WOLSTENHOLME'S GOOD START TO EURO
MID-AMATEUR TITLE DEFENCE.

Title-holder Gary Wolstenholme (Kilworth Springs) made a good start to his defence of the European men's mid-amateur championship at Domaine Imperial Club on the shores of Lake Geneva, Switzerland today.
Over a Pete Dye-designed par-72 lay-out, Walker Cup veteran Wolstenholme shared a one-stroke lead with Frenchman Francois Watter on 72.
The big international field included one Scot, James Deas, who had an 86.


Leading first round scores
Par 72
72 G Wolstenholme (Eng), F Wattier (Fra).
73 D Clerget (Fra), D Heyen (Ger), R Baird (Wal).
74 P Griffiths (Eng), T Krieger (Ger), B Downing (Eng).
Other scores:
75 N Illingworth (Eng).
76 M Wharton (Eng), P Errity (Ire), K Bornemann (Ire), A Stacey (Eng).
77 M Stokes (Eng).
79 E Murphy (Ire).
80 L Watcham (Eng), M Reid (Eng), C Mitchelson (Eng).
81 G Ruth (Eng), T Bray (Eng).
86 J Deas (Sco).