BALMORE PLAYER LEADS AT PETERHEAD

BALMORE MAN LEADS AT HALFWAY IN

NORTH-EAST DISTRICT OPEN

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@scottishgolfview.com
Balmore's Christopher Maclean has made all the running through the first two rounds to lead by a single shot at the halfway point of the North-east District Open golf championship at Peterhea.d
Maclean, who finished joint fifth in the Tennant Cup and shared 17th place in the East of Scotland Open, opened with a four-under-par 66 and tagged on a one-over71 for a three-under-par tally of 137.
His closest rival going into the second half of the SGU 72-hole Order of Merit tournament is two-time Scottish schoolboys champion Connor Syme whose father, professional Stuart Syme, recently bought and re-opened the Drumoig Golf Centre near Leuchars as the family moved their base from Dumfries to Fife.
Royal Aberdeen's Nick Macandrew who beat Jamie Savage - later to win the irish open amateur title - in a play-off to win the Battle Trophy 72-hole tournament at Crail earlier this summer, is poised in third place on 140 (68-72) for a Sunday-best finish.
Because of the disappointing size of the field - there were 14 withdrawals and five "No Shows," bringing the number down to only 43 starters, there was no cut.

SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
Par 140 (2x70) CSS 71 71
137 Christopher Maclean (Balmore) 66 71
138 Connor Syme (Drumoig) 72 66
140 Nick Macandrew (Royal Aberdeen) 68 72
141 Anthony Blaney (Liberton) 68 73, Fraser Moore (Glenbervie) 73 68.
142 Fraser Milne (Fraserburgh) 74 68, Christopher Forman (Peterhead) 69 73.
143 Christopher Crawford (Fraserburgh) 76 67, Barrie Edmond (Bon Accord) 76 67, Craig Chalmers (Cawder) 72 71
144 Kenny Gunnyson (Murcar Links) 74 70, Bruc3e Wisely (Fraserburgh) 70 74, Darren Watson (Cruden Bay) 70 74, Kyle Godsman (Moray) 69 75, Ryan Campbell (Falkirk) 71 73.
145 Calvin Cheyne (Newmachar) 73 72, Gordon Munro (Fraserburgh) 72 73, Alexander Culverwell (Dunbar) 71 74, Tom Watson (S Africa) 71 74
147 John Mitchell (Fraserburgh) 72 75, Jamie Reid (Cruden Bay) 73 74, Mark McLean (Fraserburgh) 71 76, Scott Robertson (Hazlehead) 75 72.
148 John Ross (Fraserburgh) 77 71, Sean Lawrie (Portlethen) 76 72, John Duff (Newmachar) 77 71, Alan Sutherland (Ladybank) 74 74.
149 Christopher Thomson  (Peterhjead) 77 72
150 Thomas Cameron (Fraserburgh) 74 76, Corin Stewart (Murcar Links) 73 77, Clark Brechin (Portlethen) 75 75
152 Matthew Greig (Bon Accord) 75 77, Lindsay Smart (Banchory) 75 77
153 Scott Green (Meldrum House) 76 77, Cameron Johnstone (Northern) 74 79
154 Jeff Wright (Forres) 76 78. Cameron Campbell (St Andrews) 77 77
155 Andrew Campbell (Murcar Links) 79 76, Jack Harling (Banchory) 74 81
156 Drew Buchan (Peterhead) 75 81
157 Kevin Willox (Deeside) 84 73
158 Cameron Grant (Portlethen) 82 76.