Fraser Mann top Scot at Monte Rei Senior

Classic

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Carnoustie professional Fraser Mann, Aberdeen amateur Nick Robson and Downfield professional Kenny Hutton finished joint 14th, 24th and tied 36th respectively in the Senior Golf Circuit's Monte Rei Winter Classic at the Algarve venue over the past two days.

Mann, pictured at a previous tournament, had a pair of 77s for 154 - eight shots behind the winner, James Murphy (72-74 for 146).
Robson, a member of Meldrum House Golf Club, was the third best amateur in the big field with rounds of 77 and 80 for 157.
Hutton shot 85 and 79 for 164.
The Senior Golf Circuit has no connection with the European Senior Tour and is open to professionals and amateurs aged 48 and over.
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
146 James Murphy 72 74
149 Mark Wharton 73 76, Mark Mouland 77 72
150 Juan Quiros 80 70, Glenn Joyner 84 66
151 Jose Maria Carriles 76 75, Stephen McNally 77 74

SELECTED TOTALS
154 Fraser Mann 77 77 (T14)
157 Nick Robson (am) 77 80
164 Kenny Hutton 85 79

PLF Schools Team Challenge 2017 date and venue

The Paul Lawrie Foundation Schools Team Challenge competition will be hosted by Peterculter Golf Club on Monday, September 4

NEW LOOK TO ABERDEEN LINKS CHAMPIONSHIP THIS YEAR

By COLIN FARQUHARSON

This year's Aberdeen Links Championship will be an historic one in the tournament's long history. For the first time, entry will not be restricted to the three links-based clubs: Bon Accord, Caledonian and Northern.

The competition will be open to members of all the other Aberdeen Pennant League clubs - Auchmill, Banchory, Craibstone, Deeside, Hazlehead, Murcar Links, Nigg Bay, Peterculter, Portlethen, Newmachar, Royal Aberdeen and Stonehaven

 There will be only one stroke-play qualifying round.  The match-play stages will be completed within eight days. The scratch and two handicap finals will be played on a Sunday instead of the traditional Friday evening.

The programme will be:

Friday, June 9 Senior stroke-play championship first round.

Saturday, June 10 Links championship and Murray Cup qualifying round.

Sunday, June 11 Match-play: Links championship, Handicap Shield, Murray Cup

Wednesday, June 14 Match-play quarter-finals.

Friday, June 16 Match-play semi-finals; Senior stroke-play championship second round.

Sunday, June 18 Match-play finals: Championship (12.00), Handicap Shield (11.45), Murray Cup 11.30). Presentation of trophies in Caledonian clubhouse at 4.30pm.

 

+Barry Reid is pictured with the Aberdeen Links championship trophy in 2016

 

Law and Cameron in leading six in Egypt

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
David Law and Ross Cameron are in fifth and joint sixth position respectively with one round to go in the Pro Golf Tour's Red Sea Ain Sokhna Classic at Sokhna Golf Club, near Cairo, Egypt.
Law (Paul Lawrie Golf Centre) had a six-under-par 66, one of the best second-round scores, for a 36-hole tally of 135 - five shots behind the English leader by two, Ben Parker (65-65 for 130).
The Aberdonian had eight birdies in halves of 31 and 35 and will be rueing bogeys at the 12th and 14th which makes his final-round task that bit more difficult.
Peterhead's Cameron is one behind Law after a 69 which included five birdies.
Sam Kiloh (Paul Lawrie Golf Centre) also had a bag of five birdies but four bogeys dragged him down to a 71 for 140 and a share of 22nd place.
RED SEA AIN SOKHNA CLASSIC
Sokhna GC, near Cairo, Egypt.
LEADING SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
Par 144 (2x72)
130 B Parker (Eng) 65 65.
132 M Laier (Ger) 66 66.
134 F Mruzek (Cze) 69 65, D Heinzinger Ger) 68 66
135 D Law (Sco) 69 66

OTHER SCOTS' SCORES
136 R Cameron 67 69 (T6).
140 S Kiloh 69 71 (T22)
141 P McLean 72 69 (T28)
142 C Robb 72 70, K Duncan 71 71 (T35)

MISSED THE CUT (142 and better qualified)
151 A Culverwell 76 75

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Breakthrough day for Aberdeen-born player

Gemma Dryburgh scores first win as a

professional in Australian 36-hole event

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Aberdeen-born, Beaconsfield-based Gemma Dryburgh scored her first win as a professional today, returning an eight-under-par, 36-hole total of 138 (70-68) to head a field of 87 players and lift the first prize of 4,500 Australian dollars (£2,737) in the Oatlands Ladies pro-am, Victoria in Australia.
Dryburgh, daughter of a North Sea Oil company executive, started the second day two shots off the lead but came from behind over the second 18 holes with a superb, five-under-par round of 68 to beat home favourites Rebecca Artis (69-70 for 139) and Hannah Green (71-69 for 140) to score her breakthrough victory. She had finished T4 in the first event of the Australian Ladies Pro Golf Tour last week. 
Gemma played a flawless round of golf in the hot breezy conditions to clinch the victory.
The 23-year-old sports fanatic was delighted with her win,
“This is a big moment for me winning my first professional tournament. It was my Dad’s birthday yesterday and I would like to dedicate this win to him. They were drinking prosecco back in the UK before I played and they are probably celebrating with another for breakfast, now they know I have won”
Dryburgh, who spent four years gaining valuable competitive experience as a student at Tulane University, New Orleans, completed a solid rookie year on the Ladies European Tour in 2016, playing in just 9 tournaments and finishing 60th on the Order of Merit after an impressive amateur career which included representing Great Britain and Ireland in the Curtis Cup and Scotland in the Espirito Santo Trophy.
Another former Curtis Cup player, England's Charlotte Thomas, joint first-round leader on 68 with France's Alexandra Bonetti, slid down the leaderboard with a 75 to a joint seventh finish on 143 alongside compatriot Sarah-Jane Boyd (70-73). They earned £607 each.
The second Scot in the top 13 finishers is also from the North-east, Ellon's Michele Thomson (Meldrum House) who tied for 13th place with rounds of 72-73 for one-under 145 which earned the former Curtis Cup player and past Scottish women's amateur champion £308.

The ALPG and the 2017 ALPG ClubCar Series will adjourn for the Australia Day long weekend celebrations before heading to The Links Hope Island for the inaugural Hope Island ALPG Pro-am on Monday 30th January. 

OATLANDS LADIES PRO-AM
Oatlands GC,  Victoria
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 146 (2x73) Yardage 5,340
138 G Dryburgh (Sco) 70 68
139 R Artis (Aus) 69 70
140 H Green (Aus) 71 69.

OTHER BRITISH TOTALS
143 C Thomas (Eng) 68 74, S-J Boyd (Eng) (T7)
145 M Thomson (Sco) 72 73 (T13)
148 F Johnson (Eng) 75 73 (T26).
149 S Walker (Eng) 75 74 (T32)

Field of 87 players

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