JACK McDONALD GOES EIGHT SHOTS CLEAR AT NAIRN

Jack McDonald (Kilmarnock Barassie), pictured above, produced a brilliant second round of six under par 66 to outstrip the field at the halfway stage of the North of Scotland Open Amateur Stroke play championship for the David Blair Trophy at Nairn.

McDonald had led at the end of the first round with a 69.

At nine-under-par 135, Jack leads the good-class field by the astonishng margin of eight strokes with two Sunday rounds to go.
It looks like a "Who's gonna be second?" scenario over the final 36 holes, but you never know!

His nearest challengers are Scott Borrowman (Dollar)  and Craig Ross (Kirkhill) both of whom had scores of 73 and 71.

SGU Order of Merit leader James White is tied for fourth place on 144 after a pair of 72s.

Players with 36 hole totals of 152 and better qualified for Sunday's final two rounds. 
Scroll down past the scoreboard to see the
starting times tomorrow

SECOND ROUND SCOREBOARD

Par 144 (2x72) CSS 74 74

135 J McDonald (Kilmarnock Barassie) 69 66

143 S Borrowman (Dollar) 72 71, C Ross (Kirkhill) 72 71

144 R Bell (Downfield) 71 73, J White (Lundin) 72 72, A Dunton (McDonald Ellon) 74 70, M Clark (Kilmacolm) 73 71

145 G Stevenson (Whitecraigs) 71 74, C Donaldson (Downfield) 75 70

146 E Smith (Ireland) 73 73

147 C Nelson (Nairn) 71 76, C Stewart (Murcar Links) 75 72, L Reid (Mortrose and Rosemarkie) 76 71, S Smith (Marriott Dalmahoy) 75 72

148 V Varandharajan (Royal Burgess) 76 72, J Milne (Elgin) 73 75, C Gaittens (Fortrose and Rosemarkie) 74 74

149 K Gunnyeon (Murcar Links) 70 79, J Rhind (Kingsfield) 78 71, Michael Daily (Erskine) 74 75, A Sutherland (Ladybank) 78 71, C Burgess (Monktonhall) 77 72
150 F Fotheringham (Nairn)  81 69, B Fotheringham (Inverness) 75 75, A Turnbull (Peebles) 75 75, John Duff (Newmachar) 77 73, R Gill (Edinburgh Thistle) 73 77.
151 G Munro (Fraserburgh) 78 73, P Reilly (Kilmacolm) 75 76, L Balneaves (NZ) 75 76, J Wright (Forres) 79 72, A Hepburn (Fraserburgh) 74 77, C Heslip (Chipping Norton) 74 77, A Burgess (Nairn) 78 73, M Burnett (Harburn) 73 78.
152 S Gibson (Southerness) 75 77, G H Hay (Grantown on Spey) 77 75, J Shaw (Boat of Garten) 78 74, J Harling (Banchory) 75 77, T Watson (South Africa) 76 76, M MacLeman (Moray) 73 79.

MISSED THE CUT
153 Justin Duff (Fraserburgh) 77 75, J Mitchell (Fraserburgh) 77 76, L McAlpine (Royal Dornoch) 78 75, K Mackay (Inverness) 78 75.
154 A Hain (St Andrews) 78 74, R Campbell (Falkirk) 77 77, C Baird (Bothwell Castle) 78 76, S Binning (Ranfurly Castle) 77 77, R McKen (Newburgh) 75 79
155 F Moore (Glenbervie) 76 79
156 J Godward (Cruden Bay) 77 79
156 K Duncan (Cruden Bay) 79 78, G Murray (Cullen) 82 74
157 D Leith (Garmouth and Kingston) 76 81, M Pennycott (Whiting Bay, Arran) 79 78, A Carrick (Douglas Park) 84 73, R Tinker (Strathmore) 71 86, A Hillson (Garmouth and Kingston) 76 81, M Brand (Cullen) 84 73.
158 C Smith (Camperdown) 78 80.
159 A Campbell (Murcar Links) 76 83, E Forbes (Inverness) 83 76
161 K McClung (Wigtownshire Co) 75 86, M Dingwall (Nairn Dunbar) 87 74, C Gask (Letchworth) 79 82
163 S Scott (Nairn) 78 85,  L Smart (Banchory) 81 82
164 S Green (Meldrum House) 88 76, C Fraser (Peebles) 82 82
168 C Franssen (Inverness) 85 83.
172 C Deerness (Harburn) 87 85

Disqualified: J Scott (Duff House Royal) 82 disq
No Returns: R Franssen (Inverness) 77 NR, D Joel (Inverness) NR 72, G Thomson (Gullane) NR 80
Withdrew: M Hislop (Glenbervie) 81 wd, S Connell (Inverness) 88 wd

 DRAW FOR SUNDAY'S TWO ROUNDS

Match	Time	Player	Club
No.
	7.30 and	Malcolm MacLeman	Moray
1	12.00	Jack Harling	Banchory
	7.39 and	Scott Gibson	Southerness
2	12.09	Tom Watson	Fancourt (SA)
	7.48 and	Gordon H Hay	Grantown on Spey
3	12.18	Jordan Shaw	Boat of Garten
	7.57 &	Andrew Hepburn	Fraserburgh
4	12.27	Chris Heslip	Chipping Norton
	8.06 &	Paul Reily	Kilmacolm
5	12.36	Liam Balneaves	Greenacres (NZ)
	8.15 &	Gordon Munro	Fraserburgh
6	12.45	Andrew C Burgess	Nairn
	8.24 &	Jeff Wright	Forres
7	12.54	Richard Gill	Edinburgh Thistle
	8.33 &	Bryan Fotheringham	Inverness
8	13.03	Allan Turnbull	Peebles
	8.42 &	John Duff	Newmachar
9	13.12	Fraser Fotheringham	Nairn
	8.51 &	Michael Daily	Erskine
10	13.21	Callum Burgess	Monkton Hall
	9.00 &	Kenny Gunnyeon	Murcar
11	13.30	A J Sutherland	Ladybank
	9.09 &	Jordyn Rhind	Kingsfield
12	13.39	Jordan Milne	Elgin
	9.18 &	Chris Gaittens	Fortrose & Rosemarkie
13	13.48	Varun Varadharajan	Royal Burgess
	9.27 &	Cameron Nelson	Nairn
14	13.57	Steven Smith	Marriot Dalmahoy
	9.36 &	Corin Stewart	Murcar
15	14.06	Lewis Reid	Fortrose & Rosemarkie
	9.45 &	Eugene Smith	Ardee (Ireland)
16	14.15	Gordon Stevenson	Whitecraig
	9.54 &	Campbell V Donaldson	Downfield
17	14.24	Ross Bell	Downfield
	10.03&	James White	Lundin
18	14.33	Mathew Clark	Kilmacolm
	10.12&	Adam Dunton	Macdonald
19	14.42	C R Ross	Kirkhill
	10.21&	Scott Borrowman	Dollar
20	14.51	J MacDonald	Kilmarnock Barassie