GORDON STEVENSON DISQUALIFIED

Glenn Campbell leads at Inverness

By COLIN FARQUHARSON

In tabloid terms, the North of Scotland men's open amateur championship for the David Blair Trophy at Inverness Golf Club this weekend took a "sensational" twist when the man-in-form, pre-tournament favourite Gordon Stevenson (Whitecraigs) was disqualified.

St Andrews University graduate Stevenson won last weekend's North-east District Open at Cruden Bay by a comfortable margin and was being tipped for back-to-back successes on the 72-hole circuit. But it's not going to happen.
Peter Abbott, secretary of the organising North District organisation, commented: "Gordon signed for a lower figure than he actually had a one hole."
Stevenson, of course, did not put the wrong figure down on his scorecard. One of his playing partners did but Gordon did not spot the mistake and, having signed the scorecard, and handed it in, disqualification was inevitable.
The moral of this story is that every golfer in a tournament should carefully check what the marker has put down as his score at each hole.
Surprise leader with two rounds to go is Glenn Campbell (Blairgowrie), the Scottish amateur (match-play) championship winner at Southerness GC in 2005.
"Surprise" because Glenn has not figured in the pole position in an SGU Order of Merit tournament since his peak years. But the Murrayshall greenkeeper rolled back the years in testing, windy conditions with scores of 70 and 72 for 142. The combined CSS was 146, i.e. 2x73, which underlinesthe quality of Campbell's play.
He hasn't won the tournament yet, of course. Snapping at his heels is Kirkhill youngster Paul Shields, beaten by David Law in the 2009 Scottish boys' championship match-play final at Royal Aberdeen and by Michael Stewart in the 2008 final of the Under-18s' championship at Southerness.
After a struggling 75 in the first round, Shields returned a 68, great scoring in the conditions.
Peter Latimer (St Andrews New), already a winner on the Scottish circuit this summer and a winner more than once on the US college circuit, is sharing third place with the leading North player, Forres youngster Jeff Wright on 144.
Hazlehead's David Law, who broke his home course record with a nine-under-par 61 in midweek, is only three shots off the pace on 145, the same mark as another North-east contender, Adam Dunton (McDonald Ellon).
Only players with 36-hole tallies of 155 or less qualified for Sunday's final two rounds.
SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
Par 138 (2x69). CSS 73 73 (windy conditions)
Glenn Campbell (Blairgowrie) 70 + 72 142
Paul Shields (Kirkhill) 75 + 68 143
Peter Latimer (St Andrews New) 74 + 70 144
Jeff Wright (Forres) 74 + 70 144
David Law (Hazlehead) 73 + 72 145
Adam Dunton (McDonald Ellon) 72 + 73 145
Bruce Thomson (Inverness) 74 + 73 147
Steven Rennie (Drumpellier) 77 + 71 148
Mike MacDonald (Fortrose and Rosemarkie) 74 + 74 148
Alexander Culverwell (Dunbar) 72 + 76 148
Sean Thomson (St Andrews) 76 + 73 149
Michael Buchan (Cruden Bay) 74 + 75 149
Scott Borrowman (Dollar) 72 + 77 149
Fraser Fotheringham (Nairn) 78 + 72 150
Colin Thomson (East Renfrewshire) 75 + 75 150
Euan Forbes (Inverness) 74 + 76 150
Neil McWilliam (Elgin) 72 + 78 150
Ross Bell (Downfield) 81 + 70 151
Philip McLean (Peterhead) 78 + 73 151
Jordan Milne (Elgin) 72 + 79 151
David Joel (Inverness) 77 + 75 152
Graeme Robertson (Glenbervie) 77 + 75 152
David Forsyth (Newmachar) 78 + 75 153
Lewis Reid (Fortrose and Rosemarkie) 78 + 75 153
Kevin Thomson (Moray) 77 + 76 153
Bryan Fotheringham (Inverness) 76 + 77 153
Nick Robson (Meldrum House) 76 + 77 153
Kevin Duncan (McDonald Ellon) 76 + 77 153
John Duff (Newmachar) 75 + 78 153
John Forbes (Inverness) 80 + 74 154
Ed Wood (Crow Wood) 79 + 75 154
Stuart Tatters (Moray) 78 + 76 154
Gary Thomson (Moray) 78 + 76 154
Allan Cameron (Inverness) 76 + 78 154
Lyle McAlpine (Invergordon) 74 + 80 154
Chris Gaittens (Fortrose and Rosemarkie) 73 + 81 154
Colin Taylor (Kinloss) 71 + 83 154
Jamie Treasurer (Inverness) 82 + 73 155
Euan Polson (Inverness) 81 + 74 155
Graham Robertson (Silverknowes) 80 + 75 155
Steven Neilson (Dunbar) 77 + 78 155
MISSED THE CUT
Scott Moffat (Alloa) 80 + 76 156
Christopher Forman (Peterhead) 79 + 77 156
Michael Daily (Erskine) 76 + 80 156
Joshua Clark (Royal Montrose) 79 + 78 157
Derek Ramsay (Elgin) 77 + 80 157
Graeme Anderson (Keith) 84 + 74 158
Rodger Clarke (Elgin) 77 + 82 159
Sean Burgess (Nairn) 84 + 76 160
Aaron Sweeney (Carnoustie) 79 + 81 160
Richard Barr (Newmachar) 88 + 75 163
Freddie Brown (Nairn Dunbar) 81 + 82 163
Stuart Connell (Inverness) 83 + 81 164
Colin Brodie (Meldrum House) 83 + 81 164
Tom Dingwall (Nairn Dunbar ) 82 + 82 164
Corin Stewart (Fortrose and Rosemarkie) 83 + 82 165
Mark Morrissey (Mt Wolsey) 84 + 82 166
Ewan Barras (Inverness) 82 + 89 171
Cameron Nelson (Nairn) 77 + NR 76
Cameron Dixon (Hopeman) 89 + NR 88
Withdrew: Malcolm MacLeman (Moray) 72 81 153; Paul Betty (Lenzie) 79 -
Disqualified: Gordon Stevenson (Whitecraigs) 82 + 76 158

SUNDAY STARTING TIMES
7.30 and 12.00 Steven Neilson (Dunbar) and Graham Robertson (Silverknowes)
7.39 and 12.09 Euan Polson (Inverness) and Jamie Treasurer (Inverness)
7.48 and 12.18 Colin Taylor (Kinloss) and Chris Gaittens (Fortrose and Rosemarkie).
7.57 and 12.27 Lyle McAlpine (Invergordon) and Allan Cameron (Inverness).

8.06 and 12.36 Gary Thomson (Moray) and Stuart Tatters (Moray).
8.15 and 12.45 Ed Wood (Crow Wood) and John Forbes (Inverness).
8.24 and 12.54 John Duff (Newmachar) and Kevin Duncan (McDonald Ellon)
8.33 and 13.03 Bryan Fotheringham (Inverness) and Kevin Thomson (Moray).
8.42 and 13.12 Lewis Reid (Fortrose and Rosemarkie) and David Forsyth (Newmachar).
8.51 and 13.21 Graeme Robertson (Glenbervie) and David Joel (Inverness).

9.00 and 13.30 Jordan Milne (Elgin) and Philip McLean (Peterhead).
9.09 and 13.39 Ross Bell (Downfield) and Neil McWilliam (Elgin).
9.18 and 13.48 Euan Forbes (Inverness) and Colin Thomson (East Renfrewshire).
9.27 and 13.57 Fraser Fotheringham (The Nairn) and Scott Borrowman (Dollar).
9.36 and 14.06 Michael Buchan (Cruden Bay) and Sean Thomson (St Andrews)
9.45 and 14.15 Alexander Culverwell (Dunbar) and Mike MacDonald (Fortrose and Rosemarkie).
9.54 and 14.24 Steven Rennie (Drumpellier) and Bruce Thomson (Inverness).

10.03 and 14.33 Adam Dunton (McDonald Ellon) and David Law (Hazlehead).
10.12 and 14.42 Jeff Wright (Forres) and Peter Latimer (St Andrews New).
10.21 and 14.51 Paul Shields (Kirkhill) and Glenn Campbell (Blairgowrie)l