Faldo Result - Lesley pipped

ADAM DUNTON PIPPED BY ENGLISH RIVAL IN FALDO QUALIFIER

By COLIN FARQUHARSON Colin@scottishview.com  Cheshire-based Richard Pickard (The Mere) pipped overnight leader Adam Dunton (McDonald Ellon) for the top spot at the Nick Faldo Series Scottish qualifying competition at The Roxburghe Golf Club, Kelso today (Thursday). Pickard shot a pair of 68s for an eight-under-par total of 136, one better than Dunton (67-70). The English player had 13 birdies over the two rounds and it was the last of them, at the 16th, that edged him ahead again of Dunton who had a bag of 10 birdies in all and covered the last five holes in three under par with birdies at the 14th, 15th and 16th. It was even closer at the top of the girls' scoreboard with Jordana Graham (Southerness) and Lesley Atkins (Gullane Ladies), last year's Scottish girls champion, both finishing on 149. Jordana, who had rounds of 74 and 75 to Lesley's 73 and 76, was placed first by virtue of her better second round. The leading players will go forward to the Nick Faldo Series Grand Final at Lough Erne Resort, Co Fermanagh, Northern Ireland in September.   LEADING BOYS' TOTALS Par 144 (2x72) 136 Richard Pickard (The Mere) 68 68. 137 Adam Dunton (McDonald Ellon) 67 70. 142 Patrick Horsting (Royal St George's) 70 72, Jordan Milne (Elgin) 70 72, Craig Howie (Peebles) 71 71. 143 Kyle McClung (Wigtownshire Co) 70 73. 144 Euan Walker (Kilmarnock Barassie) 71 73. 145 James Steven (Bothwell Castle) 77 68, Alasdair McDougall (Elderslie) 72 73, Sam Lavelle (Lancaster) 70 75, Jeff Wright (Forres) 74 71, Daniel Kay (Dunbar) 71 74. 146 Jamie Arthur (Milnathort) 70 76, Cameron Marr (Musselburgh 72 74. 148 Jack Brown (Cathcart Castle) 74 74, Euan Waugh (Whitecraigs) 75 73, Craig Ross (Kirkhill) 74 74. 149 Ben Craggs (Glenbervie) 72 77, Ross Proctor (Forres) 76 73, Richard Robson-Crosby (Ponteland) 74 75, Kris Rae (Tyneside) 74 75. 150 Ross Gillan (Torrance House) 76 74, Jamie Savage (Cawder) 74 76, Adam Chester (Morecambe) 77 73. 151 Callum Cochrane (Marriott Dalmahoy) 75 76, Adrew Davidson (Charleton) 76 75, Greg Smail (Craigielaw) 74 77. 152 Calum Hill (Tantallon) 74 78, Varun Varadharajan (Royal Burgess) 75 77. 153 Stephen Harrower (Kinross 81 72, Fraser Lauder (Paisley) 74 79. 154 Aidan Fortune (Kelso) 80 74, Jamie Reid (Cruden Bay) 76 78, Craig Anderson (Sandyhills) 79 75. LEADING GIRLS 149 Jordana Graham (Southerness) 74 75, Lesley Atkins (Gullane Ladies) 73 76. 151 Rachael McQueen (Troon Ladies) 73 78. 152 Clara Young (North Berwick) 78 74, Hannah Scott (Broomieknowe) 74 78. 153 Gillian Monteith (Portpatrick Dunskey) 77 76. 155 Nicola Robertson (Dunblane New) 80 75. 156 Danielle Burrell (Weybrook Park) 76 80. 157 Tara Mactaggart (Minto) 82 75, Kate McIntosh (Broomieknowe) 77 80. 174 Kirsten Pryde (Deeside) 87 87. ends