GOOD START BY ELLIOT SALTMAN IN EUROPRO TOUR EVENT

Elliot Saltman has made a good start to this week's PGA EuroPro Tour event, the

Astbury Hall Classic.

He shot a three-under par 67 to end the day one behind leader Dan Waite (Wisley).

Starting on the tenth, Saltman made eight pars and a birdie at 17 before turning home to hit successive par breakers at the first, second and third. 

A bogey 4 on the short fifth denied him a share of the lead but Saltman, who only just missed out on a top-five finish on the 2012 888poker.com PGA EuroPro Tour Order of Merit, is well placed going into Thursday’s second round.

Limerick’s Rice shot five birdies and three bogeys as he signed for a two-under 68, a score matched by Cian Curley with four birdies and two bogeys.

Mark Kerr (Marriott Dalmahoy) in joint fifth place with a 69.

Greig Hutcheon (Banchory) shot a 70 to be joint 12th with two rounds to go.

The Astbury Hall Classic is a 54-hole strokeplay event with a field of 168 golfers. All the players will play a second round on Thursday

before a cut to the top 50 players plus ties is made ahead of a final 18 holes on Friday.

Spectator entry to the event is free throughout and live scoring is available at www.europrotour.com

A two-hour highlights package of The Astbury Hall Classic will be broadcast on Sky Sports on Wednesday, May 29.

LEADING FIRST ROUND SCORES

Par 70

66 Dan Waite (Wisley).

67 Elliot Saltman (Archerfield Links)

68 Tim Rice (Limerick), Cian Curley.

OTHER SCOTS' SCORES

69 Mark Kerr (T5)

70 Greig Hutcheon (T12)

71 Graeme Brown (T28)

72 Jordan Findlay, Neil Fenwick (T42).

73 Duncan Stewart, Zack Saltman (T61)

74 Malcolm Isaacs, Paul McKechnie (T76)

75 Jack Doherty, Wallace Booth, Scott Drummond (T90).

76 John Gallagher, Gavin Dear (T108).

77 Callum Trahan, Paul Shields (T134)

78 Paul Drake, Paul Doherty 

80 Mark Rae.