Andrew Sullivan hits the front in Blairgowrie but error costs him record

By The Newsroom
Published 27th May 2011, 18:34 BST
Updated 28th May 2011, 01:30 BST
Andrew Sullivan threatened to demolish the Blairgowrie Lansdowne course record until a late error cost him a two-shot penalty but the Englishman still had enough in reserve to take charge of the Carrick Neill Scottish Open Strokeplay Championship.

The 24-year-old Walker Cup hopeful from Nuneaton took advantage of the inviting early morning conditions and carved out a seven-under 65 to finish two shots ahead of Lundin's James White.

An eagle on the first provided the catalyst for a superbly assembled round but having covered 16 holes in eight-under, Sullivan put his drive on 17 into the trees, hacked the wrong ball out and incurred the penalty.

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