UPHILL STRUGGLE FOR BYRNE AFTER OPENING 77 AT KELSO

Repeating Northern Open champion James Byrne's hopes of making it through to the European Tour sooner rather than later took a knock today when the Banchory man shot a five-over-par 77 in the first round of the European Tour Qualifying School's 72-hole Stage 1 tournament at The Roxburghe course, Kelso
Only the leading 17 and ties at the end of four round will progress to Stage 2 in Spain.
Some Scots did well on the opening day. Former Scottish boys champion Paul Ferrier from Baberton and Scotland international James White (Lundin), playing as an amateur, are sharing second place on 69, one behind the English leader, Adam Wooton on four-under 68.
Steven O'Hara from Motherwell, back on the Q School treadmill, is lying joint 12th on 72, a shot ahead of Duddingston's John Gallagher and Clark Lutton.

LEADERBOARD
Par 72
68 Adam Wooton (Eng)
69 Paul Ferrier (Sco), Andrew Cheese (Eng), Mario Clemens (Mex), James White (Sco) (am), Matthew Daley (Eng)

OTHER SCOTS SCORES
72 Steven O'Hara (T12)
73 Clarke Lutton, John Gallagher (T21)
74 Scott Crighton (am) (T28)
75 Graeme Robertson (am), John Henry (T32)
77 KrisNicol, Paul Cormack, Philip McLean, James McGhee, Callum Trahan, Thomas Higson, James Byrne, Greg Duncan, Shaun McAllister (T45)
78 Joel Hendry (T60)
80 Blake John (T67)
81 Craig Sutherland (T70)
85 Ted Innes Ker (72nd).

Complete First Round Scored from Qualifying School First Stage Section A - Golfclub Schloss Ebreichsdorf

 

65 G Schultes (Ger);

67 H Lipsanen (Fin); R Cazaubon (Mex); L Astl (Aut);

68 A Pavlov (Rus); A Hansen  (Den); U Weinhandl (Aut); A Engell  (Nor); K Samooja (Fin);

69 M Veijalainen (Fin); F Gustavsson (Swe); A Zemmer (Ita); J Billing (Swe); M Decott-Lafon (am) (Fra);

70 J Kim (Ita); F Praegant (Aut); J Scrivener (Aus); M Schneider (Ger); S Jeppesen  (Swe); O Zetterwall (Swe); D Lokke (Den); M Novy  (Cze); R Goger (am) (Aut); M Wolf (am) (Ger);

71 J Shepherd  (Eng); C Dennis (USA); S Matus  (Cze); C Lange  (Den); M Hansen (Den); J Steiner (Aut); A Pazzeschi (Ita); M Prihoda (Cze); N Wimmer (am) (Aut);

72 J Maurer  (Aut); B Neumayer (Aut); G Kotnik (Aut); R Han (Chn); K Svanum  (Nor); J Lupprian (Ger); O Lieser (Cze); D Mogensen (Den); R Gruber (Aut); K Ichihara (Jpn);

73 L Nemecz (Aut); W Schauman  (Swe); M Azcue (Mex); A Leitmannstetter  (Ger); S Wiedergrün (Ger); S Pitoni (am) (Ita); A Altuntas (am) (Tur);

74 T Mou (USA); J Agren (Swe); F Pogatschnigg (Aut); K Eriksson (Swe); N Viuff (Den); M Schachner (USA); S Kannler (Ger); S Whiffin (Eng); H Amin  (Aut); J White (Eng); P Oswald (am) (Aut);

75 M Amtkjaer (Den); N Thommen (Sui); B Reiter (Aut); S Cronin (Eng); J Quiros (Esp); A Funk (Can); S Fernandez (Arg); F Lagarto (Esp); S Wittmann (am) (Aut);

76 P Nic (Cze); J Orozco (Esp); C Cannon (Eng); L Tupa (Cze); W Rieder  (Aut); M Cantero Balbas (Esp);

77 C Schwierz  (Ger); A Lange (Ger);

78 M Eliasson (Swe); K Varli (am) (Tur);

79 R Hahn (Hun); N Lombardi (Ita); H Yamac (Tur);

80 M Mayrhauser  (Aut); T Toivo (Fin); M Carroll (USA); D Clarkson (Eng);

82 N Engel (Den);

83 A Werner (Den); F Mruzek (Cze); D Suchan (am) (Cze);

85 F Kök (am) (Tur);

89 G Steel (Eng);

 

Complete First Round Scored from Qualifying School First Stage Section A - The Roxburghe Hotel and Golf Course:

 

68 A Wootton  (Eng); 

69 M Clemens (Mex); M Daley (Eng); A Cheese (Eng); P Ferrier (Sco); J White (am) (Sco);

71 J Housby (Eng); A Wrigley (Eng); J Moul  (Eng); Z Scotland  (Eng); Z Blair (am) (USA);

72 D Mooney (Nir); T Hunt (Wal); B Fowles (Eng); S Archibald (Eng); P O'Keeffe  (Irl); P Eriksson (Swe); D Spalding (Eng); A Smith (Eng); S O'Hara  (Sco);

73 R Phillips (Eng); C Lutton (Sco); I Gregory (Eng); D Rawluk (Irl); G Wright  (Wal); J Bell (Eng); J Gallacher (Sco);

74 A Smith (Eng); S Ronold (Nor); J Westwood (Eng); S Crichton (am) (Sco);

75 J Henry (Sco); C Kresge (USA); S Reed (USA); J Chevallier (Fra); B Melton (USA); B Askew (USA); O Curry (am) (Eng); G Robertson (am) (Sco);

76 M Murphy  (Irl); J Barnes (Eng); R O'Neill (Eng); B Gielow (USA); C Corbin (am) (Eng);

77 G Duncan (Sco); P McLean (Sco); J Byrne  (Sco); K Nicol (Sco); C Trahan (Sco); P Cormack  (Sco); J McGhee (Sco); S McAllister (Sco); B McDonough (USA); T Higson (Sco); A Hogan (Irl); C Eberl (USA); B Herbert (Eng); C Cole (Wal); D Seymour (Eng);

78 O Franck (Swe); A Palmer (Eng); J Hendry (Sco); D Sugrue (Irl); M Staunton (Irl);

79 M Downes (Eng); R Crowe (Eng);

80 I Griffiths (Wal); B St John (Sco); M Ramsdale (Eng);

81 C Sutherland (Sco); G Murphy (Irl);

85 T Innes Ker (Sco);

86 A McCabe (Eng);