SCOTTISH YOUTHS OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP

SPANIARD EARLY CLUBHOUSE LEADER

AFTER TWO ROUNDS AT MORTONHALL

  

The shock retirement of hot favourite Scott Henry (Cardross) after eight holes of the opening round has left the Scottish youths open golf championship wide open going into the final two rounds at Mortonhall Golf Club, Edinburgh on Sunday.

Spaniard Francisco Pintor, with rounds of 69 and 73 for two-under-par 142 was the halfway leader in the clubhouse with first-round joint leaders Michael Main (Thornton) and Steven McEwan (Kilmarnock Barassie) – both on four-under-68 – still to finish.

SECOND-ROUND TOTALS

PAR 72

142 F Pintor (Spa) 69 73.

143 R Kellett (Colville Park) 74 69, R Graham (Hayston) 69 74.

144 G Paterson (St Andrews New) 71 73, S McAllister (Craigielaw) 73 71, M Bozio (Fra) 74 70, D Parlane (Helensburgh) 71 73.

145 K Glen (Royal Musselburgh) 73 72, M Stewart (Troon Welbeck) 71 74, T Curtis (Pannal) 70 75.

146 P Westermann (Ger) 75 71, S Simants (Dunbar) 71 74.

147  R Noon (Musselburgh) 74 73.

148 T Benatzky (Ger) 73 75, J Findlay (Fraserburgh) 73 74, A Weir (Montrose Merdcantile) 76 72, M Kraemer (Ger) 77 71.

149 F Bone (Cardross) 81 69, S Barras (Helensburgh) 72 77, B Campbell (Malone) 77 72, S Jaeger (Ger) 77 72.

150 L Kirton (Newmachar) 77 73, S Neilson (Dunbar) 72 78, K Spence (Newmachar) 79 71, B Rushford (Grangemouth) 79 72, E Polson (Inverness) 75 76, S Mann (Moray) 74 76.

151 N Cameron (King James VI) 74 77.

152 G Wood (Crow Wod) 78 74, A Bews (Murcar Links) 77 75, T Hayes (West Byfleet) 83 69, R Hyland (Newmachar) 82 70, G Nicolson (Mortonhall) 72 80.

153 G Turner (West Linton) 77 76, M Oueld-Es-Cheik (Fra) 77 76, J Meechan (Dullatur) 78 75, P Latimer (St Andrews New) 75 78, M Murray (Brora) 76 77.

154 D Morrison (Duff House Royal), J Lockie (Tantallon) 74 780, T Spencer (Inchmarlo) 78 76, L Vettese (Nigg Bay) 77 77, M Greil (Ita) 81 73, G Finlay (Ballumbie Castle) 77 77.

155 C Malcolm (Dunfermline) 79 76, E Brown (Kilmarnock Barassie) 79 76, J Donaldson (Falkirk Tryst) 77 78, D Chapman (Costessey Park) 73 82, J Bradley (Paisley) 77 78.

156 C Cannon (East Sussex National ( 78 78, K Truscott (Newmachar) 76 80, J Neilson (Dunbar) 80 786, R Lando (Colville Park) 79 77.

157 M Bookless (Sanydhills) 79 78, C Kelly (Kirkhill) 80 77, D Addison (Kilmarnock Barassie) 79 78, A Boyle (Dublin) 82 75.

159 F Fotheringham (Nairn) 80 79.

160 S McGrenaghan (Cochrane Castle) 81 69.

163 M Watson (Elgin_) 83 80, S Henderson (Kilmarnock Barassie) 81 82.

165 R McKen (Newburghy on Ythan) 83 82.

170 S P Olafsson (Ice) 80 90.