Bradley Neil heads six Scottish qualifiers at English McGregor Trophy

      Bradley Neil, joint sixth at halfway (Image by Tom Ward Photography).

Blairgowrie's Bradley Neil headed the six Scots who survived the halfway cut in the English Under-16 open stroke-play golf championship for the McGregor Trophy at South Moor Golf Club, Durham today.
Neil had rounds of 71 and 73 to be lieing joint sixth on level par 144 - five shots behind the two-stroke leader, Jack Hermeston (City of Newcastle) (71-68 for 139) with two rounds to be played on Thursday.
Euan Walker (Kilmarnock Barassie) is tied eighth on 145 with scores of 74 and 71.
On 146 came Willem Kerr (Craigielaw) with 78 and a great second-round 68 for 146.
Alex Wilson (Gullane) (75-74)and Connor Syme (Dumfries and Co) (72-77) are joint 34th on 149.
The last Scottish qualifier, right on the limit of 150, was Ewen Ferguson (Bearsden) who is tied for 40th place with scores of 72 and 78.
Justin Rose won this title in 1995 and Edoardo Molinari in 1996.

LEADING QUALIFIERS
Par 144 (2x72)
139 Jack Hermeston (City of Newcastle) 71 68.
141 Cameron Long (Drayton Park) 72 69, Johannes Schwab (Austria) 71 70, Bradley Moore (Kedleston Park) 69 72.
142 Jordan Wrisdale (Boston) 76 77.
144 Bradley Neil (Blairgowrie) 71 73, Ben Hutchinson (Howley Hall) 71 73.
Selected qualifiers
145 Euan Walker (Kilmarnock Barassie) 74 71 (T8).
146 Willem Kerr (Craigielaw) 78 68.
149 Alex Wilson (Gullane) 75 74, Connor Syme (Dumfries and Co) 72 77 (T34).
150 Ewen Ferguson (Bearsden) 72 78 (T40).
Scottish non-qualifiers
152 Ewan Scott (St Andrews) 76 76.
155 Fraser Davren (Williamwood) 75 80
156 Calum Hill (Tantallon) 72 84.
157 Euan Bowden (Glen) 78 79, Benjamin Kinsley (St Andrews) 78 79.