McIntosh makes ace, ties course record and leads Scottish Am
7/31/2018 | by Scottish Golf Union
see also: View results for Scottish Amateur Championship, Royal Aberdeen Golf Club
It was quite a day for Eric McIntosh, who plays for Northwestern, and it ended with the first-round Scottish Am lead
The 2016 Scottish Boy’s Amateur Champion, who plays college golf at Northwestern in the U.S., carded an 8-under 64 that matched the course record on the Rosemount Course and is three shots clear of Andrew Thornton and Andrew Davidson. Both chasers are 5 under.
It was all smiles for Davidson toward the end of his round as he aced the 15th hole, named Wee Dunt, with a perfectly executed 52-degree wedge.
Defending champion Sam Locke, who last week was the only amateur to make the cut at the Open Championship, is not in the field.
On a day where the scoring was lower on the Rosemount Course, Stuart Blair, Sean Marc, Kyle Godsman and Michael Brodie returned the joint lowest scores of the day on the Lansdowne course with rounds of 3-under 69.
The field of 264 golfers will return tomorrow for the second round of stroke-play qualifying, with the top 64 players progressing to the match-play stages.
Results: Scottish Amateur Championship
| Place | Player | Location | Pts | Scores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | , Scotland | 500 | ||
| Runner-up | , Scotland | 400 | ||
| Semifinals | , Scotland | 300 | ||
| Semifinals | , Scotland | 300 | ||
| Quarterfinals | , Scotland | 200 |
About the Scottish Amateur Championship
The Scottish Amateur Championship began in 1922 and has witnessed many famous victors, including legendary amateurs Ronnnie Shade and Charlie Green as well as some of the stars of the modern game, Colin Montgomerie and Stephen Gallacher. Entry to the...
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