Kentish man Ian Mason takes early
lead in Scottish seniors stroke-play

Ian Mason, from the Kent coast club of Royal Cinque Ports, made the long trip up to Elgin Golf Club worthwhile with a first-round score of one-over-par 70 to take the early lead in the Scottish senior men's open amateur stroke-play championship.
With defending champion and hot favourite Ian Hutcheon (Monifieth) still out on the course, Mason had a one shot lead in the 54-hole event from David Bunker (Nairn) and Edinburgh's Ian Taylor (Royal Burgess).
CLUBHOUSE SCORES
FIRST ROUND
Par 69
70 I Mason (Royal Cinque Ports).
71 D Bunker (Nairn Dunbar), I Taylor (Royal Burgess).
72 J Watt (Letham Grange), D Lane (Goring & Streatley).
73 J Baldwin (Sunningdale), R McLellan (Turnberry).
74 A K Pirie (Hazlehead), J W Johnston (Royal Aberdeen), R Cowe (Kelso), B Grieve (King James VI).
75 R M Grant (Caledonian), A Ross (Northumberland), P Tomisson (Nairn).
76 W Methven (Royal Abedeen), B Milne (Elgin), M Massie (UAE), J Paton (Kirkintilloch), G Macgregor (Glencorse), J Innes (Elgin), A Campbell (Kinross), G Paterson (Northern), J Broadfoot (Turnberry), G Rodaks (Moffat), D Smith (Stirling), G Rees Fleetwood), D McCart (Sherwood Forest).
77 F Urquhart (Inverness), G Steel (Moor Park), M Jenkins (Duff House Royal).
78 J Bunting (Ballochmyle).
79 A Macnaught (Colchester), D Brodie (Nairn Dunbar), S Macdonald (Dunfermline), G Doig (Southerness), D Doodson (Temple), A Wright (Goring & Streatley.
80 J Kinloch (Cardross).
81 W Morton (Dunbar), R Nordland (US), M Lironi (Cathkin Braes), M Nicholson (Northumberland), S Ellis (Heritage GS), M Temple (US), J Porter (Elgin), J Ingram (Boat of Garten).
82 P Addis (Parkstone), A Brodie (Glasgow), D Forbes (Sonning).
84 G Merryweather (Alnmouth), S Sander (US).
85 P Kinloch (Cardross), A Spencer (Leasowe).
86 R Donald (Oldmeldrum).