KIRRIEMUIR WASH-OUT

ANGUS v NE U-16, U-18 BOYS

A thunderstorm washed out the afternoon singles in today's Angus District v North-east District Under-16 and Under-18 boys' matches at Kirriemuir.
Angus officials are hoping to get the singles' ties played at Edzell within the next couple of weeks.

BREANNE WAS THE BEST OF GB&i

CURTIS CUP DEBUTANTE WON THREE OUT OF THREE

Breanne Loucks from Wrexham, one of the surprise GB&I selections for the Curtis Cup match, turned out to be the most successful player in Ada O'Sullivan's squad with three wins out of three (she did not get a game in the opening foursomes).
You can read the tell-table of the GB&I players' points by logging on to our other website, www.kirkwoodgolf.co.uk which specialises in women's and girls' golf.
And you can also find out why Breanne's success is bad news for Scottish-born Colette Murray, head women's golf coach at the University of Tennessee Chattanooga.

SCOTTISH AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP

Sponsored by Allied Surveyors
Hosted by Nairn Golf Club.

STROKE-PLAY CHAMPION SCOTT HENDRY
IS FIRST SEED TO FALL ON OPENING DAY

Scott Hendry, the Scottish open amateur stroke-play champion, was the first seed to bite the dust on the opening day of the Allied Surveyors Scottish men's amateur championship at Nairn today. Late in the day, the Cardross youngster, who has not been in the best of health since his great win at Craigielaw, lost by 2 and 1 to Andrew Weir (Montrose Mercantile).

"I am feeling utterly drained," said Scott after his defeat.

Weir said: "I holed a big putt at the 12th to go two up and I never let anything slip after that. To be fair to Scott, he was not really playing at his best today."

Title-holder Glenn Campbell (Blairgowrie) was taken to the 19th by Ryan McKenzie (Easter Moffat), winner of the Newlands Trophy tournament earlier this season.
Campbell looked to be in big trouble - one down on the 18th tee - but the par-5 last hole at Nairn is a great match-play hole and Glenn was able to birdie it to square the match and squeeze through at the first extra hole.

Apart from Campbell, the seeded Scott Jamieson (Cathkin Braes), Richie Ramsay (Royal Aberdeen) and Keir McNicoll (Carnoustie) made it safely through to the second round.

Incidentally, Scott Jamieson's father Peter also won his first-round tie.

McNicoll, recent winner of the East of Scotland Open at Lundin Links, now meets the mercurial Wallace Booth (Comrie) who can be brilliant in the morning and erratic in the afternoon. Wallace, the Scottish youths champion of 2004 and a golf scholarship student at Augusta State University, won by two holes against Marcus Read who came all the way to the Moray Firth links from Saunton in Devon to play 18 holes.

The first notable casualty of the event had been former Walker Cup player and 2004 British amateur champion, Stuart Wilson, now the secretary of Forfar Golf Club.
Commenting on his one-hole, first-round exit at the hands of Dunbar’s Alexander Culverwell, Wilson said, “I have started to play a bit more golf again, but in the last six weeks I’ve had four weddings, a christening and have moved house. So there hasn’t been much time for golf.”
Culverwell, the current Lothians champion said: “I came out here to hit the greens and fairways and not to make too many mistakes, and to try and make as many pars as I could.
“It was a close match, with never much in it only staying one hole up until I got a birdie on the 17th. My play was a bit scrappy down the last but at least I only made one bogey.”

One of the best finishes of the day was produced by Robert McKnight (Barassie) to beat Barrie Edmond, recent winner of the Aberdeen City match-play championship for the Douglas Philip Trophy. McKnight birdied his last three holes to win through at the 20th. His first birdie squared the match at the 18th. His second birdie only halved the first extra hole. Then his third birdie took him through at the second extra hole.

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ALL THE FIRST ROUND RESULTS

FIRST QUARTER

Sandy Ross (Isle of Skye) bt Scott Borrowman (Dollar) 1 hole.

Chris Lawton (Stirling) bt John Cairney (Irvine Ravenspark) at 20th.

Lee Vettese (Nigg Bay) bt David McCaig (Barassie) 5 and 3.

Gordon Morrison (Nairn) bt Euan Kennedy (Stonehaven) 3 and 1.

John McWilliams (West Linton) bt James Gunn (Royal Dornoch) 3 and 2.

(Seed) Scott Jamieson (Cathkin Braes) bt Philip Neil (Craigielaw) 3 and 2.

Stanley Morrison (US) bt Alister Ferguson (Dunfermline) 2 and 1.

Jamie Neilson (Dunbar) bt Colin Turnbull (Haggs Castle) 7 and 5.

Clark Riddick (Dumfries & Galloway) bt Michael Smyth (Royal Troon) 2 and 1.

Tom Blennerhassett (Dalmahoy) bt Wilson Bryson (Drumpellier) 2 and 1.

Gregor Stewart (Murcar Links) bt Nilam Purewal (Bonnyton) 5 and 4.

Alex Culverwell (Dunbar) bt Stuart Wilson (Forfar) 1 hole.

Lindsay Miller (Cawder) bt James Foley (Forres) 2 and 1.

Mark Kerr (Dalmahoy) bt David Simpson (Comrie) 6 and 5.

Scott Michie (Thornton) bt Alistair Lauder (Paisley) at 21st.

Campbell Donaldson (Downfield) bt Colin Thomson (East Renfrewshire) 1 hole.

David Addison (Barassie) bt Richard Hyland (Newmachar) 3 and 2.

Stephen Clark (Haggs Castle) bt Graeme Smith (West Linton) 4 and 3.

Michael Daily (Erskine) bt Bruce Thomson (Inverness) 3 and 2.

Paul O’Hara (Colville Park) bt Kevin Taylor (Elgin) 3 and 2.

Neil Robertson (Drumpellier) bt Graeme Molloy (Wishaw) 4 and 3.

Tom Higson (Eyemouth) bt Stephen Cochrane (Alyth) 3 and 2.

George Barrie (Callander) bt Chris Heslip (Monifieth) 3 and 2.

John Ralston (Shotts) bt Colin Colraine (Windyhill) 6 and 5.

Elliot Saltman (Craigielaw) bt Malcolm Davidson (Craigie Hill) 5 and 4.

David Laing (Craigielaw) bt Nicky Gold (Bonnyton) 4 and 2.

Daniel Sommerville (St Andrews) bt Michael Wilson(Royal Aberdeen) 3 and 1.

Barry McDermott (Leven GS) bt Ienneth Ralston (Shotts) 3 and 2.

Roy Alexander (Haggs Castle) bt Alastair Love (Dunbar) 2 and 1.

David Henderson (Hamilton) bt Jonathan Jeffrey (Nairn) 6 and 5.

(Seed) Glenn Campbell (Blairgowrie) bt Ryan McKenzie (Easter Moffat) at 19th.

Andrew Brown (West Kilbride) bt Alasdair McDonald (Craigie Hill) 3 and 2.

SECOND QUARTER

(Seed) Richie Ramsay (Royal Aberdeen) bt Adam Nelson (Douglas Park) 5 and 4.

Barry Gibson (Kemnay) bt Peter Saggers (Nairn) 4 and 3.

Michael MacDonald (Fortrose & Rosemarkie) bt Simon Lockhart (Bathgate) 4 and 3.

Robert Smith (Nairn) bt Stephen MacNamara (Renfrew) 3 and 2.

Stephen Carruthers (Pitlochry) bt Robert Carson(Dalmahoy) at 19th.

Andrew Rollo (Elgin) bt Finlay White (Crieff) 5 and 4.

Mark Robertson (Ranfurly Castle) bt Marcello Russo (Drumpellier) 5 and 4.

Callum Macaulay (Tulliallan) bt Frazer Bone (Cardross) 5 and 4.

George Asher (Nairn) bt HughNelson (Kilsyth Lennox) 6 and 5.

Gordon Black (Fereneze) bt Fraser Inglis (Murrayshall) 3 and 2.

Steven McEwan ( Barassie) bt Blair Paterson (Stirling) 3 and 2.

Chris Baron (Oldmeldrum) bt Greg Paterson (St Andrews New) 3 and 2.

Graham Bell (Downfield) bt Gregor Munro (Archerfield Links) 8 and 7.

Allan Johnston (Bonnyton) bt Alex Moir (Thornton) 1 hole.

Jamie Farmer (St Andrews) bt Neil McBride (Cowglen) 5 and 4.

Neil Henderson (The Glen) bt Craig Loftus (Lundin) 1 hole.

Brian Soutar (Leven GS) bt Stuart Turnbull (Hayston) 6 and 5.

Craig Storrier (Downfield) bt Allan McKie (Glencruitten) at 19th.

Stuart Roberts (Gullane) bt Craig Young (Eastwood) 4 and 3.

Jonathan King (Glasdgow) bt Gary Thomson (Moray) 3 and 2.

Craig Watson (East Renfrewshire) bt Douglas Hunter (Dalmahoy) 6 and 5.

Russell Thornton (US) bt Michael Spence (Newmachar) 4 and 3.

Robert McKnight (Barassie) bt Barrie Edmond (Bon Accord) at 20th.

Michael Buchan (Cruden Bay) bt Stephen Neilson (Dunbar) 6 and 5.

Steven Fraser (Callander) bt Neal Stewart (Buckpool) 4 and 3.

Peter Jamieson (Cathkin Braes) bt Myles Cunningham (Longniddry) 1 hole.

Ross Dixon (Barassie) bt Joe Lockie (Tantallon 2 and 1.

Andrew Weir (Montrose Mercantile) bt (Seed) Scott Hendry (Cardross) 1 hole.

David Strachan (Turnberry) bt Phil Dempsey (Alloa) at 20th.

Steven Robertson (Sandyhills) bt Graham Turner (West Linton) 2 and 1.

Colin Heuchan (Southerness) bt Paul Betty (Hayston) 2 and 1.

Zack Saltman (Craigielaw) bt George Robertson (Irvine Ravenspark) 2 and 1.

THIRD QUARTER

(Seed) Keir McNicoll (Carnoustie) bt John Broadley (Deeside) 43 and 2.

Wallace Booth (Comrie) bt Marcus Read (Saunton) 2 holes.

Craig Haugh (Cathkin Braes) bt Christopher Wedgeworth(Cowglen) 4 and 3.

Steven Hume (Murrayshall) bt Andrew Hay (Westhill) 2 holes.

John Forbes (Inverness) bt Barry Mitchell (Murcar Links) 6 and 5.

Gordon Stevenson (Whitecraigs) bt James McGhee (Gullane) 2 and 1.

Gordon Rennie (Cathkin Braes) bt Iain Simpson (Craigie Hill) 2 and 1.

Craig Waddell (Cathkin Braes) bt Robby Anderson (Duddingston) 2 and 1.

Euan Polson(Invernes) bt Steven Buchan (Royal Aberdeen) 2 and 1.

JUNIOR RYDER CUP

CARLY'S TEAM-MATES NAMED FOR
MATCH AT CELTIC MANOR

Perthshire 14-year-old golfing prodigy Carly Booth is the only British or Irish player in the European mixed team for the Junior Ryder Cup match at Celtic Manor on September 18 and 19.
The match is for Under-16 year olds and the programme does not include singles ties.
BOYS - Victor Dubuisson (France), Pedro Figueiredo (Portugal), Are Friestad (Norway), Sean Einhaus (Germany), Maximilian Kiefer (Germany), Anders Kristensen (Norway).
GIRLS - Carly Booth (Scotland), Carlota Ciganda (Spain), Saskia Hausladen (Germany), Giulia Molinaro (Italy), Marta Silva (Spain), Laura Gonzales-Escallon (Belgium).

CURTIS CUP POST MORTEM

FINAL RESULT:
UNITED STATES 11 1/2, GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND 6 1/2

First day: US 7, GB&I 2 (Foursomes: 3-0, singles 4-2).

Second day: US 4 1/2. GB&I 4 1/2

Final foursomes: US 1/2, GB&I 2 1/2
Final singles: US 4, GB&I 2.

It was, in football parlance, a match of two halves. GB&I didn't win either half but after being trounced on the first day, they hit back to share the second-day honours. That can't be bad.

Log on now to www.kirkwoodgolf.co.uk and click on HOT NEWS for an in-depth interview with GB&I skipper Ada O'Sullivan and an interesting post-mortem article by an American writer, in which he poses the question: "Did GB&I pick the wrong players for Bandon Dunes?" You may agree or not agree with him but it is still interesting reading.

Meanwhile, keep logging on to www.scottishgolfview.com this week for news from the Scottish men's amateur championship at Nairn and any other male golf news.

THREE-DAY CURTIS CUP MATCH

AND THE FIRST ONE WILL BE OVER OLD
COURSE, ST ANDREWS IN 2008

The United States Golf Association and the Ladies Golf Union have decided that all future Curtis Cup matches will be over three days instead of two.
The first with a new format will be over the Old Course, St Andrews in 2008 when the third day will feature eight singles ties, meaning every player in each team will play.
Speculation has begun already that the USGA and the R&A will have talks about a similar one-day extension to the Walker Cup match.
The Walker Cup is now the only two-day international match on the golf calendar. The Curtis Cup falls in line with the Ryder Cup and the Solheim Cup.
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NORTH TOURNAMENT NEWS

MACLEOD WINS TAIN GOLF WEEK OPENER

Local club champion, James Macleod won his club's opening event of the Tain Golf Week, the 36 hole Abdul Ghani Cup on Saturday, with a one-under-par total of 139, made up of a 70 and a 69.
The +1 handicapper's first-round 70 was rescued with a three-under- par inward half of 32 while his second round, a 69, came from one bogey at the 10th and two birdies, the 13th and 16th.
Macleod enjoyed a five-shot victory from the same plyer he beat in the championship final, Munro Ferries, who shot 71 and 73.
Murcar Linkss' Jimmy Russell, a Tain exile, was placed third with 71 and 74.
Kevin Hamilton (Didsbury) , who on Monday begins his defence of the four-day event title, finished fifth on 147.
Results CSS 71-71
(all Tain unless stated)
Scratch
139 J Macleod 70 69.
144 M Ferries 71 73.
145 J Russell (Murcar 71 74.
146 A Everett 75 71.
147 K Hamilton (Didsbury) 75 72.
Handicap
135 G Oliver (8).
136 P Blyth (12).
137 A Mackenzie (11).
139 M Sangster (4).
140 G MacKintosh (5).
TAIN HANDICAP OPEN (CSS 71)
(All Tain unless stated)
Class 1 - C Hudson (20) 69, M MacDougall (16), D MacLeod (15) 70.
Class 2 - D Farquhar (25) 69, G Kelman (23) 70, M Smith (24) 71.
D H Innes Trophy (scratch) - S. Paterson 84.
Gardner Trophy (handicap) - D Farquhar (25) 69.

GOLSPIE CLASSIC WON BY JIMMY GUNN
Royal Dornoch and Sutherland county champion, Jimmy Gunn tees off 7.17am on Monday morning in the Scottish amateur Championship at Nairn, fewer than 24 hours after winning the Golspie Classic on the course where he learned his golf.
Over the Golspie links where he has also reigned as club champion, Gunn shot 67 and 71 to win by five shots from former winner Darren Hexley (Inverness).
Darren turned up for the first round without his clubs and with a borrowed set shot 73.
Results
Scratch (CSS 68 69)
138 J M Gunn (Royal Dornoch 67 71.
143 D Hexley (Inverness) 73 70, I S Powell (Murcar Links) 70 73.
144 F R MacDonald (Channels) 71 73.
145 K F Sinclair (Royal Dornoch) 74 71.
Handicap
Class1 - L P Stewart (Golspie) (7) , J. Kelly (St Mellion) (10) 136; A MacDougall (Castle Heather) (5), C. MacKay (Golspie) (5) 137.
Class 2 - D Ross (Golspie) (17) 140; C Mackay (Golspie) (17) 142; R Urquhart (Golspie) (20) 145.

ROBERTS WINS SENIOR BRITISH OPEN

PLAY-OFF AGAINST EDUARDO ROMERO

Loren Roberts is the new Senior British Open champion. He tied with Argentina's Eduardo Romero on 274 after 72 holes and then beat him in a play-off for the title.

FINAL TOTALS
274 Eduardo Romero (Arg) 67 63 73 71, Loren Roberts (USA) 65 65 69 75
275 Dick Mast (USA) 71 67 70 67
278 Craig Stadler (USA) 65 66 77 70
279 Tim Simpson (USA) 66 67 72 74
281 Jay Haas (USA) 72 68 73 68, D A Weibring (USA) 72 70 71 68,
283 David Edwards (USA) 67 65 76 75, Gil Morgan (USA) 68 65 75 75
284 Gordon J Brand (Eng) 67 73 75 69, John Harris (USA) 73 68 72 71, Tom Kite (USA) 69 69 74 72
285 Hale Irwin (USA) 73 71 71 70, Don Pooley (USA) 76 63 72 74
286 Kiyoshi Murota (Jpn) 70 70 76 70, Lonnie Nielsen (USA) 71 69 75 71, Mark James (Eng) 67 70 75 74, Tommy Nakajima (Jpn) 68 68 74 76
287 Jon Chaffee (USA) 72 70 74 71, Morris Hatalsky (USA) 73 67 75 72, Mike Reid (USA) 68 67 78 74, James Blair III (USA) 71 71 71 74
288 Eamonn Darcy (Ire) 71 67 78 72, Andrew Reynolds (Eng) 73 66 77 72, John Ross (USA) 67 72 76 73, Tom Watson (USA) 73 67 74 74
289 Des Smyth (Ire) 66 71 82 70, Tom McKnight (USA) 70 70 79 70, Kirk Hanefeld (USA) 68 72 77 72, Carl Mason (Eng) 75 66 75 73, David J Russell (Eng) 70 73 73 73, Mark McNulty (Ire) 68 68 79 74, Stewart Ginn (Aus) 69 68 78 74, Juan Quiros (Esp) 67 76 72 74
290 Bob Larratt (Eng) 72 72 75 71, David Eger (USA) 71 72 74 73, Andy Bean (USA) 74 69 73 74, Fuzzy Zoeller (USA) 70 65 79 76, Bob Cameron (Eng) 70 68 76 76
291 Bobby Lincoln (RSA) 69 70 80 72, Glenn Ralph (Eng) 73 71 75 72, Doug Johnson (USA) 70 73 75 73, Scott Simpson (USA) 67 69 81 74, Jack Ferenz (USA) 68 70 79 74, Horacio Carbonetti (Arg) 72 72 73 74, Peter Jacobsen (USA) 65 70 77 79
292 Frank Conner (USA) 72 70 78 72, Graham Marsh (Aus) 73 70 75 74, Joe Ozaki (Jpn) 67 71 79 75, Nick Job (Eng) 76 68 73 75, Gery Watine (Fra) 68 72 76 76, Tony Johnstone (RSA) 72 68 75 77, Luis Carbonetti (Arg) 71 70 74 77, Simon Owen (NZL) 71 68 75 78
293 Chris Starkjohann (USA) 70 70 82 71, Angel Fernandez (Arg) 71 71 77 74
294 Hugh Baiocchi (RSA) 70 73 77 74, John Benda (USA) 71 71 76 76, Dana Quigley (USA) 69 67 80 78,
295 José Rivero (Esp) 71 69 80 75, Guiliermo Encina (Arg) 69 71 79 76, Isao Aoki (Jpn) 74 70 75 76, Derek Cooper (Eng) 70 71 77 77, David Good (Aus) 71 73 73 78,
296 Bruce Summerhays (USA) 68 74 80 74, John A Jacobs (USA) 71 71 79 75, Danny Edwards (USA) 67 72 81 76, Gary Player (RSA) 69 75 76 76, Tony Charnley (Eng) 73 71 75 77,
297 Malcolm Gregson (Eng) 70 72 79 76
298 Eddie Polland (Eng) 74 69 80 75, Emilio Rodriguez (Esp) 68 75 80 75
299 Seiji Ebihara (Jpn) 70 74 76 79
300 Martin Foster (Eng) 71 73 78 78
301 Rick Karbowski (USA) 69 70 87 75, Jeff Hawkes (RSA) 70 73 83 75, Noel Ratcliffe (Aus) 70 71 80 80

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NORTH DISTRICT TEAM TITLE

MORAY TRIO EARN TRIP TO COWGLEN

The Moray Golf Club team of John Matheson, Ian Geddes and Gary Thomson will represent the North District in the Scottish club championship grand final at Cowglen on October 1 after winning the North team title at Elgin on Sunday.
With the best two scores counting from each round over 36 holes, Moray's winning total was 281. Forres (Bryan Fotheringham, Stewart MacLennan and Jim Simpson) were runners-up on 285.
TOP PLACINGS (CSS 71 71)
281 Moray (J Matheson 67 71, I Geddes 73 71, G Thomson 75 70.
285 Forres (B Fotheringham 71 68, S MacLennan 76 79, J Simpson 71 75.
287 Garmouth & Kingston (N MacWilliam 68 71, S Baillie 74 84, B Cruickshank 73 75).

BUCHAN FIRKIN REPORT

GARY ESSON WINS BY TWO AT FRASERBURGH

Portlethen’s Gary Esson won the Fraserburgh 36-hole men’s tournament – open to amateurs and professionals – for the Buchan Firkin on Saturday.
Esson had rounds of 69 and 71 for a level par total of 140, two shots ahead of last year’s winner and course record holder, Kris Nicol (Fraserburgh).
Neil Mitchell, formerly of Murcar Links, was the best placed professional in joint ninth place on 146.

Leading totals (Par 70)
140 G Esson (Portlethen) 69 71.
142 K Nicol (Fraserburgh) 73 69.
144 J Mitchell (Fraserburgh) 74 70, P McLean (Peterhead) 74 70, J Findlay (Fraserburgh) 73 71.
145 R T Whyte (Fraserburgh) 72 73, G Smith (Fraserburgh) 70 75, E McIntosh (Newmachar) 68 77.
146 M Halliday (Royal Aberdeen) 72 74, N Mitchell 71 75, M Buchan (Cruden Bay) 71 75.
Handicap
R T Whyte (Fraserburgh) (3) 69 70 139; I MacKinnon (Fraserburgh) (4) 69 71, N Thomson (Fraserburgh) (5) 68 72, R Tait (Fraserburgh) (5) 67 73, J Wiseman (Inverallochy) (7) 67 73 140; S Scott (Inverurie) (8) 68 73 141; J Cunningham (Fraserburgh) (4) 70 73 143.

CARLY BOOTH TEAM PLACE CONFIRMED

COMRIE 14-YEAR-OLD IS UK'S ONLY PLAYER
IN THE EUROPEAN JUNIOR RYDER CUP TEAM

Scottish Golf Union national coach Spencer Henderson, who travelled with the Scotland team of four to the European Young Masters in Austria, has confirmed that Carly Booth, the 14-year-old prodigy from Comrie, is the only United Kingdom player to have been selected for the European team of 12 (six boys, six girls) for the Under-16s Junior Ryder Cup match at Celtic Manor on September 18 and 19.
Log on to www.kirkwoodgolf.co.uk for the full details.

CURTIS CUP FIRST-DAY QUOTES

United States lead 7-2 at the end of the first day in the Curtis Cup match at Bandon Dunes, Oregon.
The Americans have been in the driving seat since they made a 3-0 clean sweep of the foursomes.
Breanne Loucks and Kiran Matharu, the two youngest members of the GB&I line-up, were our only winners in the six afternoon singles.


US SKIPPER CAROL SEMPLE THOMPSON

“All I told them was fight for every point, every half point.”
“It was very benign today and I think that worked to our advantage,” said Semple Thompson
“This is a lot more fun when we're winning. I am just in awe of my team. I thought we would be ahead at the end of the day, but I did not think we would have a 7‑2 lead. So I think shocked is maybe a little strong, but surprised, yes, definitely.”

GB&I SKIPPER ADA O’SULLIVAN

“We might be in dream world thinking you can win nine matches on Sunday. Technically what we need to win is seven-and-a-half matches. And that is possible.”
“We were simply outclassed and outplayed this afternoon.”

US TEAM PLAYERS

JANE PARK
“I told them that even if we're down in the afternoon or after the morning matches, just don't give up,” said Park. “And a win is always out there; you just got to execute the shot well. And just believe in yourself.”

GB&I TEAM PLAYERS

BREANNE LOUCKS
“As I got 6 up, I was like, ‘Oh my God, I’m 6 up,” said Loucks, who had sat out the foursomes. “It’s amazing really. It’s hard to find the words. What do I say to say how happy I am.”

KIRAN MATHARU
“I was nervous on the first hole,” said Matharu, “but after I hit a few good shots I settled down.”

+Read Gillian Kirwood's first-day summing up from the Press Centre at Bandon Dunes, Oregon on www.kirkwoodgolf.co.uk where we will be updating you from the second-day foursomes this evening.

MONTROSE PRO RECORD EQUALLED

SUPERB 63 BY CALLUM NICOL WINS BY FIVE

Callum Nicoll (Prestwick) equalled the Montrose Links professional course record of 63 - held by Sweden's Per-Ulrik Johansson and New Zealander Michael Long - in today's Montrose Golf Links Limited pro-am.

Callum won the top prize of £1,016 with a blemish-free scorecard which had eagles at the eighth and 15th and birdies at the fourth, 10th, 12th and 14th in halves of 33 (three under par) and 30 (five under par).

LEADING SCORES
63 Callum Nicoll (Prestwick).
68 Chris Kelly (Cawder), Craig Ronald (Torrance House).
69 Mark Loftus (Cowglen), Alan Lockhart (Ladybank), Fraser Mann (Musselburgh), David Park (Wishaw), Gary McFarlane (Clydebank & Dist).

TEAM WINNERS
123 (-19) Finlay Menzies (Milngavie) & Team Hairborne: Gordon Davidson (15), Sandy Brand (18) and Allan Costello (8).

CURTIS CUP

BAD START BY GB&I: AMERICANS WIN
ALL THREE OPENING FOURSOMES


Ada O'Sullivan's Great Britain & Ireland team got off to the worst possible start in the Curtis Cup match against the United States at Bandon Dunes, Oregon today.
The Americans won all three of the opening foursomes - and not with particularly brilliant golf.
Paige Mackenzie and Amanda Blumenhirst put the first point on the board for Carol Semple Thompson's American team by beating Irish champion Tricia Mangan and English champion Kiran Matharu by 5 and 4.
The United States pair were level par for the holes played but the GB&I pairing were seven over par. Tricia and teenager Kiran were never in the hunt after losing the second, third and fourth holes. They were five down at the turn.
United States went 2-0 ahead when Viriginia Grimes and Amanda McCurdy beat Ireland's Martina Gillen and England's Naomi Edwards by two holes.
This was a poor quality match in terms of par figures. The winners were FIVE over par and the GB&I pair a dismal seven over par.
The Americans took the edge in this tie when they won the eighth, ninth and 10th to be four up.
Gillen and Edwards came back to be only one down after 17 but they lost the last hole.
The United States completed the 3-0 clean sweep of the first set of foursomes when Jane Park and Taylor Leon beat Claire Coughlan from Cork and Melissa Reid of Derby by one hole.
The Americans were two over par at the finish while the GB&I pair were four over par.
This was a tight match throughout. Claire and Melissa were two holes up after six but lost the eighth and 10th. They fought back to lead again with a birdie at the 15th but were pulled back to square at the seventeenth but lost the last hole to a birdie, although the GB&I pair took a bogey.

RESULTS
FIRST SET OF FOURSOMES
UNITED STATES 3, GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND 0
American names first.
Paige Mackenzie & Amanda Blumenhirst bt Tricia Mangan & Kiran Matharu 5 and 4.
Virginia Grimes & Amanda McCurdy bt Martina Gillen & Naomi Edwards 2 holes.
Jane Park & Taylor Leon bt Claire Coughlan & Melissa Reid 1 hole.

SENIOR BRITISH OPEN SCOREBOARD

AMERICAN LOREN ROBERTS LEADS BY FOUR

HOW THEY STAND WITH SUNDAY'S FINAL
ROUND TO GO AT WESTIN TURNBERRY
(par 70).

199 Loren Roberts (USA) 65 65 69

203 Eduardo Romero (Arg) 67 63 73

205 Tim Simpson (USA) 66 67 72
208 Gil Morgan (USA) 68 65 75, David Edwards (USA) 67 65 76, Dick Mast (USA) 71 67 70, Craig Stadler (USA) 65 66 77
210 Tommy Nakajima (Jpn) 68 68 74
211 Don Pooley (USA) 76 63 72
212 Tom Kite (USA) 69 69 74, Mark James (Eng) 67 70 75, Peter Jacobsen (USA) 65 70 77
213 James Blair III (USA) 71 71 71, D A Weibring (USA) 72 70 71, John Harris (USA) 73 68 72, Jay Hass (USA) 72 68 73, Mike Reid (USA) 68 67 78
214 Tom Watson (USA) 73 67 74, Simon Owen (Aus) 71 68 75, Bob Cameron (Eng) 70 68 76 Dana Quigley (USA) 69 67 78, Fuzzy Zoeller (USA) 70 65 79
215 Hale Irwin (USA) 73 71 71, Juan Quiros (Esp) 67 76 72, Luis Carbonetti (Arg) 71 70 74, Lonnie Nielsen (USA) 71 69 75, Tony Johnstone ( Zim) 72 68 75, Morris Hatalsky (USA) 73 67 75, Gordon J Brand (Eng) 67 73 75, John Ross (USA) 67 72
76, Stewart Ginn (Aus) 69 68 78, Mark McNulty (Ire) 68 68 79
216 Andy Bean (USA) 74 69 73, David J Russell (Eng) 70 73 73, Jon Chaffee (USA) 72 70 74, Carl Mason (Eng) 75 66 75, Kiyoshi Murota (Jpn) 70 70 76, Gery Watine (Fra) 68 72 76, Andrew Reynolds (Eng) 73 66 73, Eamonn Darcy (Ire) 71 67 78
217 Nick Job (Eng) 76 68 73, Horacio Carbonetti (Arg) 72 72 73, David Good (Aus) 71 73 73, David Eger (USA) 71 72 74, Kirk Hanefeld (USA) 68 72 77, Joe Ozaki (Jpn) 67 71 79, Jack Ferenz (USA) 68 70 79, Scott Simpson (USA) 67 69 81
218 Doug Johnson (USA) 70 73 75, Graham Marsh (Aus) 73 70 75, John Benda (USA) 71 71 76, Derrick Cooper (Eng) 70 71 77, Des Smyth (Ire) 66 71 81
219 Bob Larratt (Eng) 72 72 75, Isao Aoki (Jpn) 74 70 75, Tony Charnley (Eng) 73 71 75, Glen Ralph (Eng) 73 71 75, Angel Fernandez (Chi) 71 71 77, Guillermo Encina (Chi) 69 71 79, Tom McKnight (USA) 70 70 79, Bobby Lincoln (RSA) 69 70 80
220 Gary Player ( RSA) 69 75 76, Seiji Ebihara 70 74 76, Hugh Baiocchi (RSA) 70 73 77, Frank Conner (USA) 72 70 78, José Rivero (Esp) 71 69 80, Danny Edwards (USA) 67 72 81
221 John Jacobs (USA) 71 71 79, Malcolm Gregson (Eng) 70 72 79, Noel Ratcliffe (Aus) 70 71 80
222 Martin Foster (Eng) 71 73 78, Bruce Summerhays (USA) 68 74 80, Chris Starkjohann, (USA) 70 70 82
223 Eddie Polland (Eng) 74 69 80, Emilio Rodriguez (Esp) 68 75 80
226 Jeff Hawkes (RSA) 70 73 83, Rick Karbowski (USA) 69 70 87







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EUROPEAN YOUNG MASTERS

CARLY BOOTH FINISHES THIRD BEST GIRL AND
LOOKS CERTAIN FOR JUNIOR RYDER CUP

Comrie’s 14-year-old Carly Booth finished third in the girls’ championship of the European Young Masters 54-hole tournament for Under-16s at Styrian Golf Club, Murhof in Austria today.
Carly had held the lead on her own at the end of the first round and was joined in the pole position by two other girls after 36 holes.
In the final round, Carly shot a creditable one-under-par 71 after earlier rounds of 70 and 73 for a two-under-par total of 214.
She was going extremely well on the outward half of her final round, reaching the turn in three under par 33 with birdies a the third, seventh, eighth and ninth and only one shot dropped, at the sixth.
Miss Booth bogeyed the 11th but cancelled that out with her fifth birdie of the round at the 12th but she then ran up a double-bogey 6 at the 15th which inflated her final score.
In all Carly shot 10 birdies over the three rounds. The European team for the Junior Ryder Cup match will be selected on performances in the European Young Masters and Miss Booth is certain to be one of the girls named later in the line-up to play the United States.
Germany’s Saskia Hausladen conjured up the lowest score of the championship – by boy or girl – an eight-under-par 64, just when she needed it most.
Saskia had eight birdies and no bogeys in halves of 34 and 30. After earlier rounds of 72 and 71, she finished as the European Young Masters’ girls champion with a nine-under-par total of 207.
Spanish ace Carlota Ciganda finished second with 72, 71 and 68 for 211.
Sally Watson from Queensferry, Scotland’s other representative in the girls’ championship finished joint seventh with scores of 77, 72 and 74 for seven-over-par 223. Sally bogeyed the fifth, eighth and 11th and had only one birdie, at the 12th, in her final round. She had seven birdies – four in her second round, over the three rounds.
Michael Stewart from Troon Welbeck finished on a high with a four-under-par 68, 10 shots better than his first round, for a final total of one-over-par 217. His second-day score was a 71.
Michael birdied the third, fifth, seventh, ninth, 10th and 17th with bogeys at the second and 18th. Over the three rounds Michael had 12 birdies.
Stewart finished ninth equal in the boys section.
The other Scottish boy in the field, 15-year-old Tommy Spencer, from Inchmarlo, Banchory had scores of 75, 80 and 78 for 17-over-par 233.
Victor Dubuisson (France) and Maximilian Kieffer (Germany) tied for the top boy honour on nine-under-par 207.


EUROPEAN YOUNG MASTERS
Styrian Golf Club, Murhof, Austria.

FINAL TOTALS

BOYS (Par 72)

207 V Dubuisson (Fra) 69 71 678, M Kieffer (Ger) 70 68 69.
208 A Kristiansen (Nor) 68 71 69.
209 P Figueiredo (Por) 66 70 73.
210 S Einhaus (Ger) 70 69 71.
214 C Terragni (Ita) 74 72 68.
Other scores:
217 M Stewart (Sco) 78 71 68.
218 L Lennox (Ire) 75 74 69.
219 T Fleetwood (Eng) 71 75 73, K Metcalfe (Ire) 69 73 77.
228 A Myers (Eng) 73 79 76.
233 T Spencer (Sco) 75 80 78.
237 T Lowery (Wal) 78 80 79.
238 B Enoch (Wal) 78 84 76.

GIRLS (Par 72)
207 S Hausladen (Ger) 72 71 64.
211 C Ciganda (Spa) 72 71 68.
214 C Booth (Sco) 70 73 71.
216 M Silva (Spa) 72 73 71.
217 G Molinaro (Ita) 72 73 72.
219 Laura Gonzales-Escallon (B) 79 71 69.
Other scores:
223 S Watson Sco) 77 72 74, K O’Connor (Wal) 78 72 73, S Meadow (Ire) 74 74 75.
227 R Connor (Eng) 78 74 75.
235 S Cunningham (Ire) 76 79 80.
240 H Barwood (Eng) 84 80 76.
2576 K Miller (Wal) 85 87 84.

GIRLS NEWS

ROSEANNE AND KELSEY FOR BELGIAN EVENT

Roseanne Niven (Crieff), the new Scottish Under-18 girls' match-play champion, and 15-year-old Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar), winner of the Under-16s award in the Scottish Under-21 girls' open championship which finished at Stirling on Friday, have been selected by the Scottish Ladies Golfing Association to take part in this year's Belgian Junior International Open.
It will be held at Royal Golf Club of Belgium, Brussells from August 23 to 26.

REBECCA STRUGGLES IN FLORIDA

Rebecca Watson from South Queensferry had a disastrous score of 93 in the second round of the Optimist Junior International girls (16 to 18 years) championship over the PGA National course at Palm Beach Gardens, Florida on Friday.
Rebecca had been tied for fifth place after an opening score of three-over-par 75 but her 36-hole tally of 167 dropped her to a share of 39th place in the international field of 80 girls. Miss Watson, whose younger sister Sally is currently playing in the European Young Masters in Austria, is the only European in the field.
The leader is Alexjandra Llaneza (Mexico City) with scores of 70 and 76 for two-over 146.

ALL THE SCORES FROM TURNBERRY

SENIOR BRITISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
Presented by Aberdeen Asset Management
WESTIN TURNBERRY RESORT (Par 70)

HALFWAY TOTAALS

130 Eduardo Romero (Arg) 67 63, Loren Roberts (USA) 65 65
131 Craig Stadler (USA) 65 66
132 David Edwards (USA) 67 65
133 Tim Simpson (USA) 66 67, Gil Morgan (USA) 68 65
135 Mike Reid (USA) 68 67, Peter Jacobsen (USA) 65 70, Fuzzy Zoeller (USA) 70 65
136 Tommy Nakajima (Jpn) 68 68, Scott Simpson (USA) 67 69, Mark Mcnulty (Irl) 68 68, Dana Quigley (USA) 69 67
137 Des Smyth (Irl) 66 71, Mark James (Eng) 67 70, Stewart Ginn (Aus) 69 68
138 Jack Ferenz (USA) 68 70, Dick Mast (USA) 71 67, Eamonn Darcy (Irl) 71 67, Tom Kite (USA) 69 69, Bob Cameron (Eng) 70 68, Joe Ozaki (Jpn) 67 71
139 Simon Owen (Nzl) 71 68, Danny Edwards (USA) 67 72, Don Pooley (USA) 76 63, John Ross (USA) 67 72, Andrew Reynolds (Eng) 73 66, Bobby Lincoln (RSA) 69 70, Rick Karbowski (USA) 69 70
140 Kirk Hanefeld (USA) 68 72, Tom Mcknight (USA) 70 70, Tony Johnstone (Zim) 72 68, Kiyoshi Murota (Jpn) 70 70, Lonnie Nielsen (USA) 71 69, Tom Watson (USA) 73 67, Gery Watine (Fra) 68 72, Jay Haas (USA) 72 68, José Rivero (Esp) 71 69, Chris Starkjohann (USA) 70 70, Morris Hatalsky (USA) 73 67, Gordon J Brand (Eng) 67 73, Guillermo Encina (Chi) 69 71, Denis O'sullivan (Irl) 70 71, John Harris (USA) 73 68
141 Noel Ratcliffe (Aus) 70 71, Derrick Cooper (Eng) 70 71, Luis Carbonetti (Arg) 71 70, Carl Mason (Eng) 75 66
142 Jon Chaffee (USA) 72 70, Malcolm Gregson (Eng) 70 72, James Blair III (USA) 71 71, John Benda (USA) 71 71, John .A. Jacobs (USA) 71 71, Bruce Summerhays (USA) 68 74, Angel Fernandez (Chi) 71 71, D A Weibring (USA) 72 70, Frank Conner (USA) 72 70
143 David Eger (USA) 71 72, David J Russell (Eng) 70 73, Eddie Polland (Nir) 74 69, Andy Bean (USA) 74 69, Graham Marsh (Aus) 73 70, Emilio Rodriguez (Esp) 68 75, Juan Quiros (Esp) 67 76, Jeff Hawkes (RSA) 70 73, Doug Johnson (USA) 70 73, Hugh Baiocchi (RSA) 70 73,
144 Gary Player (RSA) 69 75, Nick Job (Eng) 76 68, Martin Foster (Eng) 71 73, Seiji Ebihara (Jpn) 70 74, Isao Aoki (Jpn) 74 70, Horacio Carbonetti (Arg) 72 72, David Good (Aus) 71 73, Bob Larratt (Eng) 72 72, Glenn Ralph (Eng) 73 71, Tony Charnley (Eng) 73 71, Hale Irwin (USA) 73 71.

DID NOT QUALIFY FOR FINAL 36 HOLES

145 David Ishii (USA) 74 71, Bob Charles (Nzl) 72 73, Bruce Heuchan (Can) 74 71, Peter Teravainen (USA) 72 73, Bob Gilder (USA) 74 71, Phil Hinton (Eng) 73 72, Mark Johnson (USA) 71 74, Arthur Pierse (Am) (Irl) 73 72
146 Peter Townsend (Eng) 74 72, Martin Poxon (Eng) 72 74, Giuseppe Cali (Ita) 74 72, Dale Douglass (USA) 72 74, Mitch Adcock (USA) 78 68, Peter Dahlberg (Swe) 75 71, Dick Mcclean (USA) 69 77, Thomas Herzan (USA) 71 75, Daniel Talbot (Can) 76 70, Bill Malley (USA) 76 70
147 Kevin Spurgeon (Eng) 70 77, Delroy Cambridge (Jam) 75 72, Manuel Piñero (Esp) 73 74, Jimmy Heggarty (Nir) 71 76, Donald Stirling (Aut) 77 70, Denis Durnian (Eng) 71 76, John Mashego (RSA) 72 75, Pat Mcgowan (USA) 75 72, Russell Weir (Sco) 72 75, Joe Clark Jnr (USA) 76 71, Ray Stewart (Can) 71 76
148 Gavan Levenson (RSA) 76 72, Bill Longmuir (Sco) 74 74, Craig Maltman (Sco) 75 73, Neil Coles (Eng) 75 73, Sam Torrance (Sco) 73 75, John Mctear (Sco) 70 78, Martin Gray (Sco) 74 74
149 Jim Rhodes (Eng) 77 72, Massy Kuramoto (Jpn) 73 76, Greg Hopkins (USA) 74 75, Ian Mosey (Eng) 73 76, Jerry Anderson (Can) 70 79, Alan B Foster (Am) (USA) 78 71, Adrian Morrow (Am) (Irl) 76 73
150 Terry Gale (Aus) 78 72, Adan Sowa (Arg) 75 75
151 Buddy Harston (USA) 74 77, Pete Oakley (USA) 75 76, Chris Hooper (USA) 73 78, Brian Jones (Aus) 76 75
152 Tony Price (Wal) 72 80, Maurice Bembridge (Eng) 78 74, Noboru Sugai (Jpn) 76 76
153 Mariano Aparicio (Esp) 75 78
154 Ray Carrasco (USA) 73 81
155 Tr Jones (USA) 80 75, Steve Martin (Sco) 80 75, Julian Sutton (Am) (Eng) 75 80
157 Antonio Garrido (Esp) 79 78
160 Trevor Fisher Snr (Rsa) 81 79, Stephen Bonham (Eng) 87 73
162 Bob Lendzion (USA) 80 82
165 Billy Todd (Nir) 85 80
Jerry Bruner (USA) 80 Disq
John Bland (RSA) 69 W/D
Peter Lamb (Am) (Sco) 83 Disq

MISTY ROYAL ABERDEEN PRO-AM

SAM CAIRNS COMES HOME IN 31
TO GET A SHARE OF FIRST PLACE


North-east professionals Graeme McInnes (Murcar Links) and Dean Vannet (Peterculter) shared first place with Westerwood’s Sam Cairns at the end of a fog-affected Grampian Houston Junior Golf pro-am at Royal Aberdeen Golf Club today.
Cairns, one of the later starters, came storming home in four-under-par 31 for four-under-par 67 to match the long-time clubhouse leaders, McInnes and Vannet, who had been in the third and fourth groups off the first tee.
The three joint leaders each earned around £1,500 each from the total prize fund of £12,785.
Ken Hutton (Downfield) finished fourth on his own on 68
Several suspensions of play because of the reduced visibility added up to about two hours being added to the schedule. The last group finished at approximately 8.45pm.
Sam Cairns also steered the Ritson Smith trio of amateurs, Niall Farquharson (6), David McEwing (10) and Damian McGann (18) to victory in the team event with a net score of 14-under-par 57.
They won by one shot from Finlay Menzies (Milngavie) and the Mayen Holdings team of Jim McNeil (12), George McCulloch (6) and James Dick (7).
The Grampian Houston Junior Golf Fund pro-am - and the dinner which follows it - raises enough money to send a 12-strong party of the best boy and girl golf prospects in the North-east for a 10-day trip to Houston, Texas where Banchory man Bruce Davidson, now the director of golf at River Oaks Country Club over there, plays host.

LEADING PROFESSIONALS
67 G McInnes (Murcar Links), D Vannet (Peterculter), S Cairns (Westerwood).
68 K Hutton (Downfield).
69 E Cameron (Hamilton), B Davidson (River Oaks CC), J Stevenson (Braehead), J McCreadie (Buchanan Castle), A Reid (unatt).
70 G Lornie (Aspire), M King (Kingsfield).
71 K McDonald (Braeburn CC), K Walker (Castle Park), C Ronald (Torrance House).
72 S Henderson (Kings Links), C Gillies (Kingsfield), G McFarlane (Clydebank & Dist), M Loftus (Cowglen), R Drummond (Prestwick GR).

NORTH-EAST SENIORS CHAMPIONSHIP

MIKE LETS TITLE HAT-TRICK GET
AWAY FROM HIM AT BANFF


Duff House Royal’s Mike Jenkins, playing over his home course, crashed at the third last hole when within sight of a hat-trick of successes in the North-east District seniors’ championship,
Winner of the title at Alford and Turriff over the past two years, Mike ran up a 7 at the par-3 16th and finished on 70.
He was pipped for the title by Banff clubmate John Sim who shot a one-over-par 69.
LEADING SCORES
(Par 68, CSS 69)
SCRATCH
69 J Sim (Duff House Royal).
70 M Jenkins (Duff House Royal).
72 A J Eddie (Deeside), W S Fyfe (Murcar Links), N W Kerr (Deeside), C Alexander (Murcar Links), A Laird (Deeside), A Milne (Duff House Royal).
73 W G Methven (Royal Aberdeen), V T Stewart (Deeside).
74 G Angus (Huntly), R L Nicoll (Murcar Links), E M C Joss (Hazlehead).
75 I Buchan (Strathlene), H S McKenzie (Insch), J M Hamilton (Murcar Links), F G Gray (Deeside).
HANDICAP
Class 1 – V T Stewart (Deeside) (9) 64; N W Kerr (Deeside)(6) 66; H S McKenzie (Insch) (8), A Milne (DHR) (5), G M Young (Inverallochy) (9) 67.
Class 2 – J Nicol (DHR) (11) 66; A C Birnie (Deeside) (11) 68; A McPherson (Insch) (13) 69; F F MacRae (Murcar Links) (12), K Bennions (Longside) (18) 70.

IRISH JUNIOR GOLF NEWS

Sorry the Irish junior news was squeezed out of Thursday's reports.
Here it is now:

GOLFING UNION OF IRELAND
BOYS' INTERPROVINCIAL MATCHES 2006
Sponsored by Golfsure
Roscommon Golf Club
CONNACHT 5 ½ MUNSTER 3 ½
(Connacht names first):
Foursomes: S O’Connor & K McDonagh lost to D Ronayne & D Ruddy 6/5; S Healy & T McGowan halved with S Gallivan & E Stack; M Durcan & S Brady bt D King & E Long 3/2.
Singles: S Healy halved with D Ruddy; S O’Connor halved with S Gallivan; P Neville lost to P O’Connor 6/5; T McGowan bt D King 4/3; K McDonagh bt E Long 5/3; M Durcan bt D Ronayne 5/4.
ULSTER 5 ½ LEINSTER 3 ½
(Ulster names first):
Foursomes: P Cutler & L Reilly lost to N Kearney & J Monaghan 2/1; P O’Kane & J Patterson bt B Keenan & E Marsden 7/6; R McGee & C Fairweather bt C Drumm & C Barron 7/6.
Singles: Paul Cutler bt B Keenan 4/3; L Reilly bt N Kearney 2/1; P O’Kane lost to A Hogan 2/1; C Fairweather bt J Monaghan 4/3; C Barron bt J Patterson 1 hole; C Drumm halved with P Reavey.Result of Championship: 1. Ulster; 2. Leinster; 3. Connacht; 4. Munster.

GOLFING UNION OF IRELAND
YOUTHS INTERPROVINCIAL MATCHES
Sponsored by GolfsureRoscommon Golf Club
CONNACHT 5 MUNSTER 4
(Connacht names first)
Foursomes: S Kelly & T Walsh lost to A O’Callaghan & K Stack 2/1; M Mulryan & A Glynn bt S Power & C McNamara 4/2; J McNicholas & S Ginty lost to T O’Flynn & S Hackett 2/1.
Singles: C O’Connor bt C McNamara 1 hole; A Glynn lost to S Power 4/3; M Mulryan lost to A O’Callaghan 4/3; T Walsh bt T O’Flynn 1 hole; J McNicholas bt G Smyth 5/4; S Ginty bt K Stack 2/1.
ULSTER 5 LEINSTER 4
(Ulster names first)
Foursomes: F Rafferty & D Gallagher halved with S Lowry & D Lernihan; D Leathem & G Reid bt S Ward & P O’Hanlon 3/2; W McCully & P McMahon halved with C Curley & A Pitcher.
Singles: C Hughes lost to N O Briain 4/3; F Rafferty bt P O’Hanlon 1 hole; D Gallagher bt A Pitcher 3/1; D Leathem bt S Lowry 3/2; G Reid lost to D Lernihan 1 hole; W McCully lost to S Ward 3/2.
Result of Championship: 1. Leinster; 2. Connacht; 3. Ulster; 4. Munster.

EUROPEAN YOUNG MASTERS

CARLY HANGS ON TO SHARE OF THE LEAD
AS SALLY WATSON MOVES UP TO SEVENTH

Comrie’s Carly Booth had to give up the outright lead but she is still hanging on in their in a triple tie for the pole position after two rounds of the girls’ championship in the European Young Masters at Styrian Golf Club, Murhof in Austria.
Carly has had rounds of 70 and 73 and has been joined on the 143 mark by the Spanish ace Carlota Ciganda (Spain) with 72 and 71 as well as Saskia Hausladen (Germany), 72 and 71.
Scotland’s other representative, Sally Watson from South Queensferry, took closer order with a 72 – five shots better than her first round – and is in seventh place on 149. There is a field of 40 girls.
Ireland’s Stephanie Meadow is a shot ahead of Sally with a pair of 74s.
Scotland are not doing so well in the boys’ championship which is being led by Portugal’s Pedro Figueiredo on 136 with scores of 66 and 70.
Michael Stewart from Troon Welbeck is back in a share of 16th place on 149 with scores of 78 and 71.
Tom Spencer (Inchmarlo) is sharing 30th place in a field of 50 boys after a 75 and 80 for 155.

SCOREBOARDS

BOYS
136 Pedro Figueiredo (Por) 766 70.
138 Maxmilian Kieffer (Ger) 70 68.
139 Sean Einhaus (Ger) 70 69, Anders Kristensen (Nor) 68 71.
Also:
142 Kevin Metcalfe (Ire) 69 73 (7th).
146 Tommy Fleetwood (Eng) 71 75 (jt 11th).
149 Michael Stewart (Sco) 78 71, Luke Lennox (Ire) 75 74 (jt 16th).
152 Adam Myers (Eng) 73 79 (jt 24th).
155 Tom Spencer (Sco) 75 80 (jt 30th).
158 Thomas Lowery (Wales) 78 80 (jt 37th).

GIRLS
143 Carlota Ciganda (Spa) 72 71, Saskia Hausladen (Ger) 72 71, Carly Booth (Sco) 70 73.
145 Marta Silva (Spa) 72 73, Giulia Molinaro (Ita) 72 73.
1448 Stephanie Meadow (Ire) 74 74.
149 Sally Watson (Sco) 77 72.
150 Katherine O’Connor (Wal) 78 72.
Also:
152 Rachel Connor (Eng) 78 74 (jt 10th).
155 Sarah Cunningham (Ire) 76 79 (jt 20th).
164 Hannah Barwood (Eng) 84 80 (35th).
172 Kelly Miller (Wal) 85 87 (40th).

SCOTTISH UNDER-21 GIRLS STROKE-PLAY

KRYSTLE SETS TWO MORE RECORDS IN
WINNING TITLE BY ELEVEN SHOTS

Sparkling Krystle Caithness completed a hat-trick of records yesterday (FRIDAY) in winning the Scottish Under-21 girls' golf championship with a brilliant 54-hole performance at Stirling Golf Club.
After her 10-under-par course record opening round of 64, the 17-year-old from Cellardyke, Fife, added a pair of 69s for a staggering total of 20-under-par 202.
That shattered the previous tournament low record of 209 set by the 1996 winner, Laura Moffat.
Krystle, who started the final round 10 shots clear of Katy McNicoll (Carnoustie Ladies) and Kesley MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar), won in the end by 11 from Miss McNicoll. Almost certainly, that is the biggest winning margin achieved in the championship.
It was yet another peak achieved this season by Krystle who won the St Rule Trophy women's open over her home courses at St Andrews in early June. But the selectors of the Great Britain and Ireland team for this weekend's Curtis Cup match in Oregon felt she was not quite ready for the match against the United States and made her only second reserve.
"That has to be the best golf I've played over three consecutive rounds," said Krystle. "My swing was not quite right last week in the Scottish girls' match-play championship but I got my coach, Donald McKay and Steve McNally (the Scottish Institute of Sport's high-performance coach) to have a look at me before I came to Stirling.
"Everything clicked together in that 64 in the first round when I reach the turn in eight-under-par 30 with two eagles and four birdies. After that it was just a case of keeping my momentum going."
Katy McNicoll, a better player after a season on the American college circuit for Lynn University, Florida, had rounds of 71, 72 and 70 for nine-under-par 213, a total that would normally have won the Under-21s title.
Katy, sister of East of Scotland Open champion Keir McNicoll, reached the turn in five-under-par 33 in her last round but made up only one shot on playing partner Krystle Caithness!
Kelsey MacDonald, the 15-year-old repeating Northern Counties women's champion, shot 70, 73 and 72 to be a highly creditable third on 215.
The first seven players all finished with sub-par 54-hole totals, which is a great advertisement for the Scottish junior women's golf. Kylie Walker (Buchanan Castle) 216, Gemma Webster (Hilton Park) 217, Michele Thomson (McDonald Ellon) 219 and Roseanne Niven (Crieff), also 219, all can look back with pride on their efforts.
Defending champion Louise Fleming (The Roxburghe) finished with her best round of the three, a 71, for 224 to finish eighth.

Krystle, who will not be 18 until next January, retained the Menzies Trophy for the best performance by an Under-18 year old.
Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) had the best 54-hole aggregate by an Under-16 year old and Eilidh Briggs (Kilmalcolm had the best three-round gross total by an Under-14 year old

SCOTTISH UNDER-21 GIRLS' OPEN STROKE-PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP
Stirling Golf Club.
FINAL TOTALS (Par 74, CSS 73 72 72)

202 K Caithness (St Regulus) 64 69 69.
213 K McNicoll (Carnoustie Ladies) 71 72 70.
215 K MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) 70 73 72
216 K Walker (Buchanan Castle) 70 74 72.
217 G Webster (Hilton Park) 67 79 71
219 M Thomson (McDonald Ellon) 75 72 72, R Niven (Crieff) 69 75 75.
224 L Fleming (The Roxburghe) 77 76 71.
226 J Turner (Mortonhall) 74 77 75.
227 V Stevenson (Stirling) 76 78 73.
228 R Livingstone (Musselburgh Old) 82 74 72.
230 M Briggs (Kilmacolm) 79 80 71, K Harper (Inverness) 77 81 72.
231 K Wells (Dumfries & Co) 78 79 74, H Owers-Bradley (Wollaton Park) 79 76 76, L Hendry (Routenburn) 75 76 80, E Fairnie (Dunbar) 76 75 80.
232 C-M Carlton (Stirling Univ) 81 77 74, L Murray (Alford) 79 74 79.
233 P Pretswell (Bothwell Castle) 79 78 76.
236 L MacGregor (Falkirk) 85 77 74.
238 S Herd (Dunblane New) 87 74 77.
239 H Harvey (St Rule) 84 82 73.
240 A Ingram (Fort Willliam) 77 85 78, L Whitehead (Droitwich) 78 79 83, R Wilson (Monifieth) 79 78 73, F Blair (Monifieth) 75 79 86.
241 D Dewar (Stirling Univ) 76 83 82.
242 L Mackin (Majorca) 83 83 76, S-D Wilson (Murcar Links) 81 82 79.
245 E MacKay (Nairn Dunbar) 84 83 78, E Briggs (Kilmacolm) 82 79 84.
246 S Vass (Tain) 86 77 83.
248 R Watton (Mortonhall) 87 79 82.
249 A Niven (Crieff) 82 88 79, G Scanlan (Hamilton) 85 82 82, J Meldrum(Dullatur) 78 85 86.
250 L MacCallum (McDonald Ellon) 84 80 86, V Smith (Barassie) 83 80 87.
251 J Vilakazi (Merchants of Edinburgh) 87 86 78.
253 C Easton (Dalmahoy) 85 86 82.
254 J Linklater (Largs) 91 85 78, J Sneddon (Alyth) 87 83 84, I Craigie (Torwoodlee) 78 89 87.
255 A McGarty (Harubrn) 84 82 89.
256 C McLoughlin (Gullane) 88 84 84, S Leslie (Westhill) 84 84 88.
259 Z Differ (Dullatur) 87 89 83, C Mulholland (HIlton Park) 87 82 90.
261 K Differ (Dullatur) 89 79 93.
262 G Simpson (Baberton) 82 92 88, R McIntyre (Eden) 82 87 93.
266 R McQueen (Troon Bentinck) 91 82 93.
268 S Horsburgh (Dunbar) 93 85 80.
269 R Archibald (Merchants of Edinburgh) 92 84 93, G Arnott (Kilbirnie Place) 85 87 97.
272 L Meldrum (Dullatur) 89 94 89.
276 H Goodwin (Glenbervie) 89 92 95.
278 M Aird (Strathmore) 100 91 87, K Scott (Windyhill) 91 97 90, N Qayum (Ranfurly Castle) 90 91 97.
280 R Hanlon (St Regulus) 94 94 92, K Dunbar (Aberfeldy) 92 93 95.
298 J Vass (Tain) 99 101 98.

PGA EUROPRO TOUR

SCOTS EARN LITTLE AT MOLLINGTON

 

Former Scottish amateur champion Graham Gordon earned only £326 for a three-under-par total of 210 and a share of 23rd place in the latest PGA EuroPro Tour event, the GMS Classic at Mollington Golf Club, Chester.

The Aberdonian had rounds of 71, 71 and 68.

The only other Scot to make the 36-hole cut, Ross Cameron from Ellon, finished in a tie for 43rd place with scores of 70, 69 and 75 for 214. He earned £227.

James Ruebotham, playing out of Nick Faldo's old club, Welwyn Garden City, won the £10,000 top prize by beating fellow Englishman Christopher Hansen (Crosland Heath) in a sudden death play-off.

They had tied on 11-under-par 202, Ruebotham with scores of 66, 69 and 67, Hansen with 69, 67 and 66. Hansen earned £5,000.

 

 

MARY MACALLAY CUP

DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES ON SATURDAY


SATURDAY is the deadline for entries to the Mary MacAllay Cup, one of the premier 36-hole open golf tournaments on the Scottish women's amateur golf calendar, at Dumfries & Galloway Golf Club on Sunday, August 13. Entries can be phoned to secretary Christine Glen at 01461 40266.

DRAMATIC FINISH AT ALLOA

McALLISTER WINS SCOTTISH BOYS TITLE
WHEN SALTMAN BOGEYS THE LAST

Shaun McAllister beat Craigielaw clubmate Zack Saltman in a two-player shoot-out over the last 18 holes of the Scottish boys' open stroke-play championship at hot and humid Alloa Golf Club today.
McAllister, a 17-year-old +1 player who had never won anything of note, had made the running through the first 54 holes, a third-round 68 for 11-under-par 199 extending his overnight lead to four shots over Saltman who had a 70 for 203.
From there it should have been plain sailing for Master McAllister. But it wasn't.
"My driving had started to go off in the third round and it continued to get worse in the fourth," said Sean who double-bogeyed the third and seventh (where he went out of bounds with his second).
Then he had a double bogey 6 from the left rough at the 10th and then a potentially catastrophic triple bogey 7 at the 12th after a bad drive left.
At that point McAllister had plummeted to only three over par for the tournament and was now four shots adrift of Saltman, who had his talented brothers Lloyd and Elliot, not to mention mum and dad in the big gallery.
"By the 13th tee, I'm just trying to hang on for second place. I'm thinking there's no way I can win this now,"said Saun.
But the wheel of fortune was just about to spin back McAllister's way. He covered the last six holes in one under par with a 25ft putt dropping for a birdie at the 16th. In contrast, Saltman bogeyed the 13th, 14th (with three putts) and 17th.
That put the pair dead level after 71 holes at four under par. McAllister played a "wee four-iron" pin high at the 191yd, par-3 last. Saltman underclubbed just short of the putting surface. He took three to get down from there for a fourth bogey in the last six holes,
McAllister putted dead for a 3 and a seven-over 77 which was good enough to win him the title with a total of four-under-par 276, one ahead of the hapless Saltman who signed off with a bitterly-disappointing 74..
"I've never felt so gutted in all my life," said Zack.
English teenanger Tom Hayes from West Byfleet, Surrey finished third, four shots behind silver medallist Saltman on 281.
Former British boys champion Jordan Findlay (Fraserburgh) finished fourth on 282, thanks to a third-round 65.
Sam McLaren (King James VI), joint seventh overall on 285, won the George MacDonald Trophy for the best performance by an Under-16 year old. A week or two ago Sam won the Scottish Under-16 boys' title at Deeside.
Collated end of play score
FINAL TOTALS (Par 70 x 4; CSS 72 71 71 71)
276 S McAllister (Craigielaw) 64 67 68 77.
277 Z Saltman (Craigielaw) 69 64 70 74.
281 T Hayes (West Byfleet) 68 70 74 69.
282 J Findlay (Fraserburgh) 74 71 65 72.
284 R Kellett (Colville Park) 74 72 70 68, L Kirton (Newmachar) 74 72 70 68.
285 S McLaren (King James VI) 70 75 67 73, G Doverspike (US) 71 72 69 73, J Byrne (Banchory) 71 71 68 75, W Sjaichudin (US) 73 70 73 69.
286 A Murdoch (Stranraer) 72 72 72 70, R Bell (Downfield) 74 68 72 72, J Meechan (Dullatur) 75 67 73 71, G Stevenson (Whitecraigs) 71 70 70 75, M Brittan (Saltford) 68 70 75 73.
287 A Wallace (Glenbervie) 75 72 70 70.
288 J Bradley (Paisley) 69 70 77 72.
289 C Baron (Oldmeldrum) 70 76 69 74, J Neilson (Dunbar) 74 71 73 71.
291 N Henderson (The Glen) 73 72 76 70.
293 F Fotheringham (Nairn) 71 74 75 73, D Elder (Carnosutie) 71 72 76 74.
294 K Smith (Barassie) 69 74 77 74.
296 R Carson (Dalmahoy) 74 73 78 71, J Duff (Newmachar) 78 69 76 73.
297 G Mitchell (Northern) 73 73 76 75, C Storrier (Downfield) 71 73 78 75, J Ferrier (Dumfries & Galloway) 71 73 81 72.
299 P Keeling (North Berwick) 72 74 76 77, G Robertson (Glenbervie) 75 69 79 76, P Shields (Kirkhill) 65 77 75 82, C Gray (West Kilbride) 75 68 76 80.
300 J Mackay (Barassie) 71 67 82 80.
301 S McGarvey (Glencorse) 74 73 80 74, M Bookless (Sandyhills) 71 71 79 80.
302 J Caldwell (Greenock) 76 71 75 80, A Campbell (Dumbarton) 73 71 76 82.
303 D Morrison (Duff House Royal) 73 74 70 86.
306 F Lawrie (West Kilbride) 76 71 81 78.
307 S Fraser (Northern) 77 70 79 81.

PGA EUROPRO TOUR

NE PAIR QUALIFY BUT MITCHELL, ROGER FAIL

Ross Cameron from Ellon and Aberdeen's Graham Gordon made the cut after 36 holes of the latest event on the PGA EuroPro Tour, the GMS Classic at Mollington Golf Club, Chester.
But David Roger (Windyhill) and Blairgowrie's Colin Mitchell both missed out by five shots.
Cameron shot 70 and 69 for three-under 139 and is lying in joint 14th place. Gordon has had a pair of 71s for a share of 36th place on level par 142.
Roger shot 77 and 71 while Mitchell scored 73 and 75,  both on 148. Only those with 143 and better will play the final round.
Englishman Andrew Willey, 68 and 64 for 10-under-par 132, leads by two shots from compatriot Matthew Cort (69-65).

EUROPEAN YOUNG MASTERS

CARLY (70) LEADS BY TWO
STROKES  IN AUSTRIA


Comrie's 14-year-old Carly Booth took a big step towards gaining an automatic place in this year's Junior Ryder Cup match when she opened up a two-stroke lead at the end of the first round of the girls' section in the European Young Masters for Under-16s at Styrian Golf Club, Murhof in Austria.
Carly shot a 70 to have Spain's Carlota Ciganda and Marta Silva, plus Saskia Hausladen (Germany) and Giulia Molinaro (Italy) sharing second place on 72.
Scotland's other representative in the girls' event, Sally Watson from South Queensferry was in joint 14th place after a 77.

LEADING GIRLS' SCORES

70 Carly Booth (Scotland).
72 Saskia Hausladen (Germany), Marta Silva (Spain), Carolot Ciganda (Spain), Giulia Molinaro (Italy).
73 Nicola Rossler (Germany).
Other scores:
74 Stephanie Meadow (Ireland (jt 7th).
77 Sally Watson (Scotland) (jt 14th).
78 Catherine O'Connor (Wales), Rachel Connor (England) (jt 16th).
84 Hannah Barwood (England) (jt 34th).

NOTE
The European Golf Association website is showing only last year's boys' totals - no first-round scores for today on display.

SCOTTISH UNDER-21 CHAMPIONSHIP

KRYSTLE HAS A GEM OF A ROUND
(10 UNDER PAR 64) AT STIRLING

Seventeen-year-old Fifer Krystle Caithness is only second reserve for this weekend's Curtis Cup match in Oregon. But when Great Britain & Ireland skipper Ada O'Sullivan hears that Krystle shot a course record of 10-under-par 64 at Stirling yesterday (THU) she might be regretting that there are no Scots in her squad.
Playing in the first round of the Scottish Under-21 girls' open stroke-play championship, Miss Caithness opened up a three-shot lead with 36 holes still to be played.
It was, of course, the best round, the best golf that Miss Caithness has ever played - and she has played a lot of very good ones to amass the amount of trophies and titles in her collection on her sideboard at the family home in Cellardyke.
The tournament started with the Stirling women's course record standing at 71, set by a former Curtis Cup star and past Scottish champion, Alison (Rose Davidson). By the end of the first round, some five players had got inside the old figure and Krystle had lowered it to a staggering 64 in hot and humid conditions.
She could play golf for another 50 years and not have another outward half like the one she had at Stirling - eight under par 30 - with eagles at the first and seventh, birdies at the second, third, fourth and eighth.
Coming home, Miss Caithness actually bogeyed the 12th before catching fire again with birdies at the 13th, 16th and 17th for two-under-par 34.
Other players to break 70 in a super advertisement for the standard of Scottish girls golf were Ohio State University team player Gemma Webster (Hilton Park) with a 67 and Roseanne Niven (Crieff), winner of the Scottish Under-18 girls' match-play title at Peebles last week, with a 69.


SCOTTISH UNDER-21 GIRLS' OPEN STROKE-PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP
Stirling Golf Club
FIRST ROUND (Par 74)
64 K Caithness (St Regulus).
67 G Webster (Hilton Park).
69 R Niven (Crieff).
70 K Walker (Buchanan Castle), K MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar).
71 K McNicoll (Carnoustie Ladies).
74 J Turner (Mortonhall).
75 L Hendry (Routenburn), M Thomson (McDonald Ellon), F Blair (Monifieth).
76 V Stevenson (Stirling), E Fairnie (Peebles), D Dewar (Stirling Univ).
77 L Fleming (The Roxburghe), K Harper (Inverness), A Ingram (Fort William)
78 L Whitehead (Droitwich), I Craigie (Torwoodlee), J Meldrum (Dullatur), K Wells (Dumfries & Co).
79 L Murray (Alford), M Briggs (Kilmacolm), P Pretswell (Bothwell Castle), R Wilson (Monifieth), H Owers-Bradley (Wollaton Park).
81 C-M Carlton (Stirling Univ), S-D Wilson (Murcar Links).
82 A Niven (Crieff), E Briggs (Kilmacolm), R Livingstone (Musselburgh Old), R McIntyre (Eden), G Simpson (Baberton).
83 L Mackin (Majorca), V Smith (Barassie).
84 E Mackay (Nairn Dunbar), L MacCallum (McDonald Ellon), A McGarty (Harburn), H Harvey (St Rule), S Leslie (Westhill).
85 C Easton (Dalmahoy), L MacGregor (Falkirk).
86 S Vass (Tain).
87 J Vilakazi (Merchants of Edinburgh), Z Differ (Dullatur), J Sneddon (Alyth).
89 K Differ (Dullatur), L Allan (Kilbirnie Place).
91 R McQueen (Troon Bentinck Ladies).
92 R Archibald (Merchants of Edinburgh), K Dunbar (Aberfeldy).
93 S Horsburgh (Dunbar).
98 A Smith (Kirriemuir).

SCOTTISH BOYS STROKE-PLAY

SHAUN FOUR AHEAD WITH ONE ROUND TO GO

Shaun McAllister seems determined to make every post a winning one in the Scottish boys' open stroke-play championship at Alloa Golf Club's Schawpark course.
Leader from the start after an outstanding six-under-par 64 in the first round, the Craigielaw teenager shot a third-round 68 to double his overnight lead of two from clubmate Zack Saltman.
At the start of the final day of 36 holes, it looked like a two-horse race between the Craigielaw lads. Now, with one round to go, it looks all over bar the shouting for the pacemaker they could not catch.
McAllister is on 11-under-par 199, with Saltman having a 70 for 203.
Next best are two North-east players, former British boys champion Jordan Findlay (Fraserburgh) with a 65 for 210, the same score as James Byrne (Banchory), the NE youths champion and also NE boys stroke-play title-holder. James had a 68 for 210.
LEADING TOTALS WITH ONE ROUND TO GO

199 Shaun McAllister (Craigielaw) 64 67 68.
203 Zack Saltman (Criagielaw) 69 64 70.
210 Jordan Findlay (Fraserburgh) 74 71 65, James Byrne (Banchory) 71 71 68.
211 Gordon Stevenson (Whitecraigs) 71 70 70, Sam McLaren (King James VI) 70 75 67, Grant Doverspike (US) 71 72 69, Tom Hayes (West Byfleet) 68 70 74.
213 Max Brittain (Saltford) 68 70 75.
214 Ross Bell (Downfield) 74 69 72.
215 Chris Baron (Oldmeldrum) 70 76 69, Jack Meechan (Colville Park) 75 67 73.
216 Ross Kellett (Colville Park) 74 72 70, Lewis Kirton (Newmachar0 74 72 70, Alan Murdoch (Stranraer) 72 72 72, William Sjaichudin (US) 73 70 73, Jack Braley (paisley)_ 69 70 77.
217 David Morrison (Duff House Royal) 73 74 70, Andrew Wallace (Glenbervie) 75 72 70, Paul Shields (Kirkhill) 65 77 75.

CURTIS CUP WARM-UP VICTORY

GB&I BEAT CANADIANS

The Great Britain & Ireland Curtis Cup team have beaten Canada in a four-ball, better-ball warm-up match for this week's "real thing" against the United States at Bandon Dunes Resort, Oregon.
The scoreline in the unofficial match versus the Canadians was 2 1/2-1 1/2 to Ada O'Sullivan's squad of eight.
The match was played at Shanguassy Golf Club.
RESULTS (Canadian pairings first):

Kira Meixner & Jessicia Potter halved with Tricia Mangan & Kiran Matharu.

Christina Spence & Ashley Hogg lost to Naomi Edwards & Martina Gillen 4 and 3.

Caroline Kim & Julie Kim lost to Breanne Loucks & Melissa Reid 5 and 4.

Bari Erais & Meaghan Leblanc beat Tara Delaney & Claire Coughlan 3 and 2.

Oregon time is 8 hours behind us in the UK.
The Curtis Cup match will be screened live in the UK by Sky Sports 3 on July 29 and 30 at half-past midnight each night.
If you would like to send a good luck message to Ada and her team, send the Ladies Golf Union an E-mail at curtiscup@lgu.org

ENGLISH WOMEN'S STROKE-PLAY

FLORENTYNA, SOPHIE SHARE

LEAD AT HALFWAY

Florentyna Parker and Sophie Walker share the halfway lead in the English women's (close) stroke-play championship at Little Aston Golf Club.
Both players are on three-under par 143 after 36 holes. They are three shots clear of Joanne Hodge (Knowle), who has scored 146 (72, 74).
There's a two-stroke gap to the next group on 148: Rachel Jennings of Izaak Walton (73, 75), Hannah Ralph of Cowdray Park (74, 74) and Charlie Douglass of Brocket Hall (75, 73).

Conditions were difficult in close, muggy weather and Florentyna, the first round leader, felt she struggled all day.
The 16-year-old from Royal Birkdale added a two-over 75 to her opening 68 and said: "It was a good bad round. I struggled from start to finish but overall I'm happy with the result."
Sophie - a former champion - had her second sub-par round, returning a one-under 72.
She reached the turn at one under and came home in level par, with two bogeys and two birdies "The course was not running so fast today but it was difficult," she said. "I just played steadily and now I'm looking forward to tomorrow."
The low round of the day was a two-under 71 from former English champion Kerry Smith (Waterlooville) while Liz Bennett (Brokenhurst Manor) and Lisa Barton (Coventry) also beat par in the second rounds with 72.
Emma Duggleby (Malton & Norton) had an uncharacteristic slump - from 70 to 82 for 152.

Now, the leading 36 players, with a cut of 157 go forward to Thursday's final 36 holes.

LEADING QUALIFIERS

143 S Walker 71 72, F Parker 68 75.

146 J Hodge 72 74.

147 E Bennett 75 72.

148 K Smith 77 71, C Douglass 74 74, R Jennings 73 75.

150 H Burke 75 75.

151 F Johnson 76 75, L Ball 73 78, R wood 73 78.

152 L Barton 80 72, L Taylor 79 73, E Lyons 78 74, R Bell 75 77, E Duggleby 70 82.

ALL THE SCORES AT SCHAWPARK

SCOTTISH BOYS’ OPEN STROKE-PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP

Alloa Golf Club

 

QUALIFIERS (Par 70 x 2)

 

131 S McAllister (Craigielaw) 64 67.

133 Z Saltman (Craigielaw) 69 64.

138 J Mackay (Barassie) 71 67, M Brittan (Saltford) 68 70, T Hayes (West Byfleet) 68 70.

139 J Bradley (Paisley) 69 70.

141 G Stevenson (Whitecraigs) 71 70.

142 J Byrne (Banchory) 71 71, M Bookless (Sandyhlls) 71 71, J Meechan (Dullatur) 75 67, P Shields (Kirkhill) 65 77.

143 K Smith (Barassie) 69 74, C Gray (West Kilbride) 75 68, D Elder  (Carnoustie) 71 72, W Sjaichudin (US), G Doverspike (US) 71 72,

144 J Ferrier (Dumfries & Galloway) 71 73, C Storrier (Downfield) 71 73, G Robertson (Glenbervie) 75 69, A Campbell (Dumbarton) 73 71, A Murdoch (Stranraer).

145 J Neilson (Dunbar) 74 71, J Findlay (Fraserburgh) 74 71, S McLaren (King James VI) 70 75, N Henderson (The Glen) 73 72, F Fotheringham (Nairn) 71 74.

146 C Baron (Oldmeldrum) 70 76, R Kellett (Colville Park) 74 72, L Kirton (Newmachar) 74 72, G Mitchell (Northern) 73 73, P Keeling (North Berwick) 72 74.

147 A Wallace (Glenbervie), 75 72, J Duff (Newmachar) 78 69, S Fraser (Northern) 77 70, F Lawrie (West Kilbride) 76 71, D Morrison (Duff House Royal) 73 74, J Caldwell (Greeenock) 76 71, S McGarvey (Glencorse) 745 73, R Carson (Dalmahoy) 74 73.

 

NON-QUALIFIERS

 

148 C McCallum (Paisley) 72 76, J White (Lundin) 77 71, R Anderson (Duddingston) 75 73, S Barras (Helensburgh) 77 71, S Winter (Crieff) 75 73, A Dunton (McDonald Ellon) 72 76, C Lutton (Qatar) 76 72, G Richards (Kingsknowe) 74 74, M Daily (Erskine) 74 74, S Binning (Old Ranfurly) 73 75.

149 G Reid (Newbattle) 72 77, S Cramb (St Andrews) 76 73.

150 K Duncan (McDonald Ellon) 77 73, A Sweeney (Carnoustie) 80 70, J Reid (Royal Musselburgh) 75 75, T Blennerhassett (Dalmahoy) 79 71, E McLaren (Dumfries & Galloway) 76 74, M Williams (Craigielaw) 77 73, M Cunningham (Longniddry) 73 77.

151 F McKenna (Balmore) 75 76, R Delaney (Hamilton) 78 73, S Crichton (Aberdour) 81 70, K McClung (Wigtownshire Co) 78 73, S Bell (Wishaw) 74 77, C Baird (Bothwell Castle) 76 75, D Parlane (Helensburgh) 77 74, W Payne (US) 71 80, G Hunter (Douglas) 74 77,

C Robinson (Wigtown & Bladnoch) 77 74, O Lavelle (Elderslie) 79 72, A Aitken (Kirkcudbright) 79 72.

152 C Wyper (Campsie) 78 74, D Currie (Barassie) 75 77, L Adamson (Ganton) 78 74, A Moir (Thornton) 75 77, D Harrison (Crieff) 75 77,

M Fraser (Glencruitten) 74 78, M Pennycott (Whiting Bay) 71 81, A Weir (Montrose Mercantile) 71 81.

153 G Davidson (Winterfield ) 72 81, F Campbell (Clober) 75 78, B Modak (US 78 75, A Willemars (Blairgowrie) 77 76.

154 S Stables (Elgin) 82 72, D Mitchell (Leven Th) 78 76, E Brown (Barassie) 77 77, C Kneen (Mount Murray) 79 75, S Keane (Cathkin Braes) 77 77, M Main (Thornton) 78 76.

 155 P Neil (Craigielaw) 84 71, S Mann (Moray) 80 75, R Elder (Nairn Dunbar) 84 71, C Thomson (East Renfrewshire) 79 76, A Royal (Blankney) 81 74, F Moore (Falkirk Tryst) 79 76, N Macandrew (Cullne) 79 76.

 156 J Grant (Renfrew) 80 76, K Harper (Carnoustie) 78 78, S Tully (Duddingston) 80 76, G Carnie (Newburgh on Ythan) 77 79, O Browne (US) 76 80.

157 S Maxwell (Windyhill) 80 77, M Thomson (Grange & Dundee) 76 81, J Denwood (Eden) 80 77, C Grant (Linlithgow) 81 76, D Torrance (Wentworth) 79 78, P Ferrier (Babeton) 79 78, T Garrett (Melthanm) 80 77.

158 S McComish (Baberton) 81 77, G Young (Baberton) 78 80, A Lauder (Paisley) 88 70, N Howitt (Nairn Dunbar) 76 82, D Borthwick (Penrith) 81 77, R Penny (Portlethen) 76 82, N Maddison (Parklands) 80 78.

159 G Wilson (Ladybank) 81 78, J Shanks (Ardeer) 85 74, S Smith (Dullatur) 81 78, K Branum-Burns (Bearwood Lakes) 87 72, C Ruane (Cardross) 75 84.

160 R Docherty (Bearsden) 79 81, D Murray (Newbattle) 77 83, P Robinson (Millport) 83 77, K McLeod (US) 79 81.

161 S Henderson (Barassie) 80 81, D Law (Hazlehead) 86 75, J Thow (Crieff) 78 82, A Killen (St Andrews) 79 82, C McLaughlin (Largs) 85 76,

162 B Irving (Dumfries & Co) 80 82.

163 K Shanks (Hilton Park) 77 86, K Shanks (Hilton Park) 77 86.

164 K Donnellan (Dunbar) 81 83, C Young (Eastwood) 85 79.

165 S Carmichael (Baberton) 82 83.

166 K Jackson (Craigie Hill) 83 83.

167 M Brand (Tain) 77 90.

168 J Jeffrey (Nairn) 86 82, C Williamson (US) 84 84.

172 J Hendrick (Pollok) 84 88.

 

IRISH JUNIOR MATCHES

GOLFING UNION OF IRELAND
BOYS INTERPROVINCIAL MATCHES 2006
Sponsored by Golfsure
At Roscommon Golf Club

LEINSTER 5 ½   CONNACHT 3 ½
(Leinster names first):
Foursomes: N Kearney & J Monaghan bt S Brady & K McDonagh 3/2; B Keenan & E Marsden bt T McGowan & S Healy 2/1; C Drumm & C Barron bt S O’Connor & P Neville 2 holes.
Singles: N Kearney halved with S Healy; A Hogan bt M Durcan 1 hole; B Keenan bt S Brady 5/4; E Marsden lost to K McDonagh 6/4; J Monaghan lost to T McGowan 1 hole; C Drumm lost to S O’Connor 4/3.

ULSTER 6 ½   MUNSTER 2 ½
(Ulster names first):
Foursomes: L Reilly & P Cutler bt D Ruddy & D Ronayne 2/1; P O’Kane & J Patterson bt S Gallivan & P O’Connor 2 holes; P Reavey & R McGee lost to D King & E Long 2/1.
Singles: P O’Kane bt D Ruddy 2/1; L Reilly bt S Gallivan 3/2; P Cutler bt P O’Connor 3/1; J Patterson halved with D King; C Fairweather bt E Stack 7/5; P Reavey lost to D Ronayne 1 hole.

GOLFING UNION OF IRELAND
YOUTHS INTERPROVINCIAL MATCHES 2006
Sponsored by Golfsure
At Roscommon Golf Club

LEINSTER  6  MUNSTER  3
(Leinster names first)
Foursomes: S Lowry & D Lernihan bt S Power  & C McNamara 2/1; S Ward &
P O’Hanlon bt A O’Callaghan & G Smyth 1 hole; A Pitcher & N O Briain lost to
T O’Flynn & S Hackett 3/2.
Singles: C Curley lost to  S Power 1 hole; S Lowry bt C McNamara 1 hole; D Lernihan bt  A O’Callaghan 2/1; S Ward bt T O’Flynn 2/1; P O’Hanlon bt G Smyth 1 hole;
N O Briain lost to K Stack 1 hole.

CONNACHT 6 ULSTER 3
(Connacht  names first)
Foursomes: C O’Connor & T Walsh  lost to D Leathem & G Reid 2/1; M Mulryan &
A Glynn bt C Hughes & F Rafferty 5/4; S Ginty & J McNicholas bt P McMahon  &
W McCully 3/2.
Singles: S Kelly lost to D Gallagher 1 hole; A Glynn bt D Leathem 4/3; M Mulryan bt
C Hughes 3/2; T Walsh bt G Reid 1 hole; J McNicholas lost to F Rafferty 3/1; C O’Connor bt W McCully 1 hole.

SCOTTISH BOYS' OPEN STROKE-PLAY

CRAIGIELAW KIDS SHAUN AND ZACK

ARE CLEAR OF FIELD AT ALLOA

It’s Craigielaw first and second in the shape of junior members Shaun McAllister on 131 and Zack Saltman on 133 as the Scottish boys’ open stroke-play golf championship swings into the final two rounds over Alloa Golf Club’s Schawpark course on Thursday.

There was always the danger that McAllister would suffer an overnight reaction to leading the first-round field with his best ever score of six-under-par 64.

But if Shaun had any nerves he concealed them well as he shot a 67 to lead the qualifiers with a formidable 36-hole total of nine-under-par 131.

Craigielaw clubmate Zack Saltman, five shots behind Shaun overnight, closed the gap to two by equalling McAllister’s brilliant opening round of 64 for a 133 tally.

And the East Lothian pair have put daylight between themselves and the rest of the qualifiers. Second-placed Zack is five shots ahead of the trio on 138,

English competitors, Max Brittan from Saltford, Bristol and Tom Hayes from West Byfleet, Surrey, and Jamie Mackay (Kilmarnock Barassie).

Both Brittan and Hayes have shot 68 and 70 for 138 while Mackay led for much of the day after a first-ever hole in one at the 162yd seventh helped him on his way to a second-round 67.

The cut fell at 147 with Scottish boys match-play champion James White from Lundin only one shot on the wrong side of the limit mark. Which was tough luck on James because he had improved by six shots with a 71 for 148.

PGA EUROPRO TOUR

ROSS TOP SCOT AT MOLLINGTON

 

Ross Cameron from Ellon is the top Scot after the opening round of the latest event on the PGA EuroPro Tour, the GMS Classic at Mollington Golf Club, Chester. Cameron birdied the fifth and 11th for a two-under-par 69 to be in joint 11th place.

Aberdonian Graham Gordon birdied the third and fifth but bogeyed the ninth and 15th in returning a 71 to be tied for 45th place.

Only the top 50 after Thursday's second round will go forward. Colin Mitchell from Blairgowrie had a double-bogey 6 at the 15th, only partially redeemed with a birdie 2 at the short 17th as he scored a 73 to be sharing 75th place.

Jason Dransfield (Royal Liverpool) and Welshman David Price share the lead on six-under 65.

SCOTTISH JUNIOR MASTERS QUALIFIER

FORT WILLIAM AND DURNESS YOUNGSTERS
HEAD QUALIFIERS AT INVERNESS

Fort William’s Gary Dunlope and Karen Murray (Durness) headed the 13 boys’ and girls’ qualifiers at Inverness Golf Club on Wednesday for the Scottish Junior Masters Grand Final over the Gleneagles Hotel’s Queen’s Course on Sunday, October 8.
Gary, playing off eight, scored 40pt under the Stableford format – three points clear of Nathan Skene (Garmouth & Kingston) (12), David Laing (Inverness) (9) and Sean Burgess (Nairn Dunbar) (17), who all scored 37pt.
A better inward half earned Nathan the second prize.
Top of the five girl qualifiers, Karen Murray scored 39pt off 32 of a handicap. She finished one ahead of Fiona Fullerton (Huntly) (19) with Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) who scored 37pt off +1 of a handicap.
Kelsey, Northern Counties women’s champion for the past two years, was round in a gross 70.
There had been no holes in one recorded in the four previous regional finals over the past few weeks but Andrew Patterson, a 19-handicapper at Duff House Royal, achieved the breakthrough ace in this the last of the series. Andrew, who finished with 30pt and did not qualify, had his hole in one at the 141yd second hole.


SCOTTISH JUNIOR MASTERS – Regional Qualifier No 5 – Inverness Golf Club.
Qualifiers
BOYS
40pt Gary Dunlope (Fort William) (18).
37 Nathan Skene (Garmouth & Kingston) (12) (better inward half), David Laing (Inverness) (9), Sean Burgess (Nairn Dunbar) (17).
36 Liam MacDonald (Brora) (8) (bih), Greg Matheson (Muir of Ord) (20), Callum MacLean (Inverness) (15).
35 Scott Duff (Strathpeffer Spa) (12) (Alexander Wiseman (Fraserburgh) (13) also scored 35 pt but was eliminated on a comparison of the inward halves).
GIRLS
39pt Karen Mackay (Durness) (32).
38 Fiona Fullerton (Huntly) (19).
37 Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) (+1) (bih), Tracey Stark (Inveraray) (22).
35 Sammy Vass (Tain) (6).

NEWS AND SCORES FROM SCHAWPARK

JAMIE’S ACE PUTS HIM TO THE TOP
OF THE PACK IN SCOTTISH BOYS

Jamie Mackay from Kilmarnock Barassie had a stroke of luck - or was it a stroke of brilliance? - to take a one-shot clubhouse lead on the second day of the Scottish boys' open amateur stroke-play championship over Alloa Golf Club's Schawpark course.
Jamie had his first-ever hole in one at the 162yd seventh hole on his way to a second-round 67. That represented a four-stroke improvement for a 36-hole tally of two-under-par 138 and assured him of a place among the 40 (and ties) qualifiers who will go forward to contest Thursday’s final round in the 54-hole event.
Overnight leader Shaun McAllister (Craigielaw) with a 64 was one of the later starters.

SCOREBOARD AT 5.30PM

SCOTTISH BOYS’ OPEN STROKE-PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP
Alloa Golf Club
SECOND-ROUND TOTALS (Par 70)

138 J Mackay (Barassie) 71 67.
139 J Bradley (Paisley) 69 70.
141 G Stevenson (Whitecraigs) 71 70.
142 J Byrne (Banchory) 71 71, M Bookless (Sandyhlls) 71 71, J Meechan (Dullatur) 75 67, P Shields (Kirkhill).
143 K Smith (Barassie) 69 74, C Gray (West Kilbride), D Elder (Carnosutie) 71 72.
144 J Ferrier (Dumfries & Galloway) 71 73, C Storrier (Downfield) 71 73, Graeme Robertson (Glenbervie) 75 69, A Campbell (Dumbarton) 73 71.
145 J Neilson (Dunbar) 74 71, J Findlay (Fraserburgh) 74 71, S McLaren (King James VI) 70 75, N Henderson (The Glen) 73 72.
146 C Baron (Oldmeldrum) 70 76.
147 A Wallace (Glenbervie), 75 72, J Duff (Newmachar) 78 69, S Fraser (Northern) 77 70, F Lawrie (West Kilbride) 76 71.
148 C McCallum (Paisley) 72 76, J White (Lundin) 77 71, R Anderson (Duddingston) 75 73, S Barras (Helensburgh) 77 71, S Winter (Crieff), A Dunton (McDonald Ellon) 72 76, C Lutton(Qatar), G Richards (Kingsknowe) 74 74.
149 G Reid (Newbattle) 72 77, S Cramb (St Andrews) 76 73.
150 K Duncan (McDonald Ellon) 77 73, A Sweeney (Carnoustie) 80 70, J Reid (Royal Musselburgh) 75 75, T Blennerhassett (Dalmahoy) 79 71, E McLaren (Dumfries & Galloway) 76 74.
151 F McKenna (Balmore) 75 76, R Delaney (Hamilton) 78 73, S Crichton (Aberdour) 81 70, K McClung (Wigtownshire Co) 78 73, S Bell (Wishaw) 74 77, C Baird ( Bothwell Castle) 76 75, D Parlane (Helensburgh) 77 74.
152 C Wyper (Campsie) 78 74, D Currie (Barassie) 75 77, L Adamson (Ganton) 78 74.
153 G Davidson (Winterfield ) 72 81, F Campbell (Clober) 75 78.
154 S Stables (Elgin) 82 72, D Mitchell (Leven Th) 78 76.
155 P Neil (Craigielaw) 84 71, S Mann (Moray) 80 75, R Elder (Nairn Dunbar) 84 71, C Thomson (East Renfrewshire) 79 76, A Royal (Blankney) 81 74, F Moore (Falkirk Tryst) 79 76.
156 J Grant (Renfrew) 80 76.
157 S Maxwell (Windyhill) 80 77, M Thomson (Grange & Dundee) 76 81, J Denwood (Eden) 80 77, C Grant (Linlithgow) 81 76.
158 S McComish (Baberton) 81 77, G Young (Baberton) 78 80, A Lauder (Paisley) 88 70, N Howitt (Nairn Dunbar) 76 82, D Borthwick (Penrith) 81 77.
159 G Wilson (Ladybank) 81 78, J Shanks (Ardeer) 85 74, S Smith (Dullatur) 81 78, K Branum-Burns (Bearwood Lakes) 87 72.
160 R Docherty (Bearsden) 79 81, D Murray (Newbattle) 77 83, P Robinson (Millport) 83 77.
161 S Henderson (Barassie) 80 81, D Law (Hazlehead) 86 75, J Thow (Crieff) 78 82.
162 B Irving (Dumfries & Co) 80 82.
163 K Shanks (Hilton Park) 77 86.
164 K Donnellan (Dunbar) 81 83, C Young (Eastwood) 85 79.
165 S Carmichael (Baberton) 82 83.
167 M Brand (Tain) 77 90.

SCOTTISH U-21 GIRLS OPEN

LOUISE FLEMING DEFENDS TITLE AT STIRLING

Louise Fleming (The Roxburghe) defends the Scottish Under-21 girls’ open stroke-play championship over 54 holes, starting on Thursday at Stirling Golf Club.
Sally Watson (Elie & Earlsferry) and Carly Booth (Comrie), two potential challengers, will not be in the field. They are in Austria, competing in the European Young Masters, which also tees off on Thursday.
Roseanne Niven (Crieff), winner of the Scottish Under-18 match-play title at Peebles last week, will be bidding for a double – or even a treble because there is a trophy for the best Under-18 performance at Stirling.
Krystle Caithness (St Regulus) is the holder of the Under-18 award and, if she returns to the form which won her the St Rule Trophy and made her a Curtis Cup team place contender in the British women’s open amateur championship at Royal County Down, then she could go very close to leading the Stirling field at the end of three rounds.
Others who should do well are Gemma Webster (Hilton Park), Michele Thomson (McDonald Ellon), Kylie Walker (Buchanan Castle), Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar), Kerri Harper (Inverness) and Katy McNicoll (Carnoustie Ladies).
Two rounds will be played today and a final 18 holes on Friday. There is no cut.

WPGA ONE-DAY SERIES

ALISON GRAY SETS COURSE RECORD

Ormskirk's Alison Gray ran out a comfortable winner, setting a course record in the process, at the sixth and final Ryder Cup Wales 2010 WPGA One Day Series event at Dunham Forest Golf Club.
Gray posted a three-under-par 69, two shots clear of Lysa Jones (Oaks), Mette Hageman (Drentse Golfclub de Gelpenberg), Suzanne Dickens (Thorpe Wood) and Joanne Oliver (Quindell Golf & CC).
Inconsistent bounces on the sun-baked fairways and difficult pin placements caused a certain amount of difficulty for many of the players."That didn't really bother me too much," said a relaxed Gray. "The greens were superb and true -- although I did three-putt the third from about 10ft!"
She cancelled this blemish by chipping in for a birdie on the 18th after posting one more bogey and four birdies for the rest of her round.This was the first event of the series Gray has entered this year. Two small daughters, Georgia (2 1/2) and Lucy (1), have not made travelling far afield an attractive proposition.
"This venue, Dunham Forest, is just down the road so I thought I would have a go. Before playing I said I didn't want to be considered for qualification for the Wales Open but at the last minute I changed my mind because my 81-year-old Dad, who caddies for me, would love the trip if I did qualify. And now I have, so we are all very pleased!"
Alison Gray joins Emma Weeks (Bramshaw), Alexandra Keighley (Huddersfield), Caroline Grady (De Vere Dunston Hall) and Marie Allen (Brookman's Park) as qualifiers for the £350,000 Wales Ladies Championship of Europe which is being held at the Nicklaus-designed Machynys Peninsula Golf & Country Club in Llanelli from August 17 to 20.
This was the last qualifying event.

RYDER CUP WALES 2010 WPGA ONE DAY SERIESDunham Forest Golf ClubLEADING SCORES
(Par 72)
69 Alison Gray (Ormskirk).
71 Lysa Jones (Oaks), Mette Hageman (Drentse GC), Suzanne Dickens (Thorpe Wood), Joanne Oliver. 72 Gillian Stewart (Gillian Stewart Golf), Nicola Moult (Walmley), Katie Tebbet (Rothley Park), Sarah Bennett (Hylands).

The leading four professionals in each of the six one day series events receive points towards the Ryder Cup Wales 2010 WPGA Order of Merit which has prize money of £1,000.
The Order of Merit table is as follows:
1 Caroline Grady 10.50
2 Marie Allen, Alexandra Keighley, Emma Weeks, Alison Gray 10.00
6 Joanne Oliver 9.00
7 Laura Wright, Sara Clinton, Claire Duffy 6.00
10 Lysa Jones 5.5011 Mette Hegeman 3.83
12 Sarah Bennett, Catherine Panton-Lewis 3.00
14 Suzanne Dickens 2.50
15 Susan Moon, Sophie Hunter 1.33
17 Rachel Bailey, Tracy Loveys 1.00

NORTH OF SCOTLAND JUNIOR OPEN

STEFAN’S LOCAL KNOWLEDGE PAYS OFF

The North of Scotland Junior Open championship trophy – decided on a handicap basis – has been won by Stefan Hunter (Inverness) over the Loch Ness golf course.
He received the trophy from Lieut-Commander Gary Farmer of the Royal Navy.
Stefan spreadeagled the field with a net 60 off a handicap of 19 (par is 69).
He was previously a member of Castle Heather Golf Club and his local knowledge of the Loch Ness course undoubtedly contributed to his six-shot victory.
Stuart Connell (Inverness) and James MacDonald (Isle of Skye) had the best scratch scores of 74 and 75 respectively.The event attracted a field of 45 boys and five girls who came from as far afield as Durness, Reay, Skye and Aberdeen to compete for the many prizes on offer.Leading scores (CSS 69)
Overall winner: Stefan Hunter (Inverness) (19) 60.
BOYS
Scratch - Stuart Connell (Inverness) 74, JamesMacDonald (Isle of Skye) 75, C Bennett (Inverness) 77, N Howitt (Nairn Dunbar) 78, M. Brand (Tain).
Handicap - Class I – J Treasurer (8) 67, A Begg (Muirof Ord) (7) 69, C Reid (8) 69, J Nicholas (Nairn Dunbar) (10) 70, D Laing (Inverness) (9) 70.
Class 2 - C MacDonald (Elgin) (16) 66, D MacDonald(24) 67, S. Chalmers (16) 67, M. Smith (19) 69.
Class 3 - M Traill (29) 62, M MacKenzie (Aigas) (32) 64, K MacKay (36) 67, S Murray (36) 68.Under 14 years - A MacKay (Nairn Dunbar) (19) 72, D Cairns (Nairn Dunbar) (10) 75, C MacLean (Inverness) (14) 76, C Macleod (Nairn Dunbar) (10) 80, A Sutherland (Reay) (17) 85. GIRLS
(CSS Reduction Only)
Handicap - N Green (Nairn) (10) 74, C MacLeod (Nairn Dunbar) (12) 77, J Vass (Tain) (19) 77, D MacKinnon (Durness) (14) 80, A Brown (Nairn Dunbar) (36) 91.

SCOTTISH VETERAN LADIES

NOREEN BEATS KAREN IN EAST FINAL

Noreen Fenton (Merchants of Edinburgh) beat Karen Ballantyne (Craigmillar Park) by 6 and 5 at Haddington Golf Club in the final of the Scottish Veteran Ladies Golf Association’s East Division championship.
Noreen now goes forward to Blairgowrie on September 24 and 24 for the SVLGA championship, contested by the eight divisional title-winners.

SCOTTISH BOYS' OPEN STROKE-PLAY CHSHP

SHAUN IS OVERNIGHT LEADER WITH
64 AT ALLOA’S SCHAWPARK

Craigielaw 17-year-old Shaun McAllister posted a six-under-par 64 - only one shot outside the course record - to be the early clubhouse leader in the Scottish boys’ open amateur stroke-play golf championship over Alloa Golf Club’s Schawpark course.
Several hours later, at the end of play, Master McAllister’s name was till there at the top of the scoreboard. With scoring conditions getting more difficult as the day progressed - the heat making the fairways and greens even harder - there was little likelihood that one of the later finishers would overtake Shaun.
“That’s the lowest score I’ve ever had in golf,” said an excited Shaun who had seven birdies and one bogey on his scorecard.
His birdies came at regular intervals – the first, second, fifth, eighth, 10th, 13th and 15th. His bogey was sandwiched between two birdies at the ninth.
Paul Shields from Kirkhill, like the leader one of the earlier starters, was the only player to get close to McAllister. Shields had a 65, three shots ahead of a pair of English challengers, Max Brittan from Saltford, Bristol and Tom Hayes of West Byfleet, Surrey.
Shaun’s better-known Craigielaw clubmate, Zack Saltman, had to settle for an opening 69, one ahead of Sam McLaren (King James VI), winner of the Scottish Under-16s boys’ title at Deeside recently.
Lewis Kirton (Newmachar), joint second last year and one of the pre-tournament favourites, was 10 shots off the pace with a disappointing 74. Even farther behind was Sam Torrance’s son Daniel who carded a 79.
The North-east’s leading player going into the second round is Chris Baron from Oldmeldrum.
Andrew Weir (Montrose Mercantile) and Fraser Fotheringham (Nairn) are on the 71 mark alongside James Byrne (Banchory), holder of the North-east District boys’ stroke-play and youths titles.

The leading 40 and ties at the end of Wednesday’s second round will contest the final 36 holes on Thursday.

FIRST ROUND (Par 70)

64 S McAllister (Craigielaw).
65 P Shields (Kirkhill).
68 M Brittan (Saltford), T Hayes (West Byfleet).
69 Z Saltman (Craigielaw), K Smith (Barassie), j Bradley (Paisley).
70 S McLaren (King James VI), C Baron (Oldmeldrum).
71 C Storrier (Downfield), G Doverspike (US), A Weir (Montrose Mercantile), M Pennycott (Whiting Bay), W Payne (US). F Fotheringham (Nairn). J Ferrier (Dumfries & Galloway), J Byrne (Banchory), G Stevenson (Whitecraigs), D Elder (Carnoustie), M Bookless (Sandyhills), J Mackay (Barassie).
72 A Murdoch (Stranraer), P Keeling (North Berwick), G Davidson(Winterfield), C McCallum (Paisley), G Reid (Newbattle).
73 A Campbell Dumbarton), W Sjaichudin (US), G Mitchell (Northern), D Morrison (Duff House Royal), M Cunningham (Longniddry), S Binning (Old Ranfurly).
74 S Bell (Wishaw), G Richards (Kingsknowe), M Fraser (Glencruitten), R Kellett (Colville Park), L Kirton (Newmachar), R Bell (Downfield), R Carson (Dalmahoy), M Daily (Erskine), S McGarvey (Glencorse), G Hunter (Douglas), J Neilson (Dunbar), J Findlay (Fraserburgh).
75 A Moir (Thornton), C Ruane (Cardross), D Harrison (Crieff), D Currie (Barassie), A Wallace (Glenbervie), F McKenna (Balmore), J Reid (Royal Musselburgh), C Gray (West Kilbride), R Anderson (Duddingston), F Campbell (Clober), J Meechan (Dullatur), S Winter Crieff), g Robertson (Glenbervie).
76 F Lawrie (West Kilbride), C Baird (Bothwell Castle), E McLaren (Dumfries & Galloway), J Caldwell (Greenock), R Penny (Portlethen), O Browne (US), M Thomson (Grange & Dundee), S Cramb (St Andrews), N Howitt (Nairn Dunbar), C Lutton (Qatar).
77 A Willemars (Blairgowrie), C Robinson (Wigtown & Bladnoch), E Brown (Barassie), G Carnie (Newburgh on Ythan), M Williams (Craigielaw), S Keane (Cathkin Braes), K Duncan (McDonald Ellon), J White (Lundin), S Fraser (Northern), D Murray (Newbattle), S Barras (Helensburgh), M Brand (Tain), S Keane (Cathkin Braes, D Parlane (Helensburgh), K Shanks (Hilton Park)..
78 K Harper (Carnoustie), M Main (Thornton), B Modak (US), C Wyper (Campsie), R Delaney (Hamilton), J Duff (Newmachar), K McClung (Wigtownshire Co), D Mitchell (Leven Th), G Young (Barton), L Adamson (Ganton).
79 F Moore (Falkirk Tryst), A Aitken (Kirkcudbright), K McLeod (US), C Kneen (Mount Murray), M Stratton (US), D Torrance (Wentworth), A Killen (St Andrews), P Ferrie (Baberton), O Lavelle (Elderslie), N Macandrew (Cullen), R Docherty (Bearsden), C Thomson (East Renfrewshire), T Blennerhassett (Dalmahoy), J Thow (Crieff.
80 J Johnston (Greenburn), B Irving (Dumfries & Co), N Maddison (Parklands), T Garrett (Meltham), S Tully (Duddingston), S Henderson (Barassie), S Maxwell (Windyhill), A Sweeney (Carnoustie), J Grant (Renfrew), S Mann (Moray), J Denwood (Eden).
81 A Royal (Blankney), C Grant (Linlithgow), G Wilson (Ladybank), K Donnellan (Dunbar), S Smith (Dullatur), S Crichton (Aberdour), S McComish (Baberton), D Borthwick (Penrith).
82 S Stables (Elgin), S Carmichael (Baberton).
83 K Jackson (Craigie Hill), P Robinson (Millport).
84 J Hendrick (Pollok), C Williamson (US), P Neil (Craigielaw), R Elder (Nairn Dunbar).
85 C McLaughlin (Largs), J Shanks (Ardeer), C Young (Eastwood).
86 J Jeffrey (Nairn), D Law (Hazlehead).
87 K Branum-Burns (Bearwood Lakes).
88 A Lauder (Paisley).
Disq – S Gordon (The Glen).
Retired – J Clarke (Montrose Mercantile).