Dwyer equals course record to lead at Tudor Park
By ANTHONY LEAVER
Paul Dwyer equalled the course record at Marriott Tudor Park in Kent to lead by a stroke after the opening round of the PGA EuroPro Tour’s Virgin Atlantic 25th Anniversary Classic with a seven under par 63.
Dwyer (Clitheroe) opened up with a birdie at the first then added four more before dropping a shot at the ninth. Two more birdies came at 12 and 13 before a birdie-bogey-birdie finish meant Dwyer equalled the course record carded by Sky Sports EuroPro Tour commentator Sam Pigott in 2003 and his 63 sees him one shot clear of a quartet of challengers.
Woolgar (Capitalservices.com) began calmly enough on the back nine with five pars but then exploded into life with four straight birdies from the 15th to go through his first nine at four under. Another birdie at the second was immediately wiped out with a bogey at the third, but two further birdies saw him card 64 and sit one stroke behind Dwyer. Graeme Clark (Doncaster) also started on the back nine with four birdies and picked two more up on the front nine in a blemish free round of 64. Daniel Gaunt (Burhill GC) and Nicky Harris (Whitefield GC) played in the same group starting on the back nine and both recorded rounds of 64 – Harris storming to four under after six holes before dropping his only shot of the day at the 17th while Gaunt picked up three birdies on both nines without dropping a shot.
It was a fine day of scoring in Kent with over 60 players breaking par, which promises much for the remaining two days. Elliot Saltman (Aegon), Daniel Wardrop (Didsbury GC), Jonathan Evans (Wentworth), Shane Franklin (Atheney GC) and Shaun McAllister (Cragielaw) are all two shots behind Dwyer at five under with ten players one stroke behind at four under (66).
The second round of the Virgin Atlantic 25th Anniversary Classic begins at 7.30am on Wednesday morning with live scoring available at www.europrotour.com via the Score Updates link on the homepage.
SCOTS' SCORES IN THIS WEEK'S PGA EUROPRO
TOUR EVENT AT TUDOR MANOR
Par 70
Shaun McAllister 65 -5
Elliot Saltman 65 -5
Scott Herald 66 -4
Lorne Kelly 66 -4
Jack Doherty 67 -3
John Gallagher 67 -3
Steven Hume 67 -3
Paul Doherty 69 -1
Barry Hume 71 +1
Duncan Stewart 73 +3
Zack Saltman 74 +4
By ANTHONY LEAVER
Paul Dwyer equalled the course record at Marriott Tudor Park in Kent to lead by a stroke after the opening round of the PGA EuroPro Tour’s Virgin Atlantic 25th Anniversary Classic with a seven under par 63.
Dwyer (Clitheroe) opened up with a birdie at the first then added four more before dropping a shot at the ninth. Two more birdies came at 12 and 13 before a birdie-bogey-birdie finish meant Dwyer equalled the course record carded by Sky Sports EuroPro Tour commentator Sam Pigott in 2003 and his 63 sees him one shot clear of a quartet of challengers.
Woolgar (Capitalservices.com) began calmly enough on the back nine with five pars but then exploded into life with four straight birdies from the 15th to go through his first nine at four under. Another birdie at the second was immediately wiped out with a bogey at the third, but two further birdies saw him card 64 and sit one stroke behind Dwyer. Graeme Clark (Doncaster) also started on the back nine with four birdies and picked two more up on the front nine in a blemish free round of 64. Daniel Gaunt (Burhill GC) and Nicky Harris (Whitefield GC) played in the same group starting on the back nine and both recorded rounds of 64 – Harris storming to four under after six holes before dropping his only shot of the day at the 17th while Gaunt picked up three birdies on both nines without dropping a shot.
It was a fine day of scoring in Kent with over 60 players breaking par, which promises much for the remaining two days. Elliot Saltman (Aegon), Daniel Wardrop (Didsbury GC), Jonathan Evans (Wentworth), Shane Franklin (Atheney GC) and Shaun McAllister (Cragielaw) are all two shots behind Dwyer at five under with ten players one stroke behind at four under (66).
The second round of the Virgin Atlantic 25th Anniversary Classic begins at 7.30am on Wednesday morning with live scoring available at www.europrotour.com via the Score Updates link on the homepage.
SCOTS' SCORES IN THIS WEEK'S PGA EUROPRO
TOUR EVENT AT TUDOR MANOR
Par 70
Shaun McAllister 65 -5
Elliot Saltman 65 -5
Scott Herald 66 -4
Lorne Kelly 66 -4
Jack Doherty 67 -3
John Gallagher 67 -3
Steven Hume 67 -3
Paul Doherty 69 -1
Barry Hume 71 +1
Duncan Stewart 73 +3
Zack Saltman 74 +4
Labels: EUROPEAN TOUR
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