KRIS NICOL'S 67 GETS HIM THROUGH ON THE LIMIT MARK

TWO SALTMAN BROTHERS MISS CUT

AT EUROPR0 TOUR EVENT

Fraserburgh's Kris Nicol (Paul Lawrie Golf Centre) squeezed into the third and final round of the EuroPro Tour 54-hole event at Moor Allerton Golf Club, Leeds with a second-round 67 for a tally of level par 142 - the limit mark for the qualifiers.

But Saltman brothers Elliot and Lloyd missed out on 143 and 148 respectively as did Neil Fenwick on 146

Leading Scot is Paul Doherty in joint fourth place on 137 (68-69). He has a realistic chance of winning the £10,000 first prize as he is only one shot off the lead which is shared by England's Luke Jackson (70-66), Stiggy Hodgson (68-68) and Billy Hemstock (65-71)

And Ross Kellett is by no means out of it after producing a 66 for 139 and a share of 13th place overnight, three off the pace.

EUROPRO TOUR

Moor Allerton GC, Leeds

LEADING SECOND-ROUND SCORES

Par 142 (2x71)

136 L Jackson (Lindrick) 70 66, S Hodgson (Wisley) 68 68, B Hemstock (Teighmouth) 65 71

SCOTS' SCORES

137 P Doherty 68 69 (T4)

139 R Kellett 73 66 (T13)

140 N Henderson 70 70 (T20)_

141 S Crichton 71 70, Z Saltman 71 70, C Macaulay 73 68 (T31)

142 J McColl 70 72, K Nkicol 75 67 (T40)

MISSED THE CUT (142 and better qualified)

143 G Rankin 72 71, E Saltman 72 71

144 P Shields 72 72

145 F McKenna 71 74

146 N Fenwick 71 75

148 C O'Neill 77 71, L Saltman 72 76

149 E Ramsay 72 77

150 R Cameron 75 75

152 J Findlay  75 75.

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