AUSSIE QUALIFYING PRESSURE ON GRAEME ROBERTSON

Lundin's James White and Gordon Stevenson (Whitecraigs) are on course to qualify for the match-play stages of the Australian men's amateur golf championship but Graeme Robertson (Glenbervie) needs a very good second round at the Commonwealth Golf Club, Melbourne if he is to figure among the 64 qualifiers. White shot a one-over-par 73 to be joint 30th and Stevenson a 74 for joint 47th place after the first qualifying round. Robertson was languishing in a share of 140th place in the massive field of 216 competitors after an uninspired round of 78. Australians Todd Sinnott and Brady Watt share the lead of six-under 66. Leading British player was Nathan Kimsey (Woodhall Spa) in a share of ninth place with a 71. In the Australian women's amateur championship at the same venue, Lydia Ko, the 15-year-old world No 1 female amateur from New Zealand, was sharing second place after a 69, one behind Minjee Lee. LEADING FIRST QUALIFYING ROUND SCORES Par 72 Players from Australia unless stated 66 Todd Sinnott, Brady Watt 68 Dale Brandt-Richards (NZ), Taylor MacDonald 69 Viraat Badhwar BRITISH SCORES 71 Nathan Kimsey (Woodhall Spa) (T9) 73 Neil Raymond (Corhampton), James White (Lundin) (T30) 74 Garrick Porteous (Bamburgh Castle), James Gregory (Filey), Gordon Stevenson (Whitecraigs) (T47) 76 Craig Hinton (Oxfordshire) (T97) 78 Graham Robertson (Glenbervie) (T140). TO VIEW ALL THE SCORES, INCLUDING THE  AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP CLICK HERE