North-east in the hunt for Scottish area title

North-east are sharing second place with Ayrshire on 702, eight strokes behind leaders Fife after the first round of the Scottish men's area team championship at Leven (par 71) and Scoonie (par 67).
North are in seventh place on 708.

HOW THEY STAND
694 Fife
702 Ayrshire, North-east
704 Lothians, Stirlingshire
706 Lanarkshire
708 North
721 South
725 Angus, Borders
726 Perth and Kinross
727 Renfrewshire
731 Glasgow
732 Dunbartonshire
746 Clackmannan County
748 Argyll and Bute.