CAMERON STARTS WELL BUT NO TURKISH DELIGHT FOR DAVID LAW

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@scottishgolfview.com
North-east pair Ross Cameron from Ellon and Aberdeen's David Law had contrasting fortunes in the opening round of the second EPD (German PGA) Tour event over the Gloria Old Course, Belek in Turkey today (Monday).
Cameron, pictured by Cal Carson Golf Agency, now sponsored by Saltire Energy and not linked to McDonald Golf Club, with the benefit of having played in the first event last week, shot a three-under-par 69 to be sharing second place with four others, one shot behind leader Bjorn Stromsky (Germany).
But rookie pro David Law, the Northern Open champion and twice Scottish amateur champion, making his debut in Turkish conditions certainly did not experience the delight! He took 80 blows - eight over par - to finish the day in joint 73rd place in a field of 85.
Law will need something special in the second round to figure among the top 40 and ties who will go forward to Wednesday's third and final round.
The third Scot in the field, Motherwell's Paul O'Hara had a steady, par-matching 72 for a share of 15th place.
Cameron could not have asked for a better start - and eagle 3 which had "flying" over the first nine, covered in three-under-par 34 with birdies at the long fifth and long ninth and only one birdie, at the sixth. His two inward birdies, at the short 10th and 13th got him to five under par with five to play, which would have been good enough to lead had he not bogeyd the 15th and short 18th.
O'Hara birdied the short seventh, long ninth and 13th but bogeyed the third, 16th and short 18th.
Law did not have a single birdie. He had halves of 40, with bogeys at the long first, short second and long ninth before things got away from him after the turn. He had a double bogey 6 at the 11th and a triple bogey 7 at the par-4 15th.
LEADING FIRST-ROUND SCORES
Par 72
68 Bjorn Stromsky (Ger).
69 Ross Cameron (Sco), Daniel Wunsche (Ger), Andre Bossert (Den), Max Kramer (Ger), Ferdinand Osther (Net).
70 Tiago Cruz (Port), Tom Boys (Eng).
Selected scores:
72 Matthew Dearden (Wal), Paul O'Hara (Sco), Grant Jackson (Eng) (T15).
73 Lee Corfield (Eng) (T22).
74 Nicholas Murtagh (Eng) (T28).
76 James Wilson (Eng) (54).
80 David Law (Sco) (T73).