59 players contested the Vets Trophy on Wednesday on a lovely Summers day over the East course. It was a close fought contest with the top two only being separated by countback.
The winner with was Ian Haggert, just from Paul Bennett with both shooting very good scores of 38pts. In third place was our Captain Tony Negal who shot a very respectable 37pts.
It was a really exciting finish to the Junior Open as Teiron Donovan (Royal Blackheath) beat Tom O'Reilly (Sidcup) in a play off, after the pair couldn't be separated after 36 holes, both having shot totals of 139. In third place it was Scott Cullen from Kings Hill who shot 143. Alex Broughton was the top Sundridge Park junior in 6th place with 149.
The European Tour moves to Scandinavia this week for the inaugural Made in Denmark tournament at Himmerland Golf & Spa Resort in Aalborg. It's a new tournament for 2014 and the first time Denmark has staged a European Tour event since the Nordic Open in 2003.
As you might expect, a strong Danish contingent is scheduled to tee it up this week. Thomas Bjorn and Thorbjorn Olesen - who showed some form at Valhalla - have made the trip from Kentucky, joining the likes of Morten Orum Madsen, Soren Kjeldsen and Anders Hansen in the field. Other familiar names taking part include the out-of-sorts Nicolas Colsaerts, Chris Wood - fresh off a strong showing in the USPGA - Paul Lawrie, Peter Uihlein and Russian Open winner David Horsey. It's also a significant week in terms of European Ryder Cup qualification, with only three events remaining until the nine automatic places are set in stone.
Himmerland Golf & Spa Resort is 7,033-yard par-71 layout with a number of sub 400-yard par 4s, but two of the three par 5s measure more than 628 yards. It's a relatively exposed track with a number of water hazards, undulating fairways and contoured green complexes, so if the wind that's forecast arrives, it could make scoring tricky.
Player watch:
Thorbjorn Olesen - The Dane, looking to make an impact on home soil, should be buoyed by a final-round 67 and a top-30 finish at the USPGA Championship
Chris Wood - The tall Bristolian shot a final-round 65 at the Open Championship and put in a strong performance at Valhalla
Marc Warren - Warren finished 3rd at the Scottish Open, threatened to contend at The Open and came 15th last week at the USPGA, so he'll be extremely confident.
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