ROYAL BIRKDALE, SOUTHPORT & AINSDALE, ENGLAND (May 31, 2005) -- Damian Ulrich,
a 22-year-old from near Zurich in Switzerland, claimed that he played better for
his two-under-par round of 68 at Royal Birkdale today than when he scored a five-under
67 at Southport & Ainsdale yesterday, but his total of 135 put him clear at
the head of the qualifiers for the match play stages of the Amateur Championship.
Despite the benign conditions a five-over-par total for the 36 holes of qualifying
was enough to make the cut, the axe falling on 147. That has brought defending
champion Stuart Wilson back into the reckoning after rounds of 75-72 and offered
the chance of a third title to Gary Wolstenholme, the winner in 1991 and 2003.
After returning a 146 total this morning he rated his chance of beating the
cut as nil.
Ulrich, whose boss at an import company allows him 50 per cent time off to
play golf, hit 15 greens in regulation today, but his form on the greens was
not as sharp as yesterday when he had only 24 putts, holing birdie opportunities
of up to 30 feet.
He leads by four shots from James Ruth who birdied three of Birkdale's tough
par threes. "The weather was kind to us and I putted well," he commented
after his round of 67 gave him an aggregate of 139.
A record equalling 66 at Royal Birkdale secured a place in the match play stages
for Andrew McArthur from Windyhill Golf Club in Glasgow. He had four birdies
and no dropped shots to match the record set by Justin Rose in the second round
of the 1998 Open Championship. Added to his first round of 77 at Southport &
Ainsdale it gave him a total of 143, eight shots behind the leading qualifier,
but comfortably below the cut. McArthur was the 2002 Scottish Amateur champion
and represented Great Britain & Ireland in the St Andrews Trophy against
Europe.
Taco Remkes, a member of Dutch national teams for the past seven years, tackled
Birkdale without a practice round yesterday after travel problems delayed his
arrival in Southport, yet shared the first round lead with a 67. A disappointing
75 at Southport & Ainsdale today still left him among the leading qualifiers.
The leading 64 and ties now go into the match play stages of the championship
over the Royal Birkdale course, with a series of 18-hole matches culminating
in a 36-hole final on Saturday, June 4.
A total of 89 players qualified for the match play stages - the leading 64
and ties after 36 holes of stroke play. (editor's note: this format is unique
to the British Amateur, versus the U.S. Amateur in which a playoff would be
required to narrow the list down to 64 for match play)
Final qualifying results from May 30-31 follow:
Player, Club/Country |
Rd1 |
Rd2 |
Tot |
Damian Ulrich, Switzerland |
67 |
68 |
135 |
James Ruth, Tavistock |
72 |
67 |
139 |
Darren Crowe, Dunmurry |
69 |
71 |
140 |
Heidar Bragason, Iceland |
69 |
71 |
140 |
Brian McElhinney, North West |
69 |
71 |
140 |
Lloyd Kennedy, Chelmsford |
73 |
67 |
140 |
Julien Guerrier, France |
72 |
68 |
140 |
Richard Ramsay, Royal Aberdeen |
71 |
70 |
141 |
Chris Cousins, Aberdare |
75 |
66 |
141 |
Llewellyn Matthews, Southerndown |
73 |
69 |
142 |
Ben Parker, Gut Waldhof |
72 |
70 |
142 |
Tim Dykes, Wrexham |
71 |
71 |
142 |
Ricardo Santos, Portugal |
74 |
68 |
142 |
David Horsey, Styal |
70 |
72 |
142 |
Taco Remkes, Netherlands |
67 |
75 |
142 |
Nigel Edwards, Whitchurch |
70 |
73 |
143 |
Marc Leishman, Australia |
73 |
70 |
143 |
Lawrence Dodd, Thetford |
73 |
70 |
143 |
Stephan Gross, Germany |
72 |
71 |
143 |
Andrew McArthur, Windyhill |
77 |
66 |
143 |
Bryan Innes, Murcar |
71 |
72 |
143 |
Tiago Cruz, Portugal |
73 |
70 |
143 |
John Parry, Harrogate |
75 |
68 |
143 |
Christopher Evans, Maxstoke Park |
74 |
69 |
143 |
Stephen Lewton, Woburn |
74 |
69 |
143 |
John Gallagher, Swanston |
71 |
73 |
144 |
Jamie McLeary, Leven GS |
75 |
69 |
144 |
Keir McNicoll, Carnoustie |
74 |
70 |
144 |
Ryan Thomas, Aberdare |
71 |
73 |
144 |
Duncan Stewart, Grantown-on-Spey |
75 |
69 |
144 |
Bryan Fotheringham, Forres |
70 |
74 |
144 |
Jordan Findlay, Fraserburgh |
73 |
71 |
144 |
Lloyd Campbell, Rochester & Cobham Park |
74 |
70 |
144 |
Jonathan Evans, Wentworth |
74 |
70 |
144 |
Glenn Campbell, Blairgowrie |
71 |
73 |
144 |
Sean McTernan, Co Sligo |
72 |
72 |
144 |
Heikki Mantyla, Finland |
69 |
75 |
144 |
Matthew Cryer, Coventry |
71 |
73 |
144 |
Chris McDonnell, Stocksfield |
72 |
73 |
145 |
Edoardo Molinari, Italy |
71 |
74 |
145 |
Zachariah Gould, Vale of Glamorgan |
71 |
74 |
145 |
Wallace Booth, Comrie |
73 |
72 |
145 |
Elliot Saltman, Craigielaw |
73 |
72 |
145 |
James Morrison, St George's Hill |
75 |
70 |
145 |
Jonathan Poulton, Leatherhead |
72 |
74 |
146 |
Lloyd Saltman, Craigielaw |
73 |
73 |
146 |
Adam Gee, Leatherhead |
77 |
69 |
146 |
Sebastien Clement, France |
74 |
72 |
146 |
Mark Haastrup, Denmark |
73 |
73 |
146 |
Kevin Moore, Douglas |
74 |
72 |
146 |
Gary Wolstenholme, Kilworth Springs |
74 |
72 |
146 |
Robin Swane, Netherlands |
72 |
74 |
146 |
Mervyn Owens, Mallow |
70 |
76 |
146 |
Jamie Moul, Stoke by Nayland |
71 |
75 |
146 |
Martin Kaymer, Germany |
77 |
69 |
146 |
Graeme Brown, Royal Montrose |
77 |
69 |
146 |
Michael Hunt, Pleasington |
74 |
72 |
146 |
Richard Kilpatrick, Banbridge |
75 |
71 |
146 |
Craig Evans, West Monmouthshire |
71 |
75 |
146 |
Oliver Fisher, West Essex |
72 |
74 |
146 |
Charles Ford, Kirby Muxloe |
72 |
74 |
146 |
Michael McGeady, North West |
72 |
74 |
146 |
Simon Cedergren, Sweden |
74 |
72 |
146 |
Thomas Robinson, Middlesbrough |
74 |
73 |
147 |
Tommy Hunter, Ilford |
76 |
71 |
147 |
Michael Skelton, Middlesbrough |
74 |
73 |
147 |
Stuart Wilson, Forfar |
75 |
72 |
147 |
Florian Praegant, Austria |
74 |
73 |
147 |
William Johnson, USA |
74 |
73 |
147 |
Gavin O'Neill, Royal Jersey |
73 |
74 |
147 |
Kevin Freeman, Stoke Park |
75 |
72 |
147 |
Martin Rominger, Switzerland |
74 |
73 |
147 |
Stefan Kirstein, Germany |
72 |
75 |
147 |
Gary Lockerbie, Penrith |
75 |
72 |
147 |
Jamie Howarth, Stockport |
75 |
72 |
147 |
James Freeman, Retford |
74 |
73 |
147 |
Robert Leonard, Harpenden Common |
73 |
74 |
147 |
Andrew Clarke, Horsley Lodge |
71 |
76 |
147 |
Craig Watson, East Renfrewshire |
72 |
75 |
147 |
Jonathan King, Glasgow |
74 |
73 |
147 |
Kevin Harper, East Devon |
74 |
73 |
147 |
Matthew Cox, Royal Birkdale |
75 |
72 |
147 |
Daniel Belch, Hillside |
71 |
76 |
147 |
Ignacio Sanchez-Palencia, Spain |
73 |
74 |
147 |
Mark Halliday, Royal Aberdeen |
72 |
75 |
147 |
Ryan Vallely, Canada |
74 |
73 |
147 |
Craig Fort, Nelson |
76 |
71 |
147 |
James Williams, Pontypridd |
72 |
75 |
147 |
Alvaro Velasco, Spain |
75 |
72 |
147 |
|
failed to qualify |
|
|
|
Matthew Baldwin, Royal Birkdale |
73 |
75 |
148 |
Ben Westgate, Perranporth |
72 |
76 |
148 |
Christopher Trunzer, Germany |
74 |
74 |
148 |
Cennydd Mills, Vale of Glamorgan |
77 |
71 |
148 |
Sebastian Garcia, Spain |
74 |
74 |
148 |
Pol Bech, Spain |
74 |
74 |
148 |
Paul Hendriksen, Churston |
74 |
74 |
148 |
Ian Winstanley, Formby |
74 |
74 |
148 |
Matteo Del Podio, Italy |
79 |
69 |
148 |
Michael Lowe, Wentworth |
76 |
72 |
148 |
Flories De Vries, Netherlands |
74 |
74 |
148 |
Ashley Hall, Australia |
76 |
72 |
148 |
George Coetzee, South Africa |
77 |
71 |
148 |
Eric Ramsay, Carnoustie |
73 |
75 |
148 |
Mark Searle, High Post |
76 |
72 |
148 |
Sean Einhaus, Germany |
74 |
75 |
149 |
Pedro Oriol, Spain |
76 |
73 |
149 |
Edward Richardson, Southern Valley |
71 |
78 |
149 |
Neil Walker, Rotherham |
72 |
77 |
149 |
Daniel Willett, Rotherham |
76 |
73 |
149 |
David Lutterus, Australia |
72 |
77 |
149 |
Reinier Saxton, Netherlands |
77 |
72 |
149 |
Steve Sansome, Birstall |
73 |
76 |
149 |
Chris Geraghty, St Annes Old Links |
74 |
75 |
149 |
Jamie Arnold, Australia |
73 |
76 |
149 |
Daniel Mitchell, USA |
78 |
71 |
149 |
Grant Jackson, Garforth |
75 |
74 |
149 |
Daniel Perrett, Clevedon |
73 |
76 |
149 |
Billy Valentyn, South Africa |
70 |
79 |
149 |
Jarno Hovila, Finland |
74 |
75 |
149 |
George Murray, Earlsferry Thistle |
76 |
73 |
149 |
Danny Denison, Howley Hall |
78 |
71 |
149 |
Scott Henry, Cardross |
75 |
74 |
149 |
Jeremy Kirkland, France |
75 |
74 |
149 |
Nick Olson, Faversham |
75 |
74 |
149 |
Philip Carr, Sunningdale |
74 |
76 |
150 |
Nicky Bell, Carlisle |
78 |
72 |
150 |
Andrea Signor, Italy |
80 |
70 |
150 |
James Mason, Rotherham |
78 |
72 |
150 |
Stephen Brennan, Wheatley |
74 |
76 |
150 |
Edward Vernon, Burton-on-Trent |
75 |
75 |
150 |
Simon Bell, Baildon |
75 |
75 |
150 |
Mathieu Baroche, France |
75 |
75 |
150 |
Antti Ahokas, Finland |
75 |
75 |
150 |
Mark Ashworth, Clitheroe |
76 |
74 |
150 |
Jorge Campillo, Spain |
75 |
75 |
150 |
Greg Kennedy, USA |
76 |
74 |
150 |
Mark Shanahan, West Waterford |
77 |
73 |
150 |
Robert Dinwiddie, Barnard Castle |
77 |
74 |
151 |
Christian Schunck, Germany |
76 |
75 |
151 |
Michael Rae, Alyth |
74 |
77 |
151 |
Brian Gillespie, USA |
76 |
75 |
151 |
Benjamin Miarka, Germany |
77 |
74 |
151 |
Mark Ellison, Woolton |
74 |
77 |
151 |
Grant Slater, Carlyon Bay |
73 |
78 |
151 |
Craig Elliot, Carrickvale |
79 |
72 |
151 |
Joost Luiten, Netherlands |
78 |
73 |
151 |
Michael Sim, Australia |
76 |
75 |
151 |
George Cowan, Bellingham |
71 |
80 |
151 |
Gareth Wright, West Linton |
75 |
76 |
151 |
Lorenzo Gagli, Italy |
79 |
72 |
151 |
David Hausner, Germany |
73 |
78 |
151 |
Mark Kerr, Dalmahoy |
78 |
73 |
151 |
Julien Millet, France |
78 |
73 |
151 |
Paul Le Chevalier, Royal Jersey |
74 |
77 |
151 |
James Dale, Rochford Hundred |
77 |
74 |
151 |
John Kemp, John O'Gaunt |
79 |
72 |
151 |
Patrick Sullivan, USA |
77 |
74 |
151 |
Rafael Cabrera, Spain |
79 |
73 |
152 |
Stuart Archibald, Dummer |
76 |
76 |
152 |
James Ruebotham, Welwyn Garden City |
77 |
75 |
152 |
Christiaan Basson, South Africa |
79 |
73 |
152 |
Paul Waring, Bromborough |
78 |
74 |
152 |
Rory McIlroy, Holywood |
72 |
80 |
152 |
Dale Marmion, Delamere Forest |
79 |
73 |
152 |
David Peel, Stockport |
75 |
77 |
152 |
Kenneth Hudson, Hart Common |
75 |
77 |
152 |
Chris Purton, Mannings Heath |
73 |
79 |
152 |
Brady Myers, USA |
73 |
79 |
152 |
Tristan Lambert, Australia |
78 |
74 |
152 |
Jordi Garcia, Spain |
78 |
74 |
152 |
Lawrie Tremlett, Lewes |
73 |
79 |
152 |
Seve Benson, Wentworth |
77 |
75 |
152 |
Maximilian Kramer, Germany |
71 |
81 |
152 |
Martin Young, Brokenhurst Manor |
78 |
74 |
152 |
Clint Deibert, USA |
76 |
76 |
152 |
Timothy Hayward, Pontnewydd |
75 |
77 |
152 |
Mark Smith, New Zealand |
75 |
77 |
152 |
Jan-Willem Van Hoof, Netherlands |
72 |
80 |
152 |
Ian Parnaby, Ramside Hall |
78 |
74 |
152 |
Joe Ferguson, Kidderminster |
73 |
79 |
152 |
Gary Boyd, Northamptonshire County |
77 |
75 |
152 |
Keith Hamilton, Whitecraigs |
78 |
75 |
153 |
Tino Weiss, Switzerland |
78 |
75 |
153 |
Adam Stott, Reddish Vale |
80 |
73 |
153 |
Wayne Kessler, South Africa |
77 |
76 |
153 |
Mark O'Sullivan, Galway |
79 |
74 |
153 |
John Ayoub, Australia |
75 |
78 |
153 |
Robert Steele, Kenilworth |
78 |
75 |
153 |
Wil Besseling, Netherlands |
77 |
76 |
153 |
Julien Foret, France |
79 |
74 |
153 |
Patrick Tallent, USA |
72 |
81 |
153 |
Graeme Gorrie, Haggs Castle |
78 |
75 |
153 |
Kevin McAlpine, Alyth |
75 |
78 |
153 |
Greg Bowden, Hermitage |
78 |
75 |
153 |
Steven Capper, Caldy |
77 |
76 |
153 |
Paul O'Hara, Colville Park |
78 |
75 |
153 |
Michael Clayton, South Africa |
77 |
76 |
153 |
Quentin De Valensart, Belgium |
76 |
77 |
153 |
Mark Campbell, Stackstown |
74 |
79 |
153 |
Craig Morrow, Ulverston |
77 |
76 |
153 |
Nicolas Sulzer, Switzerland |
75 |
79 |
154 |
Sander Van Duyn, Netherlands |
77 |
77 |
154 |
Joshua Cunliffe, South Africa |
80 |
74 |
154 |
Fraser Skene, Tantallon |
76 |
78 |
154 |
Richard Kind, Netherlands |
76 |
78 |
154 |
Albert Pistorius, South Africa |
77 |
77 |
154 |
Simone Brizzolari, Italy |
77 |
77 |
154 |
Jonas Kolbing, Germany |
78 |
76 |
154 |
Matti Merilainen, Finland |
79 |
75 |
154 |
Roger Furrer, Switzerland |
77 |
77 |
154 |
Russell Hayhoe, Ponteland |
80 |
74 |
154 |
Darren Richards, Kington |
77 |
77 |
154 |
Lee Corfield, Burnham & Berrow |
80 |
74 |
154 |
Craig Smith, St Mellons |
77 |
78 |
155 |
Alistair Varley, Canada |
81 |
74 |
155 |
Edward Butler, Lansdown |
82 |
73 |
155 |
William Bowe, Workington |
81 |
74 |
155 |
Nicholas Gold, Bonnyton |
77 |
78 |
155 |
Jason Palmer, Kirby Muxloe |
76 |
79 |
155 |
Eric West, Bermuda |
79 |
76 |
155 |
Christian Ries, South Africa |
83 |
72 |
155 |
Michael Lorenzo-Vera, France |
76 |
79 |
155 |
Euan McIntosh, Newmachar |
80 |
75 |
155 |
Jake Amos, Birstall |
77 |
78 |
155 |
Wesley Tucker, South Africa |
76 |
79 |
155 |
Ryan Harrison, Wentworth |
74 |
82 |
156 |
Julien Grillon, France |
80 |
76 |
156 |
Cian McNamara, Limerick |
81 |
75 |
156 |
Ben Kruze, The Warwickshire |
75 |
81 |
156 |
Gerrit Kocks, Germany |
81 |
75 |
156 |
Peter O'Keeffe, Douglas |
76 |
80 |
156 |
Sigmundur Masson, Iceland |
79 |
77 |
156 |
Adrian Ford, South Africa |
85 |
71 |
156 |
Nicol Van Wyk, South Africa |
76 |
80 |
156 |
Ian Crowther, Manchester |
77 |
79 |
156 |
Mark Pilling, Astbury |
77 |
79 |
156 |
Peter Chalkley, Copt Heath |
73 |
83 |
156 |
Daniel Taylor, Manchester |
78 |
78 |
156 |
Jason Wellings, Canada |
79 |
77 |
156 |
Robbie Sowden, Germany |
84 |
72 |
156 |
David Hewan, South Africa |
80 |
76 |
156 |
Jordan Nasser, USA |
79 |
78 |
157 |
Tom Lawson, Ellesborough |
76 |
81 |
157 |
Robert Taylor, Downfield |
76 |
81 |
157 |
Giles Legg, Dudsbury |
74 |
83 |
157 |
Simon Robinson, Heysham |
77 |
80 |
157 |
Francois Calmels, France |
78 |
79 |
157 |
Tommi Laitto, Finland |
80 |
77 |
157 |
Claudio Consul, Germany |
79 |
79 |
158 |
James Johnstone, Canons Brook |
77 |
81 |
158 |
Neil Chaudhuri, Leicestershire |
79 |
79 |
158 |
Soren Moldow, Denmark |
81 |
77 |
158 |
Jonathan Pauli, USA |
80 |
78 |
158 |
Justin Phelps, Ruislip |
82 |
76 |
158 |
John Carroll, Huyton & Prescot |
85 |
73 |
158 |
Charl Coetzee, South Africa |
83 |
75 |
158 |
Simon Coumbe, Pontefract & District |
79 |
79 |
158 |
Steven Uzzell, Hornsea |
81 |
78 |
159 |
Jose Luis Adarraga, Spain |
79 |
80 |
159 |
Neil Connolly, Whittlebury Park |
82 |
77 |
159 |
Richard Pegg, New Zealand |
77 |
82 |
159 |
Gavin Dear, Murrayshall |
73 |
86 |
159 |
Nicholas Fry, New Zealand |
75 |
84 |
159 |
Tony Raillar, France |
79 |
81 |
160 |
William Haddrell, Richmond |
82 |
78 |
160 |
Robert McKnight, Kilmarnock (Barassie) |
79 |
81 |
160 |
Brandon Gouveris, South Africa |
78 |
82 |
160 |
Gonzalo Vicente, Spain |
80 |
80 |
160 |
Andrew Ross, Canada |
76 |
84 |
160 |
Greg Peterson, USA |
79 |
81 |
160 |
Fernando Figueroa, El Salvador |
81 |
79 |
160 |
Michael Thannhaeuser, Germany |
83 |
77 |
160 |
Patrick McCarthy, Dulwich & Sydenham Hill |
76 |
85 |
161 |
Benjamin Sigl, Germany |
77 |
84 |
161 |
Paul Cormack, Inchmarlo |
76 |
85 |
161 |
Russell Knox, Nairn Dunbar |
78 |
84 |
162 |
Adrian Ait Lafkih, Ivory Coast |
84 |
79 |
163 |
Sidney Cormerais, France |
81 |
82 |
163 |
Victor Riu, France |
89 |
75 |
164 |
Richard Hooper, St Andrews |
80 |
84 |
164 |
Barry Scott, Dumfries & Galloway |
83 |
82 |
165 |
Adrian Schwartzel, South Africa |
85 |
81 |
166 |
Adrien Bernadet, France |
81 |
86 |
167 |
Jerome Doumayrenc, France |
87 |
85 |
172 |
Alexander Hurter, Germany |
Scr |
Scr |
Scr |
Thomas Ortner, Austria |
Scr |
Scr |
Scr |
Matthew Richardson, Buckinghamshire |
83 |
Scr |
Scr |
Scott Larkin, Banchory |
73 |
Scr |
Scr |