SURREY MAN CLEAR AT CRAIGIELAW
MCGOWAN LEADS BY THREE AT HALFWAY
STAGE IN SCOTTISH AMATEUR STROKE-PLAY
Ross McGowan from Surrey led the field by three shots at the halfway stage of the Scottish men's open amateur championship at Craigielaw today.
McGowan repeated his opening 68 for a six-under-par tally of 136. He leads by three shots from Motherwell youngster Ross Kellett who had a superb second-round 65 for 139.
Wallace Booth from Comrie via the United States did even better. He shot a 64, 12 shots better than his first-day score.
LEADING QUALIFIERS
Par 71
136 R McGowan 68 68.
139 R Kellett 74 65.
140 S Henry 71 69, W Booth 76 64, M Baldwin 74 66.
141 G Cambell 72 69, R Steele 74 67.
142 T Hunter 72 70.
143 G Murray 72 71, B Parker 71 72.
144 K McNicoll 72 72, S Jamieson 76 68, P O'Hara 75 69, S Van Duyn 76 68, J Howarth 75 69.
145 S Mann 70 75, M Cryer 73 72, L Saltman 76 69, J Mason 70 75, S Benson 76 69, R Smyth 76 69.
146 E Saltman 71 75, S McEwan 73 73, B McInnes 76 76.
147 P Waring 77 70, B Fotheringham 74 73, D Belch 73 74, R McKnight 78 69, C Heslip 75 72, B Stuart 77 70, R Ramsay 77 70, J Farmer 76 71, J Morrison 75 72.
WOLSTENHOLME AND NORWEGIAN TIE IN
EUROPEAN MID-AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP
Walker Cup veteran Gary Wolstenholme from Kilworth Springs tied with Norwegian Jakob Thomsen for the European men's mid-amateur championship after 54 holes at Grand Ducal Golf Club, Luxemburg today.
They shot identical 18-hole scores of 73, 70 and 67 for three-under-par 210.
Under the rules of the championship, they were due to meet in a sudden-death play-off. There was no immediate news of the outcome of the play-off.
There were three Englishman in the leading four places. Roger Roper from Wyke Ridge, Leeds had 73, 68 and 72 for 213.
Paul Griffiths (Sandwell Park) finished fourth on 214 with 73, 71 and 70.
Devon-based Scot Craig Townsend (Teignmouth) finished 83rd on 235 with scores of 83, 76 and 76.
STAGE IN SCOTTISH AMATEUR STROKE-PLAY
Ross McGowan from Surrey led the field by three shots at the halfway stage of the Scottish men's open amateur championship at Craigielaw today.
McGowan repeated his opening 68 for a six-under-par tally of 136. He leads by three shots from Motherwell youngster Ross Kellett who had a superb second-round 65 for 139.
Wallace Booth from Comrie via the United States did even better. He shot a 64, 12 shots better than his first-day score.
LEADING QUALIFIERS
Par 71
136 R McGowan 68 68.
139 R Kellett 74 65.
140 S Henry 71 69, W Booth 76 64, M Baldwin 74 66.
141 G Cambell 72 69, R Steele 74 67.
142 T Hunter 72 70.
143 G Murray 72 71, B Parker 71 72.
144 K McNicoll 72 72, S Jamieson 76 68, P O'Hara 75 69, S Van Duyn 76 68, J Howarth 75 69.
145 S Mann 70 75, M Cryer 73 72, L Saltman 76 69, J Mason 70 75, S Benson 76 69, R Smyth 76 69.
146 E Saltman 71 75, S McEwan 73 73, B McInnes 76 76.
147 P Waring 77 70, B Fotheringham 74 73, D Belch 73 74, R McKnight 78 69, C Heslip 75 72, B Stuart 77 70, R Ramsay 77 70, J Farmer 76 71, J Morrison 75 72.
WOLSTENHOLME AND NORWEGIAN TIE IN
EUROPEAN MID-AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP
Walker Cup veteran Gary Wolstenholme from Kilworth Springs tied with Norwegian Jakob Thomsen for the European men's mid-amateur championship after 54 holes at Grand Ducal Golf Club, Luxemburg today.
They shot identical 18-hole scores of 73, 70 and 67 for three-under-par 210.
Under the rules of the championship, they were due to meet in a sudden-death play-off. There was no immediate news of the outcome of the play-off.
There were three Englishman in the leading four places. Roger Roper from Wyke Ridge, Leeds had 73, 68 and 72 for 213.
Paul Griffiths (Sandwell Park) finished fourth on 214 with 73, 71 and 70.
Devon-based Scot Craig Townsend (Teignmouth) finished 83rd on 235 with scores of 83, 76 and 76.
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