SCOTTISH BOYS U16 CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS

Ben Kinsley, another golfing prince from the Kingdom of Fife. Image by courtesy of the Scottish Golf Union.

FROM THE SCOTTISH GOLF UNION WEBSITE
By ROSS DUNCAN
Ben Kinsley from St Andrews is the new Scottish Boys Under-16s champion after carding a superb four-under par closing round of 65 to hold off the challenge from Newcastle’s Jack Hermeston.
The 15-year-old Madras College pupil, who posted a 68 in this morning’s second round to move into contention, finished with a four-under par aggregate of 203, one shot ahead of Hermeston, who saw his 30-foot birdie putt at the last just slip past.
Kinsley got his final round off to a flying start, hitting a wedge to within a foot of the first hole to set up an easy birdie, before rolling in a 25-foot birdie putt at the second to move to two-under. An unlikely birdie followed at the seventh after he caught a tree trunk at impact with his 7-iron in the process of hitting his approach shot to 10-feet, which snapped the shaft of the club, but he calmly rolled in the putt for a superb three.
A further birdie three followed at the tenth and despite dropping a shot at the 12th, he made birdie at the par five fourteenth hole, before paring home to clinch his first national championship.
“I played great all day, hitting it really well off the tee and holing some good putts. That’s one of my lowest ever rounds and it’s nice to do that in a big event like this. I got off to a good start this afternoon which was important and thankfully my wrist recovered after hitting the tree with my club at the seventh,” said Kinsley, coached by Gary Forrester in his first year of the Scottish Golf Academy programme.
“It’s been a good year so far having reached the semis of the Scottish Boys Championship. My goal is to keep progressing and hopefully I’ll do well in the McGregor Trophy down in England next week.”
Hermeston, a member of the Northumberland junior team, posted rounds of 69, 68 and 67 to clinch the runners-up spot, one shot clear of Barassie’s Euan Walker, who fired a superb final round of 64, the lowest score of the week. Walker, who opened with a 73 yesterday, was an incredible 8-under par for his last 24 holes.
The first three boys all broke par with their 54-hole totals.
Overnight leader, Italian Luigi Botta, finished level par in fourth place after rounds of 72 and 69.
Kinsley’s win continues Fife’s dominance of amateur golf events in Scotland this season, while the Kingdom’s golfers will be keeping a close eye on 1996 Scottish Boys Under-16s champion Peter Whiteford from Kirkcaldy, who currently shares the lead in the Barclays Scottish Open.

FINAL TOTALS Par 207 (3x69). CSS 69 69 68 203 Ben Kinsley (St Andrews) 70 68 65. 204 Jack Hermeston (City of Newcastle) 68 69 67. 205 Euan Walker (Kilmarnock Barassie) 73 68 64. 207 Luigi Botta (Italy) 66 72 69. 208 Rico Thome (Germany) 71 71 66. 209 Tom Sloman (Taunton) 73 70 66, Connor Syme (Dumfries and Co) 68 66 75. 210 Jake Storey (Alnmouth) 69 68 73, Calum Hill (Tantallon) 69 72 69. 211 Lorenzo Scalise (Italy) 72 69 70, Innes Ferguson (Drumpellier) 70 72 69. 212 Callum Gorrie (Kilmarnock Barassie) 73 67 72, Lewis Mutch (Duff house Royal) 72 74 66. 213 Vincent Abel (Germany) 72 69 72, Willem Kerr (Craigielaw) 71 71 71, Taylor Hutton (Foxhills) 68 72 73. 214 Renato Paratore (Italy) 71 74 69, Andrew Carrell (Peterculter) 71 70 73, James Rooney (West Lancs) 71 70 73. 215 Adam Fisher (Inchmarlo) 72 73 70, Adam Chapman (Windermere) 72 72 71. 216 Roberrt Johnson (Helensburgh) 73 75 69, Jack Walsh (Castle) 72 70 74, Ewen Ferguson (Bearsden) 71 74 71, Bradley Neil (Blairgowrie) 71 73 72, Euan Bowden (The Glen) 69 73 74, Stuart Blair (Royal Musselbugh) 69 75 72, Cameron Kirkwood (Bearsden) 69 73 74. 217 Cameron Bennie (Balmore) 73 76 68, Jack Merry (Birstall) 73 73 71, William Aldred (Brocket Hall) 72 74 71, Bjorn Bojesen (Denmark) 69 72 76. 218 Alexander Wilson (Gullane) 72 71 75. 219 Louis Murray (Troon Welbeck) 72 74 73, Alexander Henderson (Royal Ashdown Forest) 72 70 77, Neal Woernhard (Switzerland) 72 75 72. 220 Jevann Parmar (Leicestershire) 73 71 76. 221 Fraser Davren (Williamwood) 73 79 69, Joel Lenz (Switzerland) 69 80 72. 224 Connar Cook (Caird Park) 73 76 75, Alistair MacVicar (Glencruitten) 72 81 71. 225 Andrew Burgess (Nairn) 72 78 75. 229 Alasdair McDougall (St Andrews New) 73 76 80. 231 Robert Willemars (Blairowrie) 72 75 84, Victor Van Doorn (Netherlands) 72 80 79. Solid performance from Alex. Well done Callum Hill too.

Scottish Boys Under 16 Open Stroke Play Championship
Forfar, 06/07/2011 - 08/07/2011



LEADERBOARD:

Boys U16


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Status: Championship reduced to 54 holes due to Wednesdays play being abandoned. The top 40 and ties after Thursdays play qualify for 36 holes on Friday 8 July.

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Par: 69, SSS: 69, CSS: 69 (No change)





Pos Name Club R1 R2 R3 Holes Total



1 BOTTA, Luigi Italy 66 F -3



T2 HUTTON, Taylor Foxhills 68 F -1



T2 HERMESTON, Jack City of Newcastle 68 F -1



T2 SYME, Connor Dumfries and County 68 F -1



T5 HILL, Calum Tantallon 69 F Par



T5 BOWDEN, Euan The Glen 69 F Par



T5 BLAIR, Stuart Royal Musselburgh 69 F Par



T5 KIRKWOOD, Cameron Bearsden 69 F Par



T5 BOJESEN, Bjorn Denmark 69 F Par



T5 LENZ, Joel Switzerland 69 F Par



T5 STOREY, Jake Almouth 69 F Par



T12 KINSLEY, Ben St Andrews 70 F +1



T12 FERGUSON, Innes Drumpellier 70 F +1



T14 THOME, Rico Germany 71 F +2



T14 ROONEY, James West Lancashire 71 F +2



T14 NEIL, Bradley Blairgowrie 71 F +2



T14 PARATORE, Renato Italy 71 F +2



T14 FERGUSON, Ewen Bearsden 71 F +2



T14 KERR, Willem Craigielaw 71 F +2



T14 CARRELL, Andrew Peterculter 71 F +2



T21 CHAPMAN, Adam Windermere 72 F +3



T21 SCALISE, Lorenzo Italy 72 F +3



T21 WALSH, Jack Castle 72 F +3



T21 WOERNHARD, Neal Switzerland 72 F +3



T21 WILSON, Alexander Gullane 72 F +3



T21 HENDERSON, Alexander Royal Ashdown Forest 72 F +3



T21 ALDRED, William Brocket Hall 72 F +3



T21 VAN DOORN, Victor Netherlands 72 F +3



T21 MACVICAR, Alistair Glencruitten 72 F +3



T21 MUTCH, Lewis Duff House Royal 72 F +3



T21 BURGESS, Andrew Nairn 72 F +3



T21 WILLEMARS, Robert Blairgowrie 72 F +3



T21 ABEL, Vincent Germany 72 F +3



T21 FISHER, Adam Inchmarlo 72 F +3



T21 MURRAY, Louis Troon Welbeck 72 F +3



T36 MERRY, Jack Birstall 73 F +4



T36 COOK, Connar Caird Park 73 F +4



T36 WALKER, Euan Kilmarnock (Barassie) 73 F +4



T36 JOHNSON, Robert Helensburgh 73 F +4



T36 SLOMAN, Tom Taunton and Pickeridge 73 F +4



T36 BENNIE, Cameron Balmore 73 F +4



T36 GORRIE, Callum Kilmarnock (Barassie) 73 F +4



T36 MCDOUGALL, Alasdair St Andrews New 73 F +4



T36 DAVREN, Fraser Williamwood 73 F +4



T36 PARMAR, Jevann Leicestershire 73 F +


Tom Simmonds & Gary Brownlie missed the cut with 80 and 81 respectively

SCOTTISH BOYS U16 CHAMPIONSHIP FIRST DAY'S PLAY ABANDONED

FROM THE SCOTTISH GOLF UNION WEBSITE

Round one at the Scottish Boys Under 16's Open Stroke Play Championship has been abandoned today at Forfar GC.
With no let-up in the torrential rain and no improvement forecast Championship Officials were regrettably forced to abandon play at mid-day. 
Round two tee-times for Thursday 7 July will still apply and players are requested to report to the Championship Office a minimum of 30 minutes before their tee-time.  
The cut will now take place after 18 holes with the top 40 and ties qualifying for 36 holes on Friday 8 July.

For urgent queries please call the Championship Office on 07788 150957.

We have 3 Gullane u16s hoping to play ! 

Tom Simmonds

Alexander Wilson 

Gary Brownlie 

We wish them well ! 

Tom has just been selected for Lothians U16 team for a Triangular match v Angus & Perth & Kinross at Auchterarder on Mon 11th July - well done & good luck in that too.

IRELAND BOYS HOLD SCOTS TO TAKE U16s TITLE

Scotland and Ireland drew 6-6 (2-2 in the foursomes, 4-4 in the singles) on the last-day title-decider match at the boys' Under-16 developmental quadrangular internationals at Royal Musselburgh Golf Club today.

Ireland retained the title on a countback of games won.

The other day's match - Wales v Netherlands - also finished in a 6-6 draw. Wales took a 3-1 lead in the foursomes but the Netherlands fought back well to level matters by winning the singles 5-3.

Scottish Boys U14 and U16 - Auchterarder

Congratulations to Gullane members Oliver Ladbrooke , Finn Donaldson ( representing NBGC in this instance ) and John Dunn-Butler ( Liberton ) who have made the cut and will be playing in the Scottish u14s on 5th July

In the U16s on 6-8 July Anthony Blaney,who is also a dual member with Liberton, will be hoping to challenge for the title following his recent excellent form and  3 handicap Alexander Wilson , runner up in the Gullane GC June medal with a gross 69, will be hoping to make his mark on the Championship and impress Lothians selectors. 14 yo Duncan McLean is first reserve and hoping that an accident befalls some poor unfortunate !

Scotish Boys U16 Auchterarder 6 - 8 JULY

The Scottish Boys Under 16s Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship was first played in 1984 at Crow Wood in Glasgow and has grown from an 18-hole event into a popular 54-hole championship contested by many of the UK's leading junior golfers. Previous winners include European Tour player Peter Whiteford, Challenge Tour regular Raymond Russell and former Walker Cup star David Inglis. It shall comprise 54 holes of stroke play over three days. 18 holes shall be played on each of the first two days. The 40 competitors returning the lowest scores over the first 36 holes and those tying for 40th place shall play a final 18 holes.

Entry Details: Entrants must be under the age of 16 years on 00.01 hours on 1 January 2010 The starting field shall be 120 and in the event of an over-entry the number shall be reduced in order of exact handicap. Entrants who have failed to gain entry will be allocated to a reserve list by order of handicap. FORMS ON SGU WEBSITE

Handicap Limit: 6.4

Entry Closing Date: 03 Jun 2010