ONLY SIX SCOTS SITTING PRETTY AT Q SCHOOL

Only six of the 18 Scots competing at four Spanish venues in the European Tour Qualifying School Stage 2 72-hole events are in the qualifying "zone" after two rounds. It is expected that roughly the leading 20 players at each venue after four rounds will go forward to the "crunch" tournament, the Final Q School over six rounds at PGA Catalunya, Girona from December 10 to 15. Callum Macaulay (Tulliallan) and James White (Lundin), still an amateur, are doing well at the El Valle venue in the Murcia region. They are sharing seventh place on the five-under-par 137 mark. Macaulay has shot 66 and 71, White 65 and 72. Also at El Valle, Clydebank-born Canadian resident Alan McLean is joint 16th on 140 with a pair of 70s. At Las Colinas near Alicante, Lothians pair Elliot Saltman and Shaun McAllister are heading for pass marks in joint 14th place on three-under 139. Saltman has shot 67 and 72, McAllister 69 and 70. Not doing so well at this venue are Mark Kerr, joint 43rd on 143 (70-73), Chris Kelly, joint 59th on 146 (72-74) and Kris Nicol, joint 66th on 148 (74-74).. Jack Doherty (North Gailes) is the only Scot sitting pretty at Costa Ballena in the Jerez region. Doherty is sharing ninth place on 140 after rounds of 69 and 71. Outside the qualifying mark at the moment are Peterhead's Philip McLean, joint 27th on 143 (70-73), Scott Henry also on 143 (71-72), Jamie McLeary, joint 32nd on 144 (73-71), Andrew McArthur, joint 36th on 145 (73-72), Raymond Russell, also on 145 (71-74), Graham Fox, joitn 42nd on 146 (73-73) and Paul McKechnie, joint 59th on 148 (74-74). At La Manga South, Neil Fenwick from Dunbar and Gavin Dear (Murrayshall) have a lot of work to do to make the top 20 with only two rounds to go. There is no cut at Stage 2 events. Fenwick is sharing 35th place on 145 (73-72) and Dear is joint 58th on 149 (74-75).

Leading second-round totals:
COSTA BALLENA
135 Sam Hutsby (Eng) 69 66.
137 Jason Levermore (Eng) 72 65, Xavier Poncelet (Fra) 70 67.
Scots' scores:
140 Jack Doherty 69 71 (T9).
143 Philip McLean 70 73, Scott Henry 71 72 (T27).
144 Jamie McLeary 73 71 (T32).
145 Andrew McArthur 73 72, Raymond Russell 71 74 (T36).
146 Graham Fox 73 73 (T42).
148 Paul McKechnie 74 74 (T59).

EL VALLE

Par 142 (2x71).
132 Joakim Lagergren (Swe) 63 69.
139 David J Smith (Eng) 65 68.
134 Daniel Brooks (Eng) 68 66.
Scots' Scores:
137 Callum Macaulay 66 71, James White (am) 65 72. (T7).
140 Alan McLean 70 70 (T16).
LA MANGA SOUTH

Par 146 (2x73)
135 Graeme A Clark (Eng) 66 69, Andrea Perrino (Ita) 67 68.
136 Clodomiro Carranza (Arg) 71 65.
Scots' scores:
145 Neil Fenwick 73 72 (T35).
149 Gavin Dear 74 75 (T58)

LAS COLINAS
Par 142 (2x71)
132 Benn Barham (Eng) 66 66.
134 Tim Sluiter (Net) 69 65.
136 Byeong-Hun An (SKor) 70 66.
Scots' scores:
139 Elliot Saltman 67 72, Shaun McAllister 69 70 (T14).
143 Mark Kerr 70 73 (T43).
146 Chris Kelly 72 74 (T59).
148 Kris Nicol 74 74 (T66).