NORTH OF SCOTLAND STROKE-PLAY

KYLE GODSMAN LEADS BY TWO 

STROKES AT HALFWAY AT ELGIN

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@scottishgolfview.com

Hopeman's Kyle Godsman, a member of Moray Golf Club, Lossiemouth, leads the field by two shots at the halfway stage of the North of Scotland Open amateur stroke-play championship for the David Blair Trophy at Elgin Golf Club.

Godsman, pictured, third in last weekend's North-east District Open at Peterhead, has had rounds of 65 and 68 for a five-under-par two-round total of 133 over the par-69 Hardhillock course.

His closest challengers as they go into Sunday's final two rounds of this SGU Order of Merit 72-hole tournament are Jeff Wright (Forres) and Kilmacolm's experiened international Matthew Clark, both on 135.

Wright has had scores of  67-68 - his best-ever performance at this elevated level of competition, while Clark shot 66-69 over the first two rounds.
Glenbervie's Fraser Moore is lying fourth on 137 (68-69). He was similarly placed at halfway in the North-east District Open but two mediocre Sunday rounds dragged him down to a share of 13th place.

Connor Syme (Drumoig), winner by four shots of the North-east District Open, is lying joint fifth on 138 after rounds of 66 and 72.
Young Sandy Scott had the day's best score - a five-under-par 64 in the second round, 11 shots of an improvement from morning to afternoon.
Bryan Fotheringham came into the picture with a second-round 66 for 138, alongside Syme, Chris MacLean, the Balmore man who led for a long way at Peterhead last Sunday, and up and coming younsters Ben Kinsley (St Andrews) and Jack Harling (Banchory).

Players with tallies of 149 and better qualified for
the Sunday action. 

LEADING HALFWAY TOTALS

Par 138 (2x69)  CSS 70 70

133 K Godsman (Moray) 65 68

135 J Wright (Forres) 67 68, M Clark (Kilmacolm) 66 69

137 F Moore (Glenbervie) 68 69

138 B R Fotheringham (Inverness) 72 66, B Kinsley (St Andrews) 71 67, J Harling (Banchory) 71 67, C MacLean (Balmore) 70 68, C Syme (Drumoig) 66 72

139 S Scott (Nairn) 75 64, R Campbell (Falkirk) 72 67, D Joel (Inverness) 70 69, N Macandrew (Royal Aberdeen) 67 72

140 S Borrowman (Dollar) 72 68, S Tatters (Moray) 71 69, A Dunton (McDonald Ellon) 70 70, J Shaw (Boat of Garten) 69 71.

142 J Forbes (Inverness) 73 69, J Milne (Elgin) 70 72, G Munro (Fraserburgh) 70 72.

143 A Culverwell (Dunbar) 72 71, K Duncan (Cruden Bay) 71 72, S Jamieson (Nigg Bay) 70 73, A Fisher (Newmachar) 67 76

144 B Carnegie (Glenbervie) 70 74.

145 A Thurlow (Murrayfield) 76 69, R Franssen (Inverness) 74 71, B Henderson (Deeside) 73 72.

146 Chris Gaittens (Fortrose and Rosemarkie) 72 74, J Duff (Newmachar) 70 76

147 A Cameron (Fortrose and Rosemarkie) 72 75, A Davidson (Charleton) 70 77, C Stewart (Murcar Links) 70 77

148 D Cairnie (Carnoustie Caledonia) 78 70, G Grimmer (Nigg Bay) 77 71, C Franssen (Inverness) 75 73, M Pennycott (Whiting Bay, Arran) 71 77,  D Kay (Dunbar) 70 78.

149 R Tinker (Strathmore) 77 72, A J Sutherland (Ladybank) 77 72, W Bremner jun (Edzell) 73 76.

MISSED THE CUT
151 G Robertson (Leven GS) 78 73, R Gill (Tantallon) 77 74, C Nelson (Nairn) 75 76
153 M Paterson (Elgin) 82 71, M Johnston (West Lothian) 77 76, S Green (Meldrum House) 77 76, K Willox (Deeside) 76 77
154 L Reid (Fortrose and Rosemarkie) 80 74, E Gill (Inverness) 80 74, J Pryde (Deeside) 76 78
155 E Forbes (Inverness) 82 73, E Barras (Loch Ness) 81 74
156 S Rendall (Orkney) 79 77
157 J Keith (Inverness) 82 75
159 G Allan (Nairn) 79 80
160 M Schinkel (Orkney) 82 78 
161 I Alexander (Moray) 82 79
163 A Moir (Elgin) 84 79 
165 G Fisher (Newmachar) 83 82
Retired: N Young (Insch) 76 ret.
No Returns in Round 2: M L Macleman (Moray) 78,
D Buchan (Peterhead) 82, B A Macleman (Moray) 86

 SUNDAY TEE TIMES

	08.00 and	A Moir (Marker)
	12.30	A J Sutherland
	08.09 and	R Tinker
	12.39	D Kay
	08.18 and	M Pennycott
	12.48	C Franssen
	08.26 and	G Grimmer
	12.56	D Cairnie
	08.35 and	C Stewart
	13.05	A Davidson
	08.44 and	A Cameron
	13.14	T Watson
	08.53 and	J Duff
	13.23	C Gaittens
	09.02 and	B Henderson
	13.32	R Franssen
	09.11 and	A Thurlow
	13.41	B Carnegie
	09.20 and	A Fisher
	13.50	S Jamieson
	09.29 and	K Duncan
	13.59	A Culverwell
	09.38 and	G Munro
	14.08	J Milne
	09.47 and	J Forbes
	14.17	J Shaw
	09.56 and	A Dunton
	14.26	S Tatters
	10.05 and	S Borrowman
	14.35	N MacAndrew
	10.14 and	D Joel
	14.44	R Campbell
	10.23 and	S Scott
	14.53	C Syme
	10.32 and	C MacLean
	15.02	J Harling
	10.41 and	B Kinsley
	15.11	B Fotheringham
	10.50 and	F Moore
	15.20	M Clark
	10.59 and	J Wright
	15.29	K Godsman