Bookless and McLean clash in first
round of Argentina match-play

Scottish boys' stroke-play champion Mark Bookless (Sandyhills) is not having the best of luck in South America as a member of the four-strong squad sent by the Scottish Golf Union.
Last week he was forced to withdraw from the Juan Carlos Tailhade Cup tournament at Los Lagartos.
This week, Bookless came through the 36-hole stroke-play test to be among the 64 qualifiers for the match-play stages of the Argentina men's amateur championship ... only to discover that the luck of the draw had paired him with fellow-traveller Philip McLean from Peterhead in the first round.
Bookles qualified in 43rd position, McLean in 22nd.
Top qualifier Scott Borrowman (Dollar), who had rounds of 71 and 70, is actually placed No 2 in the draw as the traditions of the tournament mean the defending champion, in this case Pablo Lozada (Argentina), does not play in the two qualifying rounds and goes straight into the draw as top seed.
Borrowman, who had birdies at the first, sixth, 13th, 16th and 18th as well as a double bogey 7 at the eighth and a bogey at the 15th in his second round, two-under-par 70, meeds the 63rd qualifier Gabrielle Ramella in the first round of the match-play.
Greg Paterson (St Andrews New), the 40th qualifier, meets No 25 qualifier, Henri Satama (Finland).