SEVENTEEN SCOTS IN ACTION AT FOUR SPANISH VENUES

JACK'S THE LAD AS HE LEADS

SCOTS WITH JOINT 2ND START

Jack Doherty made the best start of the 17 Scots playing at four Spanish venues in Stage 2 of the European Tour's Qualifying School.

Doherty (pictured right) was joint second at El Saler, Valencia afer a two-under-par 70, only one off the lead.
At the same venue, Aberdeen's David Law (Paul Lawrie Golf Centre) was joint fourth on 71, Wallace Booth (Comrie) joint 17th  with a 73, Jamie McLeary tied 27th on 74 and Elliot Saltman (Archervfield) was sharing 53rd place after a disappointing 77 to start.
Former Scottish amateur champion Alexander Culverwell (Dunbar) was the top Scot at Las Colinas, Alicante with a five-under-par 66 to be sharing fifth place, two shots off the lead.
Raymond Russell had a 68 to be joint 16th, current Scottish amateur champion Chris Robb (Meldrum House) a 69 for a share of 22nd place, while Scott Drummond and Paul Shields (Kirkhill) tied for 60th place on the 74 mark.
Doug McGuigan and Scott Borrowman (Dollar) shared 18th place with 68s - four off the pace - at Panoramica, Castellon.
At the same venue, Ross Kellett shot a 71 for joint 45th place while Lloyd Saltman was in 63rd spot on his own after a 73. Duncan Stewart (Grantown on Spey) started slowly with a 75 for joint 68th -place.
George Murray and Neil Fenwick shot 71 and 72 respectively to be joint 25th and joint 36th respectively at Lumine, Tarragona where the lead was shared on five-under 66.
 First-round scores

EL SALER, VALENCIA
69 J-P  Verselin (Fra)
70 J Doherty (Sco), G Houston (Wal).
Other Scots:
71 D Law (T4)
73 W Booth (T17)
74 J McLeary (T27)
77 E Saltman (T53)

LAS COLINAS, ALICANTE
64 J Makitalo (Fin)
Scots' scores
66 A Culverwell (am) (T16)
68 R Russell (T16)
69 C Robb (T22)
74 S Drummond, P Shields (T60)

LUMINE, TARRAGONA
66 N Geyger (Chile), J Kunsenbach (Ger)
Scots' scores:
71 G Murray (T25)
72 N Fenwick (T36)

PANORAMICA, CASTELLON
64 J-B Gonnet (Fra)
65 T Murray (Eng)
Scots' scores:
68 D McGuigan, S Borrowman (T18)
71 R Kellett (T45)
73 L Saltman (63rd)
75 D Stewart (T68)