Wallace Booth, Gavin Dear

both returns five-over 77s

Wallace Booth slumped to 40 shots on the inward half for a five-over-par opening round of 77 in the Jones Cup Invitational tournament at Ocean Forest Golf Club, Sea Island, Georgia.

Gavin Dear also had a 77 after turning in 39.

Over a man-sized course - 7,321yd, par 72 - there were many high halves, both in and out.

Early leader was American Kyle Stanley by two shots with a two-under-par 70.

NINE-HOLE SCORES
Par 36
34 Morgan Hoffman.
35 Harris English.
35 Mike McCoy.
36 Matt Broome.
37 Sam Hutsby, Wallace Booth.
Selected scores:
38 Ben Westgate, Steve Uzzell, Glen Campbell.
39 Gavin Dear.
40 Nigel Edwards.
41 Paul O'Hara.

42 Keir McNicoll, Rhys Enoch.

43 Chris Paisley.

FIRST ROUND SCORES

Par 72

70 Kyle Stanley.

72 Morgan Hoffman, Harris English, Mike McCoy.

73 Brinson Paolini.

74 Dale Whitnell, Adam Mitchell, Zack Sucher, Thomas Jordan, Brendon Gielow.

Selected scores:

77 Jorge Campillo, Gavin Dear, Ben Westgate, Wallace Booth.

79 Tommy Fleetwood, Steven Uzzell, Nigel Edwards.

80 Sam Hutsby, Keir McNicoll.

82 Tom Sherreard.

91 Rhys Enoch.