EuroPro Tour report and scores
Rookie Thomas leads with 63 at Mar Hall
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Jonathan Thomson leads the HotelPlanner.com PGA EuroPro Tour’s Glenfarclas Open by two strokes after carding a seven-under-par 63 for his first round at Mar Hall, just four weeks into life as a professional golfer.
LEADING FIRST-ROUND SCORES
par 70
63 J Thomas (Rotherham)
65 B Spooner (Woodhall Spa)
66 B Smith (Lindrick), M Penney (Alderley Edge), T Anderson (Centurion Club), G Wright (West Linton), B Hemstock (Teignmouth).
SCOTS' SCORES
67 E Saltman, M Patterson, S Borrowman, N Fenwick (T8)
68 J Stewart (am), C Baird (am), J Hendry, J McColl (T12)
69 Z Saltman, C Sutherland, R Campbell (T23)
70 J Steven, A Culverwell, G Forbes, W Booth (T45)
71 C O'Neil, P Robinson, F Moore, P McKechnie (T63)
72 L Gaughan, C Kelly, C Lawrie, N Henderson, J Ross (T81)
73 M Stewart, C Macaulay, G O'Neill, C Currie (T91)
74 J Duff, S Lawrie, J Mullaney, J Hendrick (T106)
75 L Johnston (T121)
76 C Robb (T127)
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NEWS RELEASE FROM NICK TEALE
Jonathan Thomson leads the HotelPlanner.com PGA EuroPro Tour’s Glenfarclas Open by two strokes after carding a seven-under-par 63 for his first round at Mar Hall, just four weeks into life as a professional golfer.
The
towering 6 ft 9in Yorkshireman is trailed by Billy Spooner (Woodhall
Spa Golf Club) in second, with five golfers sharing third having shot 66
in the opening round on the par-70 Earl Of Mar Course at Bishopton, near Glasgow.
With
just two events left to conclude before the top 60 on the Race To
Desert Springs Order of Merit are invite to the Matchroom Sport Tour
Championship in Spain, the pressure is on for those yet to make a major
impact this season. Thomson
is among that group of players, having only played two events and
missing both cuts since leaving the amateur ranks last month.
The 20-year-old was in the last group of the day to tee off the 10th and made his first birdies at the 13th and 14th. That momentum helped him to an eagle at the 15th. After the turn he broke
par at the 1st and 3rd before dropping a shot at the 4th. Back-to-back birdies immediately followed before three pars saw out the round.
“I set off pretty slowly; I hit it close on the 10th and the 11th but missed them both,” said Thomson. “I did the same on the next but then on the 13th the ball started rolling and I went birdie, birdie
before chipping in for eagle.
“I turned pro only four weeks ago but I am enjoying the pro life. The
amateur season had pretty much finished for me after the European
Amateur Championship. I was going to turn pro at the end of the year for
European Tour School but managed
to get a few invites so I decided to turn pro now.
“This week for me is all about getting
to Desert Springs, I need a really high finish to get there and then
anything can happen once you get there. For me, this week was about
focussing on trying to get there.”
The
Glenfarclas Open continues with the second round on Thursday, after
which a cut will be made to the top 50 professionals and ties. Live
scoring can be found at
www.europrotour.com and spectator entry is free of charge throughout.
Highlights from Mar Hall will be broadcast on Sky Sports on Tuesday, September 20.
LEADING FIRST-ROUND SCORES
par 70
63 J Thomas (Rotherham)
65 B Spooner (Woodhall Spa)
66 B Smith (Lindrick), M Penney (Alderley Edge), T Anderson (Centurion Club), G Wright (West Linton), B Hemstock (Teignmouth).
SCOTS' SCORES
67 E Saltman, M Patterson, S Borrowman, N Fenwick (T8)
68 J Stewart (am), C Baird (am), J Hendry, J McColl (T12)
69 Z Saltman, C Sutherland, R Campbell (T23)
70 J Steven, A Culverwell, G Forbes, W Booth (T45)
71 C O'Neil, P Robinson, F Moore, P McKechnie (T63)
72 L Gaughan, C Kelly, C Lawrie, N Henderson, J Ross (T81)
73 M Stewart, C Macaulay, G O'Neill, C Currie (T91)
74 J Duff, S Lawrie, J Mullaney, J Hendrick (T106)
75 L Johnston (T121)
76 C Robb (T127)
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