SOUTH-EAST DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP IN EDINBURGH

DANNY KAY TOPS THE BILL AT 

BRUNTSFIELD - LEADER BY THREE

Daniel Kay (Dunbar), beaten by David Law in the 2011 Scottish amateur championship final at Western Gailes, is back in the limelight as leader by three shots at the halfway stage of the South-east District Championship at Bruntsfield Links, the final 72-hole event with an SGU Order of Merit tag.

In difficult, windy conditions Kay, pictured above, shot very steady rounds of 69 and 71 for a 36-hole tally of two-under-par 140 - eight under the combined CSS of 74x2
His nearest challenger is Greg Marchbank (Thornhill) on 143 (73-72)
Highlander Jeff Wright from Forres is in third place on 144 with a pair of 72s.
Best round of the day was a second-round 68 by Chris MacLean (Balmore) who led for a long way in the recent North-east District Open at (windy) Peterhead. He is joint eighth on 146.
Drumoig professional's son Connor Syme, who won that 72-hole event, is by no means out of contention at Bruntsfield after a pair of 73s for 146.
A total of 43 players with aggregates of 153 and better qualified for Sunday's final 36 holes.

SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
QUALIFIERS 153 and better
Pat 142 (2X71) CSS 74 (reduction only) and 74
140 D Kay (Dunbar) 69 71
143 G Marchbank (Thornhill) 71 72
144 J Wright (Forres) 72 72
145 S Gibson (Southerness) 75 70, M Clark (Kilmacolm) 74 71, R Campbell (Falkirk) 73 72. M Bacigallupo (Longniddry) 73 72
146 C MacLean (Balmore) 78 68, C Syme (Drumoig) 73 73, M Howard (Royal Birkdale) 73 73, A Blaney (Liberton) 72 74, A Dunton (McDonald Ellon) 70 76
147 K Duncan (Cruden Bay) 77 70, K Cantley (Liberton) 77 70, S Rennie (Drumpellier) 74 73, S Borrowman (Dollar) 72 75
148 A Davidson (Charleton) 74 74
149 K Godsman (Moray) 76 73, G Stevenson (Whitecraigs) 75 74, A Moir (Thornton) 74 75, N Macandrew (Royal Aberdeen) 73 76
150 J Wilson (Balmore) 76 74, W Robson (Bellingham) 75 75, S McLaren (Bruntsfield ) 73 77
151 M Johnston (West Lothian) 78 73, L Bain (Turnhouse) 77 74, M Gray (North Berwick) 76 75, A Anderson (Bruntsfield) 74 77, A Culverwell (Dunbar) 72 79.
152 K Gunnyeon (Murcar Links) 78 74, B Kinsley (St Andrews) 77 75, S Stewart-Cation (Leven Th) 77 75, J Hogg (St Andrews New) 76 76, A Sutherland (Ladybank) 74 78.
153 B Carnegie (Glenbervie) 82 71, M Napier (Turnhouse) 80 73, C Baird (Bothwell Castle) 78 75, D Miller (Duddingston) 76 77, D Cairnie (Carnoustie Caledonian) 75 78, G Wright (Bonnybridge) 75 78, C Chalmers (Cawder) 75 78, A Thurlow (Murrayfield) 75 78

NON-QUALIFIERS 
included
154 M Pennycott (Whiting Bay, Arran) 82 72, C Deerness (Harburn) 77 77, A Hain (St Andrews) 77 77, J Duff (Newmachar) 76 78, E Bowden (Tantallon) 75 79.
155 C Farrell (Longniddry) 79 76, J Yuille (Royal Burgess) 78 77, A Carrick (Douglas Park) 78 77, T Watson (S Africa) 76 79
156 R Boyle (Bathgate) 81 75, A Crawford (Deer Park) 79 88, C Howie (Peebles) 78 78, S Heads (Hexham) 77 79, I Melville (Glencorse) 77 79.
157 B McLeod (Musselburgh) 8374, J Rhind (Kingsfield) 82 75, N Peoples (Tantallon) 78 79, P Reilly (Kilmacolm) 76 81, S Walter (West Linton) 76 81
158 J Valentine (Musselburgh) 80 78, K Reilly (Silverknowes) 74 84.
161 J Shaw (Boat of Garten) 79 82
162 S Smith (Deeside) 80 82 

 SUNDAY TIMES FROM 9am

9.03 and 13.33: Gunnyeon and Culverwell
9.12 and 13.42: Anderson and Gray
9.21 and 13.51: Bain and Johnston
9.30 and 14.00: McLaren and Robson
9.39 and 14.09: Wilson and Macandrew
9.48 and 14.18: Moir and Stevenson
9.57 and 14.27: Godsman and Davidson

10.06 and 14.36: Borrowman and Rennie
10.15 and 14.45: Duncan and Cantley  
10.24 and 14.54: Dunton and Blaney
10.33 and 15.03: Syme and Howard
10.42 and 15.12: MacLean and Campbell  
10.51 and 15.21: Bacigallupo and Clark

11.00 and 15.30: Gibson and Wright
11.09 and 15.39: Marchbank and Kay.