LIBERTON LAD EARDLEY IS LANARK LEADER AT GOLF DATA LAB YOUTHS' CHAMPIONSHIP

Liberton's Daniel Eardley was the surprise leader with a two-under-par 68 at the end of the first round of the Golf Data Lab Scottish youths' golf championship at Lanark Golf Club today (Friday).

Eardley,  good enough to play for the Liberton men's team in Edinburgh Winter League matches, posted his score early and it was still there at the top of the leaderboard at the end of a long day.

He had five birdies - at the fifth, ninth, 11th, 13th and 17th - and bogeys at the fourth, short 12th and 15th.

Only two other players got under the par of 70 - Jordyn Rhind (Kingsfield) and Craig Chalmers (Cawder) with 69s.
Jordyn's older brother Lee won the Scottish boys' stroke-play title at Downfield in 1997.

The younger Rhind covered his last 14 holes in two under par - birdies at the 12th and 17th in an inward 32 - after wiping out the benefit of a birdie at the first with bogeys at the third and fourth.
Chalmers was one over par with three to play, having bogeyed the 14th and 15th, but he finished in style with birdies at the 16th and short 18th.

Paul Lawrie's older son, Craig is one of a bunch of players sharing fifth place on 71. 
Craig parred the last six holes after bogeys at the short 10th and 12th had wiped out the value of birdies at the short seventh and ninth. He had also bogeyed the third.
Lyle McAlpine (Royal Dornoch), the suprise winner of the title two years ago, is in a big group on 72. 

The leading 40 players and ties at the end of Saturday's second round will go forward.

GOLF DATA LAB SCOTTISH YOUTHS CHAMPIONSHIP

Lanark Golf Club

LEADING FIRST-ROUND SCORES

Par 70 (36-34)

68 D Eardley (Liberton).

69 J Rhind (Kingsfield), C Chalmers (Cawder)

70 A Davidson (Charleton).

71 A Lassila (Fin), J Milne (Elgin), J Lamb (Wilpshire), C Syme (Dumfries and Co), C MacNeal (Prestwick), C Lawrie (Deeside), C Ross (Kirkhill), K Kulokorpi (Fin).

72 L McAlpine (Royal Dornoch), M B ullen (Worthing), J Sutherland (Galgorm Castle), R MacIntyre (Glencruitten), D Wilson (Troon Welbeck), K Prentice (Lanark), C Fyfe (Cawder), M Bacigalupo (Longniddry), F Johnston (Longniddry), O Sheeran (Bothwell Castle), S Fairburn(Torwoodlee).

73 M McKenna (Pollok), B Kinsley (St Andrews), J Scott (Duff House Royal), J Jessop (Cottingham Parks), E Holland (Hartley Wintley), O Roberts (Hong Kong), J Harling (Banchory), A Burgess (Nairn), R Tinker (Strathmore), N Colbeck (Cleckheaton), W Kerr (Craigielaw).

74 R Hughan (Newton Stewart), C MacLean (Clydebank and Dist), A McDougall (Elderslie), J Lynch (Falkirk), J Steven (Bothwell Castle), S Blinkhorn (Southport and Ainsdale), J McCluskey (Ayr Belleisle), C Cook (Caird Park), M Hirmer (Ger), G Duncan (Shotts), R Campbell (Falkirk), C Hill (Tantallon), K Baptie (Duff House Royal), C Kirkwood (Bearsden), J Douglas (Aberdour), P Reilly (Lochwinnoch), C Lamb (Newmachar).

75 A Waugh (Cowglen), C Burgess (Musselburgh), D Duncan (Windyhill), L Halliday (Cardross), E Walker (Kilmarnock Barassie), L Tomlinson (West Lancs), A Blaney (Liberton), J Hogg (St Andrews New), G Mottershead (Hampton Court0, G Burns (Williamwood), E Ferguson (Bearsden), A Grant (Dunblane New0, C Edgar (Cochrane Castle), V Novak (Cze).

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