SALTMAN FINISHES TOP SCOT
AS MACAULAY RUNS UP A 7
AT LAST HOLE IN JONES CUP
West of Scotland open amateur champion Callum Macaulay from Tulliallan – a student at the University of Mississippi – was set to have the honour of finishing the leading Scot in the Jones Cup Invitational until he nosedived over the last few holes.
Macaulay, after two steady rounds of par-matching 72 over the Frederica Golf Club course at Sea Island, Georgia, Callum was on target to break 70 for the first time.
He had birdied the second, 12th and 14th and then grabbed a great eagle 3 at the long 15th. His only bogeys to that point had been early slips at the third and fifth.
But Macaulay let a very good score slip out of his grasp with a boey at the 16th and then a catastrophic double bogey 7 at the long 18th.
Callum finished with a third successive 72 for a level par aggregate of 216.
That late blip by his main Scottish rival, allowed Walker Cup man Lloyd Saltman to be the top Scot, albeit in joint 14th place in the quality field.
DISAPPOINTING FINISH FOR LLOYD
Saltman, who had scored 71 and 70, finished with a disappointing 74 for one-under-par 215.
Saltman had an uninspired outward half of one-over-par 37 with a bogey at the third. He got his only birdie at the 10th but then slipped over par at the 11th and 18th for halves of 37.
East of Scotland Open champion Keir McNicoll from Carnoustie, well used to American playing conditions from his years at Lynn University, Florida, finished with a par 72 for a par aggregate of 216. He had birdies at the sixth, ninth, 12th and 15th and bogeys at the second, fourth, 14th and 17th in halves of 36. His earlier rounds were 74 and 70.
McNicoll and Macaulay finished joint 19th, a creditable performance by both.
England’s Ben Parker was the leading European in joint 11th place on two-under-par 214.
Edinburgh-born Welshman Rhys Davies, a student at East Tennessee State University, finished on the same 215 mark as Lloyd Saltman.
Scottish open amateur stroke-play champion Scott Henry (Cardross) had a 75 for 225. He had one birdie, at the sixth but bogeys at the fourth, ninth, 15th and 16th in halves of 37 and 38.
Paul O’Hara from Colville Park, Motherwell also hit the 225 mark with a closing round of 74, marginally the best of his three. Starting at the 10th, Paul birdied the 12th, third and fourth but he had bogeys at the 17th, 18th, second, fifth and ninth in halves of 37.
THIRD TIME LUCKY FOR KEVIN
Scottish amateur match-play champion Kevin McAlpine from Alyth finally mastered the course at the third attempt. After rounds of 80 and 75, Kevin signed off with a one-under-par 71 for a 10-over-par total of 226.
Kevin started at the 10th and birdied the 12th but cancelled that out with bogey 6s at the 15th and 18th. But he went below par with birdies at t the first, fourth and seventh. What a pity he finished – at the ninth – with a bogey 5.
After a pair of undistinguished 79s, Russell Knox from Inverness, who was invited to play on the strength of his record for Jacksonville State University, saved his best for last – a 74 for a total of 17-over-par 233.
Start at the 10th, Knox required 41 shots for his first nine holes, bogeying the 11th, 16th, 17th and running up a double-bogey 7 at the 18th.
It was a game of two halves, however, because Russell played holes one to nine in two-under-par 34 with birdies at the sixth and ninth.
Long-time leader Gary Woodland, a Kansas University student, got an eagle 3 at the last to force a play-off with the man who had taken up the running, Luke List.
List birdied the 18th for a 66 and 10-under-par 206, the same total as Woodland who finished with a 68.
LIST WINS PLAY-OFF
List, the 2004 US amateur championship beaten finalist, won the play-off at the first extra hole. He is a graduate of Baylor University, Texas.
Woodland lost the lead when he had a double-bogey 6 at the 13th after getting to 10 under par for the tournament with his fifth birdie of the round at the 12th.
Woodland then forced a play-off with an eagle 3 at the last hole to List's birdie.
FINAL TOTALS
Par 216 (3 x 72)
Players from US unless stated
206 L List 69 71 66, G Woodlan 65 73 68.
211 R Grube 70 71 70, M Thompson 70 69 72.
212 C Knost 74 73 65, J McLean 75 69 68.
213 G Todd 72 74 67, B Harman 71 74 68, R Hybl 71 72 70, A Mitchell 68 74 71.
214 D Johnson 72 71 71, R Fowler 72 72 70, B Parker (Eng 71 73 70….
215 R Davies (Wal) 73 72 70, K Davis 73 72 70, P Nagle 72 73 70, L Saltman (Sco) 71 70 74, K Stanley 73 70 72.
216 B Todd 69 76 71, T Jackson 70 76 70, K McNicoll (Sco) 74 70 72, C Macaulay (Sco) 72 72 72.
217 G Boyd (Eng) 75 74 68. D Van der Walt (SAf) 77 71 69, W Simpson 70 75 72, T Ragland 73 69 75.
218 J Parry (Eng) 73 74 71, M Green 73 74 71, T Can 71 77 70, D May 72 74 72, P Uihlein 74 72 72, N Smith 75 72 71, C Kirk 76 75 67.
219 C Forrester 76 73 70, P Waring (Eng) 76 71 72.
220 A Eaton 70 75 75, B Witcher 71 74 74, B Schnell 75 75 70.
221 M Harrell 77 72 72, E Richardson (Eng) 77 72 72, M Morrison 75 75 71, T Kuehne 73 77 71.
222 M Swan 75 74 73, B Martin 75 74 73, M McCoy 76 73 73, E Tanner 72 74 76, D Melnyk 72 75 75, M Hoffman 72 76 74.
223 R Gerwin 72 79 72.
224 H Swafford 73 76 75, J Grodzinsky 77 75 72, K Quinn 76 77 71., P Patterson 76 77 71, M Swan 76 72 76, G Shaw (Ire) 73 77 74
225 S Henry (Sco) 76 74 75, D Delcher 76 74 75, R Jamieson 75 77 73, A Vongvanij 77 75 73, P O’Hara (Sco) 75 76 74, P Mollica 75 76 74.
226 K McAlpine (Sco) 80 75 71, A Bratton 79 76 71, J Byrd 71 75 80, J Miller 74 79 73, J Blixt (Swe) 82 72 72, J Campillo (Spa) 70 81 75, K Guest 78 76 72.
227 N Edwards (Wal) 79 79 69, K Tway 78 72 77, B Marek 78 77 72, J Knox 80 74 73, S Brandon 76 76 75, K Marsh 78 75 74.
228 J Moul (Eng) 79 76 73, T Brown 73 82 73, G Strother 78 74 76, J Hack 79 75 74.
229 C Lutz 74 77 78, J Kelly 79 77 73, G Marucci 77 79 73, T Brennan 76 82 71, D Womack 77 76 76.
230 M Love 77 76 77.
231 G Schneider 77 78 76, G Elliott 81 75 75, P Tallent 76 78 77, T Satterfield 74 81 76.
232 S Hardy 76 78 78.
233 R Knox (Sco)79 79 75, T Adams 80 80 73.
235 M McDermott (Ire) 77 82 76, K Miller 79 78 78..
236 K Mikkelsen 78 81 77.
237 R Reisen 78 78 81
243 S Saunders 78 81 84.
Retired: R Ramsay (Sco) 73 -.
AS MACAULAY RUNS UP A 7
AT LAST HOLE IN JONES CUP
West of Scotland open amateur champion Callum Macaulay from Tulliallan – a student at the University of Mississippi – was set to have the honour of finishing the leading Scot in the Jones Cup Invitational until he nosedived over the last few holes.
Macaulay, after two steady rounds of par-matching 72 over the Frederica Golf Club course at Sea Island, Georgia, Callum was on target to break 70 for the first time.
He had birdied the second, 12th and 14th and then grabbed a great eagle 3 at the long 15th. His only bogeys to that point had been early slips at the third and fifth.
But Macaulay let a very good score slip out of his grasp with a boey at the 16th and then a catastrophic double bogey 7 at the long 18th.
Callum finished with a third successive 72 for a level par aggregate of 216.
That late blip by his main Scottish rival, allowed Walker Cup man Lloyd Saltman to be the top Scot, albeit in joint 14th place in the quality field.
DISAPPOINTING FINISH FOR LLOYD
Saltman, who had scored 71 and 70, finished with a disappointing 74 for one-under-par 215.
Saltman had an uninspired outward half of one-over-par 37 with a bogey at the third. He got his only birdie at the 10th but then slipped over par at the 11th and 18th for halves of 37.
East of Scotland Open champion Keir McNicoll from Carnoustie, well used to American playing conditions from his years at Lynn University, Florida, finished with a par 72 for a par aggregate of 216. He had birdies at the sixth, ninth, 12th and 15th and bogeys at the second, fourth, 14th and 17th in halves of 36. His earlier rounds were 74 and 70.
McNicoll and Macaulay finished joint 19th, a creditable performance by both.
England’s Ben Parker was the leading European in joint 11th place on two-under-par 214.
Edinburgh-born Welshman Rhys Davies, a student at East Tennessee State University, finished on the same 215 mark as Lloyd Saltman.
Scottish open amateur stroke-play champion Scott Henry (Cardross) had a 75 for 225. He had one birdie, at the sixth but bogeys at the fourth, ninth, 15th and 16th in halves of 37 and 38.
Paul O’Hara from Colville Park, Motherwell also hit the 225 mark with a closing round of 74, marginally the best of his three. Starting at the 10th, Paul birdied the 12th, third and fourth but he had bogeys at the 17th, 18th, second, fifth and ninth in halves of 37.
THIRD TIME LUCKY FOR KEVIN
Scottish amateur match-play champion Kevin McAlpine from Alyth finally mastered the course at the third attempt. After rounds of 80 and 75, Kevin signed off with a one-under-par 71 for a 10-over-par total of 226.
Kevin started at the 10th and birdied the 12th but cancelled that out with bogey 6s at the 15th and 18th. But he went below par with birdies at t the first, fourth and seventh. What a pity he finished – at the ninth – with a bogey 5.
After a pair of undistinguished 79s, Russell Knox from Inverness, who was invited to play on the strength of his record for Jacksonville State University, saved his best for last – a 74 for a total of 17-over-par 233.
Start at the 10th, Knox required 41 shots for his first nine holes, bogeying the 11th, 16th, 17th and running up a double-bogey 7 at the 18th.
It was a game of two halves, however, because Russell played holes one to nine in two-under-par 34 with birdies at the sixth and ninth.
Long-time leader Gary Woodland, a Kansas University student, got an eagle 3 at the last to force a play-off with the man who had taken up the running, Luke List.
List birdied the 18th for a 66 and 10-under-par 206, the same total as Woodland who finished with a 68.
LIST WINS PLAY-OFF
List, the 2004 US amateur championship beaten finalist, won the play-off at the first extra hole. He is a graduate of Baylor University, Texas.
Woodland lost the lead when he had a double-bogey 6 at the 13th after getting to 10 under par for the tournament with his fifth birdie of the round at the 12th.
Woodland then forced a play-off with an eagle 3 at the last hole to List's birdie.
FINAL TOTALS
Par 216 (3 x 72)
Players from US unless stated
206 L List 69 71 66, G Woodlan 65 73 68.
211 R Grube 70 71 70, M Thompson 70 69 72.
212 C Knost 74 73 65, J McLean 75 69 68.
213 G Todd 72 74 67, B Harman 71 74 68, R Hybl 71 72 70, A Mitchell 68 74 71.
214 D Johnson 72 71 71, R Fowler 72 72 70, B Parker (Eng 71 73 70….
215 R Davies (Wal) 73 72 70, K Davis 73 72 70, P Nagle 72 73 70, L Saltman (Sco) 71 70 74, K Stanley 73 70 72.
216 B Todd 69 76 71, T Jackson 70 76 70, K McNicoll (Sco) 74 70 72, C Macaulay (Sco) 72 72 72.
217 G Boyd (Eng) 75 74 68. D Van der Walt (SAf) 77 71 69, W Simpson 70 75 72, T Ragland 73 69 75.
218 J Parry (Eng) 73 74 71, M Green 73 74 71, T Can 71 77 70, D May 72 74 72, P Uihlein 74 72 72, N Smith 75 72 71, C Kirk 76 75 67.
219 C Forrester 76 73 70, P Waring (Eng) 76 71 72.
220 A Eaton 70 75 75, B Witcher 71 74 74, B Schnell 75 75 70.
221 M Harrell 77 72 72, E Richardson (Eng) 77 72 72, M Morrison 75 75 71, T Kuehne 73 77 71.
222 M Swan 75 74 73, B Martin 75 74 73, M McCoy 76 73 73, E Tanner 72 74 76, D Melnyk 72 75 75, M Hoffman 72 76 74.
223 R Gerwin 72 79 72.
224 H Swafford 73 76 75, J Grodzinsky 77 75 72, K Quinn 76 77 71., P Patterson 76 77 71, M Swan 76 72 76, G Shaw (Ire) 73 77 74
225 S Henry (Sco) 76 74 75, D Delcher 76 74 75, R Jamieson 75 77 73, A Vongvanij 77 75 73, P O’Hara (Sco) 75 76 74, P Mollica 75 76 74.
226 K McAlpine (Sco) 80 75 71, A Bratton 79 76 71, J Byrd 71 75 80, J Miller 74 79 73, J Blixt (Swe) 82 72 72, J Campillo (Spa) 70 81 75, K Guest 78 76 72.
227 N Edwards (Wal) 79 79 69, K Tway 78 72 77, B Marek 78 77 72, J Knox 80 74 73, S Brandon 76 76 75, K Marsh 78 75 74.
228 J Moul (Eng) 79 76 73, T Brown 73 82 73, G Strother 78 74 76, J Hack 79 75 74.
229 C Lutz 74 77 78, J Kelly 79 77 73, G Marucci 77 79 73, T Brennan 76 82 71, D Womack 77 76 76.
230 M Love 77 76 77.
231 G Schneider 77 78 76, G Elliott 81 75 75, P Tallent 76 78 77, T Satterfield 74 81 76.
232 S Hardy 76 78 78.
233 R Knox (Sco)79 79 75, T Adams 80 80 73.
235 M McDermott (Ire) 77 82 76, K Miller 79 78 78..
236 K Mikkelsen 78 81 77.
237 R Reisen 78 78 81
243 S Saunders 78 81 84.
Retired: R Ramsay (Sco) 73 -.
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