Tiger Woods misses the cut

United States PGA Tour Scoreboard
QUAIL HOLLOW CHAMPIONSHIP
SECOND ROUND TOTALS
Par 144 (2x72)
Billy Mayfair 68 68 136
Angel Cabrera 70 67 137
J.P. Hayes 74 64 138
Dustin Johnson 73 65 138
Phil Mickelson 70 68 138
Paul Goydos 68 70 138
J.J. Henry 68 71 139
Camilo Villegas 67 72 139
Jim Furyk 75 65 140
Kevin Sutherland 72 68 140
Garth Mulroy 69 71 140
Tom Gillis -4 F* -3 color info 71 69 140
Geoff Ogilvy -4 F* E color info 68 72 140
Selected scores:
Bo Van Pelt 65 76 141
Padraig Harrington 72 72 144
Greg Owen 74 71 145
Ross Fisher 72 73 145
Lee Westwood 73 72 145
Projected cut: 145 or better to qualify
Brian Davis 76 71 147
David Duval 71 76 147
Stewart Cink 72 75 147
Fred Couples 76 71 147
Martin Laird 72 75 147
Tiger Woods 74 79 153

FAIRHAVEN TROPHIES SCOREBOARD
FIRST ROUND LEADERS
Par 72
68 Jack McDonald (Kilmarnock Barassie).
70 Rhys Pugh (Vale of Glamorgan), Nigel Colbeck (Moor Allerton).
71 Matthew Fitzpatrick (Hallamshire).
72 Will Jones (Oswestry), Tobe Tree (Worthing), Dan Park (Kendal).
Selected scores:
74 Conor O'Neil (Pollock), Ian Redford (St Andrews New).
76 Bronte Law (Bramhall), Charlotte Thompson (Channels).
79 Natalie Karcher (Switzerland).
81 Amber Ratcliffe (Royal Cromer).
83 Emily Taylor (Royal Lytham).
86 Lucie Walker (Ormskirk).

LYTHAM TROPHY SCOREBOARD
Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club, Lancashire
FIRST ROUND
66 T Fleetwood (FormbyHall).
67 A Levy (France), A Szappanos (Germany), M Young (Longridge).
68 F McKenna (Balmore), C Paisley (Stocksfield).
69 M Kieffer (Germany).
70 A Hogan (Newlands), N Grant (Knock), J Robinson (Southport & Ainsdale), R Fricker (Yelverton), J Lopas Lazero (France), G Samuels (Leighton Buzzard), H Dobson (Knowle).
71 M Bedford (Prestbury), B Westgate (Trevose), R Wattel (France), M Southgate(Thorpe Hall).

ALPS TOUR SCOREBOARD
Gosser Open
FIRST ROUND
Par 72
64 Lukas NEMECZ (am) (AUT) »»
65 Matthew CRYER (ENG) Silestone,matthewcryergolf.com »»
66 Farren KEENAN (ENG) »»
66 Nunzio Daniele LOMBARDI (ITA) Italy »»
67 Peter LEPITSCHNIK (AUT) Telekom Austria, KGC Dellach »»
67 Julien FORET (FRA) France »»
67 Ricki NEIL-JONES (ENG) Full Circle Asset Management »»
67 Jason PALMER (ENG) England »»
67 Gregor SLABE (SLO) Slovenia »»
67 Fredrik SVANBERG (SWI) GC Davos Swiss Golf Foundation »»
67 Borja GUERRERO GARCIA (ESP) »»
67 Juan Antonio BRAGULAT (ESP) Srixon »»
68 Jaime CAMARGO (ESP) Spain »»
68 Matteo DELPODIO (ITA) Titleist, BiochemEnergy »»
68 Uli WEINHANDL (AUT) GC Bad Waltersdorf »»
68 Carlos BALMASEDA (ESP) Spain »»
68 Nicolas JOAKIMIDES (FRA) Purgolf.fr »»
68 Claude GRENIER (AUT) »»
68 Jason KELLY (NOR) Wentworth GC »»
68 Paolo TERRENI (ITA) »»
68 Andrea SIGNOR (ITA) Italy »»
68 Andrea ZANINI (ITA) H 19 G.C. Garlenda »»
68 Agus DOMINGO HOSPITAL (ESP) Spain »»
69 Pedro ERICE (ESP) Titleist Hirapesa »»
69 Gavin DEAR (SCO) Murrayshall House Hotel and GC »»
69 Jacques GUILLET (FRA) Delplast, MacDoDeauville »»
69 David ANTONELLI (FRA) Golf Club de Mionnay »»
69 Jason BARNES (ENG) JSM CONSTRUCTION »»
69 Vincent CACHERA (FRA) GOLF CLUB DE LYON »»
69 Christoph PFAU (AUT) Golfclub Salzburg Eugendorf »»
69 Jann SCHMID (SWI) Srixon, stellar fund,la serlas »»
69 Borja ETCHART (ESP) Grupo Tamoin »»
69 Miguel PUJALTE SASTRE (ESP) golf son servera »»
70 Gordon MANSON (AUT) Golf Club Kaiserburg »»
70 Matthias MONTGAILLARD (FRA) »»
70 Olivier SERRES (FRA) GolfClubMakers Titleist »»
70 Pol BECH (ESP) MQZ »»
70 Moritz MAYRHAUSER (am) (AUT) »»
70 Nicolo' RAVANO (ITA) Jack of Hearts »»
70 Matthieu BEY (FRA) »»
70 Rudy THUILLIER (FRA) PING, Under Armour, Ormesson »»
70 Ignacio SANCHEZ PALENCIA (ESP) Spain »»
70 Michael MOSER (AUT) Golf Club Gut Murstaetten »»
70 Kenny LE SAGER (FRA) Lacoste,Ormesson »»
70 Marcel WAGNER (am) (AUT) »»
71 Hamza AMIN (am) (AUT) Unattached »»
71 Justin BRINK (IRL) »»
71 Mathieu BOZIO (FRA) Ormesson, Titleist »»
71 Leo ASTL (AUT) Gc Walchsee »»
71 Kim Joon (ITA) ASOLO GOLF CLUB »»
71 Christoph KORBLER (am) (AUT) Unattached »»
71 Pierrick PERACINO (FRA) Evian Masters Golf Club »»
71 Bernhard REITER (AUT) »»
71 Christoph WENINGER (am) (AUT) »»
71 Mario WERNER (am) (AUT) »»
72 Sergio GONZALEZ GARCIA (ESP) Unattached »»
72 Edouard PENIN (FRA) »»
72 Nilson CABRERA (ITA) Parco di Roma Golf club »»
72 Jurgen MAURER (AUT) GC Gut Freiberg »»
72 Martin WIEGELE (AUT) »»
72 Thomas FOURNIER (FRA) Les herbes du foirail. Inesis »»
72 Adam HODKINSON (ENG) GRI Group PingTitleist Footjoy »»
72 Sebastijan AJSTER (SLO) Golf Club Castle Mokrice »»
72 Mario KRAJNZ (AUT) Golf Club Gut Murstaetten »»
72 Georg SCHULTES (AUT) »»
72 Andrea ZANI (ITA) Franciacorta Golf Club »»
72 Claudio BLAESI (SWI) Callaway,Bogner, SwissGolf »»
72 Alan BIHAN (FRA) Las brisas de ChicureoTitleist »»
72 Jean RELECOM (BEL) Royal Waterloo GC »»
72 Jurgen FRIESSNEGG (AUT) »»
72 Matthias SCHWAB (am) (AUT) »»
73 Simone BRIZZOLARI (ITA) SLAM G.C. Rapallo »»
73 Richard KILPATRICK (NIR) »»
73 Manfred KRAINZ (AUT) Sepiro »»
73 Luca GALLIANO (ITA) Credito Valtellinese »»
73 Alessandro GRAMMATICA (ITA) Golf degli Ulivi Sanremo »»
73 Romain SCHNEIDER (FRA) PHR, Au Fil des Marques, IJP »»
73 Alfonso CASTINEIRA MARCOS (ESP) Spain »»
73 Diego SUAZO GONZALEZ (ESP) Crow Legacy Company »»
73 Juan PARRON (ESP) Crow Legacy Company »»
73 Samuel TANFIN (FRA) M2H-CALLAWAY »»
73 Alexis WEIZMAN (FRA) »»
74 Simon FERNOUX (FRA) »»
74 Marco GUERISOLI (ITA) Reply, Peak Performance »»
74 Lawrence DODD (ENG) G Signs & Design Hayden Enviro »»
74 Manuel TRAPPEL (am) (AUT) »»
74 Kurt MAYR (AUT) »»
74 Marc PEREZ GELMA (ESP) PGA Golf Catalunya »»
74 Markus BURGER (AUT) »»
74 Christopher DAMMERT (am) (GER) »»
74 Christof HOLZER (AUT) »»
74 Miro RAIC (CRO) »»
74 Patrick SCHWAIGER (am) (AUT) Unattached »»
74 Gaston REARTES (ITA) »»
74 Alexandre RENCK (FRA) »»
74 Christoph BAUSEK (AUT) »»
75 Xavier PONCELET (FRA) Golf du Medoc »»
75 Tobias NEMECZ (am) (AUT) »»
75 Giacomo TONELLI (ITA) Italy »»
75 Bernard NEUMAYER (am) (AUT) »»
75 Clemens SAURUCK (AUT) »»
75 Gregori BAUMANN (SWI) Golf Club Esery »»
75 Damien PERRIER (FRA) Callaway, Lacoste, Golf Rennes »»
75 Nicolas SULZER (SWI) Swiss Golf, ASGI, GC Geneve »»
75 Rene GRUBER (AUT) GC Fontana »»
76 Lukas WORGOTTER (AUT) Unattached »»
77 Alex MUNRO (AUS) Australia »»
77 James COOKSON (ENG) »»
77 Shane McHENRY (AUS) »»
77 Petr NIC (CZE) SSZ, RDI press, Remax, Finder »»
77 Mark DAVIES (ENG) »»
77 Johannes STEINER (am) (AUT) »»
77 Sam ROBINSON (ENG) Lincoln Golf Range »»
77 Iñigo URQUIZU (ESP) Titleist, Footjoy, Lacoste »»
77 Nicholas MURTAGH (ENG) Wentworth Club »»
77 Christopher TAFERNER (am) (AUT) »»
77 Gerald GRESSE (BEL) Royal Golf Club Sart-Tilman »»
77 Adrian CARRETERO (ESP) »»
78 Marcel WALZL (Am) (AUT) Unattached »»
78 Steven HUME (SCO) »»
78 Alexander WERNIG (AUT) Lyoness, Tuvek »»
78 Niccolo GIUSTI (ITA) »»
78 Florian RUPRECHT (AUT) GC Murhof »»
78 Xavier RUIZ-FONHOF (NED) Royal Hague G&CC »»
79 Philipp HÖDL (am) (AUT) »»
79 Neil CHAUDHURI (ENG) www.specialisteyes.co.uk »»
80 Luca FENOGLIO (am) (ITA) Italy »»
80 Max BALTL (AUT) »»
80 Michele ZANINI (ITA) Agricar - H19 »»
81 Stefan GRATZER (AUT) »»
81 Jerome THEUNIS (BEL) Royal Waterloo Golf Club »»
81 Oliver ROTTHAUS (RSA) »»
82Thomas HOFSTATTER (AUT) »»
82 Florian HAEMPEL (AUT) »»
83 Andreas MAYER (AUT) »»
93 Patrick PATZEL (AUT) »»
Retired - Matjaz GOJCIC (SLO) Goja, Taylor Made, Adidas »»
Mark HOOPER (ENG) England »»

+Official tour scoring and statistics provided by the ALPS TOUR

European Challenge Tour Scoreboard
TURKISH AIRLINES CHALLENGE
Turkish Airlines Challenge
Carya Golf Club, Antalya, Turkey
SECOND ROUND TOTALS
136 J McLeary (Sco) 69 67,
137 S Walker (Eng) 69 68, M Lorenzo-Vera (Fra) 67 70,
138 L Jensen (Den) 68 70,
139 J Zapata (Arg) 68 71, S Tiley (Eng) 72 67, C Günther (Ger) 68 71, B Grace (RSA) 69 70, B Wiesberger (Aut) 69 70, R Russell (Sco) 66 73, B Ritthammer (Ger) 69 70,
140 B Chapellan (Fra) 71 69, C Moriarty (Irl) 70 70, P Gustafsson (Swe) 69 71, B Barham (Eng) 69 71, J Larsen (Nor) 67 73, L Slattery (Eng) 72 68, S Davis (Eng) 72 68, G Shaw (Nir) 73 67, M Rominger (Sui) 72 68,
141 W Ormsby (Aus) 72 69, A Perrino (Ita) 71 70, C Ford (Eng) 73 68, C Russo (Fra) 71 70, L James (Eng) 72 69, J Caldwell (Nir) 71 70, A Gee (Eng) 70 71, T Olesen (Den) 71 70, G Murray (Sco) 70 71, Å Nilsson (Swe) 69 72,
142 J Morgan (Eng) 69 73, O Whiteley (Eng) 71 71, W Besseling (Ned) 72 70, M Zions (Aus) 71 71, N Kearney (Irl) 72 70, M Vibe-Hastrup (Den) 71 71, O Floren (Swe) 69 73, H Bacher (Aut) 75 67, J Grillon (Fra) 71 71,
143 J Xanthopoulos (Fra) 72 71, A Willey (Eng) 73 70, S Jamieson (Sco) 72 71, A Blyth (Aus) 71 72, B Mason (Eng) 70 73, F Colombo (Ita) 73 70, F Praegant (Aut) 70 73, R Dinwiddie (Eng) 71 72, F Henge (Swe) 69 74, J Little (Eng) 73 70, B Pettersson (Swe) 72 71, G Clark (Eng) 74 69, B Evans (Eng) 71 72, K Varli (am) (Tur) 71 72,
144 R Steiner (Aut) 70 74, N Meitinger (Ger) 74 70, J Abbate (Arg) 72 72, J Roos (RSA) 70 74, P Del Grosso (Arg) 69 75, I Van Weerelt (Ned) 70 74, F De Vries (Ned) 75 69, M Bliss (Can) 70 74, S Lewton (Eng) 70 74, M Baldwin (Eng) 72 72, N Bollini (USA) 71 73, J Moul (Eng) 70 74, F Widmark (Swe) 71 73, D Wuensche (Ger) 72 72, A Grenier (Fra) 72 72, V Riu (Fra) 74 70, H Sayin (am) (Tur) 75 69,
MISSED THE CUT
145 A Kaleka (Fra) 71 74, M Korhonen (Fin) 73 72, D Denison (Eng) 74 71, L Bond (Wal) 75 70, L Goddard (Eng) 73 72, A Tadini (Ita) 72 73, V Covello (USA) 72 73, B Karatas (Tur) 74 71, M Carlsson (Swe) 70 75, P Golding (Eng) 69 76, K Eriksson (Swe) 72 73,
146 T Whitehouse (Eng) 76 70, T Haylock (Eng) 75 71, L Kennedy (Eng) 74 72, A Ahokas (Fin) 77 69, F Calmels (Fra) 73 73, A Högberg (Swe) 74 72, J Axgren (Swe) 75 71, T Feyrsinger (Aut) 71 75,
147 E Ramsay (Sco) 73 74, C Macaulay (Sco) 74 73, C Brazillier (Fra) 72 75, J Cunliffe (RSA) 67 80, P Dwyer (Eng) 66 81, G Houston (Wal) 77 70, A Sjöstrand (Swe) 72 75, A Mellor (Eng) 66 81, R Santos (Por) 73 74, J Billot (Fra) 77 70, J Sjöholm (Swe) 72 75, G Davies (Eng) 77 70, G Ozcan (am) (Tur) 72 75,
148 S Buhl (Ger) 75 73, G Molteni (Ita) 75 73, N Bruzelius (Swe) 73 75, P Pinto (Arg) 78 70, S Manley (Wal) 77 71, P Edberg (Swe) 75 73, A Maestroni (Ita) 70 78, A Snobeck (Fra) 73 75, S Lilly (Eng) 72 76, Z Scotland (Eng) 75 73, C Monasterio (Arg) 73 75, M Ureta (Chi) 72 76,
149 M Higley (Eng) 75 74, W Booth (Sco) 77 72, C Doak (Sco) 74 75, J Clément (Sui) 75 74, A Hansen (Den) 70 79, K Sullivan (Wal) 72 77, M Mouland (Wal) 73 76, T Stewart (Aus) 71 78, D Whitnell (Eng) 77 72, K Brink (Swe) 76 73,
150 P Kaensche (Nor) 75 75, G Rosier (Fra) 76 74,
151 F Marty (Fra) 76 75, A Wagner (Arg) 79 72, S Surry (Eng) 76 75, S Wakefield (Eng) 76 75, R Saxton (Ned) 75 76,
152 I Pyman (Eng) 78 74, D Griffiths (Eng) 75 77,
153 A Bernadet (Fra) 80 73, R Kakko (Fin) 76 77, D Brooks (Eng) 79 74, R Kind (Ned) 74 79, D Vanegas (Col) 74 79, C Kaya (Tur) 76 77, T Remkes (Ned) 76 77,
154 J Doherty (Sco) 77 77, E Simsek (Ger) 77 77, J Makitalo (Fin) 80 74,
155 H Thethy (Ken) 78 77,
159 R Muntz (Ned) 82 77,
160 S Karatas (Tur) 80 80,
162 P Karantzias (Gre) 79 83,
163 U Karatas (Tur) 80 83,
165 E Lainchbury (Eng) 82 83,
166 U Dinler (Tur) 84 82,
167 B Kara (Tur) 82 85,
172 E Demirci (Tur) 83 89, H Cetin (Tur) 86 86,
173 A Akyurek (Tur) 84 89,
184 J Dent (Eng) 92 92,
Disqualified: L Saltman (Sco) 72 DQ,

European Tour Scoreboard
SPANISH OPEN
Royal Seville Golf Club
SECOND-ROUND TOTALS (before the end of play)
Par 144 (2x72)
134 Johan Edfors (Swe) 70 64
135 Sebastian Garcia-Grout (Spa) 68 67, Mark Foster 69 66
136 Danny Willett 68 68, Raphael Jacquelin (Fra) 69 67
137 Mikael Lundberg (Swe) 68 69, David Drysdale 70 67, Stephen Dodd 69 68, Fabrizio Zanotti (Par) 70 67, Nicolas Colsaerts (Bel) 71 66, Ariel Canete (Arg) 70 67, Carlos Del Morral (Spa) 68 69
138 Chris Wood 70 68, Rafael Echenique (Arg) 68 70
139 Robert Jan Derksen (Ned) 73 66, Anthony Wall 71 68, Damien McGrane 68 71, Jorge Campillo (Spa) 70 69, Shane Lowry 71 68, Joost Luiten (Ned) 69 70
140 Francesco Molinari (Ita) 69 71, David Howell 74 66, James Morrison 73 67, Alvaro Quiros (Spa) 68 72, Alejandro Canizares (Spa) 71 69, Pedro Oriol (Spa) 69 71, Edoardo Molinari (Ita) 71 69, Fredrik Andersson Hed (Swe) 72 68
141 Richard Bland 71 70, Alvaro Velasco (Spa) 72 69, Richie Ramsay 69 72, Martin Erlandsson (Swe) 68 73, Paul Waring 66 75, Simon Dyson 68 73, Jose Manuel Lara (Spa) 69 72, Daniel Vancsik (Arg) 71 70, Paul Lawrie 74 67, Gregory Bourdy (Fra) 69 72, Oskar Henningsson (Swe) 71 70, Manuel Quiros (Spa) 71 70
142 James Kingston (Rsa) 72 70, Colin Montgomerie 71 71, Phillip Price 71 71, David
Horsey 72 70, Alfredo Garcia-Heredia (Spa) 71 71, Jamie Elson 73 69, Richard Finch 69 73, Gonzalo Fdez-Castano (Spa) 73 69
143 Fredrik Ohlsson (Swe) 73 70, Luis Claverie (Spa) 74 69, Sion E Bebb 72 71, Nick Dougherty 73 70, Clodomiro Carranza (Arg) 72 71, Steven O'Hara 72 71, Jose-Filipe Lima (Por) 74 69, Sam Hutsby 71 72, Felipe Aguilar (Chi) 74 69, Carl Suneson (Spa) 71 72, Robert Rock 74 69, Gary Boyd 72 71, Alexander Noren (Swe) 72 71, Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spa) 73 70, Jamie Donaldson 71 72, Thomas Levet (Fra) 73 70
144 Gary Orr 72 72, Mikko Ilonen (Fin) 73 71, Peter Hedblom (Swe) 71 73, Pablo Larrazabal (Spa) 72 72, Pedro Linhart (Spa) 74 70, Eirik Tage Johansen (Nor) 73 71, Marc Warren 71 73, Raul Quiros (Spa) 69 75, Michael Jonzon (Swe) 73 71, Rafael Cabrera Bello (Spa) 73 71, Jean-Baptiste Gonnet (Fra) 71 73, Christian Nilsson (Swe) 72 72, Peter Whiteford 73 71, Darren Clarke 75 69, Simon Khan 72 72, Ricardo Gonzalez (Arg) 65 79, Stephen Gallacher 76 68, Richard Green (Aus) 71 73, Ignacio Garrido (Spa) 72 72
MISSED THE CUT
145 Thomas Aiken (Rsa) 73 72, Steve Webster 73 72, Andrew Tampion (Aus) 76 69, James Ruth 72 73, Lorenzo Gagli (Ita) 75 70, Jyoti Randhawa (Ind) 73 72, Graeme Storm 78 67
146 Hennie Otto (Rsa) 76 70, Jeppe Huldahl (Den) 76 70, Richard McEvoy 75 71, Maarten Lafeber (Ned) 71 75, Anthony Kang (USA) 69 77, Jordi Garcia (Spa) 74 72, Stephan Gross Jnr (Ger) 73 73, Niclas Fasth (Swe) 73 73, Thomas Bjorn (Den) 73 73, Phillip Archer 72 74, Pablo Martin (Spa) 70 76, Barry Lane 72 74
147 Chris Gane 70 77, Andrew Butterfield 72 75, Anton Haig (Rsa) 76 71, Marcel Siem (Ger) 78 69, Andrew Coltart 76 71, Scott Drummond 71 76, George Coetzee (Rsa) 72 75, David Lynn 75 72, Robert Coles 74 73, Juan Francisco Sarasti (Spa) 78 69, David Dixon 78 69, Tano Goya (Arg) 73 74, Bradley Dredge 79 68, Gregory Havret (Fra) 71 76
148 Soren Kjeldsen (Den) 71 77, Christian Cevaer (Fra) 76 72, Marco Ruiz (Par) 74 74, Mark F Haastrup (Den) 73 75, Jean-Francois Lucquin (Fra) 74 74, Oliver Fisher 74 74
149 Shiv Kapur (Ind) 77 72, Francois Delamontagne (Fra) 79 70, Peter Baker 76 73, Julien Guerrier (Fra) 76 73, Carlos Rodiles (Spa) 75 74, Peter Lawrie 72 77, Mark Brown (Nzl) 77 72, Paul Broadhurst 74 75, Gabriel Canizares (Spa) 71 78, Rick Kulacz (Aus) 73 76, Alastair Forsyth 75 74, Santiago Luna (Spa) 73 76, Benjamin Hebert (Fra) 75 74, James Kamte (Rsa) 76 73
150 John Parry 73 77, Javier Colomo (Spa) 74 76, Victor Dubuisson (Fra) 76 74
151 Patrik Sjoland (Swe) 74 77, Simon Thornton 77 74
152 Steven Jeppesen (Swe) 75 77
153 Gary Lockerbie 75 78, Andrew McArthur 81 72, Julien Quesne (Fra) 79 74, Sam Little 78 75, Michael Hoey 76 77
154 Gary Murphy 79 75, Jarmo Sandelin (Swe) 78 76, Kenneth Ferrie 77 77, Nacho Bermudo (Spa) 76 78
155 Carlos Pigem (Spa) 79 76
156 Moises Cobo Arrayas (Spa) 76 80
157 Antonio Hortal (Spa) 84 73
158 Sebastian Garcia Rodriguez (Spa) 77 81

JOEL HENDRY MISSES CUT IN SOUTH CAROLINA

Twice Scottish youths champion Joel Hendry from Elgin missed the cut by one shot in the Egolf Pro Tour event, the River Hills Classic, at River Hills Country Club, Lake Wyle in South Carolina. Florida-based Hendry had rounds of 73 and 72 for one-over-par 145, 10 shots behind the leader, American Tommy Biershenk with rounds of 67 and 69 for nine-under 135.

Raymond Russell shares lead after 66 in Turkey

FROM THE SCOTSMAN WEBSITE
Raymond Russell maintained his recent good form to earn a share of the lead after the opening round of the Turkish Airlines Challenge at Carya GC.
The former Cannes Open champion, who got into this European Challenge Tour event only at this time last week, shot a six-under-par 66 to set the pace along with two Englishmen, Ally Mellor and Paul Dwyer.
Russell returned to winning ways less than a fortnight ago with a victory on the Alps Tour and is determined to try and get back on to the European Tour.
The former Walker Cup player was one of three Scots to break par in the first round in Turkey, the others being Jamie McLeary (69) and George Murray (70).
McLeary is seeking a second success on the Challenge Tour, having won the Scottish Hydro-sponsored event at Spey Valley last year, while Murray picked up where he left off when recording his best professional finish in Madiera recently.
Lloyd Saltman and Scott Jamieson both shot 72s, one better than Eric Ramsay, with Chris Doak and Callum Macaulay both firing 74s.

COLIN FARQUHARSON'S

TALKING POINT

Mid-amateur championship minimum

age should be 35 not 25

Mid-amateur golf is the most poorly supported form of competitive play in the United Kingdom.
You don't believe me?
Well, the R&A removed the British men's mid-amateur from the list of championships under its auspices a year or two ago.
Same with the Ladies Golf Union and the British women's mid-amateur championship. It was scrapped a couple of years ago.
Now the Scottish Golf Union admit that entries for the Scottish men's mid-amateur championship - to be held at East Renfrewshire GC from June 12 to 14 - are at a disappointingly low level ahead of the entry deadline in mid-May.
I have said this before and I will say it again:
It's an age thing!
Mid-amateur golf came over to us from the United States 20 odd years ago, maybe more,and the powers-that-be over there got it wrong when they made it for over-25s. On this side of the Atlantic, amateur golfing officialdom just accepted that this was the right age.
Wrong! Mid-amateur golf should be for the over-35s up to the under-55s, i.e. the age of eligibility for male seniors' competition.
The European Golf Association had the good sense to see the way things were going and they raised their minimum age for the European mid-amateur championship to 35.

Response from Allyn Dick, Scottish mid-amateur champion in 2005 and 2006 after being runner-up in 2004 (that's him pictured above).

Making the age 35 will not attract more entries. Moving the event to another date and not having it clashing with the British Amateur will do.
In my opinion, the SGU has devalued the event in recent years. Previously it was played on the same weekend as the Scottish Youths. You will now find that tournament has been moved to a free weekend in the schedule.
Also, Friday qualifying with match-play on the weekend was moved to Saturday qualifying so not so many entrants would need to take a day off work.
With a Monday finish now, why bother entering if you're not going to take the Monday off? Also, what is the incentive of winning this national title? I can tell you, hee haw!

Allyn Dick

Editor's Note: No winner of the Scottish mid-amateur championship has been selected to play for Scotland after his victory.

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North-east name Larkin in

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strong team for Kinross

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
North-east have named a strong-looking team for the revamped Scottish men's area team golf championship at Kinross Golf Club on May 15 and 16.
New to the six-man district team is Banchory-based Scott Larkin, now playing out of Royal Aberdeen Golf Club. Four years on the American college golf circuit have raised his game to a new level.
The squad also includes last year's Scottish boys' and men's match-play champion David Law (Hazlehead), still trying to get back to his best form following a broken knuckle received in an unprovoked assault in Aberdeen city centre in mid-November.
North-east squad is:
Anthony Bews (Murcar Links)

Bryan Innes (Murcar Links)

Scott Larkin (Royal Aberdeen)
David Law (Hazlehead)

Phillip McLean (Peterhead)

Kris Nicol (Fraserburgh)

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Kiwi Iles shares lead in Nationwide Tour event

New Zealand’s Bradley Iles birdied his final four holes on his way to a first-round score of five-under-par 66 which gave him a share of the first-day lead at the US Nationwide Tour's Stadion Athens Classic at the University of Georgia golf course.
Shooting his lowest round of the season so far, Iles is joined at the top by a pair of rookies, Mark Anderson of South Carolina and leading money-winner Bobby Gates.
Iles was the first to post a 66 and despite hitting only 12 of 18 greens, the 26-year old Kiwi was saved by his work on the greens.
“I just holed everything,” he said. “I must have holed 200 feet of putts today. I hit a few good shots but that was probably the best I could play. That was probably the best score I could have shot today. That shows how strong the course is for me, I holed everything and shot 5-under.”
Tied in fourth place is Aussie Stephen Leany along with Martin Piller, Daniel Summerhays, rookie James Hahn, Arjun Atwal and Michael Putnam.
After a solid start to the season with a T19 finish at the season-opening Australasian/Nationwide Tour co-sanctioned Michael Hill New Zealand Open followed a week later where he finished T21 at the Moonah Classic, Iles missed the next four cuts on the Nationwide Tour.
Last week however he finished T24 at the South Georgia Classic where he opened with a first round 67 and looks to be finding form again.
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Leaderboard: Round 1
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A total of eight players are knotted at 3-under 68, including Jason Kokrak, a sponsor's invite a week ago at the South Georgia Classic in Valdosta, where he finished T13. Also in the group at 68 is Harris English, a junior on the current Georgia golf squad.
The UGA course, designed in the late 1960's by famed architect Robert Trent Jones and renovated in 2006 by PGA TOUR member Davis Love III, has quickly gained a great deal of respect by the Nationwide Tour members who are seeing the par-71 layout for the first time.
"It's hard," Gates offered of the tournament's new site. "The greens are going to be really fast and the pins are very dicey. If you miss the green in the wrong spot, you're not going to have 10 feet for par. You have to control your ball, especially your second shots into the greens."
Gates, winner of the season-opening Michael Hill New Zealand Open, did a better job with his irons and hit 14 greens in regulation. While he didn't make every putt he looked at, he did give his efforts a thumbs up, finally.
"I hit the ball beautifully. It was good and could have been really good," said the Florida-born, transplanted Texan. "I finally saw some putts lip-in, which is very positive. I'm excited about that because the last month or so they've been going the other way. Today it was nice to see a few take a peek and go in."
Anderson, from Beaufort, South Carolina, hit 16 greens and moved into a first-place tie for the first time in his young pro career.
"I drove it well. I really kept the ball in play," said Anderson, who is No. 25 on the money list after making five cuts in his six previous starts this year. "The greens are so tough to read. I think there's a lot of local knowledge involved with putting on these things and knowing where to hit it. They're a good speed. I think if they get them too fast they'd be out of control."

Richard Lee sets NZ golfing history with a 59

Auckland golfer Richard Lee shot the first sub-60 score in a professional event in New Zealand when he fired an 11-under-par 59 at the Tauranga Open today.
Lee made nine birdies and an eagle in his round, slotting a six-foot birdie putt on the 10th hole, his final of the day for the course record at Tauranga Golf Club.
He moved to 12-under 128 at the halfway stage to share the clubhouse lead with Wellington amateur Nick Gillespie, who shot a 63 in today's second round.

Lee Westwood gets sponsor's invitation to St Jude Classic

FROM THE AOL GOLF NEWS SERVICE
Lee Westwood will be playing in Memphis the week before June's US Open after all.
Europe's leading player said on Tuesday that the St Jude Classic was the one tournament that had not given him a sponsor's invitation.
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Monty hits sour note in Seville
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But before he teed off in the Quail Hollow Championship in North Carolina, Westwood was informed that a spot in the field was now on offer to him.

Lady pros make their mark on new Xltec Tour

Chris Kelly the winner - but Cori Lee
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tops his prize money with £1,000


Cawder's Chris Kelly, the man of the moment in Scottish pro golf, made it back to back wins by heading a field of 47 at the second 36-hole event of the Xltec Pro Tour at Hilton Park Golf Club, near Glasgow today.
Last week, Kelly won a Tartan Tour even at The Roxburghe.
Kelly, who had four birdies and no bogeys today, had rounds of 67 and 66 for a seven-under-par total of 133 to win the £850 top prize by one shot from Aberdeen's Scott Henderson, the Kings Links man shooting a 65 today, the best of the second round.
Perhaps the day belonged to 24 year old lady professional Corisande Lee from West Lancs, pictured by Cal Carson Golf Agency. Playing in only her third professional event she carded brilliant rounds of 68 and 69 - over a 10% shorter course than her male rivals - to finish joint third overall event on 137.
That secured her £600 of the official prize money, plus a £400 bonus as the leading lady professional, which meant her "take-home pay" to Lancashire was £1,000 - £150 more than the winner and playing partner Chris Kelly, who said “Cori really is one for the future and I am sure it will not be too long until we see her making the same impact on the Ladies European Tour."
Hilton Park amateur Gordon Yates heads to this week’s Lytham Trophy in fine form after also shooting 68 and 69 to finish joint third on 137.
FINAL TOTALS

Par 140 (2x70)
Ladies played off a 10% reduced yardage course
1 133 Chris Kelly (Cawder) 67 66 (£850).
2 134 Scott Henderson (Kings Links) 69 65 (£725).
T3 137 Corisande Lee (West Lancs) 68 69 (£600).
T3 137 Gordon Yates (Hilton Park) (amateur) 68 69 (£150 SGU voucher).
T5 139 Andrew Oldcorn (Kings Acre) 72 67 (£312.50).
T5 139 Greig Hutcheon (Banchory) 71 68 (£312.50)
T5 139 Alan Lockhart (Ladybank) 69 70 (£312.50).
T5 139 Chris Russell (RAW Design) 69 70 (£312.50).
T5 139 Stephen Gray (Hayston) 69 70 (£312.50).
T5 139 Euan Cameron (Hamilton) 68 71 (£312.50).
T11 140 Sean O’Donnell (Balbirnie) 71 69 (£187.50).
T11 140 James McGhee (Turnhouse) 68 71 (£187.50)
T13 141 Alan Waugh (Clydebank & District) 71 70 (£68.75).
T13 141 Tom Buchanan (Duddingston) 70, 71 (£68.75)
T13 141 Kylie Walker (unatt) 70 71 (£68.75).
T13 141 Keir McNicoll (Carnoustie) 69 72 (£68.75)
T13 141Paul Shields (Kirkhill) (amateur) 74 67 (£100 SGU prize voucher).
T18 142 Stewart Savage (Dalmuir) 71 71.
T18 142 Craig Gordon (unatt) 71 71.
T18 142 Craig Matheson (Falkirk Tryst) 70 72.
T18 142 John Gallagher (Swanston) 68 74.
22 143 Matthew Clark (Kilmacolm) (amateur) 73 70.
T23 144 Alistair Brown (Whitecraigs) 70 74.
T23 144 Stu Pardoe (Belmont Vauxhall) 67 77.
T25 145 Lynn Kenny (Archerfield Links) 74 71.
T25 145 James Smallwood (Fereneze) 73, 72.
T25 145 Paul Betty (Hayston) (amateur) 71 74.
T25 145 Katie McNicol (Carnoustie Golf Shop) 70 75.
29 146 Tracey Boyes (unatt) 72 74.
T30 147 Mark Loftus (Adam Hunter Golf) 73 74.
T30 147 David Roger (Windyhill) 72 75.
T30 147 Alistair Thomson (Douglas Park) 72 75.
T33 148 Graeme Stewart Gleddoch 76 72.
T33 148 Scott Garrett (Irvine) 75 73.
T33 148 John Green (Hacienda del Alamo Golf Properties) 74 74.
T36 149 Eric Walker (Burntisland) 79 70.
T36 149 Clare Queen (The Carrick @ Loch Lomond) 78, 71.
T38 150 Ben Irving (Kirkcudbright) 75 75.
T38 150 Barry Campbell (Vale of Leven) 74 76.
T40 151 Scott Borrowman (Dollar) (amateur).
T40 151 Kimberley Crooks (Ladies European Tour).
T42 152 James Dick (Duddingston) 80 72.
T42 152 Scott Pithie (Carluke) 75 77.
T42 152 Vincent Brown (Westerwood) 74 78.
45 154 Laura Harvey (Darlington) 75 79
46 161 Stuart Burns (unatt) 78 83
47 NR Kenneth Glen (Musselburgh) 87 NR



XLTEC PRO TOUR MONEY LIST
After two events
(bonus prize money not included)
1. Greig Hutcheon (Banchory) £1112.50 (2 events)
2. Chris Kelly (Cawder) £850 (2)
3. Scott Henderson (Kings Links) £725 (2)
4. Alan Lockhart (Ladybank) £620.83 (2)
5. Corisande Lee (West Lancs) £600 (1)
6. Stephen Gray (Hayston) £525 (2)
7. Craig Matheson (Falkirk Tryst) £516.66 (2)
7. Wallace Booth (Comrie) £516.66 (1)
7. Graeme Lornie (Paul Lawrie Foundation) £516.66 (1)
10. Chris Russell (RAW Design) £358.33 (2)
11. Andrew Oldcorn (Kings Acre) £312.50 (1)
11. Euan Cameron (Hamilton) £312.50 (2)
13. John Gallagher (Swanston) £308.33 (2)
13. Shaun McCallister (Craigielaw) £308.33 (1)
14. James Mcghee (Turnhouse) £233.33 (2)
15. Graeme Brown (Montrose) £212.50 (1)
15. Scott Catlin (Greenburn) £212.50 (1)
15. Chris Currie (Caldwell) £212.50 (1)
18. Sean O’Donnell (Balbirnie) £187.50 (2)
19. Tom Buchanan (Duddingston) £68.75 (2)
19. Kylie Walker (unatt) £68.75 (1)
19. Keir McNicol (Carnoustie) £68.75 (1)
19. Alan Waugh (Clydebank & District) £68.75 (1)
23. Jonnie Cliff (Murrayshall) £45.83 (1)
23. Mark Kerr (Marriott Dalmahoy) £45.83 (1)
23. Danny Wardrop (Didsbury) £45.83 (1)
23. Stephen Clark (Carrick on Loch Lomond) £45.83(1)

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Tiger is all over the place with an opening 74

FROM THE ESPN.COM WEBSITE
By Bob Harig
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina -- This is more of what we might have expected from Tiger Woods after nearly five months away from tournament golf.
Wayward drives, inconsistent irons, shaky putting -- all of that was apparent today during the opening round of the Quail Hollow Championship, Woods' second tournament of the year.
"It wasn't just the driver, it was everything; I had a two-way missing going, which is great," Woods said sarcastically later. "It was one of those days."
Woods shot a two-over-par 74 at Quail Hollow, his first over-par score of his brief season so far. He shot four sub-par rounds three weeks ago at the Masters, where he tied for fourth.
Today's early morning round saw Woods make his first double-bogey of the year, and included back-to-back holes where he hit into water hazards. He hit just nine of 18 greens in regulation and only 4 of 14 fairways.
When Woods finished, he was tied for 67th, nine strokes behind clubhouse leader Bo Van Pelt.
"I was struggling so bad today," he said. "I didn't know which way it was going to go. I was just trying to piece a round together. One good round tomorrow and I can get back in it."
Woods began with a birdie on the par-5 10th hole, then struggled for most of the back nine. He hit just one of seven fairways and only three of nine greens in regulation. Somehow he managed to keep a shot under a tree after a poor drive at the par-5 15th, helping him save par.
But at the par-3 17th, his tee shot was left and in the water, leading to a double bogey-5. At the par-4 18th, he again pulled his tee shot into the water, leading to a bogey.
Another bogey came at the par-4 No. 1 hole after a drive well to the right, putting him 4 over for the tournament.
Woods started finding some form after that, finally hitting a few fairways, one of which led to a two-putt birdie at the par-5 fifth hole. But a bogey at the last hole ruined what had been a decent final eight holes.
A day earlier, Woods said it took some reflection for him to come to terms with what he accomplished at the Masters.
After a long lay-off due to a self-imposed leave following revelations of marital infidelity, and after just five rounds of competitive golf, Woods said he is struggling with trying to cut himself some slack.
"I try and be easy on myself, but I know what I can do and I'm not doing it," said Woods, who acknowledged that he is not having the same issues when he practises. "It's just a matter of carrying it to the golf course. And I haven't done that yet."
Grouped with reigning British Open champion Stewart Cink and two-time major champion Angel Cabrera, Woods teed off first to nice applause on the 10th tee at 7:40 a.m. ET, with temperatures at about 45 degrees.
Woods birdied the first hole and didn't seem bothered by the brisk weather. But by the time his sweater came off six holes into the round, his game failed to heat up as the temperature did.
"I had my head down, struggling," he said. "I was dropping balls out of hazards and playing balls out of trees. I had my own issues out there."
Last year, Woods finished fourth at Quail Hollow after opening the tournament with a 65. He won here in 2007.
Asked if he might try to figure out his problems in an afternoon practice session, Woods chuckled.
"I'm not going to the range today," he said. "Hell with it."
FIRST-ROUND SCOREBOARD
Par 72
Players from US unless stated
65 Bo Van Pelt
66 Kenny Perry
67 Camilo Villegas (Col)
68 Brad Faxon, J J Henry, Paul Goydos, Andres Romero (Arg), Billy Mayfair, Geoff Ogilvy (Aus)
69 Brian Stuard, Ricky Barnes, Garth Mulroy (Rsa), Heath Slocum, Cameron Percy (Aus)
70 Brendon De Jonge, Nick Watney, Scott McCarron, Rodney Pampling (Aus), Davis Love III, Greg Chalmers (Aus), Harrison Frazar, Angel Cabrera (Arg), Bubba Watson, Alex Cejka (Ger), Phil Mickelson, Rocco Mediate, Brandt Snedeker, Troy Matteson
71 Vaughn Taylor, Zach Johnson, Jeff Overton, Tim Herron, Lucas Glover, David Toms, Ben Curtis, David Duval, Will MacKenzie, Hunter Mahan, Jarrod Lyle (Aus), Mark Calcavecchia, Robert Allenby (Aus), Bill Haas, Tom Gillis
72 Charley Hoffman, Ross Fisher (Eng), Kevin Sutherland, James Nitties (Aus), Alex Prugh, Tim Wilkinson (Nzl), Chad Campbell, Chris Tidland, Rory McIlroy (NIrl), Sean O'Hair, Martin Laird (Sco), Henrik Bjornstad (Nor), Rory Sabbatini (Rsa), Kris Blanks, John Merrick, Stewart Cink, D.A. Points, Kevin Na, Kevin Stadler, Anthony Kim, Carlos Franco (Par), Jonathan Byrd, Padraig Harrington (Irl)
73 Bill Lunde, Brian Gay, Nick O'Hern (Aus), James Driscoll, Blake Adams, Chez Reavie, Steve Marino, Brett Quigley, Jimmy Walker, Rickie Fowler, Lee Westwood (Eng), Chris Stroud, Joe Ogilvie, Jason Day (Aus), Mark Wilson, Dustin Johnson, Aaron Baddeley (Aus), Mathew Goggin (Aus), Johnson Wagner, D.J. Trahan, Ryan Moore
74 Tiger Woods, Jeff Quinney, J.P. Hayes, Woody Austin, Greg Owen (Eng), Roger Tambellini, Matthew Jones (Aus), Charles Howell III, Webb Simpson, Tim Petrovic, Ryuji Imada (Jpn), Boo Weekley, Charles Warren, John Senden (Aus), Garrett Willis, Kevin Streelman, Jeff Maggert, George McNeill, Chad Collins, Trevor Immelman (Rsa), Carl Pettersson (Swe), Josh Teater
75 Spencer Levin, Aron Price (Aus), Matt Kuchar, Scott Piercy, Steve Wheatcroft, Derek Lamely, Michael Allen, Jim Furyk, Roland Thatcher, Cortland Lowe, Stuart Appleby (Aus), Rich Barcelo, Nicholas Thompson, Jason Bohn
76 David Lutterus (Rsa), Brian Davis (Eng), Bryce Molder, Pat Perez, Martin Flores, Vance Veazey, Ted Purdy, Steve Lowery, Michael Connell, Fred Couples, Daniel Chopra (Swe), Craig Bowden, Jerod Turner, Troy Merritt
77 Vijay Singh (Fij), Nathan Green (Aus), Chris Riley, Fredrik Jacobson (Swe)
78 Adam Scott (Aus), Willis Ring, Matt Bettencourt, Jeff Klauk, Richard S Johnson (Swe), Cameron Beckman, Notah Begay III, Cameron Tringale
79 J.B. Holmes
80 Jason Dufner
81 Omar Uresti, Kevin Johnson
87 Jeff Peck
88 Parker McLachlin

Opponents of Trump scheme cause £50,000

of damage at Menie Estate, Balmedie

FROM TODAY'S PRESS AND JOURNAL
By RYAN CRIGHTON
Donald Trump will step up security at his North-east estate after vandals caused £50,000 worth of damage.
Vechicles working at the Menie Estate, near Balmedie (12 miles north of Aberdeen) were broken into before wiring was cut and sand poured into their engines.
The cuplrits also ripped out almost 10,000 square feet of marram grass, and damaged almost 500ft of fencing.
Last night Sarah Malone, executive vice-president of Trump International - Scotland, said the organisation would review its security in the light of the incidents which took place over the weekend and on Monday.
She said: "Until now, the security has been adequate but obviously we are going to step it up now. The police spent a considerable amount of time at the site and they are investigating the matter."
About £5,000 worth of diesel supplies kept at the site was also destroyed after being contaminated with sugar.
Miss Maloned added: "It is a disgrace that there are people around us who are prepared to stoop to such callous acts of vandalism.
"Our aim is to enhance and develop the site, while others evidently seem intent upon destroying it. I am sure the people of Aberdeenshire will be disgusted by this.
Local councillor Rob Merson said: "There would appear to be little doubt that there has been a concerted attack on the plant and equipment which has amounted to deliberate sabotage.
"Given the nature and content of many of the E-mails received by Aberdeenshire councillors from objectors to the project over the last couple of years, we have always been aware of an unsavoury and antisocial element within the ranks of the objectors' campaign.
"I am sure that the majority of right-minded people - even those who may have opposed the development at the outset - would not wish to be associated with this type of behavour."

Craig Lee, Scott Henry top Scots as Barry Hume slides to an 80

Gaunt holds off pack to win EuroPro opener

By ANTHONY LEAVER
Daniel Gaunt survived a tricky start and a raft of final round challengers to win the £10,000 prize in the opening event of the PGA EuroPr0 Tour, The Motocaddy Masters, at Wensum Valley Hotel Golf and Country Club, Norwich by five shots at ten under par 206.
Gaunt began the day three shots clear at seven under par but he bogeyed three of his first six holes to add pressure to his run down the back nine, with Michael Collins shooting 68 earlier in the day to lead in the clubhouse at four under.
After his second round the Australian said there were plenty of chances on the back nine and that proved vital as he picked up four birdies from the 12th and finished in the grand manner with an eagle at the last to card a final round 69, finishing ten under for the tournament – six under for his last seven holes – and five shots clear of Dale Marmion and Andrew Johnston who tied for second place.
“Winning the first event is very big,” said Gaunt, who pockets a cheque for £10,000 for the win. “Topping the Order of Merit at any stage is good and it gives me momentum for the rest of the Tour.”
While other players lost their cool down the back nine and their challenges fell away, the 31 year-old claimed the title by taking his chances on the final stretch – something he put down to a new patient attitude.
“I’ve been working on keeping calm on the course as I’ve lost my temper in the past – that win was all down to patience,” said Gaunt. “I didn’t play badly on the front nine but I missed a few little putts and that caused me to drop shots. Perhaps in the past that might have affected me, but I kept patient because I knew a strong back nine would see me home.
“In 2005, Andrew Marshall chipped in at 18 here to pip me to the title so today is a little bit of revenge for that too!”
Marmion (Eaton GC) led the tournament after the first round but had to settle for a share of second spot. The 2008 Order of Merit runner-up appeared in trouble when four bogeys and a solitary birdie to the tenth saw him drop to level par for the tournament, but five birdies down the rest of the back nine was the strong finish his opening round of 65 deserved.
Johnston (North Middlesex) enjoyed a similar flourish on the back nine as he shot a final round 69 to share the spoils of second spot with Marmion. He moved to two under after the fifth but cancelled those shots out by the tenth. Birdies at 14 and 16 moved him to four under for the round before a vital birdie at the last pulled him up to five under.
By the time Gaunt teed off, a number of players had moved into contention and it was Michael Collins who held the most hope in the clubhouse. Collins (foreireland.com) began the day at level par and was one under through 15 before a grandstand finish of three birdies saw him set the bar at four under. John Spagnuolo was another player who sped up the field thanks to a back nine flourish, carding a three under 69 after sitting at one over through the 12th before picking up four birdies to join Collins in a three-way tie for fourth. Paul O’Hanlon (Curragh) completed that trio, left to rue a double bogey at the sixth on his way to a final round of 71.
Kieran Staunton succumbed to a similar fate as he was forced to take a drop on the 16th, leading to a double bogey. Staunton (Woodcote Park) was two under par to that point – four under for the tournament – but that blemish cost him in the final count, although a birdie at 17 did see him shoot 71 to finish in a tie for seventh. James Hepworth (Ilkley GC) and Jeremy Kavanagh (Stoke Park) join Staunton in seventh, with Hepworth matching Staunton’s 71 and Kavanagh going one better with a 70.
Paul Maddy was in the ninth pair to go out and his 68 turned into a significant marker for the final day. Maddy (Gog Magog) kicked off at two over and dropped a shot on the first but he was sitting pretty in the clubhouse at two under as the leading groups dropped early shots – Maddy birdying the seventh, 12th and 13th before finishing birdie-birdie to sit at two under.
Maddy was joined in a four-way tie for tenth spot by Gary King (Tyrrells Wood) and Matthew Mills (Wentworth) who both shot rounds of 70, and a disappointed Matt Allen, who bogeyed the last two holes to finish level for the day and two under for the tournament.
The second event on the 2010 PGA EuroPro Tour takes place at Burhill GC in Surrey from May 26-28.
The full final round scores from The Motocaddy Masters at Wensum Valley are available at www.europrotour.com.
LEADING FINAL TOTALS AT WENSUM VALLEY
Par 216 (3x72)
206 Daniel Gaunt 69 68 69 (£10,000).
211 Andrew Johnston 72 70 69, Dale Marmion 65 76 70 (£3,750 each).
212 Michael Collins 70 74 68, John Spagnuolo 74 69 69, Paul O'Hanlon 71 70 71 (£1,433.33 each).
213 Jeremy Kavanagh 71 72 70, James Hepworth 68 74 71, Kieran Staunton 72 70 71 (£916.67 each).
WHERE THE SCOTS FINISHED
215 (jt 14th) Craig Lee 72, 71, 72, Scott Henry 69 71 75 (£505 each).
216 (jt 19th) Paul Doherty 76 69 71 (£385).
220 (jt 37th) Martin Lawrence 71 73 76, Elliot Saltman 76 70 74 (£255 each).
221 (jt 42nd) Barry Hume 73 68 80 (£232.50).
223 Jason McCreadie 72 75 76 (£210).
225 (jt 50th) Zack Saltman 73 73 79 (£197.50).

EUROPEAN TOUR REPORT

Argentina's Gonzalez sets pace with a 65

FROM THE EUROPEAN TOUR WEBSITE
Refreshed by a five-week break with his family in Argentina, big-hitting Ricardo Gonzalez made a superb return to The European Tour in sun-drenched Seville today.
Back at the Real Club de Golf where he won the 2004 Open de Sevilla, the 40 year old fired a seven under par 65 to lead former English amateur champion Paul Waring by one after the first round of the Open de España.
"In Spain I feel like home. I like the people, the food, the golf courses," said Gonzalez, who also captured the Open de Madrid seven years ago.
"I've come with all the batteries charged and I think I have chances to do a good tournament."
The best of his eight birdies came at the 226 yard 17th, his eighth, where he struck "the best three iron I have hit in a long time" to within ten feet of the flag.
Waring has yet to record a top five finish since coming through the 2007 Qualifying School, but a month ago in Malaga he knocked four strokes off his best round on The European Tour with a 62.
Something similar was a possibility when the 25 year old from Birkenhead followed three opening birdies with an eight foot eagle putt on the long fifth.
But the former disc jockey - house music was his speciality in the clubs and bar of Liverpool - missed out on top spot by driving into sand and bogeying the 432 yard last.
Waring is happy just to be in Spain this week. The air chaos caused by the volcanic ash cloud left him stuck in the Middle East and he was originally told the first flight out was May 1.
"We managed to get out on Sunday, though, and then flew here yesterday," he said.
The group in third place on four under includes England's Simon Dyson and Spaniard Alvaro Quiros, both back in action three weeks after missing the cut at The Masters Tournament.
On the same mark are Dyson's fellow Yorkshireman Danny Willett, who as an amateur two years ago shot a 64 on the course, and Ireland's Damien McGrane, plus Gonzalez's compatriot Rafa Echenique, Spain's Sebi Garcia and Carlos Del Moral and Swedes Martin Erlandsson and Mikael Lundberg.
Garcia, from Majorca and with a British mother, earned fame at the end of last year with a 13 under par round of 58 in an event on the Spanish circuit, although placing of the ball was allowed.
Ranked 1,272nd in the world, he is one of eight home players given sponsor's invitations this week.
Leading Scot is Aberdeen's Richie Ramsay in joint 12th place on three-under-par 69.
SCOREBOARD
FIRST ROUND
Par 72, 7124 yards
65 Ricardo Gonzalez (Arg)
66 Paul Waring
68 Mikael Lundberg (Swe), Damien McGrane, Martin Erlandsson (Swe), Danny Willett, Rafael Echenique (Arg), Carlos Del Morral (Spa), Simon Dyson, Alvaro Quiros (Spa), Sebastian Garcia-Grout (Spa).
69 Francesco Molinari (Ita), Richie Ramsay, Joost Luiten (Ned), Jose Manuel Lara (Spa), Raphael Jacquelin (Fra), Anthony Kang (USA), Stephen Dodd, Raul Quiros (Spa), Richard Finch, Gregory Bourdy (Fra), Pedro Oriol (Spa), Mark Foster
70 Chris Gane, Chris Wood, David Drysdale, Jorge Campillo (Spa), Fabrizio Zanotti (Par), Ariel Canete (Arg), Pablo Martin (Spa), Johan Edfors (Swe)
71 Soren Kjeldsen (Den), Alfredo Garcia-Heredia (Spa), Peter Hedblom (Swe), Anthony Wall, Marc Warren, Shane Lowry, Alejandro Canizares (Spa), Oskar Henningsson (Swe), Gregory Havret (Fra), Edoardo Molinari (Ita), Manuel Quiros (Spa), Richard Bland, Jean-Baptiste Gonnet (Fra), Colin Montgomerie, Phillip Price, Nicolas Colsaerts (Bel), Scott Drummond, Maarten Lafeber (Ned), Daniel Vancsik (Arg), Gabriel Canizares (Spa), Sam Hutsby, Carl Suneson (Spa), Richard Green (Aus), Jamie Donaldson
72 Gary Orr, Alvaro Velasco (Spa), Andrew Butterfield, James Kingston (Rsa), Sion E Bebb, Steven O'Hara, Peter Lawrie, Clodomiro Carranza (Arg), Pablo Larrazabal (Spa), Gary Boyd, Alexander Noren (Swe), Christian Nilsson (Swe), David Horsey, George Coetzee (Rsa), Simon Khan, Phillip Archer, Ignacio Garrido (Spa), Fredrik Andersson Hed (Swe), Barry Lane
73 Robert Jan Derksen (Ned), John Parry, Thomas Aiken (Rsa), Mikko Ilonen (Fin), Jamie Elson, Eirik Tage Johansen (Nor), Thomas Bjorn (Den), Niclas Fasth (Swe), Michael Jonzon (Swe), Santiago Luna (Spa), Rafael Cabrera Bello (Spa), Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano (Spa), Fredrik Ohlsson (Swe), Steve Webster, Peter Whiteford, Nick Dougherty, James Morrison, Mark F Haastrup (Den), Stephan Gross junior (Ger), Rick Kulacz (Aus), Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spa), James Ruth, Tano Goya (Arg), Jyoti Randhawa (Ind)
74 Patrik Sjoland (Swe), Luis Claverie (Spa), Oliver Fisher, Felipe Aguilar (Chi), Jose-Filipe Lima (Por), Robert Rock, Jordi Garcia (Spa), Pedro Linhart (Spa), David Howell, Javier Colomo (Spa), Paul Broadhurst, Robert Coles, Marco Ruiz (Par), Paul Lawrie, Jean-Francois Lucquin (Fra), Thomas Levet (Fra)
75 Steven Jeppesen (Swe), Richard McEvoy, David Lynn, Darren Clarke, Carlos Rodiles (Spa), Gary Lockerbie, Alastair Forsyth, Matt Haines, Benjamin Hebert (Fra), Lorenzo Gagli (Ita)
76 Christian Cevaer (Fra), Jeppe Huldahl (Den), Anton Haig (Rsa), Andrew Tampion (Aus), Hennie Otto (Rsa), Andrew Coltart, Peter Baker, Julien Guerrier (Fra), Moises Cobo Arrayas (Spa), Victor Dubuisson (Fra) (amateur), Stephen Gallacher, James Kamte (Rsa), Nacho Bermudo (Spa), Michael Hoey
77 Shiv Kapur (Ind), Sebastian Garcia Rodriguez (Spa), Mark Brown (Nzl), Kenneth Ferrie, Simon Thornton
78 Juan Francisco Sarasti (Spa), David Dixon, Jarmo Sandelin (Swe), Marcel Siem (Ger), Sam Little, Graeme Storm
79 Gary Murphy, Francois Delamontagne (Fra), Carlos Pigem (Spa), Julien Quesne (Fra), Bradley Dredge
80 Andrew McArthur
84 Antonio Hortal (Spa)

East Renfrewshire plays hosts to 25s and over event

2010 Scottish Mid-Amateur Championship entry deadline May 13

The 2010 Scottish Mid-Amateur Championship takes place on 12-14 June at East Renfrewshire, Glasgow with entries closing on Thursday 13th May.
The Championship is open to golfers aged 25 and over with a handicap limit of 5.4 aimed primarily at full-time working amateurs, with the prestigious honour of becoming a National Champion at stake. Previous winners during the Championship’s 16-year history include current Scotland international Glenn Campbell and former Amateur Champion Craig Watson and the combination of stroke play qualifying with match play knock-out has proved popular with Scotland’s leading club golfers.
Entry to the event costs £42, with the two rounds of stroke play qualifying taking place at the stunning East Renfrewshire course on Saturday 12 June. The lowest 16 scores from a starting field of 78 over the opening two rounds will qualify for the final stages, which take place on the Sunday and Monday.
Designed by the most famous course architect of his day James Braid, the course is a typical Braid moorland course and makes full use of the contours of the land. It should provide a spectacular yet challenging setting for this year’s event.
To download an entry form, click here. Entries should be sent to the Scottish Golf Union, complete with entry fee, by Thursday 13th May.
There is a special offer on accommodation at The Glynhill Hotel available for all participants. Click here for more details
Last year’s winner was former Scotland international Andrew Farmer from Kilmacolm, Renfrewshire who defeated a resilient Nicky Barr at the 19th hole in an exceptional final at Royal Burgess Golfing Society in which Barr battled back from 4 down at the turn to take the match to extra holes, whilst Ross Coull from Edzell edged out Fraserburgh’s John Mitchell in another tightly contested final in 2008 at Dundonald Links.

Joel Hendry seven off the pace in Florida

Twice Scottish youths champion Joel Hendry from Elgin, a long-time resident of the United States, was sharing joint 80th place in a huge field of 204 for the EGolf Pro Tour's $235,000 River Hills Classic in the Tampa area of Florida.
The Scot returned a one-over-par 73 to be seven shots behind the pacemaker, American Alex, Hamilton with a 66.

Seville music has Monty up to high doh ...

FROM THE DAILY TELEGRAPH WEBSITE
Furious Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie made no secret of what he thought of some nearby music after a last-hole bogey 6 left him six shots off the early lead in the Spanish Open in Seville.
Even before handing in an opening 71, one-under-par, Montgomerie yelled at tournament director Miguel Vidaor after being told that the noise from the tented village had already been turned down once.
"Should never have happened in the first place," shouted the eight-time European number one before adding, with expletive deleted: "Is this a party or a golf tournament?"
Montgomerie had just three-putted the long ninth and, having bogeyed the 231-yard seventh as well, his hopes of ending more than 22 months without a top-10 finish had taken a real blow.
It came as no surprise in the circumstances that the Scot, famous for his temper, refused to talk to reporters after emerging from the scoring area.
It seemed rather appropriate that the clubhouse leader at that point was a former disc jockey, England's Paul Waring.

Stuart Ballingall, twice a winner in America,

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is now the sixth best Scot in R&A WAGR

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Anglo-Scot Stuart Ballingall, a freshman student at Missouri University, has made a spectacular leap of 131 places to No 281 in the updated R&A World Amateur Golf Rankings this week.
Scottish boy international Ballingall, pictured, whose family home is in Norwich, is hardly a household name in Scottish amateur golf but he is now the sixth highest ranked Scot after James Byrne (35), Ross Kellett (43), Michael Stewart (181), Glenn Campbell (266) and Mark Hillson (280).
In fact, on Golfweek's current US college golf rankings, Michael Stewart is No 135, Stuart Ballingall No 143 and James Byrne No 227.
His surge up through the world rankings has been brought about by an excellent first year on the American college golf circuit. He won the first event he played in last autumn and has been the outstanding player on the Missouri University team throughout the 2009-2010 season.
Ballingall has won again in America, taking the University of Arkansas-Little Rock/First Tee Classic with three brilliant rounds of 69, 63 (a course record) and 69 for a 15-under-par total of 201 over a long course of some 7,221yd.
Stuart is not the first Scot to improve out of all recognition as a golfer in America - Andrew McArthur, comparatively unknown when he went to a US college in the late 1990s, came home to win the Scottish amateur title at Western Gailes in 2002 and is now a tour pro.
Ballingall, only 5ft 7in without his golf shoes on, may need another two or three years' exposure to the high level of competition on the American university golf circuit to be bracketed with McArthur, but Stuart is definitely one to look out for on the domestic amateur circuit when he comes home for the summer holidays.
Matteo Manassero (Italy) remains No 1 in the R&A WAGR as his amateur career draws to a close - he will be turning pro for the forthcoming Italian Open. France's Victor Dubuisson has gone up from No 3 to No 2 with Canadian Nick Taylor going the other way.
Scottish open amateur stroke-play champion Tommy Fleetwood (Formby Hall), at No 6, is the only British player in the top 10. English compatriots Matt Haines (No 12) and Stiggy Hodgson (No 20) are the only British or Irish players in the top 20.
Scots in the top 500 are:
35 James Byrne (-4 places from last week).
43 Ross Kellett (+6).
181 Michael Stewart (-14).
266 Glenn Campbell (-5).
280 Mark Hillson (+28).
281 Stuart Ballingall (+131).
333 James White (-14).
365 Philip McLean (+75).
400 David Law (-7).

R&A says Turnberry stays on Open

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rota despite £2m profits fall

FROM THE SCOTSMAN WEBSITE

By Martin Dempster
The R&A insists it will stand by Turnberry as an Open Championship venue, despite the event's long-awaited return to the Ayrshire course last summer costing the organisation more than £2 million in profit.
While the event almost produced a great sporting fairytale, with Tom Watson nearly claiming a record-equalling sixth Open title at 59, it proved a disappointment financially for the R&A in its first staging at the links in 15 years.

It has been estimated the R&A would lose around £1m in spectator revenue, compared with other venues in Scotland. But yesterday it was revealed that operating profit fell £2.1m to £7m, compared with the 2008 Open at Royal Birkdale.

Corporate hospitality dipped, due to a combination of the recession and the course's remote location in South Ayrshire, but the biggest single factor was a much lower attendance than in recent years. Attendance fell to 123,000 at Turnberry, 78,000 down on the figure at Royal Birkdale and 116,000 fewer than the record 239,000 at St Andrews in 2000.

Peter Dawson, R&A chief executive, admitted in his annual review: "Our headline financial report quantifies the cyclical effect of taking the Open to less accessible venues."

Despite the drop, the St Andrews-based governing body still managed to hand out grants worth £3.4m – £700,000 more than in 2008 – for golf development projects around the world and, according to an R&A spokesman, Turnberry will not be dropped from the rota. He said:

"The Open Championship goes to nine venues on the rota, and we accept some yield a greater number of spectators and greater profit than others. Last year's Open Championship was a great spectacle, and there was no doubt the challenge and beauty of the course played its part in what was an exciting event for spectators.

"We had forecast all along that the spectator numbers (for Turnberry) would be down substantially on other venues."

Traffic problems were the main reason the Open stayed away from Turnberry for so long, but, after Stewart Cink ended Watson's brave bid in a play-off, the R&A insisted it was thrilled with the venue's return to the golfing limelight.

"It's a fabulous venue and must be kept on the Open rota," said David Hill, pictured above by Cal Carson Golf Agency, the director of championships. "The attendance is never as good at Turnberry as it would be at other venues, but we take a ten-to-15-year view."

Tory MSP for Ayr John Scott said it would be a major blow were Turnberry never to host another Open, given golf was "vital" to the region's future.

"The obvious reason for the reduced attendance last year is that the Open coincided with the deepest point of the biggest recession since the Second World War," he said. "Self-evidently, guests were fewer in number."

Norman Geddes, executive chairman of the Elite Ayrshire Business Circle, added: "I think Turnberry is one of the classic venues, in terms of its setting and quality of the course."

David Anderson, chief executive of South Ayrshire Council, said: "Turnberry is an iconic location, and there has not been any indication that the Open would not return there in the future."

*The full article above appears in The Scotsman newspaper today.

Tiger is back on the US Tour trail

but his game is lagging behind

FROM THE DAILY TELEGRAPH WEBSITE

By OLIVER BROWN

Under the cover of a cold Carolina sunrise, Tiger Woods returned almost imperceptibly to regular US PGA Tour duty as a smattering of spectators applauded him politely on to the first tee at the Quail Hollow Country Club.
So much for the notion that Woods would endure a scalding baptism here, removed from the tight security that had made the patrons at Augusta fear for their Masters badges if they so much as whispered, "Get in the hole."
Officials in this God-fearing corner of the country had worried that a relaxation in security would allow any passing punter to pour scorn on the star attraction for his rampant adultery and even, heaven forbid, that one of his former paramours might turn up.
But those fears evaporated, as fast as the morning dew, as Woods flared his opening drive way to the right and received not a single cat-call in response.
The galleries, numbering not more than 500, betrayed only a mild curiosity at the novelty of his presence at the second event in a tentative comeback trail.
As many as one in 10 of them were armed guards thoughtfully, if utterly needlessly, laid on by the sheriff's office of Mecklenburg County.
"What are you doing here?" a fan dared to ask one of them. The sergeant merely shrugged.
Arguably the sense of restraint owed much to the obscurity of Woods's playing partners in the pro-am that marked the traditional prelude to this week's Quail Hollow Championship.
The announcement of the names of Kurt Kimball and Jim Rathburn induced a nonplussed reaction around the first tee: both were un-starry executives for local catering companies. When Woods turned up in Charlotte two years ago, he was in the company of Michael Jordan and the pair had been pursued by thousands.
There were refreshing signs, though, that Woods has chosen to behave with more civility to those who idolise him. He might not do so with the conviction of Masters champion Phil Mickelson, his main rival for victory over the next four days, but en route to the second tee he stopped to give a signed ball to a six-year-old boy.
Any suggestions that this signalled the emergence of Woods the role model, the family man, should be treated with suspicion. He has made great play out of the fact that, post-Augusta, he went scuba-diving with wife Elin and their two children, but over the next fortnight he is not seeing them at all.
Instead he heads straight from here to Jacksonville for the Players Championship as he goes back in business, back into the travelling circus, back on the road where temptation lies.
One inquisitor even had the temerity to ask if he felt he might succumb to the old urges, but he replied: "No, not at all. Not after what I've been through." And yet he continues to make the work of rehabilitation doubly difficult for himself.
First, he is making his latest plea for forgiveness deep in America's Bible Belt, where the highway linking Charlotte airport and the golf course is named after that notorious televangelist, Billy Graham, who once wrote: "The best way to avoid temptation is to flee from it the moment it appears."
These could be salutary words for Woods but they only hint at the level of hostility his misdeeds have aroused among the local disciples of men like Graham.
Second, Woods – or at least his agent Mark Steinberg, who joined him for a long conversation on the fifth fairway on Wednesday – should have known better than to advertise his 'treatment' for sex addiction by turning up at a rock concert last weekend.
As it transpired, Woods was only meeting his friends in the grunge group Nickelback, but it was a gaffe he compounded with a discordant note of self-pity. "I just had a great time," he said. "Unfortunately I got criticised for seeing my friends."
Better, though, to absorb lessons from life of Mickelson, whose only exposure after a stirring triumph at Augusta was to be photographed in the green jacket at a drive-thru Krispy Kreme, buying glazed doughnuts for his little ones. But then such effortless wholesomeness is simply not in Woods's nature.
How can it be, when the scrutiny of his movements never relents? "There's paparazzi everywhere at home, helicopters here and there, cameramen camping out in front of the gates," he explained. "That hasn't changed."
Small wonder, then, that he refused to shed much light on his likely schedule beyond the US Open in June, claiming tersely that he needed to concentrate on "personal things".
He added: "It's up to the air. I'm just trying to get back to normalcy." This loosely translated as a probable divorce battle with Elin that could cost him up to half his $500 million fortune.
A raggedness in Woods's play remains, too. After his howler of a first tee shot on Wednesday, he deposited his effort at the par-three second straight into the bunker.
He contrived to slice his third into the pine forest before some semblance of rhythm returned. The man is back on the march but his game, it seems, has yet to catch up with him.

Chris Kelly keeps up fine form to share Hilton Park lead

FROM THE SCOTSMAN WEBSITE
By NICK RODGER
Chris Kelly continued in the rich vein of form he has found to share top spot after the opening round of the latest Xltec Pro Golf Tour event at Hilton Park near Glasgow.
The former Scottish PGA champion, who won last week's Duke of Roxburghe Challenge on the Tartan Tour, fired a three-under 67 to finish alongside Stuart Pardoe in the race for the £850 first prize. Host club amateur Gordon Yates used his local knowledge to good effect and hit a 68 to sit in a share of third.
Carnoustie pro Keir McNicoll opened with a one-under 69, one stroke better than his younger sister Katy and Ladies European Tour rookie Kylie Walker.
Andrew Oldcorn, the 2001 PGA champion, finished five off the pace after a 72 while Lynn Kenny (74) and Clare Queen (78) both found the going tough.

Xltec Pro Golf Tour
Hilton Park Golf Club
TWO-ROUND TOURNAMENT
Par 70

Thursday's Round 2 Draw
08.00 Kenneth Glen (Musselburgh) 87
James Dick (Duddingston) 80

08.10 Eric Walker (Burntisland) 79
Clare Queen (Carrick on Loch Lomond) 78
Stuart Burns (unatt) 78

08.20 Scott Borrowman (Dollar) (amateur) 76
Graeme Stewart (Gleddoch) 76
Scott Garrett (Irvine) 75

08.30 Kimberley Crooks (Ladies European Tour) 75
Laura Harvey (Darlington) 75
Scott Pithie (Carluke) 75

08.40 Ben Irving (Kirkcudbright) 75
Paul Shields (Kirkhill) (amateur) 74
John Green (Hacienda del Alamo Golf Properties) 74

08.50 Lynn Kenny (Archerfield Links) 74
Barry Campbell (Vale of Leven) 74
Vincent Brown (Westerwood) 74

09.00 FREE

09.10 Matthew Clark (Kilmacolm) (amateur) 73
Mark Loftus (Adam Hunter Golf) 73
James Smallwood (Fereneze) 73

09.20 Andrew Oldcorn (King’s Acre) 72
Alastair Thomson (Douglas Park) 72
David Roger (Windyhill) 72

09.30 Tracey Boyes (unatt) 72
Greig Hutcheon (Banchory) 71
Sean O’Donnell (Balbirnie) 71

09.40 Stewart Savage (Dalmuir) 71
Paul Betty (Hayston) (amateur) 71
Craig Gordon (unatt) 71

09.50 Alan Waugh (Clydebank & District) 71
Tom Buchanan (Duddingston) 70
Alastair Brown (Whitecraigs) 70

10.00 Craig Matheson (Falkirk Tryst) 70
Kylie Walker (unatt) 70
Katie McNicoll (Carnoustie Golf Shop) 70

10.10 Keir McNicoll (Carnoustie Golf Shop) 69
Alan Lockhart (Ladybank) 69
Chris Russell (RAW Design) 69

10.20 Scott Henderson (Kings Links) 69
Stephen Gray (Hayston) 69
Euan Cameron (Hamilton) 68

10.30 Gordon Yates (Hilton Park) (amateur) 68
James McGhee (Turnhouse) 68
John Gallagher (Swanston) 68

10.40 Corisande Lee (West Lancs) 68
Stu Pardoe (Belmont Vauxhall) 67
Chris Kelly (Cawder) 67

+The leading lady professional at the end of 36 holes at Hilton Park is guaranteed a bonus prize of £400, thanks to the generosity of a group of men, women and companies, in all the Xltec Pro Tour events. All of the donors chipped in £200 each. One wished to remain anonymous. The others are:

Stewart Spence (The Marcliffe Hotel at Pitfodels).
Dave McNicoll (Carnoustie Golf Shop).
Karen Ogilvy (Castle Group).
Allan Ingram (Industrial Cleaning Services).
David Laing (Civil Engineers).
Kenny Burnside (Yolund Ltd).
CDFS Financial Services.
Neil Hampton (Loch Ness golf course, Inverness )
Clydesdale Bank Bearsden
Campbell Dallas (Chartered Accounts)
Paterson Holms (Solicitors)

+The donors' list also added £500 to the total prize fund for the Hilton Park competition, which raised it to around £5,200 (47 x £100 +£500) depending on the entry fees paid by the male amateurs.

+The lady pros are playing off forward tees, a course which is 10% shorter for them than it is for the male pros. But there is only one prize list, incorporating the male and female professionals.

+The prize list at the end of 36 holes will cover 30 per cent of the field, approximately the leading 14 from a total of 47. First prize is £850.

GAUNT LEADS PGA EUROPRO TOUR EVENT

Barry Hume has four shots to make up on final day

By ANTHONY LEAVER
Daniel Gaunt leads The Motocaddy Masters at Wensum Valley Hotel Golf and Country Club, Norwich at seven under par – four shots clear of a group of four players ahead of the final round.
Gaunt began the day four strokes behind leader Dale Marmion at three under par but piled on the pressure by posting a round of 68 before Marmion (Eaton GC) went out in the afternoon. The Australian dropped a shot on the third to fall further behind but his fortunes began to turn with a birdie at the eighth. He then made a move on the back nine with birdies at 11, 12 and 14, finding a fifth birdie of the day at the last for a 68 to put him on seven under.
Marmion stepped onto the first tee in the afternoon as the wind began to stiffen and the 2008 Order of Merit runner-up found the going tough. He began his round with two bogeys and picked up a third at the fifth – dropping further shots at 10 and 15 with just a solitary birdie at the 14th seeing him join a group of four in second spot chasing Gaunt.
“Three shots is a substantial lead out there and I know if I can go three or four under again it’ll take something special to beat me,” said Gaunt. “It’ll be won on the last six or seven holes where there are some chances but if the wind is like it is today it’ll be really tough.
“It was a bit of a grind out there and I got a bit lucky but you have to take advantage and I did just that,” added the 31 year-old.
Barry Hume (Haggs Castle) matched Gaunt’s four under par 68 to move to three under for the tournament after an opening round of 73 – recovering from a bogey at the second by bagging pairs of birdies at three and four and 11 and 12 before picking up another one at the last. Paul O’Hanlon (Curragh) and Nicky Harris (Whitefield GC) complete the quartet in second, both carding rounds of 70 to sit at three under for the tournament.
Kieran Staunton (Woodcote Park) and Matt Allen both picked up three birdies on the front nine to card rounds of 70 and sit at two under for the tournament, alongside James Webber (Three Rivers GC), who carded a 71. James Hepworth (Ilkley GC) joins the group of five tied for sixth spot at two under, following a round of 68 with four bogeys in his first ten holes before ending with two birdies for a two over par 74 in his second round. The group was completed by Andrew Johnston (North Middlesex) in the final three-ball after he shot 70.
Andrew Marshall’s challenge fell away in the afternoon as the wind picked up on the course. Marshall began the day at two under par, but four bogeys in his first eight holes put pay to any thoughts of winning the tournament. He stopped the rot with a birdie at the ninth but he cancelled that out with another bogey at the tenth, going down the rest of the back nine level to finish with a 76 and sit two over ahead of the final round.
“I played average, putted poorly and only got one birdie,” said Marshall of his effort. “There was a stiff breeze out there in the afternoon and some tricky flags but I’ve just got to go out all guns blazing now tomorrow.”
Current Norfolk number one Neil Lythgoe (Royal Norwich) played with Marshall over the two rounds, but was unable to make up ground after a six over par 78 – a 74 in his second round ending his involvement a day early.
Live scoring from the final round of The Motocaddy Masters at Wensum Valley Hotel Golf and Country Club is available at www.europrotour.com on Thursday morning (April 29), with 55 players making the cut at three over. The first player tees off at 8.30am, with Daniel Gaunt beginning his charge for the opening title of the year at 12.51pm, alongside Barry Hume.
SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
Par 144 (2x72)
Daniel Gaunt leads by four strokes on 137 (-7)
HOW THE SCOTS STAND
Barry Hume 141 73, 68 -3
Craig Lee 143 72, 71 -1
Scott Henry 144 69, 75 Lvl
Martin Lawrence 144 71, 73 Lvl
Paul Doherty 145 76, 69 +1
Elliot Saltman 146 76, 70 +2
Zack Saltman 146 73, 73 +2
Jason McCreadie 147 72, 75 +3
MISSED THE CUT
Euan McIntosh 149 73, 76 +5
Ross Cameron 152 74, 78 +8
Mark Lawrie 153 75, 78 +9
John Henry 153 76, 77 +9
Lee Harper 154 79, 75 +10
Steven Duncan 154 78, 76 +10
Shaun McAllister 155 77, 78 +11
Graham Rankin 156 78, 78 +12
Stephen Clark 156 76, 80 +12
Withdrew:
Graeme Lornie 78 +6

Hugh Hunter's Clackmannan County News

Clackmannan senior boys' championship. Front row (left to right) Sam Kinnaird (Clackmannan County Golf Union), John Salmond (1st Scratch and Senior Boys Champion), Martin Hall (1st Handicap). Other prizewinners in back row.

The top picture shows the junior prizewinners. Left to right: Sam Kinnaird, Rikky Alexander (1st scratch and junior boys' champion), Calum Reid (1st handicap). Pictures by courtesy of Hugh Hunter.

SMALL FIELD IN COUNTY BOYS' GOLF

The early wet conditions slowly gave way to much drier weather in the late morning for the 24 competitors—a much smaller entry than usual - for the Clackamman boys' championship.
In the senior boys' division (15-17yrs) lowest handicap John Salmond (Alloa) led the way with a one over par 69 to take the 2010 title.
Home player Scott Baird was four shots behind in the runner up spot. Top handicap prize went to Alva player Martin Hall with a four under par net 64.
In the 14 and under section, it was Braehead all the way in the scratch prizes, taking all three. The 2010 junior champion, Rikky Alexander (Braehead), had a comfortable six-shot win over Scott Beattie with Grant Murray in third place. There was some comfort for the home players with Calum Reid scoring a net 60 to take the first handicap prize ahead of Brian McAdam (Alloa), Jordan Struthers(Braehead) and Angus Boyd (Alloa).
LEADING RESULTS
SENIOR BOYS
69 John Salmond (Alloa)
72 Scott Baird (Tillicoultry)
74 Gary Chalmers (Dollar)
76 Grant Carmichael (Tillicoultry)
77 Ryan Millar (Alloa), Lawrence Allan (Alva). Martin Hall (Alva).
MATCH-PLAY DRAW
Miller v Chalmers, Allan v Hall, Carmichael v Ross, Salmond v Baird.
JUNIOR BOYS
82 Rikky Alexander (Braehead)
88 Scott Beattie (Braehead), Calum Reid (Tillicoultry)
89 Grant Murray (Braehead).
MATCH-PLAY DRAW
Boyd (bye), Murray v McAdam, Alexander v Reid, Beattie v Struthers.

BOYS' ORDER OF MERIT
Clackmannan Junior Convenor Sam Kinnaird was very pleased to accept a new trophy for the County Boys--- the Grant Dowie Memorial Quaich presented by his father. Said Sam: “This is a magnificent trophy which will be a fitting memorial to Grant. Points will be awarded for Clackmannan county boys' events and also the boys' open competitions held at the six clubs in the county. We are obviously very grateful to Kenny for a very kind and thoughtful gesture”

CLACKMANNAN GOLF SPRING MEETINGS
In good weather conditions, the county meetings attracted an entry of around 200 competitors in the first big event of the Clackmannan county golf calendar. The A Division was contested over the Tulliallan Golf course, and there cas some controversy and some disappointment at the cored and sanded greens which caused some difficulty with short putts.
Sensibly, the Clackmannan County Golf Union declared the event to be non-qualifying for handicap purposes. However, this did not stop some fine scoring with Steve McIvor (Alva) 70-1=69, George Kay (Alloa) 75-6=69, and R Birrell (Alva) 80-10=70 being among the top scorers. In the second division at Alloa Golf Club, the home players took the leading three places -Jim B Miller 82-14=68, Martin Jones 81-13=68 and Jim Kerr 83-14=69.

FORTH VALLEY SCHOOLS GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS

Top golfers with handicaps 10 or better from schools in Clackmannanshire, Stirlingshire and Falkirk competed for the 2010 title in chilly conditions at Alloa Golf Club. The winner from the field of 42 was Jamie Lynch (Larbert HS) with a two-round total of 151. He did have a great start, driving the first hole and holing a short putt for an eagle 2!
Runner-up was Euan Douglas (Dunblane HS) with 152, followed by Lawrence Allan (Alva Acad) with 153. Dunblane High School took the team trophy with Alva Academy (Lawrence Allan, Scott Baird) taking the runner up spot.
In the girls' event, played over one round, best scratch was Eilidh Watson (Dollar Acad) with 84. She won by four shots. Echoes of her dad, Bobby Watson, winning the Scottish boys' title back in the 1970!
The leading players will now go forward to the Scottish schools championships to be held at Murrayshall, Perth at the beginning of June.

WORLD AMATEUR GOLF RANKINGS
You had to be sharp-eyed to notice this. Thanks to a quarter-final appearance at the Scottish boys' championship, Alva’s Lawrence Allan was awarded one world ranking point for amateur golf. That was enough to propel him to 3,976th position in the rankings! However even although he will keep his point for 12 months, his position has dropped below 4000, meaning it no longer appears on the list. The answer is, of course, to try to win more points. Putting the rankings in a Clackmannan and Scottish context gives the following positions:
25th Scott Borrowman (Dollar).
81 Jamie Aitken (Alloa).
104 Lawrence Allan (Alva), meaning half the Wee County Golf Clubs are represented.
In the boys’ rankings, Lawrence is well established in 13th position. Pity he missed the SGU Junior Tour event at Newmachar due to the flight groundings.

MIDLAND ALLIANCE

The 2009-2010 season of competitions came to an end with the Scotscraig pro-am last week. It was the turn of the local golf professionals to show their golfing skills.
Alloa’s David Herd took third place with a one-over-par 72 with Gregor Abel two shots behind. Gregor’s Alloa team of Niven, Glass and Hunter just missed out on a prize when they were pipped by the Paul Brookes (Pitreavie) team containing Kenny Thomson also Alloa

CALLUM ON TURKEY TRAVELS

Tulliallan’s Callum Macaulay was disappointed to miss the Moroccan Open recently, another casualty of the Icelandic volcanic ash. This week he will be at the Turkish Airlines Challenge to be held over the 7178 yard par 72 Carya Golf course near Antalya.
Ten Scots are in the field for the event. The course is described as a heathland lay-out with an extra one million heather plants planted on the course.

EDWARD TROPHY
Dollar's Scott Borrowman finished a creditable 17th equal in the 72 hole Order of Merit event played over Glasgow Gailes. Scott totalled five-over-par par 293 ( 71-74-73-75) to finish 11 shots behind the winner, Philip McLean (Peterhead).