Scottish boys' match-play championship starts at Dunbar

THREE SEEDS MAKE EARLY
EXIT, BUT BYRNE AND
SMITH WIN THEIR TIES

There are no official seeded players in the week-long Scottish boys' match-play championship with started in windy conditions at Dunbar today.
But you can take Scottishgolfview.com's word for it that three players who were earmarked as potential quarter-finalists made an early exit - Scott Fraser (Royal Aberdeen), Cameron Gray (West Kilbride) and Tom Spencer (Inchmarlo), pictured right.
Banchory's James Byrne, the unofficial top seed - he has the lowest handicap in the field, made a solid start with a 2 and 1 win over James Ross (Royal Burgess) who did well to take his international opponent to the 17th green.

Byrne will start a four-year golf scholarship at Arizona State University in August. Last year he became the youngest winner of an SGU Order of Merit 72-hole tournament, the Newlands Trophy at Lanark. He is almost certainly the only boy in the Dunbar field who has his own website.

Kyle Smith (Barassie) was the second seed to progress to the second round. He beat David Millar (Newmachar) by 4 and 3.

Scott Fraser was the first seeded player to be beaten. He lost by 6 and 4 to Paull Ferrier from the Baberton club, Edinburgh.

OLIVER A CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK

Later Cameron Gray met his match in Oliver Huish (The Glen), whose professional father David once led the Open championship field at the halfway stage (Carnoustie, 1975). Oliver won the tie against Cameron by 4 and 2.

Tom Spencer went out to Crieff's Jack Thow who edged a tight one by a single hole.

The three "seeds" who were not in action today - Sam McLaren (King James VI), Michael Main (Thornton) and Michael Stewart (Troon Welbeck) - will come into the thick of things on Tuesday.

Two unfinished Monday ties will resume very early on Tuesday morning. Sean Thompson (St Andrews) and Fraser Moore (Falkirk) Tryst were all square after 18 holes when bad light stopped play.

Ryan Penny (Portlethen) was one up on Justin Coyne (Cowglen) after 16 holes when they too were called in because it was too dark to continue.

Results:

FIRST ROUND
P Neil (Craigielaw) bt D Muir (Cochrane Castle) 3 and 2.
S Brown (Murcar Links) bt B Hamill (Eastwood) 4 and 3.
R Acheson (Routenburn) bt D Melville (Gullane) 1 hole.
G Meechan (Dullatur) bt J Lynch (Falkirk) 2 and 1.
G Nelson (Thornhill) bt E Barrack (Oldmeldrum) 4 and 3.
G Richards (Kingsknowe) bt E Grimes (Cardross) 3 and 2.
R Satterley (Loretto Scholl) bt M Barclay (Alyth) 3 and 2.
A Campbell (Dumbarton) bt A Murdoch (Stranraer) 3 and 1.
E Crawford (Burntisland) bt C Hogg (Bishopbriggs) 2 holes).
J Caldwell (Greenock) bt M Ross (Fortrose & Rosemarkie) 5 and 3.
J Byrne (Banchory) bt J Ross (Royal Burgess) 2 and 1.
G Reid (Newbattle) bt M Bookless (Sandyhills) 1 hole.
J Meechan (Dullatur) bt A Scotland (Alloa) 2 holes.
I Redford (King James VI) bt J Foley (Forres) at 19th.

K Godsman (Hopeman) bt J Irving (Strathaven) 2 and 1.

J Bradley (Paisley) bt T Matthews (West Lothian) 5 and 3.
D Ibbotson (Murcar Links) bt M Reid (Downfield) 2 and 1.
D Beaumont (Cruden Bay) bt A Bruce (Barassie) 1 hole.
R Crummey (Mercahnts of Edinburgh) bt M Roos (West Kilbride) 2 holes.
R Elder (Nairn Dunbar) bt G Ratcliffe (East Renfrewshire) 4 and 3.
M Monteith (Longniddry) bt J Acheson (Routenburn) 5 and 4.
B Munro (Thurso) bt P Scanlan (Hamilton) 6 and 5.
M Pennycott (Whiting Bay) bt J Macdonald (Cochrane Castle) 4 and 3.
G Mitchell (Alyth) bt S Boyle (Harburn) 1 hole.
A Potts (Berwick upon Tweed) bt S Deegan (Craigielaw) 4 and 2.
F Ogston (St Andrews) bt G Stirling (Caldwell) 1 hole.
A Wallace (Glenbervie) bt A Dunton (McDonald Ellon) 4 and 2.

P Ferrier (Baberton) bt S Fraser (Royal Aberdeen) 6 and 4.
F Fotheringham (Nairn) bt J Mooney (Burntisland) 4 and 3.
R Dziennik (Leven Thislte) bt R McKenna (Cathkin Braes) 3 and 2.

D Grant (Renfrew) bt C Duncan (Lothianburn) 5 and 4.

L Reid (Fortrose & Rosemarkie) bt R Higgins (East Renfrewshire) 1 hole.

K Smith (Barassie) bt D Millar (Newmachar) 4 and 3.

M Smith (Royal Aberdeen) bt E McLeod (Craigie Hill) 2 and 1.

S Taylor (Germany) bt R Asher (Nairn) 6 and 4.

A Forsyth (Drumplllier) bt F Lawrie (Largs) at 23rd.

J Reiss (Alyth) bt S Jackson (Craigmillar Park) at 20th.

B Jamieson (St Andrews New) bt D Ramsay (Elgin) at 19th.

J Anderson (Glenrothes) bt S Fulton (Cathcart Castle) at 19th.

J Reid (Royal Musselburgh) bt J Halliday (Kirkcudbright) at 20th.

A Steven (Easter Moffat) bt K Urquhart (Camperdown) 5 and 3.

J McColl (Arbroath Artisans) bt S Barbour (Milnathort) 3 and 1.

T Sharkey (Helensburgh) bt I Melville (Lothianburn) 4 and 2.

C Wyper (Hayston) bt M Thomson (Grange) 5 and 4.

A MacLennan (Dunmfermline) bt J Lambie (Sandyhills) 1 hole.

M Dickson (Gullane) bt A Lauder (Paisley) 5 and 4.

S Ballingall (Dunston Hall) bt N MacAndrew (Cullen) 4 and 3.

J O'Malley (Newbattle) bt M Fraser (Glencruitten) 7 and 5.

L Muir (Longniddry) bt S Stables (Elgin) 2 and 1.

E McLaren (Dumfries & Galloway) bt J Loughlin (Cowglen) 2 holes.

D Currie (Barassie) bt F Clarke (Westhill) 1 hole.

R Murray (Crieff) bt D Dolan (Shotts) 6 and 4.

G Ronald (Pumpherston) bt C Hill (The Pines) 4 and 2.

R Docherty (Bearsden) bt S King (Eastwood) 1 hole.

N Henderson (The Glen) bt A Abercrombie (Largs) 7 and 6.

R Corrigan (Airdrie) bt G Davidson (Winterfield) 3 and 2.

P Shields (Kirkhill) bt M Shaw (Haggs Castle) 2 and 1.

J Yule (Craigmillar Park) bt G Bissett (Craigie Hill) 1 hole.

M McGinley (Eastwood) bt D Stewart (Campsie) 2 and 1.

C Ruane (Cardross) bt C Doyle (Troon Welbeck) 2 and 1.

M McNally (Monifieth) bt D Arthur (Murrayfield) 5 and 3.

W Russell (The Dukes) bt C Trahan (Inchmarlo) 8 and 6.

O Huish (The Glen) beat Cameron Gray (West Kilbride) 4 and 2.

J Thow (Crieff) bt T Spencer (Inchmarlo) 1 hole.

N Beattie (St Andrews) bt J Salmond (Falkirk Tryst) 4 and 2.

I Young (Vale of Leven) bt R Jamieson (Loudoun Gowf) 2 and 1.
T Blennerhassett (Dalmahoy) bt G McDougall (Bishopbriggs) 1 hole.

K McClung (Wigtownshire) bt C Brown (Stonehaven) 2 and 1.

S Thompson (St Andrews) & F Moore (Falkirk Tryst) all square after 18 holes (bad light stopped play).

C Cox (Falkirk) bt M Dickie (Haddington) 8 and 7.

A Sweeney (Carnoustie) bt R McCreath (Kirkcudbright) 3 and 2.

R Penny (Portlethen) one up on J Coyne (Cowglen) after 16 holes (bad light stopped play).

G Young (Baberton) bt D Armstrong (Kirkcudbright).