THREE SCOTS IN LEADING 10 AT SOUTH 

AFRICAN AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Three Scots are in the top 10 at the end of the first qualifying round of the Sanlam South African men's amateur championship at Durban Country Club.

Cawder's Calum Fyfe, pictured, is in second place on two-under-par 70 - three behind the leader, England's David Langley (Berkshire), while Darren Howie (Peebles) is sharing third place on 73 and Euan Walker (Kilmarnock Barassie) is joint eighth with a one-over 73.
After a second stroke-play round, the leading 64 go on to the match-play stages.
Scots players have a good record in this overseas championship with Craig Ross the winner in 2016, Danny Young 2015, Brian Soutar 2012 and Michael Stewart 2011.
John Paterson (St Andrews New) is T24 with a 75 and Scottish amateur champion Sam Locke from Stonehaven is T42 with a 77.




SOUTH AFRICAN AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP
Durban Country Club
FIRST QUALIFYING ROUND
par 72. Players from S Africa unless stated otherwise

67 David Langley (Eng)

70 Calum Fyfe (Sco)

71 Otto van Buynder, Aneurin Gounden, Darren Howie (Sco)

72 Therion Nel, Crismar Engelbrecht

73 Nicholaus Frade, Ryan van Velzen, Euan Walker (Sco), Jeremy Freiburghaus (Swi), Martin Vorster, Christo Lamprecht jun, Casey Jarvis, Barend Botha

74 Jayden Schaper, Christiaan Burke,  Cole Stevens, Luan Boshoff, Jason Broomhead,  Wilco Nienaber, Gregory McKay, Luca Filippi

75 John Paterson (Sco), Keegan McLachlan, Cameron Moralee, Gregg Gilson, Matt Saulez, Theunie Bezuidenhout,  Rigardt Albertse, Jack Gaunt (Eng), Callum Mackay (Eng)

76 Chris Woollam, Christopher McGuire, Neal Woernhard (Swi), Kifentse Nukeri, Keelan van Wyk, Tyron Davidowitz, Bradley de Beer, Alan Lones, Steven le Roux

77 Kartik Sharma (India), Jordan Burnand, Alistair Mullen, Keagan Thomas, Erhard Lambrechts, Daniel van Seumeren, Kyle de Beer, Liam Cloete, Karabo Mokoena, Deon Germishuys, Andrew Wilson (Eng), Stals Swart, Christiaan Maas, Luke Mayo, Loris Schuepbach (Swi), Herman du Plessis, Tumelo Molloyi, Sam Locke (Sco), Alexandre Lasalarie (Fra).

Other scores include:

79 William Dodds (Eng).

81 Jacob Oakley (Eng).