NORTH-EAST DISTRICT OPEN

Bryan Innes (Murcar Links), leading the home challenge in the North-east District Open at Cruden Bay. Image by Cal Carson Golf Agency.

INNES, STEVENSON SHARE CRUDEN BAY LEAD


Former Scotland cap Bryan Innes (Murcar Links), a semi-finalist in the Scottish amateur championship at Royal Troon last year, is sharing the lead with St Andrews University graduate Gordon Stevenson (Whitecraigs) at the halfway stage of the North-east District Open, sponsored by Crimond Estates Ltd, at Cruden Bay Golf Club.
Innes had rounds of 68 and 69, and Stevenson 67 and 70 in ideal links scoring conditions - bright, warm sunshine and little or no wind.
Surprisingly the CSS was 73 both rounds against a par of 70.
A total of 40 players with 36-hole tallies of 154 qualified for Sunday's final 36 holes. Mark Hillson (Craigielaw) would have made it through to Sunday's final two rounds with scores of 77 and 75 for 152 but he notified the NE District organisers that he was withdrawing at the halfway stage.

SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
Par 140 (2x70) CSS 73 73
137 Bryan Innes (Murcar Links) 68 69, Gordon Stevenson (Whitecraigs) 67 70.
139 Adam Dunton (McDonald Ellon) 69 70.
140 Stephen Neilson (Dunbar)72 69.
142 Michael Buchan (Cruden Bay) 70 72, Chris Gilbert (McDonald Ellon) 69 73,.
143 Bobby Rushford (Grangemouth) 73 70, David Law (Hazlehead) 74 69, Anthony Bews (Murcar Links) 71 72.
144 James Ross (Royal Burgess) 73 71.
145 Colin Thomson (East Renfrewshire) 70 75, Greg Nicolson (Dalmahoy) 72 73., Neil Henderson (Glen) 72 73.
146 Scott Borrowman (Dollar) 77 69.
147 Daniel Kay (Dunbar) 72 75, Michael Daily (Erskine) 73 74, Malcolm Campbell (Swanston New) 73 74, Grant Carnie (Newburgh on Ythan) 72 75.
148 Kevin Duncan (McDonald Ellon) 78 70, Aaron Sweeney (Carnoustie) 74 74, Daniel Thompsett (Aboyne) 74 74.
149 Cameron Gray (West Kilbride) 72 77, Steven Rennie (Drumpellier) 76 73, George Finlay (Ballumbie Castle) 73 76, AndrewWallace (Glenbervie) 72 77, Scott Larkin (Royal Abedeen) 76 73, Chris Lawton (Falkirk Tryst) 74 75
150 Ed Wood (Crow Wood) 73 77, Steven Smith (Dalmahoy) 73 77.
151 Stewart McCulloch (McDonald Ellon) 76 75, John Duff (Newmachar) 76 75, Chris Robb (Inchmarlo) 75 76, David Morrison (Duff House Royal) 79 72,
152 Alexander Culverwell (Dunbar) 77 75, Jamie Reid (Cruden Bay) 74 78.
153 Fraser Fotheringham (Nairn) 71 82.
154 Ross McKen (Newquay) 77 77, Robert Carson (Dalmahoy) 84 70, Kyle Nelson (Murcar Links) 75 79, Hamish King (McDonald Ellon) 78 76.
*Mark Hillson (Craigielaw) qualified with 77 75 for 152 but withdrew from the remainder of the tournament.

MISSED THE CUT
155 John Moir (Newburgh on Ythan) 80 75.
156 Ian Galbraith (Murcar Links) 75 81, Andrew Carrell (Peterculter) 80 76, Keith Shanks (US) 80 76, Scott Moffat (Alloa) 83 73.
157 Michael Watson (Elgin) 81 76, Colin Brodie (Meldrum House) 81 76.
160 Richard Barr (Newmachar) 76 84.
161 David Forsyth (Newmachar) 79 82, Steven J Buchan (Royal Aberdeen) 83 78.
162 Donald MacAndrew (Royal Aberdeen) 88 74
163 Gary Esson (Portlethen) 80 83.
164 Douglas Maxwell (Craigielaw) 86 78.
167 Neil McKinnon (Murcar Links) 86 81, Ross Gordon (Peterhead) 86 81.
172 Steven Sharp (Newburgh on Ythan) 91 81, Barry Mitchell (Murcar Links) 84 88.
173 Kenny Gunnyson (Murcar Links) 86 87.