WALSH AND MARCHBANK THREE CLEAR AT CARDROSS HALFWAY

Barring Adam Scott-style slumps, it looks like Ryan Walsh (Kirkcaldy) and Greig Marchbank (Dumfries and County) will be fighting out the destination of the Stephen Gallacher Foundation Scottish U18 boys' open amateur stroke-play golf championship at Cardross Golf Club tomorrow. They are locked together on five-under-par 137, three shots clear of the third-placed Ewan Scott (St Andrews) with Buckpool's Jake Scott and Ewen Ferguson (Bearsden) a further shot back, sharing fourth place on 141. One thing seems certain - the title will stay in Scotland although Ryan Shuttleworth (Workington), six shots off the pace in joint eighth place, may beg to disagree. Walsh, joint third in the Scottish youths championship after saddling himself with an opening 78, has been fast out of the traps in this one, opening with a par-match 71 and then hitting the heights with a five-under-par 66. Walsh, coached by Sandy Smith at Ladybank, got his only bogey out of the way at the first hole in his second round and covered the rest of the holes in six under par with birdies at the second, short fifth, ninth, 11th, long 13th and 18th. Marchbank had matched Walsh's 137 halfway aggregate with rounds of 70 and 67. He staged a grandstand finish of birdie-birdie-birdie to climb out of the pack. A total of 44 players with aggregates of 149 and better qualified to play Thursday's final 36 holes.

QUALIFIERS FOR FINAL TWO ROUNDS.

Par 142 (2x71) CSS 73 73

137 Ryan Walsh (Kirkcaldy) 71 66, Greig Marchbank (Dumfries and Co) 70 67.

140 Ewan Scott (St Andrews) 67 73.

141 Jake Scott (Buckpool) 71 70, Ewen Fergson (Bearsden) 70 71.

142 Craig Chalmers (Lenzie) 73 69, Anthony Blaney (Liberton) 71 71

143 Cameron Kirkwood (Bearsden) 74 69, Cameron Farrell (Cardross) 74 69, Jamie Savage (Cawder) 72 71, Jacopo Guasconi (Italy) 70 73, Ryan Shuttleworth (Workington) 69 74.

144 Marc Nolan (Ireland) 77 67, Aleksi Myllymaki (Finland) 74 70, Lawrence Allan (Alva) 72 72, Blair Carnegie (Dunblane New) 72 72, Benjamin Kinsley (St Andrews) 71 73.

145 Richard Broadhurst (Italy) 72 73, Blair Gavin (Kilmarnock Barassie) 72 73, Ewan Walker (Kilmarnock Barassie) 71 74, Christopher Maclean (Clydebank and Dist) 71 74, Angus Carrick (Douglas Park) 70 75.

146 George Duncan (Windyhill) 76 70, Jordan Shaw (Kingussie) 75 71, Robert Johnson (Helensburgh) 73 73.

147 Edoardo Lipparelli (Italy) 78 69, Joel Cartlidge (Wheatley) 74 73, Robert MacIntyre (Glencruitten) 74 73, Craig Howie (Peebles) 74 75, Adam Fisher (Inchmarlo) 71 76.

148 Daniel Lane (Kenilworth) 76 72, James Steven (Bothwell Castle) 75 73, Cameron Buist (Dunblane New) 75 73, Stuiart Easton (Irvine) 75 73, Alexander Wilson (Renaissance) 73 75, Colin Edgar (Cochrane Castle) 73 75, Christopher Lamb (Newmachar) 71 77, George Welsh (South Herts) 71 77.

149 Scott Grant (Downfield) 78 71, Ross Brydon (Bruntsfield) 78 71, Niall McMullen (Lochgelly) 77 72, Fraser Johnston (Longniddry) 76 73, Greg Forrester (Lundin) 75 74, Callum McGuigan (Comrie) 74 75.

 

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