McLEAN NOSEDIVES OUT OF MOROCCO CONTENTION WITH 43 FOR INWARD HALF

Just when it looked as if Peterhead's Philip McLean was set to end his miserable run of tournament scores on the German PGA Developmental Tour, he nosedived into mediocrity again in the first round of the Dar Es Salam Open at Rabat, Morocco.McLean, pictured, playing out of the Paul Lawrie Golf Centre, reached the turn in one-under-par 35 with birdies at the first, long fifth and short ninth.But it all unravelled for the Buchan player with an inward half of 43 with double bogeys 6 and 7 at the 13th and long 18th as well as bogeys at the 16th and short 17th .... all of which added up to six shots squandered over the last six holes.McLean's disappointing round of 78 over the par-73 course left him in joint 62nd place and once again fighting to beat the cut when play resumes on Tuesday.Stablemate David Law, the defending champion in this event over the Royal Golf Dar Es Salam course, finished the first day in joint 11th place with a par 73. He had birdies at the seventh, long eighth and short 17th to cancel out bogeys at the first, third and short 14th. Law is three shots behind the leader, Dutchman Daan Huizing. DAR ES SALAM OPEN Royal Golf Dar Es Salam, Rabat, MoroccoLEADING FIRST ROUND SCORES Par 7370 D Huizing (Net).71 K Benz (Swi), M Veijalainen (Fin), J Grillon (Fra), D Wright (Eng). SELECTED SCORES73 D Law (Sco) (T11).78 P McLean (Sco) (T62) ends