ST. ANDREWS LINKS TROPHY - Stewart two off pace at midway stage

Scottish Boys Champion Michael Stewart (Troon Welbeck) is two strokes off the lead at the halfway stage of the 2008 St. Andrews Links Trophy.

Rounds of 68 over the Jubilee course and 71 over the Old Course gave Stewart a 139 total.

Steven McEwan (Caprington) also made the halfway cut with a 143 total, as did Robert McKnight (Caprington), right on the mark with 145.

The event concludes with two rounds over the Old Course on Sunday 8th June.

Leading Scores :-

Par 144 (72-72)

137 C Macaulay (Tulliallan) 66 71.
138 K McNicoll (Carnoustie) 67 71.
139 C Hinton (The Oxfordshire) 69 70, T Sherreard (Chart Hills) 70 69, M Stewart (Troon Welbeck) 68 71.
140 D Antonelli (Fra) 68 72, A Dick (Shotts) 67 73, B Westgate (Trevose) 71 69.
141 C Wood (Long Ashton) 67 74, M Cryer (Coventry) 72 69, M Hillson (Craigielaw) 68 73, M Thistleton (Hayling) 70 71, E Dubois (Fra) 70 71, W Booth (Comrie) 66 75, A Kaleka (Fra) 70 71.
142 S Hutsby (Liphook) 71 71, A Johnston (North Middlesex) 68 74, J White (Lundin) 69 73, N Chaudhuri (The Leicestershire) 69 73, F Colombo (Ita) 71 71, C Watson (East Renfrewshire) 71 71.
143 K Samooja (Fin) 71 72, J Gill (NZ) 70 73, S Arnold (Aus) 73 70, M Mackman (Broome Manor) 73 70, A Wainwright (Gainsborough) 73 70, R Kind (Net) 71 72, S Uzell (Hornsea) 71 72.
144 J Palmer (Kirby Muxloe) 70 74, T Fleetwood (Formby Hall) 73 71, B Hebert (Fra) 71 73, C Ford (Kirby Muxloe) 72 72, J Byrne (Banchory) 70 74, J Amos (Kilworth Springs) 69 75, R Gibson (US) 71 73, S McEwan (Caprington) 73 71.
145 B Fotheringham (Forres) 72 73, N Lombardi (Ita) 71 74, R Blizard (Aus) 79 66, J Field jun (US) 72 73, R McKnight (Caprington) 74 71, J van der Vaart (Net) 73 72, M Haines (Rochester & Cobham Park) 73 72, K McAlpine (Alyth) 70 75, O Farr (Ludlow) 67 78, M Bey (Fra) 74 71, J Brun (Fra) 69 76, N Henriques (Por) 73 72, C Schwierz (Ger) 75 70, H Joannes (Bel) 67 78, J Hurst (Shaw Hill) 67 78, P Baunsoe (Den) 73 72, J E Hedin (Swe) 70 75, D Ferreira (SAf) 72 73.

Ayrshire players who missed the cut were :-

150 R Dixon (Barassie) 77 73
156 C Harkins (Ayr Belleisle) 78 78