Dornoch's Alison Bartlett leading Scot at Senior British women's open amateur championship

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Royal Dornoch's Alison Bartlett was the leading Scot at the end of the first round of the Senior British women's open amateur

championship at Royal Belfast Golf Club today (Tuesday).
Alison, pictured, had a round of nine-over-par 80, 11 shots behind the joint leaders, Spain's Macarena Campomanes and Sue Wooster from Australia whose two-under 69s put them three strokes clear of the field.
Dawn Young (North Berwick) had an 83 to be joint 56th and the only other Scot in the field, Ashley Rose (Royal Dornoch) had an 89 to be 81st in a field that was reduced to 90 competitors when Janet Melville (Royal Birkdale) retired.

FIRST ROUND LEADERBOARD
Par 71. SSS 73. CSS 75.
69 M Campomanes (Spain), S Wooster (Australia).
72 C Berry (Bromborough).
73 S Van Molle (Belgium), D Richards (Burhill).

SCOTS' SCORES
80 A Bartlett (Royal Dornoch) (T31)
83 D Young (North Berwick) (T56)
89 A Rose (Royal Dornoch) (81st)

Carrbridge pair win Captains and Secretaries Tournament Grand Final at Elie


By COLIN FARQUHARSON

The Carrbridge Golf Club, Inverness pairing of Scott Henderson and Charlie MacDonald, won the Belhaven Captains and Secretaries' Tournament Grand Final at Golf House Club, Elie today (Tuesday).
They headed a field of 40 pairs by one stroke with a net better-ball score of six-under-par 64. Henderson's handicap is 14.2 and MacDonald 14.
Two teams finished on the 65 mark, beaten by a shot - Hayston and Cruden Bay.
Hayston's pair were Jim Smart (handicap 10.5) and Allan Shearer (5) while Cruden Bay were represented by Les Durno (12.7) and Bruce Milton (11.1)

FINAL TOTALS
par 70
64 Carrbridge: S Henderson (14.2) and C MacDonald (14)
65 Hayston: J Smart (10.5) and A Shearer (5); Cruden Bay: L Durno (12.7) and B Milton (11.1).
66 Tarland: D Booth (9), R Blackmore (4.8); Linn Park: R Storrie (4.9) and E Montgomery (9.6)
67 Harrison: R Ackroyd (7) and C Hutcheson (12); Forrester Park: A Sturton (10.4) and B W Robertson (9.5); West Linton: S M Mackay (4.5) and P Drury (18).
69 Maverston: D Gutcher (9.2) and S Blacklaw (10); Gannochy: B Thomson (13) and S Miller (5.5).
OTHER TOTALS
70 Rothesay, Rowallan Castle.
71 Dunblane New, Hollandbush, Prestonfield, Cardross, Crail GS.
72 Westhill, Logie, Lockerbie, McDonald Ellon.
73 Alton, Peebles, Easter Moffat.
74 Dumbarton, Eastwood.
76 Turriff, Brora.
78 Crichton.
79 Charleton
No Return: Auchterarder.

North-east Alliance updated draw for tomorrow

Newmachar (Hawkshill)

Game

No.     Time   Tee

1          08:00    1 Grant Leslie, Charlie Cassie, Denny Thomson

2          08:08    1 Gary Esson, Albert Smith

3          08:16    1 Raymond Reid, Doug Booth, Richard Blackmore

4          08:24    1 Stewart Finnie, Stewart Allison, Ritchie Davidson

5          08:32    1 Graham Burnett, Peter Robertson, David        Templeton

6          08:40    1 Raymond Brown Mike Brown Sandy Davidson

7          08:48    1 Mike Smith Scott Melvin Peter Walker

8          08:56    1 Gary Homer David Leslie Graham McLaggan

9          09:04    1 Brian Ritchie John Duff Hamish McNaughton

10        09:12    1 Manson Merchant Robert Lamb Jim Scott

11        09:20    1 Simon Hanson Craig Dempster Gavin Chalmers

12        09:28    1 Colin Nelson Kevin Thain Mike MacKay

13        09:36    1 Stewart Kidd Phil McLean Chris Gilbert

14        09:44    1 Jordan Calder Alan Gall Donny Adam

15        09:52    1 David Fleming Les Fowler Ross McNeill

16        10:00    1 Lenny Duncan Jim Stewart Jim Crawford

17        10:08    1 Jackie Forrest Ben Lumsden Norman Stewart

18        10:16    1 Derek Craigie, Ross McConnachie

19        10:24    1 Steve Scott Scott Mackie Graeme Moir

20        10:32    1 D Robertson J Barclay Ewan Riley

21        10:40    1 David Brown, Ross Sinclair 

22        10:48    1 Alistair Graham David Nelson David Wilson

23        10:56    1 Richard Denning, Gary Leslie, Donald Lawrie

24        11:04    1 Jack Chalmers, Craig Lawrie

25        11:12    1 Peter Cheyne Richard Wright Martin Forster

26        11:20    1 Andrew Locke, Sam Locke, Billy Fyfe

27        11:28    1 Colin Duffus Derek Townsley Steve Shand

28        11:36    1 Tommy Collie Mark Lawrie Dave McLean

29        11:44    1 Richard Ruddiman Willie Skene David Lane

30        11:52    1 Alister Clark 

31        12:00    1 David Bisset Fergus Bisset Ferghus Milne

32        12:08    1 Graham Allan Paul Cornfield Brian Nicolson

33        12:16    1 Sam Kiloh Kamran Zeynalov Patrick McKenna

34        12:24    1 Drew Buchan William Middler John Hosie

35        12:32    1 Peter Low John Borthwick I Still

36        12:40    1 Iain Taylor Laura Murray Joel Hopwood

Rose, Stenson, Kuchar clash again in

November's Turkish Open

The Turkish Airlines Open will boast all three of last year’s Olympic medallists, with Justin Rose, Henrik Stenson and Matt Kuchar confirming their places at the Regnum Carya Golf and Spa Resort (November 2 to 5) for the sixth tournament out of eight in the European Tour’s Rolex Series.

Englishman Rose won gold in Rio after a memorable duel with silver-medallist Stenson, while Kuchar took bronze as golf returned to the Olympics after a 112-year absence.

Antalya hosts the Turkish Airlines Open for a fifth time this year and the trio will be battling it out again in the first of three consecutive Rolex Series events which conclude the season-long Race to Dubai on the European Tour.

Paul Shields' 65 gives him two-stroke lead in Q School event at Stoke by Nayland, Essex

Glasgow-born Paul Shields (Paul Lawrie Golf Centre) shot a six-under-par 65 to lead the field by two strokes at the European Tour Qualifying School Section B Stage 1 competition at Stoke by Nayland Golf Club, Essex today.
In all, there are four Scots within the top 10.
Michael Stewart (Kilmacolm) had a 70 for joint eight overnight position while John Henry (Clydebank and District) and Sean Lawrie (Paul Lawrie Golf Centre) both returned par 71s for joint 17th place.

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Inverness (USA) Intercollegiate abandoned - lightning in the Toledo area

The final round of the Inverness (USA) Intercollegiate tournament at Inverness Golf Club, Toledo was abandoned and eventually cancelled because of the threat of lightning in the area.
So it became a 36-hole tournament, of which the joint winners with aggregates of eight-under-par 134 were Kaleb Johnson (Michigan State) (65-69) and Nick Heinen (Oklahoma State) (68-66)
Toledo's Joseph Bryce (74-72 for 146) from Bathgate and Duncan McNeill (80-73 for 153) from Annan finished T43 and T80 respectively in a field of 87 players.

St Mary's California (558) won the truncated team title by one shot from Michighan State with UCLA and Michigan sharing third place on 565.
Toledo (585) finished 12th of 13.

Hutcheon, Wright and Hay will fight out P and

H finale at Renaissance Club


By COLIN FARQUHARSON
It looks like a three-way fight for the Tartan Tour's P and H Championship first prize between the joint leaders on nine-under 133, Greig Hutcheon (PLGC Inchmarlo) (67-66) and West Linton's Gareth Wright (68-65), and, only one shot behind them, Gavin Hay (68-66) from Grantown on Spey at the Renaissance Club, North Berwick. Hay is four shots ahead of fourth-placed Paul O'Hara (North Lanarkshire Leisure)
Hutcheon makes no secret of the fact that he is suffering from shoulder and back aches and pains this season but you wouldn't have known from his seven-birdie second round. He had gains at the third, fifth, seventh, 11th, 12th, 16th and 18th, dropping two shots (at the second and 15th) in halves of 34-32
Wright had an eagle 3 at the third and birdies at the first, seventh, 11th, 13th, 14th and 16th in halves of 33-32.
Hay had more birdies than either - eight in all: first, second, third, seventh, ninth, 11th, 12th and 16th in halves of 33. But he also made more mistakes, bogeying the fourth, eighth and 15th.
The cut to the leading 40 and ties was higher than expected, some 45 players with 36-hole totals of 147 and better advancing.

P and H CHAMPIONSHIP 
54 holes.
Renaissance Club, North Berwick
QUALIFIERS FOR FINAL ROUND
par 142 (2x71)
133 G Hutcheon (PLGC Inchmarlo) 67 66, G Wright (West Linton) 68 65.
134 G Hay (Grantown on Spey) 68 66
138 P O'Hara (North Lanarkshire Leisure) 66 72, C McNeill (Renaissance) 70 68.
139 R Munro (Duddingston) 69 70, A Oldcorn (Kings Acre) 69 70.
140 A Welsh (Cathkin Braes) 69 71, C Marr (Musselburgh) 67 73, N Fenwick (Dunbar) 72 68, P McKechnie (Braid Hills) 70 70, S Henderson (Kings Links) 73 67
141 C Doak (Renaissance) 71 70, F McKenna (Caldwell) 69 72, S Binning (Mearns Castle) 70 71, G Fox (Clydeway Golf) 70 71.
142 R Arnott (Bishopbriggs) 69 73, C Currie (Caldwell) 72 70, S Spiers (Swanston New) 71 71, A Forsyth (Mearns Castle) 71 71.
143 R Leeds (Archerfield Links) 73 70, S Savage (Dalmuir) 68 75, C Kelly (Stirling) 69 74.
144 K Nicol (Dunes) 70 74, C Goodwin (Strathlene) 69 75.
145 C Nairn (Kilmarnock Barassie) 71 74, J Dick (Duddingston) 72 73, M Owenson (Gullane) 72 73, R Cameron (Saltire Energy) 73 72.
146 S Gray (Lanark) 75 71, J Lomas (Caprington) 72 74, A D Wills (Lanark) 70 76, D Orr (Eastwood) 73 73
147 M Hillson (St Andrews for Golf) 73 74, C Sutherland (Cherry Lodge), 71 76 K Zeynalov (Portlethen) 70 77, R McConnachie (Peterculter) 74 73, P McKenna (Paul Lawrie GC)74 73, F Mann (Carnoustie GL) 72 75, K McNicoll (Carnoustie GL) 74 73, R Tinker (Piperdam) 75 72, T Higson (Gleneagles) 75 72, C Matheson (Falkirk Tryst) 75 72, R Neill (Drumpellier) 70 77, G Paxton (Ralston) 69 78.

NON-QUALIFIERS included:
148 M Urquhart (Nairn) 72 76, K Hutton (Downfield) 73 75, I Stoddart (Deer Park) 72 76, M O'Donnell (Linlithgow) 75 73, P Robinson (Largs) 76 72, S O'Hara (North Lanarkshire Leisure) 75 73, J Brown (Dumfries and Co) 75 73, D Wood (Hirsel) 74 74, I Graham (Crow Wood) 71 77.
149 A Pillans (Banchory) 73 76, P Malone (Braid Hills) 70 79, M Patteson (Kilmacolm) 74 75, G McDougall (Elie Links) 72 77, N Colquhoun (Merchants of Edinburgh) 79 70, M Burtt (Williamwood) 78 71, M Loftus (Caldwell) 74 75.
150 J McGhee (Swanston New) 78 72, C Smith (Royal Musselburgh) 77 73, D Stein (Ranfurly Castle) 77 73, C Ronald (Carluke) 73 77, C McMaster (Downfield) 73 77, S Maxwell (Eastwood) 75 75.
151 G Brown (Montrose Links) 71 80, C Gordon (Braid Hills) 76 75, J Porteous (Craigielaw) 76 75, J Lamb (Royal Burgess) 76 75, G Forbes (Mar Hall) 75 76.
152 S Gillies (North Berwick) 75 77, P Wardell (North Berwick) 75 77, D Flannery (Renaissance) 78 74, C Armstrong (Burntisland) 75 77, F Rummins (Canmore) 74 78, C Porciani (Trump Turnberry) 78 74.
153 M Cunningham (Gullane) 77 76, S McAllister (S McAllister Golf) 75 78, S Griffiths (Dunes) 78 75, A Crerar (Panmure) 72 81, B Mason (Callaway) 79 74, O Robertson (Panmure) 76 77.
154 J Fraser (Renaissance) 78 76, J Cliff (Renaissance) 75 79, I Anderson (Colville Park) 76 78.
155 C Haugh (Fereneze) 80 75, J Bell (Lanark) 76 79, C Curran (Bathgate) 79 76.
156 J Erskine (Dumfries and Co) 77 79.
157 N Cameron (Blairgowrie) 77 80, R Black (Inverness) 75 82, E Bowden (North Berwick) 85 82, P Jamieson (Dunblane New) 75 82, P Brookes (Pitreavie) 79 78.
158 M Kanev (Bruntsfield Links) 79 79, C Allison (Glenbervie) 78 80, V Brown (LGM) 80 78, A Burns (Bothwell Castle) 80 78.
159 A Fullen (Largs) 78 81, A Forrow (Whitecraigs) 79 80.
160 D Ramsay (Moray) 82 78, D Parlane (Kilmacolm) 83 77, J Allan (Peebles) 79 81, E Lister (unatt) 77 83.


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Angus and Fife name teams for Midland championship at Alloa

Angus and Fife have named their squads for Sunday's Midland team championship at Alloa Golf Club.
They are:

   ANGUS
Gary Tough (Edzell) (capt)

Aidan Smith (Edzell)

Ross Coull (Royal Montrose)

Marc Simmants (Royal Montrose)

Jamie Gardiner (Royal Montrose)

Stewart Smith (Downfield)

Kieran Urquhart (Downfield)

Mo Lindsay (Broughty)

FIFE
A Hain (St Andrews)
N Beattie (St Andrews)
Chris Bradley (Dunfermline)
Cameron Mitchell (Lundin) 
Greg Wishart (Lundin)
Ryan Brown (Dunfermline)
Stevie Aitken (Leven Th)
Andrew Davidson (Charleton)

The Midland team is contested by the areas of Clackmannan, Perth and Kinross, Angus and Fife. Seven out of eight scores count for each team. If tied the eighth score counts.
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Save the Children Mixed Foursomes
at Glenbervie

By Louise Fiermonte

1^st Place – A Bycroft and Mrs J Bycroft (Alford Golf Club) (10)  32 Stableford pts. pictured right.

2^nd Place – D MacVicar and Mrs M MacVicar (Taynuilt  Golf Club) (7) 32 pts

3^rd Place – D Jamie and Ms K Gold (Dundas Parks Golf Club) (17) 31 pts

Our finals day on the 5^th September 2017 saw over 30 clubs take part at Glenbervie Golf Club.  We are delighted to let you know we raised over £4500 at this years Golf Tournament. 

The date for next year's Final’s Day is on Tuesday 4^th of September 2018. Contact  Louise Fiermonte at l.fiermonte@savethechildren.org.uk for more information