Win Scottish Senior title
he said. “We’ve got a lot of good players crawling behind me but I’m just going to go out, play 18 holes, shoot as low as I can and add them up when I get done.
“I’ve won from being in front and from behind so I’ve done it both ways.
“You just try to get yourself in contention with nine holes to go, give yourself a chance to win.
“It’s been quite the journey. I finished second in France last week, flew back to St Louis on Monday to try to qualify for the
Champions Tour, shot 68, missed by one, hopped on a plane at five o’clock to fly back here on Tuesday afternoon.”
Last week’s winner Thomas Levet, England’s DJ Russell, Austria’s Markus Brier and Sweden’s Joakim Haeggman share fifth place on three-underpar, while English duo Jim Payne and Jonathan Lomas, South Africa’s James Kingston and tournament host Paul Lawrie are a shot further back in a tie for ninth place.