LOCKE AND FYFE LEAD SCOTTISH CHALLENGE 

IN AFRICAN STROKE-PLAY

By COLIN FARQUHARSON

Scottish amateur champion Sam Locke from Stonehaven and Cawder's Calum Fyfe spearhead the Scottish challenge in the first round of the African amateur stroke-play championship over 72 holes at Glendower Golf Club.

Both men shot two-over-par 74s to be sharing 27th place overnight.

Locke, pictured, had a mixed bag of five birdies, five bogeys and a double bogey 6 at the fourth.

Fyfe also had a double bogey 6, but at the seventh. Highlight of his card was an eagle 3 at the 13th. He had two late birdie 2s, at the 14th and 17th.

Darren Howie (Peebles) is in joint 33rd place after a 75.

John Paterson (St Andrews New) is sharing 64th place in a field of 90 players after returning a six-over 78.

Frenchman Frederic LaCroix, who had a five-under 67, leads the field by two strokes from James Du Preez (South Africa).

AFRICAN AMATEUR STROKE-PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP

Glendower Golf Club

LEADING FIRST-ROUND SCORES

Par 72

67 F LaCroix (Fra)

69 J Du Preez (SAfr)

SELECTED SCORES

72 P Waring (Eng), M Power (Ire) (T14)

73 C Rafferty (Ire), A Gleeson (Ire) (T18)

74 S Locke (Sco), C Fyfe (Sco) (T27)

75 D Howie (Sco) (T33)

78 J Paterson (Sco) (T64).

Field of 90 players