CHRIS DOAK LEADS BY TWO SHOTS IN
NORTHERN OPEN AT SKIBO CASTLE

Northern Open “specialist” Chris Doak, with a fine round of six-under-par 65, opened up a two-shot lead at the end of the first round of this week’s 72-hole tournament at Skibo Castle.
Leading first-round scores (Par 71)
65 Chris Doak (unatt).
67 Murray Urquhart (Inverness), Chris Kelly (Cawder).
68 Gary McFarlane (Clober).
69 Stephen Gray (Hayston), Craig Everett (Caldwell), Colin Gillies (Kingsfield), Fraser McLaughlan (Bothwell Castle), Mark Loftus (Cowglen).
70 Steven Taylor (Bothwell Castle), Ross Cameron (McDonald Ellon), James Gunn (Royal Dornoch) (am), Jim McKinnon (Irvine), Alan Lockhart (Ladybank), Lee Vannet (Carnoustie Golf Links), Ricky Gray (Torrance House).
*Our apologies for not getting the Northern Open scores up your screen last night. There have been problems with the PGA's national website network but, thanks to Hugh Malcolm's help, we can now bring you the first-round leading scores and, hopefully, we will be able to bring you the leading halfway totals this evening.


TAMSEL TOUR NEWS

Steve Parry (Bolton) won this week’s Tamsel Tour 36-hole event at Helsby Golf Club. He had rounds of 71 and an incredible 61 for a totgal of 132 for a four-stroke victory.
LEADING TOTALS
132 Steve Parry (Bolton) 71 61.
136 David Walker (The Chase) 67 69, David Wilcock (Dean Wood) 70 66.
137 Paul Wesselingh (Kedleston Park) 69 67.
138 Matt Moore (Forest of Arden) 71 67.
139 Stuart Andrew (Clitheroe) 69 70, James Harper (Seaton Carew) 70 69.
Scots’ scores:
147 Daniel Kirk (St Andrews) 75 71.
147 Thomas Higson (Eyemouth) 74 73.