GLASGOW'S Simon Yates landed the $50,000 Coca-Cola Open in Shenzen in
China on Saturday, producing a stirring late comeback to pip New
Zealand's David Smail to the $9000 first prize in the fourth and final
event of the inaugural Volvo China Tour.
Two shots behind with just four holes to play, the Scot tamed windy
conditions at the Mission Hills Golf Club to finish with a one-under-par
71 across the 6970-yard Jack Nicklaus-designed course and a two-round
aggregate of 140.
The win moves Yates to second position in the Chinese Volvo Order of
Merit behind local player Zhang Lian Wei and means he will compete in
Beijing next week in the $400,000 Volvo China Open.
Yates said: ''This is the biggest win of my life and I now hope I can
do well in Beijing. I've never experienced anything quite like that in
my life.'' Leading scores:
140 -- S Yates (Scotland) 69, 71. 141 -- D Smail (New Zealand) 67, 74.
143 -- M Kadir (Malaysia) 72, 71; M Welch (England) 71, 72. 144 -- C
Kamps (S Africa) 73, 71; S Conran (Australia) 71, 73; S Collins
(Australia) 72, 72. 145 -- D Cabajar (Philippines) 71, 74; J Randhawa
(Indonesia) 72, 73.
Other Scottish scores included: 149 -- D Thomson 73, 76. 151 -- G
Harvey 78, 73.
* COWGLEN'S Les McLaughlin narrowly missed out on a double win in the
Glasgow Spring Meeting at Cawder on Saturday, winning the scratch prize
by eight strokes but losing the handicap section by a single stroke.
Leading scores:
Scratch: 141 -- L McLaughlin (Cowglen) 71, 70. 149 -- C Kelly (Cawder)
75, 74; N MacRae (Cawder) 73, 76. Handicap: 142 -- N McKenzie (Cawder,
5) 69, 73; R Williams (Cawder, 5) 69, 73. 143 -- L McLaughlin (Cowglen,
1) 72, 71. 144 -- A White (Sandyhills, 3) 70, 74.
* PETER McLeod, of Alloa, tamed strong winds across his home course to
lift the Clackmannan Spring Meeting on Saturday with a gross round of 73
which was three-over-par but matched the day's standard scratch score.
Leading scores:
Scratch: 73 -- P McLeod (Alloa). 74 -- J Gullane (Tillicoultry); D
Abernethy (Alloa). Handicap: 68 -- S Kerr (Alloa, 10) bih; D Miller
(Tulliallan, 10); B Povey (Braehead, 11).
* HENRY Anderson, of the Police, matched the par of 70 at Glenbervie
on Saturday to win the Stirlingshire Spring Meeting in wet and windy
conditions. His score was two below the day's standard scratch score and
the same margin clear of Jim Leishman of Falkirk. Leading scores:
Scratch: 70 -- H Anderson (Police). 72 -- J Leishman (Falkirk).
Handicap: 68 -- R Thorburn (Bonnybridge, 12); D W Crawford (Grangemouth,
6). 70 -- I Wilson (Glenbervie, 7); P Riddell (Glenbervie, 6); T Wilson
(Grangemouth, 5); J McCann (Bonnybridge, 11). 71 -- J McGregor
(Stirling, 9).
* A REPEAT of last year's Perth and Kinross Boys Matchplay
championship final was dashed at the semi-final stage at Crieff
yesterday when holder Colin Mitchell, of Blairgowrie, was defeated by
clubmate Ross McKay and former beaten finalist Andrew Whyte of Muckhart
went out to Alec Forsyth. Results:
Semi-finals -- A Forsyth (Muckhart) beat A Whyte (Muckhart), 3 and 2;
R McKay (Blairgowrie) beat C Mitchell (Blairgowrie), 3 and 2.
* RESULTS from the Fife Boys Strokeplay championship at Dunfermline:
Scratch: 74 -- B Mason (Dunnikier Park). Under-18: 74 -- B Mason
(Dunnikier Park) bih; N Steven (St Andrews). Under-16: 75 -- P Whiteford
(Lundin Links). 78 -- R McQueen (St Andrews). 79 -- S Main (Thornton).
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