WILL PORTER T39 ON DAY 1 IN S AFRICA

Will Porter (Carnoustie), last year's Scottish U18 boys champion, shot a two-over-par 74 to be tied 39th in a huge field of 190 players at the Southern Cape Open stroke-play championship over 72 holes at Mossel Bay Golf Club, South Africa.

Porter had one birdie, at the short 12th, and three bogeys, a two short holes, the third and 15th, as well as the par-4 16th in halves of 37.

Jamie Connelly, also from Carnoustie had two double bogeys early in his round and finished the first day with an 81 (43-38) and joint 132nd place.

South African Jade Buitendag leads with a five-under 67.

SOUTHERN CAPE OPEN AMATEUR STROKE PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP

Mossel Bay Golf Club, South Africa.

LEADING FIRST-ROUND SCORES

par 72

67 Jade Buitendag (SAf)

SELECTED SCORES

70 Jamie Bower (Eng) (T5)

71 Alfie Plant (Eng), Nic Elliot (Eng) (T11)

74 Will Porter (Sco) (T39)

76 Paul Kinnear (Eng) (T61)

81 Jamie Connelly (Sco) (T132)

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