OBAN-BASED SCOT BURGOYNE JOINT THIRD AT SENIORS' Q SCHOOL

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@scottishgolfview.com
With just six places on the European Seniors Tour up for grabs, only Oban-based Terry Burgoyne of the seven Scots in the field hit the ground running to have any chance of gaining pass marks at the end of the over-50s Qualifying School four-round Final Stage at Pestana Golf Resort's Vale da Pinta course on Portugal's Algarve today.
Burgoyne, pictured by courtesy of Getty Images(c), who lived in Sweden for 24 years before moving to Oban and Glencruitten Golf Club, shot a three-under-par 68 to be joint third at the end of the first day, four shots behind American Charlie Bolling.
The six other Scots in the field of 74 did not have many reasons to be cheerful.
Iain Parker is joint 15th with a par-matching 71 over the 6,553yd course.
Edzell club pro Alastair Webster birdied the long second and short third and was sharing the tournament lead at one stage of his outward half. But he subsided to a 72 to share 24th place with compatriot Murray White.
Deeside GC teaching pro Peter Smith, a former Northern Open champion, lived dangerously in last week's Stage 1 eliminator and an opening round of 75 has piled the pressure on himself again. Also on the four-over mark is Carnoustie's former Walker Cup player Lindsay Mann.
David James from Dumfries, who played so well last week, had a nightmare round of 78 to be joint 65th overnight.

LEADING FIRST ROUND SCORES
Par 71. Yardage 6,553
64 Charlie Bolling (US).
67 Dick Mast (US).
68 Rick Gibson (Can), J C Anderson (US), Tim Elliott (Aus), Terry Burgoyne (Sco).

OTHER SCOTS' SCORES
71 Iain Parker (T15)
72 Alastair Webster, Murray White (T24).
75 Peter Smith, Lindsay Mann (T47).
78 David James (T65).

ALL THE SCORES

64 C Bolling (USA) 
67 D Mast (USA)
68 T Elliott (Aus), T Burgoyne (Sco) , J Anderson (USA) , R Gibson (Can) ,
69 P Horrobin (Jam) , K Moe (USA) , D Cambridge (Jam) , G Ralph (Eng) ,
70 M Adcock (USA) , J Heggarty (Nir) , M Briggs (Eng) , S Cipa (Eng) ,
71 I Parker (Sco) , J Hall (Eng) , K Dickens (Eng) , D Wettlaufer (Can) , P Dugeny (Fra) , A Takamatsu (Jpn) , P Wesselingh (Eng) , J Laforce (Can) , P Dahlberg (Swe) 
72 S Bennett (Eng) , M Stokes (Eng) , W Grant (Eng) , Z Martinez (USA) , M White (Sco) , A Webster (Sco) , E Rodriguez (Esp) ,
73 J Buendia (Esp) , K Tarling (Can) , J Fronceda (Esp) , N Mitchell (Eng) , M Fernandez (Arg) , L Turner (Eng) , C Grenier (Aut) , P Allan (Eng) , A Macdonald (Eng)
74 M Guzman (Arg) , B Evans (Eng) , D Gavrilovic (Eng) , R Masters (Eng) , J Mathews (Eng) , M Bright (RSA) , K Olsen (Aus) 
75 P Brostedt (Swe) , P Smith (Sco) , L Soto (Ven) , P Mortimer (Swe) , L Mann (Sco)
76 P Ebner (Aut) , M Donald (USA) , M Deboub (Alg) , D Edwards (USA) , J Sallat (Fra) , N Clarke (RSA) , J Salgado (Esp) , S Ball (Eng) , A Mori (Ita) ,
77 M Girouard (Can) , M Gallagher (Eng) , D Stirling (Eng) , S Okuda (Jpn) ,
78 M Bianco (Ita) , B Boudreau (Can) , R Sabarros (Fra) , D James (Sco) , S Davidson (Eng) 
79 J King (Eng)
80 P Jonas (Can) , A Dean (USA) , J Delgado (Fra)
81 M Söderberg (Swe)