HENRY LEADS SCOTTISH ALLIANCE

By COLIN FARQUHARSON Colin@scottishgolfview.com Clydebank and District professional John Henry leads the way with a one-under-par 69 at Arbroath in the first round of the Scottish Alliance championship. On the main course, at Monifieth, Peterhead's Philip McLean (Paul Lawrie Golf Centre), pictured, and Panmure's Craig Knowles are setting the pace with one-over-par 73s. The players switch courses on Wednesday with the leaders after 36 holes contesting the final round of the championship at Monifieth on Thursday. LEADING FIRST ROUND SCORES MONIFIETH Par 72 73 C Knowles (Panmure), P McLean (Paul Lawrie Golf Centre). 74 K McNicoll (Gullane). 75 R Stewart (Tulliallan), J Stevenson (Braehead). 76 A Marshall (Houston DR), L Grindrod (Cawder), A Gall (Deeside), P Jamieson (Dunblane New), J  Fowler (Hayston). 77 P Brookes (Pitreavie), W Crosbie (Blairgowrie). 79 D Mackay (Newmachar). 80 S L Brough (Alyth), A Martin (The Duke's) 82 D Wilson (Monifieth), N McGarva (Kilmacolm) 83 G McLeod (Monifieth) 84 J Kinloch (Cardross), P Kinloch (Cardross) 85 A Boxx (Boat of Garten), R Baldie (Crieff), J D Murray (Banchory), C Myles (Monifieth) 86 R Barton (Alloa), D Wilson (Duff House Royal), D S Bisset (Banchory) 87 G Mitchell (Blairgowrie) 89 P Leggate (Musselburgh), M Winton (Caledonian) 90 M Watkins (Panmure) 91 J Rankin (Scotscraig), A Mason (Thornton), W Miller (Monifieth), S Thomson (Caledonian).' ARBROATH Par 70 69 J Henry (Clydebank & Dist) 71 J Duff (Newmachar). 72 G Finlay (Ballumbie Castle). 74 I Wilson (Longniddry), G Wither (Lothianburn), J Smallwood (unatt). 75 K Beveridge (Inchmarlo). 76 H Wong  (Wellsgreen), J Ingram (Boat of Garten), D Roger (Windyhill), D Stein (unatt) 77 J Craig (Carnoustie), S Graham (Arbroath) 78 G Collins (Ballumbie Castle) 80 S Barker (Hilton Park) 81 F Sharp (Boat of Garten) 82 D Leslie (Northern), R Brownhill (Edzell) 83 J D'Aguilar (Glasgow), J D Hamilton (Murcar Links) 94 G Ramsay (Wellsgreen) 85 C Duffus (Kemnay), H Roulston (Stonehaven), C Cassie (Nigg B ay) 86 J Nicolson (Auchmill), D Fleming (Portlethen). 87 P Morrison (Portlethen), J Forrest (Northern), A Glass (Alloa). 88 R Farquhar (Carnoustie), I Butchart (Strathmore), D Spaven (Pitlochry), G Richton (unatt), G Allan (Newmachar) 90 M Carrington (Greenbank), J Junior (Hilton Park), D Nelson (Aboyne) 91 G Cant (Monifieth) 92 H McNaughton (Cruden Bay), G Hmer (Northern) 93 J Kyle (Airdrie), G Wilson (Mussel burgh). 94 L Roger (Royal Aberdeen) 96 M Rendall (Stonehaven) 98 B Lumsden (Northern)