Maw shoots a 62 to lead EuroPro Tour at

 Hawkstone Park, Shropshire

NEWS RELEASE FROM NICK TEALE

James Maw carded an opening-round 62 to develop a four-shot lead on nine under par after the first round of the COBRA PUMA GOLF Championship at Hawkstone Park Golf Club in Shropshire.

Maw (Rockliffe Hall) is 18^th on the HotelPlanner.com PGA EuroPro Tour’s Race To Desert Springs Order of Merit with just three tournaments left to complete before the Tour Championship in Spain in October. 

The top five on the money list at the end of the season earn a Challenge Tour card for 2017.

 

Chris Lloyd (The Kenldeshire), Mike Bedford (Bramhall Park Golf Club), Lee Clarke (Beeston Fields Golf Club) and Race To Desert Springs leader Matthew Cort (Beedles Lake Golf Club) share second on five under par, four back from Maw, with five golfers at four under.

 

The Championship Course is usually a par 72 but is being played as a par 71 this week, with the fifth altered to be a par-four. Maw’s 62 equals the lowest round ever shot on the course.

FIRST ROUND LEADERBOARD

Par 71

players from England unless stated

62 J Maw 

66 C Lloyd, M Cort, M Bedfort,  L Clarke.

SCOTS' SCORES

67 R Campbell (Falkirk), B Neil (unatt) (T6)

68 J McColl (Kingsbarns), C Macaulay (Tulliallan) (T11)

69 C Lawrie (Paul Lawrie GC) (T22)

70 F Moore (Glenbervie), J McDonald (Kilmarnock Barassie), H Henry (Clydebank and Dist) (T39)

71 J Duff (Newmachar), C Sutherland (Lynx Golf) (T52)

72 N Fenwick (Dunbar), Z Saltman (Archerfield) (T72)

73 N Henderson (Renaissance) (T86)

74 J Steven (Clydeway Golf) (T101)

75 K Nicol (Paul Lawrie GC) (T115)

76 S Lawrie (Paul Lawrie GC) (T130)

77 W Booth (Eastwood) (T137)

80 C O'Neil (Mearns Castle) (T163)