Brora's Calum Stewart is in title

picture at Euro Young Masters

Brora's Calum Stewart is only two shots behind the leader at the halfway stage of the four-round boys' championship at the European Young Masters golf tournament at Golf National near Paris.
Calum, pictured right by Cal Carson Golf Agency, put in storming finish with birdies at the 13th, 15th, 16th and 18th to return a one-under-par 71 to follow his 72 on the opening day.
On 143 he shares third place with Rhys Pugh of Wales (69-74) and they are joint third behind the Dutch pacemaker Jeroen Krietemeijer (72-69 for 141) and Thomas Detry (Belgium) (69-73 for 142).
Scotland's Under-16 boys champion Grant Forrest from Craigielaw slipped back from a first-day 71 to a 76 for 147 and a share of 11th place. Grant had only one birdie, at the fifth, but to give him credit, on a day when he wasn't firing on all cylinders he neverthless finished his round with 11 successive pars.
In the girls' championship, Czech Republic player Klara Spilkova surged an astonishing 14 shots clear of the field with a brilliant round of 65 for 11 under par 133.
Borders youngest ever women's county champion 14-year-old Lesley Atkins is lying joint 36th in a field of 51 players with scores of 83 and 85 for 168.
Angus women's county champion Ailsa Summers (Carnoustie), who missed the first round because she was unwell, was given the all-clear to play in the second round and return an 83.
Scotland are lying joint 11th in the combined boys-girls team event with a tally of 456 - 30 shots behind the leaders, the Czech Republic.

SECOND ROUND TOTALS
BOYS
Par 144 (2x72)
141 Jeroen Krietemeijer (Net) 72 69.
142 Thomas Detry (Bel) 69 73.
143 Calum Stewart (Sco) 72 71, Rhys Pugh (Wal) 69 74.
Selected scores:
145 Sebastian Crookall-Nixon (Eng) 71 74.
146 Dermot McElroy (Ire) 74 72 (jt 8th).
147 Grant Forrest (Sco) 71 76 (jt 11th).
149 Toby Tree (Eng) 73 76 (16th).
160 Patrick Mullins (Wal) 81 79 (jt 32nd).
166 Colm O'Sullivan (Ire) 84 82 (43rd of 55).
GIRLS
Par 144 (2x72)
133 Klara Spilkova (Cze Rep) 68 64.
147 Noemi Jimenez (Spa) 73 74.
148 camilla Hedberg (Spa) 78 70.
Selected scores
152 Amy Boulden (Wal) 76 76 (jt 4th).
153 Sophie Godley (Eng) 77 76 (jt 9th).
159 Katie Bradbury (Wal) 75 84 (jt 20th).
160 Emily Taylor (Eng) 78 82 (jt 23rd).
162 Jessica Carty (Ire) 77 85 (jt 27th).
167 Paula Grant (Ire) 87 80 (jt 34th).
168 Lesley Atkins (Sco) 83 85 (jt 36th).
Ailsa Summers (Sco) -- 83
TEAM TOTALS

436 Czech Republic. 438 Netherlands. 446 Spain. 447 England. 448 Belgium. 449 Wales. 450 Germany. 454 Finland, Sweden. 455 Denmark. 457 France, Austria, Scotland. 469 Ireland. 471 Iceland. 472 Norway. 477 Slovenia. 482 Turkey. 4489 Italy, Portugal. 490 Hungary. 496 Switzerland. 501 Greece. 504 Russia. 509 Poland. 512 Slovakia.