Chris Lloyd and Graham Fox (Clydeway Golf) had the lowest scores of the day - 64 apiece - in the first round of the £46,600 Highland Links pro-am over three courses: Royal Dornoch, Nairn and Castle Stuart. With Royal Dornoch a par 70, Nairn a par 71, and Castle Stuart a 72, it will be Thursday before the pieces of the Tartan Tour's golfing jigsaw come together and tell us the winners when they have all played the three classic links courses. Chris Lloyd had his 64 at Castle Stuart which puts him a eight under par. Graham Fox had his 64 at Nairn - a seven-under-par score. Nice to see Blairgowrie's Bradley Neil well up the leaderboad with a 66 at Castle Stuart, a six-under-par score. Bradley must have boosted his confidence by winning a European Tour Qualifying School Stage 1 event in Austria last week.
LEADERBOARD CASTLE STUART Par 72 64 Chris Lloyd (unatt) 66 Bradley Neil (unatt) 67 Greig Hutcheon (PLGC Inchmarlo) 68 Tom Kalinowski (unatt) 70 Jack McDonald (unatt), Daniel Young (unatt) 71 Kenny Hutton (Downfield) 72 James McGhee (Whitehill House) ROYAL DORNOCH Par 70 65 Paul O'Hara (North Lanarkshire Leisure) 67 Alex Belt (Snainton) 68 Gavin Hay (Grantown on Spey), Alastair Forsyth (Mearns Castle), Graeme Brown (Montrose Links), Gareth Wright (West Linton) 70 Scott Henderson (Kings Links), Zac Saltman (Archerfield Links), Elliot Saltman (Archerfield Links), Andrew Scrimshaw (Close House), Chris Kelly (Taymouth Castle), Gordon Stewart (Cawder) NAIRN Par 71 64 Graham Fox (Clydeway Golf) 68 Greg McBain (Newmachar) 69 Chris Currie (Caldwell), Alan Welsh (Cathkin Braes), Philip Price (Wales), David Orr (Eastwood), Mark Hillson (Kilconquhar Castle), Paul Robinson (Largs) 70 Paul Wardell (North Berwick) 71 Ryan O'Neill (Penwortham)
Team pictures on eve of Senior Women's Home Internationals
SCOTLAND
ENGLAND
IRELAND
WALES
SENIOR SCOTS SHOULD NOT LACK
SUPPORT AT ALYTH
A
fair number of senior women golfers from the North, North-east, Angus
and Perthshire will be heading for Alyth Golf Club, near Blairgowrie
over the next three days to cheer on the Scotland team in the Senior
Women's Home Internationals against title-holders England, European
champions Ireland and Wales.
Sheena
Wood (Aberdeen Ladies) and Tain's Mary Smith are members of a Scotland
team determined to improve on last year's winless performance at Elm
Park GC, Dublin.
The
rest of the team, captained by Lorna Bennett, are Fiona De Vries (St
Rule), Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie), Gillian Kyle (East
Renfrewshire), Lesley Lloyd (Hayston) and Lorna McKinlay (Dunnikier
Park).
Emma Allen (Missouri University), a second-year student from Southampton, had the highest placed finish of the four British golfers in action at the Lady Paladin Invitational women's college tournament at Furman Golf Club's course, Greenville in South Carolina at the weekend.
Emma, pictured, finished tied 12th in a big field of 111. She had scores of 69, 75 and 72 for level par 216 over a 6,313yd course, fiished six behind the winner, Emilee Hoffman (Texas) with 65, 75 and70 for six-under 210. Missouri University Scots Jess Meek from Carnoustie and Clara Young from North Berwick finished tied 34th and 70th respectively. Jess had rounds of 73, 75 and 73 for 221; Clara 73, 80 and 78 for 231. Dulcie Sverdloff (Kennesaw State) shot 78, 72 and 74 for 224 and a share of 46th place. Texas (853) won the team title ahead of hosts Furman (855) and Illinois (862). Missouri (881) and Kennesaw State (893) finished sixth and 10th respectively in a field of 20 teams
Bell Baxter's narrow win over Madras FP at Scotscraig
NEWS RELEASE
Bell Baxter High school
FP recorded a narrow golf victory over Madras FP at Scotscraig Golf Club, Fife.
Bell Baxter took a 3pt lead after the opening four-ball matches, but Madras started
to claw back with a 2-1 victory in the greensomes.
In the six singles it
came down to the final game where Ball Baxter captain Roddy Cameronbirdied the last hole to secure a half-point
in his match against Iain Landsburgh, which was enough to give Bell Baxter
victory.
This puts Bell Baxter 4–3 ahead in the series of matches.
SCOREBOARD
9 holes Better-ball
Madras
College FP (0) Bell Baxter High School FP (3)
Craig Mackie / Iain
Landsburgh lost to Jacky Montgomerie / Paul Wytrazek
3 and 2
Cameron West / David
Landsburgh lost toAlly Hain / John Bruhn 1 hole.
Michael Braidwood /
Gordon Landsburgh lost toRoddy Cameron / Alan MacKenzie 2 and 1
9 holes Greensome
Madras
College FP (2) Bell Baxter High School FP (1)
Craig Mackie / Iain
Landsburgh bt Jacky
Montgomerie / Paul Wytrazek 2 and 1.
Cameron West / David
Landsburgh bt Ally Hain / John Bruhn 2 and 1.
Michael Braidwood /
Gordon Landsburghlost toRoddy Cameron / Alan MacKenzie 2 and 1
9 holes singles (3.5-2.5)
Match
1Cameron WestbtAlly Hain 3 and 1.
Match
2Michael Braidwoodlost to Paul Wytrazek 3 and 2.
Match
3David Landsburgh lost toJacky Montgomerie 1 hole
Former Scottish amateur champion Chris Robb (Meldrum House) snapped out of a run of disappointing tournaments with a one-under-par score of 71 to be tied for 20th place after the first day of the Pro Golf Tour Championship at Adendorf Golf Resort in Germany.
Banchory-based Robb, pictured, is five shots behind leader Mathieu Fenasse (France). Ross Cameron had a 72 for a share of 26th place while Kevin Duncan and Philip McLearn are tied for 49th place on 76. Sam Kiloh and Alexander Culverwell are sharing 57th place on 77 in a field of 72 players. PRO GOLF TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP Adendorf Golf Resort, Germany FIRST ROUND LEADERBOARD Par 72 66 M Fenasse (Fra) 67 Patrick Kopp (Ger) SCOTS' SCORES 71 C Robb (T20) 72 R Cameron (T26) 76 K Duncan, P McLean (T49) 77 S Kiloh, A Culverwell (T57) Field of 72 players
LINCOLN, Nebraska – With four individuals
in the top five – including individual leader Chloe Weir from Belfast – the Kansas State
women’s golf team is in first place following the first round of play at the
Chip-N Club Invitational at the par-72, 6,276-yard Wilderness Ridge
Country Club.
The Wildcats shot a 4-over par 292 in
the first round and jumped out to a 10-stroke lead heading into Monday’s second
round.
“I am proud of the team today,” said head coach Kristi
Knight. “They started well and did a nice job adapting and staying
patient when the gusty winds arrived.”
Weir, a sophomore, leads all individuals, thanks to shooting
a career-best round of 1-under par 71. Senior Madison Talley is two strokes
behind Weir at 1-over par 73 to currently stand in third place.
Junior Connie Jaffrey from Kilwinning and Paige Nelson are tied
for fifth place at 2-over par 74.
The Wildcats lead second-place Florida International,
which shot a 14-over par 302, while South Dakota State is in third place at 15-over
par 303.
Weir holds a one-stroke advantage in the individual competition of
FIU’s Camila Serrano.
The second round of the Chip-N Club
Invitational begins at 9 a.m., on Monday. Live results
can be followed at www.birdiefire.com and results will be available at www.k-statesports.com at the conclusion of play
Monday (USA time)
Clemson, South Carolina — English second-year student Alice Hewson set a Clemson University scoring
record for 54 holes with rounds of 66, 70 and 67 over the par-71 course and led Clemson to a third-place team finish at the
Schooner Fall Classic at the weekend.
The two-day tournament concluded on Sunday
afternoon at the par 71 Belmar Country Club in Norman, Oklahome. It was the
first tournament for new Clemson coach Kelley Hester.
GB and I Curtis Cup player Hewson from Berkhamsted, England shot a four-under-par 67 on Sunday to finish with a 54-hole
score of 203, 10-under-par.
Her performance broke the Clemson record
for total score and score vs. par that had been established by Ashlan
Ramsey at the 2013 Ruth’s Chris Intercollegiate in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Ramsey had shot a nine under par 207 at that event on a par 72 course to
set the marks for total score and score versus par.
Hewson, a sophomore student, finished second to Morgane
Metraux of Florida State, who finished with a 12-under-par score of
201. Hewson had scores of 66-70-67.
Alice's 66 in the first round was the
second best 18-hole score in Clemson University women's golf history. The only score better is
her 65 last year at the Cougar Classic in Charleston.
"The course played like a totally different layout today with
different winds," said Hester. "The girls adjusted well. We beat some
good team and we are off to a great start. Alice Hewson was very solid
and played well down the stretch. She gave herself a chance to win."
Florida State won the team competition with an 829 score,
23-under-par. Alabama, ranked No. 1 in the nation by Golfweek, finished
second at 841. Clemson was third at 849, three shots ahead of host
school Oklahoma. Kent State, ranked fourth in the nation by Golfweek,
finished fifth at 858.
Clemson had a team score of one-under-par 283 on Sunday.
Schooner Fall Classic
Belmar Country Club
September 24-25, 2016
Team Results
1. Florida State 829, 2. Alabama 841, 3. Clemson 849,
4. Oklahoma 852, 5. Kent State 858, 6. Texas A&M 870, 7. LSU and
Notre Dame 871, 9. Iowa State 874, 10. Texas State 888, 11. Kansas
892, 12. Mississippi State 894.
Clemson Individual Results
2. Alice Hewson 203, 18. Sydney Legacy 215, 25. Ana Paula Valdes
218, 27. Marisa Messana 219, 56. Sloan Shanahan 150 (WD in second
round)
Matt Dalrymple's top 15 finishes in first two events on US college golf circuit
FROM GRAHAM DALRYMPLE
Hi Colin
In response to your request for notification of Scots
golfers at US colleges, I thought you may like to be aware of my son
Matt Dalrymple.
Matt, pictured left, is from Lochwinnoch, a member at Old Course Ranfurly Golf Club, Bridge of Weir.
Matt
is now a freshman, majoring in Business Administration at King
University, Bristol, Tennessee who play in the Conference Carolinas.Matt
has played the two events so far for the Bristol Tornados: two weeks ago
shooting level par 72, 72 round the Osprey Point course on Kiawah Island to
finish T13 out of 90 in the Kiawah Island Invitational and last week
he shot 73 and 77 to finish T15 in the Etowah Intercollegiate event in North
Carolina.
Over
40 years ago, as a teacher in Alloa, I was lucky to be able to take a
group of young enthusiastic golfers to see a television match at
Turnberry where Arnold Palmer played Bernard Gallacher.
TV matches were
very slow at that time so there was plenty time to get close up to
players. One boy, who was a huge Palmer fan, followed him closely ...never
more than a yard or two away and when there was an extra big delay,
Arnold came over to the boy saying "You have been following me closely
all day" and asking "Where do you come from."
The boy told him "Stirling"
(and later told me that he said Stirling because Arnold would not
know where Alloa was!).
Reply from Arnold " You mean to say you
have travelled all that way just to see me play golf"
The youngster was speechless... A moment he will remember for ever(and also myself)
Enormous charisma ... and we did see the famous hitching of the trousers.
Hugh
R&A STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF ARNOLD PALMER
Martin Slumbers, Chief
Executive of The R and A, said: "It is with great sadness that we have
awoken to hear the news of Arnold Palmer's passing. He was a true
gentleman, one of the greatest ever to play the game and a truly iconic
figure in sport.
"His contribution to The
Open Championship was, and remains, immeasurable. He will be missed and
forever remembered by all at The R and A and throughout the world of
golf as a charismatic and global champion of our game."
Rory McIlroy celebrates his winning birdie putt at the fourth extra hole. Picture by courtesy of Getty Images (c)
ATLANTA -- Two months ago, Rory McIlroy looked beaten. He failed to make the weekend at Baltusrol, his second missed cut in the last three majors. His putting was such a mess that he altered styles mid-season, only to return to his original grip. He was inconsistent, with strings of birdies undone with a disconcerting
amount of high numbers. Some questioned his fortitude, his lack of
grinding. McIlroy, deemed golf's golden boy after winning back-to-back
majors in 2014, was asked if he feared becoming the sport's "Ringo."
What a difference two months can make.
Weeks
after capturing the Deutsche Bank Championship, McIlroy grabbed the
2016 Tour Championship -- as well as the FedEx Cup -- with an
instant-classic performance on Sunday at East Lake.
The
27 year old began his round two shots back of Dustin Johnson and Kevin
Chappell. Although he was three under through 15 holes, McIlroy faced a
three-stroke deficit to Chappell as he teed off on the 16th. A deficit,
thanks to a perfectly-timed jarred approach shot, that quickly shrunk to
one:
"I
knew I needed something to happen," McIlroy said. "I was really just
trying -- I said to myself on the 15th tee, if I can finish with three
3s, I'll give myself a chance. I didn't quite think the eagle was going
to come as soon as it did.
"But when something like that happens, you have to make the most of it."
It
was one of the most dramatic moments in FedEx Cup history. East Lake's
nines were flipped this year, as the new back side is more conducive to
lower scores. Organizers made the change in hopes of generating more
fireworks down the Tour Championship home stretch. Little did the
gallery know the drama was just beginning.
Following
the eagle, McIlroy parred the 17th and carded birdie on the par-5 18th
for a 64. It put him at 12 under for the tournament, tied with Chappell
and McIlroy's playing partner, Ryan Moore. After watching Chappell make
five on the final hole, the trio returned to the 18th tee box, where
McIlroy launched a 357-yard drive, leaving him 211 yards from the hole.
As his opponents struggled from the rough, the Northern Irishman smacked
his approach within feet, seemingly wrapping up the tournament.
Alas, McIlroy's eagle lipped out.
"I just had to regroup,
stay focused, and try to give myself chances in the playoff," McIlroy
said of the miss. "Thankfully I stayed patient enough to get it done."
With
Moore making four and Chappell taking five again, Moore and McIlroy
returned to the 18th. The two both made par, and a trip to the par-3
15th returned similar results. Finally, in the face of a tremendous
up-and-down from Moore, McIlroy canned a 15-footer for birdie on the
16th, earning his first Tour Championship victory.
"That ranks up there with just some of my best performances on the golf course regardless of tournament," McIlroy said.
Moreover, thanks to the final-round falter of Johnson, McIlroy also walks away with the FedEx Cup and it's $10 million payday.
During
his dry spell, no one slandered McIlroy's driving ability or iron
prowess. It was his short game woes -- specifically, his putting issues
and wedge play -- that made onlookers shake their head.
"I
think you need weeks (the PGA Championship) like that," McIlroy
remarked. "I've always benefited from things like that in my career,
from low points. I always feel like from a low point you can work
yourself back up, and you can really assess what you need to do."
Those
same criticisms re-emerged in the crowd and on social media following
the missed eagle putt, and after a less-than-stellar approach on the
second playoff hole.
Yet,
the tournament stats tell a different story. While McIlroy's power
(first in sg: off-the-tee) and iron dexterity (second in greens in
regulation and sg: tee-to-green) were on display this week, his flat
stick was far from a detriment, ranking in the middle of the pack in
most putting figures. He's working
with a new coach, and it's producing dividends: in his win at TPC
Boston, McIlroy finished seventh in the field in sg: putting.
More
importantly, when he desperately needed it on Sunday, his putter came
to the rescue with that beautifully-rolled stroke on the fourth playoff
hole.
In short, when he's merely adequate on the dance floors, McIlroy has a breath of invincibility rarely seen in this game.
As for the theory that McIlroy is lacking in the temerity department, Sunday's theatre proved otherwise.
"I
mentally was expecting to have to hole that putt to win," McIlroy said
on his second go-around of the 16th. "I never expect my opponents to hit
bad shorts or to miss puts. I expect them to sort of do everything. So
it didn't faze me."
We'd
be remiss in forgetting his par-saving seven-foot putt on the 15th.
Given the circumstances, it was just as impressive as the winning stroke
to come.
Winner of two of the past three events, McIlroy heads to Hazeltine for the Ryder Cup.
It's an event that suits him well; the Europeans have won in each of
his three appearances. It's safe to assume he'll arrive in Minnesota
with an extra bit of confidence.
"I've
obviously never gone into a Ryder Cup with this much excitement coming
off the back of something like this," he asserted. "So, yeah, I'm
looking forward to it."
But that's next week. For now, McIlroy is enjoying the moment.
"I've
made it no secret that it's one of the last things I feel like I had
left on my golfing CV, and I made it a big goal of mine especially after
the summer had gone, to win it," McIlroy stated after his triumph. "So
to be here and to win the FedExCup, especially where I came in in the
mid-30s somewhere, to play the way I have in the last few weeks to get
it done is very special."
Two months ago, Rory McIlroy looked beaten. Raising the FedEx Cup on Sunday night, he stood unconquered.
Colin Montgomerie during a press conference at the Senior PGA Championship. (Montana Pritchard/PGA of America)
Colin Montgomerie outlasted Scott McCarron to win the Pacific Links Bear Mountain Championship on Sunday.
Montgomerie birdied the third play-off hole at Bear Mountain Resort in
Victoria, British Columbia, to capture his fourth US PGA Champions Tour victory. All his previous wins in the American over-50s pro tour were in major championships.
This one earned the Scot $375,000.
He had rounds of 67, 64 and 67 for 15-under-par 198. McCarron reached the same total with scores of 62, 66 and 70. McCarron's runner-up finish earned him $220,000
Miguel Angel Jimenez shot a course-record 61 to get to 13 under along with Jeff Sluman, Scott Dunlap and Doug Garwood in a tie for third place which was worth $136,875 each.
Bernhard Langer finished at 12 under after a final-round 63 to tie for seventh. Langer leads the tour with four victories.
FINAL TOTALS AND PRIZEMONEY
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We are deeply saddened by the death of Arnold Palmer, golf's greatest ambassador, at age 87.
Arnold
Palmer will always be a champion, in every sense of the word. He
inspired generations to love golf by sharing his competitive spirit,
displaying sportsmanship, caring for golfers and golf fans, and serving
as a lifelong ambassador for the sport. Our stories of him not only
fill the pages of golf’s history books and the walls of the museum, but
also our own personal golf memories. The game is indeed better because
of him, and in so many ways, will never be the same.
Arnold Palmer, scheduled for surgery on Monday, died of from heart problems,
GOLF DIGEST
By Dave Shedloski
Arnold
Palmer, by acclamation the most important golfer in the game’s history,
died Sunday at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center of complications
from heart problems at the age of 87. He had been admitted to the
hospital on Thursday and was scheduled to undergo a surgical procedure
for his heart on Monday morning.
The
winner of seven major championships and 62 PGA Tour titles, Palmer
passed away at approximately 5 p.m. EDT, according to Alastair Johnston,
chairman of Arnold Palmer Enterprises. His daughters, Peggy and Amy,
were by his side.
Details
for a memorial service are pending, said Johnston, who stressed that
“all manner of sensitivity” would be given to its scheduling due to the
41st Ryder Cup matches being held this week in the Minneapolis area.
As
per stipulations in his will, Palmer is to join his parents and his
first wife Winnie in having his ashes spread at a specific location at
Latrobe Country Club in Latrobe, Pa., where Arnold grew up and learned
the game from his father Deacon. That ceremony will be private and its
date undisclosed. Palmer is survived by his second wife, Kit; his
daughters, Amy (Roy) Saunders and Peggy (Stewart) Bryan; six
grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren; his brother, Jerry, and
sisters, Sandra Sarni and Lois “Cheech” Tilly.
Just
25 months ago Palmer underwent surgery to have a pacemaker implanted.
That procedure marked the first of a series of health issues for
arguably the game’s most popular figure.
In
December 2014, he dislocated and fractured his shoulder when he tripped
over his late Labrador retriever, Mulligan, in his condominium at Bay
Hill Club & Lodge in Orlando, where he annually hosted the PGA Tour
event that bears his name, the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Complications
from tooth and foot ailments this past winter further slowed him and
contributed to his decision to forgo hitting the ceremonial opening tee
shot in this year’s Masters. He did make an appearance on the first tee
as contemporaries Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player hit shots, but he
appeared unsteady and needed help from his longtime friends leaving the
tee box.
Last month Palmer underwent an operation to stop internal bleeding in his colon.
“I
was not shocked, because his health wasn’t good, but I must say I did
not expect it,” said his close friend and business associate, Charlie
Mechem, who in the winter months lived next door to Palmer at The
Tradition C.C. in La Quinta, Calif. “We spoke on the phone almost every
day last week, and most days he was in good spirits. Arnold was the
greatest page-turner I’ve ever known, and I mean that in the most
positive way. It was part of his greatness as a golfer, and it was part
of his greatness as a person. For him, tomorrow was always going to be a
better day.”
Jack Nicklaus, who succeeded Palmer as the game’s greatest player in the 1960s, responded to the news with deep emotion.
“My
friend—many people’s friend—just wore out,” Nicklaus said. “I know he
was in Pittsburgh trying to find out how to make himself better. That’s
what Arnold has always tried to do. He has always been a fighter, and he
never gave up on anything. He didn’t give up even now. Maybe his body
did, but I know Arnold’s will and spirit did not. I wish I had another
chance to talk to him, but I am so glad we talked a couple weeks ago on
his birthday [Sept. 10], when he sounded great. So Barbara and I are
just in shock and incredibly saddened. He was one of my best friends,
closest friends, and he was for a long, long time. I will miss him
greatly.”
Palmer
collaborated with this writer last year to write a final memoir of his
life and career. St. Martin’s Press is releasing the book, titled A Life
Well Played, My Stories within the next few weeks.
