MCNICOLL, GAUGHAN LEAD SCOTS AT COVENTRY

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MCNICOLL, GAUGHAN LEAD SCOTS AT COVENTRY

Gullane's Keir McNicoll and Louis Gaughan (Bathgate) did best of the Scots involved in the first round of the Powerade assistants golf championship at Coventry Golf Club today (Wed)

McNicoll had a dream start - an eagle 3 at the first and he followed that up with birdies at the seventh and 11th but a bogey at the eighth saw him finish with a three-under-par 70 and a share of seventh place with Gaughan who had six birdies between the seventh and the 18th and also three bogeys in the middle of his round.

Cameron Farrell (Cardross) just made the top 10 with a 71.

Jack Harrison (Wildwood) leads the field of 126 with a record-equalling 65.

POWERADE ASSISTANTS CHAMPIONSHIP

Coventry Golf Club

LEADING FIRST ROUND SCORES

Par 73

65 J Harrison (Wildwood).

66 C Wilson (Littlestone), G Portelli (Verulam)

SCOTS' SCORES

70 K McNicoll (Gullane), L Gaughan (Bathgate) (#t7)

71 C Farrell (Cardross) (T10)

73 Jordan Gallagher (Doouglas Park), Colin Robinson (Elie SC) (T27)

75 M Hillson Tandridge), C Marr (Musselburgh), G Paterson (St Andrews LGA) (T45)

76 G Hay (Nairn Dunbar) (T59)

77 R McCance (Chippenham), A Welsh (Cathkin Braes), P Robinson (Largs) (T71)

78 R McConnachie (Peterculter), D Lee (Affordable Golf), F Cramb (Crieff) (T86)]79 79 R Mitchell (Paul Lawrie GC), S Costello (Strathaven) (T90)

83 E Macpherson (Auchterarder).

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