Saturday, September 17, 2016

Stanford tourists win 6-0 over Scottish 
students at Royal Dornoch


The touring Stanford University, California men's golf squad beat a Scottish students' select comprising Stirling and University of Highlands and Islands students 6-0 at Royal Dornoch
DETAILS
Stanford names first
 

Match 1

Maverick McNealy  and  Franklin Huang bt Laird Shepherd and Alasdair McDougall 2 and 1.
Match 2
Brad Knox and Viraat Badhwar bt Jordan Sundborg and Christopher Maclean 4 and 3.

Match 3

Jeff Swegle and Brandon Wu bt Andrew Davidson and James Wilson 2 and 1.
Match 4

Chris Meyers and Isaiah Salinda bt Loris Schuepbach and William Walker 3 and 2.

Match 5

Dakota McNealy and David Snyder bt Alistair McNaughton and Riccardo Cellerino 1 hole.

Match 6

Henry Shimp and Ryan Jamison bt Jack Harling and Kiefer Brown 3 and 2.



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Chun In Gee leads by four in South Korean

 1-2 at Evian Major

FROM THE LET WEBSITE
South Korean Chun In Gee fired a third round of six-under-par 65 at the Evian Resort Golf Club today to take a four-stroke lead over compatriot Park Sung Hyun heading into the final round of the Evian Championship in France.
The 22-year-old Chun held her lead for the third day and at 19-under-par 194, she has broken the 54-hole Major record of 14-under-par 199 set by Annika Sorenstam at the 2004 LPGA Championship and equalled the winning score for 72 holes in a women’s Major.
The 72-hole record score of 19 under was set by Dottie Pepper at the 1999 Kraft Nabisco Championship and equalled by Karen Stupples (2004 Women’s British Open), Cristie Kerr (2010 LPGA Championship) and Yani Tseng (2011 Wegmans LPGA Championship).
The men’s 72-hole Major record of 20-under was set by Jason Day at the 2015 PGA Championship and equalled by Henrik Stenson at this year’s Open Championship. When asked if she would like to break the men’s record, Chun replied: “It would be a real honour.”
Chun began the third round, played in cool and dry but overcast conditions, two strokes ahead of Park (67) and China’s Feng Shanshan (69).
 After an early birdie on the second, Chun moved three strokes ahead of the chasing pack. After missing a short birdie putt on the sixth, she made back-to-back gains on the seventh and eighth holes.
She suffered a set-back with a double bogey 7 on the ninth after hitting her second shot from thick and wet rough across the fairway and down a steep slope into dense vegetation, taking an unplayable drop back at the ball’s original position. 
Then, after Park made a short birdie putt on the hole, Chun was only one ahead at the turn.
Chun said: “After my double bogey I just thought about enjoying my back nine and letting it go.”
Park birdied the 10th but Chun responded with birdies on the 11th and 13th before chipping in from 20 yards for eagle on the sloping 15th green. 
A further birdie at the short 16th gave her a four-stroke lead and she is now ideally placed in her hunt for a second Major following the 2015 US Women’s Open.
Chun said: “I always try not to think about winning because it gives you too much pressure. My approach tomorrow will be the same: just enjoy my golf.
After Park, the next closest challenger is last year’s LET Order of Merit winner Feng on 13-under, with South Korean Ryu So Yeon a stroke further behind.
Last week’s ISPS HANDA Ladies European Masters champion In-Kyung Kim moved into fifth place on 10-under after a seven-under 64, which tied the lowest round of the day with Jodi Ewart Shadoff from England, in joint 13th position. 
Of the other Europeans to make gains, Sweden’s Anna Nordqvist is in a group sharing 17th and Denmark’s Emily Kristine Pedersen is tied for 21st with Spain’s Carlota Ciganda. 
Pedersen, who had a two-under 69, said: “I was really good mentally, just thinking of one shot at a time. My putting is good and I’m scrambling really well.”
Defending champion Lydia Ko slipped back into tied 36th after a third-round 75. 
The final round tee times will be earlier than for the third round due to the threat of inclement weather. The leaders will tee off at 10.05am local time.
Jodi Ewart Shadoff's excellent 64 has promoted her to T13 position on five-under 208. Her earlier rounds were 73 and 71.
Charley Hull is T45 on 214 with scores of 71, 70 and 73.
Catriona Matthew is T51 on 215 with rounds of 73, 70 and 72.

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Levy's outward 29 takes him into lead in 

weather-hit Italian Open

FROM THE EUROPEAN TOUR WEBSITE
Alexander Levy produced a brilliant front nine to surge into a one-shot lead midway through the third round of the weather-affected Italian Open at Golf Club Milano.
The Frenchman had started round three six shots behind second-round leader Chris Paisley but turned in 29 and added three pars on the back nine to sit at 14 under after 12 holes when play was suspended due to darkness at 1926.
Paisley turned in level par to sit a shot off the lead alongside local favourite Francesco Molinari, Masters Tournament winner Danny Willett and his fellow Englishman Chris Hanson.
Lengthy delays on Thursday and Friday meant that half the field had yet to start their second rounds on Saturday morning but clear skies in Monza on day three increased hopes of completing a full 72-hole tournament on Sunday.
The players will be back in place at 07.30 Sunday morning with a dramatic day in store and 30 players within five shots of the lead.

Levy signalled his intent as he gave his drive on the first the full treatment and then put his approach to 12 feet for an opening eagle which he followed with further gains on the second and fifth.

The two-time European Tour winner played his tee-shot on the seventh to five feet and approach on the next to eight to join the summit before taking the lead on his own after leaving his lengthy eagle putt inches from the cup on the par five ninth.

Paisley started the round with a one-shot lead but surrendered it with a bogey on the first and Willett put the pressure on by holing from 12 feet on the second to edge agead.

Paisley showed his mettle, though, as he followed the Masters Tournament champion in to leave the duo locked together at 13 under.

Hanson was the third member of the final group and he birdied the third and rolled in a left-to-righter in the twilight on the ninth to join the pair. Paisley parred the same hole while Willett will return to putt in the morning.

Molinari - the 2006 champion -  was being followed by huge galleries and he delighted them by picking up four shots in his first ten holes.

The 33 year old made a birdie-bogey start and had his irons dialled in, putting wonderful approaches into the fourth, fifth and sixth for a hat-trick of further gains. Another excellent iron off the tee then brought a birdie on the par three tenth before the horn sounded.

South Korean Byeong-hun An was at 12 under having completed 13 holes on his 25th birthday, with Swede Robert Karlsson and England's Richard Bland through 12 holes.
Spanish duo Alejandro Cañizares and Nacho Elvira completed the group two off the lead having played ten and nine holes respectively.



SCOTS' SCORES
133 J McLeary 67 66
136 S Jamieson 65 71, R Ramsay 67 69
137 M Warren 68 69
139 D Drysdale 72 67
MISSED CUT (139 and better qualified)
140 P Lawrie 72 68
141 A McArthur 70 71, C Lee 73 68
Withdrew: S Gallacher 71 wd

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Laura Murray wins by two shots in Sweden

Alford's Laura Murray (Kippie Lodge) today (Sat) won this week's LETAS tournament in Sweden, the Elisefarm Ladies Open at Elisefarm Golf Club, Horby.

Laura, pictured, had rounds of 69, 70 and 70 for seven-under-par 209.
She won by two strokes from joint runners-up Sarah Schober (Austria) (69-71-71) and Stacey Keating (Australia) (72-66-73).
Michele Thomson (Meldrum House) tied for 27th place with scores of 72, 75 and 73.
Iona Stephen (74-84 for 156) and Jane Turner (80-77 for 157) missed the cut which fell at 148

LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 216 (3x72)
209 Laura Murray (Kippie Lodge) 69 70 70
211 Sarah Schober (Austria) 69 71 71, Stacey Keating (Australia) 72 66 73
213 Sophie Keech (England) 70 70 73, Madelene Stavnar (amateur) 70 70 73

SELECTED TOTALS
220 Michele Thomson (Meldrum House) 72 75 73

MISSED THE CUT 
(148 and better qualified)
156 Iona Stephen (Scotland) 74 82
157 Jane Turner (West Linton) 80 77

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Scottish women's county finals at Aboyne: Day 2 foursomes results


ABERDEENSHIRE lead DUNBARTONSHIRE and ARGYLL 2-1
FOURSOMES
S Leslie and S McWilliam bt A Laing and L McClymont 5 and 4
R Polson and C Wilson bt L Campbell and F Rattray 6 and 5
D Pocock and J Mackintosh lost to C Hargan and J Farrell 3 and 1. 

SINGLES
Six afternoon ties to be played

DUMFRIESSHIRE 1.5, MIDLOTHIAN 1.5


FOURSOMES
D Macdonald and Mirren Fraser halved with K McIntosh and W Nicholson.
E Greenlees and K McCracken lost to L Fraser and K Ferguson-Snedden 4 and 2.
G Batty and J Graham bt K Marshall and H Scott 2 and 1. 

SINGLES
Six afternoon ties  


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Scots now T28 after 72 from Connie and 74 from Jess in world amateur team championship

Connie Jaffrey got her first counting score - a par 72 - for Scotland in the third round of the Espirito Santo Trophy women's world amateur team championship in Mexico.

Jess Meek had a 74, also her best so far, while Rachael Taylor had the non-counting 78.
The Scots are now on 19-over-par 451 and sharing 28th place. Connie Jaffrey is pictured right.
South Korea are running away with the title. They have opened up a 14-stroke lead with a 19-under-par tally of 413.
Swizerland (427) are lying second and Thailand (431) third).
Ireland (level par 432) are sharing fourth place with Denmark.
Leona Maguire has been very steady. Her rounds have varied little - 72, 70 and 71
Olivia Mehaffey had a 75 in the third round. Young Annabel Wilson had her first counting score for Ireland - a two-over 74.
England are tied 15th on 12-over 444. Meghan MacLaren has had steady rounds of 73-73-74. Alice Hewson had a team best of 73 while Gemma Clews scored a 76.
Wales are lying 37th on 27-over 459. Chloe Williams had easily her best score so far - a two-under 72. Kath O'Connor had a counting 77 and Megan Lockett a non-counting 79.

THIRD-ROUND LEADERBOARD
par 432
413 South Korea
427 Switzerland
431 Thailand
432 Ireland, Denmark

SELECTED SCORES
444 England (T15)
451 Scotland (T28)
459 Wales (37th)

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