Jamie Stewart sets pace with a 67 in Scottish youths' open championship at Fairmont Kittocks

By COLIN FARQUHARSON 

Old Ranfurly's Jamie Stewart set the first-day pace with a four-under-par 67 in the Scottish youths open amateur championship over the Kittocks course at Fairmont, St Andrews today (Monday).

He leads by one from England's Christopher Handy (South Moore).

They have opened up a two-stroke gap at the head of the international field with four players sharing third place on 70 - Rory Franssen (Inverness), Ryan Brown (Dunfermline), Edoardo Giletta (Italy) and James Rooney (West Lancs).

SCOTTISH YOUTHS OPEN AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP

Fairmont St Andrews Kittocks course

FIRST ROUND LEADERS

Par 71. SSS 73. CSS 73

67 J Stewart (Old Ranfurly)

68 C Handy (South Moor)

70 R Brown (Dunfermline), J Rooney (W Lancs), E Giletta (Ita), R Franssen (Inverness).

71 H Young-Alls (Notts), K Lowe (Wheatley), S Roger (Cruden Bay), R Cull (Bromborough).

72 J P Ralph (Loretto), A Thomson (Lanark), R Callan (Bathgate), J Boulton (Notts), T Watson (SAfr), R J Smith (Marriott Dalmahoy).

73 B Thalmayr (Ger), C Kendall (Royal Lytham), F MacArthur (Ullesthorpe), K Mackay (Inverness), C Thornton (Fulford), E Schiavella (Ita), G Tait (Ipswich), M Kay (Manchester), C Barrow (Royal Lytham), R Watson (Muckhart).

OTHER SCOTS' SCORES
74 G Brown (Cathkin Braes), M McCulloch (Portpatrick Dunskey), M Naysmith (Marriott Dalmahoy), C Franssen (Inverness), K Reid (Balmore), D McNeill (Powfoot), A Fisher (Newmachar), M Ronald (East Kilbride), B Murray (Portlethen), C McGuigan (Comrie) (T28).

75 S Easton (Irvine), F Kane (Kirkhill), C Hill (Tantallon), H Gorn (Aberdour), M Brodie (Alyth), C Fenn (Dunbar) (T43)

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