146 the limit mark for 64 Scottish amateur chshp match-play qualifiers

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Banff's Callum Bruce earns top seed status at Scottish Amateur Championship

Callum Bruce (Duff House Royal) has earned top seed status for the match-play stages of the Scottish men's amateur championship which start at Blairgowrie Golf Club tomorrow (Thursday).

Bruce (pictured) posted scores of 71 and 66 for a total of seven-under-par 137 over the Rosemount and Lansdowne courses at the Perthshire venue.
146 was the limit mark for the 64 match-play qualifiers. But two of the players on 146 were eliminated on a countback: D Lawrence (Ballumbie Castle) and S Macpherson (Bothwell Castle).

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Scotland international Sandy Scott (Nairn) returned the lowest round of the day on the Lansdowne Course, a 5-under par 67, to go into the match play stages as the second seed, after finishing on 6-under par 138.

Old Course Ranfurly’s Jamie Stewart produced a blemish-free 65 today, to finish qualifying in a share of third spot with Turnhouse’s Euan McIntosh and Michael Brodie (Alyth) on 5-under 139.

Top seed Callum Bruce said: “I played well over the two days, the main difference between today and yesterday was that I finished my round stronger, with three birdies instead of bogeys.

“The Rosemount is going to be a great course for the match-play stages, a lot of holes could be tied with birdies, however if you hit if off-line you could be staring at a bogey, it’s going to be an exciting few days golf.”

Overnight leader and past Scottish U18 boys champion Eric McIntosh, who equalled the Rosemount Course record on day one with an 8-under par 66, carded a 4-over-par 76 today but is safely through to the match-play stages after finishing in a share of sixth place.

McIntosh said: “Yesterday I took advantage of the par-5’s, played solid and holed some good putts. Today was a bit more of a struggle, I hit the ball well but wasn’t so good on the greens.”

“When you come into the week the first goal is to get into the match-play draw, so that is done and in match-play anything can happen. All you can do is take one match at a time, enjoy it and see what happens.

After differing fortunes over the two days, McIntosh laughed: “For sure, after my two rounds, it is definitely good news for me that the match-play stages are on the Rosemount Course.”

The cut mark fell at two-over par, with Bothwell Castle’s Scott Macpherson and Dan Lawrence (Ballumbie Castle) agonisingly missing out on reaching the 64-man match-play stage on a count-back.

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 QUALIFIERS for MATCH-PLAY
par 144 (2x72) CSS Lansdowne 74 74; Rosemount 72 72
137 C Bruce (Duff House Royal) 71 66
138 S Scott (Nairn) 71 67.
139 Euan McIntosh (Turnhouse) 70 69, J Stewart (Old Ranfurly) 74 65 M Brodie (Alyth) 69 70.
140 C McKinney (Australia) 69 71, Eric McIntosh (Bruntsfield Links) 64 76, S Marc (Broomieknowe) 69 71, L Murray (Troon Welbeck) 71 69, R Morrison (Australia) 68 72.
141 B Ferguson (Australia) 74 67, N Saldarov (Craigielaw) 72 69, A Davidson (Charleton) 67 74, K Godsman (Moray) 69 72.
142 S Blair (Royal Musselburgh) 69 73, James Paterson (Hayston) 73 69, C Fyfe (Cawder) 72 70, S Roger (Peebles) 71 71, C Wilson (Castle Park) 70 72, F Milne (Banchory) 75 67.
143 J Wilson (Balmore) 72 71, M Hislop (Glenbervie) 68 75, A Carrick (Douglas Park) 75 68, John Paterson (St Andrews New) 71 72, R J Smith (Dalmahoy Hotel) 69 74, A Thornton (Lundin) 67 76, J McMorris (East Kilbride) 72 71, J Johnston (Ayr Belleisle) 71 72.
144 J Wright (Forres) 69 75, J Bryce (Bathgate) 71 73, B Caton (St Andrews New) 74 70, W Porter (Carnoustie) 73 72, R Franssen (Invernes) 73 71, A O'Hagan (Old Ranfurly) 73 71, A G Fisher (Peterculter) 70 74, M Thomson (Kintore) 75 69, G Duncan (Windyhill) 74 70, A McDougall (Elderslie) 72 72, E Walker (Kilmarnock Barassie) 73 71 S Easton (Irvine) 68 76, S Thurlow (Murrayfield) 72 72.
145 C D Scott (Nairn) 71 74, G Cross (Cawder) 73 72 S Thomas (Erskine) 75 70, S Buchanan (Prestwick St Nicholas) 70 75, D Smith (Portlethen) 76 69, G Wishart (Lundin) 71 74, M Clark (Kilmacolm) 71 74, S Stewart (Clydebank and Dist) 75 70, G Greer (Carluke) 69 76, C Lamb (Newmachar) 73 72, M Lawrie (Deeside) 70 75, L Bryce-Maynard (Moray) 74 71, C W Nelson (Glasgow) 72 72, A R Ni (Murrayfield) 73 72, A Thomson (Lanark) 70 75.
146 D Rudd (Longniddry) 72 74, L Irvine (Kirkhill) 75 71, M Halliday (Royal Aberdeen) 74 72, A McNaughton (Caldwell) 75 71, R Mallon (Greenburn) 74 72, A J Rae (St Andrews) 72 74.

THOSE WHO FAILED TO QUALIFY INCLUDED:
146 D Lawrence (Ballumbie Castle) 74 72 S Macpherson (Bothwell Casle) 72 74.
147 J Shaw (Boat of Garten) 73 74.
148 J Broun (Ayr Belleisle) 78 70, T Ogston (Nigg Bay) 76 72, K Gunnyeon (Murcar Links) 70 78
150 J Arandia (Stonehaven) 71 79, J Keith (Inverness) 75 75, R Gordon (Alford) 70 8.
151 L Reid (Fortrose and Rosemarkie) 80 71, C Franssen (Inverness) 74 77
152 N Young (Insch) 75 77
153 P Lemon (Cruden Bay) 80 73, E Gill (Fortrose and Rosemarkie) 78 75, A Burgess (Nairn) 82 71, D Fanthorpe (Kemnay) 76 77
155 B Milne (Banchory) 83 72.
156 C Leith (Royal Aberdeen) 80 76, C Morrison (Inverurie) 80 76, L Waldron (Royal Aberdeen) 80 76, R O'Donnell (Oldmeldrum) 79 77, B Henderson (Deeside) 78 78.
157 C Cheyne (Newmachar) 79 78, L Smart (Banchory) 77 80
158 C Forbes (Deeside) 82 76, D McDowell (Murcar Links) 80 78.
159 K Willox (Deeside) 82 77, S A Pears (Nairn) 76 83, F Asher (Nairn) 77 82
160 D Bradburn (Aboyne) 79 81.
161 H Charles (Deeside) 78 83
162 R Stewart (Inverurie) 82 80, C Coutts (Kintore) 82 80.
163 D M Black (Stonehaven) 79 80, L Fraser (Inverness) 82 81.
164 C Carnegie (Kemnay) 79 85, M D Clark (Inverness) 78 86, J Pryde (Deeside) 85 79.
174 D Sim (Royal Aberdeen) 86 88.