Leaderboard logjam in English
Under-14 boys' stroke-play

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Eight players share the lead on level par 73 on an international leaderboard at the end of the delayed opening round of the English Under-14 boys' stroke-play championship at Coxmoor.
At one stage it appeared that a string of non-British players would be leading the way. But five English lads came with a late flurry to join those at the top.
Harrison Greenberry from Devon, Essex-based Devon Dunmore, Will Whiteoak from Yorkshire, Daniel Hendry from the United Arab Emirates and Jordan Ainley from Hampshire, kept the home flag flying.
After the first-day wash-out, conditions were much improved with sunshine, a stiff breeze and occasional showers testing every one of the 111 starters.
The northerly wind was not the usual one for Coxmoor which made the back nine a tough challenge and wrecked many a promising card.
Greenberry, a 14-year-old four-handicapper from Exeter, posted his 73 with three birdies. The Millfield schoolboy covered both nines in level par figures to finish a much happier lad than on his last tournament.
“I had to pull out of the Douglas Johns Trophy at Harewood Downs after the first round because of sunstroke,” he admitted. “I went to the beach at Babbacombe with some pals, didn’t put any sun cream on and got burned. At the end of the first round of the Douglas Johns it was so sore I just couldn’t carry on.”
Dunmore from the Thorpe Hall Club in Southend, a 13 year old off four, and Whiteoak, aged 14 off five, also posted 73 before Hendry and Ainley matched that among the later groups.
Hendry, 14, originally came from Cheltenham but has lived in the UAE for six years with his family where his father is in business. He had three birdies in his 73 off a handicap of six which is sure to be reduced soon as he plays at least five times a week back in the Emirates.
Ainley, the Hampshire under 14 champion and captain, had five birdies in his 73 and has a handicap of three. Those on level par are just a stroke ahead of six players on 74 including Mark Marshall from nearby Retford, and Toby Tree from Sussex.
The championship, which has been reduced to 36 holes after the first day was called off due to heavy rain, will conclude tomorrow in what promises to be a close run tussle. More information and hole by hole scores can be found on the Championships section of the EGU website, www.englishgolfunion.org.