European Tour Q-School 2015 – First Stage Results

Posted on 21/09/2015 by Golf Bible

15th September – 9th October 2015

The 2015 European Tour Qualifying School started on 15th September with 8 First Stage events completed during the period to 9th October.

778 players, each paying an entrance fee of €1,800, contested these 8 events with 275 (35%) coming from GB&I.

There were 195 qualifiers to the Second Stage – 25% of the total field – with 71 GB&I players progressing. This represented 36% of the total qualifiers and 26% of the GB&I entrants.

A list of the 71 GB&I Amateurs and Pros that remain in this golfing marathon is provided below. I have specifically highlighted in bold all of the Amateurs and newly turned Pros.

Four Second Stage events will be held concurrently in Spain between the 6th-9th November. Additional GB&I players who have pre-qualified will join the Qualifying School process at this point too.

For the full European Tour Q-School Schedule take a look at the Golf Bible Q-School Page.

FIRST QUALIFYING STAGE – RESULTS

SECTION A – THE ROXBURGHE, SCOTLAND (15-18 September)
21 QUALIFIERS / 82 PLAYERS

GB&I Qualifiers
1. Jonathan Caldwell NIR -16 WINNER
2. Matthew Cort ENG -11
3. Chris Rodgers ENG -11
4. Rhys Enoch WAL -10
5. Rory McNamara IRL -9
6. Ben Stow ENG -9
7. Alan Dunbar NIR -8
8. Mark Hillson SCO -8
9. Gary Hurley IRL -6
10. Colm Campbell (AM) IRL -5
11. Richard Kilpatrick NIR -4
12. Kris Gray ENG -3
13. Daniel Young (AM) SCO -3
14. Levi Desmond ENG -2
15. Jack Harrison ENG -2
16. Mark Young ENG -2
17. Brian Casey IRL -1
18. Neil Henderson SCO -1

Click here for the Full Roxburghe Results – European Tour Website

SECTION A – FLEESENSEE, GERMANY (15-18 September)
29 QUALIFIERS / 100 PLAYERS

GB&I Qualifiers
19. Benjamin Henry Poke ENG -11
20. Will Roebuck ENG -6

Click here for the Full Fleesensee Results – European Tour Website

SECTION B – EBREICHSDORF, AUSTRIA (22-25 September)
23 QUALIFIERS / 94 PLAYERS

GB&I Qualifiers
21. Jack Hume (AM) IRL -11
22. Paul Dunne IRL -10

Click here for the Full Ebreichsdorf Results – European Tour Website

SECTION B – COLLINGTREE PARK, ENGLAND (22-25 September)
23 QUALIFIERS / 102 PLAYERS

GB&I Qualifiers
23. Bradley Neil SCO -10
24. Ryan O’Neill ENG -9
25. Matthew Southgate ENG -8
26. Charlie Ford ENG -8
27. Tom Hayward ENG -8
28. Liam Bond WAL -8
29. Paul Reed ENG -7
30. Daniel Gavins ENG -6
31. Jamie Elson ENG -5
32. Luke Johnson ENG -4
33. Jimmy Mullen ENG -3
34. Thomas Murtagh ENG -2
35. Michael Stewart SCO -2
36. James Watts ENG -2
37. Liam Harper ENG -2
38. Jordan Wrisdale ENG -2

Click here for the Full Collingtree Park Results – European Tour Website

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SECTION C – RIBAGOLFE, PORTUGAL (29-2 October)
22 QUALIFIERS / 100 PLAYERS

GB&I Qualifiers
39. Gavin Moynihan IRL -9
40. Thomas Shadbolt ENG -3

Click here for the Full Ribagolfe Results – European Tour Website

SECTION C – HARDELOT, FRANCE (29-2 October)
25 QUALIFIERS / 105 PLAYERS

GB&I Qualifiers
41. Jason Levermore ENG -9
42. James Maw ENG -7
43. Michael McGeady IRE -6
44. Garry Houston WAL -6
45. Peter Tarver-Jones ENG -4
46. Matt Wallace ENG -4
47. Alex Wrigley ENG -1

Click here for the Full Hardelot Results – European Tour Website

SECTION D – BOGOGNO, ITALY (6-9 October)
25 QUALIFIERS / 101 PLAYERS

GB&I Qualifiers
None

Click here for the Full Bogogno Results – European Tour Website

SECTION D – FRILFORD HEATH, ENGLAND (6-9 October)
27 QUALIFIERS / 96 PLAYERS

GB&I Qualifiers
48. Laurie Canter ENG -12 WINNER
49. Zane Scotland ENG -11
50. Jordan Smith ENG -8
51. Tomasz Anderson ENG -7
52. Jake Shepherd ENG -7
53. Nathan Kimsey ENG -6
54. Joshua White ENG -6
55. Ashton Turner (AM) ENG -5
56. Mark Laskey WAL -5
57. Jamie Rutherford ENG -5
58. Nick Marsh ENG -3
59. Nick Watson (AM) ENG -2
60. Sam Whitehead ENG -1
61. Ben Wheeler ENG E
62. Paul Shields SCO +1
63. Ben Rawsthorne ENG +1
64. Lee Clarke ENG +1
65. Craig Lawrie SCO +1
66. Patrick Ruff ENG +2
67. Ricky Brackenbury ENG +2
68. Luke Goddard ENG +2
69. Luke Cornford ENG +2
70. Richard James WAL +2
71. Jamie Howarth ENG +2

Click here for Full Frilford Heath Results – European Tour Website

U.S. Amateur Championship – 2015 Preview & Results

Posted on 16/08/2015 by Golf Bible

UPDATE – Bryson DeChambeau (USA) won the 2015 U.S. Amateur Championship, beating Derek Bard 7&6 in the 36-hole Final.

Bryson DeChambeau (Photo: USGA)

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16th August 2015

The U.S. Amateur Championship starts tomorrow at Olympia Fields Country Club, just south of Chicago in Illinois.

Administered by the United States Golf Association (USGA) the U.S. Amateur is without question the most important and prestigious competition in amateur golf.

Field
A field of 312 players from 23 different countries will contest this year’s Championship.

The average competitor age is 22.16. The oldest player being Pat Tallent (62, b.12th August 1953) and the youngest Ricky Castillo (14, b. 19th February 2001).

This year entries were received from 7,047 players. 66 of these were exempt into the final field based on their past performances in USGA Championships or via their standing in the Top 50 of the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) as at 24th June. The remainder of the field progressed to Olympia Fields via 97 36-hole Sectional Qualifying events played across the United States in June and July.

There are nine GB&I players in the field: –

Tom Bayliss (ENG) – Sectional Qualifier (Medalist – Hobe Sound GC)
Paul Dunne (IRE) – USGA Special Exemption
Ewen Ferguson (SCO) – Top 50 WAGR
Grant Forrest (SCO) – Top 50 WAGR
Sam Horsfield (ENG) – Top 50 WAGR, 2015 US Open Qualifier
Gary Hurley (IRE) – Top 50 WAGR
Nick Marsh (ENG) – Top 50 WAGR
Cormac Sharvin (NI) – Top 50 WAGR
Henry Smart (ENG) – Sectional Qualifier (Medalist – Cedarbrook CC / Old York Road CC)

Six of the above are well known GB&I Internationals. Equally well known is Sam Horsfield, a top US-based amateur whose family moved to Florida when he was five. Tom Bayliss is from Kent and has been working on his golf in Florida ahead of turning Pro later this year. Henry Smart is the London-born Assistant Coach of the College of Charleston Men’s Golf Team.

With the GB&I Walker Cup team due to be provisionally selected on Friday 21st August and formally announced on Monday 24th August the U.S. Amateur may be of critical importance to some of the players competing. Likewise the U.S. Team is due to be finalised on 24th August and with five spots still to be confirmed some of their players will be feeling the pressure to.

The draws for the 36-hole stroke play qualifying competition can be viewed here – US Amateur SP Draw.

Competition Format
On Monday 17th and Tuesday 18th August all of the contestants will play 36-holes of stroke play, one on each of Olympia Fields’ two courses.

Olympia Fileds CC Club House

Olympia Fields Country Club

The Top 64 qualifiers from this will then move forward to the match play stage of the competition. Ties for the last qualifying place are resolved by a hole-by-hole play-off. 18 hole match-play rounds will be played between Wednesday 19th and Saturday 22nd August, culminating in a 36-hole Championship Final on Sunday 23rd August.

Olympia Fields Country Club
Olympia Fields is one of America’s leading golf clubs. The club hosted the U.S. Open in 1928 (Johnny Farrell defeating Bobby Jones) and 2003 (Jim Furyk) and the U.S. Senior Open in 1997 (Graham Marsh).

The stroke play qualifier will be played on Olympia Fields’ North and South Courses. The North Course alone will stage the match play rounds.

North Course
Architect – Willie Park Jnr (1923). Renovated by Mark Mungeam (1997, 2003).
7,234 yards Par 70.
Front 9 – 3,712 yards (36) / Back 9 – 3,522 yards (34).
Course Rating 76.8 / Slope Rating 150

South Course
Architect – Tom Bendelow (1915). Renovated by Steve Smyers (2007).
7,037 yards Par 70.
Front 9 – 3,640 yards (35) / Back 9 – 3,397 yards (35).
Course rating 75.5 / Slope Rating 147

The North Course is clearly the tougher and one can expect this to be reflected in the stroke play qualifying scores.

Olympia Fields Country Club – North Course

Weather Forecast (as at 12.00 Noon 16th August 2015)
Mon 17th August – Mostly Clear. Wind 5 mph (E). Temp. Max. 33°C / Min 19°C.
Tues 18th August – Thundery. Wind 10 mph (N). Temp. Max. 31°C / Min 19°C.
Weds 19th August – Thundery. Wind 8 mph (NE). Temp. Max. 28°C / Min 20°C.
Thurs 20th August – Cloudy. Wind 15 mph (NE). Temp. Max. 26°C / Min 14°C.
Fri 21st August – Clear. Wind 8 mph (NE). Temp. Max. 26°C / Min 14°C.
Sat 22nd August – Sunny. Wind 5mph (N). Temp. Max. 29°C / Min 16°C.
Sun 23rd August – Thundery. Wind 5mph (N). Temp. Max. 26°C / Min 19°C.

Event Coverage
News and score links will be available from the USGA’s website – U.S. Amateur Championship Home Page.

Twitter – @USGA / #USAmateur

Fox Sports are televising the match play stage of the Championship in the United States and Sky Sports will be picking up this feed, probably on the red button if there is no GB&I interest, between Thursday 20th and Sunday 23rd.

Prizes
The 2015 U.S. Amateur Champion will receive the following: –

a) A Gold Medal and custody of the Havemeyer Trophy for the ensuing year.
b) An exemption to play in the 2016 U.S. Open at Oakmont C.C.
c) An exemption to play in the 2016 Open Championship at Royal Troon G.C.
d) A likely invitation to play in the 2016 Masters at Augusta National G.C.
e) An exemption to play in the 2016 – 2025 U.S. Amateurs; and no doubt
f) Invitations to play in a variety of European Tour and PGA Tour competitions.

A Silver Medal is awarded to the runner-up and Bronze Medals to the two semi-finalists.

The original silver Havemeyer Trophy was presented to the USGA on March 1895 in honour of the Association’s first President Theodore A. Havemeyer. This was lost in a fire at Bobby Jones’ home club, East Lake, in 1925. A new gold trophy was produced in 1926. This was retired in 1992 with a copy of the trophy being produced and passed from champion to champion ever since. Sadly the original gold trophy was stolen from the USGA Museum in 2012 and has never been seen since.

The USGA’s 2015 U.S. Amateur Infographic

Championship History
The U.S. Amateur is the oldest golf championship in America and this will be its 115th playing. It was first played in 1895, the winner being Charles B. Macdonald.

It has always been decided by match play save for an 8 year period between 1965 and 1972 when the winner was determined solely by stroke play.

Former US winners include Jerome Travers (1907-08-12-13), Bobby Jones (1924-25-27-28-30), Francis Ouimet (1914-31), Arnold Palmer (1954), Jack Nicklaus (1959-61), Deane Beman (1960-63), Lanny Wadkins (1970), Craig Stadler (1973), Mark O’Meara (1979), Hal Sutton (1980), Phil Mickelson (1990), Justin Leonard (1992), Tiger Woods (1994-95-96), Matt Kucher (1997) and Peter Uihlein (2010).

British players have won the Championship on six occasions but just twice in the last 100 years – H.J. Whigham (1896-97), Findlay Douglas (1898), Harold Hilton (1911), Richie Ramsay (2006) and Matthew Fitzpatrick (2013). Italy’s Edoardo Molinari (2005) is the only mainland European to have lifted the Havemeyer Trophy.

In something of a shock last year South Korea’s Gunn Yang won the title beating Canada’s Corey Conners 2 and 1 in the final. He became the second Korean to win the Championship, following in the footsteps of Byeong-Hun An in 2009, the youngest ever winner at just 17 years old. An of course is now making a name for himself in the professional ranks and last May won the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth. Yang is defending his title this week, hoping to become the first man since Tiger Woods to retain the U.S. Amateur.

Gunn Yang – the 2014 U.S. Amateur Champion (Photo: USGA)

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International European Amateur Championship (2015)

Posted on 04/08/2015 by Golf Bible

UPDATE – Italy’s Stefano Mazzoli (Monticello) won the 2015 International European Amateur Championship in Slovakia with a 269 -19 total after rounds of 65, 67, 69 and 68.

Italy’s Stefano Mazzoli – 2015 Champion (Photo: EGA Website)

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4th August 2015

The International European Amateur Championship starts tomorrow at the Penati Golf Resort in Slovakia.

Here’s all you need to know about this prestigious event that is run by the European Golf Association (EGA).

History
This year’s championship will be the 28th in the history of a competition which was first contested in 1986.

It has been hosted in 16 different countries to date, with Slovakia becoming the 17th this week. It has been played in Great Britain & Ireland (GB&I) on 6 occasions; the courses to host the event being Hillside (1991), Dalmahoy (1993), Celtic Manor (1999), Nairn (2003), Carton House (2012) and The Duke’s St. Andrews (2014) last year.

Former winners who have gone on to enjoy successful professional careers include Stephen Gallacher (1994), Sergio Gracia (1995), Gregory Havret (1999), Carl Pettersson (2000), Rory McIlroy (2006) and Victor Dubuisson (2009).

In addition to Gallacher and McIlroy other GB&I past winners include Jim Payne (1991), Paddy Gribben (1998), Stephen Browne (2001), Brian McElhinney (2003), Matthew Richardson (2004), Rhys Pugh (2012) and Ashley Chesters (2013 and 2014). Chesters is the only player to have won the Championship twice.

Ashley Chesters (ENG) – 2013 (and 2014) Champion (Photo: EGA Website)

Competition Format
The International European Amateur is a 72-hole stroke play event. 18-holes are played daily over four days.

A 54-hole cut will be in force with the 60 lowest scores and ties qualifying for the final day’s 18.

The Field
144 players will contest the Championship.

All of the players must have handicaps of 0.0 or better with an entry ballot applied based on World Amateur Golf Rankings.

Exemptions were also available to the defending champion, a single nomination from each EGA member nation, competitors in the most recent Bonallack Trophy, St. Andrew’s Trophy and Jacques Léglise Trophy events as well as four players from the host nation.

The start sheet for Round 1 is here (as will be the draws for subsequent rounds) – 2015 International European Amateur Championship Draw.

44 players from GB&I are competing in Slovakia this week. With The Walker Cup fast approaching a strong performance here could clearly make the world of difference to the selection hopes of some of these players.

As one would expect a number of Europe’s leading amateurs are competing. Some of the most noteworthy and in form being Pep Angles (ESP), David Boote (WAL), Ashley Chesters (ENG), Thomas Detry (BEL), Paul Dunne (IRE), Mattias Eggenberger (SUI), Mario Galliano (ESP), Marcus Kinhult (SWE), Lukas Lipold (AUS), Robert MacIntyre (SCO), Antoine Rozner (FRA), Cormac Sharvin (IRE), Martin Simonsen (DEN) and Robbie Van West (NED),

Penati Golf Resort
The championship will be played on The Legends Course at the Penati Golf Resort. Penati is located in Senica, in the Zahorie region of western Slovakia, generally accepted as being the geographical centre of Europe.

It was designed by the Nicklaus Design company and opened in August 2012. The course is set within an area of scots pines, silver birch, heather and benefits from a sandy sub-soil. It has moderately wide fairways, 57 deep bunkers and four lakes which particularly influence play on the holes near to the clubhouse.

The course, from the championship tees, plays anything between 6,313m to 6,536m. It is either a par 72 (as it will be this week) or a 73. The key difference being the 15th hole which has 11 different tees – it is said to be the longest hole in Europe from the very back. The 15th is either played as a 493m par 5 or if stretched a record breaking 716m par 6. The other notable hole is the 18th, a 342m par 4 played to an island green right in front of the clubhouse (see photo above).

The course is spacious enough to accommodate thousands of spectators. Whilst the International European Amateur will be the first major amateur competition it has held it is already the home of the D+D REAL Slovakia event, played on the European Challenge Tour (2014-16).

The Legends was the first of two courses opened in 2012 at the resort. The Heritage Course, a 6,230m par 72, was designed by English architect Jonathan Davison of Create Golf.

Weather Forecast
Near perfect golfing conditions, if a little warm, are currently being forecast for Senica.

As at 8.00 am on Tuesday 4th August the forecast is: –
Weds 5th August – Partly Cloudy. Wind 4 mph (S). Max. 34°C / Min 19°C.
Thurs 6th August – Sunny. Wind 2 mph (SW). Max. 36°C / Min 20°C.
Fri 7th August – Sunny. Wind 6 mph (NW). Temp. Max. 37°C / Min 22°C.
Sat 8th August – Partly Cloudy. Wind 10 mph (N). Temp. Max. 38°C / Min 20°C.

Prizes
Gold, silver and bronze medals are awarded to the Top 3 finishers.

The winner also receives an invitation to compete in next year’s Open Championship – in 2016 this will be held at Royal Troon in Scotland. Ashley Chesters used his this year to good effect finishing Tied 12th at St. Andrews.

The Championship Trophy is held by the winning player’s national golf authority.

Event Coverage
If you want to follow the EGA’s live scoring for the event here’s the link – International European Amateur Championship Golfbox Event Webpage.

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The Amateur Championship – 2015 Preview & Results

Posted on 14/06/2015 by Golf Bible

UPDATE – France’s Romain Langasque won the 2015 Amateur Championship, beating Scotland’s Grant Forrest 4&2 in the 36-holf final at Carnoustie Golf Links.

Romain Langasque celebrates with The Amateur Championship trophy (Photo: The R&A / Getty Images)

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14th June 2015

288 golfers from 29 countries are competing in the 120th Amateur Championship which starts tomorrow. All of them will be trying to follow in the footsteps of Scotland’s Bradley Neil, who won the 2014 event at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland.

History
The Amateur Championship was first held in 1885 at Hoylake and from humble beginnings has grown in both stature and tradition over the last 130 years.

Famous past winners include Horace Hutchinson, Johnny Ball Jr, Johnny Laidlay, Harold Hilton, Bobby Jones, Lawson Little, Joe Carr, Sir Michael Bonallack, Peter McEvoy, Jose-Maria Olazabel, Gary Wolstenholme, Sergio Garcia and Matteo Manassero.

‘The Amateur – The Story of The Amateur Golf Championship 1885-1995’ by John Behrend provides an excellent history of the oldest amateur championship in the world.

The Amateur by John Behrend

To date the competition has been held at 22 different courses across Great Britain. The 2015 Amateur is being held at Carnoustie Golf Links and Panmure Golf Club. Both courses are situated near to Dundee, in Angus, on the east coast of Scotland. This will be the fifth occasion, and the first since 1992, that Carnoustie has been afforded the honour of being the Amateur’s main course. Past winners here include Willie Turnesa (USA, in 1947), Bobby Cole (RSA, in1966 aged 18), Steve Melnyk (USA, in 1971) and Stephen Dundas (SCO, in 1992).

Competition Format
The Amateur Championship starts with a 36-hole stroke play qualifier which will be played over the first two days of the competition. Each golfer will play 18-holes at Carnoustie and Panmure on either Monday or Tuesday.

As can be seen in the scorecards below, off the Championship tees, Panmure plays to 6,511 yards and a par 70, whilst the more famous Carnoustie Golf Links plays to 6,941 yards and a par of 72.

Panmure Scorecard

Following the stroke play qualifier the competitors with the 64 lowest total scores, as well as those tied for 64th place (if there are any), will progress to a match play stage. This will be held, solely at Carnoustie, over the remaining four days – Wednesday to Saturday – to determine the Amateur Champion. All of these matches are 18-holes save for the final which is played over 36-holes.

Carnoustie Scorecard

The Field
The start sheet for Rounds 1 and 2 can be viewed here – 2015 Amateur Championship Draw.

The field is understandably strong with frankly any one of the competitors capable of lifting the trophy if form and luck favours them this week.

Unfortunate clashes with the Palmer Cup and Sunnehanna Amateur, both of which are taking place this week in the USA, have sadly deprived some players of the opportunity of competing. Bradley Neil, the 2014 champion, is also unable to defend his title because the US Open is being played this week at Chambers Bay, for which his victory last year qualified him. Likewise Sam Horsfield, who many were looking forward to see playing for the first time on this side of the Atlantic, has also withdrawn having last week pre-qualified for the same US Open.

The top 10 players who are playing – at least in terms of the current World Amateur Golf Rankings – are listed below: –
Marcus Kinhult (SWE / 3) – Winner of the 2015 Lytham Trophy and hot off the back of an impressive Nordea Masters in Sweden.
Austin Connelly (CAN / 8) – Winner of the 2015 Jones Cup Invitational
Ashley Chesters (ENG / 32) – 2013 and 2014 European Amateur champion. 2nd in Welsh Amateur recently.
Ryan Ruffels (AUS / 14) – Australian Boys champion in 2014 and 2015.
Mario Galliano (ESP / 15) – Winner of the 2015 European Nations Individual and Copa Beleares.
Will Zalatoris (USA / 17) – Consistent performer in US amateur and College golf.
Lucas Herbert (AUS / 20) – has shown good recent form at the Scottish Amateur and at the St. Andrews Links Trophy.
Cormac Sharvin (IRE / 26) – Recently placed at Lytham as well as the Irish and Scottish Amateurs.
Nick Marsh (ENG / 40) – Top 10s at the West of England, Welsh and Scottish Amateurs in 2015.
Josh Munn (NZ / 43) – Winner of the Lawnmaster Classic and Akarana Open back home in 2015.

Other notable players who should do well are: – James Allan (ENG), John Axelsen (DEN), Ivan Cantero (ESP), Rowin Caron (NED) Cameron Davis (AUS), Matias Dominguez (CHI), Paul Dunne (IRE), Ewen Ferguson (SCO), Grant Forrest (SCO), Rico Hoey (USA), Jack Hume (IRE), Jeroen Krietemeijer (NED), Romain Langasque (FRA), Lukas Lipold (AUS), Taylor MacDonald (AUS), Dermot McElroy (IRE), Antonio Murdaca (AUS), Bradley Moore (ENG), Gavin Moynihan (IRE), Jimmy Mullen (ENG), Jordan Niebrugge (USA), Marco Penge (ENG), Connor Syme (SCO), Ben Taylor (ENG), Ashton Turner (ENG), Robbie Van West (NED), Daniel Young (SCO) and Federico Zucchetti (ITA).

SkyBET are offering odds for the Amateur Championship which highlight who they see as the favourites for this marathon golfing event. Click the link to view them – SkyBET’s Outright Winner Odds (but be quick as they will be removed at the start of play on Day 1).

Weather Forecast
Locals may be unhappy to see a weather forecast that looks relatively good for the Championship – very little rain and only modest winds are expected.

The current forecast as at 9.00 am on Sunday 14th June is: –
Mon 15th June – Mostly Cloudy. Wind 8 mph (West). Max. 12°C / Min 9°C.
Tues 16th June – Mostly Cloudy. Wind 12 mph (North). Max. 15°C / Min 11°C.
Wed 19th June – Partly Cloudy. Wind 20 mph (East). Temp. Max. 17°C / Min 11°C.
Thurs 18th June – Partly Cloudy. Wind 18 mph (East). Temp. Max. 14°C / Min 11°C.
Fri 19th June – Partly Cloudy. Wind 11 mph (East). Temp. Max. 15°C / Min 11°C.
Sat 20th June – Partly Cloudy. Wind 9 mph (North). Temp. Max. 15°C / Min 11°C.

Prizes
Whilst trophies and cash prizes are awarded to the Amateur Champion these are not the primary rewards on offer.

The winner also receives a place in this year’s Open Championship, taking place down the coast at St. Andrews, and the 2016 US Open Championship, which is to be held at Oakmont CC in Pennsylvania. Whilst not formalised, an invitation is always extended to the next available Masters Tournament at Augusta National GC too. Additionally, many other Professional tournaments on both the US PGA Tour and European Tour are only to pleased to offer sponsor’s invitations to the Champion to compete.

Finally, should a home player win they will be assured of a place in the GB&I Walker Cup team, the 2015 match taking place at Royal Lytham in just 3 months time.

Event Coverage

The Royal & Ancient run the Amateur championship. As one would expect there is an excellent webpage covering the Championship where the all important live scoring and draw information can be found – R&A Amateur Championship webpage.

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Vince Lombardi

Posted on 11/06/2015 by Golf Bible

11th June 2015

Vincent Lombardi, was born in New York on 11th June 1913. He is arguably the greatest American Football coach of all time.

He made his name with the Green Bay Packers who dominated the National Football League in the 1960s. His focus on hard work, simplicity and execution coupled with his ability to teach, motivate and inspire players has made him a legendary figure in the world of sport. It is his name that adorns the Super Bowl trophy awarded to the champion football team each year.

Vince Lombardi

To celebrate the anniversary of his birthday here are 20 of his most thought provoking and inspiring quotes: –

1. “Winning is not a sometime thing, it is an all the time thing. You don’t do things right once in a while…you do them right all the time.” – Vince Lombardi

2. “Once a man has made a commitment to a way of life, he puts the greatest strength in the world behind him. It’s something we call heart power. Once a man has made this commitment, nothing will stop him short of success.” – Vince Lombardi

3. “The quality of a person’s life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavour.” – Vince Lombardi

4. “….work, sacrifice, perseverance, competitive drive, selflessness and respect for authority is the price that each and every one of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile.” – Vince Lombardi

5. “Success is like anything worthwhile. It has a price. You have to pay the price to win and you have to pay the price to get to the point where success is possible. Most important, you must pay the price to stay there.” – Vince Lombardi

6. “The only place where Work comes before Success is in the dictionary….there is no substitute for work.” – Vince Lombardi

7. “I’ve never known a man worth his salt who, in the long run, deep down in his heart, didn’t appreciate the grind, the discipline. “ – Vince Lombardi

8. “Mental toughness is many things and rather difficult to explain. Its qualities are sacrifice and self-denial. Also, most importantly, it is combined with a perfectly disciplined will that refuses to give in. It’s a state of mind – you could call it character in action.” – Vince Lombardi

9. “Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit.” – Vince Lombardi

10. “Perfection is not attainable. But if we chase perfection, we can catch excellence.” – Vince Lombardi

11. “Obstacles are what you see when you take your eyes off of the goal.” – Vince Lombardi

12. “The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will.” – Vince Lombardi

13. “If you’ll not settle for anything less than your best, you will be amazed at what you can accomplish in your lives.” – Vince Lombardi

14. “No leader, however great, can long continue unless he wins battles. The battle decides all.” – Vince Lombardi

15. “….I firmly believe that any man’s finest hours – his greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear – is that moment when he has worked his heart out in good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle – victorious.” – Vince Lombardi

16. “Winning is a habit. Watch your thoughts, they become your beliefs. Watch your beliefs, they become your words. Watch your words, they become your actions. Watch your actions, they become your habits. Watch your habits, they become your character.” – Vince Lombardi

17. “Don’t succumb to excuses. Go back to the job of making the corrections and forming the habits that will make your goal possible.” – Vince Lombardi

18. “Show me a good loser, and I’ll show you a loser.” – Vince Lombardi

19. “The objective is to win: fairly, squarely, decently, win by the rules, but still win.” – Vince Lombardi

20. “Second place is meaningless. You can’t always be first, but you have to believe that you should have been – that you were never beaten – that time just ran out on you.” – Vince Lombard

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The St. Andrews Links Trophy – 2015 Preview & Results

Posted on 04/06/2015 by Golf Bible

UPDATE – Italy’s Frederico Zucchetti (-2) won the 2015 Links Trophy with compatriot Filippo Campigli (-1) second. The competition was reduced to 54-holes after strong winds saw Saturday’s Rd. 2 cancelled on the Jubilee Course.

Federico Zucchetti – 2015 Champion (Photo: @TheHomeOfGolf / Kenny Smith)

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4th June 2015

144 golfers from 22 different countries will tee off tomorrow in the 27th St. Andrews Links Trophy, a Championship which has quickly established itself as one of the ‘Majors’ in men’s amateur golf. Played over three days the competition will finish this Sunday, 7th June.

A list of all the past winners can be found in an Appendix at the end of this article. The most famous is Justin Rose who won the Links Trophy in 1997. Only Craig Watson (1992 and 1998) and Barclay Howard (1994 and 1996) have won the title twice. Interestingly given the cosmopolitan nature of the field the trophy has only been won by players from outside Great Britain and Ireland (GB&I) twice – Australia’s Stuart Bovier in 1990 and Daan Huizing from The Netherlands in 2012. Huizing, who had won the Lytham Trophy by 11 shots just a few weeks earlier, set a scoring record of -23 (65 New, 64, 68 and 67 all Old) and won by an astonishing 14 shots.

Competition Format
The Links Trophy is a 72 hole stroke play competition normally played over a combination of the Old and New Courses on the first weekend in June. Due to ongoing preparations for The Open the Jubilee is unusually being used for two rounds in 2015.

Entry, which cost £60 this year and closed at the end of April, was open to golfers whose handicap did not exceed scratch (0.4). After various National Golf Union nominations the ‘ballot’ is determined by World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) rather than handicap as is more often the case. This year, when the entries were finalised and ignoring nominations, the lowest qualifying player stood at 563rd in the WAGR list.

Days 1 and 2 will see a total of 36 holes contested on the Jubilee, a 6,742 yard par 72 course (white tees) that many believe to be the toughest across the whole Links.

Following a top 40 and ties cut the remaining players will contest a final day 36 holes on the Old, which plays 6,721 yards, again to a par of 72 (white tees).

With The Open being held at St. Andrews in 6 weeks time most of the stands and signage will be in place which will no doubt add to the event’s atmosphere this year.

The winner will be the player who returns the lowest 72 hole score. In the event of a tie a sudden death play-off will be held over holes 1 and 18. Ties for other places are decided by the lowest score for the last 18 holes or the last 9 or 6 or 3 or 2 or 1 hole if necessary. St Andrews Scorecards

Scorecards for the Jubilee and Old Courses

The 2015 Field
The start sheet for Rounds 1 and 2 can be viewed here – 2015 St. Andrews Links Trophy Draw.

The field is impressive with many world renowned amateur players competing. Teams come in force from the Commonwealth and with the US College season all but done virtually all of the top GB&I players will be on show. You don’t normally travel from Australia or South Africa to an event in Scotland unless you have a bit of game ! Players of particular note this year, at least in terms of their high Scratch Players World Amateur ranking * (SPWAR – shown in brackets alongside nationality), are: –

Ryan Ruffels (AUS / 19) – Australian Boys champion in 2014 and 2015.
Cormac Sharvin (IRE / 21) – Recently placed at Lytham as well as the Irish and Scottish Amateurs.
Gary Hurley (IRE / 22) – finalist at the Spanish Amateur and 2015 Palmer Cup team member.
Romain Langasque (FRA / 26) – recent winner of the Southern Cross Invitational and Mouchy Cup.
Mario Galliano (ESP / 29) – early season winner of the Beleares Cup and European Nations event.
Lucas Herbert (AUS / 30) – finished 4th, setting a new CR, at last week’s Scottish Amateur.
Ashley Chesters (ENG / 32) – 2013 and 2014 European Amateur champion. 2nd in Welsh Amateur.
Nick Marsh (ENG / 35) – Top 10s in the West of England, Welsh and Scottish Amateurs in 2015.
Cameron Davis (AUS / 36) – 2015 Australian Amateur champion.
Grant Forrest (SCO / 44) – defending champion with solid 2015 US College form.
Ewen Ferguson (SCO / 47) – two wins in Scotland in 2015 and recent Top 5 at Irish & Scottish Ams.
Gavin Moynihan (IRE / 48) – 2013 Walker Cup player with welcome win at the Irish Amateur in May.
Ben Eccles (AUS / 57) – Top 10s in most of the big 2015 Australian amateur events.
Teaghan Gauche (RSA / 65) – Northern Open champion with a good home season behind him.
Jack Hume (IRE / 69) – greatearly season form overseas, albeit form has dipped a little back home.
Craig Ross (SCO / 73) – winner on the 2014 EuroPro Tour and is a consistent performer.
Jason Smith (RSA / 78) – South African SP champion in 2014 with sound 2015 form.
Mattias Eggenberger (SUI / 79) – Good experience in GB&I whilst a student at Stirling University.
Taylor MacDonald (AUS / 81) – 2014 Federal Amateur Open champion and 4th at Riversdale Cup.
Daniel Young (SCO / 82) – 2015 South African Amateur finalist and winner of the Battle Trophy.

Other players whose recent form also places them in the favourites bracket are: –

Dermot McElroy (IRE / 90) – West of Ireland champion, with top 10s at Lytham and in the Irish.
James Allan (ENG / 110) – winner of the Hampshire Salver, West of England and Lagonda.
Jimmy Mullen (ENG / 114) – good 2015 form culminating in a win at the Welsh Amateur.
Antonio Murdaca (AUS / 125) – 2015 Asia Pacific Amateur and South Australia Amateur champion.
Marco Penge (ENG / 126) – winner of the junior McEvoy Trophy and Scottish Amateur in 2015.
Ashton Turner (ENG / 144) – Darwin Salver winner. Top 10s – Duncan Putter, Lytham and Scottish.

* The SPWAR quoted were accurate as at 3rd June 2015.

You may also find it interesting to look through some betting odds for the St. Andrews Links Trophy – here’s the SkyBET assessment of the field.

Weather Forecast (@Thurs 4th June, 8.00am)
Fri 5th May – Overcast. Wind 16 mph. Max. 17°C / Min 8°C.
Sat 6th May – Partly Cloudy. Wind 28 mph. Max. 14°C / Min 7°C.
Sun 7th May – Partly Cloudy. Wind 21 mph. Temp. Max. 15°C / Min 6°C.

Prizes
The winner receives The St Andrews Links Trophy and this year a cheque for £500. The runner-up and third place finisher also receive commemorative medals. Reducing cash prizes are awarded to the top 10 finishers in all. In addition to the main prizes The Ian Forbes Memorial Cup is awarded for the best aggregate score on the first two days of the event – this year played solely on the Jubilee.

Appendix – Past Winners
As one would expect for a competition held at the home of golf the list of past winner’s is impressive:-

2014 Grant Forrest (SCO) 278 (after play-off)
2013 Neil Raymond (ENG) 282
2012 Daan Huizing (NED) 264 (lowest 72 hole score)
2011 Tom Lewis (ENG) 279
2010 Matthew Southgate (ENG) 275
2009 Alan Dunbar (N.I.) 285
2008 Keir McNicoll (SCO) 283
2007 Llewellyn Matthews (WAL) 273
2006 Oliver Fisher (ENG) 280
2005 Lloyd Saltman (SCO) 275
2004 Jamie McLeary (SCO) 284
2003 Richard Finch (ENG) 276
2002 Simon MacKenzie (SCO) 289
2001 Steven O’Hara (SCO) 281
2000 Matthew King (ENG) 140 (36 holes only)
1999 David Patrick (SCO) 152 (36 holes only)
1998 Craig Watson (SCO) 276
1997 Justin Rose (ENG) 284
1996 Barclay Howard (SCO) 282
1995 Graham Rankin (SCO) 276
1994 Barclay Howard (SCO) 294
1993 Garry Hay (SCO) 280
1992 Craig Watson (SCO) 281
1991 Ricky Willison (ENG) 289
1990 Stuart Bovier (AUS) 280
1989 Russell Claydon (ENG) 284

U.S. Open 2015 (2) – Sectional Qualifying

Posted on 24/05/2015 by Golf Bible

24th May 2015

UPDATE – The 11 qualifiers from the Walton Heath IQS were Alexander Levy (-11), Shiv Kapur (-10), John Parry (-9), Alex Noren (-8), Lucas Bjerregaard (-7), Jason Palmer (-7), Marcel Siem (-6). After a play-off they were joined by Marcus Fraser, Garth Mulroy, Thomas Aiken and Tjaart Van Der Walt (-5). Wales’ Oliver Farr missed out (albeit he subsequently gained entry when an extra space was released by the USGA).

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South Korea’s Byeong-Hun An, making his Wentworth debut this week, has today qualified for the U.S. Open by winning the BMW P.G.A. Championship with a record low score of -21.

The 115th U.S. Open Championship will be played between 18th and 21st June 2015 at Chambers Bay, a public course in Washington State.

My previous post on Local Qualifying contained background information on the number of entries received in 2015 and the 111 18-hole Local Qualifying competitions that have already been played in the United States earlier in May.

Nine players from Great Britain and Ireland (GB&I) successfully negotiated this Local Qualifying, namely James Heath (ENG), Steven Smith (SCO), Samuel Osborne (ENG), Thomas Curtis (ENG), Charles Bull (ENG), Daniel Keddie (A) (ENG), John Igoe (IRE), Jonathan Hewett (A) (ENG) and James Kerr (IRE).

Next up is the 36-hole Sectional Qualifying stage. This starts tomorrow morning with two International events; one at Walton Heath GC in England and the other at Kinojo GC in Japan. These final stage fields are made up of players who have progressed, or are exempt from, Local Qualifying. Again the number of qualifying spots into the U.S. Open Championship will be determined by the quality and quantity of the final fields at each location.

Walton Heath has hosted an International Qualifier since 2005, the first year the United States Golf Association introduced them. The field is always strong as the prize is great and the scheduling means it is played immediately after the BMW PGA Championship which takes place at nearby Wentworth.

The draw for the Walton Heath event – where 18 holes are played on both the Old and New courses – is here: Walton Heath Sectional Qualifier Draw.

Byeong-Hun An had entered but will now have Monday off. However, Padraig Harrington, Shane Lowry, Mark Warren, Matteo Manassero, Robert Karlsson, Nicholas Colsaerts, Andy Sullivan, Marcel Siem, Robert Rock, Richie Ramsay, Tyrrell Hatton, Francesco Molinari and Alexander Levy are all currently expected to be on show tomorrow. James Heath also looks like he has returned to these shores to compete in his second qualifier.

For the first time the European Tour are providing live scoring for the event. The link to this is here – Walton Heath Sectional Qualifier Scores.

As recently as 2009 Lucas Glover won the U.S. Open having started out in Sectional Qualifying. Prior to that Jerry Pate (1976), Steve Jones (1996) and Michael Campbell (2005) all achieved the same feat. Of course Michael Campbell played at Walton Heath in that very first International Qualifier before famously going on to win at Pinehurst.

I wonder if the 2015 U.S. Open champion will be teeing it up tomorrow at the famous Surrey heathland club ?

For completeness a further ten Sectional Qualifiers are also scheduled to be held across the United States on 8th June. These are being played at: –
– Big Canyon CC & Newport Beach CC, Newport Beach, California
– The Bear’s Club, Jupiter, Florida
– Hawks Ridge GC, Ball Ground, Georgia
– Woodmont CC (North Course), Rockville, Maryland
– Old Oaks CC & Century CC, Purchase, New York
– Brookside G&CC & Lakes G&CC, Columbus, Ohio
– Springfield CC, Springfield, Ohio
– Germantown CC & Ridgeway CC, Memphis, Tennessee
– Northwood Club, Dallas, Texas
– Tumble Creek Club, Cle Elum, Washington.

Once finished the final field for the 2015 U.S. Open will be completed save for one final check on the Official World Golf Rankings on 15th June – the Top 60 on this date being assured of a starting spot. We can then look forward to the Championship proper.

U.S. Open 2015 (1) – Local Qualifying

Posted on 24/05/2015 by Golf Bible

24th May 2015

The 115th U.S. Open Championship will be played between 18th and 21st June 2015 at Chambers Bay, a public course in Washington State.

The United States Golf Association (USGA) received 9,882 entries for this year’s U.S. Open. Any golfer with a handicap of less than 1.4 could apply. Entries were accepted from golfers in all 50 states of the United States and from 63 foreign countries. This is the second highest entry ever beaten only by the 10,127 received for the 2014 U.S. Open at Pinehurst.

At the start of May, just 49 players, including 11 past champions, were currently fully exempt into the final 156-player field. The number of full exemptions will rise with the inclusion of the top 60 in the Official World Golf Rankings as at 25th May and 15th June. The winners of The Players Championship (the already exempt Rickie Fowler) and the European Tour BMW PGA Championship (currently in course) also earn exemptions.

The rest of the U.S. Open field will be made up of players who have had to pre-qualify, starting their Championship in Local Qualifying or for the higher ranked Sectional Qualifying.

Local Qualifying has already been completed. It was played over 18 holes at 111 sites in the United States taking place between 4th and 21st May. The number of players who progressed to Sectional Qualifying from each Local Qualifier was determined by the size of the field at each site.

It may be a long road to the Championship from here but it is not necessarily a fruitless one. In 2014, 24 competitors made it into the field at Pinehurst No. 2 having started out in Local Qualifying. Better still Ken Venturi (1964) and Orville Moody (1969) both won the Championship having first played in Local (and then Sectional) Qualifying.

With little fanfare nine players from Great Britain and Ireland (GB&I) have progressed through Local Qualifying in the last few weeks. The full list of qualifiers can be seen here – 2015 U.S. Open Local Qualifying Results – but I have listed the successful GB&I players individually below: –

May 11, 2015 Amelia Island, Fla.Amelia National Golf & Country Club
James Heath – ENGLAND 68

May 11, 2015 Lake Mary, Fla.Timacuan Golf & Country Club
Steven Smith – SCOTLAND 67

May 11, 2015 Sarasota, Fla.TPC Prestancia (Stadium Course)
Samuel Osborne – ENGLAND 69

May 13, 2015 Orlando, Fla.Shingle Creek Golf Club
Thomas Curtis – ENGLAND 69

May 13, 2015 Williamsport, PaWilliamsport Country Club
Charles Bull – ENGLAND 71

May 13, 2015 Knoxville, Tenn.Holston Hills Country Club
Daniel Keddie (Amateur) – ENGLAND 68

May 14, 2015 Farmingdale, N.Y.Bethpage State Park (Red Course)
John Igoe – REPUBLIC OF IRELAND 65

May 18, 2015 Flossmoor, Ill. Flossmoor Country Club
Jonathan Hewett (Amateur) – ENGLAND 68
James Kerr – REPUBLIC OF IRELAND 69

Sectional Qualifying starts tomorrow, Monday 25th May, at Walton Heath GC in England and Kinojo GC in Japan with two 36-hole International events. More about this next stage shortly, which includes 10 further events in the United States on 8th June. Good luck to the nine players listed above in Sectional Qualifying – it would be great to see some of them playing at Chambers Bay next month.

NCAA DI Men’s Regionals (2015) – Results

Posted on 17/05/2015 by Golf Bible

17th May 2015

The 2015 NCAA Division I Men’s Golf National Championships started on Thursday at courses across the United States. The six 54-hole Regional tournaments (Stage 1) have now been completed.

13 college teams and 10 top performing individuals (not on those teams) competed in the Regionals at Chapel Hill, Lubbock and San Diego. Meanwhile 14 teams and 5 individuals (not on those teams) played at Bremerton, New Haven and Noblesville.

The low 5 teams and the low individual (not on those teams) from each Regional have now advanced to the Championship Final. 156 players will play in the Final which is being played at the end of this month in Florida.

Just 5 of the 22 GB&I players competing in the Regionals have progressed to the Final – Paul Dunne (UAB), Thomas Rowland (Charlotte), David Boote (Stanford), Ryan Fricker (South Florida) and Benjamin Taylor (LSU). The Final is to be played at The Concession Golf Club in Bradenton, the home course of South Florida, between 29th May and 3rd June.

The results for the GB&I players competing at the NCAA Division I Men’s Regionals are shown below: –

Gold Mountain Golf Club – Bremerton, Washington
Teams (14):
T7 Paul Dunne – University of Alabama at Birmingham – 67, 71, 72 (-6)
T28 Jamie Clare – Virginia Commonwealth University – 75, 73, 69 (+1)

Team positions – UAB (-21) 1st and VCU (+6) T9.
Individual leader – Kyle Mueller, Michigan (-9).

University of North Carolina Finley Golf Course – Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Teams (13):
T4 Thomas Rowland – Charlotte – 71, 72, 67 (-6)
T13 Robert MacIntyre – McNeese State University – 70, 72, 72 (-2)
T32 David Boote – Stanford University – 75, 68, 75 (+2)
T41 Paul McBride – Wake Forest – 73, 75, 72 (+4)
Individuals (10):
T23 Ryan Cornfield – University of South Carolina Upstate – 73, 70, 74 (+1)
T49 Ben Wheeler – Coastal Carolina University – 74, 75, 72 (+5)

Team positions – Charlotte (-19) 1st, Stanford (-14) 2nd, McNeese State (+3) 7th and Wake Forest (+10) 10th.
Individual leader – J.T. Poston, Western Carolina (-7, after play-off).

The Rawls Course – Lubbock, Texas
Teams (13):
T33 J.J. Grey – Georgia State University – 67, 71, 77 (+2)
T39 Eamonn Bradley – Southeastern Louisiana State University – 72, 71, 73 (+3)
T66 Lawrence Allan – Southeastern Louisiana State University – 74, 77, 74 (+12)
T71 Cameron Shaw – University of California, Berkeley – 77, 76, 77 (+17)
Individuals (10):
T50 Tomasz Anderson – Jacksonville State University – 75, 71, 72 (+5)

Team positions – California (-4) 7th, Southeastern Louisiana (+4) 9th and Georgia State (+19) 12th.
Individual leader – Robin Sciot-Siegrist, Louisville (-5, after play-off).

The Course at Yale – New Haven, Connecticut
Teams (14):
T11 Ryan Fricker – University of South Florida – 71, 70, 67 (-2)
T17 Benjamin Taylor – Louisiana State University – 73, 73, 65 (+1)
Individuals (5):
T11 George Williams – Long Island University-Brooklyn Campus – 73, 70, 65 (-2)

Team positions – South Florida (-14) 1st and LSU (+9) 5th.
Individual leader – Tolver Dozier, Troy (-4, after play-off).

The Sagamore Club – Noblesville, Indiana
Teams (14):
T46 Daniel Park – Alabama State University – 77, 75, 75 (+11)
Individuals (5):
10th Chris Selfridge – University of Toledo – 73, 71, 71 (-1)

Team positions – Alabama State (+47) 13th.
Individual leader – David Oraee, Colorado (-7).

The Farms Golf Club – Rancho Santa Fe, San Diego, California
Teams (13):
13th Pavan Sagoo – St. Mary’s College of California – 72, 74, 70 (E)
T21 Daniel Sutton – University of Idaho – 71, 72, 76 (+3)
T36 Grant Forrest – University of San Diego – 74, 72, 77 (+7)
T40 Rhys Pugh – East Tennessee State University – 81, 73, 70 (+8)

Team positions – East Tennessee (+12) 7th, St. Mary’s CA (+18) 8th and San Diego (+25) T10 and Idaho (+25) T10.
Individual leader – Gudmundur Kristjansson, East Tennesssee State (-3).

Further Information:
Access to the full Regional lives scores / results can be found here – Golfstat
Rd. 1 NCAA DI GB&I Regional Scores can be found here – Rd. 1 Scores
Rd. 2 NCAA D1 GB&I Regional Scores can be found here – Rd. 2 Scores
An Introduction to US College can be found here – US College Golf

NCAA DI Men’s Regionals (2015) – Rd 2

Posted on 16/05/2015 by Golf Bible

16th May 2015

The 2015 NCAA Division I Men’s Golf National Championships started on Thursday across the United States. 36-holes have now been played in the six 54-hole Regional tournaments (Stage 1) with the final round to be played later today.

13 college teams and 10 top performing individuals (not on those teams) are competing in the Regionals at Chapel Hill, Lubbock and San Diego. Meanwhile 14 teams and 5 individuals (not on those teams) are playing at Bremerton, New Haven and Noblesville.

The low 5 teams and the low individual not on those teams from each Regional will advance to the Championship Final. 180 players at the Regionals will therefore be whittled down to a field of 156 for the Final which is being played at the end of this month in Florida.

Here’s how Great Britain and Ireland’s 22 players have got on on Day 2: –

Gold Mountain Golf Club – Bremerton, Washington
Teams (14):
T2 Paul Dunne – University of Alabama at Birmingham – 67, 71 (-6)
T36 Jamie Clare – Virginia Commonwealth University – 75, 73 (+4)

Team positions – UAB (-11) 2nd and VCU (+16) 11th.
Individual leader – Cheng-Tsung Pan, Washington (-8).

University of North Carolina Finley Golf Course – Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Teams (13):
T11 Robert MacIntyre – McNeese State University – 70, 72 (-2)
T15 Thomas Rowland – Charlotte – 71, 72 (-1)
T15 David Boote – Stanford University – 75, 68 (-1)
T48 Paul McBride – Wake Forest – 73, 75 (+4)
Individuals (10):
T14 Ryan Cornfield – University of South Carolina Upstate – 73, 70 (-1)
T54 Ben Wheeler – Coastal Carolina University – 74, 75 (+5)

Team positions – Stanford (-11) 1st, North Carolina (-1) T6, McNeese State (+4) 9th and Wake Forest (+6) 10th.
Individual leader – J.T. Boston, Western Carolina (-8).

The Rawls Course – Lubbock, Texas
Teams (13):
T6 J.J. Grey – Georgia State University – 67, 71 (-4)
T34 Eamonn Bradley – Southeastern Louisiana State University – 72, 71 (+1)
T67 Lawrence Allan – Southeastern Louisiana State University – 74, 77 (+9)
T70 Cameron Shaw – University of California, Berkeley – 77, 76 (+11)
Individuals (10):
T51 Tomasz Anderson – Jacksonville State University – 75, 71 (+4)

Team positions – Southeastern Louisiana (-4) 5th, California (-2) 8th and Georgia State (+3) 10th.
Individual leader – K.K. Limbhasut, California (-8).

The Course at Yale – New Haven, Connecticut
Teams (14):
T12 Ryan Fricker – University of South Florida – 71, 70 (+1)
T36 Benjamin Taylor – Louisiana State University – 73, 73 (+6)
Individuals (5):
T21 George Williams – Long Island University-Brooklyn Campus – 73, 70 (+3)

Team positions – South Florida (-3) 1st and LSU (+21) 10th.
Individual leader – Jordan Niebrugge, Oklahoma State (-6).

The Sagamore Club – Noblesville, Indiana
Teams (14):
T43 Daniel Park – Alabama State University – 77, 75 (+8)
Individuals (5):
9th Chris Selfridge – University of Toledo – 73, 71 (E)

Team positions – Alabama State (+44) 13th.
Individual leader – Jonathan Garrick, UCLA (-7).

The Farms Golf Club – Rancho Santa Fe, San Diego, California
Teams (13):
T11 Daniel Sutton – University of Idaho – 71, 72 (-1)
T19 Grant Forrest – University of San Diego – 74, 72 (+2)
T19 Pavan Sagoo – St. Mary’s College of California – 72, 74 (+2)
T58 Rhys Pugh – East Tennessee State University – 81, 73 (+10)

Team positions – East Tennessee (+7) 4th, Idaho (+12) 7th, San Diego (+16) 9th and St. Mary’s CA (+7) 10th.
Individual leader – Jon Rahm, Arizona State (-7).

Further Information:
Access to the full Regional lives scores / results can be found here – Golfstat
Rd. 1 NCAA DI GB&I Regional Scores can be found here – Rd. 1 Scores
An Introduction to US College can be found here – US College Golf

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