NICK FALDO SERIES SCOTTISH QUALIFIER OVER THREE ROUNDS

 FIFE BOYS DISPUTE LEAD AT PANMURE

WITH TWO-UNDER-PAR 68s

Benjamin Kinsley (St Andrews) and Niall Mcmullen of Lundin share the lead after day one of the Faldo Series Scotland Championship. 

Kinsley and Mcmullen, both members of the Scotland boys’ squad, posted two-under par rounds of 68 at Panmure Golf Club in Angus to head the 90 strong field by one going in to Wednesday’s second round.

One shot behind the co-leaders are Angus Carrick (Douglas Park), Calum Fyfe (Cawder) and 2012 Faldo Series finalist Callum Cochrane (Marriott Dalmahoy) who all returned 69s. 

In the Girls’ division Minto’s Tara Mactaggart leads by one from Natasha Slater of Furness after an opening round of 75. 

The field is divided into four age-groups – three for boys and one for girls – and the winners of each division plus the girls’ runner-up will join Sir Nick Faldo at the season-ending 18^th Faldo Series Grand Final at The Greenbrier in West Virginia, USA.

FIRST ROUND LEADERS

Par 70

BOYS

68 B Kinlsey (St Andrews), N McMullen (Lundin)

69 A Carrick (Douglas Park), C Fyfe (Cawder), C Cochrane (Marriott Dalmahoy).

70 C Buist (Glenbervie), A Thomson (Lanark).

71 W Porter (Carnoustie)

72 A Davidson (Charleton), N Free (Musselburgh), Z Bedford (St Andrews New),  J Bryce (St Andrews New), L Bain (Musselburgh), C Good (Musselburgh), C Bruce (Duff House Royal), C Burns (Balmore)

73 S Grant (Downfield), G Duncan (Windyhill), G Sampson (Piperdam), M Brodie (Strathmore), S Irving (Falkirk), J Stewart (Old Ranfurly)

74 C Edgar (Cochrane Castle), C Bell (Woodcote Park), M Dalrymple (Lochwinnoch)

75 R Johnston (Glenbervie), C Toal (Old Ranfurly), J Wilson (Balmore), L Northwood (Kenilworth), G Burrett (Haggs Castle)

76 C Campbell (St Andrews), B  Craggs (Glenbervie), I Ferguson (Drumpellier), A Sinclair (Bearsden)

77 R Brydon (Bruntsfield), R McKinnon (Peterculter), A Ross (Fort William), G Petrie (Forfar), R Brunton (Portpatrick Dunskey).
78 A Simpson (North Berwick), A Fisher (Newmachar), S Simpson (Murrayfield), S Whannel (Newton Stewart), R Walsh (Kirkcaldy), C Johnstone (Northern), R Thomson (Duke's), Alasdair McDougall (St Andrews New), H Mills (Cardross), C Graham (Crieff), K Bowman (St Andrews New).
79 A Thurlow (Murrayfield), L Reid (Longniddry)
80 J Hogg (St Andrews New), N Young (Insch), S Wilson (Greenock Whinhil), Chris Finnie (Lockerbie), G Greer (Carluke), D Rudd (Longniddry)
 81 E Davidson (Charleton), J Currie (Greenock), A Moir (Elgin)
82 J Rogan, P Dorrian, A Benson, J P Ralph (England), C Walker.
83 E Hart, R Robertson, A Chalk, D Howie
86 A Roberts, J Paterson
87 T Foster
89 W Kerr (Craigielaw), B Bannerman
90 A McColl, A Husenne
91 D Eardley
95 C Duffton

GIRLS

75 T Mactaggart (Minto)

76 N Slater (Furness)

79 K Brodie (Strathmore)

81 J Saxton (Kinross), K Brown (Strathaven)

82 S McWilliam (Aboyne).