Scottish Am: First Duncan then Rudd rewrites course record

July 30, 2019 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff

David Rudd (Crail Golf/Twitter photo)

Rounds of 60 and 61 went on the board Tuesday at Crail Golfing Society's Balcomie Links in Scotland.

It didn’t take long for David Rudd to make his mark on the Scottish Amateur. Rudd, who plays out of Longniddry Golf Club not only set a new scoring record at Crail Golfing Society’s Balcomie Links in Fife, Scotland, he edged another course record that had just been set earlier in the day.

Rudd holds a one-shot lead going into the second round after stealing the headlines from Liam Duncan’s bogey-free round of 61. Rudd did one better with a a 9-under 60 which included included one stretch of six birdies in a row.

Speaking to Scottish Golf after his round, Rudd admitted he was unaware of just how good a round he had until coming off the 18thgreen.

“I didn’t really realize where I was in terms of scoring to be honest, I knew it was low but I didn’t realize it was that good. As soon as I came off the last, it hit me, and I realzsed how well I had played.”

BIZARRE ... The freshly re-framed 15-year old #BalcomieLinks 6⃣2⃣ scorecard @CrailGolf Ross Forgan arrives back to club on day Ross's record is broken

Day 1 @ScottishGolf Men's Amt

6⃣0⃣ - David Rudd @LongniddryGolf
6⃣1⃣ - @liamduncan99 Dunniker ⛳️
6⃣2⃣ - 6 x 🏌️‍♂️🏌️‍♂️🏌️‍♂️🏌️‍♂️🏌️‍♂️🏌️‍♂️ pic.twitter.com/6DJq03f6Ql
— Crail Golfing Society (@CrailGolf) July 30, 2019

On the Craighead Links, 12-year-old Connor Graham became one of the youngest players to ever teed it up in the Scottish Amateur. He opened with 74.

“It was a tough course as I can’t reach some of the holes, but I shot three-under my handicap so overall I was really pleased with today’s round,” he said.

Connor’s older brother, Gregor, is the low family member after a 63 that left him tied for ninth. Their father Stuart finished at 4 under.

“It’s really good going for all of us, I am a little bit annoyed because my dad beat me by so many but I am just here to enjoy myself because I will have plenty more years to play in this competition.”

Quotes and information from Scottish Golf used in this report

Results: Scottish Amateur Championship

Place	Player	Location	Pts
Win	George Burns	, Scotland	500
Runner-up	Lewis Irvine	, Scotland	400
Semifinals	Matthew Clark	, Scotland	300
Semifinals	Darren Howie	, Scotland	300
Quarterfinals	Lachlan Reynolds	, Scotland	200

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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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