ROYAL ABERDEEN PLAYER FAVOURITE TO WIN AT HAGGS CASTLE

                           Nick Macandrew, won Battle Trophy at Crail in April.

NICK MACANDREW LEADS BY FIVE IN 

CAMERON CORBETT VASE TOURNEY

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@scottishgolfview.com
Royal Aberdeen's Nick Macandrew has an outstanding chance of scoring a second win this season on the SGU 72-hole Order of Merit at Haggs Castle Golf Club on Sunday.

He leads the prestigious Cameron Corbett Vase tournament at the Glasgow venue by five shots at the halfway stage.

Macandrew, who beat Jamie Savage (Cawder) in a play-off for the Battle Trophy at Crail in April, set the first-round pace at Haggs with a seven-underppar round of 65.

That gave him a two-shot lead over John Duff (Newmachar) and Scott Grant (Downfield).

They both drifted out of contention in the second round in which Macandrew increased his lead with a 69 for a 10-under-par halfway tally of 134.

His nearest rivals now are fellow-Northeast player, Chris Robb (Meldrum House), winner of the East of Scotland Open 72-hole tournament at Lundin last weekend, Craig Chalmers (Cawder) and Craig Ross (Kirkhill).

Best known player among those who missed the cut at 149 was Dollar's Scott Borrowman who shot 74-80 for 154.

SCROLL DOWN PAST THE SCORES FOR
THE THIRD ROUND TEE TIMES

HALFWAY SCORES

Par 144 (2x72) CSS 73 72

134 Nick Macandrew (Royal Aberdeen) 65 69.

139 Craig Chalmers (Cawder) 70 69, Craig Ross (Kirkhill) 71 68, Chris Robb (Meldrum House) 71 68.

140 Fraser Moore (Glenbervie)  68 72, Keith Hamilton (Ayr Belleisle) 72 68
142 Daniel Young (Craigie Hill) 70 72, Daniel Kay (Dunbar) 70 72, Alan Sutherland (Ladybank) 71 71, Steven Rennie (Drumpellier) 72 70, Greg Smail (Craigielaw) 74 68.

143 Kyle Godsman (Moray) 69 74, Ben Ferguson (Australia) 70 73, Gordon Stevenson (Whitecraigs) 72 71, Michael Bacigalupo (Longniddry) 72 71, Jordan Shaw (Boat of Garten) 72 71, Barry J Hume (Haggs Castle) 73 70

144 Scott Grant (Downfield) 67 77, John Duff (Newmachar) 67 77, Malcolm Pennycott (Whiting Bay, Arran) 70 74, Kenny Gallacher (East Kilbride) 70 74, Will Porter (Carnoustie) 72 72, Adam Dunton (McDonald Ellon) 75 69.

145 James Steven (Bothwell Castle) 68 77, George Duncan (Windyhill) 70 75, Alasdair McDougall (Elderslie) 71 74, Matthew Clark (Kilmacolm) 73 72, Greig Marchbank (Thornhill) 73 72.

146 Ryan Campbell (Falkirk)  69 77, Glen Burrett (Haggs Castle) 72 74, Liam Johnston (Dumfries and Co) 72 74, Anthony Blaney (Liberton) 73 73.

147 Callum Cochrane (Dalmahoy) 72 75, Robert Johnston (Helensburgh) 75 72, Greg Forrester (Lundin) 75 72, Michael Smyth (Royal Troon) 77 70.

148 Craig Stephen (Aboyne) 73 75, Craig Watson (East Renfrewshire) 74 74, John Shanks (Irvine 75 73, Oliver Roberts (Hong Kong) 75 73, James Newton (Prestbury) 77 71, W Craig Morrison (Haggs Castle) 78 70.

MISSED THE CUT

149 Paul Gault (Haggs Castle) 74 75, Fraser Davren (Williamwood) 74 75, Colin A Baird (Bothwell Castle) 77 72, Jeff Wright (Forres) 79 70.
150 David Mitchell (Leven Thistle) 70 80, Tom Spencer (Meldrum House) 77 73.

151 John Mathers (Haggs Castle)  71 80, Craig Howie (Peebles) 76 75, Allan Johnston (Bonnyton) 76 75, Connor Neil (Blairgowrie) 80 71
152 Scott Brown (Turnberry) 77 75,

153 James A Wilson (Balmore) 78 75, Christopher Maclean (Balmore) 78 75.
154 Scott Borrowman (Dollar) 74 80, Paul Reilly (Kilmacolm) 76 78, Chris Low (Tantallon) 77 + 77, James Fleming (Bonnyton) 78 76, Nicholas Peoples (Tantallon) 83 71.

155 Fraser Grant (Paisley) 77 78
156 Calum McAndrew (Gut Rieden)  77 79, Nicky Gold (Bonnyton) 77 79, Angus Carrick (Douglas Park) 80 76, Franklin Manchest (South Africa) 81 75.

158 Craig Deerness (Harburn) 78 80, Haydn Garcia (South Africa) 81 77.

159 Niall Young (Insch) 80 79
161 Daniel Thompsett (Aboyne) 79 82
162 Ben Murray (Portlethen)  78 84, Jamie Booth (Cathkin Braes) 79 83.

164 Alastair S Thurlow (Murrayfield) 81 83.

175 Scott Green (Meldrum House) 88 87
No Returns:

Jamie Lamb (Lanark) 77 NR
Jamie Pryde (Deeside) 80 NR
Alasdair Simpson (North Berwick) 83 NR
Lewis J Blyth (Prestonfield) 92 NR
Withdrew after Round 1:
Aidan Husenne (Haggs Castle)
Willem Kerr (Craigielaw)
Ryan Smith (Cawder)
Andrew Campbell (Dumbarton) 

ROUND 3 TEE TIMES
8.00: Morrison, Newton, Roberts
8.10: Shanks, Watson, Stephen.
8.20: Smyth, Forrester, R Johnson.

8.30: Cochrane, Blaney, L Johnston
8.40: Burrett, Campbell, Marchbank.
8.50: Clark, McDougall, Duncan.


9.00: Steven, Dunton, Porter. 9.10: Gallacher, Pennycott, Duff.
9.20: Grant, Hume, Shaw.  
9.30: Bacigalupo, Stevenson, Ferguson.
9.40: Godsman, Smail, Rennie.
9.50: Sutherland, Kay, Young.  
10.00: Hamilton, Moore, Robb.
10.10: Ross, Chalmers, Macandrew.