DENNIS WATSON SCORES FIRST WIN FOR 23
YEARS - AND IT'S THE US SENIORS TITLE!
Everything comes to he who waits ... and Zimbabwean Dennis Watson's 23-year wait for a victory (he won three times on the US PGA Tour in 1984) is over at last!
He won the US PGA Seniors Championship by two strokes over the Kiawah Island Ocean Course with a final round of 68 for 279.
One of the reasons for Watson's long no-win spell has been a series of injuries that would have broken the spirit of a lesser man.
Argentina's Eduardo Romero was runner-up and a second golfer from Zimbabwe, Nick Price, was third.
Mark James fell down the standings with a final round of 78 to finish joint 33rd on 295.
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
279 Dennis Watson (Zimbabwe) 71 71 69 68.
281 Eduardo Romero (Arg) 68 70 71 72.
282 Nick Price (Zim) 71 70 70 71.
Other score:
295 Mark James (Eng) 74 71 72 78 (jt 33rd)
FIVE-YEAR WAIT FOR FIRST LPGA WIN
OVER FOR SOUTH KOREAN YOUNG KIM
FROM THE LPGA WEBSITE:
The road one takes to her first victory on the LPGA Tour is not always an easy one, but in the case of five-year veteran Young Kim, it was definitely worth the wait.
South Korea's Kim (68-64-68-68=268) claimed a three-stroke victory over fellow South Korean Mi Hyun Kim (68-67-66-70=271) and California's Paula Creamer (66-68-66-71=271) today at the LPGA Corning Classic in Corning, New York State, becoming the LPGA Tour's fifth Rolex First-Time Winner this season.
Kim's first victory was something that she had long waited for, but when the moment finally arrived, she was so overcome by emotion that she was blind to her fellow South Korean players who were sneaking up behind her with congratulatory showers of soda.
“I was crying at the time, so I couldn't see them,” Kim said. “If I saw them I will run out.”
However, running wasn't something Kim could do from M.H. Kim and playing partners Creamer and Beth Bader (65-66-69-72=272), who battled for the $195,000 winner's check all day long. Kim, Creamer and Bader entered Sunday's finale at the Corning Country Club in a three-way tie for the lead, with both Kim and Bader seeking their first wins on Tour.
M.H. Kim crossed the $7 million mark ($7,020,401) in career earnings with her runner-up paycheck.
Janice Moodie collected $14,725 for a joint 19th finish on 278.
Top British players were Laura Davies and Becky Morgan, sharing 11th place on 276.
LEADING TOTALS
Par 288 (4 x 72)
268 Young Kim (South Korea) 68 64 68 68 (£195,000).
271 Mi Hyun Kim (South Korea) 68 67 77 70, Paula Creamer (US) 66 68 66 71 ($102,000 each).
272 In-Kyung Kim (South Korea) 67 69 68 68, Beth Bader (US) 65, 66 69 72 ($60,269 each).
Other totals:
276 Laura Davies (Eng) 69 69 69 69, Becky Morgan (Wal) 69 66 70 71 ($21,514 each) (jt 11th).
278 Janice Moodie (Sco) 72 67 70, Johanna Head (Eng) 68 72 68 70 ($14,725 each) (jt 19th).
OVER FOR SOUTH KOREAN YOUNG KIM
FROM THE LPGA WEBSITE:
The road one takes to her first victory on the LPGA Tour is not always an easy one, but in the case of five-year veteran Young Kim, it was definitely worth the wait.
South Korea's Kim (68-64-68-68=268) claimed a three-stroke victory over fellow South Korean Mi Hyun Kim (68-67-66-70=271) and California's Paula Creamer (66-68-66-71=271) today at the LPGA Corning Classic in Corning, New York State, becoming the LPGA Tour's fifth Rolex First-Time Winner this season.
Kim's first victory was something that she had long waited for, but when the moment finally arrived, she was so overcome by emotion that she was blind to her fellow South Korean players who were sneaking up behind her with congratulatory showers of soda.
“I was crying at the time, so I couldn't see them,” Kim said. “If I saw them I will run out.”
However, running wasn't something Kim could do from M.H. Kim and playing partners Creamer and Beth Bader (65-66-69-72=272), who battled for the $195,000 winner's check all day long. Kim, Creamer and Bader entered Sunday's finale at the Corning Country Club in a three-way tie for the lead, with both Kim and Bader seeking their first wins on Tour.
M.H. Kim crossed the $7 million mark ($7,020,401) in career earnings with her runner-up paycheck.
Janice Moodie collected $14,725 for a joint 19th finish on 278.
Top British players were Laura Davies and Becky Morgan, sharing 11th place on 276.
LEADING TOTALS
Par 288 (4 x 72)
268 Young Kim (South Korea) 68 64 68 68 (£195,000).
271 Mi Hyun Kim (South Korea) 68 67 77 70, Paula Creamer (US) 66 68 66 71 ($102,000 each).
272 In-Kyung Kim (South Korea) 67 69 68 68, Beth Bader (US) 65, 66 69 72 ($60,269 each).
Other totals:
276 Laura Davies (Eng) 69 69 69 69, Becky Morgan (Wal) 69 66 70 71 ($21,514 each) (jt 11th).
278 Janice Moodie (Sco) 72 67 70, Johanna Head (Eng) 68 72 68 70 ($14,725 each) (jt 19th).
SALLY WATSON IMPROVES SCORE IN
ARIZONA BUT DROPS A PLACE
South Queensferry exile Sally Watson improved her first-round score by two shots with a 73 for 148 but actually dropped down one place to joint 13th in the 36-hole standings.
That gives an indication of how high the standard of play is in the Thunderbird Junior International golf tournament over the Raptor Course at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Sally, a student at the David Leadbetter Golf Academy in Bradenton, Florida, deviated from par only three times in her second round – bogeys at the first and fourth and a birdie at the the 11th.
Leading the field is the Hawaiian wondergirl golfer – no, not Michelle Wie – Kimberly Kim who, at the age of 14, beat Katharina Schallengberg (Germany) in the 36-hole final of the US women’s amateur championship last summer.
In this event Kimberly has cruised four shots clear with rounds of 67 and 72 for five-under-par 139. Her nearest challenger is Joanne Lee from San Carlos, California.
Former tennis ace Ivan Lendl has two golfing daughters in the field.
Marika Lendl is lying 10th equal on 147 (72-75) and Isabelle Lendl has shot 78 and 75 for 153 and a share of 28th place. Both are based at Bradenton, Florida as is Sally Watson.
In the Thunderbird Junior International boys’ event, also over 54 holes, Arnond Vonvanij, another competitor from Bradenton, Florida, has gone seven shots clear of the field with an 11-under-par tally of 133, made up of rounds of 66 and 67.
His closest rivals are Bud Vauley from Jacksonville, Florida (69-71) and Scott Langley (St Louis, Missouri) (67-71.
Professional’s son Kevin Tway, the 2005 US junior champion, is on 142 with scores of 72 and 69.
There are four English boys in the field. Best placed is Jack Hiluta from Chelmsford in joint 14th place on 144.
Matthew Haines (Rochester & Cobham) is 20th equal on 146 with scores of 75 and 71 while Matthew Nixon (Ashton-under-Lyne), winner of the British boys’ championship at Royal Aberdeen last summer, is joint 24th on 147 with scores of 75 and 72.
Darren Wright from Rowlands Castle is joint 41st on 161 with scores of 80 and 81.
SCOREBOARD
Boys. Par 144 (2 x 72)
Players from US unless stated.
133 Arnond Vongvanij 66 67.
140 Bud Cauley 69 71, Scott Langley 69 71.]
141 Kevin Tway 72 69, Wesley Graham 70 71, Peter Uihlein 71 70.
Other scores:
144 Jack Hiluta (Chelmsford) 72 72 (jt 14th).
146 Matthew Haines (Rochester & Cobham) 75 71 (jt 20th).
147 Matthew Nixon (Ashton-under-Lyne) 75 72 (jt 24th).
161 Darren Wright (Rowlands Castle) 80 80 (jt 41st).
Girls. Par 144 (2 x 72)
139 Kimberly Kim 67 72.
143 Joanne Lee 72 71.
144 Vicky Hurst 70 74.
Other scores:
147 Marika Lendl 72 75 (jt 10th).
148 Sally Watson (Elie & Earlsferry) 75 73 (jt 13th).
153 Isabelle Lendl 78 75 (jt 28th).
ARIZONA BUT DROPS A PLACE
South Queensferry exile Sally Watson improved her first-round score by two shots with a 73 for 148 but actually dropped down one place to joint 13th in the 36-hole standings.
That gives an indication of how high the standard of play is in the Thunderbird Junior International golf tournament over the Raptor Course at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Sally, a student at the David Leadbetter Golf Academy in Bradenton, Florida, deviated from par only three times in her second round – bogeys at the first and fourth and a birdie at the the 11th.
Leading the field is the Hawaiian wondergirl golfer – no, not Michelle Wie – Kimberly Kim who, at the age of 14, beat Katharina Schallengberg (Germany) in the 36-hole final of the US women’s amateur championship last summer.
In this event Kimberly has cruised four shots clear with rounds of 67 and 72 for five-under-par 139. Her nearest challenger is Joanne Lee from San Carlos, California.
Former tennis ace Ivan Lendl has two golfing daughters in the field.
Marika Lendl is lying 10th equal on 147 (72-75) and Isabelle Lendl has shot 78 and 75 for 153 and a share of 28th place. Both are based at Bradenton, Florida as is Sally Watson.
In the Thunderbird Junior International boys’ event, also over 54 holes, Arnond Vonvanij, another competitor from Bradenton, Florida, has gone seven shots clear of the field with an 11-under-par tally of 133, made up of rounds of 66 and 67.
His closest rivals are Bud Vauley from Jacksonville, Florida (69-71) and Scott Langley (St Louis, Missouri) (67-71.
Professional’s son Kevin Tway, the 2005 US junior champion, is on 142 with scores of 72 and 69.
There are four English boys in the field. Best placed is Jack Hiluta from Chelmsford in joint 14th place on 144.
Matthew Haines (Rochester & Cobham) is 20th equal on 146 with scores of 75 and 71 while Matthew Nixon (Ashton-under-Lyne), winner of the British boys’ championship at Royal Aberdeen last summer, is joint 24th on 147 with scores of 75 and 72.
Darren Wright from Rowlands Castle is joint 41st on 161 with scores of 80 and 81.
SCOREBOARD
Boys. Par 144 (2 x 72)
Players from US unless stated.
133 Arnond Vongvanij 66 67.
140 Bud Cauley 69 71, Scott Langley 69 71.]
141 Kevin Tway 72 69, Wesley Graham 70 71, Peter Uihlein 71 70.
Other scores:
144 Jack Hiluta (Chelmsford) 72 72 (jt 14th).
146 Matthew Haines (Rochester & Cobham) 75 71 (jt 20th).
147 Matthew Nixon (Ashton-under-Lyne) 75 72 (jt 24th).
161 Darren Wright (Rowlands Castle) 80 80 (jt 41st).
Girls. Par 144 (2 x 72)
139 Kimberly Kim 67 72.
143 Joanne Lee 72 71.
144 Vicky Hurst 70 74.
Other scores:
147 Marika Lendl 72 75 (jt 10th).
148 Sally Watson (Elie & Earlsferry) 75 73 (jt 13th).
153 Isabelle Lendl 78 75 (jt 28th).
FEW DOLLARS MORE FOR SCOTT JAMIESON
Gareth Maybin from Ballyclare, Northern Ireland and Glasgow’s Scott Jamieson finished joint 15th and tied 48th respectively in the NGA Hooters Tour event, the Touchstone Energy Open which ended today (Sunday) at Brook Valley Country Club, Greenville in North Carolina.
Maybin had scores of 72, 69, 72 and 70 for a five-under-par total of 283 and boosted his earnings on the satellite tour this season by $2,714 to $30,863 from eight events in which he has made the cut each time.
Rookie pro Jamieson, who turned pro only last November after winning the Scottish Golf Union Order of Merit, had scores of 73, 71, 75 and 71 for a total of 290. His cash reward was $1,271 giving him a total of $12,508 from six events. He has missed only one cut.
At the top of the leaderboard, Tommy Biershenk from South Carolina scored his second Hooters Tour win in three weeks, worth $33,566, with a par figure at the first play-off hole against Martin Flores from Texas. Biershenk and Flores had tied on 14-under-par 274. Flores’ consolation reward amounted to $16,751.
LEADING TOTALS
Par 288 (4 x 72)
274 Tommy Biershenk (US) 72 65 69 68; Martin Flores (US) 69 67 68 70 (Biershenk won play-off at first hole).
Other scores:
283 Gareth Maybin (Ballyclare, NI) 72 69 72 70 (jt 15th).
290 Scott Jamieson (Glasgow) 73 71 75 71 (jt 48th).
Gareth Maybin from Ballyclare, Northern Ireland and Glasgow’s Scott Jamieson finished joint 15th and tied 48th respectively in the NGA Hooters Tour event, the Touchstone Energy Open which ended today (Sunday) at Brook Valley Country Club, Greenville in North Carolina.
Maybin had scores of 72, 69, 72 and 70 for a five-under-par total of 283 and boosted his earnings on the satellite tour this season by $2,714 to $30,863 from eight events in which he has made the cut each time.
Rookie pro Jamieson, who turned pro only last November after winning the Scottish Golf Union Order of Merit, had scores of 73, 71, 75 and 71 for a total of 290. His cash reward was $1,271 giving him a total of $12,508 from six events. He has missed only one cut.
At the top of the leaderboard, Tommy Biershenk from South Carolina scored his second Hooters Tour win in three weeks, worth $33,566, with a par figure at the first play-off hole against Martin Flores from Texas. Biershenk and Flores had tied on 14-under-par 274. Flores’ consolation reward amounted to $16,751.
LEADING TOTALS
Par 288 (4 x 72)
274 Tommy Biershenk (US) 72 65 69 68; Martin Flores (US) 69 67 68 70 (Biershenk won play-off at first hole).
Other scores:
283 Gareth Maybin (Ballyclare, NI) 72 69 72 70 (jt 15th).
290 Scott Jamieson (Glasgow) 73 71 75 71 (jt 48th).
PARRY WINS LATE PLAY-OFF FOR
WELSH OPEN AMATEUR
STROKE-PLAY TITLE
Yorkshireman John Parry added the Welsh men’s open amateur stroke-play championship to the Spanish open amateur title he won earlier this year when he beat Paul Waring (Bromborough) at the first hole of a sudden-death play-off this evening at Machynys Peninsula Golf & Country Club.
Parry from Harrogate and Waring tied on 11-under-par 277 in the more difficult Sunday weather conditions. Parry scored 67, 70, 70 and 70 while Waring had 68, 67, 72 and 70.
They finished seven shots cleared of the third-placed Welsh Walker Cup veteran Nigel Edwards (Whitchurch) who scored 69, 70, 72 and 73 for 284.
Halfway leader Neil Chaudhuri (The Leicestershire) with scores of 69 and 66 had to settle for rounds of 76 and 75 on Sunday and a fourth place finish on 286.
Bryan Fotheringham (Forres), chasing a recall to the Scotland home international line-up, finished 28th on 302 with scores of 69, 73, 82 and 78. He was the only Scot to survive the halfway cut.
Several players, principally Walker Cup man Gary Wolstenholme MBE (Kilworth Springs), did not go out for the fourth and final round because the weather was so wet and bad. Wolstenholme had been been on 217 with scores of 68, 70 and 79.
Yorkshireman John Parry added the Welsh men’s open amateur stroke-play championship to the Spanish open amateur title he won earlier this year when he beat Paul Waring (Bromborough) at the first hole of a sudden-death play-off this evening at Machynys Peninsula Golf & Country Club.
Parry from Harrogate and Waring tied on 11-under-par 277 in the more difficult Sunday weather conditions. Parry scored 67, 70, 70 and 70 while Waring had 68, 67, 72 and 70.
They finished seven shots cleared of the third-placed Welsh Walker Cup veteran Nigel Edwards (Whitchurch) who scored 69, 70, 72 and 73 for 284.
Halfway leader Neil Chaudhuri (The Leicestershire) with scores of 69 and 66 had to settle for rounds of 76 and 75 on Sunday and a fourth place finish on 286.
Bryan Fotheringham (Forres), chasing a recall to the Scotland home international line-up, finished 28th on 302 with scores of 69, 73, 82 and 78. He was the only Scot to survive the halfway cut.
Several players, principally Walker Cup man Gary Wolstenholme MBE (Kilworth Springs), did not go out for the fourth and final round because the weather was so wet and bad. Wolstenholme had been been on 217 with scores of 68, 70 and 79.
"Conditions were awful but the course was playable, so that is why most of us played on," said Bryan Fotheringham.
+Picture of John Parry with the championship trophy is reproduced by courtesy of Tom Ward.
+Picture of John Parry with the championship trophy is reproduced by courtesy of Tom Ward.
FINAL TOTALS
277 J Parry (Harrogate) 67 70 70 70, P Waring (Bromborough) 68 67 72 70 (Parry beat Waring at first hole of play-off).
284 N Edwards (Whitchurch) 69 70 72 73.
286 N Chaudhuri (The Leicestershire) 69 66 76 75.
287 B Evans (Rye) 71 67 74 75, D Marmion (Delamere Forest) 71 65 80 71, J White (Saunton) 68 66 77 76.
288 G Evans (Northcliffre) 71 68 76 73.
289 O Farr (Ludlow) 70 71 71 77.
290 R Thomas (Aberdare) 74 72 71 73, L Matthews (Southerndown) 70 72 75 73.
291 R Enoch (Truro) 69 70 75 77.
Other scores:
302 B Fotheringham (Forres) 69 73 82 78.
MISSED CUT
147 C Heuchan (Southerness) 76 71.
152 Z Culverwell (Dunbar) 75 76, R Kellett (Colville Park) 75 76.
155 A Weir (Montrose Mercantile) 80 75.
CHRIS DOAK PULLS OFF TARTAN TOUR WEEKEND
DOUBLE AT PORTPATRICK AND BISHOPBRIGGS
Former Northern Open champion Chris Doak scored a double whammy on the Tartan Tour at the weekend.
On Saturday he equalled the professional course record of seven-under-par 63 in winning the Portpatrick Golf Club charity pro-am from Dean Robertson (64).
And on Sunday, Chris picked up another £856 prize figuring in a triple joint tie for first place in the Bishopbriggs pro-am.
The unattached Doak, Paul McKechnie (Braid Hills) and Kenny Monaghan (Bothwell Castle) all hit the four-under-par 67 mark.
They finished a shot ahead of David Park (Wishaw), Bob Arnott (Bishopbriggs Golf Range), Dean Robertson (Czech Design), Sam Cairns (Westerwood) and Kenny Hutton (Downfield).
Craig Ronald (Carluke) lead three Bishopbriggs Golf Club members – Mark Liddell (5), Fraser Stewart (12) and Duncan McKellar (18) – to victory in the team event with a net score of 56. They won with a better net inward half of 26 than other home club trio led by Dean Robertson.
LEADING PRO SCORES
Par 71
67 C Doak (unatt), P McKechnie (Braid Hills), K Monaghan (Bothwell Castle).
68 D Park (Wishaw), R Arnott (Bishopbriggs GR), D Robertson (Czech Design), S Cairns (Westerwood), K Hutton (Downfield).
69 I Taylor (Drumpellier), T Mackrell (Gary Mitchell Golf), G Rankin (Drumpellier).
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DOUBLE AT PORTPATRICK AND BISHOPBRIGGS
Former Northern Open champion Chris Doak scored a double whammy on the Tartan Tour at the weekend.
On Saturday he equalled the professional course record of seven-under-par 63 in winning the Portpatrick Golf Club charity pro-am from Dean Robertson (64).
And on Sunday, Chris picked up another £856 prize figuring in a triple joint tie for first place in the Bishopbriggs pro-am.
The unattached Doak, Paul McKechnie (Braid Hills) and Kenny Monaghan (Bothwell Castle) all hit the four-under-par 67 mark.
They finished a shot ahead of David Park (Wishaw), Bob Arnott (Bishopbriggs Golf Range), Dean Robertson (Czech Design), Sam Cairns (Westerwood) and Kenny Hutton (Downfield).
Craig Ronald (Carluke) lead three Bishopbriggs Golf Club members – Mark Liddell (5), Fraser Stewart (12) and Duncan McKellar (18) – to victory in the team event with a net score of 56. They won with a better net inward half of 26 than other home club trio led by Dean Robertson.
LEADING PRO SCORES
Par 71
67 C Doak (unatt), P McKechnie (Braid Hills), K Monaghan (Bothwell Castle).
68 D Park (Wishaw), R Arnott (Bishopbriggs GR), D Robertson (Czech Design), S Cairns (Westerwood), K Hutton (Downfield).
69 I Taylor (Drumpellier), T Mackrell (Gary Mitchell Golf), G Rankin (Drumpellier).
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HANSEN COMES OUT OF THE BLUE TO BEAT
ROSE IN PLAY-OFF FOR BMW PGA TITLE
FROM THE EUROPEAN TOUR WEBSITE
Anders Hansen secured the 2007 BMW PGA Championship after an enthralling final day over the West Course at Wentworth Club, Surrey, ended with the Dane holing a 25 foot birdie putt in a sudden-death play-off against England’s Justin Rose.That winning putt was worthy of any championship and made Hansen the worthiest of winners. As soon as he struck it there was never any doubt as to his ball’s final destination as it snaked down the green and broke perfectly from left to right before finding the middle of the cup.
In colloquial golfing parlance, Hansen ‘drained it’, and in doing so secured the first prize of €725,000 and made a quite incredible leap of 253 places on the European Tour Order of Merit, from 262nd to ninth position in one almighty swoop.
Indeed, the same could be said for his performance over the last two rounds of the four spectacular days of golf that made the 2007 BMW PGA Championship another memorable week the championship’s imposing history.
Level par after the first two days, not many observers would have tipped Hansen to lift a second BMW PGA Championship title (he won it for the first time in 2002), but an excellent five under par 67 on Saturday afternoon left him just five off the pace going into the last round.
As the heavens opened and conditions became strenuous over the West Course, Hansen kept his head down, maintained his cool and got the job done with a final round of three under par 69 for eight-under-par 280 that saw him overtake clubhouse leader Vijay Singh, with Rose, Miguel Angel Jiménez and Richard Sterne all coming down the stretch with a chance to catch or pass him.
In the end, Rose was the only man who could match Hansen’s eight under total, which he did in the most thrilling fashion with a sublime pitching wedge approach to the 18th green. Well aware that he needed to get up and down from 109 yards to force extra holes, the Englishman produced a majestic approach that checked 20ftt beyond the flag and spun back to with six inches of the hole.
He could not repeat that stroke of genius in the play-off though, and after Hansen holed out so magnificently at the first extra hole, Rose’s own birdie effort slid past the hole to leave the Dane celebrating his second victory in the European Tour’s flagship event.
“I think it means a lot more to me this time than the first time I won it,” smiled Hansen. “It’s just a fantastic feeling because I have put in so much hard work and effort recently.
“What means most to me is how I feel about myself and how I feel about my game and what I do, and right now it feels pretty good.
“I have say a great thank you to my caddie, John McClaren, for everything he has done for me this week. This is the first week that he’s been out with me and I don’t think that I could have won without him. He just seemed to understand how I was thinking and what was going on in my mind and my golf swing. In fact, I definitely couldn’t have done it without him.”
Rose was gracious in defeat. “I guess it is disappointing, you are that close, when you're obviously in a play-off, you come that close to winning a tournament and it was almost really weird,” said the Englishman.
“It was over so quickly. Anders rolled in the putt and I missed mine and that was it. That’s what sudden death's all about. All in all, it's hard not to be pleased about playing so well at home and playing so well at a tournament that I really do love and a tournament that I've come to watch many times as a kid. So to be right up there in the mix would have been a dream of mine back in the day.”
There can be little doubt that a player of Rose’s ability will have further opportunities to fulfil that dream in the near future, but for the moment it is Hansen who is living the dream after that wonderful sudden-death putt that secured the second BMW PGA Championship of his career.
FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4 x 72). Players from GB&I unless stated.
280 Anders Hansen (Den) 74 70 67 69, Justin Rose 66 70 73 71 (Hansen won play-off at first hole. Hansen wins £495,848, Rose £330,563)
281 Vijay Singh (Fiji) 73 72 70 66, Richard Sterne (SAf) 68 73 66 74 (£167,497 each)
282 Angel Cabrera (Arg) 70 66 76 70, Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spa) 70 68 72 72 (£115,136 each)
283 Luke Donald 71 72 71 69 (£89,252)
284 Henrik Stenson (Swe) 70 73 72 69, Thongchai Jaidee (Thai) 73 70 71 70, Niclas Fasth (Swe) 72 73 68 71, Richard Green (Aus) 73 73 67 71
285 Andres Romero (Arg) 70 72 75 68, Peter Lawrie 76 69 71 69, Mikko Ilonen (Fin) 68 71 74 72, Lee Westwood 71 72 70 72, Jeev Milkha Singh (Ind) 77 69 67 72, Paul Casey 73 67 72 73, Markus Brier (Aut) 73 68 70 74, Marcus Fraser (Aus) 67 70 70 78
286 Christian Cevaer (Fra) 72 72 72 70, Alejandro Canizares (Spa) 68 71 74 73, Nick Dougherty 69 71 71 75, Paul Broadhurst 66 72 68 80
287 Ernie Els (SAf) 68 76 72 71, Brett Taylor 71 73 72 71, Simon Khan 67 75 73 72, Padraig Harrington 69 69 75 74, Fredrik Andersson (Swe) 69 72 72 74
288 Maarten Lafeber (Ned) 73 68 75 72
289 Martin Kaymer (Ger) 71 75 73 70, Francesco Molinari (Ita) 67 72 78 72, Christian Nilsson (Swe) 71 73 73 72, Marc Warren 70 75 72 72, Ignacio Garrido (Spa) 71 72 73 73, Robert-Jan Derksen (Ned) 73 71 72 73, Steven Jeppesen (Swe) 73 72 71 73, Colin Montgomerie 70 76 70 73, Peter O'Malley (Aus) 71 72 71 75 (33,978 Euros each).
290 Thomas Bjorn (Den) 74 70 73 73, Ross Fisher 70 67 69 84
291 Martin Erlandsson (Swe) 70 75 75 71, Jose Maria Olazabal (Spa) 70 76 73 72, Peter Hedblom (Swe) 72 71 75 73, Robert Karlsson (Swe) 72 72 72 75, James Kingston (Rsa) 70 71 74 76, Jean Van de Velde (Fra) 77 68 70 76
292 Andrew Oldcorn 74 71 72 75 (21,315 Euros).
293 Emanuele Canonica (Ita) 72 70 77 74, Paul McGinley 74 69 76 74, Ariel Canete (Arg) 72 73 73 75, Oliver Wilson 70 71 76 75, Lee Slattery 69 71 76 77
294 Christopher Hanell (Swe) 72 72 74 76, Stephen Dodd 72 74 70 78
295 Jarmo Sandelin (Swe) 76 70 76 73, Mattias Eliasson (Swe) 72 72 76 75, Raphael Jacquelin (Fra) 72 74 73 76, James Hepworth 71 72 75 77
297 Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano (Spa) 72 70 78 77, Jyoti Randhawa (Ind) 68 75 76 78, Yang Yong-eun (Kor) 68 78 73 78, Matthew Millar (Aus) 69 69 79 80
298 Thomas Levet (Fra) 70 76 79 73, Miles Tunnicliff 71 73 75 79, Garry Houston 74 71 74 73, Richard Bland 71 71 76 80
300 Shiv Kapur (Ind) 67 71 81 81
301 Ricardo Gonzalez (Arg) 72 73 78 78, Rafael Echenique (Arg) 70 76 76 79
302 Peter Gustafsson (Swe) 74 72 77 79
303 Marcel Siem (Ger) 73 72 79 79, Louis Oosthuizen (SAf) 69 77 76 81
304 Brett Rumford (Aus) 77 69 81 77
306 Mark Foster 71 75 80 80, Johan Axgren (Swe) 75 71 77 83
MICHELE THOMSON WINS NESS OPEN
FOR FIRST TIME AT INVERNESS
Aberdeenshire county champion Michele Thomson (McDonald Ellon) followed up her semi-final appearance in the recent Scottish women’s amateur golf championship at Barassie, by winning the Ness Open SLGA Order of Merit 36-hole event for the first time in perfect golfing conditions at Inverness Golf Club today (Sunday).
Michele, 19, who has also held the North of Scotland women’s title for the past two years, had rounds of 72 and 71 for an aggregate of 143, one under par and two under the CSS aggregate for the two rounds.
Miss Thomson had eight birdies over the two rounds - at the fifth, 14th, 17th and 18th in her first round and at the second, fourth, 14th and 15th in the afternoon.
"I hit the ball well and kept it in play which is very important at Invernesss which can be quite a tricky course to score on if you are not on the fairway," said Michele.
Kelsey MacDonald, 16-year-old Nairn Dunbar player who missed the “Scottish” because of school studies, finished one shot behind Michele with scores of 74 and 70 for 144.
Roseanne Niven (Crieff), just back from her first five months at the University of California Berkleye, finished joint third with 16-year-old repeating Renfrewshire women’s county champion, Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm).
Roseanne had scores of 76 and 70 while Megan had 74 and 72.
Defending champion Laura Murray (Alford) finished seventh on 152 with a pair of 76s.
FINAL TOTALS
Par 144 (2 x 72). CSS 73 72
143 M Thomson (McDonald Ellon) 72 71.
144 K MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar0 74 70.
146 R Niven (Crieff) 76 70, M Briggs (Kilmacolm) 74 72.
148 C Gruber (Royal Dornoch) 77 71.
151 L Hendry (Routenburn) 76 75.
152 L Murray (Alford) 76 76.
154 E Fairnie (Dunbar) 80 74, K Harper (Inverness) 79 75, A Niven (Inverness) 75 79.
155 A Ramsay (Kirriemuir) 81 74.
156 J Carthew (Ladybank) 81 74, S Vass (Tain) 77 79.
158 A Ryan (Tain) 80 78, E Lowery-Gold (Eaton) 79 79.
160 J Turner (Mortonhall) 83 77, C McAndrew (Nairn Dunbar0 81 79.
163 K Walker (Buchanan Castle0 80 83, E Briggs (Kilmacolm) 78 85.
166 S Leslie (Westhill) 86 80.
167 M Howieson (Inverness) 85 82, S Jackson (Ladybank) 82 85.
168 S Wood (Drumpellier) 79 89.
179 T Fraser (Fortrose & Rosemarkie) 83 93.
182 F Fullerton (Huntly) 90 92.
184 G Dryburgh (Beaconsfield0 96 88.
185 J Vass (Tain) 95 90.
189 S MacDonell (Inverness) 96 93.
192 C MacLeaod (Nairn Dunbar) 94 98.
199 R Bannerman (Strathpeffer Spa) 99 100.
FOR FIRST TIME AT INVERNESS
Aberdeenshire county champion Michele Thomson (McDonald Ellon) followed up her semi-final appearance in the recent Scottish women’s amateur golf championship at Barassie, by winning the Ness Open SLGA Order of Merit 36-hole event for the first time in perfect golfing conditions at Inverness Golf Club today (Sunday).
Michele, 19, who has also held the North of Scotland women’s title for the past two years, had rounds of 72 and 71 for an aggregate of 143, one under par and two under the CSS aggregate for the two rounds.
Miss Thomson had eight birdies over the two rounds - at the fifth, 14th, 17th and 18th in her first round and at the second, fourth, 14th and 15th in the afternoon.
"I hit the ball well and kept it in play which is very important at Invernesss which can be quite a tricky course to score on if you are not on the fairway," said Michele.
Kelsey MacDonald, 16-year-old Nairn Dunbar player who missed the “Scottish” because of school studies, finished one shot behind Michele with scores of 74 and 70 for 144.
Roseanne Niven (Crieff), just back from her first five months at the University of California Berkleye, finished joint third with 16-year-old repeating Renfrewshire women’s county champion, Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm).
Roseanne had scores of 76 and 70 while Megan had 74 and 72.
Defending champion Laura Murray (Alford) finished seventh on 152 with a pair of 76s.
FINAL TOTALS
Par 144 (2 x 72). CSS 73 72
143 M Thomson (McDonald Ellon) 72 71.
144 K MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar0 74 70.
146 R Niven (Crieff) 76 70, M Briggs (Kilmacolm) 74 72.
148 C Gruber (Royal Dornoch) 77 71.
151 L Hendry (Routenburn) 76 75.
152 L Murray (Alford) 76 76.
154 E Fairnie (Dunbar) 80 74, K Harper (Inverness) 79 75, A Niven (Inverness) 75 79.
155 A Ramsay (Kirriemuir) 81 74.
156 J Carthew (Ladybank) 81 74, S Vass (Tain) 77 79.
158 A Ryan (Tain) 80 78, E Lowery-Gold (Eaton) 79 79.
160 J Turner (Mortonhall) 83 77, C McAndrew (Nairn Dunbar0 81 79.
163 K Walker (Buchanan Castle0 80 83, E Briggs (Kilmacolm) 78 85.
166 S Leslie (Westhill) 86 80.
167 M Howieson (Inverness) 85 82, S Jackson (Ladybank) 82 85.
168 S Wood (Drumpellier) 79 89.
179 T Fraser (Fortrose & Rosemarkie) 83 93.
182 F Fullerton (Huntly) 90 92.
184 G Dryburgh (Beaconsfield0 96 88.
185 J Vass (Tain) 95 90.
189 S MacDonell (Inverness) 96 93.
192 C MacLeaod (Nairn Dunbar) 94 98.
199 R Bannerman (Strathpeffer Spa) 99 100.
MASON WINS STOP-START-STOP
CHALLENGE EVENT IN MADRID
Englishman Ben Mason won the latest European Challenge Tour event, the weather-disrupted Open Mahou de Madrid at Casino Club de Golf Retamares.
Torrential rain, thunderstorms, flooding and thick fog - you name it and they had it in Madrid. No surprise that the tournament was eventually reduced to 54 holes. The surprise is that they managed even to complete as many as three rounds so bad was the weather and the effect it had on the Madrid course.
Mason birdied the 17th in his final round of 69 and that was to prove decisive. It gave him a total of eight-under-par 205 for the 6,575yd, par-71 course. His earlier rounds were 70 and 66.
He won by one shot from compatriot Tim Milford and Spaniard Alvaro Velasco.
Peter Whiteford and Jamie McLeary tied for 23rd place on 211. Whitefored scored 71, 65 and 75, McLeary 70, 67 and 74.
Carnoustie's Eric Ramsay had a disastrous third round of 78 (38-40) cluded a double bogey 6 at the fouorth and a double bogey 7 at the long 10th. His earlier rounds gave no hint that things would go wrong - 68 and 70. He tied for 56th place on three-over 216.
West Linton-based Welshman Gareth Wright and Aberdonian Scott Henderson failed to beat the cut. Wright had 67 and 77 for 144 while Henderson was out of sorts with an 81 and 77 for 158.
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
205 Ben Mason (Eng0 70 66 69.
206 Alvarao Velasco (Spa) 70 68 68, Tim Milford (Eng0 72 64 70.
207 Michael Lorenzo-Vera (Fra) 8 75 73, Jan-Are Larsen (Nor) 70 67 70.
Other scores:
211 Peter Whiteford (Sco) 71 65 75, Jamie McLeary (Sco) 70 67 74 (jt 23rd).
216 Eric Ramsay (Sco) 68 70 78 (jt 56th).
MISSED THE CUT
144 Gareth Wright (Wal) 67 77.
158 Scott Henderson (Sco) 81 77.
CHALLENGE EVENT IN MADRID
Englishman Ben Mason won the latest European Challenge Tour event, the weather-disrupted Open Mahou de Madrid at Casino Club de Golf Retamares.
Torrential rain, thunderstorms, flooding and thick fog - you name it and they had it in Madrid. No surprise that the tournament was eventually reduced to 54 holes. The surprise is that they managed even to complete as many as three rounds so bad was the weather and the effect it had on the Madrid course.
Mason birdied the 17th in his final round of 69 and that was to prove decisive. It gave him a total of eight-under-par 205 for the 6,575yd, par-71 course. His earlier rounds were 70 and 66.
He won by one shot from compatriot Tim Milford and Spaniard Alvaro Velasco.
Peter Whiteford and Jamie McLeary tied for 23rd place on 211. Whitefored scored 71, 65 and 75, McLeary 70, 67 and 74.
Carnoustie's Eric Ramsay had a disastrous third round of 78 (38-40) cluded a double bogey 6 at the fouorth and a double bogey 7 at the long 10th. His earlier rounds gave no hint that things would go wrong - 68 and 70. He tied for 56th place on three-over 216.
West Linton-based Welshman Gareth Wright and Aberdonian Scott Henderson failed to beat the cut. Wright had 67 and 77 for 144 while Henderson was out of sorts with an 81 and 77 for 158.
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
205 Ben Mason (Eng0 70 66 69.
206 Alvarao Velasco (Spa) 70 68 68, Tim Milford (Eng0 72 64 70.
207 Michael Lorenzo-Vera (Fra) 8 75 73, Jan-Are Larsen (Nor) 70 67 70.
Other scores:
211 Peter Whiteford (Sco) 71 65 75, Jamie McLeary (Sco) 70 67 74 (jt 23rd).
216 Eric Ramsay (Sco) 68 70 78 (jt 56th).
MISSED THE CUT
144 Gareth Wright (Wal) 67 77.
158 Scott Henderson (Sco) 81 77.
EUROPEAN TOUR CONSIDERS NAME CHANGE
AS IT PREPARES TO GO GLOBAL
The European Tour is considering a change of name as it looks to forge even closer ties with the rest of the world in battling the strength of the American circuit.
Europe's players already find themselves travelling to Australasia, Asia and the Middle East, but many of the tournaments at home and abroad now take place with weaker fields because of conflicting events in the United States.
"The idea of amalgamating with other tours to put on a really attractive schedule by whatever name we call it is one that we are in the final stages of refining," European Tour executive director George O'Grady said today at Wentworth.
"Certainly it won't be a world tour - that's far too grand a title for me to come up with. We're the European Tour and we're working with all our partners to make, I would say, a hugely strong alternative to the US PGA Tour. We will be administering it and there might be a name change, yes."
AS IT PREPARES TO GO GLOBAL
The European Tour is considering a change of name as it looks to forge even closer ties with the rest of the world in battling the strength of the American circuit.
Europe's players already find themselves travelling to Australasia, Asia and the Middle East, but many of the tournaments at home and abroad now take place with weaker fields because of conflicting events in the United States.
"The idea of amalgamating with other tours to put on a really attractive schedule by whatever name we call it is one that we are in the final stages of refining," European Tour executive director George O'Grady said today at Wentworth.
"Certainly it won't be a world tour - that's far too grand a title for me to come up with. We're the European Tour and we're working with all our partners to make, I would say, a hugely strong alternative to the US PGA Tour. We will be administering it and there might be a name change, yes."
DUNCAN STEWART FROM FROM FLORIDA TO RETAIN NORTH DISTRICT TITLE AT TAIN
By ROBIN WILSON
Grantown on Spey's Duncan Stewart arrived home after four years as a student at Jacksonville College, Florida to celebrate his 23rd birthday last Thursday.
His last round of golf in America before setting out to defend the North District championship at Tain on Saturday was in a temperature of 28 degrees in Florida so it was no surprise that in a temperature of 20 degrees less his first round at Tain was a four over par 74 and three shots behind early pacemaker, Kevin Matheson (Royal Donoch).
Five years have passed since +3 handicapper Stewart last played at Tain but after re- familiarising himself with both the course and weather temperature he raised the heat of his own game to shoot a second round of four-under 66, one outside the course record, and retain the North District title by four shots from joint runners up Laurie Chancellor (Inverness) and George Paterson (Moray).
Stewart had to step back from his first putt of the second round when a field mouse ran across the first green. Three holes later he had his first of three outward half birdies for a first nine score of 32.
Duncan had to wait until the 15th to add to his birdie collection but immediately discarded it with his only misjudgment of the round, an underclubbling at the short 16th to take a bogey 4. His fifth and final birdie came from 12 feet on the final green for a an outstanding score when on the day the CSS rose by three in the first round and one in the second.
Inverness schoolteacher Chancellor and Moray greenkeeper Paterson had first and second identical rounds of 72 while Northern Open amateur winner James Gunn (Royal Dornoch) had a disappointing first round 77 but bounced back for fourth place with a level par 70, dropping three shots over the 15th and 16th holes in halves of 34 and 36.
The retaining champion's playing partner partner, left-hander Darren Hexley (Inverness), won the incorporated North District Youths' championship for a second time with rounds of 77 and 72 for 149.
By ROBIN WILSON
Grantown on Spey's Duncan Stewart arrived home after four years as a student at Jacksonville College, Florida to celebrate his 23rd birthday last Thursday.
His last round of golf in America before setting out to defend the North District championship at Tain on Saturday was in a temperature of 28 degrees in Florida so it was no surprise that in a temperature of 20 degrees less his first round at Tain was a four over par 74 and three shots behind early pacemaker, Kevin Matheson (Royal Donoch).
Five years have passed since +3 handicapper Stewart last played at Tain but after re- familiarising himself with both the course and weather temperature he raised the heat of his own game to shoot a second round of four-under 66, one outside the course record, and retain the North District title by four shots from joint runners up Laurie Chancellor (Inverness) and George Paterson (Moray).
Stewart had to step back from his first putt of the second round when a field mouse ran across the first green. Three holes later he had his first of three outward half birdies for a first nine score of 32.
Duncan had to wait until the 15th to add to his birdie collection but immediately discarded it with his only misjudgment of the round, an underclubbling at the short 16th to take a bogey 4. His fifth and final birdie came from 12 feet on the final green for a an outstanding score when on the day the CSS rose by three in the first round and one in the second.
Inverness schoolteacher Chancellor and Moray greenkeeper Paterson had first and second identical rounds of 72 while Northern Open amateur winner James Gunn (Royal Dornoch) had a disappointing first round 77 but bounced back for fourth place with a level par 70, dropping three shots over the 15th and 16th holes in halves of 34 and 36.
The retaining champion's playing partner partner, left-hander Darren Hexley (Inverness), won the incorporated North District Youths' championship for a second time with rounds of 77 and 72 for 149.
+Picture above by courtesy of Robin Wilson shows Duncan Stewart (left) and Darren Hexley with their trophies.
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
CSS 74 72
Championship Cup
140 D Stewart (Grantown on Spey) 74 66.
144 L Chancellor (Inverness) 72 72, G Paterson (Moray) 72 72.
145 J Gunn (Royal Dornoch) 75 70.
147 K. Matheson (Royal Dornoch) 71 76.
148 R A L Cameron (Inverness) 76 72.
149 D Hexley (Inverness) 77 72, D McIntosh (Nairn) 76 73, S Dingwall (Muir of Ord) 75 74, J S D Campbell (Grantown on Spey) 75 74.
150 D Thorburn (Thurso) 77 73, M Ferries (Tain) 75 75.
Youths Championship (Murray Watt Trophy)
149 D Hexley (Inverness) 77 72.
152 J Forbes (Inverness) 72 80.
154 K Godsman (Hopeman) 76 78.
155 M Murray (Brora) 78 77, M Isacs (Nairn Dunbar) 74 81.
HANDICAP
G Paterson (Moray) (1) 142, R A L Cameron (Inverness) (2) 144, D Hexley (Inverness) (2) 145.
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
CSS 74 72
Championship Cup
140 D Stewart (Grantown on Spey) 74 66.
144 L Chancellor (Inverness) 72 72, G Paterson (Moray) 72 72.
145 J Gunn (Royal Dornoch) 75 70.
147 K. Matheson (Royal Dornoch) 71 76.
148 R A L Cameron (Inverness) 76 72.
149 D Hexley (Inverness) 77 72, D McIntosh (Nairn) 76 73, S Dingwall (Muir of Ord) 75 74, J S D Campbell (Grantown on Spey) 75 74.
150 D Thorburn (Thurso) 77 73, M Ferries (Tain) 75 75.
Youths Championship (Murray Watt Trophy)
149 D Hexley (Inverness) 77 72.
152 J Forbes (Inverness) 72 80.
154 K Godsman (Hopeman) 76 78.
155 M Murray (Brora) 78 77, M Isacs (Nairn Dunbar) 74 81.
HANDICAP
G Paterson (Moray) (1) 142, R A L Cameron (Inverness) (2) 144, D Hexley (Inverness) (2) 145.
CARLY STRUGGLES OVER LAST NINE TO
FINISH SIXTH IN SKANDIA GIRLS' OPEN
Comrie kid Carly Booth, 15 next month, finished best of the Scots who made it to the final day of the Skandia Junior Opens in Sweden on Sunday – but she would have been very disappointed with her joint sixth finish in the girls’ 54-hole event at Bastad Golf Club north of Malmo.
Carly started the final round in joint third position after two creditable rounds of 74.
The +2 handicap youngster then slumped to a closing nine-over-par 80, including an inward half of 42 in which she had threee double bogeys, for a total of 228.
The consolation for Miss Booth is that the event was a qualifier for the European Junior Solheim Cup team to play the United States over the same course from September 10 to 12 and even sixth place will earn her some points.
Sweden’s Caroline Hedwall outclassed the field to win the girls’ title by NINE strokes with scores of 74, 67 and 71 for one-under-par 212.
Nathalie Manson from near Stockholm was runner-up with 70, 76 and 75 for 221.
Guila Moninaro, the Italian girl, who was a member of the European Junior Ryder Cup team at Celtic Manor alongwith Carly Booth last autumn, finished on the same 15-over-par mark as the Scot. Guila scored 70, 81 and 77.
In the boys’ 54-hole competition at Falkenberg Golf Club, near Gothenburg, Paul Shields from Kirkhill Golf Club, Cambuslang finished joint 12th on four-over-par 220. He had rounds of 70, 76 and 74. Paul; had three birdies in his final round but also five bogeys.
Andrew Campbell (Dumbarton), the only other Scots boy to survive the 36-hole cut, had rounds of 82, 75 and 81 for joint 65th position on 238. Andrew had a triple bogey 78 at the third and a double bogey 67 at the 13th in his closing round.
Boys’ champion was Norway’s Anders Kristiansen with scores of 72, 70 and 69 for an impressive five-under-par total of 211. He won by a shot from Sweden’s Daniel Jennevret with 73, 70 and 69.
The top English boy was Andrew Johnston (North Middlesex) in joint fifth place on level par 216 with scores of 70, 72 and 74, despite a double bogey 7 at the first and a bogey 5 at the second. Andrew birdied the 17th and 18th in his final round.
SCOREBOARD
Boys: Falkenberg GC, Par 216 (3 x 72)
Leading final totals
211 Anders Kristiansen (Norway) 72 70 69.
212 Daniel Jennevret (Sweden) 73 70 69.
214 Daniel Lokke (Denmark) 73 73 68.
Other totals:
216 Andrew Johnston (North Middleseec 70 72 74 (jt 5th).
218 Henry Smart (Walton Heath) 80 72 66 (jt 9th).
220 Paul Shields (Kirkhill) 70 76 74 (jt 12th).
223 Billy Britton (Pedham Place) 73 75 75 (jt 20th).
238 Andrew Campbell (Dumbarton) 82 75 81 (jt 65th).
Missed cut
160 Paul Ferrier (Baberton) 79 81.
162 William Bremner (Edzell) 83 79.
Girls: Bastad GC, Par 213 (3 x 71)
Leading final totals
212 Caroline Hedwall (Sweden) 74 67 71.
221 Nathalie Manson (Sweden) 70 76 75.
225 Charlotte Lorentzen (Sweden) 70 72 77.
Other totals:
228 Carly Booth (Comrie) 74 74 80, G Molinaro (Italy) 70 81 77.
ends
FINISH SIXTH IN SKANDIA GIRLS' OPEN
Comrie kid Carly Booth, 15 next month, finished best of the Scots who made it to the final day of the Skandia Junior Opens in Sweden on Sunday – but she would have been very disappointed with her joint sixth finish in the girls’ 54-hole event at Bastad Golf Club north of Malmo.
Carly started the final round in joint third position after two creditable rounds of 74.
The +2 handicap youngster then slumped to a closing nine-over-par 80, including an inward half of 42 in which she had threee double bogeys, for a total of 228.
The consolation for Miss Booth is that the event was a qualifier for the European Junior Solheim Cup team to play the United States over the same course from September 10 to 12 and even sixth place will earn her some points.
Sweden’s Caroline Hedwall outclassed the field to win the girls’ title by NINE strokes with scores of 74, 67 and 71 for one-under-par 212.
Nathalie Manson from near Stockholm was runner-up with 70, 76 and 75 for 221.
Guila Moninaro, the Italian girl, who was a member of the European Junior Ryder Cup team at Celtic Manor alongwith Carly Booth last autumn, finished on the same 15-over-par mark as the Scot. Guila scored 70, 81 and 77.
In the boys’ 54-hole competition at Falkenberg Golf Club, near Gothenburg, Paul Shields from Kirkhill Golf Club, Cambuslang finished joint 12th on four-over-par 220. He had rounds of 70, 76 and 74. Paul; had three birdies in his final round but also five bogeys.
Andrew Campbell (Dumbarton), the only other Scots boy to survive the 36-hole cut, had rounds of 82, 75 and 81 for joint 65th position on 238. Andrew had a triple bogey 78 at the third and a double bogey 67 at the 13th in his closing round.
Boys’ champion was Norway’s Anders Kristiansen with scores of 72, 70 and 69 for an impressive five-under-par total of 211. He won by a shot from Sweden’s Daniel Jennevret with 73, 70 and 69.
The top English boy was Andrew Johnston (North Middlesex) in joint fifth place on level par 216 with scores of 70, 72 and 74, despite a double bogey 7 at the first and a bogey 5 at the second. Andrew birdied the 17th and 18th in his final round.
SCOREBOARD
Boys: Falkenberg GC, Par 216 (3 x 72)
Leading final totals
211 Anders Kristiansen (Norway) 72 70 69.
212 Daniel Jennevret (Sweden) 73 70 69.
214 Daniel Lokke (Denmark) 73 73 68.
Other totals:
216 Andrew Johnston (North Middleseec 70 72 74 (jt 5th).
218 Henry Smart (Walton Heath) 80 72 66 (jt 9th).
220 Paul Shields (Kirkhill) 70 76 74 (jt 12th).
223 Billy Britton (Pedham Place) 73 75 75 (jt 20th).
238 Andrew Campbell (Dumbarton) 82 75 81 (jt 65th).
Missed cut
160 Paul Ferrier (Baberton) 79 81.
162 William Bremner (Edzell) 83 79.
Girls: Bastad GC, Par 213 (3 x 71)
Leading final totals
212 Caroline Hedwall (Sweden) 74 67 71.
221 Nathalie Manson (Sweden) 70 76 75.
225 Charlotte Lorentzen (Sweden) 70 72 77.
Other totals:
228 Carly Booth (Comrie) 74 74 80, G Molinaro (Italy) 70 81 77.
ends
ABERDEEN & DISTRICT JUNIOR PENNANT
LEAGUE RESULTS AND TABLES
Latest results in the Aberdeen & District Junior Pennant League, sponsored by Paul Lawrie Junior Golf Development:
Newmachar 6, Alford 0.
Hazlehead 6, Peterculter 0.
Murcar Links 4, Royal Aberdeen 2.
Northern 1 1/2, Cruden Bay 4 1/2.
Stonehaven 2, McDonald Ellon 4.
Kintore 6, Caledonian 0.
Westhill 6, Nigg Bay 0.
Newburgh 4, Inverurie 2.
Cruden Bay 1/2, Peterhead 5 1/2 (brought forward from June 3).
Newburgh 2 1/2, Westhill 3 1/2 (brought forward from June 17).
HOW THEY STAND
SECTION A
Hazlehead.......3-3-0-0-16-2-6pt
Inchmarlo ......2-2-0-0-9.5-2.4-4pt
Peterculter ....4-2-2-0-13-11-4pt
Oldmeldrum..2-1-1-0-7.5-4.5-2pt
Newmachar ...4-1-3-0-8-16-2pt
Alford .............4-0-4-0-0-24-0pt
SECTION B
Peterhead .....4-4-0-0-19.5-4.5-8pt
Murcar Links 4-3-1-0-16.5-7.5-6pt
Ryl Aberdeen 4-2-2-0-15.5-8.5-4pt
Cruden Bay ...5-1-3-1-9-21-3pt
Auchmill ........2-0-1-1-3-9-1pt
Northern ...... 3-0-3-0-2.5-15.5-0pt
SECTION C
Portlethen ...3-3-0-0-13.5-4.5-6pt
McD Ellon ... 4-3-1-0-16-8-6pt.
Deeside ....... 3-2-1-0-12.5-5.5-4pt
Stonehaven. 4-2-2-0-11.5-12.5-4pt.
Kintore ....... 4-1-3-0-11-13-2pt
Caledonian . 4-0-4-0-1.5-22.5-0pt
SECTION D
Westhill....... 4-3-0-1-18-6-7pt
Newburgh .. 3-2-0-0-10-8-4pt
Aboyne ...... 3-1-1-1-8-10-3pt
Inverurie ... 3-1-2-0-8.5-9.5-2pt
Banchory ... 1-0-1-0-2.5-3.5-0pt
Nigg Bay .... 2-0-2-0-1-11-0pt.
Semi-finals between four section winners on Sunday, July 15 (12.00).
Final at McDonald Ellon on Sunday, July 29 (12.00).
LEAGUE RESULTS AND TABLES
Latest results in the Aberdeen & District Junior Pennant League, sponsored by Paul Lawrie Junior Golf Development:
Newmachar 6, Alford 0.
Hazlehead 6, Peterculter 0.
Murcar Links 4, Royal Aberdeen 2.
Northern 1 1/2, Cruden Bay 4 1/2.
Stonehaven 2, McDonald Ellon 4.
Kintore 6, Caledonian 0.
Westhill 6, Nigg Bay 0.
Newburgh 4, Inverurie 2.
Cruden Bay 1/2, Peterhead 5 1/2 (brought forward from June 3).
Newburgh 2 1/2, Westhill 3 1/2 (brought forward from June 17).
HOW THEY STAND
SECTION A
Hazlehead.......3-3-0-0-16-2-6pt
Inchmarlo ......2-2-0-0-9.5-2.4-4pt
Peterculter ....4-2-2-0-13-11-4pt
Oldmeldrum..2-1-1-0-7.5-4.5-2pt
Newmachar ...4-1-3-0-8-16-2pt
Alford .............4-0-4-0-0-24-0pt
SECTION B
Peterhead .....4-4-0-0-19.5-4.5-8pt
Murcar Links 4-3-1-0-16.5-7.5-6pt
Ryl Aberdeen 4-2-2-0-15.5-8.5-4pt
Cruden Bay ...5-1-3-1-9-21-3pt
Auchmill ........2-0-1-1-3-9-1pt
Northern ...... 3-0-3-0-2.5-15.5-0pt
SECTION C
Portlethen ...3-3-0-0-13.5-4.5-6pt
McD Ellon ... 4-3-1-0-16-8-6pt.
Deeside ....... 3-2-1-0-12.5-5.5-4pt
Stonehaven. 4-2-2-0-11.5-12.5-4pt.
Kintore ....... 4-1-3-0-11-13-2pt
Caledonian . 4-0-4-0-1.5-22.5-0pt
SECTION D
Westhill....... 4-3-0-1-18-6-7pt
Newburgh .. 3-2-0-0-10-8-4pt
Aboyne ...... 3-1-1-1-8-10-3pt
Inverurie ... 3-1-2-0-8.5-9.5-2pt
Banchory ... 1-0-1-0-2.5-3.5-0pt
Nigg Bay .... 2-0-2-0-1-11-0pt.
Semi-finals between four section winners on Sunday, July 15 (12.00).
Final at McDonald Ellon on Sunday, July 29 (12.00).
ROMERO LEADS FROM TWO ZIMBABWEANS
WITH ONE ROUND TO GO IN US SENIORS
Two Zimbabweans - Dennis Watson and Nick Price - who used to play junior golf together "back home" - will be in the final threesome off the tee in the last round of the US PGA Seniors' championship over the Kiawah Island Ocean Course today.
The third player in the group will be the tournament leader, Eduardo Romero from Argentina.
Romero is on seven-under-par 209, two shots clear of Price and Watson.
England's Mark James is 10 shots off the pace in joint eighth place.
LEADERBOARD
Par 216 (3 x 72)
209 Eduardo Romero (Arg) 68 70 71.
211 Nick Price (Zim) 71 70 70, Dennis Watson (Zim) 71 71 69.
212 Joe Ozaki (Jap) 69 71 72.
Other scores:
217 Mark James (Eng) 74 71 72 (jt 8th).
224 Costantino Rocca (Ita) 74 74 76 (jt 54th).
WITH ONE ROUND TO GO IN US SENIORS
Two Zimbabweans - Dennis Watson and Nick Price - who used to play junior golf together "back home" - will be in the final threesome off the tee in the last round of the US PGA Seniors' championship over the Kiawah Island Ocean Course today.
The third player in the group will be the tournament leader, Eduardo Romero from Argentina.
Romero is on seven-under-par 209, two shots clear of Price and Watson.
England's Mark James is 10 shots off the pace in joint eighth place.
LEADERBOARD
Par 216 (3 x 72)
209 Eduardo Romero (Arg) 68 70 71.
211 Nick Price (Zim) 71 70 70, Dennis Watson (Zim) 71 71 69.
212 Joe Ozaki (Jap) 69 71 72.
Other scores:
217 Mark James (Eng) 74 71 72 (jt 8th).
224 Costantino Rocca (Ita) 74 74 76 (jt 54th).
DOAK EQUALS PORTPATRICK COURSE RECORD
Chris Doak equalled the professional course record of seven-under-par 63 in winning the £7,500 Portpatrick Golf Club charity pro-am on Saturday.
Dean Robertson (Czech Design) was runner-up with a 64 and there were two players in third place on 65 - Callum Nicoll (Prestwick) and Robert Arnott (Bishopbriggs Golf Range).
Chris Doak equalled the professional course record of seven-under-par 63 in winning the £7,500 Portpatrick Golf Club charity pro-am on Saturday.
Dean Robertson (Czech Design) was runner-up with a 64 and there were two players in third place on 65 - Callum Nicoll (Prestwick) and Robert Arnott (Bishopbriggs Golf Range).
SIMON YATES FINISHES JOINT EIGHTH IN
SK TELECOM OPEN IN SOUTH KOREA
Scots exile Simon Yates earned $14,424 for a joint eighth place finish in the SK Telecom Open at the BA Vista Country Club, Seoul in South Korea today.
Local hero Bae Sang-moon was on top of the world as he rolled to an emphatic six-stroke triumph, leadng from start to finish for his maiden success on the Asian Tour.
The Korean young gun fended off a late charge by Australian Aaron Baddeley and Kim Hyung-tae with a steady five-under-par 67 at the BA Vista Country Club.
Bae delivered a winning total of 17-under-par 271 and walked away with the top prize of US$129,171.
Baddeley, twice a winner on the US PGA Tour, enjoyed a bogey free 68 while Kim carded a 69 to claim joint second place. Australia’s Unho Park recorded his second top-five finish this season when he shot a 69 in tied fourth position together with Korean duo of Kang Kyung-nam and Choi Hyuk-jae who carded matching 70s. American David Oh shot a 71 for a 279 total also in joint fourth place.
Bae, who picked up the game at the age of nine, was thankful to have his mother Si Ok-hee on the bag this week as he fired six birdies against a lone bogey on the final day.
“I am extremely happy. I dedicate this win to my mother as she has been instrumental in my success today,” said the winner.
“This is the last time my mother will caddie for me as she is getting tired. My mom is 51-years-old. I am thankful to have her on the bag today as she helped calm my nerves,” admitted Bae.
“I was nervous when I got up this morning, thinking about the final round. But my mother told me to picture how I felt during the first round and that put me in the right frame of mind,” said Bae.
Playing in his third SK Telecom Open, Bae was delighted to reach his goal of earning full playing rights on the Asian Tour as his win comes with a two-year exemption.
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4 x 72). Players from Korea unless stated.
271 Bae Sang-moon 64-69-71-67.
277 Aaron Baddeley (AUS) 71-67-71-68, Kim Hyung-tae 65-71-72-69
279 Choi Hyuk-jae 71-65-73-70, Unho Park (Aus) 67-70-73-69, Kang Kyung-nam 69-69-71-70, David Oh (US) 70-68-70-71
281 Jun Tae-hyun 65-76-73-67, Young Nam 69-69-73-70, Simon Yates (Sco) 68-72-69-72
282 Park No-seok 70-70-74-68, Mark Brown (NZ) 72-70-71-69, Park Boo-won 73-67-71-71
283 S.K. Ho 71-68-74-70, Kang Wook-soon 74-68-71-70, Kane Webber (Aus) 68-74-71-70, Bryan Saltus (US) 70-69-73-71, Kim Kyung-tae 69-72-70-72
284 Woo Chang-wan 73-70-73-68, Jung Ji-ho 67-71-74-72
285 Corey Harris (US) 73-71-71-70, Choi Sang-ho 67-73-75-70, Kwanchai Tannin (Tha) 72-71-72-70, Mo Joong-kyung 73-70-71-71, Kim Hye-dong 73-70-71-71, Kong Yong-joon 70-69-74-72, Han Min-kyu 72-68-72-73, Kang Sung-hoon 66-68-77-74, Park Jun-won 70-70-72-73.
Other Scots' final totals:
286 Ross Bain 73 70 72 71 (jt 30th) ($4,682).
287 Simon Dunn 69 70 73 75 (jt 36th) ($4,090).
SK TELECOM OPEN IN SOUTH KOREA
Scots exile Simon Yates earned $14,424 for a joint eighth place finish in the SK Telecom Open at the BA Vista Country Club, Seoul in South Korea today.
Local hero Bae Sang-moon was on top of the world as he rolled to an emphatic six-stroke triumph, leadng from start to finish for his maiden success on the Asian Tour.
The Korean young gun fended off a late charge by Australian Aaron Baddeley and Kim Hyung-tae with a steady five-under-par 67 at the BA Vista Country Club.
Bae delivered a winning total of 17-under-par 271 and walked away with the top prize of US$129,171.
Baddeley, twice a winner on the US PGA Tour, enjoyed a bogey free 68 while Kim carded a 69 to claim joint second place. Australia’s Unho Park recorded his second top-five finish this season when he shot a 69 in tied fourth position together with Korean duo of Kang Kyung-nam and Choi Hyuk-jae who carded matching 70s. American David Oh shot a 71 for a 279 total also in joint fourth place.
Bae, who picked up the game at the age of nine, was thankful to have his mother Si Ok-hee on the bag this week as he fired six birdies against a lone bogey on the final day.
“I am extremely happy. I dedicate this win to my mother as she has been instrumental in my success today,” said the winner.
“This is the last time my mother will caddie for me as she is getting tired. My mom is 51-years-old. I am thankful to have her on the bag today as she helped calm my nerves,” admitted Bae.
“I was nervous when I got up this morning, thinking about the final round. But my mother told me to picture how I felt during the first round and that put me in the right frame of mind,” said Bae.
Playing in his third SK Telecom Open, Bae was delighted to reach his goal of earning full playing rights on the Asian Tour as his win comes with a two-year exemption.
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4 x 72). Players from Korea unless stated.
271 Bae Sang-moon 64-69-71-67.
277 Aaron Baddeley (AUS) 71-67-71-68, Kim Hyung-tae 65-71-72-69
279 Choi Hyuk-jae 71-65-73-70, Unho Park (Aus) 67-70-73-69, Kang Kyung-nam 69-69-71-70, David Oh (US) 70-68-70-71
281 Jun Tae-hyun 65-76-73-67, Young Nam 69-69-73-70, Simon Yates (Sco) 68-72-69-72
282 Park No-seok 70-70-74-68, Mark Brown (NZ) 72-70-71-69, Park Boo-won 73-67-71-71
283 S.K. Ho 71-68-74-70, Kang Wook-soon 74-68-71-70, Kane Webber (Aus) 68-74-71-70, Bryan Saltus (US) 70-69-73-71, Kim Kyung-tae 69-72-70-72
284 Woo Chang-wan 73-70-73-68, Jung Ji-ho 67-71-74-72
285 Corey Harris (US) 73-71-71-70, Choi Sang-ho 67-73-75-70, Kwanchai Tannin (Tha) 72-71-72-70, Mo Joong-kyung 73-70-71-71, Kim Hye-dong 73-70-71-71, Kong Yong-joon 70-69-74-72, Han Min-kyu 72-68-72-73, Kang Sung-hoon 66-68-77-74, Park Jun-won 70-70-72-73.
Other Scots' final totals:
286 Ross Bain 73 70 72 71 (jt 30th) ($4,682).
287 Simon Dunn 69 70 73 75 (jt 36th) ($4,090).
JANICE EIGHT BEHIND LEADERS GOING INTO
FINAL ROUND OF CORNING CLASSIC
Janice Moodie goes into the final round of the LPGA Corning Classic at Corning, New York State in a tie for 17th place, eight strokes behind the three joint leaders.
Four of the top seven on the leaderboard are from Korea.
Janice has had scores of 69, 72 and 67 for eight-under-par 208.
The leading British player is Becky Morgan from Wales. She is sharing sixth place on 205 after scores of 69, 66 and 70.
Laura Davies is tied for 13th place on 207 with a hat-trick of 69s.
LEADERBOARD
Par 216 (3 x 72)
206 Paula Creamer (US) 66 68 66, Beth Bader 65 66 69, Young Kim (Kor) 68 64 68.
201 Mi Hyun Kim (Kor) 68 67 66.
204 In-Kyung Kim (Kor) 67 69 68.
205 Na-On Min (Kor) 70 67 68, Becky Morgan (Wal) 69 66 70.
Other scores:
207 Laura Davies (Eng) 69 6969 (jt 13th).
208 Janice Moodie (Sco) 69 72 67 (jt 17th).
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Labels: Pro Ladies
FINAL ROUND OF CORNING CLASSIC
Janice Moodie goes into the final round of the LPGA Corning Classic at Corning, New York State in a tie for 17th place, eight strokes behind the three joint leaders.
Four of the top seven on the leaderboard are from Korea.
Janice has had scores of 69, 72 and 67 for eight-under-par 208.
The leading British player is Becky Morgan from Wales. She is sharing sixth place on 205 after scores of 69, 66 and 70.
Laura Davies is tied for 13th place on 207 with a hat-trick of 69s.
LEADERBOARD
Par 216 (3 x 72)
206 Paula Creamer (US) 66 68 66, Beth Bader 65 66 69, Young Kim (Kor) 68 64 68.
201 Mi Hyun Kim (Kor) 68 67 66.
204 In-Kyung Kim (Kor) 67 69 68.
205 Na-On Min (Kor) 70 67 68, Becky Morgan (Wal) 69 66 70.
Other scores:
207 Laura Davies (Eng) 69 6969 (jt 13th).
208 Janice Moodie (Sco) 69 72 67 (jt 17th).
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Labels: Pro Ladies
WEATHER IS THE ONLY WINNER SO FAR
IN CROWNE PLAZA INVITATIONAL
The third round of the weather-hit Crowne Plaza Invational at Colonial has still to be complete on Sunday morning. Each of the three days so far has seen a weather-forced stoppage. Another one on Sunday will cause the organisers major headaches.
There was a six-way logjam for the pole position before even more rain and loss of light ended the day's play early at the Colonial Country Club, Fort Worth in Texas on Saturday.
Scott Verplank shot five birdies in 13 holes late in the day to join fellow Americans Pat Perez, Kevin Na, Arron Oberholser, Ben Curtis and South African Rory Sabbatini in the lead.
They are all on nine under par, a shot ahead of five players including Jim Furyk and overnight leader Tim Clark.
Another group of five including Tom Lehman are a further shot adrift.
Verplank began his round with a birdie on the first and never looked back.
The veteran also picked up shots at the fourth, seventh, 10th and 11th to post a total score of 136 with five holes of his penultimate round to play.
Torrential rain had plagued the first two days at Colonial Country Club, suspending play on both days, and the pattern continued on Saturday.
Twenty-eight golfers had to complete their second rounds in the morning before the third round could start.
And after yet another day of periodic rainfall, the entire remaining field of 70 golfers will have to finish their third rounds this morning.
IN CROWNE PLAZA INVITATIONAL
The third round of the weather-hit Crowne Plaza Invational at Colonial has still to be complete on Sunday morning. Each of the three days so far has seen a weather-forced stoppage. Another one on Sunday will cause the organisers major headaches.
There was a six-way logjam for the pole position before even more rain and loss of light ended the day's play early at the Colonial Country Club, Fort Worth in Texas on Saturday.
Scott Verplank shot five birdies in 13 holes late in the day to join fellow Americans Pat Perez, Kevin Na, Arron Oberholser, Ben Curtis and South African Rory Sabbatini in the lead.
They are all on nine under par, a shot ahead of five players including Jim Furyk and overnight leader Tim Clark.
Another group of five including Tom Lehman are a further shot adrift.
Verplank began his round with a birdie on the first and never looked back.
The veteran also picked up shots at the fourth, seventh, 10th and 11th to post a total score of 136 with five holes of his penultimate round to play.
Torrential rain had plagued the first two days at Colonial Country Club, suspending play on both days, and the pattern continued on Saturday.
Twenty-eight golfers had to complete their second rounds in the morning before the third round could start.
And after yet another day of periodic rainfall, the entire remaining field of 70 golfers will have to finish their third rounds this morning.