Scottish Golf View - Golf News from Around the World: 12 Jul 2018

Scotland men's team beaten in first Championship Flight tie

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Scotland's hopes of winning the European men's team championship were terminated by a 4.5-2.5 defeat by Denmark in their first Championship Flight tie in Berltin.
The Scots trailed 2-0 after the foursomes and shared the singles 2.5-2.5
Details:
SCOTLAND 2.5, DENMARK 4.5
Foursomes:
R Lumsden and E Walker lost to A H Sorensen and N Hojgaard 3 and 2.
J Stewart and S Easton lost to J Axelsen and M T Hansen 4 and 3.
Singles
Lumsden bt Axelsen 3 and 2.
Stewart lost to Hojgaard 4 and 2.
Walker bt Sorensen 3 and 1.
S Scott halved with G Frimodt.
E McIntosh lost to Hansen 4 and 3.
Other Championship flight results:
Finland 4, Sweden 3
Germany 4, Spain 3
England 6, France 1.

In a Flight B match, Scotland's girls beat Ireland 4-1 in Sweden.
Details:
Foursome:
C Griffiths and J Rankine bt K Lanigan and N J Moreno 2 and 1.
Singles
H Darling halved with S Byrne.
K Brodie bt B Coulter 7 and 6.
L McClymont halved with A Donegan.
L Duncan bt V Clancy 5 and 3.

Scotland's boys lost 4-1 to Austria in a Flight B match in the Czech Republic.
Details:
Foursome
G Dalziel and C Scott lost to L Kubin and N Sarmini 5 and 4.
Singles
G Heath lost to C Bleur 5 and 4.
R Lindsay lost to L Pany 6 and 5.
J Broun halved with J Hafenthaler
C McKinney halved with D Schlaure.

The Scotland women;s team lost 3-2 to Netherlands in a Flight B match in Austria.
Details:
Foursome
E Briggs and C Jaffrey bt M Hoogeboom and J Sepere 5 and 3.
Singles
H McCook lost to R Meekers 2 holes.
G Batty lost to P Coffa 1 hole.
C Goadby lost to D Weber 4 and 3.
S McWilliam bt Z Bontan 4 and 3.

Labels: Amateur Ladies, Amateur Men, boys and girls

Craig Ross shares EuroPro Tour lead three clear of field

Craig Ross and Josh Hilleard head into the final round of the HotelPlanner.com PGA EuroPro Tour’s Clipper Logistics Championship as joint leaders and three clear of the remainder of the field with second rounds of 64 (-7) and 65 (-6) respectively, at Moor Allerton Golf Club.

Ross (Kirkhill Golf Club), pictured, was the first of the leading duo in the clubhouse, carding the joint lowest round of the tournament on day two, picking up just a single bogey and eight birdies en route to a superb overall score of 10-under par.

A winner at Mar Hall as an amateur in 2014, Ross is yet to taste victory on the EuroPro Tour as a professional but said confidence will be high heading into the final round. “I played really solid today, I hit a couple really close early on which gave me a lot of confidence heading into the rest of my round.”

It wasn’t plain sailing for Ross who opened his round with a bogey on the 10^th. He said: “I picked the wrong club on the tee today, I went for driver when I should have gone for something less. I’d just started so I knew there was a long way to go and didn’t let that hole affect me.”

He added: “A win this week would me a lot to me, it would get me that bit further up the Order of Merit and with a great chance to get into the top five for the Challenge Tour spots for the 2019 season.”

Hilleard (Farrington Park) secured his place at the top of the pack with Ross in stunning style, grabbing a crucial eagle on the 18^th, a superb response to the back-to-back bogeys his picked up on the 15^th and 16^th holes.

A rookie on the EuroPro Tour, Hilleard has had reasonable success on the Tour since turning pro, making the cuts at all three of his previous events in 2018 including a top 10 finish at Montrose Golf Links.

Reflecting on his performance he said: “I played really nice today, I’ve struggled a bit before this week so I’m pleased to see things coming together quicker than I’d have expected. I’ve worked really hard back home with coaches to get my game to this level; my iron play was as good as it could get today.”

He added: “I had four wins in 22 days as an amateur in 2016, so I’m going to have to try and remember what that success felt like heading into tomorrow. You’re not going to be at the top of the leaderboard every week so it’s important that I make the most of the opportunity tomorrow.”

Three golfers in the form of Jimmy Mullen, Daniel Gavins, and Mark Young sit three shots back and tied for third with Young vying for his third win on Tour this year, one which would be his third consecutive victory.

A cut to the leading 50 players and ties has now been made with those two-under par or better advancing to the final round.

Spectator entry is free throughout and live scoring of the final round will be available on europrotour.com. Highlights of the Clipper Logistics Championship will air on Sky Sports Golf on Tuesday, 25^th July.

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List leads way with a seven- under 63

This image of Luke List is by courtesy of Getty Images A sparkling round of 63 was enough to edge Luke List to the top of a packed leaderboard at the end of round one of his debut appearance at the Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open. The American equalled the course record at Gullane Golf Club after getting off to a flying start with four birdies in his first six holes to get to seven under par and one shot ahead of the chasing pack. His compatriot Rickie Fowler, who won the Scottish Open the last time it was held in Gullane three years ago, also started strongly and was five under par through six holes, thanks to three early birdies and an eagle on the sixth hole. He joins English pair Robert Rock and Lee Westwood, Jens Dantorp of Sweden and Spain’s Scott Fernandez at six under par. A further eight players are tied for seventh place just a shot further back at the fifth Rolex Series event of 2018, including current Masters Tournament Champion Patrick Reed and the highest placed Scot, Peter Whiteford, who came through a qualifying event at Longniddry last weekend after suffering from arthritis in recent years. His fellow countrymen Russell Knox, who lifted the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open hosted by the Rory Foundation trophy last week, and Richie Ramsay are one of a further 11 players on four under par on Scotland’s Golf Coast. Player quotes Luke List: “The wind is a little tricky on the back, a bunch of crosswind and that left-to-right on three or four holes is a bit tricky. I just managed to make a few mid-range putts and that helps the score card. “The weather changes so much around here so it’s hard to say if it will be a good draw or bad draw, but I think not too early tomorrow is good. I get to sleep in a little bit and hopefully get some fresh greens and get after that. “It's been over a dozen years since I've been to the UK to play golf, and my first Open next week, so excited about that. Got some good memories here. A dozen years ago, I played the Palmer Cup in southwest Scotland and come up here to Muirfield with my family here, so been a great start.” Rickie Fowler: “The front was playing easier than the back and getting off fast and getting under par makes it a lot easier to hold on or try to get a couple extra on the way in. Feel like I did a good job of that at five under through six. “I love playing links golf and being able to use your imagination and hit different shots. I feel like this golf course, you go around and you hit pretty much every club in your bag. You hit driver quite a bit. It's just fun. Especially once the wind starts to blow a bit.” “After the win in 2015, having a bar named after me in the clubhouse there, it's cool. It's definitely a place that we feel very welcome and it's a great golfing area, and Gullane has obviously been great to me.” Lee Westwood: “There's a sense that things are getting back to where I wanted to be. I'm hitting the ball on flights I haven't seen for a while but I'm hitting a lot of good putts on the greens. Just trying to make a good action and work on my technique and I know if I get that, keep doing that, then I'm going to see better things and see improvement. “The greens are receptive if you're on the fairway. It rewards you if you hit the fairway, but it gets fiery and starts to ask you mental question if you start missing fairways.” Russell Knox: “The energy levels are dreadful to be honest, but it is what it is. I was delighted with four under today. “Momentum is everything this stage of the game. Especially before France, I had not really gotten anything going and so I needed something and I got it, which is nice. So now it's a test to myself of okay, I've won, finished second, how good can I get, how can I keep it going. “Obviously there's going to be a time where I can't, but can I keep it going this week, can I keep it going next week. It's a challenge. Round one scores par 71 63 L List (USA) , 64 L Westwood (Eng) , R Rock (Eng) , J Dantorp (Swe) , R Fowler (USA) , S Fernandez (Esp) , 65 D Frittelli (RSA) , J Guerrier (Fra) , R Karlsson (Swe) , R Sterne (RSA) , P Reed (USA) , M Southgate (Eng) , P Whiteford (Sco) , T Hatton (Eng) , 66 S Hend (Aus) , P Hanson (Swe) , R Knox (Sco) , C Sordet (Fra) , I Poulter (Eng) , S Kjeldsen (Den) , J Walters (RSA) , D Willett (Eng) , R Ramsay (Sco) , M Siem (Ger) , H Li (Chn) , 67 P Dunne (Irl) , J Rose (Eng) , C Hoffman (USA) , A Björk (Swe) , R Fox (Nzl) , C Paisley (Eng) , S Horsfield (Eng) , E Pepperell (Eng) , G Fernandez - Castaño (Esp) , M Schwab (Aut) , S Lee (Kor) , L Canter (Eng) , P Waring (Eng) , J Smith (Eng) , O Fisher (Eng) , L Jensen (Den) , A Bland (Aus) , M Pavon (Fra) , J Lagergren (Swe) , 68 R Bland (Eng) , T Jaidee (Tha) , R Wattel (Fra) , W Ormsby (Aus) , S Sharma (Ind) , D Brooks (Eng) , E Molinari (Ita) , H Matsuyama (Jpn) , A Levy (Fra) , C Wood (Eng) , B Neil (Sco) , D Burmester (RSA) , M Manassero (Ita) , B Dredge (Wal) , J McLeary (Sco) , J Choi (SKor) , M Fitzpatrick (Eng) , A Otaegui (Esp) , M Warren (Sco) , T Pieters (Bel) , C Smith (Aus) , L Bjerregaard (Den) , R Gouveia (Por) , M Kuchar (USA) , J Kruyswijk (RSA) , T Immelman (RSA) , 69 K Aphibarnrat (Tha) , D Fichardt (RSA) , R Jacquelin (Fra) , M Kaymer (Ger) , D Im (USA) , A Wu (Chn) , K Chappell (USA) , S Brown (Eng) , C Koepka (USA) , B Hebert (Fra) , J Morrison (Eng) , C Pigem (Esp) , J Suri (USA) , L Slattery (Eng) , O Farr (Wal) , G McDowell (Nir) , D Drysdale (Sco) , J Blixt (Swe) , G Green (Mas) , J Campillo (Esp) , D Horsey (Eng) , A Chesters (Eng) , C Bezuidenhout (RSA) , A Rai (Eng) , R Cho (Kor) , G Coetzee (RSA) , 70 C Shinkwin (Eng) , S Gallacher (Sco) , J Scrivener (Aus) , R Fisher (Eng) , G Havret (Fra) , E Els (RSA) , T Bjørn (Den) , P Mickelson (USA) , T Detry (Bel) , A Saddier (Fra) , S Brazel (Aus) , J Wang (Kor) , J Winther (Den) , P Khongwatmai (Tha) , B Stone (RSA) , C Ford (Eng) , T Pulkkanen (Fin) , L Gagli (Ita) , D Stewart (Sco) , A Pavan (Ita) , N Colsaerts (Bel) , F Zanotti (Par) , D Howell (Eng) , 71 S Gros (Fra) , M Kieffer (Ger) , C Hanson (Eng) , M Lorenzo-Vera (Fra) , J Donaldson (Wal) , A Dodt (Aus) , A Sullivan (Eng) , N Elvira (Esp) , M Ilonen (Fin) , M Wallace (Eng) , H Porteous (RSA) , D Clarke (Nir) , S Chawrasia (Ind) , C Syme (Sco) , R Evans (Eng) , P Oriol (Esp) , S Jamieson (Sco) , G Bourdy (Fra) , 72 T Aiken (RSA) , N Bertasio (Ita) , H Tanihara (Jpn) , C O'Neil (Sco) , Y Miyazato (Jpn) , P Larrazábal (Esp) , B Rumford (Aus) , P Uihlein (USA) , A Connelly (Can) , M Laird (Sco) , R Cabrera Bello (Esp) , 73 R Paratore (Ita) , E Van Rooyen (RSA) , P Harrington (Irl) , A Quiros (Esp) , D Lipsky (USA) , 74 Z Lombard (RSA) , J Norris (Aus) , 75 M Baldwin (Eng)

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Chris Doak's 67 earns him first-day top 10 placing

Mario Galiano Aguilar and Sebastian Soderberg both carded seven under par rounds of 64 to sit one shot ahead of the rest of the field after the first round of the Italian Challenge presented by Cashback World.

The pair both excelled on the first day at Sardinia’s Is Molas Resort, making the most of calm conditions to sit one clear of England’s Jack Singh Brar and Norway’s Eirik Tage Johansen after 18 holes.

Scotland's Chris Doak, pictured, achieved a rare top 10 placing on the opening day with a four-under 67 putting him in T7 position overnight.

Spain’s Galiano Aguilar notched eight birdies and dropped one shot en route to carding the lowest round in his European Challenge Tour career to take the clubhouse lead, which Sweden’s Soderberg matched by bagging seven birdies for his bogey-free score.

Soderberg, who lies in 11^th place on the Road to Ras Al Khaimah this season after three top ten finishes, was delighted to return to form following a poor run of recent results.
“It was good out there,” he said. “I got off to a hot start and then made a lot of pars towards the end, and then got a few extra birdies on the final few holes which was nice.
“My golf hasn’t felt too good during the last few weeks. I’m coming off two bad weeks and I’m trying to fight back, so it was nice to shoot a good round today.
“Conditions were fairly easy this morning. There was barely any wind, just a touch of breeze, so you could attack most of the flags.

“The greens are a little tricky, so it helps when you can get close to the pins. I’ve been hitting my wedges really well which gave me plenty of opportunities to score.”

Hot on the heels of the leaders are Johansen and Singh Brar, who both signed for six under par rounds of 65 to sit one shot off the pace after the opening round.

Englishman Singh Brar went bogey-free in the Sardinia sunshine as he continued his impressive rookie season on the Challenge Tour. While Denmark’s Johansen was pleased to put himself in contention after his lowest round of 2018.

“I’ve made a lot of cuts this year but haven’t been able to record a big finish yet,” said Johansen. “I had a top ten result in Saint Omer, which was good, but I’m hoping to build on that and sneak an even better finish at the end of the week.”

Also impressing in Italy was home favourite Filippo Bergamaschi, who is in the mix after carding five birdies and one bogey to post a four under par score of 67.

FIRST ROUND LEADERBOARD

Par 71

64 M Galiano Aguilar (Spn) , S Soderberg (Swe) ,

65 J Singh Brar (Eng) , E Johansen (Nor) ,

66 J Senior (Eng) , C Blomstrand (Swe) ,

67 A Rozner (Fra) , C Feldborg Nielsen (Swe) , F Bergamaschi (Ita) , S Tiley (Eng) , C Doak (Sco) , T Linard (Fra) , A Karlsson (Swe) , W Besseling (Ned) , N Kimsey (Eng) , A Meronk (Pol) , K Johannessen (Nor) , R McGee (Irl) ,

68 A Arnaus (Esp) , N Cullen (Aus) , M Hoey (Nir) , M Fenasse (Fra) , V Riu (Fra) , J Carlsson (Swe) , G Moynihan (Irl) , R Macintyre (Sco) , J Lima (Por) , M Iten (Sui) , A Michael (RSA) , R McEvoy (Eng) , R McGowan (Eng) ,

69 M Schmitt (Ger) , A Tadini (Ita) , M Orrin (Eng) , B Evans (Eng) , Ó Serna (Mex) , B Stow (Eng) , J Stalter (Fra) , B Virto (Esp) , N Lemke (Swe) , E Cuartero Blanco (Esp) , P Widegren (Swe) , P Figueiredo (Por) , J Munro (Aus) , J Sjöholm (Swe) , M Ovesen (Den) , S Garcia Rodriguez (Esp) , A Ahokas (Fin) , B Parker (Eng) , T Cruz (Por) , J Girrbach (Sui) ,

70 P McBride (Irl) , J McDonald (Sco) , T Santos Silva (Por) , A Altuntas (Tur) , K Samooja (Fin) , J Kunzenbacher (Ger) , B Ritthammer (Ger) , J Huldahl (Den) , N Von Dellingshausen (Ger) , A Wennstam (Swe) , D Brown (Eng) , P Mejow (Ger) , J Abbott (Eng) , O Stark (Swe) , V Perez (Fra) , F Maccario (Ita) , M Kim (Kor) , J Vecchi Fossa (Ita) , J Lando Casanova (Fra) , B Hafthorsson (Isl) , S Heisele (Ger) , D McElroy (Nir) , R Langasque (Fra) ,

71 S Forsström (Swe) , G Porteous (Eng) , L Johnston (Sco) , C Mivis (Bel) , R Kellett (Sco) , A Knappe (Ger) , D Huizing (Ned) , E Dubois (Fra) , J Doherty (Sco) , U Coussaud (Fra) , E Lipparelli (Ita) , C Sharvin (Nir) , E Ferguson (Sco) , E España (Fra) , M Haastrup (Den) , S Piaget (Mon) , L Van Meijel (Ned) , M Salminen (Fin) , G Boyd (Eng) , G Migliozzi (Ita) , K Ventura (Nor) , I Cantero Gutierrez (Esp) , M Lampert (Ger) , O Lengden (Swe) , R Santos (Por) , R Saxton (Ned)

72 C Braeunig (Ger) , M Lundberg (Swe) , S Manley (Wal) , J Cafourek (Cze) , O Lindell (Fin) , T Murray (Eng) , R Roussel (Fra) , G Forrest (Sco) , M Schneider (Ger) , M Carlsson (Swe) , Å Nilsson (Swe) , N Møller (Den) , D Papadatos (Aus) , R Sciot-Siegrist (Fra) , E Di Nitto (Ita) , J Arnoy (Nor)

73 F Zucchetti (Ita) , H Leon (Chi) , P Maddy (Eng) , L Nemecz (Aut) , P Howard (Eng) , P Gal (Cze) , S Benson (Eng) , M Madsen (Den) , M Calderon (Chi) , M Lafeber (Ned) , G Hurley (Irl) , A Ameil-Planchin (Sui) , F Laporta (Ita) ,

74 M Ford (Eng) , H Ellis (Eng) , K Koivu (Fin) , P Geerts (Ita) , S Grant (Irl) , O Bekker (RSA) , H Joannes (Bel) , J Pastor (Esp) , R De Sousa (Sui) , M Trappel (Aut) , N Johansson (Swe) , T Tree (Eng) , E De La Riva (Esp) ,

75 S Henry (Sco) , A Leitmannstetter (Ger) , J Hansen (Den) , L Cianchetti (Ita) , E Goya (Arg) , M Guner (am) (Tur) ,

76 D Foos (Ger) , S Matus (Cze) ,

77 D Perrier (Fra) , R Van West (Ned) , G Stal (Fra) ,

79 J Burnier (Sui) ,

83 J Friesz (Svk) ,

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Four Scots finish in top 10 against strong opposition at Fortrose and Rosemarkie

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Four Scots - two from Blairgowrie - finished in the top 10 against strong Continental opposition at the Scottish Under-16 boys' open championship at Fortrose and Rosemarkie.
Mattep Cristoni from Italy was the winner by two strokes with scores of 67, 70, 69 and 67 for a nine-under-par aggregate of 275.
Welsh boy Connor Owen (Aberdovey) was runner-up on 277 ahead of France's
Martin Couvra (279)
Blairgowrie's Cormac Sharpe, Cameron Adam (Royal Burgepss), Cameron Johnstone (Troon Welbeck) and Gregor Graham (Blairgowrie) all shot two-under-par 69 in their final rounds to make the top 10.
Newmachar's Evan Orr started the final day's 36 holes with a fair chance of a top 20 finish but he dropped to a joint 35th placing with closing rounds of 74 and 77 for 294.

SCOTTISH U16 BOYS' OPEN STROKE PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP
Fortrose and Rosemarkie Golf Club.
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 284 (4x71). SSS 70. CSS 70 69 70 70.
275 M Cristoni (Ita) 69 70 69 67.
277 C Owen (Aberdovey) 74 67 67 69.
279 M Couvra (Fra) 70 71 67 71
280 C Sharpe (Blairgowrie) 73 67 71 69.
281 M Sandoz (Wrexham) 70 71 66 74
283 C Adam (Royal Burgess) 74 69 71 69, C Johnstone (Troon Welbeck) 67 72 75 69, L N Fallotico (Ita) 69 74 70 70
284 G Graham (Blairgowrie) 68 70 71 68, E C Lasi (Ita) 66 76 69 73

OTHER SCOTS
286 T Smith (St Andrews) 69 76 71 70 (T13)
288 D Bullen (Auchterarder) 73 72 70 73, A O'Hagan (Old Ranfurly) 73 66 75 74 (T18)
291 L Reynolds (Hilton Park) 73 73 74 71 (T26)
292 J Cookson (Gullane) 72 72 77 71 (31st)
294 E Orr (Newmachar) 70 73 74 77 (T35)
296 L Gillies (Nairn) 68 76 77 75 (T39)
300 A Saleem (St Andrews New) 71 71 77 81.

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WALDRON GOES ONE BETTER IN North-East U18s STROKE-PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP

Left to right: Liam Waldron (U18s stroke play champion), George Young (NE District secretary) and Owen Walker, winner of U16s title. Picture by Cal Carson Golf Agency

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Liam Waldron (Royal Aberdeen), beaten finalist in the Scottish U18 boys' championship at Lossiemouth last week, won the Paul Lawrie North-east U18 boys stroke-play title in a tight finish at Kemnay Golf Club today (Thursday).
Scratch player Waldron had rounds of 73 and 76 for a total of seven-over-par 149, one ahead of Owen Walker (Newmachar) who had a double bogey 7 at the 15th in his second-round 76 after a 74 in the opening round. Consolation for Walker in that he won the Under-16s trophy, although it has not been returned yet by last year's winner so there was no presentation to him today
Lewis Watt (Murcar Links) finished a close-up third on 151 (77-74)
Defending champion Cameron Black (Royal Aberdeen) was disqualified for failing to follow the correct procedure when he played a wrong ball during his first round.
Finlay Smith (McDonald Ellon), 17, had his first hole in one with a No 3 iron at the 14th hole (206yd) in a first-round 76. He was partnered by Ethan Main (Murcar Links) and Ryan Lovie (Duff House Royal).
play. Smith finished joint sixth on 155.
The North-east U18 boys' match-play title will be decided tomorrow (Friday) by the leading four scorers in the stroke-play. The ties will be:
9.0 Liam Waldron (Royal Aberdeen) v Ryan Lovie (Duff House Royal)
9.10 Owen Walker (Newmachar) v Lewis Watt (Murcar Links).
Final at 1pm.

PAUL LAWRIE NORTH-EAST U18 BOYS' STROKE-PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP
Kemnay Golf Club
FINAL TOTALS
Par 142 (2x71). CSS 71 71
149 L Waldron (Royal Aberdeen) 73 76
150 O Walker (Newmachar) 74 76
151 L Watt (Murcar Links) 77 74
152 R Lovie (Duff House Royal) 78 74
153 E Gray (Duff House Royal) 80 73
155 F Smith (McDonald Ellon) 76 79, R Fenwick (Deeside) 77 78, C Gray (Cruden Bay) 81 74
156 S Allan (Peterculter) 81 75, R Connon (Cruden Bay) 75 81
159 W Lloyd (Portlethen) 78 81, L Ross (Royal Aberdeen) 79 80, J Johnston (Murcar Links) 82 77.
160 E Main (Murcar Links) 79 81
162 K Steel (Murcar Links) 76 86
165 J Seattter (McDonald Ellon) 79 86, J Bruce (Deeside) 84 81
166 B Simpson (Portlethen) 83 83
167 C Bruce (Deeside) 87 80.
168 C Sword (Deeside) 90 78
169 R Bothwell (Royal Aberdeen) 86 83, S Spark (Newmachar) 83 86
174 R Sim (Aboyne) 81 93
175 M Sinclair (Portlethen) 90 85
182 M To (Kemnay) 91 91
187 J Spark (Newmachar) 92 95, M Lynas (Deeside) 97 90
192 C Durward (Newmachar) 91 101
Disqualified: C Black (Royal Aberdeen) (played wrong ball).

Name Club Rd 1 Rd 2 Total H'cap Nett
Liam Waldron Royal Aberdeen 73 76 149    0 149
Owen Walker Newmachar 74 76 150    6 144
Lewis Watt Murcar Links 77 74 151 12 139
Ryan Lovie Duff House Royal 78 74 152 10 142
Ellis Gray Duff House Royal 80 73 153    6 147
Finlay Smith McDonald 76 79 155 12 143
Ruaridh Fenwick Deeside    77 78 155 6 149
Cameron Gray Cruden Bay 81 74 155    2 153
Sam Allan Peterculter 81 75 156 16 140
Ross Connon Cruden Bay 75 81 156 8 148
William Lloyd Portlethen 78 81 159 12 147
Lewis Ross Royal Aberdeen 79 80 159 18 141
James Johnston Murcar Links 82 77 159    14 155
Ethan Main Murcar Links 79 81 160 14 146
Kyle Steel Murcar Links 76 86 162    12 150
Jamie Seatter McDonald 79 86 165    12 153
Jason Bruce Deeside 84 81 165 4 161
Brandon Simpson Portlethen 83 83 166 14 152
Callum Bruce Deeside 87 80 167    12 155
Cameron Sword Deeside 90 78 168    12 156
Robbie Bothwell Royal Abdn 86 83 169    20 149
Scott Spark Newmachar 83 86 169 12 157
Rhys Sim Aboyne 81 93 174 20 154
Murray Sinclair Portlethen 90 85 175    24 151
Max To Kemnay 91 91 182    26 156
Jack Spark Newmachar 92 95 187 18 169
Matthew Lynas Deeside 97 90 187 18 169
Callum Durward Newmachar 91 101 192    20 172
Cameron Black Royal Aberdeen Disq

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TWO-ROUND totals in North-east U18 boys championship at Kemnay

FINAL SCRATCJ TOTALS
Par 142 (2x71) CSS 71 71
149 L Waldron (Royal Aberdeen) 73 76
150 O Walker (Newmachar) 74 76
151 L Watt (Murcar Links) 77 74
152 R Lovie (Duff House Royal) 78 74
153 E Gray (Duff House Royal) 80 73
155 F Smith (McDonald Ellon) 76 79, R Fenwick (Deeside) 77 78, C Gray (Cruden Bay) 81 74
156 S Allan (Peterculter) 81 75, R Connon (Cruden Bay) 75 81
159 W Lloyd (Portlethen) 78 81, L Ross (Royal Aberdeen) 79 80, J Johnston (Murcar Links) 82 77.
160 E Main (Murcar Links) 79 81
162 K Steel (Murcar Links) 76 86
165 J Seattter (McDonald Ellon) 79 86, J Bruce (Deeside) 84 81
166 B Simpson (Portlethen) 83 83
167 C Bruce (Deeside) 87 80.
168 C Sword (Deeside) 90 78
169 R Bothwell (Royal Aberdeen) 86 83, S Spark (Newmachar) 83 86
174 R Sim (Aboyne) 81 93
175 M Sinclair (Portlethen) 90 85
182 M To (Kemnay) 91 91
187 J Spark (Newmachar) 92 95, M Lynas (Deeside) 97 90
192 C Durward (Newmachar) 91 101
Disqualified: C Black (Royal Aberdeen).

FIRST ROUND
par 71. CSS 71
73 L Waldron (Royal Aberdeen).
74 O Walker (Newmachar)
75 R Connon jun (Cruden Bay).
76 F Smth jun (McDonald Ellon), K Steel (Murcar Links).
77 L Watt (Murcar Links), R Fenwick (Deeside)
78 W Lloyd (Portlethen), R Lovie (Duff House Royal).
79 J Seatter (McDonald Ellon), L Ross (Royal Aberdeen), E Main (Murcar Links).
80 E Gray (Duff House Royal)
81 C Gray (Cruden Bay), R Sim (Aboyne), S Allan (Peterculter)
82 J Johnston (Murcar Links)
83 S Spark (Newmachar), B Simpson (Portlethen).
84 J Bruce(Deeside)
86 R Bothwell (Royal Aberdeen).
87 C Bruce (Deeside)
90 C Sword (Deeside), M Sinclair (Portlethen)
91 C Durward (Newmachar), M To (Kemnay)
92 J Spark (Newmachar)
97 M Lynas (Deeside)

Disqualified: C Black (Royal Aberdeen) for playing the wrong ball and failing to follow the correct procedure in rectifying his mistake.

Finlay Smith (McDonald Ellon), pictured right, had his first hole in one at the 14th hole (206yd) with a No. 3 iron.
He was partnered by Ethan Main (Murcar Links) and Ryan Lovie (Duff House Royal)

Labels: Boys

Late entries accepted for Aberdeen Senior Masters at Meldrum House from July 28 to 20

Late entries are being accepted for the Aberdeen Masters at Meldrum House Hotel Golf Club, Oldmeldrum from Wednesday to Friday, July 18 to 20.

The age eligibility is over 48 years for pro golfers and Category 1 handicap amateurs. Entry fee is £300 for pros and £200 for amateurs

Practice round on the Tuesday and the 54-hole tournament will have a cut after 36 holes

Entries so far include lots of European Senior Tour players and also seniors from the United States and Australian tours.

The Gymrental Company, Thistle Windows and Meldrum House Hotel are the joint sponsors with a minimum prize fund of £50,000.

Nick Robson

CEO

Thistle Windows.

nick.robson@thistlewindows.com

Labels: Pro seniors, Senior men amateurs

Link to Round 2 scores in EuroPro Tour event this week

CLICK HERE

Labels: EUROPRO TOUR

Crail Golfing Society Junior Open on Friday, August 3

Crail Golfing Society Junior Open 2018

Friday, August 3 on Balcomie Links. Tee times from 9am. Entry Fee £8. Handicap limit of 36. Open to Boys and Girls.

The Crail Golfing Society Junior Open will be played on Balcomie Links for the first time since 2012. In a bid to increase entries and enjoyment for younger golfers we have moved the Junior Open back to our shorter golf course, designed by Old Tom Morris.

The Crail Junior Open is being played the Friday before the St Andrews boys' and junior ladies' tournaments, making it the ideal course and location for some links golf preparation.

Entries to David Snodgrass by email at dsnodgrasspga@hotmail.com.

David Snodgrass

Assistant PGA Professional

Crail Golfing Society

01333 450 960

Labels: WHERE TO GO

Royal Aberdeen's James Seedhouse jumps

8,466 places in rankings

Mygolfranking.net Scotland Golfer of Week 18/26 is James Seedhouse (Royal Aberdeen), the biggest mover in the Top 100 of Scotland Golfers MGRanking. He jumps 8,466 places to No 43.

SCOTLAND CLUB of the WEEK is CALLANDER LADIES - NUMBER ONE on Scotland Club MGRanking.

Scotland MGRanking

1 Jayne McDougall (Callander Ladies) 1604pts

2 Mark Rae (Newmachar) 1426

3 Bill Ewing (Cawder) 1409

4 John A J Brown (Bearsden) 1372

5 John Soutar (Insch) 1371

6 Steve Bonnar (Auchterarder) 1370

7 Robbie Muir (Kilmarnock (Barassie)) 1358

8 Colin Knox (Prestwick St Cuthbert) 1354

9 Craig McMillan (Erskine) 1353

10 Norman McLeish (Glenrothes) 1315

11 Michael Robinson (Kintore) 1311

12 Corin Moodie (Cathkin Braes) 1296

13 Mitchell Cowie (Dumfries and County) 1279

T14 Tony Finnegan (Carrickvale), Cameron Fenwick (Dumfries and Galloway) 1272

16 Chris Somers (Bon Accord) 1270

17 Darren Hulston (Dollar) 1269

T18 David Rudd (Longniddry), Tom Waterston (Inverurie) 1259

20 Rob Woodhouse (West Kilbride) 1256

Scotland Club MGRanking

1 Callander Ladies 1050

2 Hamilton 974

3 East Kilbride 968

T4 Auchterarder, Earlsferry Thistle 958

6 Newmachar 952

7 Dundas Parks Ladies 946

8 Greenburn Ladies, Lanark 942

10 Tillicoultry 940

If you want to see your Club MGRanking, the full Regional, National and International MGRankings,

How It Works and free Registration for golfers and clubs, visit mygolfranking.net

Labels: Amateur Men

Elgin hosts next year's North of Scotland women's championship

Elgin Golf Club will host next year's North of Scotland women's championship. The dates will be a week later than this year, i.e. starting Monday, July 15.

Labels: WHERE TO GO

Junior Open at Hamilton GC on Monday, August 6

We at Hamilton Golf Club have a junior open on Monday, August 6.

Entry fee: £6

Handicap limit: 28 for boys and 36 for girls

Age limit : 18

Scratch and handicap prizes

Phone us in the Hamilton pro's shop on 01698 282324 for a tee time

Derek Wright

Hamilton GC

Labels: boys and girls

Link to Rounds 3 and 4 scores of Scottish U16 boys' open at Fortrose and Rosemarkie

To view all the Round 3 and 4 scores in the Scottish Under-16 boys
open championship at Fortrose and Rosemarkie

CLICK HERE

THIRD ROUND LEADERBOARD

T1

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CRISTONI, Matteo

Italy

-5

15

-2

69

70

139

T1

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