By COLIN FARQUHARSONColin@scottishgolfview.com
Scottish amateur cap Scott Crichton, pictured, from Aberdour leads the field at the halfway stage of the Corvera Open at Corvera Golf and Country Club, Murcia in south-east Spain.
Crichton shot a seven-under-par 65 which included nine birdies (the first, third, fifth, long seventh, 10th, long 11th, long 14th, 16th and 18th - and two bogeys (sixth and short 15th) in halves of 33 and 36.
He leads the 36-hole Evolve Tour event by one shot.
Other Scots in the picture are former Scottish boys match-play champion Paul Ferrier (Baberton), now a tour pro, and Tartan Tour campaigner Neil Fenwick from Dunbar.
Ferrier is joint 10th after a round of 69 in which he had five birdies in a span of nine holes from the third to the 11th - birdies at the third, fifth, sixth, seventh and 11th, sandwiched between bogeys at the second and 14th.
Fenwick bogeyed the first first three holes and then covered the remaining 15 in five under par - birdies at the fourth, seventh, 11th, 14th and 16th - for a 70. He is joint 12th in the field of 30 players.
CORVERA OPEN
Corvera Golf and Country Club, Murcia, Spain
FIRST ROUND LEADERBOARD
Par 72
65 Scott Crichton (Sco) (am)
66 Phillip Mejow (Ger), George Woolgar (Eng).
67 Justin Brink (SAf), David Callaway (Eng).
OTHER SCOTS' SCOTS
69 Paul Ferrier (T10)
70 Neil Fenwick (T12).
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