Picture special: Moray's Blair Moir shoots lowest 36-hole score at Elgin Golf Club's five-day open

By Craig Christie

Published: 11:22, 07 July 2021

| Updated: 11:23, 07 July 2021

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THE strokeplay is finished at Elgin Golf Club's annual five-day open and the qualifiers are set for the knockout stages.

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Stewart Crockett is close to the hole on 12. Picture: Becky Saunderson.

A tough bunker shot on 12 for Jamie Tough. Picture: Becky Saunderson.

A chip on to the 12th green for Mike Bird. Picture: Becky Saunderson.

A shot down the 12th fairway for Stevie Milne. Picture: Becky Saunderson.

Ally Hay tees off on the 13th hole. Picture: Becky Saunderson.

Precision chipping from Bill Thomson. Picture: Becky Saunderson.

Jamie Green plays down the fairway at 12. Picture: Becky Saunderson.

Craig Cameron chips over the 13th tee onto the 12th green. Picture: Becky Saunderson.

Dominic McNamara on the 14th. Picture: Becky Saunderson.

Tommy Madden teeing off down the 15th. Picture: Becky Saunderson.

This sand trap was no trouble for Brian Ross at 14. Picture: Becky Saunderson.

A measured putt by Ian Davidson. Picture: Becky Saunderson.

Josh Davidson rolls one towards the hole. Picture: Becky Saunderson.

Liam McKidd putts it down the hill onto the 14th green. Picture: Becky Saunderson.

Iain Kelman makes this short putt. Picture: Becky Saunderson.

A big tee shot on the 15th for Ross Elliott. Picture: Becky Saunderson.

Scott McInnes aims to hole out. Picture: Becky Saunderson.

Downhill all the way for Elgin City footballer Darryl McHardy. Picture: Becky Saunderson.

Jordan Milne sends his putt on its way at the 14th. Picture: Becky Saunderson.

Graeme Grant plays on the 14th green. Picture: Becky Saunderson.

A long way to the hole for Ross Henderson. Picture: Becky Saunderson.

Grant MacPherson on the 14th. Picture: Becky Saunderson.

Left hander Ally Tomney chips back on to the green. Picture: Becky Saunderson.

A long putt for Lee Robertson. Picture: Becky Saunderson.

Alan Proctor putts out. Picture: Becky Saunderson.

David McConachie plays his ball out of the bunker at the 14th green. Picture: Becky Saunderson.

Moray's Blair Moir shot a second round 65 for a scratch total of 140 to finish with the lowest 36-hole score.

He plays Mikey Paterson in the first round of the matchplay today.

A shot further back was Hopeman's Greg Yeates, while home golfer Fraser Baillie and former champ, USA-based Michael Watson scored 142.

Rebecca Grant's rounds of 82 and 79 saw her shoot the lowest ladies' aggregate with fellow home golfer Shone Leese second after rounds of 85 and 80.

Chichester golfer Stephen Crowdle fired two 70s for the lowest seniors' score of 140.

Scores after first two rounds, scratch: B Moir (Moray) (75,65) 140; G Yeates (Hopeman) (68,73) 141; F Baillie (74,68), M Watson (USA) (72,70) 142; S Buchan (Invergordon) (73,70) 143; J Milne (74,70) 144; K Thomson (Moray) (75,70), R Bremner (66,79) 145; C Cameron (Paisley) (71,75), R McPherson (Moray) (70,76) 146; SG Milne (71,76) 147; M Paterson (76,72), G Ross (74,74), D McPherson (74,74) 148; B Devine (76,73) 149; K Paterson (77,73) 150.

Seniors: S Crowdle (Chichister) (70,70) 140; P McNamara (Braehead) (75,70) 145; B Inch (77,69), J Ovens (74,72) 146; J Cassie (75,72), S McKenzie (73,74), M Kearney (72,75) 147; B Thomson (76,73) 149.

Ladies: R Grant (82,79) 161; S Leese (85,80) 165; L Marshall (80,87) 167; A Archbold (Gullane) (90,85) 175; W Ross (88,90) 178; D Bird (94,85), M Evans (93,86( 179; D Mackintosh (92,90) 182.

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