BORROWMAN STRUGGLES BUT FOTHERINGHAM SOLID START IN NEW SOUTH WALES MEDAL British boys' championship beaten finalist in 2007, Fraser Fotheringham from Nairn had a solid start with a round of two-over-par 74 at the Newcastle course in the New South Wales Medal 72-hole amateur golf tournament today. Scott Borrowman (Dollar), after a second-round 79 saw him drop out at the cut stage of last week's Lake Macquarie tournament, is heading for another early exit. He had a disaster-strewn round of 13-over-par 85 at the Newcastle course and is joint 224th overall. Fotheringham, spending the winter in the Australian sun, working on his golf, is lying joint 67th in a huge field of 239 players who are also competing over the Muree course in first two rounds. The leading 60 and ties after 36 holes will play the final two rounds at Newcastle. The top 32 at the end of four rounds will go forward to the New South Wales match-play championship at Royal Sydney Golf Club from February 1 to 3. Scottish open amateur stroke-play champion Tommy Fleetwood (Formby Hall) is lying joint 27th overall with a par 72 at Newcastle. Fellow Walker Cup player Matt Haines (Rochester & Cobham Park) is tied for 78th place with a 78 at Newcastle. Leading the field at Newcastle are Australians Blake McGrory and Michael Williams with five-under-par 67s. At the Muree venue, another Australian, Reece Hodson, set the pace with a three-under-par 68. FIRST-ROUND SCOREBOARD NEWCASTLE (Par 72) Players from Australia unless stated 67 Blake McGrory, Michael Williams. 68 Jake Higginbottom, Yeon Jin Jeong. Selected Newcastle scores: 72 Tommy Fleetwood (England) (jt 27th). 74 Fraser Fotheringham (Scotland) (jt 67th). 78 Matt Haines (England) (jt 78th). 85 Scott Borrowman (Scotland) (jt 224th). MUREE (Par 71) 68 Reece Hodson. 69 Callan O'Reilly, Chris Akers, Dean Van Kempen, Nicholas Katholos.