Scots start well in Lancashire

Gibson and Syme well placed in top seven at 

Lytham Trophy

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Scott Gibson (Southerness) and Drumoig's Connor Syme are in the leading seven players at the end of the first day of the presigitous four-round Lytham Trophy at Royal Lytham and St Annes Golf Club, Lancashire.
Gibson shot a one-over-par 71 to be lying third, two shots behind leader Jamie Li (Bath), whose 69 was the only sub-par round of the day,  and one behind Stirling student Mathias Eggenberger from Switzerland.
Syme returned a  72 for a share of fourth place.

LYTHAM TROPHY
Royal Lytham and St Annes GC, Lancashire
FIRST-ROUND LEADERBOARD
Par 70
69 J Li (Bath)
70 M Eggenberger (Swi)
71 S Gibson (Southerness)
72 C Syme (Drumoig), R Geissler (Ger), B Moore (Kedleston Park), J Goth-Rasmussen (Den)
73 J Yates (Naas), R Dawson (Tramore), J Sainz (Spa).

OTHER SCOTS' SCORES
76 M Smyth (Royal Troon) (T250
77 C Fyfe (Cawder), E Ferguson (Bearsden) (T44)
78 K Godsman (Moray) (T54). 
80 M Clark (Kilmacolm), C Low (Tantallon), C Howie (Peebles) (T72)
Field of 102 players






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