James Ross wins Sutherland Chalice

July 16, 2012 | by

Edinburgh's James Ross, on summer holidays from US college in Houston, Texas, won the Sutherland Chalice

DUMFRIES, Scotland (July 16, 2012) -- Edinburgh's James Ross, on summer holidays from US college in Houston, Texas, won the Sutherland Chalice and the £500 premier voucher by a single shot in a tight finish to the SGU Order of Merit 72-hole golf tournament at Dumfries and Galloway Golf Club today. Royal Burgess member Ross shot 70, 68, 68 and 70 for a four-under-par total of 276. With a round to go the lead was shared by Downfield's Ross Bell and Scott Crichton (Aberdour). Bell sagged to a final round of 74 after scoring 67-67-69.Crichton's slump was even worse. After very good scores of 67-66-70, he had a 75 which dropped him a a four-way tie for fourth place on 278, two behind the winner and one behind runner-up Bell. The others were James White (Lundin), Mathew Clark (Kilmacolm) and Michael Daily (Erskine). Clark (65) and Daily (66) were the only players to break the par of 70 in the last round. Unusual to see a player of Paul Shields' calibre nearer the bottom than the top of the field. Paul's Sunday rounds of 74 and 80 contrasted with his 69-71 on Saturday. Two players had holes in one during their second rounds - Jordyn Rhind (Uphall), young brother of Lee, and Neil Henderson (Glen). Rhind's ace came at the 187yd 13th, Henderson's at the 142yd fourth. Rhind shared the lead on five-under-par 65 with James White after the first round.

Results: Sutherland Chalice

Place	Player	Location	Pts	Scores
1	James Ross	, Scotland	300	70-68-68-70--276
2	Ross Bell	, Scotland	200	67-67-69-74--277
T3	Scott Crichton	, Scotland	100	67-66-70-75--278
T3	James White	, Scotland	100	65-72-70-71--278
T3	Matthew Clark	, Scotland	100	69-70-74-65--278

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About the Sutherland Chalice

The Competition will be played over 72 holes of stroke play, with the first 36 holes played on day one, and the 40 leading competitors and all those tying for 40th place playing a further 36 holes stroke play on day two.