JAMES ROSS AND EWAN SCOTT BOTH ON 76 MARK

ENGLAND'S EASON SHARES LEAD IN 

JONES INVITATIONAL CUP 

Gregory Eason from Leicester, a final-year student at Central Florida University, is in a triple tie for the lead on two-under-par 70 at the end of the first round of the Jones Invitational Cup 72-hole stroke-play tournament at Ocean Forest Golf Club, Georgia.
Over a longish course of 7,321yd with a par of 72, Eason and two American college players, Michael Johnson and Curtis Thompson shared the pole position at the end of the first day.
David Boote from Wales is tied fifth on 72, a shot ahead of England's Ben Stow whose 73 has him sharing ninth place.
James Ross (Royal Burgess) and Ewan Scott (St Andrews), the only Scots in the field, both shot 76 to be T37.

FIRST-ROUND LEADERBOARD
Par 72. Yardage 7,321
70 Gregory Eason (England), Michael Johnson (USA), Curtis Thompson (USA).
71 Chad Ramey (USA)
SELECTED SCORES
72 David Boote (Wales) (T5)73 Ben Stow (England) (T9)
75 Mike Hearne (Wales) (T25)
76 Richard James (Wales), James Ross (Scotland), Ewan Scott (Scotland) (T37)
77 Seb Crockall-Nixon (England), Gavin Moynihan (Ireland), Garrick Porteous (England) (T50)
78 J J Grey (England), Ben Taylor (England) (T60)
87 Matthew Moseley (Wales) 90th.
Field of 90 players.