Kay earns $1,583 for T13 finish in MENA Tour Championship

Dunbar's Daniel Kay earned US $1,583 for a joint 13th place finish in the Middle East North Africa (MENA) Tour Championship over 72 holes at Al Zorah Golf Club, Ajman in the United Arab Emirates.
The Scot had rounds of 70, 70, 73 and 71 for a four-under-par total of 284.
Runaway winner by nine strokes was Sweden
s Jermnric Stiurehjed with scores of 68, 63, 67 and 67 for a 21-under-par total of 267 for which he earned US $18,000.
England's Jake Shepherd was runner-up on 276 with scores of 71, 69, 70 and 66. He earned US $12,000

LEADING FINAL TOTALS
par 288 (4x72)
267 H Sturehed (Swe) 68 63 67 67
276 J Shepherd (Eng) 71 69 70 66
278 Adam Sagar (Eng) 71 70 68 69, A Marshall (Eng) 70 66 69 73.

SELECTED TOTAL
284 D Kay (Sco) 70 70 73 71 (T13)

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Scot Kay loses ground in MENA Tour 

Championship

Dunbar's Daniel Kay lost ground in the MENA Tour Championship with a third round of one-over-par 73 for a 54-hole tally of three-under 213 at Al Zorah Golf Club, Ajman in the United Arab Emirates.
The Scot is 15 strokes behind the runaway leader, Sweden's Henric Sturehed who has scored 68, 63 and 67 for 18-under 198, including six birdies in an outward half of 31 in his third round.
Kay had five birdies but also a double bogey and four bogeys in his third round.

THIRD-ROUND LEADERBOARD
par 216 (3x72)
198 H Sturehed (Swe) 68 63 67
205 A Marshall (Eng) 70 66 69.
207 J Elson (Eng) 66 71 70

SELECTED SCORE
213 D Kay (Sco) 70 70 73

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Kay stays inside top 10 in MENA Tour Championship

Dunbar's Daniel Kay repeated his opening 70 to be joint eighth on four-under-par 140 at the halfway stage of the MENA Tour Championship at Al Zorah Golf Club, Ajman in the United Arab Emirates.
Kay is nine strokes behind the new leader, Sweden's Henric Sturehed who jumped five strokes ahead of the field with a second-round, nine-under-par 63 for a 13-under tally of 131.
Kay birdied ther third fourth and sixth and moved to four under on the day when he birdied the par-5 11th. The Scot undid a lot of his good work with a double bogey 6 at the 16th for 37 home and a two-under 70.

SECOND-ROUND LEADERBOARD
Par 144 (2x72)
131 H Sturehed (Swe) 68 63
137 L Reynolds (Can) 69 68, Jamie Elson (Eng) 66 71.

SELECTED SCORE
140 D Kay (Sco) 70 70 (T8).
Field of 55 players

  

Rookie pro MacIntyre wins first MENA Tour title

Winner Robert MacIntyre with Yousef Abdulaziz Al Qatami and Wael Abdulrahman Al Welayti, both members of the Sahara Kuwait’s golf advisory committee       

By Viren Varma                                                                                       

KUWAIT CITY — Supremely accurate off the tee and clinical with the putter, rookie pro Robert MacIntyre from Oban held off a spirited challenge from England’s Luke Joy to land his first MENA Tour title at the Sahara Kuwait Golf Championship in midweek.

Playing in his very second event as a professional, the 21-year-old Scot closed with a tidy five-under 65 after earlier scores of 65 and 66 to reach 14-under 106 sfor the tournament, beating Joy by two shots, the victory underlining his smooth transition into the paid ranks.
One behind at the start, MacIntyre caught fire on the back nine, picking up three birdies in a row after the making the turn at two-under as his challengers eventually faded, one after another. The Scot earned $9,000 for his victory.
Perennial contender Joy mixed four birdies with a bogey in his final round 67 that left the two-time MENA Tour winner alone in second place on 12-under for the second week in a row and sixth overall.  Joy earned $6,000.
A shot further back was a four-man group consisting of overnight leader Stuart Archibald, Max Smith, Joshua White, all of England, and Scotland’s Daniel Hendry, one clear of the English duo Adam Sagar and Jordan Garnish.
It was MacIntyre, who showed maturity beyond his years to dominate the second edition of the event in Kuwait, making him the 12th first-time winner this season in a reflection of winds of change blowing at the MENA Tour.
“I couldn’t have asked for a better way to finish. Absolutely delighted with my efforts, a memorable week for me, indeed,” said the Scot after receiving the winner’s trophy from Yousef Abdulaziz Al Qatami and Wael Abdulrahman Al Welayti, both members of the Sahara Kuwait’s golf advisory committee.
“It’s a nice golf course with narrow fairways. You needed to be accurate off the tee and I drove the ball well all week, creating some good scoring opportunities. I holed putts when I needed to and that was the key to my success,” said MacIntyre, who became the fourth Scot after Paul Doherty, Clarke Lutton and David Law to win a MENA Tour event.
“I played golf the way as I used to as an amateur and never let the pressure of turning pro affect my game,” said MacIntyre who credited his coach David with all the hard work he put in, in honing his competitive edge.
“I was fun playing on the MENA Tour. The competition is great and so is the atmosphere and look forward to playing more events next season,” said MacIntyre, who is now 22-under for the last four rounds he has played on the MENA Tour.
England’s Todd Clements comfortably kept up his prime form to win the amateur division for the fifth time in a row on five-under 205, a good two shots ahead of Switzerland’s Dubai-based prodigy Michael Harradine, a stunning achievement virtually assuring him of the Order of Merit title.
Meanwhile, defending champion Joe Heraty produced a birdie-birdie finish to move into a four-way tie for 30th on level-par along with fellow Englishman Zane Scotland, a 10-time winner on the tour.

LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 210 (3x70)
196 Robert MacIntyre (Scotland) 65 66 65 ($9,000)
198 Luke Joy (England) 64 67 67 ($6,000)
199 Max Smith (England) 66 65 68, Stuart Archibald (England) 64 66 69, Joshua White (England) 66 67  66, Daniel Hendry (Scotland) 64 68 67 ($2,811 each)

SELECTED TOTAL
214 Daniel Kay (Scotland) 74 70 70 ($320)

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MacIntyre tees off pro career with a 78 in Jordan


Oban left-hander Robert MacIntyre had a five-over-par 78 on his professional debut in the MENA Tour's 54-hole Ayla Championship at Ayla Golf Club, Aqaba in Jordan today.
The former Walker Cup player and past Scottish amateur champion had two double bogey 7s and only one birdie in halves of 39 and 38 in windy conditions.
Ranked No 14 among the world's amateurs last week, MacIntyre is joint 25th in a field of 58 behind joint leaders Luke Joy and amateur Todd Clement, both Englishmen, who both shot four-under-par 69s.

Zane Scotland, a 10-time winner on the tour, carded a solid a 70 that left him alone on third, one shot clear of Lee Corfield as MENA Tour patron Darren Clarke settled for tied 15^th after returning a three-over 76.

“It’s quite windy out there and it’s difficult (to score). You have to keep your emotions in check. Controlling the flight of the ball is quite important here,” said Clements, who is now 29 under for the last 10 rounds he has played on the MENA Tour.

“I got off to a nice start and managed to keep the momentum going. I am enjoying my golf and very happy with my efforts. We still have two more rounds to go and we will see how things pan out,” said Clements, the winner of the 2017 English Amateur Championship at The Berkshire in August.

A two-time winner on the tour, Joy was equally pleased with his day’s work. “Holed some nice putts and also left a few, but overall, it was a pretty good round. The course is just awesome and the wind makes it even more challenging,” said Joy who is attached to Yas Links, Abu Dhabi.

“The greens are quite tricky and you are going to miss some, but you have to stay patient. You also need a bit of luck if you aim to score well here,” said Joy, who holed a 54-degree wedge from 97 yards for an eagle two after his tee shot drifted into the rough.
FIRST ROUND SCOREBOARD
par 73

1		Luke Joy	-4	F	69	-	-	69
1		Todd Clements [Am]	-4	F	69	-	-	69
3		Zane Scotland	-3	F	70	-	-	70
4		Lee Corfield	-2	F	71	-	-	71
5		Lindsay Renolds	L	F	73	-	-	73
5		Louis Campbell	L	F	73	-	-	73
5		Fredrik From	L	F	73	-	-	73
5		Henric Sturehed	L	F	73	-	-	73
9		Rocco Sanjust	1	F	74	-	-	74
9		Jesper Alm	1	F	74	-	-	74
9		Jamie Elson	1	F	74	-	-	74
9		Matt Killen	1	0	74	-	-	-
13		Joe Heraty	2	F	75	-	-	75
13		Fredrik Lindblom	2	F	75	-	-	75
15		Michael Harradine [Am]	3	F	76	-	-	76
15		Tom Boys	3	F	76	-	-	76
15		Arkesh Bhatia [Am]	3	F	76	-	-	76
15		Darren Clarke	3	F	76	-	-	76
15		Kevin Esteve	3	F	76	-	-	76
15		Paul Dwyer	3	F	76	-	-	76
21		Wayne Stroebel	4	F	77	-	-	77
21		Othman Almulla [Am]	4	F	77	-	-	77
21		Andrew Burmester	4	F	77	-	-	77
21		Leon Acikalin [Am]	4	F	77	-	-	77
25		Petr Dedek	5	F	78	-	-	78
25		Peter Stojanovski	5	F	78	-	-	78
25		Daniel Scourfield	5	F	78	-	-	78
25		Eddy Holland	5	F	78	-	-	78
25		Sam Hobday [Am]	5	F	78	-	-	78
25		Elliot Bradley	5	F	78	-	-	78
25		Leo Lilja	5	F	78	-	-	78
25		Shergo Al Kurdi [Am]	5	F	78	-	-	78
25		Taylor Carter [Am]	5	F	78	-	-	78
25		Joshua Grenville-Wood	5	F	78	-	-	78
25		Robert MacIntyre	5	F	78	-	-	78
36		Jake Shepherd	6	F	79	-	-	79
36		Elliott Oxlade	6	F	79	-	-	79
36		Salvador Paya Vila	6	F	79	-	-	79
36		Dylan Docherty	6	F	79	-	-	79
36		Matt Carroll	6	F	79	-	-	79
41		Jonathan Fransson	7	F	80	-	-	80
41		James Ashman	7	F	80	-	-	80
41		Jordan Garnish	7	F	80	-	-	80
41		Ahmed Skaik [Am]	7	F	80	-	-	80
45		Mark Chamberlain	8	F	81	-	-	81
45		Ahmed Almusharrekh	8	F	81	-	-	81
45		Aaron Leitmannstetter	8	F	81	-	-	81
45		Benjamin David	8	F	81	-	-	81
45		Philip Geerts	8	F	81	-	-	81
50		Lakshya Mudgil	9	F	82	-	-	82
Provisional Cut Line
51		Khalid Yousuf [Am]	10	F	83	-	-	83
51		Azaan Al Rumhy [Am]	10	F	83	-	-	83
53		Rachid Akl [Am]	11	F	84	-	-	84
53		Amer Radee [Am]	11	0	84	-	-	-
55		Edward Kent	13	F	86	-	-	86
55		Aryavir Kumar	13	F	86	-	-	86
57		Phumlani Maluka [Am] 2281	14	F	87	-	-	87
58		Tareq Alghababasheh [Am]	24	F	97	-	-	97