Bruce on top as Scottish Am match play begins
8/1/2018 | by Scottish Golf Union
see also: View results for Scottish Amateur Championship, Royal Aberdeen Golf Club
Callum Bruce is the top seed at the Scottish Men's Am while 1st-round leader Eric McIntosh likes the way course rotations set up
Sandy Scott returned the lowest round of the day on the Lansdowne Course, a 5-under 67, to go into Thursday’s match-play stages as the No. 2 seed after finishing at 6 under.
Jamie Stewart produced a blemish-free 65 in the second round to finish qualifying with a share of the third spot. Euan McIntosh and Michael Brodie are also at 5 under with Stewart.
Overnight leader Eric McIntosh, who tied the Rosemount Course record in Round 1 with 8-under 66, carded a 4-over 76 Wednesday but is safely through to the match-play stages after finishing in a share of sixth place.
“Yesterday I took advantage of the par 5s, played solid and holed some good putts,” McIntosh said. “Today was a bit more of a struggle. I hit the ball well but wasn’t so good on the greens.
“When you come into the week the first goal is to get into the match-play draw, so that is done and in match play anything can happen. All you can do is take one match at a time, enjoy it and see what happens.”
McIntosh laughed at his differing fortunes over the first two days.
“For sure, after my two rounds, it is definitely good news for me that the match-play stages are on the Rosemount Course,” he said.
The match-play cut fell at 2 over, with Scott Macpherson and Dan Lawrence agonizingly missing out on reaching the 64-man match-play stage on a count-back.
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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