OPEN REGIONAL QUALIFYING

NEIL MURRAY AND THAT MAN DUNCAN

STEWART AGAIN RELEGATE CALLUM

MACAULAY TO THIRD AT MUSSELBURGH

Scottishgolfview.com's roving reporter HUGH HUNTER was at Musselburgh Golf Club today for the Scottish venue on today's wide-ranging programme of 18-hole regional qualifying competitions for the Open championship.

Hugh saw Callum Macaulay bounce back very well indeed from having to settle for second place behind Duncan Stewart in the weekend East of Scotland Open at Lundin Links.
Macaulay posted an early score of four-under-par 67 which stayed unchallenged at the top of the scoreboard for many hours before, late in the day, he was relegated to an honourable third in the huge field of professionals and amateurs.

Neil Murray (Cruden Bay), pictured above, and that man Duncan Stewart again both shot five-under-par 66s.

Callum birdied the second and fourth and reached the turn in two-under-par 34.
His only slip for a bogey came at the short 11th where he was bunkered.
Macaulay responded in the style of a very good player by holing birdie putts of six and 12 feet at the 13th and 14th. The Tulliallan member capped his rough with a birdie 4 at the long last, which he reduced to a drive, two-iron, a pitch and an eight-foot putt.
In the end the leading 20 players, their scores spanning 66 to 72, qualified for the 36-hole Final Qualifying. Former British boys champion Jordan Findlay (Fraserburgh) was the only player who returned a 72 to make. He came through a card countback against eight other players on the one-over-par mark.

ALL THE MUSSELBURGH SCORES

QUALIFIERS FOR OPEN FINAL QUALIFYING

Par 71
66 Neil Murray, Cruden Bay
66 Duncan Stewart (A), Grantown-on-Spey
67 Callum Macaulay (A), Tulliallan
69 Mark Hillson (A), Craigielaw
69 Graeme McInnes, Murcar
69 Alan Lockhart, Ladybank
69 Mark Lamb (A), Haddington
70 Fraser Syme (A), Musselburgh
70 Fraser McLaughlan, Bothwell Castle
70 David Orr, East Renfrewshire
70 Alan Purdie, Kingsbarns
71 Ross Coull (A), Edzell
71 Sandy Aird, Forres
71 Scott Mann (A), Carnoustie
71 Daniel Sommerville (A), St Andrews
71 Neil Henderson (A), Glen
71 Kenneth Hutton, Downfield
71 Eric Walker, Burntisland
72 Bryan Fotheringham (A), Forres
72 Jordan Findlay (A), Fraserburgh
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72 Scott Baker (A), Malaysia 10th reserve.
72 Jorgen Gustavsson, Sweden 23rd reserve.
72 Lindsay Mann, Kings Links 42nd reserve.
72 Alfredo Da Corte, Italy 55th reserve

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72 Ross Bell (A), Downfield
72 Kenneth Glen, Royal Musselburgh
72 Andrew Jowett, Gleneagles Hotel
72 David Steele, USA
73 Paul Wardell, Whitekirk
73 Neil Mitchell, Murcar Links
73 Jamie Gardiner (A), Montrose Mercantile
73 Mark Kerr (A), Craigielaw
73 Craig Matheson, Falkirk Tryst
73 Lewis Kirton (A), Newmachar
73 Wallace Booth (A), Comrie
73 Steven Rettie, Royal Troon
73 Zack Saltman (A), Craigielaw
73 Elliot Saltman, Craigielaw
73 Ross McGuire (A), Marriott Dalmahoy
73 Tom Buchanan, Duddingston
73 Stephen Neilson (A), Dunbar
73 Graham Johnston, Kings Acre
73 Paul McKechnie, Braid Hills
73 Steven Duncan, Carnoustie
74 Colin Mundie (A), Falkirk
74 Duncan Martin (A), Longniddry
74 Craig Stephen (A), Meldrum House
74 Alan Reid, West Lothian
74 Garry Forrester, St Andrews Links
74 Alastair MacKenzie, Liberton
74 Philip McLean (A), Peterhead
74 Brian Mason, Drumoig
74 Jamie Stevenson, Braehead
74 Gordon Law, Uphall
74 John Gallagher (A), Swanston
75 Mark Finlayson, Edzell
75Colin Loveday (A), Dunbar
75 Robert Taylor (A), Downfield
75 David Armitage, St Andrews Links
75 Jonas Hedberg, Sweden
75 Euan Kennedy (A), Stonehaven
75 Lee Harper, Archerfield
75 Ross Noon (A), Longniddry
75 Andrew Crerar, King James VI
76 Garry Duncan (A), Carnoustie Caledonia
76 Dean Vannet, Peterculter
76 Shaun McAllister (A), Craigielaw
76 Michael Buchan (A), Cruden Bay
76 Christopher Morris, Kingsknowe
76 Craig Donnelly, Balbirnie Park
76 Alan McCloskey, Bothwell Castle
76 Aaron Sweeney (A), Carnoustie
76 Keith Aitken (A), Musselburgh
76 Neil Colquhoun, Merchants of Edinburgh
77 Stewart Elder (A), Kirkcaldy
77 Jamie Richardson, Gullane
77 Jim Woods (A), St Andrews
Stewart Smith (A), Arbroath Artisan
77 Richard Craig (A), Merchants of Edinburgh
77 Brian Ross (A), Mortonhall
77 Chris Heslip (A), Monifieth
77 Norman Huguet, Musselburgh
Craig Waddell, Braid Hills
78 Tommaso Orzalesi, Italy
78 Matthew Grieg (A), Bon Accord
78 Jamie Neilson (A), Dunbar
78 Paul Cormack, Inchmarlo
78 David Donaldson (A), Bruntsfield Links
78 Scott Raffan (A), Montrose Mercantile
78 Scott Stewart-Cation (A), Balbirnie Park
79 Alistair Serrels (A), Royal Montrose
79 Mark McMillan (A), Aboyne
79 Gavin Hemsley (A), Montrose
79 Calum Smith, Royal Musselburgh
79 Alexander Culverwell (A), Dunbar
80 Robert Carson (A), Marriott Dalmahoy
81 Eric Grandison, Craigielaw
81 Jeremy Rodger (A), Royal Montrose
81 Greg Nicolson (A), Mortonhall
81 Steven Moir, Aboyne
81 Alastair Love, Scotland
81 Alan Sharp (A), Newbattle
81 Daniel Elder (A), Carnoustie
82 Myles Cunningham (A), Longniddry
82 Peter Brown (A), Aberdour
84 Bjorn Kleppen, Norway
85 Kristofer Harper (A), Carnoustie
Scr Gavin Dear (A), Murrayshall
NR Scott Finlayson, Charleton
NR Steven Hume (A), Murrayshall
Scr Ross McAuslin (A), Duff House Royal
NR Scott McEwing, Downfield
Disq Bill Rahmes, USA
Scr Rickard Thornqvist (A), Sweden

(A) indicates amateur player.