NEWCASTLE FAN PORTEOUS LEADS THE FIELD AT SOUTHERNESS

Geordie golfer Garrick Porteous is a lot more successful in his own sporting sphere than his favourite football team, Newcastle United, and he underlined that again today at Southerness on Day 2 of the 72-hole Carrick Neill Scottish men's open amateur stroke play championship at the Solway Firth venue.

Porteous, pictured, a 23-year-old member at Bamburgh Castle Golf Club, Northumberland, who played on the US college circuit for four years as a University of Tennessee student, will lead the star-studded field into Sunday's final two rounds.
Although some of the home stars,  such as last year's Scottish match-play champion Grant Forrest (Craigielaw) will not be there. He missed the cut.
Porteous, a member of the England team that won the European Nations Cup at Sotogrande earlier this year and bidding for a place in the GB and I team for the Walker Cup defence in New York State in the autumn, leads on one-under-par 137 over the par-69 course. He is the only player under par and his rounds of 68 and 69 have given him a one-stroke lead from Irishman Richard O'Donovan (Lucan) (68-70).
Chris Robb (Meldrum House), a student at the University of Chattanooga-Tennessee, the leading Scot overnight, dropped back with a 77 for 146.
The top home hopes are now Steven Maxwell (Windyhill) (74-68) and Adam Dunton (McDonald Ellon) (72-70) on 142, five shots off the pace.
Only players with totals of 148 and better have gone through to the last two rounds.
Australia's Brady Watt, on paper the best player in the field, just made it through on the limit mark with scores of 73 and 75. For a long time it looks as if he has missed out by one.
Same applies to one of the leading Scots hopes for a Walker Cup place, Greame Robertson (Glenbervie). His rounds of 72 and 76 got him through, only just, on 148.


SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
Par 138 (2x69) SS 74 CSS 75 (Round 1)
137 G Porteous (Bamburgh Castle) 68 69.
138 R O'Donovan (Lucan) 68 70..
139 C Shinkwin (Moor Park) 71 68, Derm`ot McElroy (Ballymena) 69 70.
142 S Maxwell (Windyhill) 74 68, M Rocchi (France) 74 68, H Tomlinson (Royal Lytham) 69 73, N Holman (Woodlands) 71 71, A Dunton (McDonald Ellon) 72 70.
143 J McDonald (Kilmarnock Barassie) 71 72, C Sharvin (Ardglass) 69 74, D Brandt-Richrds (Australia) 71 71, N Kimsey (Woodhall Spa) 66 77.
144 B Kinsley (St Andrews) 70 74, M Moseley (Carmarthen) 71 73.
145 A McDougall (Elderslie) 71 74, S Binning (Ranfurly Castle) 73 72, J Bower (Meltham) 72 73, E Scott (St Andrews) 74 71, B Neil (Blairgowrie) 73 72, J Rutherford (Knebworth) 71 74, J Smith (Bowood) 69 76, G Stevenson (Whitecraigs) 71 74.
146 N Henderson (Renaissance) 78 68, T Tree (Worthing) 72 74, J Storey (Alnmouth) 71 75, J Taylor (York) 76 70, M Eggenberger (Swi) 72 74, A Jones (Radyr) 73 73, C Robb (Meldrum House) 69 77, P Lockwood (Hessle) 71 75
147 S Gibson (Soputherness) 76 71, K Duncan (Cruden Bay) 77 70, J McDoll (Scotscraig) 74 73, P Kinnear (Formby)_ 72 75, F Moore (Glenbervie) 74 73, L Tomlinson (West Lancs) 70 77, F Moore (Glenbervie) 74 73, L Tomlinson (West Lancs) 70 77.
148 Oliver Carr (Heswall) 73 75, James Ross (Royal Burgess) 71 77, Scott Borrowman (Dollar) 73 75, Craig Ross (Kirkhill) 71 77, Brady Watt (Australia) 73 75, Craig Chalmers (Cawder) 74 74, Charlie MacNeal (Prestwick) 73 75, G Robertson (Glenbervie) 72 76, B Loughrey (Wrag Barn) 74 74, D Keddie (Belton Park) 72 76.
MISSED THE CUT
149 C Howie (Peebles) 74 75, E Bradley (Mount Ellen) 76 73, A Wilson (Renaissance) 75 74, J Savage (Cawder) 73 76, M Clark (Kilmacolm) 71 78.

150 A Sutherland (Ladybank) 75 75, J Hendrick (Pollok) 76 74, K Godsman (Moray) 78 72.
151 S Spence (Irvine) 74 77, J Mathers (Haggs Castle) 70 81, K McClung (Wigtownshire Co) 70 81, G Forrest (Craigielaw) 74 77, D Kay (Dunbar) 73 78.
152 Anthony Blaney (Liberton) 77 75.
153 S Brown (Turnberry) 76 77, L Allan (Alva) 78 75, M Pennycott (Isle of Arran) 77 76, S Crighton (Aberdour) 73 80.
154 G Marchbank (Dumfries and Co)  81 73, E Walker (Kilmarnock Barassie) 74 80, H Porteous (South AFrica) 70 84.
155 J Aitken (Alloa) 83 72, J Duff (Newmachar) 79 76, M Smyth (Royal Troon) 78 77.
156 S Smith (Marriott Dalmahoy) 80 76.
158 F McKenna (Balmore) 82 76, D Thompsett (Aboyne) 76 82, J Bunch (Prestwick) 79 79.
159 J White (Lundin) 79 80
160 C Farrell (Cardross) 84 76, T Spencer (Meldrum House) 84 76, L Johnson (Dumfries and Co) 74 86.
161 A Culverwell (Dunbar) 79 82. 
162 N Macandrew (Royal Aberdeen) 76 86.
164 J Rhind (Kingsfield) 81 83.
166 D Wilson (Troon Welbeck) 80 86.
171 S Stewart-Cation (Duke's) 82 79.
176 B Shamash (Kirkcudbright) 88 88.