CRICHTON, SHIELDS, WHITE MAKE SOLID START IN SOUTH AFRICA

Aberdour's Scott Crichton, James White (Lundin) and Paul Shields (Kirkhill) all made a solid start to the Northern Amateur Open Championship at Randpark Golf Club, the final event of the SGU Elite Squad's extended stay in South Africa.
Aberdeen's David Law, now a professional, won the event last year.
Crichton, White and Shields, pictured, all returned four-under-par 68s in the first of four rounds of stroke-play to be sharing fifth place, one behind a leadng quartet on 67. The leading 32 after 72 holes will go forward to the match-playstages.
South African open amateur champion Brian Souter (Leven Golfing Society) and Fraser McKenna (Balmore) are joint 48th on 73.
Daniel Kay (Dunbar), who had a 74, is tied for 62nd place in a field of 162.
Connor O'Neil (Pollok) has flown home early for treatment to an injury.

FIRST-ROUND LEADERS
Par 72
Players from S Africa unless stated
67 Jacques Kruyswijk, Zander Lombard, Brandon Stone, Shaun Smith.
SCOTS' SCORES
68 Scott Crichton (Aberdour), Paul Shields (Kirkhill), James White (Lundin) (T5).
73 Fraser McKenna (Balmore), Brian Soutar (Leven GS) (T48).
74 Daniel Kay (Dunbar) (T62).

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SCOTLAND SQUAD FOR UNDER-16S QUADRANGULAR IN N IRELAND

Scotland squad for an Under-16s boys' quadrangular golf  match against Ireland, Wales and the Netherlands at Hilton Templepatrick Golf Club, near Belfast from April 5 to 7 is:

George Burns (Williamwood)
Fraser Davern (Williamwood)
Ewen Ferguson (Bearsden)
Innes Ferguson (Drumpellier)
Adam Fisher (Inchmarlo)
Cameron Kirkwood (Bearsden)

Alasdair McDougall (St Andrews New)

Bob McIntyre (Glencruitten)

Non-travelling reserve:

Murray Naysmith (Dalmahoy)