JASON LEAVES DOOR OPEN WITH BIRDIE-LESS FINISH

McCREADIE LEADS BY TWO AT DEER 

 

PARK MASTERS HALFWAY STAGE

By COLIN FARQUHARSON

Colin@scottishgolfview.com

Buchanan Castle's Jason McCreadie, pictured, playing in the second wave of the double shotgun start format, came in with a five-under-par 67 to take a two-stroke lead at the halfway stage of the EMTEC Deer Park Masters at the the Livingston venue today (Tuesday).

Chris Kelly, Christopher Currie (Caldwell) and Paul O'Hara (Clydeway Golf) had led the first wave in the huge field with 69s.

But McCreadie swept past the clubhouse trio with birdies at the third, sixth, eighth, 10th, 12th and 13th. Jason looked poised to lead by a bagful of shots but he suddenly came off the boil. His first and only bogey at the 14th kept the door ajar for his rivals and he could only par the last four holes.

Greig Hutcheon (Paul Lawrie Golf Centre), one of a bunch on the 70 mark, also had six birdides but, uncharacteristically he had also had four bogeys in the first 10 holes.

Keir McNicoll (Gullane) led the amateur team of Gary Hawthorn (7), Hector Munro (18) and Kenny Andrew (16) to victory in the morning session with a team score of 12-under-par 60.

In the afternoon compoetition, Chris Brown (Carrick on Loch Lomond) piloted John Wayper (12), Kevin Williams (14) and Dennis Williams (13) to victory with a net score of 57.

 

FIRST ROUND PRO SCORES

Par 72

67 J McCreadie (Buchanan Castle)

69 C Kelly (unatt), C Currie (Caldwell), P O'Hara (Clydeway Golf)

70 G Hutcheon (Paul Lawrie GC), R Arnott (Bishopbriggs), G Hay (Nairn Dunbar), J Lomas (Caprington), S McGrenaghan (Elderslie)

71 C Ronald (Carluke), K McNicoll (Gullane), K Hutton (Downfield).

72 S Henderson (Kings Links), S Lamb (Peebles), C Brown (Carrick on Loch Lomond)

73 F Rummins (Canmore), M Kerr (Marriott Dalmahoy), J McKinnon (Irvine), D Broadfoot (Kirkcudbright), G Brown (Montrose Links), R McConnachie (Peterculter)

74 S Taylor (Bothwell Castle), S Gray (Hayston), J McGhee (Bishopbriggs), A Waugh (Clydebank and Dist), R Buckley (Royal Musselburgh), R Dixon (Renaissance), G McBain (Paul Lawrie GC).

75 G Mackay (Melvin GR), M Mackenzie (Edzell), P Betty (Hamilton), N Huguet (Musselburgh), P Scanlan (unatt), P Walker (Ballumbie Castle).

76 R Munro (Duddingston), P Wardell (Whitekirk), G Robertson (Airdrie), G Smith (Gleneagles), C Marr (Musselburgh)

77  A Dunsmore (Deer Park)

79 D Nicol (Dundonald Links), C Armstrong (Burntisland)

80 J Gallagher (Douglas Park), S Watters (Balbirnie Park)

81 T Dingwall (Kemnay)

83 C Haugh (Cawder), C Beveridge (West Kilbride). R Clarke (Gamola Golf)

87 S Strachan (Deer Park)