Elliot Saltman has ground

to make up in Spain


FROM THE Hi5 PRO TOUR WEBSITE
Bjorn Pettersson, representing Sweden, played a near faultless round of 68 to take a slender one-shot lead into the second round of the Murcia-based Hi5 Pro Tour's Altorreal Open in Spain.
With a one-hour suspension of play due to fog, the field found scoring conditions difficult on the Dave Thomas-designed parkland course.
Tied in second place, one shot behind, are Sweden's Felix Fihn and local Spaniard Ignacio Sanchez Palencia.
A special mention must also go this week to Caroline Martins, representing Norway, who is competing against the men from the back tees. She had a round of 79.
SCOTSWATCH: Last week's winner, Elliot Saltman (pictured above) from Scotland, is in joint 16th place after a 74. Elliot had birdies at the long sixth and the 15th but bogeys at the third, short eighth, long 12th and 14th.He has a lot of ground to make up to repeat his success and make it three in a row for the Saltman family from the Lothians. Youngest of the three brothers, all supported by Aegon, Zack Saltman, is sharing 26th place on the 77 mark.
FIRST ROUND SCOREBOARD
Par 72
68 Bjorn Petterson (Sweden).
69 Ignacio Sanchez Palencia (Spain), Felix Fihn (Sweden).
70 Stefan Mar Stefanson (Sweden), Carlos Aquilar (Spain), Dani Alonso (Spain), James Johnson (England), Fredric Hammarberg (Sweden).
71 Alex Bett (England).
72 Brad Clapp (Canada).
73 Gary Wolstenholme (England), Paul O'Hanlon (Ireland), Michael Collins (Ireland), Robert Svensson (Sweden), Stephen Shields (England).
Selected scores:
74 Elliot Saltman (Scotland), Stuart Hemming (England) (jt 16th).
75 Gary King (England), Matthew Evans (England), James Housby (England) (jt 20th).
76 Martyn Hamer (England), Ruairdhri McGee (Ireland) (jt 24th).
77 Zack Saltman (Scotland) (jt 26th).
78 Edward Barry-Walsh (England) (jt 28th).
79 Ronan Collins (Ireland), Alex Morton (England), Caroline Martens (Norway) (jt 33rd).
80 Richard Carter (England) (amateur).
45 players in field.