Scottish senior men's amateur championship

BY GEORGE! RODAKS CONTINUES IN GOOD FORM AT NEWMACHAR Moffat's George Rodaks, 60-year-old winner of last week's North of Scotland Seniors Open title, carried on at Newmachar Golf Club today in the Scottish senior men's amateur championship where he left off at Nairn Dunbar. In the first of two qualifying rounds to produce 32 qualifiers for the match-play stages, George matched the par of 72 over the Dave Thomas-designed Hawkshill course. The tree-lined fairways can cause problems to visitors, but his driving was equal to the accuracy test. Clydebank-born Iain Stewart, entered from Curragh Golf Club, Co Kildare in Ireland and another who played well at Nairn Dunbar, shot a 73 for joint second place overnight with Edinburgh's Ian Taylor (Royal Burgess). On the 74 mark are Scottish Senior Golfing Society captain Gordon MacDonald (Callander), the man who got the domestic circuit for over-55s off the ground last year, and Robert Jack (Liberton). Bob Stewart (Tulliallan), winner of the Scottish senior open amateur stroke play title at Elgin last year - when he beat Iain Stewart in a play-off, is back on the 76 mark. After the first qualifying round there are 31 players at 81 or better. FIRST ROUND SCORES Par 72. CSS 74 72 George Rodaks (Moffat). 73 Iain Stewart (Curragh), Ian Taylor (Royal Burgess). 74 Gordon MacDonald (Callander), Robert Jack (Liberton). 75 Derek Murphy (Kinross), David Bunker (Nairn Dunbar), Keith Bruce (Edzell).. 76 Alistair Fiddes (Deeside), David Downie (Kirriemuir), Robert Gill (Gerrards Cross), Stephen Ellis (Heritage GS), Bob Stewart (Tulliallan). 77 Sandy Pirie (Hazlehead), Brian Christie (Wilton), Andrew Campbell (Kinross), Donald McCart (Sherwood Forest). 78 Sandy Fairweather (Caledonian), David A Millar (St Andrews New), Michael Jenkins (Duff House Royal), David J Miller (Kilmarnock Barassie).. 79 Keith Hay (Westhill), Andrew Laird (Deeside), Alex Ritchie (Bothwell Castle), Patrick Tomisson (Nairn), Ronnie MacLean (Hamilton). 80 Keith Howie (West Kilbride), John Hamilton (Murcar Links), Alan Nelson (Banchory).. 81 George Paterson (Northern), Les Fowler (Royal Aberdeen). 83 Bill Methven (Royal Abedeen), John Russell (Monarch Dunes), Francis Clark (Royal Aberdeen).. 84 Albert Milne (Duff House Royal), Bert Nicholson (Royal Dornoch), Charles Brown (Frilford Heath), John Broadfoot (Turnberry). 85 Brian Grieve (King James VI), Colin Moir (Worksop), George Wallace (Cruden Bay). 86 Gordon Gray (Newmachar). 87 John W Johnston (Royal Aberdeen), Trevor Bennett (Great Barr). 89 Michael Mather (Ballater). 91 John Kinsella (Braemar). 93 David Wilson (Duff House Royoal). 94 Fraser Sharp (Boat of Garten).