Aberdeen businessman well clear of huge field

Nick Robson (69) leads by three at halfway

 in Seniors' Monifieth Links two-rounder

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Aberdeen businessman Nick Robson (Meldrum House) opened up a three-shot lead with a two-under-par 69 at Monifieth Links today in the first round of the Scottish Senior Golf Society's Spring Meeting competition over 36 holes.

Robson, pictured, bogeyed the second hole but covered the remainder in three under par with birdies at the long ninth, 13th and long 18th in halves of 36 and 33.
In a huge field of 142, five players share second place on 72 - Laurie Chancellor (Inverness), Norman Dyce (Strathmore), Graham Bell (Downfield), Alister Ferguson (Dunfermline) and Bradford Muir (Marriott Dalmahoy).
Chancellor was three over par after seven holes but birdied the eighth, 14th and 16th, with only one more bogey, at the 12th, in halves of 38 and 34.
Dyce had four birdies over the last 11 holes. 
Bell bogeyed the second, third and fourth but birdied the sixth and eighth before parring his last 10 holes for a 73. 
Muir looked like being second on his own until he ran up a double bogey 6 at the 15th.

DENIS McQUADE REPORTS:
The Scottish Seniors Golfing Society's new season got off to a fine start at Monifieth GC today. A beautifully-prepared course, sunshine,  cool temperatures and gentle winds greeted the early starters. The afternoon players were not so fortunate, however,  as the wind built up to 20+mph  and rain and hailstones pelted the course. The difficult afternoon conditions clearly contributed to the CSS being 75 - 4 more than the course's par of 71.
Leading the way with a fine 2-under par 69 was Nick Robson (Meldrum House) playing off a +1 handicap. Nick battled through the hailstones on a few of the holes and has obviously started the season in fine form - just as he finished in 2015.

SCOTTISH SENIOR GOLF SOCIETY SPRING MEETING
Monifieth Links
LEADING SCRATCH SCORES
Par 71
69 N Robson (Meldrum House).
72 L Chancellor (Inverness), N Dyce (Strathmore), G Bell (Downfield), A Ferguson (Dunfermline), B Muir (Marriott Dalmahoy).
74 A Campbell (Murcar Links), J W Johnston (Royal Aberdeen), T McLevy (Blairgowrie), B Brooks (Meldrum House), J Johnston (Lanark), N McGarva (Kilmacolm), L Blair (Grangemouth), N Lamond (Balmore)
75 D Gardiner (Broomieknowe), P Moultrie (Royal Troon), D Downie (Kirriemuir), J R Johnston (Glenbervie), W Morton (Dunbar), G Cochrane (Irvine Ravenspark), M Lindsay (Broughty).
76 D Taylor (Dunfermline), J M Yuille (Royal Burgess), I Brotherston (Dumfries and Co), D Hamilton (Mortonhall), B Reid (Dunbar), G McNab (Lundin), G Forrest (Northumberland), J Broadfoot (Turnberry), R W Smith (Nairn), G Murray (Moray).
77 S Calder (Uphall), J W McDonald (Cowglen), I Reid (Dumfries and Galloway), J Watt (Edzell), A Macgregor (Hazlehead), I Angus (Duff House Royal), A Hogg (Turnhouse).
78 K Reilly (Silverknowes), A J Waddell (Glasgow), L Gordon (Turnhouse), I Dickson (Lundin), R T Gray (unatt), J McArthur (St Andrews New), A Stracey (Denholm), K Gardiner (Panmure), R J Humble (Kilspindie), P G Hendry (Alloa), J McManus (Uphall), R P Ford (Scotscraig), C Devlin (Turnberry), J A P D'Aguilar (Glasgow), D Shields (Glenearn).

SELECTED SCORES
81 J Kinloch (Cardross)
82 G MacDonald (Glenbervie)
89 P Kinloch (Cardross)
Retired: K Bruce (Edzell) 

 
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