HENDERSON AND KELLY SHARE HALFWAY LEAD AT THE DUKE'S

Scott Henderson and Chris Kelly are disputing the lead at the halfway stage of the final event on the 2012 Tartan Tour, the Optical Express Scottish PGA 36-hole tournament over The Duke's Course, St Andrews. They both shot four-under-par 68s. Each player had five birdies, Henderson (36-32)  at the fifth, long 11th, 12th , 14th and 17th, Kelly (35-33) at the first, seventh, 11th, 14th and 15th. They are a shot ahead of Neil Fenwick (Dunbar) 34-35), Alan Lockhart (Ladybank) 35-34 and Christopher Currie (Caldwell) 35-34. Greig Hutcheon (Banchory), already winner of the Scottish PGA Order of Merit, looks out of it as far as the Optical Express Order of Merit is concerned. He had a 75 after being three over par on the third tee - a double bogey at the first and another shot shed at the second. FIRST ROUND SCORES Par 71 68 S Henderson (Kings Links), C Kelly (Cawder). 69 N Fenwick (Dunbar), A Lockhart (Ladybank), C Currie (Caldwell). 70 M King (Kingsfield), G Cowan (Westerhope), E Wood (Crow Wood). 71 J McKinnon (Irvine), P McKechnie (Braid Hills), D Patrick (Elie SC). 72 M Kerr (unatt). 73 S Gray (Hayston), K Hutton (Downfield), G Brown (Montrose Links), C Ronald (Carluke), D Orr (Mearns Castle), G Wright (West Linton) 74 J McGhee (Duddingston), Shaun McAllister (Craigie), M Isaacs (Paul Lawrie Golf Centre) 75 G Hutcheon (Banchory), P Wardell (Whitekirk), J Findlay (Paul Lawrie Golf Centre), Stephen McAllister (Renaissance Club). 76 A Oldcorn (Kings Acre), E Saltman (Archerfield Links), S Taylor (Bothwell Castle), G McBain (Gamola Golf), Heather MacRae (Gleneagles), C Matheson (Falkirk Tryst). 77 J McCreadie (Buchanan Castle), K Nicol (Fraserburgh), L Kelly (Prodream USA), A McIntyre (Ranfurly Castle) 78 J Lomas (unatt), S Reekie (Blairgowrie), D Laing (Craigielaw), D Wood (Hirsel). 79 R Cameron (Saltire Energy), C McCalman (Turnhouse). 81 E Walker (Burntisland), I Brown (Newent), S Young (Turnhouse). 83 N Colquhoun (Merchants of Edinburgh). 86 G McSporran (Kinross) 88 M Loftus (Mearns Castle), R Scarafile (Eastwood). 89 K McNiven (Gleneages). ends