Donald sets qualification pace

The desire to reach the Open Championship at St Andrews on Thursday was amply demonstrated by some superb low scoring in the first round of final qualifiers on Sunday.

Setting the pace in the 36-hole eliminators to be completed on Monday was English amateur Luke Donald who fired an 8-under-par 63 at Leven Links, three shots clear of his closest rival Eduardo Romero of Argentina. American amateur Matt Kuchar fired a 68.

Gordon Brand Jnr was in equally fine form at Lundin with a 5-under-par 66, a shot clear of the American Brad Faxon. Sweden's Joakim Haeggman fired a 1-over-par 72.

Paul Eales set the pace at Scotscraig with a 7-under-par 64. Massimo Fiorioli and Thomas Levet were other Tour players to break the par of 71.

And Barry Lane took a step closer to another Open appearance with a 3-under-par round of 68 to top the qualifying at Ladybank.

Gary Emerson and Paolo Quirici were a shot in arrears with Australia's Richard Green facing an uphill task to qualify after an opening 73.

68 B Lane, A McLardy (Rsa), P Lyons, J-F Remesy (Fra)

69 G Emerson, P Quirici (Swi), M Cort, P Golding, A Oldcorn, I Garbutt, S Leaney (Aus), E Darcy, N Joakimides (Fra)

70 B Mayfair (USA), D Howell, B Rumford (Aus), U Van den Berg (Rsa), P Simpson, S Little, P Nilbrink (Swe), N Zitney (Aut), S Ames (Tri), I Poulter, P Affleck

71 G Morales (Ven), D Lynn, S Whiffin, E Carlberg (Swe), P O'Malley (Aus), (x) G Wolstenholme, (x) A Baddeley (Aus), T Gillis (USA), G Casey, (x) M Griffiths, A Bossert (Swi), S Watson, D Park, G Hutcheon, A Cruse (Rsa), C Rocca (Ita), J Little

72 R Backwell (Aus), M Pullan, B Mason, D De Vooght (Bel), A Clapp, D Lucas, M McLean, M Blackey, C George, S Luna (Spa), M Gronberg (Swe), L Alexandre (Fra), J Partridge, G Chalmers (Aus), G Dodd (Aus), A McLean

73 (x) A Mork (Fra), R Green (Aus), M Allen (Aus), S Townend, R Sadler, K Felton (Aus), G Furey, S Hurd, M King, L Mattiace (USA), J Barnes

74 B Jones (Aus), (x) S Parry, A Sproston, M Tunnicliff, G Cox, (x) G McDowell, B Barham, A Hansen (Den), (x) D Henley, J Rivero (Spa), T Munoz (Spa), C Fogden, (x) J Farmsworth

75 S Wordsworth, G Winter, I Bhalotia (Ind), S Richardson, (x) I Parnaby, R Claydon, J Dodds, M Mamat (Sin), (x) M Booker, M Baker (USA), M Pinero (Spa), D Morland (Can), B Dredge

76 (x) C Russell, R Mugglestone, M Keeling, (x) M Jones, O Eliasson (Swe), S Brown, S Taylor

77 E Doyle, (x) K Freeman, K Saunders

78 J Kingston (Rsa), G Laing, (x) A Gray, P Edwards

79 A Beal, E Stedman (Aus), N English, M Gray, G Coysh, H Lavie (Ven)

80 (x) M MacRae, (x) T Jackson, M Cayeaux (Zim)

82 L Graves, P Davies

No return: D Salisbury

Leven Links (par 71)

62 M McNulty (Zim)

63 (x) L Donald

64 G Owen, M Mouland, R Chapman

65 M Brier (Aut)

66 E Romero (Arg), P Jenkinson, M Jonzon (Swe)

67 H Walters (Rsa), T Carolan (Aus), K Spurgeon, Yeh Wei-tze (Tpe), J Olver (Rsa), A Sherborne, M Reid (USA), A Forsbrand (Swe)

68 C Clark, S Field, A Scott (Aus), T Gogele (Ger), G Houston, (x) M Kuchar (USA), T Johnstone (Zim), C Hainline (USA), V Phillips, A MacDonald, J Proctor, R Huxtable (USA), A Binaghi (Ita), M McCumber (USA), M Hilton, R Wessels (Rsa), R Fenwick

69 Y Fukuzawa (Jpn), G Ralph, A Hare, HP Thuel (Ger), A Ljunggren (Swe), J Bevan, J Powell, A Da Silva (Zim), I Giner (Spa), S Kjeldsen (Den), S Wakefield, J Wade (Aus)

70 J Hugo (Rsa), P Bagshaw, M Watkins, D Smyth, I Pyman, C Fromant, (x) S O'Hara, I Lyner, P Creamer, J Rose, R Rafferty, D Hospital (Spa), S Hansen (Den), M Zerman (USA), C Anderson (USA), S Gallacher, (x) M King

71 G Ogilvy (Aus), S McGavin, J Lovell, G Shoesmith, R Wragg, D Jones, A Johl (Ind), S Emery, R Drummond, S Hend (Aus), C Sands, P Malmgren (Swe), P Robshaw, P Nyman (Swe), R Gray, (x) F Nicolas (Bel)

72 M Brunton, R Rojas (Arg), M Ulyett, M Cain (Aus), A Hemsley, C Lee, M Sanders, J Murray

73 C Robinson, (x) G Evans, G Goich (USA), C Liley (Fra), A Atwal (Ind), C Evans, A Raitt, G Maly, J Fuller, P Mitchell, T Sheaff, A Hill

74 A Spring (USA), D Crawford (Nor), L Suleiman (Swi), S Haberstroh (USA)

75 G Marks, D Pearce, P Youngman (Swe)

76 M Watson, R Arnott, J Harrison, V Guest, (x) M Payne

77 G Watson, (x) S Horkan, M Quigley

78 S Russell, G Key

81 R Adby, F Mann

No return: W Riley (Aus)

Lundin (par 71)

66 G Brand Jnr, D Sutherland (USA)

67 G Storm, JM Carriles (Spa), M Ure, B Faxon (USA), M McGuire, P Baker, P Fulke (Swe), M Urquhart, R Davis (Aus)

68 F Lindgren (Swe), P Dwyer, R Gonzalez (Arg), S McAllister, (x) C Watson, R Jacquelin (Fra), D Botes (Rsa), R Russell, M Lafeber (Ned), J Kernohan (USA)

69 R Winchester, J Edwards (USA), P Fowler (Aus), T Van der Walt (Rsa), (x) P Casey, D Robertson, G Hamerton, D Terblanche (Rsa), P Barber, J Greaves, G Clough

70 (x) H Knighton, N Price, A Balicki (Fra), J Nielsen (Den), G Ghei (Ind), J Mathews, S Stiff, N Van Rensburg (Rsa), S Mudford, L Thompson

71 (x) Z Scotland, (x) M Ramsdale, A Forsyth, F Tarnaud (Fra), P Archer, D Carter, P Stankowski (USA), (x) O Wilson, C Hanell (Swe), K Tomori (Jpn), M Lanner (Swe), O Karlsson (Swe), (x) C Heap, H Stenson (Swe), S Green, P Talbot, M Farry (Fra), A Wall

72 I Hutchings (Rsa), J Haeggman (Swe), R Sjoberg (Swe), D Tapping, S Allan (Aus), R Sailer (Aut), M Mackenzie, E Korblah (Gha), S Griffiths, E Boult (Nzl), (x) S Robinson

73 D Mee, (x) M Thomson, S Cage, P Lonard (Aus), N Tidder, D Parris, G Hjertstedt (Swe), (x) A Fells, (x) D Lomas, B Squires, P Allan, (x) A Frayne, E Fryatt

74 J Healey, (x) S Richards, S Wilkinson, G Bell, M Sparrow, B Cathal, (x) L Harper, (x) R Caldwell, S Richardson, C Devers (USA), C Mallon, G Nicklaus (USA), S Farrell, (x) N Soto

75 D Eddiford, (x) G Wright, B Teilleria (Fra), A Hay, M Kusakabe (Jpn), H Buhrmann (Rsa), R Berry, J Robinson, GJ Brand

76 T Yamanaka (Jpn), S Bainbridge

77 J Taylor, J Lassagne (Fra), C Duplessis (Fra), S O'Grady

78 E Eriksson (Swe), M Booth

79 N Ludwell

80 C Brock, S Crooks, P Gilbert

Withdrew: S Webb

Scotscraig (par 71)

64 P Eales

66 M Thompson, (x) P Rowe, J Spence

67 J Eddolls, S Khan

68 S Drummond, J Randhawa (Ind)

69 F Mansson (Swe), S McCarthy, A Butterfield, C Gray (Aus), K Ferrie, N Fasth (Swe), C Kamps (Rsa), D Waldorf (USA), C Gillies, S Webster, S Torrance, T Jaidee (Tpe)

70 M Florioli (Ita), A Lovelace, T Levet (Fra), I Goroneskoul (Fra), S Hurley, B Rimmer, A Meeks (USA), S Scahill (Nzl), M Green (Rsa), A Mednick (Swe), (x) D Patrick, L Stanford, B Marchbank, G Turner (Nzl), A Roberts, (x) J Donaldson

71 R Lewis, M Scarpa (Ita), R-J Derksen (Ned), B Hurt, G Woodman, H Otto (Rsa), J Cook, J Rystrom (Swe), (x) J Fanagan, E Canonica (Ita), S Henderson, R Johnson (Swe), J Loughnane, S Dyson, R McFarlane

72 J Lomas, PG Nyman (Swe), P Teravainen (USA), C Larrain (Ven), O Edmond (Fra), P Hansson (Swe), P Walton, D Lee, N Mitchell, K Brink (Swe), (x) D Berry, L Kelly, D Prosser, J Payne, M Norgren (Swe), D Ayers (USA), J Robson

73 (x) G Harris, P Sherman, M Davis, J Harris, K Hutton, A Evans, R Beem (USA), G Ritchie, J Berendt (Arg), D Ray

74 (x) G Lacy, (x) S Lord, N Thompson (USA), S Bennett, D Cooper, B Omelia, R Rock, D Shacklady, S Struver (Ger), O Sellberg (Swe)

75 J Senden (Aus), R Beames, G Williams, C Tucker, R Muntz (Ned), (x) S Davis, R Ponce (Ecu), G Murphy, S Plane

76 S Lilly, D McKenzie (Aus), B Rumney, P Wilby, B Kontak (USA), J Millan (Spa), A Thomas, P Sheehan

77 J Skold (Swe), G Crickmay, S Walker, S Renfrew, G Day (USA), (x) F Bibby

78 N Edwards

79 (x) R Pimlott

80 (x) P McKechnie, W Sargent, K Duke (USA), D Bragg, K Williams

81 B Chapman

82 (x) M Griffiths

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