JACK'S THE LAD FOR SCOTS IN IRELAND

South Wales-based Jack Doherty was the best of the Scots in the first round of the PGA EuroPro Tour event at Faithlegg House Hotel & Golf Club, near Waterford in Ireland.
Dohcerty shot a two-under-par 70 to be in joint 19th place behind Welshman leader Mark Laskey who had a 66.
Aberdonian Graham Gordon and Elliot Saltman from Dalkeith were bracketed in 44th position with par-matching 72s. Both players had five birdies but lots of bogeys as well.
Jack Doherty's younger brother Paul, a former Scottish boys' match-play champion, and Graeme Brown from Montrose are joint 58th on 73.Brown had double bogeys at the sixth and 18th while Dohwerety had a triple bogey 7 at the 12 in an inward half of 41.
Anglo-Scot Alasdair Hay (Royal Winchester) was in joint 98th position with a 76.

LEADERBOARD

Par 72

66 Mark Laskey (Wal).

67 Graeme Clark (Eng), Xavier Guzman (Terramar).

68 Mark Prue (Hillside), David James (Bridgnorth), Joe Templer (Henley), Sandeep Grewal (Heswall), Adam Frayne (St Mellion), Jason Kelly (Wentworth).

Scots scores:

70 Jack Doherty 33-37 (jt 19th).

72 Graham Gordon 34-38, Elliot Saltman (jt 44th).

73 Paul Doherty 32-41, Graeme Brown 35-38 (jt 58th).

76 Alasdair Hay (jt 98th).