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Golf
Scott Henry leads Scots’ challenge in Belgium
CHALLENGE TOUR: Scott Henry was the leading Scot at the Telenet Trophy in Belgium as the Clydebank man sat just four shots off the lead set by Marco Crespi, thanks to a three-under-par second round of 68.
Bovey double bogey puts Kerr in ninth
EUROPRO TOUR: A double bogey 6 at the 10th killed any hopes Edinburgh’s Mark Kerr might have had of winning the £10,000 first prize in this week’s PGA EuroPro Tour event at Bovey Castle, Dartmoor in Devon. But rounds of 66, 68 and 72 for a four-under-par total of 206 saw him finish joint ninth and collect a cheque for £800.
Booth one behind at halfway in Germany
LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR: Carly Booth, bidding for a second win in three starts on the circuit, stayed in contention after the second round of the German Ladies Open near Munich.
Cricket’s loss is golf’s gain as James Morrison reflects on ‘easiest round’
JAMES Morrison started mixing cricket with golf at the age of 16. Within ten months, he’d got his handicap down to scratch and soon swapped his cricket bat for golf clubs on a permanent basis. He used a visit to Carnoustie to prove he could perform on the big stage and has never looked back.
Shades of Masters woe as Rory McIlroy crashes out
IT WON’T go down as a vintage week for Rory McIlroy. First, the world No 1 found himself being pilloried for a club-throwing incident here. Then, after going into freefall for the first time since his Masters collapse last year, he spectacularly crashed out of the BMW PGA Championship.
David Drysdale stays in hunt for title as five Scots survive PGA cut
AFTER such promising signs on the opening day, only five Scots from a starting line-up of 13 are still standing at Wentworth with two rounds to go.
McDowell: Players scared of trial by TV
GRAEME McDowell has claimed the world’s leading golfers are running scared of armchair anoraks after picking up a two-shot penalty in his opening round at Wentworth.
Kerr in position to have a crack at title
EUROPRO TOUR: Five Scots survived the 36-hole cut but eight of their compatriots will not play today’s final round of this week’s PGA EuroPro Tour event at Bovey Castle, Dartmoor, in Devon.
Booth ties lead after first day in Munich
LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR: Scottish Ladies Open champion Carly Booth is tied for the lead after the first round of the German Open.
Three lead before lightning stops play
CHALLENGE TOUR: An intriguing first day at the Telenet Trophy was cut short after play was suspended at 18:04 local time due to thunder and lightning, with Benn Barham, Florian Fritsch and John Parry all tied for the clubhouse lead on five under par.
Golf: David Drysdale makes splash to shoot 66 and share lead
MUCH thought and pots of money have gone into spicing up the challenge of the famous 18th hole on Wentworth’s West Course. The way it was conquered yesterday by David Drysdale, however, definitely wasn’t in the masterplan proposed by the project’s chief consultant, Ernie Els.
Luna aims to eclipse rivals again in Munich
LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR: Italian Diana Luna is aiming to replicate last year’s flawless performance in the UniCredit Ladies German Open at Golfpark Gut Häusern near Munich.
Drummond determined to rise again
EIGHT years ago, Scott Drummond sprang a major shock to win the European Tour’s showpiece event. Today he’s back at the circuit’s HQ bidding to re-ignite his career.
Rory McIlroy: ‘I believe I can beat anyone in the world’
IT WAS a cheeky question. The world No 1 was asked who he thought was the best golfer on the planet right now. It raised a smile from Rory McIlroy before he delivered his answer without a hint of arrogance. In short, he said the rankings don’t lie heading into the £3.6 million BMW PGA Championship starting at Wentworth today.
Paul Lawrie says his anger shows high standards
HE HAS certainly not become golf’s Victor Meldrew. However, anyone who has watched Paul Lawrie on the golf course over the past year or so will probably have noticed him looking a tad grumpy. On Sunday, that turned into full-blown anger when he stormed off without talking to the media after squandering a four-hole lead over Nicolas Colsaerts in the World Match Play Championship semi-finals.
Tiger Woods: I’m heading in right direction
Tiger Woods insists he is close to contending on a weekly basis, even if recent results suggest otherwise. “I think I’m headed in the right direction,” Woods said at Congressional Country Club, where he was promoting the AT&T National which takes place from 28 June to 1 July.
Isaacs wins play-off at Deer Park
Nairn Dunbar’s Malcolm Isaacs holed a 10ft-birdie putt to beat Graeme Brown (Montrose Links) at the first hole of a sudden-death play-off to win the Deer Park Young Professionals 36-hole tournament at Deer Park in Livingston.
Deal gives Scottish Senior Open new energy
THIS year’s Scottish Senior Open will have a new title sponsor after SSE (Scottish and Southern Energy) signed a deal along with their alliance of renewable energy partners to plug the gap left when Cleveland Golf/Srixon ended its partnership with the event last year.
Martin Laird hopes he’s tailor-made for Ryder Cup
MARTIN Laird may have been fitted for Ryder Cup clothing at Wentworth yesterday but the Scot will tee off in his first BMW PGA Championship at the Surrey venue this week determined not to become obsessed with the Chicago clash later this year.
Knox agony as he loses play-off for Open spots
IN a season of Scottish success stories so far, the first real dose of disappointment has been suffered by Russell Knox when the Inverness man agonisingly missed out on securing a spot in this year’s Open Championship.
1 commentJose Maria Olazabal to appoint four vice-captains
Jose Maria Olazabal has confirmed that, like predecessor Colin Montgomerie, he will be selecting four vice-captains for his European team at the Ryder Cup in Chicago in September.
Ahazara Munoz wins in New Jersey
Azahara Munoz claimed the Sybase Match Play Championship in New Jersey with a 2 and 1 win in a seesaw final against Candie Kung, conqueror of Catriona Matthew in the first round.
Paul Lawrie ‘sorry over actions’ after defeat
PAUL Lawrie has issued a public apology over his uncharacteristic behaviour following a semi-final defeat in the World Match Play event in Spain on Sunday.
Illness break could prove a blessing for Stephen Gallacher
stephen Gallacher still isn’t firing on all cylinders but is hoping a break enforced by illness will prove a blessing in disguise when he makes his return in this week’s BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth.
Glenn Campbell seals victory over Fife in final thriller
FIFE’S historic first hold of the Moneygate Scottish Area Team Championship has lasted just 12 months after Perth & Kinross made home advantage count to claim the title for the first time in a decade at Blairgowrie yesterday.
Jason Dufner battles back after poor start
JASON Dufner rode out an early wobble to fight his way back to the top of the leaderboard at the Byron Nelson Championship in Irving.
Laura Murray closer to pro ranks with amateur title triumph
The chances of new Scottish women’s amateur golf champion Laura Murray from Alford bidding for a repeat win next year will recede with each good performance over the next few months.
Nicolas Colsaerts has edge over Graeme McDowell to win World Match Play
Europe’s biggest-hitter now has a big title to his name – Belgian Nicolas Colsaerts is the new Volvo World Match Play champion.
Paul Lawrie targets Ryder Cup despite slip-up
PAUL Lawrie is still on course to make a Ryder Cup return later this year despite the disappointment of letting a big lead slip as he missed out on a place in the final of the Volvo World Match Play Championship in Spain.
Pamela Pretswell’s LET triumph as amateur
PAMELA Pretswell has become the first amateur to win on the Ladies European Tour Access Series after coming from three shots behind heading into the final round to claim a two-shot victory in the Ljungbyhed Park PGA Ladies Open in Sweden.
‘Strong’ Fife team set for Area title defence
OF the whole host of successes recorded by Fife golfers, both men and women, last year, one proved particularly satisfying for some long-suffering followers of the game in the Kingdom.
Castle Stuart spend £70,000 on drainage
scottish Open organisers are confident there will be no repeat of last year’s landslides at Castle Stuart after more than £70,000 has been spent on improving drainage at the Inverness venue.
Murray and Turner meet in Tain final
IT was a case of third-time lucky for Laura Murray (Alford) and Craigielaw’s Jane Turner as they swept through the quarter-finals and semi-finals to take pride of place for the first time in today’s 18-hole final at the 98th Scottish Women’s Championship at Tain.
Paul Lawrie sets up last-16 clash with Bjorn
PAUL Lawrie played “horrible” but still managed to succeed where the likes of top seed Martin Kaymer and former Masters champion Charl Schwartzel both failed in reaching the last 16 in the Volvo World Match Play Championship at Finca Cortesin in Spain.
Lawrie off to winning start in Spain
PAUL Lawrie laid down a useful marker in a Ryder Cup year as he battled to an opening-day victory over Sweden’s Peter Hanson in the World Match Play Championship at Finca Cortesin, nea Marbella.
Laird confirms place in Scottish Open field
AS he prepares for a first appearance of the season on this side of the Atlantic – in next week’s BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth – Martin Laird has also confirmed he’ll be playing in the Scottish Open at Castle Stuart in July.
Harvey lying second after carving a 66
Claret Jug engraver Garry Harvey could be getting his hands on a surprise piece of silverware after playing himself into contention at the Senior PGA Professional Championship.
MacDonald set for rematch at Tain
It’s crunch time for Kelsey MacDonald in this morning’s quarter-finals of the 98th Scottish Women’s Championship over the Tain links in Ross-shire.
Record entry set for East Lothian
US Kids Golf European Championship: A record entry of more than 500 is guaranteed for next month’s event in East Lothian, where players have been visiting for practice rounds in recent weeks, writes Martin Dempster.
Turner top seed for Tain event
SCOTTISH WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP: Craigielaw’s Jane Turner repeated her opening 75 at a much calmer Tain links yesterday to be the top seed among the 32 qualifiers for the match-play stages of the 98th Scottish Women’s Amateur golf championship.
Darren Clarke’s pride ‘hurt’ by poor performances
DARREN Clarke admits his pride has been wounded as he begins yet another attempt to spark his career back into life.
Golf: Jane Turner tames Tain wind to lead by two
CRAIGELAW’s Jane Turner spreadeagled the field with a two-over-par 75 and only five players broke 80 as a half-gale blowing in from the north-west played havoc with the scoring in the first qualifying round of the 98th Scottish Women’s Championship at Tain.
David Patrick is poised for Wentworth chance
THE Scottish contingent in next week’s BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth looks set to rise to 13 after Tartan Tour player David Patrick was put on standby last night for the European Tour’s flagship event.
Paul Lawrie set to clock up his 500th Tour appearance
REJUVENATED Paul Lawrie will join an exclusive golfing band later this week when he becomes only the 22nd player to clock up 500 appearances on the European Tour.
Kelsey MacDonald starts favourite in ladies event
TWO years after fighting out an epic semi-final at Craigielaw, Kelsey MacDonald and Laura Murray aim to set up a rematch in the Scottish Ladies’ Championship starting today at Tain.
Hopes high that crowds will flock again to ‘special venue’
ORGANISERS of the Senior Open Championship are hoping to get close to the record attendance for the event at Turnberry this summer.
Turnberry is still a venue Tom Watson holds close to his heart
TOM Watson relived both joy and pain as he took a trip down memory lane yesterday, when his passion for Turnberry still managed to shine through like a beam from its iconic lighthouse even though he wasn’t there in person but, instead, was at the other end of a phone conducting a conference call to the Scottish golf media.
Players Championship: Brave bid makes Martin Laird third-top Scots earner of all time
MARTIN Laird’s brave bid to win golf’s unofficial fifth major has not only propelled him up eight places to 31st in the world rankings, but also made him the third biggest money-earner in Scottish golf history.
Schools golf: Work makes mark at Palacerigg
GOLF: Christina Work (Abronhill High School) was the first girl allowed to compete in the junior events at Palacerigg Golf Club – and she has made history by becoming the club’s first ever female winner of a junior trophy.
Youths Championship win proves a tonic for Scott
LESS than a month after losing in the final of the Scottish Boys Championship, St Andrews’ Ewan Scott bounced back in style by winning the Golf Data Lab Scottish Youths Championship at Ladybank, where the final two rounds turned into an endurance test in the wind and rain.
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