NICK FALDO SERIES FINAL DAY ONE

NOT A GOOD DAY FOR SCOTS AT
NICK FALDO SERIES FINAL

The Scottish qualifiers did not have a particularly happy day in the Nick Faldo Junior Series Final at Celtic Manor today.
Two rounds were played and only the leading players from each age category will return to the Roman Road course on Friday to play the final 18 holes.
The organisers have not specified who are the qualifiers for the last round.
Graham Turner (West Linton) scored 77 and 75 for 152, which was 10 shots behind Ben Evans (Rye), leader in the Boys’ Under-21 years category.
Graeme Mitchell (Aberdeen Northern) shot 74 and 88 for 162 – 15 strokes behind the joint leaders in the Boys’ Under-18 section.
Michael Daily (Erskine) had 71 and then 82 for 153 – seven strokes behind the Boys’ under-17 leader Jack Hiluta (Chelmsford).
Mark Bookless (Sandyhills) returned 78 and 82 for 160 – 16 shots behind Darren Renwick (Worthing), the 36-hole leader of the Boys’ Under-16 category.
There are no Scots in the Boys’ Under-15 or Girls’ Under-18 categories.
Here are all the scores returned today:

BOYS’ UNDER-21
142 Ben Evans (Rye) 71 71.
146 Jamie Abbott (Fynn Valley) 76 70, Dan Brooks (Mill Hill) 72 74.
148 Michael Bush (Rochester & Cobham Park) 77 71, John Parry (Harrogate) 73 75.
149 Dale Marmion (Delamere Forest) 75 74.
151 Stefan Mar (Reykjavik, Iceland) 77 74.
152 Jonathan Hurst (Shaw Hill) 77 75, Graham Turner (West Linton) 77 75.
153 Lee Cameron (Wentworth) 75 78.

BOYS’ UNDER-18
147 Simon Doherty (Malone) 72 75, Dale Whitnell (Forrester Park) 75 72.
148 Luke Goddard (Hendon) 71 77.
151 Kristjan Thor (Kjolur, Iceland) 69 82.
153 Rhys Black (Sherwood Forest) 81 72.
154 John Banbury (Moor Hall) 75 79.
155 James Robinson (Southport & Ainsdale) 75 80.
156 Daniel Casey (East Sussex National) 81 75.
157 Sam Stuart (Chorley) 76 81.
162 Graeme Mitchell (Aberdeen Northern) 74 88.
163 Kevin Barnes (Worcester) 79 84.

BOYS’ UNDER-17
146 Jack Hiluta (Chelmsford) 72 74, Rory McIlroy (Holywood, Belfast) 75 71.
147 Michael Swan (Stoke-by-Nayland) 72 75.
148 Stephen Healey (Claremorris) 75 73.
1590 Henry Smart (Walton Heath) 76 74.
153 Paul Cutler (Portstewart) 78 75, Michael Dailey (Erskine) 71 82, Ciaran Doherty (Bury) 81 72.
154 Josh Kensit (Richings Park) 76 78.
165 James Maw (Abbeydale) 81 83.
168 Arnor Ingi (Reykjavik, Iceland). 85 83.

BOYS’ UNDER-16
144 Darren Renwick (Worthing) 72 72.
149 Gary King (Tyrrells Wood) 71 78.
151 Stuart Ballingall (De Vere Dunston Hall) 75 76.
152 Simon Mulholland (Penrith) 75 77.
157 David Gregory (Burnham & Berrow) 77 80.
158 Garth Boyd (Donaghadee) 82 76, Martin Leese (Astbury) 82 76.
159 Axel Asgeirsson (Reykjavik, Iceland) 81 78.
160 M\ark Bookless (Sandyhills) 78 82.
162 James Wilson (Formby) 80 82.

BOYS’ UNDER-15
150 Hugo Dobson (Fynn Valley) 76 74, Eddie Pepperell (Frilford Heath) 75 75.
152 Liam O’Neill (Keighley) 76 76.
153 Levi Johnson (Canterbury) 76 77.
155 Oscar Sharpe (Minchinhampton) 78 77.
158 Sam Connor (Sandiway) 82 76.
162 Iarlaith Keane (Malahide) 83 79.
167 Oliver Hart (Vilamoura) 90 77.
169 Andre Mar (Hella, Iceland) 81 88.
171 Reeve Whitson (Moure) 80 91.

GIRLS’ UNDER-18
158 Hannah Barwood (Knowle) 76 82.
160 Stephanie Meadow (Royal Portrush) 81 79.
163 Holly Calvert (Lancaster) 81 82.
170 Julia Norman (Exeter) 82 88.
176 Tiffany Hewetson (East Brighton) 85 91.
182 Heidi Baek (Felixstowe Ferry) 90 92.
186 Eygio Myrra (Koparogur & Gardabaer, Iceland) 94 92.
196 Siobhan Richards (Owston Hall) 96 100.