James White leads from Gary Tough

at halfway in Cameron Corbett Vase

Stirling University student James White from Lundin Golf Club, Fife leads the 41 qualifiers with 36-hole totals of two-over-par 146 or better into Sunday's final 36 holes in this weekend's SGU Order of Merit event - the Cameron Corbett Vase at Haggs Castle Golf Club, Glasgow.

Professional's son James, pictured right by Cal Carson Golf Agency, was the Scottish boys' match-play champion at West Kilbride in 2006.

Earlier this season he lost a play-off to Paul O'Hara in the Edward Trophy at Glasgow Gailes.

This weekend White leads at 10-under-par 134, made up of a pair of 67s, one ahead of veteran campaigner and former Craigmillar Park Open winner, Gary Tough, the course manager at the Letham Grange Hotel, Angus. Gary has had rounds of 67 and 68, opening up a two-shot gap between himself and the third-placed Michael Williams (St Michaels).

Not often you see the name of a St Michaels Golf Club member in contention in an SGU Order of Merit event but Michael is up there with the best of them after a 70 and 67 over the 6,426yd course which has a par of 72 and an SSS of 71.

Banchory's James Byrne, the most in-form player in Scottish amateur golf with back-to-back victories in the Tennant Cup and then the East of Scotland Open, is not playing in the Cameron Corbett Vase.

Presumably he wants to be as fresh as possible for the Open Championship's Local Regional Qualifying over 36 holes on Monday and Tuesday.

QUALIFIERS

Par 144 (2x72) 6,426yd

134 James White (Lundin) 67 67.

135 Gary Tough (Letham Grange) 67 68.

137 Michael Williams (St Michaels) 70 67.

138 Keith Hamilton (Ayr Belleisle) 73 65, Alex Main (Thornton) 70 68, Craig Watson (East Renfrewshire) 69 69, Kevin McAlpine (Alyth) 69 69, Allyn Dick (Kingsknowe) 67 71, Nick Barr (Craigie Hill) 67 71.

139 Mark Bookless (Sandyhills) 70 69, Paul Betty (Hayston) 70 69.

140 Andrew Wallace (Glenbervie) 74 66, Scott Borrowman (Dollar) 71 69, Steven Robertson (Sandyhills) 69 71, Fraser Fotheringham (Nairn) 68 72.

142 Greg Paterson (St Andrews New) 72 70, Chris Harkins (Ayr Belleisle) 71 71, Richard Graham (Hayston) 69 73.

143 Ross Crowe (Westerhope) 73 70, Andrew Gunson (Shady Canyon) 72 71, Sam Binning (Ranfurly Castle) 70 73.

144 Ian Redford (St Andrews New) 72 72, Philip McLean (Peterhead) 71 73, James Morrison (Stellenbosch) 71 73.

145 Paul Ferrier (Baberton) 74 71, David Addison (Barassie) 74 71, Steven Maxwell (Windyhill) 73 72, Liam McGowan (St Andrews New) 72 73, John Mathers (Haggs Castle) 71 74, Fraser McKenna (Balmore) 71 74, Bobby Rushford (Grangemouth) 70 74, Steven McEwan (Caprington) 70 75, Colin Thomson (East Renfrew) 70 75, Chris Conroy (Paisley) 67 78.

146 Tom Blennerhassett (Dalmahoy) 76 70, Stephen Machin (Cowglen) 74 72, Paul Gault (Kirkhill) 73 73, Mathew Clark (Kilmacolm) 72 74, Gordon Yates (Hilton Park) 72 74, Steven Rennie (Drumpellier) 71 75, Michael Main (Thornton) 70 76.

MISSED THE CUT

147 Neil McBride (Cowglen) 73 74, James Hendrick (Pollok) 73 74.

148 James Ross (Royal Burgess) 77 71, Daniel Sommerville (St Andrews) 74 74, Lewis Kirton (Newmachar) 74 74, Keith Shanks (Birk Boilermaker) 74 74, Adam Dunton (McDonald Ellon), James Hamilton (NZ) 72 76, Ross Bell (Downfield) 72 76, Craig Hamilton (NZ) 71 77.

149 John Shanks (Irvine) 79 70, Michael Buchan (Cruden Bay) 79 70, Kevin Duncan (McDonald Ellon) 77 72, Dean Yeats (Nigg Bay) 75 74, Stephen Keane (Cathkin Braes) 74 75, Greg Nicolson (Mortonhall) 73 76, Brett Drewitt (Australia) 71 78.

150 Michael Smyth (Royal Troon) 76 74, Ben Sloan (Cathkin Braes) 75 75, Jamie MacKay (Barassie) 74 76.

151 Fraser Campbell (Clober) 77 74, Kris Nicol (Fraserburgh) 77 74.

152 Cameron Gray (West Kilbride) 78 74, Colin Mundie (Falkirk) 75 77, Alistair Lauder (Paisley) 74 78, Chris Carson (Innellan) 73 79, William Bremner (Edzell) 71 81.

153 Michael Gray (Lanark) 75 78.

154 Gordon Stevenson (Whitecraigs) 76 78.

155 Kenneth Anderson (Falkirk) 79 76, Michael Daily (Erskine) 79 76, Justin Duff (Fraserburgh) 75 80, Jordan Findlay (Fraserburgh) 74 81.

157 Andrew Abercrombie 79 78, Graeme Robertson (Glenbervie) 78 79.

158 Wesley Proctor (Stellenbosch) 81 77, Sean McGarvey (Glencorse) 80 78.

161 Neil Cunningham (Carmuirs) 85 76, John Duff (Newmacar) 81 80.