GOOD START BY HEATHER AND VIKKI AT LET Q SCHOOL FINAL

A good start does not guarantee pass marks at the Ladies European Tour School final but a bad score on the first day sure can wreck a girl's hopes of making it to the Big League. Dunblane's Heather MacRae (Gleneagles) and Vikki Laing (Musselburgh) both broke 70 in an encouraging start at the Red City of Marrakech, Morocco today. Heather's four-under-par 68 at the Amelkis course has her sharing fourth place overnight behind Sweden's Isabella Ramsay who shot a 65 over the same lay-out. Vikki (pictured right) returned a three-under 69 at Al Maaden and switches courses for the second round in a share of 13th place. Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar), playing as an amateur, had a one-under 71 at Al Maaden but that was good enough only to secure a share of 46th place in an international field of 141 players all playing their hearts out to secure their immediate prospects of future employment. The leading 30 and ties at the end of this 90-hole marathon will gain playing rights on the Ladies European Tour. Pror to that there will be a cut to the leading 60 and ties after 72 holes. Pamela Feggans is sharing 61st place after a par 72 at Al Maaden but Carnoustie's Katy McNicoll is back in joint 105th place after a 75 at Al Maaden. LEADING FIRST ROUND SCORES Par 72 at Al Maaden and Amelkis courses. 65 Isabella Ramsay (Se). 66 Nikki Campbell (Aus), Maria Salinas (Per) (am). 68 Virginia Espejo (Spa), Nina Holleder (Ger) (am), Sharmila Nicollet (Ind), #Alexandra Villate (Fra), Marta Silva (Spa), Heather MacRae (Sco), Daniela Holmqvist (Swe), Mallory Fraiche (US), Ariya Jutanugarn (Tha) (am). 69 Morgana Robbertze (SAf), Emily Taylor (Eng) (am), Vikki Laing (Sco), Fiona Puyo (Fra), Chrisje De Vries (Net), Melanie Maetzler (Che), Helena Callahan (Swe), Jennifer Hong (US), Ana Larraneta (Spa), Paula Hurtado (Col), Charley Hull (Eng) (am), Jia Yun Li (Chn). SELECTED SCORES: 70 Hannah Ralph (Eng), Holly Clyburn (Eng). 71 Cheyenne Woods (US), Kelsey MacDonald (Sco) 72 Pamela Feggans (Sco), Amy Boulden (Wal), Lucy Davies (Eng). 73 Charlotte Wild (Eng), Charlotte Ellis (Eng), Eleanor Givesn (Eng). 74 Danielle McVeigh (Ire), Kiran Matharu (Eng), Eleanor Pilgrim (Wal), Charlie Douglass (Eng). 75 Katy McNicoll (Sco). 76 Kym Larratt (Eng). 77 Rhian Wyn Thomas (Wal). 78 Kelly Tidy (Eng), Tara Dayer-Smith (Eng). 80 Lucy Williams (Eng), Kirsty S Taylor (Eng). +Leading 60 and ties after four rounds will qualify for the final round over the Al Maaden course. +The leading 30 and ties at the end of 90 holes (five rounds) will win playing rights on the Ladies European Tour in 2013