Nigel Edwards leads Welsh open amateur

stroke-play championship at Ashburnham

Welsh Walker Cup veteran Nigel Edwards leads the field in the Welsh men's open amateur stroke-play championship by one shot at the halfway stage at Ashburnham Golf Club, South Wales.
Nigel had rounds of 72 and 66 for six-under-par 138, one shot ahead of Andreas Harte from Denmark. Andreas had rounds of 71 and 68. A second Dane, Joachim Hansen was one of four players sharing third place on 141.
Top Scot with two rounds to play is last year's boys' stroke-play champion Mark Bookless (Sandyhills) with 72 and 73 for 145 and a share of 12th place.
Scott Borrowman (Dollar) and Mark Hillson (Craigielaw) are on 146.
Only those with 36-hole totals of 149 or better qualified for Sunday's final two rounds.

QUALIFIERS FOR FINAL TWO ROUNDS
Par 144 (2 x 72). CSS 74 74.
138 Nigel Edwards (Whitchurch, Cardiff) 72 66.
139 Andreas Harte (Denmark) 71 68.
141 Joachim Hansen (Denmark) 73 68, Jacob Roth (Kokkedal) 72 69, Oliver Farr (Ludlow) 69 72, Mathew Southgate) Thorpe Hall) 69 72.
142 Matt Haines (Rochester & Cobham Park) 73 69.
144 Adrian Ford (South Africa) 71 73, Charles Ford (Kirby Muxloe) 71 73, Thomas Coulson (West Hove) 70 74, Richard Smith (Notts) 70 74.
145 Ben Loughrey(Wrag Barn) 75 70, Adam Sager (Keighley 73 72, Mark Bookless (Sandyhlls) 72 73, Luke Goddard (Henton) 70 75.
146 Scott Borrowman (Dollar) 73 73, Miles Mackman (Broome Manor) 73 73, Mark Hillson (Craigielaw) 73 73.
147 Steven Ferreira (Reading) 76 71, Amir Habibi (Rochester & Cobham Park) 75 72, Craig Evans (West Monmouthshire) 75 72, James Dimond (East Devon) 74 73, Tom Lewis (Welwyn Garden City) 71 76, Adam Runcie (Abergele) 70 77.
148 Mark Thistleton (Hayling) 77 71, James Ross (Royal Burgess) 76 72, Jonathan Gidney (Church Stretton) 74 74.
149 Chris Robb (Inchmarlo) 81 68, Tom Wilde (Castle Royal) 79 70, James Frazer (Pennard) 79 70, Daniel Lokke (Denmark) 76 73, Alex Christie (Tyrrells Wood) 76 73, Christopher Jusslin (Finland) 75 74, Jonathan White (Saunton) 75 74, Dimitu Van Doren (Belgium) 74 75, Joe Vickery (Newport) 74 75, Mark Fensham (South Africa) 74 75, Philip McLean (Peterhead) 73 76.
MISSED THE CUT
150 Brent O'Neill (Radyr) 79 71, Jason Shufflebotham (Prestatyn) 79 71, Max Broadfield (Langland Bay) 78 72, Nick James (Wenvoe Castle) 78 72, Greg Hughes (Walton Heath) 77 73, Paul Betty (Hayston) 75 75, Ben Westgate (Trevose) 70 80.
151 Stephen Whitty (St Pierre) 80 71, Cathal O'Malley (Westport) 77 74, Sam Matton (Bowood) 77 74, Rhys Pugh (Vale of Glamorgan) 77 74, Gareth Phillips (Creigiau) 76 75, Fraser Fotheringham (Nairn) 76 75, Christopher Mivis (Belgium) 76 75, Vincent Thorne (Haverfordwest) 75 76.
152 Paul Shields (Kirkhiill) 78 74, Immu Korvenmaa (Finland) 77 75, Chris Cannon (East Sussex National) 76 76, Jack Clarke (Chelmsford) 74 78.
153 Neil Henderson (Glen) 82 71.
Selected scores:
154 Colin Thomson (East Renfrewshire) 80 74.
157 Peter Larimer (St Andrews New) 81 76.
161 Alexander Culverwell (Dunbar0 83 78.