Tuesday, August 02, 2016

AIRLINE MANAGES TO LOSE NINE TOP 
 
SCOTS' CLUBS ON EVE OF EUROPEAN

Nine Scots were due to compete in this week's European men's individual amateur golf championship .. but it has all gone wrong for them.      
Most them flew out on Monday from Amsterdam but their golf clubs have gone astray in transit. Hence no practice rounds have been had by the Scots. 
The first round starts on Wednesday and the majority, according to one of the hapless Scots, Liam Johnston, have withdrawn altogether whereas others are borrowing clubs from other international players.
Obviously not an ideal arrangement by any manner but having gone to the expense of entering the competition, flying there, paying for accommodation, etc, any golf played will be a bonus. 
Being a full time amateur can be a dream existence for some ... but this has turned into a nightmare for them.

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OSCAR AND CHARLENE TOP ST ANDREWS STABLEFORDS

Chelmsford five-handicapper Oscar Yeomans had the best Stableford points total today (Tuesday) in the St Andrews Boys Open competition for the David Ayton Cup over the Strathtyrum Course.
He totalled 41pts, the equivalent of a five-under-par stoke-play round, finishing one point ahead of France's Ferdinand Le Tendre, who plays off 2, with Ben Ratcliffe (Hull) (4) and Aidan Kemp (Strawberry Hill) (6) sharing third place with 39pt apiece.
Local girl Charlene Wilson (St Regulus) finished 3pt clear with a total of 41 Stableford points off 12 of a handicap in the St Andrews Junior Ladies Open's Links Trust Quaich, again over the Strathtyrum course.
Joint runners-up on the 39pt mark were Ailsa Brannock (Castle Douglas) (19) and Anna MacKenzie (East Renfrewshire) (8).
LEADING TOTALS
BOYS
41pt O Yeomans (Chelmsford) (5)
40 F Le Tendre (Fra) (2)
39 B Ratcliffe (Hull (4), A Kemp (Strawberry Hill) (6)
38 T North (Howley Hall) (1), J McCabe (Lenzie) (6), R Church (Oxley Park) (7), J Wilkes (Swindon) (2)
37 A Wierzba (Pol) (4), J Gonseth (Fra) (1), I Gladovsky (Spa) (3), J Crabb (Chesfield Downs) (5), B Gill (Northcliffe) (5)
36 R Goodyear (Forest Pines) (4), C Jackman (Dunblane New) (5), J Audibert (Fra) (scr), M Wilso (Bothwell Castle) (5),G etrie (Luffenham Heath) (2), A Simeurt (Fra) (scr)
35 E Muckley (Great Barr) (5), J Vinther Laurson (Den) (5), O Benson (Redbourn) (3), J Agerschou den) (12), B Rogers (Clober) (8).
GIRLS
42pt C Wilson (St Regulus) (12)
39 A Brannock (Castle Douglas) (19), A MacKenzie (East Renfrewshire) (8)
38 L Craig (Elderslie) (12)
37 E Crang (Darlington) (5)
36 I Lorente (Spa) (8), N Lendrum (Parklands) (5)
35 N Ainsley-Thomas (Whittlebury Park) (4), E Henderson (Loretto School) (9).
34 N Michas (Pol) (10)
33 N Robertson (Stirling) (3), H Darling (Broomieknowe) (6), B Greenhalgh (Manchester) (1), L Towers (Minto) (12), P Wilson (Burntisland) (7).
32 C Kelly (Hagley) (2), M Ashley (Strathmore) (5), C Laesecke (St Regulus) (17).
31 H Kelly (Fulford) (24), A Piechula (Pol) (10)
30 L McClymont (Milngavie) (6)
29 R Watkins (Falkirk Tryst) (12), C Keogh (Kibworth) (13), z Wojcik (Pol) (9)
28 R McSharry (Workington) (11), E Furniss (Gaudet Luce, Worcs) (6)
26 Claudia Bowman (Durham City) (6)
25 S Kemp (Helensburgh) (13), E Logie (Buckpool) (6)
24 A Field (Burnham and Berrow) (4)
19 S Pook (Auchterarder) (13)
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Boys home internationals at Ballyliffen

Good start by young Scots in Ireland

Scotland made a good start to the boys home internationals at Ballyliffen, Ireland with a 10.5-4.5 win over Wales.
England made an equally good start. They beat host nation Ireland 10-5

 The young Scots took the morning foursomes 4-1 and followed that up with a 6.5-3.5 capture of the afternoon singles when their winners were McIntosh, Stewart, Franssen, Ferguson, Locke and Greer

 DETAILS
SCOTLAND 10.5, WALES 4.5
Foursomes: 4-1
J Stewart and E McIntosh bt L Vargas and M Harris 2 holes.
R Franssen and B Ferguson halved with R Warren and L Harries.
S Locke and M Lawrie bt O Brown and T Jones 1 hole.
M McCulloch and G Greer halved with A Greville and H Frazer
D Howie and M Watt bt L Pritchard and J Davies 2 and 1.
Singles: 6.5-3.5
McIntosh bt Vargas 1 hole.
Stewart bt Warren 2 and 1
Franssen bt Jones 8 and 6.
Ferguson bt Brown 6 and 4.
Locke bt Harries 2 and 1.
L Irvine halved with Greville
Greer bt B Truman 7 and 5
McCulloch lost to Harris 3 and 2.
Howie lost to Davies 2 and 1.
Watt lost to Pritchard 2 holes.

ENGLAND 10, IRELAND 5 


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Round 2 tee times at Deer Park Masters

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Hutcheon flying on the wings of an eagle!

 By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Greig Hutcheon made a flying start to the two-day Deer Park Masters Order of Merit event with a brilliant round of eight-under-par 64 at the Livingston venue.

The PLGC Inchmarlo man, pictured, had an eagle (at the 14th) and seven birdies in his first 14 holes to stand nine-under-par but he dropped a shot at the 16th in halves of 33 and 31.
At one stage Hutcheon's round opened up a six stroke advantage over the field but later Paul O'Hara (Clydeway Golf) and Derek Watters (Gourock) came in with good but not quite as good scores of 66 and 67.
Said Hutcheon: 
"Golf can be such a strange event ! After struggling to score last week all four days at the club pros' championship, today at Deer Park I scored great! 
"Eight under par without playing any better than last week but did not find trouble and a few putts dropped, rather than tapping in after a near miss. 
"I have had a great history at Deer Park and I'mhoping for another victory . I must say the extensive drainage and course work John Muir has undertaken has resulted in the best conditions at the course I have ever seen."
O'Hara and Watters both had eagle 3s at the long second and both had halves of 33.
LEADING FIRST-ROUND SCORES
Par 72
64 G Hutcheon (PLGC Inchmarlo)
66 P O'Hara (Clydeway Golf)
67 D Watters (Gourock)
70 M Kerr (Dalmahoy), D Wood (Hirsel), C Currie (Caldwell)
71 G Fox (Clydeway Golf), P Wardell (North Berwick), M Hillson (Kilconquhar Castle), F Rummins (Canmore), C Kelly (unatt).
72 G Law (Uphall), A Welsh (Cathkin Braes), C Ronald (Carluke), S Gray (Lanark)
73 C Matheson (Falkirk Tryst), J McGhee (Whitehill House), G Brown (Montrose Links)
74 F Mann (Carnoustie), S O'Hara (unatt), S Craig (Craig Golf), S Catlin (Affordable Golf), P Robinson (Largs), G McBain (Newmachar), P Walker (Ballumbie Castle)
75 A Oldcorn (Kngs Acre), N Huguet (Musselburgh), S Henderson (Kings Links), C Gordon (Edinburgh GC), C McMaster (Wellsgreen), G Paxton (Ralston), J Lomas (Caprington).
76 D Orr (Eastwood), K McNicoll (Gullane), R Munro (Duddingston).
77 R Arnott (Bishopbriggs), S McLaren (Blairgowrie), F Thomson (Trump Turnberry), A Waugh (Clydebank and Dist), P Kerr (Hayston).
78 I Stoddard (Greenburn), D Flannery (Caldwell), G Hay (Golspie), S Binning (Mearns Castle)
79 A Burns (Bothwell Castle).
80 S Milne (Balbirnie Park)
83 I Brown (Newent)
85 D McKay (Wellsgreen), J Hopwood (Royal Aberdeen)

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