CRAIG LEE RECOVERS FROM BAD START TO MAKE
TOP 10 AT END OF ROUND ONE
By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Craig Lee showed he is made of the right stuff when he shook off the potentially demoralising effects of a double bogey 6 at the first hole to finish the first day at Bovey Castle, near Exeter, Devon in joint seventh place.
Lee returned a two-under-par 68 in this week’s PGA EuroPro Tour event, the Dunlop Masters. He is only three shots behind the joint pacemakers, Englishmen Matt Allen and Graeme Clark.
Stirling-born Lee, now playing out of Aspire Golf Centre, near Aberdeen, cancelled out his two dropped shots with birdIes at the short second and sixth on his way out ini par 35. He moved two under the card with further birdies at the 10th and long 12th before dropping a shot at the 16th.
But Lee, pictured by Cal Carson Golf Agency, finished in style with his fifth birdie, a 4 at the long 18th.
Next best Scot was Steven Mackie from Dunnikier Park. Like Lee he started with a double bogey 6 but he finished strongly with birdies at the 13th and 16th for a one-over 71.
Three Lothians men are bracketed together in 37th place on two-over-par 72 – Shaun McAllister (Craigielaw), John Gallagher (Swanston) and Lee Harper (Archerfield Links).
McAllister finished with an eagle 3 while Gallagher had a double bogey 6 at the fifth followed by birdies at the sixth and seventh.
Harper birdied the third, fourth and 15th.
Barry Hume (Haggs Castle) was heading for a 72 until he ran up a double bogey 7 at the last hole for a 74. He also had a double bogey 6 at the sixth.
Scott Henry (The Carrick on Loch Lomond) returned a 74 with two 7s on the inward half.
Keir McNicoll (Carnoustie Golf Links) and Graham Rankin (Drumpellier) finished on 75.
Paul Doherty had a 77 with a couple of double bogeys and Kevin McAlpine (Alyth) had a triple bogey and two double bogeys in compiling a 79.
LEADING FIRST ROUND SCORES
Par 70
65 Matt Allen (Eng), Graeme Clark (Eng).
66 Nick McCarthy (Eng0, James Busby (Eng).
67 Sean Doherty (Eng), Bean Jones (Eng).
68 Craig Lee (Sco), Daniel Perrett (Eng), Steve Uzzell (Eng), Stuart Archibald (Eng), Chris Roake (Eng).
Selected Scottish scores:
71 Steven Mackie (jt 26th).
72 Shaun McAllister, Lee Harper, John Gallagher (jt 38th).
74 Scott Henry, Barry Hume (jt 65th).
75 Keir McNicoll, Graham Rankin (jt 75th).
77 Paul Doherty (jt 95th)
79 Kevin McAlpine (jt 113th).
TOP 10 AT END OF ROUND ONE By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Craig Lee showed he is made of the right stuff when he shook off the potentially demoralising effects of a double bogey 6 at the first hole to finish the first day at Bovey Castle, near Exeter, Devon in joint seventh place.
Lee returned a two-under-par 68 in this week’s PGA EuroPro Tour event, the Dunlop Masters. He is only three shots behind the joint pacemakers, Englishmen Matt Allen and Graeme Clark.
Stirling-born Lee, now playing out of Aspire Golf Centre, near Aberdeen, cancelled out his two dropped shots with birdIes at the short second and sixth on his way out ini par 35. He moved two under the card with further birdies at the 10th and long 12th before dropping a shot at the 16th.
But Lee, pictured by Cal Carson Golf Agency, finished in style with his fifth birdie, a 4 at the long 18th.
Next best Scot was Steven Mackie from Dunnikier Park. Like Lee he started with a double bogey 6 but he finished strongly with birdies at the 13th and 16th for a one-over 71.
Three Lothians men are bracketed together in 37th place on two-over-par 72 – Shaun McAllister (Craigielaw), John Gallagher (Swanston) and Lee Harper (Archerfield Links).
McAllister finished with an eagle 3 while Gallagher had a double bogey 6 at the fifth followed by birdies at the sixth and seventh.
Harper birdied the third, fourth and 15th.
Barry Hume (Haggs Castle) was heading for a 72 until he ran up a double bogey 7 at the last hole for a 74. He also had a double bogey 6 at the sixth.
Scott Henry (The Carrick on Loch Lomond) returned a 74 with two 7s on the inward half.
Keir McNicoll (Carnoustie Golf Links) and Graham Rankin (Drumpellier) finished on 75.
Paul Doherty had a 77 with a couple of double bogeys and Kevin McAlpine (Alyth) had a triple bogey and two double bogeys in compiling a 79.
LEADING FIRST ROUND SCORES
Par 70
65 Matt Allen (Eng), Graeme Clark (Eng).
66 Nick McCarthy (Eng0, James Busby (Eng).
67 Sean Doherty (Eng), Bean Jones (Eng).
68 Craig Lee (Sco), Daniel Perrett (Eng), Steve Uzzell (Eng), Stuart Archibald (Eng), Chris Roake (Eng).
Selected Scottish scores:
71 Steven Mackie (jt 26th).
72 Shaun McAllister, Lee Harper, John Gallagher (jt 38th).
74 Scott Henry, Barry Hume (jt 65th).
75 Keir McNicoll, Graham Rankin (jt 75th).
77 Paul Doherty (jt 95th)
79 Kevin McAlpine (jt 113th).
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