose) 72 71, B Urquhart (Royal Dornoch) 71-72.

144 D M Brown (Prestwick) 74 70, R N MacDonald (Brora) 73-71.

Handicap:

Class 1 - Kidd Cup – D M Brown (Prestwick) (3), R N MacDonald (Brora) (3) 138; M Schinkel (Orkney) (3) 139; D J Sutherland (Brora) (8) 139.

Class 2: Duke of Sutherland Cup – K Lorimer (Brora) (11) 137; I Davidson (Brora) (19) 140; R MacPherson (The Nairn) (13) 142; F Oliver (Dunblane) (16) 144.

The Sponsor's Mixed Foursomes competition followed the next day when the 2015 Brora Ladies Open champion from Wick, Deirdre MacAngus partnered local John Sutherland to record a scratch 77, two ahead of local member Liam MacDonald-MacLeod and his Florida partner Lindsey Moffat (Streamsong Golf Resort)

Craig MacKay who led the best of the local amateurs in the Northern Open at Royal Dornoch ended his week with the Sponsor's Royal Marine Hotel Trophy after partnering Golspie's Lesley Cranna to a nett 68½, the only sub seventy score returned.

The other handicap winners were –

Class 1 – D and M Morrison (Strathpeffer) 72½; Tony and Alison Bartlett (Royal Dornoch) 73.

Class 2 – Alex and Anne Gunn (Royal Dornoch) 72; Mike MacKintosh and Lynda MacKay (Brora) 73½.

Five times Open champion Peter Thomson presents prizes at Brora

To the astonishment and surprise of the prize winners they received their prizes from the hands of Brora's Honorary Club member and five time Open Champion Peter Thomson CBE from Melbourne Australia.

Thomson who will be 87 in August was making a special visit to Brora to carry out the official opening of a room dedicated to him as a long and faithful ambassador of Brora Golf Course.. He has donated pictures and memorabilia to the club of his many golfing triumphs since he turned professional after winning the Australian Open as an amateur in 1949 and from a fourth place tie in his first Open of 1952 won five championships between the years 1954 to 1964.

Labels: GOLF NEWS

Blane Dodds Appointed CEO of Scottish Golf

Scottish Golf has appointed Blane Dodds, a highly effective leader with a strong sports background, as Chief Executive Officer.

With vast experience in the private and public sports sectors, the 49-year-old Scot, pictured, will start his new role with Scotland’s governing body for amateur golf on Monday 15 August.

Eleanor Cannon, Chair of Scottish Golf, said: “We are delighted to have attracted somebody of Blane’s talent and experience to Scottish Golf.

“The Board was excited at the vision and ambition articulated by Blane during the recruitment process and look forward to working with him and the team to better support our clubs and encourage more people into the game.”

Dodds has held various senior management roles within sports management and marketing, the health and fitness industry and Charitable Trusts. He is a former Scotland international tennis player and is the current Chair of Tennis Scotland. He is also UK President of the European Capital of Sport Association.

The keen golfer, who plays off a seven handicap at Kilmacolm Golf Club in Renfrewshire, has a proven track record of delivering increased participation, combined with experience of transformational change, notably in his most recent role as CEO of North Lanarkshire Leisure.

Blane Dodds said: “Being asked to lead the governing body of amateur golf in Scotland is a great honour and I look forward to going round the country to better understand the challenges faced by clubs and golfers.

“I want to ensure this great game continues to be at the heart of communities across Scotland and will work hard to build the partnerships needed to achieve that, putting down strong foundations for future generations of golfers.”

Dodds’ previous positions include Sales and Marketing Manager at David Lloyd Leisure, which included the creation of the first David Lloyd centre outside of London in Renfrew, before becoming founder and Managing Director of International Golf Network Limited, a web-based golf membership and tourism company.

He also worked at North Lanarkshire Council as Head of Cultural and Recreational Services and was Glasgow Club Manager for Glasgow City Council, leading their membership scheme following managing one of their flagship facilities.
He joined North Lanarkshire Council in 2002, before becoming CEO of North Lanarkshire Leisure in 2006 where he held the position until recently, overseeing significant changes to the business which has become one of the leading Sports and Leisure Trusts in Scotland.

Labels: GOLF NEWS

Billy Hurley III wins for first time on US PGA Tour at Quicken Loans National

By Andy Charles

SKYSPORT.COm

Billy Hurley III claimed his maiden PGA Tour title at Congressional

Billy Hurley III is a US PGA Tour winner for the first time after a three-stroke victory at the Quicken Loans National.

Hurley III made some huge shots down the stretch at Congressional and eventually had a three-shot advantage over runner-up Vijay Singh.
His hopes of a maiden title appeared in some doubt for much of the final round, although his lead always remained intact despite only reaching the 13th hole level par for the day.

The expected pressure from Ernie Els dissipated when the South African made a double bogey at the short 10th, where his tee shot ended up in the water.

Els had made five birdies on his front nine, but also mixed in three bogeys and, after a rollercoaster round of 72, he would finish in fifth place, five shots off Hurley III.
That left Singh as his main challenger and the Fijian moved to five under for the day, 13 under overall, when he birdied the 12th.

Hurley III bogeyed that hole to drop back to 15 under and he needed to make a nervy 10-footer at the next to save par as doubts started to swirl whether he would be able to hang on and claim first place.
But those nerves would be calmed at the 15th where Hurley III made a somewhat fortunate birdie, holing a pitch after finding a bunker off the tee and failing to reach the green with his approach.
He added a further shot to his advantage at the par-five 16th, where a poor wedge shot was followed by a superb long-range birdie putt.
Singh birdied two of his last three holes, while bogeying the 17th, but Hurley III finished off his banner day with a pair of pars to secure the £923,000 first prize.
"I couldn't think of a better tournament for my first PGA Tour win," Hurley said afterwards. "I'm just thrilled to have gotten it done today."

Hurley also had to cope with the emotional strain of seeing the many police officers on duty around Congressional, prompting memories of his father who died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound last year.
"It's been a hard year," Hurley added. "It's been a really hard year, so it's nice to have something go well."
Young Spaniard Jon Rahm, playing in his first tournament since turning professional, finished in a tie for third alongside former champion Bill Haas.
Rahm, the first round leader, closed with a 70 to finish on 13 under while Haas had three birdies in a bogey-free round of 68.
One of Rahm's other prizes, along with Hurley III, Singh and Harold Varner III (-9) is a place in The Open at Royal Troon next month.
Rahm had a moment to forget when he shanked his tee shot on the 13th at the Quicken Loans National