SCOTS TRAIL IN WORLD STUDENTS'

CHAMPIONSHIPS IN THAILAND

Stirling students Gavin Dear (Murrayshall) and Scott Borrowman (Dollar) are trailing by eight and 16 shots respectively at the halfway stage of the World Student Games' men's golf tournament at Watermill Golf & Gardens in Thailand.
Dear, pictured left, has scored 73 and 75 to be lying joint 24th on four-over-par 148.
Scottish youth champion Borrowman has had rounds of 81 and 75 for 156.
Two Thai players and one from the Czech Republic lead the men's field of 48 players on four-under-par 140.
Great Britain (Charles Ford, Gavin Dear, Thomas Sherreard and Scott Borrowman) are currently eighth of 16 in the men's team event with a total of 444 - 15 shots behind leaders Japan.
In the women's tournament, Ireland's Danielle McVeigh leads with 72 and 75 for 147. North of England student Anna Scott is lying second on 150 with 71 and 79.
Emma Fairnie (Edinburgh University), a member of the Great Britain team, "did not show" for the first round of the event and scored 83 in the second round.
Ireland (Danielle McVeigh-Naimh Kitching-Gillian O'Leary) share the women's lead with Great Britain (Anna Scott-Hannah Burke-Emma Fairnie) on 303 - five shots ahead of third-placed Chinese Taipei in a field of 14 teams.