Golf

A mentally unstable businessman said to have stalked and threatened millionaires and officials at one of Scotland’s most exclusive golf clubs is too dangerous to be seen by doctors in his own home, it was revealed yesterday.

Ryder Cup star Alex Noren is hoping a touch of football-style fervour can inspire him to complete a hat-trick of victories in the Scandinavian Invitation.

Edoardo Molinari’s decision to name and shame players was the catalyst behind the European Tour’s slow-play crackdown, according to chief executive Keith Pelley.

A nother month, another golf club closure in the sport’s cradle. Add Mount Ellen in Lanarkshire to other relatively recent shutdowns of Eastwood in Renfrewshire, Brunston Castle in Ayrshire and Carrick Knowe in the Lothians. Camperdown in Angus is closing, too, it emerged last week.

Broomieknowe’s Hannah Darling, one of Scottish golf’s rising stars, has secured a captain’s pick for next month’s Junior Solheim Cup at Gleneagles.

Two Scots - Nairn’s Sandy Scott and Euan Walker from Kilmarnock (Barassie) - have made the Great Britain & Ireland team for next week’s Walker Cup at Royal Liverpool.

Calum Hill leapt to the top of the Challenge Tour rankings after recording a fourth successive top-ten finish on the second-tier circuit, writes Martin Dempster.

Liam Johnston recorded his best finish on the European Tour by claiming a share of fifth spot behind Belgian Thomas Pieters in the D+D Real Czech Masters in Prague.

His American dream may not be materialising, but some more Scottish success helped ease Paul Lawrie’s disappointment about that as he returned to winning ways just over a year after harbouring genuine fears about his career due to back and foot issues.

Paul Lawrie made a winning debut in the Scottish Seniors Open after being the only player to finish below par at windswept Craigielaw.

“Hell of an effort,” opined Paul Lawrie as he delivered the perfect summary of Peter Fowler’s second-day score in the Scottish Senior Open. As the wind that was rarely a factor in the men’s and ladies’ events along the road at The Renaissance Club returned with a vengeance on the East Lothian coast, the 60-year-old Australian produced a truly remarkable effort at Craigielaw.

Mel Reid, one of the players overlooked by Catriona Matthew as she handed a Solheim Cup wildcard to Suzann Pettersen, has given the decision the biggest possible endorsement by saying she'd have done the same thing as captain.

Liam Johnston stayed in contention heading into the final two rounds of the D+D Real Czech Masters after using a four-week break to take stock in his rookie season on the European Tour.

It was one of those typical windy days at Craigielaw and more of the same will do Paul Lawrie nicely in his bid to make a winning debut in the Scottish Senior Open on the East Lothian coast.

Mount Ellen in Gartcosh is set to become the latest Scottish golf club to close its doors due to dwindling membership.

Two-Australian based Scots, Connor McKinney and Joshua Greer, are through to the last 32 in the 93rd Boys’ Amateur Championship at Saunton along with rising Royal Burgess star Cameron Adam.

Players competing in this week’s Scottish Senior Open held a remembrance ceremony for Gordon Brand Jnr on the eve of the Staysure Tour event at Craigielaw.