MACAULAY, LAW, DOHERTY START WELL IN SPAIN

By COLIN FARQUHARSON Colin@scottishgolfview.com Calum Macaulay (69), David Law (70) and Jack Doherty (70) made the best start of the 15 Scots in action at the four Spanish golf courses in Stage 2 of the European Tour Qualifying School process today (Wed).  But Lloyd Saltman (79), Craig Matheson (80) and Ross Kellett (81) will need three excellent scores apiece by Saturday if they are to make up considerable lost ground on the opening day.  There is no cut in any of the Stage 2 tournaments and how many will qualifying from each venue has not been made public by Inverness-born tournament director Mike Stewart (brother of Gillian). It could be around 12 to 15.  Macaulay (pictured above) and Law got off to a flyer at the El Valle course (par 71) near Murcia. The Tulliallan man was out in 37 and home in 32 to be joint 5th in a field of 76 at the end of the day.  Law, playing out of the Paul Lawrie Golf Centre, had halves of 36-34 to be joint 10th.  The Aberdonian had two early bogeys but bounced back with a crop of birdies, including the fifth, seventh, eighth, 10th, 14th and 15th. Also at El Valle, Banchory's Paul Cormack had a 74 (38-37) to be joint 39th, Michael Stewart (Troon Welbeck) a 76 (36-40) to be sharing 55th place while Neil Fenwick (Dunbar) toiled for a 78 (38-40) and joint 64th place in a field of 76.  At the par-72 El Saler course near Valencia, Jamie McLeary's 72 (36-36) has him in joint seventh place and Graham Fox is sharing 13th place with a 73 (36-37).  Lloyd Saltman had two double bogeys in his first five holes on his way to an outward half of 41. He came back in 38 for a 79 which has him in joint 59th place in a field of 75.Craig Matheson sagged after the turn with 43 blows for an 80 which puts him in joint 62nd position.   Ross Kellett, whose Alps Tour form has earned him a place on next year's Challenge Tour, failed to show that kind of form. He started with a double bogey 6 and then bogeyed the fourth, fifth, sixth and eighth in taking 42 to the turn on his way to an 81 for joint 64th place in a field of 75. At Las Colinas near Alicante, Wallace Booth is in joint 23rd place after a one-over-par 72 (36-36), four shots better than Scott Henderson who had halves of 38-36 for joint 61st place. Jack Doherty got his one-under-par 70 at the Lumine course near Tarragona where the scoring was the lowest of the four venues.Welshman Liam Bond and England's Jamie Abbot lead the field with seven-under-par 64s.  Doherty had halves of 34-36  Steven O'Hara had a 73 (34-39) but that earned him only a share of 64th place.Elliot Saltman had halves of 35-41 (a double bogey 6 at the 10th) and his 76 leaves him last of 76 at this venue. SCOREBOARD EL SALER (Par 72) 69 Kim Chan (US) Scots' scores 72 Jamie McLeary (T7) 73 Graham Fox (T13) 79 Lloyd Saltman (T59) 80 Craig Matheson (T62) 81 Ross Kellett (T64) +To view all the scores at El Saler CLICK HERE    EL VALLE (Par 71) 68 Jacob Glennemo (Swe), Max Roehrig (Ger) (am), Sean Whiffin (Eng), Chris Gane (Eng) Scots' scores 69 Calum Macaulay (T5) 70 David Law (T10) 74 Paul Cormack (T39) 76 Michael Stewart (T55) 78 Neil Fenwick (T64) +To view all the scores at El Valle CLICK HERE  LAS COLINAS (Par 71) 67 Tim Sluiter (Net), Taco Remkes (Net) Scots' scores 72 Wallace Booth (T23) 76 Scott Henderson (T61) +To view all the scores at Las Colinas CLICK HERE   LUMINE (Par 71) 64 Liam Bond (Wal), Jamie Abbot (Eng) Scots' scores 70 Jack Doherty (T26) 73 Steven O'Hara (T64) 76 Elliot Saltman (76th). +To view all the scores at Lumine CLICK HERE