HOWIE LEADING SCOT IN DUKE OF YORK YOUNG CHAMPIONS

Scotland's representatives, Craig Howie (Peebles), Greig Marchbank (Dumfries and County) and Lauren Whyte (St Regulus) found themselves outgunned but by no means outclassed on the stormy opening day of The Duke of York Young Champions Trophy 54-hole tournament at Royal Troon Golf Club today (Tuesda

In very windy conditions, Howie had a five-over-par 77, Marchbank a 78 and Whyte an 82.

The trophy is awarded to the boy or girl returning the best overall scratch aggregate.
England's Max Orrin showed his class with a wind-taming, one-under-par round of 71 to lead overnight by one shot from a girl, Karja Pogacar from Slovenia.
Orrin had two birdies and one bogey in his so-steady round.
"It was a solid round. I wasn't expecting it to be so windy and I would have settled for one or two-over," the 18-year-old admitted.

Another English teenager, British boys champion Matthew Fitzpatrick  is also well placed after his 73.

Howie was out in one-under-par, before the wind blew him off course over his inward half.·

THE DUKE OF YORK YOUNG CHAMPIONS TROPHY TOURNAMENT
Royal Troon GC
LEADING FIRST ROUND SCORES
Par 72
71 Max Orrin (Eng)
72 Miss Katja Pogacar (Slovenia)
73 Matthew Fitzpatrick (Eng)
74 Miss Gabriella Cowley (Eng)
85 Kristian Johannessen (Nor), Simon Zach (Cze), Patrick Kelly (Eng)
76 Miss Linnea Strom (Swe), Ragnar Gardarsson (Ice)
77 Craig Howie (Sco), Miss Asuka Kashiwabara (Jap), Kenta Konishi (Jap).
Other scores
78 Greig Howie (Sco), Henry James (Wal)
82 Miss Lauren Whyte (Sco).


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