Graham Fox wins £7,000 top prize in 

weather-hit Highland Links pro-am

Graham Fox (Clydeway Golf) won the top pro prize of £7,000 with an eight-under-par 36-hole total in the Highland Links pro-am, decided on the players' scores at Royal Dornoch and Nairn after high winds ruled out Castle Stuart as a counting venue.
Fox had a seven-under-par 64 at Nairn - a brilliant score - and a one-under 69 at Royal Dornoch.
Fox won by one shot from Chris Currie (Caldwell who had a 69 at Nairn and a 65 at Royal Dornoch for 134. Curried earned £5,800.
Greg McBain (Newmachar) finished third on 136 with a pair of 68s and earned £5,000.
The pro-am team event ended in a tie on 175pt between the Moorings Hotel team of Stewart Leitch (handicap 10), John Cramond (3) and Ian McKinnon (11) with Greg McBain as their pro.
They pipped Chris Currie and the Quality Time team of Alfred Bryce-Maynard, Graham Murray and Andrew Shade.
The countback came down to the teams' points totals at Nairn with the Moorings Hotel side's 93pt proving decisive.

HIGHLAND LINKS PRO-AM
Nairn and Royal Dornoch.
LEADING PRO SCORES AND PRIZEMONEY
Par 141 (Nairn 71, Royal Dornoch 70)
133 G Fox (Clydeway Golf) 64 69 (£7,000)
134 C Currie (Caldwell) 69 65 (£5,800).
136 G McBain (Newmachar) 68 68 (£5,000)
137 J McDonald (unatt) 66 71, P McKechnie (Braid Hills) 72 65 (£3,450 each).
138 D Orr (Eastwood) 69 69 (£2,300)
139 G Wolstenholme (Carus Green) 67 72, R O'Neil (penwortham) 71 68, A Welsh (Cathkin Braes) 69 70, P Price (Wales) 69 70 (£1,738).
140 P Robinson (Largs) 69 71, P O'Hara (North Lanarkshire Leisure) 65 75, A Forsyth (Mearns Castle) 68 71 (£1,162 each).
141 C Lloyd (unatt) 71 70 (£900) 
142 C Kelly (Taymouth CAstle) 70 72, S Gray (Lanark) 70 72, A Belt (Snainton) 65 75, M Patterson(Kilmacolm) 72 70 (£650 each). 
143 J McGhee (Whitehill House) 75 69, M Hillson (Kilconquhar Castle) 69 74, A Scrimmage (Close House) 70 73, D Watters (Gourock) 72 71, G Wright (West Linton) 68 75 (£260 each).
144 G Hutcheon (PLGC Inchmarlo) 74 70, D Young (Kingsbarns) 74 70, M Smith (Stamford) 72 72, G Brown (Montrose Links) 72 72, C Lawrie (Paul Lawrie Golf Centre) 72 72 (£20 each).
145 G Ryall (Burnham and Berrow) 73 72, C Ronald (Carluke) 76 69, C Everett (Caldwell) 74 71, G Stewart (Cawder) 70 75.
146 M Stubbings (Rockcliffe Hall) 72 74, A Oldcorn (Kings Acre) 73 73, C Elliott (Haggs Castle) 73 73, E Saltman (unatt) 70 76, S Henderson (Kings Links) 70 76.
147 D Dixon (Erinmore) 76 71, N Fenwick (Dunbar) 74 73, S Binning (Mearns Castle) 82 65, B Neil (unatt) 74 73, J McCreadie (Largs) 75 72, S O'Hara (North Lanarkshire Leisure) 74 73, Z Saltman (Archerfield Links) 70 77, S Lilly (England) 72 75, G Hay (Grantown on Spey) 68 79.







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Craig Hinton wins MENA Tour event at Abu Dhabi

By VIREN VARMA

ABU DHABI  — Craig Hinton survived a compelling late fight-back from his fellow Englishman Scott Campbell to seal a tense wire-to-wire victory at the Ascorp Golf Citizen Abu Dhabi Open at Yas Links today.

The 27-year-old Englishman closed with a 69 to reach 13-under for the tournament, edging Campbell by one shot for his second win on the MENA Golf Tour.

England’s Lee Corfield, playing in the final group alongside Hinton, occupied solo third after carding a final round 70 as Zane Scotland and his playing partner Joe Heraty shared fourth on nine under, one ahead of Spain’s Borja Cabello.

The MENA Golf Tour will now travel to Kuwait City for the first time for the Sahara Kuwait Championship to be held at Sahara Golf and Country Club from October 17 to 19.

Leading final scores:

1.Craig Hinton (England) – 13-under

2.Scott Campbell (England) – 12-under

3.Lee Corfield (England) – 10-under

Grant Forrest joins pro ranks ahead of Alfred Dunhill Links debut

NEWS RELEASE Grant Forrest has turned professional with immediate effect and will make his debut in the paid ranks on home soil in next week's Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.

The 23-year-old, pictured, has secured an invitation for the $5 million European Tour Pro-Am event at
Carnoustie, Kingsbarns and St Andrews, joining recent pro recruit and Bounce Sport stablemate
Ewen Ferguson in the star-studded line-up.
Forrest is making the switch to professional golf on the back of a stellar amateur career, having
racked up a string of impressive victories over the past seven years.
“I've thoroughly enjoyed my time playing amateur golf and will forever be grateful to both Scottish
Golf and The R&A for the experiences and opportunities I've had over the years,” said Forrest.
"However, I feel now is the right time to be setting out on the next chapter of my career and it is
fantastic to get the chance to make my professional debut on home soil in the Alfred Dunhill Links
Championship.”
Forrest gave a glimpse of his potential when winning the Scottish Boys Under-16 Championship in
2009, before backing that up a year later by claiming the Scottish Boys Championship. The Craigielaw
player then landed a third national title by winning the Scottish Amateur Championship at Royal
Dornoch in 2012.
He qualified for the Open Championship at Muirfield in 2013, before in 2014 he won the St Andrews
Links Trophy and played his part in team successes, winning the Palmer Cup (Europe) and St
Andrews Trophy (GB&I).
The following year he reached the final of The Amateur Championship at Carnoustie, a performance
that helped secure his place on the GB&I Walker Cup team that achieved a record victory over the
US at Royal Lytham. During his four years at the University of San Diego, Forrest won four times,
including the Redhawk Invitational at 2015 US Open venue Chambers Bay.
Forrest was also in the Scotland side that achieved back-to-back European Amateur Team titles in
2015 and 2016, with his swansong in the amateur ranks coming as part of the three-man Scotland
team that competed for the Eisenhower Trophy in Mexico last week.
"I have good memories from playing at both Carnoustie and St Andrews and it’s really exciting to
know that I will be competing against major winners and Ryder Cup players in my first event as a
professional,” added Forrest, ahead of his pro debut next Thursday.
Along with Ferguson, Forrest joined the Bounce Sport stable earlier this year and has already
benefitted from playing in some Challenge Tour events as an amateur thanks to the Edinburghbased company’s tie up with Scottish Golf to help ease the am-to-pro transition.
“I would like to thank the Dunhill Links Championship Committee for inviting both Grant and Ewen
to play in this year's tournament,” said Bounce Sport founding partner Iain Stoddart. “We
understand how many requests they receive and how difficult it is to choose who will play.
“It is a privilege to be working with Grant as he embarks on his professional career and, given his
fantastic achievements to date, we see only exciting and successful times ahead.”
Steve Paulding, Scottish Golf Performance Director, added: “Grant has done everything possible to
prepare for the challenges ahead. He has his US college degree, played in two World Amateur Team
Championships, the Walker Cup and two winning European teams. He has played in a number of
professional events and the time is right for him to make the move into the professional game.
“I would personally like to thank him for all he has done for Scottish Golf and wish him good luck for
this next stage in his career. He knows we are there to help him ongoing with our coaching and
sportscotland institute support staff.”
ENDS

Top Scot Ross Cameron's top 10 finish in 

German Tour Championship

Ross Cameron (Saltire Energy) finished as the top Scot in joint 10th place in the German PGA's Pro Golf Tour Championship at Castanea Resort, Adendorf in Germany.
The Peterhead player had rounds of 72, 70 and 72 for a two-under-par tally of 214 - six shots behind Germans Max Eichmeier and Niklas Adank who tied on 208. 
Scroll down to see the result of the title play-off.
Chris Robb (Meldrum House) finished well with a 69, which includes two birdie 2s, after earlier rounds of 71 and 75. His total of one-under 215 earned him 13th place.
Kevin Duncan (Paul Lawrie Golf Centre) had a triple bogey 7 at the seventh in a closing round of 74 for 217 and joint 17th position.
Phil McLean (226), Alexander Culverwell (231) and Sam Kiloh (233) finished tied 49th, 58th and 62nd respectively.

PRO GOLF TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP
Castanea Resort, Adendorf, Germany.
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 216 (3x72)
208 M Eichmeier (Ger) 70 70 68, N Adank (Ger) 69 70 69.
209 O Rozner (Fra) 69 70 70

SCOTS' TOTALS
214 R Cameron 72 70 72 (T10)
215 C Robb 71 75 69 (13th)
217 K Duncan 76 67 74 (T17)
226 P McLean 76 74 76 (T49)
231 A Culverwell 77 73 81 (T58)
233 S Kiloh 77 76 80 (T62) 

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Antoine Schwartz is the overall Pro Golf Tour Champion 2016. Picture: Heigl

Castanea Resort Pro Golf Tour Championship 2016

Adank wins tournament, Schwartz the ranking

Local hero Niklas Adank and the Frenchman Antoine Schwartz are the big winners of the Pro Golf Tour 2016 final tournament. While Niklas Adank secured the tournament victory at the Castanea Resort Pro Golf Tour Championship in Adendorf in a playoff with compatriot Max Eichmeier and therefore celebrated his first success as a professional, Philipp Mejow wrapped up the overall victory of the 2016 tour.
By that, Mejow will participate in the European Challenge Tour 2017. German Julian Kunzenbacher, Christopher Mivis from Belgium, German Max Kramer and the Frenchman Mathieu Fenasse ranked 2 to 5 in the final Pro Golf Tour Order of Merit have also won the ticket to the next highest professional golf league in Europe.
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