Oldcorn finishes second at Seniors event in Holland

Published on 25/06/2012 01:44

IN-FORM Andrew Oldcorn was runner-up for the second time in a fortnight when he finished two shots behind Japan’s Massy Kuramoto in the Van Lanschot Senior Open in The Netherlands yesterday.

The 52-year-old Scot, who had also been placed second in the ISPS Handa PGA Championship two weeks ago, was given a retrospective one-shot penalty on his first round score under rule 34-1 for a correction of an incorrect ruling.

Oldcorn had failed to follow the correct procedure when identifying his ball in the rough on Friday, but he did not let that setback affect him as he carded four birdies and two bogeys in a round of 70 to finish on two over par 218.

He had also finished second behind George Ryall in the inaugural event in 2010.

Kuramoto, meanwhile, called on his love of links golf to claim his second European Senior Tour victory, with his wife, Margie, caddying.

The diminutive 56-year-old, who is 5ft 4in tall, carded the lowest round of the week, a superb closing 69, as the wind made playing conditions difficult for a third consecutive day at Royal Haagsche Golf & Country Club.

Kuramoto finished tied fourth in The Open Championship at Royal Troon in 1982 and he used that links experience to full effect in The Hague to hold off the determined challenge of Oldcorn

“I love links golf but this was an up and down links course,” said Kuramoto. “When I came to Holland I thought it was flat. It was so tough playing in this wind but I’m so small, I think the wind blows straight over my head.”