BOGEY-FREE McARTHUR, DRUMMOND TRAIL AT HACIENDA del ALAMO

By COLIN FARQUHARSON Colin@scottishgolfview.com Rookie pro Andy Sullivan from Nuneaton, one of the GB and I Walker Cup heroes at Royal Aberdeen in September, has carried over his amateur talent to the pro ranks. He shot a six-under-par 66 to lead a good-class field by two shots at the end of the first round of the Spanish Hi5 Pro Tour's Hacienda del Alamo Futures Open at the Murcia venue today. Andrew McArthur and Scott Drummond both returned bogey-free rounds but could not match Sullivan's bag of birdies. Former Scottish amateur kingpin McArthur from Glasgow's Windyhill is two behind on four-under 68 which was studded with birdies at the long fourth, the long 14th and the par-4 16th and 17th. One-time PGA champion Drummond is joint 11th on 69 with birdies at the long fourth, short fifth and short 12th highlighting his blemish-free scorecard. Murrayfield's Mark Kerr is sharing 22nd place with a one-under 71 with birdies at the third, long fourth and long 14th and bogeys at the first and ninth. Chris Kelly (Cawder) matched the par of 72 which put him in joint 32nd place. He was two over par until he reeled off three birdies in a row at the 13th, long 14th and short 15th. A bogey at the 16th put him level for the day. FIRST-ROUND LEADERS Par 72 66 Andy Sullivan (Eng). 67 Matthew Webb (Eng) (am), Sebastian Buhl (Ger). 68 Jens Dantorp (Swe), Morten Madsen (Den), Benny Ahlenbeck (Swe), Matthew Southgate (Eng), Espen Kofstad (Nor), Reinier Saxton (Net), Andrew McArthur (Sco). 69 Scott Drummond (Sco), Steve Uzzell (Eng), James Ruth (Eng), Dennis Kupper (Ger), Paul Reed (Eng), Jack Senior (Eng), Kristoffer Broberg (Swe), Jacob Glennemo (Swe). Selected scores: 71 Mark Kerr (Sco) (T22). 72 Chris Kelly (Sco) (T32) TO VIEW ALL THE SCORES ON THE TOURNAMENT WEBSITE CLICK HERE