ROSS CAMERONFIRST-ROUND LEADER WITH A
SIX-UNDER 66 IN RED SEA EGYPTIAN CLASSIC
Ellon's Ross Cameron led with a six-under-par 66 at the end of the opening day at the first German PGA EPD Developmental Tour event of the year - the 30,000 euros Red Sea Egyptian Classic at Sokhna Golf Club, writes Colin Farquharson.
Cameron, pictured by Cal Carson Golf Agency, had an eagle 3 at the par-5 17th and birdies at the long third, fourth, long seventh, 10th, short 13th, 15th and 16th.
All of which represented a brilliant recovery from a potentially demoralising double bogey 5 at the short fifth. He also had a bogey at the 14th in halves of 35 and 31.
The Saltire Energy-sponsored player had a two-stroke lead for most of the day but it was cut to one shot late on by former British Amateur champion Reinier Saxton from the Netherlands and David Antonelli who had an eagle 3 at the 17th.
Generally, it was a good day for the Scots competitors.
Paul Lawrie Golf Centre stablemates David Law, the Northern Open champion, and young rookie Sam Kiloh are sharing ninth place on two-under 70
Law had a bag of five birdies and three bogeys, two of them in the early stages.
Kiloh also dropped two shots at the early holes but made up for it with four birdies in six holes, between the eighth and 13th.
Scottish amateur champion Chris Robb (Meldrum House), a rookie pro, is joint 16th with Fraserburgh's Kris Nicol (Paul Lawrie Golf Centre on 71.
Robb birdied the seventh, 12th, 13th and 17th but bogeyed the fifth, 10th and 14th.
Nicol (Paul Lawrie Golf Centre) also had four birdies (first, second, 10th and 17th). A double bogey 5 at the short third marred his card.
Philip McLean and Ted Innes-Ker did not do so well. Both shot four-over 76 to be sharing 58th place in a field of 87 players.
FIRST-ROUND LEADERBOARD
Par 72
66 Ross Cameron (Sco)
67 David Antonelli (Ita), Reinier Saxton (Neth)
68 Martin Mejow (Ger), Philipp Mejow (Ger), Benjamin Rusch (Swi)
OTHER SCOTS' SCORES
70 Sam Kiloh, D Law (T9)
71 Chris Robb, Kris Nicol (T16)
76 Philip McLean, T Innes-Ker (T58)
TO VIEW ALL THE SCORES
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SIX-UNDER 66 IN RED SEA EGYPTIAN CLASSIC
Ellon's Ross Cameron led with a six-under-par 66 at the end of the opening day at the first German PGA EPD Developmental Tour event of the year - the 30,000 euros Red Sea Egyptian Classic at Sokhna Golf Club, writes Colin Farquharson.
Cameron, pictured by Cal Carson Golf Agency, had an eagle 3 at the par-5 17th and birdies at the long third, fourth, long seventh, 10th, short 13th, 15th and 16th.
All of which represented a brilliant recovery from a potentially demoralising double bogey 5 at the short fifth. He also had a bogey at the 14th in halves of 35 and 31.
The Saltire Energy-sponsored player had a two-stroke lead for most of the day but it was cut to one shot late on by former British Amateur champion Reinier Saxton from the Netherlands and David Antonelli who had an eagle 3 at the 17th.
Generally, it was a good day for the Scots competitors.
Paul Lawrie Golf Centre stablemates David Law, the Northern Open champion, and young rookie Sam Kiloh are sharing ninth place on two-under 70
Law had a bag of five birdies and three bogeys, two of them in the early stages.
Kiloh also dropped two shots at the early holes but made up for it with four birdies in six holes, between the eighth and 13th.
Scottish amateur champion Chris Robb (Meldrum House), a rookie pro, is joint 16th with Fraserburgh's Kris Nicol (Paul Lawrie Golf Centre on 71.
Robb birdied the seventh, 12th, 13th and 17th but bogeyed the fifth, 10th and 14th.
Nicol (Paul Lawrie Golf Centre) also had four birdies (first, second, 10th and 17th). A double bogey 5 at the short third marred his card.
Philip McLean and Ted Innes-Ker did not do so well. Both shot four-over 76 to be sharing 58th place in a field of 87 players.
FIRST-ROUND LEADERBOARD
Par 72
66 Ross Cameron (Sco)
67 David Antonelli (Ita), Reinier Saxton (Neth)
68 Martin Mejow (Ger), Philipp Mejow (Ger), Benjamin Rusch (Swi)
OTHER SCOTS' SCORES
70 Sam Kiloh, D Law (T9)
71 Chris Robb, Kris Nicol (T16)
76 Philip McLean, T Innes-Ker (T58)
TO VIEW ALL THE SCORES
CLICK HERE
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