HOWIE AND ALLAN SWINGING IN THE RAIN TO SHARE LEAD IN SCOTTISH HYDRO JUNIOR TOUR EVENT

Scottish boys match-play champion Craig Howie (Peebles) and Alva's Lawrence Allan led the field at the halfway stage of the Scottish Hydro Junior Tour event No 3 at Rowallan Castle GC, Ayrshire today. In miserable conditions of wind and rain, Howie and Allan's nine-over-par tallies for the first 36 hole were good enough to lead the field on 151. Allan shot 78-73, Howie 74-77. Both players had two double bogeys in their first rounds with Howie's inward half of 35 enabling him to salvage a respectable 74 but he bogeyed the last five holes in his second round for halves of 35-42. Allan birdied the first and seventh in his second round and reached the turn in 34 before the rain got to him and the second nine holes cost him 39 shots.l Those players with two-round totals of 166 and better qualified to play Sunday's final 36 holes. Maybe those who failed consider themselves the lucky ones in weather like this! SCOTTISH HYDRO JUNIOR TOUR EVENT No 3 Rowallan Castle GC, Ayrshire LEADING SECOND-R0UND T0TALS Par 142 (2x71) 151 Lawrence Allan (Alva) 78 73, Craig Howie (Peebles) 74 77 152 Euan Walker (Kilmarnock Barassie) 78 74 153 Adam Fisher (Inchmarlo) 78 75, Ewen Ferguson (Bearsden) 75 78 154 Paul Reilly (Lochwinnoch) 81 73, Ben Kinsley (St Andrews) 78 74, Bradley Neil (Blairgowrie) 77 77, Calum Hill (Muckhart) 76 78, George Burns (Williamwood) 76 78. 155 Jordan Shaw (Kingussie) 78 77, Alexander Wilson (Renaissance) 78 77 156 Cameron Kirkwood (Bearsden) 80 76.

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