Scots are to the fore in the latest MENA Tour event in Saudi Arabia with Duncan Stewart from Grantown on Spey leading the Dirab Championship with a six-under-par 66 and Mortonhall's Greg Nicolson lying joint second on 68.
Stewart had one eagle, six birdies and two bogeys on his card which lifted him two shots ahead after 18 holes of this 54-hole event at the Dirab Golf and Country Club.
His eagle 3 came at the long 13th and his birdies at the short fourth, fifth, sixth, minth, short 11th and long 15th in halves of 32 and 34. He dropped shots at the 10th and 14th.
Nicolson had a bogey-free round of 68 (34-34) studded with birdies at the short seventh, eighth, long 13th and long 15th.
He is sharing second spot with England's Zane Scotland, a winner of the MENA Tour last week, and Shafiq Masih.
DIRAB CHAMPIONSHIP
Dirab Golf and Country Club, Saudia Arabia
FIRST-ROUND LEADERS
Par 72
66 Duncan Stewart (Sco)
68 Greg Nicolson (Sco), Zane Scotland (Eng), Shafiq Masih (Sau).
69 Tommy Mou (US)
70 David Owen (Eng), Michael Harradine (Eng) (am), William Harrold (Eng), Freedrik Quicker (Swe).
OTHER SCOTS SCORES
74 Ted Innes Ker (T30)
76 Clarke Lutton (T41)
83 Graeme Stewart (T62)
