PAUL KINNEAR LEADS BY ONE IN NICK FALDO SERIES GRAND FINAL

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23 October 2013: Paul Kinnear of England will take a slender one shot lead into the final round of the Faldo Series Grand Final at The Greenbrier in West Virginia, USA. The 19-year-old added a 69 to an opening day 71 in tough conditions on the Old White TPC.

Overnight co-leader Megan Khang and the Czech Republic’s Simon Zach are the players tied for second on one over par.  17-year-old Khang from Rockland, Massachusetts now holds a commanding nine shot lead in the girls division over England’s Elizabeth Prior, Austria’s Michaela Gasplmayr and Kristen Gillman from Austin, Texas.

Defending Champion Jack Singh-Brar is still in touch with the leaders after rounds of 70 and 73. The 16-year-old from England will be confident that he can overhaul the three shot deficit having come from four behind to win the 2012 title.

The largest ever field for a Faldo Series Grand Final is in the USA for the tournament’s seventeenth edition.  A total of 99 golfers from 19 countries are with Sir Nick Faldo at The Greenbrier for the World Amateur Golf Ranking event which concludes on October 24.

With the field divided into five age-groups, three boys and two girls will each receive a trophy and an exemption into the Asia Grand Final at Mission Hills Golf Club in China next March. The leading boy and girl will also be invited to play in a professional Tour event and the title of Faldo Series Champion will go to the player with the lowest gross score, regardless of age or gender.

Faldo is on hand all week and today the former world number one held a question and answer session for the competitors with Dr Gio Valiante and former LPGA player and PGA of America Board Member Suzy Whaley. Local school children from Greenbrier East and West schools were also present for a clinic with Faldo and his personal coach Keith Wood

In September 2014, Faldo will begin taking students at a full-time residential academy for education and golf development in America.  The first ever Faldo Series Academy in Casa Grande, Arizona marks another significant step in the programme’s history.

Leading scores after round two: 

 Boys’ Under-21:

 140 – Paul Kinnear (ENG) 71-69
146 – Thomas Robson (ENG) 74-72
147 – Martin Hromadka (CZE) 76-71, Nick Watson (ENG) 75-72.  

Boys’ Under-18:

 141 – Simon Zach (CZE) 71-70; 
143 – Jack Singh-Brar (ENG) 70-73; 
144 – Sam Burns (USA) 70-74.  

Boys’ Under-16:

 145 – Brad Dalke (USA) 71-74, Philipp Hermann (AUT) 67-78
146 – Conor Richards (ENG) 71-75.  

Girls’ Under-21:

150 – Michaela Gasplmayr (AUT) 76-74; 
153 – Sophie Keech (ENG) 75-78
154 – Annabel Dimmock (ENG) 76-78, Marie Lunackova (CZE) 76-78.  

Girls’ Under-16:T

 141 – Megan Khang (USA) 70-71;
 150 – Kristen Gillman (USA) 74-76, Elizabeth Prior (ENG) 73-77.
SCOTS' SCORES
157 Andrew Davidson 78 79 (T47)
159 Alex Chalk 75 84 (T55)
160 Michael Brodie 81 79 (T60)
164 Shannon McWilliam 83 81 ( T76)

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