MATHESON, NICOLSON BEST OF SCOTS ON STAGE 1, DAY 1

Former PGA Cup player Craig Matheson (Falkirk Tryst) and Greg Nicolson from the Lothians made the best start among the Scots competing in the European Tour Qualifying School Stage 1 event which teed off at the Roxburghe Hotel course near Kelso today
Both shot two-under-par 70s, but were three shots behind the Irish leader, Mark Staunton.
Greig Hutcheon (Banchory), leader of the Tartan Tour money table and Order of Merit, had a solid par 72, the same score as Graham Fox (Rowallan Castle).

EUROPEAN TOUR QUALIFYING SCHOOL
Stage 1
Roxburghe Hotel course, nr Kelso
LEADING FIRST-ROUND SCORES
Par 72
67 Mark Staunton (Ire)
70 Craig Matheson (Sco), Greg Nicolson (Sco)
72 George Thacker (Eng), Greig Hutcheon (Sco), Graham Fox (Sco), Damian Mooney (NIr)
73 Paul McKechnie (Sco), Joel Hendry (Sco), Craig Smith (Wal)
OTHER SCOTS SCORES
74 Paul Docherty, Neil Fenwick (T12)
75 Jordan Findlay, Scott Henderson (T17)
76 Paul Cormack, Stephen Gray (T19)
77 Kris Nicol (T24)
78 Philip McLean (T30)
79 Paul Shields (am) (32nd)

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