Ireland's Gary Cullen was 1 off the pace after an excellent first round 8 under par 63 at theEuropean Tour Qualifying School in Emporda. Australian Brett Rumford led the way with a nine under par 62, while former European Amateur Champion Stephen Browne carded a 6 under par 65 and Philip Walton, began with a three under 68.
Also in Spain former Scottish amateur champion, Barry Hume, led after a seven under par 65 at Pals. Northern Ireland's Michael Hoey had a quadruple bogey eight on his very first hole, and finished with a five over 77.
First round leaderboard, Emporda.1. Brett Rumford 9-under
2. Renaud Guillard, Chris Gane, Markus Brier, Gary Cullen 8-under
5. Knud Storgaard, Andrew Marshall, Scott Kammann, Fredrik Orest, Massimo Scarpa, Jean Hugo, Marcel Siem, Paul Broadhurst. 7-under
First round leaderboard, Pals.1. Barry Hume 7-under
2. Mark Smith, Edward Rush 6-under
4. Lucas Parsons, Eduardo de la Riva, Gary Murphy, Mattias Eliasson, Phillip Archer. 5-under
9. Massimo Scarpa, Jean Hugo, Marcel Siem, Paul Broadhurst. 4-under
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