EUROPEAN TOUR QUALIFYING SCHOOL STAGE 2 IN SPAIN

Three Scots break 70 at Costa Ballena

The Scots at Costa Ballena - the Coast of Whales - in Spain made a good start to the first round of the 72-hole Stage 2 eliminator of the European Tour Qualifying School. Lloyd Saltman (pictured) did best with a five under par 67 to be in joint third position. Jack Doherty had a 68 and John Gallagher a 69.

Scores:

Par 72

67 Lloyd Saltman (jt 3rd).

68 Jack Doherty (jt 8th).

69 John Gallagher (jt 20th).
72 Mark Kerr (jt 44th).

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Twice winner of the Scottish youths championship but a long-time resident of the United States, Joel Hendry (pictured by Cal Carson Golf Agency) from Elgin led the four Scots at the Arcos Gardens venue.
Joel had a 71 to be joint 20th at the end of the first day.
Scores:
Par 72
71 Joel Hendry (jt 20th).
72 Ross Bain, Chris Doak (jt 29th).
74 Craig Matheson (jt 49th).

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Young Shaun McAllister, a former Scottish boys'open stroke-play champion from Craigielaw, upstaged his "elders" among the Tartan contingent at the Hacienda del Alamo Golf Resort venue in Murcia.
Shaun shot a three-under-par 69 to be joint 10th at the end of the first day, two shots ahead of Wallace Booth and Elliot Saltman.
Scores:
Par 72
69 Shaun McAllister (jt 10th).
71 Wallace Booth, Elliot Saltman (jt 29th).
73 Stephen Gray, Andrew McArthur (jt 47th).
74 Craig Lee, Eric Ramsay (jt 55th).

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Callum Macaulay (Tulliallan) and Murrayshall's Gavin Dear, two of the trio who won the Eisenhower Trophy for Scotland in Australia only a couple of years ago are toiling already to qualify for the Final Stage after disastrous opening rounds at El Valle Golf Resort.
Callum had a five-over-par 76 and Gavin a 78. Callum is joint 58th and Gavin tied for 67th position.
Tartan Tour player Jason McCreadie (Buchanan Castle), Scottish PGA champion in 2008, also had a 76.
Keir McNicoll (Carnoustie) and Graham Fox (East Kilbride) started solidly with rounds of 71 and 72 respectively.
Scores
Par 71
71 Keir McNicoll (jt 19th).
72 Graham Fox (jt 26th).
76 Callum Macaulay, Jason McCreadie (jt 58th).
78 Gavin Dear (jt 67th).

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