SCOTTISH YOUTHS CHAMPIONSHIP - Brown three ahead after round 1

(From the SGU Website)

Turnberry’s Scott Brown - pictured right - opened up a commanding three-shot lead on the opening day of the Golf Data Lab Scottish Youths Championship at Monifieth.

The 19-year-old was the only player in the field to break par and his impressive two-under par 69 left him three clear of the chasing pack, which featured no fewer than nine players. A bogey five on the second hole got Brown off to a slow start, but an excellent two on the par 3 fifth got the Ayrshireman back to even par.

Another birdie two followed at the short 11th and although he dropped a shot at the next, two consecutive birdies on the 15th and 16th holes fired him to two under par. Brown calmly parred the final two holes for a fine round of 69.

Among the group tied for second place on one-over par is the reigning Scottish Boys Stroke Play champion Jack McDonald (Kilmarnock Barassie), who was joined on the 72 mark by fellow Boys international Scott Gibson and last year’s third place finisher William Bremner (Edzell). Also on one-over par were West Linton Fraser Thain, Torrance House’s Alan Welsh and Longniddry’s Michael Bacialupo. Craigielaw’s Greg Smail, who caddied for club mate Grant Forrest in the final of the recent Scottish Boys Championship, also fired a 72, as did Daniel Harrison (Crieff) and Kyle McLung (Wigtownshire County).

Among those a shot further back on two-over par is Scottish Junior Champion of Champions winner Simon Fairbairn, while Blairgowrie 13-year-old star Bradley Neill is well up the leaderboard on three-over par, five shots off the pace.

Defending champion Angus Cappi has his work cut out to make the cut after a disappointing opening round of 80, the same mark as Scottish Boys runner-up Ian Redford. Belgian Robin Quagebeur led the overseas challenge with a first round 74, one ahead of German duo Stefan Still and Aaron Leitmannstetter.

FIRST ROUND SCORES

1 BROWN, Scott (Turnberry) 69
T2 THAIN, Fraser (West Linton) 72
T2 WELSH, Alan (Torrance House) 72
T2 BACIGALUPO, Michael (Longniddry) 72
T2 MCDONALD, Jack (Kilmarnock Barassie) 72
T2 GIBSON, Scott (Southerness) 72
T2 BREMNER, William (Edzell) 72
T2 HARRISON, Daniel (Crieff) 72
T2 SMAIL, Greg (Craigielaw) 72
T2 MCCLUNG, Kyle (Wigtownshire Co) 72
T11 FAIRBURN, Simon (Torwoodlee) 73
T11 MOORE, Fraser (Glenbervie) 73
T11 DAILY, Michael (Erskine) 73
T14 SAVAGE, Jamie (Cawder) 74
T14 SMITH, Marc (Troon Welbeck) 74
T14 QUAGEBEUR, Robin (Belgium) 74
T14 SPRAGGS, Patrick (Stowmarket) 74
T14 RHIND, Jordyn (Uphall) 74
T14 NEIL, Bradley (Blairgowrie) 74
T14 CAMPBELL, Andrew (Dumbarton) 74
T21 MILNE, Jordan (Elgin) 75
T21 STILL, Stefan (Germany) 75
T21 ROSS, Craig (Kirkhill) 75
T21 WALLACE, Andrew (Glenbervie) 75
T21 KAY, Daniel (Dunbar) 75
T21 LEITMANNSTETTER, Aaron (Germany) 75
T21 LOW, Chris (Tantallon) 75
T21 MACANDREW, Nick (Cullen) 75
T21 KEDDIE, Danny (Belton Park) 75
T21 MORRISSEY, Mark (Ireland) 75
T21 SALMINEN, Tuomas (Finland) 75
T32 CARR, Oliver (Ulverston) 76
T32 ROTTLUFF, Maximilian (Germany) 76
T32 DUNCAN, Graeme (Kingsknowe) 76
T32 KOLLOSS, Carl (Germany) 76
T32 OROZCO, Jose Maria (Spain) 76
T32 MARCHBANK, Greig (Dumfries & Galloway) 76
T32 BOLTON, Sandy (Goring & Streatly) 76
T32 JOHNSTON, Liam (Dumfries & Co) 76
T32 DAOUST, Sean (Belgium) 76
T32 MCPHEE, Paul (King James VI) 76
T42 DEEGAN, Shaun (Craigielaw) 77
T42 MELVILLE, Iain (Glencorse) 77
T42 WALZ, Maximilian (Germany) 77
T42 SANT, Jack (Ladbrook Park) 77
T42 PUTKONEN, Teemu (Finland) 77
T42 BAIRD, Colin (Bothwell Castle) 77
T42 MOMMAERTS, Bertrand (Belgium) 77
T42 LAWRENCE, Dan (Ballumbie Castle) 77
T42 YOUNG, Scott (Turnhouse) 77
T42 RAMSAY, Derek (Elgin) 77
T52 NELSON, Cameron (Nairn) 78
T52 PALMER, Andrew (Chorley) 78
T52 SCOTT, Jack (Deeside) 78
T52 FARRELL, Cameron (Cardross) 78
T52 WRIGHT, Jeff (Forres) 78
T52 ARTHUR, Jamie (Milnathort) 78
T52 LAVELLE, Sam (Lancaster) 78
T52 COLBECK, Nigel (Moor Allerton) 78
T52 WEST, Cameron (Scotscraig) 78
T52 SWEENEY, Aaron (Carnoustie) 78
T52 ROBERTS, Graham (Eaton) 78
T52 ECHIKSON, Samuel (Belgium) 78
T52 THOMSON, Mark (Grange) 78
T52 WIGHTMAN, Scott (Powfoot) 78
T66 BARRAS, Simon (Helensburgh) 79
T66 AURNHAMMER, Marvin (Germany) 79
T66 SCANLAN, Peter (Hamilton) 79
T66 HOWARD, Mike (Royal Birkdale) 79
T66 HOLMES, Kit (Hunstanton) 79
T66 GRANT, Darryn (Renfrew) 79
T66 ANDERSON, Josh (Leven) 79
T66 BROWN, Euan (Kilmarnock Barassie) 79
T66 SMITH, Steven (Marriott Dalmahoy) 79
T66 SCOTT, Ewan (St Andrews) 79
T66 BYRNE, Daniel (Dartford) 79
T66 BOYLE, Stuart (Harburn) 79
T66 STEWART, Greig (Crieff) 79
T66 MCGARVEY, Sean (Glencorse) 79
T66 ALLAN, Lawrence (Alva) 79
T81 HUISH, Oliver (North Berwick) 80
T81 REDFORD, Ian (St Andrews New) 80
T81 DUNTON, Adam (McDonald Ellon) 80
T81 CAPPI, Angus (Carnoustie) 80
T81 CRAWFORD, Euan (Kirkcaldy) 80
T81 BROOKS, Jack (Pleasington) 80
T87 MORGAN, Lee (Newbattle) 81
T87 O'NEIL, Conor (Pollok) 81
T87 BLENNERHASSETT, Tom Marriott (Dalmahoy) 81
T87 CLARKE, Rodger (Moray) 81
T87 MARR, Cameron (Musselburgh) 81
T87 MERCKX, Dewi (Belgium) 81
T87 RAUHALA, Atte (Finland) 81
T87 VAN DIJK, Menno (Netherlands) 81
T87 EDWARDS, Danny (Elgin) 81
T87 CLARKE, Fraser (Westhill) 81
T87 NEIL, Connor (Blairgowrie) 81
T87 TREASURER, Jamie (Inverness) 81
T87 HENDRICK, James (Pollok) 81
T100 STEWART, Calum (Brora) 82
T100 PYYKOLA, Henri (Finland) 82
T100 HARPER, Kristofer (Carnoustie) 82
T100 DINGWALL, Tom (Nairn Dunbar) 82
T104 BOWMAN, Grant (Monifieth) 83
T104 GAITTENS, Christopher (Fortrose & Rosemarkie) 83
T104 MACKAY, Euan (Craigielaw) 83
T104 STEPHEN, Jamie (Aberdour) 83
T104 STABLES, Scott (St Andrews New) 83
T109 MITCHELL, Reece (Downfield) 84
T109 MÜLLER, Phillip (Germany) 84
T109 MUNRO, Gordon (Fraserburgh) 84
T109 GALLAGHER, David (Glasgow) 84
T109 KANEV, Michael (Royal Musselburgh) 84
T114 PENNYCOTT, Malcolm (Whiting Bay) 85
T114 GRAHAM, Alistair (Crow Wood) 85
T116 HUGHES, Craig (Bearsden) 86
T116 RYAN, David (Ealing) 86
118 CAMPBELL, Ryan (Grangemouth) 87
119 LOCH, Andrew (Pumpherston) 90