DEAR AND HUME HAVE MIXED FORTUNES

Perthshire fellow-travellers Gavin Dear and Steven Hume from Murrayshall had contrasting fortunes in the Alps Tour's Peugeot Classic at Pruneville Golf Club, Sochaux in France today.

Dear, pictured by Cal Carson Golf Agency, is lying joint 26th after a one-over-par 73 which represented a good recovered from running up a double bogey at the short second hole. He went on to birdie the long sixth, the 10th, the long 11th, the 13th and the long 17th, dropping further shots at the ninth and 16th in halves of 38 and 35.

Hume has a major task to beat the 36-hole cut after an eight-over-par 80 left him in joint 95th place. Hume was out in 38 but back in 42 with double bogey 7s at the 11th and 17th.

Romain Schneider (France), Agus Domingo (Spain) and Kenny Le Sager (France) share the lead in this 50,000 Euros event with three-under-par 69s.
FIRST-ROUND LEADERS
Par 72
69 Romain Schneider (France), Agus Domingo (Spain), Kenny Le Sager (France).
Selected scores:
70 Jason Palmer (England) (jt 4th).
72 Matthew Cryer (England) (jt 16th).
73 Gavin Dear (Scotland) (jt 26th).
80 Steven Hume (Scotland) (jt 95th).