BRECHIN AND ROBB SHARE NE DISTRICT OPEN LEAD

SCROLL DOWN PAST THE COLLATED SCORES TO GET TO SUNDAY'S TEE TIMES Clark Brechin (Murcar Links) and Meldrum House's Chris Robb were the local heroes at the end of the first round of the North-east District Open golf championship over the Dave Thomas-designed Hawkshill course at Newmachar Golf Club near Aberdeen. They left the big names from outwith the area trailing in their wake as they shared the lead on a glorious day of warm sunshine with five-under-par 67s. They lead by three shots with two rounds to play on Sunday. Brechin, who has won the NE District Order of Merit for the past two seasons, moved from the Portlethen club to membership at Murcar Links earlier this year. Robb, a former Scottish schoolboys champion, is a winner of the US college circuit. He is a student at the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga. Sam Binning (Ranfurly Castle), expected to be one of the front runners, could do no better than a five-over-par 77. TOP CARDS OF THE DAY Par - OUT: 4-5-4-4-4-3-4-5-3 - 36           IN: 4-4-4-4-4-3-5-4-4- 36 CHRIS ROBB OUT: 4-5-4-5-4-3-3-3-3- 34    IN: 5-3-4-4-4-2-4-4-3- 33 CLARK BRECHIN OUT: 3-4-4-4-4-4-3-5-4-35    IN: 4-4-3-4-3-3-3-4-4- 32 FIRST ROUND Par 72, CSS 75 67 Clark Brechin (Murcar Links), Chris Robb (Meldrum House). 70 Jeff Wright (Forres), Scott Larkin (Royal Aberdeen), David Morrison (Duff House Royal). 71 Ross Young (Nigg Bay). 72 Fraser Moore (Glenbervie), Bryan Innes (Murcar Links), Graham Gordon (Newmachar). 73 Euan Kennedy (Newmachar), Kenny Gunnyeon (Murcar Links), Paul McPhee (King James VI), Adam Dunton (McDonald Ellon). 74 Barrie Edmond (Bon Accord), Matty Greig (Bon Accord), Justin Duff (Fraserburgh), Gordon Stevenson (Whitecraigs), Michael Daily (Erskine), Jake Scott (Buckpool). 75 Adam Fisher (Inchmarlo), Chris Lamb (Newmachar), Chris Gilbert (McDonayld Ellon), Scott Robertson (Hazlehead), Neil Mitchell (Bon Accord), Mark McKechnie (Newmachar), Conor O'Neil (Pollok). 76 Iain Wilson (Dalmahoy), Jack Harling (Banchory), Mark McLean (Fraserburgh), Malcolm Pennycott (Whiting Bay), Tom Spencer (Meldrum House), John Mitchell (Fraserburgh), Neil Henderson (Glen). 77 Ben Murray (Portlethen), Andy Campbell (Murcar Links), Ross McKen (McDonald Ellon), Neil Melvin (Oldmeldrum), John Duff (Newmachar), Greg Watson (Meldrum House), Sam Binning (Ranfurly Castle). 78 Jonathan Mullaney (Dundonald Links), Lewis Mutch (Duff House Royal), Fraser Thain (West Linton), Alan Sutherland (Ladybank), Nick Robson (Meldrum House) 79 Dave McDowell (Portlethen), Corin Stewart (Fortrose and Rosemarkie), Anthony Bews (Murcar Links), Kevin Duncan (McDonald Ellon), Sean Lawrie (Portlethen), Sam Kiloh (Portlethen). 80 Ewen Matthew (Kirriemuir), Andrew Carrell (Royal Aberdeen), Iain Galbraith (Murcar Links), Sam McNeil (Inchmarlo), Richard Barr (Newmachar), Paul Simpson (Aboyne), Gordon Munro (Fraserburgh), Keith Shanks (Elie), Darren Watson (Peterhead). 81 Michael Buchan (Cruden Bay), Ian Welsh (Nigg Bay),Stuart McIntosh (Ballater) 82 Dylan Smith (Alford), Michael Bacigallupolo (Longniddry), Stewart McCulloch (Cruden Bay) 83 Sam Thain (Newmachar), Ritchie Manson (Kemnay), Sam Griffiths (Cullen), 84 Greg Kennedy (Hazlehead), John Godward (McDonald Ellon). 85 Andrew Hepurn (Fraserburgh) 86 Joel Westwell (Inchmarlo) 87 Robert Lamb (Newmachar), Callum Moir (Ballater). 88 Jack Walker (Fraserburgh) 90 Evan Robertson (Inchmarlo) 92 Callum Cromar (Lumphanan) No Returns: Glen Taylor (Brechin), Christopher Forman (Peterhead) SUNDAY TEE TIMES TWO-TEE START  1st tee (am) + 10th tee (pm) 7.30 and 1.0 Jack Walker, Evan Robertson, Callum Moir. 7.39 and 1.09 Joel Westwell, Robert Lamb, Andrew Hepburn. 7.48 and 1.18 Greg Kennedy, John Godward, Ritchie Manson. 7.57 and 1.27 Sam Griffiths, Sam Thain, Darren Watson. 8.06 and 1.36 Keith Shanks, Ian Galbraith, Sean Lawrie. 8.15 and 1.45 David McDowell, Corin Stewart, Anthony Bews. 8.33 and 2.03 Neil Melvin, John Duff, Andrew Campbell. 8.41 and 2.12 Malcolm Pennycott, John Mitchell, Mark McLean 8.51 and 2.21 Nel Henderson, Jack Harling, Iain Wilson. 9.00 and 2.30 Neil Mitchell, Chris Lamb, Tom Spencer. 9.09 and 2.39 Adam Fisher, Chris Gilbert, Scott Robertson. 9.18 and 2.48 Jake Scott, Mark McKechnie, Conor O'Neil.  10th tee (am) and 1st tee (pm) 7.35 and 1.05 Stewart McCulloch, Dylan Smith, Michael Bacigalupo. 7.44 and 1.14 Sam McNeil, Ian Welsh, Stuart McIntosh 7.53 and 1.23 Paul Simpson, Andrew Carrell, Gordon Munro 8.02 and 1.32 Sam Kiloh, Richard Barr, Euan Matthew 8.11 and 1.41 Ross McKen, Lewis Mutch, Fraser Thain. 8.20 and 1.50 Ben Murray, Sam Binning, Greg Watson. 8.29 and 1.59 Gordon Stevenson, Barrie Edmond, Michael Daily. 8.38 and 2.08 Matty Greig, Kenny Gunneyon, Justin Duff 8.47 and 2.17 Paul McPhee, Adam Dunton, Euan Kennedy. 8.56 and 2.26 Fraser Moore, Bryan Innes, Graham Gordon. 9.05 aqnd 2.35 Jeff Wright, David Morrison, Ross Young. 9.14 and 2.44 Scott Larkin, Chris Robb, Clark Brechin.