PEDRO LENCART SILVA WINS JUNIOR OPEN at KILMARNOCK BARASSIE

NEWS RELEASE
Pedro Lencart Silva posted a round of six-under-par 67 to seal a convincing win at the Junior Open at Kilmarnock (Barassie) Golf Club today.
The 16 year-old from Portugal started the round two strokes behind Valeria Pacheco (Puerto Rico) but produced a fine performance in the final round to lift the title with an aggregate score of 214, five-under-par.
Pacheco made a slow start to her round and eventually signed for a one-over-par 74 to finish second on level par 219, one ahead of China’s Yifan Ji (72) who was the overnight leader after the first day.
South Korea’s Hyunkyung Park (75) was fourth on two-over 221, one ahead of American Garrett Barber (74) and Argentina’s Mateo Fernandez De Oliveira (75) in a tie for fifth.
The leading group took to the course during excellent conditions and a birdie on the first hole by Lencart Silva set the tone for the day.  The Miramar golf club member added another birdie at the fifth to reach the turn on two-under-par. 
A run of four birdies in five holes from the 12^th was the difference in the end as at one stage Lencart Silva and Pacheco were only separated by one shot.
However, Lencart Silva played his best golf of the week by hitting 17 greens in regulation and converting his birdie opportunities to leave others with little chance of catching him.
The Junior Open title is Lencart Silva’s biggest win to date after he won the Finland Under-16 Championship last year.
Key Quotes:
Pedro Lencart Silva:
“I played really well, hit 17 greens and made six birdies without any dropped shots. It was a really good round. I felt some nerves but I was trying to enjoy myself at the same time.
“I practised a lot of links shots into the wind before I came here. It’s a very important win for me, my biggest so far. I didn’t have great form coming into the week but I tried to focus and luckily my game together at the right time.
“I suppose it’s a Portuguese double! It’s perfect. Nobody really expected Portugal to win in the football and I’m not sure if anyone thought I could win here but we did it.”
Valeria Pacheco:
“I still feel good even though I didn’t manage to win. It was a good result, especially with the way I started, which was a little crazy. I’m proud of the way I was able to come back and finished pretty well.

“To finish second is a good result. Pedro’s score in the final round was sensational. There are some things you simply can’t do anything about. I have no complaints, Pedro deserved to win. Overall it was a great week, I had a lot of fun. It was an amazing experience.”

Duncan Weir, Executive Director – Working for Golf, The R&A

“It has been a fabulous week and a great conclusion. We had 80 countries represented in the starting field of 143, a record entry. The transformation from the last time the Junior Open was played here at Kilmarnock (Barassie) in 2004 is clear to see; it’s bigger, better and stronger. In my experience, it’s the best Junior Open we’ve ever had.

“For the development of the game the Junior Open does two things. At the top end of the field it allows good young players an opportunity to compete against one another at a venue very close to The Open. It also enables us to connect with some of our smaller countries; it strengthens our link with all the national organisations affiliated with The RandA. The Junior Open is a combination of a successful championship and real golf development.”

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Goddard leads McGregor Trophy after bogey-free 68   England’s Harry Goddard shot a bogey free 68 today to take a three-shot halfway lead in the McGregor Trophy at Royal Ashdown Forest in Sussex. “It’s my first ever bogey free round,” said Goddard (Images © Leaderboard Photography), who is three-under par after 36 holes of the English U16 boys’ open stroke play championship. His score also helped England I to win the Nations Cup, played over the first two rounds. Goddard teamed up with James Cooper (Cumberwell Park) and Hugo Kedzlie (Spalding) to finish three shots ahead of Denmark. England II, represented by Charlie Daughtrey (Rotherham), Charlie Hilton (Ifield) and Charlie Salter (Northamptonshire County) tied third with Italy, a further three shots back. In the McGregor Trophy, Goddard’s closest challenger is his playing partner of today, the Danish amateur champion Rasmus Hojgaard, who shot one-under par 71 for a level par total. A shot further back, on one over, are Daughtrey and overnight co-leader, Tom Stagg (Salisbury and South Wilts). George Raitt (Whetstone) another co-leader after round one, lies fifth on two-over. Goddard, from Hanbury Manor in Hertfordshire, remarked: “I wasn’t really looking to make a move today, I just went out with my game plan and tried to put myself in a good position for the last two rounds. “Tomorrow I’ll just stick to my game plan and whatever happens, happens. I’m playing solid and if I do that I’m not going to be too disappointed.”   The England U16 international plotted his way round, using his driver judiciously and taking irons off most of the tees. He made his first birdie on the short sixth where his tee shot finished just 4ft from the pin. His other three birdies all took the opportunities offered by the par fives and he capitalised on good lag putting. Hojgaard also made progress today but, like yesterday, he was rueful about his play over the closing holes.   He again got to three-under after 15, thanks to good iron play and approach shots, only to drop back with bogeys on the 16thand 18th. “Tomorrow I shall just have to shoot a low round,” he said. Among the day’s other low scorers were Dominic Clemons, 14, (Gog Magog) who claimed his place in the McGregor with a top six finish in last year’s U14 Reid Trophy. He scored three-under 69 for one of his best competitive scores, cutting 10 shots off his opening round and safely making the cut. “I knew I needed a good round to have a chance of making the cut,” he said. Charlie Daughtrey also beat par with two-under 70, which included an eagle three on the 10th. It’s his first sub-par round in an England event and he described it as a “confidence boost.” The championship was disrupted by a thunderstorm yesterday and 11 groups had to return to the course this morning to complete the first round. Tom Matthews of Oswestry in Shropshire overcame a host of challenges to take the 18-hole lead with a score of two-under par 70. His trolley collapsed by the first green and he had to carry his tour bag for two holes while his dad dashed off to get a replacement. Then his round was brought to an abrupt halt on the 13th when thunder, lightning and torrential rain forced the players off the course. But far from derailing Matthews, the 16-year-old played his way to the top of the leaderboard. His fortunes changed in the second round when he scored 80 but he made the cut for the final 36 holes. The field was cut to the leading 40 players and ties after today’s round. The cut fell on eight-over par and a total of 51 players qualified for the final 36 holes tomorrow. Click here for full scores and the draw Lyndsey Hewison Press Officer England Golf pr@englandgolf.org 07825 752 193

CORT AND MARSHALL SET FOR JUDGMENT DAY
Room-mates share the lead with one round to play

at Carrick on Loch Lomond

 

SUMMARY BY NICK TEALE

Room-mates Matthew Cort and Andrew Marshall share a one-shot lead on five under par heading into the final round of the HotelPlanner.com PGA EuroPro Tour’s Motocaddy Masters at The Carrick on Loch Lomond.

Both have carded rounds of 69 and 68 so far on the stunning par-71 course and will tee it up together in Thursday’s final round. Cort (Beedles Lake Golf Club) will be hunting his second EuroPro win of the season while Marshall (Bawburgh Golf Club) was a winner on the tour at Hawkstone Park last summer.

Both have an abundance of experience and played on the European Tour at the same time in the 2000s but Marshall knows he is up against an in-form friend as he vies for the £10,000 winner’s cheque.

“Matt and I are rooming together funnily enough, so it will be interesting tomorrow” said Marshall. “We haven’t roomed together for a while. Tomorrow will be a lot of fun.

“We both have a lot of experience. He did well here last year, I didn’t but I do like the course. The weather plays a factor because it can bring a lot of trouble into play.

“Matt had the tougher half of the draw and he had a win a couple of weeks ago in windy weather, so I would expect him to do quite well tomorrow. I have been struggling of late but hopefully it is coming back. He is playing well, he is the man in form at the moment.”

Cort won the Dawson and Sanderson Classic at Longhirst Hall two weeks ago and success at The Carrick would propel him to the top of the all-important Race To Desert Springs, from which the top five at the end of the season earn Challenge Tour exemptions for 2017.

Ben Hall (Cento Group) is third on four under par, just one behind the leading duo, while Sandeep Grewal and Mark Young (Clitheroe) are two off the pace.

A cut to the leading 50 players and ties has now been made with all those four-over-par 146 or better advancing to Thursday’s final round.

Spectator entry is free of charge and live scoring can be found at www.europrotour.com. Highlights of the Motocaddy Masters will air on Sky Sports on Tuesday, July 26.

SECOND-ROUND LEADERBOARD
Par 142 (2x71)
137 M Cort (Eng) 69 68, A Marshall (Eng) 69 68
138 B Hall (Eng) 67 71
139 S Grewal (Eng) 69 70, M Young (Eng) 69 70

SCOTS' SCORES
141 C O'Neil 71 70 (T9)
144 J Henry 74 70, C Macaulay 70 74 (T27)
145 N Fenwick 72 73, J McColl 74 71, C Lutton 72 73, P McKechnie 73 72,  R Campbell 76 69 (T31)
146 K Nicol 73 73 (T46)

MISSED THE CUT (146 and better advanced)
147 C Lawrie 72 75, J Mullaney 73 74
148 J Hendrick 72 76, N Henderson 71 77, L Gaughan 72 76
150 M Patterson 79 71, K McAlpine 76 74
153 Z Saltman 76 77
154 C Currie 80 74, F Moore 73 81
156 J Steven 81 75, CKelly 76 80
157 S Lawrie 80 77
160 S Borrowman 81 79, L Saltman 78 82
164 B Craggs 78 86
167 J Duff 84 83





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Scottish senior men's amateur match-play championship at Panmure GC

Today's results in the first round of the Scottish senior men's amateur match-play golf championship at Panmure Golf Club were:

R Clark (Erskine) bt J McDonald (Cowglen) 2 and 1.

J Johnston (Lanark) bt N McGarva (Kilmacolm) 4 and 3.

D Shields (Glenearn) bt T McLevy (Blairgowrie) at 21st

J Aman (Grangemouth) bt R W Smith (Nairn) at 19th.

I Brotherston (Dumfries and Co) bt R Gray (Rowallan Castle) 5 and 3.

I Angus (Duff House Royal) bt I Jean (St Andrews New) 1 hole.

M Reid (Sonning) bt S Finnie (Royal Aberdeen) 2 and 1.

G R Blair (Haddington) bt J McManus (Uphall) 1 hole.

J A Fraser (Royal Burgss) bt G Meikle (Ladybank) 5 and 4.

A J Smith (Turriff) bt K Bruce (Edzell) at 19th.

L Gordon (Turnhouse) bt G H Paterson (Northern)1 hole.

T Patterson (Sunningdale) bt W Barclay (Downfield) 3 and 1.

D Hamilton (Mortonhall) bt T Stafford (Downfield) 3 and 2.

G MacDonald (Glenbervie) bt R Stewart (Tulliallan) 4 and 3.

L Chancellor (Inverness) bt A J Laird (Deeside) 4 and 3.

G Bell (Downfield) bt L Blair (Grangemouth) 3 and 2.

 In the Super Seniors event Lindsay  Clark ( Edzell), David Millar  (St Andrews New), Ken Thomson ( Bramall Park) and Bill Methven (Royal Aberdeen) were today's winners.

Millar was able to reverse last year's Super Seniors final result against Jim Kinloch and will meet Bill Methven in Thursday's semi-finals while Clark will play Thomson.

SUPER SENIORS

QUARTER-FINALS
Lindsay Clark bt George Rodaks 2 and 1.
Ken Thomson w.o. Sandy Fairweather scr.
David Millar bt Jim Kinloch 4 and 3.
Bill Methven bt John Scott at 20th

Aberdeen Senior Masters Round 2 scoreboard and Round 3 tee times

1    7:00    JOEL CAPRE                  88    91    179    .    67    112  col 4 is age,
        JORGE GAMARRA                94    83    177    .    53    124   col 5 is total less age                                 
2    7:10    Christian Munoz            88    89    177    .    45    132
        Mr David Bell                          84    91    175    .    52    123
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3    7:20    Ian Skidmore                86    87    173    .    54    119
        NIGEL BETTS                       84    88    172    .    57    115
        TODOU BOUBA                   83    85    168    .    52    116
        .                .       
4    7:30    MARCEL CAPAUL    85    79    164    .    60    104
        PIERRE PUISSET               78    85    163    .    55    108
        DOUG YOUNG                  82    80    162    .    62    100
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5        SAROT SUN PANTONG    80    82    162    .    51    111
        CHRIS LINSTEAD               80    82    162    .    59    103
        David Forsyth                        80    81    161    .    49    112
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6        PATRICE KALITA            79    82    161    .    56    105
        Mr Gary Ross                      79    82    161    .    53    108
        ANDY ROGERS                80    80    160    .    50    110
        .                .       
7    08:00    Andy Campbell        79    81    160    .    52    108
        Mr Gary Cooper                   73    87    160    .    48    112
        MIKE MACARA                80    79    159    .    50    109
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8    08:10    DEREK MACDOUGALL    78    81    159    .    58    101
        BRAD ROLLINSON                       76    83    159    .    58    101
        WILLIAM MCQUEENEY             75    84    159    .    51    108
        .                .       
9    08:20    XAVIER NAUDET                76    82    158    .    49    109
        GAETAN BIKINDOU                      82    74    156    .    49    107
        RICHARD LANE                               79    76    155    .    54    101
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10    08:30    NEIL MARR                         76    78    154    .    49    105
        ROBIN BRIARS                                78    75    153    .    60    93
        SCOTT PUZEY                                 79    73    152    .    55    97
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11    08:40    KARIM EL BARADIE    76    76    152    .    54    98
        JAIME NOUGES                          73    79    152    .    52    100
        KUMAR KAMI                            70    82    152    .    51    101
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12    08:50    Stephen Jensen                77    74    151    .    50    101
        GUY SHOESMITH                     77    74    151    .    48    103
        DAVID THOMSON                    76    75    151    .    55    96
        .                .       
13    09:00    Nicky Gold                     75    76    151    .    52    99
        DAVID NARVESON                  74    77    151    .    62    89
        MIKE FIELD                              73    78    151    .    50    101
        .                .       
14    09:10    STEVEN SHAW             73    78    151    .    62    89
        SCOTT DAVIDSON                    74    75    149    .    63    86
        MIKE REYNARD                        73    76    149    .    54    95
        .                .       
15    09:20    MARK SPOONER          73    76    149    .    49    100
        LAURIE TURNER                       71    78    149    .    54    95
        MATT DALE                                75    73    148    .    51    97
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16    09:30    CLAYTON BLACKMORE    74    74    148    .    51    97
        Mr Barry Brooks                                  74    74    148    .    57    91
        KLAS TENMARK                               74    74    148    .    56    92
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17    09:40    MATTHEW RICHARDSON    74    74    148    .    54    94
        MIKE DAGENAIS                                 73    75    148    .    52    96
        CARL SUNESON                                   72    76    148    .    48    100
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18    09:50    GLENN JOYNER                      74    73    147    .    51    96
        MATT BRIGGS                                       72    75    147    .    58    89
        ADRIAN FIRMAN                                 72    75    147    .    52    95
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19    10:00    COLIN MONK                          72    74    146    .    48    98
        STEPHEN VAN VUUREN                    70    76    146    .    56    90
        MARTIN FORSTER                               69    77    146    .    50    96
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20    10:10    JORGE BERENDT                    75    70    145    .    51    94
        GRAHAM BANISTER                           74    71    145    .    59    86
        TONY LAWRENCE                                73    72    145    .    53    92
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21    10:20    GUY WALL                                72    73    145    .    51    94
        JEAN LAFORCE                                     70    75    145    .    57    88
        JONATHAN CHEETHAM                       68    77    145    .    49    96
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22    10:30    MARK MIELKE                          74    70    144    .    53    91
        NICK MITCHELL                                    72    72    144    .    55    89
        JOSE ROMERO                                       69    75    144    .    51    93
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23    10:40    JAMES MURPHY                        68    76    144    .    56    88
        NIGEL SWEET                                          72    71    143    .    50    93
        ROBERT ARNOTT                                   72    71    143    .    52    91
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24    10:50    STEWART SAVAGE                    71    72    143    .    50    93
        MARK WHARTON                                   71    72    143    .    53    90
        LUIS CARBONETTI                                  71    72    143    .    63    80
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25    11:00    DARREN PEARCE                       71    72    143    .    51    92
        J M BUENDIA                                           72    70    142    .    55    87
        ANDREW OLDCORN                              70    72    142    .    56    86
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26    11:10    ALBERT MACKENZIE                 69    73    142    .    55    87
        Mr Nick Robson                                          68    74    142    .    54    88
        PAUL AFFLECK                                        72    69    141    .    50    91
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27    11:20    CESAR MONASTERIO                69    72    141    .    52    89
        PETER WOODWARD                                69    72    141    .    51    90
        PERRY PARKER                                        68    73    141    .    51    90
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28    11:30    KENNY HUTTON                         70    70    140    .    52    88
        JOHN HARRISON                                     69    71    140    .    56    84
        CLARK DENNIS                                       69    71    140    .    50    90
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29    11:40    STEPHEN MCNALLY                 68    72    140    .    56    84
        PETER BAKER                                         67    73    140    .    48    92
        ANGEL FRANCO                                     72    67    139    .    59    80
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30    11:50    FRASER MANN                          71    68    139    .    56    83
        SHAUN BALL                                          69    70    139    .    57    82
        CHRIS HUNSUCKER                              69    70    139    .    51    88
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31    12:00    SIMON BROWN                         67    72    139    .    53    86
        JOHN HOSKINSON                                68    70    138    .    58    80
        STEPHEN DODD                                    70    67    137    .    49    88
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32    12:10    JEAN PIERRE SALLAT             69    68    137    .    61    76
        TIM THELEN                                           68    69    137    .    55    82
        DAVID SHACKLADY                            66    71    137    .    49    88
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33    12:20    PAUL BROADHURST               68    68    136    .    50    86
        PEDRO LINHART                                   68    68    136    .    53    83
        PAUL STREETER                                   66    70    136    .    49    87
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34    12:30    JARMO SANDELIN                  66    70    136    .    49    87
        STEPHEN MCALLISTER                      66    70    136    .    54    82
        BARRY CONSER                                   67    68    135    .    54    81
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35    12:40    PAUL WESSELINGH                64    71    135    .    54    81
        PHILLIP PRICE                                       68    66    134    .    49    85
        TIM SPENCE                                           65    66    131    .    49    82

Stephen Roger wins Scottish youths ahead 

of Rory Franssen in NE/North joy day

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Cruden Bay's Stephen Roger scored his biggest golf win todate when he captured the Scottish youths open amateur championship over the Kittocks course at Fairmont St Andrews.
And Rory Franssen from Inverness made it a joy day for the North and North-east by finished second.

Roger, pictured, led from the second round onwards with scores of 71, 67, 70 and 68 for an eight-under-par aggregate of 276.
He won by three strokes from Franssen who had rounds of 70, 70, 69 and 70.
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 284 (4x71) SSS 73. CSS 73 73 73 72
276 S Roger (Cruden Bay) 71 67 70 68
279 R Franssen (Inverness) 70 70 69 70
281 J Rooney (West Lancs) 70 71 69 71, C Handy (South Moor) 68 72 71 70
282 A Thomson (Lanark) 72 70 70 70
285 O White (Pannal) 76 70 72 67, S Easton (Irvine) 75 71 70 69, C Hill (Tantallon) 75 69 74 67, H Young-Alls (Notts) 71 70 73 71, J Stewart (Old Ranfurly) 67 74 69 75

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Scottish Golf News Release:

 Red-Hot Roger Lands Scottish Youths Crown

 

Cruden Bay’s Stephen Roger credited his recent experience in Men’s golf after claiming his biggest title to date with victory in the Scottish Youths Open Championship at the Fairmont St Andrews.

 

The 18-year-old led a Scotland one-two over an international field, triumphing by three strokes from Rory Franssen (Inverness).

 

Over the Kittocks Course at the renowned Fife venue, Roger built on his two-shot lead after round two by adding closing scores of 70 and 68 for a fine eight-under-par total over 72 holes.

 

The north-east player fired six birdies and just two dropped shots over the final 36 holes to see off the challenge of European Boys player Franssen, who finished on five under.

 

“I played really solidly out there,” said Roger, a former North East Boys and Junior Jug champion. “Rory was absolute quality on the back nine but I held on down the stretch.

 

“I’ve been playing well recently, seventh in the East of Scotland Open and tied fifth at the Cameron Corbett Vase, both Men’s Order of Merit events. My game has been good for a while and came together even more this week.

 

“This is my biggest win by far. I was fifth on the Boys Order of Merit last year, but I’ve never won anything on this kind of scale to be honest. It was great to prove my game is at a good level. I’ve been playing full-time since I left school and my game has come on a lot, especially from learning in Men’s events the last few weeks as the standard is really good.”

 

The English pair of James Rooney and Christopher Handy shared third spot on three under par, with Lanark’s Andrew Thomson the next best Scot a shot further back. First-round leader Jamie Stewart finished in a five-way tie for sixth on one over.

 

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Matthew Dalrymple wins West of Scotland 

boys' title after classic final

Matthew Dalrymple of Old Ranfurly Golf Club is the 2016 West of Scotland boys' match-play champion. 

In an excellent final at Mount Ellen Golf Club, Matthew, pictured, defeated Jack McMorris of East Kilbride by 2 and 1. However the score fails to reveal the true excitement of this match and the final drama. Matthew started on fire with four birdies in the first six holes to be five up and coasting. However Jack rallied with three birdies of his own and stood on the 14th tee only one down and game on.   

Jack pushed his drive about forty yards short and right of the green but left hander Matthew rose to the challenge and boomed his drive on to the green to make an easy birdie. The hole measures 311 yards! 

This put Matthew two up with four to play and they halved in to give Matthew victory.

Dalrymple is 17 years old and is heading to King University in Bristol,  Tennessee to embark on a four-year golf scholarship.

Jack, also 17, is having a gap year and hoping to follow a similar golf scholarship in America next year. Both boys are playing next week in Scottish boys' stroke-play at Lanark GC next week.

Results: 

  Semi-Finals

Jack McMorris  bt  Scott McPherson at 19^th

Matthew Dalrymple  bt   Aaron McGinlay  6 and 5

Final 

Dalrymple   bt  McMorris   2 and 1

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