LOSSIE LAD LEADS DONALD ROSS JUNIOR
INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT

Lossiemouth lad Roger Clarke (Moray) led the field by one shot with a par-equalling round of 71 (35-36) over the Struie course in the first round of the Donald Ross junior invitational golf tournament for Under-16s at Royal Dornoch today (Tuesday).
Moray Golf Club member Clarke, 15, birdied the third and fourth to set against outward half bogeys at the second and eighth. Coming home, he moved to one under par with a birdie at the 10th but three putts for a bogey at the 18th saw him fall back to level par, but still a very good round.
One shot behind in second place on 72 is Kyle Godsman (Hopeman) who had a birdie at the 10th and bogeys at the sixth and 14th.
Scotland women's team player Kelsey MacDonald's (Nairn Dunbar) leads the girls' competition despite a four-over-par 76 for the LGU course, which included a lost-ball double bogey at the 14th.
Wednesday's final round take place over the much tougher Dornoch championship course.

LEADING FIRST ROUND SCORES
Struie Course
Par 71
BOYS
71 R Clarke (Moray).
72 K Godsman (Hopeman).
73 L Haldane (Stirling).
74 C MacLeod (Nairn Dunbar), E Chancellor (Inverness), T Dingwall (Nairn Dunbar), J Treasurer (Loch Ness).
75 A Begg (Muir of Ord), R Copland (Garmouth & Kingston).
77 P Ramsey (Elgin), L Reid (Fortrose & Rosemarkie).
78 L McAlpine (Invergordon), R Ferguson (Alness).
79 R I Mackenzie (Tain), C Stewart (Brora).
GIRLS
Par 72
76 K MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar).
79 M Holmbom (Sweden).
83 J Vass (Tain), K Scott (Windyhill).
84 T S Buck (Norway).
86 L Duncan (Aboyne).