Lee Harper best placed of three Scots in Thailand eliminator

BOOTH AND HUME WALK TIGHTROPE IN IN FINAL ROUND OF ASIAN Q SCHOOL All three surviving Scots in this week's Asian Tour Qualifying School Stage 1, Week 2 events at Hua Hin, Thailand are on course to qualifying for next week's all-important final stage – if they hold their nerve. Former Scottish boys' champion Lee Harper (Archerfield Links), pictured by Cal Carson Golf Agency, from Musselburgh is best placed with rounds of 68, 71 and 70 for a share of 10th place on four-under-par 209 at the Majestic Creek Country Club venue. That's 10 shots behind American leader Matthew Rosenfeld but this competition is not about winning, it's about surviving. From here the leading 23 and ties after Saturday's final round will qualify. Comrie's rookie pro Wallace Booth, a Walker Cup player last year, and past Scottish amateur champion Barry Hume from Glasgow are bracketed in 22nd place on 212. Booth has scored 69, 73 and 70, Hume 72, 66 and 74. They will be walking the tightrope in the final round, knowing there is no safety net. The fourth Scot who started out this week, Aberdonian Clarke Lutton, was eliminated by the halfway cut. At Kaeng Krachan Country Club and Resort, Peter Karmis of South Africa held on to the top spot after shooting a three-under-par 69 for a 14-under-par 202 total. Creighton Honeck of the United States is lying second after posting a brilliant 65 for 205. Englishman Sam Osborne is bang in contention in third place on 206. The top 17 and ties make their way to the next stage from Kaeng Krachan. Japanese player Senroku Isa remained in the lead after carding a splendid seven-under-par 64 for a three-day 13-under-par 200 at the Rayong Country Club. Nick Jones of the United States lies in second position on 205 while countryman David Johnson is a further stroke back on 206. The top 14 players and ties at this venue will go forward. Leading third-round scores MAJESTIC CREEK Par 213 (3x71) Top 23 & ties to qualify after four rounds. 199 Matthew Rosenfeld (US) 66 67 66. 200 Gabriel Canizares (Spa) 64 66 70. 202 Eltoro Sjoholm (Swe) 70 65 67. 204 Lorenzo Magini (Ita) 68 69 67. Selected scores: 209 Lee Harper (Sco) 68 71 70 (jt 10th). 212 Wallace Booth (Sco) 69 73 70, Brett Taylor (Eng) 70 71 71, Dale Marmion (Eng) 69 71 72, Barry Hume (Sco) 72 66 74 (jt 22nd). 214 Haminder Matharu (Eng) 72 70 72, James Horn (Eng) 71 69 74 (jt 38th). 216 Chris Gill (Eng) 69 73 74 (jt 52nd). 226 Adam Mason (Eng) 72 76 78 (jt 83rd). RAYONG Par 213 (3x71) Top 14 & ties to qualify after four rounds 200 Senroku Isa (Jap) 66 70 64. 205 Nick Jones (US) 70 68 67. 206 David Johnson (US) 70 69 67. 208 Jason Kang (US) 73 69 66, Michael Moore (Aus) 70 71 67. Selected scores: 209 Rohan Blizard (Aus) 69 70 70 (jt 6th). 210 Neil Chaudhuri (Eng) 72 72 66 (jt 8th). 212 Richard Walls (Eng) 73 69 70 (jt 13th). 213 Ian Ridgway (Eng) 73 69 71, Craig Smith (Wal) 73 69 71 (jt 18th). 215 James Sheffield (Eng) 70 73 72 (23rd). 218 Lloyd Campbell (Eng) 73 76 69 (jt 29th). 220 Ben Stafford (Eng) 69 76 75, Mark Wilkinson (Eng) 73 78 69 (jt 35th). 222 Laurence Warne (Eng) (am) 72 73 77, Kieran Staunton (Eng) 74 71 77 (jt 45th). 223 Larry Batchelor (Eng) 75 75 73 (jt 50th). 224 Ben Jones (Eng) 80 75 69 (jt 52nd). 227 Darren Robson (Eng) 73 77 77 (jt 58th). KANG KRACHAN Par 216 (3x72) Top 17 & ties to qualify after four rounds. 202 Peter Karmis (SAf) 67 66 69. 205 Creighton Honeck (US) 75 65 65. 206 Sam Osbourne (Eng) 69 69 68. 209 Daisuke Kataoka (Jap) 73 70 66. Selected scores: 220 Zane Scotland (Eng) 70 74 76 (jt 27th). 221 Lee Nash (Eng) 76 71 74 (jt 30th). 228 Mike Bolsover (Eng) 81 74 73 (jt 51st). 229 Davyd Reeves (Eng) 78 78 73 (jt 55th). 230 Charles Tetlow (Eng) 75 84 71 (58th). 250 Benhamin Tetlow (Eng) 85 80 85 (76th).