David Law makes mockery of Walker Cup snub

DAVID Law may not have been considered good enough to earn one of ten spots in the Great Britain and Ireland team for next week's Walker Cup at Royal Aberdeen but, with a perfect sense of timing, he left a field of seasoned professionals trailing in his wake to become the first amateur to win the Aberdeen Asset Management Northern Open in more than 40 years.Emulating his Hazlehead clubmate Sandy Pirie's feat at Cruden Bay in 1970, the 20-year-old Aberdonian spreadeagled the field with a stunning eight-under-par 62 - the best-ever score shot at this excellent venue but not a course record due to preferre d lies being in operation - to take a three-stroke lead into the final round of a fascinating event in the north-east.

And, though he was overtaken briefly by Hayston's Stephen Gray over that closing circuit, Law closed with a 68 for a 14-under-par total of 266, winning by two shots from Gray, who closed with two 67s, with Dunbar's Neil Fenwick two shots further back in third after he signed off with a brace of 68s.

The consolation for 37-year-old Gray was that he picked up the top prize of £4,000 and, in doing so, has moved to the top of both the Tartan Tour order of merit and money list heading into this weekend's 36-hole pro-am at Dumfries and Galloway.

But the day undoubtedly belonged to the likeable Law, though he refused to gloat about his undoubted good form as the GB&I team he was controversially left out of a fortnight ago were in St Andrews today to prepare for the biennial clash with the Americans.

"The timing of this is more important to other people than it is to me," said the Paul Lawrie protege, who had revealed earlier in the week that he'd been given the perfect escape from Aberdeen next week after receiving an invitation to play in the KLM Open at Hilversum.

Eyebrows had already been raised after Law was overlooked by captain Nigel Edwards and the other GB&I selectors following his impressive performance in winning the Scottish Amateur Championship for a second time in three years at the end of July by picking up four points out of six in the Home Internationals at Rosses Point in Ireland last month.

That decision now looks even more bizarre on the back of a last-day display here that was oozing with class from start to finish. Three off the lead at the start, he bagged eight birdies in a flawless morning round, an effort made all the more impressive given that a few of the tees had been moved back from earlier in the week.

An "edgy" start to the final round saw him three-putt the second from 12 feet and, after a birdie at the fifth, he dropped another shot at the seventh.

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David Walker Cup character, the law provides for the opening win

Can be omitted from the law by DAVID Walker Cup really funny, in the light of the latest, but Aberdonian certainly has not given up his hopes to make the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland side to face his home sales in September, the Americans. "Win this would be tantamount to me back in the frame, right in the "20-year-old declared after his opening of the Scottish Amateur Championship bid in a nice 5 and 4 in the first round to win the Martin McCrory at Cathkin Braes sunny but breezy day Ayrshir e via the coast.

Law, 2009, double of the Scottish champion was the surprise omission of GB & I team, which was picked at the end of last year, in particular when he has a good record in match play, and had also joined the Royal Aberdeen in mind with the biennial event.

He hopes to make the final ten are shown in the following national, according to which the earlier really fun, Captain Nigel Edwards and then only if you want to exclude the 18-strong group, which met in the same place again last week to hold in the Northeast.

"Don't say it was a blow but I was a little surprised," added to the legislation, which still believes he has this week to convince Edwards and his selectors for yourself, which he deserves to play for the first Walker Cup, Scotland, since Luke Donald and Paul Casey won the tournament, the team is Nairn in 1999 at the time.

"I am sure that they are looking for players in the form of individual Championships, and in the Home Internationals to come before the group is still picked, never say never."

After negotiating his first obstacle right described in the Western Gailes as "a good course for match play" and wait for some disorders SGU flagship event progresses. "Even when it is calm," said the man, who won this title, a few kilometres down the coast of Troon two years ago. "The Greens are small waterways, and the game are quite päihität."

Ross, who took part of Kellett, along with the fellow of the Royal Aberdeen session two GB for days & I team members Michael Stewart, James Byrne, Kris, is also his Nicol to win this week to promote his hopes of facing a set on the American side, which contains a moment a man Patrick Cantley attractions.

Legislation, such as Colville Park player to produce a polished performance on the first day of the win over UNITED's Billy Campbell 6 and 4, of the admission, he had received, he had received information from some of the PIN shall be subject to the original during a round of Ayrshire cattle Stewart on Saturday the practical advice.

"He told me about some of the locations may not be," said Kellett thoughts before you remove the Walker Cup.

"This Win would help," the 23-year-old from trading, "but they are watching us now in the last two years, so I think that they know what they are going to receive from us."

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