Fraser to the fore as Scots set pace
They were leading at the end of the first qualifying round, spearheaded by a 66 from former shinty player John Fraser (Royal Burgess).
David Gardner and Ian Brotherston both backed him up with 71s, while Fraser McCluskey (72), Lindsey Blair (73) and Gordon MacDonald (74) also scored well on the opening day.
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Hide AdMeanwhile, the Scotland squad competing in the European Senior Women’s Team Championship at Lugano, Switzerland were lying 11th at the end of the first qualifying round.
They had a total of 408, some 30 strokes behind joint-leaders England and France.