FOUR SCOTS UNDER PAR ON OPENING DAY

SCOTS' SOLID START IN EUROPEAN

MEN'S TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP

Scotland have made a good start to the European men's amateur team golf championship at Vanajanlinna Golf Club in Finland.

After the first of two qualifying stroke-play rounds, Scotland are lying joint second with France on six under par - seven shots behind leaders Spain.

England and Ireland are a shot behind on five under par.

Scotland's top scorers were Bradley Neil (pictured) with a six-birdie round of three-under-par 69 for joint 11th place and Grant Forrest who also had six birdies, but a double bogey 5 at the short 16th in returning a 70 for a share of 15th place.

Graeme Robertson and James Ross both returned 71s for a share of 23rd place. That meant four of the six Scots were under par on the opening day.

Jamie Savage bogeyed five holes in a row from the fifth but a strong finish saw him post a 73 for joint 48th position.

Jack McDonald had a quadruple bogey 8 at the ninth and a double bogey at the short 16th in his 76 for joint 78th place.

EUROPEAN MEN'S AMATEUR TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP

Vanajanlinna GC, Finland.

LEADING TEAM TOTALS

-13 Spain.

-6 Scotland, France

-5 England, Switzerland, Italy, Ireland.

-4 Finland

-3 Sweden

-2 Netherlands

Par Germany, Denmark, Belgium.

LEADING INDIVIDUAL SCORES

Par 72

66 N Moller (Den), M Fenasse (Fra), D Berna (Spa)

SELECTED SCORES

68 R Evans (Eng) (T9)

69 B Neil (Sco), C Sharvin (Ire) (T11)

70 G Forrest (Sco), J Smith (Eng) (T15)

71 G Robertson (Sco), J Ross (Sco), G Moynihan (Ire), B Stow (Eng), P Dunne ((re) (T23).

73 J Savage (Sco), A Chesters (Eng0, T Tree (Eng), P Howard (Eng).

76 J McDonald (Sco) (T78).

Field of 96 players.