Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Great Scott! Henderson wins Rowallan Castle

36-hole Order of Merit Challenge

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Aberdonian Scott Henderson, Kings Links Golf Centre's long-serving tour pro, scored his first Order of Merit tournament win for quite some time in a tight finish to the Rowallan Castle 36-hole OOM Challenge at the Kilmaurs, Ayrshire venue today.
Henderson, 47, European Tour Rookie of the Year in 1997, the year after he won the Northern Open in a gale at Cruden Bay, had five birdies (short fifth, seventh, short eighth, long 13th  and 14th, offset by two bogeys (fourth and 11th) in halves of 33 (two under) and 35 (one under) for a three-under-par 68 to add to his opening 70.
His four-under-par total of 138 won him the £1,200 first prize by one shot from Steven O'Hara (North Lanarkshire Leisure) who had the round of the day, a five-under-par 66, which could not quite make up the  leeway after a first-round 73.
O'Hara had an eagle 3 at the par-5 third and five birdies in halves of 32 and 34.
His third bogey of the day came at the 18th which cost him a play-off against Henderson. Steven had to settle for the £900 runner-up prize.
Sam Binning (Mearns Castle Golf Academy) earned £700 for third place on 140 (71-69). He parred the last six holes after birdies at the third, fourth, 10th and 12th in halves of 35-34.
Overnight co-leaders Paul McKechnie and Gareth Wright failed to break par at the final attempt. Wright, with only one birdie on his card, had a 72 for 142 and a share of fourth place for a £332.50 payslip.
McKechnie had five birdies but also a triple bogey 7 at the 11th and double bogey 5s at two short holes, the second and the eighth in scoring a 73 for 141 and a share of eighth place for a £200 reward.
 +Picture caption: David Addison (Rowallan Castle Director of Golf), left, congratulates Scott Henderson after his victory. Picture by Roy Murray.

ROWALLAN CASTLE 36-hole OOM CHALLENGE
Rowallan Castle Golf Club, Kilmaurs, Ayrshire
SECOND ROUND AND FINAL TOTALS
Par 142 (2x71)
138 S Henderson (Kings Links) 70 68 (£1,200).
139 S O'Hara (North Lanarkshire Leisure) 73 66 (£900).
140 S Binning (Mearns Castle GA) 71 69 (£700).
141 K McNicoll (Carnoustie GL) 73 68, P O'Hara (North Lanarkshire Leisure) 71 70, N Fenwick (Dunbar) 71 70, G Wright (West Linton) 69 72  (£332.50 each).
142 R Cameron (Saltire Energy) 74 68, J Lomas (Caprington) 73 69, P McKechnie (Braid Hills GR) 69 73 (£200 each).
143 G Fox (Clydeway Golf) 75 68, C Currie (Caldwell) 71 72 (£175 each).
144 G McBain (Newmachar) 73 71, R Arnott (Bishopbriggs GR) 72 72, R Leeds (Archerfield Links) 71 73 (£150 each).
145 S Gray (Lanark) 72 73 (£130).
146 J McGhee (Swanston New) 74 72, I Graham (Crow Wood) 74 72 (£115 each).
147 R Rafferty (unatt) 73 74, C Marr (Musselburgh) 72 75, C McMaster (Downfield) 70 77, G Hay (Grantown on Spey) 70 77 (£51.25 each).
148 T Higson (Gleneagles Hotel) 74 74, R Clarke (Gold Dedication Centre) 73 75, C Ronald (Carluke) 73 75, A Hutchison (Douglas Park) 72 76.
149 C Kelly (Stirling) 71 78.
150 G Forbes (Mar Hall Hotel) 80 70, I Stoddard (Greenburn) 75 75, O Robertson (Panmure) 74 76.
151 K Hutton (Downfield) 77 74
152 S Savage (Dalmuir) 81 71, S Morrison (Tain) 80 72, M Patterson (Kilmacolm) 76 76
153 D-R Nicol (Dundonald Links) 78 75, C Robinson (Portpatrick Dunskey) 75 78, M Owenson (Gullane) 74 79.
154 R Munro (Duddingston) 82 72
155 M Mackenzie (Edzell) 80 75, S Maxwell (Eastwood) 78 77, S Watters (Lundin) 80 75, G McDougall (Elie Links) 77 78, J Hopwood (Royal Aberdeen) 78 77.
156 S Gillies (Craigielaw) 81 75, C Adam (Harburn) 79 77.
157 C Steel (Trump Turnberry) 81 76 N Huguet (Musselburgh) 80 77.
158 R Tinker (Piperdam) 82 76, P Brookes (Pitreavie) 78 80, C Nairn (Kilmarnock Barassie) 75 83, R McConnachie (Peterculter) 75 83.
160 J Bell (Lanark) 81 79
161 J Dick (Duddingston) 83 78
162 P McKenna (Paul Lawrie Golf Centre) 79 83
163 Linzi Allan (West Kilbride) 81 82
164 D Stein (Ranfurly Castle) 84 80, C Fountain (unatt) 83 81, C McQueen (Greaves Sports) 81 83
165 V Brown (Logos Golf Ministries), K Zeynalov (Portlethen) 86 79, G Foley (Royal Troon) 74 91.
166 C Steven (Strathclyde Park) 79 87
171 E Campbell (Paisley) 92 79

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