CRAIG WATSON TWO STROKES AHEAD

AT HALFWAY STAGE OF TENNANT CUP

Former British amateur champion Craig Watson (pictured right) started the last two rounds of the Tennant Cup at Glasgow Killermont today with a two-stroke lead after a pair of 69s on Saturday at Glasgow Gailes.

On 138 - 10 shots under the combined CSS for the day, the East Renfrewshire man is two ahead of Wallace Booth (Comrie) and Mark Lamb (Haddington).

Saturday evening scoreboard:

GLASGOW GAILES (CSS 74 74)

138 C Watson (East Renfrewshire) 69 69.
140 W Booth (Comrie) 69 71, M Lamb (Haddington) 69 71..
141 G Campbell (Blairgowrie) 71 70.
143 G Dear (Murrayshall) 73 70, M Kerr (Craigielaw) 69 74, R McKnight (Barassie) 71 72.
144 K McNicoll (Carnoustie) 70 74, K Nichol (Fraserburgh) 74 70.
145 M Clark (Kilmacolm) 73 72, J King (Glasgow) 73 72.
146 B Fotheringham (Forres) 75 71, S Clark (Haggs Castle) 78 68, G Gorrie (Glasgow) 72 74.
147 D Stewart (Grantown on Spey) 78 69, L Millar (Cawder) 71 76, S Mann (Carnoustie) 75 72, P O’Hara (Colville Park) 72 75, I Colquhoun (Glasgow) 73 74
149 D Simpson (Crieff) 73 76, B Anderson (Cambuslang) 73 76, M Dargie (Cawder) 71 78, K Hamilton (Whitecraigs) 76 73.
150 C Harkins (Ayr Belleisle) 76 74, G Richards (Kingsknowe) 73 77.
151 B Soutar (Leven GS) 74 77, G Smith (Stirling) 75 76, G Munro (Ranfurly Castle) 76 75, C Riddick (Dumfries & Galloway) 74 77.
152 K McAlpine (Alyth) 75 77, D Miller (Kilmacolm) 75 77, J R Mitchell (Fraserburgh) 76 76, S Lockhart (Bathgate) 79 73, P Dempsey (Alloa) 72 80, S Machin (Cowglen) 79 73.
153 F Campbell (Clober) 78 75, G Finlay (Ballumbie Castle) 77 76.
154 J Wybar (Aldeburgh) 75 79, J Hempstock (Dumfries & Galloway) 79 75, P Betty (Hayston) 81 73.
155 S Michie (Thornton) 76 79, S Rennie (Airdrie) 76 79. J Walsh (Aus) 75 80, R Dixon (Barassie) 80 75, A McKie (Glencruitten) 81 75.
156 K A Mathieson (Royal Dornoch) 78 78, G Grimson (Prestwick St Cuthbert) 81 75, F Drum (Cowglen) 82 74.
157 D Dale (Cawder) 80 77, A Howard (Murrayshall) 75 82, G McLetchie (Mouse Valley) 77 80, M Stewart (Ranfurly Castle) 77 80, I Rennie (Royal Dornoch) 78 79.
158 C Carson (Innellan) 77 81, J Findlay (Fraserburgh) 81 77, N Gold (Bonnyton) 85 73.
160 G Stewart (Murcar Links) 80 80, G E A Erskine (Glasgow) 79 81, J Paterson (Hayston) 81 79.
165 P Edwards (Meldrum House) 81 84.
166 K Shanks (Hilton Park) 84 83.