LETHAM GRANGE REPORT, SCORES

David Patrick two shots clear


at halfway in Scottish young


professionals' title race

David Patrick, a Lothians amateur team star in the 1990s and Walker Cup player at Nairn in 1999, has a two-stroke lead with two rounds to go in the Scottish Young Professionals championship at Letham Grange Hotel and Golf Resort, near Arbroath.
Patrick, pictured right by Cal Carson Golf Agency, playing out of the Elie club, has shot a pair of 70s over the testing par-73 lay-out for a six-under-par tally of 140.
To lead after running up a double bogey 7 at the sixth in his first round has been a pretty good effort by Patrick who cruised to the turn in his second round in three-under-par 34 with birdies at the long third and sixth and the short eight.
Then came a bit of a wobble with bogeys at the 12th and 13th but he went clear of the field again by covering the last five holes in two under par, thanks to birdies at the long 14th and short 15th.
Curiously enough, Dunbar's Neil Fenwick, two shots behind in second place on 142, also had a double bogey 7 at the sixth in his first round 70. He had birdies at the fourth, ninth, 14th and 15th in a second-round 72 but bogeys at the fifth, seventh and 16th allowed Patrick to finished with a clear lead.
Sharing third place on 143 are overnight leader James McGhee (Turnhouse) and Steven Duncan (Balbirnie Park). McGhee, who had led by four with an opening 66, had a nightmarish 77 in the second round. He opened with a double bogey 6 in an outward half of three-over-par 40 and a triple bogey 7 disaster at the 11th.
Duncan has had steadier rounds of 72 and 71, although, like Fenwick, he allowed Patrick to get away from him over the closing holes. Duncan bogeyed the 15th and 18th .
Defending champion Greg McBain (Royal Dornoch) moved up to a share of eighth place on 148 with a second-round 73 (39-34).

SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
Par 146 (2x73)
140 David Patrick (Elie) 70 70.
142 Neil Fenwick (Dunbar) 70 72.
143 Steven Duncan (Balbirnie Park) 72 71, James McGhee (Turnhouse) 66 77.
144 Christopher Currie (Caldewell) 76 68.
145 Malcolm Isaacs (Nairn Dunbar) 71 74.
147 Graeme Brown (Montrose) 77 70.
148 Matthew Burt (Helensburgh) 72 76, Scott Herald (Mearns Castle) 75 73, Greg McBain (Royal Dornoch) 75 73, Stephen Lamb (Broomieknowe) 72 76.
149 Iain Colquhoun (Dundonald Links) 74 75, Terry Mathieson (Kings Acre) 72 77.
150 David Broadfoot (Dumfri9es & Co) 75 75, Christopher Robinson (Dumfries & Galloway) 76 74, Michael Rae (Alyth) 75 75, Alasdair McDonald (Elie) 74 76, Graham Fox (East Kilbride) 75 75, Andrew McHardy (Noah's Ark GC) 76 74.
151 Nathan Keast (Duff Hoouse Royal) 71 80, David Blackadder (Kingsbarns) 77 74, .
153 Oliver Morton (Gullane) 76 77, Alan Martin (Dunbar) 75 78, Peter Mitchell (Hermitage) 78 75, Ross Neill (Drumpellier) 76 77.
154 David Laing (Craigielaw) 76 78.
155 Alastair Thomson (Douglas Park) 75 80, Michael Baxter (Westerwood) 79 76, Ross Dixon (Renaissance Club) 84 71.
156 Ross MacLeod (Greaves Sport) 78 78, Gareth Hardy (Belleisle) 78 78.
157 Bobby Wallace (Bearsden) 77 80, Graeme Fisher (Mearns Castle) 75 82, Stuart Williamson (Kirkhill) 76 81, Calum Lawson (Blairgowrie) 79 78, Daniel Wood (Eyemouth) 78 79, Paul Hubner (Eastwood) 81 76, Michael Patterson (Kilmacolm) 80 77.
158 Alistair Brown (Whitecreaigs) 82 76.
159 Alastair Love (Charleton) 76 83.
MISSED THE CUT
160 Ross Murdoch (Dumfries & Galloway) 78 82, Stewart Winter (Callander) 82 78, Graham Mackay (Prestonfield) 81 79.
161 Christopher McMaster (Panmure) 77 84, David Snodgrass (Hilton Park) 78 83.
162 Nicky Sinclair (Prestwick) 77 85, Mark Bruce (Gullane) 83 79, Matthew Laughland (Cawder) 79 83.
163 Michael Sweenie (Turnberry) 77 86, Steven Mann (Newmachar) 81 82, Andrew McIntyre (Ranfurly Castle) 82 81.
164 Alan Stuart (Aspire) 82 82, Adam Rolfe (Royal Troon) 80 84, Christopher Boyle (Lanark) 85 79.
165 Craig Knowles (Panmure) 85 80, Joel Hopwood (Carnegie Club) 83 82, Peter McLachlan (West Kilbride) 90 75.
166 Kris McGowan (Burntisland) 86 80, Ross Ewen (West Lothian) 81 85.
167 Keil Beveridge (Aboyne) 84 83, Richard Hyland (Craibstone) 86 81, Michael Mackenzie (Forfar) 81 86.
168 Stuart Hutchison (Scottish Golf Centre) 89 79.
169 Paul Gallacher (Dalmuir) 81 88.
170 Sam McLaren (unatt) 81 89, Paul Wilson (World of Golf) 83 87, Scott Bergin (Royoal Musselburgh) 82 88.
171 Luke Barbour (Cruden Bay) 91 80, Alan Gibson (Troon Municpal) 88 83.
172 Nicola Melville (Old Course Hotel) 87 85, Iain Stoddart (Uphall) 89 83.
173 Ross Dennison (Inverness) 90 83.
174 Russell McIntyre (Prestonfield) 86 88.
176 Stuart McEwing (Montrose) 85 91.
180 Sven Nielsen (Turnberry) 89 91.