HUDDERSFIELD PLAYER LEADS BY SIX AFTER EXCELLENT 68

ENGLAND HOLD THE ACES AT HALFWAY

IN SCOTTISH YOUTHS CHAMPIONSHIP

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@scottishgolfview.com

England players are in the top three positions at the halfway stage of the Golf Data Lab Scottish youths championship over the Jubilee Course, St Andrews.

And with Huddersfield's Nick Marsh, pictured, a commanding six shots in the lead after a brilliant

second-round, four-under-par 68 for a six-under tally of 138 it looks a foregone conclusion that the title and trophy are heading south of the Border.

But golf is a funny game - although first-round leader Lee Shepherd (Sherwood Forest) is not laughing. He plummeted from a 69 to a second-round 85 for 154 - two shots too

many to survive the cut.

Shepherd went into astonishing meltdown from the start of his second round and was 10 over par for the first five holes alone.

Marsh, who tied for second place in the recent Scottish men's open amateur stroke-play championship at Panmure,  looked different class with birdies at the fourth, sixth, 10th, 11th, 12th, 15th and 18th in halves of 36 and 32.

Next best on 144 and 145 are compatriots James Rooney (West Lancs) (72-72) and James Holt (Wilpshire, Lancashire) (73-72).

But the good news is that there are five Scots in the top 10, headed by left-handed defending champion Robert MacIntyre (Glencruitten) on 146 (71-75). He is followed on 147 by two from St Andrews, Ben Kinsey (71-76) and Josh Jamieson (74-73), winner of the Scottish boys stroke-play at Nairn Dunbar three years ago.

Apart from first-round Lee Shepherd, there were several other big names who failed to beat the cut, including twice former schoolboys champion Connor Syme (74-79) who missed out by one.

LEADERS' TEE TIMES WEDNESDAY
AT THE JUBILEE COURSE, St Andrews

9.54 and 14.24: Aldred and Naysmith
10.02 and 14.32: Jamieson and Kinsley
10.10 and 14.40: MacIntyre and Holt.
10.18 and 14.48: Rooney and Marsh. 

ALL THE SECOND-ROUND TOTALS

Par 144 (2x72)

138 N Marsh (Huddersfield) 70 68

144 J Rooney (West Lancs) 72 72

145 J Holt (Wilpshire) 73 72

146 R MacIntyre (Glencruitten) 71 75

147 B Kinsley (St Andrews) 71 76, Josh Jamieson (St Andrews New) 74 73.

148 W Aldred (Brocket Hall) 71 77, C Maclean (Balmore) 72 76, H Young-Alls (Ratcliffe on Trent) 72 76, M Naysmith (Marriott Dalmahoy) 74 74

149 P Coles (Frankfurt) 70 79, E Farquharson (Auchterarder) 71 78, A McDougall (St Andrews New) 72 77. A Fisher (Newmachar) 72 77, G Forrester (Lundin) 73 76, B Patterson (Kilspindie) 73 76, S Robins (Hull) 73 76, J Wilson (Balmore) 73 76, D Wilson (Troon Welbeck) 74 75, M Martin (Ladbrook Park) 75 74, C Howie (Peebles) 77 72, A Carrick (Douglas Park) 78 71, A Stone (Lancaster) 77 72

150 P Reilly (Kilmacolm) 70 80, K McClatchie (Serengeti) 71 79, C Hill (Tantallon) 72 78, W Whiteoak (Shipley) 72 78, A Davidson (Charleton) 72 78, J Ashman (Bognor Regis) 73 77, F Davren (Williamwood) 73 77, J Bryce (Bathgate) 76 74, C Fyfe (Cawder) 73 77, S Wearing (Bishopbriggs) 73 77

151 R Tinker (Strathmore) 72 79, J Douglas (Aberdour) 73 78, L Fenn (Dunbar) 77 74

152 S Burgess (Nairn) 72 80, B Carnegie (Glenbervie) 77 75, W Porter (Carnoustie) 78 74, C Kendall (Royal Lytham) 70 82, Scott McCandless (Bathgate) 74 78, E Bowden (Tantallon) 80 72

MISSED THE CUT

153 L Bain (Turnhouse) 71 82, G Duncan (Windyhil) 72 81, C Syme (Dumfries and Co) 74 79, S Donald (Eaglescliffe) 74 79, Alasdair McDougall (Elderslie) 75 78, H James (Kidderminster) 76 77, J Bell (Mortonhall) 77 76, B Ferguson (Australia) 78 75

154 J Shaw (Boat of Garten) 79 75, L Shepherd (Sherwood Forest) 69 85, M Napier (Turnhouse) 74 80, R Drydon (Bruntsfield Links) 75 79, R McEwan (Troon Weleck) 75 79

155 S Grant (Downfield) 74 81, A Ross (Fort William) 76 79, B Craggs (Glenbervie) 78 77, N McMullen (Lundin) 73 82, C Chalmers (Cawder) 73 82, A Blaney (Liberton) 74 81, J Rogers (Rockliffe Hall) 77 78, F Thain (West Linton) 78 77

156 A Grant (Dunblane New) 77 79, C Clarkin (Nelson) 76 80, L Johnston (Dumfries and Co) 78 78, A Scott (Lanark) 78 78, M Allov (Orresta) 80 76, D Dougan (Airdrie) 82 74

157 M Brodie (Strathmore) 77 80, R Walsh (Kirkcaldy) 77 80, T Roberts (Lancaster) 75 82, J Johnston (Ayr Belleisle) 75 82, D McCreadie (Newton Stewart) 76 83, R Johnson (Helensburgh) 78 79, J Clarkson (Lancaster) 78 79, K Prentice (Lanark) 79 78, L Morgan (Dunbar) 79 78, C Curran (Harburn) 81 76

158 J Harling (Banchory) 73 85, R Malcolm (Muckhart) 76 82, C Buist (Glenbervie) 77 81, D Thompsett (Aboyne) 77 81, A Burgess (Nairn) 77 81, C Edgar (Cochrane Castle) 74 84, C Pirie (Millport) 76 82, S Whannel (Newton Stewart) 78 80

159 C Hill (Muckhart) 73 86, C Bennie (Balmore) 77 82, M Johnson (Banbury) 78 81, A Chalk (Castle Douglas) 78 81, A Roehrl (St Eurach) 79 80

160 N Young (Insch) 80 80, C Bennewith (Newton Stewart) 79 81, T Simmonds (Gullane) 82 78

161 J Hogg (St Andrews New) 77 84, J Lamb (Dunfermline) 79 82, R Gordon (Alford) 83 78, H Mahmood (Bury) 78 83.

162 A Fortune (Roxburghe) 78 84, N Gardiner (Cawder) 81 81, S Walter (West Linton) 82 80

163 A Collier (Balbirnie Park) 75 88, C Lamb (Newmachar) 77 86, F Johnston (Longniddry) 78 85, C Burgess (Musselburgh) 82 81

164 K Mackay (Inverness) 78 86, S McNeil (Aboyne) 85 79.

165 A Simpson (North Berwick) 79 86, L Chambers (Cardross) 83 82

168 W Kerr (Craigielaw) 81 87, A Panesar (Hessle) 84 84

169 J Pryde (Deeside) 85 84

181 A MacVicar (Glencruitten) 90 91.

No Returns: C McAndrew (Gut Rieden) 73 NR, A Thurlow (Murrayfield) 79 NR

Withdrew: G Miller (Bathgate) 87 wd