Hamburg hosts Porsche European Open next July

The Porsche European Open will have a new home when the European Tour returns to Germany for the tournament’s 35th edition, with Green Eagle Golf Courses near Hamburg announced today as the new tournament venue next summer.

The event will be played on the North Course, one of the longest in Europe, with some of the world’s best golfers competing for €2 million in prize money from July 26-30, as Hamburg hosts a prestigious European Tour event for the first time in a decade. Tournament Director Dominik Senn, CEO of 4sports and Entertainment AG, said: 
“Hamburg is Germany's second-largest city and also lies close to Scandinavia, and we hope fans in Denmark and Sweden will be drawn to the nearby competition,” said Senn. 

Robson and Ross finish five behind winning Spanish pros

Spanish professionals Domingo Hospital and Jose Romero won the Senior Golf Tour's better-ball 36-hole competition at Desert Springs Golf Resort, south-east Spain with a total of 131 (64-67).

Aberdeen amateurs Nick Robson and Gary Ross
tied for fifth place with Carnoustie's Fraser Mann and Darren Boyce, five shots behind the winners. Both pairs had rounds of 70 and 66 for 136.
The Senior Golf Circuit has no connection with the European Senior Tour and has a lower age minimum of 48.

It is open to amateurs and to lady pros of any age.

LEADING FINAL BETTER-BALL TOTALS
131 Domingo Hospital and Jose Romero (Spain) 67 64
132 Stephen McNally and Darren Pearce 65 67
133 John Twissell and Anthony Cupello 68 65
135 Nigel Sweet and Tony Stevens 68 67
136 Fraser Mann and Darren Boyce 70 66, Nick Robson and Gary Ross (ams) 70 66, Chris Lavery and Stephen Jensen 68 68, James Murphy and Shaun Ball 67 69, Jorgen Van Vurren and David Smith 66 70.

Scot Welsh earns 600 euros for T5 finish on 

Algarve Pro Tour

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Alan Welsh (Cathkin Braes) earned 600 euros (£506) for a joint fifth finish on four-under-par 140 (70-70) in the Algarve Pro Tour's Pinheiros Altos Classic II at Quinta do Lago.
James Steven (Clydeway Golf) had rounds of 72 and 69 for 141 and a joint ninth finish which earned him 437 euros (£369).
Michael Stokes (Cawder) finished out of the money in 40th place with scores of 75 and 74 for 149.
Portuguese players filled four of the top five places with Pedro Figueiredo earning 2,000 euros (£1,688( for a two-stroke win with scores of 67 and 68 for nine-under-par 135.
Leading British player was English amateur Peter Hancock, joint fourth on 139 (70-69).

LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Players from Portugal unless stated
par 144 (2x72)
135 P Figueiredo 67 68
137 H Santos 67 70
138 R Santos 69 69
139 P Hancock (Eng) (am) 71 69, T Santos Silva 70 69.
140 A Welsh (Sco) 70 70, D Whitnell (Eng) 69 71, C Sharvin (Ire) 67 73.

OTHER SCOTS' TOTALS
141 J Steven 72 69 (T9)
149 M Stokes 75 74 (40th)

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You can buy a £100 share in Wallace Booth to 

help him meet 2017 EuroPro expenses

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Comrie, Perthshire's former Walker Cup player Wallace Booth is following the successful example of another Scot, Duncan Stewart, in planning to raise the £20,000-£25,000 he needs to fund the 2017 season on the EuroPro Tour, on which he was a winner in 2012.

Wallace says:
"Since September, my golf is in the best shape it has ever been, along with mentally having turned the corner in terms of belief and also being injury-free, making me excited for the challenges ahead next year.
"I will be playing full time on the EuroPro tour, with the minimum goal of obtaining my Challenge Tour card for 2018."
Booth, 30-year-old brother of LET player Carly, feels that selling shares in himself for next season is the best way to be able to go out and play worry-free golf, allowing him to focus fully on his game.
"To play a full season including, warm weather prep and tour school at the end of the year, I will need roughly £20,000 - £25,000, so I am aiming to sell 250 shares at £100 per share," says Walace.
"There are also options for branding of a business logo if enough shares are purchased by an individual person or company. I will pay each shareholder a dividend at the end of the year from my total winnings (after withholding tax/PGA levy):

- if I sell 1 - 150 shares, then I will split my winnings 70% me / 30% shareholders.
- if I sell 151 - 200 shares, then I will split my winnings 60% me / 40% shareholders.
- if I sell 201 shares or more, then I will split my winnings 50% me / 50% shareholders."

If you are interested in buying shares or know someone who might be, you can Email Wallace at wallace@wallacebooth.com and also check out his website www.wallacebooth.com

Wallace Booth's golfing CV

As  an amateur:
- Scottish amateur stroke-play champion 2008 at the Duke's Course, St Andrews.
- Played Walker Cup in 2009 at Merion for GB and I and also St Andrews Trophy 2008 at Kingsbarns for GB and I
- Part of the Scottish Team that won the World Amateur Team Championship 2008 (Eisenhower Trophy)
- Part of the Scottish Team that won the European Men's Team Championship 2009
- Played for Europe in the Sir Michael Bonallack Trophy at Valderrama 2008

Professional Highlights:

- Won First stage of European Tour School at Dundonald in 2010
- Won Marhall.com Classic on the EuroPro Tour in 2012 and gained promotion to the Challenge Tour.
- Played full time on Challenge Tour 2013, 2014 and 2015

Thomas Bjorn set to be named Europe's 2018 

Ryder Cup captain

FROM GOLF CHANNEL
Sweden's Thomas Bjorn is expected to be named today as Europe's team captain for the 2018 Ryder Cup match.

Bjorn played on three winning Ryder Cup teams, and now he will be the man to lead the European team in 2018.

Golf Channel insider Tim Rosaforte confirms that Bjorn will be named the captain today. He has served as an assistant captain four times (2004, 2010, 2012, 2016) and played on winning teams in 1997, 2002 and 2014.

Bjorn won 15 times on the European Tour and compiled a 3-4-2 record in the Ryder Cup. He was an assistant captain on Darren Clarke's team in October when Europe lost to the U.S. for the first time in eight years. It was the only time Bjorn had been part of a losing team either as a player or assistant captain.

The 2018 Ryder Cup match will be held at Le Golf National outside Paris.