Savage finishes top Scot in PGA Senior championship

Stewart Savage (Dalmuir) earned the top Scot honours in the final totals at the Silversea PGA Senior professional championship at Foxhills Golf Club.
Savage had rounds of 74, 70 and 73 for a total of 217 to finish in a share of eighth place, which earned him £1,063.
Anglo Scot Calum Callan (Cottesmore) tied for 19th place on 226 and earned £450.
Panmure's Andrew Crerar finished joint 36th with scores of 78, 75 and 77 for 230. He earned £270
Long-time leader Mark Ridley was caught in the end by John King (Lindrick) who equalled the South Moor man's 54-hole total of two-under 216 and then beat him at the third hole of a sudden death play-off.
King's financial reward was a cheque for £6,000. Ridley's "consolation" prize amounted to £4,500.

LEADING FINAL TOTALS
216 J King (Lindrick) 75 69 72, M Ridley (South Moor) 68 71 77. King (£6,000) bt Ridley (£4,500) at third hole of a sudden death play-off)
217 David Shackalady (Mossock Hall) 71 76 70 (£3,400)

SCOTS' TOTALS
223 S Savage (Dalmuir) 74 76 73 (T10) £1,063
226 C Callan (Cottesmore) 73 75 78 (T19) £450
230 A Crerar (Panmure) 78 75 77 (T36) £270
236 M White (unatt) 77 77 82 (last of 50 qualifiers) £215

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Lindrick pro King crowned Silversea Senior PGA Professional Champion at Foxhills

John King, the long-serving head professional at Lindrick Golf Club, muscled in on the anticipated duel between Mark Ridley and John Gould to win the Silversea Senior PGA Championship at Foxhills. Six and five strokes adrift of Ridley and Gould respectively at the start of the final round, King kept his game together while they faltered. Ridley, who is attached to South Moor Golf Club, Co Durham, was unable to replicate the form that had seen him lead the tournament at the end of the first and second rounds and posted a four-over-par total of 77 to finish on two-under-par. One-over after 12, his round was effectively derailed by bogeys at 14, 16 and 17. Meanwhile, Gould, who had drawn level with Ridley courtesy of a birdie at the par five fifth, never recovered from the plague of bogeys, including a double, that followed over four of the next five holes. A birdie at the par-five 12th provided brief respite before two more bogeys resulted in a five-over-par round of 78 and him ceding third place to Mossock Hall's David Shacklady. King, by contrast, unaware of the implosions behind him, made flawless progress round the Bernard Hunt course and, courtesy of a birdie at the par-four 13th, carded a one-under-par round of 72 to finish on two-under. All of which meant a sudden death play-off with Ridley to determine the destiny of the Bernard Hunt trophy and £6,000 winner’s cheque put up by Silversea, the luxury cruise line specialists sponsoring the tournament for the third successive year. It took place on the par-four 18th and while King had the momentum, Ridley had ‘previous’ on the double green that serves the final holes on both the Longcross and Bernard Hunt courses at the Surrey resort. He had signed off on days one and two with a 40-foot chip for a birdie and an even longer putt for an eagle but this time his Midas touch with either putter or wedge deserted him. Not least on the third negotiation of the hole when he three-putted for a bogey and King claimed victory with a par. King, who has been head pro at the 1957 Ryder Cup venue for 20 years and was an assistant there before moving to nearby Worksop where he coached a youthful Lee Westwood, described his round as one of the best he has played. But he admitted that, given the deficit he had to make up on Ridley and Gould, his initial target was finishing in the top 15 and earning a place in the Staysure PGA Seniors Championship at the London Club in August. “I was playing with a good buddy, Rob Ellis,” he explained, “and we were realistically looking at making sure we finished in the top 15. “But you never know at this game. It was a little bit of surprise to catch them but obviously I’m delighted. I’ve had to work that hard for a victory before on occasions but this was one of the best rounds I’ve played tee to green. King was also fulsome in his praise for Foxhills and added: “I’ve been coming here for a few years now and it’s been fabulous. The best it’s been. We’ve had bad weather in the past but this year it’s been perfect. “Both courses are in great condition and, as usual, all the staff have been excellent.” Leading scores 1 John King (Lindrick Golf Club)  216 (-2) £6,000 2 Mark Ridley (South Moor Golf Club) 216 (-2) £4,500 3 David Shacklady (Mossock Hall) 217 (-1) £3,400 4 John Gould (John Gould International) 218 (L) £2,550 5 Paul Streeter (Lincoln Golf Centre) 219 (+1) £2,100 A full list of scores can be found at: https://pgagbi.bluegolf.com/bluegolf/pgagbi18/event/pgagbi18329/contest/9/leaderboard.htm