Andrew Both
Mike Weir double-bogeyed the par-4 ninth to surrender his overnight lead to Vijay Singh midway through Monday's final round at the
Deutsche Bank Championship.
Peter Whiteford, the rookie Scot languishing at No.152 on the European Tour's order of merit and badly needing a good tournament to preserve his playing rights, moved in to contention for the Johnnie Walker Championship yesterday with a five-under-par 68 for a five-under-aggregate of 141, two behind leader Gregory Havret.
Gary Orr kept his run of good form going yesterday with a three-under-par 70 that left him in a four-way tie for second place, two behind the leader, Gregory Havret, of France, and leading Scot among the 22 in the field.
Marc Warren, one half of Scotland's World Cup-winning team of last year, has criticised the eligibility criteria for this year's event which could leave Scotland having to qualify for the tournament later this year in China.
Richie Ramsay enjoyed his maiden triumph on the Challenge Tour yesterday, the Vodafone Challenge in Dusseldorf, to claim the 22,400 top prize that gives him an excellent chance of promotion to the European Tour next season.
Andrew Both
MARTIN LAIRD said it would be "obscene" to even think about making the European Ryder Cup team after moving to the top of the Wyndham Championship leaderboard on seven under par.
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