Matthew Jordan wins St Andrews Links


Trophy by a shot from Irishman Galbraith

             Englishman Matthew Jordan with the St Andrews Links Trophy on the Swilken Bridge at the Old Course. Picture by courtesy of Kenny Smith.

Royal Liverpool's Matthew Jordan outlasted Irishman and long time leader John Ross Galbraith to win the St Andrews Links Trophy by a single stroke over the Old Course today.
The pair were deadlocked in the lead after the morning third round at nine-under 207.
Jordan just edged out Galbraith with scores of 70, 68, 69 and 70 for an 11-under final total of 277.
Galbraith finished one shot behind in second place with scores of 66, 71, 70 and 71 for 278.
Leading Scot was Liam Johnston (Dumfries and County) in seventh place on six-under 282 with scores of  71, 71, 69 and 71.




ST ANDREWS LINKS TROPHY

Old Course

ALL THE  FINAL TOTALS

Par 288 (4x72) CSS 75 74 74 74

277 M Jordan (Royal Liverpool) 70 68 69 70

278 J R Galbraith (Ireland) 66 71 70 71

279 B Ferguson (Australia) 70 68 71 70

280 A Gallegos (Argentina) 72 71 69 68, D Boote (Walton Heath) 73 69 69 69, L Shepherd (Rye) 75 67 70 68

282 L Johnston (Dumfries and County) 71 71 69 71

283 J Davidson (Llanwern) 71 73 70 69, G-M Petrozzi (Trentham) 72 71 71 69

284 M Gradecki (Poland) 73 71 72 68, C Purcell (Ireland) 72 72 69 71, C Fyfe (Cawder) 71 70 70 73, B Gill (Lindrick) 72 70 68 74, C Campbell (Ireland) 72 68 70 74, R Dawson (Ireland) 69 71 74 70, C Howie (Peebles) 69 72 69 74. A Tosti (Argentina) 69 70 71 74

285 D Brown (Masham) 72 72 72 69, A Etchenique (Fra) 71 73 70 71, B Hutchinson (Howley Hall) 70 70 75 70, K McClatchie (SAf) 70 69 76 70, S Lehesmaa (Fin) 70 68 77 70, D Micheluzzi (Australia) 67 71 73 74

286 R MacIntyre (Glencruitten) 71 72 71 72, B Moore (Kedleston Park) 76 66 72 72, L Brown (NZ) 69 73 72 72, A Del Rey Gonzalez (Spain) 70 69 74 73, T Clements (Braintree) 71 68 74 73, C Consul (Ger) 67 71 71 77.
287 J Hood (Ire) 71 71 72 73, J Stewart (Old Ranfurly) 67 71 75 74
288 Z Murray (Australia) 69 73 74 72, T Harris (Castletown) 70 71 69 78.
289 A Plant (Sundridge Park) 72 70 75 72, S Done (Kenwick Park) 73 71 69 76, J Clare (Long Sutton) 72 69 70 78.
290 C Strickland (Ham Manor) 69 75 76 70
291 P Sagoo (Ealing) 73 71 75 72, S Mazzoli (Italy) 73 70 75 73, E Walker (Kilmarnock Barassie) 74 70 73 74, M Clark (Kilmacolm) 72 69 75 75
292 C O'Rourke (Ireland) 72 71 74 75, J Singh Brar (Remedy Oak) 70 72 74 76.
293 J Yates (Ireland) 72 70 76 75, C Rafferty (Ireland) 70 72 75 76.


+Those with 36-hole tallies of 144 and better qualified for Sunday's final two rounds.

 

PREVIOUS WINNERS

2016	Conor O'Rourke	Naas	275
2015	Federico Zucchetti	Italy	214 (54 holes)
2014	Grant Forrest (play-off)	Craigielaw	278
2013	Neil Raymond	Corhampton	282
2012	Daan Huizing	Netherlands	264
2011	Tom Lewis	Welwyn Garden City	279
2010	Matthew Southgate	Thorpe Hall	275
2009	Alan Dunbar	Rathmore	285
2008	Keir McNicoll	Carnoustie	283
2007	Llewellyn Matthews	Southerndown	273
2006	Oliver Fisher	West Essex	280
2005	Lloyd Saltman	Craigielaw	275
2004	Jamie McLeary	Leven	284
2003	Richard Finch	Hull	276
2002	Simon Mackenzie	West Linton	289
2001	Steven O'Hara	Colville Park	281
2000	Matthew King	Toft Hotel	140*
1999	David Patrick	Mortonhall	152*
1998	Craig Watson	East Renfrewshire	276
1997	Justin Rose	North Hants	284
1996	Barclay Howard	Cochrane Castle	282
1995	Graham Rankin	Palacerigg	276