Paul O'Hara leads Shotts Young Pros event 

at halfway with a 67

Paul O'Hara leads by one shot at the halfway stage of the Shotts Young Pros' Order of Merit pro-am at Shotts Golf Club.
The Clydeway Golf player had an opening round of three-under-par 67 with birdies at the first, fifth, 12th and 15th and one bogey, at the third, in halves of 34 and 33.
He leads from Scott Costello (Strathaven) and Cameron Marr (Musselburgh).
The top 30 in a big field will earn prizemoney, raning from £447-£402-£357 to the leading three down to ££150 for the 30th placed finisher.

LEADING FIRST-ROUND SCORES
67 P O'Hara (Clydeway Golf)
68 S Costello (Strathaven), C Marr (Musselburgh)
69 L Gaughan (Bathgate)
70 S McLaren (Blairgowrie), S O'Hara (Clydeway Golf)
71 A Hutchison (Douglas Park), C Farrell (Cardross), T Dingwall (Kemnay)don
72 I Anderson (Colville Park), C Porciani (Trump Turnberry), D Stein (Ranfurly Castle).
73 P Whelan (Bathgate), J Gallacher (Douglas Park)
74 D Flannery (Caldwell), D Thorburn (Shotts), G Hay (Nairn Dunbar)
75 G Forbes (Mar  Hall), Ailsa Bain (Gullane), C Armstrong (Burntisland), N Cameron (Blairgowrie), M Mackenzie (Edzell), C Goodwin (Duff House Royal), S Clark (GLO)
76 R Millar (Kings Acre), S Speirs (Swanston New), C Beveridge (West Kilbride), J Fraser (Renaissance), K Zeynalov (Portlethen), K McNicoll (Gullane)
77 C Fountain (Buchanan Castle), D Lee (American Golf), S Craigon (Balbirnie Park), A Welsh (Cathkin Braes), J Treasurer (Loch Ness)
78 S Fay (Royal Dornoch), J Bell (Craigmillar Park), P McKenna (Paul Lawrie GC)