GIBSON BEST OF SIX SCOTS WHO MAKE THE CUT AT ST ANDREWS

Six Scots figured among the precise figure of 40 qualifiers for Sunday's final two rounds of the St Andrews Links Trophy over the Old Course.
Highest placed was young Scott Gibson (Southerness) in joint sixth place on 142 after a one-under-par 71 over the Old Course today to add to his par 71 at the New Course yesterday.
Gibson, pictured right, is only three shots behind the joint pacemakers, Franco Romero (Argentina (67-72) and Dutchman Daan Huizing (71-68).
The other Scots who matched or got under the cut-off mark of three-over-par 146 were: Greg Paterson (St Andrews New) (73-71) on 144, James White (Leven) (72-73) on 145, Paul Shields (Kirkhill) (71-74) on 145 and Jordan Findlay (Fraserburgh) (72-73), also on 145.
Brian Soutar (Leven GS) made it on the button with a pair of 73s for 146.
Fraserburgh's Kris Nicol dropped from a leading place to over the cut-off line with a 79 for 147 - the same aggregate as David Law (Hazlehead) (76-71) and Allyn Dick (Kingsknowe) (72-75).Peter Latimer (St Andrews New) was on 148 (72-76) while Sam Binning (Ranfurly Castle) (72-78), Gordon Stevenson (Whitecraigs) (72-78) and Ross Kellett (Colville Park) (76-74) also bowed out.
Mark Halliday (Royal Aberdeen) was on 151 (77-74) while Scottish and South African champion Michael Stewart (Troon Welbeck), having his first competition since he had a spell on the sidelines with a wrist injury, shot 77-75 for 152, the same tally as Glenn Campbell (Blairgowrie) (75-77) and young St Andrews prospect Ewan Scott (75-77). 
LEADING QUALIFIERS
Par 143 (71 on New Course Friday; 72 on Old Course Saturday). CSS 74 Round 1, 75 Round 2.
139 Franco Romero (Argentina) 67 72, Daan Huizing (Netherlands) 71 68.
140 Ben Campbell (Australia) 69 71, Rhys Enoch (Truro) 66 74.
141 Jack Senior (Heysham) 72 69.
142 Scott Gibson (Southerness) 71 71, Sebastian Maclean (Portugal) 71 71, Tom Lewis (Welwyn Garden City) 68 74.

OTHER SCOTS' SCORES

144 Greg Paterson (St Andrews New) 73 71 (T14).
145 Paul Shields (Kirkhill) 71 74, Jordan Findlay (Fraserburgh) 72 73, James White (Leven) 72 73 (T24)
146 Brian Soutar (Leven GS) 73 73 (T32).

MISSED CUT
147 Kris Nicol (Fraserburgh) 68 79, David Law (Hazlehead) 76 71, Allyn Dick (Kingsknowe) 72 75. 148 Peter Latimer (St Andrews New) 72 76.
150 Sam Binning (Ranfurly Castle) 772 78, Gordon Stevenson (Whitecraigs) 72 78, Ross Kellett (Colville Park) 76 74.
151 Mark Halliday (Royal Aberdeen) 77 74, Philip McLean (Peterhead) 75 76.
152 Michael Stewart (Troon Welbeck) 77 75, Glenn Campbell (Blairgowrie) 75 77, Ewan Scott (St Andrews) 75 77, Ross Bell (Edzell) 79 73.
153 Conor O'Neil (Pollok) 76 77. 
158 Ross Coull (Edzell) 80 78, Kyle McClung (Wigtownshire Co) 75 83.
159 Scott Crichton (Aberdour) 77 82.
160 Zander Culverwell (Dunbar) 81 79.
161 Steven Rennie (Drumpellier) 79 82.
162 Ian Bell (Scotscraig) 78 85.
168 Paul Gault (Westerwood) 88 80.
170 Greg Nicolson (Mortonhall) 84 86.

WHEN TO SEE THE SCOTS AND LEADERS ON SUNDAY AT OLD COURSE


7.10 and 12.10 Brian Soutar and Dylan Boshart.
7.42 and 12.42 James White and Brett Drewitt.
7.50 and 12.50 Paul Shields and Paul Cutler.
7.58 and 12.58 Jordan Findlay and Craig Hinton.
8.46 and 13.46 Greg Paterson and Le Riche Ehlers.
9.18 and 14.18 Andy Sullivan and Jorge Fernandez Valdes.
9.26 and 14.26 Scott Gibson and Sebastian Maclean.
9.34 and 14.34 Tom Lewis and Jack Senior.
9.42 and 14.42 Rhys Enoch and Ben Campbell.
9.50 and 14.50 Franco Romero and Dann Huizing.