Tom Lewis lets first European Tour 59 slip 

through his fingers, shares lead on 62

FROM THE EUROPEAN TOUR WEBSITE
Tom Lewis looked on course for the first 59 in European Tour history before three late bogeys handed him a share of the first-round lead at the Made in Denmark tournament today.
Thomas Pieters and Joakim Lagergren had earlier equalled the course record at Himmerland Golf and Spa Resort with a pair of 62s and at that point, it looked like they would be the leading duo at the end of day one.
That was before Lewis produced one of the most scintillating spells of the season - getting to 12 under after 13 holes - but three bogeys in his closing five holes saw him sign for another 62 and sit at nine under, a shot ahead of Welshman Bradley Dredge.
Those rounds were the lowest on Tour this season without preferred lies and the lowest opening rounds of the campaign but when Lewis made an eagle at the fourth, it looked like history was on the cards.

The Englishman turned in 28 with seven birdies thanks to some brilliant approach play after starting on the back nine, and a hat-trick of further gains from the first had him ten under after 12 holes.
When he rolled in a 45-footer on the fourth for eagle, he could par his way home to get into the history books but a ragged tee-shot and a miss from five feet led to a first dropped shot of the day on the fifth.
A poor chip and two putts saw an opportunity go begging on the next and a horrible lie off the tee on the eighth led to a bogey before another dropped shot on the ninth.
That round still represents an excellent day for the 25 year old, who lost his card last season after a poor late run but has made his last three cuts following a slow start to the season.
"I'm massively disappointed right now," he said. "It's a difficult one teeing it up late and having a lot of people out there to see something good, and not to come back with something special is a shame.
"Apologies. I tried and next time we can hopefully finish it off.
"There were no nerves but I tried too hard. Everyone does that when they think and I just started thinking, which maybe is the reason I backed up. Next time I will learn. It shows to me I can shoot 59.
"It was a good round today but a disappointing one, but how many people can get disappointed with nine under? It's a tough one but everyone could tell it was on there and unfortunately I came up just short.
"But it's not a problem, if I go out there tomorrow and do the same thing I did today I could shoot another nine under."
Pieters - playing alongside Ryder Cup Captain Darren Clarke as he tries to earn himself a Captain's pick for Hazeltine - has been in excellent form lately, finishing fourth at the Olympic Men's Golf Competition and second and the D+D REAL Czech Masters.
He started on the back nine and made four birdies in six holes before dropping a shot on the 16th and then making back-to-back gains to turn in 30.

Further birdies on the first, third, fourth and sixth - following an excellent up and down after he put his approach into the crowd - had the 24 year old on the brink of breaking the course record but three closing pars saw him settle for a tie.
Lagergren had already achieved that feat as he picked up birdies on the 12th, 14th, 15th, 16th, second, third, fourth, sixth and eighth in an unblemished effort.
Welshman Dredge has an impressive record at this event - finishing second in 2014 and sixth last year - and after opening with a bogey on the tenth, he made six gains in his next eight holes - including five in a row from the 14th.
Further birdies followed at the third, fifth and sixth to leave Dredge just a shot off the lead.
Scotland's Scott Jamieson, American David Lipsky and South African Jake Roos were then at six under, a shot clear of India's Jeev Milkha Singh and South Africa's Richard Sterne.


LEADERBOARD
Par 71
62 T Lewis (England), J Lagergren (Sweden), T Pieters (Belgium).
63 B Dredge (Wales)
65 J Roos (South Africa), S Jamieson (Scotland), D Lipsky (USA).

REST OF SCOTS' SCORES
67 R Ramsay (T10)
69 D Drysdale, A McArthur (T31)
70 P Lawrie, S Gallacher, G Murray (T51)
72 C Lee (T91)
74 M Warren (T121) 

Wiltshire snatch English  boys' title  by half-point   Wiltshire successfully defended their title in the English Boys’ County Championship, winning by just a half point from Yorkshire after a tense day of thrilling golf. Jake Bolton (pictured below right) scored the winning point for Wiltshire after playing round in five-under par and closing out his game 3/2. “It is an unbelievable feeling,” he said. “We work great as a team, we’ve got such good team spirit. “We knew Yorkshire were still in it this afternoon but we just focussed on our own game and didn’t worry about them.” The teams had tied at the end of the championship with two match wins apiece after Wiltshire beat Northamptonshire 5.5-3.5 today and Yorkshire defeated Hertfordshire 6.5-2.5. But Wiltshire snatched the victory with 16 points from games won, while Yorkshire fell just short with 15.5. At the start of the day, when all four teams were still in with a chance of taking the title, it was Yorkshire who made the first move. They won their foursomes against Hertfordshire 2-1, while Wiltshire and Northamptonshire shared the points. In the afternoon Yorkshire were again quick off the mark. Barclay Brown and Charlie Thornton both completed their 100 per cent scoring record of six wins from six matches with sub-par golf as they sped to wins of 5/3 and 7/6 respectively. Sam Bairstow soon followed them, winning 3/2. Then the tension began to mount as players and spectators concentrated on the calculations. How many more could Yorkshire win? What were Wiltshire doing? The quality of the afternoon’s play was underlined when Charlie Daughtrey – who had been down all through his round – managed to win the last for a half, having scored around seven-under par. Finally Tom North holed a testing six-footer on the last to win his game 1up and complete Yorkshire’s score. Would it be enough? Wiltshire, though, had all the answers when it counted.  James Cooper led the way with a solid 3 and 2 win and was quickly followed by Tom Stagg, who was seven-under par for the 12 holes required to defeat his opponent. The next game to finish was critical. Jamie Cooper had been locked in a tight battle with Northamptonshire’s Fergus Robinson and for most of the round there was never more than one hole between them. They came up the last all square after Robinson birdied 17, watched closely by the Yorkshire team who had calculated this was the make or break game. Cooper played textbook golf, hitting the green in two, while Robinson found sand with his tee shot and overshot the green with his second. Soon, the point was Cooper’s and he declared after his round of 18 straight pars: “I didn’t feel the pressure. I just thought hit another green and see what happens. I’m happy to do my part for the team.” There was just time for the team to dash to the 16th green to cheer in Bolton as he completed their victory. He’d been in control for most of his match, moving ahead on the seventh and steadily increasing his lead. Team manager Ian Welding was in tears as he told his side: “Brilliant, I knew you could do it!” Afterwards he laughed: “We don’t do things the easy way! This has been absolutely unbelievable and the whole team has been brilliant. Their team spirit has been fantastic and they have pulled for each other and supported each other. “We had the belief that we could do it, even when it was nip and tuck and we were looking like we might come up short.” The team included four members of last year’s winning side: Jake Bolton, James Cooper, Dom Burgess and Tom Stagg. For Yorkshire there was disappointment, but team coach Steve Robinson said: “I’m really proud of the way they performed and of their fighting spirit. None of the lads gave in and they believed they could do it and they have fallen just a half point short. But congratulations to Wiltshire, they are deserving winners.” Click here for full scores Captions: Top, Wiltshire’s winning team with the championship trophy; below Jake Bolton who scores the winning point. (Images © Leaderboard Photography.) Lyndsey Hewison Press Officer England Golf pr@englandgolf.org 07825 752 193

Detry sets course record with 12 under par 60 in Bridgestone Challenge

Thomas Detry (Getty Images) 

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Thomas Detry shattered the course record at England's Heythrop Park Resort with a 12 under par round of 60 to take a commanding four-shot lead after day one of the Bridgestone Challenge on the European Challenge Tour.
The Belgian picked up 12 birdies during a bogey-free round in Oxfordshire, becoming the second player to card a 12 under par round on the 2016 Road to Oman after Nicolo Ravano achieved the feat with a 59 in La Gomera.
The 23 year old, who is playing in his first season on Europe’s top developmental tour, made five gains to reach the turn in 30.
Six successive birdies in his first six holes over the back nine left the University of Illinois graduate with a chance of becoming only the third player in the history of the European, Challenge and Senior Tours to reach 59.
Despite not quite reaching the magic number Detry was thrilled with his day’s work, in particular shooting a better score than his childhood friend Thomas Pieters who signed for a nine under par round of 62 on Europe’s top tier in Denmark earlier in the day.
“It was my best score ever,” he said. “I have shot eight under par in the States but this was by far my lowest round.
“It feels a bit weird really. I started to lose track towards the end and didn’t know if I was ten or 11 under.
“I almost dropped a putt on 17 to give myself a chance of making 59 and then I had a chip on 18 to make it - but I didn’t have a great lie. It still feels great to make 60, though.
“I changed something with my putter today. I added one degree of loft to it which I think I lost while I was travelling and I rolled the ball in beautifully.
“I was able to make some putts and get off to a good start. I chipped in on three which got everything started. Then I just kept the momentum going and kept hitting fairways and greens.
“I wasn’t really thinking about Thomas’s score to begin with but whenever he does well it inspires me. Then when I was on the course shooting some good numbers I did think to myself ‘I would really like to beat his score’.

“There is no point in trying to change anything in my game plan. If the putts keep dropping then I will continue to do well. If I keep playing my game I feel like I will shoot under par every day.”
Ireland’s Kevin Phelan set the clubhouse lead earlier in the day after an eight under par round of 64. He shares second place with America’s Shiwan Kim and France’s Damien Perrier.
The scoring was so low in warm, balmy conditions that David Law, Paul Shields and Peter Whiteford start the second day in a tie for 107th place - despite matching the par of 72 in the first round!
Top Scot is Jack Doherty in joint 26th place with a 68.
Scott Henry is T60 with a 70 and Duncan Stewart shares 84th place with Ross Kellett on the 71 mark.

LEADERBOARD
Par 72
60 T Detry (Bel).
64 D Perrier (Fra), S Kim (USA), K Phelan (Ire)

SCOTS' SCORES
68 Jack Doherty (T26)
70 Scott Henry (T60)
71 Duncan Stewart, Ross Kellett (T84)
72 David Law, Paul Shields, Peter Whiteford (T107)

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Chillas and Quinn finished fourth in PGA Super-60s at Gleneagles

Retired Aberdeen senior professional John Chillas and his amateur partner, Sandy Quinn, finished fourth on 129 (64-65) in the PGA Super-60s tournament over the Queen's Course, Gleneagles.
They finished six shots behind the winners.
Chillas earned £650 prize money

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Bob Cameron and Gordon Hedley win 
Super 60s Championship

• PGA NEWS RELEASE
• By Adrian Milledge 
  

Bob Cameron and his amateur partner Gordon Hedley, pictured by courtesy of Getty Images(c), ensured lightning of the metaphorical kind did not strike thrice at Gleneagles by winning the PGA Super 60s Championship.
In doing so, the pair prevented defending champion Murray White from recording an unprecedented hat-trick of victories in the tournament for PGA Professionals and their amateur sidekicks aged 60 or over.
But it was a close run thing with the destiny of the £1,000 winner’s cheque in the balance well into their second circuit of the Queen’s Course at the world renowned Perthshire  resort and Ryder Cup venue.
They had begun the second round level on seven-under with White and Moor Park member Bob Head.
And with the duos trading birdies that’s how it remained until the pairs negotiated the par three 14th on the James Braid-designed course.
They went into it all square on 12-under and the eventual winners emerged from it two strokes to the good.
“That was the crucial hole,” said Cameron. “They bogeyed it and Gordon, who had a shot, made par so it resulted in a two-shot swing in our favour.”
White and Head reduced the deficit to one with a birdie at the 15th but a double bogey at the 16th effectively proved terminal to their hopes.
They were given a brief window of hope when Cameron and Hedley bogeyed the 17th, however, but it was left to the latter to deliver the coup de grace on the 18th, a hole he clearly likes.
Having recorded a nett eagle there in the first round, Hedley, a 10-handicapper who is a member at Sundridge Park Golf Club in Bromley, Kent, followed up with a nett birdie.
It all added up to a 13-under-par total of 123 and a three-stroke victory but, as Cameron admitted, the winning margin did not reflect the intensity of the contest.
“It was a tough battle, always competitive but very friendly,” said the 63-year-old who has played on the European Senior Tour and was once head pro at Sundridge Park.
“We play in a lot of pro-ams in the south but this was our first time in this tournament. We’ve enjoyed every minute of it. We’ve met a great bunch of guys, the course was in fabulous condition and we’re thrilled to win it.”
Meanwhile, Gordon Goldie and his amateur partner Geoff King were similarly delighted after winning the Superb 70s, the tournament within a tournament for players of 70 years or older.
The pair posted a two-round return of two-over to finish a stroke ahead of Gordon Gray and amateur partner Howard Sumner and two clear of defending champion and former European Tour winner Maurice Bembridge and Michael Curley.
“That has to be one the biggest thrills of my career – to have my name on the same trophy as Maurice Bembridge,” said Goldie, the owner of Chingford Golf Range.
“Geoff’s a member at West Essex, plays off three and we’ve been friends for 50 years. He played very well and helped me along in what has been a fabulous tournament.”

Pirie and Mann share Midland Alliance honours at Pitlochry with 70s

By LEE SUTHERLAND 

The new season of the Midland Golfers' Alliance got underway with the Atholl Palace Team competition at Pitlochry Golf Club in Perthshire today. 

Joint best scratch was local professional Mark Pirie (Pitlochry) and last year's championship winner,. Carnoustie professional  Fraser Mann. Both returned one-over-par scores of 70. 

Rab Baldie, who plays off eight at Crieff,  led the way in the handicap section with a net score of 68. He also helped his team of Scott Miller (Blairgowrie) (14) and Grant Jenkins (Crieff) (3) to achieve first place in the team competition with a score of 58.

 

LEADING SCRATCH

par 69

70  Fraser Mann (Carnoustie) p, Mark Pirie (Pitlochry) p.

71  Graeme Brown (Montrose Links) ap, Stuart McKendrick (Dunkeld and Birnam), Gary Tough (Edzell).

72 Steve Craig (Archerfield Links) p

73 Kenny Hutton (Downfield) P, Fraser Campbell (Monifieth).

74 Paul Brookes (Pitreavie) p.

75 John Baxter (Lundin), John McMahon (Downfield), Barry Hynd (Leven Th).

LEADING HANDICAP

68  Rab Baldie (Crieff) (8).

69  Bill Miller (Monifieth) (14), Scott Miller (Blairgowrie) (14), Dougie Spaven (Pitlochry) (10).

70  Richard Brown (Royal Montrose) (7), Gary Tough (Edzell) (1).

71  John Baxter  (Lundin) (4), Davie Hutchison (Murrayshall) (9), Stuart McKendrick (Dunkeld and Birnam (scr).
72 John McMahon (Downfield) (3), Roy Sinclair (Muckhart) (4), Colin McKinnell (Pitlochry) (9).

         

Qualifiers for the Perla Showers Championship at Arbroath in April

Fraser Mann  (Carnoustie), Mark Pirie (Pitlochry) p, Graeme  Brown (Montrose Links) ap, Stuart McKendrick (Dunkeld and Birnham) (scr), Gary Tough (Edzell) (1).

       

Qualifier for the McQueen Shield at Arbroath in April

Rab Baldie  (Crieff) 8

 

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Rising stars of golf offered 12-month scholarships at Gleneagles

NEWS RELEASE

Gleneagles has hosted some of the world’s greatest golfing legends over the years and now The Gleneagles Foundation, its 12-month scholarship programme for aspiring junior golfers, is looking for the next batch of aspiring golf stars.

The lucky scholarship recipients will receive one year’s worth of coaching and one-to-one tuition; complimentary golf rounds; access to the PGA National Academy practice facilities; consultations with personal trainers and the hotel’s ESPA Life team; equipment and attire; and invitations to exclusive events and clinics. 

The Gleneagles Foundation programme first launched last summer, when 13 talented youngsters, ranging in age from 8 to 17, were announced at an event at The PGA National Academy hosted by local legend Colin Montgomerie.

With the first intake of young golfers graduating from the Foundation next month, a special trial day will be held at the PGA National Golf Academy on Saturday 10 September to find up to four new junior players to join the programme for 2016-17.

Candidate selection at the trial day will be based not simply on the young players’ shot skills and game strengths, but on the candidates’ aspirations, levels of enthusiasm and potential.

Gary Silcock, Gleneagles’ Director of Golf, said: “Joining this scholarship programme is an opportunity of a lifetime for young people with a passion for golf – and not just because it supports junior players to fulfil their potential through some of the best professional coaching provision, advice, equipment and practice facilities in Scotland.

“Crucially, the programme also provides a wonderful social network, where the scholars can get together with their peers, learn from each other, and boost their confidence through team events and practice sessions.”

He added: “In the future, we hope to see some of these scholars rise through the ranks – to reach the very pinnacle of the sport and fly the flag for Scottish golf.”

One of the youngest scholars selected last year, eight year old Grace Rita Crawford from North Berwick, was thrilled to discover she had made the cut from over 100 applicants.

Grace plays twice a week and at the weekends and placed 5^th and 6^th at the World Championship – US Kids Golf in the Under-8s category. She is keen to keep enjoying the sport while working on her handicap and is hoping the next intake of Foundation players will include more girl golfers who can join her on the programme.

“The most important thing I’ve learnt is that you’ve got to stay positive all the time,” said Grace. “I’m improving every day and learning how to hit the ball a lot softer too, but it’s your attitude that’s the most important thing.”

“Someone came up to me on the course recently and said I was an amazing golfer, which made me feel really good,” she said “but I’d like to get better and maybe win a major when I’m older.  Golf is my hobby, but it can also be a big career.”

Another junior golfer selected for The Gleneagles Foundation last year was 15-year-old Rowan Carey from Auchterarder.

Rowan, who has ambitions to gain a college golf scholarship in the USA and eventually turn professional, says he has benefitted enormously from the scholarship programme.  “I’ve been doing fitness and coaching sessions and I’ve been down here putting in as many hours of practice as I can,” he said.

“With the support of the Foundation, I’ve made a lot of positive changes.  I’m still honing these and grooving them into my game but I’m feeling like my swing’s really getting there now.

“Being a scholar means you know you’ve got support there at all times.  We can pop in and there will always be someone there to help us or give advice on our game.”

Youngsters from across Scotland are eligible to apply.  Applicants must be aged between 8 – 18 years and handicap restrictions apply for each age group.

To attend the trial day, applicants should complete an application form – available at www.gleneagles.com/golf/gleneagles-foundation.  For further information, contact Matthew Galley, PGA Head of Instruction at matthew.galley@gleneagles.com or on 01764 694343. 

Six Scots survive PGA EuroPro Tour second-round cut

Henry in with a shout of £10,000 jackpot prize

Only six Scots survived the second-round cut in the PGA EuroPro Tour event at which three English and a Welshman share the lead on 135 at the Oxfordshire Golf Club.
John Henry (Clydebank and Dist) is in with a shout of the £10,000 prize after a second-round 65 for 136 - only one off the pace.
Other Scots to qualify for the final 18 holes were Craig Sutherland (65-139), Jack McDonald(74-140), Callum Macaulay (71 for 140), Michael Stewart (70-142) and Louis Gaughan (71 for 143).
Among the Scots who failed to reach the 143 qualifying limit was Paul McKechnie (Braid Hills) who had a quadruple bogey 9 at the par-5 17th in compiling a 75 for 147. A par would have put him among the qualifiers!


SCOTS' SCORES
136 J Henry (Clydebank and Dist) 71 65 (T5)
139 C Sutherland (Lynx Golf) 74 65 (T11)
140 J McDonald (Kilmarnock Barassie) 66 74, C Macaulay 69 71 (T14)
142 M Stewart (Troon Welbeck) 72 70 (T34)
143 L Gaughan (Bathgate) 72 71 (T42)

MISSED THE CUT (143 and better qualified) 
145 J McColl (Kingsbarns PA) 71 74
146 Z Saltman (Archerfield Links) 75 71
147 C Lawrie (Paul Lawrie GC) 72 75, K Nicol (Paul Lawrie GC) 74 73, P McKechnie (Braid Hills) 72 75
148 W Booth (Eastwood) 76 72
150 F Moore (Glenbervie) 72 78, M Patterson (Kilmacolm) 78 72, R Campbell (Falkirk) 77 73
152 J Duff (Newmachar) 72 80
155 S Borrowman 76 79

 Four share lead at nine-under-par with 18 holes to go

SUMMARY BY NICK TEALE

Mark Laskey, Alex Wrigley, Craig Hinton and Jack Harrison will begin the final round of the FORE Business Championship tied for the nine-under-par lead in the HotelPlanner.com PGA EuroPro Tour event at The Oxfordshire.

Race To Desert Springs Order of Merit leader Matthew Cort (Beedles Lake Golf Club; 65, 71) and John Henry (Clydebank and District; 71, 65) are just one shot off the lead in fifth.

Wrigley (Hartlepool Golf Club; 66, 69) has been in contention ahead of the final round of the last two EuroPro Tour events, but above par final rounds at Caversham Heath and East Sussex National saw him slip outside the top ten. 

Hinton (LJD Technology Services) is playing at his home course in just his fifth event of the EuroPro season. He had two top-three finishes last season and rounds of 68 and 67 have put him in line for a first EuroPro Tour win.

Harrison (Wildwood Golf Club) shot an unblemished second-round 65. An eagle at the 7^th combined with five birdies saw him rise to the top of the leaderboard. 

Laskey (Brocket Hall/Team Honma) was first to return to the clubhouse on nine under, shooting a four-under-par 68 in his second round. The Welshman is ninth on the tour money list, from which the top five at the end of the season earn a card on the 2017 Challenge Tour card. The top six on the Race To Desert Springs at the end of this tournament will also be exempt from the first stage of European Tour qualifying school.

“A win this week would be pretty special with European Tour School cut off being this week,” said Laskey. “I am ninth at the moment, so a win would be second. 

“I won’t think about it too much though. I really like the course and it is nice to shoot a good score and tomorrow I will try and shoot under par and just enjoy it.

“My game feels good at the moment. My putting is good and I feel I am in control of my game. 

“I have eased back on the power with drivers to keep it in play and it has been target golf out there, so it has been quite nice to throw wedges at flags and convert a few of them. I have played well and had two eagles which was a nice injection into the scorecard.

“In the heat, your hands can get quite wet so you have to change gloves quite a lot and during the first round I had my umbrella up all day to keep out of the heat; that probably saved me a shot.”

A cut to the leading 50 professionals and ties has now been made with all those one under par or better proceeding to play Friday’s final round.

The FORE Business Championship is a 54-hole strokeplay event with a cut to be made after the second round. Spectator entry is free throughout the event and live scoring can be found at www.europrotour.com.

A two-hour highlights package from the FORE Business Championship will be broadcast on Sky Sports on Tuesday, September 6.

Scottish Senior Golf Society autumn meeting (36 holes) at Nairn Dunbar

Robert Smith (Nairn) and Grant McNab (Lundin) share the lead on the par-72 mark at the halfway stage of the Scottish Senior Golf Society's 36-hole autumn meeting at Nairn Dunbar.
They headed a huge field with scores that were two under the CSS of 74 for the day.
Smith was the long-time leader in the clubhouse after birdieing the fifth, ninth and long 16th. He bogeyed the fourth, eighth and 18th.
Late finisher McNab had late birdies at the 14th and short 15th to join Smith in the pole position.
McNab had earlier birdied the seventh but dropped shots at the fourth, 12th and long 13th in halves of 35 and 37 - the same as Smith.


FIRST ROUND SCORES
par 72. SS 74. CSS 74
72 R W Smith (Nairn), G McNab (Lundin)
73 L Gordon (Turnhouse), J A Fraser (Royal Burgess), D Taylor (Dunfermline).
74 D Shields (Glenearn), S Finnie (Royal Aberdeen), M Lindsay (Broughty), I Angus (Duff House Royal), N Robson (Meldrum House), G Murray (Moray), L Pirie (Millport).
75 G MacDonald (Glenbervie), A T Campbell (Murcar Links), R Craw (Glenbervie), J Watt (Edzell), M J Dean (Moray), K Reilly (Silverknowes), D Raitt (Royal Aberdeen), T Sirel (Largs).
76 P Tomisson (Nairn), N Dyce (Strathmore).
77 K McArthur (Balbirnie Park), S Drysdale (Turnhouse), C Halcrow (Windyhill), D Logie (Craigie Hill).
78 D Hamilton (Mortonhall), A J Smith (Turriff), B Grieve (King James VI), S G Milne (Elgin).
79 J Emslie (Royal Aberdeen), I Reid (Dumfries and Galloway), I  Fraser (Dumfries and Co), K Bruce (Edzell), W Methven (Royal Aberdeen), D Fleming (Portlethen), R Johnston (Glenbervie), P Dempsey (Tulliallan), C Moir (Worksop).
80 K Ross (Beith), G C Barrie (Callander), G B S Doig (Southerness), A J Laird (Deeside), D Wilson (Clober), D Millar (St Andrews New), W J Skene (Deeside), G Grimmer (Nigg Bay), I Kerr (Kilmacolm), B Brooks (Meldrum House).
81 N Whitehead (Kemnay), G A Taylor (Turnhouse), I Logue (Northumberland), T Patterson (Sunningale), T McLevy (Blairgowrie), G J Rodaks (Pitreavie), A J Hogg (Turnhouse).
82 A Macgregor (Hazlehead), J W Johnston (Royal Aberdeen), F McLennan (Royal Aberdeen), A Raphael (St Andrews), F McLennan (Royal Aberdeen), I Morrison (Royual Aberdeen), A McGregor (Elgin), J Broadfoot (Turnberry),G Sharp (Dumfries and Co).
83 D J Smith (Stirling), K Thonmson (Bramhall Park), S Adam (Carnegie), N Lamond (Balmore), T Bennett (Great Barr), K Forrest (Lenzie), W Hutton (Pitlochry).
84 D McQuade (Glenbervie), D Riddell (Glenbervie).
85 J A Harper (Wick), B Christie (Comrie), K Harrison sen (Peebles), R Farquhar (Carnoustie), I McKerron (Balmore), T McAllister (Deeside), D Nelson (Aboyne).
86 J McArthur (St Andrews New), N Forster (Royal Aberdeen). 
87 F Sharp (Boat of Garten).
88 P D Sinclair (Inverness), J Russell (Monarch Dunes), I R Miller (Banchory)
89 G Thomson (Glasgow), C MacDonald (Elgin).
91 N Chisholm (Kemnay).
93 W Barclay (Downfield).
No Returns - I Jeen (St Andrews New), W Irvine (Lanark), M M Macleman (Moray), C Mavor (Elgin), A Hogg (Stirling).

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Before Ben Hogan became a legend, he had to 

break a nine-year winless streak as a pro

By Cliff Schrock

GOLF DIGEST

Ben Hogan is famously attributed with saying the secret to golf was "in the dirt." Ken Venturi also quoted Hogan as saying, "every day you miss practising will take you one day longer to be good," which seems a mathematical improbability, but the point is Hogan was arguably the hardest-working player in golf history. 

Despite this, success took its sweet time, nine years to be exact after he turned pro in 1931.

The milestone moment took place 76 years ago  at the 1940 North and South Open at Pinehurst No. 2, the golf mecca for many memorable events. The dates were March 19-21, which were a Tuesday through Thursday in 1940. 

(Tournaments starting on a Thursday and finishing on a Sunday did not come into fashion until comparatively recently).

Hogan had won a team event with Vic Ghezzi at the 1938 Hershey Four-Ball, but when he arrived at Pinehurst a few months shy of turning 28, he had not experienced individual glory on tour.

Pinehurst was an ideal spot for Hogan to break through. In Lee Pace's book Pinehurst Stories, Hogan is quoted as saying, "I always loved to play Pinehurst. I thought it was a great place. . . . The whole golf course was a most pleasant and testing golf course. It's a real test of golf." 

The 11th hole on the No. 2 course was said to be his favourite par 4.

Ben Hogan bunkered at Pinehurst

Due in large part to the Pinehurst prestige, a win in the North and South was held in high esteem, nearly of major status. The atmosphere was vibrant, with outdoor festivals part of the ambience on the hotel lawns.

 Bobby Jones attended as a spectator, and the field included Gene Sarazen, Sam Snead, Byron Nelson, Horton Smith, Paul Runyan, Lawson Little, Henry Picard, Lloyd Mangrum, Harry Cooper, Clayton Heafner, Johnny Revolta and Craig Wood.

Hogan's 66-67 start opened a seven-shot lead over Snead and Revolta at the halfway mark. But on a chilly 36-hole final day, Hogan also cooled off. Paired with Revolta and Heafner, Hogan turned tentative in Round 3, posting a 74 and his lead was reduced to six. Sarazen voiced doubt that Hogan's lead would hold up. Snead finished with a final-round 67 to put pressure on Hogan, but the impending champion made pars on the last two holes for a 70, and his 277 total won by three. 

For the first time, the results had the great contemporary trio of Hogan, Snead and Nelson, all born in 1912, finish 1-2-3.

Hogan was such an unexpected winner that Pace reports the Greensboro Daily News had him as Hagen (mistaking him for Walter) in the headline before correcting the mistake.

In the Hogan camp, the $1,000 first-place cheque, a lot of money in those far off days, was a welcome relief, but so was the broken ice. Wife Valerie said, "Don't pinch me. I'm afraid I'll wake up. Ben has been so close so many times, only to see one fatal shot crumble all his hopes. He's never given up trying, though, even in his darkest hours. That's why I'm so proud of him."

After being given the trophy and his earnings, and shaking hands with architect Donald Ross (see below), Hogan had a glass of milk and told the writers, "I won one just in time. I had finished second and third so many times I was beginning to think I was an also-ran. I needed that win."

Ben Hogan (right) receives Medal from Donald Ross in 1940

Tony Jacklin's son Sean scores first win of summer on West Florida Tour

  Sean Jacklin with West Florida Tour co-ordinator Ross Hanson (don't ask us which is which!)

Sean, one of Tony Jacklin's family of six, was born at Biggar and he lists "Scotland" as his home country.
This was his first win of the summer on the West Florida Tour.
Another Scot, Paul Ferrier, finished out of the money on this one. 
SCROLL down past the scores to find out more about Sean Jacklin.
 
HOW THEY FINISHED

Ranking	Player Name		Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Score	Prize Money	Points
1	Sean Jacklin		66	66	66	198	$3,000.00	30100
2	Charles Wang		67	67	66	200	$1,800.00	18100
3	Kevin Aylwin		67	68	67	202	$1,350.00	13600
4	Chris Kennedy		66	68	69	203	$1,120.00	11300
T5	Sebastian Mark		70	65	69	204	$870.00	8800
T5	Ryan Gildersleeve		70	66	68	204	$870.00	8800
T5	Patrick Williams		64	72	68	204	$870.00	8800
T5	Jordan Massey		67	68	69	204	$870.00	8800
T9	Daniel Chopra		69	71	65	205	$580.00	5900
T9	Jake Sherwin		66	68	71	205	$580.00	5900
T9	J.C. Horne		63	72	70	205	$580.00	5900
T12	Michael Visacki		68	68	70	206	$525.00	5350
T12	Hernan Borja		70	66	70	206	$525.00	5350
T14	Cole Taylor		68	68	71	207	$505.00	5150
T14	A.J. Morris		74	67	66	207	$505.00	5150
T16	Spence Fulford		73	68	67	208	$480.00	4900
T16	Andrew Gain		72	68	68	208	$480.00	4900
T16	Evan Harmeling		71	68	69	208	$480.00	4900
19	Domenico Geminiani		66	73	70	209	$460.00	4700
20	Hunter Cornelius		70	71	69	210	$310.00	3200
21	Daniel Hoeve		70	69	72	211	$310.00	3200
T22	Sam Osborne		70	71	71	212	$310.00	3200
T22	Dillon Board		71	70	71	212	$310.00	3200
T24	Mike Andre		73	69	100	242	$0.00	100
T24	Tony Hajek		68	74	100	242	$0.00	100
T24	Aaron Sherry		73	69	100	242	$0.00	100
T24	Andy Hess		70	72	100	242	$0.00	100
T24	Blake Biggs		72	70	100	242	$0.00	100
29	Devin Spies		73	70	100	243	$0.00	100
T30	Jordan Miller		75	69	100	244	$0.00	100
T30	Rocky Khara		73	71	100	244	$0.00	100
T30	Paul Ferrier		69	75	100	244	$0.00	100
T30	John Chaney		74	70	100	244	$0.00	100
T30	Alex Lodge		73	71	100	244	$0.00	100
T30	Clayton Gregory		70	74	100	244	$0.00	100
T36	James Tisdale		73	72	100	245	$0.00	100
T36	Jason Hnat		72	73	100	245	$0.00	100
T36	Andrew Wilkinson		74	71	100	245	$0.00	100
T36	Samuel Chavez		71	74	100	245	$0.00	100
T40	Geoff Moore		76	70	100	246	$0.00	100
T40	Matthew Garcia		75	71	100	246	$0.00	100
T40	Colin Van Es		72	74	100	246	$0.00	100
T40	Zachary Alligood (am)		76	70	100	246	$0.00 (v)	100
T44	Xander McDonald-Smith		70	77	100	247	$0.00	100
T44	Tyler Sluman		73	74	100	247	$0.00	100
T44	Zach Golembiewski		72	75	100	247	$0.00	100
T47	John Lento		77	72	100	249	$0.00	100
T47	Abdul Sihag		74	75	100	249	$0.00	100
T47	Daniel Caban (am)		71	78	100	249	$0.00 (v)	100
T50	David Good		74	76	100	250	$0.00	100
T50	Andrew Seeman		73	77	100	250	$0.00	100
T52	Thomas Stirling		76	75	100	251	$0.00	100
T52	Thomas Joiner		74	77	100	251	$0.00	100
T52	Keith Greene		74	77	100	251	$0.00	100
55	Landon Weber (am)		77	76	100	253	$0.00 (v)	100
T56	Spencer Schultz (am)		77	77	100	254	$0.00 (v)	100
T56	Scott Lamb		76	78	100	254	$0.00	100
T56	Brian Karman		73	81	100	254	$0.00	100
59	Brendan Worthy (am)		79	82	100	261	$0.00 (v)	100

Sean Jacklin named after Sean Connery
 
FROM THE SCOTSMAN WEBSITE
HE is the son of one of England’s greatest golfers but Sean Jacklin is proudly flying the Scottish flag as he bids to follow in his dad Tony’s footsteps. 
Named after his father’s good friend Sean Connery, Jacklin junior was born in Biggar during a four-year spell when Tony and his second wife, Astrid, lived in Quothquhan Lodge close to the South Lanarkshire town. 
Sean’s spent most of his life in the United States, where his parents moved in 1993 to coincide with two-times major winner Jacklin senior becoming eligible for the Champions Tour.