LEE HARPER MAKES THE CUT AT ASIAN Q SCHOOL STAGE 1

FROM THE ASIAN TOUR WEBSITE
Hua Hin, Thailand: Nadeem Inayat of Pakistan fired a three-under-par 69 to lead the halfway stage of the Qualifying School First Stage at the Springfield Royal Country Club today.
Inayat, who has played competitively in Thailand for approximately 10 years, posted a two-day total of six-under-par 138 to put himself in a strong position of qualifying for the all-important Asian Tour Qualifying School Final Stage held from January 19 to 22.
Japanese Kenichi Sawada (72) was a stroke back on 139 while Joshua Kelley of the United States shot a 71 for a 143 total, five shots off the lead.
At the Imperial Lakeview Golf Club, Jonathan Moore of the United States and Hertzog Landman of South Africa took a share of first place by shooting a 68 and 67 respectively.
The duo held a one-stroke lead over Thailand’s Thitiphan Chuayprakong with their two-day total of 138.
Japanese Masamichi Uehira continued his hot form by firing a second successive 67 for a 134 total at the Majestic Creek Golf Resort.
Dion Sirianni of Canada shot a 69 to trail by two shots on 136 while Korean Park Il-Hwan was in third place on a 138 total.
The top-26 and ties from Imperial Lakeview will make it through to the Final Stage with the top-24 and 11 and ties from Majestic Creek Golf Resort and Springfield Royal Country Club respectively.
The top-40 and ties in the Final Stage will then earn their 2011 Asian Tour cards. Players who compete in the Qualifying School will also be eligible for memberships on the Asian Development Tour, the region’s secondary circuit, where a minimum of five tournaments will be staged in the new season.
SCOTSWATCH. Former Scottish boys champion Lee Harper (Archerfield Links) made the cut comfortably at Imperial Lakeview. The Musselburgh man had a pair of 73s for 146. Aberdeen exile Clarke Lutton qualified at Majestic Creek with two 75s for 150. 
But Stephen Clark (The Carrick at Loch Lomond) missed out at Imperial Lakeview with 78 and 81 for 159.
Sandy Mitchell surprisingly qualified at Springfield Royal where he had rounds of 82 and 85 for 167.
SCOREBOARDS
MAJESTIC CREEK
Par 144 (2x72)
134 Masamichi Uehira (Japan) 67 67 leads.
Selected scores:
142 Neil Reilly (England) 71 71.
143 Andrew Raitt (England) 73 70.
145 Niall Turner (Ireland) 74 71.
146 Lee Harper (Scotland) 73 73.
150 Clarke Hutton (Scotland) 75 75.

IMPERIAL LAKEVIEW
Par 144 (2x72)
138 Jonathan Moore (US) 70 68 leads.
Selected scores:
141 Justin Evans (England) 76 65.
143 Sandeep Grewall (England) 70 73.
144 Llewellyn Matthews (Wales) 70 74, Peter Richardson (England) 73 71, Chris Gill (England) 72 72.
146 Ross Canavan (England) 74 72.
147 Jake Amos (England) 74 73.
148 Mark Coppell (England) 73 75.
MISSED THE CUT
151 Richard Carter (England) (amateur) 76 75, Guy Woodman (England) 75 76.
153 Laurence Warne (England) 77 76.
154 Matthew Daley (England) (amateur) 77 77, Nick Pugh (England) 78 76.
158 Justin Brink (Ireland) 80 78.
159 Stephen Clark (Scotland) 78 81.

SPRINGFIELD ROYAL
Par 144 (2x72)
138 Nadeem Inayat (Pakistan) 69 69 leads.
Selected scores
153 Andrew Scaife (England) 75 78.
MISSED THE CUT
167 Sandy Mitchell (Scotland) 82 85.