Scots in the mix with low scores at 

S African stroke-play

Eight Scots shot under par as they made a flying start to the 72-hole South African amateur stroke play championship at Blue Valley Golf Estate.
At the end of the first round over the par-72 course, Scott Gibson was joint second on 65, Grant Forrest tied fourth on 66, Nairn youngster Sandy Scott tied seventh alongside Bob MacIntyre and Ewen Ferguson on 67.
Connor Syme (68) and Craig Ross (69) also broke 70 to be in tied 15th and tied 21st positions.
South African Jason Smith, who crammed six birdies and an eagle into the seven holes from the second to the eighth and turned in 29, is setting a cracking pace on eight-under 34.
Gibson had halves of 31 and 34, with an eagle at the long third and birdies at the first, fifth, sixth, ninth, 12th and 13th. His only bogey came at the seventh.
Forrest had a bag of seven birdies in a 66.
Scott birdied the second, fifth, seventh, 12th and 18th. He had a bogey-free round. 
Jamie Savage had a 70 to be tied 37th and Calum Fyfe is joint 64th in a field of 146. He shot a par 72. 

SOUTH AFRICAN AMATEUR STROKE-PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP
Blue Valley Golf Estate
LEADING FIRST ROUND SCORES
Par 72
64 Jason Smith (SAf)
65 Aubrey Beckley (SAf), Scott Gibson (Sco)
66 Grant Forrest (Sco)

OTHER SCOTS' SCORES
67 Sandy Scott, Bob MacIntyre, Ewen Ferguson (T7)
68 Conor Syme (T15)
69 Craig Ross (T21)
70 Jamie Savage (T37)
72 Calum Fyfe (T64)
Field of 146 players

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