Nairn's Robert Smith leads way at Luffness New

Day 2 Report: Scottish Senior Men’s Open Championship 

An extremely tough day in blustery conditions at Luffness New Golf Club saw Nairn’s Robert Smith finish top of the pile after posting the low round of the day, a one-over par 71.

Smith will now take a two-shot lead into tomorrow’s final round as he looks to claim the title for the first time.

English Senior Men’s Open Champion, Ian Attoe, was one of the other big movers on day two as he moved himself firmly into contention as part of the chasing pack. Taking advantage of an early tee time, Attoe posted a two-over par round of 72 and sits just two shots back on three-over.

Day one leader, Graham Bell, found the conditions tough as he battled his way to a six-over par round of 76. Although he will be disappointed to have given up the lead on day two, Bell still heads into the final round just two shots back from Smith.

Englishman Ian Clarke is also part of the chasing pack on three-over after a second round of 72; a round that included 16 pars and two bogeys.

2018 champion, Ronnie Clark, is safely through to tomorrow’s final round but will have his work cut out if he is to defend his title. Clark posted a second round of four-over to sit on sixover for the championship.

The cut for this year’s Scottish Senior Men’s Open Championship fell at 11-over par with the top-60 and ties progressing to Friday’s final round.

Find the live scores for the tournament at the link below.

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Brora win Senior Northern Counties Cup for fourth time
 

 

By ROBIN WILSON

For a third time the James Braid classic golf links at Brora hosted the Senior Northern Counties Cup from Wednesday to Friday last week where the host club added its name to the B D Fraser Cup for a fourth time, the two previous years being when the club last hosted the competition, 2006 and 2012, and in 2003 at Inverness.

Brora's first team of Roddy Cameron, Tony Gill, Charlie Tulloch and Norman Elliot met the Nairn team of Robert Smith, Peter Saggers, Pat Tomisson and Walter Morris, the cup holders, and with the same line-up that had also won in 2016.

In the double foursomes competition Brora had beaten Moray in their semi- final by a comfortable four holes, +3 and +1, and were then hoping for an all-Sutherland final against rival neighbours, Royal Dornoch who,  in their quarter-final tie against Nairn Dunbar, won at the 20^th but in their extended semi-final meeting with Nairn both of their couples lost the 19^th hole to miss a final with Brora.

It was touch and go as to whether the final would extend into extra holes. Brora's first string of Cameron and Gill took a two-hole lead to the final par three 18^th tee against Smith and Saggers who found the green from the tee to make a par.

Brora came up short from the tee but pitched close, leaving a putt for a half and hold their two-hole lead - but the putt was missed. The second couples watched from behind, knowing the pressure was back on them with their game level. 

Both final shots missed the green, Nairn through the back and Brora short in the deep hollow below the green. From the back of green Nairn chipped first but came up short of the pin.

From the hollow Tulloch (68) scuttled up the chip with a six-iron and got inside the Nairn ball. Morris's Nairn putt shaved the hole, leaving Elliot two putts for the half which he took for the cup and the gold medals that go with it.

Brora's defence next year will be at Nairn Dunbar Golf Club. 

 

     

Hosts Brora beat holders Nairn in Senior Northern Counties Final

By ROBIN WILSON

Brora Golf Club seniors maintained the tradition of winning the B D Fraser Senior Northern Counties Cup on home turf after beating the holders, Nairn, on the 18th green in  today’s final

Brora Golf Club have enjoyed two previous home wins, in 2006 and 2012, on top of their first-time win in 2003 at Inverness.

 

Today’s winning quartet, pictured left to right, were Charlie Tulloch (68), Norman Elliot (62), Roddy Cameron (58) and Tony Gill (58).

 

BRORA v NAIRN IN FINAL OF SENIOR NORTHERN COUNTIES CUP

Friday’s final of the Senior Northern Counties Cup at Brora will be contested by the host club and the holders, Nairn.

RESULTS

QUARTER-FINALS

Moray bt Cruden Bay by 13 holes

S Hutcheon, M Smith 0, W Stewart, P Laird 5; W Livingston, J Cooper 0, K Harrison, K Scott 8,

Brora 1 bt Murcar by 2 holes

R Cameron, T Gill 3, M Lornie, A Fiddes 0; N Elliot, C Tulloch 0, D Allan, B Holbrook 1.

Royal Dornoch 1 bt Nairn Dunbar 1 at the 20th hole

C Duffy, G Robbins 0, D Pearson, D MacDougall 3; I Duncan, D Bunker 3, J Seatter, K Fraser 0.

Nairn bt Royal Aberdeen by 7 holes

R Smith, P Saggers 2, J Johnston, S Houston 0, P Tomisson, W Morrice 5. N Forster, A Laird 0.

SEMI-FINALS

Brora 1 bt Moray by four  holes

R Cameron, T Gill 3, W Stewart P Laird 0; N Elliot, C Tulloch 1, K Harrison, K Scott 0.

Nairn bt Royal Dornoch 1 at 19th

D Pearson, D MacDougall 2, R Smith, P Saggers  0; J Seatter, K Fraser 0, P Tomisson, W Morrice 2. 

Home team Brora (left to right) Tony Gill, Roddy Cameron, Charlie Tulloch and Norman Elliot.

 Holders Nairn, l to r- Pat Tomisson, Peter Saggers, Robert Smith and Walter Morris

 

 

Edzell seniors to the fore at Duff House Royal

By ALASDAIR MACGREGOR
Edzell players filled the top two spots at the Scottish Seniors Golfing Society North of Scotland event at Duff House Royal.
Glenn Taylor won the gold medal for top scratch prize with rounds of 71 and 64 for a one-under-par total of 135. He finished three shots ahead of clubmate Gary Tough, the overnight leader, who added a three-over-par 71 to his opening round of 67.
Taylor looked like finishing lower than 64 after recording eight birdies in his opening 14 holes to stand seven under par for his round with four holes to play. However, he dropped three shots on the tough finishing stretch of the Banff course.
Taylor birdied the first, fourth, seventh, eighth, 10th, 11th, 12th and 14th, but bogeyed the fifth, 15th, 17th and 18th.
Gary Tough got off to a great start with birdies at the first two holes. He added another birdie at the eighth but dropped shots at the seventh, 11th, 13th, 14th, 15th and 17th.
There was a three-way tie for third place on 140 between Stewart Henderson (Hamilton) (74, 66), Duncan Low (Gullane) (70, 70) and Graham Bell (Downfield) (70, 70).
The bronze medal for best handicap score was won by local player Ian Angus (3), who had net scores of 67 and 68 for a total of 135. He won by one shot from Andrew MacGill (Kemnay) (7) who had net rounds of 67, 69 for a total of 136.
Par 68; SSS 69; CSS 70, 70.

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Paul Moultrie sets pace with a 69 at Scottish 

Seniors' spring meeting at Powfoot

Paul Moultrie (Royal Troon), with birdies at the second, sixth and 14th, offset by only one bogey, at the 14th, opened up a two-shot lead with a two-under-par 69 (35-34) in the 36-hole Scottish Seniors Golfing Society's spring meeting at Powfoot Golf Club today.
Sharing second place are Duncan Low (Gullane), Richard Johnston (Glenbervie), Maurice Lindsay (Grange), John Rushbury (Royal Troon) and Andrew K Helm (Merchants of Edinburgh).
There is a field of 110 competitors taking part in the two-day competition.

LEADERBOARD
Par 71
1 69 (-2)
MOULTRIE, Paul
Royal Troon

T2 71
LOW, Duncan
Gullane Golf Club

T2 71
LINDSAY, Maurice
Grange Golf Club

T2 71
JOHNSTON, Richard
Glenbervie Golf Club

T2 71
RUSHBURY, John
Royal Troon Golf Club

T2 71
HELM, Andrew K
Merchants of Edinburgh Golf Club

T7 72
DICKSON, Ian
Gullane Golf Club

T7 72
STRACEY, Andrew
Denham Golf Club

T7 72
MOFFAT, Richard
Turnhouse Golf Club Ltd

T10 73
LOGIE, David
Craigie Hill Golf Club

T10 73
BELL, Graham
Downfield Golf Club

T10 73
HART, David
Downfield Golf Club

T13 74
PATON, Derek
Dunnikier Park Golf Club

T13 74
GRAHAM, Jim
Lochmaben Golf Club

T13 74
McLEVY, Tom
Blairgowrie Golf Club

T13 74
BROOKS, Barry
Meldrum House Golf Club

T13 74
ARCHIBALD, John
Luffness New Golf Club

T13 74
SMITH, Robert W
Nairn Golf Club

T13 74
SHIELDS, David
Glenearn Golf Club

T13 74
TOUGH, Gary
Edzell Golf Club

T21 75
HAMILTON, Duncan
Mortonhall Golf Club

T21 75
JENKINS, Robert
Royal Troon Golf Club

T21 75
LAMOND, Niall
Tantallon Golf Club

T21 75
ROBSON, Nick
Meldrum House Golf Club

T21 75
DEVANEY, Jim
Clydebank and District Golf Club

T21 75
McMANUS, Joe
Uphall Golf Club

T21 75
THOMSON, Kenneth
Bramall Park Golf Club

T21 75
HARRINGTON, Alan
Western Gailes Golf Club

T21 75
CAMPBELL, David R
Ratho Park Golf Club
2.10+4F75

T21 75
AMAN, Jalil
Grangemouth Golf Club

T21 75
DALZELL, Graham
Airdrie Golf Club

T21 75
WILLIAMSON, Mark
Dunkeld and  Birnam Golf Club

T33 76
LAURIE, John
Glasgow Golf Club

T33 76
HOGG, Allan J
Turnhouse Golf Club Ltd

T33 76
DRYSDALE, Stuart
Leven Golfing Society

T33 76
McCLUNG, Colin
Swanston Golf Club Ltd

T33 76
HENDERSON, Stewart
Hamilton Golf Club

T33 76
BLAIR, Lindsay
Grangemouth Golf Club

T33 76
REES, Glynn
Fleetwood Golf Club
3.20+5F76
T33
AITKEN, Brian
West Kilbride Golf Club

T33 76
DEMPSEY, Phil
Tulliallan Golf Club

T33 76
MARSHALL, Robert
Bothwell Castle Golf Club

T33 76
JEEN, Ian
New Golf Club St Andrews

T44 77
BINGHAM, Brian
Royal Troon Golf Club

T44 77
CLARK, Ronnie
Erskine Golf Club

T44 77
DENIM, Paul
Loudoun Gowf Club

T44 77
SMITH, Brian
Glasgow Golf Club

T44 77
MACDONALD, Iain
Bruntsfield Links Golfing Society Ltd

T44 77
SHANKS, Gavin
Drumpellier Golf Club

T44 77
MILLER, David
Kilmarnock (Barassie) Golf Club

T44 77
MACGREGOR, Alasdair
Hazlehead Golf Club

T44 77
HARDWICK, Peter
Newbattle Golf Club

T53 78
CHRISTIE, Innes
Mortonhall Golf Club

T53 78
GARDNER, David
Broomieknowe Golf Club

T53 78
SPENCE, Rennie
Newtonmore Golf Club

T53 78
DYCE, Norman
Strathmore Golf Club

T53 78
ROW, David
Northumberland Golf Club

T53 78
REID, Ian
Dumfries and Galloway Golf Club

T53 78
BARRIE, George C
Callander Golf Club

T53 78
WHITE, Alan
Newton Stewart Golf Club

T53 78
SMITH, Ian
Gullane Golf Club

T53 78
SHARP, Graeme
Dumfries and County Golf Club

T53  78
CARSON, Tom H
Lockerbie Golf Club

T53 78
DONKERSLEY, Adrian
Denham Golf Club

T53 78
GULLEN, John
Tillicoultry Golf Club

T66 79
COCHRAN, Gary
St Andrews Golf Club

T66 79
FRASER, Ian
Dumfries and County Golf Club

T66 79
WHATLEY, Michael
Southerness Golf Club

T66 79
CRAWFORD, George
Williamwood Golf Club

T66 79
CRAW, Rab
Glenbervie Golf Club

T66 79
FARQUHAR, Roy
Carnoustie Golf Club

T66 79
MACLEOD, Peter
Braehead (Alloa) Golf Club

T73 80
ROSS, Keith
Glasgow Golf Club

T73 80
GOVENLOCK, Stephen
Tantallon Golf Club

T73 80
CAMPBELL, Andrew A T
Murcar Links Golf Club

T73 80
GRAY, Richard
Caprington Golf Club

T73 80
HUNT, Graeme
Turnhouse Golf Club Ltd

T78 81
LUMSDEN, Roy
Edzell Golf Club

T78 81
REILLY, Keith
Silverknowes Golf Club

T78 81
MICHIE, Alan
Crail Golfing Society

T78 81
EMSLIE, Jim
Royal Aberdeen Golf Club

T78 81
DOIG, Gordon
Dumfries & County Golf Club

T83 82
WADDELL, Drew
Glasgow Golf Club

T83 82
JOHNSTON, Graeme
Glenbervie Golf Club

T83 82
WATT, Jim
Edzell

T83 82
FOSTER, Martin
Dunkeld & Birnam Golf Club

T83 82
REID, Malcolm
Sonning Golf Club

T83 82
KERR, Ian S
Kilmacolm Golf Club

T83 82
NIMMO, Ian J
Kilspindie Golf Club

T90 83
BROCK, Dean
Tantallon Golf Club

T90 83
TAYLOR, David A
New Golf Club St Andrews
3.60+12F83
T90
TAYLOR, Lindsay
Kirriemuir Golf Club
5.40+12F83
T90
MORTON, Wilson
Dunbar Golf Club
4.50+12F83
T90
GORDON, Lindsay
Turnhouse Golf Club Ltd
1.80+12F83
T90
FRASER, John A
Royal Burgess Golfing Society of Edinburgh
+0.50+12F83
T96
GOURLAY, Iain I
Strathaven Golf Club
4.80+13F84
T96
RIDDELL, Derek
Glenbervie Golf Club
9.10+13F84
T96
MCALLISTER, Keith
South Shields Golf Club
4.70+13F84
99
NELSON, David
Aboyne Golf Club
8.10+14F85
T100
SCOTT, Gordon
Cawder Golf Club
5.10+15F86
T100
FERGUSON, Murray D.
Stirling Golf Club
5.50+15F86
T102
TAYLOR, G Alastair
Turnhouse Golf Club Ltd
4.30+16F87
T102
SCOTT, Duncan
Royal Troon Golf Club
8.20+16F87
T102
STEWART, Ian
Glenbervie Golf Club
4.30+16F87
T105
KEENAN, Andrew
Northumberland Golf Club (The)
5.30+17F88
T105
CHISHOLM, Neish
Kemnay Golf Club
13.90+17F88
107
MCPHERSON, CALUM
West Kilbride Golf Club
6.40+19F90
108
REID, Brian J
Glasgow Golf Club
5.90+20F91
109
MURRAY, Mitch
West Linton Golf Club
7.00+25F96
NR
CURRIE, Chris
Glasgow Golf Club
8.50+1017

Scottish Senior Golfing Society
Winter Event 2 @ Stirling Golf Club

Friday, March 1

Sponsored by McCrea Financial Services 

The second of this year's SSGS Winter Events takes place at Stirling GC on Friday with four of the top five in the Order of Merit playing.

Joint leaders Derek Murphy (Kinross) and Stuart McKendrick (Dunkeld) are trying to keep ahead of Kevin McArthur (St Andrews) and Allister Raphael (St Andrews) in third and fourth place respectively.

Tee Times

10.30 am - Andrew Helm, Ewan Robertson, Alasdair MacLennan

10.38 am - Bob Thomson, Tom McLevy, Keith Yuille

10.46 am - Jim Paton, Les Smith, Alex Hogg

10.54 am - David Halkerston, Gerry Smith, Alan White 

 

11.02 am - Duncan Scott, Phil Dempsey, Derek Murphy

11.10 am - Pat McErlean, John Struthers, Christopher Currie

11.20 am - Alan Elder, Ian Dickson, Kevin McCarthur

11.30 am - Derek Sim, Norman Dyce, Ian Johnstone 

11.40 am - Ken Swindell, Ian Kerr, Bruce Hunter

11.50 am - Drew Wilson, Allister Raphael, David Smith

 

12.00.      - Neil McGarva, David Nelson, Brad Muir

12.10 pm - John McGinley, Keith Ross, Ian Gourlay

12.20 pm - Mike Hall, Bob Robertson, Ian Jeen

12.30 pm - Rob Craw, Colin Halcrow, George Barrie

12.40 pm - Neish Chisholm, Gordon Scott, Jim Johnston 

12.50 pm - Nial Lamont, Jalil Aman, Drew Waddell

 

01.00 pm - Muir Townsley, Ian Fraser, Gordon Doig

01.10 pm - Henry Anderson, Stuart McKendrick, Stuart Drysdale 

 

Drew Wilson

 

Lancs win England senior title

 

showdown

Lancashire pulled off the great escape today when they snatched victory from Sussex in the title showdown for the English Senior Men’s County Championship. 

 

Bryan Hughes drained a 30ft putt on the 18^th at Stanton-on-the-Wolds to win his match by one hole and give Lancashire their third win in this championship. 

 

“It was the putt of my life,” said the 2017 British Senor Champion. “And it was the first one I holed today!”

 

Lancashire’s 5-4 win was a result which had seemed highly unlikely as little as 45 minutes earlier and underlined, once again, the team’s ability to dig deep when it counts. “You couldn’t write this script,” said team member Neil Self, who contributed a 5 and 4 win to the scoreline.

Tony Flanagan, who won 3 and 2 in the singles, added: “I don’t know how we did that. We’ve been behind every day.”

That’s been the theme of their championship. Each day they’ve trailed their opposition, each day they’ve frayed their captain’s nerves – but each day they’ve kept themselves in it and, finally, claimed the prize.

Their emotional captain Mike Gray said: “I have always believed in them but at times today I thought someone up there didn’t!

“When they have to, they dig in, they deliver. They play for the team and they just don’t give up. And winning this is just a wonderful feeling,” added Gray, who was making his seventh visit to county finals, five as a player and twice as a winning captain.  

Today’s match was always going to be tight. Sussex, with two good wins behind them, were clearly in good and confident form. And the action unfolded as predicted. The foursomes were shared with two tense matches going to the 18^th.

As the singles got underway Sussex appeared to have a real grip on the match. They were ahead in four games as the players went through six holes and up in five at the half way stage.

Lancashire got the first point, courtesy of Neil Self, but Martin King delivered a major boost for Sussex when he beat British Senior Champion Trevor Foster 3 and 2. “I just played great match play golf. I was in trouble a few times on the back nine and Trevor probably thought he would get one back but I escaped,” he said.

The next point went Lancashire’s way, thanks to Tony Flanagan, but Sussex were up in the other three games on the course. It was the signal for the Lancashire rally to begin.

Ian Crowther brought them within touching distance of an unlikely victory when he came from behind to win the last hole to halve his game. Then Bryan Hughes completed the comeback with his last hole birdie. It was the only time he was up in his match – but it was enough!

In the final game on the course Tony Flanagan kept fighting and took the action to the 18^th, but Martin Galway made sure the point went to Sussex, who are runners-up for the second year in succession.

In the day’s other match Dorset defeated the host county, Nottinghamshire 6.5-2.5 to take third place.

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Storm forecast postpones Senior Men's Home

Internationals' Wednesday play to Thursday

 

A decision has been made to postpone Wednesday's play in the Senior Men's Home Internationals at Southerness Golf Club due to Storm Ali. The Met Office has issued a weather warning, saying that  Storm Ali could bring winds of 80mph with an amber warning is in place for large parts of the country between 08:00 and 17:00 on Wednesday.

 

After agreement between all four team captains, play will recommence on Thursday, where there will be a change to the original format.

 

Two sessions of play, consisting of seven singles matches will take place, to ensure all three country v country matches are played.

 

The Scottish Golf Championships team, along with the team captains, will continue to monitor the situation and any changes will be posted on scottishgolf.org and on its social media channels

 

Day 1 Report: Senior Men's Home Internationals

 

England and Ireland recorded victories in blustery conditions on the opening day of the Senior Men’s Home Internationals at Southerness.

 

Hosts Scotland got off to a good start against Ireland in the morning foursomes, taking a 2-1 lead into lunch after Ronnie Clarke (Erskine) and Lindsay Blair (Grangemouth) notched a 3&2 victory against the Irish pairing of John Mitchell and Barry Hobson, while Robert Smith (Nairn) and Malcolm Reid (Sonning) defeated Maurice Kelly and Michael Quirke 5&4.

 

The afternoon session, however, was all about Ireland. As conditions worsened, Ireland fared better than the hosts, only losing one match on their way to securing a 5.5 – 1.5 victory.

 

Following the victory, Irish Captain Michael Coote said: “After losing the morning foursomes, we were on the back foot. In our team meeting between sessions, there was a lot of emphasis on keeping the ball low in the wind and we managed that in the afternoon and we are absolutely thrilled to get the better of Scotland on their home patch, especially in difficult conditions.

 

“The Senior Home Internationals is always a key focus for us throughout the year as there is great competition for places on the Irish team.

 

“It is always lovely to come to Scotland, the home of golf. I am huge into links golf, and my first reaction to Southerness is that it is the purest links golf I have seen. Southerness is a gem, a true treasure.”

 

In the day’s other match, England, who are looking to make it three-in-a-row with a victory this week, overcame Wales 6 – 3.

 

England led 2.5 – 0.5 after the foursomes, then singles victories for Rupert Kellock (Sunningdale), Richard Norton (Beverley & East Riding), and Ian Attoe, along with a half point for Rich Jones (Rotherham), helped England to the victory.

 

England Captain Roy Smethurst said: “In extreme conditions, the players played really well and we are delighted to narrowly beat Wales in what was a highly contested and well fought match.”

 

 

 

England senior title for Durham’s Kirkpatrick

County Durham PE teacher John Kirkpatrick tamed the winds on Sunday to win the English Senior Men’s County Champion of Champions' tournament by five strokes at Woodhall Spa.

The Ramside Hall member was four-under on Sunday and three-under for 36 holes as he claimed the title at his first attempt, having just joined senior ranks.

He adds this to an impressive set of county honours which spans four decades. Kirkpatrick won the Cumbria county championship as an 18-year-old, followed up with the RAF championship in 1986 and then won the Durham men’s county championship five years ago and added the Durham seniors this year.
But the main reason that he’s so pleased to win is because “I missed my son’s engagement party last night so I was under a bit of pressure!” Now it seems a double celebration is on the cards for the Kirkpatrick family.
Kirkpatrick opened his challenge on Saturday with a score of one-over 74 on the Hotchkin course and he trailed Bedfordshire’s Philip Sutton (Dunstable Downs) by three shots.
On Sunday, with stiff winds blowing, the pair went out together in the final group and Fitzpatrick had caught his rival after three holes and held a two shot lead by the turn. He played the front nine in three-under and, despite heading into the winds on the way in, he was one-under on the homeward half.
“I haven’t had a three-putt in 36 holes and the greens are rapid, so I was pleased with that,” said Kirkpatrick, who plays off plus-two. “And I didn’t have a double bogey.”
He teaches PE at the Durham Sixth Form Centre, which boasts a golf academy. “We’ve got some very good young golfers, especially girls. We’ve sent four to American universities in the last couple of years,” he said.

Sutton finished as runner-up on two-over par, while Cheshire’s Martyn Grimley (Ringway) was third on six-over, having shot one-under today.
 

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Link to Flight A matches at European senior men's ch/shp

Venue: Diamond Country Club, Austria

GERMANY  v SPAIN

ENGLAND v IRELAND

SWEDEN v ITALY

FRANCE v SCOTLAND

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•  Super Senior Derek Murphy pips Jim Watt by one shot at Ladybank

  The final Super Seniors events of the season was held at Ladybank Golf Club, Fife over the September 6 and 7. The course was presented in it's usual excellent condition, and the 38 players who participated had a challenging but enjoyable couple of days.
  In a close finish in the scratch section, early leader Derek Murphy (Kinross), who made a welcome return to the Senior circuit,  pipped Jim Watt (Edzell ) by one shot with a total of 145 for the 36 holes.
  In the handicap sectin Jim reversed positions with Derek, Jim's Net 140 winning by one.
   
  CSS for Day 1 was 70 anid for Day 2 72
  Full report and scores will be displayed later
   
   

Scots men and women lose in European senior team championships


Scotland's men's team, beaten 4-1 by Ireland in their first match, lost again, 3-2 to Italy, in the European senior men's amateur team golf championship at Diamond Country Club, Austria today (Friday).
Details (Scottish names first)
Ian Brotherston and Robert Smith lost to Marcello Grabau and Vincenzo Sita at 19th.
Ronnie Clark bt Filippo Clerici 1 hole.
Stewart Henderson lost to Gianluca Bolla 1 hole.
Lindsay Blair lost to Marco Bellini 5 and 4.
Kenneth Gallacher lost to Marco de Rossi 3 and 2.

In the European senior women's team championship at Mont Garni, Belgium, Scotland lost 3-2 to Switzerland.
Details (Scottish names first):
Frances Millar and Linda Allan lost to Kate Hills Peppler and Evagelia Boglin 1 hole.
Elaine Moffat lost to Sophie Ducrey at 19th
Alison Davidson lost to Marie C De Werra 2 and 1.
Sheena Wood bt Anne Argi 5 and 4.
Gillian Kyle bt Mimmi Guglielmone 4 and 3.

Link to European Senior Men's Championship Flight results

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Scots lose 4-1 to Ireland in European senior men's team championship

Scotland were well beaten, 4-1, by Ireland in the quarter-finals of the European senior men's amateur team golf championship at Diamond Country Club, Austria today (Thursday).
Results (Scots names first):
K Gallacher and L Blair lost to John Mitchell and Barry Hobson 3 and 2.
R Clark halved with A Morrow.
R Smith lost to M Kelly 1 hole.
I Brotherston lost to J Carvill 2 and 1.
S Henderson halved with S Graham.
Other results:
Spain 3, Italy 2; England 3, Sweden 2; Spain 3, Italy 2.

Scotland failed to qualify for the championship flight of the European senior women's amateur team championship at Mont Garni Golf Club, Belgium. They have received a bye into the semi-finals of Flight B in which they will play Switzerland.
In the women's championship flight, the results were:
Spain 4, Netherland 1; Sweden 3, England 2; Germany 3, France  2; Belgium 4, Ireland 1.

No place like home for Downfield's Graham Bell, winner of seniors' autumn meeting

Downfield's Graham Bell and Derek Paton (Dunnikier Park) led the field at the end of the first round and they were still there in first and second places after the second and final round of the Scottish Senior Golfing Society's autumn meeting at Downfield Golf Club, Dundee.
Bell, playing over his home course, headed a field of well over 100 with so-steady rounds of 70 and 71 for a three-under-par total of 141. His winning margin would have been greater but, after birdieing the 10th, 11th and 12th in his second round, he bogeyed the 17th and 18th holes.
Paton, the only danger, left himself with mission impossible after bogeying the second, third and fifth in his second round. He did recover a bit to birdie the fourth, 11th, 12th and 14th, finishing with rounds of 70 and 73 for 143.
Ronnie Clark (Erskine) bounced back from a double bogey 6 at the first to birdie the second, fourth, 13th and 15th in coming through to fill third place on 145 (73-72).


SCOTTISH SENIOR GOLFING SOCIETY
Autumn meeting.
Downfield GC.
Par 144 (2x72)
SSS 72. CSS 74 74
141 G Bell (Downfield) 70 71.
143 D Paton (Dunnikier Park) 70 73.
145 R Clark (Erskine) 73 72
146 R Johnston (Glenbervie) 71 75, D Hamilton (Mortonhall) 73 73
147 S McKendrick (Dunkeld and Birnam) 73 74, M Lindsay (Broughty) 75 72
148 A Ferguson (Dunfermline) 77 71.
149 D Hart (Downfield) 78 71, D Logie (Craigie Hill) 76 73.
150 R Jenkins (Royal Troon) 73 77
151 G Grimmer (Nigg Bay) 77 74, K Reilly (Silverknowes) 73 78
152 L Pirie (Millport) 76 76
153 A T Campbell (Murcar Links) 76 77, P Dempsey (Tulliallan) 76 77.
154 L Blair (Grangemouth) 74 80
155 W Barclay (Downfield) 83 72, B Muir (Dalmahoy), J Devaney (Clydebank and Dist) 76 79, J Aman (Grangemouth 74 81, N Robson (Meldrum House) 81 74, B Aitken (West Kilbride) 78 77, B Bingham (Royal Troon) 76 79.
156 P Hendry (Stirling) 80 76, R Craw (Glenbervie) 76 80, J Yuille (Royal Burgess) 73 83, D Shields (Glenearn) 76 80, D Imrie (Turnhouse) 80 76, B Robertson (Leven GS) 81 75.
157 J Johnston (Lanark) 80 77, J Johnston (Royal Aberdeen) 82 75, I Stewart (Glenbervie) 75 82, L Chancellor (Inverness) 78 79, J L S Kinloch (Cardross) 75 82.
158 K McArthur (St Andrews) 77 81, Jim Johnston (Northumberland) 80 78, J Emslie (Royal Aberdeen) 77 81, J A Fraser (Royal Burgess) 79 79.
159 K Bruce (Edzell) 80 79, A J Gardiner (Cupar) 77 82, K Ross (Glasgow) 85 74, I R Miller (Banchory) 80 79, R Christie (Kinross.
160 J Archibald (Luffness New) 83 77, G Scott (Cawder) 78 82
161 D  A Taylor (St Andrews New) 84 77, T Stafford (St Andrews) 80 81, I Morrison (Royal Aberdeen) 82 79, I Gourlay (Strathaven) 81 80, C Halcrow (Largs) 81 89.
162 G Cochran (Irvine Ravenspark) 83 79, D R Campbell (Ratho Park) 81 81, R S Millar (Cochrane Castle) 84 78.
163 S Finnie (Caledonian) 81 82, R Ford (St Andrews) 82 81, G T Black (Royal Burgess) 81 82
164 G J Rodaks (Pitreavie) 85 79, G A Taylor (Turnhouse) 82 82, J Gullen (Tillicoultry) 80 84, L Taylor (Kirriemuir) 83 81
165 G Hunt (Turnhouse) 82 83, R Spence (Newtonmore) 82 83, K Forrest (Lenzie) 82 83, R Lumsden (Edzell) 81 84
166 I S Kerr (Kilmacolm) 88 78, D J Smith (Stirling) 82 84, P Hardwick (Newbattle) 84 82.
167 F McLennan (Royal Aberdeen) 85 82, E Robertson (Stirling) 87 80, D Chillas (Panmure) 86 81, S Ellis (Innellan) 84 84, H Sutherland (Alnmouth) 79 88.


SELECTED SCORES
168 A Michie (Crail GS) 81 88
170 C Mavor (St Andrews New) 87 83, R Scott (Downfield) 86 84.
175 J A McGinley (Nairn) 88 87
176 S Macdonald (Dunfermline) 85 91
177 P B Kinloch (Cardross) 91 86, D Nelson (Aboyne) 87 90
178 N Chisholm (Kemnay) 88 90.


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Bell and Paton share seniors' lead on 70 at Downfield

Graham Bell (Downfield) and Derek Paton (Dunnikier Park) set the pace with two-under-par rounds of 70  at the head of a field of over 100 for the two-day autumn meeting of the Scottish Seniors Golf Society at Downfield Golf Club, Dundee.
For Bell it was the proverbial "game of two halves." He bogeyed the first, second and third holes, reaching the turn in three-over 38. But hit form with birdies at the 10th, 11th, 13th, 14th and 16th for 32 home.
Paton also found the inward half easier than the outward holes. He bogeyed the third but parred to the turn in 36. Then he birdied the 11th, 14th and 17th in 34 home.
The leading North-east players were Albert Smith (Duff House Royal) and Andrew Campbell (Murcar Links), both on the 76 mark.

LEADING SCORES
par 72
70 G Bell (Downfield), D Paton (Dunnikier Park).
71 R Johnston (Glenbervie).
73 N Gold (Bonnyton), S McKendrick (Dunkeld and Birnam), J Yuille (Royal Burgess), R Jenkins (Royal Troon), R Clark (Erskine), D Hamilton (Mortonhall).
74 J Aman (Grangemouth)
75 J L S Kinloch (Cardross), M Lindsay (Broughty), J Watt (Edzell), I Stewart (Glenbervie).
76 J Devaney (Clydebank and Dist), A Campbell (Murcar Links), R Craw (Glenbervie), A J Smith (Duff House Royal), L Pirie (Millport), D Shields (Glenearn), P Dempsey (Tulliallan), D Logie (Craigie Hill), B Bingham (Royal Troon).
77 J Emslie (Royal Aberdeen), A J Gardiner (Cupar), G Grimmer (Nigg Bay) A Ferguson (Dunfermline), K McArthur (St Andrews).
78 I Kerr (Lundin), G Scott (Cawder), D Hart (Downfield), C Wilson (Ladybank), B Aitken (West Kilbride), L Chancellor (Inverness).
79 B Muir (Dalmahoy), J A Fraser (Royal Burgess), H Sutherland (Alnmouth).
80 N Dyce (Strathmore), P Harvey (Stirling), K Bruce (Edzell), J Gullen (Tillicoultry), John Johnston (Lanark), T Stafford (St Andrews), Jim Johnston (Northumberland), I R Miller (Banchory),
81 A White (Newton Stewart), D R Campbell (Ratho Park), S Finnie (Caledonian), N Robson (Meldrum House), G T Black (Royal Burgess), D McDowell (Murcar Links),  I Gourlay (Strathaven), A Michie (Crail GS), R Lumsden (Edzell).

SELECTED SCORES
82 John Johnston (Royal Aberdeen), D J Smith (Stirling), R Christie (Kinross), R Ford (St Andrews), R Spence (Newtonmore), I Morrison (Royal Aberdeen).
83 W Barclay (Downfield), L Taylor (Kirriemuir)
84 D A Taylor (St Andrews), A Raphael (St Andrews).
85 K Renton (Lundin), G J Rodaks (Pitreavie), F McLennan (Royal Aberdeen), S Macdonald (Dunfermline).
86 J McLay (St Andrews New), D Chillas (Panmure), R Scott (Downfield).
87 C Mavor (St Andrews New)
88 N Chisholm (Kemnay), J A McGinley (Nairn)
89 J Strang (Banchory)





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Scotland teams for Senior Championships named

Scottish Golf has named its teams for the forthcoming European Senior Team Championships and Senior Home Internationals, taking place in September and October.
The European Senior Men’s Team Championship takes place at Diamond Golf Club in Austria from September 4 to 8, with Erskine’s Ronnie Clark, winner of this year’s Scottish Senior Men’s Open Championship, spearheading the side.
Clark, along with Dumfries and County’s Ian Brotherston, were part of the team who won the title most recently in 2016 in Slovenia
Former Curtis Cup player and Scotland Women’s International, Alison Davidson (Stirling), will represent the Senior team for the first time when the European Senior Ladies Team Championships takes place in Belgium, from September 4 to 8.
Also making her senior international debut is Elaine Moffat (St Regulus), winner of the Scottish Senior Women’s Match Play Championship and current joint leader of the Senior Women’s Order of Merit.
In the Home Internationals, Southerness will play host to the Men’s Championship, where Scotland are looking to win the title for the first time since 2014 when it was last held in Scotland at North Berwick. The Senior Ladies were last victorious in the annual home matches back at Newport in 2009.

European Senior Men’s Team Championship, Diamond Golf Club, Austria, September 4-8

• Ian Brotherston – Dumfries and Co 
• Ronnie Clark – Erskine
• Stewart Henderson – Hamilton
• Lindsay Blair – Grangemouth
• Kenneth Gallagher – East Kilbride
• Robert Smith – Nairn

European Senior Ladies Team Championships, Mont Garni Golf Club, Belgium,  September 4-8

• Linda Allan – Glenbervie
• Alison Davidson – Stirling
• Gillian Kyle – East Renfrewshire
• Frances Millar – Carnoustie Caledonia
• Elaine Moffat – St Regulus
• Sheena Wood – Aberdeen Ladies

Senior Men’s Home Internationals, Southerness Golf Club, September 18-20.

• Ian Brotherston – Dumfries and Co
• Ronnie Clark – Erskine
• Lindsay Blair – Grangemouth
• Kenneth Gallagher – East Kilbride
• Robert Smith – Nairn
• John Fraser – Royal Burgess
• Malcolm Reid – Sonning

Senior Ladies Home Internationals, Burnham and Berrow Golf Club, October 2-4

• Linda Allan – Glenbervie
• Alison Davidson – Stirling
• Gillian Kyle – East Renfrewshire
• Lorna McKinlay – Dunnikier Park
• Frances Millar – Carnoustie Caledonia
• Elaine Moffat – St Regulus
• Sheena Wood – Aberdeen Ladies

The Scotland teams are sponsored by Aberdeen Standard Investments.