IAN BROTHERSTON NEEDS GOOD FINISH TO WIN EURO SENIORS TITLE

One very good final round could make Ian Brotherston (Dumfries and County) this year's European senior men's amateur golf champion! He goes into Saturday's third and last round at Achensee Golf Club, Austria in fifth place on three-over-par 145 after rounds of 72 and 73. But for three late bogeys, at the 15th, 17th and 18th, Brotherston could have been level with the leader, Sweden's Tomas Persson who is on 142 after a pair of 71s. Edzell's Keith Bruce is hanging on to a top-20 place after scores of 74-76 for 150 which makes him jt 18th with a round to go. Brian Grieve (King James VI) and Alistair Fiddes (Murcar Links) missed the cut on 160. Grieve scored 86-77 for 163 and Fiddes 89-84 for 173. The only Scottish entry in the women's championship, Christine McAndrew (Nairn Dunbar) missed the cut with scores of 84 and 90 for 174 - six shots too many. EUROPEAN SENIOR AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPS Achensee GC, Austraia LEADING SECOND-ROUND TOTALS Par 142 (2x71) MEN 142 Tomas Persson (Swe) 71 71 143 Stefan Lindberg (Swe) 72 71, Adrian Morrow (Ire) 70 73 144 Bart Notte (Net) 72 72 145 Ian Brotherston (Sco) 72 73. SELECTED SCORES 150 David Lane (Eng) 74 76, Keith Bruce (Edzell) 74 76 (T18). 153 Dave Jessup (Eng) 77 76 (T30) 154 Barry Downing (Eng) 74 80  (T35) 155 Stephen Whymark (Eng) 80 75 (T38) 156 Henry Valarino (Eng) 79 77 (49th) 157 Robert Fox (Eng) 80 77 (T50) 158 Trevor Gray (Eng) 81 77 (T55) MISSED THE CUT (160 and better qualified) 161 Clive Woodford (Eng) 83 78. 163 Brian Grieve (Sco) 86 77. 173 Alistair Fiddes (Sco) 89 84. WOMEN 147 Rocio Ruiz de Velasco (Spa) 74 73 152 Isabelle Dumont (Ger) 79 73, Minna Kaarnalahti (Fin) 76 76. SELECTED SCORES 157 Jane Rees (Wal) 83 74 (T11) MISSED THE CUT (168 or better qualified) 174 Christine McAndrew (Sco) 84 90. ends