Hannah McCook's seven-birdie 67 gives her a two-shot lead at end of 'Helen Holm' first round at Troon Portland
Hannah McCook (Grantown on Spey) - pictured -- came in late on the day with an excellent, seven-birdie round of five-under-par 67 to knock Shannon McWilliam (Aboyne) and title-holder Linn Grant (Sweden) off their perch as joint leaders in the clubhouse at the Helen Holm Scottish women's open amateur stroke-play championship, writes Colin Farquharson.
The first two rounds are played over Troon Portland with the leading 66 and ties from a field of 113 after Saturday's second 18 holes going on to contest the final round over the testing Royal Troon Open championship links on Sunday.
HELEN HOLM SCOTTISH WOMEN'S OPEN AMATEUR STROKE-PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP
First two rounds at Troon Portland; final round at Royal Troon
Leading Scores:
FIRST-ROUND LEADING SCORES Par 72
67 H McCook (Grantown on Spey)
69 S McWilliam (Aboyne), L Grant (Swe).
71 L Malchirand (Fra), A Linner (Swe), M Griffaut (Fra), L M Humphreys (Stoke by Nayland), I Wardle (Prestbury).
72 C Goadby (St Regulus), C Martin (Fra) 73 C Leathem (Wilmslow), M Fraser (Powfoot), K Brodie (Strathmore). A Dawson (Peel), B Garton (Royal Lytham), E Slater (Gog Magog), I Holpfer (Austria)
Other Scottish Scores:
74 Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm)
75 G Batty (West Linton), M M Richmond (Strathaven),
76 G MacDonald (Craigielaw), H Darling (Broomieknowe), H MacGarvie (Troon Ladies), L McClymont (Milngavie).
77 T Mactaggart (Minto), M Wood (Woodsome Hall), J Mackintosh (Hazlehead), K Beveridge (Aboyne), K McIntosh (Broomieknowe).
79 L Fraser (Kingsknowe), S Wood (Drumpellier),
80 J Saxton (Muckhart), K Wright (Stranraer), C Griffiths (Aboyne).
83 M Ashley (Strathmore), R Foster (Prestwick St Nicholas),
84 E Hale (Troon Ladies)
85 J Rankine (Haggs Castle)
