Iain Colquhoun and Graham Fox share lead Dundonald

Iain Colquhoun and Graham Fox share the lead at the halfway stage of the Tartan Tour's Torrance Young Professionals' 36-holer at Dundonald Links.

Host club pro Colquhoun, out in the first group of the day, took advantage of his local knowledge with a five-under 67 and was joined on that mark by East Kilbride man Fox.

The leading duo finished two shots clear of Dunbar's Neil Fenwick, the current leader of the Young Pros' order of merit.

David Patrick, the winner of last year's Scottish Assistants' championship, posted a 71 to share fourth spot heading into the closing round.

Jack McDonald (Kilmarnock Barassie), Liam Johnston (Dumfries & Co) and Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) all had par-matching rounds of 72 in the first round of the Belgian international junior golf tournament at Royal Belgique Golf Club yesterday.

Scottish girls champion Lesley Atkins (Gullane Ladies) had an 89.

McDonald and Johnston are lying joint fifth, four shots off the pace. Kelsey is joint 4th, three shots behind the leader.

Kelsey MacDonald finished second in the girls' long-driving competition with a hit of 265 metres; three metres behind the winner.

Meanwhile, Paul Shields' victory in the North of Scotland open amateur stroke-play championship for the David Blair Trophy at Inverness on Sunday boosted him 68 places in the R&A World Amateur Golf Rankings to 384th.