Friday, August 11, 2006

BRITISH SENIOR MEN'S AMATEUR CHSHIP

SEVENTH AMERICAN SUCCESS IN PAST EIGHT YEARS

Paul Simson, a 55-year-old from North Carolina, became the seventh American in the past eight years to win the British Seniors Open Amateur Championship when he maintained the overnight lead at Saunton, Devon with a closing 76 for 10-over-par 223.
Simson won by five strokes from two more Americans, John Baldwin, the 2002 champion, and Rick Woulfe.
Irishman Maurice Kelly was the leading European, in fourth place after a closing 73, the best round of another very windy day.
“This is a wonderful thing for me,” said Simson. “I feel very fortunate to have won this at the first attempt and it hasn’t really sunk in yet. But it opens many doors for me. It gets me exemption into many USGA events and also into next year’s British Seniors Open. That will probably cost me £5,000 but it will be worth it.”
Robert Stewart (Tulliallan) was the leading Scot with a final total of 236.

LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 71
223 Paul Simson (US) 74 73 76.
228 Rick Woulfe (US) 74 80 75, John Baldwin (US) 80 73 75.
229 Maurice Kelly (Killeen, Dublin) 77 79 73.
234 Tim Miller (US) 78 81 75, Joe Keller (US) 79 78 77, Roy Smethurst (Crewe) 75 81 78, David Lane (Goring & Streatley) 76 76 82.

Scots' scores:
236 Robert Stewart (Tulliallan) 85 75 76.
238 George Rodaks (Moffat) 81 76 81.
241 Donald McCart (Castlerock) 78 80 83.
242 Michael Jenkins (Duff House Royal) 81 79 82.
244 Andrew Eight (Glencorse) 78 77 89.
251 Brian Grieve (King James VI) 82 79 90.

SCOTS WHO MISSED CUT AT 161
162 Charlie Green (Cardross) 81 81, Gordon MacDonald (Callander) 82 80, Patrick Tomisson (Nairn) 81 81.
164 Colin Christy (Kilmacolm) 84 80.
168 David Smith (Stirling) 86 82.
170 James Kinloch (Cardross) 87 83.

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