SCOT LUMSDEN TIED FIFTH AFTER BOGEY-FREE

68 IN PORTUGUESE FIRST ROUND
 
Anglo-Scot Ryan Lumsden shot a bogey-free round of four-under-par 68 with birdies at the second, ninth, 10th and 17th to be tied fifth at the end of the first round of the Portuguese men's international amateur championship at Montado Hotel and Golf Resort.
The Royal Wimbledon player was three shots behind leader Christoffer Bring (Denmark) who goes into the second round with a two-stroke advantage on the seven-under 65 mark.
Daniel Brown (England) is the top Brit on the scoreboard, sharing second place with two other players on 67.
Glenbervie's Fraser Moore and former Scottish amateur champion Alexander Culverwell (Dunbar) are bracketed in 59th position with 74s.
Nick Macandrew (Royal Aberdeen) had a relatively bad day with a 77 leaving him T95 in a field of 77.

FIRST-ROUND LEADERBOARD
Par 72
65 C Bring (Den)
67 Z L Strin (Slo), E Catherine (Fra), D Brown (Eng)
68 R Lumsden (Sco), T Le Berre (Fra), J Li (Eng), S Towndrow (Eng), N Maheut (Fra).

SELECTED SCORES
69 J McCormack (Eng), J Allan (Eng), N Watson (Eng), P Kinnear (Eng) (T10).
70 J Dean (Eng), A Chesters (Eng) (T15). 
71 A Mason (Eng), R James (Wal), G Collins (Ire), D Holland (Ire).
74 F Moore (Sco), A Culverwell (Sco) (T59)
77 N Macandrew (Sco) (T95)
Field of 120 players