Paul Lawrie Foundation Granite City Classic

Mark Young's nine-under 63 knocks Michael

Stewart (65) out of lead at Newmachar

Former Scottish amateur champion Michael Stewart (Troon Welbeck) shot one of his best rounds since he turned professional but it still was not good enough to lead at the end of the first day in the PGA EuroPro Tour's Paul Lawrie Foundation Granite City Classic at Newmachar.
After posting a bogey-free 65 (31-34), the Ayrshire man held the clubhouse lead on his own for hours. Then he was joined on seven-under by Irishman Simon Ward (32-33) and Lancashire man Paul Howard (Southport and Ainsdale (33-32).14th
Young birdied the third, seventh, eighth, 10th, 11th, 12th, 14th, 16th and 17th in bogey-free halves of 33-30.
 Stewart's bogey-free round was highlighted with birdies at the first, second, fifth, seventh and eighth in an outward 31 and added two more birdies after the turn, at the 11th and 14th.
The top 50 and ties at the end of Thursday's second round will go forward to contest the third round. The cut mark looks like being a very low one. The winner will earn £10,000.

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FIRST-ROUND SCOREBOARD
par 72
63 M Young (Clitheroe) 33-30
65 M Stewart (Troon Welbeck) 31-34, S Ward (Ireland) 32-33, P Howard (Southport and Ainsdale) 33-32 
66 W Harmston (Wentworth) 33-33
67 M Moseley (Tenby) , G Wright (West Linton) 33-34, M Mohr (Eng),  M Laskey (Brocket Hall), D Wright (Goodwood).

OTHER SCOTS' SCORES  
68 M Patterson , C Robb, G Hutcheon  (T11)
69 R Cameron  (T19)
70 M Isaacs, P McLean, J Findlay  (T27)  
71 N Fenwick, J Steven, P Shields, Z Saltman, C Sutherland, E Ramsay, M Hillson, I Redford, S Crichton (T38)
72 G McBain, C O'Neil, L Saltman, K Nicol (T57)
73 C Lawrie, J Hogg, M Rae (T77)
74 P Robinson, P Ferrier, S Henderson (T100)
75 C Lutton, K Duncan (T111)
76 T Dingwall, J Duff, S Kiloh (T122)
77 C Smith, G  O'Neill (T135)
78 N Robson (am), C Macaulay (T146)
79 S Binning, S MacNeil (T153)
83 R Colsh, N Huguet (T164)
85 B Craggs (166th)