But it was a bad one for other Scots in the field. Graham Rankin stumbled to an 80 while Barry Hume and Zack Saltman both shot 78.
Herald leading pack at Longhirst Hall
MEARNS Castle's Scott Herald shared the lead on one-under-par 70 after the first day of the PGA EuroPro Tour event, the Dawson & Sanderson Classic, at Longhirst Hall Golf Club, Northumberland.