Fourteen Scots miss the EuroPro Tour cut at

Morpeth, only eight make it to Round 3

By NICK TEALE

Eight Scots qualified for the final round of this week's EuroPro Tour event at Longhirst Hall Golf Club, Morpeth.

Fourteen compatriots failed Saltman brothers, Lloyd and Zack, and the Lawrie cousins, Craig and Sean.

Nick Watson and Nick Marsh share a one-shot lead on eight-under-par after 36 holes of  the Dawson & Sanderson Classic at Longhirst Hall Golf Club. 

Paul Kinnear (Formby Golf Club 66, 71) is third while five players, including 16-year-old South Korean sensation Min Kyu Kim (67, 72), are two off the lead on six under.

Watson (Stock Rochford Golf Club) and Marsh (Huddersfield Golf Club) have both shot 66, 70 to reach eight under on the Dawson Course.

Marsh made four birdies in his second round but dropped shots at 11 and 13, while Watson would have had an outright lead had he not bogeyed the last, his only blemish of the day. Watson is on course for his first top ten of the season while Marsh could leap to second on the Race To Amendoira with victory – he is yet to miss a cut this season.

Kinnear had also started the day at six under and was one shot better off at the turn with two birdies and a bogey on his front nine. He came home in 35 with two birdies and two bogeys to sign for a 71 and take up third.

Irish duo Tim Rice and Brendan McCarroll  join Kim in a tie for fourth on 139.

A cut to the leading 50 players and ties has now been made with all those at one over par of better after two rounds advancing to play Friday’s final 18, after which the winner will take home £10,000 from a £50,000 prize fund.

SECOND-ROUND LEADERBOARD

Par 144 (2x72)

136 N Watson (Stoke Rochford) 66 70, N Marsh (Huddersfield) 66 70.

137 P Kinnear (Formby) 66 71

SCOTS' SCORES

140 M Stewart (Troon Welbeck) 71 69 (T9)

141 D Hendry (Blackstar) 72 69, J Gallagher (Duddingston) 71 70 (T13)

142 W Booth (Pitlochry) 71 71 (T20)

143 N Henderson (Renaissance) 69 74 (T27)

144 J Henry (Clydebank and Dist) 75 69 (T40)

145 R Campbell (Golf in Scotland) 69 76, E Saltman (Proformer Management) 74 71 (T49)

MISSED THE CUT

146 L Saltman (Calum Smith Pro Shop) 74 72, C O'Neil (Mearns Castle) 74 72, L Allan (Alva) 73 73, L Gaughan (Bathgate) 74 72, D Kay (Renaissance) 70 76.
147 J Ross (Royal Burgess) 75 72
148 S Lawrie (Paul Lawrie GC) 71 77, J Mullaney (unatt) 75 73
150 J Hendrick (Pollok) 73 77
151 F Moore (Glenbervie) 74 77, C Lawrie (Paul Lawrie GC) 75 76
153 Z Saltman (Craigielaw) 74 79
154 J Duff (Newmachar) 77 77
164 J Booth (Cathkin Braes) 86 78

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