Fenwick takes one-shot lead into final round at Montrose

Neil Fenwick will take a one-stroke lead into the final round of the Eagle Orchid Scottish Masters at Montrose Links.

The Dunbar Golf Club representative carded a two-under-par 69 for his second round in the HotelPlanner.com PGA Europro Tour event to take his tournament score to nine-under, one ahead of compatriot Scott Crichton.

Darryn Lloyd, who shared the seven-under 18-hole lead with Fenwick, carded level-par 71 on day two and is one of four players sharing third on seven-under-par.

Play during Wednesday afternoon was suspended for two hours 50 minutes due to lightning and round two was finally completed when the last group putted out at 10:20pm, the light nights of east Scotland proving crucial in allowing the round to be completed without falling into Thursday.

Fenwick managed to avoid the afternoon weather delay having teed off at 7:41am. He made three birdies in his round, at the fifth going out and at 15 and 18 coming in, his three at the last making amends for a bogey at the 17^th.

Crichton (Aberdour Golf Club) signed for a five-under-par second-round 66 to move to eight under and second. The Scot was par for the round at the turn after bogeys at two and eight equalised birdies at six and seven. However, a birdie at 10 and a four-hole run of par breakers from the 13^th saw him come home in 30.

Christopher Evans (Wishaw Golf Club), Paul Reed (Bristol & Clifton Golf Club), Tom Perry (Abbeydale Golf Club) and Lloyd (Stamford Marquees) share third on seven-under, two behind Fenwick. Reed and Perry shared the day’s best score of 65 on the par-71 Medal Course.