August 01-04
London GC, Ash, Kent, England
ยฃ400,000
Round 2, Round 3, Round 4
David McKenzie leads at the Staysure PGA Seniors Championship after an emotional day at London Golf Club, following the passing of Ryder Cup winner Gordon Brand Jnr.
The Australian recorded a bogey-free round of 65, seven under par, to lead by a stroke ahead of Chris Williams, however, thoughts during the day were with the family of Brand Jnr after his passing.
The Ryder Cup winner, who also won twice on the Staysure Tour, passed away during the night, and an emotional minuteโs silence was held in his honour on the tenth tee at 12:35, when he would have teed off at London Golf Club for the opening round of the Staysure PGA Seniors Championship.
Remembering Gordon Brand Jnr at the #StaysurePGAChamp pic.twitter.com/fx3xjr2Gc3
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McKenzie, who finished tied fifth at the weather-affected Senior Open Presented by Rolex last week, qualified for the Staysure PGA Seniors Championship via Mondayโs Qualifying event, and carried his form into the opening round, where he made seven birdies without dropping a shot on the International Course.
โI drove down Sunday night and got in at two oโclock Monday morning and then came through Monday qualifying, which was really windy,โ he said. โSo, the fact there was no wind today made the course a lot easier.
โI havenโt been at the top of a leaderboard for a while now. Iโve been playing okay at the last couple of tournaments on the Champions Tour in America and I had a nice week last week, so Iโve brought that form along with me.
โI would say my shot of the day which Iโm most pleased about was my tee shot on the eighth โ my 17 โ across the water and I hit a six iron into four feet. I played well. I kept it in play and didnโt get in any trouble.โ
🎥 An emotional opening day at the #StaysurePGAChamp pic.twitter.com/raGv1LiK13
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South African Williams has two runner-up finished already this season but is in prime position to strike, having signed for an opening round of 66, to sit a shot behind McKenzie. Welsh pair Stephen Dodd and Phillip Price shot five under par rounds of 67 to occupy third place alongside Magnus P Atlevi of Sweden and Australian Peter Fowler.
The second round begins at 7:45am local time, with McKenzie aiming to continue his assault on the course at 8:55am.
Pos. |
Player | Nat |
To Par |
R1 |
1 |
MCKENZIE David | AUS |
-7 |
65 |
2 |
WILLIAMS Chris | RSA |
-6 |
66 |
3 |
ATLEVI Magnus P | SWE |
-5 |
67 |
3 |
DODD Stephen | WAL |
-5 |
67 |
3 |
FOWLER Peter | AUS |
-5 |
67 |
3 |
PRICE Phillip | WAL |
-5 |
67 |
7 |
CAMPBELL Michael | NZL |
-4 |
68 |
7 |
CHEETHAM Jonathan S | ENG |
-4 |
68 |
7 |
O'MALLEY Peter | AUS |
-4 |
68 |
7 |
SHACKLADY David | ENG |
-4 |
68 |
11 |
BOSSERT André | SUI |
-3 |
69 |
11 |
BROWN Simon P | ENG |
-3 |
69 |
11 |
LITTLE Stuart | ENG |
-3 |
69 |
11 |
LONARD Peter | AUS |
-3 |
69 |
11 |
MARTIN Miguel Angel | ESP |
-3 |
69 |
11 |
MAY Bob | USA |
-3 |
69 |
11 |
MCGINLEY Paul | IRL |
-3 |
69 |
18 |
BAKER Peter | ENG |
-2 |
70 |
18 |
CHAPMAN Roger | ENG |
-2 |
70 |
18 |
COCERES José | ARG |
-2 |
70 |
18 |
DENNIS Clark | USA |
-2 |
70 |
18 |
EALES Paul | ENG |
-2 |
70 |
18 |
KINGSTON James | RSA |
-2 |
70 |
18 |
MONTGOMERIE Colin | SCO |
-2 |
70 |
18 |
STIMSON Martin | WAL |
-2 |
70 |
18 |
STREETER Paul | ENG |
-2 |
70 |
18 |
WOLSTENHOLME Gary | ENG |
-2 |
70 |
28 |
CARRILES José Manuel | ESP |
-1 |
71 |
28 |
CHEETHAM Neil | ENG |
-1 |
71 |
28 |
GOMEZ Rafael | ARG |
-1 |
71 |
28 |
GUEST Vince | ENG |
-1 |
71 |
28 |
LONGMUIR Bill | SCO |
-1 |
71 |
28 |
LUNA Santiago | ESP |
-1 |
71 |
28 |
MCNULTY Mark | IRL |
-1 |
71 |
28 |
MICHEEL Shaun | USA |
-1 |
71 |
28 |
MILFORD Tim | ENG |
-1 |
71 |
28 |
MOLINA Mauricio | ARG |
-1 |
71 |
28 |
OLDCORN Andrew | SCO |
-1 |
71 |
28 |
PROSSER Darren | ENG |
-1 |
71 |
28 |
REMESY Jean-François | FRA |
-1 |
71 |
28 |
TINNING Steen | DEN |
-1 |
71 |
28 |
TURNER Greg | NZL |
-1 |
71 |
28 |
WHARTON Mark | ENG |
-1 |
71 |
28 |
WILSON Peter | ENG |
-1 |
71 |
45 |
BRIER Markus | AUT |
0 |
72 |
45 |
EMERSON Gary | ENG |
0 |
72 |
45 |
GILFORD David | ENG |
0 |
72 |
45 |
GOMEZ Castor J | ESP |
0 |
72 |
45 |
KING John | ENG |
0 |
72 |
45 |
LANE Barry | ENG |
0 |
72 |
45 |
MARKS Gary | ENG |
0 |
72 |
45 |
MILLER Andrew | ENG |
0 |
72 |
45 |
MITCHELL Nick | ENG |
0 |
72 |
45 |
RIDLEY Mark | ENG |
0 |
72 |
55 |
EVANS Gary | ENG |
1 |
73 |
55 |
FARRY Marc | FRA |
1 |
73 |
55 |
HARRISON John | ENG |
1 |
73 |
55 |
LEVET Thomas | FRA |
1 |
73 |
55 |
LOMAS Jonathan | ENG |
1 |
73 |
55 |
MANSON Gordon | AUT |
1 |
73 |
55 |
MCGOVERN Brendan | IRL |
1 |
73 |
55 |
ROMERO CARRASCO Jose | ESP |
1 |
73 |
55 |
WALTON Philip | IRL |
1 |
73 |
64 |
BRAND Gordon J | ENG |
2 |
74 |
64 |
BROWN Gary | ENG |
2 |
74 |
64 |
ORR Gary | SCO |
2 |
74 |
64 |
REYNARD Mike | ENG |
2 |
74 |
64 |
STUBBINGTON Gary | ENG |
2 |
74 |
64 |
WIRATCHANT Thaworn | THA |
2 |
74 |
70 |
BENNETT Stephen | ENG |
3 |
75 |
70 |
DRUMMOND Ross | SCO |
3 |
75 |
70 |
GOLDING Philip | ENG |
3 |
75 |
70 |
MASON Carl | ENG |
3 |
75 |
70 |
MOULAND Mark | WAL |
3 |
75 |
70 |
OLSEN Dan | USA |
3 |
75 |
70 |
RICHARDSON Steven | ENG |
3 |
75 |
70 |
SANDELIN Jarmo | SWE |
3 |
75 |
70 |
SMYTH Des | IRL |
3 |
75 |
70 |
THELEN Tim | USA |
3 |
75 |
80 |
LOVELACE Alan | ENG |
4 |
76 |
80 |
MORLAND IV David | CAN |
4 |
76 |
82 |
HALL Jeff | ENG |
5 |
77 |
82 |
MACKENZIE Malcolm | ENG |
5 |
77 |
82 |
PYATT Martin | ENG |
5 |
77 |
82 |
SPENCE Tim | ENG |
5 |
77 |
82 |
WESSELINGH Paul | ENG |
5 |
77 |
87 |
FICKLING Lee | ENG |
6 |
78 |
88 |
MACARA Mike | WAL |
7 |
79 |
88 |
ROSA Andres | ESP |
7 |
79 |
88 |
SMITH Bradley | ENG |
7 |
79 |