FIGHTING FOTHERHAM IN JOINT

SIXTH PLACE WITH 69 IN

WELSH OPEN STROKE PLAY

Bryan Fotheringham from Forres, fighting to regain his place in the Scotland men's home international team - if not a place in the side for the European men's team championship at Western Gailes in early July - had a battling round of 69 in the first round of the Welsh open amateur stroke-play championship at Machynys Peninsula today.

That put Bryan, pictured right, in joint sixth place behind John Parry (Harrogate). Winner of the Spanish open amateur title earlier this year, the Yorkshireman the first-round leader with a 67.

LEADERBOARD

CSS 74.

67 J Parry (Harrogate).

68 L Campbell (Rochester & Cobham), J Whitge (Saunton), P Waring (Bromborough), G Wolstenhome (Kilworth Springs).

69 L Thomas (Vale of Glamorgan), N Chaudhuri (The Leicestershire), B Fotheringham (Forres), N Edwards (Whitchurch), W Bowe (Workington), R Enoch (Truro), S Matton (Bowood).

70 J Freeman (Worksop), A Runcie (Abergele), L Matgthews (Southerndown), O Farr (Ludlow), M Cryer (Coventry), M Bicknell (Stoneham), M Davies (Kington).

Other scores:

75 Zander Culverwell (Dunbar) (jt 55th).

76 Colin Heuchan (Southerness) (jt 62nd).

80 Robert Carson (Marriott Dalmahoy), Andrew Weir (Montrose Mercantile) (jt 91st).