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
