Bidwells Scottish amateur stroke-play at Royal Dornoch

CHINA WINNER GARY IS AFTER
THE SCOTTISH CUP WITH A
PACE-SETTING 66

It's a long way from China to Royal Dornoch, one of the most northerly links in the world, but England's Gary Boyd, 20, from Cherwell Edge, Oxfordshire, recaptured the form that made him a winner in the Far East when he had a round of four-under-par 66 to lead at the end of the first day of the Bidwells Scottish men's open amateur stroke play championship today.
Gary, pictured right with his trophy, won the big inaugural Mission Hills 72-hole amateur international tournament in China during our winter.
Ranked No 18 in the R&A WAGR - one ahead of Richie Ramsay -
Gary leads by one shot at Dornoch from Scots Greg Paterson, Graham Turner, Scottish match-play champion Kevin McAlpine, Scott Mann and compatriot Ben Parker, whose father is a club pro in Germany.
Favourite Lloyd Saltman is on the 73 mark.




FIRST ROUND SCORES
Par 70.
66 Gary Boyd (Cherwell Edge).
67 Greg Paterson (St Andrews New), Graham Turner (West Linton), Kevin McAlpine (Alyth), Ben Parker (Germany), Scott Mann (Carnoustie).
68 Bjorn Akesson (Swe), Matthew Cryer (Coventry), Matthew Baldwin (Royal Birkdale), Tobias Rosendahl (Swe).
69 Marek Novy (Czech Rep), Keir McNicoll (Carnoustie), Mark Thistleton (Hayling), Alexandre Kaleka (Fra), Wallace Booth (Comrie), Duncan Stewart (Grantown-on-Spey), Paul O'Hara (Colville Park), Robin Wingardh (Swe).
70 Cameron Gray (West Kilbride), Adrien Bernadet (France), Terry Mathieson (Murcar Links), James Byrne (Banchory), David Simpson (Crieff), Gordon Stevenson (Whitecraigs).
71 James Dale (Rochford Hundred), Dale Marmion (Delamere Forest), Henrik Norlander (Swe),
Jonathan Hurst (Shaw Hill), Mark Hillson (Craigielaw), Daniel Elder (Carnoustie), Robert McKnight (Barassie), Scott Borrowman (Dollar).
72 Zack Saltman (Craigielaw), Blake McGrory (Aus), Tomek Dogil (Ger), Chris Harkins (Ayr Belleisle), Shaun McAllister (Craigielaw), Ricki Neil-Jones (Rochester & Cobham Park), Scott Larkin (Banchory), James White (Lundin), Louis De Jager (SAf).
73 James Gunn (Royal Dornoch), Fraser Fotheringham (Nairn), Joshua Clarke (Royal Montrose), Steven McEwan (Caprington), Scott Henry (Cardross), Kris Nicol (Fraserburgh), Philippo Okan (Ger), Mark Lamb (Haddington), Campbell Donaldson (Downfield), Lloyd Saltman (Craigielaw), Rhein Gibson (US), Chris Heslip (Monifieth), Matthew Clark (Kilmacolm), David Henderson (Hamilton), Alexander Main (Thornton), Allyn Dick (Shotts), Bryan Fotheringham (Forres), Edward Richardson (Southern Valley), Jonathan King (Glasgow), Gavin Dear (Murrayshall), Jonathan Watt (Brokenhurst Manor), Stephen Clark (Haggs Castle).
74 Euan McIntosh (Newmachar), Otto Bonning (Swe), Tom Hayes (West Byfleet), Graeme Mitchell (Braemar), Philip Waugh (Hexham), Brian Soutar (Leven GS), Glenn Campbell (Blairgowrie), Keith Hamilton (Whitecraigs).
75 Jesper Kennegard (Swe). Garry Duncan (Caledonia), Oscar Sharpe (Minchinhampton, Sandro Piaget (Swi), Davide Murray (Newbattle), Ewan Forbes (Inverness), David Corsey (Fleetwood), Ross Jones (Orchardleigh), John Mathers (Haggs Castle), Mathieu Bozio (Fra), Russell Thornton (US).
76 Andrew Biggadike (US), William Shucksmith (Alwoodley), Jacques Guillet (Fra), Philip McLean (Peterhead), Callum Macaulay (Tulliallan), David Addison (Barassie), John Duff (Newmachar), Louis Calitz (SAf), James Freeman (Worksop), Scott Herald (Whitecraigs), Kevin Smyth (Windyhill).
77 Michael Stewart (Troon Welbeck), Euan Polson (Inverness), Scott O'Brien (US), Paul Betty (Hayston), Roberto Laino (Bedford & Co).
78 Jean-Christophe (Fra), John Lindberg (Swe), Michael Buchan (Cruden Bay), Stuart Ashwood (Northamptonshire Co), Mark Kerr (Craigielaw), Niklas Glans (Swe).
79 Ross Noon (Longniddry), Leigh Smith (Surrey National), Simon Marshall (Catterick), Iain Powell (Murcar Links), Roderick Cameron (Brora), Stephen Lewton (Brora), Ross Kellett (Colville Park), S Neilson (Dunbar), Alexander Culverwell (Dunbar), Ross Dizon (Barassie), Florian Guyon (Fra), Stewart Elder (Kirkcaldy), Jonathan Welsh (Aus).
80 John Forbes (Inverness), Mike MacDonald (Fortrose & Rosemarkie), Jerome Lando-Casanova (Fra), Constantin Schwierz (Ger), Tom McLevy (Blairgowrie), Dean Yeats (Newmachar).
81 Michael Main (Thornton), Ross Bell (Downfield).
82 Richard Maunder (Cumberwell Park), Jason Palmer (Kirby Muxloe), Robby Anderson (Duddingston), John Hempstock (Dumfries & Galloway).
83 Randy Miller (US), Byron Dudding (Newquay), Ewan Laird (Royal Aberdeen), Richard Hyland (Hazlehead), Richard Grfaham (Hayston).
84 Paul McGhee (US), Ryan McKenzie (Easter Moffat), Douglas Thorburn (Thurso).
85 Munro Ferries (Tain).
87 Kevin Mathieson (Royal Dornoch).
88 Neil Howitt (Nairn Dunbar).