NORTH-EAST DISTRICT OPEN HALFWAY SCOREBOARD

SCOTT CRICHTON LEADS BY SIX
Aberdour's Scott Crichton, winner of the Cameron Corbett Vase in Glasgow earlier this summer (that's him pictured receiving the trophy), is hot favourite to score a second victory on the SGU 72-hole Order of Merit circuit after going six strokes clear at the halfway stage of the North-east District Open at Inchmarlo Golf Club, Banchory today.
Crichton shot 68 and 66 for a 36-hole tally of six-under-par 134 and starts the second half of the tournament of Sunday with a healthy six-shot lead over Barrie Edmond (Bon Accord), a past Aberdeen Links champion.
Three players are sharing third place on 141 - Clark Brechin (Portlethen) (73-68), Scottish Alliance champion Jordan Findlay (Fraserburgh) (72-69) and Colin Thomson (East Renfrewshire) (71-70).
Defending champion Gordon Stevenson (Whitecraigs) is 12 shots off the pace with a pair of 73s for 146.

SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
Par 140 (2x70) CSS 71 72
Scott Crichton (Aberdour) 68 66 134
Barrie Edmond (Bon Accord) 67 73 140
Clark Brechin (Portlethen) 73 68 141
Jordan Findlay (Fraserburgh) 72 69 141
Colin Thomson (East Renfrewshire) 71 70 141
Alan Sutherland (Ladybank) 75 67 142
Justin Duff (Fraserburgh) 75 67 142
Conor O'Neil (Pollok) 73 70 143
Kevin duncan (McDonald Ellon) 67 76 143
Paul Simpson (Aboyne) 74 70 144
Nick MacAndrew (Cullen) 73 71 144
Angus Carrick (Dougls Park) 72 72 144
Fraser Moore (Glenbervie) 73 72 145
Bryan Innes (Murcar Links) 73 72 145
Stephen Spiers (Portpatrick Dunskey) 71 74 145
John Godward (McDonald Ellon) 71 74 145
Donald MacAndrew (Royal Aberdeen) 75 71 146
Peter Latimer (St Andrews ) 75 71 146
Ritchie Manson (Kemnay) 73 73 146
Gordon Stevenson (Whitecraigs) 73 73 146
Kyle McClung (Wigtownshire Co) 72 74 146
Lewis Mutch (Duff House Royal) 712 75 146
Kenny Gunnyeon (Murcar Lins) 69 77 146
Scott Robertson (Hazlehead) 69 77 146
Anthony Bews (Murcar Links) 76 71 147
Alistair Rogers (Monifieth Links) 74 73 147
Grant Carnie (Newburgh on Ythan) 72 75 147
John Duff (Newmachar) 75 73 148
Scott Ritchie (New Zealand) 73 75 148
Ross Anderson (Stonehaven) 72 76 148
Adam Dunton (McDonald Ellon) 78 71 149
Christopher Forman (Peterhead) 73 76 149
Ben Murray (Portlethen) 72 77 149
Michael Gray (Lanark) 72 77 149
Andrew Hepburn (Fraserburgh) 75 75 150
Iain Wilson (Dalmahoy Hotel) 75 75 150
Scott Murray (Stonehaven) 73 77 150
Jamie Reid (Cruden Bay) 81 70 151
David Mitchell (Leven Thistle) 78 73 151
Chris Robb (Inchmarlo) 78 73 151

MISSED THE CUT (leading 40 and ties)
Euan Kennedy (Newmachar) 74 78 152
Iain Galbraith (Murcar Links) 77 76 153
Andrew Carrell (Peterculter) 78 76 154
John Mitchell (Fraserburgh) 71 84 155
Ryan Donaldson (Portlethen) 80 76 156
Fraser O'Connor (Inchmarlo) 79 77 156
Mark McLean (Fraserburgh) 75 81 156
Matthew Greig (Bon Accord) 71 85 156.
Andy Campbell (Murcar Links) 87 76 157
Stephen Cook (Portlethen) 78 80 158
Ryan McKinnon (Peterculter) 76 82 158
Grant Joss (Royal Aberdeen) 79 80 159
Garry Duncan (Carnoustie) 78 81 159
Gary Esson (Portlethen) 84 77 161
Greg Dunsmore (Saline) 84 77 161
Barry Mitchell (Murcar Links) 83 80 163
Cameron Johnstone (Northern) 78 86 164
Andrew Hutchison (Kinross) 86 83 169
James Watt (Meldrum House) 88 86 174
Sean Hassard (Deeside) 91 84 175
NRs James Hendrick (Pollok) 76 NR, Stuart McIntosh (Ballater) 79 NR, Richard Barr (Newmachar) 81 NR.