Welshman Gareth Wright (West Linton) and Hayston's Stephen Gray share the overnight lead on 67 after the first round of the Tartan Tour's 54-hole pro-am over three links courses - Nairn, Castle Stuart and Royal Dornoch.
It will take all three rounds before every score is on an even keel. For instance, Wright's 67 was five under par at his first venue, Castle Stuart while Stewart started his campaign with a three-under-par 67 at Royal Dornoch.
Of the four men sharing third place nominally on 68 - Paul McKechnie (Braid Hills), Neil Fenwick (Dunbar), Lloyd Saltman (Archerfield Links) and Craig Everett (Caldwell) - perhaps the most noteworthy was Saltman's four-under-par effort at Castle Stuart.
He had two eagles at par-5 holes - the second and the eight. He also had birdies at the first and 13th plus bogeys at the short 11th and long 12th.
TOMATIN SINGLE MALT 54-HOLE PRO-AM
Castle Stuart, Nairn and Royal Dornoch golf clubs
LEADING FIRST-ROUND SCORES
67 G Wright (West Linton), S Gray (Hayston).
68 P McKechnie (Braid Hills), N Fenwick (Dunbar), L Saltman (Archerfield Links), C Everett (Caldwell).
69 G Fox (Clydeway Golf), J Lomas (Caprington), C Currie (Caldwell), G Stewart (Cawder), G Hutcheon (Banchory).
70 C Goodfellow (Penrith), A Crerar (Panmure)
71 A Oldcorn (Kings Acre), S Lilly (Wellingborough), K Hutton (Downfield).
72 D Orr (Mearns Castle), S Henderson (Kins Links), C Kelly (Cawder), R Geilkenberg (unatt), J McKinnon (Irvine), C Russell (RAW golf course design).
73 F Cromarty (Castle Stuart), G Brown (Montrose Links), Paul Wardell (Whitekirk). M King (Marriott Dalmahoy), J Hepworth (Ilkley).
74 C Ronald (Carlue).
75 B Nash (unatt), A Mackenzie (Saunton), I Colquhoun (Loch Lomond).
76 G McBain (Gamola Golf).
77 C Elliott (Haggs Castle), R O'Hanlon (Polzeath), Malcolm Isaacs (Paul Lawrie Golf Centre), B McColl (Scotland for Golf), M Urquhart (Spey Valley), D Thomson (Carnegie Club), D Patrick (Kingsfield), G Forbes (Murcar Links).
78 A Scrimshaw (Close House), G Dingwall (Royal Dornoch)
79 D McKay (Wellsgreen), S Taylor (Bothwell Castle), M Kerr (Marriott Dalmahoy)
