DUNCAN STEWART TOP SCOT IN CANARIES CHALLENGE

Grantown on Spey's Duncan Stewart shot a first-round, three-under-par 68 to be in joint 15th place at the end of the first round of the Fred Olsen Spanish Challenge tournament at La Gomera on the Canary Islands today.

Next best for the Scottish contingent was Ross Kellett (Motherwell) with a level par 71.
Wallace Booth (Comrie) and Edinburgh-based Jamie McLeary, sharing 62nd place on the 72 mark.
Jack Doherty (North Gailes) had a 73.

Motherwell's Steven O'Hara and Lloyd Saltman (Archerfield Links) did not fare so well.

They are lying joint 125th in a field of 136 with five-over-par 76s.

Frenchman Edouard Dubois leads with an eight-under 63.

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Frenchman Edouard Dubois shot a stunning eight-under-par 63 to take a narrow first-round lead at the Fred Olsen Challenge de España.

Despite a strong, swirling wind coursing over the stunning Tecina Golf lay-out on the small Canary Island of La Gomera, the standard of golf on display was outstanding, with 47 players finishing under par despite the testing conditions. 

No-one revelled in the challenge more readily than the 23 year old Dubois who overhauled a trio of players – compatriot Julien Guerrier, Germany's Nicolas Meitinger and American Brooks Koepka – at seven under.

Dubois got off to a flying start, carding a hat-trick of birdies over the opening three holes before a further trio of birdies from the ninth saw him surge to six under.

The two-time Challenge Tour winner's only dropped shot came at the short 14th after missing the green from the tee, but he bounced back in style, closing out with a birdie at the 16th before a valuable 25-foot eagle putt at the long 17th helped Dubois soar into a one shot advantage over the field following the first day's play in Spain. 

"I hit the ball very well from the tee and my short game was really good because here it is very difficult to get close to the pin," said Dubois. "My putting was also really nice today. I like the course, the place is fantastic.”

 

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Par 71

63 E Dubois (Fra)

64 J Guerrier  (Fra); B Koepka  (USA); N Meitinger  (Ger)

65 J Legarrea (Esp)

66 P Herreria (Esp)

67 B Ritthammer (Ger); D Ulrich (Sui); L Bjerregaard  (Den); I Korvenmaa (Fin); P Relecom  (Bel); M Pastor (Esp); T Pilkadaris (Aus); V Riu  (Fra)

68 E Bertheussen (Nor); A Otaegui  (Esp); D Stewart (Sco); S Thornton (Irl); S Hutsby  (Eng); J Maurer  (Aut)

69 J Timmis (Eng); J Heath  (Eng); C Devlin (Nir); O Whiteley (Eng); L Claverie (Esp); D Brooks (Eng); R Steiner (Aut); S Garcia Rodriguez (Esp); A Bernadet  (Fra); S Kim (SKor)

70 N Elvira  (Esp); B An (Kor); M Ford (Eng); J Watts (Eng); C Hanson (Eng); D Wuensche  (Ger); A Garcia-Heredia (Esp); G Shaw (Nir); D Palm (Swe); N Quintarelli (Ita); A Pavan (Ita); J Parron (Esp); L Goddard  (Eng); D Frittelli (RSA); M Haremza (Ger); M Quiros (Esp); C Russo (Fra)

71 R Kellett (Sco); T Fournier  (Fra); J Abbott (Eng); P Archer (Eng); A Rota (Ita); E Espana (Fra); J Lando Casanova  (Fra); D Geminiani (Ita); C Garcia Simarro (Esp); J Bragulat  (Esp); M Haastrup  (Den); S Manley (Wal); P Fendt (Aut); B Hafthorsson (Isl)

72 D Borda (Esp); L Kennedy  (Eng); J Fahrbring (Swe); J Carlsson (Swe); C Robles (Esp); N Dahlgren (Fin); F Cea (Esp); J Barnes (Eng); M Rominger  (Sui); E Johansen  (Nor); T Nørret (Den); B Etchart  (Esp); R Mattila (Fin); S Walker (Eng); R Harris  (Eng); J McLeary  (Sco); S Fallon (Eng); W Booth  (Sco)

73 B Chapellan (Fra); F Adarraga (Esp); G Piris Mateu (Esp); J Mommo  (Fin); J Gibb (Eng); P Maddy (Eng); A Maestroni  (Ita); S Jeppesen  (Swe); D Griffiths  (Eng); C Ford (Eng); J Doherty  (Sco); T Sluiter  (Ned); C Kim (USA); P Oriol (Esp)

74 J Frazer (Wal); C Suneson (Esp); M Novy  (Cze); J Garcia Pinto (Esp); J Wahlqvist (Swe); D Perrier (Fra); R Quiros  (Esp); P Simard (Esp); A Engell  (Nor); K Borsheim  (Nor); F Laporta (Ita); D Im (USA); A Johansson (Swe); N Ravano (Ita); M Saiz (Esp)

75 S Piaget  (Mon); F Bergamaschi (Ita); D Vancsik (Arg); G Cuquejo (Esp); M Haines  (Eng); F De Vries  (Ned); R Sebastian (Esp); D Kemmer (USA); G Gancedo Onieva (Esp); J Moul  (Eng); P Bech (Esp); A Perrino  (Ita); J Camargo (Esp); M Hermans  (Bel); P Edberg (Swe); K Ferrie (Eng)

76 A Velasco (Esp); F Delamontagne  (Fra); M Kramer  (Ger); J Orozco (Esp); S O'Hara  (Sco)

77 L Saltman (Sco); J Adarraga Gomez  (Esp); A Hortal  (Esp)

78 C Gonzalez Lopez (Esp); I Brown (Eng); J Ferraby (Eng);

80 A Rajmont (Cze) (am)

 

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