Scott Jamieson finishes fourth in Morocco
Englishman Daniel Brooks, 22, starting the final round with a 10 stroke lead, won the Samanah Masters tournamend in Morocco by 11 shots in the end with a 19-under-par total.
Londoner Brooks signed off with a 70.
Frenchman Julien Foret finished second and Sweden's Jens Dantorp third.
Glasgow's Scott Jamieson finished joint fourth on six-under-par 210 and earned 2,766 Euros.
Brooks would have won the 10,000 Euros first prize even more easily but for a triple bogey 6 at the last par 3 hole on the course.
Brooks is looking forward to returning to Morocco to play in a European Tour event, the Hassan II Golf Trophy next spring.
The tournament was tagged the "Grand Final of the Satellite Tours." EuroPro Tour competitors were the most successful with four players in the top 10, including winner Brooks. The Alps Tour had five players in the leading 10 and the Nordic League three.
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 216 (3x72)
197 Daniel Brooks (Eng) 64 63 70 (10,000 Euros)
208 Julien Foret (Fra) 69 71 68 (7,000 Euros).
209 Jens Dantorp (Swe) 70 68 71 (4,500 Euros).
210 Scott Jamieson (Sco) 70 69 71, Edouard Dubois (Fra) 70 67 73, James Ruebotham (Eng) 69 68 73 (2,766 Euros each).
211 Steve Lewton (Eng) 72 72 67, Nicky Harris (Eng) 71 70 70, Lee Corfield (Eng) 69 70 72 (2,083 Euros each).
212 Niklas Bruzeliur (Nor) 70 75 67, Maqtteo Delpodio (Ita) 75 68 69, Alan Bihan (Fra) 72 70 70, Christian Aronsen (Nor) 69 70 73 (1,455 Euros each).
213 George Woolgar (Eng) 72 69 72 (1,140 Euros).
214 Marcel Haremza (Ger0 76 68 70, Matt Dearden (Wal) 73 71 70, Thomas Sundstrom (Fin) 75 67 72, Andrew Thorpe (Eng) 69 72 73, Matthew Baldwin (Eng) 71 69 74 (1,000 Euros each).
215 Younes El Hassani (Mor) 72 69 74, Jack Doherty (Sco) 70 70 75 (930 Euros each).
Selected scores:
216 Steve Surry (Eng) 77 71 68, Elliot Saltman (Sco) 73 68 75 (850 Euros each).
Saltman outclassed by Danish amateur but
wins top cash prize of 1,650 Euros in Spain
Lloyd Saltman finished nine shots behind a Danish amateur Lasse Sonne Nielsen but won the top cash prize of 1650 Euros in this week's 54-hole Hi5 Spanish Tour event at the newly-opened Condado de Alhama golf course in south-east Spain.
Nielsen spreadeagled the field with a brilliant first round of 11-under-par 61 and followed that up with 71 and 70 for a 14-under-par total of 202. His prize was a Thomas Sabo watch.
Saltman scored 71, 68 and 72 for 211 finished three shots ahead of two players in joint third place, Englishman Ben Welch and Dutchman Tim Sluiter.
Zack Saltman, the youngest of the three Lothians golfing brothers, was well down the field on 224 with scores of 70, 78 and 76. On 226 was Shaun McAllister with 74, 77 and 75 for 226.
A Scotland international from yesteryear, David James, reappeared out of the blue to win the seniors' section and a first prize of 1,000 Euros and a Thomas Sabo watch by seven shots with a total of 207. James, like Nielsen, started with a brilliant first round - in his case a 63 - and a couple of par 72s after that were good enough to consolidate his victory from Englishman Kevin Dickens.
In the ladies division Sweden´s Elin Emanualsson eased her way to a 10 shot victory with another solid performance on the Nicklaus signature course ahead of Josefin Leijon also of Sweden. The ladies were using the Hi5 Pro Tour to prepare for the upcoming European Ladies Qualifying School at La Manga next week and also the week after.
HOW THEY FINISHED
LADIES (5 players)
Par 216 (3x72)
221 Elin Emanuelsson (Sweden) 69 76 76 (500 Euros + Thomas Sabo watch).
231 Josefin Leijon (Sweden) 78 78 75 (250 Euros).
237 Eva Bjarvall (Sweden) 80 79 78.
239 Tilly Magill (England) (amateur) 78 80 81.
242 Maria Ringdahl (Sweden) 81 83 78.
SENIORS
Par 216 (3x72)
207 David James (Scotland) 63 72 72 (1000 Euros + Thomas Sabo watch).
214 Kevin Dickens (England) 78 76 70 (750 Euros).
218 Stephen Shields (England) 71 74 72 (600 Euros).
219 Mus Deboub (Algeria) 73 73 73 (400 Euros)
229 John Green (England) 74 80 75, Paddy O'Boyle (Ireland) 75 77 77 (125 Euros each).
234 Willie Hickson (US) 82 76 786.
235 Dr Volker Bernhardt (Germany) 82 77 76.
237 Gilbert Durand (Switzerland) (amateur) 76 82 78.
238 Daniel Imhof (Switzerland) 80 76 82.
240 Peter Hickey (Ireland) 81 79 80.
243 Jean Christopher Godeau (France) 79 82 82.
247 Peter Schmidtner (Switzerland) 82 81 81, Fredric Hoffman (France) 81 84 82.
251 Rolf Grefe (Germany) (amateur) 88 76 87.
252 Roy Van Der Loopo (Netherlands) 86 83 83.
258 Mike Best (England) 83 87 88.
266 Capaul Marcel (Switzerland) 91 87 88.
MEN
Par 216 (3x72)
202 Lasse Sonne-Nielsen (Denmark) (amateur) 61 71 70 (Thomas Sabo watch).
211 Lloyd Saltman (Scotland) 71 68 72 (1,650 Euros).
214 Ben Welsh (England) 71 72 71, Tim Sluiter (Netherlands) 74 68 72 (857.50 Euros each).
215 Stephen Grant (Ireland) 68 73 74 (525 Euros).
217 Fredrik Widmark (Sweden) 72 71 74 (375 Euros).
219 Robert Svenson (Sweden) 77 71 71 (310 Euros).
221 Jason Levermore (England) 71 72 78 (300 Euros).
222 Thomas De Kesel (Germany) 69 76 77 (275 Euros).
223 Steven Kattenhorn (England) 69 79 75 (250 Euros).
224 Harrison Proos (England) 75 76 73, Gary King (England) 74 77 73, Zack Saltman (Scotland) 70 78 76.
226 Shaun McAllister (Scotland) 74 77 75, Adam Scallon (England) 78 71 77, Ben Mason (England) 70 77 79.
229 James Housby (England) 70 80 79.
231 Lewis Atkinson (England) 76 78 77, Ruaidri McGee (Ireland) 76 77 78.
232 Richard Carter (England) (amateur) 73 82 77.
236 Cahit Kaya (Turkey) 72 84 80.
243 Stephen Redford (Spain) 78 82 83.
244 Scott Clarkson (England) (amateur) 83 83 78.
247 Liam Murray (England) 77 85 85.
249 Denis Strnad (Austria) 83 84 82.
Withdrawn: Bradley Kerr (Scotland) 83 83 -.
wins top cash prize of 1,650 Euros in Spain
Lloyd Saltman finished nine shots behind a Danish amateur Lasse Sonne Nielsen but won the top cash prize of 1650 Euros in this week's 54-hole Hi5 Spanish Tour event at the newly-opened Condado de Alhama golf course in south-east Spain.
Nielsen spreadeagled the field with a brilliant first round of 11-under-par 61 and followed that up with 71 and 70 for a 14-under-par total of 202. His prize was a Thomas Sabo watch.
Saltman scored 71, 68 and 72 for 211 finished three shots ahead of two players in joint third place, Englishman Ben Welch and Dutchman Tim Sluiter.
Zack Saltman, the youngest of the three Lothians golfing brothers, was well down the field on 224 with scores of 70, 78 and 76. On 226 was Shaun McAllister with 74, 77 and 75 for 226.
A Scotland international from yesteryear, David James, reappeared out of the blue to win the seniors' section and a first prize of 1,000 Euros and a Thomas Sabo watch by seven shots with a total of 207. James, like Nielsen, started with a brilliant first round - in his case a 63 - and a couple of par 72s after that were good enough to consolidate his victory from Englishman Kevin Dickens.
In the ladies division Sweden´s Elin Emanualsson eased her way to a 10 shot victory with another solid performance on the Nicklaus signature course ahead of Josefin Leijon also of Sweden. The ladies were using the Hi5 Pro Tour to prepare for the upcoming European Ladies Qualifying School at La Manga next week and also the week after.
HOW THEY FINISHED
LADIES (5 players)
Par 216 (3x72)
221 Elin Emanuelsson (Sweden) 69 76 76 (500 Euros + Thomas Sabo watch).
231 Josefin Leijon (Sweden) 78 78 75 (250 Euros).
237 Eva Bjarvall (Sweden) 80 79 78.
239 Tilly Magill (England) (amateur) 78 80 81.
242 Maria Ringdahl (Sweden) 81 83 78.
SENIORS
Par 216 (3x72)
207 David James (Scotland) 63 72 72 (1000 Euros + Thomas Sabo watch).
214 Kevin Dickens (England) 78 76 70 (750 Euros).
218 Stephen Shields (England) 71 74 72 (600 Euros).
219 Mus Deboub (Algeria) 73 73 73 (400 Euros)
229 John Green (England) 74 80 75, Paddy O'Boyle (Ireland) 75 77 77 (125 Euros each).
234 Willie Hickson (US) 82 76 786.
235 Dr Volker Bernhardt (Germany) 82 77 76.
237 Gilbert Durand (Switzerland) (amateur) 76 82 78.
238 Daniel Imhof (Switzerland) 80 76 82.
240 Peter Hickey (Ireland) 81 79 80.
243 Jean Christopher Godeau (France) 79 82 82.
247 Peter Schmidtner (Switzerland) 82 81 81, Fredric Hoffman (France) 81 84 82.
251 Rolf Grefe (Germany) (amateur) 88 76 87.
252 Roy Van Der Loopo (Netherlands) 86 83 83.
258 Mike Best (England) 83 87 88.
266 Capaul Marcel (Switzerland) 91 87 88.
MEN
Par 216 (3x72)
202 Lasse Sonne-Nielsen (Denmark) (amateur) 61 71 70 (Thomas Sabo watch).
211 Lloyd Saltman (Scotland) 71 68 72 (1,650 Euros).
214 Ben Welsh (England) 71 72 71, Tim Sluiter (Netherlands) 74 68 72 (857.50 Euros each).
215 Stephen Grant (Ireland) 68 73 74 (525 Euros).
217 Fredrik Widmark (Sweden) 72 71 74 (375 Euros).
219 Robert Svenson (Sweden) 77 71 71 (310 Euros).
221 Jason Levermore (England) 71 72 78 (300 Euros).
222 Thomas De Kesel (Germany) 69 76 77 (275 Euros).
223 Steven Kattenhorn (England) 69 79 75 (250 Euros).
224 Harrison Proos (England) 75 76 73, Gary King (England) 74 77 73, Zack Saltman (Scotland) 70 78 76.
226 Shaun McAllister (Scotland) 74 77 75, Adam Scallon (England) 78 71 77, Ben Mason (England) 70 77 79.
229 James Housby (England) 70 80 79.
231 Lewis Atkinson (England) 76 78 77, Ruaidri McGee (Ireland) 76 77 78.
232 Richard Carter (England) (amateur) 73 82 77.
236 Cahit Kaya (Turkey) 72 84 80.
243 Stephen Redford (Spain) 78 82 83.
244 Scott Clarkson (England) (amateur) 83 83 78.
247 Liam Murray (England) 77 85 85.
249 Denis Strnad (Austria) 83 84 82.
Withdrawn: Bradley Kerr (Scotland) 83 83 -.
Disability Open championship at Scotscraig in September
NEWS RELEASE
The Scottish Disability Golf Partnership, which has just been awarded its full registered Scottish charity status, has announced that it will host a second Pan-Disability Open Golf Championship next year.
The SDGP, which was the first group in the United Kingdom to organise a Pan-Disability Open GolfChampionship, has announced that in 2010 it will once again be hosted in Scotland.
It will be played over three days at the prestigious Scotscraig Golf Club, Tayport in Fife, an Open qualifying standard golf course and the 13th oldest golf club in the world.
The event will be played in early September and will consist of a practice round and two days of golf for the championship players.
Jim Gales, chairman of the SDGP, said: "We are delighted to be able to host our Open at such a high profile golf course and look forward to welcoming golfers from around the world. In 2008 we had over 30 golfers from more than seven countries and in 2010, with our profile being even higher, we are anticipating more entries, which will be great for the event and promotion of disabled golf inScotland."
In addition to the three-day Open in September, the group will host an inaugural Scottish championship, along with two to three training days and over 20 single-day competitions.
Further information about the SDGP can be found at www.sdgp.co.uk
NEWS RELEASE
The Scottish Disability Golf Partnership, which has just been awarded its full registered Scottish charity status, has announced that it will host a second Pan-Disability Open Golf Championship next year.
The SDGP, which was the first group in the United Kingdom to organise a Pan-Disability Open GolfChampionship, has announced that in 2010 it will once again be hosted in Scotland.
It will be played over three days at the prestigious Scotscraig Golf Club, Tayport in Fife, an Open qualifying standard golf course and the 13th oldest golf club in the world.
The event will be played in early September and will consist of a practice round and two days of golf for the championship players.
Jim Gales, chairman of the SDGP, said: "We are delighted to be able to host our Open at such a high profile golf course and look forward to welcoming golfers from around the world. In 2008 we had over 30 golfers from more than seven countries and in 2010, with our profile being even higher, we are anticipating more entries, which will be great for the event and promotion of disabled golf inScotland."
In addition to the three-day Open in September, the group will host an inaugural Scottish championship, along with two to three training days and over 20 single-day competitions.
Further information about the SDGP can be found at www.sdgp.co.uk
Van Den Berg (64) leads Alfred Dunhill Championship
FROM THE EUROPEAN TOUR WEBSITE
South African Ulrich Van den Berg banished the memories of a last-round meltdown four years ago to take the lead with an eight-under-par 64 on the opening day of the new European Tour season.
The 34-year-old, ranked 657th in the world, led the Alfred Dunhill Championship at Leopard Creek by four with 12 holes to play in 2005, but then crashed to an inward 44.
He has missed the halfway cut in the event every year since, but a flawless eight under par 64 this time has put him one in front of Swede Pelle Edberg.
Ernie Els, the player who took advantage of Van den Berg's collapse but had his own nightmare on the course two years ago with a closing triple bogey 8 when two ahead, birdied the hole on his return and signed for a 68.
Van den Berg, who did not manage a single top 20 finish in 12 European Tour starts last season, came home in a five under 30.
"I’ve been struggling with my game for at least a year now, and haven’t been anywhere near my best," he said on the tournament website.
"I’ve felt my game has been coming around, but mentally I’ve just been all over the show.
"I felt very peaceful and relaxed out there. For me it always depends on my putting - if it's good then I feel I can relax."
SCOREBOARD
FIRST ROUND
Par 72
64 Ulrich Van Den Berg (Rsa)
65 Pelle Edberg (Swe)
66 Titch Moore (Rsa), Edoardo Molinari (Ita)
67 Damien McGrane, Charl Schwartzel (Rsa), Alan McLean, Sion Bebb, Darren Fichardt (Rsa), Tjaart Van der Walt (Rsa), Eirik Tage Johansen (Nor), Shane Lowry, Gregory Bourdy (Fra)
68 James Kingston (Rsa), Anders Hansen (Den), Garth Mulroy (Rsa), Shiv Kapur (Ind), Benn Barham, Gareth Maybin, Richard McEvoy, Dawie Van der Walt (Rsa), Ernie Els (Rsa), Ariel Canete (Arg), Pablo Martin (Spa)
69 Peter Whiteford, Jarmo Sandelin (Swe), Nic Henning (Rsa), Vaughan Bradford (Rsa), Oliver Bekker (Rsa), Robert Rock, Richard Finch, Louis De jager (Rsa), James Kamte (Rsa), Rafael Cabrera Bello (Spa)
70 Merrick Bremner (Rsa), Steve Basson (Rsa), Mikko Ilonen (Fin), Joost Luiten (Ned), Nicolas Colsaerts (Bel), Branden Grace (Rsa), Andrew Coltart, Doug McGuigan, Julien Guerrier (Fra), Gary Boyd, David Dixon, Dale Whitnell, Toto Thimba (Rsa)
71 Mikael Lundberg (Swe), John Parry, Thomas Aiken (Rsa), Andrew Tampion (Aus), Divan Van Den Heever (Rsa), Adilson Da Silva (Bra), Steven Jeppesen (Swe), Jamie Elson, Trevor Fisher Jnr (Rsa), David Hewan (Rsa), Vaughn Groenewald (Rsa), Jacques Blaauw (Rsa), Michael Lorenzo-Vera (Fra), Anton Haig (Rsa), Andrew Curlewis (Rsa), Rhys Davies, James Morrison, Dion Fourie (Rsa), Carl Suneson (Spa), Christiaan Basson (Rsa), Grant Muller (Rsa), Jbe Kruger (Rsa)
72 TC Charamba (Zim), Kenneth Ferrie, Andrew Georgiou (Rsa), Hendrik Buhrmann (Rsa), Thabang Simon (Rsa), Warren Abery (Rsa), Markus Brier (Aut), Jean-Baptiste Gonnet (Fra), Michiel Bothma (Rsa), Marco Ruiz (Par), Gary Murphy, Louis Moolman (Rsa), Mark F Haastrup (Den), Fabrizio Zanotti (Par), Ignacio Garrido (Spa), James Ruth, Richard Sterne (Rsa), Lindani Ndwandwe (Rsa)
73 Prinavin Nelson (Rsa), Richie Ramsay, Keenan Davidse (Rsa), Josh Cunliffe (Rsa), Andre Cruse (Rsa), George Coetzee (Rsa), Callum Macaulay, Peter Karmis (Rsa), Justin Walters (Rsa), Desmond Terblanche (Rsa), Michael Hoey
74 Richard Bland, Clinton Whitelaw (Rsa), Hennie Otto (Rsa), Peter Baker, Phillip Price, Jaco Van Zyl (Rsa), Julien Quesne (Fra), Gary Lockerbie, Ross Wellington (Rsa), Tyrone Van Aswegen (Rsa), Deane Pappas (Rsa), Charl Coetzee (Rsa)
75 Andrew Butterfield, Shaun Norris (Rsa), Robert Coles, Clodomiro Carranza (Arg), Carlos Rodiles (Spa), Omar Sandys (Rsa), Grant Veenstra (Rsa), Marc Cayeux (Zim), Lee Slattery, Alejandro Canizares (Spa), Keith Horne (Rsa), Neil Schietekat (Rsa)
76 Fredrik Ohlsson (Swe), Brandon Pieters (Rsa), Tyrone Mordt (Rsa), Chris Swanepoel (Rsa), Gary Clark, Jeff Inglis (Rsa), Stephan Gross (Ger), Michael Jonzon (Swe), Lorenzo Gagli (Ita), Sam Little, Barry Lane
77 Desvonde Botes (Rsa), Jean Hugo (Rsa), Jaco Ahlers (Rsa), Heinrich Bruiners (Rsa), Jake Roos (Rsa), Louis Oosthuizen (Rsa), Albert Pistorius (Rsa), David Drysdale, Ryan Tipping (Rsa), Oskar Henningsson (Swe), Francois Calmels (Fra), Mark Murless (Rsa)
78 Clifford Howes (Rsa), Brett Liddle (Rsa), Andrew McArthur, Tyrone Ferreira (Rsa), Fredrik Andersson Hed (Swe)
79 Gian Scarola (Rsa), Thomas Bjorn (Den)
80 Oliver Fisher
81 John Bickerton
82 Martin Erlandsson (Swe
FROM THE EUROPEAN TOUR WEBSITE
South African Ulrich Van den Berg banished the memories of a last-round meltdown four years ago to take the lead with an eight-under-par 64 on the opening day of the new European Tour season.
The 34-year-old, ranked 657th in the world, led the Alfred Dunhill Championship at Leopard Creek by four with 12 holes to play in 2005, but then crashed to an inward 44.
He has missed the halfway cut in the event every year since, but a flawless eight under par 64 this time has put him one in front of Swede Pelle Edberg.
Ernie Els, the player who took advantage of Van den Berg's collapse but had his own nightmare on the course two years ago with a closing triple bogey 8 when two ahead, birdied the hole on his return and signed for a 68.
Van den Berg, who did not manage a single top 20 finish in 12 European Tour starts last season, came home in a five under 30.
"I’ve been struggling with my game for at least a year now, and haven’t been anywhere near my best," he said on the tournament website.
"I’ve felt my game has been coming around, but mentally I’ve just been all over the show.
"I felt very peaceful and relaxed out there. For me it always depends on my putting - if it's good then I feel I can relax."
SCOREBOARD
FIRST ROUND
Par 72
64 Ulrich Van Den Berg (Rsa)
65 Pelle Edberg (Swe)
66 Titch Moore (Rsa), Edoardo Molinari (Ita)
67 Damien McGrane, Charl Schwartzel (Rsa), Alan McLean, Sion Bebb, Darren Fichardt (Rsa), Tjaart Van der Walt (Rsa), Eirik Tage Johansen (Nor), Shane Lowry, Gregory Bourdy (Fra)
68 James Kingston (Rsa), Anders Hansen (Den), Garth Mulroy (Rsa), Shiv Kapur (Ind), Benn Barham, Gareth Maybin, Richard McEvoy, Dawie Van der Walt (Rsa), Ernie Els (Rsa), Ariel Canete (Arg), Pablo Martin (Spa)
69 Peter Whiteford, Jarmo Sandelin (Swe), Nic Henning (Rsa), Vaughan Bradford (Rsa), Oliver Bekker (Rsa), Robert Rock, Richard Finch, Louis De jager (Rsa), James Kamte (Rsa), Rafael Cabrera Bello (Spa)
70 Merrick Bremner (Rsa), Steve Basson (Rsa), Mikko Ilonen (Fin), Joost Luiten (Ned), Nicolas Colsaerts (Bel), Branden Grace (Rsa), Andrew Coltart, Doug McGuigan, Julien Guerrier (Fra), Gary Boyd, David Dixon, Dale Whitnell, Toto Thimba (Rsa)
71 Mikael Lundberg (Swe), John Parry, Thomas Aiken (Rsa), Andrew Tampion (Aus), Divan Van Den Heever (Rsa), Adilson Da Silva (Bra), Steven Jeppesen (Swe), Jamie Elson, Trevor Fisher Jnr (Rsa), David Hewan (Rsa), Vaughn Groenewald (Rsa), Jacques Blaauw (Rsa), Michael Lorenzo-Vera (Fra), Anton Haig (Rsa), Andrew Curlewis (Rsa), Rhys Davies, James Morrison, Dion Fourie (Rsa), Carl Suneson (Spa), Christiaan Basson (Rsa), Grant Muller (Rsa), Jbe Kruger (Rsa)
72 TC Charamba (Zim), Kenneth Ferrie, Andrew Georgiou (Rsa), Hendrik Buhrmann (Rsa), Thabang Simon (Rsa), Warren Abery (Rsa), Markus Brier (Aut), Jean-Baptiste Gonnet (Fra), Michiel Bothma (Rsa), Marco Ruiz (Par), Gary Murphy, Louis Moolman (Rsa), Mark F Haastrup (Den), Fabrizio Zanotti (Par), Ignacio Garrido (Spa), James Ruth, Richard Sterne (Rsa), Lindani Ndwandwe (Rsa)
73 Prinavin Nelson (Rsa), Richie Ramsay, Keenan Davidse (Rsa), Josh Cunliffe (Rsa), Andre Cruse (Rsa), George Coetzee (Rsa), Callum Macaulay, Peter Karmis (Rsa), Justin Walters (Rsa), Desmond Terblanche (Rsa), Michael Hoey
74 Richard Bland, Clinton Whitelaw (Rsa), Hennie Otto (Rsa), Peter Baker, Phillip Price, Jaco Van Zyl (Rsa), Julien Quesne (Fra), Gary Lockerbie, Ross Wellington (Rsa), Tyrone Van Aswegen (Rsa), Deane Pappas (Rsa), Charl Coetzee (Rsa)
75 Andrew Butterfield, Shaun Norris (Rsa), Robert Coles, Clodomiro Carranza (Arg), Carlos Rodiles (Spa), Omar Sandys (Rsa), Grant Veenstra (Rsa), Marc Cayeux (Zim), Lee Slattery, Alejandro Canizares (Spa), Keith Horne (Rsa), Neil Schietekat (Rsa)
76 Fredrik Ohlsson (Swe), Brandon Pieters (Rsa), Tyrone Mordt (Rsa), Chris Swanepoel (Rsa), Gary Clark, Jeff Inglis (Rsa), Stephan Gross (Ger), Michael Jonzon (Swe), Lorenzo Gagli (Ita), Sam Little, Barry Lane
77 Desvonde Botes (Rsa), Jean Hugo (Rsa), Jaco Ahlers (Rsa), Heinrich Bruiners (Rsa), Jake Roos (Rsa), Louis Oosthuizen (Rsa), Albert Pistorius (Rsa), David Drysdale, Ryan Tipping (Rsa), Oskar Henningsson (Swe), Francois Calmels (Fra), Mark Murless (Rsa)
78 Clifford Howes (Rsa), Brett Liddle (Rsa), Andrew McArthur, Tyrone Ferreira (Rsa), Fredrik Andersson Hed (Swe)
79 Gian Scarola (Rsa), Thomas Bjorn (Den)
80 Oliver Fisher
81 John Bickerton
82 Martin Erlandsson (Swe
Give the man a big Han - South Korean (62) leads
Australian PGA Championship by four shots
FROM THE AOL GOLF NEWS SERVICE
South Korean Min-Kyu Han upstaged a host of home favourites with a nine-under-par 62 in the opening round of the Australian PGA Championship at Coolum today.
So dominant was Han's performance in the morning that Australian Ryan Haller was the best of the rest, four shots back on 66 while his countrymen Stuart Appleby, Matt Griffin, Scott Strange, Andrew Dodt and Henry Epstein share third place on 67.
Adam Scott threatened to shoot a low score but a mixed run home left him alongside fellow Australians Greg Chalmers, Stephen Dartnall and Bronson La'Cassie, Kiwi Tim Wilkinson and Shih-ching Chan of Chinese Taipei on three under.
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So dominant was Han's performance in the morning that Australian Ryan Haller was the best of the rest, four shots back on 66 while his countrymen Stuart Appleby, Matt Griffin, Scott Strange, Andrew Dodt and Henry Epstein share third place on 67.
Adam Scott threatened to shoot a low score but a mixed run home left him alongside fellow Australians Greg Chalmers, Stephen Dartnall and Bronson La'Cassie, Kiwi Tim Wilkinson and Shih-ching Chan of Chinese Taipei on three under.
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Paul Marantz, Aaron Townsend and Jason orris are at two under, while defending champion Geoff Ogilvy, 2006 winner Nick O'Hern, three-time champion Robert Allenby and Jarrod Lyle are among those tied for 17th on one under.
Aberdeen-born Michael Sim trails the leader by nine shots with a par 71.
FIRST ROUND SCORES
Par 71
62 Min-kyu Han (SKor)
66 Ryan Haller
67 Henry Epstein, Scott Strange, Andrew Dodt, Stuart Appleby, Matthew Griffin
68 Shin-Ching Chan (Tpe), Adam Scott, Stephen Dartnell, Greg Chalmers, Bronson LaCassie, Tim Wilkinson (Nzl)
69 Jason Norris, Aaron Townsend, Paul Marantz
70 Jae-hae Choe (USA), Geoff Ogilvy, Nick O'Hern, Chang-kyu Hong (USA), Josh Geary (Nzl), Brett Rumford, Steve Marino (USA), Jarrod Lyle, Marcus Both, Robert Allenby, Mathew Goggin, Min-chang Lee (Kor), Marc Leishman, Steven Conran, Heath Reed
71 David Smail (Nzl), Stephen Leaney, James Nitties, Michael Wright, Stuart Bouvier, John Daly (USA), Nathan Green, Jarrod Moseley, Matthew Millar, Craig Parry, Craig Spence, Ashley Hall, Michael Sim, Michael Campbell (Nzl), Kyle Stanley (USA), Terry Pilkadaris, Peter Senior, Adam Crawford, Gareth Paddison (Nzl), Rick Kulacz, Anthony Brown, Andre Stolz, Richard Green, Gavin Flint, Chao Li (Chn)
72 Chris Campbell, Ki joon Song, Chang wan Woo (Can), Rodger Davis, Cameron Percy, Brad Andrews, Leigh McKechnie, Shintaro Iizuka (Jpn), Peter Wilson, Marcus Fraser
73 Mahal Pearce (Nzl), Chris Gaunt, Jae-woong Eom (Kor), Ho-sung Choi (Kor), Andrew Tschudin, Michael Moore, Jamie Lovemark (USA), Michael Long (Nzl), Michael Curtain, C j Gatto (USA), Bryce Molder (USA), Seung Ho Lee (Kor), Qin Xu (Chn), Rodney Pampling, John Senden, Michael McGrath, Tim Wood, Tony Carolan, Paul Sheehan, Peter O'Malley
74 Kevin Chun (Nzl), Meng Zhang (Chn), Aron Price, Darren Beck, David Diaz, Ji-Man Kang (Kor), Brad Lamb, David McKenzie, Tristan Lambert, Scott Barr, Craig Scott, Ewan Porter, Jae Hoon Jung (Kor)
75 Won-Kyung Heo (Kor), Paul Gow, David Oh (USA), Steven Bowditch, Steve Jones (USA), Kyong-jun Moon (Kor), Adam Bland, Tae hee Lee (Kor), Alistair Presnell, Terry Price, Graeme Stockley
76 Scott Laycock, Michael Brennan, Rowan Beste, Anthony Summers, Steven Jeffress, Wayne Perske, Nick Flanagan, Stephen Allan, Scott Hend, Soon-sang Hong (Kor), Kenichi Sawada (Jpn), Lucas Bates (Can), Kurt Barnes, Brad Kennedy
77 Kevin Stadler (USA), Gui Ming Liao (Chn), Ed Stedman, Andrew Bonhomme
78 Sung-kug Park (Kor), Richard Moir, Jason King, Max Kellner (Ger), Tae-hyun Jun (Kor)
79 Andrew McKenzie, Ben Burge, Ryan Hammond, Josh Lane
80 Steven Han (Nzl)
81 Ye Tian (Chn)
82 Damon Welsford, Wade Ormsby
83 Darren Kapusi, Zhi Xie (Chn), David Gleeson, Jian Chen (Chn), In-woo Lee (Kor), Gregg McIntosh, Scott Hill
84 Jian Hou (Chn), Tony Mills
86 Kevin Chen (Chn), Kelvin Jones (Nzl), Zhi jun Ou (Chn)
87 Nathan Uebergang, Ning Bo (Chn), Kim Felton
Par 71
62 Min-kyu Han (SKor)
66 Ryan Haller
67 Henry Epstein, Scott Strange, Andrew Dodt, Stuart Appleby, Matthew Griffin
68 Shin-Ching Chan (Tpe), Adam Scott, Stephen Dartnell, Greg Chalmers, Bronson LaCassie, Tim Wilkinson (Nzl)
69 Jason Norris, Aaron Townsend, Paul Marantz
70 Jae-hae Choe (USA), Geoff Ogilvy, Nick O'Hern, Chang-kyu Hong (USA), Josh Geary (Nzl), Brett Rumford, Steve Marino (USA), Jarrod Lyle, Marcus Both, Robert Allenby, Mathew Goggin, Min-chang Lee (Kor), Marc Leishman, Steven Conran, Heath Reed
71 David Smail (Nzl), Stephen Leaney, James Nitties, Michael Wright, Stuart Bouvier, John Daly (USA), Nathan Green, Jarrod Moseley, Matthew Millar, Craig Parry, Craig Spence, Ashley Hall, Michael Sim, Michael Campbell (Nzl), Kyle Stanley (USA), Terry Pilkadaris, Peter Senior, Adam Crawford, Gareth Paddison (Nzl), Rick Kulacz, Anthony Brown, Andre Stolz, Richard Green, Gavin Flint, Chao Li (Chn)
72 Chris Campbell, Ki joon Song, Chang wan Woo (Can), Rodger Davis, Cameron Percy, Brad Andrews, Leigh McKechnie, Shintaro Iizuka (Jpn), Peter Wilson, Marcus Fraser
73 Mahal Pearce (Nzl), Chris Gaunt, Jae-woong Eom (Kor), Ho-sung Choi (Kor), Andrew Tschudin, Michael Moore, Jamie Lovemark (USA), Michael Long (Nzl), Michael Curtain, C j Gatto (USA), Bryce Molder (USA), Seung Ho Lee (Kor), Qin Xu (Chn), Rodney Pampling, John Senden, Michael McGrath, Tim Wood, Tony Carolan, Paul Sheehan, Peter O'Malley
74 Kevin Chun (Nzl), Meng Zhang (Chn), Aron Price, Darren Beck, David Diaz, Ji-Man Kang (Kor), Brad Lamb, David McKenzie, Tristan Lambert, Scott Barr, Craig Scott, Ewan Porter, Jae Hoon Jung (Kor)
75 Won-Kyung Heo (Kor), Paul Gow, David Oh (USA), Steven Bowditch, Steve Jones (USA), Kyong-jun Moon (Kor), Adam Bland, Tae hee Lee (Kor), Alistair Presnell, Terry Price, Graeme Stockley
76 Scott Laycock, Michael Brennan, Rowan Beste, Anthony Summers, Steven Jeffress, Wayne Perske, Nick Flanagan, Stephen Allan, Scott Hend, Soon-sang Hong (Kor), Kenichi Sawada (Jpn), Lucas Bates (Can), Kurt Barnes, Brad Kennedy
77 Kevin Stadler (USA), Gui Ming Liao (Chn), Ed Stedman, Andrew Bonhomme
78 Sung-kug Park (Kor), Richard Moir, Jason King, Max Kellner (Ger), Tae-hyun Jun (Kor)
79 Andrew McKenzie, Ben Burge, Ryan Hammond, Josh Lane
80 Steven Han (Nzl)
81 Ye Tian (Chn)
82 Damon Welsford, Wade Ormsby
83 Darren Kapusi, Zhi Xie (Chn), David Gleeson, Jian Chen (Chn), In-woo Lee (Kor), Gregg McIntosh, Scott Hill
84 Jian Hou (Chn), Tony Mills
86 Kevin Chen (Chn), Kelvin Jones (Nzl), Zhi jun Ou (Chn)
87 Nathan Uebergang, Ning Bo (Chn), Kim Felton
Free agent Andrew Shinie ready to listen to offers
By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Any North-east golf club/centre looking for a ready-made, highly experienced club manager/secretary will be interested to know that Andrew Shinie is a free agent, ready to listen to offers.
Andrew made a name for himself as an administrator at Inchmarlo Golf Centre, Banchory over the past six years.
"I'd be delighted to hear from any golf clubs who may feel they could use my experience," says Andrew.
At Inchmarlo (July 2003 to November 2009) Shinie took care of all club administration and event management. Among the large events he managed were the Scottish Ladies County finals, the Scottish schoolboys championship, the Paul Lawrie Foundation regional Jug qualifier, the Royal Deeside Golf Classic, Magners Scottish championship regional qualifiers, various Deeside League tournaments (Scott Trophy, Barclay Harvey Cup, Kincardine and Deeside Pennant) plus numerous charity fund-raisers - the Emmerdale Days, Meningitis Research Foundation and Tenovus days being the largest.
"In addition I managed around 50 to 60 corporate days per season. I would be happy to be considered for any administrative positions at any golf club within reasonable distance of Aberdeen," says Andrew who can be contacted at andrewshinie@yahoo.co.uk
+PGA professional Andrew Locke, one of the best golf coaches in the North-east and a member of the Inchmarlo Golf Centre staff for several years, has become head of golf operations.
Fairways Target Leagues Play-offs
By Neil D. Hampton
Golf & Marketing Director
Loch Ness Golf Course
Web: www.golflochness.com
The Playoffs didn’t quite match the nerve-tingling finish of the leagues but it was the form horse that took top honours. Both Luckless Leadbetters and Loch Ness Juniors had seen a dip in form in recent weeks and normally solid and high scoring play has been missing.
This proved to be the case as they finished a distant third and fourth with the Juniors putting together their lowest score for many years.
BM Trucks took runners-up spot with a creditable 46 but it was King Kenyon’s Klan who got their name on the Fairways Leisure Shield with a fine 66, comfortably taking their first, of probably several, titles.
Scores:
King Kenyon's Klan 66
BM Trucks 46
Luckless Leadbetters 43
Loch Ness Juniors 19
The Captains Cup was a high-scoring affair with the unusual highlight of all captains scoring! Three players broke the 30 barrier, something that normally guarantees a win but it was Greg Forsyth (King Kenyon’s Klan) and Jamie Treasurer (Loch Ness Juniors) who had to lick their wounds as the good form of the BM Trucks team continued with Neil Hampton taking top spot with a magnificent total of 39.
Scores:
Neil Hampton (BM Trucks) 39
Jamie Treasurer (Loch Ness Juniors) 33
Greg Forsyth (King Kenyon’s Klan) 30
Andy Leil (Trilight) 19
David Mitchell (Sainties) 19
Gordie Ross (Neverwillbees) 16
Chris MacRae (Coastguards) 14
Billy MacMillan (Luckless Leadbetters) 11
Gavin Benson (3 Men and a Caddy) 8
James Balloch (Senior Moments) 2
The Spring season gets underway week beginning Monday 11th January and there is always room for more teams so if you are interested contact Neil or Charlie at Fairways on 01463 713335 or info@golflochness.com
By Neil D. Hampton
Golf & Marketing Director
Loch Ness Golf Course
Web: www.golflochness.com
The Playoffs didn’t quite match the nerve-tingling finish of the leagues but it was the form horse that took top honours. Both Luckless Leadbetters and Loch Ness Juniors had seen a dip in form in recent weeks and normally solid and high scoring play has been missing.
This proved to be the case as they finished a distant third and fourth with the Juniors putting together their lowest score for many years.
BM Trucks took runners-up spot with a creditable 46 but it was King Kenyon’s Klan who got their name on the Fairways Leisure Shield with a fine 66, comfortably taking their first, of probably several, titles.
Scores:
King Kenyon's Klan 66
BM Trucks 46
Luckless Leadbetters 43
Loch Ness Juniors 19
The Captains Cup was a high-scoring affair with the unusual highlight of all captains scoring! Three players broke the 30 barrier, something that normally guarantees a win but it was Greg Forsyth (King Kenyon’s Klan) and Jamie Treasurer (Loch Ness Juniors) who had to lick their wounds as the good form of the BM Trucks team continued with Neil Hampton taking top spot with a magnificent total of 39.
Scores:
Neil Hampton (BM Trucks) 39
Jamie Treasurer (Loch Ness Juniors) 33
Greg Forsyth (King Kenyon’s Klan) 30
Andy Leil (Trilight) 19
David Mitchell (Sainties) 19
Gordie Ross (Neverwillbees) 16
Chris MacRae (Coastguards) 14
Billy MacMillan (Luckless Leadbetters) 11
Gavin Benson (3 Men and a Caddy) 8
James Balloch (Senior Moments) 2
The Spring season gets underway week beginning Monday 11th January and there is always room for more teams so if you are interested contact Neil or Charlie at Fairways on 01463 713335 or info@golflochness.com
Scottish Senior Open returns to Fairmont St Andrews
NEWS RELEASE
The Cleveland Golf/Srixon Scottish Senior Open will return to the ‘Home of Golf’ for the second consecutive year when Fairmont St Andrews hosts the 18th edition of the event from August 20-22, 2010.
Srixon Sports Europe, the leading golf manufacturer which operates both the Cleveland and Srixon brands in Europe, will continue as title sponsor until 2011 as part of a three-year deal which began last year, while a new two-year agreement will see the tournament return to the Sam Torrance-designed course at Fairmont St Andrews, which reopened in the summer following a £17million revamp.
Torrance himself will be among those trying to succeed Glenn Ralph as champion, having beaten fellow former Ryder Cup Captain Ian Woosnam to the 2009 Senior Tour Order of Merit crown by just €3,380.
The 56 year old, who begins the defence of the John Jacobs Trophy in this week’s Mauritius Commercial Bank Open, won the Scottish Senior Open in 2006 at Marriott Dalmahoy Hotel and Country Club, becoming the third Scottish champion following David Huish in 1998 and Bill Longmuir in 2004, and he will be keen to add the title to his 11 Senior Tour victories on a course he knows so well.
It was an Englishman who captured the title in 2009 when Ralph finished one stroke clear of compatriot Bob Cameron and Argentine Luis Carbonetti to cap a remarkable comeback from a broken ankle.
The Cleveland Golf/Srixon Scottish Senior Open is one of the longest running events on the Senior Tour and will form an integral part of the 2010 schedule, a month after The Senior Open Championship presented by MasterCard returns to Scotland when it is played at Carnoustie from July 22-25.
Ben Davis, UK/North Europe Marketing Manager for Cleveland Golf, said: “Cleveland Golf/ Srixon are delighted to return to the Fairmont St Andrews in 2010 and 2011 and reaffirm the Scottish Senior Open as a significant part of the schedule. We hope that it will be an even bigger success than 2009.”
Charles Head, General Manager of Fairmont St Andrews, said: “It is a great pleasure to have many of golf's icons, including our own Sam Torrance, returning to Fairmont St Andrews in 2010 and 2011.
“The return of the Cleveland/Srixon Scottish Open will be a wonderful climax to a very exciting season. We are delighted to have the Senior Tour back with us on The Torrance Course for the next two years, which will also play host to Local Final Qualifying for The Open Championship, and I am sure many of the players are looking forward to a return to the Home of Golf.”
Paul Bush OBE, Chief Operating Officer at EventScotland, the national events agency, said: “Fairmont St Andrews is one of Scotland’s most iconic golf courses and provides an incredible backdrop for the game. The 2009 tournament was visually stunning and Glenn Ralph’s victory made for exciting viewing. We expect next year’s tournament will be just as compelling as we see Sam Torrance return to the course he designed to contend for the title.
“EventScotland has supported the Scottish Senior Open for eight consecutive years now and that support forms part of our commitment to the sport in the years leading up to the 2014 Ryder Cup at Gleneagles.”
Andy Stubbs, Managing Director of the European Senior Tour, said: “It is great news that our partnership with Cleveland Golf/Srixon, Fairmont St Andrews and EventScotland will continue to develop the Scottish Senior Open’s standing on the Senior Tour schedule.
“We are delighted to be returning to Fairmont St Andrews for 2010 and 2011 following the success of our maiden visit earlier this year and we are hopeful that other partners will join our family of sponsors in the near future. We look forward to a festival of golf in Scotland in 2010.”
NEWS RELEASE
The Cleveland Golf/Srixon Scottish Senior Open will return to the ‘Home of Golf’ for the second consecutive year when Fairmont St Andrews hosts the 18th edition of the event from August 20-22, 2010.
Srixon Sports Europe, the leading golf manufacturer which operates both the Cleveland and Srixon brands in Europe, will continue as title sponsor until 2011 as part of a three-year deal which began last year, while a new two-year agreement will see the tournament return to the Sam Torrance-designed course at Fairmont St Andrews, which reopened in the summer following a £17million revamp.
Torrance himself will be among those trying to succeed Glenn Ralph as champion, having beaten fellow former Ryder Cup Captain Ian Woosnam to the 2009 Senior Tour Order of Merit crown by just €3,380.
The 56 year old, who begins the defence of the John Jacobs Trophy in this week’s Mauritius Commercial Bank Open, won the Scottish Senior Open in 2006 at Marriott Dalmahoy Hotel and Country Club, becoming the third Scottish champion following David Huish in 1998 and Bill Longmuir in 2004, and he will be keen to add the title to his 11 Senior Tour victories on a course he knows so well.
It was an Englishman who captured the title in 2009 when Ralph finished one stroke clear of compatriot Bob Cameron and Argentine Luis Carbonetti to cap a remarkable comeback from a broken ankle.
The Cleveland Golf/Srixon Scottish Senior Open is one of the longest running events on the Senior Tour and will form an integral part of the 2010 schedule, a month after The Senior Open Championship presented by MasterCard returns to Scotland when it is played at Carnoustie from July 22-25.
Ben Davis, UK/North Europe Marketing Manager for Cleveland Golf, said: “Cleveland Golf/ Srixon are delighted to return to the Fairmont St Andrews in 2010 and 2011 and reaffirm the Scottish Senior Open as a significant part of the schedule. We hope that it will be an even bigger success than 2009.”
Charles Head, General Manager of Fairmont St Andrews, said: “It is a great pleasure to have many of golf's icons, including our own Sam Torrance, returning to Fairmont St Andrews in 2010 and 2011.
“The return of the Cleveland/Srixon Scottish Open will be a wonderful climax to a very exciting season. We are delighted to have the Senior Tour back with us on The Torrance Course for the next two years, which will also play host to Local Final Qualifying for The Open Championship, and I am sure many of the players are looking forward to a return to the Home of Golf.”
Paul Bush OBE, Chief Operating Officer at EventScotland, the national events agency, said: “Fairmont St Andrews is one of Scotland’s most iconic golf courses and provides an incredible backdrop for the game. The 2009 tournament was visually stunning and Glenn Ralph’s victory made for exciting viewing. We expect next year’s tournament will be just as compelling as we see Sam Torrance return to the course he designed to contend for the title.
“EventScotland has supported the Scottish Senior Open for eight consecutive years now and that support forms part of our commitment to the sport in the years leading up to the 2014 Ryder Cup at Gleneagles.”
Andy Stubbs, Managing Director of the European Senior Tour, said: “It is great news that our partnership with Cleveland Golf/Srixon, Fairmont St Andrews and EventScotland will continue to develop the Scottish Senior Open’s standing on the Senior Tour schedule.
“We are delighted to be returning to Fairmont St Andrews for 2010 and 2011 following the success of our maiden visit earlier this year and we are hopeful that other partners will join our family of sponsors in the near future. We look forward to a festival of golf in Scotland in 2010.”
No Spain, no gain for Lloyd Saltman
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FROM THE EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS WEBSITE
By MARTIN DEMPSTER
Lloyd Saltman is hoping some time in the Spanish sunshine will help him to get off to a flying start on next season's Challenge Tour.
To escape the poor weather at home, Saltman, pictured right by Cal Carson Golf Agency, has headed to the Iberian Peninsula along with his younger brother, Zack, as well as their former Craigielaw clubmate, Shaun McAllister, to play on the Hi 5 Tour, a circuit which consists of 11 events between now and the end of March.
Lloyd Saltman is hoping some time in the Spanish sunshine will help him to get off to a flying start on next season's Challenge Tour.
To escape the poor weather at home, Saltman, pictured right by Cal Carson Golf Agency, has headed to the Iberian Peninsula along with his younger brother, Zack, as well as their former Craigielaw clubmate, Shaun McAllister, to play on the Hi 5 Tour, a circuit which consists of 11 events between now and the end of March.
The former Walker Cup player closed with rounds of 67 and 66, a course record, to finish second behind Spain's Dani Alonso Janssen in last week's event at Hacienda Riquelme in Murcia and is currently playing in the Condado de Alhama Challenge in the same south-east region of Spain.
On a Jack Nicklaus signature course, Saltman shot opening rounds of 71 and 68 to lie in second place behind Lasse Sonne-Nielsen, a Danish amateur, who opened with a ten-under-par 61 and was seven shots clear of the field, going into the final 18 holes today.
"I played in one of these events last year before the Challenge Tour got underway," said the Aegon player."It's a good opportunity to keep playing competitively at this time of the year and I decided to head out for the two events before Christmas with Zack and Shaun.
"I probably won't play in all of the events on the schedule but I'm glad I came out here as I feel I'm making progress with the things I've been working on with Colin Brooks (his coach). I'm hitting the ball pretty solidly and, for the first time in my career, I hit 18 greens in regulation in the 66 I shot last week. I'd hit 17 in regulation before but to do all 18 in the one round was nice."
After falling at the first hurdle in the European Tour Qualifying School process, Saltman will be concentrating on the Challenge Tour again in 2010.
"I have the same ranking as last season, when I played in 18 events," he added. "My first target will be to get off to a good start as that was my downfall last season."After a poor start, I found it difficult to find my feet and it was only towards the back end of the year that I felt I was playing my best golf.
"It was so disappointing that my season ended when I finished second in the EuroPro Tour event at Fairmont St Andrews. It would have been nice to have come away from there knowing I still had a few more tournaments to play."
While the Challenge Tour will be his No 1 priority next year, Saltman is also determined to qualify for The Open at St Andrews, where he enjoyed the best week of his career to date in 2005 when he won the Silver Medal as leading amateur.
He was back on that stage with his older brother, Elliot, at Turnberry earlier this year, which means they'll both be exempt into the final qualifying in 2010.
"I've got great memories of the last Open at St Andrews and it would be amazing if I could get back there next July – it's a week that can change your whole career," added Saltman.
Elliot is also playing in sunnier climes at the moment and moved up the leaderboard in the Samanah Masters, an event involving the top players from the EuroPro Tour, the Nordic League, the EPD Tour and the Alps Tour, in Morocco after a second-round 68.
That moved him to a tie for 11th on three under for the tournament, though Englishman Daniel Brooks already looked as though he had that title wrapped up after storming ten shots clear of the field going into the final round today following scores of 64 and 63.
Asia starts a Development Tour in 2010
NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE ASIAN TOURAn Asian Development Tour will be launched in 2010 with a minimum of six tournaments aimed at creating a new playing platform for emerging stars.
The US$75,000 Air Bagan Myanmar Masters 2010 presented by IBTC will kick off the inaugural season at the Pun Hlaing Golf Course in Yangon from January 28 to 31, 2010, with other legs being finalised in the Philippines, Chinese Taipei, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and India.
Initiated by the Asian Tour, which is the official sanctioning body for professional tournament golf in the region, the Asian Development Tour will allow players who do not have full playing status on the Asian Tour via Qualifying School to hone their games and talent through a secondary circuit in Asia.
Players who compete in the 2010 Qualifying School will be eligible for membership on the Asian Development Tour.
It will be structured along the lines of the Nationwide Tour in the United States and European Challenge Tour and a minimum of three players at the end of the Asian Development Tour season will gain playing status on the Asian Tour in the proceeding year.
“We are delighted to announce the launch of the Asian Development Tour, which will greatly enhance and accelerate the playing standards amongst players who compete in the region,” said Kyi Hla Han, Asian Tour Executive Chairman.
“Through this initiative, we are working closely with regional golf bodies to assemble new and existing tournaments with prize money ranging from between US$60,000 to US$150,000.
“These events will give the current second-tier players on the Asian Tour the opportunity to cut their professional teeth and become better players. At present, there are many young players across the region who do not have direct entry onto the elite Asian Tour and the Development Tour will create the platform for them to gain the necessary playing experience through a competitive environment.
“Ultimately, the aim is for the Asian Development Tour to become the breeding ground for new stars to emerge and compete against the top players from across Asia,” said Han.
2010 Asian Development Tour Schedule
Jan 28-31: Air Bagan Myanmar Masters 2010 presented by IBTC
Jul 21-24: Kariza Classic, Indonesia
Nov 3-6 Indonesia Event tba
To be announced
Thailand Event
Malaysian Event
Chinese Taipei Event
Philippines Event
Byrne still one place ahead of Kellett in R&A World Rankings
Arizona State University student James Byrne (Banchory) continues to be the top Scot in the latest R&A World Amateur Golf Rankings - but only one place ahead of Colville Park's Ross Kellett.
Both men are in the same positions as last week - Byrne at No 38, Kellett at No 39.
Former Scottish amateur match-play champion Glenn Campbell (Blairgowrie) has gone up two places and is the third highest Scot in the WAGR at No 172.
Scots in the top 500 are:
38 (no change) James Byrne (Banchory & Arizona State University).
39 (no change) Ross Kellett (Colville Park).
172 (+2) Glenn Campbell (Blairgowrie).
180 (no change) Mark Hillson (Craigielaw).
208 (+1) Michael Stewart (Troon Welbeck & East Tennessee State University).
233 (+2) James White (Lundin & Stirling University).
279 (+2) David Law (Hazlehead).
390 (+1) Steven McEwan (Caprington).
429 (-49) Philip McLean (Peterhead).
Arizona State University student James Byrne (Banchory) continues to be the top Scot in the latest R&A World Amateur Golf Rankings - but only one place ahead of Colville Park's Ross Kellett.
Both men are in the same positions as last week - Byrne at No 38, Kellett at No 39.
Former Scottish amateur match-play champion Glenn Campbell (Blairgowrie) has gone up two places and is the third highest Scot in the WAGR at No 172.
Scots in the top 500 are:
38 (no change) James Byrne (Banchory & Arizona State University).
39 (no change) Ross Kellett (Colville Park).
172 (+2) Glenn Campbell (Blairgowrie).
180 (no change) Mark Hillson (Craigielaw).
208 (+1) Michael Stewart (Troon Welbeck & East Tennessee State University).
233 (+2) James White (Lundin & Stirling University).
279 (+2) David Law (Hazlehead).
390 (+1) Steven McEwan (Caprington).
429 (-49) Philip McLean (Peterhead).
Watchmaker removes Tiger Woods placards from stores
Swiss watchmaker Tag Heuer is removing placards of Tiger Woods from jewellery stores across Australia, but says the timing is unrelated to the champion golfer's recent transgressions.
Tag Heuer is one of Woods's major sponsors, and its move this week follows Woods' spectacular fall from grace after revelations of alleged extramarital affairs.
Woods endorses the company's "Link" range of watches, and was involved in the design of the high-end titanium "Professional Golf" watch.
Smales Swiss Watch Centre manager Pino Martello said the controversy over Woods's personal life might actually increase sales.
"[The watches] are still good sellers and I believe they will continue to be good sellers," he said.
"I believe that, when things like this happen, circumstances like this can actually boost sales.
"I have seen it before."
Mr Martello said Woods's private life was irrelevant to his golfing reputation, but acknowledged the golfer's transgressions had affected people's attitudes to Tag Heuer's advertising.
"We're getting people walking past and they're looking at the range in the wrong way," he said.
"They're looking, smirking and grinning."
Meanwhile, a Californian lawmaker has shelved plans to award Tiger Woods a Congressional Medal.
"In the light of the recent developments surrounding Tiger Woods and his family, I will not pursue legislation awarding him the Congressional Gold Medal this session," Joe Baca said in a statement.
The Democratic representative introduced legislation in March 2009 seeking to award Woods the prestigious honour for "service to the nation in promoting excellence and good sportsmanship and in breaking barriers with grace and dignity by showing that golf is a sport for all people".
The Congressional Gold Medal and the Presidential Medal of Freedom are the highest civilian honours available in the United States.
Swiss watchmaker Tag Heuer is removing placards of Tiger Woods from jewellery stores across Australia, but says the timing is unrelated to the champion golfer's recent transgressions.
Tag Heuer is one of Woods's major sponsors, and its move this week follows Woods' spectacular fall from grace after revelations of alleged extramarital affairs.
Woods endorses the company's "Link" range of watches, and was involved in the design of the high-end titanium "Professional Golf" watch.
Smales Swiss Watch Centre manager Pino Martello said the controversy over Woods's personal life might actually increase sales.
"[The watches] are still good sellers and I believe they will continue to be good sellers," he said.
"I believe that, when things like this happen, circumstances like this can actually boost sales.
"I have seen it before."
Mr Martello said Woods's private life was irrelevant to his golfing reputation, but acknowledged the golfer's transgressions had affected people's attitudes to Tag Heuer's advertising.
"We're getting people walking past and they're looking at the range in the wrong way," he said.
"They're looking, smirking and grinning."
Meanwhile, a Californian lawmaker has shelved plans to award Tiger Woods a Congressional Medal.
"In the light of the recent developments surrounding Tiger Woods and his family, I will not pursue legislation awarding him the Congressional Gold Medal this session," Joe Baca said in a statement.
The Democratic representative introduced legislation in March 2009 seeking to award Woods the prestigious honour for "service to the nation in promoting excellence and good sportsmanship and in breaking barriers with grace and dignity by showing that golf is a sport for all people".
The Congressional Gold Medal and the Presidential Medal of Freedom are the highest civilian honours available in the United States.
Torrey Pines' 'famous' tree blown down in storm
A storm has blown down a cypress tree on the North Course at Torrey Pines, San Diego, that was one of the city's most photographed trees.
The cypress was located behind the downhill, par-3 sixth hole that offers a stunning view of the Pacific Ocean. Its trunk was snapped near its base Tuesday morning, one of 18 trees lost on the North and South courses at Torrey Pines.
City golf manager Jon Maddern says the wind reached 58 mph during the storm.
Maddern says arborists will determine how to treat the tree, estimated to be 40 feet. The damage begins about 12 feet from the base.
Both courses at Torrey Pines will host the San Diego Open, which starts on January 28.
A storm has blown down a cypress tree on the North Course at Torrey Pines, San Diego, that was one of the city's most photographed trees.
The cypress was located behind the downhill, par-3 sixth hole that offers a stunning view of the Pacific Ocean. Its trunk was snapped near its base Tuesday morning, one of 18 trees lost on the North and South courses at Torrey Pines.
City golf manager Jon Maddern says the wind reached 58 mph during the storm.
Maddern says arborists will determine how to treat the tree, estimated to be 40 feet. The damage begins about 12 feet from the base.
Both courses at Torrey Pines will host the San Diego Open, which starts on January 28.