:00:37. > :00:41.Golf tourism is a multi-million- pound industry these days.
:00:41. > :00:47.Countless destinations worldwide offer varying attractions. But
:00:47. > :00:51.there is no place quite like this. Quite correctly, entirely
:00:51. > :01:01.appropriately, it is called The Home of Golf. And Scotland lives up
:01:01. > :01:06.
:01:06. > :01:16.to its billing. There is no better port of call and St Andrews. That
:01:16. > :01:21.
:01:21. > :01:28.instantly recognisable golfing Fairmont and Andrews for the
:01:28. > :01:30.Cleveland -- Cleveland Golf/Srixon Scottish Senior Open there are a
:01:30. > :01:40.fabulous views, down to the old grey toun.
:01:40. > :01:45.There is the Torrance and the Kittocks Course. As its name
:01:45. > :01:53.suggests -- suggests, the Torrance Course is designed by Sam Torrance.
:01:53. > :01:59.It is a par 72. Unlike all exposed tests of the game, close to the sea,
:01:59. > :02:05.scoring is impossible to predict. If the wind blows, scores will thaw.
:02:05. > :02:11.Last year, only one player, Barry Lane, broke a par as some's
:02:11. > :02:19.creation beard its teeth. We're on the eastern coast of Scotland just
:02:19. > :02:24.over an hour's drive from the We are about to witness a festival
:02:24. > :02:29.of senior golf. This is the 19th staging of the Scottish senior I'll
:02:29. > :02:39.plan. Many other senior Tour's most successful players have their name
:02:39. > :02:56.
:02:56. > :03:00.Sandy Lyle. Runner-up at that event that Mission Hills was Peter Fowler.
:03:00. > :03:06.An Australian who has gone on to be the only more to pull champion so
:03:06. > :03:09.far this season and lie second on the money-list, having recorded no
:03:09. > :03:14.less than eight top 10 finishes. I have played consistently all year,
:03:14. > :03:17.and the body is feeling OK, so it is all good. I think the most of us,
:03:17. > :03:22.the better you feel, the more chance you get to play the game you
:03:22. > :03:26.want to play. I have driven the ball much better this year and I
:03:26. > :03:31.have been playing more often, and I have putted a lot better, so those
:03:31. > :03:35.are the most important part of the game, driving and putting. Wild
:03:35. > :03:45.horses couldn't have kept Glen Ralph from retracing his steps here,
:03:45. > :03:57.
:03:57. > :04:01.given his outstanding record on the Everybody No Sandy Lyle is well
:04:01. > :04:11.acquainted with the demands of the old course but this will be his
:04:11. > :04:11.
:04:11. > :04:57.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:04:57. > :05:02.I have always disagreed with greens way you have struggled and then you
:05:02. > :05:12.have to two putt. What you get here is a beautiful surface. It is a
:05:12. > :05:15.
:05:15. > :05:20.good test. Sure to play a key role in deciding the champion at the
:05:20. > :05:25.venue the senior professionals always thoroughly enjoy it. It just
:05:25. > :05:28.smells of golf at St Andrews. It is a great place to come and play golf.
:05:28. > :05:32.Anyone who has had the pleasure of doing so couldn't disagree with
:05:32. > :05:38.those sentiments. Although that irreverent jokester Mark James
:05:38. > :05:42.couldn't resist having a dig at the design work of his old pal Sam. But
:05:42. > :05:47.he made at the Ryder Cup on five occasions. I have heard the critics
:05:47. > :05:54.is a lot better. Just kidding! -- the key to X. He has done a good
:05:54. > :05:57.job. You always want to go back and tweak courses and I am sure Sam
:05:57. > :06:05.would want to do that. But from my perspective, it is a really good
:06:05. > :06:08.test and he has done a good job. The layout is really good and
:06:08. > :06:11.everybody can criticise something, there are a couple of pictures in
:06:11. > :06:17.front of the greens and you can't quite get the low shots end --
:06:17. > :06:21.pitches. I think it plays really well with the windy conditions but
:06:21. > :06:25.you can play it in a calm as well. I think it is a great course and I
:06:25. > :06:28.really enjoy playing good. This is really enjoy playing good. This is
:06:28. > :06:31.the 14th event on the 2011 European senior Tour schedule. Tom Watson
:06:31. > :06:36.heads the money-list but he went by the number of the required
:06:36. > :06:39.tournaments to stay there, so in tournaments to stay there, so in
:06:39. > :06:43.effect, Peter Fowler heads the list for the John Jacobs trophy. With so
:06:43. > :06:46.much at risk, playing conditions they to be spot-on. In fact, the
:06:46. > :06:54.course is pristine Dexter the efforts of the green keeping staff.
:06:54. > :06:57.John Hawkesworth met the boss. These greens really are superb and
:06:57. > :07:00.alongside me is Neil Ballingall, the course superintendent at
:07:00. > :07:05.Fairmont St Andrews, responsible for getting this golf course into a
:07:05. > :07:10.fantastic condition. It hasn't all been plain sailing running up to
:07:10. > :07:16.the tournament? No, this year has been particularly bad, with the
:07:16. > :07:22.amount of rainfall we have had. In August alone, we normally get 47 mm.
:07:22. > :07:28.Up to the 12th August, we have had 144. Tell us the speed of the
:07:28. > :07:34.greens this week. Running up to the Championship, we are trying to get
:07:34. > :07:42.them as close to 10 as we can. That is 10 feet. You would expect a
:07:42. > :07:47.normal part to run out do that. have the golf course sh -- the golf
:07:47. > :07:51.course plays its part, is the rough that thick off for the double?
:07:51. > :07:56.is particularly formidable. It is stronger than it ever is. It is
:07:56. > :08:00.pretty tough to get their top if you are in the middle of it.
:08:00. > :08:04.ins and outs that go on to get a tournament going, it is not just a
:08:04. > :08:08.case of cutting the grass, but you have got a magnificent course and
:08:08. > :08:12.let's hope it stays at OK for the rest of the week.
:08:12. > :08:15.It has taken me nine hours to get here on this think but it is a
:08:15. > :08:20.wonderful piece of machinery. You have to be a little bit careful,
:08:20. > :08:23.because all I am doing is basically rolling the green. I hope you lads
:08:23. > :08:30.appreciate the work that has gone into these greens this week. They
:08:30. > :08:36.are absolutely mint. I will just go across one spot and make it nice
:08:36. > :08:42.and quick. Play well. John Hawkesworth, at 12 on the mad
:08:42. > :08:45.metre as always. After a lot of rain in the area in August, we have
:08:45. > :08:48.been blessed with sunny skies, and been blessed with sunny skies, and
:08:48. > :08:52.that was reflected in the day one scoring. Amongst those taking
:08:52. > :08:57.advantage, Ian Woosnam, who launched his challenge with a two-
:08:57. > :09:01.under-par 70. These days, Gary Koch spends the majority of his time
:09:01. > :09:06.talking about golf as a TV commentator in America, rather than
:09:06. > :09:12.actually competing. But there was no hint of frost during his opening
:09:12. > :09:17.round 69. And John Hawkesworth, a player born right here in St
:09:17. > :09:24.Andrews, matched that score. That is Gordon Manson, now an Austrian
:09:24. > :09:31.citizen. He secured his place by the qualifying score in Portugal
:09:31. > :09:36.last November. He would regard this as his best round so far, playing
:09:36. > :09:40.very nicely indeed. A Manson was and the other mistake-free player.
:09:40. > :09:44.One of the most interesting stories was authored by every green
:09:44. > :09:49.Californian Jerry Bruner. -- evergreen. Been 64 years of age
:09:49. > :09:54.didn't stop him knocking five birdies in a 67 which gave him the
:09:54. > :09:58.lead for much of the day. Eventually, Bruner's Mark would be
:09:58. > :10:01.perfect -- equalled by the defending champion. Barry lain was
:10:01. > :10:06.trying to become the first player in the 19 year history of the event
:10:06. > :10:09.to retain the title -- Barry Lane. He did enough to suggest that the
:10:09. > :10:16.bookmakers, who installed him as favoured, were clued-up. 12 months
:10:16. > :10:22.ago, he won by four and was the only player to finish under-par. He
:10:22. > :10:30.loves the course. And he badly wants to keep the trophy.
:10:30. > :10:35.But both Barry Lane and Bruno were trumped by an Australian, -- Bruner,
:10:35. > :10:40.and that was Peter Fowler. He found the 18th green in a two with a
:10:40. > :10:46.powerful three-wood into the heart of the green. That would set up the
:10:46. > :10:54.eagle chance. That would be to get round in 65, quite extraordinary.
:10:54. > :10:58.Was he up to the task? We mentioned his putting and driving a, he has
:10:58. > :11:08.done both. The lowest by two that we have seen in three years. Quite
:11:08. > :11:11.
:11:11. > :11:16.Gary Wolstenholme also broke 70, but the star of the show had to be
:11:16. > :11:19.Fowler. 28 people managed to break par on
:11:19. > :11:24.this golf course and although conditions were very nice, that was
:11:24. > :11:30.pretty special scoring. Peter Fowler managed to get round in 65,
:11:30. > :11:34.a wonderful 7-under par and Barry Lane shot 67, along with the 64-
:11:34. > :11:38.year-old Jerry Bruner. Quite exceptional. Could that standard of
:11:38. > :11:43.scoring be carried on into Saturday for the second round?
:11:43. > :11:46.The answer to John's question is not quite. With a stiff breeze the
:11:46. > :11:52.birdies did not flow quite so freely, but there was plenty of
:11:53. > :11:57.quality golf. Ian Woosnam, seeking his second title of the season
:11:57. > :12:03.after a win in Germany a few months ago, will go into the closing round
:12:03. > :12:06.with a realistic hope at 4-under. One of his second round of playing
:12:06. > :12:11.partners was Cole Mason, one of the most successful on the European
:12:11. > :12:19.senior Tour. With three birdies in the last seven holes, very much in
:12:19. > :12:24.the reckoning at 5-under par. Whenever Glen Smyth spies a links
:12:24. > :12:32.course, he links he -- he licks his lips. He was tied six Thea and this
:12:32. > :12:37.time he is sharing 4th with Mason. -- 6 last year. Ernie one player
:12:37. > :12:42.has shot in the sixties in Bath days and one of them is Gary Koch.
:12:42. > :12:46.He won six times on the PGA Tour, including the Bay Hill Classic. --
:12:46. > :12:53.only one player. He is really enjoying his time here.
:12:53. > :12:57.This has been a golden summer of success for Peter Fowler, with a
:12:57. > :13:01.victory in Switzerland. Currently 8-under, he is serious the
:13:01. > :13:06.targeting another title. In fact, Fowler lead by two playing the 18th
:13:06. > :13:11.but ended the day with a call in a bogey six. That, coupled with a
:13:11. > :13:16.birdie by Barry Lane, means we have a tie at the top. Parry added a
:13:16. > :13:26.round of 69 to his Friday 67 and his grip on the trophy remains
:13:26. > :13:32.
:13:32. > :13:36.The I played a very well, hit a lot of good and solid shot. Then the
:13:36. > :13:41.back nine got a little bit loose on a couple but was able to hit some
:13:41. > :13:46.par putt. So it was a good day overall and to go over bogey-free
:13:46. > :13:52.it, I am very happy. I was one behind lash dear, I am one better
:13:52. > :13:56.this year. -- last year. It was a tough day. I was hoping to get the
:13:56. > :14:00.rhythm and get through again. Saturday dawned, the wind really
:14:00. > :14:05.showed its teeth and played havoc with the scoring, as you would
:14:05. > :14:10.imagine. 28 people weren't under- par that day. Even the leaders
:14:10. > :14:14.struggled early on and the lead changed hands all day. Four people
:14:14. > :14:18.managed to break 70 and one of them was Gary Koch, he doesn't play
:14:18. > :14:23.full-time, but coming up the last, the final three baulk, Peter Fowler
:14:23. > :14:33.had a two-shot lead. Sadly for him, he would make six. Barry Lane made
:14:33. > :14:34.
:14:34. > :14:39.a birdie and they are all tied. golf - St Andrews. Today, the
:14:39. > :14:42.attention was fairly focused up the hole, three miles from the Old
:14:42. > :14:47.course, where there is a bright, pleasant but breezy day for the
:14:47. > :14:50.final round of the Scottish Senior Open. Won the last day of any
:14:50. > :14:54.tournament at the range is always a little quieter. Less banter, more
:14:54. > :14:58.intense than usual, but that there was a friendly chat on the first
:14:58. > :15:04.tee before the start recalled the leaders to drive off.
:15:04. > :15:14.Barry Lane and Gary Koch comparing notes. While on the fourth green,
:15:14. > :15:17.
:15:18. > :15:24.Carl Mason struck an immediate blow. sweeping the ball in from 30 feet
:15:24. > :15:30.for a birdie that sees him claim to six under. Back on the tee, Lane,
:15:30. > :15:34.Fowler and Koch will be hoping for something similar.
:15:34. > :15:39.A dog leg right to left, a drive to the top of the hill, just over the
:15:39. > :15:45.top. That is a very nice tee shot there from Gary Koch. That is
:15:45. > :15:55.exactly what you want to be. Settle the early nerves. Now, Fowler
:15:55. > :16:02.
:16:02. > :16:11.scrum -- certainly from this three ball. He has put some length on.
:16:11. > :16:21.There is a school of the stock -- school of thought that suggests he
:16:21. > :16:26.
:16:26. > :16:36.hits the ball as far now as he does trousers. He has hit it short of
:16:36. > :16:37.
:16:37. > :16:47.this green, a good 5060 yards short. -- 50-60 yards short.
:16:47. > :16:55.
:16:55. > :16:59.man, Ross Drummond. Delightful rhythm, one hurried through the
:16:59. > :17:05.ball. He is one of the European Senior Tour's nearly men when it
:17:05. > :17:09.comes to capturing titles. And there would nearly applied to his
:17:09. > :17:16.second shot, attacking birdie on number four.
:17:16. > :17:23.He has come close a few times, back on the first with Gary Koch. In a
:17:23. > :17:30.friendly position. Anything left of the pin is a water
:17:30. > :17:36.hazard. What a shot to open up with. I don't think it is unfair to call
:17:36. > :17:42.him a part-time work in competitive terms, but he is. -- a part-time
:17:42. > :17:52.worker in competitive terms. It is amazing how competitive he
:17:52. > :18:07.
:18:08. > :18:17.has been this week. was going to wear those tartan
:18:18. > :18:23.
:18:23. > :18:33.trousers yesterday. He has kept to better. I seem to remember he had a
:18:33. > :18:43.
:18:43. > :18:50.a gimme. A strange quip Ross Drummond has there. -- a strange
:18:50. > :18:56.grip. All of them are waiting to break
:18:56. > :19:03.through for that first win. This takes Drummond to three under,
:19:03. > :19:08.and that takes Fowler immediately to nine under. He was tied with
:19:08. > :19:16.Lane overnight with Koch a shot behind. Is that the only birdie we
:19:16. > :19:21.are going to see? I doubt it. Lane the closest. Koch to get to 8 under,
:19:21. > :19:26.back into the breeze, slightly uphill.
:19:26. > :19:30.Is this a sign of things to come this afternoon?
:19:30. > :19:40.He is a class act. We have mentioned his six wins on the PGA
:19:40. > :19:46.
:19:46. > :19:56.What a final - but what a start from the final three ball. Three
:19:56. > :20:01.
:20:01. > :20:07.to all birdie the first. Now I gap has developed to Des Smith and Carl
:20:07. > :20:12.Mason. Up ahead, one of those two enjoyed a pleasing start - Bob
:20:12. > :20:16.Cameron claimed the fourth. He is now four under, possibly on course
:20:16. > :20:22.for his fourth top-ten result of the season.
:20:22. > :20:25.Mark James must two fairlys on the opening round, but he improved, as
:20:25. > :20:29.you would expect, to three under par.
:20:29. > :20:34.But the man behind the most concerted early news is Ross
:20:34. > :20:37.Drummond, from Prestwick on Scotland's west coast. With a hat-
:20:37. > :20:47.trick of birdies from the fourth onwards, this was the middle one.
:20:47. > :20:47.
:20:47. > :20:53.Ross, runner-up in 2007, has zoomed into the top six.
:20:53. > :21:03.Ian Woosnam, up on the fifth, first par 3 on the front now. 178 yards
:21:03. > :21:06.
:21:06. > :21:13.down hill, the pin located 32 on 10 the slope and a wonderful shot from
:21:13. > :21:21.Woosie, just favourable reaction from the breeze.
:21:21. > :21:31.What a three ball this is. Woosie, Des Smith and Carl Mason. Decades
:21:31. > :21:39.
:21:39. > :21:44.of experience. Des Smith won at Woburn last year,
:21:44. > :21:54.and at Van Lanschot in Holland. Look at this.
:21:54. > :22:08.
:22:08. > :22:14.shots into this testing par three describe the pin position want the
:22:14. > :22:20.third hole today, especially when you are coming from rough like this.
:22:20. > :22:27.They have moved the tee up over 406 yards, unfortunately he has got a
:22:27. > :22:33.clean light. He has to play left of the pin, because when it is tucked
:22:34. > :22:43.away there is not a lot of room. The bunker that beats in at the
:22:44. > :22:44.
:22:44. > :22:50.front, very little room to pitch it. One thing that you rarely see on
:22:50. > :22:54.the links, but -- a water hazard, but the lake on the side comes into
:22:54. > :23:00.play. It used to be a par five, this hole,
:23:00. > :23:04.made a par four this week. On the wrong side really, coming out of
:23:04. > :23:09.the semi rough, but he has controlled it well.
:23:09. > :23:15.A couple of groups before these. We saw John Harrison's title hopes
:23:15. > :23:20.explode when he made a seven. He found the hazard.
:23:21. > :23:27.Coming up the fair way, good follow-through, some spin, and that
:23:27. > :23:32.is brilliant. Gary Koch with a great chance, they have not been
:23:32. > :23:38.that many birdies here this week. Let me quickly tell you, Peter
:23:38. > :23:42.Fowler's course record, 65, has been equalled today from Dennis
:23:42. > :23:46.O'Sullivan from Ireland. Fantastic effort, Dennis, well done.
:23:46. > :23:51.Mason has got another one at the fifth, and that takes him to six
:23:51. > :24:01.under par. That weapon he is holding in his right hand has been
:24:01. > :24:05.
:24:05. > :24:15.incredible since he became a senior good to see a birdie barrage today.
:24:15. > :24:17.
:24:17. > :24:25.The breeze is up again. Woosie, right half, ball on... Dear me. I
:24:25. > :24:29.bet that hat. He had won similar on the third. -- I bet that hurt. He
:24:29. > :24:39.very nearly lifted in the jaws, but I think the breeze it might have
:24:39. > :24:43.
:24:43. > :24:48.Woosnam, he wears his heart on his sleeve. He is not impassive.
:24:48. > :24:58.Des Smith, surely he is going to hold this after a wonderful tee
:24:58. > :25:00.
:25:00. > :25:09.shot. He does indeed. Two bigger of the three make birdies. His is in
:25:09. > :25:13.charge. Fowler on the third. A car alarm
:25:13. > :25:18.goes off in the distance, it would do well to break this man's
:25:18. > :25:26.concentration. He is into his own, and, as they say, rolling his rock
:25:26. > :25:30.nicely. We talked about the greens being 10,
:25:30. > :25:34.they are quicker than that now. We have had beautiful weather here. I
:25:34. > :25:43.think the players are delighted with how the conditions have been,
:25:43. > :25:49.because they have been consistent. Get him. Good try from Lane. They
:25:49. > :25:53.were expecting perhaps rain, but it has not come and it has been a
:25:53. > :26:00.wonderful place to play golf. Surely going to be a par four
:26:00. > :26:08.Fowler, which means if Gary Koch can pop in a birdie, we will have
:26:08. > :26:16.three leaders. My word! It fell in against the
:26:16. > :26:23.wind, but it is in and Koch in -- joins fellow and Lane at nine under.
:26:23. > :26:29.The benefits of gravity, 9, 9, 9, the trio at the top. It remains
:26:29. > :26:35.early days, but Fowler, Lane and especially Koch must be satisfied
:26:35. > :26:40.with their starts. Ian Woosnam birdied the par-five
:26:40. > :26:47.Six for the second time in as many days. He is back where he started
:26:47. > :26:51.the day at four under. From one format European Ryder Cup
:26:51. > :26:57.captain to another - Mark James, who has put together a splendid
:26:57. > :27:02.front nine. He reached the turn on 32 and made another birdie on the
:27:02. > :27:10.tenth to infiltrate the top 10. Look at this. That is Carl Mason.
:27:10. > :27:13.He is coming out of the bunker here on eight... From bunker to hole.
:27:14. > :27:23.That eases the pain of a double bogey setback on the short par
:27:24. > :27:30.
:27:31. > :27:40.eagle. Peter Fowler dropped a shot on the
:27:41. > :27:45.
:27:46. > :27:51.fifth, but at soon got back on the train. Then, his challenge stalling.
:27:51. > :27:57.St Andrew's is known for forcing players to hit putts from miles out,
:27:57. > :28:01.but on the fifth Barry Lane judged this monster it to perfection. That
:28:01. > :28:09.carried the defending champion -- and the defending champion to 10
:28:09. > :28:13.under, where he stayed. Ed Regis. Gary Koch's short game
:28:13. > :28:21.has been excellent this week, and another example of the American's
:28:21. > :28:26.patch came on the seventh. Simple, accurate and 10 under.
:28:26. > :28:33.A double bogey five on the 11th stopped Ross Drummond in his tracks.
:28:33. > :28:38.Smith and Fowler shared the third, but a top it is Lane and Koch. They
:28:38. > :28:48.are a bit -- about to tackle the simplest -- shortest, but not the
:28:48. > :28:55.
:28:56. > :29:00.simplest hole on the course, at the Even though it is only a short hole,
:29:00. > :29:09.you have got to be pinpoint accurate, because the ball will
:29:09. > :29:14.fall off front right. Can Lane for? -- follow?
:29:14. > :29:24.Very smart in his tartan trousers. It has not played easily all day,
:29:24. > :29:34.this hole. Good, crisp, attack of the ball and he is up to the task.
:29:34. > :29:40.
:29:40. > :29:45.Koch will get a partial read from always sensible, laying up. His
:29:45. > :29:51.wedge doing the business. Not quite as much grab as he may have
:29:51. > :29:58.anticipated. He came in quite low there, did not
:29:58. > :30:03.get the put asunder first bounce. Releasing the club beautifully, and
:30:03. > :30:07.he has got a little more spin on it. Great contact.
:30:07. > :30:15.Maybe the boys behind will have a go at this green. They beheaded
:30:15. > :30:25.further, certainly. -- they do hit it further.
:30:25. > :30:44.
:30:44. > :30:54.in Leeds alone. Another pure roll. birdie. If -- Mason. Judged to
:30:54. > :31:20.
:31:20. > :31:29.behind. -- so. Now, back to 11 and Gary Koch, has he learned from de
:31:29. > :31:39.Barry Lane? Stay up. A no. Oh, dear, that is a real chance gone. Holes
:31:39. > :31:43.
:31:43. > :31:48.are running out, advantage Barry 11th today has St Barry Lane
:31:48. > :31:56.regained top position for -- one of only four birdies on the 11th today
:31:56. > :32:02.has seen a Barry Lane regain top position. This is Paul Curry, who
:32:02. > :32:06.shot a 60 ended 1992 Scottish Open. His 71 today wasn't record-breaking
:32:06. > :32:12.but we couldn't resist showing his approach to the 18th. What the
:32:12. > :32:19.leaders would give for that. After birdieing the 8th, Woosnam at
:32:19. > :32:29.strung together for strait pars before this birdie on the 14th. --
:32:29. > :32:33.
:32:33. > :32:38.is no less reliable -- no more reliable putter on the Tour than
:32:38. > :32:45.the Carl Mason. Confirmation came on the 15th as he sank a birdie
:32:45. > :32:50.number six of the day. Mason is 7- under and smiling. Peter Fowler
:32:50. > :32:54.began the back nine with a couple of pars before reigniting his title
:32:54. > :33:00.hopes at the 12th. He is 9-under and has enough balls to get back
:33:00. > :33:06.into the reckoning. -- holes. have to be impressed with Barry
:33:06. > :33:11.Lane. Another birdie on the 12th to stay on course for a successful
:33:11. > :33:16.title defence. He is a formidable opponent on these links, the King
:33:16. > :33:24.to supply the 10th English winner in this tournament -- the looking.
:33:24. > :33:31.With Gary Koch birdie -- bogeying the 13th, Barry Lane is now way
:33:31. > :33:37.clear. This is the shot back towards the North Sea. A little
:33:37. > :33:47.ledge at the back waiting for the ball struck it too firmly. But Des
:33:47. > :33:56.
:33:56. > :34:00.Smyth plays a pretty nice shot with Florida has a lot of the links
:34:00. > :34:07.courses about it. He really enjoys playing this style of golf will.
:34:07. > :34:12.And he continues to show it, what an approach. Yes, what a time to
:34:12. > :34:22.hit a shot like that, absolutely stone dead. What is Barry Lane's
:34:22. > :34:40.
:34:40. > :34:50.reply. --? Breeze is hard off the in five different decades. -- a
:34:50. > :34:56.
:34:56. > :35:01.of when he became the oldest winner in the European Tour, winning in
:35:01. > :35:06.Madeira, and he remains so, he was 48 at the time. I remember being
:35:06. > :35:16.sat on the green when he won that. Now, how important is this putt
:35:16. > :35:27.
:35:27. > :35:37.a par four Barry Lane, he will stay 8-under. And Gary Koch can knock
:35:37. > :35:45.
:35:45. > :35:52.away a third of his lead with this second shot deserved a birdie. For
:35:52. > :35:57.grab to negotiate, Barry Lane leads by two from Gary Koch. Can he
:35:57. > :36:07.become the first player to retain her title on the European senior
:36:07. > :36:09.
:36:09. > :36:15.blessings after a round of 71 saw the 58-year-old European senior
:36:15. > :36:19.Tour stall what move into the top 10 at 4-under. -- stalled. It has
:36:19. > :36:22.also be there pleasing day generally for Ross Drummond. He
:36:22. > :36:27.recovered from his momentum shattering double bogey on the 11th
:36:27. > :36:32.by birdieing the closing two holes. He is guaranteed to be the best
:36:32. > :36:36.placed player from the host country. Enjoying himself immensely as well,
:36:36. > :36:41.Mark James. The first European player to win a senior Major
:36:41. > :36:48.Championship on the other side of the Atlantic Easter round in 67,
:36:48. > :36:55.with just a single bogey as opposed to six birdies. He could be one to
:36:55. > :36:58.watch at the next senior events, at Woburn next month. We saw Gary Koch
:36:58. > :37:04.birdie from almost a tap-in range and the 14 than his second to the
:37:04. > :37:10.15th wasn't too shabby either. -- on the 14th and his second to the
:37:10. > :37:20.15th. With Barry Lane only managing par, Gary Koch needed to hole his
:37:20. > :37:27.
:37:27. > :37:31.dramatic finish could well be on the cards. Des Smyth and Peter
:37:31. > :37:36.Fowler are tied for third. Gary Koch his second, just a single shot
:37:36. > :37:42.behind Barry Lane -- he's second. That is how it stayed when they are
:37:42. > :37:50.both part number 16. Yes, and just two holes left of this fantastic
:37:50. > :37:55.tournament. Gary Koch with the honour. The 8-iron, 184 yards.
:37:55. > :38:05.Drawing in from right to left as the breeze comes in from that side.
:38:05. > :38:09.
:38:09. > :38:19.place to leave yourself on the green -- that is. He was short left
:38:19. > :38:26.
:38:26. > :38:33.on the first two days. No mistake And he draws it in from right to
:38:34. > :38:42.left. So they are hard to separate at the moment. A slender lead that
:38:42. > :38:46.Barry Lane has. It might be about to evaporate. 527 yards, the 18th
:38:46. > :38:56.is the joint lengthiest hole on the course, but it is within range of
:38:56. > :38:56.
:38:56. > :39:00.Des Smyth in two. It is a hole with the second shot... Stay up, that
:39:00. > :39:05.will leave a entertaining putt. You can pitch it 45 yards short over
:39:05. > :39:09.the back of the bunkers and it will fall short, or you can fire it up a
:39:09. > :39:18.little bit further, but whichever way you choose to play it, it is a
:39:18. > :39:22.definite birdie chance. Even an eagle chance. Down there, honest,
:39:22. > :39:26.was Ian Woosnam. You will see him in a moment. There he is. The
:39:26. > :39:31.format Masters champion has a birdie putt to finish at 6-under. -
:39:31. > :39:36.- former. And he has won the Scottish Open on the regular Tour
:39:36. > :39:46.three times. Now, Carl Mason, it would be when number 25, but it is
:39:46. > :39:50.
:39:50. > :40:00.a very fine performance -- it won't absolutely brilliant. It has left
:40:00. > :40:06.
:40:06. > :40:16.along in their thousands to enjoy this. The weather has been great
:40:16. > :40:17.
:40:17. > :40:23.all week, as we know. Now Woosie, a fraction left to right.
:40:23. > :40:33.symmetrical week for woos them. A 70, 70 and guess what? A 70 to
:40:33. > :40:47.
:40:47. > :40:57.finish off as well -- for Ian nevertheless. Another solid
:40:57. > :41:07.
:41:07. > :41:13.performance from Carl Mason. Two for Des Smith. We talked about his
:41:13. > :41:21.win in Holland. He shot 62 in the final round in Bad Ragaz. And
:41:21. > :41:30.number of top-ten finishes here, and currently in third place.
:41:30. > :41:40.us is crucial - downhill, it must swing the little from left to right.
:41:40. > :41:44.
:41:44. > :41:54.My word, what an effort. On 12 under, and Koch has a putt to join
:41:54. > :41:58.
:41:58. > :42:04.right-to-left. But I do not believe it. Half an ounce more and that
:42:04. > :42:13.would have held its line. I bet Barry Lane cannot believe it. Six-
:42:13. > :42:17.time winner on the PGA Tour on a medic -- in America, trailed by 18.
:42:17. > :42:27.By Leonard when collapse on the 18th, the title appears to rest
:42:27. > :42:32.
:42:32. > :42:38.between Lane and Woosie fulls -- hand side is the shortest route to
:42:38. > :42:45.the green, this looks of the left. He needs ally in the rough, and it
:42:45. > :42:55.looks like he has a pearler. He is concerned, he knows he has missed
:42:55. > :43:01.
:43:01. > :43:10.the fairway and it is in the lap of luxury of a cushion coming up the
:43:10. > :43:14.18th. This here - that is a big drive - at different scenario.
:43:14. > :43:20.This tournament has had pretty much everything.
:43:20. > :43:24.Good weather, good scoring, and now a thrilling conclusion. That is
:43:24. > :43:34.what they are playing for, the Scottish Senior Open trophy, and a
:43:34. > :43:42.
:43:42. > :43:49.first prize of just over 42,000 through this final round, but he
:43:49. > :43:57.has not stayed at the police -- stayed the pace. He is finishing in
:43:57. > :44:07.style. If he holds that, it takes him to 11 under, Lane could bogey...
:44:07. > :44:07.
:44:07. > :44:17.You never know. The man from Florida leans in close.
:44:17. > :44:30.
:44:30. > :44:40.Good contact. Steady now, don't go Anything on the greens here and he
:44:40. > :44:54.
:44:54. > :45:00.already on the green. He knew he had to at least find the green. It
:45:00. > :45:06.is not over, but it is looking very much like Lane to retain.
:45:06. > :45:10.Whatever transpires now, the winner is going to blitz the records going
:45:10. > :45:17.-- the record score for the tournament. 21 players finishing
:45:17. > :45:26.under par. I would bust ball to his caddy, Ian Watson, a local, who has
:45:26. > :45:33.done a sterling job. -- a word must go to his caddy.
:45:34. > :45:40.A get to 13 under par, amazing. The pace looks pretty good, but the
:45:40. > :45:50.line isn't. Barry will be slightly rosy -- relieved to see he has not
:45:50. > :46:10.
:46:10. > :46:17.helped that. Two putts will do. exclamation point.
:46:17. > :46:27.He turns on the style. His wife, at the back of the green, smiles at
:46:27. > :46:38.
:46:38. > :46:42.Fowler. He is going to tie at 10 under. You are not easily impressed,
:46:42. > :46:47.but will be impressed by this - it is going to be his seventh drop
:46:47. > :46:53.fives -- top-five finish of the campaign.
:46:53. > :46:58.It's is no surprise to me, and I am impressed. I am -- I am impressed
:46:58. > :47:07.with this man as well, a complete gentleman, he has, over, but he has
:47:07. > :47:14.come up short. -- he has come over. A smashing battle, played in a very
:47:14. > :47:17.good spirit. As you say, John, Koch gave it everything and then some,
:47:17. > :47:22.and produced a remarkable performance given his shortage of
:47:22. > :47:29.competitive golf this year. As was the case 12 months ago, Lane
:47:29. > :47:39.prevailed. Last year he was four under par, this year he is 10 shots
:47:39. > :47:43.
:47:43. > :47:50.lower down and the Scottish Senior I'm played very nicely yesterday
:47:50. > :47:54.and today. Whether it is the course, I do not know whether it suits my
:47:54. > :47:59.eye, maybe it is Scotland, I have my tartans on. By asked if I could
:47:59. > :48:02.wear this, they said it was all right. I love this golf course.
:48:02. > :48:05.right. I love this golf course. A what are the fine natural
:48:05. > :48:13.implications? Fellow at edges closer to Tom
:48:13. > :48:18.Watson bendy order of merit as Lane claims to third, overtaking Andrew
:48:18. > :48:21.Oldcorn. That is a bonus for Barry Lane, but keeping the trophy was
:48:21. > :48:30.always the main objective and the reason he returned to St Andrew's
:48:30. > :48:33.rather than played in the States this week. He returned in style