NORTH OF SCOTLAND OPEN STROKE-PLAY

PETERHEAD YOUNGSTER LEADS NORTH OF
SCOTLAND FIELD AT NAIRN DUNBAR

Peterhead youngster Philip McLean set the first round pace in the North of Scotland open amateur golf championship at Nairn Dunbar Golf Club today.
McLean, who has had top-three finishes in the Leven Gold Medal and the North-east District Open over the past two weekends, shot a 67 to lead by two shots from Graeme McLean (Dullatur) and Bruce Thomson (Inverness).
Elliot Saltman, who won the 72-hole championship for the David Blair Trophy when it was played at Elgin 12 months ago, kept in touch with a first-round 70.
Alyth's Kevin McAlpine, surprise winner of the Scottish amateur championship on his last visit to Nairn a few weeks ago, had a 71.

The CSS for the first round was 74.

NORTH OF SCOTLAND OPEN AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP
Nairn Dunbar Golf Club.
FIRST ROUND LEADERS (CSS 74)
67 P McLean (Peterhead).
69 G McMinn (Dullatur), B Thomson (Inverness).
70 B McDermott (Leven), Elliot Saltman (Craigielaw), E Polson (Inverness), P Cormack (Inchmarlo), A Culverwell (Dunbar).
71 N Howitt (Nairn Dunbar), K McAlpine (Alyth), R Hyland (Newmachar), S Borrowman (Dollar), R Cooper (Creuden Bay), K T Duncan (McDonald Ellon).
72 C W Shaw (Royal Aberdeen), T Spencer (Inchmarlo), E McIntosh (Newmachar), G Dear (Murrayshall), A Dick (Shotts), B M Nicholson (Royal Dornoch), S Hume (Murrayshall).
73 M Brand (Cullen), R J Shiels (Moray), S McEwan (Barassie).